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Ranking all 24 teams at the League of Legends World Championship

By Josh Tyler

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 03: Team Invictus Gaming of China celebrates their winning Finals match of 2018 The League of Legends World Championship against Team Fnatic at Incheon Munhak Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Incheon, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 03: Team Invictus Gaming of China celebrates their winning Finals match of 2018 The League of Legends World Championship against Team Fnatic at Incheon Munhak Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Incheon, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) /
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7. Griffin

Qualified via

LCK 2019 Championship Points

Roster

Top – Choi “Sword” Sung-won / Choi “Doran” Hyeon-joon
Jungle – Lee “Tarzan” Seung-yong
Mid – Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon
ADC – Park “Viper” Do-hyeon
Support – Son “Lehends” Si-woo

How they got here

Like C9, Griffin advanced to the World Championships thanks to their overall performance during the 2019 LCK Season, despite not winning an LCK Championship, which is shocking given how dominant they were domestically. In the Spring Split, Griffin finished the regular season 15-3 (31-8 in games) and was considered by most pundits to be the best League of Legends team in the world. Griffin earned a spot in the LCK finals but was stunned by getting swept in the finals 0-3 by SKT.

Perhaps losing some of their regular season mojo after the Spring Finals loss, Griffin slumped during the Summer Split. And by “slumped” I mean they finished first in the league with a 13-5 record (29-13 in games) to again earn an automatic berth in the LCK Summer Finals. They again faced off against SKT and once again lost to the greatest League of Legends dynasty of all time, but at least this time they managed to win one game.

Player to watch

Their AD Carry Viper, who I believe might be one of the best players in the World. He was not only the best laning ADC in Korea, ahead of stellar players like Ruler, Aiming, and Teddy, he has the highest adjusted KDA of any player in the major regions.

Best case scenario

Griffin is, in my opinion, the ultimate “boom-or-bust team.” This team has the talent to win the World Championship, unquestionably, as they still have the talent that made them the undisputed best team in the world during the spring regular season.

Worst case scenario

However, that inconsistency and inability to perform in the clutch are what makes a lot of people hesitant to predict them as going too far. They’re a prime candidate for that hyped-up team that flames out in the group stage.

Prediction

I think Griffin is actually going to show up and prove to the world that they are as good as advertised. I think they’ll be there in the semifinals.

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