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JBright

Vancouver14381 Posts

January 16 2013 16:51 GMT

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Day 1 Group A Discussion (pages 11-35)
Day 2 Group B Discussion (pages 35-63)
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Day 3 Playoffs Match Discussion (pages 63+)

Official IEM Portal with Brackets and Match Times

Leaguepedia

Games played on Vi patch.

Stream List:
Official English Stream
POV #1
POV #2

Casters:
Leigh 'Deman' Smith
Joe 'JustCallMeJoeFFS' JoeMillerMiller
Jason 'ButButButILY' Kaplan
Christopher 'Panky' Pankhurst
Joshua 'Jatt' Leesman
Victor 'CitizenWayne' Toll

Format:
Two groups of four teams playing in Best of 1 round robin. Top 2 teams advance to Best of 3 single elimination bracket.

Prize pool:
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1st: $15,500
2nd: $8,500
3rd/4th: $4,500
5/6th: $3000
7/8th: $2,500

List of Competing Teams

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SK Gaming
FnaticRC
Curse NA
Gambit Gaming (ex-M5)
Meet Your Makers
Azubu Blaze
Azubu Frost
Absolute Legends

Friday, Jan 18 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Group A:
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Gambit Gaming
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MYM

Curse.na

Azubu Blaze

13:00 GMT (+00:00) - Gambit vs Blaze
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Blaze vs. Gambit

Bans:
Lee Sin        Elise
Evelynn        Cho'Gath
-        Nunu

Picks:
Olaf              Miss Fortune / Amumu
Lulu / Caitlyn        Kayle / Sona
Kha'Zix / Dr. Mundo        Renekton

14:15 GMT (+00:00) - MYM vs Curse.na
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MYM vs. Curse

Bans:
Elise        Kha'Zix
Zed        Evelynn
Olaf        Twisted Fate

Picks:
Miss Fortune              Amumu / Katarina
Wukong / Zyra        Ezreal / Lulu
Jayce / Kayle        Ziggs

15:30 GMT (+00:00) - Gambit vs Curse.na
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Curse vs. Gambit

Bans:
Lee Sin        Elise
Kayle        Cho'Gath
Evelynn        Kha'Zix

Picks:
Katarina              Olaf / Miss Fortune
Nunu / Nocturne        Lulu / Zed
Caitlyn / Ryze        Wukong

16:45 GMT (+00:00) - MYM vs Blaze
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Blaze vs. MYM

Bans:
Wukong        Lulu
Kayle        Kha'Zix
Eevlynn        Miss Fortune

Picks:
Olaf              Nunu / Caitlyn
Shen / Twisted Fate        Karthus / Elise
Ashe / Sona        Malphite

18:00 GMT (+00:00) - Gambit vs MYM
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Gambit vs. MYM

Bans:
Wukong        Lee Sin
Kayle        Miss Fortune
Elise        Elise

Picks:
Kha'Zix              Shen / Jayce
Sona / Ezreal        Sivir / Olaf
Xin Zhao / Renekton        Nunu

18:00 GMT (+00:00) - Blaze vs Curse (not streamed)
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Team A vs. Team B

Bans:
Ban        Ban
Ban        Ban
Ban        Ban

Picks:
Pick              Pick / Pick
Pick / Pick        Pick / Pick
Pick / Pick        Pick

Results
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Gambit - Blaze
Curse - MYM
Gambit - Curse
Blaze - MYM
Gambit - MYM
Blaze - Curse

Standings
1. Blaze 3-0
2. Curse 1-2
3. MYM 1-2
4. Gambit 1-2

Blaze and Gambit advance to Play-offs! Gambit advance due to a time tie-breaker.

Saturday, Jan 19 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Group B:
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FnaticRC

Azubu Frost
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Absolute Legends
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SK Gaming

13:00 GMT (+00:00) - SK vs Frost
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Frost vs. SK

Bans:
Orianna        Malphite
Cho'Gath        Blitzcrank
Nunu        Evelynn

Picks:
Shen              Olaf / Amumu
MF / TF        Nidalee / Ezreal
Sona / Kha'Zix        Zyra

14:15 GMT (+00:00) - aL vs Fnatic
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aL vs. Fnatic

Bans:
Blitzcrank        Elise
Zyrra        Kha'Zix
Shen        Evelynn

Picks:
Lee Sin              Nunu / Caitlyn
Olaf / Sona        Zed / Lulu
Corki / Orianna        Ezreal

15:30 GMT (+00:00) - SK vs aL
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SK vs. aL

Bans:
Malphite        Kha'Zix
Wukong        Lee Sin
Elise        Nidalee

Picks:
Kayle              Lulu / Olaf
Sona / Shen        Xin Zhao / MF
Ezreal / Shaco        Pantheon

16:45 GMT (+00:00) - Fnatic vs Frost
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Frost vs. Fnatic

Bans:
Cho'Gath        Shen
Nunu        Evelynn
Lee Sin        TF

Picks:
Olaf              Kha'Zix / MF
Amumu / Taric        Leona / Jarvan IV
Urgot / Ryze        Ezreal

18:00 GMT (+00:00) - aL vs Frost (not streamed)
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Team A vs. Team B

Bans:
Ban        Ban
Ban        Ban
Ban        Ban

Picks:
Pick              Pick / Pick
Pick / Pick        Pick / Pick
Pick / Pick        Pick

18:00 GMT (+00:00) - Fnatic vs SK
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SK vs. Fnatic

Bans:
Malphite        Shen
Evelynn        Kayle
Amumu        Lee Sin

Picks:
Olaf              Caitlyn / Kha'Zix
Elise / Ezreal        Zyra / Rammus
Cho'Gath / Janna        Kassadin

Results
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Fnatic - aL
Frost - SK
Fnatic - Frost
aL - SK
Fnatic - SK
Frost - aL

Standings
1. Frost 3-0
2. Fnatic 2-1
2. SK 1-2
4. aL 0-3

Frost and Fnatic advance to Play-Offs.

Sunday, Jan 20 11:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

11:00 GMT (+00:00) - Semifinals #1
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Blaze vs Fnatic

Game 1
Blaze vs. Fnatic
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Bans:
Lee Sin        Olaf
Cho'Gath        Shen
Kha'Zix        Evelynn

Picks:
Kayle              Elise / Amumu
Caitlyn / Lulu        Zyra / Kog'Maw
Dr. Mundo / Nidalee        Twisted Fate

Game 2
Fnatic vs. Blaze
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Bans:
Olaf        Lee Sin
Kayle        Cho'Gath
Twisted Fate        Kog'Maw

Picks:
Shen              Evelynn / Amumu
Caitlyn / Lulu        Miss Fortune / Sona
Kha'Zix / Nidalee        Elise

Game 3
Fnatic vs. Blaze
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Bans:
Olaf        Lee Sin
Kayle        Kha'Zix
Shen        Twisted Fate

Picks:
Caitlyn              Cho'Gath / Nunu
Amumu / Evelynn        Ryze / Kog'Maw
Kassadin / Blitzcrank        Nidalee

14:45 GMT (+00:00) - Semifinals #2
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Gambit vs Frost

Game 1
Frost vs. Gambit
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Bans:
Lee Sin        Olaf
Nunu        Shen
Kayle        Miss Fortune

Picks:
Evelynn              Kha'Zix / Ezreal
Amumu / Graves        Xin Zhao / Sona
Singed / Blitzcrank        Renekton

Game 2
Gambit vs. Frost
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Bans:
Olaf        Kha'Zix
Shen        Lee Sin
Miss Fortune        Evelynn

Picks:
Ryze              Cho'Gath / Blitzcrank
Ezreal / Xin Zhao        Anivia / Varus
Nunu / Renekton        Jax

Game 3
Frost vs. Gambit
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Not needed.

17:15 GMT (+00:00) - Finals
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Blaze vs Gambit

Game 1
Team A vs. Team B
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Bans:
Ban        Ban
Ban        Ban
Ban        Ban

Picks:
Pick              Pick / Pick
Pick / Pick        Pick / Pick
Pick / Pick        Pick

Game 2
Team A vs. Team B
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Bans:
Ban        Ban
Ban        Ban
Ban        Ban

Picks:
Pick              Pick / Pick
Pick / Pick        Pick / Pick
Pick / Pick        Pick

Game 3
Blaze vs. Gambit
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Not needed.

Results
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Semifinals #1
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Blaze - Fnatic
Blaze - Fnatic
Blaze - Fnatic
Blaze 2:1 Fnatic

Semifinals #2
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Gambit - Frost
Gambit - Frost
Gambit 2:0 Frost

Finals
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Blaze - Gambit
Blaze - Gambit
Blaze 0:2 Gambit

JBright

Vancouver14381 Posts

January 16 2013 16:52 GMT

I haven't fixed up everything yet but the first game start times for Fri/Sat should be correct.

Mensol

14536 Posts

January 16 2013 17:25 GMT

My body isnt ready for Group A.

bo1 sucks though.

nojitosunrise

United States6188 Posts

January 16 2013 17:28 GMT

On January 17 2013 02:25 Mensol wrote:
My body isnt ready for Group A.

bo1 sucks though.

holy crap that group is BRUTAL.

onlywonderboy

United States23745 Posts

January 16 2013 17:34 GMT

Welp, time to see how Curse stacks up against foreign teams...

NeoIllusions

United States37500 Posts

January 16 2013 19:29 GMT

On January 17 2013 02:34 onlywonderboy wrote:
Welp, time to see how Curse stacks up against foreign teams...

For the amount of "whine" saint was dishing out on Twitter after analysts like Nick Allen and MonteCristo said KR is ahead of everyone else + NA is dead last, this is his/Curse's time to show that he (saint) is right and everyone else is underestimating NA atm.

Sermokala

United States14211 Posts

January 16 2013 19:42 GMT

Does anyone know why MYM wasn't in the Eu s3 qualifyers? Did they just not make it though that tournament or what?

JBright

Vancouver14381 Posts

January 16 2013 19:44 GMT

MYM are in the live qualifier from another tournament. They didn't have to play through the ranked 5s qualifier.

Dandel Ion

Austria17960 Posts

January 16 2013 19:52 GMT

Group B should be Frost + Fnatic easy (the FF combo), with AL and SK getting destroyed.
That depends entirely on Fnatic though. Frost should absolutely have this, no questions asked.

Group A is slightly more interesting, where I'd only give Blaze a tentative "advance" prediction.
M5 (Yeahyeah, "gambit") are more upsettable than ever, and MYM is known to upset stuff out of nowhere.
I would be surprised if Curse advances, though.

NeoIllusions

United States37500 Posts

January 16 2013 20:20 GMT

#10

Yeah... not going to be calling them Gambit for a while either. l0l
Orga change but no roster change? yeap, still gonna be M5 to me~

ExoFun

Netherlands2041 Posts

January 16 2013 20:30 GMT

#11

I still call them Empire... i am so hipster boys!

JBright

Vancouver14381 Posts

January 16 2013 20:40 GMT

#12

Curse has historically done better against international teams compared to the other NA teams. They're in a hard group but it might not be too surprising for them to squeak out at 2nd place. It all depends on their play order and who gets to study their first game(s). I think they they have a better chance if they play M5 or Azubu first.

onlywonderboy

United States23745 Posts

January 16 2013 21:04 GMT

#13

On January 17 2013 04:29 NeoIllusions wrote:

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I think Saint might have gotten a little over zealous in defense of his team. To try and say that KR isn't as strong as everyone makes them out to be when international tournaments say otherwise is a little silly. I think it's plausible they could manage 2nd in their group by upsetting Blaze or M5, but I can't confidently say the odds are in their favor.

dooraven

Australia2820 Posts

January 16 2013 21:31 GMT

#14

Curse is playing with Rhux though. Dunno if they'll be in top tier shape after qualifying after LCS and with thier sub.

veggie16

Poland44 Posts

January 16 2013 21:37 GMT

#15

I don't believe in curse cause they will be playing with a sub. Here are my predictions:

A:Blaze MYM advance, blaze has too much experience, gambit just got back from their break and have been losing a lot of 5v5s and scrims even vs "second tier" teams.

B:Frost and Sk, it seems to me that fnatic will still be burnt out(tactic wise) after the intense preperations to ipl5 and SK will have good tactics vs them(as in EU regionals vs CLG.eu).

Roffles

Pitcairn19291 Posts

January 16 2013 21:37 GMT

#16

On January 17 2013 06:31 dooraven wrote:
Curse is playing with Rhux though. Dunno if they'll be in top tier shape after qualifying after LCS and with thier sub.

Yeah, don't think replacing Elementz is gonna make much of a difference.

dooraven

Australia2820 Posts

January 16 2013 21:46 GMT

#17

On January 17 2013 06:37 Roffles wrote:

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Yeah, don't think replacing Elementz is gonna make much of a difference.

They're replacing nyjacky -_-

Dandel Ion

Austria17960 Posts

January 16 2013 21:49 GMT

#18

I thought rhux was the support(sub)?

dooraven

Australia2820 Posts

January 16 2013 21:59 GMT

#19

http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/16koid/rhux_will_be_playing_as_a_starter_for_curse_in/

onlywonderboy

United States23745 Posts

January 16 2013 22:00 GMT

#20

On January 17 2013 06:49 Dandel Ion wrote:
I thought rhux was the support(sub)?

The sub can fill in where ever he's needed, that's up to the team to decide

Okay yeah, without Nyjacky I don't seem them being able to pull off any huge upsets, especially if Rhux goes Mid. He mains top and is pretty good at support, but I haven't really seen his mid play. Voy, Cop, and Jacky often split responsibility when it comes to carrying games, but if Rhux can't hold his own Mid that's going to spell trouble for the rest of the team.

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