Echo has been continuously dominating each series they face as they have never lost a single series as of now in season 11. TNC on the other hand have been struggling as they try to look for their first series win of the season. Will TNC be able to stop Echo’s dominance? Or will Echo continue their season 11 winning streak? 

Game 1 draft starts with Echo focusing their bans on heroes that could potentially  ruin their lineup such as the Akai, Karina, and Kaja. They test something new as they pick up the Gloo which was used in the Midlane. Kadita and Hayabusa were also utilized by Echo to focus on a pick-off central composition. TNC bans out general meta picks namely the Wanwan, Joy, and Fredrinn. They pick up the Diggie as an answer towards Echo and pick up a few signature TNC picks such as the Pharsa and Benedetta. TNC’s composition is well balanced and tuned for team fights. 

The game starts with Echo instantly dominating TNC as they continuously pick off a total of four TNC members as early as the three minute mark. This allows Echo to sustain a comfortable gold lead of around 2000 gold which has helped them scale throughout the game in a dominant fashion. TNC starts picking their fights up, picking off Echo’s heroes in a more timely fashion, lowering their gold lead until TNC eventually picks it up. This Gold lead allows TNC to secure the first lord to which Echo successfully defends. TNC are on track to finish the game as they secure the second lord but a team fight from Echo stops them in their tracks. Unfortunately for TNC by the third lord in which they still pick up, Echo with a successful team fight, almost fully wipes out TNC resulting in Echo being able to target their base resulting in them taking game one. 

Game two starts its draft with Echo taking a different approach to game one by banning out Franco, Diggie, and Hanzo. They first pick the Fredrinn while also picking up Yawi’s signature Chou. Echo also picks up Natan who has started to see more screen time in pro play. Echo composition gives them enough bulk while also supplying them enough damage in team fights. TNC on the other hand ban similarly to their fast game as they take out Wanwan, Joy, and Kaja. They follow similarly to game one’s draft and play style by still picking up the Martis. TNC also focuses their picks in team fight heavy heroes such as Lolita and Lapu-Lapu showing that TNC would like to dictate the team fights.

The match starts generally slow with no first bloods happening until the first turtle where Echo successfully takes out KRAMM’s Lapu-Lapu resulting in Echo taking the first turtle objective. The next big team fight happens during the second turtle where Sanford secures the turtle for his team while TNC takes him out as a counterplay. This allows Echo to scale very well allowing them to take the third turtle objective and the first lord. The lord march allows them to  take out two of TNC’s inhibitor towers. This increases Echo’s lead tenfold as they rock a gold lead of over 9000 gold. A minute after, TNC start a team fight by trying to take out KarlTzy but a counter Appraiser’s Wrath from him brings multiple members of TNC’s health down low enough for the other members of Echo to finish them off resulting in Echo taking game two as well as the series win.

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