Chapter 196 195: Mentality Gap
"Two to zero!" I remembered that I couldn't hold back my inner excitement, and my voice was passionate and powerful, "VG won another victory and won the second round of the knockout round!"
His breath became hot, "Three match points, VG is only one step away from the top four!"
Zeyuan felt a little disappointed, but at this time, he still had a clear mind and raised his voice, "After one year, the LPL team is about to enter the semi-finals of the World Championship!"
"And the opponent we are about to defeat is from the LCK division!" Remember to add this immediately.
Zeyuan stopped talking.
The ocean of joy in the LPL live broadcast room has already boiled.
[This year, I’m stepping on the LCK’s head and climbing up. It’s so cool just thinking about it! 】
[If VG can defeat SSG 3-0 and advance to the semi-finals, can they be exempted from spraying for one year? 】
[Even if you reach the semi-finals, you will be exempt from spraying - the deadline is until VG loses the next game]
[Xiao Gu is so handsome when he grabs the dragon, and he is so popular! 】
[Among the top 20 players this time, An Bixin is actually ranked higher than Xiao Gu, and now he is being slapped in the face by grabbing the dragon]
In contrast, the LCK commentary booth next door was completely silent.
CloudTemplar saw the Samsung players in the director's camera looking dejected and losing their fighting spirit. He hesitated for a long time before speaking with difficulty, "It is certainly a great pity to lose a good game because the baron was robbed, but there is not much time left for SSG to adjust. Already..."
"Now we are standing on the edge of the cliff. If we make one wrong move, we will say goodbye to this World Championship. We must cheer up!"
The SSG players couldn't hear what the Korean commentators were saying.
Even if they could hear it, the five of them had no intention of thinking about it.
Leader An left the table with the paper cup in his hand, his eyes dull as he poured cold drinks into his mouth mechanically, as if he wanted to use this method to clear his mind.
He is the big brother of the team.
Not to mention the other four younger brothers.
Crown's fingers holding the paper cup turned slightly white and looked very hard, with an expression of reluctance but also a bit of confusion.
Ruler was even more devastated.
Even viewers who don’t know much about League of Legends games will know that this team has completely lost morale when they see the appearance of the three-star generals!
There were some flaws in SSG's early game handling, but after the double-C equipment was formed, their sideline operations and split push processing were perfect, dragging Easyhoon along and creating a good situation in the top half where both sides pushed together.
Corejj also used a cunning trick to arrange seeds at the Dragon Pit Pass outside VG's field of vision, providing a solid boost to the team's Rush Baron.
As a result, in the end, Gu Xing rushed into the dragon pit with sprint + ultimate move and snatched Baron Nash!
No one can feel the pain of such a sudden turn of events, sudden sudden death and final tragic defeat better than them.
Samsung head coach Edgar came out of the lounge. Seeing that his proud disciples were out of balance, he didn't do much to comfort them. He just patted the players on the shoulders one by one and encouraged them with his broad and heavy palms.
The backstage of the Chicago theater was crowded.
On both sides of the corridor are the respective team lounges of VG and SSG. There are so many people now that you can't see the end at a glance.
But this did not prevent Edgar from hearing the Chinese shouts coming from there, and his tone was full of joy.
There were also some slightly excited Korean words from Imp and Hongmi.
Edgar paused for a moment before entering his home lounge. The door was closed, and the Samsung Galaxy shield hanging on it was the same as the white team's logo from two years ago.
"If we win one more game, we can go to New York!"
The world girl is beaming with joy.
He diligently fulfilled his duties as the water cooler keeper, helping to refill the paper cups of the five starting players.
Imp thanked him and slumped in his chair, looking sideways at the TV screen in the room.
It shows the damage list for this game.
He is a female police officer, and his output is similar to that of Ruler Ezreal, which is enough to explain a lot of things.
From pushing down the first blood tower to the explosion damage in subsequent team battles, this set of my own forehand and backhand teaching can be considered a success.
"How about letting Jie Kuo take the lower plate?" Gu Shengbin suddenly said.
Everyone turned their attention to Imp.
He yawned, "It's two to zero anyway, it doesn't hurt if Jie Kuo goes up to play..."
Ju Shengbin looked at Jack again, "The ADC on the opposite side is just a basket case. It's not strong, so don't worry."
Yu Wenbo was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
Gu Xing was quite happy and put his arm around Jack's shoulders, "I told you before that you will definitely have a chance to play in this World Championship. How about it?"
"Brother, in order to create space for you, I just grabbed a big dragon and came out!"
If he loses the last game and the two sides draw one to one, Yu Wenbo will not be able to take the stage.
Once they lose the game, Samsung will get match point, and then anything is possible.
Redmi will not take such a big risk.
Now with three match points in hand, VG has a lot of room for trial and error, allowing Jack to play a game to test the waters.
"Don't worry if you come on stage, I will definitely give you a C!" Gu Xing promised.
At this moment, he was full of energy and confidence.
The TV broadcast signal just cut to the MVP picture of this game.
In the final makeup photo, Gu Xing still has the cool and stern face that was made according to the requirements of foreign directors, with his hands in his pockets that no one likes.
The battle damage ratio of 5/1/7, the team participation rate was 92.3%, the team's injury ratio was as high as 43.4%, and the opponent's economic difference was +2235!
This is Gu Xing’s fifth round MVP in this World Championship.
So far, VG has played a total of 9 rounds and won 8 of them. He alone has more than half of the team's MVPs!
What he said about Jack was not arrogant either.
Hongmi frowned and thought for a moment. He did not express his attitude directly, but asked Yu Wenbo, "What do you think, Jie Kuo?"
Jack moved his eyes away from Gu Xing's face and thought for a long time before making up his mind, "Let's go Imp. I will be a cheerleader in the audience to cheer you on."
Ju Shengbin was very unhappy about this, "What's going on, aren't you afraid?"
"Brother, are you afraid?" Yu Wenbo sneered and retorted, "I just think it's not appropriate to use two to zero as a mascot."
When he said this, he did not forget to glance at Easyhoon.
Li Zhixun pursed his lips and fell into memories.
In the semifinals of the World Championship last year, we also led 2-0.
Kkoma finally chose to replace him and let Faker play to harvest the game. The scene is still fresh in my mind.
However, Lee Sang Hyuk's appearance at that time was well received by everyone.
It's not the same situation as Jack is facing now.
"Besides... I think it's a bit embarrassing to come on as a substitute in the BO5 to complete the first game of the World Championship," Yu Wenbo grinned. "When I wait for next year's S-Games, I will be designated as a starter!"
If you come off the bench, the best opportunity is in the BO1 group stage, especially those games that have nothing to do with ranking.
I can go up there, get familiar with each other, and experience the atmosphere of the World Championship, and at the same time I won’t feel any burden.
But VG cannot satisfy.
In the group stage, in order to qualify for first place, they fought with SKT until the last minute before winning with difficulty.
The previous games are crucial to VG, and it is impossible to let a substitute who has not participated in many training games take risks.
In a BO5 game, if you come on as a substitute with a big advantage, you will inevitably be suspected of stealing the spotlight if you win, and you will be blamed for losing the game.
Jack can carry it clearly.
He met Gu Xing's eyes and said, "I'm quite satisfied to be able to compete at the LPL level this year...really."
Five months ago, Yu Wenbo came to Shanghai for trial training. What he wanted was to find a club that would allow him to play games and that would be acceptable to the minor leagues.
In the end, he signed with Gu Xing under VG. In the second half of the summer regular season, he took advantage of Imp's recovery and recovery to get a lot of playing time, satisfying the addiction of being a professional player.
Jack's ultimate goal must be more than that.
But he feels that his career is still very long, and the players here...except Lao Gu, didn't have a smooth start.
Seeing Jack's firm attitude, Gu Xing said nothing more.
Imp slumped in his chair and wailed. He originally wanted to be lazy and let Jack play, but he didn't expect that he would have to do it himself.
Hongmi gathered the team members and continued to draw tactics on the whiteboard with the full view of Summoner's Rift printed on it.
In his heart, he also hoped that Gu Shengbin would still play in the third game.
SSG's overall strength is undoubtedly much stronger than its group stage opponents C9 and G2.
Especially in the handling of lane transitions and Baron, he is obviously very sophisticated.
If it hadn't been for an unexpected mistake, Corejj's Zyra Plant beat Baron Nash by 400 health points, Gu Xing would definitely not be able to grab the Baron, and there are still variables whether VG can win the second game.
Now it's hard to wait until Samsung's mentality collapses, and pursuing the victory is the most correct choice.
SSG cannot be allowed to recover.
Moreover, Hongmi and Edgar have worked together for a long time and know each other's style well.
The absolute king of the cup competition!
Like the league-based games in the spring and summer splits, the version changes too quickly. Edgar will switch to the next patch before he has time to study it thoroughly, and he will not be able to display his abilities.
But in a cup competition like the World Championship, where learning and improvement are based on a single version, Edgar's level as a top-notch coach will be fully demonstrated over time!
In some ways, the Samsung led by Edgar is completely opposite to the current EDG without Abramovich.
The former gets stronger and stronger as he plays, and has thoroughly figured out the version; the latter becomes more and more stretched, not adapting to the version, and instead indulges in the routines that have been practiced and perfected.
Redmi knows that if it wants to suppress Samsung on the world stage, it must do so as early as possible.
Once Edgar understands the version, Samsung will usher in a qualitative change!
He didn't want to put it off any longer, lest he have a long night and many dreams.
It would be good for everyone if Koo Sung Bin continues to attack and win the game cleanly.
When Vincent opened the door and came in to inform VG that he was ready to go on stage, Gu Xing took out an ordinary dark chocolate from his bag and filled his mouth with a piece of it to replenish his energy.
"Come on, Lao Gu!" Jack slapped his shoulders and legs, and diligently gave his jungler a simple massage. "It's up to you whether I can go to New York for a public trip at my expense!"
"OK OK..." Gu Xing agreed and followed his teammates out of the lounge.
Along the way, Ding Jun and others patted their shoulders or touched their heads, and they never stopped giving encouragement.
When he reached the bottom of the stage, he finally stopped.
"Fight well," Vincent joked with a warm smile, "If VG can win, I will also benefit from it."
He is affiliated to Riot China in Shanghai, and although in name it does not have the assessment content of ‘World Championship results in his region’.
However, there is a data requirement of ‘viewing popularity within the region during the World Championship’.
When the LPL fell into a trough during the World Championship last year, this data was very bleak.
If you think about it, you will know that the entire S5 division does not even have a semi-final spot, so naturally not many viewers will watch the game.
If VG can advance to the semi-finals this year, Vincent can imagine what kind of leap the data will usher in!
This is closely related to the amount of his year-end bonus, and Vincent has no reason to struggle with money.
"If your year-end bonus is doubled, why don't you get some from me?" Gu Xing responded with a smile.
Vincent continued smoothly, "When the time comes, we will split into 30-70..."
"Why is it only 70%?" Gu Xing pretended to be dissatisfied and punched Vincent on the shoulder before he stopped.
When he came on stage, he had a face-to-face meeting with the Samsung players,
Just as everyone in VG thought.
There was no smile on the faces of the SSG players, almost the same as when they stepped off the stage at the end of the second game.
At the critical moment when the momentum was about to start, a big dragon was robbed. No one could resist it, and the mentality almost collapsed.
Gu Xing smiled and waved hello to Head An.
When An Bixin saw him, he thought of Olaf screaming for Bromacia to rush into the dragon pit and snatch the dragon. His face suddenly became as uncomfortable as constipation, and he pursed his lips and stared at him.
"Good guy, do you really dare to show off to me?" Xiao Duan muttered from behind, "It's a good thing we weren't playing TSM, otherwise I was afraid you wouldn't be able to get out of the venue today."
TSM's popularity in North America is like a gap, and no team can threaten them.
Duan Deliang felt that if Gu Xing faced TSM today and dared to steal Dalong's face, the audience would be so angry that they would throw mineral water bottles on the stage.
In China, it is because of the Nongfu Spring Cup incident that it is prohibited to carry non-soft drinks in venues. Xiao Duan is not sure whether this is the case in the United States.
He looked around nervously when he thought of this. Xiao Duan learned from Imp how terrifying some extreme fans in Korea are. If one of them appeared on the scene, they would definitely not be able to drink as much juice as his own jungler.
Gu Xing disagrees with Duan Deliang's view.
"Just saying hello, friendship comes first, competition comes second, how nice it is to be nice and friendly, what do you mean by showing off?" He denied flatly, "Do you think I look like that kind of person?"
"...I remember if you had dinner with Rotk before you went abroad?" Zhu Xiaolong put on his headphones and asked.
Gu Xing quibbled, "When we go out, we just talk nonsense. We have never talked about how to mess with each other's mentality."
"Really?" Li Zhixun interrupted abruptly, "I believe it."
"No, Lord Marquis, from whom did you learn this mantra..." Jin Wenhe was speechless.
With three match points in hand, the atmosphere in the VG team is lively and lively. Everyone is generally under little pressure and has an absolute psychological advantage.
The director didn't take it too seriously to watch the excitement. After focusing on the VG players' seats for a few seconds, he cut the screen to the SSG players.
The five people's expressions were as gloomy as water and they were quite decadent.
When Korean audiences see such a spiritual outlook, they will naturally not buy it.
[What does Xiba mean? You don’t want to play after being two games behind? 】
[If you don’t want to play, you don’t have to play. Can you let KT go to the World Championship? What a pity Score】
[There is a saying that compares with others. If I was defeated by Olaf and ruined the game, I would not be in the mood to play ranked that day, let alone a professional player]
[The newcomers are like this, Sister Li, Samsung’s lineup is too young, they have to pay tuition]
[I think Virtue’s mentality is quite good, but I can only say that there are differences between new and professional players]
During the pre-match preparations, Ruler turned his head and looked at the VG players’ bench.
He could see the profile of Gu Xing, who was chatting and laughing with his teammates around him. Hongmi would occasionally join in to chat.
Both of them only participated in the professional league this summer.
In addition, Virtue's performance was quite impressive in the previous summer training match, and Ruler paid more attention to Gu Xing.
He didn't expect that the opponent's mentality could be so outstanding.
If we say now, it is because we have won two games in a row without any danger that we feel relaxed.
What about facing SKT in the playoff?
Ruler learned that the top eight were going to face VG, and he spent a lot of time looking at the opponent's game videos.
In particular, the three group stage games between VG and SKT are of great research value.
Group A lost to SKT in the second round of the group stage, and in the extra match later on the same day, Gu Xing showed confidence and competitive form, and he didn't look like a newcomer at all!
Ruler's eyes were filled with envy.
He doubted that if Gu Xing was sitting in the SSG player bench, facing the predicament of being eliminated from the competition at 0-2, he would still be able to chat and laugh with his teammates.
After playing professionally for nearly half a year, Ruler has become more and more aware of the importance of mentality.
Some people are autistic in critical situations of life and death, while others can play games with a roar.
Not only will it relieve stress for yourself, but the entire team will receive positive benefits!
At this time, the referee gave the instruction, and Ruler finally recovered his thoughts and sat on the chair to prepare for the third game.
A sonorous and powerful crisp sound echoed in my ears, and the BP panel appeared in front of my eyes!
After re-adjusting after the break, I remembered in a loud voice, "VG has the right to choose sides in this round. If they get the blue side, they come up and send Syndra to the ban position first!"
Edgar had no choice but to ban Leopard Girl.
"VG continued to choose to target Ruler and block Jhin!" I remember smiling, "VG seized the breakthrough point today and kept putting pressure on the bottom lane!"
Hongmi has won two games in a row, so naturally it will not change its position easily.
If the effect is good, keep using it.
Edgar pondered for a moment and chose to disable Jace.
If he had to compare, he believed that his BP in the second game was more successful.
The anxious atmosphere in the early and middle stages of the game also proves that there is no big problem with the lineup.
Edgar decided to make some fine-tuning on this basis.
Without even looking, he knew that Hongmi must have blocked Hanbing in the third group.
After the first two games, everyone now knows each other's BP ideas.
"Samsung finally contributed the ban position to Zyra to prevent VG from grabbing the strongest support in this version!"
Although there is a strength gap between the remaining Karma and Nami, it is not that big.
In the shooter position, EZ and the policewoman are both okay, and the top laner does not have a bug-level species like Jace.
Hongmi decided to grab the jungler for Gu Xing first.
"Or Olaf?" he asked routinely.
Gu Xing nodded.
He rarely plays the same jungle hero twice in a row in ranked matches, just to avoid boredom.
But this is a game.
Everything is based on victory, and Gu Xing certainly doesn't mind using Olaf continuously.
"Xiao Gu's Olaf is really good," Zeyuan looked at the selection box of SSG on the other side, "Let's see if we can get an advantageous character for Crown!"
He has been a fan of Crown for more than a year.
I know Crown’s style of play very well.
In Zeyuan's view, the current Crown is more suitable to use late-stage magic cores to support the team.
The clockwork in the first game met the requirements, but Crown's own clockwork proficiency was limited - in other words, the only one who could master clockwork in this World Championship was Faker.
The hero itself is not particularly strong in the 6.18 version. It only took advantage of the rise of traditional mages to have a place in the middle.
In the second game, Crown chose Ryze, who was mainly focused on split-pushing from the side in the mid-term.
Zeyuan now has no hope of SSG reaching the semi-finals.
After all, the World Championship is in its sixth year, and there has never been a miracle where two teams chase three in the knockout round.
He just wanted to see Crown show his best side.
"Victor... no problem, one of Crown's best roles!" Zeyuan's tone immediately became high-spirited when he saw the three-handed avatar appear.
In the other position, Edgar gave it to Ezreal.
He did not choose Karma in the auxiliary position first because once VG chose EZ, he would only be able to choose the policewoman.
By then, the combination of policewoman + Victor will be very embarrassing at the 15-25 minute time point, and their combat effectiveness will be extremely low.
In the last game, VG had this set of double Cs. They had a small advantage in the early stage, but in the mid-term they were suppressed and couldn't even move forward.
Edgar knows that facing a team like VG that is gaining momentum in the mid-term, he must not expose any flaws in the mid-term, otherwise he will be at the mercy of others!
"Samsung locked the double C, while VG got Karma and Snake Girl!"
Leader An continued to take out the blind monk, acknowledging the disadvantageous matchup in the jungle.
Edgar got Nami again, leaving the counter position to top laner Cuvee.
"VG chose policewoman and Bobby..." I remember exclaiming, "What a late lineup!"
The double C of Snake Girl + Policewoman, in terms of continuous output capability and range, looking at all the C positions in the current version, can also be called an absolute late game.
As long as it is postponed to the later stage, the growth curve the two of them can provide will beat Samsung Double C!
Zeyuan talked about his findings with great interest, "It is well known that SSG is a late-stage team, while VG relies on mid-term power, but now the lineup selection of both sides is completely reversed!"
If you hide the team logos of the two teams and judge the team names just by looking at the lineup, most viewers will guess wrong.
"It's like this..." Remember to think about it and explain briefly, "In order to prevent VG from ending the battle in the mid-term, Samsung can only choose a large number of heroes in the mid-term to try to delay it until the late stage."
"VG probably has the same idea. Since Samsung is very strong in team fights in the later stage, they will choose a lineup that is even more late-stage to support the team!"
While talking, Cuvee also finished choosing his hero.
Nar.
"Cuvee used his signature Kennen in the last game, but was accurately targeted by VG," Zeyuan said with some expectation. "I wonder if he will have a miraculous effect using another representative character in this game!"
Cuvee specializes in playing yordles, and Poppy Kenannar is basically a unique skill.
In the last game, he used Kennen and was tortured by VG's double bird shield. Coupled with the RE shield and weakness of the junior Kalma at that time, his Kennen entered the field with a dumb thunder and couldn't do much damage.
This time he decided to use Gnar, who has better split-pushing ability, to pull VG's lineup that lacks single points.
Players from both sides exchange heroes, and the final lineup appears in front of the audience.
Blue side VG: Top laner Poppy, jungler Olaf, mid laner Snake Girl, bottom lane Policewoman + Karma.
Red side SSG: top laner Gnar, jungler Lee Sin, mid laner Victor, bottom lane EZ+Nami.
"VG's lineup is really good at teamfighting..." Zeyuan sighed with emotion, "The front and rear rows are clearly defined, and they have super pulling ability!"
"Quie," I remember nodding in agreement, "the three-star lineup is more like split pushing. We need to raise Cuvee!"
Under the camera of the director, Hongmi was still exhorting the players before leaving.
"Beware of arrogance and impetuosity, and don't be careless," he no longer focused on the tactics he emphasized several times before the game, but focused on his mentality. "We can still accept the disadvantage in the mid-term, so don't panic when the time comes."
"Don't worry, isn't this how the game ended?" Gu Xing urged, "Hurry up and shake hands."
Hongmi gave him a gentle tap on the back of the head, then took off his headphones and came to the center of the stage to shake hands with Edgar before the game.
"Is my BP doing okay?" Hongmi said proudly, not forgetting to ask for credit from Big Brother.
Edgar had no choice but to say something perfunctory, "It's okay, you have 1/3 of my skill."
"Hey, Brother Yufan, you are quite shameless..." Hongmi walked into the backstage before ending the communication with the other party.
Gu Xing on the stage cracked his knuckles.
"Try to win this game as much as possible," Gu Shengbin yawned, "I don't want to play another game."
He is in a hurry now and wishes to see the opposite base explode right now.
Then you can go backstage and look at the stinky faces of the Samsung Club management and feel happy.
The other four players are eager to get ready, Summoner's Rift is coming at this time!
The Chicago theater was buzzing.
Cheers in various languages can be heard endlessly.
After the first two games, VG captured a lot of spectators, and the momentum before the game was huge!
Samsung's cheers were much quieter, with only a few remaining Korean students cheering them on.
Gu Xing also roughly heard the number of fans on both sides through the noise feedback from the sound-isolating headphones.
He didn't have time to think more, so he bought the equipment and hurried out to stand on the defensive position.
Everything was as usual, the two sides still did not choose to invade in this round, and waited in peace until 1 minute and 40 seconds before the battle began.
Gu Xing opened the blue BUFF in the upper half and brushed downwards.
He still brought the two wild monsters, the blue buff and the marsh frog, together to attract more damage from the wild monsters, lower his own blood volume, and increase Olaf's attack speed to ensure the efficiency of the wild monsters.
To be fair, this open field route is much more comfortable than the previous one.
In both games, Gu Xing had to keep the bottom lane, but he had to play from the bottom up on the upper plate, which was a bit awkward.
This time at least he didn't have to go to great lengths to adjust his jungle route in the second round.
In Gu Xing's view, the early point of confrontation between the two teams was still the first-blood tower in the bottom lane.
How to level it as soon as possible will test VG's linkage and offensive strength!
While both sides were clearing out the wild monsters in the first round, they had no plans to make any big moves in other lanes.
Gu Xing was playing it safe and didn't want to give An Bixin a chance to gain an early advantage.
Leader An knew that he had no choice but to retreat, so he played steadily and became even more unwilling to try to take the initiative to attack for fear of making any mistakes.
Gu Xing returned to the city at 3 minutes and 15 seconds to prepare a green jungle knife.
During this period, he did not receive any information about the blind monk's movements from An Bixin.
But Gu Xing knew that the opponent's blind monk must not be as fast as himself!
He cut the screen to observe the three channels, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
I have club connections because I played in college leagues before, and I have classmates in this field around me.
I don’t have access to people at the LPL level, it’s basically the youth training of the second team. Occasionally I get some information, and I help people advertise if they need it.
Supply and demand are balanced.
The quarterfinals will end tomorrow.
7k words, 7.15w.
(End of chapter)