As the 2021 Season in League of Legends is about to begin, it's time for the crew of Inven Global to take one last, reminiscent look at the whirlpool of a year that was 2020. And what better way to do
With the conclusion of the semifinals last weekend, Worlds is coming to a close, culminating in the first LPL vs LCK finals since 2014 when Samsung White beat Star Horn Royal Club. This year brings the LPL third seed, Suning Gaming, against the LCK first seed, DAMWON Gaming, and it'll be a clash of titans that could finally break the three-year-long 3-0 Finals curse. And the two teams got there by
After six years, the LPL and LCK have finally found themselves back in a Worlds Finals match against each other, and it marks the first best of five series between the two regions of the 2020 World Championship.
The off-season moves are already buzzing, with reports of Liquid signingAlphari, Bjergsen's retirement, and so many more. The free agency period technically doesn't start until a few weeks from now, but here are the best players that teams should look to sign:
Suning Gaming has defeated the giants, Top Esports, who took them down in the LPL semifinals the last time they met. They won the rematch; they knocked out the Worlds favorites. Now they meet DAMWON in the Finals. Read the press conference here:
Worlds always brings the best of the best players to one stage for the sake of entertaining the masses and crowning a king, and 2020 is no different, but SofM was far and away the most influential for a few reasons. Read about his importance here:
It's no secret, the LPL has the best AD carries! This year we're graced by World Champion, JackeyLove, but also by his former teammate and understudy, huanfeng. The Suning AD carry showed up big in his series against JD Gaming, and it made the difference. Read more about his MVP performance here:
Some teams and players look unstoppable (*cough*DAMWON Gaming) while others look... well, rather stopped (ahem... sorry, PSG). Take a look below at the best and worst players from the first round-robin here:
Among the world's best teams are 22 junglers. However, five stand above the rest and have the highest likelihood to carry their team to victory and claim the Worlds trophy. See the five top Worlds 2020 junglers here:
