Funplus Phoenix is this year’s champion of League of Legends World Championship. This result surprised the entire esports gambling community and their League of Legends predictions as FPX was an underdog when they entered the competition. After defeating defending champion Invictus Gaming and grand finalist G2 Esports, the team went home with their first title and Summoner’s Cup.
What Happened?
Nobody expected the game to be this one-sided. Everyone’s League of Legends Worlds predictions were one-sided. But lo and behold, FPX stood their ground and swept G2 Esports 3-0 in the grand final. With special performances from jungler Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang, let’s see what happened in the finals.
Game 1
G2 got an early lead in the first match. Rasmus "Caps" Winther’s Pyke dominated the game immediately after the opening draft phase. But everything went downhill when Martin "Wunder" Hansen was trapped by FPX’s squad. Wunder was eliminated on his 7th kill, allowing FPX to close out the first game.
Game 2
Game 2 saw G2 Esports’ utilizing Luka "Perkz" Perković and Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle’s bot lane combo, as well as Marcin “Jankos” Jankows’ picks. G2 thought that this new strategy was much better than Caps and Wunder’s, but FPX shut them down just as easily. They were no match for jungler Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang. FPX exploited G2’s weak draft picks to gain an early advantage and ultimately win the second game.
Game 3
In the last and final round, FPX made history. They secured the fastest Baron Nashor of Worlds 2019 in nearly 22 minutes. Although the winning team and G2 esports finally had a series of back and forth actions, it was clear that FPX controlled the majority of the map and satisfied most of the game’s objectives. The two teams nearly had the same number of kills, but FPX emerged triumphant in the end.
What happens next?
Funplus Phoenix is now the best esports player in China’s LoL community today. They dominated League of Legends Pro League this year, so there would surely be more regional matches for them. They made history by defeating G2 Esports and Invictus Gaming in the semifinals.
The next set of matches will begin again next year, and there would surely be new faces in the arena that Funplus Phoenix needs to face. If you believe that the team can rise to these challenges, cast your League of Legends predictions now and observe their performances.