Chapter 328 Chapter 328: Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!
"To be fair, G2 and Dragon Ball are inextricably tied, which is definitely a good thing for us..."
In the VG training room of the hotel, Hongmi was having a conversation with the players after their daily duels.
Hearing that the two stumbling blocks on the way to the championship were fighting tonight, his tone was tinged with a smile.
I wish my opponents could fight harder so that they could reveal all of each other's hidden tricks.
Dragon Ball and G2 are in serious internal friction, and VG will benefit!
The training department employees were also overjoyed.
"Our next task is to keep first place in the group," Gu Xing said following the coach's words, "try to avoid them in the semi-finals and easily enter the finals!"
"It's not difficult," Smeb answered with a smile, "As long as you control the losses within 2 games, you will be firmly at the top of the list!"
Now that the two powerful enemies have a win or loss, VG's ranking situation is extremely optimistic.
As long as they don't make mistakes, they have the initiative!
Hongmi thinks so too.
"Everyone works harder in the next few games. If we win the weak team steadily, it will be considered a success. With our ability, this should be regarded as a basic operation..."
He encouraged the team members with a few words and then brought the topic back to yesterday's showdown with Dragon Ball.
On the previous match day, after VG played Longzhu, they faced their first opponent in the second round, Flash Wolves. Riot Games was determined to get enough traffic from VG and arranged the game for the last game of the day.
After winning the game and completing the interview, we returned to the hotel where we were staying. Time no longer allowed Hongmi to have a special meeting.
He then moved the content to today.
"I asked Jack about his problem after the game yesterday. Next, instead of talking about operations, we will talk about our impressions of Dragon Ball."
Gu Xing offered some suggestions, "It is indeed quite strong, and its early firepower is very strong. Xiao Peanut can use the line rights created by his teammates with his personal strength to carry out wild area invasion or gank, and the effect is very good."
In Longzhu, only the players in the bottom lane are weak in laning, but they are also top-notch and will never be held back.
The mid-to-upper level is even more world-class strength.
As a jungler, Gu Xing naturally knows what is needed most in this position.
Line rights.
Among the five positions in the league, no one has more lane rights than the jungler!
Every invasion, gank, and map control to obtain neutral resources is inseparable from the line rights of teammates, and will directly affect the team's support speed.
Sometimes teammates on the line do not have lane rights, so the jungler needs to go to help, which tests the players' coordination and linkage abilities.
Longzhu is better, as long as they have normal BP, they can achieve a situation where the middle and upper lanes have an advantage and the bottom lane is flat.
Little Peanut directly skips the key step of creating line rights for the three teammates, and starts by linking the line and field to attack the opponent!
This is the core factor that allows Longzhu to lead all other teams in early offensive rhythm!
"Quie," Mr. Hou fell into deep thought and subconsciously clicked the ballpoint pen in his hand, "Dragon Ball was extremely aggressive in the early stage. Even if we got two heads through five packs of two in the bottom lane, it would only be a stop loss. If it weren't for the small Gu put on a show in the jungle, but the result is really hard to say..."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
If that wave of Gu Xing had not relied on hard control to spin the Dragon Ball around in the jungle, wasting all the enemy's flash and ultimate moves, but had been directly killed by the little peanut in seconds, no one could say what would happen next!
Perhaps Dragon Ball quickly encroached on the VG jungle area, allowing the little peanut to do evil, and then radiated the mid-lane rights, further controlled the map through vision control, and finally won the game.
A brief review of the game against Longzhu revealed that even though VG pushed flat all the way after gaining the advantage, it seemed that their ability to snowball was invincible.
But it is also extremely dangerous!
If you are not careful, you may lose everything!
Hongmi looked at Kuro, "Rui Xing, I've discovered your problem a long time ago. Your opponent often seizes the opportunity to give you first blood in the early stage."
"Fortunately, after the sprint is weakened, you like to bring teleportation, otherwise sometimes you will collapse in the early stage just because you lose your life!"
Fortunately, in the LPL, there are not many powerful junglers in the league, and Kuro can often warn and avoid in advance.
But on the stage of the mid-season, the opponent's strength instantly increased by several levels!
For example, in the games against Dragon Ball and G2, when Kuro faced fierce wild kings like Peanut and Jankos, he always started with first blood!
Li Ruixing is also an experienced player and has long been aware of his own flaws.
He had a look of helplessness on his face, "I don't want to either, but the jungler on the opposite side always grabs nests, and every time the gank route is ridiculous, what can I do!"
There were bursts of gloating laughter in the training room.
I can only say that this is the direction of the version.
There are currently two branches of top laners - tank-type functional characters headed by Shen and Galio, and heroes like AD-style Kennen who emphasize single-player and split-push.
The former is of no use, as you can't expect a tank to carry in the game; the latter is worth helping, but it doesn't have strong and stable control, and it was difficult for the jungler to get kills in the early stages.
The situation in the bottom lane is even more obvious. Either Lulu Karma is a soft support, or Blountam is a protective support. Pure output support like Zyra is becoming increasingly rare.
Although these supports have the ability to cooperate with the jungle, they are not strong.
What's more, the duo on the opposite side has four summoner skills, making it easy to escape!
Nowadays, characters such as male guns and blind monks are popular in the jungle. The ganking ability before level 6 is really average. If you grab the bottom lane, you will face the dilemma of not being caught.
After thinking about it, only the middle lane is the most suitable for early action.
If the midfielder and jungler bring double thunder, there will be no problem in using the damage burst to kill people instantly!
At the same time, facing a team like VG that likes to play with the midfielder and roam together, restricting Kuro in the middle is also a very correct and reasonable choice, which can disrupt VG's subsequent tactical arrangement.
This caused Kuro to bear the brunt of the attack and was often used as a breakthrough point by the opponent.
Hongmi knows the reason and tries to give its own suggestions.
"How about you be more stable in the first three levels? It's okay to temporarily hand over the center route to your opponent. Once Xiao Gu has a certain combat effectiveness, he can protect you at any time."
Kuro did not agree directly, but first looked at Gu Xing, wanting to ask for his jungler's opinion.
If from the perspective of taking into account his own safety, Hongmi wouldn't have to say anything, and he would just grow up obscenely for a while.
But Li Ruixing believed that he spent all his efforts to seize lane rights in the first three levels mainly to take care of the jungle and prevent Gu Xing from suffering losses in the jungle.
How could your own life be as important as the jungler's development?
Gu Xing thought for a moment and said, "We still have to analyze the specific situation..."
"In the future, I will communicate more with Rui Xing. If the opponent is the kind of midfielder combination that is difficult to interfere with me in the early stage, you will be forced to release the lane to maintain development; otherwise, you will still seize the lane rights, and I will pay more attention to protecting the middle. ”
Although VG is in a winning streak with high morale, this does not mean that the team does not have problems.
Gu Xing is quite humble. Even though he is one of the top players in the world, he is not so proud and complacent that he thinks there are no loopholes in his style of play.
Just like Hongmi pointed out that Kuro has often been attacked by the enemy jungler in the first three levels recently and received first blood. He felt that he did not take good care of the opponent's jungler and gave early warning signals in time. He was more or less 1/3 responsible.
A winning streak will boost morale, but it will also hide many potential flaws.
Now the team is in good shape, their integration is getting better and better, and their own tactics are very suitable for the version. Even if there is a problem, it will not affect the overall situation and VG can still win the game.
But what if the status fluctuates in the future and the version doesn’t match?
When the time comes, these hidden flaws will explode one after another!
If that day comes, VG will have to pay an extremely heavy price if it wants to make up for the loopholes!
Therefore, Gu Xing now wants to check for leaks and fill them up, and try to fix all the previous loopholes as much as possible.
This way, once the team faces difficulties in the future, there will be fewer problems to deal with.
He can be considered as planning ahead - after all, he has transformed from a spectator into a professional player and has a deep understanding of League of Legends e-sports.
In six years, no team has won consecutive championships.
A careful comparison will reveal that SKT in S5 is already considered to be the top of the best, and they won the Spring Split and MSI championships in the next year, but they just missed the World Championship finals.
The curse of winning the S tournament is like a nightmare hanging over the heads of each team.
Gu Xing also doesn’t know how far VG can go this year.
He can only do his best.
After Kuro heard the solution given by his jungler, he immediately started to play chicken pecking rice mode, "I think the method of selling customers is good, let's do this in the future!"
Hongmi was very reassured by Gu Xing's execution ability and turned to look at all the team members in the room.
“Yesterday’s game against Dragon Ball, it was obvious that the opponent was using a pure rush system and wanted to use the midfield and upper jungle rush tactics of Fox, Kled and Lee Sin to overwhelm our formation.”
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He instead looked at the analysis from a more macro perspective.
"By seizing the right to the middle route and arranging vision in the jungle, we nipped the possibility of the opponent charging in the cradle. In the end, we only allowed Longzhu to succeed once, and we suppressed it through successful teamfight cooperation..."
The words and expressions used by Hou Ye in translation are becoming more and more localized, which can be easily accepted by Gu Xing and others.
He now relies on his richer experience in professional competitions to successfully squeeze out Jin Wenhyuk's translation work, allowing him to safely serve as the team leader and in charge of logistics work.
"Everyone did a pretty good job, but what deserves our attention is that Longzhu has more than just this set of tactics." Hongmi tapped on the whiteboard and used her voice to attract the team members' attention.
"Their real powerful tactics are the side split push centered on Khan, and the 131 split push with BDD," he emphasized. "Relying on this system, Longzhu is invincible in the LCK civil war!"
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The players know this.
Longzhu showed strong enough to win the championship as early as the middle of the LCK Spring Split.
In addition, most of the team members are old acquaintances, so VG members usually watch Longzhu games.
Naturally, I am very familiar with their tactics.
"My plan is to use BP to force the opponent to choose a single-band system when we face Longzhu in the second round of the group stage," Hongmi said. "Let's see if we can win the game with conventional solutions."
"If we can win, it will be much easier to face Longzhu in the knockout round. The opponent's best system has been broken, and we have a huge advantage; even if we lose the game, we can still collect samples for subsequent research and response! ”
In fact, it turned out that they relied on personal relationships and the outstanding strength of the team. They often trained with Longzhu and were very familiar with the enemy's single-band gameplay.
But the last time VG had a training match with Longzhu was before the spring playoffs.
Because the two major regions use different versions for the playoffs - LPL uses 7.7 later in the start, and LCK uses 7.6 earlier.
Moreover, in one version, characters such as Qing Gangying were weakened, and the environment changed suddenly.
In order to ensure the quality of training and ensure that their respective training lineups can be moved to the playoffs, the two teams canceled the arrangement between the divisions.
After coming to Brazil, they regarded each other as the strongest contenders to win the championship, so naturally they would not expose their tactics in training matches.
After all, the two teams have not had a serious match for more than a month!
Having experienced version changes, VG also doesn’t know to what extent Dragon Ball’s single-band system has evolved to adapt to the version.
Just watching the opponent's game video, you can't feel the pressure brought by Longzhu's single-band split push system.
Redmi wants to take advantage of the group stage and use Jin Jingzhu to use his signature system to compete with VG.
Jack gave a thumbs up, "You guys are so dirty when it comes to tactics..."
"But I like it!"
He was full of praise for it.
If Yu Wenbo thinks that others are trying to trick me, I will be struck by lightning. If I try to trick others, it is only natural!
It's a bit of a double standard, but it's reasonable.
When Gu Xing finished his training and returned to his room to rest, he didn't forget to browse the post forum for fun.
After losing to G2, Longzhu's second place is already in danger and may be overtaken at any time.
Not to mention surpassing the victorious VG!
The reaction of Korean netizens to this can only be described as mourning.
Now that Kangba sees that VG is gaining momentum, he immediately turns on the taunt mode.
Maggot Baby is no longer satisfied with translating Korean content, and has even begun to add its own unique and charming replies.
It has to be said that Kangba’s aggressiveness is one of the best in e-sports forums.
Ordinary Tibetan words here can only be the lowest form of trolling.
He doesn't dare to save some pictures on his phone for fear of being seen by others.
I just found a meme based on my post-match interview yesterday.
The character is printed with Jacky Cheung's magical expression, and is covered with a quilt with the VG team logo. The words next to it are, 'Do you still need to watch VG games? Wake up to another victory’.
After saving them, Gu Xingcai picked out some interesting posts and read the comments with relish.
[When I wake up at noon, it’s another day when Longzhu loses the game, so I can watch the replay and put down my meal after ordering takeout]
[I see that some Koreans blame VG for being a bad guy. They said that after playing Dragon Ball, VG’s condition dropped as if he had been knocked down. It really amused me]
[10% off? What is the 10% discount on Dragon Ball, the only one that is so popular among Koreans? I want to howl! 】
【? This is just the group stage, okay? Don’t forget how RNG’s winning streak was blown to the sky last year in the mid-season. SKT could win the championship with four consecutive losses, but now Longzhu has started to pessimize after losing two games, haha]
[The person upstairs is so mentally retarded that I even wonder if he is a treacherous person... Can Jinghan get out of here? I am resisting here, and you have no say! Will VG not win the championship with this momentum? 】
Thanks to LCK's strong dominance of global events in the past three years, they have gained many fans in all major competition regions.
LPL is no exception, there are many viewers supporting LCK.
Gu Xing does not agree with this concept, but part of the content in the remarks is indeed reasonable, that is, it is not easy to judge the strength of the team through the group stage.
It does not mean that the team with the strongest group stage will definitely win the championship.
Even since the start of MSI, the team ranked first before the knockout rounds has not been able to win the championship trophy in the end!
In 2015, when the competition format was still a six-team round-robin, SKT had 5 wins and 0 losses in the group stage, but the championship belonged to EDG.
In 2016, RNG started the group stage with 7 consecutive victories, but was sent away by SKT in the semi-finals...
By the third year of the Mid-Season Championship, everyone understood that the group stage is for you to practice your lineup through trial and error. Only by understanding the version can you perform better in the knockout rounds!
The group stage has certain reference value, but it is indeed not accurate to judge the championship simply based on the early stage status.
The charm of the cup competition system is that the team will improve.
The final step is to see who can find the answer to the version and adapt faster and better.
But one day passed, and Gu Xing began to doubt whether his point of view was correct.
Because Longzhu lost again.
This time it was Flash Wolf who performed the surgery.
As an anti-Korean hero, FW has a glorious tradition in its ancestors.
Double defeat of the Tigers in the group stage of S5 World Championship, double defeat of SKT in the group stage of S6MSI...
As long as it's BO1, Flash Wolves have unlimited possibilities!
No matter how strong the team is, it can show it to you!
Correspondingly, it is the extremely unstable lower limit of Dragon Ball.
A team that focuses on fighting and fighting, constantly emphasizing fighting and operation, would be prone to overturning.
Especially in BO1, where the outcome is decided in one shot, the probability of failure is much higher than that of a solid and stable operations team!
Casa still has the initiative in the early stage this time, and he can accurately locate the movements of Little Peanut every time, just like being possessed by radar.
Peanut helped the mid laner BDD, but Mimidan performed exceptionally well on the top lane, and was able to withstand Khan in a single laning match!
The two sides went back and forth, and the game lasted for 39 minutes.
The Flash Wolf relied on its advantage in the line of troops to take the lead in positioning itself in the Xiaolong Pit and started attacking the Ancient Dragon.
Longzhu was a little late and was taken advantage of by the opponent.
Mimidan's Galio forced his way into the field with a wave of W flashes, forcibly controlling the three Dragon Ball players. Together with Maple's Syndra push, the enemy formation was destroyed in an instant!
Shooter Betty's Verus rides on the face to output, and the explosion damage takes away the game!
Longzhu had no choice but to suffer its third defeat and was overtaken by G2 in the rankings.
"Hahaha..." Imp burst out laughing when he saw Gu Xing in the backstage corridor, "Longzhu can't help but beat him up. Can even Flash Wolf lose? You don't even need to lose face!"
Gu Shengbin's heart was bubbling with beauty.
For him, there is nothing more joyful than witnessing a potential competitor suddenly pull his crotch.
"Longzhu will try to lose to TSM and GAM in the second round. How about sending warmth to the five teams in turn? Can't treat them differently!" Imp sent his most sincere blessings.
"No, no, no, no, five won't work..." Gu Xing quickly changed his words and waved his hand, "I mean, Longzhu can't lose five games."
According to the current situation, VG has a high probability of taking first place in the group.
If Longzhu loses five games, it will definitely be fourth.
In the semi-finals of last year's mid-season tournament, RNG ranked first in the group but drew the strongest team SKT. Although this rule was criticized by many people, Riot Games did not modify it this year.
It is still the first team in the group and faces the fourth team in the semi-finals.
In other words, Dragon Ball only needs to lose five games.
We will meet VG in advance in the semi-finals!
Gu Xing didn't want to follow this script.
After VG beats Dragon Ball, it will definitely be peeled off.
Even if they succeed in breaking through, they will face G2 in the finals who easily won the semi-finals and are waiting for work...
The road to winning the championship will be extremely difficult!
Imp also knew that his request was indeed a bit excessive.
He hugged Gu Xing affectionately, "Little Gu... Brother Shengbin, you don't expect Longzhu to reach fourth place. As long as VG defeats them in the second round and Longzhu confirms third place, I will personally give them a try." Lesson!”
After Dragon Ball's upset loss to Flash Wolves, the initiative in ranking now rests with G2.
If VG still wins, even if G2 is satisfactory in the second half, as long as they win all the games they should win, it will not affect the European Galaxy Battleship's ability to enter the knockout rounds as the second place in the group stage!
Imp really needs the first choice of side in the semi-finals.
The strength of Kennen in the current version is too high, and it is a ban position that must be taken by the red side who chooses from behind.
In this case, the blue side undoubtedly has a natural BP advantage.
Gu Shengbin feels that as long as G2 is given the right to choose sides, he will be able to crush Dragon Ball!
Gu Xing remembered the tactical idea that Hongmi had mentioned before, and wanted to seduce Longzhu to choose the signature single belt system in the second round.
VG may not be able to win easily by then, so he changed the topic, "Pfft, you have to rely on yourself for everything. You have grown up and you can no longer let your old father protect you..."
Before he could finish his words, he was kicked by Gu Shengbin, who almost didn't want his team uniform to be kicked off the line.
The two joked and joked for a while before finding an empty place in the corridor to chat.
What is going on now is GAM vs. TSM.
It is estimated that only the local audience in the competition area will watch - after all, for them, this is one of the few games in MSI where they can see hope of winning.
In the eyes of top professional players such as Gu Xing, the intensity is close to that of rookies competing against each other. Teams that can't even advance to the knockout round really don't need to watch. They might as well just make a joke.
"By the way, what is your life like in Europe?" Gu Xing asked curiously.
Gu Shengbin sucked on the iced Coke and glanced at him, "I asked you before if you wanted to live in Europe at the end of your career, but you refused outright and outright."
"I just want to understand the operating mechanism. I really have no idea of going overseas to make money right now..." Gu Xing still said the same thing.
He carried it very clearly.
I am different from Gu Shengbin.
Imp has already become a bad guy in the Korean league. The LCK didn't even invite Goo Sungbin to their anniversary celebrations, and the relationship has deteriorated to the extreme.
Gu Shengbin couldn't survive in South Korea, so he came to the LPL to be a mercenary, making money and improving his performance.
The same goes for heading to the Euroleague.
What about Gu Xing himself?
Bobby and others at the top of the LPL have a good relationship with him, and middle-level leaders such as Zuo Yi can also talk to him. The commentators and hosts all like him, and there are countless supporters in the audience.
Not only is he extremely popular with fans and passers-by, but he is also vaguely the leader among the players.
When the Ionian crew was sanctioned during the Chinese New Year, Gu Xing's appeal could be said to have been answered by hundreds of responses, successfully triggering the fruitful effect of "Give me Virtue a face".
His domestic salary + live broadcast income + event bonuses are more than 10 million yuan a year.
In the e-sports circle in 2017, this is an astronomical figure!
Why did Gu Xing want to run to other competition areas?
Just like Faker refused the huge check issued by domestic clubs after winning the championship, Gu Xing would not hesitate to refuse even if he received an olive branch from Europe and the United States!
He knows very well that his current popularity is not only due to his status as world champion and FMVP, but also because of the domestic dividends he has received.
The LPL originally had poor results, but the game's popularity exploded. Everyone was eagerly waiting for the first world championship.
Gu Xing won the championship in S6 and took this piece of cake directly. The number of supporters expanded rapidly to support his commercial value and high salary!
If we go to other regions for salary and abandon all domestic fans, we will have to compete with LPL teams in the future World Championships...
Gu Xing felt that he would be the target of criticism from everyone in the e-sports forum!
Now he is really just curious about life in the outer division, and he hopes that Gu Shengbin can answer his questions.
"It's very simple. Get up at noon to eat, play a training match in the afternoon, and then do some physical training..."
"You still want to do physical fitness?" Gu Xing found that it was completely different from the LPL training system.
Ju Shengbin bent his arms.
Only then did Gu Xing realize that Imp's arms, which were as fat as lotus roots last year, could now clearly see the muscle lines when they were bent.
"Now if I meet that Korean in the barbecue restaurant last year, I can punch him to death!" Goo Shengbin still remembers the 8,000 glasses that were smashed when he spoke for China.
When Gu Xing heard this, he recalled Imp's heroic gesture of punching forward and burst into hearty laughter.
"Look at Perkz and Jankos, they have more obvious statures. Regardless of their height, their physiques are indeed stronger," Imp simply explained. "Physical training can effectively reduce injuries and extend career life, which is very beneficial to players."
"I remember when we were playing in the LPL, the Snakes had a player who played Draven. He couldn't play because of injuries and age." Gu Shengbin patted his chest. "If he were in Europe, I would definitely be able to play." Let him fight for another three years!”
"There is also a training match in the evening. After the review, we play ranked games until one o'clock in the morning. The rest of the time is free time. You can play whatever you want. Wunder often takes us to play World of Warcraft."
Imp continued, "We usually have a full day off every week. If the schedule is relatively loose, we can also have a double holiday."
"Good guy," Gu Xing was very envious, "your job is too easy!"
When it comes to health preservation, although Europe is not as good as North America.
But it still beats China and South Korea too much.
Putting aside the LPL and LCK, you only train until one o'clock in the morning every day. In less than a week, the coach and management will talk to you.
"But it's really difficult to achieve results like this in Europe," Gu Xing rationally judged, "With that little amount of practice in one day, unless we form a team with talents from all the regions, it will be difficult to win the championship!"
Gu Shengbin yawned, "It's like this, you can't just take it easy and come up with results at the same time, right?"
"By the way, are you looking for a partner in Europe?" Gu Xing was concerned about the private life of his old teammates, "Aren't you still in contact with that Ida Yakiniku?"
Ju Shengbin waved his hand impatiently, "It's broken long ago, don't mention her to Wo."
He cut off contact with the female anchor during the second half of last summer's competition because he was concentrating on training.
After arriving in Europe, due to the time difference and distance, the relationship naturally faded over time.
"It's outrageous to think about it now. When I chased her, she liked Meiko, but she didn't know that Meiko didn't want to fall in love at all. She only accepted the gifts from the nest, and she was so superior that she didn't want to confirm a relationship with me. She was using me as a fish to catch...waiting for me. After winning the second championship, he came back and took the initiative to chat with me.”
Imp sneered coldly, "Bad woman!"
Gu Xing was noncommittal.
When it comes to your private life, Ju Shengbin, don’t take it one step at a time. No one is nobler than anyone else.
The battle at the competition site continues.
Both of them could hear the passionate shouts of the live Portuguese commentator while sitting in the corridor.
Gu Shengbin couldn't figure out the specific explanation, so he took out his mobile phone and took a look at the Korean live broadcast room, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What's going on?" Gu Xing probed his head.
The results surprised him beyond measure.
Under the leadership of the commander, GAM actually had a huge advantage against TSM!
Under the camera, the race knight's face turned gloomy.
He was caught off guard by the Vietnamese team's tactic of four guards and one jungler. He was counter-jumpered at the beginning, allowing Levi's male gun to start with three buffs.
After finally waiting for him to stabilize his position, the team collapsed!
There is no way TSM can deal with a male gun who is too fat to handle!
Bilson tried his best and found an opportunity to flash and inflict a set of damage on Levi, but most of the damage was blocked by the big demon-drinking knife that he had just made.
TSM couldn't kill the soldier commander, so they could only watch helplessly as GAM surrounded Levi in the middle of the formation, and gathered together to attack the city and advance!
The Vietnamese, jungle beasts, finally showed their fangs and dragged North America into the water.
After this game, TSM, which was still relying on its strength to hold on, collapsed instantly!
Flash Wolves, the contenders for the last spot in the knockout round, won Dragon Ball, but they lost to GAM.
Over and over again, the gap between victory and defeat was completely widened!
TSM only has the theoretical possibility of advancing to the knockout rounds.
"Vietnam is really ruthless in attacking the United States, there is a saying..." Gu Shengbin muttered, "GAM Huaiting, I hope you can crush the dragon balls!"
But after losing the third game, Longzhu finally began to display the duality of gods and ghosts.
Facing GAM, Xiaohuahua succeeded in becoming a super god in 8 minutes, almost breaking Gu Xinggang's recent super god record!
Peanut is the kind of player who starts to make endless moves as soon as he gets high. He wants to ride on top of his opponent and bombard them.
The Vietnamese team held on and held on until Baron Nash arrived, and then they finally couldn't withstand the pressure from Longzhu and lost.
Longzhu, which has won six games, is destined not to be ranked fourth in the group, but it is also impossible to reach the top.
The ranking of the two teams will be decided by VG!
When G2 faced VG in the second round, their mediocre hero selection made it clear that they had to hide their tactics.
They don't want to exert force, and Hongmi is happy to use the regular lineup.
There was a tacit understanding.
During the game, Perkz's control of Syndra suddenly broke out. In a chaotic battle in the middle, he relied on the blue BUFF to provide a steady stream of mana to harvest the battlefield and get four kills!
The equipment gap between the two mid laners was difficult to make up, and the disadvantages of Kuro's play style were fully exposed.
He gave up too much economy, and Perkz's equipment was too luxurious. He couldn't stand the line between the two sides!
Even though Jack's Verus relied on Q [Piercing Arrow] and Gu Xing's Punishment to complete the cooperation, he snatched a big dragon from G2.
But it was still difficult to resist the opponent's offensive.
After holding on for 44 minutes and 36 seconds, VG's base was still bulldozed by their opponents, resulting in their first defeat in this mid-season tournament.
At the end of the game, Gu Shengbin was overjoyed and stood up to celebrate enthusiastically with his teammates.
They ended the group stage with 8 wins and 2 losses, and even achieved a complete victory in the second round!
Now not only can they secure second place in the group, but if VG loses to Longzhu again, they will even have a chance to compete for first place in the playoffs!
"Crab!" Imp smiled like a spring breeze as he shook hands, and couldn't help but thank his old teammates.
The VG players didn’t think it was a big deal.
Not losing a game is very harsh.
Victory in a game is made up of countless details in the game, but there are always times when something unexpected happens.
Especially when facing a strong team, you cannot make mistakes easily.
G2 is not bad in terms of strength. After all, it is also a galactic battleship in the European division. Perkz is at the peak of his personal strength. In addition, the coaching staff has good ability to analyze and control data. It is normal to beat them in a game.
VG doesn't want to maintain any winning streak. It's not good to keep tensing up just to win.
It’s just that Hongmi’s lure plan was forced to abort because of this failure.
Longzhu is destined to advance to the knockout rounds only as third in the group.
Riot Games originally thought that the battle for the top spot in the China-South Korea division would last until the last minute, and specially arranged the game between the two teams in the last game.
But the Flash Wolf disrupts the situation and ends the suspense early!
Now that Dragon Ball's ranking is fixed, there is no need to work so hard to win.
Wouldn't it be nice to save some cards and wait for the finals?
During the BP, Hongmi tried every means to block Longzhu's rush system, pretending that 'the lineup selected by LZ in the first round is too strong, we can't handle it and can only ban it'.
If you want Longzhu to play single belt, you can find out the opponent's trump card.
But Jin Jingzhu is not a good person.
We both have the same teacher, why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf like me?
He saw through Hongmi's thoughts and took out the Qinggang Shadow with his backhand and gave it to Khan.
It seems to be playing split push.
As a result, Khan entered the game and played a strong frontal approach from the beginning to the end!
Hongmi watched the whole game in the background and laughed out loud. She felt that her junior brother was really a genius.
Longzhu wants to relieve the pressure in this game. They have already begun to study their opponents in the knockout round.
Little Peanut was still laughing when he lost the game.
"Congratulations to VG!" Watanabe's voice was loud, "Refused to play extra games and ended up in first place with 9 wins and 1 loss... This is also the best group stage record since the LPL division participated in the mid-season!"
"As a result, the knockout group results have been announced," he was extremely excited. "VG, ranked first, will be the first to face the Flash Wolves, while G2 will fight with Longzhu to compete for another ticket to the finals!"
"For our LPL, this is really the best grouping situation. The two major competitors recognized before the game meet in the semi-finals in advance, and we can reap the benefits!"
Miller repeatedly echoed, "Yes, and VG will start in the early morning of May 20th, the game between G2 and Longzhu will be on the 21st... and the 22nd will be the final!"
"We also have an advantage in terms of schedule. After the semi-finals, we can rest for a day and prepare carefully before going on the court for the decisive battle!"
This is the advantage of being first in the MSI group.
The schedule was very compact, with the knockout rounds lasting three days, and VG was able to squeeze out a day in between to recuperate.
Of course, the premise is that they have to reach the finals.
Otherwise, those who receive the schedule bonus will become Flash Wolves!
In the few days after the group stage ended, apart from daily media interviews, shooting promotional videos, and seeing off the representative teams from Vietnam and North America, the entire VG team huddled in the training room and practiced hard.
Gu Xing previously mentioned a solution to top laner AD Kenan. Redmi asked the players to create a custom simulated laning. They thought it was feasible and simply made it the main training direction.
Not only did Song Jinghao improve his hero proficiency, he also had to customize supporting lineups for other players.
Any successful trump card in the professional arena is more than just a hero.
Hidden behind it is a brand-new lineup system and a completely different style of play from ordinary tactics in the game!
Among them, as the jungler who has the closest relationship with the top laner, Gu Xing should shoulder an extremely heavy task.
Fortunately, he is extremely talented, and he was able to figure it out in a few days during the off-season.
VG will focus its main energy on studying the two teams in the other half.
Flash Wolf was vulnerable to them.
The day before the semi-finals, Gu Xing finally took some time to check out the online public opinion.
"Khan said he would sweep G2 in the semi-finals, Imp responded..."
"Khan, a guy born in 1995, is the same age as me. When I played OGN, he had never played League of Legends. I didn't expect that at the age of 22, he could win a league championship and be so famous. Have you ever seen the Summoner's Trophy? I have two!”
"We can send away Dragon Ball in the semifinals with only 50% of our strength..."
Yu Wenbo was lying on his back on the bed, reading the news on the Internet, with an expression like a Shiba Inu with his belly exposed.
"Classic 50% strength," Gu Xing laughed dumbly, "Imp is as crazy as ever."
Jack groaned, "I think G2's BO5 match is a bit uncertain. I just hope that G2 can play the Dragon Ball stuff and clear some obstacles for us. Of course, it would be better if we win. If we lose and VG succeeds in winning the championship, then this championship, G2 has one-third of the credit..."
Gu Xing didn't answer the call. He swiped his phone and saw a post from the Wanwan PTT forum in Kangba.
Take a closer look to see what the LMS division has to say.
However, within two seconds he was forced to rub his eyes.
"How come the interface of this forum looks like the inscription on a tombstone? It's so anti-human..." he complained.
On a completely black background, the font color is very dark, making it difficult to distinguish the specific content at a glance.
But the content was an eye-opener for Gu Xing.
[FW will face VG tomorrow, guess how many games we can win? 】
[Every game is difficult. Please take a look at the configuration of the other three semi-final teams, and look at the Flash Wolves. If they can win a game, it’s all because of VG’s negligence]
[Kasa is very strong, can you please stop badmouthing me? 】
[It all depends on whether Fengtang can stand up for herself. We, the pride of the LMS region, must show the momentum of the S5 global finals! 】
[Baibei, you are playing TOP with your breasts and everything. You can play, you know? You don’t have this ability? 】
[Koko, Mimi Dan actually wants to ban Kaineng on the blue side. He doesn’t even know how to play the Meta corner, and some people still expect him to be able to withstand Smeb]
After reading the comments, Gu Xing realized that Kai Neng was the name of Kai Nan in the Taiwanese server.
PTT condenses some mainland themes and adds some of its own characteristics, making it a hodgepodge.
He watched carefully and finally had a certain understanding of Wanwan's current public opinion.
As a result, after reading the inscriptions on the tombstones, my eyes were so sore that I had to take a nap to recover successfully.
And just today, the MSI semifinals officially kicked off! CNDOTA is in trouble... Jingdong must work hard tomorrow!
10,000 words, 16.19W
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