In one of the hardest fought Play-in stages in recent memory, four teams have advanced to the Worlds 2020 groups after a tight series of games. Team Liquid, PSG Talon, Unicorns of Love, and LGD Gaming will all advance to the next stage of the event. It is set to kick-off on Saturday October 3.
The Solar Flare into Zenith Blade Combo! ☀ #Worlds2020 pic.twitter.com/DUmHCvwXb8
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) September 30, 2020
But despite the huge names that have made it through, it was no cake walk. LGD in particular had tremendous trouble, almost dropping out of contention entirely. Their opening days were a disaster, and only by clawing things back in the knock-out stage did they eventually advance.
The two automatic advancements, PSG Talon and Team Liquid effectively flipped their groups on their head. The NA team in particular were uncharacteristically dominant. They then advanced to the main stage after highly proficient play-ins. However, the other major western region, Europe, was left to mourn the loss of MAD Lions. The underdog (or underlion) team were eliminated from contention by Turkish TCL team SuperMassive in a close 3-2 defeat.
Our #Worlds2020 run ends with our loss to @supmass. Thank you to all of the fans that supported us through our first year in the @LEC.
— MAD Lions KOI English (@MADLionsKOI_en) September 29, 2020
We started the year with 4 rookies, and they made it all the way to Shanghai when no one expected them to. We'll be back again in 2021! #goMAD pic.twitter.com/1uclH9QllV
But things weren’t sunshine for the TCL representatives. The pink ponies themselves, The Unicorns of Love from the CIS summarily defeated them earlier today. The CIS team looks to beat it’s regions best record at worlds in 2016, where Albus NoX Luna advanced to the quarter finals after upsetting some of the biggest names that year. UoL are potentially a far better team than that 2016 lineup, and could easily cause some heart break in the Worlds bracket.
GGWP UOL and especially @SheepyLoL
— Peter Dun (@pcdv8r) September 30, 2020
If it couldn't be us, I'm glad it was you guys. Looking forward to seeing you on the main stage!
The first day of Worlds 2020 main stage games looks something like this:

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