LEC Week 4: G2 Esports back on top and Fnatic find their rhythm

As the LEC reached week 4 of matches, G2 Esports faced off against Rogue in an important match for the standings, while the LEC saw quite some delays due to technical issues.
G2 Esports outlast Rogue in 50-minute thriller

When it came to the draft in the match between G2 Esports and Rogue, we saw two completely different styles pop up. G2 Esports opted for an early-game powerfarming jungler in the form of Nidalee, flanked by two great solo laners, with Wunder on Quinn and Caps on Ekko. Rogue approached their draft in a different way, banking on the game going late with two big late-game champions in the form of Azir for Larssen and Vayne for Hans Sama. Aggressive and early versus passive and late.

The game went relatively even early on, with gold remaining mostly the same during the first ten minutes of the match. G2 Esports would eventually find some kills, mostly through Jankos and take the lead but Rogue had two dragons to their name. G2 Esports held a significant lead but Rogue held on, allowing their late-game composition to come online. Rogue took away the Baron while giving G2 Esports the Mountain Soul, which turned out to be a mistake in the end. G2 Esports wasn’t fazed and took away both the Elder and next Baron at the 48-minute mark, giving them the tools necessary to end the game.

It’s a victory G2 Esports really needed following their loss against Fnatic, silencing voices from the community and even casting desk citing Rogue’s strong play in the latest weeks. As it looks now, G2 Esports remains a strong contender and has found their footing, with experienced players leading the way.

Also read: LEC Week 3 : Fnatic defeat G2 Esports, Schalke 04 keeps winning

Fnatic issues solved?

Another team which is worth a look is Fnatic, who seem to have put aside their issues and are playing at a high level yet again. Their match against SK Gaming once again showcased the individual talent that is present on the team, most notably through their main carries, top laner Bwipo and bot laner Upset. Bwipo showcased his carry potential with a Riven pick against SK, while Upset showed off his Samira play against both SK and Excel.

It does seem like Fnatic has settled down on a playstyle that works well for them, with mid laner Nisqy and jungler Selfmade enabling both their top and bot lane carries. It also has to be said that Fnatic support Hylissang has seemingly toned down a little bit, looking for more worthwhile engagements on more forgiving champions such as the Alistar and Rell we saw this week. He’s certainly a key piece in opening up space for the Fnatic team to play their best game.

Introducing Crownshot and MagiFelix

One more thing to look out for this weekend was the introduction of Crownshot into the Team Vitality roster. They would eventually go on to lose against Excel Esports and SK Gaming respectively. While Crownshot performed well in their first game, Vitality made severe mistakes in macro play, allowing Excel to take over and win. On day 2, Vitality struggled against SK, most notably against Jezu on Vayne and Treatz on Rakan in the bot lane.

MagiFelix on the other hand was able to help his team secure a win against Schalke 04 on day 1 of Week 4, snapping their winning streak with a strong performance on Corki. He once again opted for Corki against Misfits Gaming the day after, but wasn’t able to have the kind of impact Astralis was looking for. They lost out in the jungle, allowing mid laner Vetheo (Orianna) and bot laner Kobbe (Xayah) to run away with the game.

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LEC bug issues and delay

This week in the LEC also featured a controversial remake and chronobreak, occuring during the match between EXCEL and Fnatic. The match between the two teams started as usual, first looking like an EXCEL victory but Fnatic looked to be making a comeback after securing a gold lead alongside a kill advantage and Ocean Soul. Then a huge bug was reported which featured Samira, putting the league’s officials and broadcast in kind of a rough spot.

In a tweet Maximilian Schmidt, the LEC commissioner, talked about the problems that occured. The incident that occurred is that Samira used her ultimate and when she was killed, she should have entered the Guardian Angel and should have been revived. Unfortunately, that was not the case, and she kept channeling her ultimate.” Eventually play would resume, but not in the way that was intended. Normally a Chronobreak would’ve occured, putting the team back to moments before the bug occured, but that turned out to not be possible. This led the team to decide to fully remake the game, which eventually went the way of Fnatic.

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