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Golden Guardians Academy and Counter Logic Gaming Academy split their season series 1-1, and GGA only picked up one more win against the rest of the field, finishing 10-8 to CLGA’s 9-9. That paints this as a very close on-paper matchup.
But gold metrics tell a more nuanced story, creating some separation between the teams: GGA actually led all Academy teams in GPR with +0.93, meaning they spent most of their time playing with a gold lead, while CLGA finished 7th in GPR at -0.29. GGA created those leads with the league’s best early game (67.8 EGR); they just failed to close out their leads as much as they should, ending with the 9th-ranked MLR (-12.3), which gives CLGA a window of opportunity, with their 4th-ranked MLR of +6.8.
GGA Key Player
ZionSpartan has been GGA’s best player all split, but not necessarily for his direct ability to carry. Continue reading GG Academy vs. CLG Academy, Summer Playoffs Preview
Playing behind Ssumday isn’t easy, especially when we’re only a year removed from Ssumday’s little Academy side quest, where he dominated on a completely different level. But FakeGod has been doing his work in the background, chipping in consistently for 100 Academy, and in week 9 he broke out and showed not only why he has earned LCS reps in the past, but also why he has continued to hold his Academy spot despite having a strong prospect, Tenacity, playing with 100X and nipping at his heels.