◆ First Stand Group Stage Group B Winners Match
▶ Lion 0-3 Gen.G Esports
Set 1 Lion L vs W Gen.G Esports
2nd set Lion L vs. W Gen.G Esports 3rd set Lion L. vs. W Gen.G Esports
Gen.G Esports, a strong contender for the championship, advanced to the semifinals of First Stand by defeating LCS Lock/In champion team Lion.
Gen.G won a complete 3-0 victory over Lion in the Group B winner’s match of the First Stand Group Stage held at ‘Riot Games Sao Paulo’ in Sao Paulo, Brazil on the 19th (Korean time). Gen.G, who advanced to the semifinals, will face the winner of the final match between Group A’s G2 Esports and BNK PeerX for a spot in the finals.
Gen.G, who caught Lulu of ‘Isles’ in a 2-2 battle at the bottom in the early part of the first set, eliminated Xin Zhao of ‘Inspired’ in the midfield. Gen.G, who recorded a kill during the bottom gank of Jarvan IV in ‘Canyon’ in the 10th minute, also won the Hex Engineering Dragon battle.
Gen.G, who won a landslide victory in the 22-minute mid-game battle, brought back the magical engineering dragon soul. Gen.G, who took the victory, launched an ace in the 24th minute of the battle, entered the Lion’s main base, destroyed the twin turrets and the Nexus, and took a 1-0 lead.
Gen.G took the lead in the second set by gaining the upper hand in the bottom battle. However, Lion also narrowed the gap by clearing out Gen.G’s troops in the Battle of Bottom River in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute bottom battle, Gen.G’s bottom line was cleared and the team succeeded in turning the tables.
However, Gen.G took the victory with a landslide victory in the 20-minute bottom battle. In the fight that took place in the top jungle, I defeated Viego from ‘Inspired’ and Nautilus from ‘Isles’. Gen.G, who pushed to the bottom, cleared Loud’s base and won once again.
Gen.G recorded a double at the bottom in the 3rd set, just like in the 2nd set. In the American drama, Mel from ‘Chovy’ surpassed LeBlanc from ‘Saint’. At the top, Gen.G, with Jace of ‘Giin’ eliminating Irelia of ‘Dokla’, secured their victory early on with a huge victory in the 10-minute mid team fight.
Gen.G, who widened the gold gap to 8,000 in 17 minutes, wore the Baron buff. Gen.G, who cleared out the Lion troops who rushed to stop this, ended the game with a score of 3-0.
Reporter Kim Yong-woo (kenzi@dailyesports.com)