Immortals walked away with a strong win Friday in Los Angeles during Week 3 Day 1 of the North American League of Legends Championship Series, sweeping its opposition.
It was the Li "Cody Sun" Yu Sun show to start Game 1, as his Caitlyn was practically gifted three early kills before seven minutes ticked off. Thanks to a failed aggressive bottom lane maneuver, Team Liquid found itself on the losing end of a 2-for-1 trade, ceding major map control over in the process. Immortals (4-1, 8-4 match record) ran with the early advantage, with Lee "Flame" Ho-Jong wreaking havoc over the top lane with his Renekton and pushing Immortals to a nearly 6,000-gold lead before the 20-minute mark. While Team Liquid tried to crawl back into the contest by finally killing Cody Sun in a nifty gank, Immortals answered right back with two kills of its own, quickly securing Baron after the trade.
Immortals didn't have to wait much longer for the Game 1 win, as Eugene "Pobelter" Park finished with a 4/0/7 KDA (kills/deaths/assists) and helped his team blitz through Liquid's Nexus, picking up the sub-30-minute win.
Liquid (1-4, 3-9 match record) seemingly got scared off by the domination in Game 1, and allowed Cody Sun to pick up Caitlyn once again in Game 2. However with a surprise top lane Fiora pick by top laner Samson "Lourlo" Jackson, Team Liquid looked to turn the tides. Coming out of the gate the pick seemed to work out perfectly, as Lourlo secured the first blood, earning a nice lane advantage in the process. While Cody Sun picked up a kill of his own early on, the contest was fairly even throughout the ensuing 20 minutes, with neither side forcing an objective or teamfight. As the game progressed, it looked as though Lourlo's Fiora was going to give his team an advantage heading into the late game, but his hubris ended up being his downfall. Lourlo committed to a late split-push in the bottom lane, picking up an Inhibitor in the process, but Immortals simply let him hack away at the base while it secured the Baron and quickly got back to the base to easily pick off Lourlo. Just like that, Immortals completely flipped the game on its head and used just two more teamfights to pick up the victory, with Cody Sun contributing two kills in the final Nexus knockdown.
Immortals will aim to continue its winning streak Saturday against Cloud9 at 3 p.m ET while Team Liquid will try and right the ship Saturday against Team SoloMid which will take place at the same time.