League of Legends: thoughts from the first two days of LPL play
By Josh Tyler
SinoDragon is going to struggle (EDG vs. SinoDragon Gaming)
In retrospect, ranking SinoDragon in the top ten of our pre-season rankings may have been a bit generous. While they were not the only team to get swept in the first two days of play, they were certainly the only team to get utterly embarrassed.
In Game 1, EDG didn’t have a single death to their names, closing out the game in textbook fashion. Although SinoDragon did manage to scrape together four kills in Game 2, they were still overwhelmed by EDG, who finished them off in under 20 minutes.
It’s hard to single out any one of the players for their performances, given they all played so poorly, but good lord GALA did not have a single kill or assist to his name and did the lowest damage to champions of his team other than the support in Game 2. Jungler Xiopeng also deserves “special” recognition for his eight death performance in Game 2, giving him 11 deaths over the two-game series.
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Lost legacy of LGD (LGD vs. Bilibili Gaming)
LGD was once a strong franchise in Chinese League of Legends, finishing top three in the 2017 NEST tournament and making the 2015 World Championships as a strong contender. They boasted rosters with legendary players like Cool, MaRin, Flame, and Acorn, but this roster appeared lost and hapless when facing Bilibili.
Lies did hold his own, and Kramer had a decent Game 2 on Kaisa. However, support PYL was largely a disappointment throughout the day, with a combined scoreline of 0/9/5. The team will need him to step up big time, as they don’t have a substitute to replace him with.
Who else stood out (good or bad) in the first week of LPL play? Let us know in the comments!