We are set for an LFL semifinals rematch in a European top-level final, as
Vitality.Bee earned their tickets to Munich this Thursday after defeating Team GO. Led by a standout performance from their jungler, Kacper "
Daglas" Dagiel, the Bees now set their sights on winning the first
League of Legends title for the French organization.
VITB Secures a Clean Victory, Although not Flawless
The score, 3-1, perfectly reflects the match between the two LFL teams. Team GO managed to put up a fight but was never able to truly test Vitality.Bee's limits over the course of the best-of-five. Despite VITB's strong performance, the Red Storm can still find reasons to be satisfied, particularly with individual performances, as no GO player was significantly outclassed, despite VITB having a very good day.
Games 1 and 2 set the tone for the series, with fair fights (where no team held a major advantage) consistently favoring VITB, thanks to their superior game knowledge. However, Team GO knows how to leverage a lead and can pose a significant threat if given a good setup. In Game 1, the only engage threat GO had was Olivier "Prime" Payet's Blitzcrank, who was massively outranged by VITB's Ezreal-Seraphine composition. This allowed VITB to control the zoning game effectively and neutralize every GO player except Eren "Lot" Yıldız, who had standout moments on Rumble.
With a draft that prevented VITB from being the only team to control zoning, GO bounced back in Game 2 thanks to a strong performance by Lot and Jean "Jezu" Massol on Caitlyn. The range advantage proved to be the key factor in giving one team the edge over the other.
After the Series Was Tied 1-1, VITB’s Adaptation Made the Difference
Games 3 and 4 saw many changes in drafts from both teams, with game-changing decisions from VITB and some questionable priorities from Team GO. Notably, the Rumble priority that had allowed Lot to deliver masterclass performances was dropped, allowing VITB to pick him as their final blue-side pick during the draft.
VITB also dropped the Maokai ban in favor of Miss Fortune on the blue side, forcing GO to pick a very powerful three-champion combination: Sejuani, Nilah, and Senna. This worked wonders, as Paul "Stend" Lardin’s Senna dominated the game with the help of VITB’s four-DPS composition, enabled by a first-pick Sejuani, which provided frontline security. GO’s poke composition, which lacked damage compared to VITB’s, struggled to establish its positions, as the damage check favored VITB too heavily. Zoning thus ceased to be the decisive factor, as VITB’s high-damage composition overwhelmed GO’s poke strategy.
The last game confirmed that VITB had grasped the strategic stakes of the series, removing the Rumble pick and allowing an Ezreal first pick for Olivier "Dajor" Ryppa in favor of a highly explosive team composition. This composition utilized the Rell-Vi unstoppable engage combo to devastate GO's fragile peelback strategy. Kaan "Naak Nako" Okan's performance on Varus was also pivotal for VITB, as the Turkish youngster dominated Lot’s Renekton pick, leaving Prime as the sole frontline on Nautilus.
