The LoL Worlds of 2018 in League of Legends see a huge favorite exit. Almost all teams from Asia are already on their way home. This has strange effects on the Fantasy LoL “Pick ‘Em”: Out of 3.8 million people who participated in the betting game, only one remains.
This is Pick’Em in League of Legends: This is a kind of “Fantasy LoL”, a betting game where players wager who will win which matches.
Players had to predict where the LoL teams would finish in the group stage. And decide which team would fight through the quarterfinals and further rounds to ultimately win the Worlds in League of Legends.
About 3.8 million people participated in “Pick’Em”. Of those, currently only one has foreseen the crazy course of the LoL Worlds. That’s why he stands alone at the top out of 3.8 million participants. Only he is “Baron Nashor” with 84 points.
“The Dankest Timeline”
Thus, the player was correct everywhere: The player “Wandering Rictiq”
- predicted that Cloud9, Fnatic, Invictus Gaming, and G2 Esports would reach the semifinals.
- had previously correctly identified the exact placement of the teams in the preliminary round and knew that last year’s winner Gen.G would finish 4th in their group and be eliminated.
- also foresaw that the four favorites “Afreeca Freecs”, “Royal Never Give Up”, “Fnatic”, and “KT Rolster” would win their groups, but three of them would be eliminated in the quarterfinals.
This is what’s to be won: The winner in “Pick’Em” stands to win ultimate skins in LoL from Elementalist Lux, Spirit Guard Udyr, Pulsefire Ezreal, Gun Goddess Miss Fortune, and DJ Sona.
Super Predictor Bets on Fnatic
That’s why he is alone: The Worlds in League of Legends had a surprising course in 2018:
- Last year’s winner Gen G was eliminated in the group stage
- The favorites Royal Never Give Up with star player Uzi were defeated on Saturday by G2 Esports
- Fellow favorites KT Rolster fell out on Saturday against Invictus Gaming
- And the last Korean team, Afreeca Freecs, lost on Sunday against the underdogs from Cloud 9 without a chance 0-3
What’s next? The super predictor sees a European final between Fnatic and G2 Esports, which Fnatic will win. The final will take place on November 3rd.
The Rise of the West
This is how the LoL world reacts: 5 out of 6 teams from China and Korea have already been eliminated in the LoL Worlds 2018. South Korea and China are considered the absolutely dominant regions in League of Legends.
In contrast, 3 teams from Europe and North America are still in the semifinals. They are usually considered underdogs. People are already talking about the “Rise of the West.”
On Reddit, they are talking about the “Dankest Timeline.” This is a reference to the TV show “Community.” We find ourselves in the timeline where events have taken their coolest and craziest turns.
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