League of Legends: LEC Week 8 player power pankings

Mid Lane

1 Rasmus “Caps” Winther (G2 Esports)

2 Tim “Nemesis” Lipovšek (Fnatic)

3 Marek “Humanoid” Brázda (Splyce)

4 Felix “Abbedagge” Braun (Schalke 04)

5 Erlend “Nukeduck” Våtevik Holm (Origen)

6 Emil “Larssen” Larsson (Rogue)

7 Young-min “Mickey” Son (Excel Esports)

8 Daniele “Jiizuke” di Mauro (Team Vitality)

9 Adam “LIDER” Ilyasov (Misfits Gaming)

10 Janik “Jenax” Bartels (SK Gaming)

7) XL Mickey
The numerous criticisms and questions raised by Excel Esports’ acquisition of Korean mid laner Son “Mickey” Young-min have all been quashed now. Originally, this transfer reeked of desperation from an organisation determined to avoid another dreadful split, following a 5-13 record in the spring regular season. But now the decision to replace the disappointing Exile and Special with a mid laner oozing with experience across several infamous League of Legends teams is viewed as a masterclass.

A late resurrection in the Spring Split regular season has been outdone by Excel’s miraculous climb towards playoffs in the Summer Split, and while they’re unlikely to finish in the top six, the UK org have shown that they’re no slouches and are capable of challenging in the LEC. Ki “Expect” Dae-han and Marc “Caedrel” Lamont have impressed viewers and analysts throughout the team’s rise up the standings, but perhaps the most surprising improvement has come from Excel’s mid laner.

Mickey’s astonishing Irelia game in Excel’s victory over top two challengers Splyce had the LEC audience watching in awe, proving himself as an accomplished mid laner in Europe and showing the potential of Excel Esports in 2020. Playoffs isn’t yet off the cards for the former Golden Guardians player and his new team, so he’ll unquestionably continue to display some incredible mechanics in Excel’s final four games of the Summer Split.

AD Carry

1 Luka “Perkz” Perkovic (G2 Esports)

2 Martin “Rekkles” Larsson (Fnatic)

3 Elias “Upset” Lipp (Schalke 04)

4 Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup (Splyce)

5 Patrik “Patrik” Jírů (Origen)

6 Amadeu “Attila” Carvalho (Team Vitality)

7 Jesper “Jeskla” Strömberg (Excel Esports)

8 Juš “Crownshot” Marušič (SK Gaming)

9 Paweł “Woolite” Pruski (Rogue)

10 Matúš “Neon” Jakubčík (Misfits Gaming)

3) S04 Upset
It would be unfair not to highlight Schalke 04’s star AD Carry Elias “Upset” Lipp after his game-winning teleport to secure his side victory over Origen in Week 7. When the game looked over due to a lost late game teamfight, quick thinking by the German marksman provided his team with the necessary Nexus damage to close the game out and avoid a last minute fight with Team Vitality and Origen for the 4th seed going into playoffs.

Upset has continued to show why he’s considered one of the best European AD Carries, challenging the likes of Rekkles, Kobbe, and Perkz for the title. While the meta might not be fit for a battle of the ADs, there’s no doubt each of these players will be heading into playoffs with both team and individual success in mind. By establishing himself as the best marksman in the LEC, Upset could propel Schalke to playoff success and guide his team to the 2019 World Championship for the first time in the org’s history.

Support

1 Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle (G2 Esports)

2 Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov (Fnatic)

3 Tore Hoel “Norskeren” Eilertsen (Splyce)

4 Dong-geun “IgNar” Lee (Schalke 04)

5 Patryk “Mystiques” Piórkowski (Excel Esports)

6 Alfonso “Mithy” Aguirre Rodríguez (Origen)

7 Oskar “Vander” Bogdan (Rogue)

8 Jakub “Jactroll” Skurzyński (Team Vitality)

9 Aleksi “H1IVA” Kaikkonen (Misfits Gaming)

10 Min-kook “Dreams” Han (SK Gaming)

1) G2 Mikyx 
Jankos, Broxah, Xerxe, Caps, Perkz. One name is missing from this list – Mikyx. A man forgotten whenever it comes to MVP discussions.

The Summer Split has once again proven that the LEC is a haven of talented European players, as demonstrated by the neck-and-neck fight for the top two seeds heading into playoffs. Fnatic have improved from the Spring Split, Splyce have shocked by challenging the LEC leaders, but G2 have simply been better than the rest.

It’s undeniably a team effort from all five G2 Esports players to continue this level of play and secure another first place regular season finish, but the impact of support Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle is often overlooked due to the insane amount of star power on the line-up. In fact, it’s almost criminal that Miky has only received a single Player of the Game award for his efforts during the Summer Split.

All in all, it goes without saying that G2’s support deserves to be in the conversation for LEC Summer Split MVP. Especially after his MVP performance in their win over Fnatic in Week 7.

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The LEC continues on Friday 9th August at 18:00 CEST! Catch Ready Check from 17:30 CEST on the Riot Games Twitch channel!