CTBC Flying Oyster return to the LoL World Championship stage after a disappointing performance last year, when the Taiwanese squad crashed out of the group stage with just one win. Their next opponent, DetonatioN FocusMe, had it even worse, as they couldn’t make it to the main stage and ended their run in the Play-In knockout stage.

LoL betting sites have priced CTBC as heavy favourites for this match, which doesn’t make much sense considering DFM are not that much weaker team. It seems like teams’ rankings are based purely on the perceived strength of the regions. Even though the LoL Japan League (LJL) is not a strong league, Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) teams haven’t accomplished much more internationally.

This is the first match for both teams in over a month and on a new patch, which should lead to some volatility. And even though CTBC Flying Oyster field better individual talent, the offered LoL betting odds on DetonatioN FocusMe to win one map are too good to pass on.

Team BDS eased past the Golden Guardians in the Worlds Qualifying Series and entered the Play-In stage as one of the main favourites to reach the next stage. Even though this is a flawed team that likely won’t make it far in the tournament, Team BDS are still a class above Team Whales, and the offered LoL betting odds reflect that.

Team Whales are the No. 2 seed from Vietnam, which is nothing to sneeze at; however, the VCS is a much weaker league than the LoL EMEA Championship, which gives Team BDS a significant edge in this series. On the other hand, Team Whales’ aggressive playstyle can cause problems for Team BDS.

Individually, Team BDS are stronger than Team Whales, but that might not help if the underdogs force Team BDS to play their game. BDS can look good sometimes, but this team is ineffective when games don’t go their way early.

A bet on Team Whales to win one map isn’t a bad choice, but we prefer over 23.5 kills on both maps at $1.83.

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If they wish to reach the LoL Worlds 2022 knockout phase, Fnatic have to win this game against a Cloud9 side that has struggled against every team in this group. In their first meeting in the group stage, Cloud9 actually started the game off really well, securing first blood and destroying the first tower, before Fnatic took over and eventually won the game. Elias “Upset” Lipp was huge for Fnatic in that game, finishing with a 8/0/5 KDA while controlling the bottom lane.

This game is a must-win for Fnatic, considering T1 and EDward Gaming should also beat C9. We will be taking Fnatic at the kills handicap of -6.5 at $1.83 with GG Bet.

T1 will be looking for revenge when they take on Fnatic in the second game of the day. In the first game between these two teams, T1 didn’t show up and they got smashed by the European giants, who had a point to prove in this group – that they wouldn’t be push-overs. Fnatic ended up taking the win, recording 19 kills to T1’s seven, whilst Marek “Humanoid” Brázda destroyed T1 legend Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok in the mid-lane, finishing with a KDA of 7/0/7.

The loser of this game will have to rely on EDward Gaming to bomb out, which would give whoever loses this game a chance of making it out of Group A. We will be taking the unders in the total kills market, which sits at 25.5 for this series.

EDward Gaming will play their first game on day five against Cloud9, who they destroyed on day two of the group stage, winning the game in 28 minutes. Just like Fnatic and T1, EDG have to win this game against Cloud9 to ensure their games against the other two teams decide who will get eliminated. EDG shouldn’t have much trouble getting past Cloud9 here and the LoL betting sites tend to agree, marking EDG very short at $1.16.

EDward Gaming should and must win this game over Cloud9, so we will back the favourites at the kills handicap.

By the time Fnatic play their final game of the group stage, they could already be out of contention; however, they could still be in a position to advance from Group A with a win over EDward Gaming. EDG, on the other hand, might already have punched their ticket into the knockout stage. No matter the situation, it will be a great game with Fnatic wanting to get revenge for their earlier loss to the reigning world champions, where EDG’s bottom lane dominated the game.

EDG may win this game and it wouldn’t really surprise anyone, but we are going to take Fnatic at the kills handicap of +8.5, as we think they will keep it close whether they win or lose.

In Cloud9’s last game of the group stage, they could play the spoiler if they were to take down T1. However, the three-time world champions destroyed Cloud9 in 25 minutes on day three, with a huge kill score of 18-3 in their favour. If T1 lose to Fnatic before this game, expect to see a bloodbath here; but should T1 beat Fnatic, we could see a tight one if T1 are a bit off their game.

T1 are very short favourites at $1.14 with GG Bet and they deserve to be favourites here, but we cannot suggest backing them at the short quote. Therefore, we will be betting on the overs in the total kills market.

The last game on day five could be the best game of the day with the reigning champions, EDward Gaming, taking on the most successful team in LoL World Championship history, T1. This game could potentially be for top spot in Group A, with EDG looking for revenge after they were smashed by T1 on day one of the group stage. EDG didn’t show up in their last meeting, but no one expects that to happen again with what could be up for grabs for the winner of this match.

Considering these two amassed 24 kills in only 22 minutes of game time in their last meeting, there should be a lot more in this meeting with more time. This game should be going for at least 30 minutes, and we believe the current line for the total kills at 25.5 is way too low, so we will taking the overs.

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The LEC Summer champions, Rogue, will be kicking off their LoL Worlds 2022 campaign as the underdogs against the first play-in qualifier, DRX, who were dominant in the play-in coming out of the LCK.

This will be Rogue’s third trip to the League of Legends World Championship since their creation in 2019, with many people believing they are the top EU team at the tournament. Rogue finished third in the regular season behind G2 Esports and MAD Lions, and in the playoffs they lost to G2 Esports to put themselves in the lower bracket. However, they won their way through to the grand final against G2 again, where they destroyed them 3-0. Rogue will have brought a lot of confidence to Worlds 2022 and they will be expecting to go deep if they can beat DRX in this game.

DRX flew under the radar behind Gen.G, T1 and DAMWON Gaming, when they qualified for Worlds, but they have shown through their play-in dominance they aren’t here to make up the numbers. DRX only finished seventh in the LCK Summer split but since the start of the regional finals they have been outstanding, finishing second to qualify for the play-in stage at Worlds. During the play-ins, DRX were by far the best team. Dismantling MAD Lions and Royal Never Give Up on their way to a 5-0 record and earning direct qualification into Group C.

DRX will be confident that they can get out of Group C as the second spot is definitely up for grabs between them and Rogue. This series will be a lot closer than the bookmakers have got it, so we will be betting in the total kills market.

Cloud9 from the LCS will take on EDward Gaming from the LPL in what will be their second group stage matches in what some consider to be the ‘group of death’.

Cloud9 are the top seeded LCS team at Worlds 2022 after they took out the LCS Championship by beating 100 Thieves 3-0 in the grand final. C9 will be up against it in this match against EDward Gaming as they are the reigning LoL World champions and historically the LCS teams have struggled against LPL teams in most international tournaments.

EDward Gaming are coming off a decent LPL Summer split, where they finished fifth at the end of the regular season ending with an 11-5 record. During the playoffs EDward Gaming were very impressive, beating RNG and LNG Esports on their way to a lower-bracket final exit at the hands of Top Esports, 0-3. Even though EDward Gaming aren’t the best LPL team at Worlds this year, they shouldn’t be taken lightly by anyone. After all, they are the reigning world champions.

Both Cloud9 and EDward Gaming are high-kill teams, so we will be taking the overs in the total kills market with GG Bet.

Kicking off their League of Legends World Championship run, Top Esports will take on the VCS Summer champions, GAM Esports, in a match that could be very one-sided. The LPL Summer runners-up have opened up as the third favourite to take out Worlds 2022 at $4.00 with LoL betting sites, whilst GAM Esports are $201.00 outsiders.

Top Esports have been ultra-consistent throughout 2022 and finished second in both the LPL Spring and Summer splits, losing to RNG and JD Gaming in both of the grand finals they played in. TES only lost two series throughout the regular season and twice during the playoffs, with three of those four defeats coming against JD Gaming. TES finished in third-fourth place at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, so they know what is needed to go deep at an international tournament.

GAM Esports have dominated the VCS during 2022, winning both the Spring and Summer splits by beating Saigon Buffalo 3-0 and 3-1 in the respective grand finals. However, GAM Esports look like they will be one of the teams who will be making up the numbers at Worlds 2022, as they don’t seem to be playing at a similar level to the top-tier regions.

Top Esports will win this match. But at $1.07 with GG Bet, we cannot suggest betting on them, so we will be taking them at the kills handicap.

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?The game with DWG KIA was a close shave for T1. After they started strong with two wins in the first two maps, DWG KIA won the next two to square the ledger. T1 eventually won the fifth and last game due to their decision to adjust their strategy to one much different from what was displayed in the previous rounds.?

The first two games that T1 won lasted 25 minutes, and the first four included several aggressive plays by both teams. The last match, on the other hand, ended much later and went beyond 42 minutes. It also did not feature any kills by either team until the game reached the 25-minute mark.? ?

The game ended with T1 moving on to the LCK Summer Finals, where they will take on Gen.G, who had earlier defeated Liiv SANDBOX by a 3-1 scoreline in their semifinal. That result was a bonus for Gen.G, who had already locked away a spot at Worlds with consecutive top-two finishes in this year’s LCK splits.

?The 2022 LCK Summer Finals will feature T1 and Gen.G going head-to-head against each other on August 28. The duo previously faced off in the grand final of the 2022 LCK Spring Split, where T1 emerged with a 3-1 victory and a place at the Mid-Season Invitational.

If T1 win the LCK 2022 Summer Finals, they will qualify for Worlds as the top-seeded team out of Korea. If they don’t win, they will still have enough championship points to qualify for the World Championships group stage.

Despite the loss in the semifinals, all is not lost for DWG KIA. The team can still qualify for Worlds through the LCK regional qualifier, where they are set to face SANDBOX. The winner of that game will progress to the Worlds group stage, while the loser will face either KT Rolster or DRX for a spot in the play-ins.

The winner of the LCK Summer Finals next Sunday will be Korea’s top seed at Worlds, and the loser will represent the region as the second seed. GG Bet has Gen.G as the likely winners of the deciding series, with odds of $1.51.

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