Within the Eight-year run of MSI North America has solely made it to the playoff levels of the event 3 times together with this yr. Within the earlier two instances, NA has made the finals each instances giving them a 100% semifinal success price the very best in MSI historical past. This incredible stat seems good however this yr and 2019 have an enormous quantity of similarities that can completely assure an EG finals run for MSI 2022.
2019 vs 2022
The final yr that NA made it out of teams was at MSI 2019 and result in the primary worldwide event received by a western group with G2 beating Staff Liquid in an all-western last. Taking a look at these tournaments they’re eerily comparable virtually guaranteeing one other all-western last.
Three groups are the identical groups current on the 2019 event that being T1 previously SKT from the LCK, G2 from the LEC, and Saigon Buffalo previously the Phong Vu Buffalo out of Vietnam.
On the finish of the primary stage/rumble stage, 4 of the six areas completed with similar information: the LCK at 7-3, the LEC at 5-5, the LMS/PCS at 3-7, and the VN at 2-8. The primary and final video games of the primary stage had been similar with T1 dropping to G2 to start out the primary stage and T1 defeating the LPL to finish the stage. In each tournaments, T1 would wrestle firstly of the stage however end comparatively robust successful a minimum of their final three video games.
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – MAY 10: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok of T1 gestures a thumbs up on the League of Legends – Mid-Season Invitational Teams Stage on Might 10, 2022 in Busan, South Korea. (Picture by Colin Younger-Wolff/Riot Video games)
The largest similarity comes within the matchups which are arrange within the playoff stage. The 2 matchups in each tournaments had been LCS vs LPL and T1 vs G2.
T1 vs G2
The elephant within the room is the massive matchup of Caps vs Faker which is the one remaining matchup from 2019. These two have been the faces of their groups for numerous years with Faker hoping to get revenge on Caps for his or her final two collection losses towards G2. Exterior of this T1 closely depends on their jungle to place in large performances as each Clid in 2019 and Oner in 2022 had been the very best performers for his or her groups. G2 additionally comes into the playoffs dropping video games to Buffalo being the one main area to take action in each tournaments.
Berlin, Germany – April 9: — throughout the 2022 League of Legends European Championship Collection Spring Semifinals on the LEC Studio (Picture by Michal Konkol/Riot Video games)
LCS vs LPL
In each 2019 and 2022, the LPL consultant completed the common season in second place earlier than successful their area with the primary seed failing to make the finals. The LPL can also be the area containing the reigning champion and is seen as the very best league on the planet heading into the event. For the LCS crucial similarity between 2019 and 2022 comes within the high lane with Affect being the toplaner for each Staff Liquid in 2019 and Evil Genius in 2022. Each NA groups would additionally solely take one single recreation off of main areas in each tournaments.
Apr 13, 2019; St. Louis , MO, USA; Staff Liquid member Eonyoung Jeong celebrates after defeating TSM within the fifth recreation to win the League of Legends Championship Collection Spring Finals at Chaifetz Enviornment. Obligatory Credit score: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports activities
All of those similarities assure that EG will certainly defeat RNG tomorrow with G2 once more beating T1 creating one other all-western last and persevering with NA’s dominance over the semifinals at MSI.
