Samsung Galaxy remained hot in finishing its group stage matches on Saturday night at the League of Legends World Championships, breaking its own record for fastest victory in the 2016 tournament in an easy win over Splyce. The South Koreans clinched the top spot in Group D with the win against a clearly overmatched European squad.
Samsung support Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in on Tahm Kench and ADC Park "Ruler" Jae-hyeok on Jhin combined to bully the duo lane for Splyce, where first blood was obtained early for the third seed from South Korea. Ruler finished with a massive 7/1/7 scoreline, as he and CoreJJ were too strong for Splyce support Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle, who appeared out of place on Alistar, a champion he is certainly not known for using professionally.
Splyce attempted to get back into the game with a mid-lane gank and a top tower dive early, but neither effort panned out and only solidified the advantage for its opponents. Tower sieges, a Baron Nashor kill and one more team fight outside of the base were the methodical steps taken to turn a huge advantage into a relatively academic victory for Samsung.
The win means none of the other teams can catch SSG for the top spot in the group, and the South Koreans will play a second-place team in the first match of the knockout stage. The remaining spot in the quarterfinals will be decided between Team SoloMid and Royal Never Give Up, who play later Saturday evening.
