The World Championship of League of Legends is around the corner. To qualify for the group stage, teams must win the LEC split. G2 already claimed the title in the spring and secured an early spot in the summer finals after a 3-0 victory against Rogue. However, Rogue avenged themselves in the summer split finals with a blowout against G2.
What you should know beforehand:
- Pro team Rogue managed to advance through the loser bracket by defeating Fnatic 3-1 in the semifinals and reached the finals of the summer split for the third time.
- However, they have the reputation of being unable to win the LEC, so it was previously assumed that they would once again head to the Worlds without a title and would first qualify through the play-ins.
- After G2 had already defeated Rogue 3-0 beforehand, they were seen as clear favorites in the match. However, things did not go according to plan for G2 in this final.
League of Legends attracts many viewers with its World Championship. But the LoL cinematics are also impressive:
Rogue destroys G2 Esports
Why was the game such a blowout for G2? After a clear victory in the semifinals against Rogue, top team G2 Esports from the LEC had to endure a lot in the final. With a 3-0 victory, Rogue claimed their first trophy. Here we tell you how it came to be:
- Game 1
The first game between G2 and Rogue took a while to get going. However, Rogue managed to turn the game in their favor within a few minutes. Two kills, one in the mid lane and one on the bot lane, led to decisive advantages. Shortly thereafter, there was a massive team fight at the second dragon, which Rogue managed to win.
With this advantage, Rogue could assert themselves further in the game and pushed G2 back into their base. This was apparently not enough for Rogue’s ADC Markos “Comp” Stamkopoulos. He achieved a quadra kill and together with his team even secured a pentakill against G2.
You can watch Comp’s pentakill here in the English YouTube video:
- Game 2
In the second game, it was not clear for a long time who was in control of the game. Both teams fought hard, until Rogue managed to set a trap for the G2 players at the fourth dragon and succeeded in killing 4 of the opponents without losing a player themselves.
This granted the team the Baron buff and allowed them to tear down G2’s base. G2 briefly managed to turn the game back in their favor, but Kim “Malrang” Geun-seong defended the base and prevented an early end to the game.
A mistake by Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski, which Rogue exploited, led to another Baron buff and thus to Rogue’s victory. G2 was overwhelmed by the subsequent offensive.
- Game 3
In the third game, Rogue secured a farm and thus gold advantage of nearly 4,000 through individual superiority on each lane. Rogue shone with a secure playstyle and headed straight for victory.
Thanks to the gold advantage, they could lure G2 into an ambush at the Baron and acquire the Baron buff. With a push, Rogue was able to finish the game a few minutes later and assert themselves with a 3-0 against G2.
Why is the victory so significant? The first trophy for Rogue: For Emil “Larssen” Larsson, this was a home game in Malmö. He was able to showcase his skills on the mid lane with the “LeBlanc” pick. This was his first trophy win in the professional league.
Not only for “Larssen” was it the first trophy. Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu also held the LEC trophy for the first time. After seven years of career and 3 finals in the LEC, he did not want to continue his career with the label of a “loser”, but to break the meme of the 0-3 Rogue losses and claim the title.
Moved to tears, he gave an interview at the end of the third game and spoke about how unique it feels to destroy those who had previously defeated them 0-3 just a week ago, even in the LEC summer split finals (via youtube.com).
What does this mean for the Worlds 2022? With the 3-0 victory against G2 Esports, Rogue secured their entry to the Worlds 2022. As trophy holders of the summer split, Rogue have qualified directly for the group stage of the Worlds.
An exciting story from the German pro-LoL can be read here: LoL: German Twitch Streamer Gives Up the Dream of Becoming a Pro in 2020, Starts Working – Now Has to Quit Because He’s Too Good
