By Helmight
Though
often dismissed or written off as an easy win for the team they’re playing, the
Copenhagen Wolves are still worthy of respect. Despite going down to Fnatic on
the first day of Super Week, the Wolves put on a fantastic showing. With an
arguably stronger composition, it was a definite possibility that Copenhagen
could take home a late-game win – however, Fnatic’s superior mechanical skills
allowed them to take multiple teamfight victories where it counted. At the end
of the day, Fnatic got the picks they needed to push into the Wolves’ base and
finish off the Nexus.
Fnatic got
off to a great early lead thanks to phenomenal plays from xPeke and YellOwStaR,
but ending the game proved to be tricky. With the dispersion power of YoungBuck’s
Gragas and a composition that was arguably better at teamfighting than Fnatic’s,
the Copenhagen Wolves were able to stall out Fnatic’s aggression for a long
time, even with an exposed inhibitor in the top lane. Both teams circled the
Baron pit multiple times, getting into small-scale skirmishes that sent one or two
members from each team back home to respawn. Eventually however, Fnatic’s pick
comp found the opportunity they needed. After catching YoungBuck out by
himself, Fnatic was able to pressure for the exposed inhibitor in a 4v3
situation. As soon as the structure fell, YellOwStaR made his move and Flash-Soul
Shackled the remaining Wolves for the ace. Since the Nexus turrets had already
fallen earlier, it was a fatal blow for Copenhagen.
YellOwStaR was
certainly the MVP of today’s game - he played absolutely out of his mind today,
Flashing into multiple teamfights to set up huge
multi-man Soul Shackles. Without his massive AoE damage and crowd control,
Fnatic would have undoubtedly lost more teamfights and probably lost the game.
Also of note is Fnatic’s midlaner xPeke. He looked perfectly at home on Fizz
and took home more than half of Fnatic’s kills – a stunning record, given how
few times he’s played the Tidal Trickster this season. With his performance
today, it would be quite surprising if teams continue leaving Fizz open for
xPeke. – or leaving Morgana for YellOwStaR, for that matter.
Copenhagen
meanwhile played a game that belies their status as the last-place team in the
EU LCS. Despite being down in gold and facing off against a Fnatic squad that’s
been hotter than Brand’s Pyroclasm, Copenhagen never ceased their aggressive
moves. Despite losing an early inhibitor, the Wolves constantly roamed outside
of their base, pressuring Baron and forcing Fnatic to back off of multiple
objectives. However, the Wolves did make a few terrible calls in the midgame
that put them too far back to really go toe-to-toe with Fnatic. Primary among
these was their attempted base race. They were desperate, but should never have
tried to beat a Tristana and a Lich-Bane’d Fizz in a tower-taking contest. Had
they kept all of their inhibitor turrets intact, it’s probable that the Wolves
could have stalled out long enough to beat Fnatic in the late game. With an
exposed inhibitor though, there was only so much Copenhagen could do to
forestall Fnatic’s team.
Copenhagen Wolves (L)
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Fnatic (W)
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Kills
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Turrets
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Gold
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Kills
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Turrets
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Gold
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11
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4
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61.9k
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24
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9
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76.5k
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Lineup
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Position
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Player
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Champion
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K/D/A
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Position
|
Player
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Champion
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K/D/A
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Top
|
YoungBuck
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Gragas
|
3/2/4
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Top
|
sOAZ
|
Irelia
|
1/0/12
|
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Jungle
|
Brokenshard
|
Lee Sin
|
3/5/6
|
Jungle
|
Cyanide
|
Rengar
|
0/4/13
|
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Mid
|
SorenXD
|
Ryze
|
1/5/5
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Mid
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xPeke
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Fizz
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13/4/5
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ADC
|
Woolite
|
Kog’Maw
|
4/6/5
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ADC
|
Rekkles
|
Corki
|
2/1/18
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Support
|
Unlimited
|
Braum
|
0/6/9
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Support
|
YellOwStaR
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Thresh
|
8/2/9
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Bans
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Evelynn
|
Thresh
|
Syndra
|
Kassadin
|
Orianna
|
Twisted
Fate
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