Losers’ Round 1
Format: BO5
The LPL Regional Finals 2021 mini-tournament will continue on Saturday, September 4, and qualify for the 2021 World Cup. The first eliminated will be LNG Esports or Rare Atom.
The LPL Regional Finals 2021 is a qualifying tournament for China’s top teams for the upcoming World Championship 2021. The four LPL teams with the highest number of championship points will play for two tickets to the major tournament of the year in League of Legends, which will be played from 3 to September 5, 2021.
LNG Esports: LPL playoff opener must go on
LNG Esports is the biggest sensation of the Chinese summer LoL championship. Back in the spring, these guys were the last to break into the playoff stage and didn’t get very far, but they improved their record this summer. Yes, there was a quarter-final summer split in 2019, but then the playoff stage was not as long as now, and the Blue Dragons needed to win three consecutive rounds against their peers to reach the loser’s bracket.
The Blue Dragons got off to a flying start to this summer’s championship, winning six games out of six. Victories over Bilibili Gaming (2-1), Victory Five (2-0), JD Gaming (2-1), FunPlus Phoenix (2-1), Royal Never Give Up (2-0), and TT (2-1) put the team in the temporary leaderboard. Few expected to see these guys in the spring season playoffs, but they looked good in play in the first five-game weeks, which allowed them to pick up the necessary wins, and apparently, history will repeat itself in the summer.
The Dragons finished the group stage of the summer championship with a 10-6 record, much worse than their current opponents. But in the playoffs, the boys transformed, defeating Suning (3-2), Top Esports (3-1) alternately, and even spring champion China and international MID Royal Never Give Up (3-1), which was the incredible sensation of this summer’s LPL playoffs. LNG Esports lost to FunPlus Phoenix (0-3) in the top bracket without a chance, showing that it looks like the power is gone. The week after, the strength didn’t add up, and the Blue Dragons also lost in the losers, but to the formidable guys from EDward Gaming (1:3), who ended up being the champions of China.
The first round of the regional finals should be overtaken by LNG, but the fight for the remaining World Cup 2021 berth will be fierce on the following day.
Rare Atom: Going to World Cup 2021 would be a stroke of luck
Rare Atom are the former Vici Gaming. Rebranding is a good thing if it’s backed up by better results later on, but on the whole, this squad has promised to surprise their region this season.
The ex-Vici in the spring season could barely clinch the playoff stage, where they could not go far, finishing in 7th-8th place in the end. The roster didn’t change in the April-May offseason, the guys worked on their game, and it paid off.
Team RA made the playoffs again and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The boys lost to Team WE (2-3). Yes, it was an unbelievable struggle, but a defeat is a defeat. I cannot imagine this team as a World Cup 2021 participant.
Expert Betting Tips
I will suggest betting on LNG Esports to win for 1.83.
I also believe that LNG Esports will win with a handicap ( -1.5) on maps for 2.74.
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