RESULTS: Giants Fall To Schalke Attack In The EU LCS
By Zac Cameron ·
The battle of the bottom teams is only getting closer as wins and losses appear for everyone over in the European League of Legends Tournament series.
When it comes to the EU LCS, the one thing you should always keep in the back of your mind is the possibility of teams somehow pulling tie-breakers out of nowhere. While there are still a few games to play out, FC Schalke 04’s victory over Giants Gaming today is just another step towards making playoffs, and all the implications that come with that.
The game was started with a bang for Schalke, claiming first blood in the bot lane extremely early. Giants were able to move towards equalizing however, when Schalke focused down the first turret of the game, but lost two members in response. With the bot lane now compromised for Giants, the teams rotated to maximise their strengths, with Giants taking down the Rift Herald while Schalke secured the first Dragon of the game.
Giants managed to claw back the gold advantage, after trading one of their turrets for two of Schalke’s, along with the Dragon, and a team fight that broke out around the mid lane saw Giants pick up an additional two kills to Schalke’s one. That was basically the last of the good news for Giants, however, with Schalke running riot over the map from here on out. Multiple map objectives were secured, and a fight around Baron saw Schalke walk away with the buff and three kills in exchange for their jungler. With this extra power, Schalke were able to push several turrets down quickly, at the cost of individual lives, and another large fight at Dragon again went the way of Schalke, cleaning up the objective and three kills for free.
A final defence of the Giants base proved fruitless, as they only managed to take down Schalke’s AD Carry, Elias "Upset" Lipp, and in return lost their entire squad. With no-one left to defend the base, Schalke had an easy time pushing down the inhibitors and destroying the nexus, breaking their losing streak.
For more action from the EU LCS, check out how Vitality managed to stop the rampaging Unicorns of Love, and to see when these teams a doing battle next, check out the Official Schedule page, here.