The 2015 League of Legends World Championship is kicking off right with games from some of the best teams in the world. From Korea to Brazil, the stars of each region have finally gathered to face off, so let’s take a quick look at tomorrow’s matches.
Game One: Fnatic vs Invictus Gaming
This game will be a big bang of a start to the first day of group stage, with European powerhouse Fnatic up against the solid Chinese Invictus Gaming. Invictus Gaming has had a strong season, placing third in most of the regular season and playoff tournaments. However, coming off of a perfect regular season, Fnatic is very likely to make it out of their group stage. It will be a strong battle, but this game will likely be 60/40 in Fnatic’s favor.
Game Two: Cloud 9 vs ahq e-Sports Club
Game two of the day will be a bit on the other end of the spectrum; ahq has had a strong season overall, but C9 is definitely a surprise appearance on this year’s list of teams. After an absolutely terrible regular season, having their old captain Hai back on the team acted as a rocketboost to their standings. It should be a close game, but the edge goes to ahq 60/40.
Game Three: SKTelecom T1 vs H2K
The third game pits Season Three World Champions SKT against a former challenger team, H2K. It’s a rather unfortunate group placement for the already shaky H2K; SKT will likely dismantle them fairly quickly with a 90/10 split for SKT.
Game Four: Edward Gaming vs Bangkok Titans
Game four will be of a similarly stompy nature, with the titanic Edward Gaming up against the Wild Card team of the Bangkok Titans. Though they had a fairly stormy regular season, EDG is miles ahead in sheer mechanical talent and experience and should take the match with a 90/10 likelihood.
Game Five: Counter Logic Gaming vs Flash Wolves
After a couple of stomps, the fifth game of the day will be the North American fan favorite CLG up against Taiwanese Flash Wolves. In their first appearance at Worlds since 2012, CLG has a lot to prove, but the Taiwanese teams this year are no slouches. It should make for a good match, with a clean 50/50 split.
Game Six: paiN Gaming vs KOO Tigers
To round the day out, the final game will be another quick one with the strong Korean squad of KOO Tigers up against Brazil’s paiN Gaming. Despite a perfect record in the Wild Card tournament, it is very unlikely that paiN will even scratch a Korean team; 90/10 odds in favor of KOO.
