Jatt: Worlds 2019 bukan hanya tentang region mana yang terbaik

Caster dan analis League of Legends dari Amerika Utara, Joshua “Jatt” Leesman, mengungkapkan pendapatnya mengenai bagaimana World Championship telah bergeser dari tentang wilayah mana yang terbaik di dunia, menjadi tim mana yang terbaik.

Selama bertahun-tahun, Liga kompetitif didominasi oleh Korea Selatan. Wilayah ini selalu berada di depan, dan sebagai hasilnya, perwakilan mereka memiliki hasil gemilang di setiap turnamen internasional. Korea selalu menjadi pelopor meta, daerah lain memutuskan untuk meniru gaya permainan mereka untuk mencoba menemukan kesuksesan yang sama tetapi LCK selalu selangkah lebih maju.

Namun, pada tahun 2018, LCK kehilangan posisinya di puncak Liga setelah banyak wilayah lain menyadari bahwa mereka tidak akan dapat mengalahkan Korea dengan mengikuti jejak mereka. Dengan menciptakan jalur dan gaya permainan mereka sendiri, daerah seperti Eropa dan Cina mulai berkembang. Dan untuk pertama kalinya sejak musim pertama, Korea gagal mencapai putaran final Worlds.

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Worlds 2019 is no longer about who is the best region — it’s about who is the best team. I say this only a day removed from watching my precious LCK hype train derail. I had foretold the re-emergence of the LCK as a dominant region. I thought there was a decent chance of it happening. Korea has always been the best in esports — last year was a misstep I said, the young talent was heading to Worlds and was poised to take the World by storm. In group stage, they did. LCK won all 3 groups they were a part of. In the Quarter-finals though, we saw how incomplete the young LCK teams actually were. Griffin had poor drafts and failed to execute clutch situations against the more experienced World Champions in iG. Damwon, while competitive, were ultimately no match for G2’s MSI championship experience and teamplay. I realized while searching for a Teamfight Breakdown fight to cover — that G2 didn’t have a single ‘teamfight’ that broke a game open. They won that entire series through smart laning, map pressure, and picks. (I settled on doing a Teamfight Breakdown from iG vs. GRF, stay tuned) And now, even though 3 LCK, 3 LEC, and 2 LPL teams qualified for Quarterfinals, 1 LCK, 1 LEC, and 2 LPL remain. While we could continue this game of trying to forecast the best region — I think the results so far actually show that it’s more about the best TEAMS. We actually have the BEST TEAMS from the LCK, LEC, and LPL still in the tournament. The only ‘out of place’ team in Semi-finals just happens to be the DEFENDING WORLD CHAMPIONS, iG. It’s perfect. This is the league of legends ecosystem that we’ve all always hoped for. Exceptional teams from multiple regions can compete and be the best. We have that this year; and Semi-Finals are going to be incredible. #Worlds #Leagueoflegends #lolesports
A post shared by Joshua Leesman (@esportsjatt) on Oct 28, 2019 at 9:47am PDT

“Ini adalah ekosistem League of Legends yang selalu kita harapkan,” kata Jatt. “Tim kuat dari berbagai daerah dapat bersaing untuk menjadi yang terbaik. Kami memilikinya tahun ini — dan semifinal akan menjadi luar biasa.”

Semifinal Worlds 2019 digelar pada tanggal 2 November. Pertandingan pertama mempertemukan Invictus dan FunPlus Phoenix.