The Worlds 2022 group stage continues in New York. A new round of the group stage is ahead of us. So far, 16 teams remain in the race, but very soon we will find out the names of 8 teams that will play in the playoffs.
The representatives of group A will get to the playoffs faster than the rest. Not because of the quality, but because of the seeding.
Quartet A opened the matches of the Worlds 2022 group stage, they will also be the first in the new stage of the group stage. By the way, for those who are not in the know: at Worlds 2022, the group stage takes place in two round-robin stages. At first, all the teams played each other in Bo1, 1 game per day. Now we have a different situation - the teams will play 3 matches a day, which will add stress to the players.
Lots of League of Legends ahead. We begin the review of the second round-robin stage of the group stage from group A. Match Fnatic - Cloud9
Fnatic form
In the status of a favorite, Fnatic will approach this bo1. The chance of a European club to win is estimated by the odds around 1.5.
It is very easy to agree with the bookmakers, because the team looks much better than the counterpart. Although Fnatic experienced difficulties during the season, they disappeared with the start of Worlds 2022.
The “Orange” first got into the Play-In, having won group A. Having advanced to the group stage, Fnatic continued to catch up and now have not at all a ghostly chance of getting into the playoffs.
Fnatic Results at Worlds 2022
- Lost to LOUD 0-1
- 1-0 victory over Beyond Gaming
- 1-0 victory over Cloud9
- 1-0 victory over T1
- Lost to EDward Gaming 0-1
Of the last five matches, the most important can be called not even the victory over the same Cloud9, but the triumph over T1. It is the victory over the giants of the South Korean League of Legends that allows Fnatic to qualify for the playoffs.
Fnatic roster
- Wunder
- Razork
- Humanoid
- Upset
- Hylissang
At Worlds 2022, Fnatic revealed everything. A good tournament is held in particular by Humanoid, who plays one of the best Azir in the championship.
Heroes Fnatic
At Worlds 2022, Fnatic is obviously playing in the meta. However, the “orange” have their chip strategies.
Ornn is most often sent to the TOP line (2 matches, 50% of wins). During the group stage, they resorted to using the most popular character in the tournament, Aatrox (1 game, 100% wins).
In the woods, they prefer Poppy, which is not very popular with other teams, but steadily complements the peak of Fnatic themselves. The character appeared 2 times and won 1 game. There was also Maokai, who won 1 time in 1 appearance.
In the center of the group stage, Humanoid played exclusively on Azir. In 3 matches, he has a 66% win rate.
I tried different characters on the Upset bot. Played for Aphelios, Lucian and Kalista, lost only on the latter.
Hylissang supported Renata Glasc (2 matches, 50% win rate) and Nami (1 game, 1 win).
Form Cloud9
Cloud9 will play as an outsider in this match. The North American club's chance of winning is estimated at around 2.6.
Such a figure for Cloud9 is rather praise. After what the champions of North America show, it becomes sad for the region.
Having won at their LCS, C9 went to the Worlds in the status of an “underdog” because the American region is difficult to compare even with Europe, not to mention China or South Korea.
So far, in the group stage, C9 are fully justifying their position. The team is on the verge of collapse and there are two options: either the team approaches the game with a lot of stress and nervously clings to the possibility of a ghostly comeback in the course of the group, or they let go of the situation and play their own League of Legends. Let's see which option C9 will choose.
Cloud9 results at Worlds 2022
- Lost to Fnatic 0-1
- Lost to EDward Gaming 0-1
- Lost to T1 0-1
The result is eloquent, as well as the performance of the teams from the LCS at this Worlds. It is, to put it mildly, not impressive from the word at all.
Cloud9 squad
- Fudge
- Blaber
- Jensen
- Berserker
- Zven
Due to completely failed matches, it is impossible to single out someone from the roster. Everyone plays so-so and that's a fact.
Heroes Cloud9
The Americans play for the performer, which is noticeable by their peaks and this does not give a profit, which is already noticeable by the results.
Fiora (2 matches, 0% wins) and Jax (1 game, 0% wins) most often go to the TOP.
Sejuani, Xin Zhao or Poppy were chosen for the forest. Each character appeared 1 time and never won.
In mid, they chose LeBlanc, Viktor or Azir. Naturally, they did not win a match.
Miss Fortune, Aphelios and Tristana were tried on the ADC. Nothing came of it.
In the bot, Nautilus, Tahm Kench and Leona picked in the support position. Unsuccessfully.
History of personal confrontations
Previously, the teams crossed paths during the first stage of the group stage. Then the Europeans from Fnatic won a landslide victory.
Match outcome
How can you believe in Cloud9, if all the participants from North America together did not manage to take even the TIR-2 of the tower. Cloud9 don't play like a playoff-worthy team, so there's nothing to interfere with Fnatic.
The "Orange" proved their capacity even before the start of the group stage, and then only confirmed their serious intentions for this event. They should cover their American counterparts without problems and are preparing for more serious matches.
Outcome: Fnatic win.
