This year’s League of Legends S15 World Championship differs significantly from previous editions, mainly because Riot postponed the release of the “Worlds patch” on the live servers. Traditionally, this patch would go live by mid-September, giving LCK teams a chance to grasp the meta before Worlds started. For instance, back in S11, LCK teams were running support Yuumi, while no LPL team had prepared a support Yuumi strategy in advance. However, this year, the Worlds patch only went live in early October, which left many teams unable to adapt to the meta ahead of time.

As a result, many teams were still experimenting during the Swiss stage. For example, when BLG faced 100T, they played bottom lane Caitlyn and Elise but were crushed by 100T. Meanwhile, T1’s coach faced heavy criticism from fans for giving Chovy Syndra and top laner kiin Sion. TES’s coach Redmi, praised by LPL fans, was also criticized by many TES supporters for the abstract BP against KT, with fans confused why Redmi picked a jungler Xin Zhao with a 0-9 record and an AD carry Kaisa with a 1-6 record for TES.

With the Swiss BO1 matches concluded, Riot officially released the highest win rate champions (with over five appearances) at S15 Worlds. The top five champions currently are top lane Sion, jungler Xin Zhao, support Poppy or top Poppy, jungler Trundle, and mid lane Syndra. Conversely, jungler Xin Zhao, top lane Qiyana, mid lane Ryze, and bottom lane Kaisa rank at the bottom in win rates for the current Worlds meta. (Which champion do you think is the true “meta answer” at Worlds?)

Redmi reveals the inside story behind the loss to KT

After TES’s defeat to KT, the reputations of TES coach Redmi and support Hang took a big hit. Many viewers and analysts blamed TES’s loss on the BP and support play. Recently, LPL media interviewed coach Redmi about TES’s view on the current meta. Redmi admitted there were BP issues in the loss to KT and that his game understanding hadn’t kept pace with the Worlds meta. TES players have been reflecting on their BP strategies to avoid similar problems in future matches.

At the same time, Redmi publicly defended support Hang, explaining that many TES players were suffering from colds and fevers during the KT match, which affected their performance and preparation. Now that TES players are recovering, Redmi expressed confidence that TES will prove their true strength in upcoming games. This statement gave many TES fans hope. With TES about to face GEN, do you think TES stands a chance to beat GEN if their BP improves and players are healthy?

S15 Power Rankings Update

Recently, Riot also updated the S15 team power rankings. GEN, HLE, and T1 remain the top three most likely to win Worlds. Other teams like AL and CFO have moved up in the rankings, while LPL hopefuls BLG and TES have dropped significantly, with BLG even surpassed by FLY. Many viewers find the rankings reasonable, although some think AL is ranked too low, given they decisively beat GEN and HLE in the Swiss stage and arguably deserve a top-three spot.

Conclusion

Personally, I feel that among LPL teams, only coach tabe’s BP has been consistently solid, while Redmi and Dawei’s BP have faced much criticism. TES’s loss to KT especially disappointed many LPL fans. What do you think of TES’s real strength? Since TES is set to face GEN, do you believe TES can win even a single game? After all, TES hasn’t won a single game against LCK teams this year.