Flash Wolves have defeated Vega Squadron to secure their spot in the main event of the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational.





In a gripping series of games, the LMS Spring champions showed just how crisp their standard of play was, defeating almost every unorthodox or aggressive maneuver Vega threw at them.





Vega started the series strong, out-drafting Flash Wolves with a mid Vayne pick that forced Shin "Rather" Hyeong-seop and Lu "Betty" Yu-Hung into unfavorable lane matchups, eventually leading to a Game One victory.





But in each subsequent game, Vega’s aggression seemed to get the better of them, making mistakes that the Flash Wolves capitalized upon. Although Flash Wolves’ victory was impressive, the real story of the match was Vega’s squandered potential. Here are three clips that show just how Vega let the series slip away.





Game One: Vega lose four at Baron





With a 2k gold lead from laning phase, and lanes pushed in their favor, Vega made their first major mistake of the game. After letting top tower fall uncontested, they attempted Baron, only to misplay the fight.

















While they secured the Baron, the team lost the fight, squandering the increased gold lead and allowing Flash Wolves to grab some free towers. Vega continually made this kind of mistake throughout the game.





Game Three: Vega don’t respect Flash Wolves damage in bot lane

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Vega Squadron started the series with a lot of confidence. By game three that confidence should have been tempered, but the team was still not respecting their lane opponents. The best example was this poor trade from the start of the game: though Flash Wolves’ botlane had burned their flashes earlier, Nautilus and Kai’sa are still at their strongest fighting within the creep wave, and Vega are caught out and killed.

















It’s worth noting that, elsewhere on the map, Vladislav "BOSS" Fomin was chunked low, and in the mid lane, jungler Kirill "AHaHaCiK" Skvortsov was babysitting Lev "Nomanz" Yakshin to prevent him being shoved in under his tower. Vega’s botlane had no support, and gets straight up 1v1’d because they weren’t conscious of their positioning.





Game Four: Vega overextend in a team fight, turning a won fight into a loss





In the fourth match, Vega was clinging to life, continuously teasing the potential of a win with well-executed fights. But they’re always followed with mistakes that nullify the gain. In this bot lane fight at 18 minutes, the team made an error typical of their play in the series. Both teams are baiting for a team fight, although Vega scores the initial kill on Betty.

















At this point, they can disengage and get some map pressure. But Aleksandr "SaNTaS" Lifashin gets too greedy looking for a fight, and the team trades back a death. Moments later, Ryze teleports on them, leading to two more deaths.





This is a perfect example of what was wrong with Vega’s play. After making successful aggressive plays, they greedily overextended and are punished. Flash Wolves have rightfully earned a spot in Friday’s main event matches, while Vega will face Phong Vũ Buffalo tomorrow for their last chance to join them.