"All I want to say is that guys, we are from Wildcard."
"And they have told you before, being underdog doesn't mean being a loser."
Guys It’s that time of year again, and Worlds is right around the corner.
And you know what that means: A Korean team lifting the hardware?
Uh uh.
NA getting bopped in groups?
No.
I'm talking about international Wildcard region teams getting their shot at glory.
That’s why this week on Best of we’re looking at the wildcard teams that gave the
middle finger to to power rankings and predictions and made history as Davids going up against the
Goliaths of the League of Legends world.
Now this is a BEST of guys, so we're only going to be taking a look at the games they actually won.
Now, let’s get this thing started with, what else, THE most successful wildcard
in League of Legends worlds history, Albus NoX Luna.
(CASTING)
"All I want to say is thst, hey guys, we are from Wildcard."
"And they have told you before, being underdog doesn't mean being a loser."
Gigabyte Marines shocked Worlds in 2017, and it was Levi's Nocturne that crushed Fnatic in the early game.
Leaving us all in awe.
(CASTING)
Who could forget KaBuM! e-Sports time at Worlds 2014.
Now, look, they only won a single game, but they were the first Wildcard team ever to do so, and that one game
had massive implications for NA hopefuls Cloud9.
(CASTING)
"We basically assumed that Alliance had the game won, so we weren't really paying too much attention to it."
"We knew we had to beat Najin, and that would force a three-way tie."
"I thought that since this was KaBuM!'s last game that their going to go really big."
"And that no one was going to expect it, not even Alliance."
(CASTING)
At Worlds 2016, Brazilian squad INTZ e-sports took a game off tournament favorites Edward Gaming.
Now, for a Wildcard team, guys, that's pretty f-cking good.
(CASTING)
Pain Gaming was able to follow up KaBum!'s 2014 Worlds appearance by winning TWO games in 2015.
Showing that Wildcards are no pushovers.
(CASTING)
Well guys, with KaBuM making another appearance in
the play-in stage and Vietnam’s group stage spot secured, Worlds 2018 could be an interesting one,
for our wildcards.
Now, speaking of interesting, if you’re interested in more spicy League of Legends content,
stay tuned, because in just a week we're gonna be dropping the Story of Tyler1.
Stay tuned.