Yay, no more best-of-1s! Not sure why the NA side of League likes single matches so much, but having a series is the way to go for determining which team is better.
SKT vs Gamamia Bears
Going into this match, I had no doubt that SKT would win. These games weren’t exactly stomps, but were overwhelming wins for SKT in terms of mechanics and objective control. In both games, SKT won every lane, grouped and got most objectives, gained a lead, and baited/pushed for a win. I must say that it looked like SKT was being a little sloppy in this game, as Piglet was missing a lot of cs, poohmandu got caught a lot, and Faker not looking entirely in it. I’m curious as to how strong the Bears actually all, but it looks like we won’t know. Might have been nice to see them in the group stages though. Actually, I would’ve like the Bears to play any team other than SKT, as it was essentially a match of the strongest group stage team vs the weakest bye team. Like, maybe Cloud 9 could have faced off against them (RIP).
Royal vs OMG
It’s such a pity that the two Chinese teams had to meet during the quarterfinals like this. I would have liked to see them matched up further down the road, but whatever. Game 1 was extremely close. Actually, I don’t remember much abuot this game since it happened so many days ago. But I do remember Uzi being an absolute beast, and showing off those amazing ADC mechanics. Game 2 was a stomp in favor of Royal, and they showed that their win over OMG during the qualifier was no throw. Kind of amazing how OMG, the team that went 7-1 in groups, got 2-0’d in the quarterfinals. This is just a testament to how good Royal is.
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