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League of Legends Championship Series: Season 5
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NihonTiger90
Member
That shot of XiaoWeiXiao from the end is going to get so much use as a GIF.
xwx at the end was amazing
Is it something from RO?
Also, here is the VOD to the all amazing URFitational
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6_xLYWK7KI
We WWE now baby
Also, here is the VOD to the all amazing URFitational
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6_xLYWK7KI
We WWE now baby
That was quite entertaining, thanks!
Terbinator
Member
Why is this Samsung team so far behind?
the entire roster of both white and blue got sold to china because apparently the big people at samsung are cheap asses
Terbinator
Member
Need that TiP/TL final.
Primethius
Banned
I like the brackets this time around quite a bit. Hopefully the TiP/TSM game is a bloodbath if it happens.
Kotetsu534
Member
Going to break down each playoff game into which of 6 reasons why, in my opinion, it was won. Reasons being "individual play", "team composition", "objective calls/vision/preparation", "laning phase", "teamfighting", "rotational play (includes splitpushing and poking/sieging)". Individual play includes games won due to mistakes (e.g. Woolite getting caught recalling in Roccat/CW at ~42mins) and due to item build errors.
Game 1: H2K v CW
Won because H2K controlled objectives extremely well (4 dragons at 26 mins, all outer towers early, rushed baron) and Ryu played very well on Ahri, especially when Hjarnan got caught out.
0.5 to "individual play"
0.5 to "objective calls/preparation/vision"
Game 2: CW v H2K
CW won the laning phase hard, with a big edge in bot lane, peaking near 100cs, a solo kill in top lane and a kill on H2K's jungler. Kalista/Annie soon began jumping on to Kog'Maw whenever he came to lane and CW got multiple turrets and dragons with their advantage, leading to a 7k gold lead at 25 minutes. forcing desperate engages from H2K, who teamfought well and hung in. I think there may have been a compositional edge for CW in this game, since their comp had a ton of dive potential against a fairly unprotected Kog'Maw (give or take Lulu support), but they never took advantage of it since they teamfought poorly, not pressuring Kog'Maw. CW's vision control and an aggressive baron call got them ahead again, but the game was won by H2K's superior teamfighting, twice engaging on CW while they were grouped at dragon and getting to Freeze quickly and decisively.
1.0 to "teamfighting"
Game 3: H2K v CW
H2K's bot lane falls behind again, but Loulex sneaks a dragon, taking advantage of poor vision control from CW. CW pull further ahead with continued good laning and get first blood on Maokai. Unfortunately, Soren gets solo killed by Ryu and H2K quickly turn that into mid outer and second dragon, pulling them significantly ahead in objectives. H2K dominate the game from then on, reading Airwaks' gank on top lane and turning it 2-0 by having Sejuani and Zed collapse on it. Maokai TPs bottom and double kills the bot lane, before Airwaks walks in blind to his jungle and dies again. Putting this down as objective control/vision/preparation and not rotations as I think it happened more due to reading CW's plays and blind spots, made possible by Ryu's huge advantage, than a conscious plan from H2K. Airwaks later ults Sejuani to start a stupid teamfight which ends the game as a contest.
0.5 for "individual play" (partly Ryu, partly Airwaks' tilting)
0.5 for "objective calls/preparation/vision"
Totals:
1 - Teamfighting
1 - Objective calls/preparation/vision
1 - Individual play
One-sided victory by H2K, though it could've been very different if CW didn't throw away their lead in game 2 with sloppy teamfights.
Game 1: H2K v CW
Won because H2K controlled objectives extremely well (4 dragons at 26 mins, all outer towers early, rushed baron) and Ryu played very well on Ahri, especially when Hjarnan got caught out.
0.5 to "individual play"
0.5 to "objective calls/preparation/vision"
Game 2: CW v H2K
CW won the laning phase hard, with a big edge in bot lane, peaking near 100cs, a solo kill in top lane and a kill on H2K's jungler. Kalista/Annie soon began jumping on to Kog'Maw whenever he came to lane and CW got multiple turrets and dragons with their advantage, leading to a 7k gold lead at 25 minutes. forcing desperate engages from H2K, who teamfought well and hung in. I think there may have been a compositional edge for CW in this game, since their comp had a ton of dive potential against a fairly unprotected Kog'Maw (give or take Lulu support), but they never took advantage of it since they teamfought poorly, not pressuring Kog'Maw. CW's vision control and an aggressive baron call got them ahead again, but the game was won by H2K's superior teamfighting, twice engaging on CW while they were grouped at dragon and getting to Freeze quickly and decisively.
1.0 to "teamfighting"
Game 3: H2K v CW
H2K's bot lane falls behind again, but Loulex sneaks a dragon, taking advantage of poor vision control from CW. CW pull further ahead with continued good laning and get first blood on Maokai. Unfortunately, Soren gets solo killed by Ryu and H2K quickly turn that into mid outer and second dragon, pulling them significantly ahead in objectives. H2K dominate the game from then on, reading Airwaks' gank on top lane and turning it 2-0 by having Sejuani and Zed collapse on it. Maokai TPs bottom and double kills the bot lane, before Airwaks walks in blind to his jungle and dies again. Putting this down as objective control/vision/preparation and not rotations as I think it happened more due to reading CW's plays and blind spots, made possible by Ryu's huge advantage, than a conscious plan from H2K. Airwaks later ults Sejuani to start a stupid teamfight which ends the game as a contest.
0.5 for "individual play" (partly Ryu, partly Airwaks' tilting)
0.5 for "objective calls/preparation/vision"
Totals:
1 - Teamfighting
1 - Objective calls/preparation/vision
1 - Individual play
One-sided victory by H2K, though it could've been very different if CW didn't throw away their lead in game 2 with sloppy teamfights.
Primethius
Banned
Time to see CLG fall apart?
Atleast DL acknowledges it, lol.
Terbinator
Member
Piglet: "I don't think trash talking is necessarily bad"
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Terbinator
Member
League of bad haircuts continues with HotshotGG.
Primethius
Banned
Don't forget Phreaks beard... ugh.
Edit: I'm gonna have to go with Zirene and pick TL as favorites for this game.
Terbinator
Member
Vayne or RIOT
Edit: Scarra looks like a bouncer from a gents club.
Edit: Scarra looks like a bouncer from a gents club.
Primethius
Banned
Glad Jatt and Rivington are casting instead of Phreak + whoever. I used to dislike Rivington but he's really improved. Very little nonsensical casting like he used to.
And Jatt, my man.
And Jatt, my man.
can someone provide this please i missed it!!!!!!!!!!!
i cant watch the playoffs with this in the back of my mind
Terbinator
Member
HEREWEGO
Terbinator
Member
B O Y S
Terbinator
Member
The insta QSS from Piglet. Get rekt Zion.
Primethius
Banned
Ah yes, the CLG of old.
WesternHeretic
Member
I think it's more of Link. Zion had a huge advantage top, and piglet had a advantage bot, but Double lift went with the greedy early avarice blade. During that mid game even though Piglet had higher kill over double lift they had the same items because of the early avarice blade.
When I was watching I notice doublelift and piglet had same items. And Zion had advantage top and CLG only needed mid to go even but Link dropped the ball.
And Jatt pointed out by CLG running 1-3-1 it starved Doublelift level being 14 to Piglet 17 so that mean Link got the solo lane free farm/exp. However even with that he still at best of equal strength to Fenix's Urgot.
TL
R Link negated Zion's advantage and CLG sacrifice Doublelift exp/gold for Link who still somehow behind Urgot despite getting solo lane exp/gold. CLG funnel their solo lane exp/gold to Vlad/TF while Liquid to Graves/Rumble. And TF really dropped the ball.Yep. His plays and Quas ultimates were amazing.
WesternHeretic
Member
This game is playing out pretty similar to game one. Zion winning the lane swap once again with big advantage, Double out farming Piglet. It just can Link not drop the ball he's losing by like 10 - 20 CS, but that's better than last game.
Stone Ocean
Member
Link can't even keep up in farm lol
WesternHeretic
Member
This game is more of Xmithe missing ults. Miss his last two Sej ult hitting a grand total of 0 people. Link actually has had decent Karthus position in team fights despite losing in CS.
WesternHeretic
Member
Yea very transparent picks. Like this pick is obviously protect Kog. There's no and but or ifs about it. Everyone knows their roles and job.
Primethius
Banned
Bahahaha, yes!
I'm gonna be winning some bets.
I'm gonna be winning some bets.
easiest bets ever
NihonTiger90
Member
WesternHeretic
Member
Zion Spartan is probably the saddest person in the world right now. I don't know what else he can do, CLG is falling apart while he's not only winning but smashing in the top lane.
Analyst saying pretty much everything I've been saying.... Link choke game #1, Xmithe chokes game #2.
Analyst saying pretty much everything I've been saying.... Link choke game #1, Xmithe chokes game #2.
Stone Ocean
Member
Holy shit I hadn't noticed how those Sej ults were bad
Jesus Xmithie after the second one I'd just flash point blank ult or something
Jesus Xmithie after the second one I'd just flash point blank ult or something
That too, Liquid's comp in this game was absolutely disgusting
He's bad luck Darshan, always playing good in any team, the rest of the team however...
WesternHeretic
Member
Yea I don't think he got a single good ult all game... out of like what 10 tries? And about 4 of them were very crucial team fights.