IG vs SKT MSI 2019 match goes down as the fastest competitive game in LoL history
No one expected IG to completely crush the Korean champions.
Invictus Gaming (IG) made history as they dominated SK Telecom T1 (SKT) in just 16 minutes on the second day of theGroup Stage of the Mid-Season Invitational 2019.
LoL Pro League (LPL) representatives Invictus Gaming smashedLeague of LegendsChampions Korea (LCK) team SK Telecom T1 in their encounter, with the match ending with a 13-5 kill score in favor of IG, leaving the Chinese team undefeated with a 4-0 standing at the end of the second day of the group stage.
The fastest game in the history of Riot International Competition – 16 minutes and 1 second.That’s all it took for defending World Champions@invgamingto take down the 3 time World Champions, 2 time MSI Champions@T1LoLat#MSI2019Unbelievablepic.twitter.com/swHTT55PWU
IG wasn’t the only group who made a LoL record as SKT made a bold decision to lock in aSona-Taricbot lane duo, a first for any professional Korean team.
In response, IG decided to go for a solid line-up featuring crowd control champions. IG Kang “TheShy” Seung-lok took the top lane with Kennen, while IG Gao “Ning” Zhen-Ning revived the Camille meta on the jungle. IG Song “Rookie” Eui-jin chose to play as Ryze on the mid lane. To go against SKT’s bot lane pick, IG Yu “JackeyLove” Wen-Bo and IG Wang “Baolan” Liu-Yi chose to go for a Draven-Nautilus combination.
As soon as the fight started, everyone on both teams immediately moved to the dragon river, with the clash between both squads creating yet another record — the fastest first blood in MSI history. The kill happened at the 39-second mark, featuring SKT Kim “Clid” Tae-min’s Lee Sin’s assassination of IG Rookie’s Ryze.
The clash then became an even trade as IG JackeyLove’s Draven dispatched SKT Park “Teddy” Jin-seong’s Sona in return.
These 2 teams are ready to go!@T1LoL@invgaming#MSI2019pic.twitter.com/dEIceBPTUw
It was a very aggressive start for both teams, but IG Ning’s Camille immediately took the spotlight as he repeatedly killed off SKT Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok on the mid lane.
With a few more pickoffs, the Rift Herald and huge damage from IG JackeyLove, Invictus Gaming pushed the mid lane and tore down SKT’s inhibitor in just under the 13-minute mark, before rotating to the bot lane and finishing off SKT’s Nexus just three minutes later.
.@invgamingabsolutely DOMINATES@T1LoL, breaking the world record for the fastest game ever in Riot International Competition (16 minutes and 1 second)! ???? ???? ????#IGWIN#MSI2019pic.twitter.com/P6ImbZZAyN
