LGD.int is the third team to reach Phase 3 of the G-1 League qualifiers and they took out Vici Gaming in two very convincing games.
LGD.int vs. Vici Gaming
LGD.int
vs
Vici Gaming
Game 1
Vici Gaming opted for an aggressive trilane, challenging Pajkatt's Lifestealer. LGD.int's duallane seemed weaker and it was indeed the Chinese getting the better trade off, but an overextension cost them the lane and gave away multiple kills, most notably to G who rotated in and scored himself a double kill.
Misery opted to go for an early Medaillon to gank the safelane farming Lone Druid together with Brax and cty stood no chance as he got caught out twice. It snowballed from here on for LGD.int, multiple ganks and track kills gave them a huge lead, being 10k gold ahead at 10 minutes in.
VG lacked items and levels, getting picked off here and there. LGD.int took tower after tower, kill after kill and forced out a gg 15 minutes in.
Game 2
This time it was LGD.int that chose to run an aggressive trilane to contest the Phantom Lancer. It worked out as they were superior on farming, but an overextended attempt at killing the Rubick cost LGD.int big time as they lost three heroes in return. The trilane was not in their favor and on top of that G lost his midlane by dying twice to QoP. It looked dim for LGD.int, but a rotation by G and Misery and a fortunate Entangle got them kills on QoP and Clockwerk, giving them valuable gold and XP.
From here on, Misery and 1437 started to roam, getting kills on QoP and Phantom Lancer, giving more and more space for Pajkatt to farm on his Lone Druid. Fenrir and fy were forced to move around to defend their lanes, leaving the Phantom Lancer alone and vulnerable. Vici Gaming then decided to group up and force the issue on the midlane, without any mentionable item progression though. It cost them the advantage and probably the game as they lost four heroes only for a Leshrac, giving G his much needed Blink Dagger.
LGD.int played it safe, pushing down tower after tower, securing Roshan twice and getting the necessary items on crucial heroes, such as a Scythe of Vise on Puck or an Assault Cuirass on Pajkatt. Vici Gaming could barely push out there lanes and only cty could keep up in terms of farm.
Once LGD.int breached highground, there was only so much the Chinese could do. G made a good job stalling several enemies while Pajkatt destroyed the first set of rax. A teamwipe turned into Mega Creeps and forced out a gg call.
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