C9 vs Fnatic Recap Worlds 2023 Swiss Stage Day 6.
It’s a big matchup between NA and EU, but this time, it comes with the added draw of sending the loser home. With both sides sitting at 1-2, the winner isn’t even guaranteed a spot at the next stage of Worlds. Both sides are probably quietly happy that they’ve drawn each other, so it’s sure to be another NA vs EU classic.
C9 vs Fnatic Recap Game 1
A big first blood was secured by C9, who constantly applied pressure onto the FNC top side and it paid off. Razork came top to match up, and ended up trading over another kill, though FNC did secure one back. Fudge once again picked up a kill on the top side, bringing his, and C9’s early kills up to 3. Fudge continued to push ahead in the top lane with the help of his Jungler, as C9 ripped FNC open in the early stages. A fight in the mid lane shortly after was a chance for FNC to make a play, and without Fudge, FNC were able to knock down two members of C9. The first 3vs3 in the top side went exactly as C9 would expect, with FNC having no way to deal with Fudge he roasted them, moving himself to 7 kills.
The first full-team fight took place at the Drake, and while FNC took the Drake, C9 picked up an ace with just 19 minutes on the clock. With 8k gold separating the two teams. C9 secured the Baron, and it looked like FNC might be best to FF and play for Game 2. With FNC pinned inside their base, C9 were able to siege without Baron buff. Despite being so far behind, Razork made a huge moment in the game as he was able to steal away the Baron buff. With FNC’s early pressure on the Drakes, it could be the delay that FNC needed. C9 starting to let the cracks slip, giving over a free kill to FNC, likely over-forcing when they were so far ahead.
We got our first big team fight this late in the game, and C9 did finally look to have found a way to do something. They took down three members of FNC, and turned to force the Baron to end. FNC decided to leave them to it and head for Soul Point Drake. Despite Baron, Fudge made a huge mistake, almost costing him his life, but his return to base completely killed C9’s attack as the Baron was wasted. For NA fans, however, C9 did finally get the team fight they needed, and their blushes were spared.
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Time: 40:15
Kills: 25-7
Turrets: 7-1
Gold: 80.4k – 69.6k
Dragons: 2-3
Barons: 2-1
C9 vs Fnatic Recap Game 2
C9 both made game 1 look comfortable, and uncomfortable in equal measure. Game 2 is set up to be another classic as FNC fight for their lives.
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C9 vs Fnatic Recap Game 2
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