[S3 Worlds] Quarterfinals - Page 204
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Two things as public notice: 1. + Show Spoiler [Quarterfinals 1 spoiler] + Congrats to Fnatic, they played superbly and glgl to them in the Semis! No one is saying that Fnatic only won because of the level 1 in Game 3. Please keep the nationalistic statements out of our subforum. 2. Riot's Worlds format is atrocious. Let's not beat a dead horse here. I will certainly be talking to Riot's eSports dept about it in the near future. I simply ask everyone to be civil. Humble in victory, graceful in defeat. Enjoy the games~ -Neo, Sept 23rd, 3:20 PM PDT, page 120 | ||
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Dan HH
Romania9137 Posts
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Lord Tolkien
United States12083 Posts
On September 24 2013 13:21 Dan HH wrote: Just watched Leaguepedia's interview with xPeke from tonight and he said they scrimmed a lot against OMG and they did pretty well. I remember that some TL-ers said in the group stage thread that OMG completely crushed Fnatic in scrims. I'm not believing any scrim reports again without match history, this happens way too often. Well yes. Scrim reports usually can't be backed up with match history with the common practice of leaving during the game to prevent it from showing up. Though also, Scrims can't tell performance on the world stage, given how often TSM brags about doing well in scrims. <__<; TBH, I expect Fnatic to be a top contender. Either SKT1, Fnatic, or the Chinese teams are currently the only ones whom seem strong enough to win the finals. Have yet to see Royal though, and Gama Bears with their op logo could end up 4-0ing the Koreans. | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
Anyone remember the GOM TV bo5 Jaedong vs Bisu showmatch about 5-6 years ago where it was 2-2 and we had just seen some of the most epic PvZ ever...... then in the 5th game Bisu doesn't hold-position his probe allowing 6 lings into his base and loses. Yeah. So anticlimatic Rooting for Fnatic to take it all now | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
I think Fnatic is just a better team regardless, but when things like Corki/XX become a thing, utility botlanes are harder to pull off, and of course Hai's champ pool basically consists of common bans. Also, inferior competition (or champ pool restriciton) seems to have hampered their development, because the Nocturne picks for Meteos never made sense. | ||
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red_
United States8474 Posts
On September 24 2013 13:21 Dan HH wrote: Just watched Leaguepedia's interview with xPeke from tonight and he said they scrimmed a lot against OMG and they did pretty well. I remember that some TL-ers said in the group stage thread that OMG completely crushed Fnatic in scrims. I'm not believing any scrim reports again without match history, this happens way too often. There were match histories posted for 2 of them the day people discovered the worlds 'smurfs.' Neither game looked close at all. Now compound that with the fact that xPeke may not be completely forward about the scrims, and the additional fact that #scrimsdontmeanshit, and it doesn't really matter what the fuck he said about them(or anyone else). | ||
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Lord Tolkien
United States12083 Posts
On September 24 2013 13:28 eshlow wrote: I feel cheated in the C9-Fnatic match Anyone remember the GOM TV bo5 Jaedong vs Bisu showmatch about 5-6 years ago where it was 2-2 and we had just seen some of the most epic PvZ ever...... then in the 5th game Bisu doesn't hold-position his probe allowing 6 lings into his base and loses. Yeah. So anticlimatic Rooting for Fnatic to take it all now The anti-climax. It was so, damn, sad. Why C9, whyyyy. It was building up so much hype. And then level 1 2-0 and everything goes downhill. Ugh. | ||
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Amethyst21
Canada7032 Posts
fnatic making the final would be great too, as it has so many storylines (season 1 champions, western team, general exciting playstyle) | ||
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Volband
Hungary6034 Posts
On September 24 2013 13:05 Lord Tolkien wrote: Curse? International experience? What? Only thing I remember was them traveling over to China to get whooped by second/third tier Chinese teams. Newly formed ones too, I believe. IPL | ||
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udgnim
United States8024 Posts
On September 24 2013 13:10 SidianTheBard wrote: Was there ever any interview that said why Cloud 9 kept banning out Ori? No offense to Xpeke but his assassin play is a million times better then his Ori play. Also seems weird that they feared Cyanide's Aatrox so much. I guess they were just too worried about early tower dives? Because jungle Aatrox end game if he doesn't get fed isn't very strong at all imo. I thought banning C9 Ori was so they could simultaneously dive in without being punished although FNC getting Zyra was a good enough alternative still C9 probably out mind gamed themselves banning Ori instead of something more FNC specific | ||
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schmutttt
Australia3856 Posts
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onlywonderboy
United States23745 Posts
Better record against KR teams than TSM! | ||
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Shiznick
United States2200 Posts
korean commentators, particularly cloudtemplar's view on meteos is hilarious. this dude deserves massive props for how massive/detailed his translation is. | ||
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On September 24 2013 12:18 Ryuu314 wrote: I agree. Both groups were pretty killer. SKT T1 and OMG were virtually guaranteed to make it out of A. Group B was more of a toss-up, but Fnatic played ridiculously well. Gambit also played very well and Ozone, despite a disappointing showing are probably still better than NA teams, including C9. Group B would have been a lot more interesting with C9 in it. Even if they didn't make it out of the group they would have played the role of spoiler. | ||
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Inflicted
Australia18228 Posts
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1ntrigue
Australia948 Posts
On September 24 2013 10:25 Letmelose wrote: Expession did not live up to my expectations, while PraY did. I guess he is still holds the key to victory for Najin Black Sword. I kind of wish that Royal Club could reach the finals so I can witness the rematch between PraY and Uzi. I'm running out of heroes to worship, and I hope Uzi doesn't disappoint. When did PraY and Uzi play before? At All-Stars, it was Weixiao. NJBS wasn't nearly as good as I expected them to be. I wouldn't favour them over Royal or OMG based on this series. However, Expession hasn't shown much of his potential yet. | ||
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Sprouter
United States1724 Posts
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On September 24 2013 13:21 Dan HH wrote: Just watched Leaguepedia's interview with xPeke from tonight and he said they scrimmed a lot against OMG and they did pretty well. I remember that some TL-ers said in the group stage thread that OMG completely crushed Fnatic in scrims. I'm not believing any scrim reports again without match history, this happens way too often. I wouldn't take stock in scrims between teams in worlds. Everyone is going to hide their real strength. Imo scrims between worlds teams and non worlds teams is a better measure. That's why I find the njs vs ig scrim rumors to be huge, especially since it's ig hyping up njs. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On September 24 2013 14:17 Shiznick wrote: http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1n0848/spoiler_korean_casters_opinion_on_quarterfinals/ korean commentators, particularly cloudtemplar's view on meteos is hilarious. this dude deserves massive props for how massive/detailed his translation is. Meteos is jungler koreans want to be. They're too tired being 2ndry ward bitches. They just don't know about lovelin, wards and kills. Sup son. | ||
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TyrantPotato
Australia1541 Posts
On September 24 2013 14:33 ticklishmusic wrote: If Gamabears wins the whole shebang I will laugh my ass off and take a monthlong ban. And when I come back, I'll still probably still be laughing. is anyone gonna raise on this bet? | ||
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