Chapter 146 Wine Barrel Yasuo! European giants G2!
"3:0!!" I remember my voice was trembling and my eyes were red, "It's been two years! EDG once again made it to the finals of the MSI Mid-Season Invitational!"
The audience roared like a tsunami in the field, and the audience did not hesitate to applaud. They gave their warmest cheers to this once-questioned EDG!
Li Mufan took off his headphones and felt that the cheers of the crowd were almost squeezing his eardrums!
"Won! Entered the finals!" Jack jumped up from his seat excitedly, as excited as a child.
Li Mufan turned his head and saw a palm stretched out by the factory director. He was stunned for a moment before he realized it and stretched out his right hand to shake it.
"Great fight! You crocodile is enough to teach the teams they want to fight in the early stage!" The factory director expressed heartfelt praise.
After the second game, Li Mufan once again chose Crocodile in the third game, helping the team successfully survive the period of insufficient combat power in the early and mid-term.
He can perform solo kills to press level three, and his retreat can give the team room for development and force the opponent to close the economic gap. Two games of Crocodile have different effects. This is enough to show that Li Mufan's unique understanding of the hero Crocodile has arrived. A very deep level.
On the other side, Mimidan looked lonely, and the cheers in the field had nothing to do with them. He shook hands with the EDG players one by one with a sad face.
The white-on-black flag belonging to EDG was flying everywhere in the field, and the exciting music inspired people's restless mood.
But the Lightning Wolves were incompatible with this festive scene.
Casa raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes. His eyes passed through the teammates beside him and landed on the EDG players who had walked to the middle of the stage and bowed to thank him. He secretly made up his mind.
We must win it back in the S competition in the second half of the year!
"Let's go, it's time for us to go back." Snake said in a gentle tone, comforting his teammates beside him, and everyone in the Lightning Wolf helped him to the end.
"E-sports is so cruel!" Guan Zeyuan on the LPL commentary desk couldn't help but sigh when he saw Flash Wolves leaving sadly; "It's a pity that Flash Wolves have to bid farewell to our MSI stage, and EDG will carry the With the hope of the entire division, continue to attack the championship! ”
The live broadcast screen is still playing clips of the highlight moments of these three games. Obviously, the interview session still needs a while to prepare.
Guan Zeyuan and Ji Ji continued to chat for a while. Suddenly he remembered something he had heard and hurriedly discussed it with Ji Ji.
"Last week I heard from Riot Games staff that they are establishing a new regional competition, which will be limited to one continent, with the competition area as the participating unit, and several teams from each to compete for the strongest competition area!"
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"So exciting?" I remember opening my eyes wide: "Although we have talked about the honor of the entire LPL in the past, MSI and S-tournament are both events held as a team, with the division as the participating unit. This is the first time!"
"Yes! We and the LCK will definitely be grouped together. The competition between the entire divisions will surely be very exciting!" Guan Zeyuan continued to reveal the news: "It is said that this event will be officially launched in mid-June. Announcement is issued, all summoners who like to watch the game should not miss it! ”
After chatting here, the scene was finally cleared up and we entered the post-match interview.
This time the host finally stopped favoring the popular factory director and turned his attention to Li Mufan, who had two MVPs in three games.
"Today I defeated my opponent 3-0. The entire BO5 match took less than two hours. How does the Fan player feel at this moment?"
Starting the game is a common problem as usual, and Li Mufan has already prepared it.
"Our entire team has been preparing for the semifinals for a very long time. The coaching staff and data analysts have all gone through a very hard time. I think the five players we played today are in very good condition, so we can finally defeat the Flash Wolves. I am still quite happy, and I think it is an affirmation of all our efforts!”
Only positive feedback can inspire people to continue working hard. If they don't get anything after working hard, even professional players will choose to retire.
For example, a certain mid laner who was defeated miserably in the S3 finals returned to China and immediately announced his retirement.
Li Mufan hopes that the Flash Wolves will make good adjustments after returning and strive to snipe the Korean team again in the S tournament group stage
Judging from their MSI strength, they are still far from being able to do this.
"In the second game, you brought out mid laner Lucian to deal with Galio, which was very effective. No team has ever used this pick before. Is this a strategy you came up with on the spot? Or were you prepared for it?"
Although there were no shots in the middle in the second game, it was mainly because the top lane was too brutal.
In fact, Scout in the middle lane made Maple very nervous, and Maple was no less uncomfortable than Mimi Dan!
The host asked this question, which actually involved EDG's tactical privacy, but Li Mufan didn't mind at all.
There was no need to use Lucian to deal with Flash Wolves, but EDG still used it. This was a naked display of arms!
At this time, Li Mufan decided to add fuel to the fire to this arms display.
He shook the microphone in his hand and said: "We have indeed been practicing Lucian's tactical system in the middle for a long time, and the research has been quite mature. His role is not only to restrain Galio's early push, but in fact, when facing Works well with a variety of heroes! ”
First, he boasted about the strength of mid laner Lucian, and then he changed the topic: "Thanks to our experienced coaching staff and strong data analysis team, we have been able to prepare a lot of powerful tactics for this MSI. System, all viewers can look forward to our next games!”
As we all know, in the league's competitive games, sometimes just by relying on an unexpected move, you can push your opponent into a desperate situation or even win!
From ancient S3 to last year's S6 World Championship, it has always been like this!
SKT, which was as powerful as the gods in the previous two years, would also lose two games in a row to Han Bing and the female gunner; it also suffered defeat at the hands of EDG's Widow and Morgana, not to mention other teams.
It is precisely because these hidden moves are so effective that all teams are afraid of their opponents having such skills.
And Li Mufan now said that they have many similar trump cards?
When she heard that the translator accurately translated Li Mufan's words into a language that the host could understand, the hot female host immediately let out an exclamation!
The audience at the scene also gave passionate screams and cheers. Compared with the unchanging and version-oriented BP, this thrilling trump card game undoubtedly aroused their inner excitement more!
No one knows what kind of exciting BP EDG will come up with in the next game. They decided to come to the finals to watch the game live anyway!
Li Mufan was very satisfied with everyone's response. This was the effect nofe wanted.
They are not afraid that their opponents in the final will be prepared.
Think about it, it is already the evening of May 20th, and tomorrow G2 has to play another semi-final with SKT, and the 22nd is the final day.
Even if EDG releases the news now, G2 and SKT have no time to pay attention to it. They have at most half the night to think about countermeasures.
Moreover, what Li Mufan said were just baseless things.
Do you really have so many trump cards?
If so!
If you think about it carefully, the trump card cannot have just one effect, it must be of great use. Can it really have more than one?
If so!
A famous coach once said that when thinking about your opponents, despise them strategically and pay attention to them tactically!
Whether it is true or not, Delevingne + Robot appeared in the group stage, mid laner Lucian + Ueno Crocodile came out in the semi-finals, and now Li Mufan even gave such an interview.
EDG's strategy was quite successful. Now everyone in the training rooms of G2 and SKT is panicking!
The female host waited until the scene calmed down a bit before asking the last question.
"There will be another semi-final tomorrow, which will determine who EDG's opponent will be in the final!
Fan players, which team do you think is better, G2 or SKT? Who do you want to meet in the finals? ”
Li Mufan pondered for a moment and then slowly said: "In the group stage, SKT's record was far better than G2, but BO5 and BO1 are completely different concepts. There is no doubt that SKT is very strong, but if G2 can defeat SKT tomorrow , I don’t think this is a coincidence, it shows that G2 is stronger!”]
"So for me, no matter which team we meet in the final, we need to be cautious. We are determined to win the championship, and no matter which team we face in the final, we are determined to win!"
There was thunderous applause at the scene, and the domestic live broadcast room was filled with barrages!
Even now the sky is already dark in China!
Countless viewers were frantically commenting on Li Mufan’s nickname, ‘Emperor Fan’.
To this day, this nickname is more like an affirmation of his current strength, the emperor of the top laner!
I have to say that Chinese culture is really broad and profound, and the same word can have two completely opposite meanings at will.
After the interview, Li Mufan ran back to the lounge, and everyone rushed out to the hotel where Abu had booked for dinner.
On the afternoon of the second day, everyone was sitting in the training room watching the game between G2 and SKT.
Taking the precious training time to watch the game cannot be called a waste at this time, because one of these two teams will definitely become their final opponent.
nofe now wants to see what other weapons SKT can display in addition to the time system they used in the group stage.
The final trump card must not be used at will before the finals. EDG really has extra trump cards in hand now and is waiting to play; but it is hard to say for SKT.
It doesn't mean that you can just develop a small routine and use it as your own trump card. This kind of thing needs to go through a long period of practice and combat testing to confirm that the effect is truly outstanding before it can be considered a successful development.
Just like a real arms display, if your newly developed military weapons have not been tested through various procedures, I am afraid that instead of intimidating others, they will explode in your own position!
A team usually can only develop a set of trump cards that are strong enough in addition to the strong heroes in the version. It is rare to have two trump cards. But for someone like EDG who has three trump cards, he can indeed play two first. Zhang goes out to intimidate his opponents.
Even nofe feels that his team is a little abnormal now. These trump cards are either built around the players' unique unique heroes, or they are unique routines developed by several players and coaching staff based on some neglected version changes.
Draven and Lucian in front can be said to be strong enough, but there are also situations where they cannot be used, but EDG still has the final ultimate move in their hands!
Nofe even believes that the effect of that ultimate move can catch up with the ice and female gun systems he developed last year!
It can be played directly regardless of the lineup of both sides. This alone is already superior to most systems, not to mention that it is basically unsolvable when taken out.
To this day, those who are sparring with them, whether it is WE, OMG or IM, all say that they cannot handle this lineup at all, and there is no solution except banning it!
On the big screen in front of them, the game between G2 and SKT has begun.
In the first game, SKT still used jungler Lee Sin and mid laner Lulu to test the waters.
This rather strange midfield combination defeated KT and GAM in the group stage, but in this game, Little Peanut finally succeeded.
G2 jungler Trick took out the poodle and paired it with the mid laner. They focused on development. Trick even added an armor shoe to ensure the safety of his jungle after playing Tiamat to speed up his jungle clearing!
After he quickly cleared the jungle, he counter-crouched. Xiaohuahua struggled to attack for twenty minutes and only scored two kills.
If it were a normal game, it would be enough to get two successful ganks in the first twenty minutes, but obviously in this game it would not be able to make up for the gap between Clockwork and Lulu in the late teamfight.
As AhP's clockwork equipment took shape, Little Peanut's blind monk went downhill, and SKT suffered repeated defeats in team battles!
Less than thirty-five minutes later, G2 accumulated a large enough advantage, drove straight into the field with a wave of poodle ultimate moves, and won the first game in a perfect team battle!
The scene burst into loud cheers!
"Holy shit! Can G2 really beat SKT?!" Jack froze in his chair with an exaggerated expression on his face, half of the popsicle melted and dripped on the back of his hand without even noticing.
"Don't underestimate it, P, he brought something this year!" the factory director sighed.
But in the second game, SKT on the red side gave Huni a Sword Lady in the fifth hand to counter the opponent's G2 top laner's expected big tree!
G2 now puts all its hopes on the mid laner P, and takes on the responsibility of picking the big meat in the top lane; however, Huni's aggressiveness is fierce, Sword Girl pokes and hits in the line, and even gets a blood alone!
G2 immediately panicked. SKT's single-banding has frightened every team since S3, and it has not disappeared until S7. With the addition of huni, their single-banding strength is even higher than before!
Ah P was suffering from the fact that he had taken a development hero and could not help the top lane. He watched Little Peanut take care of the top lane many times and the hole became wider and wider!
When the time came to 25 minutes, Sword Girl, holding a three-piece suit, became the strongest hero during the transition period, getting everything she wanted from G2's wing!
Everyone in SKT kept testing the baron in front of them to put pressure on them. After clearing the baron's field of vision, they started fishing.
Twice, G2 was able to use the double vision modification to resolve it. The third time they finally took the bait, and SKT squatted in as a jungler with vision, and directly controlled and killed it!
Expect on the sideline also handed over the teleport to provide frontal support, but SKT stopped and retreated after getting a kill, and Huni continued to single-handedly lead in the bottom lane.
This time without the obstruction of the top laner, Huni pushed directly to the high ground, forcing G2 to pull the front personnel back to defend.
In this way, SKT will turn around and win the Baron buff effortlessly.
With the blessing of the big dragon buff, huni's single belt is even stronger, rushing into the G2 highland with an almost invincible posture!
In the second game, G2 suffered a defeat!
The two sides fight to a draw, and whoever can win the third game will have the match point!
The game immediately became intense. Nofe and other team members were in the training room cheering for the two teams crazily!
"Okay! Fight harder! It's best to reveal all your cards!"
However, it was a pity that G2 seemed to lack stamina after the second game. After the late lineup was cracked by the single player, they could only use the rhythm midfielder and jungler that are common in some versions. As a result, they were no match for Peanut in terms of rhythm.
In the third game, SKT directly defeated them and won.
"Alas!" Jack sighed regretfully: "The strength gap is still a bit big. It feels like SKT didn't even put in much effort, and G2 fell!"
"It seems we still have to play SKT in the finals."
However, the charm of e-sports lies in its uncertainty. Even SKT has unexpected moments.
G2 took out the middle and jungle of Keg + Yasuo on the edge of the cliff in the fourth game!
After losing another round, he went home and got Yasuo's P, but he was grinning in his seat!
All live broadcast platforms exploded instantly. Everyone thought that Ah P was just trying to make ends meet. Facing an opponent he couldn't win, he simply used the hero he wanted to play the most to have fun.
But it was only six minutes into the game. In the first half minute of promotion to level six, Ah P Ka successfully disabled faker in two waves of consumption and then used the wind to flash EQ to complete the top achievement of the mid laner!
Kill faker alone!
"This?!!"
What surprised everyone so much that they were grinning from ear to ear was still behind!
After leveling up to six, and with the help of Trick's wine barrel ultimate move, even if Little Peanut came over to protect Faker, he couldn't save Faker. The mid laner, the Demon King, was once again killed by Brother Suo Zi's sharp knife!
After that, AhP's Yasuo entered a state of equipment crushing. Faced with faker's coercive approach of supplementing the Explorer arm guard, AhP turned to target his teammates!
Yasuo began to wander up and down. The key feature of his ultimate move is that he can directly enter the field with a small knock-up from a long distance!
It also comes with an extended knock-up effect and a lot of damage!
All three paths were almost pierced by Ah P on his own. G2 got one point back in the fourth game and dragged the game into the deciding game!
"Good boy! If we choose G2, it would be really dangerous!"
The director's face was full of fear. If Flash Wolves weren't too weak this year, and if Flash Wolves could double-kill SKT in the group stage this year, I'm afraid they would have lost Flash Wolves to SKT without hesitation. Now they have to face this trump card. The G2 that appears frequently is EDG themselves!
"This Yasuo! This clockwork! Ah, P is so crazy!"
The fifth game begins
The long-awaited war song sounded at the scene, and all SKT members were waiting solemnly; on the other side, G2 was relaxed. They had just won the fourth game with a crushing attitude, and now they undoubtedly have the absolute upper hand mentally!
But in the decisive game, the SKT bottom lane duo, who had been silent for so long, stood up!
Bang used his special skill to teleport EZ, and developed without any solution in the bottom lane. With the head picked up in the gank of Little Peanut, he had a two-piece set in just 15 minutes!
As soon as the magic cut came out, EZ began to show its terrifying mid-term dominance. With the armor blessing of Ice Fist, Bang even used an AD body to jump in the face of G2's warrior output!
SKT surrounded Bang's EZ and crazily attacked the G2 defense line in the mid-term; the first tower, the second tower, the dragon, the vanguard, and the jungle, all the resources that could be snatched were exhausted!
The economic gap between the two sides is getting wider and wider. EZ should have gone downhill after thirty minutes. However, an EZ with four and a half pieces of equipment and a two-piece set of Ice will not be at a disadvantage no matter how you look at it.
With bang's perfect performance, SKT finally won this semi-final with difficulty.
Defeated G2 3:2 and won the last ticket to the finals!
G2's performance in this BO5 is absolutely different from their performance in the group stage, enough to be considered as one of the three major regional teams in the same echelon with EDG and SKT!
After watching the game, Jack was still a little stunned. This was not at the same level as the BO5 they defeated the Flash Wolves!
"Did the Riot staff also predict this BO5?" The director guessed wildly: "Among the three teams that did not have to enter the playoffs, G2 was originally the least optimistic one. , but after this semi-final, they really deserve the honor of the three major competitions!”
"What a pity! G2 almost knocked SKT down by one move!" Li Mufan sincerely felt sorry for his opponent.
Being able to use the combination of Barrel and Yasuo in desperate situations and achieve the best results, this G2 team lives up to its reputation as a European giant. They can definitely break into the S competition in the second half of the year. Li Mufan is extremely eager to have a real battle with G2 who are at their best!
(End of chapter)