Week 4 super week, day 2.
Fnatic vs Copenhagen Wolves
---Fnatic bans: Lux, Nidalee, Syndra---CW bans: Leona, Kayle, Vi---
Fnatic: Shen, Volibear, Katarina, Miss Fortune, Sona
CW: Renekton, Xin Zhao, Kassadin, Ezreal, Thresh
Wow. I had assumed (as you may have) that Fnatic would just zzz-roll, so I left it on in the background and started to do other stuff. The constant screaming brought me back over, and I was glued to it for the rest of the match. This game is a must-watch - it is exciting. Deman's mind is all but blown at the end from the constant screaming. Need more convincing? There is a base race, AND there is a backdoor, both of which are epic. Aranaea, guest analyst at the desk, thanked Lolesports profusely for inviting him, because that was the best LoL game he's ever seen. You should probably watch it.
Evil Geniuses vs Against All Authority
---EG bans: Xin Zhao, Nidalee, Renekton---aAa bans: Kayle, Anivia, Lux---
EG: Rumble, Vi, Ryze, Varus, Thresh
aAa: Elise, Shen, Kha'Zix, Ezreal, Sona
I've never seen Wickd on Rumble. aAa seems strong early on, and despite some late fumbling around, they manage to pull off the upset.
Gambit Gaming vs Fnatic
---GMB bans: Elise, Leona, Caitlyn---Fnatic bans: Xin Zhao, Thresh, Volibear---
GMB: Shen, Nassus, Kassadin, Miss Fortune, Taric
Fnatic: Rumble, Vi, Kayle, Corki, Sona
I think I will always be rooting against any team that fields Corki. And lo and behold, GMB rolls. Nice fights, though. All three games so far have had good fights.
Giants vs Dragonborns
---Giants bans: Draven, Thresh, Xin Zhao---DB bans: Kennen, Ryze, Volibear---
Giants: Shen, Vi, Diana, Vayne, Sona
DB: Wukong, Jarvan, Kayle, Caitlyn, Taric
I agree with the commentators, some producer slipped some super aggression into everyone's coffee this morning, because kills are again quite even, aggression and kills happen throughout the match, and fights are exciting and plentiful. Though DB are usually of the disposition to pick fights rather than play safe. There's even a sweet baron steal.
SK Gaming vs Copenhagen Wolves
---SK bans: Varus, Elise, Lux---CW bans: Vi, Kassadin, Kayle---
SK: Irelia, Xin Zhao, Diana, Graves, Sona
CW: Renekton, Shen, Nidalee, Ezreal, Thresh
CW has been looking good in their last few games, and they were keeping up in this one, but they seemed to have bad positions for the last few skirmishes, and that's all it takes.
Gambit Gaming vs Against All Authority
---GMB bans: Elise, Nidalee, Vi---aAa bans: Kayle,Thresh, Xin Zhao---
GMB: Shen, Nassus, Kha'Zix, Ashe, Lulu
aAa: Renekton, Volibear, Twisted Fate, Varus, Sona
Mostly monsters and archers? Huhn, Volibear early teleports into enemy blue - what cheese! Have I mentioned before that GosuPepper - now his handle is just EdWard, is quite the epic support? He made two kills under enemy turret early in this game to save his ADC, and he was wealthy and happy.
Against All Authority vs Fnatic
---aAa bans: Leona, Diana, Vi---Fnatic bans: Lux, Shen, Xin Zhao---
aAa: Malphite, Nassus, Kayle, Ezreal, Sona
Fnatic: Lee Sin, Jarvan, Twisted Fate, Miss Fortune, Alistar
Kills were even, but towers were not.
SK Gaming vs Gambit Gaming
---SK bans: Thresh, Nasus, Zed---GMB bans: Kayle, Graves, Shen---
SK: Darius, Vi, Kassadin, Kog'Maw, Sona
GMB: Renekton, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix, Miss Fortune, Taric
The commentators basically asked themselves where SK was, and why they didn't show up for this game.
Dragonborns vs Evil Geniuses
---DB bans: Anivia, Lux, Reneketon---EG bans: Xin Zhao, Vi, Kayle---
DB: Kha'Zix, Jarvan, Elise, Nidalee, Soraka
EG: Zed, Shen, Twisted Fate, Draven, Sona
That was fun. DB basically picked champs that can each fill multiple roles, so there was definitely a moment of confusion while swapping and right before locking in. But they ended up as listed above, with Nidalee bot lane with Soraka, Kha'Zix top bruiser, and Shushei on Elise mid. Also, Nid v Draven, you can aim the spear at the spot where he's going to catch the axe. Sweet! And think about it! AP Nidalee doesn't depend so much on levels as much as she needs items to make that spear just massively hurtful. And with Soraka there, spears are infinite! Look out for AP bot lane in your soloq.
Copenhagen Wolves vs Giants
---CW bans: Kennen, Ryze, Kayle---GIA bans: Syndra, Vi, Elise---
CW: Singed, Xin Zhao, Kassadin, Varus, Sona
GIA: Wukong, Volibear, Diana, Vayne, Zyra
Well, well, well, CW. Fine play these last few games, especially Deficio and Bjergsen, support and APC. What an unfortunate story, Bjergsen: He couldn't be in the qualifiers because it was just before his 17th birthday, and then when he finally arrived in Cologne, he got mugged and couldn't be with his team for the early weeks of the season! He went 15-0 in this game!
Dragonborns vs SK Gaming
---DB bans: Volibear, Shen, Vi---SK bans: Draven, Jarven, Kayle---
DB: Xin Zhao, Elise, Kha'Zix, Nidalee, Soraka
SK: Irelia, Nassus, Diana, Graves, Taric
DB's tricks don't work a second time.
Giants vs Evil Geniuses
---GIA bans: Lux, Kayle, Shen---EG bans: Kennen, Elise, Vi---
GIA: Irelia, Xin Zhao, Kassadin, Ashe, Sona
EG: Renekton, Maokai, Anivia, Varus, Zyra
Oddly, Froggen gets Anivia, and EG does pretty terribly. Very mysterious.
