by Reece "SabrewoIf" Dos-Santos
Remaining
Games:
EL- GIA, FNC
CW- ROC, GIA
GIA- EL, CW
MYM- SK, ROC
Approaching the final week of the EU LCS,
not everything is set in stone. There is a variety of situations that can still
entangle the Copenhagen Wolves, Elements, Roccat, Giants and Meet Your Makers.
Before I break down what could happen, I can explain that it’s impossible for
Copenhagen Wolves to be auto relegated and Giants Gaming or Meet your Makers to
reach playoffs.
Here are three I picked out:
Scenario
1: What I think will happen: CW (2-0), EL (1-1),
ROC (1-1), GIA (0-2), MYM (0-2)
This clinches at least sixth and playoffs
for CW on 9-9 while Elements and Roccat fight out a tiebreaker for seventh
which I believe will be won by Roccat judging by the standard of play of both
teams currently. Although I wouldn't put it past Elements to surprise us, while
Roccat have been consistently below average, Elements have been fluctuating
between showing signs of hope and being completely broken. This also leaves the
bottom two in a scrap for auto relegation, one I actually favour MYM for at the
moment. The latter having shown improvements in synergy and survivability while
Giants have failed to secure any kind hold on their split.
Scenario
2: Three-way tiebreaker for Sixth: EL (1-1), GIA
(1-1), ROC (1-1), MYM (1-1 or 2-0), CW (0-2)
For this to happen, Elements would need to
pick up Giants and lose to Fnatic, Roccat take down CW and lose to MYM and
Giants also need to take out CW. This will leave all three on a score of 7-11
and force the most important three way tie for the last playoff spot, the LCS
safe zone and the promotion tournament. Also in this scenario, the auto
relegation spot is decided by if MYM beat SK to go 2-0. If not they also get a
tiebreaker for tenth. EU love tie breakers and this is definitely one that
could change a lot.
Scenario
3: Four-way tiebreaker for Seventh: GIA (2-0), MYM
(2-0), CW (1-1), EL (0-2), ROC (0-2)
This scenario seems wild and really
far-fetched but it’s still a possibility. Under this scenario the Wolves get
the last playoff spot and the bottom four all finish on 6-12 opening up the
biggest tie breaker possible for the safe zone, the promotion tournament spots
and the auto relegation zone. While this opens up the biggest storyline
comeback for the bottom two, it’s a scenario that can end ugly for Roccat and
Elements who cannot afford to tilt at such a crucial time. It's also not too
hard to see this happening considering that GIA are 1-0 up against both their
opponents and MYM have been looking better as of recent.
