CHIEFS DEFEND OPL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
Chiefs have been crowned the League of Legends Oceanic Pro League (OPL) Split 1 Champions, after an intense 5 game series against Legacy last night.
Taking out the first two games convincingly with the second game only lasting 25 minutes, the Chiefs looked in good form and were well placed for a 3-0 victory. However, a misstep from Chiefs during the bans in Game 3, leaving Ekko available for Tally to play, allowed Legacy to have a stronger late game and secure the win.
Legacy fell to the Chiefs in Game 4 in last year’s Grand Final, but this time they weren’t going out as easy. Building on the momentum from Game 3, Legacy controlled the mid game and took advantage of Raydere’s poor positional play to win Game 4, bringing the Split 1 Final to a decider.
In the final game Legacy started strong, but Chiefs pushed confidently ahead with Raydere finding his form again and taking the only Pentakill of the series in the dying minute to clinch the Championship.
“I had to go hard and close that game 5 quick since I have an exam in 10 hours,” said law student Derek “Raydere” Trang from the Chiefs on Twitter straight after the game.
“It’s was real struggle for us this split but we managed to claw our way back to the top. We now look to improve on our wildcard performance from last year,” said Bryce “EGym” Paule, Chiefs Support.
Chiefs will now fly to Mexico City to represent Oceania in the International Wild Card Invitational (IWCI) from April 17-24, where they will face Turkey, CIS, Japan, SEA, Brazil and Latin America. Victory at IWCI would secure them a place in the Mid-Season Invitational against the best teams from leagues in North America (NA LCS), Europe (EU LCS), China (LPL), Korea (LCK), and Taiwan (LMS).
If you missed it, watch the OPL Split 1 Final at https://www.twitch.tv/riotgamesoceania/v/58727638
Follow the Chiefs IWCI journey at http://oce.lolesports.com/
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