The picture of the League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals is gradually becoming clearer and the community’s reactions are crazier than ever. The news that sent the players into a frenzy was revealed by the official lolesports Twitter account, which already included four teams that had definitively made it to the next round. The tweet simply read “4/8 Quarterfinalists LOCKED đź”’” with an accompanying image, but the replies are telling a much more chaotic story.
The situation is that now half of the quarterfinals are already set. G2 Esports, Hanwha Life Esports and Gen.G are all the way, and the discussions around that are definitely increasing the credibility of the fourth spot that will be decided depending on tomorrow’s matches. The format is such that first seed (3-0) meets the fourth seed (3-2), while the second (3-1) goes against the third (3-1). It’s not easy to comprehend but somewhat logical if one looks at it for a while.
At the same time, the voices from the community have been really loud, to say the least. One user Nightfury expressed his opinion: “I can already see 2 free wins in the quarters. We just need a favorable draw,” which definitely implies either a daring perspective or dangerously close to trouble, we can’t really decide. On the other hand, another user Rowinwan1 suggested “No T1/GenG/BLG (yet) just like everyone predicted of course” – which is humorous because in fact, no one really made a prediction like that regarding this bracket.
But wait the real drama begins with this one user CyberG0thiX who unleashed an absolute tirade against T1. To put it simply, this person accused “T1 was so strong and completely owned your girls’ teams so hard, and the little China teams and their GenGay/HLE inbred counterpart fans had to plead with daddy Riot for an entire remake of the map/game/pick bans etc.” That’s… quite a lot to unpack there. They even mentioned T1 top laner Doran being “a cerebral palsy survivor” and having “literally one hand” which seems like crossing multiple lines at once all and at the same time.
Meanwhile, the G2 fans arethrowing a huge party. Marysama17 shared “HANS SAMA SOLOS ALL 🙏” along with a hype video, and truthfully after witnessing G2’s performance, they might have a point. The European team appeared to be very strong in their matches; however, DatLouie couldn’t hold back and commented, “congrats G2 on beating a minor region today 🥰 very happy for you guys” – the passive aggression is powerful with this one.
The speculation about the bracket is never-ending. Users are engaging in heated debates about the possible matchups, with bronzewillie1 jokingly saying: “Imagine if they draw HLE after this lmfao” and msn0910 calculating the odds like “1/3 chance of HLE, 1/3 chance of Gen.G (providing they win tomorrow).” People are engaging in advanced mathematics but it is basically just the world of esports.
What I find really interesting is how divided people are over which teams are really good. Some comments call certain quarterfinalists “free wins” while others say they are legitimate contenders. The truth is most likely somewhere in the middle – at Worlds, any team can have their day. Do you remember last year’s shocks?
Tomorrow’s games will decide the last teams, and according to the comments, everyone expects T1, BLG, and maybe CFO to join the party. lethimcook2m simply stated: “T1 GEN BLG and CFO will make quarterfinals too” which seems confident since it is prediction based on their performance.
But I am really struggling to understand the situation – all this drama and we are still only halfway through the process of determining the quarterfinalists. The real craziness has not even started yet. It will be only when the draw is done and the teams start losing that the full emotional ups and downs will begin. The Twitter exchanges might just be so intense that they will break the internet by then.
However, one thing remains unquestionable and that is this Worlds event is exactly what the players wanted – surprises, rivalries, and drama all in large quantities and enough to keep the content mills running for months. Regardless of whether your team was the lucky one or not, you can’t deny that this scenario is much more entertaining than the one where the same three regions are fighting for supremacy in a predictable way.
Honestly, the quarterfinal draws are taking too long to happen. Knowing how the teams will be paired will greatly determine how the rest of the tournament will be played out. Are we going to get the dream matchups that everybody wants? Or will Riot’s random draw create some very tough scenarios for certain squads? Only time will tell, but judging from the reactions of the crowd so far, they are ready for the next chaos.
So, it’s true that four teams have already advanced while four more are still to be decided. The World Championship quarterfinals are going to be one wild ride and, if we go by Twitter reactions, the players have already committed to getting involved in every possible scenario. So, guys, please get your popcorn as this is just getting started!
