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Night Vision is your nightly recap of the 2020 League of Legends World Championships.
Look below for Recaps, Takeaways, and my pick for which player had a Night to Remember.
Recaps
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LGC vs. LGD
Game 1: LGD win LGC Gangplank Nidalee Galio Kalista Taric
LGD Renekton Graves Twisted Fate Miss Fortune Leona
LGC Gangplank Nidalee Galio Kalista Taric LGD Renekton Graves Twisted Fate Miss Fortune Leona Langx completely top diffs Topoon. LGD rush to mid-game state with full Herald rotation -> FT top, big lead. LGC fumble execution on last-chance team fight.
Still a few punishable mistakes from LGD in this game, Peanut inefficient and greedy mostly, but the straight-up skill advantages in the lanes, especially xiye, were decisive.
