After what was a
somewhat shocking week, we are back with twelve fantastic confrontations. Let’s
take a look at the most interesting matches this weekend and the Top Three Players to look out for.
by Michael "Tribble" Godani
Current standings:
Friday
Kicking off this week will be Master3 vs King. Last week, both teams showed up; Master3
defeated the still undefeated Snake 2-0 and King took a game off EDG. Both teams faced
each other this week in the Demacia cup where Master3 came out with a 3-2
victory. Superstar Dade celebrated the revival of Master3 with
a pentakill on Yasuo in Game 1. Tied for the 7/8th spot with 13 points apiece, this could really be a step in the right
direction to either team to secure that 4th place spot towards the end of the split.
Star Horn Royal
Club, Worlds finalists of 2014 are facing a powerhouse in LGD. Both teams made
different impressions on us last week. SHRC got aced by EP, who finally got
their first 2-0 of the split, where they played incredibly bad. They took a strike back against Master3, where two incredible games full of objective
steals ended in a 1-1. SHRC really looked
a lot better in this match-up and all we can ask for is that they continue that
path of playing.
LGD is currently
4th in the standings after splitting against Gamtee and EP. This is really what
LGD is all about this season, extremely well-played games followed up by a different
LGD who don’t seem to be able to get that victory but will always settle for
the draw.
The last game of
the day goes to OMG against Vici Gaming. OMG took a game
off the top two team in the world, EDG, with a surprising new botlane in the
form of San and Xiyang. Gogoing was dominating on his Gnar whom he played
for the first time in the pro-scene. OMG looked really good that first game and
hopefully they'll continue this type of gameplay and see how Vici gaming respond to that.
Vici gaming is home
of the best support player in the world, Mata. The whole team has been playing
better each week and it is really a joy to watch their rotations and picks as
they have one of the strongest roaming supports in the scene. After failing to
take a 2-0 against TWE last week, which could’ve given them the 4th spot in the
standings, they’re certainly looking to turn up the heat against OMG.
Friday’s games
Master3 vs King
Star Horn Royal Club vs LGD Gaming
Team We vs Snake
OMG vs Vici Gaming
Saturday
The first game of Saturday can be described in one word for Snake. Revenge.
Revenge for their
2-0 beating at the hands of Master3 and revenge against all their vocal critics.
Ella and Beast are the players who can make this match-up against King really
turn if they give Kryst4l enough space to do his job in teamfights.
But it's easier
said then done to “create space in teamfights” since King is such a
teamfighting-oriented team who, still as they are sharing the 7th spot,
should've been higher up the standings.
Both teams will
bring out their best and this will be one of the must-watch confrontations in
Week 7.
Saturday’s games
King vs Snake
Invictus Gaming vs Energy Pacemaker
Team WE vs Master3
OMG vs Gamtee
Sunday
Sunday is Edward
Gaming’s chance for revenge against the surprisingly well-performing Snake, the
only team to leave EDG with 0 points after 2 games.
EDG seems to be
looking not only for a win, but for the same type of win that they showed in
Game 2 against OMG.
Fast rotations,
incredible picks so that the lead they build up will even give them 4v5 teamfight
potential if needed. They will want to not only defeat Snake but to show
everyone that EDG is the uncontested number 1 in the LPL.
Snake on the other
hand as mentioned before is looking for revenge and in this match-up Snake will
be seeking to show, once again, why they have been second for such a long time
this split.
Perhaps not as big
of a game as EDG vs OMG, but looking at the standings it actually is.
A win for EDG can
enforce their first seat but a loss could bring both Snake and OMG closer to
taking that away from them.
Finally we end the
weekend with OMG vs SHRC.
These teams have
had an incredible history together: OMG have been
eliminated by SHRC at the last world championship and the worlds before, the
last time being far closer with five incredible games of beautiful play.
Since then a lot
has changed and SHRC is not the team that they were used to be, losing UZI to
OMG and not being able to have Namei play for them has really set them back a
lot. Earlier this split
OMG already 2-0’d SHRC and how things are looking now, the only thing that is
marvelous about this match-up are the team names. OMG will most likely win this
match, unless……
Top 3 players to watch:
1.
Gamtee’s Hu1 – After scoring a pentakill in his first ever
professional match, this man is the person to follow this week. Gamtee will
only play 1 game this week, but it’s against OMG. Let’s see if the penta-debut
from Hu1 who also was quite good for a new jungler in terms of vision, can
continue his positive performance in this week.
2.
Master3’s Dade – Sometimes it’s best to ignore the kills on a
midlaner and actually look at his performance in teamfights. Dade performed
good last week, yes he did good, not outstanding, but good. His Azir game might
have not been the luckiest games that he has played but the way he performed in
teamfights was incredibly good. Yes, he might have died a couple of times, but
he made sure he died for a good cause. After scoring a pentakill during the
Demacia Cup against King, all we can hope for is that DADE IS BACK!
3.
Master3 botlane- Normally a player should be standing here, but the
botlane of Master3 has really been performing exquisitely the last few games.
The Kalista/Leo combo is really a joy to watch as they carry teamfights on
their own with the amount of CC and peel that Lovecd provides. A joy to watch!
The games are live viewable on the following streams
at 6AM CEST:
Day 1:
Master3 vs King
Star Horn Royal Club vs LGD Gaming
Team We vs Snake
OMG vs Vici Gaming
Day 2:
King vs Snake
Invictus Gaming vs Energy Pacemaker
Team WE vs Master3
OMG vs Gamtee
Day 3:
Vici Gaming vs Energy Pacemaker
Master3 vs Gamtee
Edward Gaming vs Snake
OMG vs Star Horn Royal Club
