Wild Rift Horizon Cup Group A preview

There are only a few days remaining until Wild Rift’s Horizon Cup gets underway, and we are taking a closer look at Group A going into the event.

League of Legends: Wild Rift has come a long way in the year that it has been out, seeing tournaments showing up in multiple regions across the globe. One of these is the upcoming Horizon Cup, which will see teams from across the globe fighting against one another, in what could almost be seen as the “Worlds of Wild Rift”. Being the first event of its type, Horizon Cup is set to be massive for the game, while also being the first Wild Rift tournament to use the Ban-Pick mode for the game. With that in mind, we look towards Group A, which features five of the ten teams in the event.

Group A

Right off the bat, we definitely see some team names which we recognise from the Wild Rift base game, League of Legends – namely TSM and KT Rolster, while others may be well-known in the Southeast Asia region, SBTC Esports. However, Wild Rift is a completely different game at times, and we are extremely interested to see what these teams will bring to the table.

Da Kun Gaming

DKG are one of two Chinese representatives heading to the Horizon Cup, and the team have a stunning history in their short time playing Wild Rift. Having only formed their roster in mid-August of this year, DKG have looked fantastic through their regional events, with their path through to the Horizon Cup being through the Spark Invitational 2021.

The team dropped only two games in total in their entire tournament, as they dominated those around them and secured their spot in the Horizon Cup. Soon after this, the team would take another victory in a smaller tournament, before falling to a third-place finish later that same day, in a different event. That said, the Horizon Cup will not have games stacked on top of one another in such a way, giving the team a better chance to rest and come out on top.

KT Rolster

The name KT Rolster is one known very well throughout the LoL fanbase, and now they have certainly been making themselves known in Wild Rift too. Having formed in July, the South Korean roster have only played in two events so far this year, with the first seeing them coming in second place – although the event was technically just the LPL versus the LCK – in which the LPL were dominant.

 However, when it came to their regional qualifier, KT were unmatched, not even dropping a single match – and even taking down T1 on their path forward. This performance proved the team were ready to move up in the WR world, as they now look to show that Korea and the LCK can still take down any challenger in their path when it comes to LoL.

SBTC Esports

The Vietnamese roster of SBTC Esports is easily one of the favourites to take all the spoils when it comes to the Horizon Cup. While the team may not technically have the “homeground” advantage, the tournament is still being held in SEA, which means they do still have some sort of upper-hand. That said, it is not the only advantage that the team has, with their most recent victory being a fantastic one at the SEA Championships.

Include with that their domination of most of the Vietnamese local events, and we are easily about to see another massive win for SBTC. Two players to look out for in this team are definitely Kiral and July, who have proven their brilliance recently, and teams will need to definitely need to deal with them before they can even hope for a win.

Tribe Gaming NA

Tribe Gaming’s main roster was based in Europe, where the organisation is technically from too, however, the team quickly disbanded, leaving only the North American roster to fight in Wild Rift. While there are often not many NA challengers when it comes to the likes of LoL, Tribe Gaming seem to be on a mission to prove that the region can excel.

The team took down massive names such as Cloud9 and Immortals as they made their way into the Horizon Cup from the Summoner Series Finals 2021, but prior to that, they have dominated the NA scene completely, taking the top spot at multiple events ever since they first played. The question though remains, can NA really make an impact on Wild Rift.

TSM

The final team for Group A, but certainly not the least, is another massive name in the LoL world, who have been making waves in Wild Rift too, TSM. The one main difference here is that TSM are a Brazilian roster, very different from their sister-squad known as being a North American powerhouse. However, that hasn’t stopped the team from dominating, their region. Having been formed in early July, the team have steadily made their way to the pinnacle of Brazilian Wild Rift.

This saw them winning the Wild Tour 2021 Finals, which was their opportunity to enter the Horizon Cup. Although the team look fantastic in their own region, they may find some difficult times in Group A, especially against some of the best Wild Rift teams from around the globe.

Whether the teams are considered the best or not, Wild Rift, much like any game, always has the chance for upsets. With how new Wild Rift still is, plus the addition of Ban-Pick mode, Horizon Cup is certainly going to be an event that shows new talents emerging and new picks coming up too. We are all excited to see just what happens when the Horizon Cup kicks off on Saturday, November 13th, 2021.

Source: https://www.gosugamers.net/wild-rift/news/55053-wild-rift-horizon-cup-group-a-preview

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