I was bored and made a power rankings for worlds

gubigubi·9/4/2017, 11:10:04 AM·2 votes·1,655 views

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I guessed that CLG and Fnatic get 3rd seed.

Even though SKT lost the LCK finals I'm not going to be one to bet against them.

So what do you all think? What would a ranking look like if you made it? Who do you think will make it out of play in stage/groups/win the whole thing?

[fiora-cool] I personally just hope to see some upsets and some Fiora picks :^)!

Edit: I forgot to add Gambit some how. Here is with them added. I personally hope they can make it all the way to the knock out round but for now I'm placing them under Rampage.

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30 Comments

Hemanth9/4/2017, 3:14:49 PM2 votes

Any dark horses from minor regions?

Nipsahoy9/11/2017, 1:33:05 AM2 votes

better updated to remove CLG from those rankings.

archerno19/4/2017, 11:22:45 AM2 votes

You are very optimistic about tsm

III BAKURYU III 9/4/2017, 6:07:27 PM1 votes

Let's say CLG and FNC are the final 2 teams

Longzhu Gaming
SK Telecom T1
Team Solomid
Immortals
G2 Esports
Gigabyte Marines
Flash Wolves
Samsung Galaxy
Royal Never Give Up
Team World Elite
Gambit
Counter Logic Gaming
Edward Gaming
Ahq Esports
Misfits
Hong Kong Attitude
LG Dire Wolves
Fnatic
Lyon Gaming
Team oNe Esports
Rampage
Young Generation
Kaos Latin Gamers
1907 Fenerbahce

Honestly, will most likely be 100% wrong in my tier list order and all but meh. I think the 2017 Worlds is stacked but every team looks like they can beat each other, not real "Super-Teams"; barring the obvious favorites(LZ/SKT). I personally think the LPL teams are ok(wouldn't surprise me if all 3 LPL teams get eliminated in the group stages before the bracket)

GT Standard9/5/2017, 1:47:47 AM1 votes

I would only disagree with one thing: G2 is looking really freaking good. I think they're gonna make it out of groups

colombo19/5/2017, 4:49:43 PM1 votes

You're overestimating the LPL way too much in my opinion, they haven't really done anything in worlds since season 4, and they're always hyped up before the tournament before playing pretty badly: OG and Fnc dismantling them in season 5, H2k in season 6 and G2 at MSI. Also, while TSM are playing incredibly well right now, I wouldn't put a dollar on the whole NA region. They continue to confuse me every worlds since their results are just weird to analyze, from C9 to TSM. Also, G2 is ranked kinda low on your list, and you should probably ignore their performance at rift rivals: they even admitted they started practicing later after MSI and even took 2 day breaks during the split, their performance in semis and finals is closer to their true level, so they should be fine at worlds. Misfits is probably gonna crash and burn, and between H2K and FNC I'm not too sure what to expect.

C9 Elfolorix9/10/2017, 8:30:34 AM1 votes

Bro C9 didnt miss any worlds since their existence and this will not be the exception. Actually I wasn't that sure until yesterday when CLG killed their brothers, Fly Quest. If they don't make it for the Worlds, they will make it for taking revenge of their falled mates.

Nipsahoy9/11/2017, 2:34:45 AM1 votes

Flash wolves is overrated imo. They didn't get out of a group last year with C9 and Imay, not sure why everything thinks they are gonna beast it up this year.

MeGotUpSindrome9/4/2017, 11:35:58 AM1 votes

no chance. 100% longzhu is going to win it all and prey/gorilla are going to carry them.

GeminiRune9/4/2017, 3:23:37 PM1 votes

I think it's a bit too linear given the establishment of tiers honestly. While the top tiers are still somewhat as described, I kind of think calling it the "Korean Tier" and stating only the Korean teams is a bit overselling the teams and how they made it to said point. I'm one to try to rate off of recent form far over the raw expectation or paper roster. And yes that can be wrong. Take last year: analysts and articles had Samsung rated somewhere middle of the pack and that was understandable. And then they pulled off rather shocking performance looking much stronger than they were led to be. I personally don't think that same thing will happen; it's not just Korean teams that can have that surge in my eyes.

I was intending to do a post a week from now when the Gauntlets conclude to run down each of the teams. But it gives me time to do a rough draft on the spot. Using your list, I'll point out a few that I would change aside from tier titles:

Samsung wouldn't share a tier with the LZ or SKT; those two are pretty much the top tier alone. While SSG pulled off the Gauntlet run again, I refuse to feel it's a carbon copy of expectations that you'd have should KT have made their way in. There's a weakness about them that is still evident. Then again, they could pull off last year's stride again. I just don't buy it though. To be on the safe side, I'd put them a tier below rather than mid-pack like last year.
Not all 3 Chinese teams would be in the same definitive tier. Now I've watched my share of the LPL in the past month or so. I'm just as critical about them than I am with the Korean teams. Not saying they're low - just not all three should be gauged or labeled the same. Personally I only think Royal has the leg up despite losing the Finals. WE would be up there as well but with the heavy fall they took in the post season, I have to decline my hopes.
G2 would be higher. Not even factoring MSI into this which tells you how far back I'm going, I really think they will get their limited indication of poor acts together and make a good running. Right now I have them on par with Samsung and Flash Wolves, two teams that can also make a run off the same evaluation.

Upsets aside and skipping right past the group stage, I'm gonna touch on ranking for the Pool 3 seeds into Groups:

Should CLG and FNC make the clear into the Play In Stage, there's no doubt in my mind that they would be the heavy hitters in this stage alongside WE whose already the monster team to stop. However, it's essential to know that Round 2 of the Play In Stage could pair CLG vs FNC and one is gone like that.
Other than that, the Play In can be effectively split in tiers themselves. One end I have Hong Kong Attitude, Young Generation, Gambit (Completely forgot about them btw), Lyon and Fenerbache. The rest make up the bottom tier.

That's about all I can come up with.