In the early game of the third match, T1's nest bug teamfight resulted in a 1-for-2 trade. Peanut's Vi in the river, with low health, successfully baited, allowing Doran's Jax and Viper's Kai'Sa to secure kills. HLE achieved a 0-for-3 trade, leading by 1k gold.
In the mid-game dragon fight, Delight's Rell flanked but was taken down. T1, in a 5v4 situation, was wiped out by HLE. Doran secured a triple kill, and HLE took both the big and small dragons, leading by 5k gold. Subsequently, T1, undeterred, continued to fight HLE in the mid lane. Viper's Kai'Sa was the first to fall, and T1, again in a 5v4, was wiped out by HLE in a 2-for-5 trade. Peanut and Zeka each secured double kills, and HLE led by 7k gold.
In the late game, T1 shattered upon contact. HLE secured the Cloud Dragon Soul, leading by 9k gold. They pushed mid twice, wiping out T1 both times. Viper secured a triple kill to end the game. HLE demolished T1's base, sweeping them and advancing to the next round to face GEN, while T1 dropped to the loser's bracket to face DK.
Third match:
BP:
Blue side T1: Zeus on Camille, Oner on Sejuani, Faker on Swain, Gumayusi on Ziggs, Keria on Alistar
Ban: Kennen, Leona, Tristana, Ivern, Maokai
Red side HLE: Doran on Jax, Peanut on Vi, Zeka on Yone, Viper on Kai'Sa, Delight on Rell
Ban: Azir, Rumble, Lillia, Poppy, Olaf
Post-match stats:
POG:
Match details:
[6:18] Nest bug teamfight, Ziggs kills Vi to secure first blood. Camille, focused, flashes back but gets killed by Rell. Swain follows up to take down Rell. T1 achieves a 1-for-2 trade.
[8:30] 2v2 in the river, Camille, with low health, baits but gets locked and killed by Vi.
[11:11] Bot lane tri-bush fight, Sejuani gets locked and killed by Kai'Sa. Vi Q's over the wall but gets chased and hit by Swain. Vi baits successfully in the bush. Jax activates Counter-Strike to kill Swain. Kai'Sa kills Alistar in the front line. HLE achieves a 0-for-3 trade, leading by 1k gold.
[20:02] Dragon spawns, Rell flanks but gets focused by T1's three members. Rell is first killed by Camille. Camille then engages Kai'Sa but gets countered. Sejuani knocks up Kai'Sa. Jax slices through Ziggs, Sejuani, and Swain, securing a triple kill. HLE achieves a 1-for-5 trade, wipes out T1, and takes both the big and small dragons, leading by 5k gold and on Cloud Dragon Soul point.
[22:08] Kai'Sa gets caught mid by Ziggs' flash and dies. Another fight breaks out in the river. Vi punches for a double kill, Yone secures another double kill. HLE achieves a 2-for-5 trade, wipes out T1 again, leading by 7k gold.
[24:59] Ziggs sneaks and destroys HLE's mid outer turret but gets melted right after. HLE pushes mid and destroys T1's inner turret, leading by 8k gold.
[27:38] Kai'Sa easily helps HLE secure the Cloud Dragon Soul, leading by 9k gold. HLE then pushes mid, Kai'Sa secures a double kill on sight. Camille finally takes down Kai'Sa but can't escape death. HLE achieves a 1-for-5 trade, wipes out T1, and destroys the bot inhibitor, leading by 12k gold.
[29:55] Five members of T1 surged out from the mid lane, Kai'Sa melted Smite, then killed Ziggs and Camille to get a triple kill. HLE achieved a 0 for 5 team wipe against T1, and pushed down T1's base to secure the victory.
