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The trend this week included a lot of double Support compositions to empower a hyper-carry Melee Assassin like Illidan, Thrall, or Greymane.
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MVP Black destroyed OMG with a pre-10:00 win, and games from eStar and EDG looked similarly one-sided.
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Not only were the series scores one sided, but the games themselves were brutal. Out of the eleven total matches last week (and one forfeit), eight of them were 2-0’s-a stat which testifies to the skill difference between teams. Luckily, these titans won’t meet up until the last round, so they should have a fairly easy ride through their groups until that time. Likewise, the Korean behemoth MVP Black, on top of dominating their region, has set the world standard for excellence after winning the Global Championship less than a month ago without dropping a single game. eStar is the undisputed best Chinese team by far, winning virtually every Chinese tournament, including every season of Gold League since 2014 with the exception of the Korean invasion during Season 1 of last year. In Group A, eStar and MVP Black shut down their opponents without batting an eye. Coming back from their respectable second place finish at the Global Championship, Chinese team EDG easily KO’d the two strongest runner-ups in Group B, ZeroPanda and X-Team, and essentially secured their spot in playoffs already. Out of the teams in the tournament, there are three that clearly stand out: eStar, EDG, and MVP Black. With that in mind, the first few weeks are a big chance for teams to pick up momentum and cruise into the playoffs with ease. It’s important to note that while getting an early lead doesn’t necessarily net a spot in the playoffs, it takes away a lot of stress when teams are fighting to clinch the last one or two playoff spots near the end of the season. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, and the teams with the highest points at the end of five weeks head into playoffs. Gold League is played in a round robin format similar to League of Legends’ LCS format, the only notable difference being that the teams are divided into two groups of six.
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While Gold League houses the country’s greatest teams, there’s still a large disparity between the teams that sit at the top and the rest of the pack, a fact which was quite evident from this week’s performance. China’s premier Heroes of the Storm tournament, the Gold Series Heroes League-Gold League for short-kicked off last week with rather unsurprising results.