On the final weekend of the LEC Playoffs, G2 Esports made it through the Lower Bracket once again. After a competitive five-game series against Rogue, the 2019 Worlds finalists had their rematch against Fnatic. There, G2 prevailed over their rivals to win their eighth trophy!
G2 defeats Rogue in a 5-game series
The first match of the weekend marked the conclusion of the playoff ladder brackets, pitting reigning champion G2 Esports and the best team of the regular – Season , Rogue, against each other. Both teams lost to Fnatic, Rogue with a 3-0 defeat and G2 with a 3-2 loss, but although both had secured their place in the group stage of the championship, only one of the two teams was able to reach the finals to play a rematch against Fnatic and thus go down in the history of the LEC. For Rogue, that meant they could be the fifth team to ever win the European Championship. For G2, on the other hand, it was an opportunity to win a record eighth title.
In any case, the series itself did not disappoint. Rogue secured the first kill with impressive team-fighting tactics that wore down the G2 defense. After an ace in the 35th minute, Rogue then ended the game. However, the response from G2 was quick and clear, after a failed tower dive from their opponents, they were able to win game two despite falling behind early. G2 then went on to win game three as well. Rogue wasn’t admitting defeat just yet, however. In Game Four, Rogue had an early advantage at Mid Lane. Steven “Hans sama” Liv also came into the game very well and so Rogue took the series into game five. “Hans Sama” got his Draven, but G2 had the upper hand for most of the game after gaining a big advantage on the top lane.
Rogue was able to hold out, but could not prevent G2 from taking control of the Mountain Dragon Soul and the Baron. With these two powerful buffs, the Spring Champions had the game in hand. They eventually finished the game and secured their spot in the finals. Even though this series didn’t show either team at their best – both made several crucial mistakes – Rogue left no doubt that they can compete with the big boys in Europe and earned their spot in the Worlds.
A repeat of the 2019 final
In the grand final, which took place on Sunday, the Spring Split finalists faced off again. Fnatic vs G2 Esports is a final that is quite familiar to LEC fans, as we have seen it four times since 2018. This year, G2 Esports had done much better against their rivals, defeating them in all regular split matches. In the spring, G2 even won the final against Fnatic. The record was perfect – until Fnatic won a 3-2 series in the semifinals and shook off the curse of G2. With G2 needing five games against Rogue again, they seemed vulnerable. Both teams were far ahead of any other team in Europe, with seven titles each – and this match was to be the tiebreaker.
Fnatic started strong in Game 1, but G2 eventually evened things up and took the lead in the mid-game. Rasmus “Caps” Winther dominated the mid-game, eventually getting a Mejai’s Soulstealer and collecting nine kills before his first kill. Fnatic defended tenaciously, winning several battles to extend the game. However, it wasn’t enough and after 49 grueling minutes G2 won the first game.
The champion had to sweat in the second game as well. In this game Fnatic managed to play a much better mid-game, slowly extending their lead and having good scalings on their side.
But when Fnatic fought for a Mountain Drake, everything went wrong for them. They lost 4 players and gave G2 a Free Baron. G2 took over the map and gave Fnatic no chance to get back into the game. They won the second game as well and reached match point.
Fnatic lost the game they thought was safe and had to pick themselves up for the third game, which looked pretty good at first. However, G2 was simply the better team that night. With Elder and Baron Buff they finally won the series.
Once again, G2 is the LEC champion – and once again, they beat Fnatic 3-0 after first having to fight their way through the Lower Bracket. With this win, Luka “Perkz” Perkovićz and his teammates secured the eighth title for their organization, surpassing Fnatic’s records and once again going to Worlds as the best team in Europe. While Fnatic played an impressive series – they barely made the playoffs before beating Rogue and won a hard-fought series against G2 to advance to the finals – G2 was simply the better team on Sunday.
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- 12.5 Wednesday, March 2, 2022
- 12.6 Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- 12.7 Wednesday, April 13, 2022
- 12.8 Wednesday, April 27, 2022
- 12.9 Wednesday, May 11, 2022
- 12.10 Wednesday, May 25, 2022
- 12.11 Wednesday, June 8, 2022
- 12.12 Thursday, June 23, 2022
- 12.13 Wednesday, July 13, 2022
- 12.14 Wednesday, July 27, 2022
- 12.15 Wednesday, August 10, 2022
- 12.16 Wednesday, August 24, 2022
- 12.17 Thursday, September 8, 2022
- 12.18 Wednesday, September 21, 2022
- 12.19 Wednesday, October 5, 2022
- 12.20 Wednesday, October 19, 2022
- 12.21 Wednesday, November 2, 2022
- 12.22 Wednesday, November 16, 2022
- 12.23 Wednesday, December 7, 2022