by Reece "SabrewoIf" Dos-Santos
We’re back for Week 8 of the EU LCS, some teams in high spirits and some looking to shake off a rusty weekend. Here’s what to watch out for:
Day
1- Copenhagen Wolves (7-7) vs Unicorns of Love (7-7)
While both these teams look to be locked
into the playoffs, there’s still room for error as the derailed hype train duo
of Roccat and Elements are only two wins behind. The week break should have
provided more than enough time for the Unicorns to work on their habit of going
1-1. The Wolves should also be feeling more refreshed after having a tough last
two weeks. The main focus of this match is likely to be the mid game scuffles and the team fights will surely prove entertaining. With games against Fnatic,
Gambit and H2k finishing off UOL’s split, a win here would be a
blessing in what is one the hardest remaining runs.
Day
2- Giants
Gaming (4-10) vs Roccat (5-9)
Rather unfortunately for Giants, Roccat,
MYM, and Elements, there is a huge gap between them and the other six teams in
the EU LCS right now. For these four teams, every win is an enormous step away
from auto relegation and for at least one of them, the seventh place slot and a
secure LCS spot will be more than appreciated after a terrible split. Owning
the series over Giants, Roccat should come into this game looking to not only
one up one of their bottom table competitors but close the gap on the loser of
Wolves and Unicorns. With an MYM game and a Wolves game in for Roccat’s last
week, a dream situation would be a Unicorn victory in this week’s battle of the
animals and an upset next week against the Wolves which could very well book
them a playoff spot.
Day
2- Gambit Gaming (8-6) vs Elements (5-9)
Both teams could be coming into this game
feeling rather deflated; Gambit having their win streak broken and then putting
up a lackluster performance at IEM, and Elements, who have
struggled to find any kind of harmony within each other all split. Considering
that Elements are 0-1 against all of their remaining four opponents, the
outlook looks very bleak for what was EU’s perfect game super team just half a year ago. Despite the IEM disappointment, Gambit
look the superior team and it’s probable that Elements could pull off a demise
reminiscent of NA’s Vulcun/XDG after Season 3 Worlds. I can’t imagine Froggen
and Rekkles in the challenger scene, can you?
Remaining
schedule difficulty (Hard to Easy)
UOL- CW, FNC, GMB, H2K
MYM- GMB, H2K, SK, ROC
EL- H2K, GMB, GIA, FNC
CW- UOL, SK, ROC, GIA
GIA- SK, ROC, EL, CW
GMB- MYM, EL, UOL, SK
ROC- FNC, GIA, CW, MYM
SK- GIA, CW, MYM, GMB
FNC- ROC, UOL, H2K, EL
H2K- EL, MYM, FNC, UOL---
