Here are my rankings for top laners in week four.
No. 1 – Jung “Impact” Eon-yeong (Cloud9 – NA LCS)
Last Week:
- Best Game: 60.20
- First Two Games: 96.45
Projections For This Week:
- Best Game: 50-65
- First Two Games: 65-90
It’s Impact, the best performing top laner in NA and he plays on the best team. He will score big. If he keeps up his consistent play, he’s going to stay on top, too.
No. 2 – Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho (Dignitas – NA LCS)
Last Week:
- Best Game: 33.44
- First Two Games: 46.42
Projections For This Week:
- Best Game: 45-60
- First Two Games: 55-75
Ssumday is much higher up then he probably deserves, but hear me out. Dignitas takes on Team EnVyUs and Immortals, two teams that they should be able to beat. I expect them to 2-0 this week, and if they do, Ssumday dominating two subpar top laners will play a large part.
No. 3 – Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu (H2K – EU LCS)
Last Week:
- Best Game: 31
- First Two Games: 27.26
Projections For This Week:
- Best Game: 40-55
- First Two Games: 55-65
G2 Esports and H2K will play a very close series, but right after H2K can take out their issues on Roccat. With that, Odoamne can drop massive points.
No. 4 – Ki “Expect” Dae-han (G2 – EU LCS)
Last Week:
- Best Game: 23.16
- First Two Games: 39.61
Projections For This Week:
- Best Game: 40-55
- First Two Games: 55-65
Origen will pose no threat to G2 and Expect, but H2K should make the second series a close one. Either way, Expect is going to be a big time scorer.
No. 5 – Kevin “Hauntzer” Yarnell (TSM – NA LCS)
Last Week:
- Best Game: 60.28
- First Two Games: 59.68
Predictions For This Week:
- Best Game: 40-55
- First Two Games: 55-65
This will be a good week for Hauntzer as he takes on two “easy” wins in Envy and Echo Fox. Echo Fox could pose a small obstacle for Hauntzer, as they do field a former world champion in the top lane, but that shouldn’t stop him overall.
No. 6 – Samson “Lourlo” Jackson (Team Liquid – NA LCS)
Last Week:
- Best Game: 46.36
- First Two Games: 61.40
Predictions For This Week:
- Best Game: 35-50
- First Two Games: 45-60
Immortals is a matchup that Liquid can win, but Cloud9 should handle business against them right after. Lourlo has been having a decent year statistically, and his ranking and projected score reflect that.
No. 7 – Jang “Looper” Hyeong-seok (Echo Fox – NA LCS)
Last Week:
- Best Game: 34.31
- First Two Games: 50.85
Predictions For This Week:
- Best Game: 35-50
- First Two Games: 45-60
Looper will take on TSM and CLG this week, which will be two tough matchups. This week will really come down to whether or not Akaadian can get advantages early or not.
No. 8 – An “BalIs” Van Le (FlyQuest – NA LCS)
Last Week:
- Best Game: 45.41
- First Two Games: 66.20
Predictions For This Week:
- Best Game: 30-45
- First Two Games: 45-60
Cloud9 and Phoenix1 are anything but easy matchups for FlyQuest and Balls. It could be a tough week for the top laner.
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Lee “Flame” Ho-jong (Immortals – NA LCS)
Flame is a high risk play, with a possible high reward. You never know when Immortals will get it together and have a good week. As bad as things have been lately, they are bound to do well eventually.
Derek “zig” Shao (P1 – NA LCS)
Zig has been very solid all year, but has never put up huge numbers. He is essentially a lock to score a decent amount of points, but he will not carry your fantasy team to a victory.
Darshan “Darshan” Upadhyaya (CLG – NA LCS)
Much like Zig, Darshan is pretty consistent. He has not had a huge week yet, but he could erupt at any moment. By the time the season ends, there will be one week where Darshan cracks the top-four scorers for the top lane, so maybe this is the one.
Who are you starting in the top lane for week four? Let us know on Twitter @GAMURScom.
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