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ex-M5, SK, and ex-CLG.eu have all qualified for EU LCS already. Stop asking where they are.
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On January 26 2013 05:31 Lylat wrote: I didn't watch the game but only the end, how come Cyanide had only 45cs ? It's like a second support, why are they doing this ? Nunu was kind of a support jungler, all he has to do is W Kogmar and get off an E and a good Ult. Also, ATN control Fnatic jungler for a large part of the game..so
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On January 26 2013 05:28 ExoFun wrote: These decision making when your ahead and so much towers ahead. Bad play from aTn, but fnatic deserved it more .
aTn HAD to take an inhib to win. Not baron, especially since aTn outpokes&outsieges fnatic. Nunu-kog, nidalee and kassadin are literally the best chasing champs in the game, in addition to having significantly stronger lategame than the other comp.
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What did Carmac make xPekee say?
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On January 26 2013 05:31 Lylat wrote: I didn't watch the game but only the end, how come Cyanide had only 45cs ? It's like a second support, why are they doing this ? Some of it was Cyanide taking only the big creep from his own (or lee's) jungle, some of it was basically playing AS a second support, even ceding lane farm to Zyra later on.
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Netherlands45349 Posts
Don't doj me Moonbear I know u r here.
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United States23745 Posts
On January 26 2013 05:29 Dan HH wrote:http://i.imgur.com/C06kp3F.jpgThis made me ask my monitor "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" It wasn't even close, it was 1 second after Kog cleansed Urgot's ulti. As bad as it was, he probably didn't see Kog cleansed the ult. He was probably looking at Urgot and then animation kept going to he probably thought nothing had changed. I realize you shouldn't make those mistakes at high level play, but I can see why it happened.
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aTn just not good enough. AS EXPECTED
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On January 26 2013 05:31 Redox wrote:Stakes are high, nervousness most probably plays a role. No, he just timed his ult exactly for Yellowstar to be ultied at the end of urgot's channeling, but Yellowstar cleansed.
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United States23745 Posts
On January 26 2013 05:33 sylverfyre wrote:Show nested quote +On January 26 2013 05:31 Lylat wrote: I didn't watch the game but only the end, how come Cyanide had only 45cs ? It's like a second support, why are they doing this ? Some of it was Cyanide taking only the big creep from his own (or lee's) jungle, some of it was basically playing AS a second support, even ceding lane farm to Zyra later on. Yeah, and Zyra had some pretty nice items built so she was actually doing damage. Worked out well in the end, nRated got to play a champ he's really good on and the team still got BB on Kog from the jungle.
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Early thoughts on the next round:
Millenium vs. Wolves - Millenium is the stronger team, Wolves not having Bjergsen really hurt them. Millenium so good, and they have such a distinctive playstyle that makes them very hard to plan for. I think Millenium rolls 2-0
aAa vs. Dragonborns - A very difficult series to predict in my opinion. Dragonborns are absolutely a team built around Shushei but Hosan and Spontexx are pretty solid. aAa looked pretty strong today but I confess to not having seen much of them as a team. I think this series goes 3 games, and I'll take aAa
GIANTS vs. mouz - GIANTS looked extremely strong against fnatic, but I think mouz might be slightly more talented individually; however their teamwork looked somewhat lackluster today. GIANTS win in a triumph of a good team over talented individuals.
fnatic vs. MYM - The loser of this team is the huge favourite to succeed on Day 3. MYM are really good and they are really in form. It's just really hard to pick against fnatic - I'll take fnatic 2-1.
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On January 26 2013 05:33 Caphe wrote:Show nested quote +On January 26 2013 05:31 Lylat wrote: I didn't watch the game but only the end, how come Cyanide had only 45cs ? It's like a second support, why are they doing this ? Nunu was kind of a support jungler, all he has to do is W Kogmar and get off an E and a good Ult. Also, ATN control Fnatic jungler for a large part of the game..so True, but there were at least 3 times that lee was invading a small camp, and nunu smite/consume stole the big creep away from lee.
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On January 26 2013 05:35 WhiteDog wrote:Show nested quote +On January 26 2013 05:31 Redox wrote:On January 26 2013 05:29 Dan HH wrote:http://i.imgur.com/C06kp3F.jpgThis made me ask my monitor "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" It wasn't even close, it was 1 second after Kog cleansed Urgot's ulti. Stakes are high, nervousness most probably plays a role. No, he just timed his ult exactly for Yellowstar to be ultied at the end of urgot's channeling, but Yellowstar cleansed.
Why did they ult someone who had QSS? That i don't understand. Maybe they did not notice, but then we are back again with nerves. You HAVE to notice those kinds of things if you want to succeed in the highest level.
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it's over for today right? theres 50k people watching a screen saying when the tournament starts tomorrow?
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United States23745 Posts
On January 26 2013 05:40 Amethyst21 wrote: Early thoughts on the next round:
Millenium vs. Wolves - Millenium is the stronger team, Wolves not having Bjergsen really hurt them. Millenium so good, and they have such a distinctive playstyle that makes them very hard to plan for. I think Millenium rolls 2-0
aAa vs. Dragonborns - A very difficult series to predict in my opinion. Dragonborns are absolutely a team built around Shushei but Hosan and Spontexx are pretty solid. aAa looked pretty strong today but I confess to not having seen much of them as a team. I think this series goes 3 games, and I'll take aAa
GIANTS vs. mouz - GIANTS looked extremely strong against fnatic, but I think mouz might be slightly more talented individually; however their teamwork looked somewhat lackluster today. GIANTS win in a triumph of a good team over talented individuals.
fnatic vs. MYM - The loser of this team is the huge favourite to succeed on Day 3. MYM are really good and they are really in form. It's just really hard to pick against fnatic - I'll take fnatic 2-1. Pretty much agree spot on, although the Wolves prediction makes me sad Most people lament the loss of Rekkles but I weep for no Bjergsen.
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Sick predictions: Mill DB GIANTS (easy) MYM
Fnatic to take the 5th spot on day3. If MYM loses, they take it. Unlucky draw for both, anyways. There are weaker teams in here.
So far I'm 75% in predictions, I'mma try and keep it up :O Go Giants!
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United States23745 Posts
Also there were at least 20,000 people watching the Youtube stream, Twitch might need to watch out for them, the instant VOD/DVR feature is pretty amazing.
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On January 26 2013 05:27 m4AC wrote: one might say it the group distribution by riot was awful, looking at the teams in group A compared to the ones in C.(not to mention group D with 3 teams)
wp fnatic though, well thrown by atn
Wasn't really a throw by ATN, their teamcomp was inferior late game and they didn't push the early lead hard enough (Sona whiffing multiple ults didn't help).
Must say it was quite enjoyable to watch ForellenLord play, in my opinion he's the strongest player on ATN. Ahri is strong vs Kassadin but acquiring and maintaining a substantial CS lead vs xPeke was still impressive.
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Been keeping an eye on Giants since they played in The Siege last year, good to see them finally getting some bigger attention. Really good to see an EU team stick with one steady roster for so long and just stick with it. I really hope they can qualify tomorrow, would be great to see how they can develop all through Season 3. :D
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Beyonder
Netherlands15103 Posts
Fnatic gonna be upset tomorrow I think :O
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On January 26 2013 06:59 Beyonder wrote: Fnatic gonna be upset tomorrow I think :O I don't think losing to MYM would be considered an upset tbh.
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