Just like last year, the 2023 League of Legends World Championship has been full of epic matches and surprises so far, with T1 setting their eyes once again to the World title. Will WBG stop them like DRX did last year? Or will T1 get their long-awaited fourth title?
Here are some cool facts to spice things up ahead of what might be yet another epic battle.
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9 fun facts ahead of the Worlds 2023 Finals
#4 seed back in the finals
The last two years marked the rise of the underdogs, as two #4 seeds made it to the World Finals. Last year DRX managed the incredible run of taking down T1, will WBG repeat themselves? We analyzed the matchup based on the games played so far in our Worlds Finals Preview.
The most picked ADC doesn’t give wins
Meta read and priority picks play a key role at every single LoL tournament and Worlds is no exception. That being said, the most popular champion Kai’Sa happens to be the one with the most amount of losses, as she only won 12 out of the 33 games played. Teams have realized that over the course of the tournament and she has slowly faded out of the meta in the Knockout stage.
20 champions with no wins
Speaking of wins and losses, there are 20 champions with 0 wins on the scoreboard: Ezreal, Blitzcrank, Gwen, LeBlanc, Ziggs, Kennen, Garen, Ivern, Cassiopeia, Karma, Kog’Maw, Lucian, Nidalee, Quinn, Soraka, Thresh, Volibear, Zac, Camille, and Sett.
Among these, Ezreal has been picked 5 times, making him the ultimate bait pick. Not a good look for Baekyun and his character from the boy band HEARSTEEL.
Are you Team D or Team F?
Aside from supporting the teams or single players, this will be also the ultimate showdown to settle the flash on the D or F key.
If you have the summoner spell on D, then you should sympathize with WBG, otherwise, you should be on team T1.
G2 is still the closest team to golden road
After T1 took down JDG in the Worlds semifinals, the Chinese team failed to complete the golden road. And with their elimination, G2 remains the squad closest to completing this achievement. Good stuff for EU fans.
Oner’s incredible step up at Worlds 2023
If T1 was in incredible form starting from the end of the Swiss stage, it’s also thanks to jungler Oner taking a big leap forward in performance, especially compared to the Summer Split.
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So far, the guy has the highest Kill participation with 83.5% and he also boasts an impressive 66.7% First Blood rate. Look forward to his performance in the final, as he might surprise us again.
The lowest damage share
While it’s not related to the finalists, the title of the lowest damage share in the tournament is Gen.G Delight, with a striking 5.6% damage share. We know that supports don’t deal much damage, but this is impressive in its own way, especially given he had 8.2% in the LCK Summer playoffs.
No pentakills
During the Worlds 2023 Pick’Ems, fans were asked how many pentakills would happen at Worlds.
The play-in stage started off with bangers, as three players got their pentakill (Slayer, Route, and Crownie). Since then, however, no other pentakills were registered.
Chovy was the closest but Peanut ended up stealing him the kill. Other players with Quadrakills were ShowMaker, FBI, and Hans Sama. Will we be able to witness a Pentakill before the end of Worlds 2023? Let’s hope so.
Is it TheShy or SuperShy?
If you have been following the esports scene for quite a few years, you probably know why people regard TheShy so highly. And despite not participating in previous Worlds tournaments, people still treated him as one of the best in the business.
If you don’t know why that is the case, let’s pull out the stats. TheShy has positive CS and XP differential at 15 minutes, paired with an outstanding +725 gold diff at the same running time. He’s also the one with the highest amount of solo kills in the tournament, with 7 in total, according to stat site Games of Legends.
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Whether WBG has a shot at the title will also depend on how TheShy shows up on the day against Zeus. Will he repeat Kingen’s feat from last year and earn the FMVP? Find out on November 19 when the Worlds Finals kicks off at 09:00 CET.
8 fun facts ahead of the Worlds 2022 Finals this weekend
1. First full LCK final since 2017
Korean teams used to be always the best teams at World Championships, and it was usual to see two Korean teams fight it off in the finals. This was until the LPL teams came in (and EU), breaking that streak. After 5 years, this will be the first full LCK final, after the last one between Samsung Galaxy and SKT Telecom T1.
2. Yuumi has 100% win rate
The magical kitty seems to be quite the overtuned champion, with 8 wins on the board and the second highest pick-or-ban rate at Worlds, sitting at 95%.
3. Korean teams made it to the semifinals for two consecutive years
Another cool fact is that just like last year, Korea was able to place three different teams in the semifinals. Last year, it was T1, DK and Gen.G. This year, DK was eliminated by Gen.G in the quarterfinals, but DRX made it in their stead. Unlike last year, though, the only non-Korean team JD Gaming was sent home by T1, while EDward Gaming was able to prevail.
4. DRX is the first team to qualify for a Worlds final from play-ins
While most teams struggle to make it out of groups, DRX managed to reach the finals. If they manage to beat T1, it will be the most spectacular run in Worlds’ history. Good luck with your Worlds Pick’ems.
Winning is tough yo..
5. BeryL has reached Worlds finals for three consecutive years
DRX’s support player will be the fourth player to achieve this record, after Bang, Wolf and Faker who all achieved it from 2015 to 2017. Despite leaving DWG Kia at the end of the 2021 season, BeryL still managed to make finals, as he’s the only non-T1 player to get this record. Famous for playing most of the time on Genshin Impact, he continues to rarely play solo queue, which goes to show how insane of a player BeryL is.
6. Bengi may become the first person to win Worlds as a player and a coach
After his last stint in the LPL for Vici Gaming in 2017, Bengi retired and started working as part of the coaching staff for T1.
At the end of 2018, the Korean prodigy he took a two-year break from the pro scene, and returned as the head coach for T1’s challenger team in 2020 where he stayed for a whole year. He was then promoted to the main team and became interim head coach at the end of the summer split due to some of the disappointing results the org showed.
Bengi’s addition to the coaching staff seemed to have completely changed T1 for the better, as they looked dominant for the majority of the tournament. The famous former T1 jungler is the only person alongside Faker to have won the World Championship three times. If T1 wins Worlds this year, though, he will become the first-ever player to also become World Champion as a coach.
I wonder when they will start making Worlds skins for coaches.
7. Hextech is the most killed dragon thus far
Considering both the play-in stage and the main event, the most killed dragon is the newest addition to Summoner’s Rift. Below you can find the numbers of dragons killed per elementary type:
Cloud: 40 + 61 = 101
Ocean: 37 + 64 = 101
Infernal: 35 + 67 = 102
Mountain: 34 + 55 = 89
Hextech: 38 + 67 = 105
Will the Hextech drake defend its title or will we see another dragon element win this contest?
8. Faker has NEVER won Worlds in November
Is this a sign or is it a mere coincidence? By looking back at Faker’s Worlds runs in his career so far:
2013 Finals: Oct 4 (Win)
2015 Finals: Oct 31 (Win)
2016 Finals: Oct 29 (Win)
2017 Finals: Nov 4 (Loss)
Pair this with the fact that no ADC older than 21 won Worlds, one of these two narratives will be broken. Deft is currently 26 while Gumayusi is 20 years old while Deft is 26.
Will this be the first time Faker wins in November? Or will Deft be the first over-21 ADC to win Worlds? We’ll have to find out on Saturday. For our match analysis and LoL Worlds predictions, check back with our news section on Friday.
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