In the first game, T1's last flex pick went to mid Caitlyn + AD Ziggs! Although they didn't lose much in laning, HLE first took the advantage with 5 bugs + Herald, pushing down T1's top outer towers!
At 20 minutes, Doran's Jax TP'd to mid tower and stepped on a trap, getting killed by Gumayusi's Ziggs ult. However, T1, who took Baron, got greedy and wanted to take the dragon too, resulting in a chase where they lost three members! Subsequently, T1 tried to push with the Baron buff, but Oner's Sejuani got knocked away, and Faker's Caitlyn got caught by Bard's ult + Peanut's hammer, leading to a 0 for 4 exchange! HLE pushed down T1's mid inhibitor and took the economic lead!
In the final dragon soul fight, HLE, despite being down Bard, controlled the fight perfectly, allowing their double C to output freely. Zeus's Gnar failed to flank Viper's Jhin, and HLE, with one less member, wiped out T1 and ended the game, taking the first point!
Starting lineup:
Hanwha Life Esports : Top Doran, Jungle Peanut, Mid Zeka, Bot Viper, Support Delight
T1 : Top Zeus, Jungle Oner, Mid Faker, Bot Gumayusi, Support Keria
BP phase:
Blue side HLE: Pick: Smite, Poppy, Jhin, Bard, Jax
Ban: Azir, Lillia, Tristana, Camille, Corki
Red side T1: Pick: Ziggs, Sejuani, Leona, Caitlyn, Gnar
Ban: Rumble, Maokai, Vi, Rell, Alistar
Post-game data:
POG:
Match details:
[6:27] HLE took three bugs and the first dragon using mid and bot lane priority!
[7:40] Faker's Caitlyn in mid got caught by Peanut's Poppy flash gank, and with flash on cooldown, Zeka's Smite secured the first blood!
[9:04] Keria's Leona ganked top, using flash to coordinate with Zeus's Gnar to dive and kill Doran's Jax!
[10:53] In the second bug contest, Peanut's Poppy secured five bugs with Smite, and then Doran's Jax TP'd behind to help kill Gumayusi's Ziggs, with Keria's Leona escaping in the wrong direction and eventually dying!
[11:52] T1 took the second dragon, but HLE's three-man top lane gank, with Peanut's Poppy wall stun, killed Gumayusi's Ziggs again! This game had a dragon soul!
[14:28] HLE grouped to take Rift Herald and used it to push down T1's top outer towers!
[18:34] In the dragon fight, Delight's Bard ult forced Gumayusi's Ziggs to flash, T1 started the dragon but then turned back to mid lane, Zeus's Gnar TP'd after pushing top tower, but Peanut's Poppy knocked up Oner's Sejuani, allowing HLE to take the third dragon! Both sides then disengaged with two members each at low health!
[20:42] T1 grouped and chased from their top lane to HLE's second top tower, using two ults + Zeus's Gnar flash to kill Delight's Bard!
[23:17] T1's mid-game long-range Poke severely injured Doran's Jax who teleported and stepped on a trap. Then, Gumayusi's Ziggs used an ultimate to kill him! T1 turned to take Baron, HLE took the Dragon Soul point, T1 wanted to chase but it was a futile effort, Keria's Leona sacrificed herself first, and the revived Doran's Jax arrived from behind to hold Gumayusi's Ziggs! HLE managed a 0 for 3 exchange in this fight!
[26:53] T1 grouped to push bot, but Faker's Caitlyn got hit by Jhin's Deadly Flourish and Bard's ultimate, getting pinned down by Peanut's Poppy! Peanut's Poppy also knocked Oner's Sejuani away! T1 tried to retreat, but Viper's Jhin kept hitting with Deadly Flourish from the back, holding them in place! Peanut's Poppy slowed down Keria's Leona with a small throw! In this chase, HLE achieved a 0 for 4 exchange, taking down T1's mid inner turret and mid inhibitor! They now lead by almost 5K gold!
[29:50] A skirmish in the jungle, Delight's Bard was instantly killed by T1 focusing fire, but Doran's Jax and Peanut's Poppy controlled the narrow passage perfectly, Zeka's stacked Swain and Viper's Jhin provided long-range damage! T1's double carries fell with no fighting power left! Zeus's Mega Gnar tried to solo kill Viper's Jhin but got kited! In this team fight, HLE managed a 1 for 5 exchange in a 4v5 situation, winning the first game without even needing the Infernal Soul, pushing mid for the victory!
