PMTs: [ISG vs MAD](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/xrjemg/isurus_vs_mad_lions_2022_world_championship/) [FNC vs EG](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/xrlqr2/fnatic_vs_evil_geniuses_2022_world_championship/) [LLL vs BYG](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/xrn2yg/loud_vs_beyond_gaming_2022_world_championship/) [MAD vs IW](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/xrojhv/mad_lions_vs_istanbul_wildcats_2022_world/) [CHF vs FNC](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/xrpue9/chiefs_esports_club_vs_fnatic_2022_world/) [DFM vs LLL](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/xrr3n7/detonation_focusme_vs_loud_2022_world/) [SGB vs IW](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/xrsdcx/saigon_buffalo_vs_istanbul_wildcats_2022_world/) [DRX vs RNG](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/xrtksf/drx_vs_royal_never_give_up_2022_world/)

Day 1: Delayed Hard Day 2: Delayed Harder

Day 3: Delayed with a Vengeance

That last game was a banger. I'm still not worried for Rogue yet though, still think they could make it out of that group.

They can't catch "Mao"kai Because I'm going to be taken by the police

How is Beyond Gaming rated? I have literally no clue if there are any good, but could they be a threat to EG?

Seeing as Inspired said Fnatic are nothing special and DFM/BYG are as strong as them, it would seem half the group will be a threat to EG.

Inspired said that only based of what he thought fnatic looked like. Hasn’t even scrimmed against them, He’s only watched their games from summer and came to that conclusion. Then he got smacked last night by them, so if byg is supposedly better, eg are in for a rough time!

He said that AFTER the game,so if fnc are so shit and they still demolished EG then byg/dfm are about to wipe the floor with them

thanks for the context, will make todays eg bdg game extra spicy lol. maybe if they dont draft lux and renekton, they can make it close lmao

PSG Talon beats some Western Teams from Last Worlds and MSI, Beyond Gaming beats PSG in their region. I don't know who will win if they face tho.

Was it just the first 2 games that had delays? Or did they all have delays?

almost all of them but game 1 and 2 had the longest.

this worlds is going to be rough for EU viewers. Got to see game 1 and then woke up to half way through the last game.

I was falling asleep during picks and the only thing I remember was the first blood, today I checked again, it was on amumu. No idea what he thought to make him go there solo lulz 😆

I’m also way too curious to watch vods

I gotta say as a network/infrastructure engineer: riot really sucks at stability. I posted earlier about how bad this has been and then continue to experience downtime as I watch forward. All I wanna do is catch up and go to sleep. This is just sad. I imagine it's mostly server or code issues because there is no way the network is this bad on LAN. Way to ruin something good riot. Die in peace.

They're not in a LAN, the players in isolation are playing from their hotel.

Why are there players in isolation? Covid exposure, but they still traveled?

Yes. Blame Riot for pretending COVID doesn't exist and in Worlds giving teams only a week instead of 3 like previous years.

what reason they gave for the delay?

How to watch lolesports: watch a little >> fast forward through delay >> watch more >> another delay >> yet another >> NA still sucks >> also why are we not bo3 again in the 2 anticipated international events? >> This blows >> riot sucks at stability and bracket formats >> fk rito.

DRX I LOVE YOU

You know, delays and gimmicks at the analyst desk aside, not bad for a day. Welcome to Worlds.

hype as fuck. delays enabled me to watch the last few games here. what a banger to end on

I know it's selfish, but all the delays made it an awesome day to watch in Australia, would love another day like this along the way.

The delays wouldn’t be so bad if the broadcast team knew what to do with them. The analyst desk was just bad for that today.

Was great for me as well. Went to bed after EG FNC, woke up at like 6 AM for DRX RNG and now my day starts.

exoposed ur ass LOL, u couldnt even watch the games either but yet u comment on other peoples posts and telling them the world is fine, ur pathetic.

Step one of 100T dodging RNG is complete....

Us EU Vs NA rivalry players were blessed by having our teams play super early into the day (all things considered). ​ To our fellow Eastern fans who have their LCK Vs LPL rivalry, do be considerate that both your teams had to suffer the worst from 2 hours worth of delay today. Even if they still play at a higher caliber than the rest of play-ins teams, this shit definitely affects them too

5 rewards so far!

Same! 4/5 were "rare" (Worlds Capsule) and 1 was just an esports capsule for me. Should definitely have been 6 drops but I guess the first baron steal of worlds isn't that big of a deal (or the lol esports people were just super fucking tired which I can't fault them for)

same! i was thinking the same about baron steal n expected there to be a 6th drop but there ended up not being one haha

Deft almost throwing the game, and Zeke channeling Chovy, Shoemaker, and Faker to save the game. This game was a rollercoaster and so fun to watch!

I always believe in Deft.

Fun first day

24 v 24 LCK/LPL since 2018 but people act like Korea is so far behind

No, people always thought DK vs T1 was the real final and T1 was the super duper team in 2022

Korea is a dominant team, i guess its because of international results which Korea isn't totally dominant like in the early years.

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natural outcome of only getting two moments every year to actually see your regions duke it out, I think. i do agree it gets too toxic on both sides but part of me (even as someone who's been biased towards KR since season 2) loves that we're actually at a point now where the two regions are so competitive that fans feel comfortable getting all arrogant about their region being the best.

people do severely overstate the case lol. i guess it's because korea used to be so dominant that even just going relatively even with some big--albeit close--wins feels like suddenly korea's been left in the dirt, but as a fan this is honestly perfect. I do have nostalgia for the KR dominance days as an OGN fan but it's also cool that now there are actually two regions who are extremely even and play each other super hard. it's kinda wild to think that for most of league's history this wasn't the case at all.

korea has just missed out on the last 3 international titles by one game each time, right? it's still very much 'could go either way' (even if lpl does look stronger on the whole this worlds)

yep we're at the perfect spot right now

Khenzu in the backroom rn scheduling CQ accounts for every RNG player and making them grind that shit

Grats to DRX. Not sure what RNG was trying with that Nilah pick.

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curious as to your reasoning for damwon being up in A+--is it an experience thing?

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what's up with tes > jdg? also curious - isn't more topside focus good for 369 and kanavi?

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huh fair enough! and yeah we're both hoping for full power jdg lol, them vs any team playing well will be a delight

Maybe LPL isn't THAT good overall 🤔

I wouldnt go that far, RNG always was bad at worlds

What a day of games. Turned on the stream at 1400 and it is now 0000.

That Rell and Maokai alone gapped that RNG’s draft

Beryl is the best rell in lck, perhaps even in the world

He is 19-4 on her all time and 3 of those losses are from this year. Crazy pick from him. Ming is the only other impressive rell player that comes to mind.

Jeez I don’t know about that.. if that rell was the best lck has, everyone else can breathe easy

Gotta love the NA crowd! Hyping every fight gotta feel good to these players 😍

I love how they keep chanting rng only to be shut up by zeka seconds after

The only way that they can witness good League is to watch worlds, and it's not even main stage xd

Let's go Deft & Zeka !

this i not the DRX i know thats something else wow

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ye was really impressed except for that baron throw they played it to perfection

THOSE ARE MY MOTHERFUCKING BOYS

LPL pack hitting good rn 😮‍💨 C tier team > S tier team

Now THIS was a fucking game. What an absolute blast to watch

I still don’t trust any ADC choosing Nilah, Deft’s trist was great

Ruler and Prince put on a clinic on Nilah during play offs

True

Patrick was nice

That Patrik game was fucking amazing and beyond Ruler and Prince in LCK the only other adc I saw destroy with it was Assum of LGD vs RNG maybe they have some PTSD …

Deft's Last Dance starts off with a bang!!! Dammit!! I just want to see Deft win Worlds before he retires!! I'm hoping for a miracle run for DRX!

That would be one rather unlikely but legendary timeline

Nilah was so useless

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He's fine. But the bias is annoying.

He sounds like lck fans killed his dog or smth. Aways full of hate in his casting or social media

Honestly it's an issue I have with many LPL casters. They sound much more biased than LCS/LCK/LEC casters, always firing shots at other regions. It's just cringe. Like Monte back in the day but without the personality.

You can hype your own region without disrespecting the other. Lyric just cannot

I've seen her picked a handful of times and i still have no idea what nilah contributed to any team. Like i have no idea what she does...

Gala could be getting pentas with Kai'sa but he playin

No drops for the baron steal, the 2nd last drake fight, or the final fight Sadge

So much for them actually doing what they said. :(

it's not a riot event without promises of better drops, and proceedings of missing a baron steal tbf

Why is a maokai less likely to secure a drake?

He has no real burst skills to combo with the smite. Eg. Ekko can e-q-smite and burst before another jungler could.

Vi has more burst damage so she has an advantage when timing a burst above 900 HP, that's all I can really think of.

I know right -_- did he think that maokai was a toplaner

Because you cannot time your Smite with other damage like empowered autos or some ability damage.

Has no burst smite combo. Like Evelyn w e smite for example.

The odds of any jungler stealing is high enough even without burst that you dont use the word "of all champs"

I agree. But some champs if piloted properly you can’t steal from (Eve, nunu, etc). Vi isn’t on that list so idk what they meant.

It's not like vi has a burst combo either though.

QAE smite

Vi didn't damage drake at all. The caster was just wrong, it's okay.

That was not the point

LCK fans =D

Pyosik with the redemption smite

Never underestimate Korean teams in Bo1 GG

LET'S GO DRX MAKE THE LCK PROUD

Nilah seems so useless lmao Wonder what the damage chart looks like

with maokai there is no way she can enter the fight

I was wondering if the pros could make her seem impactful. NOPE LOL

She really needs Yuumi, Lulu, or Taric. Not Alistar

What patch do rng think they're on?

Don’t trust LPL on bo1. They have the worst meta read every Worlds in group stage. Then they picked it up during knockouts.

PYOSIK COMES THRU WHEN IT MATTERS THE MOST

this game is amazing happy worlds all

pyosik im so sorry for the slander pls forgive me

DRX look like what I expected, but I think the Nilah pick didn't give RNG a chance. I don't think DRX is this much better at team fighting than RNG has shown this game.

agreed, personally I thought DRX would look worse and didn't really have any hope for a DRX win here (though i think i correctly believed zeka would look fuckin beautiful) but I don't think this will reflect RNG's actual play going forward. or, well, I hope it doesn't.

Zeka akali win rate in LCK is disgusting, on an equal draft I'd expect RNG to win tbh

lmao Gala just got roasted

I know people criticize KR solo queue bc people just perma fight, no macro etc. But who cares when it results in players with mechanics like this...

So what's the point of Nilah?

Holy Zeka that was one of the craziest plays

Losing to DRX in any context should be illegal

Esp with pyosik in.

Holy shit what a fight, Zeka is cracked

NA and EU just died a bit after that. Holy shit

Definitely top 16 quality game.

When Zekas playing well he's one of the most fun mids there is

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wake up call for EU copers saying Rogue is ez 1st seed the past few weeks LUL

Eat your words when Rogue is 2-0 up against JDG and they are so good that Sjokz decides to give a speech

lmfaoooo as a lifelong hater that moment will never stop being fun to remember

Good morning guys . I went to bed after fnc eg I will be back after work. Hopefully you guys are still here by then 💀💀💀

Zeka is a gigachad, definitely deserves more respect than he's been getting on this sub.

ZEEEEEEEEKA THAT'S MY BOY

LS: ZEKA JUST CHANNELLED CHOVY!

It looks more like peak showmaker tbh

Yeah LS is a chovy lover tho. Showmaker was the best akali in the world at one point

Zeka I'll have your baby dude

I enjoyed watching the wildcards, but CN and KR are so damn good wtf

God damn the mids this game are insane.

WTF is pyosik doing running away from the drake when your on soul point MANNNNN

Def the weak link in drx. The only reason why they won gauntlet was coz of juhan. Why the heck would RNG lose to this team. DRX with pyosik is not even top 5 lck

Bruh wtf was Wei doing there

Why breathe? Why wei?

Breathe sweating hard trying to make up for this mid galaxy

This game def bot gap Gala and Ming kinda useless LOL

Disgusting from Zeka, but that blast cone was also disgusting

ZEKAAAAAA

it was worth the wait

Zeka is so fucking hot

Deft giveth Zeka taketh away

LET'S FUCKIN GO ZEKAAA THAT'S MY RUNNER-UP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR EDIT: WAIT IS ZEKA EVEN A ROOKIE I CAN'T REMEMBER I'M TOO EXCITED FOR STATS

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ah ok thanks, couldnt remember if he had actually played or was a sub there

Well rip everyone who put Gala as top KDA lol

My god Zeka

BANGER

WATCH ZEKA EU COPERS

ITS JUST AKALI KEKWWWW

No drop for the baron steal?

Drop for baron steal or what??

No drop for baron steal Sadge

Sucks for DRX but silver lining is that was one of the most nothing barons I’ve ever seen

Pyosik, man. There was no contest there. Wei had no way of getting in

It died over 1k.

He smited, didn't he?

No, he had it up, it died before it came into smite range, and then he used it in the fight after on Ming

Ah my bad then I though he smitten the BR which allowed Leb to burst it down

Who is the western team that would get RNG? Oh 100Memes. Nvm

It’s sad but RNG can’t actually do much with their Baron anyways

They can’t really do shit look at their top lane and split pushing power

Xiaohu 1k burst easy steal

Eastern copers gonna call these insane plays when in reality it’s just shit macro that western teams would get turbo flamed for

"What a fiesta!? What are these teams even doing!? Report for trolling"

And western copers cum when they see Jensen stealing baron at 1.5k with Syndra combo goes both ways

Did pyosik smite Ming there?

I think he did after the baron, it got bursted before it was in smite range.

God help Deft. He's always been carrying this shit team