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Games:
11:00 a.m: G2 (G2) vs. MAD Lions (MAD)
4:00 p.m: Evil Geniuses (EG) vs. FlyQuest (FLY)
Expected Lineups: https://www.rotowire.com/daily/esports/lol-lineups.php
G2 vs. MAD
G2 should be out for blood here after they were shockingly beaten in five games when these two met two weeks ago. There's no real part of me that thinks G2 won't win here and set up a final matchup against Fnatic on Sunday, as I think MAD punched above their weight in the first series. G2 bounced back with a one-sided series win over Origen last week, in which they made Caps the focal point of the team. There's too many ways for G2 to win here, whether it's through the mid/jungle 2v2 or through bottom lane, or even with their biggest lane advantage which is Wunder in the top lane. If MAD are going to pull it off again, they'll need another herculean effort from Shadow and big performances from Humanoid or Carzzy to carry teamfights.
Predicition: G2 3-0
G2 Players to Target: Everyone is in play
MAD Players to Target: Shadow ($6,400), Humanoid ($6,800), Carzzy ($7,200)
EG vs. FLY
When last these teams met two weeks ago, EG came away with a 3-1 win over FlyQuest, knocking them into the losers bracket. Many probably think that EG come away with a similar result here, but it may be a bit closer than we think. I do feel like EG should win this series, but FlyQuest can match them in almost every role, with their
Games:
11:00 a.m: G2 (G2) vs. MAD Lions (MAD)
4:00 p.m: Evil Geniuses (EG) vs. FlyQuest (FLY)
Expected Lineups: https://www.rotowire.com/daily/esports/lol-lineups.php
G2 vs. MAD
G2 should be out for blood here after they were shockingly beaten in five games when these two met two weeks ago. There's no real part of me that thinks G2 won't win here and set up a final matchup against Fnatic on Sunday, as I think MAD punched above their weight in the first series. G2 bounced back with a one-sided series win over Origen last week, in which they made Caps the focal point of the team. There's too many ways for G2 to win here, whether it's through the mid/jungle 2v2 or through bottom lane, or even with their biggest lane advantage which is Wunder in the top lane. If MAD are going to pull it off again, they'll need another herculean effort from Shadow and big performances from Humanoid or Carzzy to carry teamfights.
Predicition: G2 3-0
G2 Players to Target: Everyone is in play
MAD Players to Target: Shadow ($6,400), Humanoid ($6,800), Carzzy ($7,200)
EG vs. FLY
When last these teams met two weeks ago, EG came away with a 3-1 win over FlyQuest, knocking them into the losers bracket. Many probably think that EG come away with a similar result here, but it may be a bit closer than we think. I do feel like EG should win this series, but FlyQuest can match them in almost every role, with their only real disadvantage coming in the bottom lane, while their biggest advantage comes against Kumo, who is the weak link for EG in the top lane. For EG, Bang and Jiizuke are the carries, while Svenskeren will need to step up after a poor performance last week against Cloud9. On the FlyQuest side, PowerOfEvil remains the big carry, while Ignar has played well, but suffers from having to lane with a weak AD Carry in WildTurtle.
Prediction: EG 3-1
EG Players to Target: Svenskeren ($6,800), Jiizuke ($7,400), Bang ($7,600), EG Team ($5,600)
FLY Players to Target: Solo ($6,200), Santorin ($6,600), PowerOfEvil ($7,200), Ignar ($4,200), FLY Team ($4,600)
