Chapter 41 The best way to respect your opponent is to go all out
At 22:00 on October 6, San Francisco time.
Bill Graham Municipal Auditorium, overtime of Group A of the League of Legends 2016 Global Finals, ROXTigers versus AlbusNoXLuna.
Before today, even though ANX had a 2-1 record in the first round of the group stage, very few LOL players believed that ANX could write history.
But today, ANX used their actions to prove that they are not only going to be the first wild card team to break into the quarterfinals in the history of the League of Legends Global Finals, they also want to challenge the strongest team in the world today - ROXTigers!
Two and a half hours ago, after ANX defeated ROX to confirm the qualifying spot, Likkrit, the long-haired assistant who resembled "Scarlett", accepted an interview with Sjokz after the game.
Sjokz asked him: "ANX represented the main event of the wild card division and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. It proved to everyone who doubted you that they were wrong. What does this moment mean to you?"
Likkrit's answer is a classic:
[When we knew we could advance to the quarterfinals, it was really hard for us to believe it, because we originally came here with the mentality of being beaten 0-6. 】
[We came here without preparation. We didn’t go to Korea for training. We just thought, well, we just came here to play games and travel. 】
【But, today, today! But we entered the quarterfinals! 】
【What I want to say is...Hey, friends! Although we are from the wild card, they still doubted us before (before the start of s6, the major teams disliked the wild card anx and no one wanted to play training matches with them)]
【But, beinganunderdogdoesnotmeanbeingaloser! ! ! 】
[However, weak does not mean loser! ! ! 】
Words and deeds unite, this is the legendary wild card ANX. Although in Lin Qiguang's eyes, their future has been determined, the second person will still be deeply touched in his heart when he witnesses this moment with his own eyes.
So you must believe that butterflies can eventually fly across the sea!
On the stage, the ROX and ANX team members were making final equipment adjustments, and a simple video was played on the big screen.
This is a scene of Riot urgently interviewing representatives from both sides before overtime.
"Scarlett" Likkrit was the first to appear on camera and said to the camera: "I still say the same thing, weak does not mean loser, wild cards can also defeat the Tigers! The whole world knows that ROX Tigers still have many cards that they have not revealed. Therefore, we will do our best to defeat them in this battle!”
Then came Lin Qiguang, who appeared on behalf of ROX: "ANX used their words and deeds to explain to the world what the 'League of Legends' is. They are opponents worthy of respect, and the best way to respect your opponents is to go all out! In this battle, ROX Tigers will use Proof of strength - why we are No. 1 in the world! ”
Lin Qiguang's remarks were narrated in English. The standard American pronunciation allowed the North American audience, which made up the majority of the audience, to understand it clearly. Audiences from other regions who could come here also understood some English.
Therefore, this paragraph caused a huge response at the scene.
"Okay, pre-match interviews from top laners and assistants on both sides. I believe everyone's hearts are surging when they see this conversation. Since the League of Legends Global Finals, there have been too many classic scenes. I believe this section The dialogue will also become an eternal classic in everyone’s heart!”
In the LPL commentary box, Wawa and Miller were responsible for commentating the overtime match of Group A today. Before the BP started, Wawa's warm-up transition became very important.
"Miller and I still firmly support ROX in this game. Although the story of ANX is also very inspiring, after all, there are players from China in the ROX team.
"And after previous failures, I believe that this time ROX will definitely show their true strength and present a wonderful game to the world as Flashlight player said!"
BP cut in and Miller took over the topic at the right time.
"In this game, ROX is on the blue side and ANX is on the red side. We can see that ROX banned Likkrit's signature hot man support in the first move. This is quite respectful."
“ANX’s first move was to kill the very OP version of Leopard Girl. I believe that no team would dare to give this hero to Peanut in subsequent games, otherwise they would definitely give up their hope of victory. ”
On the stage, Nofe is soliciting the team members’ opinions on banning.
"The BP idea in this game is still around the top lane. The middle lane needs to have the influence of lane rights to support. Kuro, do you want to ban Syndra?"
Kuro nodded: "Syndra's laning consumption ability is too strong. Banning her will make it easier for me to take the initiative to push the lane."
"OK, Wanghu, let's ban Syndra." Nofe gave the order, and Lin Qiguang selected Syndra and put her in the ban position.
ANX banned Lee Sin in the second move, which is quite targeted. Although Lee Sin is also a T1 jungler in the current version, few teams will consume a ban position on Lee Sin.
ROX's third ban still involved Poppy. When there was no need to ensure three targeted bans, Nofe would usually leave a ban slot for Lin Qiguang so that he could play more smoothly in the lane.
ANX's third hand banned Peanut's Olaf, which was clearly targeted. After all, all T1-level junglers in the version were banned, and ANX's jungler can produce male guns.
The three-ban phase for both sides is over, and then it’s the hero selection phase.
"Really, what's the use of three ban junglers? Don't they know I'm the [Spider King] yet? Get me Elise." Xiaohuahua said in the voice.
Lin Qiguang didn't hesitate, and even locked in the "Spider Queen" Elise without even waiting for Nofe to finalize it.
So far, Spider's appearance rate is as high as 34.9%, and his ban rate has also reached 26.5%, with 12 appearances.
With such a high BP rate, Spider's winning rate is very worrying, with 4 wins and 8 losses, a winning rate of only 33.3%, of which Peanut contributed 2 wins.
Peanut's title of "Spider King" is well-deserved. It is precisely because of his ability to reverse the version and select unique heroes to help the team win that he has accumulated considerable popularity around the world.
Personal heroism is always loved and respected by most people.
Unlike ROX, which instantly locks the spider, ANX took a while to choose the first two hands. After all, they are good at the Fire Man-Spider-Ice Bird system. One was banned and the other was robbed. If the remaining one was selected alone, the effect would be greatly reduced. .
After hesitating for a while, ANX selected "Lance Ranger" Lucian and "Lost Fang" Gnar respectively. Not to mention Lucian, Gnar is also the most versatile choice among the starting laners.
As for placing the top laner on the 5th floor and trying to counter the Flashlight on the other side, ANX is still self-aware.
It's ROX's turn to make second- and third-hand choices. This time they are a little hesitant. After all, the basic BP ideas have already been determined, but they still need to consider the choice of heroes.
Since ANX's midfield and jungle combinations have not yet been determined, Nofe first selected the combination of "Destiny Master" Jhin + "Apocalypse" Karma for the bottom lane combination.
Among them, Karma is better matched with Jhin, allowing the bottom lane to control the lane, and can swing to the middle lane according to the opponent's mid lane hero. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
ANX's third and fourth picks were "Mechanical Pioneer" Victor + "Outlaw" Graves. This was the midfield combination they used when they defeated CLG today, and they used it quite smoothly.
"It's your turn to choose between the middle lane and the top lane. Can you choose the middle lane or Malzahar? But what do you want to choose for the top lane? Jayce?"
Lin Qiguang paused and said: "Kainan, with this lineup, we will be very good in team battles."
"Kenan? Are there too many AP heroes? If the opponent Graves develops smoothly and uses the Bite of Mamotius, will it be difficult to deal with it?"
"He won't have this chance!" Little Peanut said confidently, "As long as the development space of Graves on the opposite side is compressed, so that he can't afford AP equipment for targeting, that's it."
The confident little peanut left Nofe speechless, so he agreed to Lin Qiguang's choice.
"Prophet of the Void" Malzahar, locked on!
"Heart of Fury" Kennen, locked on!
ROX's lineup was officially confirmed, and ANX's last choice did not choose Bard like in the previous life, but chose Nami, who can use her ultimate move to restrain Jhin Kai in team battles.
This shows that after the first round of the group stage, ANX, which received invitations to training matches from other teams, did learn something.
However, it is not yet known how effective this small BP target can be in the game.
"Okay, BP is over. ROX is on the blue side. Their lineup is top laner Kennen, jungler Spider, mid laner Malzahar, and bottom laner Jhinja Karma."
"ANX on the red side, top laner Gnar, jungler gunner, mid laner Victor, and bottom lane is Lucian Ganami."
"Whether ROX remains strong or ANX once again writes a miracle, let's wait and see!" I felt very excited when I was writing a chapter, and I specially made an easter egg video for ANX. Don't forget to watch it (if the backlash does not pop up, it means The system is under review)
(End of chapter)