Currently, most professional League of Legends (LoL) tournaments are either preparing for or have entered the second half of the Summer 2022 season. Naturally, fans have their own assessments of the strength of each team. The second half is predicted to be even more intense, especially as teams are highly motivated, competing not only for titles but also for spots at the 2022 World Championship.
Among the tournaments, the most notable and the most closely followed by the LoL community are undoubtedly the LCK (Korea) and LPL (China). By now, everyone is likely aware that these are the two regions with the most powerful LoL scenes in the world, and at this year’s World Championship, it will be challenging for the title to slip from the representatives of these two strong LoL regions.
After the first half of the group stage, both tournaments in the two regions featured teams with long winning streaks or those that have defeated many strong opponents during the domestic league’s recent half. Notable names among these include Victory 5 (V5), T1, and Gen.G Esports (Gen.G)…
Recently, a power ranking (PR) of teams across four major tournaments in the LoL scene was released, and of course, it sparked debate, especially regarding the top five positions, specifically the ranking of T1 and V5. Accordingly, the representative from the Chinese LoL scene is ranked above T1 with a record of 8 wins – 0 losses. Meanwhile, Faker and his teammates might have to settle for a lower position due to having one loss (against Kwangdong Freecs), making it difficult to compare with V5 on record. This incident has certainly ignited considerable discussion across forums regarding professional LoL tournaments.
– “This ranking shouldn’t be fully trusted; I thought RNG would be in the top 5.”
– “Top Esports (TES) and JD Gaming (JDG) should swap positions.”
– “T1’s ranking is too low; Faker and Gumayusi should be ranked 1.”
– “Gen.G and T1 might not be able to defeat TES.”
Additionally, some other surprising results include Royal Never Give Up (RNG) falling out of the top 5 ranked teams. Meanwhile, Weibo Gaming, featuring SofM and TheShy, plummeted to 11th place. Oh My God made their debut in a power ranking like this, landing at 20th place.
The remaining positions in the power ranking
Of course, this ranking should probably only be used as a reference. This is because teams have unequal numbers of matches played. Many teams might not have fully unleashed their potential yet. Therefore, fans may need to wait until the final matches to form the most accurate assessments.