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All right, um...

Same bands.

We just did the...

I thought we could do the fun prediction thing.

Where on the VOD we'd look like geniuses.

Dang it.

Well, it's gonna be first pick Qiyana.

That is different.

That was not the first pick that I was expecting out of Canyon.

This is a champion that ONA is able to win on in the LCK.

ONA.

That's the guy.

Oh, I see.

We had our very first Qiyana jungle win this season at the end of the season.

It's been a bit of a curse, but we'll see whether it's going to work out for Canyon

here in this game as the Shai thinking about picking up the Rumble, but instead it will be the Jarvan.

Rumble I think is going to be somewhat contentious, but Jarvan into Qiyana is a self -counterpick there.

Yeah, that is a bit of a surprise.

That is a bit of a surprise.

I mean, the LPL do traditionally love engage.

They love ways to start fires and they love reliable ways to start fighting.

Something you did mention earlier is

that Mako has been finding more success this split on ranged supports in contrast to those melee and gauge supports.

So often when IG draft, they draft in a way to take that responsibility away from him and put it elsewhere.

And I mean, IG starting the tournament off with the hot pot combo, Rumble plus the Jarvan, stack those ultimates on top of each other,

already demonstrating great teamfight prowess.

But as you mentioned, Qiyana has a ton of mobility, great skirmishing power.

And so if the Jarvan and the Qiyana meet in the jungle, it can be a little bit of a scary affair for the Jarvan.

Well, now we're going to...

They're like, if you self -counterpick, then allow me to self -counterpick, as with Jarvan up and available,

and Olaf does feel a little bit more dangerous.

Instead, we are going to break the terrain, as the Ornn is going to be picked into the Rumble, a pretty classic one.

And for Keen, this guy plays this lane extraordinarily well, known to be able to play basically anything towards the top side of the map,

and that is speaking about champions and styles.

So going to be on the tank this time, and we'll see what Chovy is going to be piloting,

unless they want to lock down something for the bottom lane, but I would assume not.

And Orianna still up and available

and with Javan there on the other side I mean the team fighting represented would be pretty scary

but instead an Akali going to be locked in

So we've got double assassins in mid jungle here for Gen .G to start us off

This is a whole lot spicier than I was expecting from

a Gen .G first draft at Worlds The blind Akali is always a risk just because of everything that's available

IG I mean they're putting rookie to the test right now.

They're saying do you have a champion they can answer my Akali because, I mean, does

Rookie play things like the Vex?

Is he willing to bring out these slightly more niche counterpicks?

We were talking about this today.

Looks like he's going to go with Aurora.

I mean, Aurora synergizes with the composition.

Aurora Jarvan, a bit of a classic.

They're going for very much the 5v5 wombo combo teamfight style of play.

And by going for Aurora, I mean, Aurora is very oppressive in the one versus one.

Akali doesn't have the most powerful trading tools, Whereas Aurora loves short range opponents that she can just pick apart with both her passive,

her Q and her E to put a ton of pressure down.

So I think IG should be pretty happy with what they've drafted so far.

They've got at least a winning mid.

They have ways to get pushed in the top side of the map and they have reliable engage.

Gen .G on the other side, I should say, have a ton of mobility.

They have easy ways to navigate their way through things like the Jarvan Ultimate.

They have a ton of backline access, but I think they should be really worried about things like Lulu.

Lulu?

I think Lulu...

Okay, there it is.

They worried about Lulu and they decided to say no to Lulu.

Lulu is a big problem.

That polymorph, that ultimate, can be very annoying to deal with.

They should also consider a Karma ban if they want to limit those support pools.

Again, Karma can be so good at providing that peel.

Her ability to reveal the Akali as well in the Shroud can be very problematic.

And it's just a very safe pushing bot lane 2 versus 2 that they likely want to get rid of.

Things like Ezreal right now for IG increases in value because, oh, I see all these assassins.

Wouldn't it be great if I had a second dash?

Yeah, and also picking it away when you have the Jarvan makes things a little bit more awkward.

You can see the Lucian has already been banned, a dash to get out of the Cataclysm.

And then you put the Ezreal in your back pocket and things can get a little bit awkward.

I do like the shout out to the Karma for Gen. G side as well though,

because there is already a fair bit of engage with that Aum there.

So the Ezreal will be banned away.

But still what is ruler going to be playing given the fact

that there is that job and they're making things a little awkward

You know are a little bit more difficult to pick given the fact that that Lulu has been taken away.

I Mean exactly what he goes for is what haitland would have been another option I'm thinking for IG like

Jin fits this composition quite nicely

Looks like they're thinking the same thing a lot of range synergizes beautifully with rumble

And now IG

if they really want to run out this comp something like a rail Leona just something to kind of bring

that teamfight power.

But again, when we think about Mako recently, he has been leaning more towards and having stronger performances on those range supports.

They could just lock the Jyn Karma.

Gives them a strong two versus two.

The Karma has a ton of flexibility.

We'll have to wait and see as Gen .G now need to round out their draft.

They're thinking about getting something with a little bit more mobility.

We haven't really seen...

Corki in the AD carry position all year, but Ruler's looking to bring it back.

Yeah, he's got the Valkyrie.

That'll allow him to get out of that cataclysm that we were talking about before.

But what is Duro going to play?

This is the interesting part, because he can pick up the Karma as well, can be a pretty oppressive lane,

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even though Jhin is often quite self -sufficient.

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You can get a lot of push with that Corki Karma.

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But instead, Duro thinking about some engage, and that has been his bread and butter throughout his career.

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This allows Gen .G to play hyper -aggressively throughout the mid game

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but the early game could be a little bit more difficult

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and does give mako access to the cow

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that it does uh the value of the nautilus pick as well is

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that it dissuades a range support

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because it is the go -to answer into many range supports thanks to the hook and

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so mako will round out the draft with an alistair ig

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i mean what else is there to say other than a teamfight comp oh yeah

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it is a lot of just hard engage great damage a lot of backline threats and genji's answer to it is mobility.

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Yes, you want to try and lock us down with the Jarvan ultimate, you want to drop this Rumble ultimate on top of our heads,

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well we have dashes for days, we have ways to disengage, we have so much CC, we have so much backline threat,

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good luck Jin trying to survive in this fight with so many threats coming onto your backline.

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The thing

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that I would be concerned about for Gen .G is they're going to get pushed in a lot in the mid lane,

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how much can Wei utilize this in the early game?

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Can he push his advantage, can he attack

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Canyon's jungle in the early game, so

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that in theory a losing matchup for the Javan can be

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put into a winning game state thanks to the pressure they should be able to generate in mid

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and in theory on the top side of the map.

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A lot of questions that will soon be answered as we get ready for our first game of Swiss.

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I think this is also a very dangerous one

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because this does put a microscope on Canyon

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and how proactive he is going to be in this first game here at Worlds in 2026

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and that has been something that people have been criticizing him for throughout the year

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but not necessarily when it comes to those playoffs

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so we'll have to see whether he can help bail trovie

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out we'll see how keen is going to lane into the rumble on the on like you were saying

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there are so many questions and now is the time to get some answers as ladies

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and gentlemen here we are onto summoner's whiff rift for game one of the swiss stage

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and look at how beautiful it is in sepia mode

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we will have a hopefully brief pause uh and

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so oh it's our moment ladies

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and gentlemen here we are here we go onto the rift once again for game one of ig versus genji

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and i love that the observers bring us up here

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because you were talking about ig's wombo combo team fighting composition my issue

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that i have for ig's comp hinges around keen and his existence on orn because who kills

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on past 35 minutes in an even game state?

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That is a great question.

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My answer is no one and they lose.

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I think IG's plan is probably to kill everyone else and leave him for last.

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And then we kind of hope that he's not a huge threat.

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We'll see what ends up happening as IG looks to get that early prior in the bot lane 2 vs 2.

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In the mid lane matchup we did mention

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that we expect the Aurora to have very strong presence in the 1 vs 1.

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Rookie even choosing to run the ignite to have that extra bit of kill threat.

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That could become problematic later on, but it's a clear signal that IG is very much looking to win these lanes early into the game.

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Yeah, you can see Chovy just wanted to weather the storm.

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Taking his shield, taking his teleport, not really wanting to go toe -to -toe as far as that battle is concerned.

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And Fleet Footwork also going to be helping him out in that department.

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As you can see, Rookie going to be getting that shove,

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and Chovy just going to be trying to collect as many of these minions as he possibly can.

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Five -point strike, helping out, unable to grab that last ranged minion, but that is fine.

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Basically, if you're within 10, 15 CS by the time you hit level 6, you're probably feeling all right as the Akali.

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It's going to be a tough early game regardless.

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As Wei is looking to make a little bit of an early invade towards

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Canyon here on the Raptor camp.

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Canyon already getting to work, though, and it looks like this Jarvan is not actually going to show himself on the Raptors.

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Canyon just skirting around his red buff, spots it out, doesn't see a Jarvan in the area as Wei does make his way over,

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but doesn't hit

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Canyon with a flag and drag.

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Canyon will be able to back away, but looking a little worse for wear as the battle for the Krugs continues and Canyon says,

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you know what?

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I am just going to go elsewhere.

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Well, this is what we wanted to see from Wei, utilizing his prio and the early advantage you just have during those first few levels.

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The passive of Jarvan is oppressive,

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whereas Kiana does need a couple more levels before she really gets online and is often very reliant on those items.

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This will cut her, oh, book will connect, but this does cut

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Canyon away from the top side of the map, but in theory, Keen is completely fine with this.

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He's happy to play on the weak side, he is playing the Ornn,

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he realizes that his role in this game is to very much be a tank, so Canyon will come to the bot side of the map,

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he'll grab the crab, and then...

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I'd be surprised if he looks for a gank.

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I imagine that he'll try and alleviate some of that pressure in the middle lane and try and help Cho 'V out,

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given the amount of push that's currently happening.

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Currently just going to be throwing a ward down, seeing whether Rookie is going to be prepared for this one,

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who is on Aurora but still will get stunned up momentarily.

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There isn't a lot of mana on the Aurora, but she does just make her way out.

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Rookie going to be just fine and will be wandering back to the lane.

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As you mentioned earlier, does have the ignite, so it's going to take him a little while longer to get back here.

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So things kind of going as we expected them to.

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Canyon didn't have a ton to do on the map and so

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Rookie ends up getting punished for his push and

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because he's not running the TP He's actually gonna lose a decent amount of farm

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So Chovy actually getting ahead in the one versus one thanks to that small gang coming through from Canyon who's now

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Vision in dropping

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that control ward very deep into IG's bottom side of the

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rift as Wei choosing to skip his blue buff in order to start

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Cycling his camps once again get those cooldowns going he needs to get to these Krugs, but he will be spotted

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It's a great information gain from Gen .G.

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They'll be able to better track what way is up to here in the early game.

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Often call that ward the Albert Ward.

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Often sticks around for a little while longer and deserves a name.

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We'll see how close to name -worthiness it does get as more information goes over to Gen .G.

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And Chobian Rookie still fighting this one out.

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Rookie with the wave in a pretty good spot here for the Aurora right now.

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And it's going to be Duro playing a little bit of a visit over towards mid just to try

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and get this one sorted out.

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But Jinji doing exactly what they need to.

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This mid lane matchup is incredibly challenging for Chovy to play.

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And so alleviating as much pressure as possible is a great way to help them transition from the early to mid game.

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A hook just going to connect into the wall as Mako and Duro, two ships passing in the night, or not.

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There's another anchor connecting.

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Some portal combat will break out here.

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It's the closest to some action that we've really seen outside of Canyon and Wei.

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having a little bit of a scuffle as I say that.

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Chovy

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and Rookie are still trying to do battle here as the Shai takes a turret shot towards the top side

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and Keen is kind of lumbering about as an Orn.

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At least he's taken the Train Driver skin, which is absolutely the best one that the Orn can utilize.

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But that's the only real interesting thing to talk about as

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far as top lane is concerned as the Shai is just

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going to throw down the Equalizer just to give him a better back timing.

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And it is a couple of hundred gold here over to IG as Chovy goes in looking for Rookie,

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way in position, and Chovy is just going to bounce back towards his minion wave, and he will be just fine.

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But so will

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Rookie as Chovy throws down the second part of the ultimate, because he may as well.

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Chovy getting level 6 first, threatened a kill onto Rookie, which would have been devastating for Rookie, way in the right place at the right time.

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But the second crab now can't be contested by this commitment from Chovy.

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The fact that

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Gen .G also got this push on the bottom side opens up a potential dragon start

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when they know the Rookie has to base, And he doesn't have TP available again by using this ignite you're playing to win the 1v1

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But the cost of it is that you're slower to get back into lane

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and you lose a lot of the control that you were Generating Canyon starting off this dragon will way consider a contest

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Yeah It's a little bit of a scary one as Drow is moving his way up

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Canyon under half health right now as Mako is gonna get here just in time

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And the Qiyana just explodes!

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That is gonna be Burst Blood going over at least he got the dragon is I guess what you're going to say

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But once again, LCK Kiana is rearing its ugly head I mean the one thing you can be confident of

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when it comes to the LPL and IG is that they will look to contest you

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They're not just gonna roll over and give these objectives for free Wei knew

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that he was strong enough Mako with a good move from bot into the river

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Allowed them to collapse onto Canyon and they do lose the dragon

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But they secure first blood and they get it onto a rookie an important person they want to keep ahead

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It's exactly what you want to be doing here as the

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giant cane just doing battle once again great sidestep on the harpoon

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there for the awn as duran ruler looking to stop some backs

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but i don't know whether they really want to is this

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jadji landing the deadly flourish still genji going to be just

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fine not a lot of mana here on this jinn does have

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that four shot lined up durot doesn't have the anchor lined up unfortunately we'll be missing that one

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but looks like we're just going to go back to farming here on this bottom side

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it's about a wave in the lead here for the gym

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but about a wave to be picked up here for ruler

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so we're just going to call it even i guess back

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and forth happening in the bot lane two versus two

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but ultimately a pretty even game state

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now many people coming into this matchup very excited about these two mid laners meeting

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but this isn't exactly the first time they've met the last time

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they met internationally was in fact world 2019 yeah it was ig versus griffin

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if you can remember that roster back

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when chovy first debuted on the international stage yeah

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and you don't actually really need to remember the gin uh the griffin roster because most of them here this year.

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You do not need to worry about it.

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Of course, Doran was there.

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Sword was playing as first top laner, but Doran was subbing at the time.

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We had Tarzan in the jungle, we had Chovi, we had Viper, and we had Lehens, who is still the SK,

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but unfortunately isn't at Worlds this time around.

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And Kanavi was on the roster as well, although a trainee at that moment.

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So, some players on that team that definitely went on to do great things.

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Like, what a ridiculous roster Griffin were.

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As, alright, got a bit of an engage here as Waite looking to make his way out.

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Looking good as Mako wraps around from the side.

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Ruler already solo gets the barrier as the curtains have been called, but no one's dead just yet.

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In goes Chovy looking for his option, and down will go Keen.

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Ruler is executed, the last carry standing is going to be Chovy, but he just has to run away trying to get his way out,

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Maku in a bit of trouble as Canyon gets the fade away, Chovy taken out though, and IG are 5 -1 against

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Gen .G in Game 1.

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A monster teamfight from Invictus Gaming as they collapse on Gen .G who start up the grubs.

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Keep your eyes on Ruler as he takes so much damage, the hook connects on the way, he uses that as an opportunity to engage.

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He gets a knock -up onto the front line, but then ruler on the back line takes a huge chunk

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of damage from rookie A shot from the Jhin connects Dura has the body block

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But then rookie knows what he needs to do what show me flashes onto him

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Rookie turns his attention onto the back line and now Charvi Chovy, sorry does not have an easy target

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He's forced to alt out to safety

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But at this point the fight is already lost Mako drops

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and it ends up being an additional two kills and IG walk away with four kills to one

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Man, that is not a bad start here for the LPL fourth seed.

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This was going to be a difficult task.

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I think right now, looking not quite as difficult.

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This is exactly the start that they were looking for, as Gen .G can have to lick their wounds

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and figure out how to make a little bit of a comeback here in this game.

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I mean, IG have just said, you know what, Gen .G?

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If you're at an objective, that's the perfect place for us to drop all of our ultimates in a nice little circle.

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And so far, it's been working back to back.

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Beautiful stuff from IG's, they find themselves with a 2k gold lead.

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Alright, let's see whether Gen .G can find their way back into this one or whether it's gonna be IG just...

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Snowballing this one through.

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Mako once again with a double pulverize.

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Way is going to turn up as well.

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Dura can be in a lot of trouble, but they're looking for Ruler.

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Depth charge just to try and annoy the Jarvan, but he buffers it gorgeously.

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Still, Ruler is going to be kept alive as Mako throws down the Unbreakable Will.

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And Unbreakable indeed it is.

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Still Gen .G looking for an opportunity towards Rookie here.

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Supremus player talent, he catches him!

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And the shutdown goes over to Canyon.

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The second kill here for Gen .G, but they still have

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Ruler lying in the dirt.

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It's a one for one as IG find a successful gank in the bottom lane, while Gen .G counter with one in the mid.

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Desperately trying to get that gold into Chovy's pocket, it's Canyon that ends up securing it.

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2 -1 -0 now on the Qiyana.

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The Shai also rotating from top down into mid to help catch that wave after

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Rookie ended up falling.

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and gen. G looking to fight back it was a 2k gold lead for IG

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and just like

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that thanks to the shutdown 1k

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now is the difference yeah Chovy gonna be coming on over

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finishes uh roll quest as well as grabbing himself plate in

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that mid lane going to be pulling

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that gold lead down to about 400 definitely a lot more manageable as he's getting closer

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and closer towards item number one is he not going gun

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of course he's going the Chovy cannon first of course he is i mean gunblade is designed for akali yes

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but this item is designed for chovi that it is uh

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so he's going to be picking up the dash cannon

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or the proto belt if you were going to say it correctly but i refuse to

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look rookie just going to be trying to make sure

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that chovi's life is as difficult as possible

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but it should be getting easier now

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that the first item has been picked up

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and he is very comfortably over

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that level six marks sitting on level nine right now

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so all the points into

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that five point strike feeling very very nice yeah

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i was really worried for rookie based on how the mid lane matchup was going

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because rookie was not getting ahead in fact the lack of

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tp was really hurting him in the one versus one

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but now that he's been able to pick up

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so many kills he is accelerated in the matchup as the second break started off

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and we'll see where the genji have learned as the teleport in here for keen chovi wrapping around as well

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this is going to be a 5v5 as a shy is going to be showing up we'll see where

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that equalizer is going to come from as keen finding some knock -ups

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They do lock down the Dragon, and here is the Ornhorn Keen, trying to get some knock -ups, does hit it on the back line,

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but Duro gonna be taken out first, the Shy's still very healthy, and Mako utilizing that ultimate beautifully, out goes Wei once again,

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but Mako finding Chovi in the back line, and Chovi finds him, gets the execution, and gets himself out of there perfectly!

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Gen .G actually finding a teamfight in their favor.

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The frontline of Gen .G held strong, stopping IG, gaining any ground in the river, but they're able to deter the engage,

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secure the dragon, and then find a kill for themselves.

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It was ultimately a one -for -one, but you'll notice, look at the positioning of Duro and Keen.

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They're simply a wall that Mako and Wei cannot get through.

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Buying time for the dragon to fall, then the supports engage with one another, but, I mean, the Alistar ultimate buys you so much time.

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The ultimate still comes through from the Nautilus, giving Chovi an angle to use his ultimate

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to gain him access onto the back line the shroud

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that buys him enough time he secures the kill and he gets out to safety one for one

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dragon going the way of Gen .G.

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And you can see Ryu is not de -stressed yet.

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As it is still 7 -3, still a gold advantage here for Invictus Gaming.

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And we have a Cloud Soul for the first game here at Worlds 2026 in the Swiss stage.

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And I'm very happy about that.

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But it's not exactly the most contentious of souls at the minute.

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Still something worth fighting for, and especially

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if Gen .G does really want to utilize mobility moving into

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these later game teamfights will certainly feel good to have the first couple of dragons picked up for themselves.

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Now, Jachi is one of the players that many LPL fans have been keeping their eyes on.

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He is, based on Nymerah's words, the best Jhin in the LPL.

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The expectations are that he has been one of the star carries of this roster, this split.

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And so far he's 3 -0 -4 on the pick, has a 1 .7k gold lead, and he's poised and primed to be the carry.

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And you asked earlier, who will get through Keane?

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Well, obviously Jhin not considered one of the best, but right now not that much armor on the Awn.

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So there's going to be a lot of damage coming through from this Jhin.

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Yeah, if you have a severe amount of money, you can probably do it.

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So right now I'm feeling pretty good, but the Shai may be not, but we're going for dives on opposite sides of the Rift.

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Is Dero in a little bit of trouble, but Chobi isn't.

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Dero able to tank up that turret and be just fine.

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Let's see whether Kain can be okay.

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Thelos breath now on cooldown, though, and he's in the bounce house.

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Does get the double knockup, but Mako's got an unbreakable will and will not die to

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that turret and so it is successful dives on both sides of the rift

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and we'll see who's going to be able to lock down that first turret

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Gen .G getting to work down here

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but it looked like IG was certainly doing some work as well this one's going to be pretty touch

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and go but it looks like IG have a little bit of a lead

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and there is Rookie locking down that first turret

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really a beautiful cross map both teams executing very well on

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the dive both top laners suffering the life of a top laner

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and it will net a greater advantage for IG though They're first to secure the tower,

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but they will then easily walk down to secure the Herald.

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This will then give them mid lane access, which will help them contest the next

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Dragon, which IG will be very eager to get their hands on, deny that soul point away from Gen .G.

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Yeah, Riftarrow going on over, though, is going to mean that mid lane is going to be a bit of a problem.

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Okay, Mako now might be caught out.

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Doesn't quite have the Unbreakable Will alpha cooldown just yet, as Ruler's looking to make his way in.

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And Ruler going to be able to pick up a little bit of steak for dinner here this time around.

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So Mako caught a little bit far up

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and IG starting to slip back within a thousand gold to

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Gen .G who have tightened things up a little bit as we enter the mid game.

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Simply a big misposition there from Mako, used his ultimate in the top lane to assist in the dive

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which made him very vulnerable there in the river allowing for Gen .G to pick up an easy pick.

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Now Rookie sending up a bit of a freeze, bear in mind

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that with the dragon spawning in about a minute's time there's no need for him to over push that wave,

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he doesn't have to quickly rush it and and Ido will be syncing it up when they get that mid -push,

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but based on the wave state as it is right now, it's going to have to reset it very, very soon.

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55 seconds until that dragon, both sides desperate to get as much gold as possible.

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You can see Jachi not quite able to complete that second item.

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We'll grab the slingshot, but would have liked to get that second spike ahead of the dragon.

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Unfortunately, we'll be able to.

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Yeah, no rapid -fire cannon just yet here for the Jhin.

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We'll be getting that one together relatively soon.

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And yeah, having a look at that win expectancy, You can see it is certainly starting to flatline here as we move closer and closer.

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I mean, the gold is basically tied at this point in time, but Mako moving his way in.

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And remember, Wei still has that

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Rift Herald up and available, so taking this third

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Dragon for Gen .G could be a very difficult task, as Battle Heralds have been pretty problematic.

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Still, they're going to throw it down here in this mid lane, look to try and get some pressure on Tarula.

407

Good flash to get out of the way there by Pulverize, but that is still going to brattle us.

408

Oh dear, Rookie overextends and Canyon pounces!

409

It is still going to be the Out of Turret going on over to IG, but this Dragon fight just became a whole lot more difficult.

410

Yeah, a lot of things happening on the map right now, because Chovy just continued to push in the bot side,

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that's gonna force the TP from the Shy, and now Gen .G, when they're supposed to lose control over the river,

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have been able to gain it, because Rookie wanted to zone

413

Ruler out of the fight, he wanted to take away his HP ahead of the Dragon, but by drawing the Tower aggro,

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It gave Canyon opportunity, Dragon secured.

415

It doesn't manage to lock down that

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Drake, so that is Stole Point going on over.

417

Duro in a little bit of trouble, but Chobe turns up!

418

There's the execution on the Jungler in the Ornhorn!

419

It rings true, Mako does have the help of the Equalizer,

420

but it doesn't do enough as the Shy just trying to barbecue them from afar with some

421

Curtain Call help, but it's not really working.

422

Gen .G walk away with everything!

423

Incredible how a single mistake is punished so ruthlessly.

424

Gen .G amassed a 1 .3k gold lead.

425

And it's the fact that Wei, I mean all he's trying to do is get a steal.

426

He realizes Soulpoint is on the line, I have to do something, I have my flash.

427

EQ smite attempt doesn't come through.

428

Canyon three for three on the smite.

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Wei then flashes away, but Chovy's in the area.

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He knows that this is a squishy Javan, beautifully connects the E to follow up.

431

The chains he sees onto Mako means that he has no room to escape.

432

And the numbers advantage was a simply dominant fight from Gen .G.

433

You can see Ryu this time around starting to look like he's actually celebrating.

434

I mean, that's a big deal, ladies and gentlemen.

435

This guy does not get overexcited very often.

436

and this dates back a very long time if you guys remember the memes but that is okay,

437

I bring it up way too often and so I'm going to try

438

and leave it at that as we have a look at the Coinbase Goldgrind and yes,

439

Canyon Away had a bit of a tumultuous early start to the game but now

440

Canyon is really pulling ahead

441

that's over 2 ,000 gold in the advantage of the Qiyana Bastion Breaker put together already

442

and two items done is a very, very scary Qiyana and of course, Gen .G They are very well known for their incredible laners,

443

but their macro is one of the best in the world.

444

Yes.

445

And they know they have a TP advantage.

446

There are currently two TPs on the side of Gen .G, zero on the side of IG.

447

And this is the type of map state where they can really run rampant and pick apart your defenses.

448

So far they've got that pushing top, they've set their sights on the crab, they're looking for a pick.

449

Yeah, way down to half health just from a few abilities coming out of Canyon.

450

That will guarantee the crab going on over to Canyon.

451

and they will now be able to focus their attention towards some of these out of turrets.

452

Only one turret being taken so far for Gen .G

453

and they will be taking a lot of this Crystalline Overgrowth and with Canyon's help,

454

Keen should be able to get a big dent out of this one.

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Rookie comes up looking to see whether he can stop this.

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Canyon still very squishy.

457

Gets thrown between the worlds but now

458

Rookie is the one in trouble.

459

Loses the cooldowns.

460

Canyon gets out of there and Keen, I mean that is a help bar.

461

You ain't getting through.

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Just throws a rock at the Aurora and Canyon just skips away.

463

Canyon was forced to flash

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but it's a flash worth using the gin not quite in

465

range to throw out the ultimate to get a pick back and all

466

while this was happening Chovy continues to push in the bottom lane Genji again running the map

467

I see why rookie goes to the play it looks like

468

that he's got a kill onto Canyon but Oh Joey misses the backflip

469

and so judge you will be absolutely fine underneath this turret in fact we're gonna try

470

and put on some pressure as Yeah, the Shy come on over to see whether he can challenge this, but it is not happening.

471

It is Chovy with his favorite item, so he is just going to be able to dash and cannon his way out of there.

472

I do not like that TP from the Shy.

473

I think, again, it just puts you at too much of a disadvantage.

474

Cannon.

475

Oh, yeah, he's making his way in.

476

That's half health with a Q and gets the smite down here onto the Rumble.

477

He is not able to go anywhere.

478

Chovy going to be able to pick up that kill because it's delivered to him.

479

And, yeah, he regrets that teleport even more now.

480

Yeah, so the game is now broken.

481

Oh.

482

That third dragon...

483

Another pause, perhaps?

484

That third dragon, I feel, was kind of the thing that broke the camel's back.

485

That single pick onto rookie shifted so much in terms of pressure and control.

486

And now with the TP advantages that

487

Gen .G have, with the individual goldleys that they've been able to accrue.

488

I mean, you just look at the map.

489

Push and top, push and bop.

490

They group up in mid.

491

They can use the pressure here to contest that mid tower that they really haven't been able to all game long.

492

They've got a bunch of relatively short -range champions which can make it difficult to siege

493

But if you spread IG thin enough holes will eventually start to appear

494

and Gen .G are Doing everything in their power to break those holes even wider

495

and one of the issues

496

that IG has at the moment as well as you're looking at these gold leads right

497

and rulers gold lead really just doesn't mean that much

498

He's hit that two items spike that these corkis all really love

499

and the gym isn't exactly in the most powerful position as far as DPS is concerned with just

500

that last whisper on top of those first couple of items.

501

It's not going to be quite as powerful.

502

You can see here the rocket's starting to hurt here from the Corki and Gen .G loitering around this

503

Baron pit looking to see whether IG make a wrong move and then give them access to that Baron.

504

I think the Baron is going to be pretty important for Gen .G's ability to actually siege turrets.

505

You were talking about it, very short range.

506

And so it could certainly help out here as they are pinging pretty aggressively towards this dragon

507

which would be sold for genji well genji have seemed to have just abandoned it they put

508

so many resources into controlling that top side chovi will push another wave in

509

that top lane as well here comes the tp oh control

510

it does go down here as canyon spots out the trap

511

the dragon down to about 50 as genji are looking to try

512

and contest this the ram wants to come through lands only onto the gin

513

and now maku in a lot of trouble the springs play talents fantastic Fantastic!

514

And my god, the health bars just evaporate!

515

Chobe goes golden in the back line, Jouchi not going to be using that barrier quite enough in order to survive this one,

516

and the Shy going to be the barbecue barbecued in this team fight.

517

Gen .G not even really caring too much about what the soul is

518

because they've already wiped out IG in this fight and they are marching up the river.

519

Sol secured, Ace locked in, Gen .G wipe IG off the mat.

520

Keen opening up with an engage onto Jachi, puts that initial threat down, but then the CC onto Wei making it very difficult.

521

And Gen .G just handle the flanks well.

522

They mitigate Rookie's impact, they control the front line.

523

Canyon creates chaos in the pit, and IG don't have a clear target to focus.

524

The front line is doing their job, they're soaking up the damage.

525

Meanwhile, the threats on the side of Gen .G are doing what they need to do.

526

AD carry assassinated, backline disappears, IG aced.

527

And Rookie, I mean, he tried his very best to get into that backline, but he was hit by Canyon's ultimate on his way in.

528

And so it's just a disaster to start it all off.

529

Now an 8 ,000 gold lead for Gen .G as they pick up the Baron,

530

and they look to start knocking down a few of these structures.

531

Still a whole lot of inner turrets to get through.

532

Matt Goldley could get even larger by the end of this

533

Rebel Baron power play.

534

And Rookie just trying to keep

535

Keen at bay, which is looking like a pretty difficult task.

536

At least Keen probably not going to be able to kill him very quickly.

537

But Keen, I don't think, will die from very much more of this game.

538

Choby looking for a bit of an angle here underneath the turret.

539

On to the Shai.

540

That's a solo bolo.

541

Ochobe is indeed godlike as he takes out the Rumble before he can really do anything.

542

That'll be the end of the Inna turret as well.

543

The level of precision that

544

Gen .G demonstrate in this game is simply extraordinary.

545

They secure another tower.

546

That's going to be another one in the bottom lane as well.

547

The Baron doing so much work for the team as Rula chipping away at Janchi's HP bar.

548

Yeah, he's not looking too worried about the IG 2 versus 2 here situation as Keen, They're gonna try and put some damage into him.

549

He's down to 50 % as Jiaqi is actually doing a fair bit of work here

550

But there's the anchor landing on to Mako.

551

I think the will might be breakable this time and Canyon is indeed unstoppable as he takes out the cow

552

Another deadly flourish is gonna connect here, but Duro is pretty durable right now

553

And IG just trying to put out fires, but there are way too many and they are spread way too far

554

And they are just watching their house fall apart

555

The train comes on through, Wei just gets thrown into the bounce house.

556

And now, yes, you've got

557

Keen tanking up the turret, he will go down.

558

Pajouchi, I mean the curtains are being called, but for who?

559

Invictus Gaming is Gen .G will break the base, break the inhibitors, and may just win the game right here.

560

Incredibly clean from Gen .G.

561

Their bounce back from the early game was simply spectacular as they looked to close out game one of the switch stage.

562

There goes the second inhibitor turret, nothing that Maiko can do and the first

563

Nexus of the Swiss stage will fall.

564

Gen .G, I mean, they had us a little nervous at the beginning,

565

but then tightened it up and absolutely obliterated Invictus Gaming in the mid to late game.

566

That is to be expected from the LCK first seed, looking fantastic right out of the gate.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

The speaker keeps coming back to these words: gen, canyon, rookie. This video has 566 sentences and 7241 words to shadow. The speech runs for 33:08. The speaker talks fast, about 219 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
canyon noun	/ˈkænjən/	A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
rookie noun	/ˈɹʊki/	An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
dragon noun	/ˈdɹæɡən/	In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a…
keen adjective	/kin/	Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
ruler noun	/ˈɹulɚ/	A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
engage verb	/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/	To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
versus	/ˈvɝsəs/	Against; in opposition to.
flash verb	/flæʃ/	To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
connect verb	/kəˈnɛkt/	To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
rift noun	/ɹɪft/	A chasm or fissure.
jungle noun	/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/	A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest.
roster noun	/ˈɹɔ.stɚ/	A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a…
mobility noun	/mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/	The ability to move; capacity for movement.
cannon noun	/ˈkæn.ən/	A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar…
utilize verb	/ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/	US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilise.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
pick up verb		To lift; to grasp and raise.
end up verb		To bring to a conclusion.
get out of verb		To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
lock down verb		To secure (something).
take out verb		To remove.
get through verb	/ɡɛt ˈθɹu/	To overcome; to endure.
come on over verb		to visit someone's home or other location.
come through verb		To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Wouldn't it be great if I had a second dash?
I'd be surprised if he looks for a gank.
Unfortunately, we'll be able to.
We'll be getting that one together relatively soon.
I mean, that's a big deal, ladies and gentlemen.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	has been finding · has been leaning · have been criticizing
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	It's been · they've drafted · has already been banned
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	be picked · be locked · been banned
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	skin, which is · access, which will · champions which can

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 105 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, we'll, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, thin /ˈθɪn/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: flash /flæʃ/, dash /ˈdæʃ/, composition /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, execution /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: mobility /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/, composition /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, beautifully /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/, problematic /ˌpɹɑ.bləˈmæt.ɪk/, comparative /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like canyon, rookie, dragon.

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