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[Riot Games] specifically tried to remove this from the game a couple of years back,\" he said while reflecting upon the current hit-or-miss strategy.\u00a0 G2 Esports were the pioneers of lane-swapping in Europe, a strategy that involves\u00a0players on the sidelines switching their lanes to avoid the early-game vulnerabilities of certain champions. When done right, this can shift matchups in their favor later down the line. In a\u00a0post-match interview with Laure Val\u00e9e, BrokenBlade also focused on how T1's adaptability played a key factor in their win and said, \"Today was definitely disappointing. We didn't come here thinking we'd get 3-0'd. They also did something new with the lane swaps, and that's a version I didn't see before. 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