In the early stage of the fourth game, Leyan's Brand ganked mid-lane and took Yagao's first blood. In the nest fight, Zhuo Rell engaged JDG's four people, Photic's Miss Fortune got a double kill, NIP achieved a 1-for-3 trade, and later Photic solo killed Ruler in the mid-lane, leading NIP with a 6k gold advantage.
In the mid-game, NIP pushed mid-lane with the Rift Herald, Flandre's K'Sante caught Photic twice in the jungle and melted him, JDG took the bounty dragon but still trailed by 5k gold.
In the late game, NIP destroyed all JDG's outer towers, Rookie's Zeri crossed the wall and killed Yagao, NIP then took Baron with four people to control the game. Finally, NIP relied on the Baron buff to push JDG's high ground, Photic got a double kill to end the game, and NIP flattened JDG's base, leading both sides to the final game.
Fourth Game:
BP:
Blue Side NIP: Shanji Udyr, Leyan Brand, Rookie Zeri, Photic Miss Fortune, Zhuo Rell
Ban: Shoes, Ezreal, Renekton, Mordekaiser, Smaug
Red Side JDG: Flandre K'Sante, Kanavi Ivern, Yagao Corki, Ruler Jhin, MISSING Leona
Ban: Rumble, Zyra, Ashe, Lucian, Nasus
Post-match Data:
MVP:
Match Details:
[3:40] Brand ganks mid-lane, Corki misses Q, Brand flashes EQ to stun Corki and gets first blood.
[9:32] 3V3 in the bot lane, MF opens fire from a distance, K'Sante is rooted and takes full damage, NIP leads by 3k gold.
[10:57] Nest fight, Rell flashes and engages JDG's four people, MF takes down Jhin, Zeri finishes off Ivern, MF kills Leona, NIP achieves a 1-for-3 trade, nest fight score is 5-1 in favor of NIP.
[13:48] MF pushes mid-lane, Jhin defends the tower but is solo killed by MF with a smooth EQR combo, NIP leads by 6k gold.
[15:38] NIP releases Rift Herald mid-lane and takes JDG's first tower, K'Sante Q's back MF, Corki gets the major kill, then Jhin snipes to keep people in place, Rell kills K'Sante, Brand is stunned by Leona, JDG achieves a 1-for-2 trade, trailing by 6k gold.
[17:50] K'Sante invades NIP's jungle and catches MF, melting her, JDG then takes the dragon and gets the bounty, trailing by 5k gold.
[18:45] K'Sante farms bot lane, Leona and Corki dive and kill K'Sante, Zeri pushes top lane and takes JDG's second top tower, NIP leads by 5k gold.
[21:08] NIP destroys JDG's second mid tower, Zeri crosses the wall and kills Corki with an electric strike, MF and Zeri then kill Ivern on the high ground, Jhin pulls back and kills Zeri, NIP achieves a 1-for-2 trade, JDG loses all outer towers, NIP leads by 5k gold.
[23:25] Jungle fight, Ivern is engaged and trades with Rell, NIP's four members take Baron, JDG's four members come to contest, Brand secures Baron, NIP leads by 6k gold.
[26:55] NIP pushes top lane and takes JDG's high ground tower, high ground fight, K'Sante carries Brand and kills him instantly but is then killed by MF, Leona gives MF a double kill, NIP achieves a 1-for-2 trade and strongly pushes to destroy JDG's base, leading both sides to the final game.
