League of Legends MSI Day One Match To Watch
By Zac Cameron ·
If you can only catch one game on Day One of the Mid-Season Invitational main event, make sure it's this one.
As with all League of Legends International Events, there are some matches that are bound to be more exciting, more thrilling than the others. As we look towards Day One of the Mid-Season Invitational, the match you simply must see is non-other than the showdown between the top teams of Korea and China. Here’s a brief look at the teams and how they got here.
Kingzone DragonX
The top teams right now in Korea, KZ displayed a dominant performance in their regular season, finishing the season with a series record of 16-2, an 89% win rate, and an overall match record of 33-7, an 83% win rate when looking at all their games played. The dominant squad that will be performing at MSI comprises of top laner Kim "Khan" Dong-ha, jungler Han "Peanut" Wang-ho, mid laner Gwak "Bdd" Bo-seong, AD Carry Kim "PraY" Jong-in, support Kang "GorillA" Beom-hyeon, and substitute jungler Moon "Cuzz" Woo-chan. With a team as stacked with talent taking part, it’s no wonder that Kingzone DragonX are the favourites to win the entire event.
Royal Never Give Up
The top team from China, RNG had a long and difficult domestic journey to become the eventual winners of the LPL. RNG actually only managed a top three finish in the regular season, with a series record of 12-7, 63% win rate, and an overall match record of 27-19, 59% win rate overall. That said, it was more their journey through the playoffs that inspired fans as to the potential success of this team. Defeating their opponents through Round 1, the Quarterfinals, the Semi-finals, and eventually the Grand Finals, the squad mix of top laner Yan "Letme" Jun-Ze, jungler Liu "Mlxg" Shi-Yu, mid laner Li "Xiaohu" Yuan-Hao, AD Carry Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao, support Shi "Ming" Sen-Ming, and substitute jungler Hung "Karsa" Hau-Hsuan look to prove that China has what it takes to win the event once again.
The true test in this event will likely come in the bot lane, as the undisputed best AD Carries from these two regions will clash to establish dominance over the role. For more information on when the match will take place, check out the Official Schedule, here, and for more on how the Play-In stage has been going so far, check out the match recaps, here.