Usually, Riot has a workaround for this. In December 2016, the company developed Chronobreak, a tool that can recover the game just before the bug occurred. It's been used countless times in both the NA LCS and the prestigious League of Legends World Championship since its introduction in early 2017. Yesterday, though, Riot was unable to Chronobreak the game, forcing the eSports organisation into a difficult decision. Give the victory to Echo Fox, riling Clutch fans, or force a rematch, undoing the lead that Echo Fox had created and causing more outcry if Clutch Gaming had won.

It was a lose-lose situation. Riot decided that Clutch Gaming "did not have a reasonable chance to come back in this game," and that Echo Fox deserved the win. The cause of the crash is still unknown, though Riot has confirmed that Taliyah, one of the game's champions, was causing server lag that could have contributed to the problem. Riot has promised to provide more information over the next few days. It might have something to do with the latest patch, which completely rebalanced the game's champions and obliterated the previous 'meta', or popular strategies.