This is a detailed summary of the 2015 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage (Day 8) match between Fnatic (FNC) and Cloud9 (C9).
Pre-Match Analysis and Pick/Ban Phase
Narrative & Analyst Desk
The Context: In their previous matchup during Week 1, Cloud9 pulled off a comeback win against Fnatic, highlighted by a Pentakill from Balls on Darius [00:09]. Fnatic entere
d Week 2 seeking redemption after an underwhelming first week [00:15].
Analyst Points:
Analysts highlighted the need for Fnatic’s top laner, Huni, to control his aggression and play patiently like other top-tier top laners (e.g., Ssumday, Marin) [00:26].
For Cloud9, Balls was noted for playing patiently even when falling behind in CS, relying on his team (Incarnation and Sn
eaky) to bail him out [01:29].
Cloud9's draft predictability was questioned, as they heavily relied on a fast-push siege composition featuring Darius, Tristana, Veigar/Azir, and Morgana [03:11].
Predictions: Crumbs and YamatoCannon predicted a win for Cloud9, citing doubts about Huni’s discipline [05:24]. Tabzz predicted a victory for Fnatic, believing they would adjust, sp
ecifically recommending a Morgana ban [06:14].
Draft/Team Compositions
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| CHAMPION DRAFT |
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| FNATIC (Blue Side) | CLOUD9 (Red Side) |
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| Top: Huni (Nar) | Top: Balls (Darius) |
| Jungle: Reignover (Elise) | Jungle: Hail/Hai (Lee Sin) |
| Mid: Febiven (Viktor) | Mid: Incarnation (Orianna)|
| ADC: Reckless (Kennen) | ADC: Sneaky (Jinx) |
| Support:Yellowstar (Shen) | Support:LemonNation (Morgana)|
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The Surprise Duo: Fnatic locked in a highly unusual "ninja bot lane" featuring AD Kennen for Reckless paired with Shen support for Yellowstar [15:38]. This composition focused on layers of hard crowd control to counter Morgana's Black Shield and shut down Cloud9’s siege power with fast wave clear from Febiven's Viktor [16:14].
Match Summar
y & Timeline
Early Game Dominance (0:00 - 10:00)
Standard Lanes: Instead of a lane swap, the teams headed into standard 2v2 and 1v1 matchups.
05:00 (First Blood): Hai (Lee Sin) went for an aggressive play in the jungle but took heavy damage [20:25]. Yellowstar (Shen) roamed from bot lane to the mid lane, securing First Blood alongside Reignover on Incarnation's Orianna [20:
43].
06:00: Yellowstar and Reckless aggressively engaged on LemonNation in the bot lane. Yellowstar landed a perfect Taunt out of vision, giving Reckless an easy kill [21:58].
06:20: Reignover camped mid lane again, shutting down Incarnation once more [22:18].
07:30 (Top Lane Trade): Reignover ganked top lane. Huni (Nar) successfully forced a 1-for-1 trade against Balls' Da
rius under the turret [23:19].
08:30: Yellowstar and Reckless coordinated their crowd control perfectly in the bot lane to pick off LemonNation again, heavily snowballing Reckless’s Kennen [23:44].
Snowballing the Lead (10:00 - 15:00)
10:00: By this mark, Fnatic established one of the largest 10-minute gold leads of the tournament [27:04].
10:45: Sneaky was caught out of po
sition by Reignover in the jungle. Although Hai tried to intervene, Huni's Mega-Nar and the krugs secured the kill [26:36].
11:50 (Bot Lane Dive): Huni teleported behind Cloud9’s bottom tier-1 turret, landing a massive wall-stun in Mega-Nar form to clean up LemonNation [28:19]. Fnatic secured the first Dragon shortly after [29:03].
13:00: Fnatic's relentless lane pressure a
nd skirmishing kept Cloud9 completely shut down, with Reckless picking up a Runaan's Hurricane to spread his Kennen stun marks [33:13].
The Decisive End (15:00 - 22:15)
15:00 (Base Breach): Fnatic pushed deep into Cloud9's top lane, securing the tier-2 and inhibitor turrets incredibly early in the game [31:44].
17:00 (Morale Trades): Cloud9, desperate for map pressure, trad
ed their tier-1 mid turret for a bottom lane push, but Fnatic responded by instantly taking Cloud9's bottom inhibitor [35:48].
21:00 (Final Fight): Fnatic pressured the bottom lane inside Cloud9's base. Sneaky was hit by an Elise cocoon and instantly deleted [38:06]. Febiven secured a triple kill during the final chaotic base defense [38:21].
22:15 (Victory): Fnatic destroy
ed the Nexus in just over 22 minutes, finishing the match with 26 kills [38:40].
Post-Match Interviews and Analysis
Player Interview (Reckless & Yellowstar)
The Strategy: Yellowstar explained that their Week 1 drafts lacked confidence, but the choice of the Kennen/Shen duo lane was highly practiced and allowed them to deliver the necessary utility/crowd control for Huni and
Febiven to carry [43:39], [44:51].
Reckless on Kennen: Reckless noted that AD Kennen plays differently from a traditional ADC. His role was not to sit in the backline, but rather to act as a secondary engage and utility source [45:18].
Analyst Desk Breakdown
Breaking the Spell Shield: The analysts pointed out that the combination of Elise, Kennen, and Shen allowed Fnatic t
o easily break LemonNation’s Morgana Black Shield because of the sheer quantity of magic damage and multi-target crowd control [47:31].
Early Jungle Difference: Reignover outpathed Hai early on, identifying lanes without Summoner spells and camping them relentlessly [48:52].
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