Power Rankings - Week 27
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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)
- Samsung Galaxy Blue ( - )
- Samsung Galaxy White ( - )
- KT Rolster Arrows ( - )
- SK Telecom T1 K ( - )
- OMG (+2)
- Najin White Shield ( - )
- Edward Gaming (-2)
- SKT T1 S ( - )
- Najin Black Sword ( - )
- Jin Air Stealths (+1)
- Team WE (-1)
- Alliance (+3)
- CJ Entus Blaze (-1)
- LMQ (-1)
- Fnatic (+1)
- CJ Entus Frost (-2)
- Cloud9 (+1)
- Team SoloMid (+2)
- StarHorn Royal Club ( - )
- Counter Logic Gaming (-3)
- ( - ) Samsung Galaxy Blue - OGN - (8-1) - 197 pts - [5]
Blue swept the Jin Air Green Wings Stealths in the OGN Champions Summer quarterfinals, and now they face sister team Samsung Galaxy White, for a spot in the finals. The result was impressive on paper, but it hides a few cracks in Blue's armor. The Stealths blew a lead in two of the three games that they accrued from awkward picks, and poor lane play. If those mistakes continue, White will stroll into the finals against the KT Rolster Arrows
Written by Thomas Watts - ( - ) Samsung Galaxy White - OGN - (8-2) - 195 pts - [3]
- ( - ) KT Rolster Arrows - OGN - (11-5) - 181 pts
The Arrows had a gutcheck moment in their 3-2 series win over SK Telecom T1 S. They came back from being down 2-1 to win the series thanks to a pair of dominating performances in games four and five. The team's extreme aggression has turned them into a fan favorite, and their win against T1S has cemented them in the discussion for the 2014 World Championship. They will play the winner of the Samsung Blue/Samsung White series in the finals of OGN Champions Summer 2014
Written by Thomas Watts - ( - ) SK Telecom T1 K - OGN - (4-6) - 178 pts
- (+2) OMG - LPL - (14-6) - 157 pts OMG finished out the week as the LPL leader despite only playing two games this week and starting behind both Team WE and Edward Gaming. Their commanding games against World Elite didn't feature a single Baron, and OMG instead punished WE for their predictable baits to close the games. With Cloud's return, OMG plays with renewed motivation, and they look stronger than ever with the 2014 World Championship on the horizon. Written by Kelsey Moser
- ( - ) Najin White Shield - OGN - (5-6) - 156 pts
- (-2) Edward Gaming - LPL - (13-7) - 147 pts
Edward Gaming only won one of their four games this week. They may have played arrogantly against Invictus Gaming in their second game, but when they dropped a full set to Young Glory, it made everyone go "What!?" Either Edward Gaming didn't prepare well for their set against iG's sister team, or they were severely crippled by the Ziggs ban. Being proactive in the early game is still something EDG struggles with, and if they can't lock down their problems, they won't perform well on an international scale.
Written by Kelsey Moser - ( - ) SK Telecom T1 S - OGN - (9-7) - 141 pts SK Telecom T1 S fell 3-2 to the KT Rolster Arrows in the semifinals of OGN Champions Summer. They utilized the double AP composition well in both of their wins, but in the end it wasn't enough. Given that this is their first time even in the bracket stage of an OGN Champions tournament, a spot in the third/fourth place game against the loser of the Samsung Blue/Samsung White series is not a bad result. Written by Thomas Watts
- ( - ) Najin Black Sword - OGN - (7-4) - 136 pts
- (+1) Jin Air GreenWings Stealths - OGN - (4-2) - 114 pts
The performance of the Jin Air Stealths in Champions Summer 2014 is evidence of the increasing level of competition in Korean League of Legends. Despite losing to Samsung Blue in a 0-3 sweep, their quarterfinal was much more closer than their score indicates. In all three games, the Stealths shook up Blue in the early-to-mid game, with great performances by solo laners TrAce and Fly. However, their inexperience would ultimately be their downfall as Blue's superior shotcalling came out on top. The Stealths head into a teamkill against the Falcons in NLB Summer, eager to put their new bracket stage experience to use.
Written by Alex Manisier - (-1) Team WE - LPL - (13-9) - 111 pts World Elite had three sets this week, two of which should have been pushover wins for a top three Chinese team - but they only managed to win one of six games. Sole control of first place should have been theirs for the taking, but as they continued to lose games, WeiXiao's shot-calling became increasingly selfish. He fixated on playing the farm game to better carry his team, but opponents continued to make early plays to end the laning phase early. WE only found their win by abusing StarHorn's inability to close by picking hyper carries to brute force the late game. If teams continue to target WE's need for an extended laning phase, WE will continue to lose. Still, their intelligent adaptation against SHRC coming off a five game losing streak is promising, and we caution against counting them out all together. Written by Kelsey Moser
- (+3) Alliance - EU LCS - (20-7) - 103 pts Alliance just became the first team to hold 1st place for a whole season in the EU LCS - no small feat. Their game knowledge is probably the best in Europe, and Froggen may just be one of the most consistent European mid laners ever. The question is this: how will they perform against the wily Fnatic in the playoffs? Written by Mattias "Gentleman Gustaf" Lehman
- (-1) CJ Entus Blaze - OGN - (3-3) - 97 pts
- (-1) LMQ - NA LCS - (16-8) - 94 pts
LMQ defeated coL last week but were demolished 0-12 by Cloud9. With a one win buffer, ahead of both C9 and TSM, LMQ has secured their place in the summer split playoffs but they still have to fend off the other NA teams if they want that first round bye. With a losing 1-3 head-to-head record against C9, LMQ will want to avoid tying C9 for that No. 2 spot.
Written by Jack "NeoIllusions" Ho - (+1) Fnatic - EU LCS - (18-9) - 94 pts It's playoffs time once again, and Fnatic looks red-hot as they push to the top of the EU LCS. For the first time in the history of the LCS, however, an EU team has managed to hold the No. 1 spot all season, and that team is Alliance, not Fnatic. If we're just looking at records, Alliance is the No. 1 team, but recent trends demonstrate Fnatic on fire, and they've always performed best in the playoffs. Rekkles is finally living up to his potential, and is seemingly unkillable, and Fnatic seems up to their usual mid-late game dominance, on account of their ability to make unpredictable plays. Written by Mattias "Gentleman Gustaf" Lehman
- (-2) CJ Entus Frost - OGN - (3-3) - 87 pts The biggest news out of CJ Entus Frost this week was undoubtedly the announcement of their presence at KCON 2014, marking their first time on American soil since the Season 2 World Championship. However, back in Korea, Frost easily dispatched MKZ 2-0 for a spot in NLB Summer's Diamond League. For the second time in a row, however, they will face a re-energized SK Telecom T1 K. If Frost are to keep their slim World Championship hopes alive, they cannot afford to slip up here. Written by Alex Manisier
- (+1) Cloud9 - NA LCS - (15-9) - 80 pts
With their second 2-0 week in a row, C9 is slowly starting to rev up as the regular season is winding down. Balls appears to be returning to his old form as he hard carried as Ryze in the match against LMQ and became the stalwart frontline his team needed as Mundo against Dignitas. Sitting only one win behind LMQ, it is still entirely possible for C9 to finish the regular season at No. 1 for the third split in a row.
Written by Jack "NeoIllusions" Ho - (+2) Team SoloMid - NA LCS - (15-9) - 61 pts TSM finished 2-0 last week with a solid victory over Evil Geniuses and proceeded to demolish their rivals, CLG. Currently tied at No. 2 with C9, the boys of Baylife have yet to be challenged since their newest member, Lustboy, entered their lineup. However, in their final leg of the split, TSM will be tested this week with a difficult schedule as they face off against LMQ, C9, Dignitas, and Curse. Written by Jack "NeoIllusions" Ho
- ( - ) StarHorn Royal Club - LPL - (12-8) - 50 pts Starhorn Royal Club continues to struggle to close out their games. They were able to take one game from World Elite this week, but a beleaguered WE came back after five losses to punish SHRC for their weak late game decision-making. If the team doesn't straighten out their play-making, they'll stay at the cusp of the bottom half of the LPL standings. With both Invictus Gaming and Young Glory looking like potential challengers, SHRC will have to redouble their efforts if they want to stay in position to attain a playoff seed. Written by Kelsey Moser
- (-3) Counter Logic Gaming - NA LCS - (13-11) - 30 pts
When it rains, it pours. For CLG, the team is running on empty as they finish a second week with a 0-2 result. While their place in the playoffs is all but secured and a chance at a top 2 finish realistically out of the question, CLG is taking a huge gamble this week as their active roster are all traveling to Korea for a week to practice under the watchful eye of their coach, MonteCristo. It remains to be seen whether or not this endeavor will pay off but this just might be the hyperbolic time chamber CLG needs to return to the playoffs stronger than before.
Written by Jack "NeoIllusions" Ho
