In this match, Mlxg's Monkey started with a direct clash against Duke's Gnar, feeding MaRin's Malphite, but Ning's Wukong managed to suppress in the laning phase, helping the team gain an advantage. In the mid-game, both teams exchanged blows, but AIW was caught multiple times in the middle lane, and a key water dragon soul fight saw Xiye's Ahri score a triple kill, helping the team wipe out their opponents and expand their lead! OP's high ground team fight once again wiped out AIW, defeating their opponents and securing their first victory!
Starting lineup:
AIW: Top MaRin, Jungle Mlxg, Mid Cool, ADC Kramer, Support Ben
OP: Top Duke, Jungle Ning, Mid Xiye, ADC Mint, Support Fireloli
BP phase:
Blue side OP: Pick: Ashe, Wukong, Ahri, Gnar, Poby
Ban: Rumble, Kalista, Orianna, Renekton, Kennen
Red side AIW: Pick: Varus, Monkey, Galio, Alistar, Malphite
Ban: Aurelion Sol, Kog'Maw, LeBlanc, Braum, Jax
Post-match data:
MVP:
Match details:
[6:08] Mlxg's level 4 Monkey calls teammates to attack the dragon, resulting in 2 health left and being stolen by Ning's level 6 Wukong! Wukong turns around and locks down Kramer’s Varus, then chases down Alistar! Achieving a 0 for 2 trade!
[6:28] MaRin's Malphite finds an opportunity in the top lane and solo kills Duke's Gnar! However, OP still manages to secure the first Rift Scuttler!
[11:42] In the second wave of Rift Scuttlers, Ning's Wukong steals one, making it 4 to 2! Then Fireloli's Poby gets caught in the middle lane by Kramer’s Varus' ultimate, and AIW successfully kills three!
[14:18] Ning's Wukong secures the opponent's red buff, but Fireloli's Poby gets caught in the river, and MaRin's Malphite supports to help catch Ning's Wukong! A 0 for 2 trade allows AIW to take the Rift Herald! The economic gap is only over a thousand!
[17:21] OP tries to engage on Malphite in the river, but the damage is completely insufficient! Fireloli's Poby goes down again, and AIW secures the third dragon! OP takes down the opponent's mid outer tower!
[20:22] In the mid-lane team fight, OP initiates, but Ben's Alistar uses his ultimate in conjunction with Cool's Galio's ultimate + Malphite's ultimate to knock up two! OP's jungle and support again give away kills! AIW again achieves a 0 for 2 trade!
[22:20] MaRin's Malphite is built up, but gets surrounded and killed by OP's four-man gank in the bottom lane! He even uses his flash to escape! OP then secures the dragon!
[23:52] OP catches Cool's Galio in the top lane again, while AIW groups up to push down the mid outer tower, but Ning's Wukong flanks and locks down MaRin's Malphite with Mint's Ashe's arrow! After Kramer’s Varus is killed, AIW loses their damage output, Duke's Gnar slams two, and OP chases down for a 1 for 4 trade! They push down the mid inner tower and regain a 6K economic advantage!
[28:30] In the river, Ning's Wukong is caught, but sacrifices himself to lock down Kramer’s Varus, helping his teammates secure a kill, while Xiye's Ahri uses Zhonya's to dodge Galio's ultimate, and in a 1v2, she secures a triple kill, OP wipes out AIW with a 1 for 5 trade and secures the dragon soul!
[31:00] OP groups up to push high ground, MaRin's Malphite flanks with his ultimate and quickly takes down Mint's Ashe, but Xiye's Ahri unleashes explosive damage that no one can withstand! In the end, Ahri and support Poby each secure a double kill, OP wipes out AIW again with a 1 for 5 trade, securing their first victory!
