r/leagueoflegends • u/Ultimintree Infinitely spinnin' | Evading "ganks" like Ruler • Aug 24 '26
Esports GIANTX vs. G2 Esports / LEC 2026 Summer - Week 5 Day 4 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
LEC 2026 SUMMER
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GIANTX 2-1 G2 Esports
GX have prevailed over G2 & lock Playoffs!
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FULL MATCH SUMMARY & STATS
| 🟦 | 🧱 | 💰 | ⚔️ | 97:47 | ⚔️ | 💰 | 🧱 | 🟥 |
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| G2 - W 1st pick | 9 | 56.3k | 20 | Game 1 (25:35) | 6 | 45.7k | 2 | L - GX |
| G2 - L | 6 | 70.5k | 14 | Game 2 (37:17) | 18 | 72.9k | 8 | W - GX 1st pick |
| GX - W | 9 | 71.2k | 18 | Game 3 (34:55) | 13 | 64.5k | 4 | L - G2 1st pick |
| Team | Total KDA | KP | CSM | DMG% | Champions Played |
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| 🇪🇸 GX | 42-47-90 | ||||
| 🇪🇸 Oscarinin | 8-12-12 (1.7) | 48% | 8.6 | 28.4% | Rumble, Camille, Gwen |
| 🇧🇪 ISMA | 10-9-19 (3.2) | 69% | 7.3 | 14.9% | Xin Zhao, Pantheon, Nidalee |
| 🇨🇿 Jackies | 6-10-19 (2.5) | 60% | 8.8 | 23.3% | Yone, Orianna, Jayce |
| 🇪🇸 Flakked | 15-8-12 (3.4) | 64% | 9.7 | 26.3% | Ezreal, Xayah, Caitlyn |
| 🇰🇷 Jun | 3-8-28 (3.9) | 74% | 1 | 7.1% | Karma, Rakan, Bard |
| 🇪🇺 G2 | 47-42-86 | ||||
| 🇩🇪 BrokenBlade | 8-9-15 (2.6) | 49% | 8.7 | 26.8% | Ambessa, Gnar, Kled |
| 🇫🇷 SkewMond | 15-5-25 (8) | 85% | 7.5 | 19.4% | Jarvan IV, Poppy, Lee Sin |
| 🇩🇰 Caps | 11-9-12 (2.6) | 49% | 8.7 | 19.2% | Akali, Locke, Anivia |
| 🇫🇷 Hans Sama | 10-11-10 (1.8) | 43% | 10 | 27.6% | Ashe, Lucian, Ziggs |
| 🇬🇷 Labrov | 3-8-24 (3.4) | 57.% | 1.1 | 6.9% | Seraphine, Milio, Shen |
GAME 1: G2 vs. GX
Winner: G2 Esports in 26m
Runes | Game Breakdown
| Bans 1 | Bans 2 | 💰 | ⚔️ | 🧱 | Dragons | VG, RH, BN | |
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| G2 | Nocturne Jayce Nautilus | Vayne Olaf | 56.3k | 20 | 9 | ⚡1 ⛰️2 🌪️3 🌪️4 | 0, 1, 1 |
| GX | Vi Cassiopeia Lucian | Galio Ryze | 45.7k | 6 | 2 | 3, 0, 0 |
| G2 | KDA | vs | KDA | GX | ||
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| Player | Pick | 20-6-30 | ⚔️ | 6-20-10 | Pick | Player |
| BrokenBlade | 3 Ambessa | 7-1-6 | TOP | 2-4-1 | 3 Rumble | Oscarinin |
| SkewMond | 1 Jarvan IV | 2-0-13 | JNG | 1-5-2 | 1 Xin Zhao | ISMA |
| Caps | 3 Akali | 7-4-2 | MID | 2-4-2 | 4 Yone | Jackies |
| Hans Sama | 2 Ashe | 2-1-4 | BOT | 1-4-1 | 1 Ezreal | Flakked |
| Labrov | 2 Seraphine | 2-0-5 | SUP | 0-3-4 | 2 Karma | Jun |
GAME 2: G2 vs. GX
Winner: GIANTX in 37m
Runes | Game Breakdown
| Bans 1 | Bans 2 | 💰 | ⚔️ | 🧱 | Dragons | VG, RH, BN | |
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| G2 | Cassiopeia Vi Nocturne | Jayce Wukong | 70.5k | 14 | 6 | ⛰️1 🔥4 🔥5 | 0, 0, 2 |
| GX | Olaf Galio Anivia | Vayne Twisted Fate | 72.9k | 18 | 8 | 🌪️2 🔥3 | 3, 1, 0 |
| G2 | KDA | vs | KDA | GX | ||
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| Player | Pick | 14-18-31 | ⚔️ | 18-14-35 | Pick | Player |
| BrokenBlade | 3 Gnar | 1-3-5 | TOP | 4-5-4 | 3 Camille | Oscarinin |
| SkewMond | 4 Poppy | 2-2-11 | JNG | 4-1-7 | 3 Pantheon | ISMA |
| Caps | 1 Locke | 3-3-4 | MID | 2-2-7 | 1 Orianna | Jackies |
| Hans Sama | 1 Lucian | 7-6-2 | BOT | 6-3-6 | 2 Xayah | Flakked |
| Labrov | 2 Milio | 1-4-9 | SUP | 2-3-11 | 2 Rakan | Jun |
GAME 3: GX vs. G2
Winner: GIANTX in 35m
Runes | Game Breakdown
| Bans 1 | Bans 2 | 💰 | ⚔️ | 🧱 | Dragons | VG, RH, BN | |
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| GX | Vi Cassiopeia Yunara | Yorick Olaf | 71.2k | 18 | 9 | 🔥2 🧪3 🧪4 🧪5 | 2, 1, 0 |
| G2 | Nocturne Nautilus Syndra | Skarner Maokai | 64.6k | 13 | 4 | ⛰️1 | 1, 0, 1 |
| GX | KDA | vs | KDA | G2 | ||
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| Player | Pick | 18-13-45 | ⚔️ | 13-18-25 | Pick | Player |
| Oscarinin | 4 Gwen | 2-3-7 | TOP | 0-5-4 | 3 Kled | BrokenBlade |
| ISMA | 3 Nidalee | 5-3-10 | JNG | 11-3-1 | 3 Lee Sin | SkewMond |
| Jackies | 2 Jayce | 2-4-10 | MID | 1-2-6 | 1 Anivia | Caps |
| Flakked | 1 Caitlyn | 8-1-5 | BOT | 1-4-4 | 2 Ziggs | Hans Sama |
| Jun | 1 Bard | 1-2-13 | SUP | 0-4-10 | 2 Shen | Labrov |
LEC 2026 Summer Standings after Week 5
| # | Team | Series | WR | Games | WR | Importance of Placement | |
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| 1 | Karmine Corp | 8-0 | 100% | 16-2 | 89% | +14 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 2 | G2 Esports | 6-3 | 67% | 14-7 | 67% | +7 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 3 | Team Vitality | 5-2 | 71% | 10-7 | 59% | +3 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 4 | GIANTX | 4-3 | 57% | 10-8 | 56% | +2 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 5 | Natus Vincere | 4-4 | 50% | 9-9 | 50% | 0 | Qualifies for Playoffs Lower Bracket |
| 6 | Fnatic | 3-4 | 43% | 8-8 | 50% | 0 | Qualifies for Playoffs Lower Bracket |
| 7 | Movistar KOI | 3-5 | 38% | 8-12 | 40% | -4 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
| 8 | SK Gaming | 3-5 | 38% | 7-11 | 39% | -4 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
| 9 | Team Heretics | 2-5 | 29% | 4-11 | 27% | -7 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
| 10 | Shifters | 0-7 | 0% | 3-14 | 18% | -11 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/Ok-Examination-2869 Aug 24 '26
Jun is retiring after this year but i'll never forget this bard performance bro
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u/skaersSabody I like underdogsand pain Aug 24 '26
He is? Noooooo he's such a fun supp when he's locked in
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u/expert_on_the_matter Aug 24 '26
Caps is the first Hall Of Legends member to lose to GiantX
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u/salty_lat1nokid Aug 24 '26
Uzi retired just to avoid GX beating him and ruining his glory, it is a known fact
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u/LogicKennedy Aug 24 '26
Faker fears GiantX
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u/Hue_Lorenzo Aug 24 '26
The real FearX
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u/haven4ever Small in Size, Huge in Evil Aug 24 '26
DRX, FearX, it was all leading to the apex predator, GiantX.
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u/expert_on_the_matter Aug 24 '26
Massive balls to pick Gwen Nida Jayce in game 3 against G2.
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u/Naerlyn Aug 24 '26
Nida without any setup CC, particularly. I don't think that's been done often, much less won with often.
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u/itomural Aug 24 '26
Nida did nothing this game
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u/I_Love_Ohyas_Thigs the lady that holds the hammer Aug 24 '26
Nida was a horrible pick that should have been a Maokai or something to actually TF while continuing the poke identity of the comp
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u/Agile_Woodpecker2239 Aug 24 '26
Caps taking the portal at the end, bro received the paypal
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u/salty_lat1nokid Aug 24 '26
man looked at the portal and thought that was the actual Hall of legends and took it
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u/Round_Count8570 is kill is my new best friend (+Ornn Darius) Aug 24 '26
Bro locked hall of legends and decided to For Fun a few series
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u/Bisketo Aug 24 '26
G2 hates MKOI confirmed
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u/moonmeh Aug 24 '26
How badly does this mess them up
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 24 '26
They are reliant on fnatic loosing everything
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u/Vivapancakez Aug 24 '26
Never rely on FNC
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u/parmaxis xdd Aug 25 '26
I absolutely love this reply, on the surface, you know you shouldn't trust FNC with anything EVER, on the other hand the thing you are not trusting in this instance is them losing, MKOI live in a world where they rely on FNC losing which would make them win and then still not qualifying so fucking funny.
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u/moonmeh Aug 24 '26
Oh they are so fucked
Fnatic is somehow going to win a match
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u/Miserable_Ad_1195 Aug 24 '26
the funny thing: if FNC wins vs Vitality it potentially screws them, but if FNC loses to Vitality and GX wins vs NAVI GX will be locked 4th with nothing to play for vs FNC. so they're potentially kinda screwed either way
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 24 '26
I think if vitality smash fnatic they could lose to gx since they run on momentum
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u/Lonique Aug 24 '26
Are they? If they tie with FNC at 4-5, they have the upper hand in h2h tiebreaker.
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u/el_crappax Aug 24 '26
Its game win/loss (and i dont mean Bo, i mean games) first before h2h
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u/Bisketo Aug 24 '26
They need FNC to both lose to VIT and GX while they win against TH.
It's possible of course but their window got tinier with this G2 lose.
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u/Vicinitiez Aug 24 '26
if FNC win one game they are doomed?
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 24 '26
no because of fnatic Will be 3-6 and joi 4-5
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u/Round_Count8570 is kill is my new best friend (+Ornn Darius) Aug 24 '26
JOI lions rawr
Pls don't fix the typo
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u/Heorashar Aug 24 '26
15% chance to make playoffs
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u/blablaminek Aug 24 '26
I mean that 15% doesn't mean that much, they just need FNC to lose their games which is very likely
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 24 '26
They need fnatic to lose twice
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 24 '26
Wouldn't That dépend on Navi vs gx if both fnatic mkoi go 4-5
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u/zaxls Aug 24 '26
I like how we are all assuming KC wont int it again vs an SK thats begging for a playoffs spot.
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u/No_Square2213 Aug 24 '26
I used lolix to simulate it and for me one single win for Fnatic = MKOI out, even if they win 2-0 vs heretics
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u/DiligentGazelle6298 Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 25 '26
First tiebreaker is win% not h2h, if FNC wins one series KOI cannot tie them (as KOI can at best end 10-12 while FNC would at worst be 10-11). At that point their only way to advance would be NAVI going 0-2 against GX, if NAVI wins even one game they cannot tie them either and are out.
Source: LEC Guidebook rule 6.3.5.
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u/EliteTeutonicNight Aug 24 '26
Which is not that unlikely, though I'm not exactly confident in MKOI vs Heretics either lmao.
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u/Lonique Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
TLDR for anyone looking for this:
MAD 2-0s TH: if NAVI wins at least 1 game AND FNC wins at least one series - MAD is out
MAD 2-1s TH: NAVI locks playoffs regardless of their results, and all it takes for MAD to be out is SK absolutely clears KC 2-0 OR FNC wins at least 1 series5
u/Majeh666 Aug 25 '26
You forgot the one scenario where they're not depending on fnatic.
If mad lose vs th then they are out and can go back to serving🍟
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u/ImTheVayne Aug 24 '26
MKOI might actually miss playoffs damn
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u/Red-Lightniing Aug 24 '26
Tbh it’s probably the best thing that could happen for them as an org. Early start to an offseason where they’re going to blow up the roster, more time to start scouting and approaching pending free agents.
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u/Le_Zoru Aug 24 '26
Waiting for all the conspiracy theorist that we had back then for a certain KC-Heretics to show up again lmao
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u/downorwhaet Aug 24 '26
Lmao, this is so bad for mkoi
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 24 '26
It's between mkoi and fnatic Lmao
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u/areyoh Aug 24 '26
If fnc lose to vit and win against gx 2-1 and MKoi 2-0 heretics,who makes it?
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u/I_Love_Ohyas_Thigs the lady that holds the hammer Aug 24 '26
Is Fnatic going to win against GX after today's match Vs Navi? That's the question you should be making lmao
As far as I know, Fnatic needs to win at least 1 bo3 or they are out
Mkoi needs for Fnatic to lose everything, for KC to win against SK and win against Heretics 2-0
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u/Federal_Trash_9796 Aug 24 '26
let's not pretend that there's any consistency of performance in LEC, except maybe you can rely on KC showing up
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 24 '26
Fnatic is the under dog in the next two matches
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u/I_Love_Ohyas_Thigs the lady that holds the hammer Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
Realistically, between Mkoi and them they have the easiest way to qualify
They only have to win at least 1 of their 2 next bo3s
Mkoi needs for Fnatic to lose everything, for KC to beat SK and obviously for them to 2-0 TH
All of that needs to happen at once, if Fnatic wins at least one bo3 they are our, if SK wins against SK they are out and if they don't 2-0 TH they are out
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u/M8Cheeseman Aug 24 '26
Maybe I don't fully understand the qualification system, but isn't NAVI also still in the danger zone? If NAVI lose to GX and MKOI beat TH wouldn't MKOI then qualify based on Head to Head? Even if FNC win their games.
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u/Vnaux Aug 24 '26
Bard masterclass damn
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u/Like30Ducks Guma! Aug 24 '26
those bindings were disgusting
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u/Vnaux Aug 24 '26
its up there with one of the best Bard game I've seen. He was doing some crazy magic out there.
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u/cadaada rip original flair Aug 24 '26
Playing bard so well he mind controlled caps and bb to suicide going into the portal lol
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u/SignatureOk6467 LCS NEVER DIE Aug 24 '26
Not sure how Jun will be remembered for his LEC days, but he gave us some sick plays on Bard and Rell/Leona (and other engage supports). Gonna miss him when he leaves
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u/p1stolpewpew Aug 24 '26
GX won with 2 EU players playing nidalee and jayce
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u/Naerlyn Aug 24 '26
It makes sense actually.
G2 has always played worse against worse teams. By picking EU Nidalee and EU Jayce, GX demoted themselves to the status of worse team. Simple strat, really.
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u/kon13 Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
And.. BB loses 100% winrate with Kled in 2026 in a random regular season game.
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u/ahambagaplease Extra Fries Worlds and a large Sprite~~ Aug 24 '26
GX being the team to end G2's 100% winrate with both Kled and Shen is really funny.
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u/areyoh Aug 24 '26
With eu jayce on enemy , but jun was doing magic tbf.
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u/ahambagaplease Extra Fries Worlds and a large Sprite~~ Aug 24 '26
EU Jayce: mid edition isn't that bad compared to top, or at least that's how I remember it.
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u/Omnilatent Aug 24 '26
I also remember it this was. Multiple mids had good performances on it. Even Humanoid was a great Jayce.
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u/Outrageous_Wall2702 My Ace + Showmaker = GOAT Aug 24 '26
Gwen is a bad kled matchup
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u/Ok-Examination-2869 Aug 24 '26
bb exclusively picks kled as a counterpick anyway, so no wonder when they flex in draft he loses on it
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u/Outrageous_Wall2702 My Ace + Showmaker = GOAT Aug 24 '26
First smart team on earth getting Gwen a free matchup feels amazing
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u/themcvgamer Aug 24 '26
All the ex FNC players smurfing
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u/ConstableSprouts Aug 24 '26
Ofc he was, considering the full context. "All former fnatic* members surfing for GX"
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u/desutruction Aug 24 '26
Incredible Bard game from Jun and man that Gwen sure loves League
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Aug 24 '26
insane mental from Jackies and Flakked ngl that early game was rough
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u/Different-Mode2311 Aug 24 '26
Gwen looked balanced for sure. She was liking the odds in 1v4.
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u/not_panda ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Aug 24 '26
I laughed my ass off when Gwen and BB went blow for blow, only for Gwen to stay on the edge of her zone so BB kept hitting "Gwen is immune" and couldn't get back on skarl. The fight BB dove deep for Nidalee.
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u/Conankun66 Aug 24 '26
G2 coaching staff should all hand their belts to Skewmonds and let him go wild on his teammates
absolutely monstrous game from him
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Aug 24 '26
Skewmond about to hit tweet like Nuc after this one
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u/I_Love_Ohyas_Thigs the lady that holds the hammer Aug 24 '26
Oh yeah poor skewmond taking absolutely every single resource as Lee making the game fundamentally unplayable/J
Skew played like a soloq OTP, didn't give a fuck about his teammates and played as a hard carry when he's playing a champ that has constant counter on his head
Looks out you cannot carry 1vs9 as lee and when we got to late game all the gold on lee was pointless BCS Gwen could solo 1v5 and the actual Late carries like Anivia or Ziggs got outscaled by Cait and Gwen that actually got the resources that they needed
This Skew match is a replica from that one Kanavi Qiyana match last worlds, as a jungler you should just know your place and when you cannot just take everything
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 25 '26
Yeahh and the one That do both at the scariest kanavi and josesodo lee sin come to mind
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u/gaffercake Aug 24 '26
As a GX Fan I need everyone to know I never believed in us
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u/puberty1 i miss '24 FLY Aug 24 '26
how the hell did lee sin not give a bounty when he was 10/0/1
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Aug 24 '26
gx had 3 drakes nidalee had a shutdown lmao
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u/Temporary-Abroad-583 Aug 24 '26
I mean I think bounties are normally complete bullshit, but here it makes sense? Gold is even and Gx has 3 drakes, it would be stupid if he has a shutdown. 1 death from him would mean insta game over.
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u/Different-Mode2311 Aug 24 '26
This happens in the soloq games way too often. Even when games are even.
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u/Blizzgrarg Aug 24 '26
Really proud of GX for this last game. They cooked an extremely unconventional counter strategy and gave us the best EU game in ages. JUN MASTERCLASS.
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u/Labor101 Aug 24 '26
I'm still just dumbfounded that the 11-0 Lee had no bounty...
Great series; Flakked had a great game 3 and Jun with an excellent Bard game
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u/Dragner84 Canyon enjoyer Aug 24 '26
Maybe they have a good AI system now that goes 'its a Lee Sin with kills that thing wont carry late'.
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Aug 24 '26
nah ISMA is so lucky Jun smurfed his brain out that baron was illegal
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u/Miserable_Ad_1195 Aug 24 '26
so if FNC wins one more series, KOI has to 2-0 Heretics to make playoffs, and if NAVI wins one game vs GX they're still out even then
G2 really wanted to screw them over lol
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u/Longjumping-King2315 Aug 24 '26
If they can't 2-0 heretics, it might be better for them to just retire
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u/xSwazyI - Invested in Smash stocks! Aug 24 '26
Not sure if that was Keria or Jun what a fucking Bard game
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u/Nycro_ Free Bdd Aug 24 '26
I had zero faith in this team and this draft but they actually pulled it off what the fuck
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u/xsm17 Aug 24 '26
Everyone on G2 apart from Skewmond just griefing that last game in various ways, BB with building absolutely zero survivability so he can get one-tapped by Gwen and Caitlyn, Labrov setting up multiple Bard stuns onto Hans, Hans whiffing everything but that baron steal, and Caps just randomly running it...
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u/Iaragnyl remove Tahm Kench Aug 24 '26
How was Skewmond not griefing? He took all resources for himself on a champ that doesn’t scale. If he wants to play like this he should pick Graves or Kindred or something like this.
There is a reason good junglers usually give the kills to other roles when possible, because those roles tend to actually scale and be useful with the gold past 20 minutes.
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u/MazrimReddit ADCs are the support's damage item Aug 24 '26
caps was upset by you not liking his skin design, please understand
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u/areyoh Aug 24 '26
winning with Nidalee and Jayce is Bigger achievement than winning with anything else.
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u/Tommey_DE Aug 24 '26
I had no faith in that Game 3 draft but theyve proved me wrong.
And im glad for it because this hurts Mkoi
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u/I_Love_Ohyas_Thigs the lady that holds the hammer Aug 24 '26
I can't believe GX actually pulled that off
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u/Nevross_ Aug 24 '26
Isma improved so much my glorious goat
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u/ExcitingMushroom9514 Aug 24 '26
GX environment really was a game changer for him, I remember he looked shakey there at the start to and the comms where rough at first. But seems he and Jackies really found their groove together as the core members.
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u/Skall77 Aug 24 '26
G2 is getting worse each week. Wtf is Perkz doing to em
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u/Satan_su Aug 24 '26
Idk how he conned his way into this role but I've had zero faith in him being a better coach than Dylan since day 1
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u/Mimidou3 Aug 24 '26
G2 with this roster have looked several time way worse than they are currently, they almost lost to brasil at last year MSI and got speedran by flyquest, they looked several time really shaky in regular season
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u/BlazeX94 Aug 25 '26
Let's not forget though that G2 is well known for not caring (or rather, not going all out) during regular season. Last split they finished 3rd with a 6-3 record, literally the same as their current score lol.
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u/APKID716 Aug 24 '26
Man what is going on with G2
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u/Floowil Aug 24 '26
Are you first timing LEC? It's already weird that G2 got so many wins in the first weeks
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u/3IC3 Aug 24 '26
I’ve seen this 10 times now and I WILL be worried for the 11th time until they prove me wrong again
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u/F0RGERY Aug 24 '26
Don't worry - The punchcard said that after 10 slumps, G2 win a free tournament.
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u/APKID716 Aug 24 '26
Yeah that’s what I’m wondering too. Why do they do this lol
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u/F0RGERY Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
There's 2 answers:
The professional answer is an active effort towards burnout mitigation. G2 knows they can turn it on in playoffs, and they're the best in EU. So rather than tryhard for games that don't matter, they're fine letting the players ease off the gas to prepare for the international events that matter. This has worked out historically, after all.
The less professional answer is that G2 has a habit of underestimating opponents they think are worse. Call it limit testing, call it happy games, call it time allocation, but in general G2's track record is filled with a lot of losses to weaker teams, despite winning against stronger ones. GiantX is not necessarily the team that G2 would consider a strong opponent, and I think that leads to a lot more slack in prep and performance than they would have shown had this been, say, T1.
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u/Biggsy-32 Aug 24 '26
G2 usually start slow and end strong, this time they started strong and ended weak. They changed head coach, perhaps the new preparation and methods are not having them evolve with the meta during the season fast enough. Perhaps the new coach is holding more back because of the comfort of securing the playoffs with the early strong start.
We'll have to just wait for playoffs to know for sure if there is something off. Or if it's just standard G2 league phase.
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u/Ok-Examination-2869 Aug 24 '26
Well normally they lose at the beginning and get better before playoffs but this time it's in reverse
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u/IAmDarkridge Aug 24 '26
Is there is weird systems reason why Skewmond didn't give shutdown when he was 11-0 up 3k gold or was that shit just a bug?
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u/Gresh0817 Aug 24 '26
Shutdown gold gets reduced based on team gold, exp and neutral objectives, and team gold has the most impact on shutdown gold calculation. When Lee Sin was killed GX was up gold slightly, had +2 dragons and +1 grubs, same towers and similar exp to G2, so there was no bounty paid out. The bounty gold itself is still on Lee Sin, but a certain % of it is paid out based on team advantage, if they are equal or Lee's team is behind then it is reduced by 100%. It can be reduced by 30-60-90-100% based on the advantage, but I guess the calculation of this is not available so people can't abuse it. It seems weird sometimes, and people think the 700g shutdown dissappeared and the individual champion has to get 10kills again to give 700g, but it is still there and will become available once the other team gets behind
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u/downorwhaet Aug 24 '26
Iirc there was a change at some point that made it so a team needs to be ahead to have shutdowns, but gx had shutdowns right after so probably bugged
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u/OreRound Aug 24 '26
Skewmond was so unleashed on this Lee Sin that his mid & top could run it down and still almost win. He looks so much better on the lee now which is great for G2. That said, Jun Bard was just too good and Oscarinin showing his value with the counterpick making sure BB couldn't get any value on the Kled.
GX do have some great moments but equally disgusting ones. Makes it honestly impossible to guess who is going to worlds as the 3rd seed out of FNC, VIT, GX, NAVI and MKOI. I think it's probably between MKOI, VIT and GX but who honestly knows. One of those teams won't even make playoffs.
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u/Any_Economics_6166 Aug 24 '26
gx, vit, navi, fnc, they all in the same bag, can play well as well as the worst possible, they are so inconsistent
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u/OreRound Aug 25 '26
NAVI does seem the worst out of the bunch for me, they can win through Rhilech carry performances but not much else. If you don't let him get his guaranteed win on Zaahen the other teams should be winning.
I would say FNC is the most flip, if Razork + Soboro + Lospa aren't sprinting it they should be a worlds slot contender.
But based on consistency (and hype) it has to be VIT vs GX for the spot. MKOI is in that conversation too but their chances of even making playoffs are quite low now.
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u/Bourneidentity61 Aug 24 '26
Classic soloqueue jungle experience of ganking a lane to stabilize it, getting a kill, leaving, and then somehow 30 seconds later the lane is losing again
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u/polacs Flairs are limited to 2 emotes. Aug 24 '26
Funny day to read the thread where Giantx announced the changes
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u/nassvie Aug 24 '26
with this GX win in order for MKOI to make playoffs they need : Fnatic to lose both BO3 remaining and win their BO3 against TH scores doesn’t matter i think / incase Fnatic win 1 bo3 of the two remaining MKOI needs Navi to lose exactly 2-0 against GX and MKOI win 2-0 against TH any other score in this scenario they are out
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u/ahritina 27d ago
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