This Week in League - July 21, 2014
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This week in League of Legends features Season 3 World Champion SK Telecom T1 K taking to the Rift against Samsung Galaxy White in Korea’s OGN Champions Summer tournament. The GPL playoffs continue in the lower half of the bracket with teams such as both of the AHQ esports teams looking to for a spot in semifinals. North America finally has a clear first place thanks to LMQ, and now the chase is on. Can anyone stop Fnatic in Europe? There’s a new sheriff in China’s LPL following Edward Gaming’s 2-0 win over OMG, but they have a pair of series to get through to maintain their pole position.
NA LCS
Schedule Games begin at 12:00pm PDT Saturday and Sunday. Click here for a detailed schedule of games. Games to Watch Cloud9 vs Team Dignitas - Saturday, July 26th - 2:00 pm PDT / 11:00 pm CEST Team Dignitas shook off a losing streak during Week 9, but they’ll need to continue to rebound against a Cloud9 team that is suddenly tied for second. Team SoloMid vs Counter Logic Gaming - Sunday, July 20th - 2:00 pm PDT / 11:00 CEST Two of the longest tenured teams in North America battle for the fourth time. CLG holds a 2-1 edge during the summer. They’re both 13-9 and tied for second. A win for CLG is an important tiebreaker as playoffs near. Stories Around the League Three-way tie for second - After LMQ had a 2-0 week, they’ve earned a 2 game advantage over every other NA team. The battle going into week 10 centers on second. Team SoloMid, Counter Logic Gaming and Cloud9 are tied at 13-9, and two of those teams (TSM & CLG) meet on Sunday, July 27th. How Pros Approach Champion Select - Curious about champion select? Taylor ‘Riot RoboTayco’ Cocke has your covered. Mastered champion select? Take a peek at Taylor’s What’s in a team comp? to break down how those selections turn into compositions.
EU LCS
Schedule Games begin at 8:00am PDT Thursday and Friday. Click here for a detailed schedule of games Games to Watch Fnatic vs Alliance - Thursday, July 24th - 11:00 am PDT / 8:00 pm CEST The top two in the league meet up. A Fnatic win pushes them into a tie with Alliance, while an Alliance win gives them the tiebreaker over Fnatic, and the inside track to No. 1 overall seed for the playoffs Supa Hot Crew vs Alliance - Friday, July 25th - 10:00 am PDT / 7:00 pm CEST SK Gaming is in freefall following multiple losses over the past month. Team ROCCAT can be the best in Europe one day, and a disheveled mess the next. The two could both use a win for confidence, and some consistency. Stories Around the League Titans at the Top - Fnatic wants first. Alliance has it. Thanks to their three game edge over the rest of the league, that disagreement will be settled between them. Beyond them, Millenium, Supa Hot Crew, SK Gaming and Team ROCCAT are battling to stay out of sixth place and relegation. Community Spotlight: Episode 1 - Rekkles’s pentakill, and a heaping helping of infographics from our friends at Esportspedia.com highlight the first episode of Community Spotlight.
Korea’s OGN Champions Summer
Schedule Games begin at 3:00am PDT Wednesday and Friday. Click here for a detailed schedule of games. Games to Watch Samsung Galaxy White vs SK Telecom T1 K - Wednesday, July 23th - 3:00 am PDT / 12:00 pm CEST Season 3 World Champion SK Telecom T1 K locks horns with Samsung Galaxy White, the team that knocked them out of Champions Spring. A win by T1 K sets up a potential battle royale for an automatic spot at the 2014 World Championship assuming Samsung Galaxy Blue takes care of business. Samsung Galaxy Blue vs Jin Air Green Wings Stealths - Friday, July 25th - 3:00 am PDT / 12:00 pm CEST The upstart Jin Air Green Wings Stealths take on a Samsung Galaxy Blue that is looking to defend their OGN Champions Spring championship. Blue did drop a game in the group stage to Incredible Miracle #2, but with two weeks to prepare for this best-of-five, they enter as the decided favorite to move onto the semifinals Stories Around the League Korean hammerlock on power rankings - Koreans continue to hold the top spots of in the Lolesports Power Ranking. This week, Samsung Galaxy White (#2) takes on SK Telecom T1 K (#4) in a match that promises to have far reaching effects on the 2014 World Championship. Samsung’s Galaxy: The Emerging Empire - The Samsung Galaxy organization has been a cut above the rest of Korea, and the world, for several months. Take a peek at the history of this League of Legends powerhouse.
China’s LPL
Schedule Games begin at 1:00am PDT Friday and Saturday. Click here for a detailed schedule of games. Games to Watch OMG vs Team WE - Friday, July 25th - 4:00 am PDT / 1:00 pm CEST Following their 0-2 loss to Edward Gaming, OMG looks to get back to winning against a Team WE team that have a little extra confidence following their victory at IEM - Shenzhen. Edward Gaming vs Invictus Gaming - Saturday, July 26th - 4:00 am PDT / 1:00 pm CEST Edward Gaming gets to test their mettle against an Invictus Gaming team that has shown a penchant for splitting series over the past two weeks, including against both Team WE, and OMG. Stories Around the League Team WE, Edward Gaming looking to extend their lead - Team WE and Edward Gaming are tied for first following Edward Gaming’s win over OMG. They get no respite for their triumph, though, as both teams get a pair of series this week to prove OMG vs EDG: Classic in the Making - OMG vs Edward Gaming is turning into a serious rivalry in China. How did the two teams, and their rivalry, come into being?
