| Group B - Round 1.1: FnaticMSI vs. SK Gaming Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge at Gamescom 19/8/2011 League of Legends Match Summary While this may still be the Group Stage, I don't think that anyone doubts that German hometown hero SK Gaming vs. Pan-European Champion Fnatic MSI could very well be the game of the tournament. With perennial championship contenders on both sides of the stage, game one of IEM day two promised to be an exciting battle. The bans started off with these two rivals targeting each other's strengths. Almost immediately, SK banned Gragas, the favorite hero of Fnatic MSI's infamous Shushei. In response, Fnatic targeted SK's jungle game, banning Irelia, Nocturne, and Gangplank. After the picks were said and done, Fnatic had fielded a dual-mage team featuring Amumu, Brand, Janna, Tristana, ad Annaie; while SK Gaming had selected a more traditional, bruiser heavy team with Udyr, Lee Sin, Ashe, Soraka, and Anivia. The game proved to be filled with non-stop action, with neither team giving up any easy kills to one another. The match began with Fnatic setting an elaborate trap for SK at bottom, casting Clairvoyance on their own, occupied brush to fool SK into thinking that they weren't lying in wait. Before minions had even spawned, Fnatic picked up first blood against Ashe at bottom lane. Throughout the game, Fnatic seemed to exhibit stronger lane control, consistently staying ahead in minion kills despite a series of evenly matched engagements. The ... |
