Let’s be honest: North American expectations for the 2020 League of Legends World Championships are pretty low, especially if you’re asking someone from outside of NA. The LCS has become a punching bag for global commentary.

"doing lcs prep today"
"Oh Jesus"
"I'm doing LPL finals rn 😍"

— Froskurinn (@Froskurinn) September 18, 2020

In the coach/analyst panel preview I assembled, Immortals coach Malaclypse even wrote, “[It’s an] appropriate question […] whether we will see a LCS team in top 8. I’m pretty sure we will not, and LCS will be taking some rough losses vs. wildcard regions this year.”

My own opinion is that the LCS is not quite as bad as the public narrative suggests, but I do believe that North America has fallen behind the curve of China, Europe, and South Korea by a noticeable margin.

So, with that being the case, what are some appropriate expectations for the three LCS representative at Worlds this year?

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