Recap of day two of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne!

On Thursday we saw dominating plays out of Giants Gaming and H2k in the EU LCS Expansion Tournament. Yesterday the two losing teams, n!faculty and Reason Gaming, faced each other in an elimination match. While the EU LCS Expansion was ramping up, the Intel Extreme Masters already saw two teams get knocked out of the competition in the quarterfinals. Read up on the storylines below.

Friday’s schedule was as follows:

  • 13:00 to 18:00 CET: LCS EU - n!faculty vs. Reason Gaming (BO5)
  • 18:00 to 21:00 CET: Intel Extreme Masters - Team Roccat vs. Dolphins of Wall Street (BO3)
  • 21:00 to 0:00 CET: Intel Extreme Masters - Aces High vs Team Dignitas (BO3)

EU LCS Expansion Series One: n!faculty vs. Reason Gaming: 0-3

GAME ONE
BANS

  • n!faculty: Fizz, Lissandra, Zed
  • Reason Gaming: J4, Leblanc, Syndra

PICKS

  • n!faculty: Corki, Pantheon, Sona, Ahri, Gnar
  • Reason Gaming: Irelia, Orianna, Elise, Ezreal, Alistar

GAME TWO
BANS

  • n!faculty: Fizz, Irelia, LeBlanc
  • Reason Gaming: Syndra, Jarvan, Orianna

PICKS

  • n!faculty: Janna, Lucian, Ahri, Kha’Zix
  • Reason Gaming: Zed, Elise, Corki, Rumble, Alistar

GAME THREE
BANS

  • n!faculty: Fizz, Alistar, Zed
  • Reason Gaming: LeBlanc, Snydra, Jarvan

PICKS

  • n!faculty: Irelia, Elise, Orianna, Graves, Nami
  • Reason Gaming: Thresh, Corki, Maokai, Pantheon, Ahri

You can find all EU LCS Expansion games in the official ESL LCS Expansion Tournament playlist.

Intel Extreme Masters Quarterfinal #1: Team Roccat vs. Dolphins of Wall Street: 2-0

GAME ONE
BANS

  • Roccat: Lucian, Aatrox, Jarvan
  • Dolphins of Wall Street: Zed, LeBlanc, Azir

PICKS

  • Roccat: Irelia, Elise, Corki, Jayce, Nami
  • Dolphins of Wall Street: Gnar, Pantheon, Karma, Ezreal, Xerath

GAME TWO
BANS

  • Roccat: Aatrox, Jarvan, Irelia
  • Dolphins of Wall Street: Kassadin, Zed, Elise

PICKS

  • Roccat: Lee Sin, Corki, Gnar, Tresh, Fizz
  • Dolphins of Wall Street: Nami, Kha’Zix, Lucian, Syndra, Jax

We have our Intel Extreme Masters VODs ready for those interested in reliving the action.

Intel Extreme Masters Quarterfinal #2: Aces High vs. Team Dignitas: 1:2

GAME ONE
BANS

  • Aces High: Lee Sin, Ahri, Jarvan
  • Dignitas: Gnar, Azir, Lissandra

PICKS

  • Aces High: Zed, Rumble, Corki, Nuni, Sona
  • Dignitas: Maokai, Sivir, Renger, Janna, LeBlanc

GAME TWO
BANS

  • Aces High: Rengar, Zed, Gnar
  • Dignitas: Lissandra, Jarvan IV, Rumble

PICKS

  • Aces High: Kassadin, Pantheon, Syndra, Sivir, Janna
  • Dignitas: Maokai, Lee Sin, Ahri, Graves, Thresh


GAME THREE
BANS

  • Aces High: Rengar, Zed, Ahri
  • Dignitas: Pantheon, Syndra, Sivir

PICKS

  • Aces High: Lissandra, Jarvan, Jayce, Corki, Sona
  • Dignitas:  Gnar, Elise, LeBlanc, Graves, Janna

You can find all the VODs of the games in case you missed them in our Youtube playlist.

Up today:

  • 13:00 to 18:00 CET: LCS EU Expansion elimination match - Giants Gaming vs. H2k (BO5)
  • 18:00 to 21:00 CET: Intel Extreme Masters Cologne semifinal #1- Counter Logic Gaming vs. Team Roccat (BO3)
  • 21:00 to 0:00 CET: Intel Extreme Masters Cologne semifinal #2 - Gambit Gaming vs. Team Dignitas (BO3)

Tune in here!

Interested in more? Read through our Intel Extreme Masters Cologne survival guide here or find the official Intel Extreme Masters website here.

If you’re searching for VODs, we got you covered with our respective Youtube playlists for the  ESL LCS Expansion and the Intel Extreme Masters games.

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