We said that if Misfits wanted to have a chance, it was in the draft phase, and it was true. Before a single champion appeared on the Rift, this game was SKT’s. The trouble started when Misfits let Galio through, which is just something that should not be done against any Korean team. Galio is too strong a pick and too good in the hands of these teams. Especially under Faker’s skill, he became an ever present threat that MSF could not answer. But it wasn’t just here that Misfits failed.

SKT also chose Trundle, perhaps in reading that Misfits were known for brining Tank Busters onto the Worlds stage, but if MSF hoped to answer Trundle with Rumble, they were mistaken. SKT instead flexed Trundle to the bottom lane and put Jayce against Rumble. At this point, it was obvious that SKT’s real draft was a hyper early-game comp. They had expertly predicted that MSF’s path to success was in the early game, and it was here that they challenged them where they were strongest and then soundly defeated them in just 25 minutes.