#10 - Bjergsen

Riot·9/13/2014, 5:20:47 PM·3 votes·66,259 views
As part of our Countdown to Worlds, we celebrate the Top 20 players of the World Championship.

#10 - Bjergsen

Team - Team SoloMid Region - North America Position - Mid Signature Champions The only player to score two pentakills in the LCS is also one of the best mid laners in the World. What's scariest is Bjergsen may not have hit his peak yet. Bjergsen burst onto the EU LCS scene as one of the youngest players to ever compete professionally, and immediately earned a pentakill on his signature champion, Syndra. Bjergsen has never had a champion pool as in-meta as right now, playing assassins like Syndra and Zed as well as farm-oriented mid laners like Xerath and Orianna. His Syndra in particular is perhaps second only to Xiyang of any mid player in the World, playing her both as a burst and CC mage as well as an assassin who rarely misses a skillshot. As if his personal skill and insane mechanics weren't enough, he is also the strategic shotcaller for his team - a team that has only gotten better with him as leader. If TSM advances deep into the tournament, it will be the result of Bjergsen's playmaking and playcalling skills. Check out the other players on the list! Who do you think is #9 on our list of the 20 greatest players at #Worlds? Tweet @lolesports or comment below to let us know!

43 Comments

Karick9/13/2014, 11:02:20 PM18 votes

Incoming massive outrage (OUTRAGE!) that <put any NA or EU player here> is higher than <put any Korean or Chinese player here>. Yawn.

Gorbache9/13/2014, 8:16:55 PM16 votes

Don't forget that this list is based off those criteria: "These rankings are based on the importance to their team, individual skill, strength at their position, and intangibles such as leadership, consistency and clutch play." If it was mechanics and game play only, then definitely the list is wrong and it should be mostly Korean in the top. but considering other things like: "importance to their team" it bumps up a few persons (like Froggen mostly make or break his team).

LegolasNew9/13/2014, 6:03:17 PM10 votes

xiaoweixiao is 100 times better this fucking TSM mid

CadmiumRavager9/13/2014, 5:54:40 PM9 votes

Bjergsen is ranked higher than imp.

Cmon Riot, Korean Air is sponsoring you, the least you could do is not be biased towards Western players and recognize that their players are better.

Rastaferalan9/14/2014, 11:48:00 PM7 votes

Everyone here is pretty much Bronze anyways. Stop bitching, every player on the list > you, and none of you are anywhere near experts on the game. Stop getting so butt hurt about a list on the internet of which none of you are even remotely relevant in.

Greater Entity9/13/2014, 5:46:42 PM4 votes

Number 10 sounds about right!

lokitty9/14/2014, 3:19:26 AM4 votes

All these "boohoo" comments. Read the criteria. They're not gonna give all 20 spots to Asian players because it's not possible for every single player on an Asian team to have as much "impact" as the few key players even in NA/EU teams.

Personally I think this is right around where Bjergsen should be. He's the best midlaner in NA right now, and when he was back in EU he had a pretty good win/loss for lane against the top midlaners in EU too. And considering how much he improved between summer split and playoffs this year, he's just gonna keep getting better. Excited to see how he fares against midlaners of other regions.

BornTooWin9/13/2014, 11:39:16 PM3 votes
BornTooWin9/13/2014, 6:11:11 PM3 votes
SharkZheng9/13/2014, 6:10:57 PM2 votes

since we have to put some NA player in this list, Bjergsen in #10 sounds good.

YtTFfq5JF19/13/2014, 9:56:39 PM1 votes

Zed is listed as one of Bjerg's signature champions...? He has NEVER played Zed in the LCS this split. Way to give credit where it isn't due.

justinmaxi9/14/2014, 8:23:17 PM1 votes

My prediction is #8 Rekkles, #7 Winds, #6 Froggen, #5 Cool, #4 Uzi, #3 NaMei, #2 DanDy #1 Dade. Hope they don't put Balls, Westdoor or Minerva for Hype.

TeammateSeller9/13/2014, 11:40:22 PM1 votes

comon Riot, STOP OVERRATING WESTERN PLAYERS, you just make them more embarrassing when it comes to the real game

Huldrafolk9/15/2014, 6:24:34 PM1 votes

No one question this European guy is the best in North America.

Bjersen #respect

Tung32810/7/2014, 9:22:10 PM1 votes

SO GOOD

BillyCheezePizza10/8/2014, 11:38:26 PM1 votes

Elise ch