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‎‎ ‎ Introduction

Welcome back LEC fans and fantasy enthusiasts! In this entry we'll be covering the group stage so far and the matchups yet to come. There were already 2 spots in the playoffs for grabs, but the competition is fierce. The others find themselves with their backs against the wall as they cannot afford losing a second series. Stakes are very high so we can't wait for more banger games!

‎‎ ‎ Fantasy Leaderboards

As our weekly winner we have a familiar face! Congratulations to deltaop as they are back on top of the standings. Their decision to grant Yike the captain role has netted them with lots of points so far thanks to some fantastic gaming by the G2 jungler. Former weekly winners BloomBB and krabydee remain in the top 10 for now, at places 2 and 9 respectively. It's going back and forth, no way to tell who'll be leading the leaderboard next week!

‎‎ ‎ Top Player In Each Role During Group Stage Week 1

TOP LANE

BrokenBlade

G2 Esports

23 PTS

JUNGLE

Yike

G2 Esports

22.9 PTS

MID LANE

Caps

G2 Esports

20.8 PTS

BOT LANE

Hans Sama

G2 Esports

21.7 PTS

SUPPORT

Yike

G2 Esports

19.2 PTS

‎‎ ‎ Overall Top Player In Each Role

TOP LANE

Photon

Team Vitality

125.6 PTS

JUNGLE

Yike

G2 Esports

114.2 PTS

MID LANE

Perkz

Team Vitality

113.5 PTS

BOT LANE

Crownie

Team BDS

112.9 PTS

SUPPORT

Kaiser

Team Vitality

85.5 PTS

‎‎ ‎ Current Group Stage Bracket Overview

Explanation


Match 1					Group A
	2
VS	-	↘	Match 3
	1			0
			VS	-	→
	0			2	↘
VS	-	↗					0
	2			0		VS	-	→	Playoffs Qualification
Match 2			VS	-	→	Winner M4	0
				0		Match 5
			Match 4

Match 1					Group B
	2
VS	-	↘	Match 3
	1			0
			VS	-	→
	2			2	↘
VS	-	↗					0
	1			0		VS	-	→	Playoffs Qualification
Match 2			VS	-	→	Winner M4	0
				0		Match 5
			Match 4

‎‎ ‎ Day 1 Recap

🏁 Group A Match 1

Coming into this series, Vitality was the clear favourite, having finished 1st in the regular season. Game 1 only seemed to confirm those expectations with a quick stomp. Heretics opted into an aggressive + botlane, but did not look very comfortable on it. The Vitality botlane consisting of and eventually got a 2v2 kill while Bo was having a field day on . The botlane control eventually spiraled into domination of the entire map, and Bo's made it nearly impossible for Heretics to get any sort of picks for themselves. A 23 minute Ocean Soul into Baron 2 minutes later meant Vitality could easily close out the game moments later.

Game 2 was almost identical to the first one, but this time the roles were reversed. With their backs against the wall, Heretics went back to their comfort and locked in and (the somewhat uncommon nowadays) for their botlane. At only 2 minutes Jackspektra and Mersa killed their lane opponents, handing 2 early invaluable kills to the . Jankos' help put them even further ahead, allowing Mersa to roam even topside to help out his sololaners. The insane botlane advantage snowballed into a 22 minute Infernal Soul and nothing that Vitality could do to stop Heretics from tieing up the series.

As fast and onesided the first 2 games had been, so nerve wrecking and close the final game was. Vitality took the first few kills, but a Rift Herald attempt turned around into Heretic's favour. The two teams would be trading over kills for the entire game. Though it was not one of Jankos' best games. His got caught out several times, resulting in a Baron and Ocean Soul for Team Vitality. Though Bo's great and Kaiser's made Jankos' job very difficult. Despite the hardships, Heretics refused to back down and kept the game even for a fairly long time. Unfortunately for them, a failed engage from Jankos gave over another Baron and sealed Heretics' fate. Victory for Vitality, but both teams definitely gave it their all.

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🏁 Group A Match 2

SK came off a solid regular season run, while KOI failed to reach the level of play that won Rogue the 2022 summer split. Up until now that was. Malrang put up a tent in the midlane, killing Sertuss' thrice in a row and setting up Larssen's beautifully. Meanwhile SK could get something back through a botlane 2v2 kill - yet again Exakick and Doss showing strong laning. Though eventually the flaws in SK's draft started to show. Even when getting picks, they lacked the damage to capitalize on those windows. With Sertuss set behind so far, only Exakick's could somewhat deal with Malrang's . KOI slowly but steadily closed out the game on the back of strong performances by Malrang and Larssen, match point for KOI.

In game 2 SK tried to throw a curveball by pulling out the jungle for Markoon (first played by FLY Spica in LCS). Though KOI was left free to lock in and once again. And this time Malrang played more towards the botlane, resulting in first blood for Comp's . A few minutes later the game accelerated when Malrang swept in and stole the Rift Herald from Markoon. Laners started to rotate, but things only went from bad to worse for SK, handing KOI another 2 kills. Markoon's was still able to get a few picks for the side of SK, but meanwhile KOI continued to press their advantages on the bottom half of the map. Larssen and Comp acquired big leads for themselves and the game looked decided already. Fortunately for them, SK's pick proved extremely valuable into KOI's team. Neither the nor could quickly deal with the tanky frontliner, so SK was handed some more breathing room. A Baron steal by Markoon further soldified their hope, but 2 minutes later KOI took home the game after a clean 5v5 teamfight. With a huge shout-out to Larssen finding a massive flank. SK will have to bounce back in the lower bracket.

VOD

‎‎ ‎ Day 2 Recap

🏁 Group B Match 1

Considering these 2 teams, it's not very surprising that this series turned out to be an absolute blood bath. Lots of action in the botlane with kills going both ways, in the 2v2 but also junglers and midlaners often roaming down. Both teams went toe to toe for a while, but if there's one thing MAD is known for, it is their teamfighting. Finn was having a good game on vs Chasy's , but MAD's comp insane amounts of zone control and CC between their , and , making Finn's job way harder. MAD did not have much trouble closing out the game from that point on, leading the series 1-0.

Astralis had to make some changes in order to regain the momentum, and so they did. 113 opted into the recently buffed , Dajor had a much better game on and the botlane locked in the + combo they've succesfully pulled off before. An early botlane towerdive from MAD went messy as 3 kills were traded over for both sides. Luckily for Astralis it was a perfect game for . Dajor turned MAD's and against themselves. Combined with 113's engage and Astralis had a good time picking up kills left and right. Even though Carzzy could cash out on his sometimes, Astralis' comp proved hard to play into and they executed it perfectly. And so the series went to a game 3.

Both teams went all out for the final game. Astralis cooked up some dark sorcery with botlane for Kobbe and AP support for Jeonghoon. Early on this unusual combo definitely showed its power, 113's only has to engage and the target can never escape the . And could show up anywhere on the map at all times. The game went even for over 20 minutes, but Chasy was desperate to carry his team as . MAD's toplaner eventually decided the game with a beautiful 3-man knockup at the final Dragon fight and ended the game with a stellar 9/1/6 KDA.

VOD

🏁 Group B Match 2

In the series of the week, BDS went up against G2. Both teams immediately came out with the big guns. Adam pulled out yet another rather unusual champion with , while G2 jungler Yike opted into . The latter had a field day into BDS' low range comp, and the 3 kills he racked up around min 6 surely did not help BDS' case. Adam on that other spicy pick also showed his prowess as he decided to just run down BrokenBlade's under his own turret for a quick and easy solokill. Impressive showcase of knowing the limits of your champion perfectly. And while BDS definitely had good moments, Crownie even stacking up kills as , the fed dominated the game. A tense Baron standoff sealed BDS' fate as Yike flashed into a 3-man while Hans Sama' cleaned up the fight. 1-0 for G2 Esports.

BDS were unfazed by game 2 and brought the change necessary to bounce back. A strong performance from their mid-jungle duo Nuc & Sheo on and won them the early game. Thanks to their effort, Yike's could never get the ball rolling, which neutralised the pick. As the game went on, the flaws in G2's draft became more and more apparant as Adam's signature could easily run down G2's low range composition. And Their lack of waveclear made it incredibly hard to defend from BDS' siege. One final teamfight initiated by Caps' was but a feeble attempt as BDS was simply too far ahead at that point. Thus BDS confirmed that they can most definitely go toe to toe with the big teams.

G2 clearly took that game 2 personal. For the final game they went back to what worked earlier for them, with Yike on again. Caps roamed bot early with his and got the ball rolling. BB got back on Adam with a solo kill up topside. Then a Rift Herald attempt from BDS went south and G2 quickly became an unstoppable freight train. Before 15 min the gold lead was already 7k in favour of G2 and uncharacteristically for G2, they played the game out in a clean fashion. The game was over before 23 min, G2's gold lead reached an insane 18k. With absolute brutal domination, G2 sent BDS to the lower bracket.

VOD

‎‎ ‎ Day 3 Recap

🏁 Group A Match 3

Vitality faced off against KOI with the first spot in playoffs at stake. The early game was fairly quiet, but down in the botlane a thunderstorm was brewing. Before the 10 minute mark, Comp and Trymbi had already taken down an entire turret including all those plates, and that without any jungle help. This should not really happen when you're playing a hypercarry and into and . But it did and Comp was accelerated massively thanks to it. A 5v5 Herald fight gifted the KOI ADC even more kills. Vitality responded fairly well by succesfully sneaking a Baron, but in the meantime KOI was given over the Chemtech Soul. Any fights that broke out afterwards always ended in KOI's favour as Vitality had no way to lock down Comp, especially not with a by his side. Comp ended the game 7/0/5, as to make a statement after middling regular season weeks.

Vitality took some risks for game 2, but it did not work out. The KOI botlane smashed the 2v2 again. Bo tried to salvage the lane on his risky pick, but Malrang is always there. In fact, Malrang was everywhere to stop Bo from gaining any leads, rendering the useless for the rest of the game. Vitality eventually gained back a few kills during skirmishes, but almost all trades ended in favour of KOI. Comp and Larssen were free to dish out damage on their and respectively, while Vitality's only reliable target access was a rather squishy . KOI convincingly took down Vitality and are suddenly looking great heading into playoffs.

VOD

🏁 Group B Match 3

MAD and G2 faced off for a chance at qualifying early to the playoffs. G2 had clearly learnt from their series against BDS and started at full intensity. BrokenBlade picked for himself this time and Yike returned to . G2 already took first blood at level 1, capitalizing on Chasy running instead of on . Then for the rest of the early game, G2 would towerdive and force picks over and over, giving MAD some kills back at time. Though it was more or less even until the 3rd Drake fight. MAD overstepped in their eagerness and paid a heavy price. Hans Sama's cashed in hard and suddenly MAD could only really look for the sporadic number advantage. G2 proceeded to stomp their way to victory.

MAD had to crawl their way back into the series, and for a while it looked pretty good. They found a pressure point in their mid-jungle, especially with Nisqy showing moments of brilliance on . However, overeagerness moments later resulted in Hans Sama's getting a huge cash out and shut down once again. Still MAD Lions found a lot of windows to press their advantages and they were winning most of the fights, although they could never actually take down Hans Sama. This came to haunt them when Hans Sama acquired so much gold he became virtually unstoppable, while Caps' had finally scaled up as well. It all fell apart for MAD Lions and one last split up teamfight sealed their fate. And so G2 joined KOI as the first 2 teams to lock their spot in the playoffs.

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‎‎ ‎ Week 2 Preview

📺 Saturday - Games To Watch

SK Gaming vs Team Heretics

SK and Heretics have one more chance at making it to playoffs. Both teams want to bounce back after their loss last week. SK got clean swept by a very strong KOI, but no shame in losing to them. TH had a very competitive series against Vitality, will the dice finally roll in their favour vs SK? The winner will face Vitality on Sunday.

Team BDS vs Astralis

Astralis and BDS face off in the ultimate battle of the underdogs. Both teams performed better than expected and put up respectable performances against G2 and MAD. Either team that learns and improves the most from last week's defeat can take it. The day after follows a final shot at playoffs vs MAD.

📺 Sunday - Games To Watch

Team Vitality vs TBD

After a great regular season run and first place finish, Vitality have shown some glaring weaknesses during the Bo3 stage. Mainly the botlane did not have the best time against KOI and there are questions being raised concerning their champion pools. Still, Vitality is a good team with strong players across the board and should be favourites to make it into playoffs.

MAD Lions vs TBD

Last series against G2 did not go according to plan, but if Nisqy and Chasy continue to perform this well and reduce the overaggression, MAD shouldn't fear either opponent. However, Astralis has already shown they can put up a good fight and BDS actually beat MAD during the regular season. Promise of an interesting match either way.

📺 Monday - Games To Watch

As of the time of writing, there is not yet any clarity on the schedule for the playoff stage. It is possible we'll be getting a first series on Monday already, but nothing has been announced yet.

‎‎ ‎ Conclusion

That marks the end of this week's article. We hope you enjoyed reading and have a great time watching the final series of the LEC group stage before we dive into playoffs. See you next week!

Remember that there's still a few more hours to update your Captain or use up your sell tokens if you think that a player you have is going to be putting your fantasy team at risk. If one of the top point earners is in your team, consider making them your captain this week! Also keep in mind that while you can switch your Captains between each game day, you only have one single sell token!

Credits go to LoL.fandom Wiki for their collection of player portraits, up-to-date statistics, overviews and all-around fantastic work documenting LoL esports.

[quote=Silverman43][center][img=https://www.mobafire.com/images/news/lec-winter-23-groups-week-1.jpg][/center] [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=162645] [size=6][b]‎‎ ‎ Introduction[/b][/size] [/td] [/tr] [/table] Welcome back LEC fans and fantasy enthusiasts! In this entry we'll be covering the group stage so far and the matchups yet to come. There were already 2 spots in the playoffs for grabs, but the competition is fierce. The others find themselves with their backs against the wall as they cannot afford losing a second series. Stakes are very high so we can't wait for more banger games! [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=162645] [size=6][b]‎‎ ‎ Fantasy Leaderboards[/b][/size] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [center][img=https://i.imgur.com/oXilpje.png][/center] As our weekly winner we have a familiar face! Congratulations to deltaop as they are back on top of the standings. 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Esports[/color][/b][/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]23 PTS[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [/table] [nextcol] [table width=160 bgcolor=#091120 border="2px solid #e81f24" border-radius=15px padding=5][tr] [td][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/tSXz5QB.png width=20][/center][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][size=4][b][color=#ffffff]JUNGLE[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=10][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/4/46/G2_Yike_2023_Split_1.png height=100][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=2][td bgcolor=#e81f24][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]Yike[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#091120][center][table][tr][td][img=https://i.imgur.com/TYPqpy2.png height=15][/td][td width=5][/td][td][size=3][b][color=#00000]G2 Esports[/color][/b][/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]22.9 PTS[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [/table] [nextcol] [table width=160 bgcolor=#091120 border="2px solid #e81f24" border-radius=15px padding=5][tr] [td][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/aQyqQwd.png width=20][/center][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][size=4][b][color=#ffffff]MID LANE[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=10][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/2/28/G2_Caps_2023_Split_1.png height=100][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=2][td bgcolor=#e81f24][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]Caps[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#091120][center][table][tr][td][img=https://i.imgur.com/TYPqpy2.png height=15][/td][td width=5][/td][td][size=3][b][color=#00000]G2 Esports[/color][/b][/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]20.8 PTS[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [/table] [nextcol] [table width=160 bgcolor=#091120 border="2px solid #e81f24" border-radius=15px padding=5][tr] [td][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/P5LdG0V.png width=20][/center][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][size=4][b][color=#ffffff]BOT LANE[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=10][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/f/ff/G2_Hans_Sama_2023_Split_1.png height=100][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=2][td bgcolor=#e81f24][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]Hans Sama[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#091120][center][table][tr][td][img=https://i.imgur.com/TYPqpy2.png height=15][/td][td width=5][/td][td][size=3][b][color=#00000]G2 Esports[/color][/b][/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]21.7 PTS[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [/table] [nextcol] [table width=160 bgcolor=#091120 border="2px solid #e81f24" border-radius=15px padding=5][tr] [td][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/XsdpYZL.png width=20][/center][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][size=4][b][color=#ffffff]SUPPORT[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=10][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/2/26/G2_Mikyx_2023_Split_1.png height=100][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=2][td bgcolor=#e81f24][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]Yike[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#091120][center][table][tr][td][img=https://i.imgur.com/TYPqpy2.png height=15][/td][td width=5][/td][td][size=3][b][color=#00000]G2 Esports[/color][/b][/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]19.2 PTS[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [/table] [/columns][/center] [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=162645] [size=6][b]‎‎ ‎ Overall Top Player In Each Role[/b][/size] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [center][columns] [table width=160 bgcolor=#091120 border="2px solid #ffff00" border-radius=15px padding=5][tr] [td][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/w9EsS8G.png width=20][/center][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][size=4][b][color=#ffffff]TOP LANE[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=10][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/8/8e/VIT_Photon_2023_Split_1.png height=100][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=2][td bgcolor=#ffff00][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]Photon[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#091120][center][table][tr][td][img=https://i.imgur.com/RAEyIrM.png height=15][/td][td width=5][/td][td][size=3][b][color=#00000]Team Vitality[/color][/b][/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]125.6 PTS[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [/table] [nextcol] [table width=160 bgcolor=#091120 border="2px solid #e81f24" border-radius=15px padding=5][tr] [td][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/tSXz5QB.png width=20][/center][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][size=4][b][color=#ffffff]JUNGLE[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=10][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/4/46/G2_Yike_2023_Split_1.png height=100][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=2][td bgcolor=#e81f24][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]Yike[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#091120][center][table][tr][td][img=https://i.imgur.com/TYPqpy2.png height=15][/td][td width=5][/td][td][size=3][b][color=#00000]G2 Esports[/color][/b][/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]114.2 PTS[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [/table] [nextcol] [table width=160 bgcolor=#091120 border="2px solid #ffff00" border-radius=15px padding=5][tr] [td][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/aQyqQwd.png width=20][/center][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][size=4][b][color=#ffffff]MID LANE[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=10][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/d/d2/VIT_Perkz_2023_Split_1.png height=100][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=2][td bgcolor=#ffff00][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]Perkz[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#091120][center][table][tr][td][img=https://i.imgur.com/RAEyIrM.png height=15][/td][td width=5][/td][td][size=3][b][color=#00000]Team Vitality [/color][/b][/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]113.5 PTS[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [/table] [nextcol] [table width=160 bgcolor=#091120 border="2px solid #ff0075" border-radius=15px padding=5][tr] [td][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/P5LdG0V.png width=20][/center][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][size=4][b][color=#ffffff]BOT LANE[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=10][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/e/ee/BDS_Crownie_2023_Split_1.png height=100][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=2][td bgcolor=#ff0075][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]Crownie[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#091120][center][table][tr][td][img=https://i.imgur.com/HGEgWOm.png height=15][/td][td width=5][/td][td][size=3][b][color=#00000]Team BDS[/color][/b][/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]112.9 PTS[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [/table] [nextcol] [table width=160 bgcolor=#091120 border="2px solid #fae100" border-radius=15px padding=5][tr] [td][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/XsdpYZL.png width=20][/center][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][size=4][b][color=#ffffff]SUPPORT[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=10][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/8/84/VIT_Kaiser_2023_Split_1.png height=100][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=2][td bgcolor=#fae100][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]Kaiser[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#091120][center][table][tr][td][img=https://i.imgur.com/RAEyIrM.png height=15][/td][td width=5][/td][td][size=3][b][color=#00000]Team Vitality[/color][/b][/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=35][td padding=5 bgcolor=#152034][center][size=5][b][color=#00000]85.5 PTS[/color][/b][/size][/center][/td][/tr] [/table] [/columns][/center] [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=162645] [size=6][b]‎‎ ‎ Current Group Stage Bracket Overview[/b][/size] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [spoiler=Explanation]Over halfway through the group stage and we've seen some great matches so far. The main story of the weekend was the rebirth of KOI as now probably one of the favourites going into playoffs. They are the only team that haven't dropped a single game during their 2 Bo3s while locking them in for the Bo5 stage. Unsurprisingly, G2 is the next team who guaranteed themselves a place in the playoffs with the extra safety net of a lower bracket still intact. The other teams stand on the brink of another hard weekend as they cannot afford to lose another series or they are eliminated for the rest of the Winter split. At the very bottom of the lower bracket we have Team Heretics facing off against SK and Astralis taking on BDS. Further down the road Vitality and MAD are waiting to face the victors of those respective games. In a slightly better position, although extra stage games can do wonders to build confidence and ultimately qualify for one of the last playoff spots. [/spoiler] [center] [table] [tr height=30][td colspan=13][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td bgcolor=#152034 width=100 colspan=2][center][b][size=4]Match 1[/size][/b][/center][/td][td colspan=3][/td][td width=150 colspan=4 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][size=6][b]Group A[/b][/size][/center][/td][td width=200 colspan=4][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/8/86/Team_Vitalitylogo_square.png height=35][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]2[/size][/center][/td][td colspan=11][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]VS[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]-[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]↘[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=100 colspan=2][center][b][size=4]Match 3[/size][/b][/center][/td][td colspan=8][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/b/bf/Team_Hereticslogo_square.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]1[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][/td][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/8/86/Team_Vitalitylogo_square.png height=35][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td colspan=3][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]VS[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]-[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]→[/size][/center][/td][td width=150 colspan=3 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/a/a5/KOI_%28Spanish_Team%29logo_square.png height=40][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/1whtSNS.png height=35][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][/td][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/a/a5/KOI_%28Spanish_Team%29logo_square.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]2[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]↘[/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]VS[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]-[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]↗[/size][/center][/td][td colspan=3][/td][td colspan=2 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/8/86/Team_Vitalitylogo_square.png height=35][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/a/a5/KOI_%28Spanish_Team%29logo_square.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]2[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][/td][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/b/bf/Team_Hereticslogo_square.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 colspan=2 width=100][center][size=5]VS[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]-[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]→[/size][/center][/td][td width=150 colspan=3 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][size=3]Playoffs Qualification[/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td bgcolor=#152034 width=100 colspan=2][center][b][size=4]Match 2[/size][/b][/center][/td][td width=50][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]VS[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]-[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]→[/size][/center][/td][td colspan=2 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][size=4]Winner M4[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td colspan=3][/td][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/1whtSNS.png height=35][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][td][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=100 colspan=2][center][b][size=4]Match 5[/size][/b][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td colspan=3][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=100 colspan=2][center][b][size=4]Match 4[/size][/b][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td colspan=5][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td bgcolor=#152034 width=100 colspan=2][center][b][size=4]Match 1[/size][/b][/center][/td][td colspan=3][/td][td width=150 colspan=4 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][size=6][b]Group B[/b][/size][/center][/td][td width=200 colspan=4][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/wSk4dEF.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]2[/size][/center][/td][td colspan=11][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]VS[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]-[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]↘[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=100 colspan=2][center][b][size=4]Match 3[/size][/b][/center][/td][td colspan=8][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/8dGCLTD.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]1[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][/td][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/wSk4dEF.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td colspan=3][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]VS[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]-[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]→[/size][/center][/td][td width=150 colspan=3 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/7/77/G2_Esportslogo_square.png height=40][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/7/77/G2_Esportslogo_square.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]2[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][/td][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/7/77/G2_Esportslogo_square.png height=40][center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]2[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]↘[/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]VS[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]-[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]↗[/size][/center][/td][td colspan=3][/td][td colspan=2 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/wSk4dEF.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/ncIuiAG.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]1[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][/td][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/8dGCLTD.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 colspan=2 width=100][center][size=5]VS[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]-[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]→[/size][/center][/td][td width=150 colspan=3 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][size=3]Playoffs Qualification[/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td bgcolor=#152034 width=100 colspan=2][center][b][size=4]Match 2[/size][/b][/center][/td][td width=50][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]VS[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]-[/size][/center][/td][td width=50][center][size=6]→[/size][/center][/td][td colspan=2 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][size=4]Winner M4[/size][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td colspan=3][/td][td width=50 bgcolor=#666e7d][center][img=https://i.imgur.com/ncIuiAG.png height=40][/center][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=50][center][size=5]0[/size][/center][/td][td][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=100 colspan=2][center][b][size=4]Match 5[/size][/b][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=50][td colspan=3][/td][td bgcolor=#152034 width=100 colspan=2][center][b][size=4]Match 4[/size][/b][/center][/td][/tr] [tr height=30][td colspan=13][/td][/tr] [/table] [/center] [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=162645] [size=6][b]‎‎ ‎ Day 1 Recap[/b][/size] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [columns] [center][size=7][b]2[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://i.imgur.com/RAEyIrM.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=00ff00]^[/color][/b][/size][/center][nextcol width=10][nextcol][size=5][color=white][b]VS[/b][/color][/size][nextcol width=10][nextcol] [center][size=7][b]1[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/b/bf/Team_Hereticslogo_square.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=transparent]^[/color][/b][/size][/center] [nextcol width=20][nextcol width=600][center][size=5][b]🏁 Group A Match 1[/b][/size][/center] Coming into this series, Vitality was the clear favourite, having finished 1st in the regular season. Game 1 only seemed to confirm those expectations with a quick stomp. Heretics opted into an aggressive [[caitlyn]] + [[varus]] botlane, but did not look very comfortable on it. The Vitality botlane consisting of [[ezreal]] and [[karma]] eventually got a 2v2 kill while Bo was having a field day on [[kindred]]. The botlane control eventually spiraled into domination of the entire map, and Bo's [[lamb's respite]] made it nearly impossible for Heretics to get any sort of picks for themselves. A 23 minute Ocean Soul into Baron 2 minutes later meant Vitality could easily close out the game moments later. Game 2 was almost identical to the first one, but this time the roles were reversed. With their backs against the wall, Heretics went back to their comfort and locked in [[zeri]] and (the somewhat uncommon nowadays) [[nautilus]] for their botlane. At only 2 minutes Jackspektra and Mersa killed their lane opponents, handing 2 early invaluable kills to the [[zeri]]. Jankos' help put them even further ahead, allowing Mersa to roam even topside to help out his sololaners. The insane botlane advantage snowballed into a 22 minute Infernal Soul and nothing that Vitality could do to stop Heretics from tieing up the series. As fast and onesided the first 2 games had been, so nerve wrecking and close the final game was. Vitality took the first few kills, but a Rift Herald attempt turned around into Heretic's favour. The two teams would be trading over kills for the entire game. Though it was not one of Jankos' best games. His [[vi]] got caught out several times, resulting in a Baron and Ocean Soul for Team Vitality. Though Bo's great [[kindred]] and Kaiser's [[renata glasc]] made Jankos' job very difficult. Despite the hardships, Heretics refused to back down and kept the game even for a fairly long time. Unfortunately for them, a failed engage from Jankos gave over another Baron and sealed Heretics' fate. Victory for Vitality, but both teams definitely gave it their all.[/columns] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=fae200][/td][/tr][/table] [spoiler=VOD][columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z07VyH2_dWI][/columns] [columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UJD2PHE13Y][/columns] [columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YkOFi-bZRM][/columns][/spoiler] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=fae200][/td][/tr][/table] [columns] [center][size=7][b]0[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://i.imgur.com/1whtSNS.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=transparent]^[/color][/b][/size][/center][nextcol width=10][nextcol][size=5][color=white][b]VS[/b][/color][/size][nextcol width=10][nextcol] [center][size=7][b]2[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/a/a5/KOI_%28Spanish_Team%29logo_square.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=00ff00]^[/color][/b][/size][/center] [nextcol width=20][nextcol width=600][center][size=5][b]🏁 Group A Match 2[/b][/size][/center] SK came off a solid regular season run, while KOI failed to reach the level of play that won Rogue the 2022 summer split. Up until now that was. Malrang put up a tent in the midlane, killing Sertuss' [[jayce]] thrice in a row and setting up Larssen's [[sylas]] beautifully. Meanwhile SK could get something back through a botlane 2v2 kill - yet again Exakick and Doss showing strong laning. Though eventually the flaws in SK's draft started to show. Even when getting picks, they lacked the damage to capitalize on those windows. With Sertuss set behind so far, only Exakick's [[xayah]] could somewhat deal with Malrang's [[sejuani]]. KOI slowly but steadily closed out the game on the back of strong performances by Malrang and Larssen, match point for KOI. In game 2 SK tried to throw a curveball by pulling out the [[amumu]] jungle for Markoon (first played by FLY Spica in LCS). Though KOI was left free to lock in [[sejuani]] and [[sylas]] once again. And this time Malrang played more towards the botlane, resulting in first blood for Comp's [[lucian]]. A few minutes later the game accelerated when Malrang swept in and stole the Rift Herald from Markoon. Laners started to rotate, but things only went from bad to worse for SK, handing KOI another 2 kills. Markoon's [[amumu]] was still able to get a few picks for the side of SK, but meanwhile KOI continued to press their advantages on the bottom half of the map. Larssen and Comp acquired big leads for themselves and the game looked decided already. Fortunately for them, SK's [[sion]] pick proved extremely valuable into KOI's team. Neither the [[sylas]] nor [[lucian]] could quickly deal with the tanky frontliner, so SK was handed some more breathing room. A Baron steal by Markoon further soldified their hope, but 2 minutes later KOI took home the game after a clean 5v5 teamfight. With a huge shout-out to Larssen finding a massive flank. SK will have to bounce back in the lower bracket.[/columns] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=581ab8][/td][/tr][/table] [spoiler=VOD][columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSxYmqK4wlA][/columns] [columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH8iDK2_ACo][/columns][/spoiler] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=581ab8][/td][/tr][/table] [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=162645] [size=6][b]‎‎ ‎ Day 2 Recap[/b][/size] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [columns] [center][size=7][b]2[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://i.imgur.com/wSk4dEF.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=00ff00]^[/color][/b][/size][/center][nextcol width=10][nextcol][size=5][color=white][b]VS[/b][/color][/size][nextcol width=10][nextcol] [center][size=7][b]1[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://i.imgur.com/8dGCLTD.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=transparent]^[/color][/b][/size][/center] [nextcol width=20][nextcol width=600][center][size=5][b]🏁 Group B Match 1[/b][/size][/center] Considering these 2 teams, it's not very surprising that this series turned out to be an absolute blood bath. Lots of action in the botlane with kills going both ways, in the 2v2 but also junglers and midlaners often roaming down. Both teams went toe to toe for a while, but if there's one thing MAD is known for, it is their teamfighting. Finn was having a good game on [[jax]] vs Chasy's [[K'Sante]], but MAD's comp insane amounts of zone control and CC between their [[azir]], [[nami]] and [[maokai]], making Finn's job way harder. MAD did not have much trouble closing out the game from that point on, leading the series 1-0. Astralis had to make some changes in order to regain the momentum, and so they did. 113 opted into the recently buffed [[Jarvan IV]], Dajor had a much better game on [[sylas]] and the botlane locked in the [[lucian]] + [[nami]] combo they've succesfully pulled off before. An early botlane towerdive from MAD went messy as 3 kills were traded over for both sides. Luckily for Astralis it was a perfect game for [[sylas]]. Dajor turned MAD's [[cease and desist]] and [[enchanted crystal arrow]] against themselves. Combined with 113's engage and Astralis had a good time picking up kills left and right. Even though Carzzy could cash out on his [[draven]] sometimes, Astralis' comp proved hard to play into and they executed it perfectly. And so the series went to a game 3. Both teams went all out for the final game. Astralis cooked up some dark sorcery with [[cassiopeia]] botlane for Kobbe and AP [[Twitch]] support for Jeonghoon. Early on this unusual combo definitely showed its power, 113's [[vi]] only has to engage and the target can never escape the [[miasma]]. And [[twitch]] could show up anywhere on the map at all times. The game went even for over 20 minutes, but Chasy was desperate to carry his team as [[K'Sante]]. MAD's toplaner eventually decided the game with a beautiful 3-man knockup at the final Dragon fight and ended the game with a stellar 9/1/6 KDA.[/columns] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=e0c061][/td][/tr][/table] [spoiler=VOD][columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD8Wnxm758U][/columns] [columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv4qiFT5v5U][/columns] [columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sNRw4hgCAo][/columns][/spoiler] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=e0c061][/td][/tr][/table] [columns] [center][size=7][b]2[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/7/77/G2_Esportslogo_square.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=00ff00]^[/color][/b][/size][/center][nextcol width=10][nextcol][size=5][color=white][b]VS[/b][/color][/size][nextcol width=10][nextcol] [center][size=7][b]1[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://i.imgur.com/ncIuiAG.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=transparent]^[/color][/b][/size][/center] [nextcol width=20][nextcol width=600][center][size=5][b]🏁 Group B Match 2[/b][/size][/center] In the series of the week, BDS went up against G2. Both teams immediately came out with the big guns. Adam pulled out yet another rather unusual champion with [[garen]], while G2 jungler Yike opted into [[lillia]]. The latter had a field day into BDS' low range comp, and the 3 kills he racked up around min 6 surely did not help BDS' case. Adam on that other spicy pick also showed his prowess as he decided to just run down BrokenBlade's [[jax]] under his own turret for a quick and easy solokill. Impressive showcase of knowing the limits of your champion perfectly. And while BDS definitely had good moments, Crownie even stacking up kills as [[zeri]], the fed [[lillia]] dominated the game. A tense Baron standoff sealed BDS' fate as Yike flashed into a 3-man [[lilting lullaby]] while Hans Sama' [[kai'sa]] cleaned up the fight. 1-0 for G2 Esports. BDS were unfazed by game 2 and brought the change necessary to bounce back. A strong performance from their mid-jungle duo Nuc & Sheo on [[azir]] and [[elise]] won them the early game. Thanks to their effort, Yike's [[bel'veth]] could never get the ball rolling, which neutralised the pick. As the game went on, the flaws in G2's draft became more and more apparant as Adam's signature [[olaf]] could easily run down G2's low range composition. And Their lack of waveclear made it incredibly hard to defend from BDS' siege. One final teamfight initiated by Caps' [[sylas]] was but a feeble attempt as BDS was simply too far ahead at that point. Thus BDS confirmed that they can most definitely go toe to toe with the big teams. G2 clearly took that game 2 personal. For the final game they went back to what worked earlier for them, with Yike on [[lillia]] again. Caps roamed bot early with his [[jayce]] and got the ball rolling. BB got back on Adam with a solo kill up topside. Then a Rift Herald attempt from BDS went south and G2 quickly became an unstoppable freight train. Before 15 min the gold lead was already 7k in favour of G2 and uncharacteristically for G2, they played the game out in a clean fashion. The game was over before 23 min, G2's gold lead reached an insane 18k. With absolute brutal domination, G2 sent BDS to the lower bracket.[/columns] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=ffffff][/td][/tr][/table] [spoiler=VOD][columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rz2Wdqu9y8][/columns] [columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBXRofq9MV4][/columns] [columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qAC3Thvr4k][/columns][/spoiler] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=ffffff][/td][/tr][/table] [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=162645] [size=6][b]‎‎ ‎ Day 3 Recap[/b][/size] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [columns] [center][size=7][b]0[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://i.imgur.com/RAEyIrM.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=transparent]^[/color][/b][/size][/center][nextcol width=10][nextcol][size=5][color=white][b]VS[/b][/color][/size][nextcol width=10][nextcol] [center][size=7][b]2[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/a/a5/KOI_%28Spanish_Team%29logo_square.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=00ff00]^[/color][/b][/size][/center] [nextcol width=20][nextcol width=600][center][size=5][b]🏁 Group A Match 3[/b][/size][/center] Vitality faced off against KOI with the first spot in playoffs at stake. The early game was fairly quiet, but down in the botlane a thunderstorm was brewing. Before the 10 minute mark, Comp and Trymbi had already taken down an entire turret including all those plates, and that without any jungle help. This should not really happen when you're playing a hypercarry [[zeri]] and [[soraka]] into [[sivir]] and [[lulu]]. But it did and Comp was accelerated massively thanks to it. A 5v5 Herald fight gifted the KOI ADC even more kills. Vitality responded fairly well by succesfully sneaking a Baron, but in the meantime KOI was given over the Chemtech Soul. Any fights that broke out afterwards always ended in KOI's favour as Vitality had no way to lock down Comp, especially not with a [[soraka]] by his side. Comp ended the game 7/0/5, as to make a statement after middling regular season weeks. Vitality took some risks for game 2, but it did not work out. The KOI botlane smashed the 2v2 again. Bo tried to salvage the lane on his risky [[nidalee]] pick, but Malrang is always there. In fact, Malrang was everywhere to stop Bo from gaining any leads, rendering the [[nidalee]] useless for the rest of the game. Vitality eventually gained back a few kills during skirmishes, but almost all trades ended in favour of KOI. Comp and Larssen were free to dish out damage on their [[sivir]] and [[azir]] respectively, while Vitality's only reliable target access was a rather squishy [[nautilus]]. KOI convincingly took down Vitality and are suddenly looking great heading into playoffs. [/columns] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=581ab8][/td][/tr][/table] [spoiler=VOD][columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG0WbuCJdUU][/columns] [columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH78gL0QuAo][/columns][/spoiler] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=581ab8][/td][/tr][/table] [columns] [center][size=7][b]0[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://i.imgur.com/wSk4dEF.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=transparent]^[/color][/b][/size][/center][nextcol width=10][nextcol][size=5][color=white][b]VS[/b][/color][/size][nextcol width=10][nextcol] [center][size=7][b]2[/b][/size][/center] [img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/7/77/G2_Esportslogo_square.png height=75] [center][size=5][b][color=00ff00]^[/color][/b][/size][/center] [nextcol width=20][nextcol width=600][center][size=5][b]🏁 Group B Match 3[/b][/size][/center] MAD and G2 faced off for a chance at qualifying early to the playoffs. G2 had clearly learnt from their series against BDS and started at full intensity. BrokenBlade picked [[olaf]] for himself this time and Yike returned to [[lillia]]. G2 already took first blood at level 1, capitalizing on Chasy running [[ghost]] instead of [[flash]] on [[K'sante]]. Then for the rest of the early game, G2 would towerdive and force picks over and over, giving MAD some kills back at time. Though it was more or less even until the 3rd Drake fight. MAD overstepped in their eagerness and paid a heavy price. Hans Sama's [[draven]] cashed in hard and suddenly MAD could only really look for the sporadic number advantage. G2 proceeded to stomp their way to victory. MAD had to crawl their way back into the series, and for a while it looked pretty good. They found a pressure point in their mid-jungle, especially with Nisqy showing moments of brilliance on [[sylas]]. However, overeagerness moments later resulted in Hans Sama's [[draven]] getting a huge cash out and shut down once again. Still MAD Lions found a lot of windows to press their advantages and they were winning most of the fights, although they could never actually take down Hans Sama. This came to haunt them when Hans Sama acquired so much gold he became virtually unstoppable, while Caps' [[kassadin]] had finally scaled up as well. It all fell apart for MAD Lions and one last split up teamfight sealed their fate. And so G2 joined KOI as the first 2 teams to lock their spot in the playoffs.[/columns] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=ffffff][/td][/tr][/table] [spoiler=VOD][columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu-Ch6ZAkn8][/columns] [columns][nextcol width=150][nextcol][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELZ_LEIPZyE][/columns][/spoiler] [table][tr][td height=2 width=900 bgcolor=ffffff][/td][/tr][/table] [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=162645] [size=6][b]‎‎ ‎ Week 2 Preview[/b][/size] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=070e1c] [size=6][columns][nextcol width=7][nextcol][size=5][b]📺 Saturday - Games To Watch[/b][/size][/columns] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [columns][nextcol width=240][b][color=white][img=https://i.imgur.com/1whtSNS.png width=20]SK Gaming vs [img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/b/bf/Team_Hereticslogo_square.png width=20]Team Heretics[/color][/b] [nextcol width=20] [nextcol]SK and Heretics have one more chance at making it to playoffs. Both teams want to bounce back after their loss last week. SK got clean swept by a very strong KOI, but no shame in losing to them. TH had a very competitive series against Vitality, will the dice finally roll in their favour vs SK? The winner will face Vitality on Sunday.[/columns] [columns][nextcol width=240][color=#ffffff][b][img=https://i.imgur.com/HGEgWOm.png width=20]Team BDS vs [img=https://i.imgur.com/8dGCLTD.png width=20]Astralis[/b][/color] [nextcol width=20] [nextcol]Astralis and BDS face off in the ultimate battle of the underdogs. Both teams performed better than expected and put up respectable performances against G2 and MAD. Either team that learns and improves the most from last week's defeat can take it. The day after follows a final shot at playoffs vs MAD.[/columns] [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=070e1c] [size=6][columns][nextcol width=7][nextcol][size=5][b]📺 Sunday - Games To Watch[/b][/size][/columns] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [columns][nextcol width=240][b][color=white][img=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lolesports_gamepedia_en/images/8/86/Team_Vitalitylogo_square.png width=20]Team Vitality vs TBD[/color][/b] [nextcol width=20] [nextcol]After a great regular season run and first place finish, Vitality have shown some glaring weaknesses during the Bo3 stage. Mainly the botlane did not have the best time against KOI and there are questions being raised concerning their champion pools. Still, Vitality is a good team with strong players across the board and should be favourites to make it into playoffs. [/columns] [columns][nextcol width=240][color=#ffffff][b][img=https://i.imgur.com/drwKI9w.png width=20]MAD Lions vs TBD[/b][/color] [nextcol width=20] [nextcol]Last series against G2 did not go according to plan, but if Nisqy and Chasy continue to perform this well and reduce the overaggression, MAD shouldn't fear either opponent. However, Astralis has already shown they can put up a good fight and BDS actually beat MAD during the regular season. Promise of an interesting match either way. [/columns] [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=070e1c] [size=6][columns][nextcol width=7][nextcol][size=5][b]📺 Monday - Games To Watch[/b][/size][/columns] [/td] [/tr] [/table] As of the time of writing, there is not yet any clarity on the schedule for the playoff stage. It is possible we'll be getting a first series on Monday already, but nothing has been announced yet. [table] [tr] [td width=900 bgcolor=162645] [size=6][b]‎‎ ‎ Conclusion[/b][/size] [/td] [/tr] [/table] That marks the end of this week's article. We hope you enjoyed reading and have a great time watching the final series of the LEC group stage before we dive into playoffs. See you next week! Remember that there's still a few more hours to update your Captain or use up your sell tokens if you think that a player you have is going to be putting your fantasy team at risk. If one of the top point earners is in your team, consider making them your captain this week! Also keep in mind that while you can switch your Captains between each game day, you only have one single sell token! Credits go to [color=#61acf2][url=https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/League_of_Legends_Esports_Wiki]LoL.fandom Wiki[/url][/color] for their collection of player portraits, up-to-date statistics, overviews and all-around fantastic work documenting LoL esports.[/quote]

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