The Worlds 2019 League of Legends championship has one of the best productions in all of esports, but a gaffe during the live broadcast shows even those on top stumble at times.
Going into Group C’s last day of play on October 19, the stage was set for one of the most explosive decider matches of the entire tournament when Fnatic took the stage against Royal Never Give Up (RNG).
During the champion select for the last game of Group C, the production was rotating through their live b-roll which featured everything from shots of the players on stage, the packed crowd at Verti Music Hall, and the majestic Summoner’s Cup.
The Worlds trophy in all its glory.
To reiterate, the production behind Worlds routinely sets a new standard for esports events with every single iteration. But a stumble during a dolly zoom of the Worlds trophy gave the stream a unique perspective for the tournament.
A dolly zoom is a sleek maneuver in videography where you zoom in with the lens as you pull the camera physically away from the object that’s being focused on, or vice versa.
In sporting events, it’s typically seen to give the subject on screen a more grandiose effect that adds to the drama.
But when manually performing the shot, it’s important that the cameraman’s team makes sure they’re cleared from all obstructions or lack of real estate on stage when walking backwards.
Viewers were able to track the events of the slip up, seeing as the feed was still following the tumbling camera throughout the incident.
Obviously nothing escapes the eye of Twitch Chat, and there were plenty of people wondering what had just happened, as some expressed concerns for the cameraman.
Just like in theater, in esports: the show must go on. The Worlds 2019 feed quickly cut away after the stumble, but in their shot of the crowd there were a few people who looked concerned at something toward the stage.
Hopefully everyone involved is okay, but it should be said that before the tumble, they definitely captured a stunning shot of the Worlds 2019 Summoner’s Cup.
The League of Legends’ LCS is underway with the 2021’s Lock In. North America’s 10 best teams lock horns for bragging rights ahead of the Spring Split. Here’s the LCS Lock In standings, schedule, results & more to stay in the loop!
Cloud9 comes back vs TSM, series tied at 1-1
Winner of C9 vs TSM face off against 100T next week
100T beat IMT in two quick games to advance
LCS Lock In: Stream
The LCS Lock In tournament is the 2021 starter for League of Legends in North America. All 10 LCS teams will take part in the two-week competition that gives fans a taster of the year to come.
They’re not playing for pittance either. The winning team will take home $150,000 USD, and a lot of confidence heading into the start of Spring 2021 in February.
The first set of Lock In quarterfinals was a breeze for 100 Thieves, who faced off against an Immortals playing their full Academy roster. Support Choi ‘huhi’ Jae-hyun (0/1/12 on Rakan and 1/4/20 on Alistar) and jungler Can ‘Closer’ Celik shone as 100T (5/2/2 on Nidalee and 12/2/13 on Graves) just outclassed IMT.
The other series wasn’t smooth sailing for Cloud9 though. They dropped the first game against TSM, before running it back in Games 2 and 3 to get the win.
Quarterfinals Day 2: Sunday, January 24
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Team Liquid vs FlyQuest
1pm
4pm
9pm
Evil Geniuses vs Golden Guardians
5pm
8pm
1am (Jan 24)
Groups Day 1: Friday, January 15
Group
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group A
100 Thieves 1 – 0 TSM
3pm
6pm
11pm
CLG 0 – 1 Liquid
4pm
7pm
12am (Jan 16)
Group B
Cloud9 0 – 1 Evil Geniuses
5pm
8pm
1am (Jan 16)
Dignitas 1 – 0 FlyQuest
6pm
9pm
2am (Jan 16)
Group A
Golden Guardians 1 – 0 CLG
7pm
10pm
3am (Jan 16)
Perkz’s Cloud9 debut doesn’t go as planned
The first day of LCK Lock In action didn’t go as planned for Luka ‘Perkz’ Perkovic and Cloud9, losing their first match of 2021 to Evil Geniuses. His 4/7/2 performance on Yone disappointed many, as Deftly shone on Kai’Sa.
100 Thieves’ new roster got off to a strong start against a new-look TSM, while CLG are 0-2 in 2021, losing to both Liquid and the rookie Golden Guardians lineup. Although they are without Broxah and Finn, the team failed to live up to their legacy.
Groups Day 2: Saturday, January 16
Group
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group B
Immortals 0 – 1 Evil Geniuses
1pm
4pm
9pm
Group A
Golden Guardians 0 – 1 TSM
2pm
5pm
10pm
Group B
Cloud9 1 – 0 FlyQuest
3pm
6pm
11pm
Immortals 1 – 0 Dignitas
4pm
7pm
12am (Jan 17)
Group A
CLG 1 – 0 100 Thieves
5pm
8pm
1am (Jan 17)
Evil Geniuses remain flawless at Lock In
After 100 Thieves fell down to a weakened CLG, Evil Geniuses remain the only undefeated team at Lock In. Their win against Immortals was dominant off the back of another great performance from Deftly and IgNar in bot.
Cloud9 came back strong after their disappointing loss to Evil Geniuses against FlyQuest with a near-perfect game, only losing one tower. TSM (against Golden Guardians) and Immortals (against Dignitas) also posted wins.
Groups Day 3: Sunday, January 17
Group
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group B
Immortals 0 – 1 Cloud9
1pm
4pm
9pm
Group A
Liquid 0 – 1 100 Thieves
2pm
5pm
10pm
Group B
Dignitas 0 – 1 Evil Geniuses
3pm
6pm
11pm
Group A
CLG 0 – 1 TSM
4pm
7pm
12am (Jan 18)
Golden Guardians – 1 Liquid
5pm
8pm
1am (Jan 18)
Evil Geniuses overtake Liquid to claim ‘favorites’ mantle
Evil Geniuses have extended their undefeated streak to the end of the opening weekend, defeating Dignitas to secure a 3-0 record. Their lead was helped along by a 100 Thieves upset win over Liquid, with Can ‘Closer’ Çelik and Victor ‘FBI’ Huang dictating the mid-game in their team’s second win.
On the other end of the spectrum, Counter Logic Gaming has become the first team eliminated from playoff contention early on Day 2.
The roster — which is missing Finn ‘Finn’ Wiestål and Mads ‘Broxah’ Brock-Pedersen due to visa issues — were punted after losing to arch-rivals TSM in a back and forth battle. Their 1-3 record leaves them without a chance to make finals.
Groups Day 4: Friday, January 22
Group
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group B
Dignitas 0 – 1 Cloud9
3pm
6pm
11pm
Group A
Golden Guardians 0 – 1 100 Thieves
4pm
7pm
12am (Jan 23)
Group B
Evil Geniuses 0 – 1 FlyQuest
5pm
8pm
1am (Jan 23)
Group A
Liquid 1 – 0 TSM
6pm
9pm
2am (Jan 23)
Group B
Immortals 0 – 1 FlyQuest
7pm
10pm
3am (Jan 23)
Evil Geniuses, 100 Thieves finish on top in groups
The LCS Lock In 2021 playoffs have been decided, with Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves getting the best of the bunch by finishing on top. It didn’t come easy though, with EG losing their first game of the event against FlyQuest.
FlyQuest made a huge resurgence with two wins to get off the bottom of Group B and make playoffs, all thanks to the debut of jungler Josedeodo. CLG and Dignitas failed to make the cut.
The Worlds trophy in all its glory.
