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KT Rolster unexpectedly outplayed Liiv SANDBOX at LCK Summer Split Group Stage

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First map

On the top, viewers saw a rather unusual confrontation - Kennen versus Irelia. Both champions are pretty strong and need the help of their allies or a mistake from the enemy to gain an advantage on the lane. Summit chose the first option and, together with Croco, earned first blood on the top.

At the end of the 9th minute, LSB gain lane priority and successfully convert it to two kills and the Herald of the Abyss.

Due to the advantage, Summit takes the first tower at the top and earns additional gold for himself and his team at 15 minutes.

LSB give the second Herald, but at the same time they again receive priority on mid and bot, which is why they take the second tower into their piggy bank.

KT Rolster give a small rebuff on the third dragon, taking Summit'a, but cannot regain the gold advantage for themselves. After this move, the game calms down a bit, and the gold lag of KT Rolster is fixed at around 3.5 thousand.

Thanks to a slight edge, LSB take Baron Nashor in exchange for one Gragas.

In the last fight, Gragas becomes a real hero, having given an incredible amount of control. Thanks to this, the LSB take the first card in their favor.

Second card

The beginning of the game is very calm. LSB are gaining early advantage again through their farming. On the 6th minute, Gnar on the top is assisted by Rumble and Liiv SANDBOX take the first blood on Gangplank. LSB learns to consolidate its advantage in just a couple of minutes: Leona dies in the mid lane, which is why Croco calmly takes the first Herald of the Abyss.

By the 10th minute, with no tavers taken away, LSB's lead had reached 2,500 in gold.

KT Rolster managed to take Gragas a couple of times, but this did not significantly affect the gold advantage, moreover, Gnar managed to take the first tower on the top, which improved the position of his team.

The further the game went, the more Liiv SANDBOX made mistakes. KT Rolster slowly but surely returned to the game and already at the 25th minute they were leading in gold, and after a few minutes they took the most important fight and took the game in their favor.

KT Rolster compare scores in 37 minutes.

Final card

KT Rolster decided to strengthen as much as possible on the final map and picked Irelia, Le Blanc, Kai'Su and Lee Sin, securing everything with Leona. This setup helped them keep all lanes on their toes at the laning stage and at 6 minutes they manage to earn 2 kills on the top, thanks to strong champions.

Liiv SANDBOX are lost on the map and lose the game from their hands, literally in a minute losing their support as well. The score becomes 3-1 in favor of KT Rolster.

LSB throw a lot of energy into farming, so they don't give them an advantage to grow, however, in fights, the composition KT Rolster turns out to be trite.

The game calmed down a bit, but the action continued with a furious 1v1 duel, which decided a lot.

Due to the kill from Doran, KT Rolster were able to take several towers and earn the necessary advantage, which allowed them to take neutral objects and control most of the map. However, the LSB actively resisted and were able to come out ahead in dragons. They managed to take Leon on 26 minutes, but it did not help much on a global scale: KT Rolster was still pressed.

In the final fight, KT Rolster showed their complete superiority, leaving no chance for a comeback for LSB.

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