Chapter 168 EG: I just want to come and go!
The competition came to an end, and Riot gave all teams a short three-day period to rest.
But no team dared to relax during this period,
E-sports is one of the most brutal competitive sports. Now the professional league of League of Legends has entered its twelfth year. The professional league has fully matured. The teams in each major competition area have fought in brutal BO5s one after another. Strong.
After coming to MSI, I have to go through layers of screening again,
It can be seen that in order to become the strongest team, the right time, right place and right people are indispensable. Not only must the game version match the team's play style, but the team members must not have obvious shortcomings in the hero pool, and there must not be too big a gap in personal strength.
Every chance to win the championship may be a player's only chance in this lifetime, and second place is the biggest loser.
In this fast-paced era, no one will remember the loser, unless he is Yue Lun.
In these short few days, videos about MSI appeared like grass after the rain, and Xiaopo Station even independently set up a special MSI area to allow talents from all walks of life to show their strength.
Lunghuo E-Sports started their flower activities with the mentality of the last period, [35 is less than 25? ], [Uncle Fei who didn’t eat bananas and Keria who didn’t take vitamins], [I only used two levels of strength with high EQ, but with low EQ I was probably Xing Daorong who was really dead. ], [The indifferent audience at the Bird's Nest in 2017 VS the enthusiastic audience at Busan in 2022! 】
The Chuanzi E-Sports team next door did not fall behind at all. They directly put on the T1 team uniforms and started playing the suona with a sad face.
The frame-watching warrior Blackboard and the more professional Chu Jun sent out corresponding review videos.
For a time, there was a lot of public opinion from the outside world.
At this time, in the WBG base,
The clicking sounds of the mouse and keyboard are endless, and intensive and intense exchanges continue. Even On, who is usually idle, is seriously memorizing the summoner skills.
"Look at Xiaolong, look here first."
“Nice!!”
"angel, why are you dead again!"
"Why is this damn Serena coming to the middle again! I'm almost 0-4, my soldiers are so dazzling! Come and save me, wild father!"
"Stop yelling. You are older than me. You are playing like shit with a wine barrel. I am the opposite jungler and I will catch you."
"I call you brother, you call me dad, we each have our own thing."
After the coaches of both teams played the GG prompt at 30 minutes, the players each exited the game without leaving any records.
Under Gu Chuan's special request, WBG's management used some method to successfully recruit RNG, one of the strongest teams this spring, to serve as a sparring partner.
What puzzled him was that Xiaohu on the opposite side seemed to be working very hard. He tried his best to increase the intensity of Angel in every training game. In conjunction with Wei's frequent ganks from Tiger Guard, Faker's combination was quite clumsy in S4. It feels like a chicken, almost creating a threading effect in the middle.
Coupled with the fact that Sofm didn't like to help the middle lane, Angel screamed in pain all afternoon. He kept experimenting with various anti-pressure heroes, including Barrel, Galio, and even Titan. He tried it several times, and he was already It took on the shape of a big pussy teacher.
"Okay, you can take a rest today, we will have another meeting in the evening,"
Mai Zijian clapped his hands and stood up, looking at the report in his hand with a sad face. "Everyone did a good job, Xiaochuan, come here with me, others can rank for 10 rounds freely!"
After saying that, he winked at Gu Chuan and took the initiative to open the door.
Facing the questioning look from Cheng Lu on the side, Gu Chuan could only shrug and followed quickly,
The two walked out side by side.
After entering his office, Mai Zijian seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and sat down heavily on the sofa,
He habitually took out a box of King Hibiscus from his trouser pocket, but after glancing at Gu Chuan, he silently put it away.
"Kawa, we will play EG tomorrow, but in the recent training match with RNG, we lost more than we won. To be honest, when playing T1 in the final, you have a good chance of winning."
"Your predictions have never been wrong, so let me be mentally prepared."
In the eyes of Mai Zijian, the next opponent EG is basically a recipe. You can order whatever you want for this kind of team, but the key is the big devil in the finals, T1.
The intensity of BO5 and BO1 are two completely different levels, let alone T1, who is best at playing BO5. Although he shouts loudly that he will win, he actually has no confidence in his heart.
"You are the head coach. You are asking a question like this to a member of my team. You are really not afraid that I will have mental problems." Gu Chuan replied with a helpless smile and pulled the folder on the desktop.
After opening it, there are a lot of red ×, which shows how serious the recent training match loss is,
However, most of them are practicing and trying new tactical systems. It is normal for the winning rate to be low.
You can’t practice heroes only during official competitions.
"Although my level as a coach is not very high, I never make mistakes when it comes to judging people," Mai Zijian said with a hint of relief on his face, "You can be said to be the most stable among all the players I have seen. Yes, there is never any mental problem.”
"I can also tell you straight to the point today that the tasks assigned by the management this quarter have been exceeded. In the second half of the year, the team's personnel may change significantly. I will not continue to be the coach, but it will not affect you. Maximum salary contract.”
"What are you going to do as a coach, sell pancakes and fruit?"
"Of course"
"I'm going to be promoted to manager!" Mai Zijian puffed up his belly proudly,
"The candidate for the next coach has also been selected. It is DWG's current tactical analyst Daeny, who was kicked out by T1 last year as the head coach. I heard that he is quite strict, and you guys should like it very much."
"Okay, okay,"
Gu Chuan raised his hand to interrupt him and looked at him suspiciously, "I won't listen to this until the end of the MSI finals. Do you have anything else to do?"
"And yes"
"Do you have any trump cards up your sleeve? Share them with me. I'm still a little panicked in trying to compete with T1." He rubbed his fingers in embarrassment.
Although he lacks confidence, he still wants this championship. In the future, he can also put a line on his resume that he once led the team to win the World MSI Championship!
No coach can resist this temptation.
"Yes."
Mai Zijian's eyes lit up and he stood up expectantly, "What! Tell me about it."
"We're already doing it, and we're doing it very well." Gu Chuan patted his shoulder lightly, turned around and strode out.
After a while,
Mai Zijian didn't react until the door was automatically closed,
"Ogawa, you will be beaten if you act like the Riddler!"
May 28th!
After many days of repairs, an exciting day finally came,
EG vs. WBG!
At seven o'clock in the evening, on this Saturday's carnival night, both sides of the game were already packed! Compared with Busan’s white paper support cards and light blue small support sticks,
The black flag of WBG is already waving in the Hong Pavilion. Following the waving rhythm, the audience cheers neatly and there are all kinds of lights and signs!
The brilliant lights on the dome were flashing, and the rhythmic rap sound sounded, and the players from both sides officially appeared!
The lights suddenly went out! As the number 10 appears on the big screen, the countdown jumps every time, and the highlights of the first round of the match and the group stage are constantly flashing back.
With that vigorous figure holding a spear and a broadsword, with Chuan's ID on her head, Samira was spinning her death dance in the Summoner's Rift, releasing her own murderous aura wantonly!
Bad Leke pain!
The next scene turned back to EG's Yasuo and Gaoyue's exquisite cooperation. Their big moves knocked four people away in succession. The two perfectly connected AOE skills in the air, and the sword energy splashed out from various angles!
Every second that followed condensed the wonderful operations of the two teams throughout the entire schedule.
When the countdown reached 0, the screen suddenly flashed, and the screen with slightly opened eyes appeared,
Draven spins his double axe, and a smiling camera appears in the center of the big screen, as if to say, are you awake?
The voice-over began to insert passionate commentary quotes that were popular in English at the time,
"On! It's Draven again! He's rushing up at one man against three! What on earth is he going to do!" European and American commentators shouted passionately, "Chuan, he's still moving! He uses three skills in a row. ! R’s ultimate move ruthlessly took away Ahri’s life! ”
"Is this the ADC from LPL? It's incredible!"
The cheers at the Hong Pavilion were even more enthusiastic, and waves of sound rolled up in the audience! Even the usually quiet Busan scene couldn't help but burst into sparse applause.
In these rounds of competition, even if they are regarded as enemies, they can't help but become fans,
Not only is his online playing style fierce, but all kinds of shocking operations seem to come easily to this man.
Coupled with the sunny and delicate appearance, it perfectly meets their requirements for boyfriends.
The final video played a trash talk interview with EG’s core AD player Danny before the game,
"Bringing an LCS team to the Final Four feels like redemption for us."
"As long as we can win this championship! We will be the creators of the championship in the division! Many people say that our strength is not as good as WBG, but there is no one who cannot be defeated today!"
Suddenly the painting style changed, with an old film style, and the small screen on his back began to play the game screen of IG when it was on S9MSI,
The disappointed expressions on everyone's faces were particularly evident among the big-headed AD who had 100% participation in the group.
Danny raised a smile and whispered: "Do you still remember the last time a Chinese team selected an LCS team in the semi-finals? I believe the shy player opposite should still have an impression."
The background sound at this time became more and more obvious,
[All predictions are a joke, TL defeated the world champion IG! This is the highlight moment in the history of League of Legends! An LCS team has accomplished the impossible mission! Eliminated the championship team from LPL! 】
He clenched his fists and his face was full of confidence,
"And today, I will make them do it again!"
At this point, all the pictures and music stopped abruptly
The overhead camera slowly zoomed over the commentary box,
Wang Duoduo, who is wearing a suit, and Hitomi, who is wearing a professional attire, look normal,
But when the audience looked to the side, the painting style changed suddenly, and a bald anchor who looked like Xijian suddenly appeared in front of everyone,
There was a burst of joy in the official live broadcast room!
"Hello! Hello to everyone in the audience and in front of the screen!"
"Welcome to the 2022 League of Legends MSI mid-season championship semi-final live broadcast! I am Wang Duoduo!"
"I am Hitomi Nozomi."
"I am a neutral commentator and professional player, krystal."
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter in the audience, and the atmosphere that Riot officials had managed to create suddenly disappeared.
Familiar viewers were already shouting in the stands that the anchor has not retired, but no one wants him.
"Ahem, today the three of us will bring you the analysis and commentary of this BO5 match between WBG and EG." Even Wang Duoduo on the side could only hold back his laughter,
"Brother Crystal, many people thought before today's game that WBG would easily win EG 3-0. As a former teammate of a SOFM player, would you like to analyze it more from your professional perspective? Do you have any other different opinions on this? ?”
At this time, the director, who was not too concerned about the excitement, deliberately gave him the camera alone,
Unlike the lively boy in the live broadcast room, krystal was obviously a little shy after not being on stage for a long time.
He raised the microphone and thought for a moment, "Whether it is as a neutral commentator or from a professional point of view, I quite agree with this statement, but if WBG is sleepy, EG may still be able to barely win. To a game, although this hope is very slim. ”
"Haha,"
Hitomi smiled and nodded: "It sounds like Brother Crystal is quite neutral. Although the strength of the players on both sides today is indeed a bit uncertain, our team cannot completely relax our vigilance. After all, EG also defeated T1 in the competition. At that time, Ohmu The small ground fire scene created by Captain Sensei is still very amazing.”
The data panels of the two teams since the MSI schedule are presented in real time on the big screen,
"You can see various data from WBG. The fastest average game time in the entire competition is 25.57, and the overall battle loss ratio is 5.8. It also has a 15-minute economic lead rate of up to 90% in the early stage, and a neutral resource control rate of 53%. It is very luxurious. !" Wang Duoduo sighed and turned to look to the other side.
"EG's data seems a bit sluggish, but their average time per game is also ranked in the top 4, which is pretty good."
But there is still one sentence in his heart that he has not said out loud. From another perspective, the end of the abuse is also the end of the abuse.
At this time, the referee reminded in the headset, and the two nodded,
"Without further ado, our players are ready. The starting personnel of both sides have not been changed today. Please follow our screen and enter the BP session together!"
BP’s panel is presented in the middle of the big screen,
According to the previous points ranking, Mai Zijian, who had the priority to choose the side, chose the blue side without hesitation, while EG had no choice but to lock in the red side.
"WBG chose to ban Enchantress, Zoe, and Vampire in the first three moves! This is just a version plus personal targeting. Nothing too outstanding. The first game was more of a tentative attack by both sides."
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Hitomi looked at the screen carefully, "And EG backhanded Ahri and Monkey to the ban position. If there is still the last ban position."
"There are not enough bans now! Delevingne and Lucian are both outside. I say that EG can ban as many times as they want now. WBG will be half stable after winning one!" Krystal next to him slapped his thigh and said excitedly. ,
"I played a few games with Xiaochuan at that time, he was very naughty!"
The ban box is still flashing, which shows that EG's coach has a troubled expression and keeps saying something to his AD.
Watching the time pass by second by second, EG finally chose to send Draven to the last ban position!
"Choose!"
Gu Chuan said calmly and forcefully,
Theshy, who was on the first floor, knew it tacitly, found the black man's profile picture with ease, and locked it in seconds!
Don't take Lucian here, you idiot!
on is even more happy,
The MSI schedule is almost over, and as a result, they haven't been able to play the Luna combination they practiced the most.
"Be serious!" Mai Zijian walked back and forth behind the players' bench, "Remember how S5LGD chose skins! Remember, there are no weaklings in the World Championship! Cheer up!"
Seeing that everyone was a little relaxed, he quickly raised his voice and shouted.
(End of chapter)