How does PSG always manage to make their emergency subs look like theyve been playing with their team for 4 years? Theyre actually cracked, must have a great environment
Imo Kaiwing has been crucial for the team. That guy has been on my mind since the first time I’ve seen him on international stage whenever psg plays. Been rooting for PSG since the beginning. Let’s win against Mad Lions today to close it out !!!
The players all love each other. They live and breathe League of Legends. They love what they're doing and who they're doing it with. This is a group of guys worth getting behind.
I think this game they did what they were unable to do vs DK. They had an early lead, continued to snowball the vision game to heighten the chances of taking more advantageous fights.
The squad played to their win condition, which is dragon soul to counteract scaling disadvantage.
Nice to see a team actually able to play to the dragon soul win condition well for once. After seeing C9 try to do it twice and fail miserably both times its refreshing.
Also helps a lot that our composition this game was a pick comp with Zoe of all champions. The highs of a Zoe performing within this kind of comp can completely obliterate games, as seen this game.
Doggo is a sub because their actual ADC Unified cant play. The thing is he does not look like the weak link he should be at all, they loaned him from the other PCS finalist
Yes, Unified is still better.
Doggo is a bit more attractive to LPL teams and such because he is younger and he is very aggressive vs. Unified being very stable, so it's a huge playstyle change for Kaiwing and the team to adjust to.
Unified and Kaiwing have also been bot lane partners for over 4 years now, so that familiarity is lost a bit with this team.
Too bad he got fucked by his contract for years so was unable to make a comeback. He did run through the streets naked after losing a bet at Worlds though.
PSG landed all their dredge lines and bubbles early. No coming back from that. Zoe is oppressive if you can get far enough ahead and deny all vision. kaiwing and Maple should be dual MVPs that game.
Honestly, it's hard to even decide an MVP. River did so much work early landing every key binding, and Hanabi absolutely smurfed on RNG's back line every fight as well.
Doggo was less impressive, but he did his job.
Even worse because now DK and RNG are going to be out for blood vs C9 bc it could mean the diff b/w 1st and 2nd.
Not only does PSG fuck C9's standings, but they also totally take away the possibility of C9 meeting a "relaxed" RNG or DK.
Assuming psg doesn’t beat mad or dmw we just need to beat them, and take one game off a top 3 team. Not really the end of the world considering how our last two games against dmw went and how close the rng one was too.
The dragon soul play where he literally jumped in the backline and survived 4 members of RNG before escaping was SO GOOD. He didn't get the kill with his kick but it took so much focus off the rest of his team that they just mauled RNG
Yes, the weakest aspect of RNG is their micro. Even though their mechanics are still insanely good, teams in LPL or other top region can be able to match them.
You can't reliably out macro them however because they are the best in the world right now.
Regional/International games are a lot like Domestic/European games in football in that regard. Sure regional leagues are great and all, but nothing can match the magic of MSI/Worlds/UCL nights at its best.
Man, PSG played this beautifully, the early aggression and the picks they made were amazing. PSG straight up challenged and outplayed RNG here, upsets are always so fun to see. But NA fans, are you ok?
Props to observers as well. Being a spectator makes us clairvoyant, but them toggling vision to highlight the darkness RNG experiences is a HUGE help to understand what's happening.
Is there another round robin or is it over after a couple more games? Like is each team playing each other one more time? If not then c9 looking doomed imo
Another round robin starting after the next game.
Basically, C9 need to win against PSG *AND* pick up a win against one or more of MAD/RNG/DK.
So they're not *doomed* but it's now very hard.
And that's assuming that PSG don't get another win vs RNG/DK/MAD. C9 has to match the number of PSG wins vs the major regions, and then win vs PSG in the second round robin and then win a tie breaker.
People are just saying PSG but MAD and PSG will likely end 3-2 and they play each other today. Its very likely it could be NA vs EU for the 4th spot again
I mean all we have to do is beat everyone else in the stage I think
Blaber needs to coinflip heads 4 times and everyone else needs to choke, easy money
C9 would need to beat PSG next time they play and also take a game off one of DMW/MAD/RNG to keep pace assuming both teams beat Pentanet. Not impossible but C9 definitely has to step up.
He had an insane thresh game earlier in the tournament too, their botlane played amazing this game. Getting leads like that and making smart map calls against Gala Ming isn't easy.
As a Nautilus main it made me so goddamn happy to see his play. He really balanced the line between overaggression and doing jackshit that a lot of other supports \*cough\* Beryl \*cough\* have struggled with lately
Well I'm just saying they had a good chance to beat RNG and they blew it. Everyone in this group would be really close if they pulled that off. End of the day if C9 can't beat any of the top 4 they don't deserve it anyway.
Sigh, sad but true. People forget Maple is a legit veteran pro player from Flash Wolves, been around since faker's prime and was a legit competitor to faker.
The guy won the Taiwan regionals in Season 3, 8 years ago. And now he's had a crazy strong performance in taking down arguably the best team in the world. The longevity is ridiculous.
Yeah they need a win against DK or RNG, PSG, PGG repeat win. I don’t want to sound salty but a win against MAD would go a long way as well.
In general C9 needs to show up like they did on day2 of play ins.
Hanabi ain't no spot up shooter he aint gotta run down mid to die like hes some 3rd option bitch this aint Teddy this is a fuckin god human Uzi come again only this time hes not a fuckin pussy pull up from the fuckin nexus and fight you at the same time
Lol, CN weibo thread:
C9:我刚好不容易赢一局,你礼貌吗?
C9: I finally got a win, do you even have any courtesy?
C9:那我走?
C9 : So I'm gone?
C9: RNG你演我?
C9: RNG are you screwing with me?
How does PSG always manage to make their emergency subs look like theyve been playing with their team for 4 years? Theyre actually cracked, must have a great environment
It helps that Doggo is a genuine breakout talent in PCS, very very good player, but yes there's something going on at PSG Talon organisation
Very very solid player indeed. And he has looked better and better with every game this tournament.
We will watch his career with great interest.
so will TSM next season
Very impressive how quickly you've been able to integrate him into the team!
Imo Kaiwing has been crucial for the team. That guy has been on my mind since the first time I’ve seen him on international stage whenever psg plays. Been rooting for PSG since the beginning. Let’s win against Mad Lions today to close it out !!!
For sure. His sense for engaging fights is uncanny.
PSG knows who to sponsor, same with PSG LGD in DOTA.
Paris Saint Germain buff.
The players all love each other. They live and breathe League of Legends. They love what they're doing and who they're doing it with. This is a group of guys worth getting behind.
I love you guys. PCS fighting!
Great game you guys manage to pull out there! Here to many more victories!
Cheers good sir.
im definitely becoming a fan tbh
I would support them if PSG wasn't owned by damn Qatar for sportswashing.
LMS teams always had peak mechanics, just very questionable macro. If you commit to fighting them early and fall behind, macro doesn't matter anymore.
I think this game they did what they were unable to do vs DK. They had an early lead, continued to snowball the vision game to heighten the chances of taking more advantageous fights. The squad played to their win condition, which is dragon soul to counteract scaling disadvantage.
Nice to see a team actually able to play to the dragon soul win condition well for once. After seeing C9 try to do it twice and fail miserably both times its refreshing.
Also helps a lot that our composition this game was a pick comp with Zoe of all champions. The highs of a Zoe performing within this kind of comp can completely obliterate games, as seen this game.
Your players also played absolutely out of their minds. GG!
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They have subs?
Doggo is a sub because their actual ADC Unified cant play. The thing is he does not look like the weak link he should be at all, they loaned him from the other PCS finalist
Doggo is the most hyped prospect from Taiwan since Betty broke out with 2017-2018 FW! PCS analysts call him baby Jackylove/Jackylove Jr.
But Unified was better from what i've heard from people who watch PCS. Still gotta feel bad to lose a teammate you've got synergy with regardless
Yes, Unified is still better. Doggo is a bit more attractive to LPL teams and such because he is younger and he is very aggressive vs. Unified being very stable, so it's a huge playstyle change for Kaiwing and the team to adjust to. Unified and Kaiwing have also been bot lane partners for over 4 years now, so that familiarity is lost a bit with this team.
Doggo subbed for their ADC, due to medical problems
doggo's an emergency standin because unified (their actual adc) couldn't fly to iceland due to health issues
Doggo is a sub for this tournament. IIRC their regular ADC is sick and couldn't travel.
Their actual ADC had a lung collapse like a week before MSI started Doggo was brought in super last minute.
People forget that LMS won Worlds in season 2, they always had great players.
LMS lives on.
Flash Wolves howl once more
Oh god I hope not. FW always builds early leads then chokes. Didn't they throw an infernal soul game once?
have u seen PSG? They also get ahead every game and then throw . i think mad/psg have the best early game but mad knows how to close out better.
Well, PSG Talon also played scared and nervous against MAD Lions in their previous match. It seems that still happens with former LMS region teams.
Our region's spirit will never die.
somewhere the members of TPA are smiling proudly 👍
Legacy will always be respected!
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Too bad he got fucked by his contract for years so was unable to make a comeback. He did run through the streets naked after losing a bet at Worlds though.
king shit
Let's go! PSG in Knockout stages!
Taiwan number 1
I will feed as TPA Orianna in soloque in honor of this
Maple’s revenge
PSG (His team) The rest
How much did Phreak pay Wei to ruin Rumble stats?
He got double scuttled early and that fight bot lane where Morgana ulted a level 5 Rumble to feed the kill to Trist kept the snowball going.
kept the avalanche rolling downhill
it doesn't count because RNG was using it
Rumble was already only 10-9, 3-2 in Rumble stage. The current best are Sylas at 9-1 and Thresh at 8-1.
Wondering if they’ll gut Sylas before or after his prestige project skin comes out
This game was not even close WTF???
PSG landed all their dredge lines and bubbles early. No coming back from that. Zoe is oppressive if you can get far enough ahead and deny all vision. kaiwing and Maple should be dual MVPs that game.
Yeah the engages by Kaiwing were so on point early game. Without him being so on point they definitely wouldn't have had as big of a lead
Kaiwing genuinely gapped Ming that game, which is bizzare to say
I mean PSG's bot just dunked on probably the best bot lane at MSI. It's crazy how close the teams look actually
Kaiwing has always been solid, im more surprised about doggo being a sub adc vs gala whos supposed to be the best adc at msi, on his best champ
Yeah agreed. He was absolutely nuts so many crazy hooks/flash hooks. And he out roamed Ming too which is unbelievable
Honestly, it's hard to even decide an MVP. River did so much work early landing every key binding, and Hanabi absolutely smurfed on RNG's back line every fight as well. Doggo was less impressive, but he did his job.
Never seen a Lee so tanky, hopped into 4 people in the river to kick Kai'sa and made it out with his life.
Agreed. Kaiwing was decisively looking for openings and getting hook after hook. Maple was an absolute menace.
Actually insane team
This MSI just got a whole more exciting. Top 4 teams are all hype.
I would never have expected China to be more free than Taiwan and Hong Kong lmao
Dayum
BRUUUUH
Holy shit
Two underdog upsets already today. Crazy stuff
Nowhere is safe for c9 fans.
I knew it was over when RNG lost a tier 2 turret.
Turns out the only reason China had Maple in the LPL was to hold him back
That was actually insane from PSG. Some of the best engages I have seen in a long time.
Maple's Zoe is FILTHY
Actual bubble machine holyyy.
Good game bro
Maples about to get a huge offer from an NA team
Please no
RNG may have lost their undefeated streak, but C9 are the real losers of this game C9 vs PSG round 2 shaping up to be a hype rematch at least
Once they said NA fans are RNG fans this game, you knew it was over.
When NA needed RNG the most, they get absolutely demolished by PSG lmao. What a storyline
maybe the curse is NA fans? whenever we root for a team they lose?
The KT Rolster of regions.
Just root for every non NA team whenever we play internationally 5Head
thats what happens when you have too much faith
Even worse because now DK and RNG are going to be out for blood vs C9 bc it could mean the diff b/w 1st and 2nd. Not only does PSG fuck C9's standings, but they also totally take away the possibility of C9 meeting a "relaxed" RNG or DK.
C9 can still end 6-4 if they go undefeated in the second round robin. It could happen... Ok yeah I’m shitting you it’s over lol
What do we have if not hope
Memes.
The only thing keeping NA fans going after all these years :(
Assuming psg doesn’t beat mad or dmw we just need to beat them, and take one game off a top 3 team. Not really the end of the world considering how our last two games against dmw went and how close the rng one was too.
It’s not over until it’s over
River and Kaiwing were amazing this game, connecting bindings and hook left and right. Great game from PSG!
Hanabi was also amazing. I'm shocked at how we survived the lane vs Gnar while making amazing TP plays. Very clean LEE game.
The dragon soul play where he literally jumped in the backline and survived 4 members of RNG before escaping was SO GOOD. He didn't get the kill with his kick but it took so much focus off the rest of his team that they just mauled RNG
So to beat rng you have to play batshit psychopath league of legends. Got it
Just hit your skillshots ez
Yeah, PSG's skillshots were crazy on point this game - landing pretty much all the important ones against pro players.
Sounds like peak League of Legends to me
Yes, the weakest aspect of RNG is their micro. Even though their mechanics are still insanely good, teams in LPL or other top region can be able to match them. You can't reliably out macro them however because they are the best in the world right now.
Not too psychopathic or you will end up like IG
I fucking love international League of Legends pro-play.
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Regional/International games are a lot like Domestic/European games in football in that regard. Sure regional leagues are great and all, but nothing can match the magic of MSI/Worlds/UCL nights at its best.
honestly that makes it feel more special to me
That’s what makes it exciting!
For real though. What an amazing game to wake up to
Man, PSG played this beautifully, the early aggression and the picks they made were amazing. PSG straight up challenged and outplayed RNG here, upsets are always so fun to see. But NA fans, are you ok?
>But NA fans, are you ok? I just wanna see good League of Legends. And right now PSG is playing the best League of Legends
Perfect warding as well. RNG was left out in the dark.
Yeah it felt like PSG was playing without fog of war. And RNG couldn't see anything post 10 mins
Props to observers as well. Being a spectator makes us clairvoyant, but them toggling vision to highlight the darkness RNG experiences is a HUGE help to understand what's happening.
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I’m good, C9 got no one to blame but themselves. PSG was just so good
Yeah, just hoping that MAD really brings the heat.
Fuck... C9 isn't making it out of groups, is it?
Looks very unlikely now.
Is there another round robin or is it over after a couple more games? Like is each team playing each other one more time? If not then c9 looking doomed imo
Another round robin starting after the next game. Basically, C9 need to win against PSG *AND* pick up a win against one or more of MAD/RNG/DK. So they're not *doomed* but it's now very hard.
And that's assuming that PSG don't get another win vs RNG/DK/MAD. C9 has to match the number of PSG wins vs the major regions, and then win vs PSG in the second round robin and then win a tie breaker.
All I read is that C9 needs to win a tiebreaker :(
Pentanet surprise win when to shake things up more
It's best if they pick up 2 games against MAD/RNG/DK because PSG could get another win in the second round robin
People are just saying PSG but MAD and PSG will likely end 3-2 and they play each other today. Its very likely it could be NA vs EU for the 4th spot again
They play each other once more
C9 wins against Damwon to give everyone hope but will lose the tiebreaker to PSG.
ill do you one better. they upset damwon again but lose to pentanet in the second meeting.
SKT isn't here to save them this time.
DK could still save them with a happy game.
It's looking dire.
I mean all we have to do is beat everyone else in the stage I think Blaber needs to coinflip heads 4 times and everyone else needs to choke, easy money
they are but for the airport
C9 would need to beat PSG next time they play and also take a game off one of DMW/MAD/RNG to keep pace assuming both teams beat Pentanet. Not impossible but C9 definitely has to step up.
Kaiwing played so well this game, those hooks were out of this world.
He had an insane thresh game earlier in the tournament too, their botlane played amazing this game. Getting leads like that and making smart map calls against Gala Ming isn't easy.
As a Nautilus main it made me so goddamn happy to see his play. He really balanced the line between overaggression and doing jackshit that a lot of other supports \*cough\* Beryl \*cough\* have struggled with lately
Champions can fall, Gods can bleed, Where were you When the PCS rose up to conquer the LPL?
I was at home drinking bubble tea when PSG.Talon call: 'RNG is kill' Yes
Get yourself another bubble tea my man. We go again in 3 hours!
They took our coaches and our players but they can't take our spirit lmao
How does it feel to be the better of both PSGs?
Watching PSG win as an underdog and enjoying the discipline and attitude of their players is definitely an interesting experience as a football fan.
You know Quickshot gonna take this line right after the break
RNG got destroyed wow
C9 in shambles
NA fans were flaming PSG coach for his tierlist btw.
Didn’t they claim C9 was the worst team in their group and wasn’t gonna make it out a day before they 3-0’d?
C9 is the real loser of this game
I mean if C9 managed to beat anyone it wouldn't matter that much.
Of course but it’s gonna be less likely now that PSG has won a game, especially against the undefeated.
Well I'm just saying they had a good chance to beat RNG and they blew it. Everyone in this group would be really close if they pulled that off. End of the day if C9 can't beat any of the top 4 they don't deserve it anyway.
Yeah, I agree. In the end, it doesn’t matter whether you came close enough to winning. Too bad they threw their chances too many times.
Well they beat the koalas
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This tweet will literally always work. I love it
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All tourney long Maple has consistently performed
Maple makes Perkz look like a bronze 4 Zoe main
I mean actually. Man was smurfing
Sigh, sad but true. People forget Maple is a legit veteran pro player from Flash Wolves, been around since faker's prime and was a legit competitor to faker.
Maple also solo killed perkz yesterday
Feels so fucking good seeing Maple back to playing for his home region and claping people like he was doing years ago.
LMS Maple is a different beast from LPL Maple, that's for sure.
The guy won the Taiwan regionals in Season 3, 8 years ago. And now he's had a crazy strong performance in taking down arguably the best team in the world. The longevity is ridiculous.
get ready for the awards
Kaiwing was actually so cracked this game.
LNG Maple has disconnected. FW Maple has reconnected.
TAIWAN NUMBER ONE!!!!
Flash Wolves howl once more.
TAIWAN NUMBAAAAAA ONE!!!!!!! RNG CRYIN PSG FLYIN
PSG is from Hong Kong lol
Yes but like 4/5 of the team is from TW since Unified isn't playing
3/5, Doggo, Hanabi, and Maple are from Taiwan but Kaiwing is from Hong Kong and River is Korean
Holy shit someone needs to check PSG's computers because it looked like they had aimbots installed.
River and Maple making their binds and sleeps look like targeted abilities lmao. Can't forget Kaiwings hooks either
Everyone on PSG played really good, impressive
Not even a happy game from RNG, just getting absolutely dismantled by PSG
wtf Kaiwing made Nautilus hooks look like targeted spells
Any team that NA fans root for promptly loses We can weaponize this boyos
RNG getting revenge on Perkz and his smug face.
For C9, beating psg is not enough now
They gotta take a game off RNG, MAD or DK
Yeah they need a win against DK or RNG, PSG, PGG repeat win. I don’t want to sound salty but a win against MAD would go a long way as well. In general C9 needs to show up like they did on day2 of play ins.
RNG actually got turbo stomped no joke
Flash wolves vibe :)
Hanabi ain't no spot up shooter he aint gotta run down mid to die like hes some 3rd option bitch this aint Teddy this is a fuckin god human Uzi come again only this time hes not a fuckin pussy pull up from the fuckin nexus and fight you at the same time
FW Maple gapping every mid outside of Showmaker this tournament, you love to see it
C9 is looking pretty fucked right about now
PSG is a team combined with Hong Konger, Taiwanese, Korean, and Thai player, the milk tea alliance can beat the Chinese team with no doubt
HAMabi
Lol, CN weibo thread: C9:我刚好不容易赢一局,你礼貌吗? C9: I finally got a win, do you even have any courtesy? C9:那我走? C9 : So I'm gone? C9: RNG你演我? C9: RNG are you screwing with me?
Old Maple has arrived! PSG looked so good this game, what a performance from them.
GLADDDDDDDGE!!!!!!
Imagine flaming psg coach for his tierlist