This third day was paramount. Fnatics had to secure their first place in Group A, while MAD Lions absolutely had to relaunch in order to continue dreaming of the feat in group B. Nisqy’s teammates had no room for error, because their evening opponents proved to have the ability to create a surprise. So, contract fulfilled?
Fnatic overconfident?
Upset and its partners delivered a incomprehensible performance given the previous days. Several points should be highlighted, in particular the actions of some players who found themselves a few times in complicated but avoidable situations. Nevertheless, well more than individual performances, the draft was a big disrespect. After getting Caitlyn, Fnatic decided not to base their draft around her, but rather around their ability to win lanes. Their goal was simply to stomp their opponents early in the game, and snowball into them. Only the choice of champions remains subject to debateespecially on the sololanes. Fiora like Akali are characters that need some time to really snowballand it is difficult for them to have priority on the lane in the early game.
Fnatic quickly left each other engage in skirmishesallowing their opponents to complete the early game a little ahead of time. Nothing dramatic at this time, but facing the composition of brazilians was best in teamfight, Fnatic never managed to catch up as soon as the first groupings arrived. Of course, you don’t have to put everything on the backs of Europeans. The Brazilians played very well around their victory conditionswhile answering present in pure skill duels. It’s a great victory on their part, even if we can regret that Fnatic did not draft a more versatile composition, in order to have some exit doors in case the plan does not go smoothly.
MAD Surefooted Lions
It front of Saigon Buffalos, Lions put away their pride drafting their speciali.e. a composition with Seraphine in APC bot, while Elyoya’s Hecarim is there to do AD damage. The start of the game did not go badly, but the lead taken was quite thin. Their opponents have managed to come back during the first regroupings, taking advantage of the weak moment of the Europeans. Is the fourth dragon that the game has been played. While they had engaged the objective, the MAD Lions were forced into retirementunder pressure from their opponents.
But the Vietnamese then want to take a decisive advantage. The MAD Lions position themselves extremely well, preventing Taki and his Amumu from CCing multiple players. In the end, Miss Fortune’s ultimate did not have the expected impact, and the Nisqy’s Swain can then tank the damage for his team. The MAD Lions kill four playerstake the Nashor as well as a significant advance. The game ends a few minutes later, after a fight for the fifth dragonwhere the MAD Lions have turned the tablesseeking this time to initiate the teamfight. There is still hope for first place in the group.
Possible scenarios for the last day
fnatic can still hope for first place without tiebreakerif EG loses one of the two matches their remaining to be played (as of this writing, the EG Chief match has yet to be played), to condition to beat Beyond Gaming on the last day. If the Fnatic win but EG don’t lose, a tiebreaker between the two teams will have to be played. Whether Fnatic loses to Beyond Gamingthen EG will have a royal road to first place in the group, and Fnatic will have to go through the BO5 qualifying.
For MAD Lions, there is still hope. A victory against DRX could lead to a triangle between RNG/DRX and themwith first place as a reward. A defeat against koreans would almost condemn them to a third or fourth place, synonymous with a BO5 against Saigon Buffalos before going to challenge the second of group A, unless RNG is upset by another team.
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