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The best league in th- ... One of the better leagues in the world starts again! OGN Champions Spring 2015 has finally started after a long off season and the Korean scene has never looked so different, but nonetheless Korea will keep fighting on to maintain their seat at the top of the world.







When will Faker be free?







Faker and Easyhoon have been rotated every game, from what seems to be a strategy to make it hard to play against their contrasting styles. In practice it’s seems to be confusing their team more than their opponents. This will be a highly followed storyline for weeks to come so look forward to seeing its resolution.



Is the church of MadLife back?







CJ was poor in the preseason only going 3:7, which made it even more surprising they came out of the gate and crushed SKT1 2:0 in a dominate performance by the veteran team. Ambition was finally able to show his strengths in his new jungle role as he set up “Camp Faker” in the mid lane with MadLife in game 2 to dismantle the already stunned lineup of SKT1. We will see if this return of form for the former powerhouses is the real deal or just a flash in the pan next week.



Where did the GE Tigers sweaters go?







The GE Tigers went shopping as they replaced their sweaters with school uniforms in an attempt to change their branding. Opinions were mixed, but I am less concerned with what they look like and more about how they will perform! On a serious note when interviewed after their win against SKT1, CJ’s top lane player Shy picked them out as a team to watch out for. They proved they aren't a team to mess with as they were able to beat IM 2:0 like all the great teams in Champions should. I am looking forward to watching them stack up against some of the better teams in Champions in weeks to come.



Interview can be read



















Game of the week: Samsung Galaxy VS. Jin Air Green Wings - Game 2



This game is a classic must watch entry into the VoDs of Champions. Starting off as a fairly standard game but quickly grew into a very scrappy game that culminated into one of the most edge of your seat conclusions in all of competitive League of Legends. I highly recommend you all go watch this VoD whether you follow Champions or not, it will be one of the best games to watch this year.



Watch the game



Match of the week: CJ Entus VS. SK Telecom T1



Everyone was certain that this would be a quick sweep by the top tier SK Telecom team, there were few who would expect what happened. CJ were able to travel back in time to their old selves and pull out some truly solid play to overcome the best team in Korea and dominate them 2:0. If you want to see CJ play like its 2012 and cause one of the biggest upsets of the season go watch this match.



Watch the match



Team of the week:







By winning 2-0 against SKT1 they shocked the world, no one expected CJ to win let alone not drop a game. SKT1 was not playing like themselves but CJ was the team that got the best results they could have this week and therefore wins my team of the week.



Runners Up:

Najin had a great week this week, they were one game away from beating SKT1 and performed strongly in their second match against KT. Because they performed well in both games they are my runner up. Najin had a great week this week, they were one game away from beating SKT1 and performed strongly in their second match against KT. Because they performed well in both games they are my runner up.



Player of the week:





Chaser - Jin Air Green Wings - Jungle



Chaser is my player of the week as he won 2 MVPs out of the 3 games he played in. His three games were:



Game 1 vs Samsung Galaxy (Win): Rengar (3-2-17 | 10.0 KDA | 80% KC)

Game 2 vs Samsung Galaxy (Loss): Jarvan (2-6-11 | 2.2 KDA | 72% KC)

Game 3 vs Samsung Galaxy (Win): Jarvan (5-0-12 | 17.0 KDA | 100% KC)

Total: 10 Kills 8 Deaths 40 Assists | 6.25 KDA | 83% Kill Contribution



These are some amazing stats and his impact in each game was well above average. Even in the game they lost Jin Air performed well, so I cannot find a flaw in Chasers play this week and therefore he earned my choice for the best player in Champions.



Champions of the week:

AD Carry:

Corki



(40-10-43 8.3KDA 5 wins 1 losses)



Corki was the most solid carry this week standing out with almost no losses and gaining some bans he is certainly not a carry you want to mess with.



Support:

Janna



(1-9-52 5.9KDA 4 wins 0 losses)



Janna is the best support in Korea right now, she is either banned or picked in almost every game and has the stats to back it up.



Top:

Rumble



(20-20-54 3.7KDA 3 wins 4 losses)



Rumble was the highest value pick in the top lane rarely going unbanned or unpicked. A popular comp to go for this week was Rumble and Jarvan.



Mid:

Kassadin



(14-4-17 7.7KDA 2 wins 0 losses)

Kassadin was played mostly top, but the 2 games he started in the mid lane he had a huge impact on his team winning the game. The mid laners picked more often this week were mostly on the losing end so Kassadin and other low picked mids stood out more.



+ Show Spoiler + The mid lane was the most difficult choice and I chose a champion who was only mid in 2 games so I thought I should list the other popular mids. Xerath was played a lot(mostly by SKT1) but did not find great success, Jayce was also deployed in the mid lane a reasonable amount to also not great success. The other successful mids this week were Ezreal, Zed, LeBlanc and Lulu with only one game each.



Jungle

Jarvan IV



(18-24-86 4.3KDA 5 wins 3 losses)

Jarvan and Lee Sin were the most popular junglers this week by far and Jarvan came out on top boasting over 100 kills and assists over a period of only 8 games.

AD Carry:Corki(40-10-43 8.3KDA 5 wins 1 losses)Corki was the most solid carry this week standing out with almost no losses and gaining some bans he is certainly not a carry you want to mess with.Support:Janna(1-9-52 5.9KDA 4 wins 0 losses)Janna is the best support in Korea right now, she is either banned or picked in almost every game and has the stats to back it up.Top:Rumble(20-20-54 3.7KDA 3 wins 4 losses)Rumble was the highest value pick in the top lane rarely going unbanned or unpicked. A popular comp to go for this week was Rumble and Jarvan.Mid:Kassadin(14-4-17 7.7KDA 2 wins 0 losses)Kassadin was played mostly top, but the 2 games he started in the mid lane he had a huge impact on his team winning the game. The mid laners picked more often this week were mostly on the losing end so Kassadin and other low picked mids stood out more.JungleJarvan IV(18-24-86 4.3KDA 5 wins 3 losses)Jarvan and Lee Sin were the most popular junglers this week by far and Jarvan came out on top boasting over 100 kills and assists over a period of only 8 games.



Play of the week:

The play of the week for week 1 goes to Samsung's bottom lane Inhibitor for spawning precisely as they "calculated". This was the most edge of your seat moment of the week and you cannot top that.



Watch the play



As usual let me know if there is anything you would like me to improve on or flush out, I am just doing as much as I can to practice and work on creating content for you guys/gals. The best of the week were chosen by me alone so there is bias involved, but there isn't always only ONE best so let me know what you guys thought the best of the week were! I would appreciate it if you could follow me on twitter @ggSpooks, I am trying to create a bigger network of people to talk to about league/esports :D



Thank you for reading(hopefully!) and have a great week :D ... One of the better leagues in the world starts again!has finally started after a long off season and the Korean scene has never looked so different, but nonetheless Korea will keep fighting on to maintain their seat at the top of the world.Faker and Easyhoon have been rotated every game, from what seems to be a strategy to make it hard to play against their contrasting styles. In practice it’s seems to be confusing their team more than their opponents. This will be a highly followed storyline for weeks to come so look forward to seeing its resolution.CJ was poor in the preseason only going 3:7, which made it even more surprising they came out of the gate and crushed SKT1 2:0 in a dominate performance by the veteran team. Ambition was finally able to show his strengths in his new jungle role as he set up “Camp Faker” in the mid lane with MadLife in game 2 to dismantle the already stunned lineup of SKT1. We will see if this return of form for the former powerhouses is the real deal or just a flash in the pan next week.The GE Tigers went shopping as they replaced their sweaters with school uniforms in an attempt to change their branding. Opinions were mixed, but I am less concerned with what they look like and more about how they will perform! On a serious note when interviewed after their win against SKT1, CJ’s top lane player Shy picked them out as a team to watch out for. They proved they aren't a team to mess with as they were able to beat IM 2:0 like all the great teams in Champions should. I am looking forward to watching them stack up against some of the better teams in Champions in weeks to come.Interview can be read here Samsung GalaxyJin Air Green Wings -This game is a classic must watch entry into the VoDs of Champions. Starting off as a fairly standard game but quickly grew into a very scrappy game that culminated into one of the most edge of your seat conclusions in all of competitive League of Legends. I highly recommend you all go watch this VoD whether you follow Champions or not, it will be one of the best games to watch this year.Watch the game here CJ EntusSK Telecom T1Everyone was certain that this would be a quick sweep by the top tier SK Telecom team, there were few who would expect what happened. CJ were able to travel back in time to their old selves and pull out some truly solid play to overcome the best team in Korea and dominate them 2:0. If you want to see CJ play like its 2012 and cause one of the biggest upsets of the season go watch this match.Watch the match here By winning 2-0 against SKT1 they shocked the world, no one expected CJ to win let alone not drop a game. SKT1 was not playing like themselves but CJ was the team that got the best results they could have this week and therefore wins my team of the week.Runners Up: + Show Spoiler + Chaser is my player of the week as he won 2 MVPs out of the 3 games he played in. His three games were:Game 1 vs Samsung Galaxy (Win): Rengar (3-2-17 | 10.0 KDA | 80% KC)Game 2 vs Samsung Galaxy (Loss): Jarvan (2-6-11 | 2.2 KDA | 72% KC)Game 3 vs Samsung Galaxy (Win): Jarvan (5-0-12 | 17.0 KDA | 100% KC)These are some amazing stats and his impact in each game was well above average. Even in the game they lost Jin Air performed well, so I cannot find a flaw in Chasers play this week and therefore he earned my choice for the best player in Champions.The play of the week for week 1 goes to Samsung's bottom lane Inhibitor for spawning precisely as they "calculated". This was the most edge of your seat moment of the week and you cannot top that.Watch the play here As usual let me know if there is anything you would like me to improve on or flush out, I am just doing as much as I can to practice and work on creating content for you guys/gals. The best of the week were chosen by me alone so there is bias involved, but there isn't always only ONE best so let me know what you guys thought the best of the week were! I would appreciate it if you could follow me on twitter @ggSpooks, I am trying to create a bigger network of people to talk to about league/esports :DThank you for reading(hopefully!) and have a great week :D