[Post-Match Report] Full State! RA narrowly wins 2:1 against WE, securing their fourth consecutive victory!

July 25, 2024 LPL Summer Playoff Group Stage: RA vs. WE

Game 1

BP:

Blue Side RA: Xiaoxu (Mordekaiser), Xiaohao (Lillia), VicLa (Corki), Assum (Jhin), Jwei (Leona)

Ban: Aphelios, Ezreal, Zeri, Braum, Alistar

Red Side WE: Wayward (K'Sante), Yanxiang (Brand), FoFo (Lucian), Able (Kai'Sa), Mark (Nautilus)

Ban: Ashe, Miss Fortune, Sejuani, Draven, Kalista

Match Summary:

[0:00] Player FoFo needs to use the restroom urgently, causing a pause at the start of the match.

[8:30] After the pause, both teams focus on farming. WE's jungle and support gank mid but fail, then secure the dragon. Both teams' economies are even.

[9:02] Jhin sets up a sniper in the river, coordinating with Lillia and Leona to control Brand, securing first blood for Jhin.

[10:51] K'Sante harasses Jhin alone in the bot lane, nearly diving him, but Jhin dodges K'Sante's Q3 under the tower and counter-kills him.

[12:15] Lillia comes to the bot lane to assist in diving Lucian, successfully killing him. RA leads by 3k gold.

[13:28] Leona clears vision in the mid-river bush, but WE's four members surround and kill her. WE secures another dragon, making it an Earth Dragon Soul game. Corki escapes a gank in the bot lane by dodging Nautilus's hook.

[16:57] RA releases the Rift Herald in mid, taking down WE's first tower. Jhin snipes Brand, Lillia kills Nautilus, and RA goes 2-0, leading by 4k gold.

[19:12] The dragon respawns. Corki takes down WE's top tower and teleports to the fight, Jhin snipes Brand, kills Nautilus for a double kill, Corki kills Lucian, and K'Sante dies, giving Jhin a triple kill. RA goes 4-0 and secures the dragon, leading by 7k gold.

[22:47] RA starts Baron, Lillia secures it, and WE has no answer, giving up Baron. RA leads by 8k gold.

[23:23] RA pushes mid, Jhin sets up a sniper in the jungle, but Leona gets hooked by Nautilus and dies. Mordekaiser ults Kai'Sa but gets counter-killed. Jhin kills Nautilus, Corki kills Kai'Sa, and K'Sante, low on health, tries to escape but gets killed by Corki. RA goes 4-1 and Jhin takes down WE's top second tower, leading by over 10k gold.

[25:19] Corki gets caught by two WE members in the top lane but trades for Lucian before dying. RA's four members push bot, Kai'Sa ults in but gets melted. RA goes 4-1, destroys WE's bot inhibitor, and secures the dragon, leading by 13k gold.

[27:32] WE engages RA in a team fight but gets decimated. Jhin snipes to cover his teammates, and RA goes 4-0, pushing mid to destroy WE's base and taking the first game.