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The main tournament of the year, League of Legends World Championship 2024, is heating up. In particular, the Swiss Stage, where the participants of the Worlds 2024 play-offs are determined, is heating up.
Today, on the 7th of October, the 0-2 basket is being played, where Liquid and paiN Gaming, among others, will play against each other. The loser will leave the tournament, and the winner will go to the next stage, in the basket 1-2.
Trying to figure out who of the pair Liquid - paiN Gaming will be stronger and will pass to the next stage.
Let's go.
Liquid's form
We open the analysis of the match Liquid - paiN Gaming with an analysis of Liquid's form. In this match they will play in the status of favourite with odds to win around 1.3.
While in 2022 the team was consistently in the top of the local league, finishing top 1 at LCS Lock In 2022, and then top 3 and top 4 at LCS Spring 2022 and LCS Summer 2022 respectively, the situation has changed in 2023. At LCS Spring 2023, the team finished Top 8, which is clearly not the level of a top club.
- Team Liquid lineup: Impact, UmTi, APA, Yeon, CoreJJ.
After the unsuccessful LCS Spring, the team changed the player of the central league. The newcomer was APA, who previously played for Team Liquid Challengers.
Liquid managed to qualify for the LCS Summer 2023 play-offs. They won the group with a score of 10-8, thus securing their place in the top play-offs.
However, they didn't last long there. In the first match Liquid lost to NRG, who are surprising this season. In the first match of the lower play-offs Liquid outplayed 100 Thieves 3-1 and here they are.
Liquid's next opponent in the play-offs was Dignitas. The latter were no competition for Liquid and the match ended 3-0 in favour of Liquid.
Next was a match against Golden Guardians. Being an outsider on paper, Liquid managed to overcome themselves and closed the series with a score of 3-2. A very nervous series, where after two taken cards Liquid gave up 2, but in the end they still finished what they started.
In the match for the grand final Team Liquid played with NRG. Quite unexpectedly, Liquid lost, and NRG subsequently became LCS Summer 2023 champions.
TL later attended Worlds 2023, where they failed to make it to the group stages, eventually finishing in the top 16. After failing at Worlds 2023, Liquid returned to their home harbour and confidently finished in the top 1 at LCS Spring 2024. In the first round of the Bracket Stage they played against Top Esports and expectedly Ledgeili 0-3 without any competition.
At MSI 2024, Liquid finished in the top 6, which is a good result for a team from LCS.
Liquid also played at Esports World Cup 2024, where they got through the first round, surprising quite a lot. Moreover, they managed to take the map from T1, which is already an indicator.
At Worlds 2024, Team Liquid made it to the second quota from North America, losing in the grand finals to FlyQuest.
At League of Legends World Championship 2024, Liquid Long Team Liquid started with a match against LNG Esports, where they lost without much of a chance. Next was a match against Weibo Gaming and again a defeat.
Team Liquid's most popular champions
Kenen (3 matches, 100% wins), Gnar (3 matches, 33% wins), Jax (2 matches, 100% wins), Rumble (2 matches, 100% wins) are most often sent to the top line.
Foresters pick Vi (4 matches, 50% wins), Wukong (4 matches, 75% wins), Sejuani (2 matches, 50% wins), Lee Sin (2 matches, 50% wins).
In the mid are Ziggs (2 matches, 100% wins), Tristana (1 match, 100% wins), Cassiopeia (1 match, 0 wins), Neeko (1 match, 1 win).
On Shooters Aphelios (6 matches, 66% wins), Ashe (3 matches, 33% wins), Lucia (1 match, 1 win), Samira (1 match, 1 win), Xayah (1 match, 0 wins).
On supporting champions Rakan (4 games, 50% wins), Milio (3 matches, 66% wins), Rell (3 matches, 33% wins).
Form paiN Gaming
We continue the analysis of the match paiN Gaming - Team Liquid with the analysis of paiN Gaming form. In this match they play in the status of outsider with odds to win around 4.
paiN Gaming is an experienced team, which is not the first year playing in Brazil. They have been on the professional scene since 2012, which some representatives of top regions like LPL, LCK or LEC cannot boast. However, the performance has almost always been very questionable.
The first time the team made it to the Worlds in 2015 and finished in the top 13, failing to make it out of the group stage. Then there were futile attempts to become the best team in Brazil, but always fell just short. On average, they finished in the top 3, often reaching the final.
A string of bad luck was overcome in 2021 with a passage to the MSI. However, the club finished in the top 9, which is hard to call a good result.
- The composition of paiN Gaming: Wizer, Cariok, dyNquedo, TitaN, Kuri.
The 2024 season was a turning point in the history of paiN. First the team took the top 2 at CBLOL Split 1, Ledgeiv in the grand final LOUD with 2-3, but in the summer split, i.e. CBLOL Split 2, the club snatched victory from Keyd Stars, thus becoming the best team in Brazil and going to Worlds 2024.
On the Swiss Stage, paiN qualified for the Swiss Stage thanks to a successful Play-In. For this they had to beat Vikings Esports and Rainbow7 in the lower grid. There they debuted with a defeat over G2 Esports. Next was the paiN - T1 match and an obvious 0-2 for the Brazilian club.
Champions paiN Gaming
KSante (6 matches, 33% wins), Gwen (5 games, 0% wins), Jax (2 matches, 100% wins) are taken to the top more often than others.
Jungle takes Vi (3 matches, 0% wins), Maokai (2 matches, 100% wins), Lee Sin (1 match, 0% wins), Wukong (1 match, 0% wins).
The centre line is occupied by Kassadin (3 matches, 100% wins), Akali (2 matches, 0% wins), Syndra (2 games, 50% wins).
On the shooters are Zeri (5 games, 40% wins), Sivir (3 games, 33% wins), Lucian (2 matches, 50% wins).
Peaking Zeri and Sivir, without fail Yuumi is also selected. Magical Cat has appeared in spades 8 times and has a 37% win rate.
History of head-to-head meetings paiN Gaming - Team Liquid
Previously, the teams have not played each other in official matches.
Predicted result of the match paiN Gaming - Liquid at LoL World Championship 2024
In this match my bet on Team Liquid. A team of the level of paiN they should close without much trouble.
Bottom line: victory Liquid.
