In ban phase, guess who was banned in the first ban phase?  Zoe, of course!  Nobody wants to see the last game happen again!  Also of note, Korea’s first ban of Thresh is clearly not to have to deal with Ignar and his mega-hooks.  But ultimately, did they forget about Ignar’s Blitzcrank?!  If you remember watching Worlds, Ignar shook every game up when he had Blitzcrank and even inspired SKT T1’s Wolf to play Blitzcrank, even though his champion pool really doesn’t include those evil hook champions.

With a few woohoo do it plays, Korea took the win, but Europe did put up a good fight.  Gorilla’s Tahm Kench pulled out some really clutch plays, making Korea’s bot lane with Pray just unbelievably strong.  Turns out Ignar’s Blitzcrank just couldn’t match the safety of Tahm Kench.

Next up, Southeast Asia vs China!

 

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