Monday, May 13, 2013

LCS EU W5

Week 5 in the EU looks a bit short because the last few games are piled up in the last video.

Evil Geniuses vs Dragonborns
---EG bans: Draven, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix---DB bans: Volibear, Singed, Anivia---
EG: Renekton, Jarvan, Lux, Miss Fortune, Elise
DB: Wukong, Nassus, Vi, Caitlyn, Taric
I still want to root for DB, they are like, the people's champs.  But 'unorthodox play style' just sometimes means 'lose in really silly-looking ways'.

SK Gaming vs Against All Authority
---SK bans: Renekton, Xin Zhao, Shen---aAa bans: Orianna, Kayle, Vi---
SK: Rumble, Elise, Jarvan, Caitlyn, Thresh
aAa: Kha'Zix, Taric, Karthus, Vayne, Sona
Ocelot on Jarvan mid?  Taric jungle?  Odd game.

Fnatic Gaming vs Evil Geniuses
---Fnatic bans: Urgot, Skarner, Annie---EG bans: Soraka, Udyr, Xerath---
Fnatic: Jayce, Nassus, Katarina, Varus, Nunu
EG: Zed, Cho'Gath, Anivia, Miss Fortune, Elise
If you're wondering about bans, just take the first letters of each champ.  I don't know if they agreed on it beforehand or what, but those guys.  Anyway, long game, rare come-from-behind win.

SK Gaming vs Dragonborns
---SK bans: Draven, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix---DB bans: Kayle, Orianna, Diana---
SK: Rumble, Jarvan, Zed, Ezreal, Lulu
DB: Renekton, Volibear, Elise, Miss Fortune, Thresh
DB is still being 'unorthodox'...

Evil Geniuses vs Against All Authority (3:38:00)
---EG bans: Sona, Kha'Zix, Elise---aAa bans: Anivia, Lux, Kayle---
EG: Zed, Jarvan, Malphite, Graves, Thresh
aAa: Renekton, Nassus, Twisted Fate, Tristana, Taric
Oh, EU meta.  You change so fast, who can keep up?  Wickd on Zed appears to be midlane, Graves and Thresh went top, and Froggen on Malphite went bot. When the 2v1 lanes get the towers, everyone rotates like a carousel. My question is, how did Froggen adjust from AP mid champs like Anivia to a champ like Malphite?!  And freddy also changed from Karthus to Renekton?  Was this also something that EG put the other team up to?  Why would they run all AD against a Taric? Well, they win anyway, but I really don't know what to even make of it.

Fnatic Gaming vs SK Gaming (5:00:00)
---Fnatic bans: Thresh, Sona, Jarvan---SK bans: Leona, Katarina, Elise---
Fnatic: Zed, Nassus, Kassadin, Varus, Nunu
SK: Singed, Xin Zhao, Lux, Caitlyn, Lulu
Ocelot makes for a mean Lux, Fnatic more organized.

Dragonborns vs Against All Authority (6:16:00)
---DB bans: Elise, Taric, Shen---aAa bans: Draven, Kha'Zix, Xin Zhao---
DB: Singed, Nassus, Syndra, Miss Fortune, Sona
aAa: Renekton, Jarvan, Kayle, Twitch, Thresh
 Long game, very even, base race.  Exciting, but there were a few pauses in the middle.  Very difficult day overall for the casters.

Copenhagen Wolves vs Fnatic (7:30:00)
---CW bans: Leona, Nasus, Kassadin---Fnatic bans: Thresh, Xin Zhao, Lux---
CW: Rumble, Jarvan, Twisted Fate, Ezreal, Lulu
Fnatic: Elise, Gangplank, Zed, Varus, Nunu
Huhn, this is the first time I've seen GP.  Both teams have been playing at a high level lately, and there are some very nice brawls in this game.  At 24 minutes, there's a 5v5 near dragon, and as noted by the commentators, every single summoner spell and every ult is on cooldown afterwards, and only one person dies on each team.

Standings
GG  9-2
Fnatic 11-3
SK  8-6
EG  8-7
aAa 5-7
DB 4-8
Giants 4-8
CW 3-11