What’s with the sudden middle of the day matches? It was really hard avoiding spoilers until I was able to get home and watch the games.
Fnatic vs Cloud 9
The match everyone’s been waiting for, where Cloud 9 gets to strut their stuff and show the world who’s boss. The first two matches were both incredibly close. Game 1 was classic Fnatic, with xPeke’s Kass doing work and overall good objective control and teamwork. Match 2 was classic Cloud 9, with Balls hitting his insanely good Rumble ults in nearly every fight, Meteos farming up, and good team fighting locations for Cloud 9. It was really sad to see the way that game 3 began, with the early 2 kills on Cyanide. While I wouldn’t say that this was the moment that the game went to Fnatic, it certainly helped a lot. Cloud 9 got picked off early in their lanes due to the immense jungle pressure from Fnatic, and then got continuously picked off afterwards solo-que style. They should have just turtled and safely farmed here, but this was a very difficult option against Fnatic’s dive comp. The end of the game was almost expected, and it’s frustrating to see Cloud 9 only get to play 2 games at worlds. Riot needs to do something about the formatting of the tournament, since the teams with byes can potentially only be playing 2 matches, versus the group stage where each team played 8 matches.
Gambit vs Najin Sword
I watched the first match yesterday, and then the next two matches today. I gotta say, it was like Najin Sword was playing on two different days. So first about match one: Sword’s teamcomp was very lopsided. It seemed to focus entirely on Pray’s Twitch, with the Nunu jungle for the speed buff, and the Diana top to bring everyone together. The problem is, aside from Twitch’s damage, there isn’t much coming from the rest of the team. Not to mention that Gambit had Fizz to assassinate Twitch while ignoring Nunu and Diana. Watching this gave the impression that Sword was not a very strong team, and their team comp choices sucked. Now game two was completely different. Cain’s Thresh was destroying Gambit’s bottom lane, and Pray showed why them tried building a team comp around him. It was an absolute stomp by Sword. And then game three, with the Nunu pick again along with Nidalee. I remember thinking how retarded their team comp was, and that it was a free win for Gambit. But somehow, it worked! It was essentially a poke comp with Nidalee’s spears and Corki’s missles, that did a very good job sieging towers. However, I still think the comp was very questionable. It replies on Nidalee being ahead enough that her spears hurt, which Nidalee was only able to do after an early double kill. Well, it worked out in the end, and Sword moves on, but I don’t think they will make it past the next round since they’re going against SKT.
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