Game of the Day: H2K versus Elements (EU LCS Spring Split - Week 4 Day 1)

By Helmight

For a team supposedly plagued by shotcalling weaknesses, H2K certainly didn’t play like it. Time and time again, H2K outrotated and outplayed Elements in a 30-minute rout of the current split champions.

             Though H2K’s inconsistency left fans wondering how the game would play out, they almost certainly didn’t expect such a strong showing. KaSing in particular proved his mettle in this game, landing clutch hooks at crucial moments to force Elements out of the game. With a total of eight assists by the end of the game, his substitution for Voidle has been cemented as a brilliant move by H2K.

            The rest of the team didn’t make any flashy plays, but H2K’s map control and rotations were excellent. No trace of their shotcalling issues was present today – every team member was where they needed to be, when they needed to be there. Ryu and Hjarnan turned in solid performances, securing the lion’s share of the kills and playing generally excellent.

            Elements meanwhile looked completely out of… well, out of their element. From champion select, Elements looked like they didn’t quite know what they were doing. Running a double AP composition into a Maokai is never a good idea, but Elements also failed to pick a hyper carry for Rekkles. This squandered the usefulness of Wickd’s Lulu and Nyph’s Janna, who could have kept a champion like Kog’Maw safe from harm.

            But it wasn’t the only time they made questionable decisions. H2K was able to secure multiple objectives – including a Baron – without a fight simply because Elements didn’t have the right team members in the right place at the right time. Rekkles was sent to farm bot, even though Wickd’s Teleport was up. Three Elements members were sent to shove toplane while H2K was pressuring inhibitors elsewhere. No matter where H2K roamed, it seemed as though Elements just couldn’t get there at the same time.

            After a mere 25 minutes of play, it was clear that H2K had Elements completely under control. One Baron and a small teamfight later, they were able to push through the remainder of Elements’ base for the win.

 

H2K (W)					Elements (L)
Kills	Turrets		Gold		Kills	Turrets			Gold
10	10		53.5k		4	2			42.4k
Lineup
Position	Player		Champion	K/D/A	Position		Player			Champion	K/D/A
Top	Odoamne		Maokai	1/1/4	Top	Wickd				Lulu	0/3/2
Jungle	loulex		Jarvan IV	1/0/5	Jungle	Shook				Rek’Sai	2/2/1
Mid	Ryu		Ahri	2/3/4	Mid	Froggen				LeBlanc	2/2/2
ADC	Hjarnan		Sivir	6/0/3	ADC	Rekkles				Graves	0/0/1
Support	kaSing		Thresh	0/0/8	Support	Nyph				Janna	0/3/1
Bans
Nidalee		Lissandra	Gnar		Zed			Annie	Kassadin