RESULTS: Golden Guardians Strike from the Back to Take down Echo Fox

With the first placed team taking on the last placed team, most would expect a fairly clean game with the favourites walking away with the victory, but in a surprising turn of events, the Golden Guardians pull out a surprise champion selection to catch the champs off guard, and prove that everyone can be a threat.

The Golden Guardians got off to a good start, claiming first blood in the bot lane with the power of Volibear, before a returning gank from jungler Juan “Contractz” Arturo Garcia allowed them to secure yet another kill on the bot lane of Echo Fox. GGS would attempt to carry this momentum with a gank onto Echo Fox top laner Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon, but quick thinking on the part of Echo Fox allowed them to turn the fight around, and trade Huni’s life for that of Golden Guardians top laner, jungler, and mid laner.

A fight that broke out in the bot lane resulted in GGS trading their AD Carry Matthew “Deftly” Chen for the lives of Echo Fox’s jungler and bot lane duo, and GGS would again return to the bot lane to once again take down the support of Echo Fox. A two man gank onto the mid laner of Echo Fox saw GGS walk away with yet another kill, before Contractz again visited the top lane to take down Huni, while GGS’s bot lane duo once more targeted the support of Echo Fox.

The Golden Guardians managed to sneak the first Baron of the game, but Echo Fox was quicker on the draw, shoving down the mid and bot lanes to force GGS onto the back foot. Perhaps seeing an advantage that wasn’t there, Echo Fox attempted to force down the bot inhibitor turret, but were held off by half of the Golden Guardians, while the other half quickly rushed mid lane with the power of the Baron buff and destroyed the first inhibitor of the game. Both teams pull back briefly, before the Golden Guardians attempt to siege the top lane. Echo Fox jungler Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett managed to pull multiple members of GGS out of position, but the main carries are left untouched, and Echo Fox cannot contest the second inhibitor at this point.

The Golden Guardians begin to siege bot lane, but are unable to break the defences of Echo Fox without the power of Baron, however when Echo Fox attempt to engage upon them, they are able to trade the life of mid laner Hai “Hai” Du Lam for three members of Echo Fox. While the Golden Guardians regroup, Echo Fox seize the opportunity to quickly rush down the Baron, denying the pushing power it would grant to GGS. Small skirmishes break out across the map, but neither team is fully willing to commit, and eventually they prepare for the next Baron to spawn. When attempting to force a fight, Echo Fox overstep their mark, and GGS are able to turn the fight on its head. With Echo Fox completely wiped, the Golden Guardians are able to push into their base and end the game.

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