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July 23,League of LegendsThe LEC Summer Season ushered in the winner's bracket finals, and the familiar G2 and FNC faced off again. As the two teams with the best historical records in the European division, we have seen the game between G2 and FNC many times, but since Caps left FNC to join G2, G2 has basically won the final victory. But this time, FNC defeated G2 3-2 in an upset, and they advanced to the finals first, completing the revenge of this LEC feud.

According to official data from the League of Legends tournament, this is the first time FNC has defeated G2 in a BO5 match after 849 days. Fans have been waiting for two and a half years. The last time FNC defeated G2 in a BO5 event was in the first round of the winner's group of the 2022 LEC Spring Split. At that time, Adam was still the top laner of the team. FNC defeated G2 3-1 to enter the winner's group final, but they were swept by G2 in the subsequent loser's group final and missed the final.

Both teams showed good performance in the previous games of the summer playoffs, but in terms of overall strength, G2 is still better, and FNC did not play well in the second half of the regular season. In the first game, G2 suppressed four lanes and won in less than 27 minutes. When we thought G2 was going to advance to the finals 3-0, FNC began to catch up. In the second game, FNC's solid double front-row lineup made it difficult for G2's three-shooter lineup to resist. As long as Razork's Sejuani opened up to the opponent, G2 would lose points.

In the third game, G2 chose a double shooter lineup, while FNC used Miss Fortune to fight against Jhin. Noah developed ahead of time and showed the style of the heroine of Piltover. She dominated the team battle with 15 kills and 2 deaths. No one from G2 could threaten FNC's back row. After FNC got the match point first, G2 chose to believe in their own tactics and used three shooters and single Varus again. BB went straight to the top lane and dealt explosive damage. Even though Caps' Corki had 0 kills, they still won the game.

When the game entered the final round, FNC on the blue side took out an early lineup, with Crocodile and Nidalee suppressing the economy, while G2 grabbed Noah's hot-handed Caitlyn. Although Hans Sama's Caitlyn developed well, G2 did not focus on the bottom lane, but instead invested resources in the upper half. However, with the inherent advantage of Nidalee against Sejuani, FNC controlled various map resources and actively counter-jungled. In the key team battle with Nidalee and Crocodile's two-piece set, FNC successfully won and forced a team fight with the Baron, and soon snowballed to victory.

In an interview after the game, Razork talked about the process of FNC choosing Nidalee in the final game. He said that the FNC coach asked him to choose Sejuani, but he refused and insisted on choosing Nidalee to gain an early advantage. In the end, Nidalee played a key role in the game. It must be said that the players of the LEC team are quite individual. They did not give face to the coach during the game and interviews. They insisted on choosing heroes in the final game. In the final game, Razork's Nidalee did gain an advantage at the beginning and helped the team win the game.

The audience was also very shocked by this, because this was the first game of Nidalee in Razork's career. He had always played rhythm junglers or team junglers like Sejuani before, and had never picked the hero Nidalee. Razork was indeed courageous for choosing to believe in his Nidalee in the key game and using this hero to get a ticket to the finals. He was also named the MVP of the series after the game. From MSI to the Esports Century Cup, we can see the importance of Razork to FNC. He often encourages teammates when they lose, and dares to take responsibility and make key commands.

If FNC can win the LEC Summer Finals, they will automatically get a ticket to the 2024 World Finals and become the first team to secure a place in the World Championship. If they lose the finals, they will have to play in the LEC Year-End Finals. The LEC Year-End Finals consists of the Winter Season Champion, the Spring Season Champion, and the top three in the Summer Season, and the top two players in this competition will also get tickets to the World Finals. Therefore, G2 also took this game very seriously, hoping to advance to the finals and win the championship, but unexpectedly they lost to FNC.