The German team Schalke 04 unexpectedly becomes the favorite-killer in League of Legends . After a disastrous start to the 2020 LEC season, the Royals have been sweeping aside everything that crosses their path on the Summoner’s Rift for weeks. They remain undefeated in the playoffs as well. Even the supporter of the best team in Europe, G2 Esports, is a little scared.
Here’s what the competition says about Schalke: The support player of the European top team and 2019 World Championship finalists, G2 Esports, is Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle. The 21-year-old Slovenian spoke in an interview with Inven. The conversation turned to Schalke 04’s miraculous run.
When asked if he was afraid of Schalke, he opened his eyes wide and laughed.
„I think I’m afraid they might make it to the finals and wipe out every opponent 3-0 that stands in their way. They look pretty unstoppable right now. So I hope someone else takes them out. They’re really quite scary right now.”
Mikyx, G2 Esports Support
Schalke wins first playoff series decisively with 3-0
What’s going on with Schalke? The season started poorly for Schalke. They lost the first 8 of 18 league matches in a row. At that point, the series was practically over. Especially since they suffered 2 more losses and stood at 1-10, looking hopeless.
But suddenly everything was different: Schalke turned it around and won the last 7 matches of the regular season, miraculously qualifying as the 6th and last team for the playoffs.
Somehow Erberk “Gilius” Demir had become one of the best junglers in the world overnight, and strange things were happening at Schalke.
Now everything was suddenly different at Schalke: The team that couldn’t win had become a team that couldn’t lose.
Schalke started the playoffs over the weekend and confidently swept aside their first opponents, SK Gaming, with a 3-0 victory. Right now, Schalke seems to be doing everything right. This even scares the stars of G2 Esports.
In the clip, you can see how cleverly and patiently Schalke sets up a teamfight with SK, which they then win securely.
Schalke close to qualifying for the LoL Worlds 2020
This is the situation in European LoL for the Worlds: In the summer playoffs of the LEC, the league champion is determined, but also who will travel to the Worlds 2020 in Shanghai, China:
- The 3 best-placed teams in the playoffs get guaranteed spots
- Team No. 4 gets a spot in the preliminary round
With Fnatic and G2 Esports already qualifying for the 2020 World Championship, they are certainly among the last 3. The team “Rogue” is at least certain to be 4th and thus has secured at least a spot in the Play-Ins.
In the coming weeks, it will be decided whether Schalke will go to the World Championship and whether they will have to go through the preliminary round or start directly in the main event.
Schalke is still competing for the LEC 2020 championship title
This is the situation in the championship: But actually, Schalke is currently competing for the championship title. Due to their poor placement in the current season, they start directly from the Loser’s Bracket. To win the LEC title from the Loser’s Bracket, they need to overcome many obstacles and beat each of the other 6 participating teams.
- While the top teams only need to win 3 series to become champions
- Schalke 04 must win 5 times in a best of 5 to crown themselves the LoL champions of Europe
First, they face the Mad Lions. If they beat them, Rogue awaits. These were the two most successful teams of the current LEC season.
And even if they manage to overcome these obstacles, Fnatic and G2 Esports are still waiting for them: the giants of European LoL.
Let’s see how dangerous Schalke really is in 2020.
How strong and rare such a run from Schalke 04 from the bottom of the league to the top is, can also be seen in the extraordinary reactions that the “Miracle Run” evoked.
Everyone loves a good Cinderella story, including the fans of League of Legends:
Schalke 04 is currently the team of the hour in LoL – admired and celebrated across Europe
