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NIGHT VISION: Play-Ins, Day 3

Welcome to Night Vision, your nightly recap of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.

Look below for Recaps, Takeaways, and my pick for which player had a Night to Remember.

Recaps

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Game 1: LGD def. V3
V3 Renekton Lee Sin Zoe Ashe Braum
LGD Ornn Kindred Syndra Jhin Bard

LGD very awkward early rotational play gives away first dragon and Herald, but Langx solo kills Paz, Peanut steals dragon 2. LGD outscale. Absolutely sloppy but LGD eventually gold out the win.

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NIGHT VISION: Play-Ins, Day 2

Welcome to Night Vision, your nightly recap of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.

Look below for Recaps, Takeaways, and my pick for which player had a Night to Remember.

Recaps

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Game 1: V3 def. R7
R7 Sion Nidalee Tristana Twitch Rakan
V3 Renekton Elise Zoe Ashe Sett

Bugi can’t make his ganks/dive setups stick reliably. Aloned is fed early; R7 are scaling. But R7 are not crisp in their rotations or team fights, rushing their engages without proper map setups, giving V3 free 2nd/3rd/4th chances to snowball.

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NIGHT VISION: Play-Ins, Day 1

Welcome to Night Vision, your nightly recap of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.

Look below for Recaps, Takeaways, and my pick for which player had a Night to Remember.

Recaps

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Game 1: MAD def. INTZ
MAD Renekton Evelynn Lucian Jhin Pantheon
INTZ Urgot Gragas Tristana Ashe Alistar

MAD wrote the game’s script with wave management, objective prioritization, aggression, but didn’t snowball cleanly; sloppy execution, giving up picks. Tay Urgot pop-off wasn’t enough. Continue reading NIGHT VISION: Play-Ins, Day 1