☑️ My Verdict: A one-sided fight could be the outcome
Shopify Rebellion has definitely surprised everyone. One could say the reverse sweep against Sentinels was a fluke, but they’ve got two best-of-five wins in a row now.
However, I think this is where it ends. SR can be proud of this sudden rise and they earned themselves a ticket to the Demacia Cup, but this match is the difficulty spike. This Summer, the LCS has had a clear top three in Team Liquid, LYON, and Cloud9. The next three teams below them were somewhat even, but the gap between 1-3 and 4-6 is steep.
SR has yet to win a single game against LYON this year, with a 0-4 head-to-head. Sentinels is a stat-checking team who punches down easily but loses without a clear plan. FlyQuest fights relentlessly and hopes it works.
LYON comes into the game with a honed game plan that the LCS struggles to beat. Not only that, every single one of their players is mechanically better than their respective counterparts in SR. To make matters worse, C9 exposed them in a moment of possible overconfidence, which is a good way to ensure that LYON doesn’t make this mistake twice.
