Week 9 in North America, we may actually one day catch up to live at this rate.
Curse vs Team MRN
[Crs bans: Shen, Vayne, Twisted Fate][MRN bans: Kayle, Thresh, Diana]
Crs: Renekton, Volibear, Karthus, Miss Fortune, Sona
MRN: Malphite, Jarvan, Lux, Caitlyn, Lulu
Crs rolllllll
Team Dignitas vs Counter Logic Gaming
[d bans: Udyr, Lux, Twisted Fate][CLG bans: Gragas, Diana, Shen]
d: Kayle, Elise, Zed, Caitlyn, Thresh
CLG: Cho'Gath, Jarvan, Nidalee, Vayne, Sona
Low kill, 25 minute game? Games like these seem very strange, like dig wasn't really into it, you know? As if, "hey, the base is going down." "Enh, whatever."
Team Complexity vs Curse
[coL bans: Ryze, Miss Fortune, Jarvan][Crs bans: Shen, Zed, Twisted Fate]
coL: Jayce, Alistar, Janna, Varus, Kayle
Crs: Kha'Zix, Volibear, Morgana, Twitch, Thresh
Aw, coL, you kinda had this game won. Maybe you just don't have that late game, close-out experience.
Good Game University vs Team MRN
[GGU bans: Malphite, Jarvan, Shen][MRN bans: Jayce, Ryze, Twisted Fate]
GGU: Kha'Zix, Nasus, Lux, Twitch, Thresh
MRN: Riven, Nocturne, Karthus, Caitlyn, Lulu
Another game that makes a good case for Twitch.
Good Game University vs Team Dignitas
[GGU bans: Diana, Gragas, Shen][d bans: Twisted Fate, Jayce, Kha'Zix]
GGU: Vlad, Nasus, Karthus, Caitlyn, Thresh
d: Fizz, Hecarim, Zed, Varus, Janna
Very nice game, gold is very even, many 5v5s that go either way.
Counter Logic Gaming vs Team MRN
[CLG bans: Renekton, Malphite, Twisted Fate][MRN bans: Cho'Gath, Nidalee, Shen]
CLG: Nasus, Maokai, Lux, Twitch, Thresh
MRN: Riven, Jarvan, Ahri, Vayne, Sona
Jatt saw the MRN bans and was like, 'what year is this'? But whew, MRN, making the game boring to watch if there's no Cho or Nid.
Good Game University vs Team Complexity
[GGU bans: Amumu, Zed, Shen][coL bans: Kha'Zix, Thresh, Nasus]
GGU: Jayce, Elise, Karthus, Caitlyn, LeBlanc
coL: Victor, Malphite, Kennen, Twitch, Sona
Support LeBlanc? GGU's new support is unorthodox, to say the least. It works, though - I guess DontMashMe doesn't need babysitting, he wants a support that will dive and kill other supports? Also, coL's champs don't seem to have much synergy?
Curse vs Team SoloMid
[Crs bans: Shen, Karthus, Lulu][TSM bans: Volibear, Jarvan, Brand]
Crs: Akali, Nautilus, Kha'Zix, Varus, Thresh
TSM: Renekton, Nasus, Diana, Miss Fortune, Sona
There's a hilarious standoff at level 2 at the blue buff, when TSM simply will not give up on the jungle invade. Nobody dies, but it's 4v4 just all standing there trading pot shots for quite some time. It gives you a good idea that in this matchup, no quarter will be given.
Standings
Crs 18-5
Dig 16-7
TSM 16-7
CLG 11-12
GGU 9-14
MRN 8-15
VC 8-15
coL 6-17
