EU LCS Week 3 Ends In Exciting Fashion

UoL – Vitality

Oh boy, what an opener. The early game was exciting, the mid game was tense, and the end had the crowd on their feet, what more could you ask to start the day. Despite suffering an early solo death, this was absolutely the Daniele “Jiizuke” di Mauro game. From a fancy little outplay in the bot lane that saw him not only survive against two opponents, but even take one down, to the ending that no-one could have seen coming, this was Jiizuke’s game to shine. The Unicorns undoubtable felt the pressure growing as the game went on, and when faced with the choice of taking Baron or defending their base, hesitation cost them, as Gilius took advantage of their indecision and pounced, stealing away the Baron buff, and allowing Jiizuke and Cabochard to push into the UoL base and end the game.

Schalke – Giants                            

Game two could easily be used as an example of “never giving up”. Leading into the mid game, Giants were the team making all the moves, they were the ones with the good objective control and map rotations, and for a while it seemed that despite Giants only having a small gold advantage, they were the ones firmly in the driver’s seat. That said, a team that makes all the right moves and has the map under their control, yet only has a small lead, is clearly not exerting their pressure correctly. The Unicorns of Love, not a team to go down quietly, began to make some moves of their own, winning team fights and taking objectives in a manner that quickly turned the tables on the Giants. Ultimately, the Unicorns, led by mid laner Erlend "Nukeduck" Våtevik Holm, were able to push into the base of Giants and show them that you can never truly rest until the game is over.

Roccat – Fnatic

A relatively slow start between these two teams may have given the impression that this was going to be a game you could miss, but the end result certainly spoke for itself, as Fnatic turned up the heat in the mid game and completely pushed out any chance Roccat had at winning. It’s always nice when teams try out different picks, and this showing by Rasmus “Caps” Winther on Aurelion Sol certainly provided the goods. In the end, Fnatic proved too strong for Roccat, and the final minutes were punctuated by Fnatic taking whatever objectives they wanted, with Roccat not really able to respond.

H2K – G2

Another slow burn starter between H2K and G2 that also belied the carnage that was to come. G2 seemed free to proceed as pleased, only losing a couple of minor objectives in the mid game, while H2K was forced to dance to G2’s tune. A relatively straightforward mid game showed exactly why G2 was so feared in the past, before they finally closed the noose and ended the game in under 35 minutes.

Misfits – Splyce

What a game to close out the week for the EU LCS. Misfits had full control of this game, right up until Splyce seemed to remember that they had the ability to make plays of their own. This is yet another example of the game not being over until it ends, with Splyce managing to win despite being at a significant gold disadvantage almost the entire game. In the end, all it took was a couple of team fights to go their way, along with a key Baron buff, for Splyce to overcome Misfits and walk away victorious.

Another crazy week down for the EU LCS. Who knows what exciting games are in store for us next week, all we know for sure is that you don’t want to miss them. For more of this week’s matches, check out the recap of day 1 in the EU LCS, or if you’re all caught up and want to see how your favourite team is doing, check out the official standings.