Facing Fnatic (FNC) in bracket 1-2, Weibo Gaming (WBG) faced many difficulties to win 2-1. Accordingly, WBG will enter the decisive 2-2 bracket before the Play-off round.
In game 1, FNC played first on the blue side and chose the main switch of Syndra - Varus, while WBG prioritized a two-shooter team with Lucian - Miss Fortune. WBG showed dominance after the laning phase when Xiaohu racked up a lot of kills. However, FNC came back strong after winning the fight in the bottom lane at 16 minutes.
World Finals 2024: Comeback to defeat Fnatic, Weibo Gaming enters bracket 2-2 - Photo: Riot Games
Next, FNC continuously won fights and started to create distance. At minute 32, FNC captured 2 people from WBG, thereby winning Baron. Just 3 minutes later, Crisp was caught and WBG lost 4 people, with FNC winning to take a 1-0 lead.
In game 2, WBG switched to the blue side and used a very strong team fighting duo, Skarner - Orianna. Meanwhile, FNC also prioritizes fighting Rumble with Miss Fortune - Rell. The game was very tense in the early stages, but FNC still had the advantage with 2 early kills for Noah.
After that, WBG pushed more towers but FNC still had the advantage in the fight. At 24 minutes, WBG won the fight in FNC's jungle, taking down 3 people and winning Baron. Just 3 minutes later, WBG made a clean sweep of FNC in the top lane, destroying the main house and equalizing the score 1-1.
In game 3, FNC suddenly chose the red team with Swain in the mid lane and Ziggs in the bottom lane, while WBG won the duo Ahri - Ezreal. In the first phase, WBG took the lead and pushed all the outer towers, creating a difference of 3,000 money.
After that, although the two sides did not fight much, WBG continued to increase the gap when they pushed all of FNC's outer towers. At minute 23, WBG took advantage of the vision to defeat Baron, and at the same time create a clean sweep against the FNC squad. Taking advantage of the buff, WBG began to enter the FNC main house, setting the score 2-1 just 3 minutes later.