Sweet, Riot incorporates the left-hand list of topics the commentators are about to talk about. Looks like someone besides me is a fan of SportsCenter! And that's no disrespect, I love that thing, and the text bar at the bottom (even though someone is taking it as an opportunity for added puns), the extra statistics helpfully dropping down from under people's names, the upgraded lighting all over the fancy caster desk. All of it is awesome, keep that up, Riot. Little bit less successful is the on-site interview, but you'll get there in time. Future additions may include a real girl, that'd be cool (I volunteer); even if you have to just include a girl in Teemo cosplay holding up a round card, why not. Week 6, ahoy.
Cloud 9 vs Team SoloMid
[C9 bans: Shen, Caitlyn, Kartus][TSM bans: Jayce, Twisted Fate, Elise]
C9: Rumble, Nasus, Zed, Ashe, Zyra
TSM: Yorick, Zac, Ryze, Vayne, Thresh
Ouch. Brutality by C9.
Curse vs Team Coast
[Crs bans: Riven, Thresh, (did not ban third)][CST bans: Nunu, Shen, Twisted Fate]
Crs: Elise, Jarvan, Jayce, Twitch, Fiddlesticks
CST: Renekton, Gragas, Lux, Corki, Zyra
More unusual picks, which would be fun and interesting, if Crs did not just slowly roll CST down.
Vulcun vs Team Dignitas
[Vul bans: Zed, Kennen, Lissandra][Dig bans: Elise, Evelynn, Twisted Fate]
Vul: Zac, Nunu, Ezreal, Kog'Maw, Sona
Dig: Rumble, Lee Sin, Ryze, Caitlyn, Fiddlesticks
It's a copycat league - Dig copied the Fid support, and Vul copied the double AD (From Korea, maybe). But it's an ugly roll in Vul's favor, not really worth watching.
Counter Logic Gaming vs Velocity Esports
[CLG bans: Kayle, Evelynn, Rumble][VES bans: Elise, Jayce, Twisted Fate]
CLG: Irelia, Nunu, Ezreal, Tristana, Sona
VES: Shen, Lee Sin, Orianna, Varus, Thresh
Ouch, another smashing, even though CLG was solidly ahead. I feel like I've said that before about CLG, and that makes me even sadder.
Team Coast vs Team SoloMid
[CST bans: Karthus, Zed, Renekton][TSM bans: Twisted Fate, Jayce, Blitzcrank]
CST: Shen, Jarvan, Ahri, Twitch, Nami
TSM: Rumble, Elise, Ryze, Vayne, Thresh
TSM zzz-roll. I'm telling you, the EU games are more exciting.
Cloud 9 vs Curse
[C9 bans: Shen, Jayce, Nunu][Crs bans: Rumble, Twisted Fate, Elise]
C9: Jayce, Nasus, Zed, Ashe, Zyra
Crs: Tryndamere, Xin Zhao, Ahri, Caitlyn, Thresh
C9 in a roll-face. Did you think otherwise?
Team Dignitas vs Counter Logic Gaming
[Dig bans: Vladimir, Jayce, Shen][CLG bans: Graves, Nunu, Zed]
Dig: Elise, Lee Sin, Kassadin, Varus, Sona
CLG: Vayne, Nocturne, Twisted Fate, Twitch, Thresh
Lot of kills in this one, something of an exciting game, but it felt frustrating that CLG wasn't making the right moves as a team to pull out the win. When viewed from the omni-vision perspective, sometimes you take for granted how obvious the next move is, and watching CLG lose because of bad moves late game is a tedious feeling.
Velocity Esports vs Vulcun
[VES bans: Elise, Ryze, Sona][Vul bans: Rumble, Nunu, Evelynn]
VES: Shen, Lee Sin, Twisted Fate, Vayne, Zyra
Vul: Yorick, Zac, Ezreal, Kog'Maw, Thresh
Vulcun already won a game with double-AD comp, you can't really expect it to work twice in a row? Secondly, it's time to retire that Yorick. Thirdly, as the commentators mention, the community never predicts Vul to win any of their games, except their games against VES. Ironic. Finally, if you never believed me about maplestreet before, watch the 'signoff' video at the end, where maplestreet and NK are interviewed. They're sitting right next to eachother, and I don't know how Kobe isn't laughing out loud at trying to talk to the tiny, tiny maplestreet around the gigantic NK. They also had some silliness about maplestreet and Oddone going to minigolf? They just seem like they never had that close of a sibling relationship, and now that Riot is trying to force one on them, they're all very awkward. Let 'em alone, Riot. It's a cute story, but I'm sure you can find another one.
Standings
C9 15-2
Vul 11-6
CLG 8-9
Dig 8-9
TSM 8-9
Crs 7-10
CST 7-10
VES 4-13
