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Three reasons why J-Team will (or won’t) win the League of Legends World Championship

By s. samek

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 03: Supporters watch the Finals match of 2018 The League of Legends World Championship at Incheon Munhak Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Incheon, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 03: Supporters watch the Finals match of 2018 The League of Legends World Championship at Incheon Munhak Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Incheon, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) /
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INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA – NOVEMBER 03: Supporters watch the Finals match of 2018 The League of Legends World Championship at Incheon Munhak Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Incheon, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA – NOVEMBER 03: Supporters watch the Finals match of 2018 The League of Legends World Championship at Incheon Munhak Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Incheon, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) /

We continue to break down why each team can, or cannot win the League of Legends World Championship, now moving on to J-Team.

J-Team enters Worlds as the first seed out of the LMS. They won the Summer Split after an undefeated 12-0 regular split record and capped their season with a 3-1 win over AHQ in the finals to gain the firsts seed at worlds for the LMS. But do they have a shot to win the League of Legends World Championship?

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Three reasons why J-Team will win Worlds

1. Best in the LMS

J-Team did struggle in the 2019 LMS Spring Split with an 8-6 record and fourth-place finish after playoffs. They were sent licking their wounds following that fateful semifinals playoff loss at the hands of AHQ 3-1.

Yet in summer, J-Team was miles ahead of everyone. They finished five wins ahead of AHQ and six wins ahead of Hong Kong Attitude. They also collected four match wins against those teams during the season and another one in the playoffs to finish first.

After the disappointing spring performance, J-Team kept the roster the same for the summer but had better results. It’s hard to argue that an undefeated team isn’t the best a region has to offer. Same for a team that beat another Worlds team in the playoffs on their march to a title.

2. They got an easy group draw

J-Team got a pretty good draw in the group stage, ending up in Group B with GAM Esports, FunPlus Phoenix and a play-in team to be determined later. The play-in team is likely to be Clutch Gaming, Splyce, Damwon, or a wild card team.

Any of those wild card teams should be beatable for this squad and, while beating Damwon would be a tall order, Splyce and Clutch could be beatable as well. Playing for second in Group B might not be out of reach unless Damwon joins the group. It also helps that they don’t have to risk going through play-ins themselves, making their run a tad bit easier.

3. The element of surprise

The LMS is still a decent region if not a superpower, but they’re getting overlooked by a lot of people heading into the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. It wouldn’t be entirely out of the question for this team to make a run. The element of surprise could come from this team if underestimated.

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