17 May LoL: MSI 2021 Rumble Stage – Day Four Recap
With two sides all but qualified, the battle for the final two spots is hotting up.
Heading into Day Four, DK and RNG had a 99% chance of qualifying for the knockout stage, with PSG (95%) and MAD (80%). That left C9 (5%) and PGG (0.5%) left to battle for the remaining two spots. Victory in Game Two for MAD could see them qualify before facing PGG later in the day Meanwhile, C9 needed to bring their A-game ahead of the series against RNG and a must-win final game of the day against PGG. PSG came into the day in third, but tough games against DK and RNG could sully their march up the standings, giving C9 hope.
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PSG.Talon vs Royal Never Give Up
PSG needed a big start, and it’s exactly what they got. RNG moved to 3v2 gank the PSG bottom lane but was unaware River was waiting for him. PSG was able to get another kill on the bot side, but they dropped two in the top side river when Hannabi got caught out. PSG did manage to get one back after chasing down members of RNG, with RNG leading by1k in gold.
With RNG in the PSG jungle looking for a kill, PSG counter-attacked and was able to take down Wei. With RNG fleeing, PSG was able to chase them down and knock down yet another member as PSG now moved to 1k ahead. Mid lane hosted the next skirmish and it’s PSG yet again that came out on top, trading two-for-one in kills. Eventually, we got our first team fight, and while RNG had the upper hand early, PSG clawed back. In the end, they took down four members, losing just two in return. They just about had the health bars to attempt the Baron but they got forced off, giving RNG a chance.
The game slips away
A 5v5 broke out around the PSG tier-two mid turret and RNG brought out the big plays when they needed it most, knocking down four members of PSG losing just three of their own. With that, they took a Baron as RNG came right back into the game. And it’s the same outcome in the next fight. PSG lost two early but this time PSG cannot counter with any kills of their own. This meant that RNG moved to 5k ahead and looked to close out the game.
In a desperate attempt, PSG pulled the trigger on Ming when they found him caught out. Unfortunately. they couldn’t take him down. As PSG retreated with no ultimates left, RNG destroyed their health bars and took home the win. With a 6-1 record at this point, RNG secured a spot in the Knockout Stage, while PSG still needed another victory to lock in their spot.
Quick Stats:
- Time: 36:51
- Kills: 15-16
- Turrets: 4-10
- Gold: 60.8k – 70.4k
- Dragons: 3-3
- Barons: 0-1
MAD Lions vs DAMWON KIA
Both MAD and DK were eager to find a win here to catch up to RNG. It took until the 7th minute for the real action to begin and it was DK that ended up with the early game lead after they picked up two kills on invading members of the MAD team. From here, things continued to go badly for MAD, as Elyoya was again caught out. Though he managed to skirt away before, this time he died and DK accelerated to 2k ahead. DK continued to expand their lead and continued to catch out members of MAD. The gold lead grew to 4k, where DK looked comfortably in control.
Signs of life from MAD
The game’s first big team fight was when we finally saw some life out of MAD. In it, DK killed off one MAD member, but MAD took two in return. Afterward, MAD looked to force a fight in the mid lane in an attempt to take down the mid lane tier-one tower. A fight ensued where MAD got a big early kill, but that was all they were able to do. DK chased them down and it was an easy Ace for DK as they continued to take control of this match. DK’s control on the match saw them take down the MAD mid-lane and bottom-lane Inhibitors without losing anything for their trouble. They walked out of the base and reset as their 10k created a winnable gap.
Without Baron, DK moved to take down the MAD base. In a desperate attempt to stay in the game, MAD took a fight and miraculously killed three members of DK to keep themselves alive in this match, despite an 8k deficit. DK, with a new Baron buff, sought to finish what they’d started earlier, taking down the two Inhibitors that had respawned. Responding to this, MAD made an engagement but lost Kaiser early. They traded back two-for-two as DK continued to push in their base. At the end of the road, MAD made a desperate attempt to stay in the match but DK was finally able to take them down. With that win, DK booked their spot in the Knockout Stage.
Quick Stats:
- Time: 31:27
- Kills: 9-17
- Turrets: 3-11
- Gold: 52k – 63.3k
- Dragons: 1-3
- Barons: 0-2
Cloud9 vs Royal Never Give Up
Cloud9 wanted a win in the match to keep their knockout stage hopes in their own hands and that’s exactly what they got. An early kill in the top lane followed by one in the mid lane as C9 grabbed two fast kills. C9 kept up the aggressive play, picking up the first drake, however, they lost Vulcan as a result though it looked like the lesser of two evils.
The first team fight went almost perfectly for C9 as they took down four members of RNG losing just one member in return as they took down their second drake. Things calmed into the 19th minute, but C9’s lead was close to 3k at this point, with three drakes secured. With soul drake spawning C9 pulled the trigger and engaged onto RNG. RNG were able to pull away as it looked like C9 had wasted their engagement. Chasing RNG into their own jungle Fudge is able to find a huge Lee Sin kick and RNG lost two as C9 secured the soul drake.
C9 secured a Baron as they chased down RNG. They found the engagement they wanted as they took down three members of RNG and pushed them into the RNG base. They took down the mid inhibitor but decided against going for the Nexus. C9 found a way into the RNG base, they found a fight and took down one Nexus tower but no one fell. RNG chased but C9 turned it around and picked up a massive win in their quest for a play in the knockout stage.
Quick Stats:
- Time: 30:00
- Kills: 20-7
- Turrets: 9-2
- Gold: 59.5k – 50k
- Dragons: 4-0
- Barons:1-0
Pentanet.GG vs MAD Lions
First blood went to MAD after a 4v4 on the bottom side of the map with teleports being used by both sides. MAD then picked up another kill in the bottom side 2v2 taking down the PGG ADC. With Elyoya hitting level six MAD four-man dive the PGG duo and they fall in seconds, as MAD moved to 4k ahead. MAD picked up four more kills in the top side as they grew their lead to 5k as it looked like the game was over by the 10-minute mark.
After picking up the drake, PGG were able to follow it up by getting a big solo kill in the mid lane, but 7k behind it might have been too little, too late for PGG. Not content with falling over just yet, PGG were the team to pick up the next four kills, as MAD started to get just a little too comfortable across the map. The spawning of the second Rift Herald would see MAD focus up, taking down two members of PGG and two kills for their trouble.
With every play a hail mary from PGG, it’s not a surprise when they don’t go their way. PGG managed to pick up one kill but three went the way of MAD with the lead stretching to 11k. MAD moved to secure the Baron next before engaging onto PGG. It’s a good start for PGG, but MAD just has too much damage as four members of PGG fall.
MAD took down all the PGG inhibitors before moving onto the PGG base. Despite their best efforts, they cannot do anything bar take down two members of MAD. The victory moved MAD to 4-4 giving them the breathing space over the chasing C9.
Quick Stats:
- Time: 24:21
- Kills: 9-25
- Turrets: 0-11
- Gold: 37.1k – 54.5k
- Dragons: 1-1
- Barons: 0-1
DAMWON KIA vs PSG.Talon
It’s a first blood double kill for DK, after a slightly nervy start, the teleport into the bot lane saw them take a massive early lead. PSG got onto the board after a fight broke out at the Rift Herald, taking down two members of DK. The kills were traded back, however, as DK went 4k ahead as ShowMaker on the Zoe moved to four kills. With a 5k lead, DK went passive and just soaked up gold across the map as they looked to starve out PSG.
A fight broke out at the Drake and while PSG got a great engagement, DK just had too much damage with ShowMaker able to one-shot Lee Sin. It’s an ace for DK moving them to 6k ahead. That’s quickly followed by a 1-for-1 trade in the mid lane as PSG desperately tried to stay in the match. DK were able to steal the 50/50 drake, as PSG fled into their own jungle, DK chased them down and took down four members. Lee Sin ran top side as DK chased him down before claiming Baron.
DK, with the Baron buff, took down the bottom and middle inhibitors before moving to the top side and taking that down. PSG are unable to defend themselves as DK knocked them down securing a top two spot in the playoffs for themselves.
Quick Stats:
- Time: 29:00
- Kills: 21-6
- Turrets: 11-1
- Gold: 60.3k – 44k
- Dragons: 4-0
- Barons:1-0
Pentanet.GG vs Cloud9
It’s a big first blood for PGG at the 9-minute mark. The side might be out of MSI, but they’re looking to make C9’s life as hard as possible. In probably the slowest game of the day, PGG’s 1k lead was all the game had until the 17th minute when a Rift Herald in the mid lane saw the game ramp up. C9 didn’t react quickly enough to the PGG engagement, and they lost two members. Shortly after, C9 got their first kill bot side, bouncing on a caught-out BioPanther.
With the C9 tier two mid turret dropping, C9 looked for a fight but they looked unprepared. While the fight went 1-for-1, PGG took another tower as their lead remained stable at 3k. C9 again looked for the fight and it just all went wrong again as PGG picked up three kills and took a free Baron. PGG started up a Baron to force something out of C9, C9 fled the field as PGG looked to take them down. Everyone is chunked to less than 40% HP but no one died as both sides reset. With soul Drake and Baron up, C9 forced a Baron play, and they took it. The fight just about went C9’s way as they took down two members of PGG losing just one themselves. With C9 fleeing the fight, PGG was able to take down the Infernal soul.
Cloud9 falls back to earth
C9 made a huge mistake, getting their roster split across the map and PGG pounced, taking down three members of C9 with PGG pushing into their base. PGG pushed in the bottom side of the C9 base, and they couldn’t stop them. PGG finally picked up a win in the Rumble Stage as C9 gave themselves a huge mountain to climb to make the playoffs on Day Five.
Quick Stats:
- Time: 37:30
- Kills: 16-5
- Turrets: 9-3
- Gold: 69.2k – 62.9k
- Dragons: 4-2
- Barons: 1-1
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