Mad Lions beat Schalke Esports and end their miracle run as they qualify to the League of Legends World Championship 2020. A few months ago Schalke 04 Esports (S04 Esports) needed to win many games in a row, as much as 7 to just qualify for the LEC 2020 Summer Playoffs. Schalke was in deep trouble since the start of the summer split but with God Gilius subbing in, Schalke changed and started beating all of the top teams one by one. Nobody really expected those wins to be anything other than an upset. But Schalke kept the ball rolling and winning and with 7 straight wins finally succeeded in qualifying ahead of Excel Esports, Misfits Gaming, Origen and Team Vitality as the last game week drama saw Schalke beat Mad Lions as Excel were not able to defeat G2 Esports and Excel failed to qualify for the playoff. Fast forward, Schalke 3-0 SK Gaming in a dominant fashion as Mad Lions are lose their matches, Schalke in the lower bracket of LEC playoffs and were one step away from qualifying, alas the miracle run was not to be and they fall to Mad Lions who qualify for Worlds 2020 after having an incredible regular season for a team mainly made up of rookies! A complete match report of how Mad Lions qualified for Worlds 2020 shows that the LEC has a strong lineup of contenders waiting to compete in this year's League of Legends World Championship in China.
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