Team WE fans can finally rejoice as the legendary franchise booked its ticket to the League of Legends Pro League spring split finals with a 3-1 series win over OMG in Saturday's semifinal matchup.
OMG had a strong start to Game 1 as a tower dive in the bottom lane gave AD carry Han "Smlz" Jin's surprise Jinx pick first blood at just six minutes, but WE wouldn't stay behind for long. Rotating around the map and securing objectives across the map, Team WE held a 2,200-gold lead at 15 minutes. WE quickly snowballed its lead, taking a 3-for-0 teamfight shortly after the 15-minute mark to set itself up for a commanding win. Taking a 4-for-0 fight at 21 minutes to secure a Baron on the back of AD carry Jin "Mystic" Seong-jun, who dealt a game-high 20,000 damage to go with his 8/1/7 KDA (kills/deaths/assists) as Kog'Maw, Team WE made short work of OMG in a crushing 28-minute win.
The early action quieted down in Game 2 as both teams played around objectives rather than champion kills. OMG grouped up at 12 minutes to brute-force first tower gold in the bottom lane and an Ocean Drake, but WE again responded with a massive 4-for-3 teamfight win at 21 minutes. Another chaotic 4-for-3 teamfight at 26 minutes gave WE full control of the map, taking an uncontested Baron at 30 minutes. OMG couldn't handle WE mid laner Su "Xiye" Han-Wei's LeBlanc, who fueled Team WE's 32-minute Game 2 win with a stellar 4/1/12 KDA.
OMG, fighting for its life in Game 3, got on the board early with jungler Chen "World6" Yu-Tian's Elise ganking the bottom lane at four minutes to secure two early kills. OMG snowballed these early kills, taking towers and building a sizable gold lead. With a 3-for-1 teamfight at 22 minutes allowing OMG to take down the bottom lane inhibitor, it looked like smooth sailing for OMG, but WE wouldn't go down without a fight. At the 28-minute mark, a 2-for-0 fight for OMG gave it confidence to try to finish the game, but a god-like Dragon's Rage from jungler Xiang "Condi" Ren-Jie's Lee Sin gave WE four kills and a Baron to save the game for the time being. WE continued to win teamfights, taking a 4-for-0 and Elder Dragon at 41 minutes before it tried its hand at ending the game. OMG then responded with late-game heroics of its own, taking a 4-for-1 fight to take Game 3 in 41 minutes.
WE recovered quickly from its crushing loss with a cheeky jungle invade just a minutes in, executing on a Death Sentence from support Nam "Ben" Dong-hyun's Thresh on Smlz's Lucian. WE put constant pressure in the bottom lane early on, eventually securing the bottom outer turret for first tower gold at 10 minutes. WE came together in the mid game, roaming across the map like a pack of wolves as it ran down OMG to amass a massive gold lead, led by Xiye's Karma, who ended with a 5/3/19 KDA. WE got too cocky and confident in its ability to teamfight, however, giving OMG new life in the game as it took a 3-for-0 teamfight at the 21-minute mark that led to a Baron. OMG couldn't do anything with the buff, however, as WE took a 4-for-2 fight once the buff ended to destroy OMG's Nexus turrets at just 27 minutes. A minute later, a pick for WE following an Enchanted Crystal Arrow from Mystic's Ashe led to a 4-for-1 teamfight and series-clinching Game 4 win in just under 30 minutes.
With the win, Team WE punches its ticket to the team's first LPL Finals in Nanjing, China at 4 a.m ET next Saturday, while OMG will compete in the third-place match Sunday, April 23 against the loser of RNG vs. EDG at 3 a.m ET.