Curse beats LMQ in a decisive game after falling behind early, TSM dominate Complexity, CLG display dominance against EG, and Cloud 9 return to their former form during their win against Dignitas.
-The day started off with a match between first place LMQ and last place Curse. LMQ take the early game by ganking Voyboy in midlane twice in a row with the second gank resulting in 2 kills, and giving LMQ an advantage. LMQ sets up ward control and takes multiuple objectives.
However, Curse was not done, IWillDominate's Elise had several good flash cacoons to set Curse up for teamfight victories. Granting Curse a lead for the first time in the game at about 20 minutes in. Once the lead was in their favor Curse looked to force fights and take objectives, slowly closing the game out against LMQ to pull off the upset victory.
-Complexity played against TSM in the second game of the day. The game gets underway with TSM Amazing getting a solid gank onto Prolly in the mid lane to secure a kill, and TSM's Dyrus shoving down Westrice to take an advantage aswell. The bottom lane was going in Complexitys favor but it did not seem to be enough
TSM took a small lead and set up traps inside complexitys own jungle. TSM seemed to be getting back into a top form, even though Complexity is a last placed team, TSM played against them without being overconfident and respected their oponets leading to a very decisive victory for Team Solo Mid.
-The third game of the day was between new look EG, with their korean jungler helios versing Counter Logic Gaming. The game started and early on it looked to be all EG, getting first blood onto Doublelift, taking the first dragon, and picking off Dexter in their jungle.
However, CLG had a better understanding of map and wave control. This helped CLG to get favorable trades, secure objectives, and give Link's Nidalee chances to land javelin. Using this small advantage CLG take larger objectives to set up a push into the botlane getting the inhibitor. Afterwards, CLG get a pick onto Helios and use the man advantage to run down mid lane and secure the victory.
-The day rounded out with the reigning champions Clloud9 playing against the team tied for first in Dignitas. The game began with Meteos displaying why he was considered the best jungler NA setting up several plays for Cloud9 including firstblood for his team.
Cloud9 looked to control vision and had set up seiges onto Dig's tier 2 and inhibitor turrets. Cloud 9 slowly pressed their advantage securing every dragon and baron. C9 would take a baron and use the advantage to shove onto Dignitas, even with good engages Cloud9 was to far ahead in gold for Dignitas to take victorious fights. Cloud 9 press the advantage and takes the game resulting in the top three of NA LCS being tied.
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