League European Championship

January 15th, 2022

 

(-186) Rogue v Misfits (+145)

(+106) BDS Esports v Excel Esports (-138)

(+275) SK Gaming v MAD Lions (-400)

(-385) G2 Esports v Astralis (+265)

(+115) Team Vitality v Fnatic (-150)


 

Europe has officially started! Teams like G2 Esports and FNC performed to our expectations while the biggest news is the shaky start from Team Vitality. Players like BrokenBlade and Comp had huge days while players like xMatty and Perkz couldn’t stay alive long enough to help their teams. There are some really exciting matchups on Saturday, but what players do we pick up? Let’s dive in! 



 

Game #1: Rogue v Misfits

Cann’s Pick: Rogue  


 

Game #2: BDS Esports v Excel Esports

Cann’s Pick: Excel Esports


 

Game #3: SK Gaming v MAD Lions

Cann’s Pick: MAD Lions 


 

Game #4: G2 Esports v Astralis

Cann’s Pick: G2 Esports  


 

Game #5: Team Vitality v Fnatic

Cann’s Pick: Team Vitality

  

Fantasy Value Breakdown




 

Captain


 

Favorite: Reeker (MAD: $11,700) To say I was impressed with Reeker’s performance on Friday would be a serious understatement. He absolutely worked over Perkz and I think some of it was the fact he kept it simple. He waited for Elyoya and Kaiser to come mid and when he needed to step up and make plays, he did. SK Gaming has much weaker pieces than Team Vitality, so if Reeker can perform on a similar level you should have a great output in the captain role. 


 

Value Pick: Elyoya (MAD: $11,100)


 

Top 


 

Favorite: BrokenBlade (G2: $6,800) BrokenBlade was responsible for 22 total kills (kills and assists combined) and was part of 85% of his team’s total kills. I would imagine that G2 will continue to lean into the aggressive style of BB and play through the top lane in the early game. There will be matchups where you can even flex him into the Captain role if you wanted but for today, the top lane will be good enough. 


 

Value Pick: Odoamne (RGE: $6,400) 


 

Jungle


 

Favorite: Elyoya (MAD: $7,400) I would call Elyoya the most impactful player from Friday. He had a 90% team kill participation and was an absolute menace for VIT to have to deal with on Friday. He is aggressive and he has proven that teams really can’t ban out enough champions to take him out of the game. This matchup may be the biggest in terms of comparing one team to another, big numbers should follow with this pick. 


 

Value Pick: Malrang (RGE: $6,600)


 

Mid


 

Favorite: Humanoid (FNC: $7,400) The largest reason for the lower numbers out of Humanoid has to be from the pick. Putting him on TF and him falling behind put him in a hole that took most of the game to get out of. Even with his 5 deaths, he pulled in 13 kill participation and pulled in a massive gold and XP lead at 10 minutes. Perkz is clearly still in some sort of slump and I see the logical jump for FNC to make in replicating the approach that MAD Lions brought to the rift on Friday. Look for Razork to spend a lot of time here. 


 

Value Pick: Vetheo (MSF: $6,400)


 

ADC


 

Favorite: Upset (FNC: $7,800) Upset is a safe and passive player in the early laning phase. He does not make mistakes but also has the killer instinct to follow up on the aggression of Razork and Hylissang. Carzzy and Labrov looked a little disjointed on Friday but the Upset/Hylissang combo looks to be clicking on all cylinders. Also impressive was the fact that Upset was able to build a whopping 600+ gold lead at the 10 minute mark. This is a wild stat and I think it continues to prove what type of performance we should expect out of FNC on Saturday,  



 

Value Pick: Patrik (XL: $7,400)


 

Support


 

Favorite: Targamas (G2: $6,000) This is another double up pick. Picking up Flakked in your lineup with Targamas looks like a great way to win lobbies. I was shocked to see him go deathless and pick up 22 assists. Watching their game against XL showed me that Targamas could be the next Kaiser/Hylissang in the LEC. I loved watching his aggression and his ability to find ways to get involved throughout the whole game. Passive supports tend to be sinkholes for cap space but a good aggressive support will almost always pay dividends. 


 

Value Pick: Hylissang (FNC: $5,600)


 

Team


 

Favorite: MAD Lions ($5,800) There is a good chance that there was just a lot of rust for the newly constructed Team Vitality but the way that the MAD Lions performed with two rookies was out of this world. SK Gaming looked outclassed by Rogue.and I expect another performance similar to Friday. MAD Lions won’t skimp on picking up objectives because they utilize those objectives as a means to start fights. 


 

Value Pick: Excel Esports ($4,800) 



 

Cann’s Example Lineup

DraftKings Classic 

$50,000 Salary Cap


 

Captain (x1.5):  Reeker (G2: $11,700)

Alternate: Patrik (XL: $11,100)

Top: Alphari (VIT: $5,800)

Jungle: Malrang (RGE: $6,600)

Mid: Humanoid (FNC: $7,400)

Alternate: Vetheo (MSF: $6,400)

ADC: Patrik (XL: $7,400)

Support: Targamas (G2: $6,000)

Team: Excel Esports ($4,800)

Alternate: Team Vitality ($4,400)