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For 3 years, the VCS has been unable to participate within the League of Legends World Championship. Because of the difficulties in touring on account of COVID, the proficient gamers from Vietnam have been compelled to look at the most important worldwide occasion from afar, unsure as to once they’d be capable to return.
Immediately, the VCS made their triumphant return to the Worlds stage within the type of GAM Esports, the workforce that has managed the Vietnamese scene for almost two years to earn their spot because the area’s first seed. Sadly for GAM, their first recreation again had them staring proper on the LPL’s second seed, High Esports, who turned their valiant return right into a wake-up-call.
Welcome again to Worlds
Whereas the VCS’ official return to worldwide tournaments was at this yr’s MSI, their consultant was Saigon Buffalo, not GAM Esports. Due to this fact, GAM had fairly a bit to show to the world of their first match of Worlds, as they haven’t been seen internationally since representing the VCS at Worlds 2019, the place they had been unable to progress out of teams.
GAM sought to comply with the sluggish, extra methodical playstyle that earned TES a high end within the LPL. However in a pointy pivot to the technique, as quickly as members of the GAM squad gained entry to their ultimates, they got here collectively to catch the LPL representatives of their blind spots. But leaping straight right into a W from Tian’s Poppy introduced the workforce again to actuality, handing over 4 fast kills that changed into a near-unstoppable snowball lead for TES.
Each teamfight, even when initiated with sturdy interact from GAM, turned within the favor of TES. Mark’s Yuumi hopping backwards and forwards between the members of TES stored them wholesome sufficient to run by all of GAM’s gamers, whereas Tian’s Poppy ensured that engages from Bie’s Rell would show futile and even backfire for the VCS representatives.
Whereas this was solely GAM’s first match of the event, they face an uphill battle following this loss to TES, as quickly they’ll need to face a number of the finest gamers that the LEC and LCK have to supply. Although this recreation proved their team-wide communication is powerful, efficiently committing to these performs can take them to the following degree.
Ice, ice child
One Everfrost wasn’t sufficient to fulfill TES’ starvation for a win. As an alternative of opting for the standard Mythic merchandise like Moonstone Renewer, or focusing extra on injury with Luden’s Tempest, Mark as a substitute constructed an Everfrost on Yuumi. No matter which carry he connected himself to, this unorthodox Mythic merchandise allowed the TES help to additional inflict crowd management on his enemies outdoors of the sluggish on his Q and root together with his final.
When connected to Knight’s Ahri within the mid lane, who had additionally constructed an Everfrost, no member of GAM was in a position to transfer previous the immense quantities of CC. This mixture of injury, mobility, and CC—when mixed with a bit extra injury and therapeutic from Yuumi—turned Knight right into a one-man wrecking machine able to beginning and ending fights as quickly as he entered them.
Because of this help from the Magical Cat, TES’ carries ended a sub-25-minute recreation with a mixed 17/2/25 KDA, whereas Mark himself earned a 3/0/20 scoreline, even out-damaging a number of gamers throughout groups.
Following this recreation, each workforce competing within the Worlds group stage has competed in a minimum of one match to this point. All the LPL representatives have earned a minimum of one win, and are on the cusp of ending the primary weekend of teams at or close to the highest of their respective teams. GAM will compete once more tomorrow towards Rogue, whereas TES will face DRX to shut tomorrow’s motion.
