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[Diprosalic]

Well, no, SKT is probably gonna roll straight over OG.

OG looked quite sloppy this series and SKT are looking really dominant.

it's all about 2nd and 3rd anyway this worlds.

 

[NSESN]

MVP is actually Blue Side.

I think you are right, IMO FW lost the series when they let OG win the first game on Red side, winning a game on Red side is pretty big because the other team can't ban your picks in the next game because of GP and Morde.

 

[killatopak]

What? Laneswaps exacerbate this problem even more.

How? You lane against the one who will be tp ganking you.

 

[galvenize]

it's all about 2nd and 3rd anyway this worlds.

Will there be a match for third place?

 

[Leezard]

Will there be a match for third place?

Nah.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

I think you are right, IMO FW lost the series when they let OG win the first game on Red side, winning a game on Red side is pretty big because the other team can't ban your picks in the next game because of GP and Morde.

Flash Wolves also had more targetable picks since they shown the same picks over and over.

Red side always has to ban GP, Morde, and Lulu in every game, or face a extremely tough match. Letting Lulu through has costed them.

 

[Stone Ocean]

How? You lane against the one who will be tp ganking you.

Yeah, now you're laning against someone that is very, very hard to kill and if it's someone like Darius can easily kill you.

There's zero reason to be aggressive as ADC. It's not worth it unless you get a free kill from a 4 man dive, then it's back to freezing lane and farming farming farming

Will there be a match for third place?

No, both teams that lose at semis are third place.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

another series defined by a bad top lane pick

 

[killatopak]

Yeah, now you're laning against someone that is very, very hard to kill and if it's someone like Darius can easily kill you.

There's zero reason to be aggressive as ADC. It's not worth it unless you get a free kill from a 4 man dive, then it's back to freezing lane and farming farming farming

But you have your support with you. You just shove to tower and deny him cs. allow your jungler to kill the top scuttle crab and ward the bushes at top. There, safe and aggressive laning.

 

[Stone Ocean]

But you have your support with you. You just shove to tower and deny him cs. allow your jungler to kill the top scuttle crab and ward the bushes at top. There, safe and aggressive laning.

In lane swaps rarely the support will actually stay in a 2v1, most of the time they just roam around. You don't exactly do much damage early so after the first back top laners will just scoff at you so the optimal strategy is usually to fast push the turret then sit on your ass.

Also now that TP is gaining traction in mid lane, you have even less incentive to try to do anything before you get two items.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

I just can't wait for a competent team on red side to not ban all of those broken champs and take two broken champs while blue side gets only one.

 

[killatopak]

In lane swaps rarely the support will actually stay in a 2v1, most of the time they just roam around. You don't exactly do much damage early so after the first back top laners will just scoff at you so the optimal strategy is usually to fast push the turret then sit on your ass.

Also now that TP is gaining traction in mid lane, you have even less incentive to try to do anything before you get two items.

yeah. i guess the surge of tp mid really put a wrench in what the adc could do.

 

[Afro Samurai]

Why do Gangplank and Mordekaiser have high ban rates on red side?

 

[galvenize]

Why do Gangplank and Mordekaiser have high ban rates on red side?

To prevent Blue side from first picking them.

 

[Newt]

Why do Gangplank and Mordekaiser have high ban rates on red side?

Because if red team doesn't ban them first pick on blue team just picks them. And both of them are really overpowered due to failed reworks.

 

[janoDX]

Niels is a monster. Rookie of the season. And OG is having the new team dream, on their first season they're already on semis of the world championship.

 

[Cidd]

Thanks for the 5 pts OG my pick ems are now at 25pts.

I want that 2nd poro icon. >_>

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Thanks for the 5 pts OG my pick ems are now at 25pts.

I want that 2nd poro icon. >_>

You'll automatically get it by picking SKT to win Worlds. lol

 

[PhillipCostigan]

That was an awesome first event to go to.

Berlin next for me in a couple of weeks

 

[Envelope]

That was an awesome first event to go to.



Berlin next for me in a couple of weeks

costi plz

 

[Cidd]

You'll automatically get it by picking SKT to win Worlds. lol

I did but I dunno man anything can happen.

 

[Stone Ocean]

I completely forgot about my bracket pickems, fuck

 

[Diprosalic]

I did but I dunno man anything can happen.

no

 

[Nekofrog]

Because if red team doesn't ban them first pick on blue team just picks them. And both of them are really overpowered due to failed reworks.

GP is considered the hardest of hard counters to Morde. Therefor if you're blue, you have the threat of picking one or the other or both.

If redside bans GP but not Morde, you have Morde. If they ban Morde but not GP, you have GP. If they get Morde and GP is up, you get the free counter. Redside is literally forced into using 2 bans on GP and Morde, or they probably lose the game.

 

[Imperfected]

Niels is a monster. Rookie of the season. And OG is having the new team dream, on their first season they're already on semis of the world championship.

"New" team.

Actually the Season 1 champions. (Even if Fauxnatic is still the better team, and actually new.)

 

[Shining Sunshine]

"New" team.

Actually the Season 1 champions. (Even if Fauxnatic is still the better team, and actually new.)

Yeah, they keep harping on the "new team" thing, but it's really 4 vets who played with each other and Niels.

 

[kenbo]

New brand

Fnatic MAX has 3 new players, so a newer team still...

Hopefully fnatic make it through 2

 

[Quonny]

I have both the western teams winning the QF then losing the SF.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

New brand

Fnatic MAX has 3 new players, so a newer team still...

Hopefully fnatic make it through 2

SKT T1 is a new team formed from SKT T1 S and SKT T1 K. 8)

 

[theprodigy]

So apparently today's match dropped the number of perfect pick'ems from 52 to 31.

You'd think tomorrow's match would be an easy pick, but you'd have to have some wild picks to even be here, so who knows...

 

[Hemi-PoweredDrone]

I have both the western teams winning the QF then losing the SF.

SInce I'm not getting the skin I decided fuck it and went all in on West and have a Origen/Fnatic final with OG taking worlds. All I have are dreams now.

 

[kenbo]

I'll be the first to admit that I put Origen to lose against FW for my bracket.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

I'll be the first to admit that I put Origen to lose against FW for my bracket.

I think it's obvious I did too. lol

 

[cHinzo]

I didn't, becuz why skip the easy predictions!

 

[Leezard]

Anyone ready to see SKT get dumpstered by AHQ? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[Stone Ocean]

Anyone ready to see SKT get dumpstered by AHQ? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

You jest but Faker had to step in for a reason :^)

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Will Bang get 100 KDA? 8D

 

[NSESN]

SKT is so fun to watch even when they stomp

 

[Hydrophobic]

C'mon Faker. Unbench the Kench!

 

[Godan]

Been wanting SKT to win worlds before it started but would like to see an upset here to make worlds even more interesting.

 

[Ambition]

Man, I hope AHQ can take a game or two off of SKT

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Man, Bengi sure gained some weight!

 

[Ambition]

Ban Jinx.
ez game for SKT

 

[SuperRaddy]

I don't play or watch LoL but found it interesting that BBC sport are streaming it live too..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e6f2mb/live/c9bj3d

UK only.

 

[Hydrophobic]

Either Westdoor needs to learn Azir, or he's going to pull it out and say 'SURPRISE!'

 

[Annubis]

I guess the analyst was right. If anyone takes a game out of SKT, it would be AHQ.
I don't see anyone else being able to get a single game out of them.
Problem is that for AHQ to get a game, SKT needs to fuck up majorly in the early game... and that's not likely.

 

[Ambition]

KT, OG, FNC, and EDG can all take games away from SKT tbh

 

[Annubis]

KT, OG, FNC, and EDG can all take games away from SKT tbh

Only if they repeat the SKT skin trolling.

EDIT: First blood, it's over for game 1

 

[Neol]

If leaving that tower alive was part of there plan then that is some mindgames.

 

[Ambition]

Man how do teams make the mistake of staying under a turret that's one hit away from dying and not expect to get dove? I mean c'mon, you blew all your fucking summoners 30 seconds ago...
Edit: dat Rek'sai gank..