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Vancouver14381 Posts
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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/gsiQ0.png) Thursday, Feb 14 9:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/IErbRST.png) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/BUBCHaR.png) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/tDggMHA.png) Team Dignitas (1-2) Team MRN (0-0)21:00 GMT (+00:00)+ Show Spoiler [Bans and Picks] +dig vs MRN
Bans:
Jarvan IV Shen
Taric Gragas
Nidalee Xin Zhao
Picks:
Kaylek Renekton / Vi
Lee SIn / Alistar Lulu / Kog'Maw
Draven / Singed Anivia
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/NnaBSn1.png) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/U5YbY2u.png) Vulcun Command (0-2) TSM Snapdragon (2-1)22:00 GMT (+00:00)+ Show Spoiler [Bans and Picks] +Vulcun vs TSM
Bans:
LeBlanc Kayle
Kha'Zix Elise
Malphite Shen
Picks:
Taric Renekton / Miss Fortune
Jarvan / Gragas Leona / Xin Zhao
Graves / Rumble Orianna
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/vcbfVmt.png) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/NWUEqFZ.png) compLexity Gaming (0-0) Curse Gaming (3-0)23:00 GMT (+00:00)+ Show Spoiler [Bans and Picks] +coL vs Crs
Bans:
Nidalee Rumble
Xin Zhao Shen
Jarvan IV Kayle
Picks:
Vi Miss Fortune / Hecarim
Renekton / Soraka Elise / Taric
Kog'Maw / Lux Ryze
dig vs TSM
Bans:
Jarvan IV Kayle
Miss Forutne Gragas
Taric Alistar
Picks:
Xin Zhao Renekton / Leona
Zyra / Singed Maokai / Ezreal
Draven / Diana Orianna
Saturday, Feb 16 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) Curse Gaming (3-0) Vulcun Command (0-3)01:00 GMT (+00:00)+ Show Spoiler [Bans and Picks] +Crs vs Vulcun
Bans:
Shen Akali
Rumble Xin Zhao
Elise Kayle
Picks:
Taric Nidalee / Hecarim
Jarvan IV / Miss Fortune Lulu / Vayne
Ryze / Katarina Sona
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/tKqViCz.png) Team Dignitas (3-2) Good Game University (0-2)02:00 GMT (+00:00)+ Show Spoiler [Bans and Picks] +dig vs GGU
Bans:
Twisted Fate Kayle
Twitch Xin Zhao
Nidalee Draven
Picks:
Vi Nunu / Elise
Alistar / Singed Rumble / Caitlyn
Ezreal / Diana Lux
TSM vs MRN
Bans:
Kayle Xin Zhao
Renekton Vi
Jarvan IV LeBlanc
Picks:
Taric Lulu / Shen
Maokai / Tristana Olaf / Ezreal
Orianna / Malphite Anivia
GGU vs Vulcun
Bans:
Jayce Kayle
Shen Twitch
Xin Zhao
Picks:
Kha'Zix Taric / Jarvan IV
Trundle / Nidalee Renekton / Miss Fortune
Ezreal / Lulu Karthus
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/L6Pww.png) + Show Spoiler [February 14] +dig - MRN
Vulcun - TSM
coL - Crs
dig - TSM
Crs - Vulcun
dig - GGU
TSM - MRN
GGU - Vulcun
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/0PxXd.png) + Show Spoiler ++ Show Spoiler [February 14] +dig vs MRN + Show Spoiler +Poll: Recommend dig vs MRN Week 2?No (26) 96% If you have time (1) 4% Yes (0) 0% 27 total votes Your vote: Recommend dig vs MRN Week 2? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
Vulcun vs TSM + Show Spoiler +Poll: Recommend Vulcun vs TSM Week 2?If you have time (8) 44% No (7) 39% Yes (3) 17% 18 total votes Your vote: Recommend Vulcun vs TSM Week 2? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
coL vs Crs + Show Spoiler +Poll: Recommend coL vs Curse Week 2?Yes (10) 63% If you have time (5) 31% No (1) 6% 16 total votes Your vote: Recommend coL vs Curse Week 2? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
dig vs TSM + Show Spoiler +Poll: Recommend dig vs TSM Week 2?Yes (10) 63% If you have time (6) 38% No (0) 0% 16 total votes Your vote: Recommend dig vs TSM Week 2? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
Crs vs Vulcun + Show Spoiler +Poll: Recommend Curse vs Vulcun Week 2?No (12) 86% If you have time (2) 14% Yes (0) 0% 14 total votes Your vote: Recommend Curse vs Vulcun Week 2? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
dig vs GGU + Show Spoiler +Poll: Recommend dig vs GGU Week 2?No (14) 78% If you have time (3) 17% Yes (1) 6% 18 total votes Your vote: Recommend dig vs GGU Week 2? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
TSM vs MRN + Show Spoiler +Poll: Recommend TSM vs MRN Week 2?If you have time (7) 50% No (6) 43% Yes (1) 7% 14 total votes Your vote: Recommend TSM vs MRN Week 2? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
GGU vs Vulcun + Show Spoiler +Poll: Recommend GGU vs Vulcun Week 2?Yes (15) 79% If you have time (4) 21% No (0) 0% 19 total votes Your vote: Recommend GGU vs Vulcun Week 2? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
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Dignitas vs TSM should be a good match (again) and GGU vs Vulcun should be close. Other matches have a clear favorite (at least it looks like that to me)
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5-0 is a nice way to start up the season for Curse
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Can't wait to see MRN in action. Curious to see how they stack up against the Big 4 of the NA Scene (and yes, with the way Curse has been playing, we have to start calling it the Big 4 now.)
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United States23745 Posts
On February 13 2013 09:44 BrownBear wrote:
Can't wait to see MRN in action. Curious to see how they stack up against the Big 4 of the NA Scene (and yes, with the way Curse has been playing, we have to start calling it the Big 4 now.)
They are easily one or two right now. Three at the very least, dig been really disappointing as of late.
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An interesting week. Perhaps not quite as attractive as week one, as CLG doesn't play and there aren't as many big team clashes, but this could be Newcomer week. GGU and Vulcun have to score, or risk falling behind even before the season really kicked off. MRN will have to fight two uphill battles against teams far more experienced than themselves, and coL got tossed to the hounds, facing high-flying Curse for their first game in the season. Predicions:
Dignitas > MRN - I still think Team MRN fluked their way into LCS and doesn't quite have the level to compete. However, they have momentum and the moment of surprise on their side. I'd love to see MegaZero win! Dignitas, in all honesty, didn't impress in week one, but they had time to fix their weaknesses and have experience on their side. Anything but a convincing victory will cast further doubts onto Dig's capacity as a top team, and a clear loss would end any delusions about Dig's place in the so-called Troika.
Vulcun Command < TSM - Week one rematch. Their first matchup was fairly one-sided victory for TSM, and I fully expect the game to end in a similar fashion, unless VC can fix the glaring holes in team cohesion and coordination.
coL < Curse - Probably the match most people expect to be a stomp this week. Curse looked fantastic during week one, going 3-0, even though there were slight hiccups against both Dignitas and GGU. If coL manages to exploit mistakes made by the Curse botlane, or to shut down Saintvicious in the jungle (don't let him get XZ!), they might stand a chance, but I don't expect them to.
Dignitas < TSM - Another week one rematch, another repeat result expected. While TSM may no longer be the single dominating force in North American LoL, they're still a regional top team and visibly outperformed Dignitas during week one.
Curse > Vulcun Command - Vulcun Command sure didn't get too lucky with their match plan. Their first four matchups see them firmly as underdogs, this time against Curse, who should be expected to win this matchup. However, should VC get revenge on TSM or Curse get upset by coL, the momentum in this match could easily shift.
Dignitas < GGU - GGU got within a hair's breadth of winning last week. Twice. Against both Curse and CLG, arguably the finest NA currently has to offer. If they can get an early advantage again, they should win this game - even if they throw it away (again!), who could be relied on more to throw it back than Dignitas? Edit: GGU apparently not fielding their main lineup. Dig should have it, in that case.
TSM > MRN - MRN's match plan doesn't look too pleasant either. First Dignitas, now TSM - a difficult first week indeed. I fully expect TSM to win this game in style - but with a team as volatile as MRN, upsets are always a possibility, especially against opponents tending to be overconfident.
GGU > Vulcun Command Depending on Dignitas' performance, this could be the duel for #4 or #5 on the american circuit. Both teams really need to win this game, both to catch up/close in on the top teams as well as to distance a direct competitor. I'd give GGU a slight edge based on their week one performance, but consider this the closest matchup of the week. Edit: GGU doesn't have Shiphtur and I Am Anjo, which could put them in difficulty; Vulcun should win this.
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Hopefully the players go into these games a little more settled, first week was pretty disappointing, only Curse and hints from CLG looked impressive.
And I really hope MRN come out strong, struggling to find a team to root for in NA....
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Really hope GGU manage to maintain consistency. Beating Dig would still be an upset imo, but as long as they perform as well as they did against Curse/CLG they'll cement their place as the most likely challenger to the big 4. Reckon they'll breeze past Vulcun.
After this week we'll should have a better idea where GGU and Vulcun are at though. Might need a bit longer to suss out MRN and coL given their difficult matchups this week.
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United States23745 Posts
On February 13 2013 10:57 Amarok wrote:
Really hope GGU manage to maintain consistency. Beating Dig would still be an upset imo, but as long as they perform as well as they did against Curse/CLG they'll cement their place as the most likely challenger to the big 4. Reckon they'll breeze past Vulcun.
After this week we'll should have a better idea where GGU and Vulcun are at though. Might need a bit longer to suss out MRN and coL given their difficult matchups this week.
I was high on GGU after last week but coL Laut was on that Dignitas talk show (Recall I think), and said they are going to be playing with two subs, Mid and Support. Bloodwater is going to sub as a support but they don't know the Mid laner yet. I just worry the synergy won't be there.
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What's the point of making games B01 with 4 games between each team during the season and then repeating games from week 1 on week 2? There is little margin for different results with so little time to practice and unless the games were close first time around (like ggu) there is little to no space for upsets
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Team Marn has had several players previously competing in the fighting games scene, right? What kind of players were they? It's an even bigger stage (and bigger teams) than the qualifiers for them, but I guess they shouldn't have nerves problems since they already have live experience, right?
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United States23745 Posts
On February 13 2013 19:25 misirlou wrote:
What's the point of making games B01 with 4 games between each team during the season and then repeating games from week 1 on week 2? There is little margin for different results with so little time to practice and unless the games were close first time around (like ggu) there is little to no space for upsets
I agree, some of the scheduling stuff is weird. For example I don't understand why compLexity plays one game this week and the only team with a bye is CLG, it all seems kind of random.
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Seems weird that TSM is playing Vulcun again as well. Also Vulcun/Dig play 3 games while col plays one and CLG gets a bye. Super weird stuff.
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On February 13 2013 20:20 Alaric wrote:
Team Marn has had several players previously competing in the fighting games scene, right? What kind of players were they? It's an even bigger stage (and bigger teams) than the qualifiers for them, but I guess they shouldn't have nerves problems since they already have live experience, right?
ClakeyD(jungle) has lots of live fgc tournament experience
MegaZero(top) won a dreamhack tournament for bloodline champions
ecco(mid) and heartbeat(adc) were sc2 GMs, ecco attended a MLG i think, got owned by koreans l0l0l
don't know about their support AtomicN
MRN is still a fairly new team, formed 2 weeks before the live qualifiers. I expect them to gradually improve during the LCS
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If TSM ends the round 5-1 I will be so happy (this is my prediction >:D)
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United States15536 Posts
On February 14 2013 02:29 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
If TSM ends the round 5-1 I will be so happy (this is my prediction >:D)
I'd be genuinely shocked if they didn't.
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On February 14 2013 02:55 AsmodeusXI wrote:Show nested quote +On February 14 2013 02:29 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
If TSM ends the round 5-1 I will be so happy (this is my prediction >:D) I'd be genuinely shocked if they didn't.
I think Marn has the best chance to beat them. Dig is always a wild card, but they have been absolute shit lately.
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I really hope Dignitas steps their game up, 1-2 for week 1 is really disappointing T_T
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On February 14 2013 04:24 GettingIt wrote:
I really hope Dignitas steps their game up, 1-2 for week 1 is really disappointing T_T
Please Dignitas. I don't really see them winning against TSM, but I at least hope they win their other 2 games.
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On February 14 2013 04:24 GettingIt wrote:
I really hope Dignitas steps their game up, 1-2 for week 1 is really disappointing T_T
Losing vs TSM and Curse isnt a shame tho. The problem was the maner in which they lost.
This week is there real test. If they cant win from these teams they really have fallen.
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