Josh Barzal 
6/23 LPL/LCK League of Legends Breakdown
Hello there, and welcome back to my 6/23 LPL/LCK League of Legends Breakdown. We are moving back into these four-game slates for the rest of the week and I am looking to deliver on the edge for tonight. Our four games include matchups between DWG/BRO, HLE/AF, JDG/V5, and FPX/WE. I am expecting some big upsets tonight so let us dig into the slate!!!
DWG vs BRO
Our first match tonight is going to be DWG/BRO, or who are known as the king slayers. BRO has made a tendency of winning against some of the top talents in the LCK as the last split as a new team they were able to hand DWG their first loss. I am not going to be one of the people on the upset train here tonight as once against DWG looks solid and honestly even better without having Ghost in the lineup.
DWG is once against consistently leading the LCK in most statistical categories and will go off their early and late-game dominance here to get over the hump on BRO. For gpp players tonight I would not touch this matchup outside of possibly Showmaker or the Team spot. The upside here is going to be limited as BRO is one of the slowest teams in the league so I wouldn’t full stack DWG anywhere either but they are one of the best cash options on the slate. DWG clean 2-0 with the best plays being Showmaker/TEAM.
HLE vs AF
This is a matchup between what I believe to be two of the middle-tier teams in the LCK. AF has been off to a surprising start this split taking down KT/DRX/BRO, while HLE has been a massive disappointment so far losing to the likes of LSB/GEN/T1 with their only win being a 2-1 over BRO. The switch at ADC for AF has been the main cog in their machine this split as LEO has been stepping up to the table for them so far while HLE has had an extreme disappointment patrolling the bot lane in Deft, with the only bright spot on their team being Chovy as he is one of the best mid laners in the world.
This is going to be one of my matchups to target tonight as both of these teams lean towards the bloodier side of the rift. AF will play up to any team’s aggression at all times, they enjoy fighting especially with some of the talents they have in players like Kiin and Dread both of whom have had amazing starts to the split. I can not continue to give all the credit to AF here as I do believe HLE still has a chance to make a push this split as long as they have Chovy in the mid-lane. I am looking for AF to win a bloody 2-1 match but would recommend a hedge here. The best plays would be Kiin, Dread, Leo, Lehends. From HLE I like Chovy and that’s about it in a win for them.
JDG vs V5
I absolutely love the matches there is no reason for me to talk about much and this is one of them, this is one of those one-sided stomps that are the perfect play for cash games and amazing fades for gpp’s to dodge some ownership. JDG is throwing out a bit of a curveball by sending out LPC over LokeN tonight. I am expecting this to not have much of an effect on this match and if anything give us an extra $200 salary for our slate tonight. I am hesitant on completely fading this match for gpp’s as JDG enjoys playing fast and furious which can lead to them racking up the kills but from what I have watched so far V5 plays extremely safe in losses and won’t give up the kills to pay of JDG’s salary.
JDG is going to be a priority cash game play tonight no matter what as they are in one of the best spots tonight to pick up a win and due to their playstyle I can also see them being good for gpp’s. I really like JDG as your secondary stacks to either this next matchup or for AF 4 man stacks. I am picking a quick 2-0 for JDG and I would play anyone from this team tonight with the priority as always on Kanavi in the jungle with his tendency to play carry junglers.
FPX vs WE
This is an FPX match, which almost certainly means it is going to be one of the highest kill matches on the slate. These are two of the top teams in the LPL. This will be where the blood is tonight and I can see both of these teams taking down a major gpp in a 4 stack. The real question is which one are you going to pick. I am putting my initial lean on team WE here as long as Mole decides to not feed DoinB. Both of these teams constantly fight in losses while racking up the kills in wins
This is an incredibly even matchup through and through. Looking into the individual lane matchups we have two of the best top laners in Nuguri and Breathe. An edge to the jungler in Beishang for WE. The edge given over to DoinB for FPX in the mid lane. The bot lane I would also have to call even as the two positions cancel out each other. I can not emphasize it enough to play both of these teams tonight to hedge. For you SE players I would have to go WE and pair them up with JDG tonight to get into the optimal lineup. Picking WE 2-1 and my favorite plays being everyone from this game on both sides.
Summary
To start off this summary your cash game plays are going to be JDG/DWG, they are the two safe picks on the slate tonight. Looking into the GPP plays I am very excited to list WE/AF as my favorite two plays tonight but I do like both sides of WE/FPX and I believe there is safety and upside in the JDG matchup. Thank you guys for reading my 6/23 LPL/LCK League of Legends Breakdown, to find our other articles on WinDaily click here, and to join our discord click here. Good luck tonight everyone!!!
