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If you wanted to take a break from professional League of Legends to Long Sogpeg the new competitive season, you still have time. For now, we have Demacia Cup 2023 on our screens, featuring LPL residents.
The tournament is not the most top-notch, especially in the group stages. It's hard to argue with that, but what can you do, sometimes you have to watch League of Legends of not the biggest magnitude.
Today we're talking about one of the most blatantly passable matches. It's a match between LGD and RST. Anyway, we'll try to figure out which team will be stronger and earn an important win in the group stage.
Let's go.
LGD Gaming uniforms
We open the match analysis with the analysis of LGD Gaming's form. It's not often to see LGD in the status of favourites, but this is exactly the case.
Since 2015, the team cannot boast of any performance. Last season is no exception.
LGD Gaming floundered in the 2022 season when they finished top-14 and top-16 at LPL Spring and LPL Summer respectively. In 2023 I wanted to believe in progress, but it turned out to be TOP-14 at LPL Spring 2023.
- LGD Gaming lineup: Burdol, Meteor, haichao, Kepler, Jinjiao.
After a full-blown failure at LPL Spring 2023, the team resorted to point changes, but little progress is evident. Xiaoxu left the LGD camp at the Long Split, while Fearness and Envy were the new arrivals. Unfortunately for LGD and their fans, the changes in the squad did not lead to anything and the top Chinese club in the League of Legends is still in the last ranks: LPL Summer 2023 took the last, 17th place, which can not be called a result.
A string of defeats led to another change in the squad. We tested a new roster at NEST 2023, but even there we didn't advance further than the group stage - TOP-17.
The most popular champions of LGD Gaming
KSante (4 matches, 25% winrate), Malphite (3 matches, 0% wins), Gragas (3 matches, 66% wins), Gnar (3 matches, 0% wins) are the most frequently sent to the top line.
In the forest they play with Graves (4 matches, 25% wins), Wukong (4 matches, 25% wins), Kindred (3 matches, 66% wins).
The centre line by measure is Annie (6 matches, 16% wins), Neeko (5 matches, 20% wins), Ahri (4 matches, 50% wins).
Aphelios (6 matches, 16% wins) is the most frequently chosen shooter. There are also Jinx (2 matches, 50% wins) and Xayah (2 matches, 0% wins).
The pool of players is pretty standard: Lulu (5 matches, 40% wins), Braum (3 matches, 33% wins), Nautilus (3 matches, 0% wins), Rakan (3 matches, 0% wins).
RST uniforms
We continue our match breakdown with an analysis of RST's match form. In this match they will play as outsiders.
RST is not even a team. It is mostly a mix and that is a compliment.
RST is a typical representative of Demacia Cup from the category of "amateurs". However, in their case amateur sounds a bit loud, because they are announced for the tournament as a team of "streamer". Exactly streamer and it seems - he's AmazingJ.
The only thing we can rely on when analysing RST is their lineup. So let's do just that.
- The shape of the RST: AmazingJ, Ruo, Wuming, Zz1tai, Mint, Wednesday.
One of the most famous and notable players in the RST lineup is AmazingJ. The top of the lineup has played for several big clubs: EDG, Bilibili and Royal Never Give Up. He has an appearance at Worlds by the way, and there was even a top 6.
Another "famous" performer in the roster is Steel, who plays here under the nickname Wuming. In his time mid laner managed to play for Rogue Warriors and, by the way, OMG. In the composition of the latter was listed just recently - in 2021.
The second topper Zz1tai also has something to boast about. He was the 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs champion, which is not for every representative of China.
This will be the second match for RST. In the first one, RST will play against OMG and they have no chance there.
The most popular RST champions
On the top line the team picks KSante (4 matches, 50% wins), Renekton (3 games, 33% wins), Gnar (3 matches, 66% wins).
In the forest all the same, more or less standard: VI (7 games, 57% wins), Maokai (3 games, 66% wins), Poppy and Sejuani 2 matches and 0 wins each.
On the centre line with no deviations. There are Azir (4 matches, 50% wins), Ryze (4 games, 50% wins), Syndra (2 games, 50% wins), Cassiopeia (2 matches, 50% wins).
The championship among shooters is held by Lucian. Champion appeared 5 times, but won only 2 matches. Tried to Zeri, but failed: 0-3 in three appearances.
Among the supporting champions, Nami was a success. She was picked up 5 times, and her winrate was 40%. Yummi (3 games, 0% wins) and Ashe (3 games, 66% wins) were also picked.
History of head-to-head meetings LGD Gaming - RST
Previously, the teams have not crossed each other on face-to-face meetings. This match is the first experience of face-to-face play.
Predicted result of the match LGD Gaming - RST at Demacia Cup 2023
Despite the performance of LGD Gaming over the course of the year, in this match they look much better than the team, which is not really a team. LGD must and will win this match - I don't see any other outcomes.
Bottom line: victory LGD Gaming.
