Worlds are just one week away and the play-ins groups have been confirmed. Apart from the obvious favorites Hanwha Life Esports and LNG Esports (and Cloud9), there’s another potential contender that might be on the rise: Beyond Gaming. The 2nd seed from the PCS will be in Group B, and their chances of advancing are pretty high. Let’s take a look at this team and what are their strengths and weaknesses.
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Beyond Gaming – Journey to Worlds
Beyond Gaming was formed at the start of 2021, acquiring the spot from ahq eSports Club. Some players were retained from the former roster while others were picked up from the other organizations. In a few days’ time, Beyond Gaming was ready to jump on the rift.
The PCS is still very top-heavy: there are 2-3 teams that completely smash the rest of the competition. Beyond Gaming was among one of these teams. The Spring Split saw BYG end 2nd with a 16-2 record, only losing to Machi Esports and 1st place PSG Talon.
Right from the get-go, BYG’s identity was very clear: a team with their ADC as their main carry. Chiu “Doggo” Tzu-Chuan is without a doubt the most important pawn of the entire roster. BYG usually likes to funnel their resources into their marksman and he delivers with insane carry performances.
Doggo was all the more impressive when he was loaned to PSG Talon at the Mid-Season Invitational. Wong “Unified” Chun Kit couldn’t join the rest of the team in Iceland and Doggo went to replace him. Needless to say, he showcased strong performances and PSG Talon was able to get a top 4 finish.
Runner-up curse
After a decent spring, BYG finished behind PSG Talon yet again in summer. This time around, though, they had to fight more: a tie-breaker against Machi Esports allowed them to get second place. Despite having a worse record, their playoffs run was the game-changer.
BYG were able to beat PSG Talon in a best-of-5 series, pushing them to the lower bracket. Not only thanks to Doggo but even other players stepped up their game. Both mid laner Chien “Maoan” Mao-An and jungler Huang “HuSha” Zi-Wei had very strong showings. Out of the two, Husha was definitely the bigger surprise: many people are sleeping on him. His aggressive play style and strong mechanics are matching the meta quite well… especially on Xin Zhao and Viego.
Despite winning the series, BYG lost in the finals against PSG again, who had to go through the losers’ bracket. Nonetheless, the team brough
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