The last two weeks of the LCS provide our team with nothing less than a killer schedule - the unpredictable Unicorns of Love paired with xPeke's Origen for week 8 and Fnatic together with Elements for week 9. Although CW are one loss away from the autorelegation spot, we are not allowed even a minute for rest.

But let's get down to business.

Our first opponent in week 8 was a familiar face - the Unicorns of Love. After the departure of Kikis, former SK sub Berk 'Gillius' Demir took up the pink jersey and was just moments away from his much anticipated LCS debut. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't the dream first game of any rookie coming into the highest European level of League of Legends.

SK vs UoL: Welcome Gilius! Have a nice game!

The two teams went straight ahead and removed the power picks from the game - no Ryze, Gragas or Sivir. Surprisingly, UoL opted for a Lee Sin which did raise some eyebrows. In addition, the Unicorns chose Ezreal mid and Jinx which do take some time to show their true power.



SK chose to go for strong lanes. Jayce, Gnar and Corki were all taken in order to ensure an uncomfortable early game for the opponents in pink. And what an early game it was... SK took the lead immediately and never let it go, crushing through the three respective lanes with relative ease and not allowing the snowball composition to even reach a third of its potential. Unfortunately for Gillius, Svenskeren smelled blood and after an early kill, continued to deny every single attempt by the German jungler to keep his team in the game.

With the victory against UoL, the intrigue in the middle of the EU standings is kept alive. With a three-way-tie for fifth place, it is still possible for SK to bounce back despite the extremely hard schedule left for the final week.

The win against UoL was a vital one.

SK vs Origen: the dark side of week 8

Our second opponent for the week was the second place holder at the moment - Origen. xPeke's men have been on a shaky form recently and scored defeats against some of the mid-table residents. This fact, however, did not make our task easier. They drafted an aggressive bot lane, great mid lane poke and a tier one jungler in the face of Gragas. On the other hand, SK opted for Kog'Maw and Lee Sin in hopes of containing Origen early and turning it somewhere in mid to late game.



Unfortunately, that did not happen.

Mithy and Niels demonstrated class and managed to outplay the SK bot lane on multiple occasions, allowing Amazing to pressure different spots on the map. As a snowball effect, Sven couldn't really do much on his signature Lee Sin and SK slowly but surely began losing foothold on the map. Despite their best efforts, they were overpowered in most situations. Origen, however, couldn't close. The game had to go to a later stage in order for them to finally blow up the nexus and ensure the second place stays in their hands.



Player of the week: Dennis 'Svenskeren' Johnsen



For his dominating performance against UoL, Svenskeren is our player of the week. Hailed still as a top tier jungler in Europe, the Dane shows up explosively at times. Abusing his "in your face" play style, Sven ensured Gillius couldn't do much to help his team as all he had to worry about was his own survival in the game. As for Sven, he will be vital in our last two matches against Elements and Fnatic in Week 9. Let's hope the Lee Sin maestro shows up.

SK play their final games of the regular season next Thursday. The first opponent is none other than perfect record holders Fnatic, followed by the tough nut Elements. Fingers crossed and good luck!

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