Flash Wolves claim another one of SKT’s lives

Flash Wolves of the LMS have thrown everyone’s bracket out the window and sufficiently made this one of the worst days in the history of Korea’s SKTelecom T1. Coming into the tournament people were asking whether or not SKT would drop a single game.

Well, now they’ve dropped two. In the same day no less.

For Flash Wolves it was a clinical performance. The game started even, with plenty of skirmishes and both sides trading tit for tat. Though it was Flash Wolves’ superior rotations and immaculate objective control that gave them to the lead. Besides one Rift Herald, Flash Wolves made it impossible for SKT to get close to taking an objective -- it took them forty minutes to claim their first one.

We asked Steak, former top laner and now coach of Flash Wolves how he felt about that.

“Fucking great” he said with a laugh. “You don’t see SKT lose like that.”

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Not only did FW support SwordArt introduce himself like a champ in the post-game interview, he also put on a performance that could earn him a place as the best support in the competition. Between him, MMD, and Maple, Flash Wolves gave a masterclass in how to use flanking in competitive League of Legends.

“I knew SKT were really good before the RNG game. After the RNG game, I saw that some of their players and their picks are pretty questionable," said Steak.

He continued, "I think Maple is at the same level as Faker, maybe better. So all we had to do is get Maple ahead and he could snowball the game.”

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Eventually, Flash Wolves emphasis on Dragon control pushed them over the line to take the win. Ironically, it’s something which Korean teams and SKT in particular are renowned for. Something which we didn’t see today.

For SKT this will be a day they will be hoping to forget.

Their team comp looked lackluster in both games -- the only difference being that Wolf played Trundle and Tahm Kench. If SKT want to bounce back they will have to show flexibility in their champions pools. Something which we know they have, but sure as hell didn’t see today.

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For Flash Wolves, they move into 2nd place behind the currently undefeated RNG, which also happens to be the first game of the day tomorrow.

“I think they’re a lot tougher than we thought, but it’s going to be a close match,” said Steak.

Tune in tomorrow to see a top of the table clash between the LMS and China and show us your regional pride on Twitter with #MSI2016.