This article is part of our DraftKings League of Legends series.
Games (EDT)
- 4:00 a.m. SANDBOX Gaming vs. DAMWON Gaming
- 5:00 a.m. eStar vs. LNG Esports
- 6:50 a.m. FunPlus Phoenix vs. Team WE
- 7:00 a.m. DRX vs. Gen.G
DWG vs. SB
Yamato is finally in Korea so SANDBOX Gaming has a coach to guide them during games. This doesn't move the needle too much as DAMWON showed us how good they can be at the Mid-Season Cup. The problem last split was the inability to force good fights with Canyon and the bot lane issue. When DAMWON found success it was thanks to the stability of Ghost and Beryl. Nuguri and Showmaker are lane bullies that should push SB around. This is going to be a very bloody game between two aggressive teams in the LCK.
Prediction: DAMWON 2-1
DAMWON Players to Target: Everyone
LNG vs. ES
This is an interesting game as LNG has looked a lot better than what we all thought. This LNG team is carried by Light and Chenlun who both are handing out the most damage on the team. Another thing to note is LNG are all involved in teamfighting, registering somewhere in between 77-80 percent kill participation percentage. On top of that, LNG also has the best dragon control at 68 percent. Estar is still a good team, but they have the most exploitable play style which hasn't changed since last split. The players, particularly the carries, are definitely good, ranking in the top 10 in terms of kills, but their games tend to be
Games (EDT)
- 4:00 a.m. SANDBOX Gaming vs. DAMWON Gaming
- 5:00 a.m. eStar vs. LNG Esports
- 6:50 a.m. FunPlus Phoenix vs. Team WE
- 7:00 a.m. DRX vs. Gen.G
DWG vs. SB
Yamato is finally in Korea so SANDBOX Gaming has a coach to guide them during games. This doesn't move the needle too much as DAMWON showed us how good they can be at the Mid-Season Cup. The problem last split was the inability to force good fights with Canyon and the bot lane issue. When DAMWON found success it was thanks to the stability of Ghost and Beryl. Nuguri and Showmaker are lane bullies that should push SB around. This is going to be a very bloody game between two aggressive teams in the LCK.
Prediction: DAMWON 2-1
DAMWON Players to Target: Everyone
LNG vs. ES
This is an interesting game as LNG has looked a lot better than what we all thought. This LNG team is carried by Light and Chenlun who both are handing out the most damage on the team. Another thing to note is LNG are all involved in teamfighting, registering somewhere in between 77-80 percent kill participation percentage. On top of that, LNG also has the best dragon control at 68 percent. Estar is still a good team, but they have the most exploitable play style which hasn't changed since last split. The players, particularly the carries, are definitely good, ranking in the top 10 in terms of kills, but their games tend to be real sloppy. LNG has a lot of ways to win this game and an upset can happen.
Prediction: LNG 2-1
LNG Players to Target: Light ($7,000), Chenlun17 ($6,000)
ES Players to Target: Wink ($8,400), FenFen ($8,200)
WE vs. FPX
We haven't seen FPX play in a while and they're up against a hot team in WE. Numbers will be a little skewed here since FPX hasn't played, but they should beat WE as long as they ban Aphelios from Jieumeng. A lot of teams don't target the important champions to ban against WE and that is why their teamfighting always works. Teacherma's champion pool is not ideal to win lane and is all dependent on how his other lanes do. That applies especially in the bot lane, and if Jiemeng gets behind WE loses about 65 percent of their games including last season. FPX is a better version of this WE team and this is another good spot for DFS.
Prediction: FPX 2-1
FPX Players to Target: Everyone
GenG vs. DRX
DragonX beat T1 on the first day back to the LCK and was carried by Chovy. GenG have one of the better mid lane/jungle duos as they constantly play games together outside of practice. Not saying Pyosik is bad, but the talents between both sides are about the same as I give the edge to BDD. Pyosik vs. Clid is interesting as Clid has one of the best jungle clear and pathing in the LCK and that's how GenG wins games. The top lane for both teams are about the same as well as the bottom lane. This match will be slow and calculated where the mid/jungle duo who makes the less mistakes wins this game.
Prediction: GenG 2-1
GenG Players to Target: BDD ($6,800), Clid ($5,800)
