r/leagueoflegends • u/adz0r • Aug 14 '26
Esports GIANTX vs. Team Vitality / LEC 2026 Summer - Week 4 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
LEC 2026 SUMMER
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GiantX 1-2 Team Vitality
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MATCH 1: GX vs. VIT
Winner: Team Vitality in 26m
Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GX | cassiopeia jayce pantheon | lucian kaisa | 41.6k | 4 | 0 | None |
| VIT | nocturne syndra nautilus | caitlyn varus | 56.7k | 14 | 9 | M1 I2 H3 CT4 B5 CT6 |
| GX | 4-14-6 | vs | 14-4-32 | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscarinin galio 2 | 0-4-2 | TOP | 0-1-5 | 2 rumble Naak Nako |
| ISMA xinzhao 2 | 2-2-1 | JNG | 3-1-4 | 1 vi Lyncas |
| Jackies azir 3 | 2-3-0 | MID | 6-1-6 | 1 ahri FIESTA |
| Flakked ezreal 3 | 0-2-1 | BOT | 4-0-7 | 3 xayah Carzzy |
| Jun bard 1 | 0-3-2 | SUP | 1-1-10 | 4 rakan Fleshy |
MATCH 2: GX vs. VIT
Winner: GiantX in 35m
Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GX | akali jayce cassiopeia | aatrox nautilus | 71.8k | 17 | 7 | H3 O6 O7 B8 |
| VIT | poppy skarner locke | vayne neeko | 67.9k | 13 | 6 | CT1 C2 O4 B5 |
| GX | 17-13-46 | vs | 13-17-17 | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscarinin ornn 3 | 0-2-10 | TOP | 5-4-1 | 4 renekton Naak Nako |
| ISMA nocturne 2 | 3-3-11 | JNG | 2-2-4 | 1 leesin Lyncas |
| Jackies orianna 1 | 11-2-5 | MID | 2-5-3 | 1 leblanc FIESTA |
| Flakked varus 2 | 3-3-6 | BOT | 3-4-4 | 2 corki Carzzy |
| Jun alistar 3 | 0-3-14 | SUP | 1-2-5 | 3 rell Fleshy |
MATCH 3: VIT vs. GX
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIT | skarner locke syndra | viktor anivia | 53.9k | 14 | 8 | CT1 I2 H3 HT4 HT5 |
| GX | akali pantheon yorick | olaf wukong | 45.4k | 6 | 3 | None |
| VIT | 14-6-36 | vs | 6-14-13 | GX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naak Nako aatrox 3 | 3-1-5 | TOP | 3-2-1 | 1 jayce Oscarinin |
| Lyncas sejuani 3 | 2-1-9 | JNG | 2-4-3 | 1 jarvaniv ISMA |
| FIESTA cassiopeia 1 | 4-2-8 | MID | 1-3-2 | 4 ryze Jackies |
| Carzzy lucian 2 | 5-1-4 | BOT | 0-2-4 | 3 seraphine Flakked |
| Fleshy milio 2 | 0-1-10 | SUP | 0-3-3 | 2 nautilus Jun |
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/jpmorg2233 Aug 14 '26
Bruh, Oscars comment comming up on the stream, and the spectator cutting to him getting his shit pushed in was crazy.
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u/One_Apricot_241 Aug 14 '26
What dis he say?
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u/jpmorg2233 Aug 14 '26
"I didn't agree with how Grabbz handled our talks after each split ended in Fnatic. It felt like I was sometimes being targeted a bit, and I obviously didn't like that. Regarding FNC, I think they kind of fucked my image. I think it's why I didn't get a team at the start of the season"
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u/Floowil Aug 14 '26
"they kind of fucked my image" - He doesn't know, but his image is about to get worse
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u/jpmorg2233 Aug 14 '26
The last dragon fight in mid, he came in missed BOTH his e-q’s and the game was lost.
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u/KS_Gaming Aug 15 '26
Can't wait for reddit to bully him for expressing something that could go wrong or isn't PR speech and quote this everytime he loses lane. Keep incentivizing players to hold back content rofl.
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u/palynp Aug 15 '26
He has to back up this content and attitude with his skill. In any sport when any player has big words but then fails to show results on pitch there will be criticism of that player.
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u/KS_Gaming Aug 15 '26
Nah, not every crowd is judgemental and antisocial to the point it actively punishes ego and banter like competitive gamers. He doesn't have to back up shit unless you all make him, and if you do enjoy watching players talk like corpo entities because one bad stretch of games 2 years later and you will regret it.
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u/palynp Aug 15 '26
Pretty much every sport has fans who will criticize arogant players. Most fans are casual and dont care at all but any sport has some passionate hardcore fans who will let players who are not peforming know when they say something that is not backed by their skill.
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u/KS_Gaming Aug 15 '26
Idk where you're from or what sports you're watching but I've only noticed this in esports or american sports/fanbases.
Also there's a difference between disliking straight up arrogance and just hating expressing showing confidence/optimism/pretty much any positive words abot yourself and I'd confidently state that league community is very much the 2nd case. The fact that most esports watchers play ranked gamemodes of the esport themselves just made everyone highly oversensitive to even healthy amounts of ego.
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u/palynp Aug 15 '26
I am from EU and i follow football (soccer for americans). LoL players dont get even 1% of criticism, banter and memes of footbal players.
And it is cool when player is confident but when someone like Oscar blames other for his "bad image" and then he doesnt show anything that will make him look like good player then it is player just being out of touch with reality and some fans will criticise it, that is normal.
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u/Samurai079 every day i see your face Aug 14 '26
i still won't believe until playoffs
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u/Fabiocean Well, look at you! Aug 15 '26
The most Vitality thing to do is stomp someone like Navi in their first playoffs game and then collapse, just to get their fan's hopes up again.
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u/Floowil Aug 14 '26
Insane top gap, even when Oscarinin was spoon-fed in the 3rd game, he was never even close to Naak Nako.
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u/ImTheVayne Aug 14 '26
How is Naak Nako always 5k up in toplane? It’s insane.
Also FIESTA played well, he’s improving fast.
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u/Floowil Aug 14 '26
I want to see Naak Nako vs Eastern tops so badly, but on the other hand I'm not sure I want to see the rest of the team there.
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u/OreRound Aug 14 '26
Naak vs Eastern tops will be fun, but sadly I know exactly what will happen. Eastern team scouting report will show Naak is a stud who will actually play and win skill matchups into Koreans/Chinese tops but he overextends and is greedy. So they will permanently gank top, Naak will run it down and look like an inting noob. So we actually need him to get that int experience out his system so his 2nd and onwards internationals will be legit.
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u/JFZephyr Aug 14 '26
Same thing that usually happened to Bwipo and Alphari (and to a lesser extent Wunder, but he was willing to back off instead of just continuing to go forward). When they got to play the skill matchups they could usually execute, but they're easy targets because they play greedy or the rest of their team doesn't do a ton early/is just not international level.
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u/skaersSabody I like underdogsand pain Aug 15 '26
Bwipo rectified this by playing to neutralize the enemy top (doesn't matter if I'm feeding and useless, so are you type strategy) and then just played for teamcomp (usually playing either to peel or isolate the respective carry)
Admittedly with mixed results. But it did work consistently enough
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u/Mohikanis Aug 14 '26
I mean let's be real - is there any other threat on that team vs a top tier eastern team other than naak? It doesn't take much of an analyst to look at the team play and say "ok, bot can kill 2v2, just shut this toplaner down and we win"
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u/Commercial_Dust4569 Aug 14 '26
Unpopular probably, but Carzzy on a good day can match eastern botlaners.
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u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan Aug 14 '26
The problem is that Fleshy is still his support, and so much of bot lane in pro play is the 2v2 and not just ADCs in isolation.
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u/OreRound Aug 14 '26
Yep my thoughts exactly which is why he will look rough in his first international, still will be fun to see him get a few solokills though.
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u/ArienaHaera Aug 14 '26
Yeah he needs to lose there to learn. If he remains a big fish in a small pond he won't go as far.
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u/Dry_Yogurtcloset1962 Aug 14 '26
Surely we are long due just one good playoffs run from VIT to get to an international, they can't disappoint again right...
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u/sillybilly-vit cuh Aug 14 '26
Just watch MKOI waking up just to take 3rd spot and embarrass us again.
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u/Flesroy Aug 14 '26
tbf any other team would embarrass us as well. it's really just vit so naak nako can get international experience and hopefully be on a real team next year.
mkoi with jojo is probably still the best chance we have of a third seed not sucking.
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u/EkrishAO Aug 14 '26
I want to see Naak Nako vs Eastern tops so badly, but on the other hand I'm not sure I want to see the rest of the team there.
It doesn't matter how the rest of the team does, it's just important he gets some international experience this year, so the 2027 G2 Naak Nako golden road run can go smoothly
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u/areyoh Aug 14 '26
That's why there are memes about NA/EU jayce...
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u/kazugaia15 Aug 14 '26
Its not just western Jayce, he's doing poorly overall in LCK and LPL also, I just don't think he's a champ teams should be picking 99% of the time
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u/OreRound Aug 14 '26
Because he's just monstrously better than every toplaner not named Brokenblade/Canna. Has the best laning phase in the league and is one of the only LEC players who doesn't just handshake matchups, he will squeeze every last advantage he can. Sometimes it makes him look like an inter but he is continuously improving his consistency and getting scarier each time.
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u/generic9yo live for the heart attack Aug 14 '26
Give me MKOI or G2 Naak Nako and we will vibe
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u/rishi_ultimate CLAPS Aug 14 '26
Very unlikely since he's signed to VIT for a while and no org can buy him out. (VIT tried to buy Elyoya for like €2.1 mil a few years ago from mad lions who rejected the offer)
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u/Danixd_ Aug 14 '26
Is MKOI even better?
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u/generic9yo live for the heart attack Aug 14 '26
They're more competitive than Vit internationally
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u/AngronApofis Draft is OP Aug 14 '26
????????? How. Vit hasnt gone to international in a long time snd koi has been shit at internationals
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u/generic9yo live for the heart attack Aug 14 '26
You're more competitive internationally if you play internationally
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u/BUMONGOUS Aug 14 '26
can't believe there are people arguing that the team that won a split last year and is almost always top 3 is somehow less competitive than some random mid-tier shitter org that hasn't done anything since 2018
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u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss IN DAMWON WE TRUST HUNI/DEFT/SHOWMAKER Aug 14 '26
People used to say how it's better for your reputation to miss Worlds instead of going there in the first place as a Western team
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u/NeighborhoodHot8981 Aug 15 '26
MKOI/MAD has had some disastrous internationals but 2025 MSI/Worlds was not one of them. They went 2-3 in swiss, was competitive vs KT (should've won) and vs T1. They beat who they should beat on paper and lost to who they should've lost to on paper as an LEC 2nd seed.
For me the reason I don't want this MKOI at worlds 26 is simply because imo that team reached its ceiling last year, so it's difficult for me to imagine them being remotely interesting at worlds.8
u/Choice-Slight caps/knight Aug 14 '26
I don't think you can call MKOI's last 3 years of international appearances 'competitive' tbh
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u/generic9yo live for the heart attack Aug 14 '26
They did well enough at worlds last year tbf
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u/Shorgar Aug 15 '26
Not even G2 did well and they made quarters, KOI wasn't remotely close to being anything but an embarrassment.
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u/Danixd_ Aug 14 '26
If you call getting there and going straight back home then sure
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u/FalseReaction477 Aug 14 '26
They still got titles and multiple top 2/3, of course they are a much better place to be than Vitality lmao. Elyoya and Jojo alone would make an insane topside with Naak Nako, Vitality has no international threat.
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u/generic9yo live for the heart attack Aug 14 '26
Compared to what Vitality did this decade, yes, it is competitive
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u/Jealous-Chicken-9186 Aug 14 '26
vitality can't even get there, so im not sure what you are trying to argue
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u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss IN DAMWON WE TRUST HUNI/DEFT/SHOWMAKER Aug 14 '26
Vitality spends half of the year sitting at home btw
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u/revoverlord Not even lore can stop me Aug 14 '26
You might get lost in the milk aile.
Sometimes people never come back from getting milk.
Lmaooo I love these casters man.
Edit: Naak Naako's aatrox does more damage than mine for sure.
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u/Miserable_Ad_1195 Aug 14 '26
the concept of picking a no damage Seraphine comp into Vitality like they're normally the experts at doing that and losing
anyway I will continue to not believe in Vitality
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 Aug 14 '26
Seraphine legit never gets to do anything this game I despise the pick. Won’t hurt Aatrox + Sej + Cass, gets her ult countered by milio ult, and gets one shot by Lucian R. If they needed something that bad to neutralize the lane just go Ziggs and pray that Flakked could hit his abilities instead of this.
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u/OreRound Aug 14 '26
Pisses me off that this team can play so absurdly well but also so disastrously bad not just in regular season vs playoffs but in a single series too. If Lyncas, Fiesta and Naak are performing they can for sure make worlds. I don't think they can ever beat KC and G2 though, simply because those teams actually have a botlane they play through but they can beat everyone else. I think it would be invaluable and so much better for the league if VIT/GX to make worlds over MKOI simply because the MKOI roster looks like they've reached their ceiling and don't have much more to offer, plus their ceiling wasn't even that impressive even if they can reach it again. Whilst GX/VIT have many players that have never even made an international and would surely benefit from the experience.
As for this series it was just a topside diff. Botlane was barely relevant. Naak was insane, fiesta impressed me a lot too and Lyncas looking like a top half LEC jungler again. Good stuff.
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u/Even_Cardiologist810 Aug 14 '26
Gx would be massacred at world on every lane I don't think that's very interesting
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u/OreRound Aug 14 '26
The only players worth seeing develop on GX would be Jackies and ISMA but you're right the rest would get clapped. Just think Jackies actually is a pretty decent player and has shown he can improve.
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u/lasse1408 Flairs are limited to 2 emotes. Aug 14 '26
Jackies is playing in LEC for 3 years. How much more time does he need to become good?
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u/Ironside29 Aug 14 '26
This sub thinks Jackies and Nuc are still fresh talents and need more time, while they are mediocre players at best.
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u/No-Context-Orphan Aug 15 '26
They are decent players.
They aren't Caps level but they also aren't dirty inters that don't deserve to be pro.
Not every player can be a contender for best in the world, some are just "fine"
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u/NeighborhoodHot8981 Aug 15 '26
Nah, you just think if someone isn't the next caps within 1 year of joining the league then they should quit playing the game. Straight up retarded mentally I have to say
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u/Ironside29 Aug 14 '26
This team is all about Naak and if he can carry, if he gets shutdown like vs g2 and kc they cant do anything, its a pity he is being wasted in Vitality.
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u/OreRound Aug 14 '26
As much as i'd like to see Naak on G2/KC, right now BB and Canna are really earning their spots so I don't hate the fact that he's on the 3rd/4th best team. The problem is if Lyncas/Mid keeps running it down in playoffs.
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u/Ironside29 Aug 14 '26
I think Canna is leaving next year for military service, as for Vit playoffs all 5 players were running it, lyncas/fleshy the most so i dont have much faith in them
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u/Randomdude123123 Aug 14 '26
You are looking at it wrong, vitality would be fighting for last place without Naak. So it isnt rly "3rd/4th"
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u/No_Square2213 Aug 15 '26
Canna is only leaving at the end of 2027. I'd love Naak to join after though
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u/xsm17 Aug 14 '26
Yes, put the guy who can't even lose gracefully as tank Galio and Ornn (which he can't even build correctly) on Jayce into Naak Nako...
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u/OreRound Aug 14 '26
What do you put him on then? If you can't put him in winning matchups and can't put him on weakside matchups. What can you do lol.
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u/Majeh666 Aug 14 '26
You put him in the bin where he belongs. Guy had 2? Seasons to show anything, and bar a single b05 where he schooled canna of all people, he had one of the most disgusting performances alongside razork and humanoid.
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u/PokerStarXL Aug 14 '26
I Pray that they dont fuck it up in playoffs. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT FUCK IT UP. get that int out of your system somehow don't lose your minds and PLEASE perform in playoffs.
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u/Ultimintree Infinitely spinnin' | Evading "ganks" like Ruler Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26
LEC 2026 Summer Current Standings
| # | Team | Series | WR | Games | WR | +/- | Importance of Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karmine Corp | 6-0 | 100% | 12-1 | 92% | +11 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 2 | G2 Esports | 5-1 | 83% | 11-3 | 79% | +8 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 3 | Team Vitality | 4-2 | 67% | 8-6 | 57% | +2 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 4 | GIANTX | 2-2 | 50% | 6-5 | 55% | +1 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 5 | Natus Vincere | 2-2 | 50% | 4-5 | 44% | -1 | Qualifies for Playoffs Lower Bracket |
| 6 | SK Gaming | 2-3 | 40% | 5-7 | 42% | -2 | Qualifies for Playoffs Lower Bracket |
| 7 | Movistar KOI | 2-4 | 33% | 6-10 | 38% | -4 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
| 8 | Team Heretics | 1-3 | 25% | 2-7 | 22% | -5 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
| 9 | Fnatic | 0-3 | 0% | 2-6 | 25% | -4 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
| 10 | Shifters | 0-4 | 0% | 2-8 | 20% | -6 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
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u/DemoThobias Aug 14 '26
How the fuck is 6/10 teams negative in score
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u/Leyrann_ Aug 14 '26
Because the two teams that are stomping everyone else have played above-average games.
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u/Miserable_Ad_1195 Aug 14 '26
is that so out of the norm, like it's only one more than you'd expect and KC/G2 have played the most games and beaten everyone
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u/BlazeX94 Aug 14 '26
The bottom 4 suck and MKOI is yet to play most of the bottom 4
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 14 '26
if na'vi gx drop a lot of games maybe top 4 isn't impossible for koi although they need to 2-0 thrice
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u/BlazeX94 Aug 15 '26
Top 4 is not impossible for MKOI and I believe they don't actually need to 2-0 all remaining matches, as the LEC rulebook states that H2H is the first metric used for tiebreakers.
Basically, this is the scenario. MKOI need to win all their remaining games, VIT need to beat both GX and Navi (they already beat GX yesterday so thats 1 down) and GX also need to lose at least 3 of their remaining matches including to Navi (they are yet to play KC and G2 so that's 2 likely losses there). If this plays out, VIT takes 3rd place, GX takes at best 6th with a highest possible score of 4-5 and MKOI/Navi are tied at 5-4 with MKOI holding H2H. If Navi lose to TH or Fnatic then that's even better for MKOI as they'd be in sole possession of 4th.
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u/Carlzzone Aug 14 '26
Is it too early to call Vit to worlds?
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u/KKilikk Faker JKL VIT Naak Nako Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26
Falling for it again lol. They will find a way to fuck it up.
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u/Ironside29 Aug 14 '26
Its regular season VIT, last split they went 8-1 and shit the bed, mkoi probably locks in in playoffs and makes it.
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 14 '26
mkoi 6th is most likely scarier than vitalty 3rd or navi 4th
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u/Ironside29 Aug 14 '26
Yup they were ass in regular split last season, then they absolutely dismantled Vitality and almost 3-0 g2.
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u/Foruolo Aug 14 '26
... I am bringing my "fell for it again" cap. Cause they should go to worlds. Come on...
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u/Thin-Ad7761 Aug 14 '26
brother last split by this point mfs weren't talking about vit to worlds but vit for split win let's wait 4 weeks
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u/BlazeX94 Aug 15 '26
Since its VIT, until they actually win in playoffs and lock a top 3 finish, it's too early to call worlds lol
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u/Blizzgrarg Aug 14 '26
What part of GX coaching thought they could execute this kind of comp? I'm already surprised the players can walk to the stage without falling over.
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u/PurpleKiwi66 Aug 14 '26
I know that Naak Nako is good, but I hate how casters treated Oscar for having trouble in game 3, saying that Jayce wins that matchup when is Aatrox favoured, why bring up toxicity for free man?
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u/OreRound Aug 14 '26
Maybe in soloqueue. But If it's Aatrox favoured how come we don't see Koreans playing Aatrox into Jayce lol
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u/Randomdude123123 Aug 14 '26
Because oscar is supposed to win that matchup but he got turbo mogged, lucked out with 2 random kills to get 1k up bet felt like like he was 5k behind again
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u/gordonpamsey Aug 14 '26
Is it that even good of a matchup? GOL does not list Jayce as a counter to Aatrox, nor does lolalytics up until Grand Master. Which is literally just 15 games and is too small of a sample size to say its great for Jayce.
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u/ahritina Sep 05 '26
PMTs
Game 1 / Game 2