"I thought they were going to be eliminated, but they won the last two games."
"Samsung is too good!"
After Iboy finished the daily ranking, he switched out and browsed the post bar. , seeing the RNG match process and results from the battle report post, he mumbled with dissatisfaction.
Regardless of the ups and downs in the process, RNG overcame the dangers and qualified as the top spot in Group B, occupying a considerable advantage in the following games.
Although they were killed twice by policewoman Morgana and top laner Victor, based on RNG's record of winning all the way from the German Cup at the beginning of the year, no one thought that RNG could not beat the second-place teams in the other groups.
"Did Samsung fail to qualify in the group stage?"
Karsa realized in hindsight: "Holy shit, this is the first time in the LCK that they didn't qualify in the group stage, right?"
"The second one. "The director said: "The first LCK team that failed to qualify in the group stage was in S3, which was also Samsung. At that time, they were still called SSO, and the mid laner was Da Di. "
"It's so pitiful. I saw the post. In the picture shown, the Samsung group seems to be walking back to the base step by step. "Meiko was obviously gloating: "It's such a cold weather, there are two people wearing shorts, tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk" Meiko was obviously gloating. Corridor. "Ray not only understands Korean culture very well, but also learns from other people's strengths: "However, maybe they will get lucky on the way, so they don't have to kneel or think about how to apologize to the fans."
"Hahahahahahahaha."
"Awesome!"
"Zun, you are too cruel to your compatriots."
"What's wrong with my compatriots? They scolded me. Why don’t you think about your compatriots?” Ray held a grudge against the previous altercation in Rank: “The Gen.G substitute said in September that I couldn’t enter the World Championship, and he also said that I was not Korean...it was so fucking stupid. Yes, now I have a 100% winning rate in the group stage, and he was eliminated 1-5 in the group stage, hum!"
"You also have a plan to expel nationality?" Iboy was overjoyed: "Hey, look here, look here, Guan Zeyuan burst into tears at the scene and tweeted five times in a row, hahahaha."
"Guan Zeyuan is a fan of Samsung. It will definitely not feel good if Samsung is eliminated." Ye Tian understands very well: "By the way, Tian Tian, the big head is not easy to use. We will play a dozen training games tomorrow and use it on the field the day after tomorrow."
“No problem, Big Head is an easy hero.” Meiko showed her record confidently: “Big Head won 5 out of 7 games, with the highest damage in the game. It’s easier to switch to support, and you don’t have to eat up the troops. Just stare at the opponent and throw your skills."
"It's safe!" Ye Tian was relieved.
Similar to the Weapon of Essence Reaver, Policewoman + Big Head is also a gameplay that is difficult for other teams to copy - the top and middle positions cannot provide enough damage, or they are not sure of the real late-game End the game before it arrives, and the female police officer will become a weak link that affects the outcome.
If other teams use things like Kai'Sa and Varus with big heads, EDG's one move of policewoman Morgana is enough to deal with it.
October 15th.
The second round of Group A battle begins.
In the first round, Flash Wolves FW and European Optimist Family G2 scored 2-1 points. African team AFS and Buffalo PVB both scored 1-2, which made many people think that AFS would follow Gen.G’s lead. Following in the footsteps, he was blocked from the quarterfinals.
Especially before the start of the game, AFS replaced the original starting jungler Mowgli and let Spirit (Little Sprite), one of the ten members of Samsung, take the stage, which gave people the feeling that AFS was going to follow Samsung. .
However.
After changing the jungle, AFS played a completely different role. They first avenged Flash Wolves FW, then completed a double kill against Buffalo PVB. The battle with G2 for the top spot in the group stage was completely crushed, with 4-4. 2 total points to reach the first position in the group.
G2 defeated FW in the extra round and finished second in the group.
Wolf King Karsa watched his former team being wiped out by European and American rookies, and he had mixed feelings in his heart. He wished he could be drawn to G2 in the knockout round to avenge his old teammates.
When Ye Tian heard this, he thought of happy things again...
October 16th.
Group C, which has attracted the attention of the whole world, begins the battle.
Compared with Groups A and B, Group C not only has KT, the top player in the LCK, who is tied for the first tier with RNG and IG, but also has EDG, who is officially listed as the X factor, including Tongtiandai. GRX, the only remaining team in the LMS, has achieved full ratings in the three mainstream divisions.
The first game is KT vs. VIT.
Mata took out a move to assist the wine barrel because the sacred cow that protects the country was robbed. In the key team battle, E got out of the way and reached three people, helping KT to score 3-1.
In the second and third games, GRX lost first to EDG and then to VIT, bringing the record to 0-5.
It’s not that you don’t want to work hard.
It is true that strength does not allow it.
Scene 4.
The second round of confrontation between EDG and KT has officially arrived.
“Hello, fellow summoners!”
After reading the entire advertisement, Wawa got to the point: "After watching the first three games, the next thing to do is the battle between EDG and KT for the top spot in the group. At present, EDG has locked in the qualification in advance with a 4-0 record. As long as If we can complete a double defeat against KT in this game, we will be able to secure first place in the group in advance.”
“Since KT completed a double defeat against VIT, KT will advance to Group C even if the two sides have the same score. The last highlight is this game. "
"EDG has been in good shape recently, and their attempts in the game have been very successful." Miller recalled the first round: "And even if EDG tried a new tactical system. , and it is also against a strong team like KT. From this, we can see the level of confidence of EDG. "
It is normal to practice the lineup in the game.
It is very rare for LPL teams to practice lineup training for big competitions.
As we all know, the advantage of the LPL division is that it is good at head-to-head confrontation. It has destroyed the LCK operation system with strong attacks more than once. Even EDG, which was previously recognized as the most cowardly, has defeated SKT head-on.
But there is one key point in head-to-head competition, and that is the players’ absolute confidence in their own strength and the heroes they use.
There is a saying that goes well: Confidence is the seventh piece of equipment for professional players.
If you don’t have enough self-confidence, who would dare to rush into a bloody battle again and again?
And this.
A problem arises.
The degree of pursuit of versions and the use of special routines are insufficient.
The reason is simple.
Confidence and hero proficiency are directly proportional. A hero with a unique skill with a proficiency of 90 or more points and a hero with a proficiency of only 60 points have completely different confidence levels.
The former dares to rely on the skill mechanism to perform extreme operations even if they have the last bit of status left.
As for the latter...if you don't make any mistakes when playing in a group, you're considered qualified.
The LPL is far inferior to the LCK at the operational level. If you want to overturn the dominance of the LCK, you have to be bold. Based on this style, naturally you don’t dare to do scientific research on the field. This is why many people think that the LPL region is not as good as Europe and the United States. So there is no reason to dare to take the hero, there is a lack of whimsy.
In terms of results, LPL's original strength was second only to LCK. In the past two years, it has surpassed LCK with the performance of EDG and RNG. The method adopted cannot be said to be wrong, at least it is not better than many It is difficult to achieve results, and at most it is the fault of the European and American teams who "showed their style".
The audience complained about the lack of innovation in the LPL teams, mostly because they saw individual teams being too embarrassing, which created an emotional hatred.
Of course.
It would be even better if the degree of innovation could be increased while maintaining the original foundation.
For example, EDG at the moment.
In the undecided first round, EDG dared to use Victor to steal money and use ice punch + hourglass to limit the four-guarantee-one system. When it is confirmed that they will qualify for the second round, will they spend more money to make people surprised? What about the bright things?
“Okay, the Ban/Pick has started!” “This match is the focus of the spotlight, between the defending champion EDG and the LCK No. 1 seed KT!”
The volume of the doll is up. Mention: "The first round of the match between EDG and KT was on the red side. This time it switched to blue by default. In the environment of this World Finals, the blue side's winning rate is as high as 57.1%, and the red side's winning rate is only 42.9%. And in Before the World Finals, the difference between the winning rates of the red and blue teams in several major divisions was within 5%, which shows the difference between the World Championship and the competition within the division. ”
Having experience in the first round, the second round of Ban/Pick went very quickly.
EDG banned Tahm Kench and Barrel, and the third ban position was given to Sword Demon.
KT took advantage of Viktor's frustration and banned Akali, Saber, and Viktor in the first round without any thought of being stubborn.
On the first floor, EDG grabbed Nightmare.
KT was very puzzled, but without knowing what was going on, he locked up Galio and Urgot.
Galio and Nightmare can form a two-flying combination, which is the basis for AFS's counterattack in the second round. Moreover, Galio and Urgot have the dual nature of version heroes and KT's mid-to-top players. If they get these two heroes, they can defeat KT Don't be too comfortable.
The problem is.
In the last round, KT got Galio and Urgot, but was restricted to death by EDG's Ice Fist Hourglass Viktor.
In this round, we got Galio and Urgot again. Will we really not step into the trap?
“On the second and third floors of EDG are the policewoman and...Kled!”
"Huh?"
Miller recalled the game that happened: "Last year, Brother Tian used Kled to kill Crown's Galio. Galio didn't bring the armor rune in that game. Kled’s face looks like paper. There’s another Kled this year, I’m afraid I’ll have to do the same thing again!”
Remember the commentary.
Of course the coaches and players of the KT team will not forget it.
Taking down Galio is still a trivial matter, but what is more important is the full-court sprint after overpowering Galio.
Compared with last year, this year Kled brought a nightmare that could turn off the lights, and the threat level was even higher.
So.
KT added Kindred, who is good at protection, in the jungle position. The protection time of the ultimate move [Sheep Breath] is long enough to delay the effect of Nightmare [Ghosts], allowing Galio to gain friendly vision. [Hero appears] Provide support.
In addition, Kindred can also be used as an AD output to make up for the shortcomings of the single-core system.
Great idea.
pity.
Fooled again.
EDG banned Kai'Sa and Varus in the second round, leaving Lucian with only three short-handed players, Xia, Lucian, and Sivir.
KT thought about it a lot, banning two supports, Morgana and Lao Niu, and getting Xayah to counter on the fourth floor. They wanted to force EDG to take down Luo, and give Mata a signature that all supports named M are good at. Thresh.
Results.
EDG's last two choices are Thain and Big Head!
Thion was expected.
For KT, jungler Kindred forms a double shooter, and the speed of dealing with the front row is fast enough. There is no need to care about heroes like Sion who have no damage reduction skills - Scout is a carry type in the summer game. In the mid lane, it is easier to let Scout use Sion to mix things up than facing Enchantress and Syndra.
The big head is outrageous...
The reason why the policewoman can't be on the scene is because the curve is too bad.
After the rework of Infinity Blade, the V-shaped curve of the female police officer has disappeared. After the peak of the beginning, it is an unstoppable downhill road. However, the suppression power during the laning period has not decreased at all. On the contrary, due to the growth of version 8.11, the attack power has increased. The headshot damage increase in version 8.13 has been enhanced.
Big Tou’s laning suppression power is stronger than that of the policewoman.
When these two things are combined, even the two old guys Deft and Mata don’t know what combination can stabilize the army line.
Xia Luo definitely can’t do it.
Not to mention that after the W linkage was cancelled, Xia Luo's combat effectiveness dropped significantly. Even Xia Luo at her peak was no match for the policewoman.
The hammer stone hook was easily blocked by the turret, and most of it was destroyed.
Not to mention the sacred cow that protects the country - in front of the female police clamp and the big-headed turret, the cow cannot enter the grass at all, and the threat level is infinitely close to zero.
After much thought.
Mata came with the female support of Pori and planned to find an opportunity to force the attack.
When the countdown at the top of the screen jumps to 5, the coach leaves the player's position, and the final lineup is determined.
Blue side: EDG
Red side: KT
Top laner: Kled vs Urgot
Jungle: Nightmare vs Kindred
Mid Single: Thain vs Galio
AD: Policewoman vs. Kasumi
Auxiliary: Big Head vs. Japanese Girl
At first glance, the EDG lineup has a nondescript feeling, and the characteristics of each point do not match together, but as long as the combination If Kled and Thane were to switch positions, the situation would be completely different.
The middle and lower lanes press the line together. After Kled's Nightmare reaches level 6, they work together to catch people. After forcing the opponent's skills, they can still receive a Sion's drive, which maximizes their offensive capabilities.
Enter Summoner's Rift.
KT adopted a desperate play style at the beginning. Relying on the initial combat power of the three heroes of Japan, Galio, and Urgot, they gathered together to invade EDG's jungle area. They wanted to establish an advantage through first-level team battles and reverse the mid- and bottom-level battles. The two teams faced adversity during the laning phase.
But.
EDG not only guessed this, but also placed three trinket eyes in the jungle. The KT team's forward route and ambush position were all under EDG's observation.
Seeing the five KT players running into the red BUFF grass to ambush, the EDG troops split into two groups. Ye Tian led the other three people around from the right side and advanced little by little to attract the attention of the KT players.
Scout cross-dodges into the innermost corner of the red BUFF, stuck in the blind spot of KT's field of vision, and accumulates Q [Cruel Slam]!
1.5...
1...
0.5...
After accumulating power for two full seconds, Thain held the giant ax in both hands and struck down with all his strength.
Bang——
The ax blade fell, causing 70+1.35 AD bonus damage to all KT members, and a terrifying 2.25 second stun!
2.25 seconds!
It’s so dizzy!
Nightmare Q [Nightmare's Dream Trail] swept across the battlefield, getting close to the crowd and wielding [Shadow Blade] to deal AOE damage. Policewoman Q [Peacemaker] swept in a straight line, maxing out its output.
Big Tou was even more free to place three turrets in the grass. After all the turrets were placed, the KT team members did not wake up from the control!
Ye Tian used [Zipline Bear Trap] to grab the Japanese girl and got the first head, helped Iboy kill Galio, flashed through the wall and killed Qianjue with a knife.
Behind, Urgot was knocked down first.
Because Xia was standing in the last row, she used her flash and healing skills to escape.
But the first-level team lost four kills in a row, and the bottom lane, which was most afraid of being crushed, did not have the summoner skill. The KT team was already in a dead end! (End of this chapter)