Week 2 in the EU, and we finally get to see Dragonborns! Oh, and I had another idea for troll-games I want to see these pro players play: a 'scattegories' game where you roll the dice and you must play a champ whose name begins with that letter. For example, you roll 'K'. Your team has to play Karma, Kassadin/Karthus, Katarina, Kayle, Kog'Maw, etc. Or you have to play champs from the same area of Runeterra.
Evil Geniuses vs Dragonborns
---EG bans: Vi, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix---DB bans: Anivia, Twisted Fate, Lux---
EG: Renekton, Cho'Gath, Kayle, Varus, Sona
DB: Akali, Shen, Jayce, Draven, Leona
Who to root for? Wickd vs Shushei? Wicked makes it easy, since Renekton was the original "WICKD IS TOO BOSS" champion. And, playing Akali against Wickd's Renekton makes it easy, ultimately. By the end, Wickd was taking no damage from champs or towers, or minions, apparently. Also, Froggen plays a pretty monstrous Kayle.
Copenhagen Wolves vs SK Gaming
---CW bans: Vi, Twitch, Olaf---SK bans: Zyra, Shen, Xin Zhao---
CW: Elise, Cho'Gath, Kayle, Caitlyn, Lulu
SK: Renekton, Jarvan, Kassadin, Miss Fortune, Sona
CW was actually in a strong position for a long time, but SK started to turn it around at a long tower defend where CW maybe hung around one of SK's towers for just a while too long, and SK finally organized a fast engage. Sona ult, Jarvan ult, and MF ult would come out all at once to slice CW down repeatedly.
Against All Authority vs Gambit Gaming
---aAa bans: Ryze, Xin Zhao, Kayle---GG bans: Elise, Nidalee, Twisted Fate---
aAa: Kennen, Shen, Lux, Graves, Sona
GG: Kha'Zix, Vi, Karthus, Caitlyn, Lulu
Low kills in the first thirty minutes, as has become usual. I suppose, as in football, as teams become familiar with one another and extremely high skill, you'll see a spike in defense and a drop-off in scoring. Whatever the cause, aAa just seems to be a touch more hesitant in the early engages, and the always-aggressive GG begins to quickly snowball into an unstoppable force.
Evil Geniuses vs SK Gaming
---EG bans: Vi, Kassadin, Olaf---SK bans: Kayle, Anivia, Shen---
EG: Renekton, Maokai, Lux, Varus, Sona
SK: Irelia, Xin Zhao, Nidalee, Twitch, Taric
Despite Lux Froggen vs Nidalee Ocelot mid and more Renekton Wickd top vs Irelia, this game was something of a snoozer, being 6-6 in kills right up until the end of the game, and both teams playing relatively passively.
Evil Geniuses vs Giants
---EG bans: Vi
EG: Renekton, Kayle, Twited Fate, Varus, Sona
Giants: Elise, Dr. Mundo, Ryze, Kog'Maw, Zyra
Wow, even slower game. 2-0 up until 25:00, and ended at 13-0 at 35:00 in favor of EG.
SK Gaming vs Dragonborns
---SK bans: Kayle, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix---DB bans: Anivia, Vi, Renekton---
SK: Shen, Hecarim, Orianna, Caitlyn, Zyra
DB: Darius, Jarvan, Lux, Draven, Taric
Even the commentators are bored, now. If you're going to watch this game, may as well do something else while you're at it. The end was alright. Maybe because DB won, since I'm a fan of Shushei.
Gambit Gaming vs Copenhagen Wolves
---GG bans: Elise, Nidalee, Caitlyn---CW bans: Ryze, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix---
GG: Vlad, Volibear, Kassadin, Kog'Maw, Sona
CW: Shen, Vi, Diana, Graves, Zyra
Apparently theTess got mugged in Cologne! He's too injured to play in this game, and CW substitutes ForellenLord, who I think we've seen in the qualifying rounds. I suppose his team didn't make it? At any rate, CW seems to be pulling the upset for a long time, but just didn't capitalize with enough force, and GG gets back into it.
Giants vs Copenhagen Wolves
---Giants bans: Vi, Diana, Xin Zhao---CW bans: Kennen, Wukong, Ryze---
Giants: Elise, Volibear, Twisted Fate, Ashe, Sona
CW: Kha'Zix, Kayle, Orianna, Caitlyn, Lulu
More regular and even game, with some deaths! Unfortunately for CW, they're still winless. Also, I love Jimbz on Ashe. Giants, unlike most of the teams, are usually carried by Jimbz, and not by their mid-AP.
Standings:
EG 5-1
GG 3-2
Fnatic 2-1
SK 3-3
Giants 2-2
DB 1-1
aAa 0-1
CW 0-5
