RESULTS: League of Legends MSI Play-In Stage Day Three

The matches are getting more fierce as the teams of the Play-In stage continue to battle for a spot at the main event. The teams taking part in Day Three are Ascension Gaming (ASC), Gambit Esports (GMB), Kaos Latin Gamers (KLG), and Rainbow7 (R7). Here’s a brief breakdown of the games.

 

Ascension Gaming – Gambit Esports

GMB struck first in an early skirmish, gaining themselves a lead right to kick off the match. ASC struck back as time went on, securing objectives as they kept their eye on the ultimate prize. Both teams traded the lead for a time, scoring blow after blow against each other, but ultimately ASC began to pull ahead, winning more fights and claiming more objectives as GMB slowly fell behind. In the end it was ASC who claimed victory, ending the game at 43 minutes with a 12.2k gold lead.

Kaos Latin Gamers – Rainbow7

R7 seemed to have control of this match right from the start, despite KLG picking up some important objectives. As time went on, KLG struggled to remain competitive, as R7 began to outpace them dramatically. With multiple team fights won, and multiple objectives secured, R7 began to strangle the movement of KLG, keeping them locked near their base as they pushed in multiple lanes. When the dust of the final fight settled, R7 had claimed victory in 41 minutes with a gold lead of 11.7k.

Ascension Gaming – Rainbow7

Keeping their momentum high from the previous match, R7 again looked to dominate their opponents. Picking up individual kills alongside multiple objectives, R7 did not let ASC accomplish anything as they ran around the map free from challenge. It would take some time before ASC finally scored kills of their own, but that would be all they could secure, as R7 closed out the game in just 29 minutes with a gold lead of 13.4k.

Kaos Latin Gamers – Gambit Esports

Looking to atone for their earlier performance, GMB finally stepped up their game in this match. Both teams remained close in the early game, as they traded objectives and kills while looking for any kind of advantage. It would take some time before GMB were able to edge out a lead, but once they started to snowball ahead, there was little KLG could do to stop them. GMB would ultimately finish the match in 25 minutes with a gold lead of 9.2k.

Gambit Esports – Rainbow7

An extremely dominant match from GMB as they looked to make up lost ground from earlier in the day. Though R7 were able to pick up isolated kills and objectives here and there, it was clear the GMB was in control for the duration of this match. By 31 minutes GMB had amassed a gold lead of 11.7k, and when the match finally ended at 49 minutes, they had extended their gold lead to 12.8k.

Ascension Gaming – Kaos Latin Gamers

The final match of the day saw both teams looking for the slightest edge to use against their opponents. KLG managed to score an early lead, picking up kills and objectives across the map, however they were unable to fully capitalize on their advantages as ASC looked to the late game victory. When ASC finally struck, they were able to win multiple battles back-to-back, putting themselves in the driver’s seat as they built a lead of their own. By the time ASC closed out the game at 29 minutes, they had built a gold lead of 13.5k, sealing their fate.

The last matches of Group A have been played, and Gambit Esports have proven themselves to be the best team in the group thus far. Gambit Esports will go on to face either EVOS Esports, or the Flash Wolves, in the knockout match to determine who goes on to the main MSI event. For more on when these matches will take place, check out the Official Schedule page, here, and for more MSI action, check out the match recaps from yesterday, here.