Riding a wave of confidence after their win Thursday against League of Legends Pro League powerhouse Royal Never Give Up, I May faced off against a fresh LGD Gaming squad on the third day of Week 1. In a sloppy back-and-forth series Saturday, I May remained undefeated, taking down LGD 2-1.
I May began Game 1 firing on all cylinders, earning a small gold lead by dominating lane matchups. When the teams met up to teamfight at 12 minutes, Tu "Ben4" Xin-cheng's Lee Sin set I May up to win a 4-for-2 teamfight that put them ahead. I May's Ha-Woon "Athena" Kang played phenomenally on Ryze, earning a KDA (kills/deaths/assists) of 8/0/2 while dealing a game-high 21,100 damage to enemy champions. Even though LGD's Li "Funny" Yuan-Hui got to play a near perma-banned Camille, I May's superior coordination gave them the upper hand, taking an uncontested early Baron at around 24 minutes.
After I May's Shek "AmazingJ" Wai Ho's Darius walked into LGD's base and secured a triple kill, the game was all but over, as I May would put LGD away in just over 28 minutes.
Despite having been demolished in Game 1, LGD would fire back early in Game 2, picking up four kills across the map at 6:30 to quickly take control. While I May would put up an admirable defense, LGD's Wei "GodV" Zhen was unstoppable on Corki, dealing massive mixed damage while staying a safe distance from I May's initiators. Whereas LGD failed to generate any momentum in the game prior, they held a 9,000 gold lead at 25 minutes and never let their foot off the gas, closing out Game 2 in 32 minutes.
Game 3 was even until the 10-minute mark, when Athena's Ryze used his Realm Warp to give AmazingJ's Maokai first blood in the top lane. After Athena ganked top lane a second time just five minutes later, I May snowballed out of control, thanks to Athena's massive damage. Consistently catching LGD players out of position, I May was free to do what they pleased, taking towers and killing LGD's Gu "Imp" Seung-bin's Kog'Maw whenever he tried to farm. After cracking open LGD's base at 26 minutes, it was only a matter of time before I May secured Baron and broke through LGD's defenses, securing the game and the series in just under 30 minutes.