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League of Legends: 3 reasons G2 will win the World Championship and 3 reasons they won’t

By s. samek

GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 27: Team G2 Esports of Europe plays against team Invictus Gaming of China during the semifinal match of 2018 The League of Legends World Championship at Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium on October 27, 2018 in Gwangju, South Korea. (Photo by Woohae Cho/Getty Images)
GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 27: Team G2 Esports of Europe plays against team Invictus Gaming of China during the semifinal match of 2018 The League of Legends World Championship at Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium on October 27, 2018 in Gwangju, South Korea. (Photo by Woohae Cho/Getty Images) /
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Why will European League of Legends giant G2 win the 2019 World Championship…and why won’t they?

League of Legends is getting geared up for the World Championship. This is the second post in a series where I take a look at the reasons why each team will win a World Championship and three reasons why they won’t.

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Today, we take a look at European number one seed G2. G2 is a heavy favorite to win after taking the title at the last international tournament of 2019 – MSI. That and with two dominant LEC split wins this season prove they are the no doubt best team in Europe, but now can they prove they’re the best team in the world?

Why G2 will win

1.Best in the West

The first reason I think G2 wins it all is that they are the best team in the west. The won both LEC splits after coming in first during both regular seasons, doing so in dominating fashion.

G2 had a 13-5 record in spring and a 15-3 record during the summer a combined 28-8 for a 78% win rate. They beat fellow Worlds contender Fnatic twice during the Summer Playoffs to secure the one seed at Worlds from EU.

While Europe is sending a bunch of good teams, G2 has stood above them all. They hold a 3-1 season record against EU three seed Splyce. Against Fnatic, G2 has a 2-2 record during regular season play but sport a 2-0 playoff record against them to hold the overall series at 4-2 in head to head matchups.

Not to mention each player on G2 was voted first-team all-pro for the LEC during the summer. Just in case you doubted this team was good in their home region.

Internationally, G2 has also proven their title as “Best in the West” by beating North America’s finest Team Liquid 3-0 in the finals at 2019 MSI. Even after finishing 1-1 against them in groups at the tournament, and although Team Liquid beat them in both games at Rift Rivals in 2019, G2 holds the overall lead at four games to three in the head to head for the year.

G2 was also victorious against Cloud 9 in the only matchup between the two teams at Rift Rivals 2019. They have yet to face Clutch in 2019, but against North America G2 can claim they are better than anything the LCS has to offer. This makes G2 the highest-rated team from a western region.

2. Caps

G2 went all-in this off-season by acquiring mid laner Rasmus ” Caps” Winther from Fnatic despite reaching the semi-finals at Worlds with their own strong mid laner. The move has paid off.

G2 won MSI and both LEC Splits in 2019 with Caps leading the charge.  Caps had three Player of the Game honors during the summer to go along with his first-team all- LEC accolade. He is widely referred to as one of the best players in the world by fellow top players.  He is ready to carry this team all the way to a world’s win and is the main weapon in a loaded G2 arsenal.

3. Home cooking

Europe is hosting this year’s Worlds, which happens to be G2’s home region. They won’t have to travel as much as other top teams do, or worry about travel-related issues like jet lag. They are used to the ping and playing on the EU servers for solo queue practice, all of which gives G2 a tremendous advantage.

They know what the LEC and European meta-game look like and as a host region team, they may be able to have a hand in defining the meta for this tournament as well. I think a lot of this will allow G2 to play their best on the Rift, due to not having to deal with off-the-rift issues.

That and the fans. G2 fans can easily come to support their team more than having to travel farther to another country to do so. The crowd support should do wonders to help this team as well.

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