Group Stage Double Round Robin Each team plays 18 matches All matches are Bo3 1st to 6th place will play the Playoffs 1st and 2nd receive playoff byes into the semifinals
Playoffs Single Elimination All matches are Bo5 Winner qualifies for Mid-Season Invitational 2022
On January 12 2022 21:42 evilfatsh1t wrote: t1 showing why the other members got benched. felt sorry for teddy though, hope he does well in afreeca
I am happy for him, I think he is on a good mid tier team with a plausible chance to do well. The real loser seems to be Deft, who has been confined to another year of elo hell.
On January 16 2022 23:04 evilfatsh1t wrote: what an absolute banger of a series dk vs gen g has been so far. 2 insane games and now a singed support in game 3
Today's highlight for sure, since BLG aren't fielding Uzi yet. LCK is looking pretty good right from the start
all 3 games were amazing actually. probably one of the most entertaining bo3 ive seen in a long time. the singed pick was hilarious for both being absolutely useless yet simultaneously playing a huge role against dk's comp
On January 29 2022 18:53 AzAlexZ wrote: A big thank you to KT from T1 after this series lmao
That series blew my mind, it wasn't even super close, KT was clearly better prepared. Also keep forgetting that Rascal is a gigachad carry when he is on form.
damwon bringing the high quality entertainment against the big teams. first vs gen g and now t1. the icing on the cake being they lost both matches after taking the first round
drx's management is a farce. they need a shake up chovy, deft, cvmax, kim. high profile players/coaches they cant keep hold of because of disputes between the org. (though deft did come back)
On February 12 2022 17:03 AdsMoFro wrote: Sucks that Peanut will miss this potential ripper of a series. The pressure is all on T1 now tho.
It is so tilting to open the stream and see that GenG is playing with this split second lineup. Especially because from what I'm seeing, Ruler and Chovy brought their A game today. That said, this game 1 is a lot closer than I expected, these GenG rookies are pretty talented. Or maybe it's close because GenG got Zeri...
On February 12 2022 17:03 AdsMoFro wrote: Sucks that Peanut will miss this potential ripper of a series. The pressure is all on T1 now tho.
It is so tilting to open the stream and see that GenG is playing with this split second lineup. Especially because from what I'm seeing, Ruler and Chovy brought their A game today. That said, this game 1 is a lot closer than I expected, these GenG rookies are pretty talented. Or maybe it's close because GenG got Zeri...
Giving away Zeri didn't help but it also, despite how close it was, didn't ever feel out of reach for T1. They are playing with this lineup because Lehends and Peanut have tested positive for COVID btw for ppl who don't know. They're also missing their head coach.
On February 18 2022 17:52 AzAlexZ wrote: What a game LMAO T1 Happy gaming into WINIONS
Edit: T1 massacre in the second game, the undisputed best team in LCK, love to see it
Watched the first game of the series and was definitely happy gaming. Incredible to watch them just refuse to end properly and go for the force end 3 times in a row, get wiped and still go for it again.
On February 23 2022 22:39 evilfatsh1t wrote: t1 absolutely demolished dk. real mental breaker defeats for dk after being so ahead in game 1 and getting backdoored in game 2
Tbh this was a textbook OG T1 series against top teams: even when behind, it doesn't feel like Faker and friends can lose. And this T1 is slowly shaping up to be their best roster ever (they'd need to win Worlds though), really curious how the top teams of other regions will stand up to them.
On February 23 2022 22:39 evilfatsh1t wrote: t1 absolutely demolished dk. real mental breaker defeats for dk after being so ahead in game 1 and getting backdoored in game 2
They were never behind though, were they? Cait never had less gold than Jinx and Lux was 1k ahead of Leona when they were going topside to take the turret, after Cait was picked off once again. Their macro was just too good for DK.
On February 23 2022 22:39 evilfatsh1t wrote: t1 absolutely demolished dk. real mental breaker defeats for dk after being so ahead in game 1 and getting backdoored in game 2
They were never behind though, were they? Cait never had less gold than Jinx and Lux was 1k ahead of Leona when they were going topside to take the turret, after Cait was picked off once again. Their macro was just too good for DK.
cait only managed to catch up because dk over commited to herald and let cait take all the plates. that was the start of dk's fall but if t1 was in dk's position then a 2-0 jinx would have outcarried the shit out of a 0-2 cait. jinx and cait actually ended up going 3-0 and 0-3 respectively but t1 didnt allow deokdam to carry. completely outplayed
On February 23 2022 22:39 evilfatsh1t wrote: t1 absolutely demolished dk. real mental breaker defeats for dk after being so ahead in game 1 and getting backdoored in game 2
They were never behind though, were they? Cait never had less gold than Jinx and Lux was 1k ahead of Leona when they were going topside to take the turret, after Cait was picked off once again. Their macro was just too good for DK.
cait only managed to catch up because dk over commited to herald and let cait take all the plates. that was the start of dk's fall but if t1 was in dk's position then a 2-0 jinx would have outcarried the shit out of a 0-2 cait. jinx and cait actually ended up going 3-0 and 0-3 respectively but t1 didnt allow deokdam to carry. completely outplayed
Do you stay in original lane assignments there and hope to press your advantage vs Cait Lux where you got ahead on team effort? They would keep being shoved in and it might've been too dangerous unless you can guarantee to catch Lux 24/7 imo. You're never getting any plates otherwise.
On February 23 2022 22:39 evilfatsh1t wrote: t1 absolutely demolished dk. real mental breaker defeats for dk after being so ahead in game 1 and getting backdoored in game 2
They were never behind though, were they? Cait never had less gold than Jinx and Lux was 1k ahead of Leona when they were going topside to take the turret, after Cait was picked off once again. Their macro was just too good for DK.
cait only managed to catch up because dk over commited to herald and let cait take all the plates. that was the start of dk's fall but if t1 was in dk's position then a 2-0 jinx would have outcarried the shit out of a 0-2 cait. jinx and cait actually ended up going 3-0 and 0-3 respectively but t1 didnt allow deokdam to carry. completely outplayed
Do you stay in original lane assignments there and hope to press your advantage vs Cait Lux where you got ahead on team effort? They would keep being shoved in and it might've been too dangerous unless you can guarantee to catch Lux 24/7 imo. You're never getting any plates otherwise.
are you saying you think jinx leona would have continued to lose the 2v2? because thats wrong. im not suggesting that dk shouldnt have gone for herald at all either. with their bot winning so hard of course dk should have got herald. the problem is leona walked towards herald from base to help and t1 made the very quick decision to not contest. leona should have changed course as soon as canyon realised he wasnt being contested but leona was too slow. now deokdam knows lux and xin are botside and cant walk up to lane to take waves or defend plates. if leona was sitting him then jinx wouldnt have stagnated so hard, even with the risk of being dove. the alternative and probably correct decision would be jinx and leona base together, get herald, lane swaps with top and they trade towers. jinx gets huge, doesnt have to worry about a dive because hes on the wrong side of the map, and top just goes 50 50 as usual. cait is big but jinx is still bigger. later the nail in the coffin was still jinx dying to azir because he greeded and tried to galeforce out of range, but whatever
Time of Leona herald roam was around 8min and Cait Lux already took 2 plates. It's entirely possible Lux would've roamed to herald if they sniffed out Jinx going top to rotate and accelerate - T1 has a ward at herald -, trying to slow them down and then you either give Cait solo lane or she goes up there to either contest herald and/or the lane. Obviously it could go either way, and early Leona and fed Jinx might be more probable to win a full out teamfight, but T1 knew perfectly how to play around Gnar ragebar making DK very hesitant to force anything.
Leona Jinx for sure win the all in if they can get it to happen. The Jinx solokill was quite the misplay by Guma and I don't think he'd make that same mistake again.
dk was in a better position to fight 5v5 and they wouldnt have shyed away from doing so if t1 forced it. therefore it wouldnt matter if lux roamed to herald to slow them down. that was actually the play dk was expecting anyway, even if both adcs were staying bot. if jinx went towards herald the first problem for t1 is you dont know whether the jinx is coming back bot or going to herald, so theyre already having to be reactive or do what dk did, which was make an assumption and hope youre right. now even if t1 did guess that jinx was joining the rest of the team at herald, lux coming to herald alone is a mistake because cait pushing bot alone is slow and a sloppy 4v5 situation could easily lead to another t1 player getting picked off by leona/ahri/jinx. so you either bring cait with you, or you do what t1 did and get lux to help cait take the tower. if you bring cait with you then you have a 5v5 which undoubtedly favours dk at that point in the game and thats why t1 chose not to contest herald. where dk made mistakes that t1 wouldnt have, aside from deokdam getting caught out, is leona leaving jinx twice without vision around bot. leona went top once and although they did get a kill, jinx couldnt do shit at bot and viego had to hold jinx's hand back to the lane because he couldnt go alone. i guess you could say canyon screwed up here also because if viego/jinx walked together quicker then jinx could have cleared the wave as it crashed and cait wouldnt get the 2 free plates. the same thing happened again later when leona walked to herald and took ages to realise that he was walking there for no reason and allowed lux/xin to push jinx out of the lane again. if dk was gonna play the top game and play around gwen/ahri then their choices may have been fine, but they sacrificed their bot when they were in fact looking to play a bot game.
Yeah I agree with your point about DK expecting Lux going to Herald. They did let Leona linger for too long, making Cait catch up. Seemed like they mindgamed themselves into a deficit. As to how a 4v5 would go with Cait pushing solo I can't say. Keria did play disrespectful in the lane, but who knows if he'd be as sloppy poking them around Herald. In any case I'd think if they see Jinx around herald they'd rotate Cait topside aswell IF they want to contest. But like you say, they didn't feel like contesting anyway, but is thay because they thought they were too weak or because they were grabbing plates anyway despite Leona being there or not? First Leona roam is indeed a sadlife for the Jinx aswell. Guess you can hope they learn from it to become more efficient in giving the fed hypercarry as efficient an access to farm as possible.
I don't think the 5v5 is that clear and cut even when ahead though. Megagnar and Xin can easily get onto Jinx and 100 to 0 her while cced. Meanwhile, have fun walking through the jungle into Cait/Lux/Azir when they're retreating as Gwen/Ahri/Leona/Viego try to engage. You need at least one (Leona) to peel if Mega/Xin (or even Azir) go in, making your backline access that much less effective.
my point is from t1's perspective the 5v5 at herald is too much risk and dk knows it. if the fight goes perfectly for t1 then yeah the 5v5 is very winnable, but the difficulty of execution is way higher for t1 especially because dk had priority and therefore would have superior vision and positioning in and around the herald. t1 would have to either flank or group as 5 and push from one side with perfect initiations from both gnar and xin. add to the teamfight the extra hassle of managing gnar's rage timer and the fact that t1 had 4 flashes down anyway and its just not a risk you want to take. t1 has to have a perfect fight to have a chance but they cant have a perfect fight to begin with
On February 26 2022 23:47 evilfatsh1t wrote: my point is from t1's perspective the 5v5 at herald is too much risk and dk knows it. if the fight goes perfectly for t1 then yeah the 5v5 is very winnable, but the difficulty of execution is way higher for t1 especially because dk had priority and therefore would have superior vision and positioning in and around the herald. t1 would have to either flank or group as 5 and push from one side with perfect initiations from both gnar and xin. add to the teamfight the extra hassle of managing gnar's rage timer and the fact that t1 had 4 flashes down anyway and its just not a risk you want to take. t1 has to have a perfect fight to have a chance but they cant have a perfect fight to begin with
So the Leona was an unforced error? I'm not trying to argue to argue here by the way, I'm largely agreeing with you. But if DK knows 5v5 is too risky for T1 then why put Jinx behind with a Leona roam in the first place? I can't recall, but was T1 ward at herald swept? If they see Jinx there it could be a trigger still for Cait/Lux to move up to relieve pressure from topside.
I think T1 is perfectly able (one of the only teams in the world at this level as far as I've seen) to play around Gnar rage timer. Setup for a fight > flashes if they know the timers by the way. I feel like GA and flashes are a lot of the times a trap which players cling on to, to get them out of a bad situation, especially in chaotic team fights. GA is a win more item and flash is best used in lane or when the 5v5 isn't in full force. I can't recount the amount of times a carry gets picked with flash up because he's just too slow or misjudged the situation. In any case, 4 flashes down is still a lot and is a risk most teams wouldn't take.
yeah the movement of leona but also showmaker and canyon were just poor in the herald decision. the team was collectively too casual about trying to get information on t1, and in a situation where they didnt have much information they just assumed (or gambled on) that t1 would go through the motions of contesting herald. its why dk are mid table now. not just poor performances individually but theyre wasteful with their turns.
if Gen.G doesn't beat T1 in a couple of days then T1 has an actual chance to go 18-0 this season, which is crazy. Last year we were talking about how Damwon might beat T1's (SKT's) record, and now we know that the only team that can beat SKT is T1
On February 28 2022 03:11 AzAlexZ wrote: if Gen.G doesn't beat T1 in a couple of days then T1 has an actual chance to go 18-0 this season, which is crazy. Last year we were talking about how Damwon might beat T1's (SKT's) record, and now we know that the only team that can beat SKT is T1
I hope they beat their own record, it would definitely motivate Faker. Would be crazy if they manage to grab another Worlds title, I also want to see how long this roster lasts.
On February 28 2022 03:11 AzAlexZ wrote: if Gen.G doesn't beat T1 in a couple of days then T1 has an actual chance to go 18-0 this season, which is crazy. Last year we were talking about how Damwon might beat T1's (SKT's) record, and now we know that the only team that can beat SKT is T1
I hope they beat their own record, it would definitely motivate Faker. Would be crazy if they manage to grab another Worlds title, I also want to see how long this roster lasts.
T1 being the strongest team also gives us the possibility that Faker gets chosen for the Asian Games in September as part of the entire T1 set. Winning gold would make him able to do the 6-week military course instead of the full conscription which would be huge. Tbf I don't think conscription should happen for anybody but fuck it'll hurt to see Faker's career end from having to do military service. Was already bitter sweet seeing Khan's career end last year.
On February 28 2022 03:11 AzAlexZ wrote: if Gen.G doesn't beat T1 in a couple of days then T1 has an actual chance to go 18-0 this season, which is crazy. Last year we were talking about how Damwon might beat T1's (SKT's) record, and now we know that the only team that can beat SKT is T1
I hope they beat their own record, it would definitely motivate Faker. Would be crazy if they manage to grab another Worlds title, I also want to see how long this roster lasts.
T1 being the strongest team also gives us the possibility that Faker gets chosen for the Asian Games in September as part of the entire T1 set. Winning gold would make him able to do the 6-week military course instead of the full conscription which would be huge. Tbf I don't think conscription should happen for anybody but fuck it'll hurt to see Faker's career end from having to do military service. Was already bitter sweet seeing Khan's career end last year.
given the situation with ukraine russia and the parallels it has to north and south korea, you can see why conscription is still a thing in korea
On March 03 2022 16:17 DarkCore wrote: Ruler tests positive for Covid, right before the T1 rematch. You can't make this shit up...
and T1 2-0 Gen.G, I really don't know how to feel about it but a win is a win and I'm glad T1 did well.
looking at how t1 won i dont actually think ruler would have made much difference. yeah gen g didnt have an adc but their losses wasnt because they didnt have an adc. they just got outclassed in macro the same way every other team did.
We should place bets on the first team that beats T1. Ngl, I don't think it will happen this season (T1 will sweep playoffs unless GenG suddenly gets 20% better), but imo at MSI the LPL nominee could do it.
On March 07 2022 00:46 DarkCore wrote: We should place bets on the first team that beats T1. Ngl, I don't think it will happen this season (T1 will sweep playoffs unless GenG suddenly gets 20% better), but imo at MSI the LPL nominee could do it.
Well there will be BO1 at MSI so defs a bigger chance. T1 also tend to give a lot up in first games in their Bo3 sets.
I do not understand how talented this current T1 roster is. Zeus, Oner, Guma AND Keria are just completely insane. Oner and Guma have mechanics that are out of this world. I don't think there was an iteration in LCK I'm more fond of.
Not T1 with Bengi and Impact/Marin, not Rox with Smeb/Lee/Kuro/Pray/Gorilla, not Griffin (Chovy Viper in the same team, ARE YOU KIDDING ME) and not DK. Don't get me wrong, the above teams were an absolute joy to watch, but this is just on another level.
To be honest, I haven't watched any other team as much. GenG seems to be doing great as well (I think it's the only other team with a record that's quite stellar, no?). I hope T1 wins it all this year. Faker deserves it, this iteration deserves it.
On March 19 2022 05:54 Uldridge wrote: I do not understand how talented this current T1 roster is. Zeus, Oner, Guma AND Keria are just completely insane. Oner and Guma have mechanics that are out of this world. I don't think there was an iteration in LCK I'm more fond of.
Not T1 with Bengi and Impact/Marin, not Rox with Smeb/Lee/Kuro/Pray/Gorilla, not Griffin (Chovy Viper in the same team, ARE YOU KIDDING ME) and not DK. Don't get me wrong, the above teams were an absolute joy to watch, but this is just on another level.
To be honest, I haven't watched any other team as much. GenG seems to be doing great as well (I think it's the only other team with a record that's quite stellar, no?). I hope T1 wins it all this year. Faker deserves it, this iteration deserves it.
T1 needed years to finally get this team though, they have literally been the first to pick up every possible KR talent not on GRF/DK/Tigers. Look at all the 'failed' talent they've recently released into the LCK and LPL, many are good enough for the top league, T1 has kept the best for themselves though. Happy for Faker, if there's one team that can carry him to another Worlds title, this has got to be it.
GenG and DK are good this season, they could probably be the top seed in another year. GenG got unlucky with their T1 games, and DK is slowly ramping up (Canyon is cracked, imo I put him over Oner due to veterancy, but it's close), sadly this T1 squad is freaky.
GenG and DK are good this season, they could probably be the top seed in another year. GenG got unlucky with their T1 games, and DK is slowly ramping up (Canyon is cracked, imo I put him over Oner due to veterancy, but it's close), sadly this T1 squad is freaky.
Canyon got dunked on by Umti today. Honestly, DK look like a shadow of themselves. Doubt they'll do much this split and we'll see if their players can grow into their roles/reshape the way the team works compared to last year.
DK on paper has a better roster than they've been showing. I expected them to contend for second place at least, but GenG is way further ahead.
T1 is incredible, although my fondness of a (Korean) team always grows with their international prowess. My favourite ever is still Samsung White, I started liking LoL as a spectator game when watching them play. SKT 2015 was the first team I was a fan of going into worlds. DK 2020 was simply destroying the entire world. If T1 does it this year with the level they've been showing so far, they'll certainly be up there.
And of course I want Faker to win another worlds. This time with Bengi as a coach instead of a jungler, lol.
Yeah I missed today's series, ironic I wrote that about Canyon. But I am happy with seeing Burdol improve,and imo the bot lane is an upgrade in terms of carry potential. ShowMaker is a bit shaky atm though, and DK in general has to figure out more ways to win besides Canyon carrying/setting up the win.
My favourite ever is still Samsung White
I loved SSW as well because of Imp and Mata, but those days I was a big fan of Uzi. Ironically, I didn't see that much potential in Deft, I thought Imp was vastly superior.
canyon is a fucking monster. besides the throw where he jumped onto the xayah he turned peanut into a silver jungler. he cant carry an out of form showmaker and a team that doesnt know what theyre doing though.
really good series overall and game 5 is probably up there as one of the greatest 5th sets in lck history
Nuguri had a poor stint at FPX, imo he just didn't feel well in CN, but if they want someone tried and tested this season, then they should go for Rascal or Kiin.
Don't think it's enough though, T1 and GenG have the best veterans and insane recent talent, they're basically damned to 3rd place unless Canyon can peak high enough to solocarry entire series vs world class teams.
On March 29 2022 05:46 DarkCore wrote: Nuguri had a poor stint at FPX, imo he just didn't feel well in CN, but if they want someone tried and tested this season, then they should go for Rascal or Kiin.
Don't think it's enough though, T1 and GenG have the best veterans and insane recent talent, they're basically damned to 3rd place unless Canyon can peak high enough to solocarry entire series vs world class teams.
Well, there's kinda no way they get Rascal or Kiin this season but Nuguri is a Free Agent. Idk, I think a core of even close to peak Nuguri/Canyon/Showmaker is enough to carry them. You're saying that they're doomed to 3rd place with a worse top after they just pushed Gen.G to 5 games and threw a 11k gold lead in the final game?
They could still be 3rd even after getting Nuguri, but I don't think it's as sure a thing as you think. This was probs showmaker's worst split since his debut...and they still pushed Gen.G with supposedly "the best veterans and new talent".
Imo both DK and GenG have low growth potential for individual skill, that's why I give GenG the edge. The top 3 teams have grabbed all the best players of the last 4 years of LCK (T1 lineup was just hidden from public view), they are mostly veteran teams by now, deokdam and Burdol are the only newish members. Would be insane for someone like Canyon or Ruler to peak even higher, they are already world class. Although you're right, if DK find their former team synergy again they could likely fight for 2nd.
Showmaker slumped this split, no doubt it affected DK. But even if he recovered, Faker and Chovy are playing extremely well atm, so DK can't easily carry through mid.
On March 29 2022 15:43 DarkCore wrote: Imo both DK and GenG have low growth potential for individual skill, that's why I give GenG the edge. The top 3 teams have grabbed all the best players of the last 4 years of LCK (T1 lineup was just hidden from public view), they are mostly veteran teams by now, deokdam and Burdol are the only newish members. Would be insane for someone like Canyon or Ruler to peak even higher, they are already world class. Although you're right, if DK find their former team synergy again they could likely fight for 2nd.
Showmaker slumped this split, no doubt it affected DK. But even if he recovered, Faker and Chovy are playing extremely well atm, so DK can't easily carry through mid.
i think if nuguri joined dk now dk would be a strong candidate for 2nd. i dont think that even with nuguri dk would be anywhere near t1's level. deokdam kellin are supposed to be a better bot duo than ghost beryl in a vacuum, however ghost beryl were better for dk. also based on the voice comms we get for dk it seems that showmaker is predominantly the shotcaller and hes quickly finding out that he aint no faker who can play the game and shotcall simultaneously. canyon's shotcalling from what ive seen seems limited to things hes doing specifically such as "im going to invade. watch me". even if nuguri comes back this problem for showmaker isnt alleviated. either showmaker has to get used to it or they need another beryl
On March 29 2022 15:43 DarkCore wrote: Imo both DK and GenG have low growth potential for individual skill, that's why I give GenG the edge. The top 3 teams have grabbed all the best players of the last 4 years of LCK (T1 lineup was just hidden from public view), they are mostly veteran teams by now, deokdam and Burdol are the only newish members. Would be insane for someone like Canyon or Ruler to peak even higher, they are already world class. Although you're right, if DK find their former team synergy again they could likely fight for 2nd.
Showmaker slumped this split, no doubt it affected DK. But even if he recovered, Faker and Chovy are playing extremely well atm, so DK can't easily carry through mid.
i think if nuguri joined dk now dk would be a strong candidate for 2nd. i dont think that even with nuguri dk would be anywhere near t1's level. deokdam kellin are supposed to be a better bot duo than ghost beryl in a vacuum, however ghost beryl were better for dk. also based on the voice comms we get for dk it seems that showmaker is predominantly the shotcaller and hes quickly finding out that he aint no faker who can play the game and shotcall simultaneously. canyon's shotcalling from what ive seen seems limited to things hes doing specifically such as "im going to invade. watch me". even if nuguri comes back this problem for showmaker isnt alleviated. either showmaker has to get used to it or they need another beryl
I prefer deokdam/kellin simply for their carry potential, DK on paper has 3 carry positions (SM, Canyon, deokdam), all the top teams have multiple threats. But the shotcalling is definitely lacking. If I remember right, Nuguri likes being told what to do so he can focus on winning lane, so he'd be another burden for SM. Tbh, Burdol isn't even that bad for a rookie, Zeus also didn't look great when T1 tried tested him last year. I wonder how drastic measures DK will take to try and fix their problems.
the akshan pick was very questionable and doran pooped it hard. however i think gen g knew that they had to go all or nothing in a pick like that because they werent going to be t1 by playing standard. the game they won was gifted to them by t1 pretty much.
The game T1 lost was them playing very very loose. Seemed like they were skillchecking them. Game 3 was way too close but they had very little ways to close the game out. If you can't close a game out with a 10k lead, you should lose. Guma is just way too good.
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