It’s been a wild ride here at esportsguide this past month thanks to the gift of Worlds2020. Offering an endless array of content, we’re nearing the end of the journey through post-event content. In this article we’ll be diving into some of the direct effects of the yearly Worlds event – rostermania.
Indeed, following Worlds 2020, organizations have taken the opportunity to prepare for next year. Accordingly, the League of Legendscommunity eagerly dials in and rates changes that form new rosters. It’s definitely more interesting when considering teams who placed fairly well at the largest event of the year. Does one risk a change for the worse or gamble for the improvement?
Here’s a short summary of some changes that have already taken place:
JD Gaming release their head coach of Yoon “Homme” Sung-young
Cloud9 bring in a new head coach – “Reignover”
“Bjergsen” retiring from professional play at TSM, becoming head coach
Team Liquid drop assistant coach of “Croissant”
Dignitas parting ways with head coach of Thomas “Thinkcard” Slotkin
T1 drop coach “Comet”
It’s clear that right now, new rosters kick off with a new management staff. Also bear in mind that the LCK will be entering as a franchised league next year, bringing with it a number of changes to rosters too. Indeed, having only 10 teams tightens the pool of players.
Every year, Worlds offers players the chance to define their professional careers. A strong performance could make up for a poor season or help obtain a better spot for another esports organization. Worlds 2020 saw some incredible individual performances – here are some top 5s to note.
Here, it’s clear that the top 3 are in a league of their own. Accordingly, it’s no surprise that Canyon and Ghost from DAMWON Gaming are here on the list.
The statistics of CS/M shows the farming ability of players. While it’s not characteristic of their individual skill, it allows them to obtain key items.
Top 5 Multikills
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Bin – Suning – 1 penta, 2 triples
huanfeng – Suning – 1 quadra, 2 triples
Canyon – DAMWON Gaming – 1 quadra
Pyosik – DRX – 1 quadra
PowerOfEvil – FlyQuest – 1 quadra
The number of multikills can show off the clutch potential of certain players, as demonstrated strongly by Bin.
Here are some other facts associated with Worlds2020 thanks to Gol.GG:
Average game duration: 32:01
Average kills/game: 26
Shortest game: 19:03 – G2 vs DWG
Longest game: 45:28 – Gen.G vs LGD Gaming
Game with the most kills: 43 kills – JD Gaming vs DWG
In our continued coverage of Worlds 2020, here at esportsguide we’re diving into some post-event coverage. Accordingly, viewership is what makes an event such as Worlds 2020 so electric. Despite the online environment, Riot Games still managed to knock it out of the park with some superb numbers!
Before we can continue, it must be stated that all the data is accredited to Escharts.
Without further delay, here’s how the numbers look:
Credits: Escharts
Many had doubts that due to the online environment, viewership would suffer, but it simply didn’t. A peak viewers of almost 4 million is simply amazing, packing a higher number of average viewers compared to last year.
Naturally, the peak of the viewership took place in the grand final between Suning and Damwon Gaming. Here, the peak concurrent viewers of 3,992,252 soared.
Otherwise, the statistics are quite similar.
Credits: Escharts
Riot Games, at any point of the way, could have cancelled the event. It would have been just like this year’s The International and a massive disappointment. Successfully hosting it is a success both for the scene and the industry.
Without a doubt, Worlds 2020 is the largest esports event of the year and has shown the resilience of the esports industry.
What a journey – Worlds 2020 has finally concluded. After an epic month of international competition, the event took place despite the global situation. Here at esportsguide, we’ve offered an endless amount of coverage and we’re not done yet. Accordingly, let’s take a close look at DAMWON Gaming – Champions of the Summoner’s Rift!
The Return of the LCK at Worlds 2020
Heading into the event, the history had shown that the LCK region was lacking in the past few years. Being absent from a grand final since 2017, everyone knew that was about to change with DAMWON Gaming and their star-studded roster:
Nuguri
Canyon
ShowMaker
Ghost
BeryL
It took the conjoined efforts of all five players to seal the deal.
A Final Obstacle – Suning in the Grand Final
However, Suning did not simply bend over at the Grand Final. Representing the equally dominant LPL, they offered themselves as a sizeable opponent.
DAMWON Gaming struck first and did so confidently in the first map. Suning bounced back with a map win of their own, with Bin’s Fiora managing to achieve an astonishing pentakill:
Just like that, the community witnessed the first ever pentakill in Worlds Finals history.
Despite this moment of glory for Suning, they would not be the ones claiming the Summoner’s Rift. DAMWON Gaming’s dominance would shine through regardless, as they picked up the final two maps. Indeed, Canyon is your MVP of the Worlds 2020 Final.
Tomorrow marks the climax of the entire competitive League of Legendsseason. In fact, DAMWON Gaming and Suning clashing in the Grand Finals might be moreso than that. Indeed, it seems that tomorrow’s Worlds 2020 Grand Final will engage the entire esports industry. Accordingly, here’s one last glance at the broadcast!
Casting Talent and Schedule
Depending on your region, the broadcast for the Grand Final will take place at the following times:
2 AM (PDT)
10 AM (CET)
5 PM (CST)
Evidently, the stream will be launching an hour ahead of the start of the game.
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With pre-game and post-game content, one thing to note is the casting talent involved. For the first time since 2012, only two broadcasters will run the final, acting remotely. Namely, these are the Europeans of Leigh “Deman” Smith and Joshua “Jatt” Leesman.
Streams
As we covered in our main featured preview for the game, here are some streams you might find handy:
Watch the Worlds 2020 Grand Final stream on esportsguide.com
Despite these options, we recommend you watch the Worlds 2020 Main Event live stream via our very own website. Combining ease of access, all the information and data you could need – there’s no better place.
The Grand Final for Worlds 2020 will unite the entire esports industry. Up until now, it’s been an incredible event with near to no hiccups whatsoever. Whoever wins, it’ll be astounding and emotional.
Tomorrow might just prove to be a significant and new achievement for the esports industry which we’re excited to cover.
Sources: Jensen has reached an agreement to re-sign with Team Liquid in a new 3-year contract said to be valued at $4.2 million. pic.twitter.com/3VJReQx32I
Jensen re-signing with Team Liquid – Why is this big news?
In esports it is very rare that a professional player, of any type of esport, signs very lengthy contracts. This is mainly because of how the esports industry works. There are esports matches happening all round the world, at all times, so you never know when you can grab a better opportunity than the one you currently have.
With Jensen staying with Liquid for an additional 3 years with a $4.2 million contract, it makes him the highest paid professional player in North America.
Next year’s roster for Team Liquid will certainly be much different than what it looks like now. This is because a Top laner or a Jungler swap can impact the entire lineup, both positively and negatively
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According to multiple sources, Perkz will be leaving his current team G2 esports after wishing to switch over to the mid-lane once more. Here below is the report:
Perkz has been with G2 for more than 5 years, and is definitely embodied as a face of G2 in League of Legends. With G2, he has managed to win 10 Regional Championships (EU LCS/LEC) but his most reputable moment in his career was when Perkz and his team reached the Grand Finals of the 2019 Worlds Championship.
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Now with regards to why Perkz will be leaving G2 esports, it is because he has gained a desire to return back into the mid-lane. Of course with Caps in the lineup, this was quite problematic, however last year they were quite successful with the role swap. With Perkz in the Midlane and Caps in the ADC role they had some pretty good results. One of these results was at the 2020 Spring LEC, where the team placed 1st with a 15-3 score line. Shortly after however, they swapped roles once more, promoting Caps to mid and moving Perkz to ADC. But it seems like Perkz is not entirely enjoying the ADC role anymore.
Later today Perkz also tweeted out a subtle hint that the rumours were true. Here is his tweet:
Rumors are often false guys
Anyways how much NA teams willing to pay for a 9 star general ?
Rumours are hinting that Perkz will be joining Fnatic as their Mid-laner. Fnatic currently has Nemesis as their mid; however, with a disappointing defeat in the quarterfinals, the team might step into a new direction with a more experienced mid-laner.
Overall the roster move makes sense, all that matters now is their performance after the changes. It will definitely be an interesting 2021 season for the LEC, so make sure you keep yourself updated with all the latest esports news by tuning in to www.esportsguide.com!
UPDATE 10/11/20
ESPN Esports reporter Jacob Wolf has followed up on this roster move and has since released additional information. According to his latest thread of tweets, G2 as well as Perkz have been interacting with six different teams in the past 2 weeks. Those teams consist of: Cloud9, Evil Geniuses, 100 Thieves, TSM, Vitality, as well as Misfits. Perkz’s preffered team out of these 6 is indubitably Cloud9, however as Jacob mentions, the holdup for this deal is G2’s buyout of $5 million. We all know how Cloud9 are never afraid to spend money on some very talented players; however, $5 million might be too much to ask for. Surely we’ll be getting more details soon, so make sure to keep an eye out on our website for any update!
It’s been an exciting and all-encompassing journey at Worlds 2020. However, the chapter still needs an ending. Indeed, we’re about to get one with the Grand Final this weekend. Across this month of daily recaps and featured articles, we continue to fulfil our promise of extensive coverage. Read on for our esportsguide Grand Final preview!
LoL Worlds 2020 Semifinals – A Quick Review
Naturally, prior to the Grand Finals, the Semifinals took place. The best-of-five bracket include two final games to determine the last couple of teams. Here’s a quick review of the League of Legends event so far:
Schedule and Format for LoL Worlds 2020 Grand Final
When it comes to format, Riot Games won’t be springing any surprises here. In fact, the Grand Final will follow the same best-of-five series style. Both teams are simply three maps away from conquering the Summoner’s Rift and claiming global domination.
The epic battle will take place at the end of the month – 31st October at 11:00am (CET). This is not something you’ll want to miss.
As the conclusion of the largest esports event of the year, coverage is immense. Note that beyond the main event in the match, there will also be pre-match and post-match content for viewers to enjoy and is certainly worth sticking around for.
The conclusion of Worlds 2020 is an occurrence for the whole world to enjoy.
Watch the Worlds 2020 Main Event stream on esportsguide.com
You can also watch the Worlds 2020 Main Event live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
This is always the hardest part of a preview article – predicting a winner between two great candidates. To do so, I believe it’s fitting to rewind the clock and recount their respective journeys so far.
Suning kicked off Worlds 2020 in a rough way, losing their first game of the event against G2 Esports. They threw their lead away, and they knew it. They then recovered with three consecutive wins. However, a surprising loss to Team Liquid once again set them back.
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In order to take first seed in the group, a victory in a tiebreaker against G2 Esports gave Suning the advantage and above all – hope. Carrying this momentum into the bracket, they managed to then take out their greatest competition of the season. Indeed, local rivals of JD Gaming and Top Esports were both swept aside – that’s how they made it to the final.
On the other hand, DAMWON Gaming bled less on their journey. Indeed, they comfortably gained top seed in their group, though perhaps overly so as they lost the last series in the group to JD Gaming. Despite this loss, no tangible pressure was present – they breezed past DRX and handle G2 Esports to get this far.
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Naturally, DAMWON Gaming are the favourites. However, who managed to defeat DAMWON? JD Gaming. Who beat JD Gaming? Suning. Besides this contemporary logic, Suning definitely have a chance together with the fact that they’ve been playing the best League of Legends they have all year long.
Regardless, it’ll be a match for the history books.
With one series left at the event, here at esportsguide we still have a tonne of coverage. Indeed, today we’ll be diving into the pick rates to figure out which champions we’re most likely to see in the Grand Finals of Worlds 2020.
We’ll be going across all 5 roles, and listing the top three win rates. Do note, however, that frequency of use will also be a factor.
Top at Worlds 2020
Omn – 26 – 46.2% WR
Volibear – 17 – 52.9% WR
Camile – 14 – 57.9% WR
Another common champion was Renekton, but with a low win rate at Worlds 2020, he didn’t make the cut.
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Mid
Orianna – 26 – 53.8% WR
Syndra – 25 – 44% WR
Twisted Fate – 16 – 56.3% WR
Bottom
Ashe – 31 – 45.2% WR
Senna – 30 – 46.7% WR
Jhin – 29 – 62.1% WR
Notably, Ezreal was also played often at Worlds 2020, with 19 plays and a 63.2%.
Bjergsen has made it public that he will be retiring from professional League of Legends after 8 years competing. Here below is his announcement:
Bjergsen retiring from professional League of Legends – What led to this decision?
As mentioned above, Bjergsen has had quite a long esports career as a player. Very rarely do we see such consistent talent in one player, and despite the fact that he may have not achieved what players like Faker, or Smeb have, he was still one of the best players to ever touch the game. It seems like after all these years of competition, he feels like he would do a better job in the coaching role, rather than the one playing in the mid-lane.
What’s next for Bjergsen?
In the announcement, Bjergsen mentions that he will be involved within the scene, especially with TSM. This is because he will be heading into the coaching role for the team.
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This is what Bjergsen had to say about his future:
“Now just really feels like a good time to really step into that role full-time and see what I can do when those projects are truly my responsibility.”
“I even feel kinda weird saying the word retirement, doesn’t really feel like it fits because I don’t really feel like I’m retiring. I’m still going to be a competitor in League of Legends, and with TSM. I’m just changing the role.”
Bjergsen retiring from professional League of Legends may be sad news to many, but this is not the end for Bjergsen. We will still be seeing him in the NA LCS as a coach, with hopes that the team improves and gets better results in international competition.
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