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GAMES (EDT)
- 11:00 a.m: G2 (G2) vs. Fnatic (FNC)
- 4:00 p.m: Cloud9 (C9) vs. FlyQuest (FLY)
G2 vs. FNC
We kick the finals off in Europe with what should be the closer of the two matchups on Sunday's slate. G2 reached the final by exacting revenge against MAD Lions on Saturday, while Fnatic got to sit back and wait for their final opponents on the split. It always seems to come down to these two teams in Europe, and this series should go down to the wire. I expect a close matchup, with either team having a shot to win; and while Fnatic have looked great in the playoffs, I still think G2 are the best team in Europe. Caps has been dominating but faces a tough matchup against Rekkles, while Jankos and Perkz remain the best jungle/mid 2v2 in the league. For Fnatic to win, look for them to work through Bwipo in the top side, with Rekkles coming in to clean up in team fights alongside Nemesis. Pick a side here and play who fits with Cloud9.
Predicition: G2 3-2
G2 Players to Target: Jankos ($6,800), Perkz ($7,400), Caps ($7,600), Mikyx ($5,400), G2 Team ($5,000)
FNC Players to Target: Bwipo ($6,000), Nemesis ($7,000), Rekkles ($7,400), FNC Team ($4,800)
C9 vs. FLY
FlyQuest looked really good en route to taking down EG on Saturday, but I'm just not sure it'll matter as they face off against the most dominant team in North America this year. Cloud9 have been on
GAMES (EDT)
- 11:00 a.m: G2 (G2) vs. Fnatic (FNC)
- 4:00 p.m: Cloud9 (C9) vs. FlyQuest (FLY)
G2 vs. FNC
We kick the finals off in Europe with what should be the closer of the two matchups on Sunday's slate. G2 reached the final by exacting revenge against MAD Lions on Saturday, while Fnatic got to sit back and wait for their final opponents on the split. It always seems to come down to these two teams in Europe, and this series should go down to the wire. I expect a close matchup, with either team having a shot to win; and while Fnatic have looked great in the playoffs, I still think G2 are the best team in Europe. Caps has been dominating but faces a tough matchup against Rekkles, while Jankos and Perkz remain the best jungle/mid 2v2 in the league. For Fnatic to win, look for them to work through Bwipo in the top side, with Rekkles coming in to clean up in team fights alongside Nemesis. Pick a side here and play who fits with Cloud9.
Predicition: G2 3-2
G2 Players to Target: Jankos ($6,800), Perkz ($7,400), Caps ($7,600), Mikyx ($5,400), G2 Team ($5,000)
FNC Players to Target: Bwipo ($6,000), Nemesis ($7,000), Rekkles ($7,400), FNC Team ($4,800)
C9 vs. FLY
FlyQuest looked really good en route to taking down EG on Saturday, but I'm just not sure it'll matter as they face off against the most dominant team in North America this year. Cloud9 have been on another level all split long, and there's no reason to think they won't take this series and the LCS title in fairly one sided fashion. Every member in Cloud9 can be in play, but I'd focus primarily on Blaber, Nisqy and Zven. For FlyQuest to win, they'll have to do what they did to EG: have Solo win on an island in top lane while Santorin gets PowerOfEvil ahead to carry in the mid and late game. The problem for FLY is they face off against much stiffer competition, as C9 has no weak links. The biggest question is whether or not C9 drops a map more than if they can be beaten in the series.
Prediction: C9 3-0
C9 Players to Target: Blaber ($7,000), Nisqy ($7,600), Zven ($7,800), Vulcan ($5,200), C9 Team ($5,000)
FLY Players to Target: Solo ($5,600), Santorin ($6,200), PowerOfEvil ($6,800), Ignar ($4,800), FLY Team ($4,400)
