For those who are suddenly lost. As a reminder, we are at Worlds 2022, the largest League of Legends tournament and, potentially, the main event of esports.
Paly-In stage, 12 teams identify the 4 strongest who will join the clubs that have passed directly to the group stage. Fnatic and Chiefs eSports Club are among the first club, and therefore all the attention is on them.
Let's go directly to the match. European League of Legends vs Oceania.
Can this fight become something outstanding? Whether this will happen is very unlikely.
Let's figure out how a team from Australia can beat the European giant.
Fnatic form
Fnatic will be the undisputed favorite of this match. The chance of their victory at the bookmakers is at around 1.15.
I think it is not necessary to explain that such a huge difference in the odds hints at the defeat of the Chiefs eSports Club. The nominal Australians have room for maneuver, but this is not so important. We would like to figure out why the beeches trust Fnatic so much.
I dare to suggest that the point here is both in the name of the tag itself and in performance. And even more important is the region in which these results were achieved.
Fnatic is the 3rd team in Europe at the end of the season. This is about something, yes.
The season for orange is very modest: 2 bronze medals at the LEC (spring and summer split). However, in the last LEC Summer 2022, Fnatic played well, losing in the semi-finals to the future European champions Rogue.
Fnatic roster
- Wunder
- Razork
- Humanoid
- Upset
- Hylissang
I will not dwell on the roster in detail. Let me just say that Humanoid is strong.
Heroes Fnatic
Somehow I already mentioned the non-trivial approach of “orange” to the choice of heroes. It seems to me non-standard, although there are generally recognized meta standards here.
Gragas went to the TOP line more often than others, and a little less often Ornn. The first has 80% of wins in 5 matches, the second with 4 games 3 wins.
Fnatic's forest is occupied by Trundle (5 matches, 60% win rate), Wukong (4 matches, 25% win rate), Viego (4 matches, 50% win rate).
On the mid lane you can expect Ahri (4 matches, 50% win rate), Azir (4 matches, 50% win rate).
The bottom lane is taken by Zeri with a perfect win rate in 4 matches. She is assisted by Renata Glasc (75% of wins), Nautilius (33% of wins).
Chiefs eSports Club kit
The Chiefs eSports Club will face the 3rd European team. Australian club win odds within 5.
To be honest, it's not entirely clear how at 1.15 on Fnatic, Chiefs eSports Club get only 5. It seems that the gap should be even more significant, but this is not very important.
We are more interested in the Chiefs eSports Club road on the way to Worlds 2022. It turned out to be smooth to some extent. I dare to assume that this is due to the competitiveness of their region.
At LCO Split 1 2022, the team took 2nd place, after which they improved their result by winning LCO Split 2 2022, thus securing a place in the Play-In Worlds 2022.
Chiefs eSports Club roster
- Topon
- Arthur
- Tally
- Raes
- Dragku
The last roster changes took place in June of this year. Then support Alaboric left his position.
Heroes Chiefs eSports Club
Over the last season, Chiefs eSports Club picked Gnar and Sejuani to the top. The first won 7 matches and 7, and the second all 5 in which she appeared.
In the jungle, the absolute win rate for Wukong. Not a single defeat in 7 matches.
Lissandra and Swain spawned most often in the mid lane. Again - the perfect win rate: 4 matches and 100% win rate.
Bot line - Kaisa and Aphelios (4 matches and 3 games, 100% wins).
On supports, Rakan was picked the most. Haven't lost a single game in 8 games.
Before the start of the Play-In Chiefs eSports Club did not lose a single match. The chance of maintaining a perfect win rate is very small.
History of personal meetings
Previously, the teams did not play each other in official matches. This fight will be the debut face-to-face confrontation between the teams.
Match outcome
I can't predict Fnatic's losses, even if I really wanted to. It can be said that Chiefs Esports Club should ban Zeri and focus on the top lane, but there is a persistent feeling that this will not help them in any case.
Fnatic's individual skill is higher than that of the Chiefs Esports Club players, and the combination of personal qualities of the performers makes Fnatic a serious strategic contender. In general, everyone is for the “orange”, me too.
Outcome: Fnatic win.
