Wednesday, June 19, 2013

LCS All Star Tournament

All star tournament in Shanghai, complete with new map and some all-star types of shenanigans, such as 2v2 and 1v1 face offs between nations.  But no commentary on these first videos.

NA: Dyrus, Saintvicious, scarra, Doublelift, Xpecial
EU: Soaz, Diamond, AlexIch, Yellowpete, Edward
GPL (SE Asia): HaRleluyar, Chawy, Mistake
LCL (Korea): inSec, PraY, Madlife
LPL (China): PDD, Troll, Misaya, Weixiao, XiaoXiao

2v2 Skill Showdown
ADC and support in a race to two kills, one tower, or 100 creeps, whatever comes first.  EU may have the most trouble here, as Edward's English is... not developing all that fast, and he still makes calls to Yellowpete in Russian.  Yellowpete is still pretty optimistic about it all, though. 
*CN: Annie and Kennen vs EU: Kennen and Blitzcrank
*NA: Varus and Thresh vs GN: Sivir and Lulu (1:47!!!) 
CN: Kennen and Lulu vs *LCL: Ezreal and Kennen (much longer)
*LCL: Twitch and Jarvan vs NA: Twitch and Annie

Jungler Skill Showdown
While the 2v2 matchups were mostly true to role, junglers aren't as well equipped for the rules of Magma Chamber, and most of them pick up non-jungling champs.  So it's more a test of ... how good you are when you're not jungling?  They do discuss, as a group, some interesting points, like how the jungler doesn't usually have a direct opponent, how junglers have to keep track of all three lanes, and how junglers have to love ruining people's day.  Side note: Harleluyar is a stylish rocker-asian dude, popping his collar in his photo.  Sorry Saintvicious, we're just saying.
GPL: Lee Sin vs *LPL: Twisted Fate
NA: Heimerdinger vs *LCL: Twitch
LPL: Caitlyn vs *EU: Caitlyn
EU: Lee Sin vs *LCL: Lee Sin

Top Lane Skill Showdown
sOAZ shows that Nunu;s not just OP against Wickd, but against the world!
*LCL: Kennen vs LCS: Soraka (Soraka, Dyrus?)
LPL: Annie vs *EU: Nunu
*LCL: Varus vs GPL: Twitch
*EU: Darius vs LCL: Varus (wow, soaz!) 

Mid Lane Skill Showdown
NA: Lulu vs *EU: Quinn (More supports, NA?!) 
*GPL: Jarvan vs LCL: Quinn
EU: Tristana vs *LPL: Orianna
LPL: Caitlyn vs *GPL: Caitlyn (Toyz brought smite, and it worked!) 

LPL vs NA
We got wrecked, as you might have expected.  Put up a pretty good showing in the second game, but yeah. Tough sledding against the home team. 

EU vs LCL
Europe got wrecked, too. InSec was a terror on Lee Sin, and there just weren't enough bans to go around for all of them. 

NA vs EU
Hey, we beat EU, so all is not lost.  Well, EU may have some thinking to do.  At least your profile photographer is better, EU?  For reals, your portraits are pretty nice, and NA's are kinda sad.  The games were nice and close, even though NA was up 22-8 in the first one, EU almost pulled off a sweet back door. In the second game, NA did a little more Protect the DoubleLift, and he got a pentakill, so that's cool.  Scarra, you're a much better Karthus than TF. 

LPL vs GPL
Home team advantage, too strong!

NA vs LCL
Nope, US, just not happening.  But it's a good thing that you got a taste of the international scene.  You'll be up against them again.

LPL vs LCL
Yikes, Korea.  How on earth are you playing like you've been a team for years?  At one point, the enemy Caitlyn locks onto a Korean player with next to no health left, and no other friendly champs in the area to block.  The korean player runs around for a second, then from nowhere lantern-jumps to the friendly Thresh, who saves him.  He wasn't even on screen.