T-2. Team Coast (3-2)
Team Coast, formerly known as Team Dynamic, surprised some of the veteran teams with their top-notch performances. Their three victories include a first day rout of Team Vulcun, a decisive Day 2 win over Counter Logic Gaming, and the closest game of the tournament on Day 3 against Team Dignitas. Their two losses has have come at the hands of TSM Snapdragon and Cloud Nine, two of the top teams. Team Coast consists of top lane Zion Spartan (although Jintae substituted in for their win against Counter Logic Gaming), Shiphtur in the mid lane, NintendudeX playing jungle, DontMashMe in the AD carry role, and Daydreamin holding up their support. Top lane player Zion Spartan seems to be one of the hardest hitters on Team Coast. His play is very consistent, and he played an awesome game during their victory over Vulcun as Riven, going 6/1/4. However, substitute Jintae put up the best performance in the top lane when Zion Spartan was graduating high school. Using a surprisingly overbearing Orianna in the top lane, Jintae went 12/2/9 as he carried Team Coast to victory against Counter Logic Gaming. Mid lane player Shiphtur provided positive kill to death ratios in four out of five games for Team Coast, and he has certainly been a carry in his own right. Jungler NintentudeX has been up and down in his performance, although I must commend him for bringing out the tank Fiddlesticks. AD Carry DontMashMe has provided inconsistent play at the position; when he plays great, he plays unbelievably well, but during bad games, his kill to death ratio is painful to look at such as his 1/5/3 performance against TSM. Daydreamin is an intriguing support, who seems to make more plays roaming around the map than he does in lane. And I will not forget his unbelievable dragon steal with a Blitzcrank hook. Daydreamin is definitely one of the top four supports in this tournament. Look for improvement on Team Coast's end going forward.