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Major League of Legends is back on our screens. October is approaching, which means that Long Corner Worlds 2023 - the main event of the year for competitive League of Legends - is just around the corner.
In the run-up to the Long Corner Worlds, we can't wait to unveil a series of betting tipNNEWs on matches involving top clubs. And we will do it by analysing the match between BDS and Golden Guardians.
The clubs will face each other in the World Championship: Worlds Qualifying Series. This is the first event of its kind to determine the last participant in the main tournament.
Let's see who will be stronger: Western Europe or North America. A single Bo5 determines the participant of Worlds 2023. The winner of the match will take part in the main tournament in South Korea, while the loser will go home empty-handed.
Let's go.
Golden Guardians uniforms
Let's open the match with an analysis of the Gaimin Gladiators uniforms. In this match the North American club plays the first number one.
Best LoL betting sites put GG as the leader of the match. The odds for their victory are at around 1.75.
To be fair, such a figure speaks more about parity rather than lagging behind or leading one of the sides. I'm sure the match will be a close one.
Golden Guardians have always been "middling" at best. They used to occupy places around the top 6, but a quality boost happened last season.
Quite unexpectedly for everyone, and I think for themselves, GG took the top 2 in the league. This guaranteed them passage to the first international event in the club's history - Mid-Season Invitational 2023. There were no sensations there, but the Guardians got their Top 8.
- Golden Guardians lineup: Licorice, River, Gori, Stixxay, huhi, Array .
After a successful spring split, Golden Guardians didn't change their lineup, which isn't surprising. This helped them finish well in the LCS Summer 2023: Group Stage, sharing the championship with Cloud9.
Golden Guardians started the playoffs from the second round of the top grid. Being one of the main favourites to win overall, GG unexpectedly Ledgeili NRG with the score 1-3.
However, at the bottom of the grid they have not found any competitors yet. Although they played one game, but that one was closed on class: they beat Dignitas with the score 3-1.
Next was the match against Liquid, which determined the fate of GG. GG lost in a tough fight5, but still secured their place in the 2023 World Championship: Worlds Qualifying Series.
Most Popular Golden Guardians Champions
Gwen (3 matches, 100% wins), Fiora (3 matches, 66% wins) are favoured on the top line.
In the forest most often played with Wukong (5 games, 80% wins), Sejuani (3 matches, 100% wins), Nautilus (2 matches, 0% wins), Kindred (2 matches, 100% wins).
KSante (4 matches, 75% win rate) appears on the centre line, as well as Azir (4 matches, 75% wins), Yone (2 matches, 50% wins), LeBlanc (2 matches, 100% wins).
Aphelios (7 matches, 100% wins), Zeri (4 games, 50% wins), Lucian (2 matches, 0% wins), Varus (2 matches, 100% wins) are the most frequent shooters.
Of the supporting champions, Rell (3 matches, 100% wins), Nami (2 matches, 0% wins), Leona (2 matches, 0% wins).
BDS Form
Let's move on to a breakdown of LEC's resident BDS playing form. In this match they play as the number two.
Bookmakers give BDS the role of catching up, although they are in no hurry to put the nails in the coffin. The odds for a BDS win are at around 2.
Again, everything is more than logical here. Still, GG are more experienced in terms of playing on the international stage than BDS can boast.
At LEC Winter 2023 BDS entered the group stage, but quickly fell out of it, taking the last place in their quartet. The result was a top-7 finish.
Next up was LEC Spring 2023 and BDS' moment of glory. Completely unexpectedly, they reached the grand final, but there they lost to MAD Lions, who were on a terrific spree in the spring.
- BDS line-up: Adam, Sheo, nuc, Crownie, Labrov.
Before LEC Finals 2023 BDS played at LEC Summer 2023. They were one map short of reaching the play-offs. They finished the championship on the 5th place.
Thanks to the near top places and top 2 at LEC Spring 2023 BDS managed to get to LEC Finals 2023, and also to the top grid, where they got to G2 Esports in the first round. The International didn't end up with anything interesting and G2 had no trouble closing out the match with a 3-1 score.
After the defeat from the main favourite of LEC Finals 2023 - G2 Esprots - BDS played against SK Gaming. The German club couldn't do anything against the French and fell 0-3.
However, BDS' path to the LEC Finals 2023 ended with the game against SK. The team lost to Fnatic with a score of 2-3 in the next round of the lower grid, thus failing to make it to the top 3 of the tournament for direct participation in the main tournament.
Most Popular BDS Champions
On the top line the most frequent picks are KSante (4 matches, 50% wins), Gnar (3 matches, 100% wins).
Foresters picks are Wukong (4 matches, 50% wins), Vi (2 matches, 50% wins), Nocturne (2 matches, 50% wins), Viego (2 matches, 0% wins).
On the centre line Gragas (4 matches, 50% wins), Annie (4 matches, 50% wins).
Aphelios (6 matches, 33% wins), Jinx (3 matches, 66% wins), Zeri (2 matches, 100% wins).
The other stable players are Lulu (3 matches, 66% wins), Rakan (3 games, 0% wins), Nautilus (2 matches, 50% wins).
History of head-to-head meetings
Previously the teams have not played each other in official matches. This match will be the first time BDS - Golden Guardians have played each other in person.
Predicted result of BDS vs Golden Guardians at 2023 World Championship: Worlds Qualifying Series
Given the experience of the teams playing on the international stage, I see Golden Guardians as the winner of this match. In my opinion, they will be able to handle the pressure in a crucial match and outplay their opponents because of their experience. In terms of play, the teams do look identical.
Bottom line: Golden Guardians win.
