CJ Entus Blaze Botlane face off

This week TDK Emperor and TSM Lustboy square off in what should be a one sided competition for TSM. For those who don’t know, Emperor and Lustboy were previously on CJ Entus Blaze as adc and support respectively. This will be Emperor’s first LCS match after finally getting his visa issues worked out. Back in his prime, Emperor was considered to be among the best lucian players. However I expect Wildturtle and Lustboy to have a stronger showing than Emperor and Smoothie. With Helios back in the LCS in the DIG lineup, that makes three former CJ Entus Blaze players in the NA LCS #BringCptJackToNA. Speaking of Helios…

Helios’ return to the NA LCS

For those who have read this page since the start, you will remember I was always biased about the former CJ Entus jungler which mostly led to disappointment with his rather abysmal statsheet on Winterfox. Dignitas has had a strong showing so far in the LCS, now in a five way tie for first with a 3-1 record. I attribute much of their success to Azingy’s stellar zac play so it was very interesting, at least to me, to see they still were actively pursuing Helios. It will be interesting to see who shows up on the LCS stage, will it be WFX Helios or CJ Entus Helios?

Are Giants legit?

It may seem long ago, but last split Giants went 2-0 in their first week in the LCS with Werlyb leading the entire LCS (both EU and NA in kills). The rest of the split everyone should remember. Giants, narrowly avoiding relegations, underperformed for the res of the split. Fast forward to the present and again, Giants look extremely strong at the start of this split. Will they be able to keep up their pace? The answer will be clear at the end of this week with Giants going head to head with Fnatic, EU’s superteam.

Slumps of two EU giants plus Forg1ven’s and SK reunion

Fans could argue that Gambit/M5 and SK were once the best team in EU if not the world. Now with both teams being tied at bottom of the tables with a record of 0-4, they are going to go head to head on day two. This means not only a clash of the bottom teams but also Forg1ven’s first match against his former team, SK. One of these teams are going to have to step up their game and I believe it will be forg1ven and co who will emerge victorious.

NA’s five way tie

Who doesn’t love tiebreakers?!?! (Never forget EU LCS). Currently there is a five way tie for first in NA. Yes you read that right, out of ten teams in NA, there are five teams with a 3-1 record: CLG, Gravity, Dignitas, Liquid and TSM. Just on the first day, at least two of these teams will no longer be tied for first with TSM facing off against Dignitas and Gravity against CLG. At the end of this week, I expect the five way tie to reduce to a two way tie between NA’s two powerhouses, CLG and TSM.

EU’s powerhouses

There is a two way tie for first in EU between Fnatic and Origen. Two teams, which at the moment look to be on another level than the rest. I am hoping both teams go 2-0 this week to make them both undefeated for their head to head which is probably the most hype game on day one of next week. Not only would that be two undefeated teams going at it, it is Soaz and Peke’s reunion with Fnatic, Yellowstar and Rekkles. It is also a matchup against Rekkles and Niels, which many would argue are the two best EU adcs. That headline and matchup would be absolutely ridiculous.

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