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| Topics >> by >> LNG vs. Hanwha matchup headlines first day of Worlds 2021. |
| LNG vs. Hanwha matchup headlines first day of Worlds 2021. Photos Topic maintained by (see all topics) |
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| The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is set to begin tomorrow, Oct. 5. The LPL and LCK’s fourth seeds, LNG Esports and Hanwha Life Esports, will kick off the play-in stage in a battle of favorites. This Group A matchup will likely determine which team automatically qualifies for the Worlds main stage at the end of the round-robin. LNG’s journey to Worlds wasn’t an easy one, though. Their Spring Split was marred with mediocrity, ending with an 8-8 record. Worlds was the last thing on LNG’s mind going into the summer. With zero Championship Points to their name, they needed to qualify for the LPL playoffs and win two series to make the Regional Finals. LNG succeeded, finishing with a 10-6 record before taking down Suning, Top Esports, and RNG in a row. Their warpath continued into the LPL Regional Finals, where they crushed Rare Atom and ended Team WE’s hopes to claim China’s final Worlds spot. 안전놀이터 Hanwha had somewhat of the opposite scenario happen for their Worlds qualification. They looked strong in the 2021 Spring Split, earning a 12-6 record and third place in the LCK playoffs. But in the summer, Hanwha suffered a collapse. Their poor 7-11 record caused them to miss the postseason. Still, Hanwha’s Championship Points from the spring were enough to qualify them for the Regional Finals. And their fortunes were reversed in the gauntlet. Hanwha beat Sandbox and Nongshim to lock in Korea’s final seed at Worlds. A Griffin reunion There’s one main similarity between these two squads coming into Worlds 2021. Both teams feature a single star player at the epicenter of a roster that had many struggles throughout the season. LNG are led by Tarzan, a Korean jungler in the middle of his first year in China. His accolades this past split include 10 “man of the match” awards and a first-team All-Pro spot. Additionally, Tarzan is widely recognized as one of the best junglers in the entire tournament, despite being in the play-in stage. |
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