Senshi eSports vs Berlin International Gaming: EMEA Masters Game 1 Draft Analysis

Compositions

Senshi eSports draft a blue-side composition built around scaling, range, and sustained damage. Ace0’s Jinx is the primary late-game carry, with ag0ny’s Viktor adding control over chokepoints and a second source of high-impact teamfight damage. Strongside’s Karma can reinforce the back line with shields and movement speed, while Shourdy’s K'Sante offers a durable frontline presence. Markus’s Chogath adds more crowd control and the possibility of locking down a priority target, although the composition’s success depends on creating enough space for Jinx and Viktor to deal damage.

Berlin International Gaming present a more varied set of ways to start fights. 113’s Lee Sin can look for early ganks and midgame picks, while Irrelevant’s Rumble brings area damage that can punish Senshi if the team clusters. Reeker’s Syndra provides reliable pick threat, and Kaiser’s Lulu gives Patrik’s Yunara protection and tools to stay effective in extended fights. The red-side draft has several options for forcing an engagement, but it still needs to reach the right targets rather than spending its tools on Senshi’s frontline.

Key Picks

Jinx versus Yunara is the central carry matchup in the draft. Jinx can become especially dangerous once fights produce a takedown and trigger her passive, but she needs time and protection to reach that point. Yunara has Lulu alongside her, giving Berlin a strong way to support their bot-lane carry and make a direct dive more difficult. Senshi’s Karma can help match some of that protection, though the teams will have to manage their defensive tools carefully.

In mid, Viktor and Syndra shape fights in different ways. Viktor wants controlled space where he can threaten a broad area and punish opponents who commit into him. Syndra can threaten a more immediate pick, particularly if Lee Sin helps set up a target before Senshi can organize its formation. That makes vision and positioning important for both mid laners, but especially for Viktor: losing control of the approach can leave Senshi reacting to Berlin’s engage instead of setting its own pace.

The top and jungle pairing also sets the tempo. Lee Sin has the more direct early-game playmaking profile, while Chogath contributes crowd control and durability that become more valuable as fights develop. Rumble’s ultimate can disrupt Senshi’s back line, so K'Sante and Chogath must do more than absorb damage: they need to keep Berlin’s divers and follow-up threats away from Jinx.

Draft Edge

Berlin have the more immediate tools to create a fight. Lee Sin and Syndra can look for picks, and Rumble gives those plays an area-damage follow-up. That combination makes the early and middle stages important: if Berlin can find isolated targets or force Senshi to contest objectives on awkward terrain, its engage and burst can challenge the blue-side back line.

Senshi’s advantage is a clearer front-to-back teamfight plan. K'Sante and Chogath can occupy space while Karma supports the carries, and Viktor can make it dangerous for Berlin to walk through narrow approaches. If Jinx reaches a safe position and participates in a takedown, the fight can swing quickly. Senshi’s main concern is that its composition can be easier to disrupt before its carries settle into range, especially if Lee Sin finds an opening or Rumble’s ultimate divides the team.

Overall, Berlin hold the early playmaking edge, while Senshi have a strong route through structured late-game fights. The draft is not a simple scaling-versus-early-game split: Berlin’s carries have protection, and Senshi still have tools to contest space. Execution around vision, target access, and objective approaches will determine which identity takes over.

Prediction

Berlin International Gaming have the more direct path to early pressure, so they should be favored to dictate the opening if Lee Sin and Syndra coordinate their pick threat. Senshi eSports become more dangerous as they can group around Jinx and Viktor without giving Berlin a clean angle onto the back line. Prediction: Berlin International Gaming have a slight draft edge, but Senshi’s teamfight scaling gives them a credible route to turn the game if they weather the early engage threat.