MSI: EU with its back to the wall

As a result of each Gen.G (vs. G2) and T1 (vs. MAD) had been clearly too sturdy for the representatives of the European area at first of the second part of the Mid-Season Invitational happening in London.

G2, who because the second seed of the LEC had performed their manner into the principle spherical through the play-in stage, nonetheless had the higher efficiency. The staff round famous person Rasmus “Caps” Winther managed to win at the very least one sport in a 3-1 loss to reigning Korean LCK Spring Break up winner Gen.G.

Regardless of that, the distinction was greater than clear. Recreation two alone was a pure demonstration of Asian superiority. After simply 19 minutes, the Europeans needed to admit defeat. No less than the morale was proper, in spite of everything it was Recreation 3, which was performed instantly afterwards, that G2 may determine of their favor. However it was not sufficient for extra.

The present LEC champions from the MAD Lions received it even worse. With 3:0 additionally the opposite Korean consultant drove over a European staff with T1. And this though the Lions practically overran the squad across the LoL-GOAT Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok within the early sport of the primary match.

MAD managed to do just about all the things till they unnecessarily determined to assault Baron with out a lot want within the twenty third minute. T1 within the particular person of jungler Hyeon “Oner” Moon stole the monster together with the buff and initiated one of the vital exceptional comebacks in latest aggressive LoL historical past, which lastly got here true within the thirty fourth minute.

After that, not a lot went proper for the MAD Lions. Quite the opposite, T1 wanted simply 16 minutes and 47 seconds to win the third sport – then the Lions’ nexus was destroyed. It was the second quickest sport in MSI historical past.