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The new-look Phoenix1 squad had its way with Echo Fox on Saturday, sweeping the club to earn its second consecutive win during Week 7 of the North American League of Legends Championship Series in Los Angeles.
Game 1 started out with a strange play from Echo Fox support Austin "Gate" Yu on Karma, resulting in first blood for P1 AD carry Noh "Arrow" Dong-hyeon's Ezreal in a 1-for-1 trade. P1 (9-5, 22-11 match record) took the next few skirmishes, but after some smart turret takes by Echo Fox (5-8, 12-19), the gold was dead even at 23 minutes. Despite not having a gold lead, Phoenix1 made a bold decision to start whittling down Baron, a move that paid off. The team not only secured the buff, but it also a 4-for-1 teamfight victory that blew the game wide open and allowed Phoenix1 to take the opposition's Nexus in 27 minutes.
Echo Fox looked strong in the first 20 minutes of Game 2, with mid laner Henrik "Froggen" Hansen picking up a couple of early kills on Syndra. However, Arrow's Ezreal was able to get ahead once again, and P1 fought back to make Echo Fox's lead a minor one. The fights remained close up until 32 minutes, when a brilliant Teleport flank came through from P1 top laner Derek "zig" Shao on Nautilus, granting P1 a 3-for-0 and, eventually, a Baron buff. Phoenix1 had no trouble taking the next two fights cleanly to end the game in 41½ minutes.
Phoenix1 will look to continue its streak against Team Liquid on March 18 at 6 p.m. ET. Echo Fox, meanwhile, will have a chance to tie Counter Logic Gaming in the standings when the two play on Friday at 9 p.m. ET.
