Skip to content

Power Rankings - Week 29

Riot··1 votes·21,635 views
We use a system similar to the Associated Press power rankings for College Football or Basketball - a panel of writers vote on who they think should be listed, and an aggregate is produced from combining their rankings. Our panel votes on these criteria, in this order:
  • Recent results
  • Predicted future performance
  • Historical trends (as they pertain to future results and present form)
  • The "eye" test (How good does a team look, relative to the rest of the world)
Our panel is available at the footer of this article, with each of their credentials and specialties. It is important to note that all our voters follow all five major professional leagues (LPL, OGN, GPL, NA/EU LCS) on a weekly basis. Make sure to tweet @Lolesports with your Power Rankings or let us know in the comments below.
  1. Samsung Galaxy Blue ( - )
  2. Samsung Galaxy White ( - )
  3. KT Rolster Arrows ( - )
  4. SK Telecom T1 K ( - )
  5. OMG ( - )
  6. Najin White Shield (+1)
  7. Najin Black Sword (+1)
  8. Edward Gaming (-2)
  9. SK Telecom T1 S ( - )
  10. Fnatic (+2)
  11. Alliance ( - )
  12. Jin Air Stealths (-2)
  13. StarHorn Royal Club (+4)
  14. Cloud9 ( - )
  15. CJ Entus Blaze (+2)
  16. LMQ ( - )
  17. Team World Elite (-2)
  18. SK Gaming (NEW)
  19. Taipei Assassins ( - )
  20. Team SoloMid ( - )
Current league record in parenthesis. Number of first place votes in brackets
  1. ( - ) Samsung Galaxy Blue - OGN - (11-2) - 150pts - [6]
  2. ( - ) Samsung Galaxy White - OGN - (12-5) - 143pts
  3. ( - ) KT Rolster Arrows - OGN - (11-5) - 137pts
  4. ( - ) SK Telecom T1 K - OGN - (4-6) - 122pts
  5. SK Telecom T1 K beat NaJin Black Sword 3-0 thanks to sublime play from mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-yeok to win NLB and secure 75 Circuit Points. They are tied with Samsung Galaxy White for No. 2 in Circuit Points at 525 and will play a tiebreaker on August 27th. The winner gets an automatic berth in the 2014 World Championship while the loser has to go through the Korean Regional Finals to earn a spot at Worlds. Written by Thomas Watts
  6. ( - ) OMG - LPL - (17-9) - 118pts
  7. OMG seems to know what works for them - get san on a hyper carry, make Cool into a high mobility master, and always gank the teleport - but for whatever reason, they don't like to turn it on until Game 2. Their loss to World Elite Academy and dropping a game to Vici Gaming P in XCS are black marks, but if OMG is only experimenting, then we can expect great things from them going into Playoffs. The verdict is out for a couple weeks, but for right now, OMG is tied for first in LPL and poised to take their third consecutive regular split first place if they find a single win against seventh place Young Glory this weekend. Written by Kelsey Moser
  8. (+1) Najin White Shield - OGN - (5-6) - 112pts
  9. Unlike their sister team, NaJin White Shield have much to prepare for in the upcoming weeks. Securing a third-place finish in NLB Summer with a 3:2 victory over the rising Jin Air Stealths, Shield will turn their attention to Korea's Regional Finals, where they must battle their way through a gauntlet of teams for a spot at the 2014 World Championship. There is much to be fixed, however, before Shield may be considered a legitimate threat. Ggoong and Zefa appear to be in a period of lethargy, and Shield as a whole must begin to innovate if they are to set themselves apart from strong opponents such as SK Telecom T1 K and the KT Rolster Arrows. Written by Alex Manisier
  10. (+1) Najin Black Sword - OGN - (7-4) - 104pts
  11. There is no doubt that NaJin Black Sword have been one of the most interesting teams to follow in the summer season of Korean League of Legends. With a 0:3 defeat at the hands of SK Telecom T1 K, Sword's Season 4 campaign has concluded. However, their defeat was a good example of a 'close' 0:3, as Sword looked to be a legitimate threat despite failing to win a game. Though we won't be seeing them on the big stage until Champions Winter 2014-15, Sword have impressed many with their confident play and shining young talent. Discipline will come with time, and time is in abundance for Sword. Written by Alex Manisier
  12. (-2) Edward Gaming - LPL - (15-9) - 103pts
  13. Edward Gaming's primary problem lies in their lack of early game map pressure. Clearlove's inconsistencies have returned, which creates concerns when the team relies too heavily upon him to make plays. If Clearlove has a bad game, the team falters against more active junglers. If Clearlove is proactive, EDG is unstoppable. Clearlove first started showing improvements in the playoffs last split, and the team's recent best of three series against King in the Demacia Cup has revealed that EDG is still a leader in adaptability. It's possible a “best-of” series is where EDG can strut their stuff. We hope they can turn it on in time for Regional Qualifiers. Written by Kelsey Moser
  14. ( - ) SK Telecom T1 S - OGN - (9-10) - 98pts
  15. (+2) Fnatic - EU LCS - (19-9) - 89pts
  16. (+1) Alliance - EU LCS - (21-7) - 89pts
  17. (-2) Jin Air Stealths - OGN - (4-5) - 87pts
  18. For Korea's middle-tier teams, summer has brought a lot of change, and a lot of promise for the future. The Jin Air Stealths are no exception, as one season has seen them soar from a long-suffering team to a high-performing one, capable of disrupting the likes of Samsung Blue and taking games off SK Telecom T1 K. Cpt Jack is looking increasingly comfortable on the Stealths, producing some of the best games of his career in NLB Summer. While TrAce continues to excel with stone-cold diligence, Chaser is quickly moving up the ranks among Korean junglers, and should be the player to watch in Champions Winter 2014-15. Written by Alex Manisier
  19. (+4) StarHorn Royal Club - LPL - (18-10) - 81pts
  20. For quite a while, StarHorn Royal Club struggled to find consistency. Uzi and inSec would often go into the fray before the rest of their team, and they relied on Zero and corn to reset the fight in their favor. More recently, the entire team seems to have adopted Uzi and inSec's "full yolo" attitude, and they go in deep or not at all. The kills are spread more evenly, and SHRC looks a lot more like a team that trusts each other than a team that claimed to only have two carries, the way they did to start the split. If they continue to play like this, a spot at 2014 World Championships is all but assured. Written by Kelsey Moser
  21. ( - ) Cloud9 - NA LCS - (18-10) - 79pts
  22. (+2) CJ Entus Blaze - OGN - (3-3) - 71pts
  23. ( - ) LMQ - NA LCS - (18-10) - 65pts
  24. (-2) Team World Elite - LPL - (14-12) - 48pts
  25. World Elite can't seem to catch a break. The team has lost two games recently to LGD Gaming, putting WE's playoff berth in serious jeopardy. Whether or not they can stay in the top four depends entirely on Edward Gaming this weekend, as they face both LGD and WE. WE must hope to both find success against EDG and for EDG to step up their game against LGD. WeiXiao is the player in LPL with the largest proportion of team kills. Perhaps, if spreading the wealth has worked for SHRC, WE can learn from their rising competitors. Written by Kelsey Moser
  26. (NEW) SK Gaming - EU LCS - (18-13) - 33pts
  27. ( - ) Taipei Assassins - GPL - (15-2) - 32pts
  28. ( - ) Team SoloMid - NA LCS - (16-12) - 31pts
Others Receiving Votes: Jin Air Green Wings Falcons, Counter Logic Gaming, LGD Gaming, ROCCAT, Curse The Panel: Alex Manisier - ggChronicle staff writer, OGN expert and President of UTS LoLSoc in Sydney, Australia. Regularly watches all five major leagues. Andrew "Glyceroll" Whitmore - Covers NA and EU LCS as well as Challenger for lolesports.com and surrenderat20.net. Regularly watches the five major leagues. Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles - OGN Analyst and Commentator. Season 3 World Championship Analyst, esports veteran. Frank "Mirhi" Fields - Senior Web Content Coordinator for lolesports.com. Esports veteran, follows all five major leagues. Jack "NeoIllusions" Ho - TeamLiquid staff writer. Has covered OGN, NA and EU LCS for TL and lolesports.com. Regularly watches most of the five major leagues. James "Obscurica" Chen - GPL and SEA expert. Covers GPL for lolesports.com and watches all five major leagues regularly. Jason "Jayway" Wai - Web Content Coordinator and stats aficionado for lolesports.com. Watches OGN religiously and regularly watches all five major leagues. Kelsey Moser - GosuGamers senior editor and LPL expert. Covers LPL for lolesports.com. Regularly watches all five major leagues. Joshua "Jatt" Leesman - Riot Games LCS Analyst and Commentator. Veteran commentator of both Season 2 and Season 3 World Championships. Mattias "Gentleman Gustaf" Lehman - League of Legends theorycrafter and statistics nerd turned esports journalist, watches NA/EU religiously and all five major leagues regularly. Michael "Chexx" Kiefer - German born, Korean resident. TeamLiquid staff writer and Esports veteran. Expert on all things Korea. Regularly watches all five major leagues. Michael Mooridian - Freelance esports journalist. Specializes in NA & EU LCS and Challenger leagues and follows all five major leagues. Taylor Cocke - Web Content Coordinator for lolesports.com Watches EU/NA with a passion, follows all other leagues. Team Inven - Esports veterans and OGN experts. Regularly watch every game of all five major leagues. Thomas Watts - OGN expert and freelancer for lolesports.com. Veteran college football reporter. Regularly watches most of the five major leagues. Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger - TeamLiquid staff writer and OGN expert. Esports veteran and Freelancer for lolesports.com. Regularly watches all five major leagues.

Related Articles

48 Comments

Glørÿ10 votes

TSM Doesn't even deserve to be on there right now

College Debts10 votes

Fnatic just rose up two spots for absolutely no reason...

0neSh0tGG1 votes

O,would you like them to boost some NA teams a few spots for no reason like the past power rankings?

im Cris3 votes

Why are you making this an EU>NA thing? All he said was Fnatic rose up 2 spots for no reason. Jesus Christ, EU>NA or NA>EU doesn't matter because KR and CN will dominate.

Vexxed1 votes

They did not rise for no reason. Fnatic have greatly improved actually if you watch them. Eu top teams are ahead of NA top teams now. Being unbiased here.

AverageTurtle8 votes

While this is true, they shouldn't have passed Alliance in these rankings.

SmokinMakesUCool7 votes

Samsung Blue only got 6 of the 16 first-place votes? What is this panel smoking?

0neSh0tGG2 votes

I think this is a mistake because no other teams have the vote number beside them so it should be 16 instead of 6. Could be wrong tho.

xiverkemi1 votes

Odd indeed.

There is a slight possibility that more panelist voted White as #1 since they did seem like the superior team before & maybe even after their defeat to Blue (the loss was due to poor champ select [letting Blue have Maokai] and Dade going crazy on Zed). But if that's the case White would've gotten #1 on the ranking because I don't see any panelist voting for anyone other than Blue & White as #1 & #2.

It would be nice to see which team received how many votes in each rank.

ImTheProof2 votes

They were the only team to receive first-place votes. I think not all panel members give first-place votes every week. It's probably optional.

College Debts3 votes

Samsung Blue is definitely the best team in the world now, unless KTA prove it wrong but it's unlikely to happen. People don't watch OGN probably still thinks SKT T1 K is the best Korean team, but K's performance after their winter season is just too poor.

Hsekiu4 votes

This a joke I don't think you understand how much better a team like the Stealths / Blaze are than C9/fnatic/ALL.

PradaLOL3 votes

I see no reason any EU team can ahead CN, FNC and Allicance better than Royal club, LQM and WE? are u mad, if u saw the game of Royal club, plz tell me how can FNC or Alliacne win this game? Alliacnes toplaner can only 1 champion, without it , he is nothing, BOT CN 100000% better than any EU and NA teams, FNC s midlaner, lets forget him, soooo bad mechanic. In 1 month we will see, how badly EU this time will be, just like ALLSTAR.

PradaLOL4 votes

And if u wathc LPL u should know, every midlaner in LPL can easily destroy this Xpeke, even most LSPL midlaner can win him 1vs1, think about it, OMG Xiyang, he is sub of OMG, basicly he can only use ziggs and syndra, had easy won Xpeke in ALLSTAR, and now Xiyang was destroyed by most LSPL midlaner in CN 2th league, so tell me how can Xpeke win CN midlaner?FNCs toplaner, doses FNC really had a Toplaner?Soaz is sooo bad, with limited championpool and mechaniclly also bad what important is, he played alawys like a noob. FNC jungler , ok just soso. FNCs botlaner destroyed so hard in ALLSTAR by every team. EU has basicly NO GOOD Toplaner NO good Midlaner, NO GOOD ADC and Jungler, only few support are just so so. SO PLZ NEVER PUT ANY EU TEAM AHEAD CN OR KR TEAM.

College Debts6 votes

China is overrated, don't put it alongside Korea.

At the moment, it's Korea >>>> NA / EU / CN (whatever order you like) >>>>>>>>> SEA

Majin Mirajane1 votes

ATM, KR>CN>SEA>>>>>>BR>>>>NA/EU

0neSh0tGG7 votes

Fnatic is in the best shape ever , I mean they are even better than season one. They have Rekkles who can crush teams if given the chance , Peke can lane very well , I mean if he can hold against Froggen who has bested foreign as well as Europe midlaners all this past years (looking forward to faker vs froggen) he can at least play passive. Soaz , is just Soaz. Fnatic have great synergy. They have one of the most experienced players in the world and I don't see why they couldn't handle China teams. About Alliance. Wickd champion pool isn't just ONE champ , refering to Irelia. Which btw he can carry hard with. Altough he isn't a carry type player. He is the guy to tank up the damage. Tabbz is just OP. Best adc EU alongside Rekkles. Shook is just awesome. Can't wait for him to pull that Riven out again. Froggen. You just read the name and it tells you everything. And nyph has been on the scene for years and he is very skilled. You are probably going to say that China has good players too but I don't care. They do OFC but they are not gods and they can be beaten. This is my opinion and you can feel free to downvote it as much as you like.

PradaLOL3 votes

bobby i dont hate EU, but EU is really suck this split, if u ever watched LPL and ONG, u will find out, NONE EU team can handle CN or KR. Froggen is too old, that he can do nothing, yeah in fact Froggen is only a farmer midlaner, mechanic is bad, he is just a lower XWX, cause mechaniclly XWX is better than him. REKKLESS, this guy is also a farmer, he knows very well how to farm cs, but his teamfightposition is so bad. OMG SAN, he is considered even not a top 4 ADC in China, but easily destroyed Rekless and Sneaky in ALLSTAR, so forget EU and NA ADC. As i said only few suppor from NA and EU are goood. I see NO CHANCE in MID TOP Jungle and ADC, that EU or NA can win CN and KR. thats it.

TheCheatingTooL7 votes

its no use talking to that guy, his info EU about is so outdated. his EU knowlegde is based on only ALLSTARS in which fnatic didnt give a shit about and took rest from lcs just then.i just chuckled when he said wicked is one champ and soaz has limited champ pool. BTW the old no mechanic froggen beat XWX in 1v1 in ALLSTARS by your logic does that mean froggen is better adc than XWX??

PradaLOL2 votes

hahaha XWX is the midlaner of LMQ, not WX, the ADC from WE. U are so noob. typical FNC and EU fanboy, never watch other region, and says oh EU is the best, and every time destroyed in International. what a joke, EU. Let us wait, in ony 1 month, lets see how hardly EU will destroyed by NA CN and KR. At the End, wanna tell u Froggen=1 champion midlaner=Anivia. i really didnt see any highlight of him in LCS this split, except FARMING CS, just like Xpeke

Elons Musks1 votes

Do you even speak english ASIAN FANBOY

ce2uFkzoN82 votes

EU is just a joke, even worse than NA, KR>=CN>>>>>>NA>>>>EU>=GPL. thats S4 result.

College Debts1 votes

Why is your retarded shit post got upvoted?

No way in hell EU>=GPL, it's true that EU teams are too high on the power ranking, but no GPL team deserves to be in the power ranking at all, not even TPA. Do you watch GPL? The quality is so poor that makes me think the wild card teams look better.

I don't even want to comment on that KR>=CN, KR is so far ahead of CN it's not even funny. K shit on OMG, imagine what the two Samsung teams can do to CN teams.

RobotEthanMars3 votes

I like that less than a fifth of the panel write summaries for teams, and that, even though they almost universally "watch all five major leagues", no one can write about teams from multiple regions.

Xonra1 votes

Not a thing said about EU or NA for example. Unless you are chinese or Korean on this list you get no attention regardless of who you are ahead lol

Typical.

LunarLark3 votes

Power ranking are worth nothing anyways. Arrows above SKT K, FNC over ALL, SKT S over Stealths and Blaze, SHRC over WE. Not really sure if any of these "panelists" really watch games, or they just look at results and plug in a bunch of random things to make it seem knowledgeable.

OSRS Player2 votes

SKT beat Najin Sword 3-0 not 3-1

MVP Vision2 votes

How is Fnatic better then CJ Blaze and the Stealths? sure, CJ Blaze is in a bit of a slump, so Fnatic could maybe beat them. But the stealths? Trace and Cpt Jack are freaking monsters. They would destroy Fnatic if they played anywhere near as well as they did against SKT K.

Jathiel2 votes

Ok, you have got to be kidding me. Fnatic, they do nothing, absolutely nothing at all. Yet they rise 2 spots, above the team that beat them 3-1 and is above them in the standings. Though I am "just another fan" and the panel is full of experts, I cannot take this list seriously at all. If Fnatic steamroll the Playoffs, sure, give them their well deserved rank. But they do not deserve the rank they have. And yes, I know the panel judges past trends, and is based on predicted future performance, but all of that should still sit behind how they are currently playing; considering Fnatic did not play at all this week, they should not have moved in the standings.

Kendorra2 votes

If you look a little better they are tied at the same spot. They have a same amount of points.

Jathiel1 votes

Same amount of points, but not the same rank. It was a deliberate decision to put them above.

Fiet2 votes

I still believe these rankings are ridiculous. we will see Eu teams( Alliance) at least in the semi finals at worlds. the korean and chinese teams aren't all that much better. Also how the hell did Fnatic rise 2 place and pass Alliance. these analysts don't know what they're talking about

TrollFan011 votes

Come 8/27/14 SKT will lock up #2 seed.

xiverkemi8 votes

Historical statistics Between SKT K and Samsung White as well as their recent games played would indicate likely the opposite. SKT K won 3 close games vs Najin Sword, while Samsung White obliterated SKT S in the most lopsided playoff series in OGN Summer. And of course, Samsung White defeated SKT K just a couple weeks ago in the playoffs.

TrollFan012 votes

Don't be so sure. The new patch plays right into Faker's strength.

0neSh0tGG1 votes

[deleted]

TrollFan011 votes

I keep up on it. The new patch plays into SKT but mainly Faker so it can very well happen.

College Debts3 votes

SKT T1 K is #3 at most. Even if they did beat White in the tie breaker, their whole year performance has been far weaker than White. In short, White is already the de-facto second best team in the world.

TrollFan011 votes

That happened with TSM and CLG last year so there's a chance SKT could pull it off and take 2nd. Nothing is set in stone till we see it happen.

fezzyfezz1 votes

far weaker this year? don't forget, SKT dominated the winter season in undefeated fashion, stomping Ozone 3-0 in a finals that was nearly as lopsided as the sktS SSW 3rd place game.

Yes their spring season was off. But this summer they are a top 4 team. There is a reason their circuit points are tied. It is not because SSW has had a FAR SUPERIOR year, but that they have had relatively even years

llayclout1 votes

I really doubt skt can pull it off. Skt are 2-6 vs white with their current roster. The only 2 wins skt got were from cheese that won't work in a 5 game series. The first loss was when faker pulled out the tf (first person to use the new tf) and the second loss was to the cheese zilean mid. White is just stronger in general. No doubt faker>pawn, but the rest of skt is miles behind ssw.

TrollFan011 votes

The TF is tricky and Zilean mid just isn't working for anyone. SKT could surprise everyone and 3-0 SSW. We'll find out in 12 days.

Kendorra1 votes

Agreed, it's too early to draw conclusions.

scKLtsOWJI1 votes

I don't think China is the second best region, might seem strange to hear that after everyone has pounded it into your brain but I think this years worlds results will prove it... western will be better than china, probably not korea.

Kemy1 votes

Jin Air Stealths drops 2 spots for Alliance and Fnatic. What a joke. The Jin Air Stealths that won 2 games against SKT drops 2 spots? Riot please. They should be below SKT T1S

Majin Mirajane1 votes

I am very curious what NA/EU fans would react if TPA/AHQ crush LCS teams in Worlds

More from Esports