PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS : Europe

PART 1- Top 3

1st Place - Fnatic. 

The second obvious choice would have probably been SK. However, from IEM and recent LCS drafts we’ve learnt that SK is somewhat a one-trick pony.  If they win lane- they win game otherwise they just seem to roll over and die. 

Fnatic on the other hand seems to be able to play everything. Reignover probably being their star player with his incredible diversity in the jungle. Fnatic’s main strength lies in their team fights which are sometimes perfectly executed with a good mix of Febiven zoning the back line where as the rest peel for Steelback and allow him to pew pew from the back.

2nd Place- H2K

SK not even second? You gotta be kidding me, right? Well no. For the same reasons as Fnatic being number one on this list. The best of 3/5 dynamic changes this game completely. It becomes more about adaptability and player champion pool and diversity in strategy- things we haven’t seen yet in SK.

H2K on the other hand as shown all of these things and is one of the few teams in the lcs that can handily out lane SK. Sorry for sounding redundant but it's probably the lynch pin of the whole LCS right now- Beat SK in lane, win game.

3rd Place- SK gaming

SK gaming has undisputedly been the best European team throughout the LCS. BECAUSE it was a best of one league. SK consist of 5 players who are incredibly gifted at League of Legends. When they win lane they know how to take advantages of powerspikes and close out the game. The chinks of their armor is revealed when they LOSE their lane. That’s why i’ve chosen H2K and Fnatic above them. Anybody else on this list simply do not have the ability to beat them in lane.