Week 7 in the EU, piled into two somewhat low resolution vids.
Giants vs Gambit Gaming (00:44:00)
[Giants bans: Kayle, Thresh, Zed][GG bans: Kennen, Kassadin, Shen]
Giants: Rumble, Elise, Twisted Fate, Miss Fortune, Zyra
GG: Renekton, Nasus, Diana, Ashe, Janna
Ashe-Janna is like throw-back uniforms. I love it. But, alas, GG loses, which is not what you'd expect, eh? This is the second time Giants has upset GG, this time from really far away on the leaderboard. 5-11 now, and two of those are against GG?! Interesting...
Against All Authority vs Fnatic (02:36:00)
[aAa bans: Nasus, Leona, Thresh][Fnatic bans: Renekton, Shen, Sona]
aAa: Elise, Volibear, Zed, Ezreal, Alistar
Fnatic: Kha'Zix, Jarvan, Twisted Fate, Varus, Lulu
It seems to have been a bad few weeks for aAa. Even the Lulu was on a killing spree.
Copenhagen Wolves vs SK Gaming (03:45:00)
[CW bans: Volibear, Kayle, Kassadin][SK bans: Zed, Kha'Zix, Thresh]
CW: Shen, Jarvan, Orianna, Graves, Lulu
SK: Irelia, Nasus, Ahri, Varus, Sona
It's one of those classic questions: big choke, or impressive comeback? Can't even tell you for sure how SK managed it, but you can watch that one for yourself.
Dragonborns vs Against All Authority (05:09:00)
[DB bans: Nasus, Volibear, Twisted Fate][aAa bans: Draven, Jarvan, Thresh]
DB: Elise, Xin Zhao, Lux, Varus, Lulu
aAa: Diana, Shen, Kayle, Ezreal, Sona
Why would DB ban those three champs, you ask? Why, for early game cheese, of course! They kill the Ez in the river at about 49 seconds. Unfortunately they don't... press their advantage? I like you DB, I'll be sad if you get relegated.
SK Gaming vs Gambit Gaming (00:59:30, second vid)
[SK bans: Thresh, Zed, Kha'Zix][GG bans: Nasus, Volibear, Kayle]
SK: Shen, Jarvan, Ahri, Graves, Sona
GG: Elise, Hecarim, Kassadin, Miss Fortune, Lulu
SK made it pretty respectable, but it never really felt like anything but a foregone conclusion.
Copenhagen Wolves vs Against All Authority (01:59:00)
[CW bans: Karthus, Sona, Elise][aAa bans: Jarvan, Thresh, Zed]
CW: Singed, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix, Varus, Lulu
aAa: Diana, Volibear, Shen, Ezreal, Alistar
CW continues their upward trend, aAa continues their downward spiral.
Dragonborns vs Giants (03:01:00)
[DB bans: Kennen, Kassadin, Twisted Fate][Giants bans: Draven, Kayle, Thresh]
DB: Shen, Jarvan, Ahri, Ezreal, Sona
Giants: Rumble, Elise, Diana, Miss Fortune, Zyra
It does seem like DB is a team made of individually awesome dudes, but they don't stay together in team fights and focus down single targets / tightly defend carries. Just one thought, in continued hope they don't get relegated.
Gambit Gaming vs Copenhagen Wolves
[GG bans: Jarvan, Kha'Zix, Singed][CW: Miss Fortune, Kassadin, Thresh]
GG: Elise, Hecarim, Twisted Fate, Kog'Maw, Lulu
CW: Shen, Xin Zhao, Zed, Varus, Zyra
Good try, CW, but GG's a machine. Even though you were up on kills and close in towers, they still had a load more money, in that robotically meticulous kind of way that they have.
Standings
Fnatic 15-3
GG 13-4
SK 11-8
EG 10-8
Giants 6-11
CW 7-13
aAa 6-12
DB 4-13
