Brandon is a writer and editor for ESTNN with a passion for esports. Solo especially struggles in the top lane, while Tristan “ PowerOfEvil ” Schrage barely held on in the mid lane. Will these veterans make some noise in Shanghai next month?

The Worlds 2020 main event has officially begun, starting with tournament favorites Top Esports against a relative underdog. Meanwhile, Doublelift helped TSM return to the LCS throne this past summer.

Here, they slaughtered three FLY champions before pushing the base and destroying their first Nexus of the tournament. The Chinese overlords are already looking scary, while FlyQuest is looking like it will struggle in the group as expected. By the 6 minute mark, TES’s 369 flaunts a 3/0 KDA while Karsa takes his first kill as well. Catch all the action when Worlds begins on Friday, Sept. 25. Though some questioned Top Esports' legitimacy as the favorites at the event after the shaky performance of LPL cohort LGD Gaming in the play-in stage, the team lived up to expectations here. This week FlyQuest announced 3 new … Do Worlds 2020 play-in teams stand a chance in group stage? Top Esports dominated the map right from the start of the game, with top laner Bai “369” Jia-Hao dominating lane against Colin “Solo” Earnest. © 2020 ESTNN: Esports News Network.

While it’s not possible to draw any conclusions from just one game, it was clear how the individual level of FlyQuest is not up to par with the best teams in the world. After that, Karsa ganked top to get 369 another kill and propel him further ahead. How will LGD do in the 2020 LoL World Championship main event? All five players’ individual skills were on display right from the get-go, which was something that the LCS second seed FlyQuest could not keep up with at all.

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Could this be the year that TSM and Doublelift get through to the knockout stage of the World Championship?

He is a founding member of Niagara University Esports, while being the previous mid laner and current Head Coach for the NU Esports LoL team. Tricia “megumixbear” Sugita, new Chief Executive Officer with over a decade of... Uncategorized. Tournament favorite Top Esports made its debut at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship with a dominant performance against FlyQuest. How are the LCS teams from NA going to perform at Worlds 2020? After that, Karsa ganked top to get 369 another kill and propel him further ahead. FlyQuest found itself in a really tough group at Worlds 2020, which automatically made fans wonder if the LCS second seed can make it out of groups this year. Change your language by using these codes: Fortnite: Bizzle, Clix, Dubs And Others Change Trios Ahead Of FNCS, LoL: Worlds 2020 | Group Stage Day Three Recap, LoL: Worlds 2020 | Top Esports vs DRX Recap. It would require some innovative picks and maybe some cheesy strategies in the early game. During the next few minutes, TES was accumulating dragons and towers across the map, ballooning their lead more and more. The Group Stage opened up with a pretty brutal display of skill from Top Esports ("TES"), who dominated FlyQuest ("FLY"). TES was up 6-0 with 4 of their players having the most gold among both teams. #Worlds2020 pic.twitter.com/54Zq314zUw. With elimination on the line, Solo became the starter for good and FlyQuest experienced a sudden resurgence.

The oldest players at Worlds 2020 are FlyQuest’s top laner Colin “Solo” Earnest and TSM’s star AD carry, Doublelift.

Solo especially struggles in the top lane, while Tristan “, 120 South 6th Street, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA, 2020 League of Legends World Championship. His contributions to FlyQuest’s playoff run earned him a permanent spot on the roster, though. @TOP_Esports_ make a statement and dominate @FlyQuest! Riot previews all 22 Mythic items debuting in League's 2021 preseason, League of Legends: Wild Rift closed beta is coming to more regions, Wizards of the Coast addresses criticism over The Walking Dead MTG collaboration, Here are the updates and notes for VALORANT Patch 1.09, Riot unveils new starting jungle items hitting the Rift in League's 2021 preseason, By continuing, you accept the privacy policy. Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite lässt dies jedoch nicht zu. You can choose which categories you want to be notified for. The veteran ADC didn’t have the greatest performance in the postseason, but he finally locked in during their final series against FlyQuest. In 2020, FlyQuest is coming back with one mission: to win. Worlds 2020 play-ins are best ever thanks to TCL, CIS, and OPL, Team SoloMid vs. Fnatic LoL Worlds 2020 betting analysis, New Odyssey, Halloween skins set to arrive in League of Legends, Sneaky's crazy new catgirl outfit is his big return to cosplay, Uniboy speaks on PSG Talon's shock Play-Ins run at Worlds 2020, Riot reveals list of Mythic, Legendary items for 2021 preseason, Armut carries SuperMassive to victory over MAD Lions at Worlds 2020, Top Esports dominated the map right from the start of the game, with top laner Bai “, Knight leads Top Esports' Worlds 2020 charge, LCS’s FlyQuest did not stand a chance against Top Esports, While it’s not possible to draw any conclusions from just one game, it was clear how the individual level of FlyQuest is not up to par with the best teams in the world. Knight has long been labeled as the best player to never make Worlds, but now he is finally on an international stage looking to prove himself as the best player in the world.

Since Top Esports is a world-class team, and they were able to snowball their lead through all lanes and even get the Ocean Soul after just 23 minutes. Solo is one of the most experienced pros in the North American League scene, having started his career in 2014. While it’s not possible to draw any conclusions from just one game, it was clear how the individual level of FlyQuest is not up to par with the best teams in the world. Their seemingly inevitable snowball started in the top lane, as 369 solo killed opposing top laner Solo. Top Esports also showcased that their coordination is great, but it wasn’t what won them their first game at Worlds 2020. First, they swept Golden Guardians 3-0, then outlasted the vaunted TSM 3-2 to set up a rematch against Evil Geniuses. FLY attempted to claw back some gold by killing Knight in the mid lane, but they barely couldn't and lost two to TES instead. . FLY did contest, and to their credit to put up a decent fight there, but TES eventually edged them out and secured the buff. FlyQuest had the tough job of taking on Top Esports in its 2020 Worlds debut. Although they failed to win the North American title in both matchups against Cloud9 and TSM, their efforts this year cannot be ignored. FlyQuest had a record year as an organization, having reached the LCS Finals two seasons in a row. The talented LPL champions are the clear tournament favorites, with star players in every single position. Change your language by using these codes: EN, ES, ZH-CN, ZH-TW, DE, RU, KO, BN, DA, NL, TL, FI, FR, HI, ID, IT, JA, JW, NO, PL, PT, RO, SV, TA, TH, TR, VI, ESTNN breaks down the notable trio changes ahead of this weekend’s first Fortnite Champion Series, With two days of action now behind us, the big players in each group are, An early battle for the top spot of Group D was fought between Top and. All Rights Reserved. He was previously known as TheSoloKing.

Twitter @GhandiLoL. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough, as TES baited FLY to fight them at Elder.

FlyQuest will have to find some creative ways to get wins if they want to be a real threat in this group. But this year, there’s plenty of veteran talent heading to Shanghai to compete for the Summoner’s Cup. The Group Stage opened up with a pretty brutal display of skill from Top Esports ("TES"), who dominated FlyQuest ("FLY"). A ‘Solo’ kill (pun very much intended) against FlyQuest setting up TES in a good position. This past split, Solo had the second-highest KDA of any top laner, 119 assists, and some great early game laning stats. Both Top Esports and FlyQuest won’t play their next game until October 5. All fans and experts expected Top Esports to be the better team in its first match at Worlds 2020. Solo especially struggles in the top lane, while Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage barely held on in the mid lane. While this will be Solo’s first World Championship appearance, this will be Doublelift’s sixth Worlds tournament of his career. It’s the first time that FlyQuest is at Worlds and the minimal expectations are likely a hit to the ego. © Copyright 2020 WIN.gg / Privacy Policy / Terms of Service, Top Esports retains Worlds 2020 favorite status by smashing FlyQuest. ▶️ listen) Earnest is a League of Legends esports player, currently top laner for FlyQuest. At an early 23 minute mark, TES won a team fight two-for-zero and claimed the Ocean Soul. Their first siege netted them multiple towers and two Inhibitors, though FLY managed to get a couple of kills to stall them a bit. In no time. TES didn't give FLY a moment to breathe either, as at six minutes, they made plays in the bot and top sides of the map to kill IgNar and Santorin, respectively. There is a disambiguation page associated with the name … Just prior to it, FLY’s WildTurtle had the chance to draw first blood, just missing one auto attack to finish it. This time, the series went 3-1 in FlyQuest's favor, sending them to their first LCS finals as an organization. Shortly after this, Karsa went top once more to kill Solo himself then drop the Rift Herald for the First Tower bonus. While the top lane was dominating, Knight slowly started to build a lead on Akali.
369 and jungler Hung “Karsa” Hao-Hsuan were the clear MVP duo of the game, already proving that Top Esports doesn’t have to play through Zhuo “Knight” Ding in the mid lane. ", UoL proves that CIS is strongest wildcard region at Worlds 2020. Check your inbox for a confirmation email! The LPL favorites are here to play and it doesn’t look like they will go easy on any opponent. He hasn’t missed Worlds since 2015, but he hasn’t been able to pass the group stage at all throughout those five years. Their seemingly inevitable snowball started in the top lane, as 369 solo killed opposing top laner Solo. December 5, 2019 FlyQuest Finalizes 2020 LCS Academy Spring Roster. If that doesn’t work out, FlyQuest could quickly find itself eliminated from the tournament. They also had pretty good seasons in terms of stats during the 2020 LCS Summer Split, helping push their teams to new heights. The roster had its share of issues through the season, and they even got swept by Golden Guardians in the first round of the playoffs. He writes about League of Legends and esports generally, providing analysis and commentary on both. TES was in the driver's seat and they knew it, so they took a stab at Baron.

We... Uncategorized. Solo wasn’t even on a team at the beginning of 2020 and was only subbed onto the starting lineup over V1per late in the spring. Worlds 2020 teams have logos on manhole covers in Shanghai.
Many people usually focus around the young superstars attending the League of Legends World Championship. Both Solo and Doublelift are 27 years old, and are the veteran leaders of their respective teams. The oldest players at Worlds 2020 are FlyQuest’s top laner Colin “Solo” Earnest and TSM’s star AD carry, Doublelift. The raw skill of all players and the ability to dominate individually was the key factor in their victory, and that should have other teams shaking. Is Dragon Soul a real win condition for teams at Worlds 2020?