Games:
2:00 a.m: Victory5 (V5) vs. Dominus (DMO)
4:00 a.m: DragonX (DRX) vs. Damwon (DWG)
4:00 a.m: FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) vs. Vici Gaming (VG)
5:30 a.m: T1 (T1) vs. KT Rolster (KT)
5:30 a.m: Top Esports (TES) vs. Billibilli Gaming (BLG)
Expected Lineups: https://www.rotowire.com/daily/esports/lol-lineups.php
V5 (0-12) vs. DMO (3-9)
Both of these teams are bad, as V5 have yet to win a series and have only won a single game all split, while Dominus Esports have lost six of their last seven series. While I don't think Victory5 is going to pick up their first win here, this may be one of their best chances to do so. The team just really struggles with controlling the game, but they love to fight so it could be a bloody series. No Xiye in the mid lane for DMO makes me think an upset could be on the cards, so I might run V5 in one lineup if I'm making multiple entries. It's also really hard for me to trust DMO at these salaries.
Predicition: DMO 2-1
V5 Players to Target: y4 (7,000), Max ($5,000), V5 team ($4,600)
DMO Players to Target: Xiaopeng ($7,400), Gala ($8,000), Mark ($5,400)
DRX (11-4) vs. DWG (8-8)
DragonX have gotten back on track after a rough patch, as they've won four straight series, including an impressive sweep of Gen.G in their last LCK matchup. DAMWON Gaming have also won four straight, but were surprisingly swept by a poor Griffin side their last time out. This should
Games:
2:00 a.m: Victory5 (V5) vs. Dominus (DMO)
4:00 a.m: DragonX (DRX) vs. Damwon (DWG)
4:00 a.m: FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) vs. Vici Gaming (VG)
5:30 a.m: T1 (T1) vs. KT Rolster (KT)
5:30 a.m: Top Esports (TES) vs. Billibilli Gaming (BLG)
Expected Lineups: https://www.rotowire.com/daily/esports/lol-lineups.php
V5 (0-12) vs. DMO (3-9)
Both of these teams are bad, as V5 have yet to win a series and have only won a single game all split, while Dominus Esports have lost six of their last seven series. While I don't think Victory5 is going to pick up their first win here, this may be one of their best chances to do so. The team just really struggles with controlling the game, but they love to fight so it could be a bloody series. No Xiye in the mid lane for DMO makes me think an upset could be on the cards, so I might run V5 in one lineup if I'm making multiple entries. It's also really hard for me to trust DMO at these salaries.
Predicition: DMO 2-1
V5 Players to Target: y4 (7,000), Max ($5,000), V5 team ($4,600)
DMO Players to Target: Xiaopeng ($7,400), Gala ($8,000), Mark ($5,400)
DRX (11-4) vs. DWG (8-8)
DragonX have gotten back on track after a rough patch, as they've won four straight series, including an impressive sweep of Gen.G in their last LCK matchup. DAMWON Gaming have also won four straight, but were surprisingly swept by a poor Griffin side their last time out. This should be a close series, as reflected by the pricing, but I'm leaning towards DragonX as I think they are the better team. Deft and Chovy are both in the top eight with over 100 kills in the league, including Deft's league-leading 156, while Keria, Deft and Pyosik have over 72 percent kill participation. On the DAMWON side, Ghost has been good since taking over as the starting AD Carry, leading the team with over 30 percent of their damage, while Nuguri leads the team in kills and is one of the better top laners in the league. If things go as I think, I actually feel that DragonX are slightly underpriced for their upside.
Prediction: DRX 2-1
DRX Players to Target: Pyosik ($6,600), Chovy ($7,000), Deft ($7,400), DRX ($5,200)
DWG Players to Target: Nuguri ($5,600), Canyon ($6,000), Ghost ($6,800), DWG Team ($4,800)
FPX (9-2) vs. VG (5-7)
This series could end up closer than I think, but I'm going to be on FunPlus Phoenix to sweep here. The only question for me is, do they pay off their lofty salaries? Vici have been performing better, but I think that FPX will prove a mountain too tall to climb. FPX have the second most kills in the league as a team, with Doinb and Lwx sitting 11th and 13th among all players in total kills. Doinb also leads the team with 74 percent kill participation, while Tian and Crisp are more supportive. Any consideration would need to start with iBoy and a rapidly improving Forge. There's some potential for an upset here, but I don't see it.
FPX Players to Target: Tian ($7,200), Doinb ($8,000), Lwx ($8,200), Crisp ($6,000)
VG Players to Target: Forge ($6,000), iBoy ($6,200)
T1 (13-3) vs. KT (8-7)
The telecom war has certainly had more flair to it in past matchups, but there's some slight intrigue for Friday's matchup. T1 had won five straight series after the LCK restarted before a surprising loss last weekend. They bounced back with a win Thursday over SANDBOX Gaming and are atop the LCK standings. KT had won eight straight series before falling their last two times on the Rift, including a loss to APK Prince. T1 should take care of business here, but they're prone to dropping a game so I don't think it'll be a sweep. Both AD Carries are the stars of the team as both have over 30 percent of their team's damage shares and are top three in the league in kills.
Prediction: T1 2-1
T1 Players to Target: Faker ($7,200), Teddy ($7,800), Effort ($5,200)
KT Players to Target: Aiming ($6,600), Tusin ($4,000)
TES (8-3) vs. BLG (4-8)
Top Esports still aren't starting JackeyLove on Friday, but their problems actually lie with Karsa in the jungle at the moment over Photic in the bottom lane. Karsa has been struggling and his issues were on full display earlier in the week against Team WE. The good news for TES is that Bilibili Gaming have been very inconsistent and have issues of their own. They are a slower team and I'm not sure that they can take advantage of Karsa's current poor form. I think TES get it done here, but may drop a game, as I respect 369 and Knight as great players and if Karsa can fix his issues, once they insert JackeyLove, this team should be a contender for the top spot in the league.
Prediction: TES 2-1
TES Players to Target: Karsa ($7,000), Knight ($7,800), QiuQiu ($5,800)
BLG Players to Target: Meteor ($6,200), FoFo ($6,600), Jinjiao ($6,400), XinMo ($4,200), BLG Team ($4,200)
