LPL player power ranking: 4 players who have surprised us

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BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 20: Supporters watch the quaterfinal match of 2018 The League of Legends World Chmpionship between KT Rolster vs Invictus Gaming at Bexco Auditorium on October 20, 2018 in Busan, South Korea. (Photo by Woohae Cho/Getty Images) /

We can’t say for sure who is the best player in the LPL player power ranking after only three days of play, but we can definitely say who’s caught our attention. Four players surprised us days into this young season. But who are they?

The LPL season isn’t even a week old, but already we’ve seen play from over half the field. Limited sample size or not, we’re here to make some knee-jerk reactions, make the definitive LPL player power ranking, and declare the MPV of the league already!

In seriousness, the first games of the season have already revealed a few players that – good and bad – surprised us. Which players had the most intriguing start to the season? We cover it in this week’s LPL player power ranking.

4. Ale (OMG)

Facing the defending champions in your first ever pro LPL game would be a tall task for anyone, let alone a 17-year old. Luckily for OMG, top laner Hu “Ale” Jia-Le was up to the challenge, repeatedly outplaying Lee “Duke” Ho-seong and Kang “TheShy” Seung-lok in his first two pro games.

In Game 1, Ale’s Camille went up against Duke’s Aatrox, and Ale was able to score a number of kills in lane and in mid game skirmishes. In Game 2, with TheShy subbed in for Duke, Ale’s Jax got heavily camped by Ning on Sejuani, but he still managed to turn around and solo kill the enemy Irelia multiple times. Although he ended Game 2 with a 10/6/3 scoreline, it doesn’t do justice to just how hard he was trying to carry his team. OMG may have lost, but the entire team – and especially their rookie top – gave the defending champions a good fight and turned a lot of heads.

3. Jinjiao (Bilibili Gaming)

Having the highest KDA in the LPL having played only two games may not be that impressive to some, but having the highest KDA and an 80% kill participation will definitely earn a spot on the LPL player power ranking for most shocking performances. Xie “Jinjiao” Jin-Shan averaged 6.5 kills and 0.5 deaths in Bilibili Gaming’s rout of LGD.

Yes, the entire team looked impressive in that game. In fact, Jinjiao didn’t earn MVP honors in either game (Metoer earned MVP in Game 1, while Kuro got the honors in Game 2). But he led the team in kills in both games, dying only one time in the series, and put out an insane amount of damage. The league may not honor him but his shocking good play earns him a spot on this LPL player power ranking.

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