ROX Tigers vs. EDward Gaming – Worlds 2016 Quarterfinal Matchup Breakdown
ROX Tigers faced off against EDward Gaming in the third quarterfinal matchup for Worlds 2016. Here is a breakdown of each game in the series:
Game One
ROX Bans; EDG Bans
– ROX: Rek’Sai, Elise
– EDG: Poppy, Nidalee
– ROX: Syndra, Jhin
ROX Picks; EDG Picks
– ROX: Jayce, Rumble
– EDG: Lee Sin, Olaf
– ROX: Aurelion Sol, Ryze
– EDG: Caitlyn, Ezreal
– ROX: Zyra, Karma
The Match
– The game started slow, with no kills in the first seven and a half minutes.
– EDG secured first blood in the top lane, leading to a team fight.
– ROX picked up three members of EDG in the bot lane fight.
– ROX continued to dominate, holding a substantial gold lead.
– With three mountain drakes, ROX easily destroyed EDG’s base.
– Kuro and PraY performed exceptionally well for ROX.
– ROX Tigers won the game.
Game Two
EDG Bans; ROX Bans
– EDG: Elise, Syndra
– ROX: Jayce, Nidalee
– EDG: Olaf, Rek’Sai
EDG Picks; ROX Picks
– EDG: Kennen, Maokai
– ROX: Hecarim, Lee Sin
– EDG: Ryze, Aurelion Sol
– ROX: Jhin, Caitlyn
– EDG: Karma, Zyra
The Match
– ROX secured first blood seven minutes into the game.
– ROX took the first tower and extended their gold lead.
– ROX continued to dominate, gaining a 10k gold lead.
– ROX took Baron and won team fights against EDG.
– ROX Tigers won the game.
Game Three
ROX Bans; EDG Bans
– ROX: Syndra, Elise
– EDG: Poppy, Nidalee
– ROX: Rek’Sai, Jayce
ROX Picks; EDG Picks
– ROX: Fiora, Rumble
– EDG: Lee Sin, Olaf
– ROX: Ryze, Aurelion Sol
– EDG: Jhin, Caitlyn
– ROX: Zyra, Karma
The Match
– ROX secured first blood for the second game in a row.
– EDG prevented ROX from snowballing and gained an advantage.
– EDG snowballed the game and won by taking objectives.
– ROX Tigers won the game.
Game Four
EDG Bans; ROX Bans
– EDG: Elise, Syndra
– ROX: Aurelion Sol, Nidalee
– EDG: Zyra, Rek’Sai
EDG Picks; ROX Picks
– EDG: Rumble, Kennen
– ROX: Lee Sin, Olaf
– EDG: Jayce, Ryze
– ROX: Caitlyn, Jhin
– EDG: Nami, Karma
The Match
– ROX started strong, securing first blood in the bottom lane.
– ROX won team fights and took dragons and towers.
– With a Baron buff, ROX poked down the EDG base.
– ROX Tigers won the game.
With this victory, ROX Tigers secured their spot in the semifinals, where they will play against SKT. On the other hand, EDG was eliminated from Worlds with a top-eight finish.
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