This article is part of our DraftKings League of Legends series.
MATCHES (EDT)
- 5:00 a.m: Victory 5 vs. Dominus Esports
- 7:00 a.m: OMG vs. Royal Never Give Up
V5 vs. DMO
We all saw what happened to V5 last split, but I think this is the game where they finally win! DMO lost three players that were the core of the team. V5 had a few upgrades in their top lane and jungle coming from SN, which should make them more stable. DMO's problem was that Natural would get these early leads and the team would do nothing to snowball his lane. However, lies is in the bot lane in this matchup. Samd and ppgod are newcomers for V5 who looked semi-decent mechanically, but y4 not starting hurts them. The DMO bot lane has Helper and Mitskuki, who already have good synergy and placed fourth in the LDL together. Mitsuki was an original member of DMO when they were sino dragons, and so he has LPL experience. If the bottom lanes on DMO can get ahead, the top side of the map is good enough to hold their own weight and beat V5. This is a bloody game to target.
Prediction: DMO 2-1
DMO Players to Target: Everyone
V5 Players to Target: Weiwei ($5,800), Mole ($6,600)
RNG vs. OMG
These two teams disappointed last split after looking quite strong in the beginning. Both teams hit a rough patch in the middle of the season and couldn't find their footing towards playoffs. RNG's problem was their coaching staff that made them draft
MATCHES (EDT)
- 5:00 a.m: Victory 5 vs. Dominus Esports
- 7:00 a.m: OMG vs. Royal Never Give Up
V5 vs. DMO
We all saw what happened to V5 last split, but I think this is the game where they finally win! DMO lost three players that were the core of the team. V5 had a few upgrades in their top lane and jungle coming from SN, which should make them more stable. DMO's problem was that Natural would get these early leads and the team would do nothing to snowball his lane. However, lies is in the bot lane in this matchup. Samd and ppgod are newcomers for V5 who looked semi-decent mechanically, but y4 not starting hurts them. The DMO bot lane has Helper and Mitskuki, who already have good synergy and placed fourth in the LDL together. Mitsuki was an original member of DMO when they were sino dragons, and so he has LPL experience. If the bottom lanes on DMO can get ahead, the top side of the map is good enough to hold their own weight and beat V5. This is a bloody game to target.
Prediction: DMO 2-1
DMO Players to Target: Everyone
V5 Players to Target: Weiwei ($5,800), Mole ($6,600)
RNG vs. OMG
These two teams disappointed last split after looking quite strong in the beginning. Both teams hit a rough patch in the middle of the season and couldn't find their footing towards playoffs. RNG's problem was their coaching staff that made them draft these team comps that didn't work well together. OMG, on the other hand, played through icon but the play-style was for them to farm for 30 minutes and then do nothing about it. 705 isn't starting and they are playing "New," who is also meow from VG, and Aliez is starting for curse. Curse played decently, but he is not known to play a tank champions well. Curse has always been that player to spam carry champions, and that is not what OMG wanted forming this new roster. Aliez matching up against New should be fairly easy as well since New has spent his time in the LDL and underperforming against most of those teams. If Aliez can play some of these tank champions and frontline for the likes of Icon and SMLZ, I believe their carries will have much more success.
Prediction: OMG 2-1
OMG Players to Target: H4ACKER ($6,200), Icon ($6,600), SMLZ ($6,800)
