SK vs. ROCCAT: Déjà-vu

SK vs. MYM: Round two

After a long period of time LCS is finally back in our lives. During the offseason madness, almost every roster got raffled up and our team was no exception. We've addedKonstantinos „FORG1VEN“ Tzortziou for a more aggressive bot lane andHampus 'Fox' Myhre as a newcomer in the mid lane.The first view weeks will give everyone a feeling on which teams improved and made the right roster decisions. In addition to that, we have some new teams in the league, so expect the split to be a good one!Our game one for the season was a rematch of Gamescom's 3rd place decider, therefore it was already a special one. Apart from the history, most people named it the top game of day 1, due to those new line-ups. According to many analysts both teams are among the split's favourites, which quickly showed.SK picked up right from where they ended the last season: they did not have a game plan based on a star player or two, but much rather on teamplay. Beautifully coordinated movement paired with pleasant performances left ROCCAT seemingly shocked. From objective control to rotations, SK looked like they had everything right where they wanted it.This game also was a chance for our new additions to show off. FORG1VEN on Lucian did not show a glimpse of fear, while shredding the enemies left and right. Although Fox laid down a pretty good game himself, his team mate left him a bit under the radar.In the end SK overpowered them in a dominant fashion – just like the best of 3 series from a few months ago. Déjà-vu?After beating ROCCAT, SK had already starting building up the hype. In lolesports's vote, SK had won the fan-vote battle with a one-sided 80%.While MYM had only 20%, they did show up to play. SK always seemed to be ahead, due to strategical, objective based gameplay, but MYM was ready to punish every error. Strong performances from MrRalleZ and his teammates led to a surprisingly close match.Despite SK's good map control, MYM continuously kept up with their enemies, with especially top lane brawls ending up in their favour and giving them hope. Throughout the game, the gold difference would not swing by much. The nailbiting was guaranteed.It was not until SK managed to take down their 5th dragon right before the deciding team fight in front of the dragon pit, when they were eventually able to finish the neck on neck thriller. Well played by both teams yet again!This leaves our team on top of the league with a 2-0, right up with Giants Gaming and Fnatic's new roster. Next week we will fight Gambit Gaming, followed by praised newcomer team Unicorns of Love. Tune in and support us!