enigma# Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 For the first round of the World Playoffs, eight teams faced off in two groups for a chance to move on to the quarter finals against the seeded teams Team SoloMid, Moscow Five, Team WE, and Taipei Assassins. With only half of the teams advancing today, every match was a battle for tournament survival, and the best-of-one format meant there were no second chances. Group A In the first Group, Azubu Frost, Invictus Gaming, Counter Logic Gaming NA, and SK Gaming were all thrust into the arena. The first game was an explosive back and forth between Azubu Frost and Invictus Gaming. Invictus scored an early lead over Frost and managed to hold onto it for the entire first half of the game. However, a disastrous Baron fight for them resulted in Frost pulling off a steal to take the lead with minimal losses. By picking hard-scaling champions like Jax, Frost was able to last until their late-game power kicked in and turned the match around. The second highlight match of the group featured SK Gaming and CLG NA, who were each down one game after losses to Frost and IG respectively. Both teams went for global map presence, with SK picking up Shen while CLG NA ran three Teleport spells. After a sneaky Baron kill, SK Gaming attempted to kick in the door on CLGÂ More... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazaHorse Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 MAKNOOOOOOON!!! Lol... The teams' likelihood to win it all (IMO) are from greatest to least: Azubu Frost Moscow 5 Najin Sword TSM Taipei Assassins Team WE CLG EU Invictus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryThePlatypus Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 MAKNOOOOOOON!!! Lol... The teams' likelihood to win it all (IMO) are from greatest to least: Azubu Frost Moscow 5 Najin Sword TSM Taipei Assassins Team WE CLG EU Invictus Usually I would place m5 at the top but yeah AF were on fire yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazaHorse Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Azubu will win because they have the game's sexiest player in RapidStar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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