By Helmight
Coming off
an 0-4 Super Week, Gambit Gaming knew they were in a pinch. Their poor
performance last week dropped them to a game above last place and change needed
to happen if they wanted to avoid relegation. In a bold move, Gambit’s
management replaced Darien and Diamond with substitute players Kubon and loulex
in an attempt to revitalize the team – a reasonable move given how lackluster
their toplaner and jungler have been of late. However, simple roster changes
weren’t enough to give Gambit the victory. In an anticlimactic, 33-minute game,
Gambit would fall once more to the Supa Hot Crew.
Midgame
shotcalling weaknesses and a weak composition are what brought down Gambit this
time. Genja was frequently split off from his team when fights occurred,
preventing him from dealing damage to the Supa Hot Crew and giving them easy
victories. As if that wasn’t enough, Gambit’s composition couldn’t handle the
Supa Hot Crew’s. While Kubon’s Yorick could have potentially swung the tides in
Gambit’s favor thanks to Omen of Death, the Supa Hot Crew’s displacement spells
and area of effect damage were too strong for Kubon to do anything except ult
and pray. His prayers were never heard – niQ’s Fizz wasn’t nearly fed enough
for him to carry fights, even after he came back to life through the Omen. With
these weaknesses, Gambit couldn’t stop the Crew from amassing an almost 10k
gold lead and steamrolling them into the ground.
Of course,
we can’t fault Gambit for everything. The Supa Hot Crew looked solid in all
parts of today’s game, despite their early game disadvantages. kaSing in
particular stood out – and not just because he was playing Gragas. The Crew’s
support managed to land his ultimate perfectly almost every time he used it,
allowing him to burn Summoners and pick up kills while in lane and displace
Gambit’s team in fights. Without his clutch Explosive Casks, it’s fair to say
that the Supa Hot Crew would have had a much more difficult time overcoming
their early deficits. SELFIE was red-hot as well, annihilating Gambit in multiple
teamfights thanks to good knockups from the rest of his team.
Gambit
actually held a lead early in the game thanks to their powerful bullies. Their
Caitlyn/Nami botlane held a huge advantage over MrRalleZ and kaSing, resulting
in Genja being more than 30 CS ahead of his counterpart at one point. Kubon had
a great time top as well – though maybe that’s because Yorick has no counters
in the toplane. With their lanes doing well, Gambit was able to take the first
dragon of the game without contest and gave them a decent chance against the
Supa Hot Crew when they clashed over the second.
However, their decision-making and
positioning was ultimately fatal. The Supa Hot Crew took four kills and the
dragon to gain the lead. They’d never lose it for the rest of the game as they
outfought and out-rotated Gambit at every turn. The final fight near Gambit’s
top inhibitor was an absolute slaughter and the Crew managed to take home the
win shortly afterwards.
GMB bans: Kog'Maw, Ryze, Orianna
SHC bans: Lee Sin, Kassadin, Evelynn
Player
|
Champions
|
K/D/A
|
Minions Killed
|
Gambit Gaming
|
|||
Kubon
|
Yorick
|
1/3/1
|
222
|
loulex
|
Elise
|
1/3/4
|
121
|
niQ
|
Fizz
|
3/5/3
|
289
|
Genja
|
Caitlyn
|
1/2/1
|
309
|
EDward
|
Nami
|
0/3/4
|
17
|
Supa Hot Crew
|
|||
Mimer
|
Shyvana
|
5/0/8
|
333
|
Impaler
|
Rengar
|
1/2/8
|
139
|
SELFIE
|
Yasuo
|
5/1/9
|
346
|
MrRalleZ
|
Corki
|
2/1/12
|
292
|
kaSing
|
Gragas
|
3/2/11
|
69
|
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