In the early game of the first match, GAM's four-man dive bot lane resulted in a 1-for-1 trade. Although Kiaya solo killed Myrwn in the lane, they couldn't stop MDK's advantage across all lanes. Levi was captured twice in the jungle by multiple MDK players. In the mid-game, MDK pushed through the top lane, taking the inhibitor turret at 14 minutes. In the dragon fight, Myrwn's Mega Gnar double kill was followed by taking down Levi, MDK achieved a 2-for-4 trade, leading by 4k in gold. In the late game, MDK pushed mid and bot, Elyoya initiated a counterattack at the base, MDK easily achieved a 0-for-3 trade, and at 20 minutes, they destroyed GAM's base to take the first game.
First game:
BP:
Blue side MDK: Myrwn as Gnar, Elyoya as Maokai, Fresskowy as Yone, Supa as Ziggs, Alvaro as Nautilus
Ban: Shyvana, Rumble, Poppy, Jax, Rell
Red side GAM: Kiaya as Smorde, Levi as Wukong, Emo as Akali, Easylove as Kai'Sa, Elio as Rakan
Ban: Skarner, Nidalee, Alora, Alistar, Leona
Post-match data:
MVP:
Match details:
[2:47] GAM's four-man dive bot lane, Smorde first kills Nautilus, Wukong flashes with low health but is taken down by Ziggs, resulting in a 1-for-1 trade.
[6:15] 2V2 in mid lane, Nautilus hooks Rakan, Yone follows up with a strike to take him down.
[7:46] Wukong is captured by Nautilus in MDK's jungle, flashes into the dragon pit, Yone uses E to follow and take him down. Subsequently, MDK's three-man top lane, Ziggs first gives three points, Maokai dives the tower to easily take down Smorde, MDK leads by 1k in gold.
[12:07] Gnar, with low health in the lane, seeks a duel with Smorde, Smorde enters the bush and successfully solo kills him, then dies to the tower.
[14:15] MDK's three-man top lane, Akali is caught by Maokai's ultimate, Yone follows up with his ultimate, assisted by Ziggs to secure the kill, MDK takes down GAM's top lane second turret and inhibitor turret, while GAM takes down MDK's mid lane first turret, MDK leads by 3k in gold.
[15:38] GAM secures two dragons consecutively, MDK's four-man jungle pincer on GAM, Wukong flanks but is caught, Kai'Sa first kills Nautilus, Akali takes down Ziggs, Yone cuts down Smorde, Gnar arrives at the front line to first kill Akali then Kai'Sa for a double kill, Wukong takes down Maokai, Gnar transforms to kill Wukong again, MDK achieves a 2-for-4 trade, Yone takes down GAM's mid lane first turret, leading by 4k in gold.
[17:05] Wukong is captured again by Maokai in his own jungle, MDK pushes down the bot lane, Nautilus hooks Smorde, Ziggs secures the kill with three points, MDK leads by 6k in gold.
[19:39] MDK pushes mid lane to take down GAM's second turret, pressuring the base, Rakan flanks to engage on Ziggs, Maokai counter-engages with his ultimate, Yone solo kills Smorde, Ziggs kills Kai'Sa but is taken down by Akali, Yone kills Akali again, MDK pushes down GAM's base in one wave to take the first game.
