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China’s LPL Back on Summoner’s Rift

China’s League of Legends League is back in action and we have a wrap up of the early games and betting odds for the upcoming ones.

China’s League of Legends Pro League, more commonly known as the LPL, just finished up its first week of play, in which we saw every team compete at least once, with eleven of the seventeen teams finding their first victory. 

Fans have high expectations from the LPL teams this year after all of the league’s representatives at Worlds failed to make it to the Grand Finals of Worlds last year. Chinese fans have always had high expectations for their teams, and for a good reason, the LPL is often viewed as one of the best regions in the world. Whoever represents the LPL in MSI at the end of the split will have a lot of pressure to restore China’s reputation on the international stage. 

Week 1 Results

The first few days had great matches that showcased the best that the LPL has to offer. The meta sees high-skill expression champs having high priority in the draft phase. In the 29 matches played so far, Fiora was banned in 22 of them, Ryze in 18, and Maokai in 16, with Renekton and Lucian both being banned in 15. 

Zeri and Yuumi are controlling the bot lane, both being banned 11 times, with Zeri being picked in 17 games and Yuumi 16. Yuumi’s win rate is manageable currently 8-8. However, Zeri is out of control currently, 11-6, and it’s not hard to imagine other regions will find similar success with the high mechanical champ. 

JD Gaming: 2 – BiliBili Gaming: 1

Invictus: 2 – Anyone’s Legend: 0

Team WE: 2 – FunPlus Pheonix: 1

Ninjas In Pyjamas: 2 – Ultra Prime: 0

Oh My God: 0 – Royal Never Give Up: 2

LGD Gaming: 1 – Rare Atom: 2

Top Esports: 2 – Anyone’s Legend: 0

Team WE: 0 – EDward Gaming: 2

Royal Never Give Up: 0 – Invictus: 2

ThunderTalk Gaming: 0 – LNG: 2

Weibo Gamiing: 2 – Top Esports: 1

Bilibili Gaming: 2 – FunPlus Pheonix: 1

Current Standings

  1. Invictus Gaming (2-0)
  2. EDward Gaming (1-0)
  3. LNG Esports (1-0)
  4. Ninjas in Pyjamas (1-0)
  5. JD Gaming (1-0)
  6. Rare Atom (1-0)
  7. Weibo Gaming (1-0)
  8. Top Esports (1-1)
  9. Bilibili Gaming (1-1)
  10. Royal Never Give Up (1-1)
  11. Team WE (1-1)
  12. LGD Gaming (0-1)
  13. Oh My God (0-1)
  14. ThunderTalk Gaming (0-1)
  15. Ultra Prime (0-1)
  16. FunPlus Phoenix (0-2)
  17. Anyone’s Legend (0-2)

Schedule & Odds for Week 2

After a short break, the LPL will be back with daily matches. From January 30th to March 26th, you can catch two LPL matches every weekday, with three matches every Saturday and Sunday. If you or anyone you know is interested in watching and or betting on high-level League of Legends, the LPL has you covered. All times listed are in ET.

January 30th

Oh My God (-345) vs LGD Gaming (+262) – 4 AM

Ninjas In Pyjamas (-476) vs Rare Atom (+341) – 6 AM

January 31st

Thunder Talk Gaming (-192) vs Team WE (+150) – 4 AM

Ultra Prime (-101) vs Anyone’s Legend (-123) – 6 AM

February 1st

Invictus Gaming (+179) vs EDward Gaming (-227) – 4 AM

Royal Never Give Up (+125) vs LNG Esports (+125) – 6 AM

February 2nd

Ninjas in Pyjamas (+325) vs JD Gaming (-455) – 4 AM

Top Esports (-625) vs Rare Atom (+433) – 6 AM

February 3rd

LGD Gaming (+119) vs Anyone’s Legend (-147) – 4 AM

Ultra Prime (+108) vs FunPlus Phoenix (-137) – 6 AM 

February 4th

Team WE (+175) vs Oh My God (-227) – 2 AM

Thunder Talk Gaming (-123) vs Invictus Gaming (-101) – 4 AM

Weibo Gaming (-213) vs Bilibili Gaming (+164) – 6 AM

February 5th

Ninjas in Pyjamas (+225) vs Top Esports (-294) – 2 AM

Rare Atom (+206) vs LNG Esports (-263) – 4 AM 

Royal Never Give Up (+127) vs EDward Gaming (-161) – 6 PM