Invictus Gaming Alongside Fun Plus Phoenix Open The LPL 2020 Season With A Bang

Credit: Riot Games via Youtube

On Monday, the LPL 2020 season was officially opened by the former and current World Champions.

The match-up was awaited by the Eastern community since the schedule was announced, and the teams did not disappoint.

Both teams went through some roster changes, Invictus Gaming picked up Puff/Southwind for their bottom lane, while Fun Plus Phoenix picked up former T1 top laner, Khan. The series was a joy to watch, and both teams showed a great display of skill.

Game 1

Winner: Invictus Gaming

MVP: TheShy

IG 28-29-75 vs 29-28-78 FPX
TheShy aatrox 3 11-06-13 TOP 07-04-16 4 ornn Khan
Southwind braum 2 02-05-21 SUP 01-05-18 3 leona Crisp
Rookie rumble 2 07-08-13 MID 08-05-14 2 ryze Doinb
Puff senna 3 08-03-17 BOT 09-05-12 1 miss fortune Lwx
Ning qiyana 1 0-7-11 JNG 04-09-18 1 jarvan iv Tian

* (the number before/after champion indicates pick order)

Game overview:

Both teams played great early and were trading objectives left and right, a tower for the dragon, herald for a dragon, a kill in the top lane for a dive/kill in the bottom lane. While the jungler of Invictus Gaming did not shine this game, especially if you look at his KDA, he did pressure the FPX squad and forced good team fights to allow Invictus Gaming to capture objectives uncontested.

FPX still managed to capture four dragons and get the Infernal Dragon Soul, but the raw damage was not enough to shut down the Invictus Gaming squad, who was flanking FPX and forcing good fights. In the end, Invictus Gaming finished the game before Fun Plus Phoenix was able to capture the Elder Dragon, which could’ve turned the tides around.

Game 2

Winner: Fun Plus Phoenix

MVP: Khan

IG 11-19-20 vs 19-11-27 FPX
TheShy aatrox 3 01-06-04 TOP 06-02-06 4 fiora Khan
Ning qiyana 1 03-04-03 JNG 03-04-08 1 jarvan iv Tian
Rookie orianna 3 02-02-05 MID 09-03-02 2 mordekaiser Doinb
Puff varus 2 04-04-01 BOT 01-01-02 1 miss fortune Lwx
Southwind braum 2 01-03-07 SUP 0-1-9 3 thresh Crisp

* (the number before/after champion indicates pick order)

Game overview:

Fun Plus Phoenix played a more controlled game, securing advantage for Doinb’s Mordekaiser. Invictus Gaming gave Ning Qiyana again, but he failed to deliver. Invictus Gaming managed to get only one herald out of all objectives, while Fun Plus Phoenix got four dragons, dragon soul and 1 Elder Dragon, which allowed them to close out of the game quickly.

Game 3

Winner: Invictus Gaming

MVP: TheShy

IG 20-09-45 vs 9-20-15 FPX
TheShy ornn 3 04-03-09 TOP 02-04-01 1 mordekaiser Khan
Leyan qiyana 1 06-03-05 JNG 01-04-06 2 jarvan iv Tian
Rookie orianna 3 02-02-11 MID 02-06-02 4 diana Doinb
Puff varus 2 06-01-07 BOT 04-01-02 1 miss fortune Lwx
Southwind braum 2 2-0-13 SUP 0-5-4 3 leona Crisp

* (the number before/after champion indicates pick order)

Game overview:

               Leyan was subbed in instead of Ning, and Qiyana was first-picked for the third time in the series. Leyan managed to secure an early advantage for his team and snowball his bottom lane by picking up easy kills on the Leona early game. With the early control around bot lane, Invictus Gaming secured first drakes, which allowed them to expand onto their lead and snowball other lanes.

With a controlled and immaculate play, Invictus Gaming closed out the game with no issues.

 

The series was amazing and hopefully, upcoming matches in the LPL season are as good as this was, it was a joy to see a clash between former and current World Champions.

Stay tuned for more reviews of hyped-up matches over the season.

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