JackeyLove shouted these words, and the eyes of the audience all over the world moved to the EDG team.
Little IG passed all the way and defeated two LCK teams in a row after standing out from the group stage, becoming the first to get a spot in the finals.
As long as EDG can overcome the blockage of G2, they can complete the first ever finals meeting in the LPL region. No matter who wins or loses, the Summoner's Trophy will belong to the LPL region.
certainly.
There is also a small number of eyes on G2.
As the third seed in Europe, G2 was once considered the weakest team among the top eight teams. However, it has a record of defeating the LPL's first seed RNG. Some viewers feel that G2 is not without the possibility of an upset when facing EDG.
In the early morning of the 28th, G2 posted a picture on Twitter.
In the picture are the G2 starting five and the coach standing in the distance. Behind them is a battle flag with the helmet LOGO printed on it.
The focus is on the ruins underfoot.
In the ruins are Lucian's relic pistol + soul-cleansing holy spear, the flywheel in Sivir's hand, Thane's long-handled battle ax, and Ryze's magic book. What's more striking is that half of it is broken, but it can still be used. See the black and gold flag of the RNG team logo.
It's obvious.
G2 means stepping on RNG to move forward.
As soon as the picture was posted, there was an uproar in the comment area.
[Chasing and fighting, right? 】
[To kill people, you also need to kill your heart? 】
【No problem, the strong must humiliate the weak】
[RNG's loss to G2 is really the biggest joke in this year's World Championship. KT's overturn was at least because IG was strong enough, and RNG's overturn was because he was not a good person]
[What is the purpose of flashing a dog in the shower? Of course I keep it for home! 】
[G2’s crazy behavior of mocking RNG made me tremble all over. I couldn’t help but cover my head with a quilt and laughed out loud under the quilt]
In contrast.
EDG's pre-game poster was much low-key, simply showing a group photo of the seven-member team in front of the Gwangju Women's University Universiade Stadium, with two rows of large characters "Tell the world, we are LPL" on the right.
But in Club Super Talk, a fan posted a very interesting short film.
The cartoon version of EDG and his team landed in Seoul, headed to Busan and Gwangju, and met Faker on the road wearing clothes with Triple Crown on them.
At this time, Faker looked at the [4] exposed from the side of the factory director and asked curiously: What are you, the four-time champion?
When the factory director heard this, he turned around.
I saw three other numbers after 4 - 3, 9, and 6.
【4396 The more you look at it, the higher it gets】
[No, there is no Faker in this year’s World Championship. This is unreasonable]
[The World Championship is being played in South Korea, what’s the problem with Faker? Maybe Faker will go to watch it live】
【MD, it’s true】
[To be honest, if EDG can invite Brother Tian to play every year, the factory director will really have a chance to become a four-time champion]
【Fuck, a road I never imagined】
[Brother Tian = the tallest mountain in the League of Legends, Faker = the longest river in the League of Legends, Director = the shortest dirt slope and the longest smelly ditch in the League of Legends? 】
【Hahahahahaha, what a unique skill】
Time passes little by little.
At 3 p.m., the Universiade Gymnasium of Gwangju Women’s University opened for admission.
When the audience was all seated, the lights in the stadium dimmed and the pre-game promotional video began to play.
The camera moves forward from the widest point of the Cheonggyecheon River, passing over the bridges that connect the north and south and the crossroads with constant flow, overlooking the changes in the weather and the sky throughout the city.
When the sun rises and sets in the west, the scene reaches the sports statue directly in front of the stadium.
"I have always believed in my own strength."
"It's just that I haven't been able to show it yet."
G2 mid laner Ah P heard his voice before seeing him: "When our team is running well, it will be more conducive to my performance."
Finish this sentence.
The figure of Perkz with his arms crossed flashed past.
Then, the wonderful performance of G2 against RNG was shown, and the European and American commentators yelled: Perkz! Let RNG explode instantly! G2 beat RNG to a pulp!
The BGM also makes perfect use of "Run".
The original meaning is to run.
In this situation, it should be translated as get lost.
It can be seen that the LCK officials, who have been suppressed for a whole year, are very emotional. They vented all their grievances about being beaten badly at MSI, intercontinental competition, and Asian Games on RNG.
【Incense】
【Repeatedly whipping the corpse】
[Please don’t let it go anymore, wuwuwu, my stomach hurts]
[UZI: I entered the finals at the age of seventeen, JackeyLove: Me too, Iboy: I was the champion at the age of seventeen]
After Perkz, the camera goes to Iboy.
"The Global Finals is an opportunity for us to prove ourselves and let more people know that there are other powerful ADCs in the LPL region."
Compared with last year, Iboy is not as cautious in his words.
Next.
G2 talked some more trash.
EDG players responded with a dull attitude.
It can be seen from the speeches of both sides that G2 obviously wants to encourage themselves, while EDG is quite confident about this game, and every player has a very relaxed mentality.
"Hello, fellow summoners!"
"Welcome to the 2018 League of Legends Global Finals - Semifinals, the live broadcast of EDG vs. G2!"
"I am Zeyuan."
"I am Wang Duoduo."
"I'm Rita."
Three commentators appear on camera.
"In the short video just now, we can see that all members of EDG and G2 are on stage. For EDG, there is no room for negligence in this game."
"——G2 defeated RNG 3-1 in the quarter-finals. Although EDG is the defending champion, their team is only the third seed in the LPL. They must face this game with the most serious attitude. .”
Zeyuan said a long paragraph: "This year, the overall state of EDG is not particularly good, and Tian Ge's personal performance is also limited by the version, especially since there was an Asian Games before, allowing Tian Ge to use two trump card heroes. , Dao Mei is relatively better, and Akali is completely unavailable. Compared with last year, the environment EDG will face this year will be more severe and difficult.”
【The milk is so good】
【Colonel begins to show his strength】
[Brother Tian: I’m ashamed to say that I originally wanted to protect my teammates, but the opponent kept chasing them, so I had to kill them all]
【EDG rush rush】
Barrages started popping up one after another.
"That's true, but from my personal perspective, I'm still more optimistic about EDG."
Wang Duoduo discussed the matter: "With the level that EDG has shown in the group stage and quarter-finals, as long as they perform normally and don't discount too much, they have a very good chance of surpassing G2. Compared with their hard power, EDG actually has a certain lead."< br>
"The personal strength is leading, and EDG's execution ability is particularly strong." Rita added: "EDG was originally a strong operational team in our LPL division. As a strong team, the premise is high enough discipline. After Tian Ge joined EDG, the rest of EDG People can let go and play the game. With Tian Ge in charge, even if the rest of EDG falls into a disadvantage, Tian Ge can pull the situation back.”
"Last year's EDG relied more on Brother Tian's carry. This year's EDG has better overall understanding and cooperation." Zeyuan made a stage summary: "It can be said that EDG players are slowly able to keep up with Brother Tian's rhythm." Three commentators said in After chatting on the stage for more than ten minutes, the first Ban/Pick session officially began.
"Come on!"
"Today's only BO5, the last semi-final of the entire 2018 Global Finals, whoever wins will be able to enter the finals and compete with the IG team for the highest honor in Incheon!"
Zeyuan's volume suddenly increased.
Loading the Ban/Pick interface, EDG won the dice roll, choosing the blue side first, putting considerable pressure on the G2 team.
In the first class, EDG gave Nightmare.
G2 jungler Jankos' winning rate when using Nightmare is 100% in 3 games, and he performed very well. EDG has the best effect against this unique hero when its overall strength is stronger.
It's G2's turn.
The first person to be banned was the policewoman.
——The big head was first used by the G2 team, using the big head as AD, using the hero mechanism to make up for Hjarnan's lack of personal ability; EDG copied the big head to assist the policewoman, which played a stronger role than just a big head. The G2 team did not When you grab the spot first and don't dare to take the female police officer, you have to pay a precious class.
EDG directly banned most of the players and continued to target their unique skills.
G2 holds down Akali and limits Ye Tian's hero pool.
at this time.
There are four heroes with similar weights outside: Sword Demon, Sword Girl, Urgot, and Galio.
EDG thought for a moment and gave the last ban slot to Rock Bird, strengthening Galio by restricting other support heroes.
From G2's perspective, the combination of Sword Girl + Galio must not be given to EDG.
Galio alone is relatively better.
Therefore, G2 chose to ban Dao Mei and release Galio.
In this version, apart from Dao Mei, the two top laners suitable for split pushing, Sword Girl and Qinggang Shadow, are not very strong. Wunder may be able to withstand it.
"EDG grabbed Galio on the first floor, let's see how G2 chooses."
"Oh, Sword Demon + Kai'Sa are locked!"
Zeyuan read the hero: "Ka'Sa can very well limit split-pushing heroes, and it also limits Galio's role - Kai'Sa's R [Hunter Instinct] enters the field faster than Galio's [Hero Appearance]. Controlling the hero can directly detonate [Plasma] and create a high-value explosion. EDG will use the Xialuo combination on the second and third floors. In this way, the intensity of the line will be much higher than that of the opponent.”
When it comes to laning alone, Kai'Sa has the most T2.
Notice.
is the most.
In T2, Kai'Sa ranks relatively low.
Even if the Xia Luo combination is cut off from the linkage of W skills, they can still enter the forefront of T1 when paired together. In this version where strong support is dominant, G2's bottom lane will most likely be suppressed.
If you are suppressed, you must prevent jumping the tower.
With this in mind, G2 took out an old bull early to ensure the development of the AD position.
In the second round of Ban/Pick, EDG targeted two mid lane heroes, Enchantress and Lissandra, and respected Perkz, the former European king; G2 targeted Urgot and Qinggang Shadow, paying a full four for Ye Tian. Class.
"Not bad."
"It's not the top order in the fifth class."
Wang Duoduo joked: "To be honest, I'm a little uncomfortable with not seeing the fifth-level top laner, but it's true that Brother Tian has many fewer heroes in this version than last year. In order to make up for the early disadvantages, G2's fourth floor Create a jungler Xin Zhao and want to use Xin Zhao to drive the rhythm.”
"EDG got it on the fourth and fifth floors...Prince + Jess! So fierce!"
Prince has only appeared twice in this World Championship, and has never won a game. He has no other role except bringing Galio into the field. EDG chose Prince to give up hero strength and only seek team battle functionality.
Jess was even more exaggerated.
If you don't have the confidence to beat the opponent, who would dare to pick out Jace in this environment where tanks are everywhere!
"Prince? Jace?"
"EDG is so arrogant!"
G2 coach GrabbZ encouraged the players: "Boys, this is our chance. EDG has chosen two heroes who will succeed or succeed. As long as we withstand the pressure, the goddess of victory will take off her lace panties in front of us." ! ”
"Think about the previous RNG, they were so arrogant. In the end, they could only lie on the ground and eat the mud of our feet!"
"Yes!" Perkz said in high spirits: "Give me Syndra. We will have an advantage in the midfield and provide support for other lanes. As long as we wait until the equipment is ready, we can win the game."
Last choice.
The figure of the Dark Head of State Syndra emerged.
After exchange and adjustment, the lineup was confirmed the second the countdown jumped to 5.
Blue side: EDG
Red side: G2
Top order: Jayce vs. Sword Demon
Jungler: Prince vs. Xin Zhao
Mid laner: Galio vs Syndra
AD: Xayah vs Kai'Sa
Support: Luo vs Lao Niu
"The Sword Demon's fight against Jace... is relatively easy in the current version."
Zeyuan analyzed the hero attributes: "Sword Demon itself is a non-consuming hero, and its own recovery ability is also relatively strong. It has both passive life stealing, all-round blood-sucking provided by the E skill, and resurrection provided by R [Great Destruction]. It can protect itself very well. After all, Jace only has one set of bursts. In addition, Sword Demon can also threaten him through the combo of Q [Darkborn Blade] + E [Shadow Charge] + W [Evil Fire Chain]. Jess.”
【Easier】
【Remember this sentence】
[Sword Demon: Colonel, love is restraint]
【Wunder keyboard suddenly started to leak milk】
[G2: Can you please take care of EDG, they actually have mysterious powers]
The audience could see that Deze Yuan deliberately poisoned the milk.
"You can see that G2 has come up with a system similar to the one in the quarterfinals."
Wang Duoduo was more serious: "They have tasted the benefits from RNG and continue to pay less attention to the bottom lane. They focus on the confrontation between the top, middle and jungle. The difference is that the top lane is relatively more inclined to resist pressure, and the midfielder is more offensive."
"The bottom half is even half given to EDG." Rita continued: "I think G2 deliberately created a disadvantageous bottom lane. If Karsa invests too much energy in the bottom half, Tian Ge may be in trouble in the top lane. Faced with threats, Jayce’s fault tolerance rate is much lower than other top laners.”
"That's right. However, we also saw Theshy's Jace fight Kiin's Sword Demon yesterday. He still suppressed him even though he was caught to death once. So things like fault tolerance still depend on personal ability." Wang Duoduo looked at the screen. : "Okay, let's enter the Summoner's Canyon together. All EDG members buy initial equipment and rush out of the spring... Brother Tian opened the door?!"
"Ah?!" Zeyuan exclaimed.
Light gate.
It's E [Acceleration Gate].
Most of Jayce learned Q at the first level to burst out with two sets of skills, while a few masters learned W at the first level to chase the opponent.
What does it mean to learn E?
While the explanation was going on, the audience questioned this, and suddenly noticed something special.
G2 soldiers were divided into four groups to guard the jungle area. G2 top laner Wunder controlled the Sword Demon and swaggered into the river from the F6 intersection... Before that, all EDG members had been squatting for three seconds!
Three seconds!
Wunder believed that the heroes on both sides were traveling at basically the same speed. As soon as he entered the river, the EDG team members would never be able to get into the grass. Seeing that there was nothing in front of them, they swaggered into the grass.
One step in.
Wunder's eyes were dazzled.
In front of me are the five heroes Galio, Xayah, Luo, Prince, and Jace!
This is not over yet.
Galio waved his wings and blew out [Wind of Justice], and Luo used delay control [Grand Appearance], which made Wunder think he saw the dawn of life, and immediately dodged and ran back.
Just after the flash was handed over, Wunder saw Jace swinging the war hammer in the air and using E [Thunder Blow] on the sword demon's original judgment point.
And Jess E has a terrifying judgment.
No matter what displacement skills the target uses or how far it runs, the landing point is completely fixed at that initial position!
Swish——
Mercury's hammer flashed with golden lightning, and a purple damage number appeared on the sword demon. He staggered back in front of everyone in EDG, and was just lifted up by Luo [Grand Appearance].
Kasumi, who used the champion skin, shot sharp dragon scales. The prince inserted the lance with the EDG team logo. Galio charged up and punched hard. The set of damage was full, and the sword demon was beaten to residual health. Jace Take this head worth four hundred gold coins.
FirstBlood! !
The sound effects echoed throughout the Universiade Stadium.
Wunder and Ye Tian faced each other. As soon as the game started, they received first blood and flash of death! (End of chapter)