1) ROX
Strengths:
Only team in the tournament with world class players in all five positions.
Smeb is the best player in the world.
Astonishing coordination when setting up and executing skirmishes/teamfights.
唯一五個位置都是世界級選手的隊伍
Smeb世界最強選手
很會組織打小會戰/團戰
Weaknesses:
Faker and Bjergsen may be able to take advantage of Kuro's conservative
tendencies.
Faker跟鼻爾森可能打穿中路
2) EDG
Strengths:
No exploitable weak links.
Clearlove is considered to be the best jungler in the world.
World class ADC Deft looks to be in peak form.
No observable communication/teamwork issues.
沒明顯弱點
明凱世界最猛JG
世界級AD Deft極神
沒看到啥溝通問題
Weaknesses:
Room to improve on vision control.
Communication/teamwork issues may resurface.
視野控制
可能又有溝通問題出現
3) TSM
Strengths:
Bjergsen.
Both Doublelift and Biofrost have consistently impressed.
Experienced and skilled in quickly snowballing a lead to victory.
鼻爾森
DL跟Biofrost不錯
快速滾雪球Close game的能力
Weaknesses:
NA teams have historically failed to replicate their domestic performance
against international competition.
Doubtful whether Hauntzer will be equally effective in a carry top meta.
NA出國沒競爭力
Haun特Zer上路Carry版本可能不一定猛
4) SKT
Strengths:
All three lanes are extremely lane dominant.
The Bang-Wolf botlane and Faker are still considered to be the best in the
world at their respective roles.
三路都很強
中下還是世界最強
Weaknesses:
Blank needs to drastically step up his game if the team is to go far.
Blank可能會爆
5) SSG
Strengths:
No exploitable weak links.
Looks to be in peak form as a team.
CuVee's aggression in lane will threaten even the best toplaners in the
tournament.
沒明顯弱點
現在可能是隊伍最強的時候
Cuvee很激進搞不好可以打穿其他上路
Weaknesses:
Lack of international experience may induce choke.
Possibility of regressing to their midseason form.
缺乏國際賽經驗
可能回到季中的狀況
6) FW
Strengths:
Very strong mid-jungle duo in Maple and Karsa.
Solid understanding of vision control and map movement.
中野連動極神
穩定視野控制與地圖控制
Weaknesses:
Doubtful whether MMD will be able to hold his own in a carry top meta.
NL's teamfight positioning and map awareness are problematic.
SwordArt's champion pool is suspect.
MMD可能會夾不住
NL的會戰佔位與意識
蟲蟲角色池
7) G2
Strengths:
Zven-Mithy are considered to be one of the best botlanes in the world.
Trick is considered to be the strongest jungler LCS has to offer this year.
世界最強下路之一
Trick LCS最強打野
Weaknesses:
EU LCS has been largely unimpressive. Regional dominance may not mean much.
Perkz often puts the team in trouble with needlessly overaggressive play.
Expect is expected to be ineffective on carry tops.
二流賽區的最強隊伍可能還是二流
Perkz常帶隊友送
Expect在上路Carry版本可能沒用
8) C9
Strengths:
Impact.
茵配柯特
Weaknesses:
Overreliance on Impact.
過度依賴茵配柯特
9) RNG
Strengths:
World class mechanics across the board.
Possibility of returning to their MSI form.
世界級的操作
可能回到MSI的強度
Weaknesses:
Yet to solve their Summer Season coordination/communication issues.
尚未解決夏季賽的溝通/組織問題
10) I MAY
Strengths:
History of consistent improvement through structured coaching and practice.
Regular extensive scrims with EDG.
持續進步
可以跟EDG團練
Weaknesses:
Entirely unproven on the international stage.
國際舞台上未證明自己
11) H2K
Strengths:
No glaring deficiencies or weak links.
沒有明顯的洞
Weaknesses:
Lack of proactivity. No true playmakers apart from Ryu.
太被動，除了Ryu都不是Play Maker
12) CLG
Strengths:
Stixxay-Aphromoo is a solid botlane capable of carrying games.
下路組合可能可以Carry
Weaknesses:
Two weak links in Darshan and Huhi.
Doubtful whether Xmithie will be able to regularly carry in his solo lanes'
stead.
兩個洞 Darshan跟Huhi
Ximithe可能幫不到線上
13) SPY
Strengths:
Two decent solo lanes.
Reported to play much better in scrims.
兩個不錯的單人線
聽說團練打不錯
Weaknesses:
Severe lack of experience across the board.
Has shown little to merit higher expectations.
嚴重缺乏比賽經驗
很少達到期待
14) ahq
Strengths:
Plays well when Westdoor can pick Twisted Fate.
History of being a clutch team.
西門選逆命的時候滿猛的
關鍵時刻常爆氣
Weaknesses:
Both Chawy and Westdoor have yet to convincingly solve their respective flaws.
Chawy跟西門都有各自的缺陷
15) ITZ, ANX
Strengths:
Look to have the fundamentals of the game down.
看起來會打LoL
Weaknesses:
Have shown nothing to merit higher expectations.
但也僅止於此