EPIK Gaming vs. Team Dignitas
EPIK Gaming vs. Team Dignitas
The picks and bans were critical during this match with EPIK taking a much more fluid approach to their team composition playing on their strengths and doing their best to capitalize on Dignitas’ few weaknesses. This resulted in an unorthodox, but ultimately effective team composition for the second game particularly.
During Game One, both EPIK and Dignitas curiously positioned two champions in the top lane rather than the typical solo lane top with a duo on the bottom. However in Game Two, they reverted to the traditional positioning with a duo lane on bottom. Throughout the match, early ganks and jungle control were expertly coordinated from both teams. Both Dignitas’ Jatt and EPIK’s Dan Dinh heavily influenced the early game and both teams struggled to establish control of Baron and Dragon. Ultimately EPIK’s coordination rose above Dignitas in two straight games, earning them a spot in the Winners Finals.
Player of the Match: Although all players exhibited top notch performances, two in particular stand out. Both Westrice and Salce easily pushed both games forward to secure a solid victory for EPIK.
Game 1
| EPIK Bans | Dignitas Bans |
| Kog'Maw Ryze Graves |
Heimerdinger Zilean Skarner |
| EPIK Picks | Dignitas Picks |
| Rammus - Dan Dinh Sona - Nhat Nguyen Swain - Salce Vayne - Westrice Yorick - Dyrus |
Kassadin - Scarra Akali - Voyboy Udyr - Jatt Soraka - L0CUST Ezrael - qtpie |
Key Plays:
- EPIK preventing and killing Udyr from smite-stealing Baron; Kassidin forcing EPIK to retreat anyway after jumping in and taking down Swain EPIK gaining the upperhand in a fight Dignitas initiated with EPIK up 4 kills to 2
- EPIK taking complete control over Baron for the entire game, resulting in three buffs .
- EPIK‘s superb positioning and foresight by pulling off a Baron kill while Dignitas went for Dragon
Top Players: The early ganks from EPIK Dan Dinh’s Rammus really set the tone for this game by setting up kills for his teammates and leading them to the first Baron kill. While EPIK Westrice’s Vayne dominated throughout the game, he truly shined in the late-game.
Game 2
| EPIK Bans | Dignitas Bans |
| Graves Kog'Maw Ryze |
Heimerdinger Yorick Zilean |
| EPIK Picks | Dignitas Picks |
| Soraka - Nhat Nguyen Rammus - Dan Dinh Karthus - Dyrus Riven - Westrice Kennen - Salce |
Skarner - Voyboy Udyr - Jatt Vayne - qtpie Sona - L0CUST Morgana - Scarra |
Key Plays:
- Jatt’s Udyr counter ganking qtpie’s Vayne to pick up first blood and the first Dragon.
- EPIK bouncing back from Dignitas’ ace and turning the tide with a quadra kill from Salce
- After a quick fight at Baron, EPIK moving in and destroying both nexus towers and the nexus
Top Players: Just minutes after losing a team fight that would crush the morale of lesser teams, EPIK Salce’s Kennen pulled through and landed a quadra kill that resulted in EPIK getting the first inhibitor of the game. It proved to help EPIK overcome any advantages that Dignitas may have been gaining and lead EPIK to their victory.
