Just before the Oct. 19 League of Legends World Championship quarterfinal between Longzhu Gaming and Samsung Galaxy, commentators had begun to praise Longzhu for its undefeated run through the group stage. The only other teams to have gone undefeated through groups in the past, Samsung Galaxy White and SK Telecom T1, ended up winning the entire tournament. Longzhu found ways to defy the meta and play out 1-3-1 and 1-4 compositions domestically. They were just that good.
Samsung Galaxy's 3-0 handling of Longzhu, however, abused obvious gaps in Longzhu's system. Ultimately, the fact that Samsung adapted and changed its focus over the course of groups set it on the right path to upend Longzhu.
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