DraftKings LoL: Friday Worlds (Early) Breakdown

DraftKings LoL: Friday Worlds (Early) Breakdown

This article is part of our DraftKings League of Legends series.

GAMES (EDT)

4:00 a.m: ITZ vs. MAD Lions

4:50 a.m: PSG Talon vs. Rainbow7

ITZ vs. MAD

We are back with with the biggest tournament of the year, and this is going to be very exciting, especially for those who may have picked up League of Legends over the past few months. Worlds is probably the second-best event after the World Cup. Unfortunately, we have to go through play-ins before we get into the meat of the tournament, with the first game between INTZ from Brazil and MAD Lions from Europe. We know how Brazil teams love to play: they are aggressive and try to get early leads and win through brute force. This matchup is going to be tough for INTZ, as they are facing a strong team in MAD Lions, who were dominating the early parts of Europe. MAD are able to play through top side as well as bot, and if this meta shifts towards bot lane then I expect this to be a blowout, as Kaiser was one of the top performers on this team. MAD were good at mitigating early game pressure to scale up and take over in the mid-game, as their gold difference at 15 in EU was in the top-three. As long as MAD play their game, they can take this with ease.

Prediction: MAD Win

MAD Players to Target: Everyone

PSG vs. R7

The second matchup is between two teams that many people don't recognize: Rainbow7 from Latin America and PSG

GAMES (EDT)

4:00 a.m: ITZ vs. MAD Lions

4:50 a.m: PSG Talon vs. Rainbow7

ITZ vs. MAD

We are back with with the biggest tournament of the year, and this is going to be very exciting, especially for those who may have picked up League of Legends over the past few months. Worlds is probably the second-best event after the World Cup. Unfortunately, we have to go through play-ins before we get into the meat of the tournament, with the first game between INTZ from Brazil and MAD Lions from Europe. We know how Brazil teams love to play: they are aggressive and try to get early leads and win through brute force. This matchup is going to be tough for INTZ, as they are facing a strong team in MAD Lions, who were dominating the early parts of Europe. MAD are able to play through top side as well as bot, and if this meta shifts towards bot lane then I expect this to be a blowout, as Kaiser was one of the top performers on this team. MAD were good at mitigating early game pressure to scale up and take over in the mid-game, as their gold difference at 15 in EU was in the top-three. As long as MAD play their game, they can take this with ease.

Prediction: MAD Win

MAD Players to Target: Everyone

PSG vs. R7

The second matchup is between two teams that many people don't recognize: Rainbow7 from Latin America and PSG from Taiwan. Rainbow7 as an organization has been to Worlds before, but this is one of the few rookie teams that is getting a chance to showcase their skills. Latin America reminds me of Brazil on how they base their play-style, and they are really dependent on their junlger, Josedeodo, who is the single core that keeps the team together. If he can't get ahead and transfer that to other lanes then they might be in for a short run. PSG have a solid lineup as well, and most of these players have been to Worlds numerous times. They are a methodical team that reminds me of a standard League of Legends team that plays by the book. PSG were playing with Tank, River and Kawaing, but all three won't be able to play in the first couple of series. Instead, they are bringing two former Worlds players and a new bot laner. This really doesn't change much for PSG except maybe some communication problems, but the players are mechanically good and had stage experience before. I expect PSG to play slow and more objective based, which should punish the young aggressive team from Latin America.

Prediction: PSG Win

PSG Players to Target: Everyone 

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Kalvin Thongchamleunsouk
Kalvin is a former RotoWire contributor. He started his League of Legends obsession in 2012 during college and has followed the pro scene ever since. He was an original DraftKings LoL DFS player in 2015. Since early 2018, he's been a co-host on The Gold Card Podcast with fellow LoL DFS experts. The pod provides analysis, discussion, and strategy for wagering on professional League of Legends matches (where legal, of course).
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