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.
唯一五个位置都是世界级选手的队伍
Smeb世界最强选手
很会组织打小会战/团战
Weaknesses:
Faker and Bjergsen may be able to take advantage of Kuro's conservative
tendencies.
Faker跟鼻尔森可能打穿中路
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.
没明显弱点
明凯世界最猛JG
世界级AD Deft极神
没看到啥沟通问题
Weaknesses:
Room to improve on vision control.
Communication/teamwork issues may resurface.
视野控制
可能又有沟通问题出现
3) TSM
Strengths:
Bjergsen.
Both Doublelift and Biofrost have consistently impressed.
Experienced and skilled in quickly snowballing a lead to victory.
鼻尔森
DL跟Biofrost不错
快速滚雪球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出国没竞争力
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.
三路都很强
中下还是世界最强
Weaknesses:
Blank needs to drastically step up his game if the team is to go far.
Blank可能会爆
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.
没明显弱点
现在可能是队伍最强的时候
Cuvee很激进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.
缺乏国际赛经验
可能回到季中的状况
6) FW
Strengths:
Very strong mid-jungle duo in Maple and Karsa.
Solid understanding of vision control and map movement.
中野连动极神
稳定视野控制与地图控制
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可能会夹不住
NL的会战占位与意识
虫虫角色池
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.
世界最强下路之一
Trick LCS最强打野
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.
二流赛区的最强队伍可能还是二流
Perkz常带队友送
Expect在上路Carry版本可能没用
8) C9
Strengths:
Impact.
茵配柯特
Weaknesses:
Overreliance on Impact.
过度依赖茵配柯特
9) RNG
Strengths:
World class mechanics across the board.
Possibility of returning to their MSI form.
世界级的操作
可能回到MSI的强度
Weaknesses:
Yet to solve their Summer Season coordination/communication issues.
尚未解决夏季赛的沟通/组织问题
10) I MAY
Strengths:
History of consistent improvement through structured coaching and practice.
Regular extensive scrims with EDG.
持续进步
可以跟EDG团练
Weaknesses:
Entirely unproven on the international stage.
国际舞台上未证明自己
11) H2K
Strengths:
No glaring deficiencies or weak links.
没有明显的洞
Weaknesses:
Lack of proactivity. No true playmakers apart from Ryu.
太被动，除了Ryu都不是Play Maker
12) CLG
Strengths:
Stixxay-Aphromoo is a solid botlane capable of carrying games.
下路组合可能可以Carry
Weaknesses:
Two weak links in Darshan and Huhi.
Doubtful whether Xmithie will be able to regularly carry in his solo lanes'
stead.
两个洞 Darshan跟Huhi
Ximithe可能帮不到线上
13) SPY
Strengths:
Two decent solo lanes.
Reported to play much better in scrims.
两个不错的单人线
听说团练打不错
Weaknesses:
Severe lack of experience across the board.
Has shown little to merit higher expectations.
严重缺乏比赛经验
很少达到期待
14) ahq
Strengths:
Plays well when Westdoor can pick Twisted Fate.
History of being a clutch team.
西门选逆命的时候满猛的
关键时刻常爆气
Weaknesses:
Both Chawy and Westdoor have yet to convincingly solve their respective flaws.
Chawy跟西门都有各自的缺陷
15) ITZ, ANX
Strengths:
Look to have the fundamentals of the game down.
看起来会打LoL
Weaknesses:
Have shown nothing to merit higher expectations.
但也仅止于此