



January 22nd is game day for SS vs SDG and LGD vs RNG. Sitting at a 1-1 record, SS and SDG are both eager to get their second win, while RNG must be sore from losing to SN. There are many fans that doubted LGD's roster decisions and place them low in the rankings, therefore, it is important for them to take their first win off of RNG.





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SS vs SDG -- Jungle to Tip the Scales

The starting match between Snake Esports and SinoDragon will determine the position of both of these teams, as well as where EDG stands in relation to them, and the rest of the league. Snake had been successful in taking the series from EDG earlier last week in a 2-1 manner while SDG had been swept by the same organization. By transitive logic, Snake should have the upper hand, however there are outside factors that could affect the outcome of this match.

SDG is a brand-new team to the LPL, but they are no strangers to playing together as team. SDG have one whole year under their belt playing as a one cohesive force, and what we saw from their last week’s performance was massive improvement from their first to second match. On the contrary, Snake has shown an impressive start of this season but it is clear their strengths are in teamfighting and their weaknesses are their lack of consistency in the early game. SofM is the main culprit of this inconsistency as his early game performance determines the outcome of Snake’s games most of the time. Both GALA and Asura have carry potential, therefore the outcome will heavily depend on whether SofM can get his ADC to that carrying threshold.

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LGD vs RNG -- Middle of the Pack? or Just a Slow Start?

Time: 7:00pm CST





The second match of the day will feature LGD vs RNG. Similarly to SDG vs SS, both teams are even in the standings and fighting to be included in the middle of the pack. RNG is a team that is expected to have a slow start to this split due to the shift in the roster as well as their starters such as Uzi, AmazingJ and Letme taking a step to the sidelines for the time being. This played a major role in their recent loss against Suning.

On the other side of the match will be LGD, having famously signed Kramer from AFS, but have yet to show their full potential. With Xiaohu unlikely to be the main focus point of Karsa’s jungle pathing, the performance of both botlanes will most likely play a large role in this match. As Uzi will not be participating in any RNG games before February, this match will be a good chance for LGD to bring what they have been practicing onto the big stage. The winner will secure a safe spot in the middle of the pack of the current LPL standings.





Check out the starting lineup's for today's matches here





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Written by Benson Cheng @1337sn1per



Edited by Caramelized @iced_caramel11



