First day from EU LCS Promotion Tournament in League of Legends

Schalke just survived a close encounter with Mysterious Monkeys in the EU LCS Spring Promotion Tournament with a 3-2 victory to keep their dreams of returning to the EU LCS alive.

Mysterious Monkeys finished at the bottom of Group B in the EU LCS to drop into the Promotion Tournament, and were looking to reclaim their spot with two quick victories. Sadly, however, that wasn’t possible.

The first, third, and fifth match were nearly copies of themselves. In these matches, Mysterious Monkeys secured an early gold lead but fell apart in the mid game after successful Baron steals or sneaky plays by Schalke.

In games two and four, Mysterious Monkeys won by finding a strong early gold lead and keeping it, forcing Schalke into fights through strong vision control.

As Schalke move forward to take on either Ninjas in Pyjamas or Giants Gaming on Aug. 24, the team will need to improve on their communication when falling behind if they have any hopes of getting back into the EU LCS.

As for Mysterious Monkeys, the team will need to focus  if they have any hopes of a swift return to the EU LCS.

Tomorrow the Facing will be between Ninjas in Pyjamas and Giants Gaming.