LCS

UoL guaranteed 4th place at least with a lucky win over Giants. It ended in a crazy base race that Giants didnt need to do and somehow Unicorns won it against the odds. Not convinced by their new jungler yet but they have still pulled off some good results so credit to them.

Fnatic continue their dominance with a convincing win over SK Gaming. Yellowstar playing Trundle support! 1 game away from a perfect season with only UoL standing in their way.

Origen and H2K play a very close game with Origen coming out on top but the lead swung many times in the course of the game. Origen now establising themselves as the second best team in Europe and securing a semi final place. Really hope they manage to go to worlds. Soaz coming out recently with some big performances but Amazing not looking great.

Fnatic looking so so good! Demolished UoL 3-0. Origen also looking good after taking apart H2K 3-1. Should be an interesting final but expect Fnatic to win 3-1 or 3-0.

I have been watching a lof of Korean, Chinese and NA league recently and I really think Fnatic are on par with the top teams from those regions. Their pick and ban phase is just so strong and they seem to prepare really well. Potentially they look better than they are because the level of competition is lower in EU in comparison to China/Korea but I expect them to go far at worlds.

So Origen put up a great showing in the final vs Fnatic. I think if Origen had managed to hold on a little longer they could have won the final game. Fantastic flank by Yellowstar with Tibbers over the wall to win the final fight. I think Origen made a mistake by picking Azir... Peke just didnt perform on it.

Really hope Origen make it through the playoffs now and secure the 3rd place at worlds as they have proved themselves as comfortably the second best team in Europe. Giving Fnatic a run for their money also means they could quite possibly perform well on the world stage as Fnatic are currently ranked 4 in the world. It will be tough for them with a 3rd place seeding though. Soaz's GP was also a joy to watch... he needs to be on carry champs! With Soaz on a tank Origen are very predictable because Xpeke plays very safe from mid and doesnt play to carry any more. That puts everything on Niels in the bot lane so shut him down and you shut Origen down.

Also CLG look great and destroy TSM! Really pleased as I think they are a far better team in comparison to TSM. Zionspartan played an amazing series and he is another player who adds another dimension to their team when on a carry. Xsmithie isnt a great jungler so stick him on a tank like Gragas or Ekko and put Aphromoo on a tank like Braum or Alistair and then you have a great triple threat from that team. Zions Yasou was awesome to watch and Pobelter is so good on Viktor.

All in all its shaping up to be a great worlds. Not sure whats going on in China though.. Are EDG out now?

Bjergsen and Lustboy are the only two top tier players on that team. Dyrus has such a limited champion pool... he literally can only play tanks top and Wild Turtle has been hot and cold for a while now. Santorin is an ok jungler but there are far better out there (Move, Rush etc). I think they will be badly shown up at worlds and there will be a clear out after.