RESULTS: G2 Survive a Giants Assault by the Skin of Their Teeth
By Zac Cameron ·
The former regional champions barely manage to hold onto their spot as G2 narrowly defeat Giants
In a battle to determine second place, G2 Esports have barely managed to hold onto their spot as the Giants proved an extremely tough foe to take down. Giants did pull out a couple of new champions to the EU LCS, but they ultimately proved ineffective when faced with the team cohesion possessed by G2.
The match started out with a bang, as G2 top laner Martin “Wunder” Hansen took down his top lane counterpart, before travelling to the bot lane to help secure a second kill. Giants proved undeterred however, securing the first Dragon of the game, and trading the Rift Herald for first turret too. When both teams clashed for the second Dragon, Giants were able to take down two members of G2 before securing it, and rotating around to trade turrets yet again. The gold differential would stay very even as Giants again set up for the third Dragon of the game, before a larger skirmish broke out in anticipation of a Baron fight, resulting in several kills for Giants.
With the Baron secured by Giants, they used the power given to them to rapidly take several turrets and their fourth Dragon, before being forced to fall back in anticipation of the next Baron spawning. Once again catching out G2 jungler Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski, Giants were able to quickly secure the Baron and the Elder Dragon, before taking more turrets and breaking open the base of G2.
With G2 on the ropes, it seemed a miracle would be required for them to fight back, but a crucial team fight around Baron resulted in several members of the Giants falling, while G2 were able to secure the buff, giving them the opportunity to siege the base of Giants for the first time. After another brutal team fight, G2 were able to take down the carries of Giants, and crack open their base, and with little resistance remaining, quickly end the game despite still being behind.
For more action from the EU LCS, check out how Fnatic managed to hold onto their spot on top of the ladder, and to see how all the EU teams are doing, check out the Official Standings page, here.