Top Players at Worlds – No. 10 and No. 9
As part of our Countdown to Worlds, lolesports.com celebrates the best players at the World Championship.
#10 - Bjergsen
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.
#9 - Lovelin
Region - China
Position - Jungle
Signature Champions
If there’s a jungler in China who can carry his team with sheer force of will, it’s Yin “Lovelin” Le.
Lovelin has said time and again that his favorite champion is Lee Sin, and when it falls into his hands, it’s easy to see why. OMG has won eight of the ten games they’ve played in which Lovelin has gotten Lee Sin, making it their most successful pick of 2014 LPL Summer.
Those who remember Lovelin from the 2013 World Championships know that he’s no one-trick pony. Lovelin's strengths lie in his creativity and unpredictability. He’s able to use champion abilities in new and unique ways, and his J4 Cataclysms manipulate the terrain in such a way as to create a whole new Summoner’s Rift.
No tower is a safe haven with Lovelin on the loose. If a team wants to best OMG, they’ll have to find a way to pin him down. Fat chance.
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