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After 2-hour delay, dozens of pauses, and 5 hard-fought games, EG finally eliminate TSM from Worlds 2022 contention in LCS Summer Split playoffs
Despite the best efforts of the esports gods, Evil Geniuses and TSM played five full games of League of Legends today. After a swath of delays and pauses, including one that lasted over two hours, EG defeated TSM 3-2, eliminating them from Worlds 2022 contention.
During the second game of today’s playoff series, EG and TSM had their contest interrupted by seven different pauses, most of which came in the final stages of the game. After the second game concluded, the teams did not take the stage for two whole hours as LCS engineers attempted to fix audio issues that had negatively affected both teams throughout the early portion of the series.
Following the delay, the two teams decided to play through the issues in an effort to continue the series without having to postpone it to a later date. Since both teams were affected by the audio problems, they deemed them to be a unique competitive disadvantage for both teams, deciding to play on with the blanket issue as a result.
From a gameplay perspective, EG got off to a slow start in today’s series, just as they did in last week’s second-round playoff series against Cloud9. Just like they did in that series, EG dropped the first game, putting themselves behind the eight-ball early. They dropped the first game in day-appropriate marathon fashion—losing the opener, the longest game of the LCS Summer Split playoffs, in 46 minutes.
From there on out, it was still a difficult battle for EG, who won two of the final three games of the series in a combined game time that nearly matched the length of the two-hour delay.
For EG, it was mid laner Jojopyun who helped carry his team to victory. Across the five games of the series, the rookie of the year carried the banner for EG with a total combined scoreline of 17/10/46, and a kill participation mark of 82 percent. His Flash-Smite combo (through the use of Unsealed Spellbook) to secure a Cloud Soul for EG in the fleeting moments of game five ultimately tipped the scales in EG’s favor for 토토사이트 good.
EG now stand just one series away from advancing to the 2022 World Championship. Only Team Liquid remain in their way, with the winner of that win-or-go-home match on Sept. 4 going straight to Worlds no matter how the remainder of the LCS Championship plays out.
As for TSM, they’re now eliminated from Worlds contention. After missing the playoffs in the Spring Split, the team rebounded slightly in the summer but went home early regardless. TSM has two of its current starters, Solo and Spica, entering free agency later this year since their contracts with the organization are set to expire in November.
G2 locks in a spot at the LEC Summer Split Grand Final after knocking down Rogue
The Kings match of the LEC Summer Split saw G2 Esports demolishing Rogue with a sweep 3-0. Thanks to unconventional drafts, great pick flexibility, and pitch-perfect synergy, G2 take down Rogue and move to their eleventh LEC Grand Finals, looking for a chance to win their tenth crown.
The Samurais began their reign right from the start of the first game, obtaining first blood on the top side of the map. Rogue obtained a counter kill thanks to their quick response and swift movements across the map. Even though the early game sees both teams obtaining kills across the Rift, the scale is tilted towards G2’s side, who obtained the first herald and first drake. The game snowballed in G2’s favor because of these neutral objectives and small early advantages.
At 16 minutes into the game, G2 is 5k of gold ahead of Rogue, who struggles to find a way back into the game. G2 keeps widening the gap between them and their opponents by securing more neutral objectives despite Rogues’ attempt to stop them. With the Baron buff, G2 besieges Rogue’s base and annihilates them during their last defense attempt. Targamas was the key component of the first win. With his perfectly timed rotation, he was present at every teamfight, enabling his teammates to go all-in every time.
The second game showed the reason why G2 are so scary. The flexibility in their draft was what Rogue feared most, and G2 truly demonstrated to be able to play anything, even Varus AP in the mid lane. In an interview with eSportMag last week, Rogue’s ADC Comp said that he believes G2 to be the kind of team that can play “pretty much anything.” He then added that despite a team being ready to face G2, they will never be prepared enough: “if they want to play something random you’ll never find out until they pick it in the draft.” G2 coach Dylan Falco later explained that the Varus pick was something they have been working on since caPs “saw a YouTube video” on the champions being used in mid lane.
Despite the pick ultimately working out, the second game was the most fought of the series. Both teams drafted a scaling composition, leading to a slow-paced early-to-mid game with only 4 kills total on the board at 25 minutes into the game. But once again, the neutral objectives on the map were the center of the fights, with the two teams evolving their game strategy around the infernal soul contention. G2 ultimately won the fight, thus obtaining the dragon’s soul. However, Rogue cut through their opponents’ ranks, leaving G2 with no choice but to retreat after obtaining the buff.
This prompted Rogue to make a move for the Baron and to start besieging the G2 base once he obtained the buff. Rogue seemed to be on their way to victory, but one mistake cost them the game. Despite the baron buff having expired, Rogue committed to taking down their opponents’ top inhibitor, giving G2 the chance to engage them and take them down one by one. With only Odoamne left on the Rift, G2 teletransported near Rogue’s base and swiftly closed the game before any of their opponents could respawn.
G2 led the series 2-0 thanks to their dominance and moved to the third game with the same mindset. For the third time in a row, they presented a different draft, once again showcasing their flexibility and unpredictability on the Rift.
But if the G2 draft was unpredictable, the way they won the series’ last game was not. Focusing on obtaining early game advantages that allowed them to snowball and gain priority over neutral objectives, G2 moved to win the most fast-paced and quick game of the series. With skirmishes occurring almost every minute, starting with the first blood in the top lane, the third game was over in only 25 minutes. Despite Rogue 먹튀사이트 proactive plays and well-time reaction to G2’s plays, it was nearly impossible for them to regain control of the game as G2 kept on widening the gap of advantages between them.
G2 demolished Rogue in the upper bracket final of the 2022 LEC Summer Split playoffs, thus making their way to their eleventh LEC finals ever. With this win, G2 consolidated their place in the top two of the playoffs, meaning they will skip the World Championship Play-In stage and go directly to the Group Stage.
League fans will see G2 play in Malmo next week at the first LEC LAN Finals since Athens 2019, where it was G2 themselves who raised the crown in front of the fans for the last time before the pandemic.
What is Quicksilver Sash in League and how does it work?
Outside of champion abilities in League of Legends, items allow players to further disrupt their opponents and take control of games. Though most items passively grant players stats, some can be activated to provide additional effects for a short duration.
These active effects often have long cooldowns akin to those of ultimate abilities, meaning it can take upwards of three to five minutes before they can be used again. Stopwatch is the exception to this rule, as it can only be used once before being upgraded into Zhonya’s Hourglass.
Quicksilver Sash is one of the many items in League that can be activated, and has been referred to as one of the most powerful items in the game for many years. While it does supply players with a decent amount of magic resist, it’s the active effect that makes it a pivotal item for many champions, regardless of if they need the increased stats or not.
What is Quicksilver Sash in League and how does it work?
For 1,300 gold, players can purchase a Quicksilver Sash from the shop upon returning to their base. This item grants an additional 30 magic resist and possesses an active effect that, when used, cleanses the player from all crowd control except for being knocked airborne. After use, it goes on a 90-second base cooldown before being able to be used again.
While Quicksilver Sash’s active is very similar to the summoner spell Cleanse, it allows players to escape a few more situations. For example, only with Quicksilver Sash can players escape Mordekaiser’s Realm of Death, though it is unable to cleanse summoner spells like Ignite and Exhaust—though Cleanse can.
Quicksilver Sash can be upgraded into two different Legendary items, Silvermere Dawn and Mercurial Scimitar, both of which grant additional effects upon activating them. However, due to the bonuses to attack damage that they provide, many players opt to not fully complete the item due to their champion of choice. Being able to cleanse crowd control is a powerful effect, regardless of whether the champion 메이저토토사이트 builds AD or AP, so only building up to Quicksilver Sash is effective most of the time.
These upgraded items are also often outclassed by other Legendary-tier items that synergize better with the kits of many champions. AD-focused champions often do not add Silvermere Dawn or Mercurial Scimitar to their arsenals to prioritize items that cost around the same amount, such as Lord Dominik’s Regards or Black Cleaver.
This cleansing effect can also be applied via the item Mikael’s Blessing, often built by support players, though has to be directly activated on an ally of choice. Therefore, should players want to escape crowd control efficiently, purchasing a Quicksilver Sash can catch unsuspecting enemies off-guard.
Arcane wins 2022 Emmy award for Outstanding Animated Program in all-time first for streaming
Riot Games’ animated series, Arcane, won a Creative Arts Emmy award for Outstanding Animated Program last night, marking the first time a streaming-exclusive show has ever won the award. The League of Legends-based animated series premiered on Netflix in 2021.
Arcane was specifically nominated for the sixth episode of the first season, titled “When These Walls Come Tumbling Down.” Fans should remember this climactic turning point of the second act as the episode that included a now-signature sequence in which Jinx lights a blue flare before a standoff with the Firelights.
This year, Arcane went up against Bob’s Burgers, Rick and Morty, Marvel’s What If…?, and The Simpsons. Since 2016, Arcane has been the second show to win the award without being in that group of nominees.
Earlier this year, Arcane won three juried Emmy awards for background design, art direction, and color script art. Episodes throughout 먹튀검증 the first season were recognized in those categories.
Throughout the past month, Riot has been releasing episodes in a five-part docuseries on YouTube called Arcane: Bridging the Rift. The series dives into the behind-the-scenes efforts on the show, detailing Arcane’s birth as a project and its development process over the last six to seven years.
The second season of Arcane has not yet been given an official release date but has been confirmed to be in the works. While it shouldn’t take another six years for a second season to release, it was confirmed by Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent that it wouldn’t be coming in 2022.
Razork leads Fnatic to impressive 3-1 win over MAD Lions in LEC playoffs
This year, Fnatic won yet another best-of-five in the lower bracket, dominating MAD Lions in the 2022 LEC Summer Playoffs despite almost missing the playoffs for the first time in the organization’s history.
Fnatic’s League of Legends roster came into the match on a six-game winning streak after reverse sweeping Excel to kick off their run from the bottom of the lower bracket and then dispatch Misfits 3-0.
Game one saw Nisqy adopt his usual facilitator mantle, but on a very unusual pick in Nocturne. But it was jungler Razork on Trundle who, like the rest of the Fnatic roster, are rounding into peak playoff form. Despite MAD Lions top laner Armut getting a Kennen counterpick in the draft, Razork chain-ganked his lane and helped Wunder’s Renekton go 4/0/1 and participate in five of Fnatic’s six kills by the 14-minute mark. The duo passed the baton to Humanoid on Viktor for the late-game carry responsibility. However, the late game never arrived as Fnatic smothered MAD in a win that took just over 19:30. It was the fastest game of the entire split.
Not deterred by the record-setting shellacking they took in game one, MAD Lions bounced back in the next bout. First Team All-Pro jungler Elyoya took a page out of his counterpart’s book and bullied Wunder’s Gwen to feed Armut’s own early game bruiser in Aatrox.
In game three, which was Fnatic support Hylissang’s 500th in the LEC, he started the game with an extremely aggressive level one play on Braum to secure first blood for his AD Carry Upset’s Kalista. A relatively slower early game saw MAD Lions and Fnatic take the game’s first two towers, respectively. Another flashy bottom lane play from Fnatic’s duo to pick off AD carry UNF0RGIVEN under his own tower. Any advantage that Fnatic created via kills, MAD by Herald plays. The gold stayed more or less level until the 30-minute mark when a stolen Renata Glasc ultimate from Humanoid’s Sylas kicked off a fight around Baron that fed three kills to Upset on top of a five-for-one ace and a 2-1 series lead for Fnatic.
Nisqy again busted out an off-meta pick in Twisted Fate in game four, a champion that only he and Excel’s Nukeduck had played all split. caPs had also lost to Misfits on the champion in the first round of the playoffs. Four kills in four minutes saw the game get off to a blistering start and give Upset’s Lucian two kills and an assist before the first Dragon had even spawned on the back of another game-defining performance by Razork on Trundle. Fnatic were methodically marching towards a victory to the point where Objective Bounties had kicked in for the side of MAD Lions. After a sloppy extended fight gave them a window to breathe, MAD rushed down Baron and came out on top in the ensuing skirmish to pull the gold deficit to 2,000 gold. However, Fnatic won a devastating fight around Dragon a few minutes later as they closed out the game and the series.
In MAD Lions’ first split in the LEC in 2020 먹튀사이트 Spring, Fnatic rudely welcomed them to the playoffs with a sweep. Last summer in the 2021 playoffs, Fnatic had made a similar lower bracket run to this year’s, winning four best-of-fives before losing to MAD Lions 3-1 in the finals. The two teams underwent significant changes since then, highlighted by a swap of their current mid laners, with Summer MVP Nisqy only joining MAD after spending Spring Split not on a roster.
Summer’s second seed MAD Lions are not only not going to Malmö, but will have to go through the World Championship’s Play-In Stage in Mexico City before a potential trip to the main event. They will begin their Worlds journey there on Thursday, Sept. 29, while Fnatic has a bout with Rogue in the lower bracket finals on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 10am for a spot in the Worlds Group Stage and the LEC grand finals.