The LEC Winter Break up loudly closed its first weekend after the strongest victors took a third and ultimate win.
The LEC’s sequence of grudge matches continues as Vitality’s Kaiser goes up in opposition to MAD Lions – each groups being undefeated to date. The EMEA league undoubtedly saved the very best sport for final this time.
On the hunt for a 3-0 begin:#LEC is again TODAY at 17:30 CET! pic.twitter.com/VQ5pUd6MEi
— LEC (@LEC) January 23, 2023
Many questions flooded the minds of the 23k folks that sat down to look at the fiercest match-ups of this week. Would Fnatic finish their first superweek with zero wins? Would G2 take first place among the many 8 groups shifting onto Teams? And may Excel pull one other miracle steal for a game-winning goal?
Listed below are the entire finest performs from Day 3 from the common season!
Heretics vs SK Gaming
Positioning and engagement have been robust traits for the meta comps utilized by both facet in Recreation 1. A robust give attention to teamfights was mandatory because of the low mobility throughout the board, albeit robust gamers like Ruby’s Azir having phenomenal disengage choices.
Evi’s fashionable first blood was a Ok’Sante double kill that fantastically began issues off for Heretics. The motion was continuous with a robust push on botlane led by Exakick, solidifying an impactful lead that lasted earlier than the groups traded 1-for-1s into the midgame.
SK’s Zeri adopted intently behind Markoon’s set and picked off extra kills to retake the numbers benefit. With 2 dragons below their belt, SK stored their lead however could not cease TH’s Baron execute. From there, SK’s 10-kill lead was sufficient to brute power their method by means of TH’s fortified teamplay comp.
- Groups: TH 0 – 1 SK
- Time: 32:05
- Kills: 12 – 22
- Turrets: 6 – 9
- Gold: 56.0k – 61.6k
- Dragons: 2 – 2
- Barons: 1 – 1
it was at this second pic.twitter.com/Rq2tqr5QMH
— LEC (@LEC) January 23, 2023
Group BDS vs Excel
Recreation 2 was an absolute battle of attrition. Odoamne’s Jax choose was a robust one, particularly contemplating that the previous two situations he is gone with with the champion has by no means resulted in a loss.
All people received right into a small scrap on the bot lane proper at the beginning, however didn’t finish in a full-out degree 1 brawl. A sensible however dangerous flash gank by Sheo pressured Excel’s ADC to expend his flash subsequent, organising Crownie to seize a double kill. Nuc’s sensible backside late roam kills made his Akali a menace that gave BDS an early-game benefit.
XL was in peril of getting a 0-3 opening week as soon as BDS doubled the kill rating and goal leads. Thankfully, a profitable soul level gave XL a brand new sense of hope to shut the 4-kill hole within the late sport. Afterwards, a game-ending conflict over Nashor resulted in an 11 – 4 snowball for Group BDS, however XL did not waver. After two hard-won Elder Dragons, Excel was armed with sufficient to maintain the dream alive, and make it come true!
- Groups: BDS 0 – 1 XL
- Time: 46:11
- Kills: 18 – 11
- Turrets: 8 – 11
- Gold: 79.5k – 84.7k
- Dragons: 1 – 6
- Barons: 1 – 1
📈📉📈📉 pic.twitter.com/1qsKiX7UaD
— LEC (@LEC) January 23, 2023
G2 Gaming vs Astralis
Caps’ skilled performs within the early sport allowed his ADC to help in G2′ double kills lower than 5 minutes in. G2 piled the our bodies after profitable a number of received teamfights, all earlier than 10 minutes. Afterwards, AST centered on getting single picks collectively as a substitute to securely even the rating. To counter this, the opposition centered on taking aims to construct their power, and summoned a Herald that knocked AST’s backside lane tier two. After getting their 4th drake, the sport winner was just about determined. Caps’ and BrokenBlade’s domination this match confirmed wild rumors round G2’s difficult scrims, and received them Recreation 3.
- Groups: G2 1 – 0 AST
- Time: 24:51
- Kills: 23 – 5
- Turrets: 9 – 2
- Gold: 53.7k – 37.5k
- Dragons: 4 – 1
- Barons: 1 – 0
On the board pic.twitter.com/w7OquEFOYA
— G2 League of Legends (@G2League) January 23, 2023
KOI vs Fnatic
Fnatic claimed their first, much-needed win in a seemingly-lost match that received rotated with staggering effort.
An aggressive begin winded down into affected person trades and sensible ganks. Trymbi and Comp pushed the bot lane and crashed the tier one tower off the bat. This set the tone for the midgame, however sadly for the UK staff, it did not final for lengthy.
Huge performs by KOI cut up FNC up and picked off the stragglers whereas diving into Wunder arduous. This variation of dynamic wrecked the formations involving Razork and Humanoid’s Jayce.
The aim of midgame was diving for Humanoid for an opportunity of night the odd, however the talent distinction was too giant. Throwing pokes and leveraging vary was always on FNC’s thoughts, and adjusting their playstyle paid off.
They lastly overtook the killscore at minute 27 after a scrappy conflict, and even stole a Baron Nashor. A few received teamfights due to Trymbi’s imaginative and prescient helped the staff adapt and overcome till they wiped KOI off the map and destroyed their first Nexus within the Winter Break up.
- Groups: KOI 0 – 1 FNC
- Time: 34:32
- Kills: 8 – 14
- Turrets: 3 – 9
- Gold: 54.2k – 66.2k
- Dragons: 0 – 4
- Barons: 0 – 2
BARON STOLEN BY @RAZORKLOL! #LEC pic.twitter.com/BTdIpkXGay
— LEC (@LEC) January 23, 2023
MAD Lions vs Vitality
The conflict of the undefeated groups rounded out the LEC’s first superweek.
Nisqy’s flash ahead down mid sub-minute 5 ended poorly, however was traded for two when Hylissang and Elyoya ganked the identical lane quickly after.
Group VIT’s mid and jungle carries utterly managed the map for the whole thing of early sport. Given the extent benefits, every staff raced to finish aims earlier than specializing in mid lane. Vitality stored the stress going, and issues began trying dangerous for MAD Lions.
In dominant vogue, VIT secured their high spot on the LEC desk whiteout breaking an excessive amount of of a sweat.
- Groups: MAD 0 – 1 VIT
- Time: 29:19
- Kills: 8 – 21
- Turrets: 2 – 10
- Gold: 49.7k – 60.4k
- Dragons: 1 – 3
- Barons: 0 – 1
🐝 > 🦁 pic.twitter.com/XOXW15wBR4
— LEC (@LEC) January 23, 2023
CURRENT SCORES
- Astralis: 0W – 3L
- Excel: 1W – 2L
- Fnatic: 1W – 2L
- G2 Esports: 3W – 0L
- Heretics: 1W – 2L
- KOI: 2W – 1L
- MAD Lions: 2W – 1L
- SK Gaming: 1W – 2L
- Group BDS: 1W – 2L
- Vitality: 3W – 0L
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