RESULTS: Echo Fox Survive Early Game For Comeback Against OpTic Gaming

With both teams coming off a loss, it’s no surprise that this would be a bloody match as they both strive to prove they are not falling off. OpTic managed to put the pressure on early, but it was ultimately the skill and experience of the Echo Fox squad that was able to prevail in the end.

OpTic managed to draw first blood, with mid laner Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage and jungler Matthew “Akaadian” Higginbotham teaming up to take down Echo Fox jungler Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett, though it didn’t take long for Echo Fox to respond, Dardoch returning to help mid laner Kim “Fenix” Jae-hun claim revenge. In the bot lane, the duo of Noh “Arrow” Dong-hyeon and Daerek “LemonNation” Hart receive a little help from Akaadian to take down Echo Fox’s bot lane pairing.

OpTic attempted to dive the bot lane of Echo Fox by arriving in force, however were only able to secure a single kill, as Echo Fox quickly reinforced the beleaguered bot lane. Echo Fox managed to catch OpTic mid laner PowerOfEvil out of position in the mid lane, before rotating to the bot half to challenge Dragon control. OpTic chose not to contest the Dragon, retreating from the incoming Echo Fox members and moving to take the Rift Herald instead.

Returning to the mid lane, Dardoch is able to again take down PowerOfEvil, with the help of Fenix, to help even out the score, before travelling to the bot lane to help Huni take down rookie OpTic member Niship “Dhokla” Doshi. A skirmish in the mid lane results in a one-for-one trade as Dardoch and LemonNation fall. Both teams posture around the Baron, but OpTic are quicker to turn as they catch out Johnny “Altec” Ru, Adrian “Adrian” Ma and Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon before starting the Baron. When Akaadian attempts to prevent Echo Fox from stealing the Baron by jumping out of the pit, he is quickly taken down, while Dardoch is able to leap in and secure the Baron for Echo Fox.

Echo Fox catch out Dhokla in the mid lane and secure the turret there before rotating to take their third Dragon of the game. With vision in the area secure, Echo Fox take the second Baron before engaging onto OpTic, taking down top laner Dhokla. With both teams searching for an advantage, OpTic are able to catch out Fenix in the jungle to try and neutralise some of their Baron power. Echo Fox, now shoving the mid lane, manage to annihilate OpTics support, taking down their mid inhibitor turret before pulling back to secure their fourth Dragon of the game.

Returning to the mid lane, Echo Fox destroy the inhibitor, before catching and eliminating LemonNation and Dhokla. Both teams return to the Baron pit and a standoff begins, but when LemonNation attempts to dive the backline of Echo Fox, he is quickly eliminated before Echo Fox turns on the rest of his team, winning the fight and moving to end the game.

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