Fnatic(EU) Vs Cloud 9(NA)
LCS Ranking - 1
Head to Head Record - Fnatic [2 - 1] Cloud 9
Team Achievements -
Cloud 9
- 1st LCS North America Season 3 Summer Playoffs
- 5th-8th Season 3 World Championship
Fnatic
- 2nd IPL 5
- 2nd IEM Season 8 - Cologne
- 3rd-4th Season 3 World Championship
- 1st LCS Europe Season 3 Summer Playoffs
- 1st LCS Europe Season 3 Spring Playoffs
Position
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Cloud 9
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Fnatic
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Top
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Balls
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sOAZ
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MID
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Hai
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xPeke
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JUNGLE
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Meteos
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CyanideFI
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ADC
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Sneaky
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Rekkles
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SUPPORT
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LemoNation
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YellOwStaR
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My take on both the teams:
Fnatic vs cloud 9, yes there is huge hype around this match, i can only hope it doesn't end up 2-0 stomp, this game is not only a chance for C9 to avenge for the loss at worlds, but this game is also a decider for the BOTA event, since this game provides the winning region with 3 points, and decides who gets to brag till next year(rooting for EU though).
Out of all the NA teams , its easy to identify how different Cloud 9 is compared to rest , they tend to make less mistake, they focus on objective and team fight oriented game, Cloud 9 steamrolled last LCS Summer Season, but the last time they faced Fnatic, it was evident why they lost, i would say it was the picks/ban phase, but it something that happens to most of teams that go against Fnatic, Fnatic is team which really excels in making right picks and ban, with ever expanding champion pool of soAZ and xPeke, it is not easy to predict what to ban against them, but the most important thing is ban Kassadin no matter what, this just like banning Anivia for Froggen in season 2.
Fnatic, with Rekkles rejoining the team, a lot is being expected from him, yes he did put an end to Doublelift's trash-talking at IEM VIII Cologne, but he was not doing well against Gambit Gaming at the same event, every time he over-extended Alex use to pop him to death, but we can call it as the learning experience, and yes CLG is no-where in ranks to be compared with Gambit Gaming as a team or individual, for Rekkles this is going to be right time to show his potential.
Match Up to watch-out for:
The Junglers, Meteos vs Cyanide, Meteos considered to be the best jungler in NA, but in their game vs Gambit in IEM, Meteos got focused so hard early, he fell behind, at one point he was taking the farm out of balls just to get him back going, this just made balls more useless in team fight, cause Gambit also affected the early game of balls, the problem with Cloud 9 is they expect lot out of Meteos, and you cannot expect one guy to carry your team, atleast not in competitive play, with changes to global gold , and to the jungle it self , this patch could be just the right patch for the play-style of Meteos.
On the other-hand there is Cyanide, can be named as the most under-rated jungler of EU, or may be xPeke and sOAZ outshine him, this guy is the dark wizard of Fnatic, he mostly never gets credit for the things he does, Cyanide was not at his best at IEM VIII, and his recent champion pool is not yet revealed, he is sure to surprise us all.
Verdict:
Fnatic is going to win this 2-1, just because they are a much better team in whole compared to Cloud 9, but all i want is 3 epic games and proper ending to this much hyped event.
You can also read my predictions on GMB and XD.GG here.
Thank you all...
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