In eSports, every downfall is usually accompanied by a new success story. It seems Fnatic and SK Gaming are trading places.
The first game of the day had high stakes for both teams. No one wants to end Fnatic's downward spiral, but Fnatic desperately needs to get a foot in the door.
The Karthus pick proved instrumental in this match when a dive by Cyanide netted Froggen a double kill and an early Rod of Ages. The rest of Fnatic underestimated Karthus ult damages, and took ill-advised engages around the map. In general, Alliance took more initiative to pressure objectives, while Fnatic behaved cautiously to avoid Karthus.
The game came to a conclusion in a top lane fight where YellOwStaR's Alistar headbutted Froggen into the team, and they were melted by Karthus's Defile, leading to an easy win and the game.
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SK Gaming continued their new reign of terror with another Vayne pickup. This time, CandyPanda got first blood due to miss-timed flashes from SUPA HOT CREW. In addition, much of Lulu's early lanebully potential was countered by Jesiz's Nidalee heals. With early safety for their carries and a stronger Renekton pick in the top lane, SK Gaming could begin to take objectives at will.
Unable to pick up a lead or take fights against a snowballed Renekton and a fed Vayne, SUPA HOT CREW could do little but get poked down by Nidalee spears as they watched their towers fall.
