EU LCS Week 2 Preview

With Super Week behind us, it’s time to talk about the elephant in the room. EU LCS has, in just three short days of games, proven that the European region will continue the trend of instability that plagued it last split. Three of Spring Split’s heavy hitters (Fnatic, Gambit, ROCCAT), are all without winning records. There is hope for the records of Alliance and SK, who finished top three in the Spring regular season, as they both sit at the top of the table with three wins to their names each. For now, it seems that they’re right on track to retain their top spots. Millenium, the only other 3-1 team, begs to differ. Fnatic vs. Gambit When: Thursday, May 29, 18:00 CEST / 9:00 AM PDT Fnatic and Gambit, who started out the year as the teams to beat in EU, now have a combined record of 3-5. The biggest story, perhaps, is Fnatic, who opened so strong last split and closed out the season for another championship. After a trip to All-Stars, they looked to be back on their game. But they went 2-2 in Week 1, a far cry from their winning streak to open the year. And it wasn’t from a lack of one of their stars trying; despite Rekkles having a 7/0/4 record in the first two games of the week, Fnatic still lost both. Gambit, on the other hand, debuted their new mid laner with disastrous results. NiQ, who ended his first week with a 1.21 KDA, still has some learning to do. In fact, all of Gambit looked like they needed a some time to adjust in last week’s games. Hopefully it’s just growing pains as the old team seats their new midlaner. If not, Gambit may very well be in for a rough season. Millenium vs. Alliance When: Thursday, May 29, 20:00 CEST / 11:00 AM PDT Strong openings from Millenium and Alliance set the stage for an exciting Week 2 matchup. Alliance seem to be living up to the precedent they set late last split, and have done it in style. Froggen has picked up the mantle for the team, and his 10/2/12 record in their matchup against Gambit last week was a crystal-clear look at how well he can perform when he’s playing up to his potential. An uncharacteristic performance against Supa Hot Crew aside, Alliance appears to be an early playoff contender as we ease into Week 2. Internal Link with path only

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