Note that these are not necessarily the top players statistically, but those who had the greatest impact for their team.
Top Lane
1ST: Kev1n
He’s already topped this list twice, but Kev1n continues to show that not only is he one of the best top laners in Europe, but one of the most consistent. For Millenium, he is a rock, never losing lane, split-pushing well and contributing massively to teamfights. There are no other top-laners right now who have the sort of impact or importance for their team like Kev1n does for Millenium.
Despite Millenium’s poor 5-9 record, Kev1n has maintained the highest KDA on the team (5.8) and currently holds an insane 37 KDA in two wins on Trundle. The Troll King was certainly his best champion in Week 6, going 5-0-14 and dominating Alliance all across the map – he even successfully 1v1’d against Froggen’s Yasuo and came out on top. His brilliant Pillars of Ice and smart skirmish play sets his Trundle apart from the pack; it might even be ban worthy in the future.
While his Renekton in the deafeat to the Copenhagen Wolves was less impressive, he was still a tanky force and kept YoungBuck down in lane.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – if Millenium has any hope of making this a winning season, Kev1n needs to maintain his current level of play. So far, he has done so without missing a beat, giving Millenium a foundation of solid play upon which to continue to improve and attempt to pick up wins.
Stats:
Total Score: 7-2-19 KDA: 13 Average Cs: 330.5 Best Champion: Trundle
2nd: Wickd
While his Renekton got heavily out-played by Kev1n in the match versus Millenium, his revival of Irelia against SK paid off as he kept freddy122’s Mundo in check and was a skirmishing monster.
3rd: Mimer
He played well against Gambit in Pyjamas despite the loss and his Renekton was dominant versus Fnatic, going 2-1-11 and soaking up all of Fnatic damage which allowed Mr.Rallez to clean house.
Jungle
1ST: Amazing
Amazing has been far and away the most consistent player for the Copenhagen Wolves. While the rest of his teammates have struggled to find their rhythm this season, Amazing always seems to be on point, especially on Lee Sin. His flashy moves and early ganking helps set the Wolves up for success, and gets the carries of cowTard and Forg1ven going.
Going unkilled versus Millenium with an interesting hybrid tank-damage dealer Lee Sin, Amazing proved that he knows how to play aggressive junglers even in the late-late game. Against Fnatic, he combined with cowTard to absolutely shut xPeke out of the game, camping the middle lane and picking up kill after kill onto the vulnerable pick of Syndra.
Much like Kev1n for Millenium, Amazing is the Wolves’ lynch-pin – if they are to have any hope of not ending up at the bottom of the league, Amazing will have to continue on his hot streak. His Lee Sin play has been top and his smart decision making and strong gank-focused jungling style really helps shore up some of the Wolves’ early laning weaknesses. Keep playing amazing, Amazing.
Stats:
Total Score: 5-1-18 KDA: 23 Average Cs: 154.5 Best Champion: Lee Sin
2nd: Svenskeren
He might just be the best jungle Pantheon in Europe for his perfect early aggression (especially in bot-lane) and his Elise was strong even in deafeat at the hands of Alliance. As SK continues to improve, so does Sven.
3rd: Hulberto
I never imagined I’d be putting a stand in on this list, but Hulberto’s Olaf was crucial in getting the snowball rolling for Gambit in Pyjamas versus Supa Hot Crew – the triple kill in bottom-lane was especially clutch.
Middle Lane
1ST: Jesiz
If there is one team in the LCS I would give the “Most Improved” award too, it would be SK Gaming. After a rough start to the season, SK looks like a team on the verge of a massive winning run, and Jesiz is a reason why. He has moved well beyond his jitters from early in the season to become one of SK Gaming’s key players. His ultra-safe playstyle makes him impossible to gank, but his selection of long-range champions such as Ziggs means that his conservative style never detracts from his damage output. He is still able to contribute to fights even while remaining in the faaaaaaar back line.
He was the best player on his team (and the only one with more kills than deaths) versus Alliance and his laning against Froggen’s Leblanc was surprisingly strong. Against ROCCAT, he absolutely bombarded the damage dealers, going 2-0-4 and handily besting Overpow’s fearsome Kayle.
If SK is to continue on their upward trend, look to Jesiz to continue to play safe and deal damage. His Ziggs is a reliable pick which teams should look to take away, because otherwise Jesiz with blow them up with his mastery of the Hexplosives Expert.
Stats:
Total Score: 7-3-7 KDA: 4.6 Average Cs: 293.5 Best Champion: Ziggs
2nd: cowTard
His Gragas was solid against Millenium, but he really shone on Ziggs, combining perfectly with Amazing to demolish xPeke’s bold Syndra pick.
3rd: Overpow
OHMWREKCER? Really? Only Overpow would be so bold as to be the first to build the Ohmwrecker in a competitive game. The man who picked Morde is back at it – don’t ever change Overpow.
Bot-Lane Duo
1ST: Forg1ven and Unlimited
While the Copenhagen Wolves bottom lane (especially Unlimited) has struggled to find their consistency this season, Week 6 was a perfect example of how dominant they can be if given the chance.
Forg1ven set an LCS record for Cs in the game versus Millenium with a mind-blowing 658 in 57 minutes and was not killed all weekend, going 12-0-8 in two games. The amount of work he does both in lane and in team-fights in truly staggering, and his Lucian must be in the debate for the best in Europe.
Unlimited is really the member of the duo which has had the most issues, but he finally looked comfortable playing a pair of games on Leona, landing some great Solar Flares as well as some stuns in lane to set up kills.
It’s nice to see a duo with so much potential finally be able to carry their team to a pair of victories. They can win the lane early as they did versus Fnatic and they know how to get the job done in the late game like against Millenium – if this is the start of a hot streak for the Wolves’ bottom-lane, other teams should be afraid, because Unlimited and Forg1ven have the ability to absolutely take over games.
Stats:
Forg1ven
Total Score: 12-0-8 KDA: 20 Average Cs: 458.5 Best Champion: Lucian
Unlimited
Total Score: 2-3-22 KDA: 8 Average Cs: 9.5 Best Champion: Leona
2nd: Creaton and Jree
Creaton went unkilled in the loss to the Copenhagen Wolves and they absolutely dominated in the match versus Alliance.
3rd: Celaver and Vander
They totally out-played the stand-in Gambit bottom lane and held their own despite the loss at the hands of SK Gaming.
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Top Plays of the Week
1) Switching Targets: Amazing’s Lee Kick
While it may have looked fancier than it actually was, this little play is a demonstration of the Wolves’ jungler’s mechanical skill and split-second decision making.
With the Wolves pushing the tier two in middle lane, Amazing landed a Q Sonic Wave onto xPeke’s Syndra. Flying in with a follow up Resonating Strike, Amazing recognized that the 0-3-0 xPeke was not worth anything as a kill – mid-flight, he placed down a ward, Safeguarding to it and Dragon’s Rage kicking a now exposed YellowStar into his team.
Great target choice and a stylish Lee Sin play grabs Amazing top spot.
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2) The Power of Two: Vander and Celaver Outplay Gambit
When it looked for all the world like Vander was caught, the ROCCAT bottom lane turned it around onto Fury and EDward to pick up two kills for none.
As he was trying to de-ward, EDward's Lulu pounced onto Vander with Fury coming from the side for a pincer manoeuvre. Landing a brilliant Dark Binding onto Fury followed by a stun from his Soul Shackles ultimate, Vander managed to slip the trap with Celaver's Lucian smashing into the Gambit duo.
EDward did manage to kill Vander with a clutch flash over the wall as he went down, but the damage was done and the ROCCAT duo totally out-played the Gambit side for a 2-1 exchange.
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3) Fuse is Burning: cowTard's Satchel Charge
Catching xPeke agressively pushing middle tower, cowTard made one of the best Ziggs plays you will see in a long time, perfectly placing a Satchel Charge to knock xPeke away from the Thresh Lanturn placed by Yellowstar, giving him enough time to land a full combo and an extra auto-attack, sealing the deal with a Mega Inferno Bomb.
A great play with excellent skill-shot placement, timing and knowledge of Zigg's kit earns cowTard a place on this list.
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