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Battle for the Cup: Samsung White vs. Star Horn Royal Club

Riot·10/14/2014, 9:47:14 PM·0 votes·40,325 views
Two juggernauts will collide on October 19. Samsung White and Star Horn Royal Club have battled through the best League of Legends around the globe to make it to the World Championship Final. Only one team will walk away with the Summoner's Cup trophy and all the glory. Let's take a look at our final competitors.

Samsung White

Samsung White (SSW) has been regarded as the most deadly team competing at the League of Legends 2014 World Championship from the start. The Koreans, who failed to even make it past the Group Stage in 2013, showed up in full form this year with dominant team fighting prowess, excellent strategic thinking, and amazing technique, making their journey to the Final seem easy. The team is more than just a tight knit group -- they are a dedicated squad with one goal: to win the Summoner's Cup. A devastating bottom lane duo of the flashy Pentakiller Gu "imp" Seung-bin and his patient support Cho "Mata" Se-hyoung, coupled with the brainpower, vision control, and shot calling of Choi "DanDy" In-kyu, Star Horn Royal Club definitely has their work cut out for them against a team that has a lot to prove on their home soil. A True Dream Team: Samsung White’s Roster Top: Jang "Looper" Hyeong-seok - Looper is known as a mechanical genius and is highly regarded for his ability to play a wide variety of Champions. Jungle: Choi "DanDy" In-kyu - DanDy's nickname is "The Prince of Thieves" thanks to his incredibly ability to steal objectives. He's the eyes of Samsung White with his uncanny control of the jungle. Mid:Heo "PawN" Won-seok - PawN is a player who makes well calculated decisions when playing any of his favored assassins. When it's time to go aggressive, especially if he's on Fizz or Jayce, his opponents better watch out. AD Carry: Gu "imp" Seung-bin - imp knows he's one of the best AD carries in the world. His flashy style and confident plays, thanks in part to the help of his lane buddy Mata, often result in great success for his team. Support: Cho "Mata" Se-hyoung - As the leader of SSW, Mata has great control over both his team and the support champions he plays. He helps DanDy with shot calling and places more aggressive wards than any other player at Worlds. Winning It All: Samsung White Worlds Facts
  • Since last year's World Championship where Samsung White failed to get out of the Group Stage, they've made top four or better in their past four major tournaments: OGN Winter (2nd), OGN Spring (3rd), OGN Summer (3rd), 2014 World Championship (1st or 2nd).
  • Looper has played nine different champions (Ryzex2, Singed, Dr. Mundo, Kayle x2, Akali, Maokai x3, Kassadin, Rumble, and Alistar) in 13 games -- the most varied player at Worlds 2014.
  • Samsung White had the shortest average game time in each stage of the World Championship.
  • PawN did a whopping 35.29% of his team's damage in the Semifinals, more than any other single player in any position.
Samsung White Articles Samsung White routs Samsung Blue in the Semifinal Samsung White’s Group Domination Hype vs. Trophies: The Battle of Samsungs Samsung White's Sewer Rat: Imp's Twitch at Worlds Samsung’s Galaxy: The Emerging Empire

Star Horn Royal Club

Star Horn Royal Club (SHRC) had a long road to the 2014 World Championship Final. The Chinese team started off the year poorly, barely avoiding relegation in the LPL. In the offseason, the organization made some huge changes and brought on two Korean pro players, Choi “inSec” Inseok and Yoon “Zero” Kyungsup, to buffer the roster, leaving Jian “Uzi” Zihao as the only permanent member. Even though the teammates had trouble communicating, the roster swap worked as intended and a rejuvenated SHRC took the second Chinese seed for Worlds. Throughout their games on the Worlds stage, SHRC delivered many exciting performances. They're the only team to have played through a full five games in both the Quarterfinals and Semifinals, against their Chinese rivals Edward Gaming and OMG, respectively. With one Best of 5 left, all eyes are on star AD carry Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao, the only player to ever make it to the Finals twice, to outperform against Samsung White's Gu "imp" Seung-bin to take home the Summoner's Cup. Back for More: Star Horn Royal Club’s Roster Top: Jiang "Cola" Nan - Cola stands strong in the top of the map for SHRC, but hasn't been too flashy during Worlds. Recently he’s been improving on champions like Dr. Mundo and Maokai. Jungle: Choi "inSec" In-seok - InSec is well-known for his immaculate play of a variety of jungle champions. Once he gets ahead, he's able to help his teammates carry any match. Mid: Lei "corn" Wen - Corn is amazing at initiating fights and works well with InSec to do work against his competitors. His champion pool may be shallow, but he's dangerous with champions like Fizz, Orianna, and Yasuo. AD Carry: Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao- Uzi is the star of SHRC, and for good reason. He uses entertaining strategies and amazing mechanics to decimate opponents. He's the only competitor in the entire tournament to make it to the Finals twice. Support: Yoon "Zero" Kyung-sub - Zero is the back bone is SHRC, providing amazing support play for Uzi and the rest of the team. He plays exceptionally well with the other Korean on the team, InSec, and together they are able dish out aggressive tactics. They Don't Mess Around: SHRC Worlds Facts
  • Royal Club is the first team in Worlds history to make it to back-to-back World Championship Finals.
  • Uzi is the only ADC to pick Caitlyn throughout Worlds.
  • Despite having an 11-5 record through Worlds, SHRC has a negative overall gold differential.
  • InSec has drawn 14 bans on Rengar alone, by far the most bans on a single champion against a specific team at Worlds.
Star Horn Royal Club Articles SHRC advances to 2014 World Championship Final Familiarity Builds Respect - OMG vs Royal Uzi’s Calm Before the Semifinal Chinese rivals meet one last time in Busan The Stars of Star Horn Royal Club Star Horn Royal Club takes on Samsung White October 19 at 3pm KST/11pm PDT/8 am CEST right here on lolesports.com. Make sure to catch the pre-game show and the opening ceremony, including a special performance by Imagine Dragons. Miss any of the League of Legends 2014 World Championship? Our spoiler-free VODs page makes it easy to watch every game. We've also got the full schedule and bracket available. Be sure to keep checking back to Lolesports.com every day throughout the tournament for features, full match recaps, and videos on the best League of Legends teams in the world.

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41 Comments

im Cris10/14/2014, 11:53:17 PM18 votes

My heart says Star Horn Royal, but my brain says Samsung White. C'mon China, take down the Korean overlords. <3

SKT GODV10/15/2014, 3:40:49 AM7 votes

OMG我们永远的抗韩勇士Ryze Ahri LeeSin Lucian Thresh

AvariceLuxuria10/16/2014, 3:07:44 AM5 votes

中国必胜，棒子国那堆吃泡菜的算个屁！

404TowersNtFound10/14/2014, 11:57:04 PM4 votes

It will be interesting to see the strategies SHRC puts together in order to combat SSW's extremely aggresive early game and fluid map rotations.

The Storm Dragon10/15/2014, 8:46:33 AM4 votes

Congrats on SHRC for second place.

College Debts10/15/2014, 4:39:32 AM3 votes

"If this is not David VS Goliath, I don't know what is. " Quiksh0t

White's average GPM and KDA are heads above every other team in the tournament. On average, White's GPM (1962) is roughly 300 more than Royal's (1696), who has the second highest GPM. White has the fastest game time and win the highest gold lead (28k), where Royal win a game with the largest gold deficit (9k). Royal must not give a lead to White, once White starts rolling, there is no stopping of them.

Stats aside, experience also in favor of White. White stays top 3 in Korea for 5 OGN seasons straight, finish 1st, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, and 3rd. Currently, White dominates worlds with a 12-1 record. SSW is a team mixed of experienced veterans (Mata, Imp, Dandy) and extremely strong new talents (Looper, Pawn). Additionally, communication issue is a taboo against Samsung White, as Royal members don't speak the same language.

Everyone wants underdogs to win, but when even the Chinese poll voted by Chinese players give SSW 65% votes, that says something. SSW is just too much a monster to overcome, and they're possibly stronger than SKT at worlds last year, SKT's record coming into the final is 12-3, SSW's record is 12-1.

I'm not rooting for Samsung White, in fact, I am not rooting for either teams. However, if Royal Club manage to pull a Bo5 victory against Samsung White, it'll be the greatest upset of all time, an upset that's greater than Kabum beating Alliance or AHQ taking a game off EDG. In a realistic world though, SSW should have about 90% chance winning, and Royal will take one game off at most. I do hope however, this final is more entertaining than the SSB VS SSW series, but not likely.

Pure Sexiness10/15/2014, 6:29:25 PM3 votes

pls surprise us shrc, worlds need more miracle

Sisters1008610/16/2014, 6:40:54 PM2 votes

OMG 上感觉还有戏啊。。。。Ryze LeeSin Ahri Lucian Thresh

TONIUS10/15/2014, 7:56:17 PM2 votes

99%WIN - SAMSUNG WHITE

Verita and Falso10/17/2014, 11:26:08 PM1 votes

Royal is never gonna win they are going to get slaved by Korean team again like last year. Only thing that matter is is it 3:0 win or 3:1win

BurgerKing4310/15/2014, 9:27:53 PM1 votes

samsung white!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! imp go Twitch mata goJanna pawn goTalon dandy goLeeSin looper go Rumble GOD team

Theghostbadger10/15/2014, 9:34:46 PM1 votes

SSW IN 4

AdoboBacon10/16/2014, 1:44:00 AM1 votes

with riot deciding to remove the league of legends and summoners from the lore what is the point of the summoner cup as the trophy

blasterphantom10/16/2014, 6:32:21 AM1 votes

samsung white 4the win

vastodo10/16/2014, 4:32:44 PM1 votes

The fact that two members of Star Horn Royal are Korean lol. I wanna see Insec on leesin tho XD

fergdaddy10/16/2014, 4:53:24 PM1 votes

i really dont think royal has much of a chance. i they made some plays early and got ahead they could probably snowball a victory similar to tsm's. royal is a strong team, but i just don't think their communication and shotcalling will compare. in the past, they've been able to avoid this issue by facing weaker teams and brute forcing their way through. we saw it almost fail against both edg and omg, especially the latter, who seemed poised to take them down before insec got that early pantheon lead. that's the only kind of victory i think royal can hope for against ssw. hopefully at least 3-1 to keep us all interested, eh?