Greetings to all League of Legends esports fans! At EGamersWorld, together we continue to analyze the events of LEC Summer 2022 and make our predictions. Let me remind you that this is the largest League of Legends tournament in Europe, and €200,000 EUR and three places at Worlds 2022 are at stake.
Team BDS vs Excel
Easy game for XL? Or is it still not worth underestimating BDS?
The second and last day of the third gaming week of the summer split in Europe opens with a meeting between Team BDS and Excel. BDS started the tournament very badly, while XL, on the contrary, defeat even strong opponents and occupy the top. Given that the format of the match is Bo1, you can expect anything.
Form BDS
The team that recently took down G2 like a "pawn that killed the king". A team that rightfully boasts the most unusual champion pool, even by the standards of ranked games.
This is the first summer split for the guys from BDS. The team played very mediocre at LEC Spring 2022, after which they replaced the top liner and support. Personally, I think that with Erdote and especially Agresivoo they look much better than before.
So far, they go with 4 losses and 1 win, but what.
In general, you can't tell from their game that they were much weaker than their rivals in all five matches. In my opinion, their main problem is the love of risky decisions. It often happened that, having gained an advantage, they did not try to press the opponent carefully and play around the objects, but arranged a swing.
During the first week, they preferred to overclock the map and paid very little attention to objects. But that changed to the second. In the last two meetings, the guys began to play more around the dragons and the baron-pit, trying to leave the soul behind. In the game with G2, it worked very well.
There is potential, as well as opportunities for work on bugs.
Compound:
- Agresivoo - top laner
- Cincrof - forester
- NUCLEARINT - mid laner
- xMatty - bot laner
- Erdote - support
Excel Form
To say that Team XL didn't surprise anyone at the start of this split would be a complete lie. If only they managed to finish the game with G2, then everyone would now call them local “killers of kings”.
As many of the commentators and analysts have noticed, their game in the spring and now are two huge differences. Starting from the LEC Spring 2022, where they showed themselves to be average, the players trained hard and managed to play together for a year.
The trainers of YoungBuck and Nelson also did a lot of work, obviously having earned their fee. Judging by the team play XL - they did a phenomenal preparation of macro play and control over the entire map.
They are 4-1 in meetings, losing only once to G2. And then, in that map, I sin more on the draft, which they gave to their opponent. Otherwise, Excel does a good job of setting the pace of the game and defeating the favorites.
Compound:
- Finn is a top laner
- Markoon - forester
- nukeduck - mid laner
- Patrik - bot laner
- Mikyx - support
Meeting history
The teams met each other only twice, because BDS is a completely new face within the LEC.
Team BDS 0:1 Excel – LEC Spring 2022 Group Stage
Team BDS 1:0 Excel – LEC Spring 2022 Group Stage
During the LEC Spring 2022, the teams seemed to be more or less on the same level, but even so, XL was always the favorite.
Match outcome
I'm sure the guys from BDS will be able to prepare a couple of surprises for their opponent during the draft, but given the current form and morale of Excel, they will be very difficult to stop, especially for a team head and shoulders below them. I think XL should take this game for themselves without much difficulty.
Outcome: victory for the Excel team
KT Rolster
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