Full rebroadcast of Season 2 Korean championship day 1 is now available on VODs. First match: LG-IM versus CJ Entus!
LG-IM 1-0 CJ Entus Bans | Twisted Fate Ryze Vladimir Gragas Diana Shen Picks | Orianna (mid) | Leona (bot) Maokai (jungle) Graves (bot) Olaf (top) Malphite (top) | Sona (bot) Corki (bot) Amumu (jungle) Karhus (mid) | |
Standard bans and standard picks flowed into an early game during which Amumu's primary occupation was to camp bot and shut down Graves as much as possible. Two dragon team fights later, CJ had pulled ahead significantly as Corki and Karthus were the ones taking the kills.
It all turned around a few minutes later at the Nashor pit as a Ragnaroking Olaf chased Corki away from the team fight while LG-IM diligently slaughtered their opponents. The exact same scenario repeated in the very next team fight and LG-IM made it to the enemy nexus, victorious.
CJ Entus 1-1 LG-IM Bans | Karthus Alistar Gragas Diana Shen Ryze Picks | Soraka (roaming) | Corki (bot) Jayce (mid) Lee Sin (jungle) Malzahar (top) Olaf | Vladimir (bot) Leona (top) Graves (top) Orianna (mid) | |
A roaming Promote Soraka combined with a three-man push got CJ the first tower at the game soon after the 3rd minute. More and more tower pushes continued happening throughout the entire game and although the teams went kill for kill, LG-IM were losing objectives left and right and were completely shut down at the 30th minute mark.
LG-IM 2-1 CJ Entus Bans | Twisted Fate Ryze Vladimir Orianna Diana Shen Picks | Alistar (bot) | Ashe (bot) Udyr (jungle) Karthus (mid) Singed (top) Malphite (top) | Leona (bot) Graves (bot) Dr. Mundo (jungle) Kassadin (mid) | |
The flow of the tempo was broken with a very equal, somewhat monotonous game with standard lanes from top to bottom and one Dr. Mundo that did little to nothing, at least compared to Udyr's ganks. Having three tanks to peal off threats and protect Ashe, LG-IM took game three and got within hand's reach of a series victory.
LG-IM 2-1 CJ Entus Bans | Diana Alistar Gragas Vladimir Ryze Shen Picks | Twisted Fate (jungle) | Taric (roaming) Tristana (mid) Irelia (top) Karthus (bot) Malphite (top) | Lulu (bot) Corki (bot) Nocturne (jungle) Ahri (mid) | |
Once again, CJ Enturs tried to escape the standard meta and opened with a jungle TF and a roaming Taric to make him company. Early ganks went well but this was all CJ could accomplish as around the 15th minute mark the stopped getting kills. With no way to deal with the Malphite/Nocturne engage combo. CJ lost every team fight and surrendered before even seeing an inhibitor of theirs destroyed.
Tomorrow, LG-IM are playing against NaiJin Sword in the Round of 4 of the Season 2 Korean championship. Winner goes on to face Xenics Storm next.
