Let’s briefly talk about the author’s views on the finals
There is only one BO5 left in this year’s World Championship, and everyone’s wait has probably faded.
The same goes for author bacteria.
With nothing to do, I could only play the previous two semi-finals to relieve my boredom.
After reading it, the author's opinion is that T1 is a bit ridiculously strong.
Before the Swiss round was completed, when most people thought that T1 was going to be finished, and reaching the top four would be considered a success, the author Jun once said that both this team and DK were opponents that should not be underestimated.
Those were the words of the writer at the end of Chapter 680 released in the early morning of October 24th. At that time, T1 had just finished playing C9. I said that the version was gradually moving towards two extremes. One was the lane control of the dragon in the bottom lane led by DK and T1, and the other It's the big core in the bottom lane who takes the bottom, and the team battles are delayed until the middle and late stages to determine the outcome.
The result was a prophecy. GEN, LNG and JDG, which were understood using the second version, were eliminated one after another, proving that the first understanding of DK and T1 was extremely correct.
Of course, I have expressed similar views in several groups, so much so that before the quarter-finals, many group members ridiculed - Are you the only one who said DK is strong? Why are you in the top 16 if you are so strong?
I have to clean myself up. At that time, I said that the understanding of the DK version was ahead, and it was indeed the case. What I never expected was that this team’s mid-term operations and late-stage teamfighting were a mess.
S13 has progressed so far, and among all the teams, the top two economic leaders in the first 15 minutes are DK and T1, with 1096 and 1071 respectively.
To be honest, with DK being eliminated in the top 16, it is incredible to have such a 15-minute economic lead.
If the team's operational strength in the middle and late stages was not too weak and the teamfighting was muddled, and the Swiss round ended with a BO3 against KT, it would have been hard to say whether they would win or lose.
From this, we can figure out why DK and T1, two teams that also value early bot lane laning, were eliminated in the Swiss round in S13, while the other team made it all the way to the finals.
The gap between operational capabilities and team fighting levels.
After watching the live broadcast of the T1 games from the quarterfinals to the semifinals, you may wonder why T1 has such outstanding dragon control skills. This is due to the advantageous line rights of the bottom lane combination and the sharp thinking of the jungler Big O.
But after careful review, you will find that Faker is the root cause of this T1 being able to establish such a huge dragon advantage in the early and mid-term.
The 27-year-old veteran once again completed his evolution in S13.
He has integrated the line-field linkage to the extreme.
In the second game against LNG, Silas beat Jayce, and after being disabled, he faced a wave of tower-crossing offensive from LNG's midfielder Jayce. However, Faker did not choose to leave in time after being disabled, but went under the tower. Press S to wait and see, tricking Scout into coming up and killing you.
It's true that he was killed, but Scout himself was also maimed.
Forced to return to the city, he could not reach the front battlefield in a short period of time, and at that time, he happened to catch up with the dragon's refresh!
LNG could have used the mid lane right to pick up this wave of dragons, but after Scout was disabled, they lost the qualification to pick up the team and could only let T1 continue their perfect dragon control rhythm!
In the end, it was a tragedy of killing 12 dragons in three sets of T1!
Similar things happened repeatedly against JD. When Faker got the line rights, he was very good at using suppression to create push and invasion advantages for the jungler and bottom lane. When the hero was at a disadvantage, he could also use his own methods to Forcibly smoothing the power gap in the mid lane, allowing teammates to develop or seize resources unscrupulously!
In the years after his peak, Faker's performance in the World Championship was still terrible, but not as scary as this year.
Give him a suitable version of the hero pool. After Lee Sang Hyuk is able to dominate the lane, the positive feedback he gives to the team is ridiculously strong!
It is precisely because of his existence that T1 can be said to be at a unique level in terms of operations in this competition. It is difficult to repeat the game where it gained an advantage in the early stage and then was overturned.
Another reason why T1 is strong is the level of team fighting.
This is particularly obvious when playing against JD.com.
After watching all the games played by JD.com since the summer split so far, I believe most viewers should know that JD.com in the second half of the year is a veritable team battle king.
In countless mid-term evenly matched games, the team's teamwork skills are all it takes to gain an advantage, and the game can be ended in one or two waves!
But for such a team that was the king of team battles, when they faced T1 in the semi-finals, the team battle was ruined.
In the third and fourth rounds, the teamfights that JD.com is proud of no longer come into play. You can even see the big O shuttle and flash Riel to start the team when T1 is at a disadvantage, and Faker Czar catches the flaw in the gap and flashes back. Emperor Chi made the final decision.
Of course, there are version factors involved. When JD.com was acclimated and Gemini started to go against the grain, the level of teamfighting was not as strong as in the summer game.
However, this also proves that T1 has deep teamfighting skills when using their T1-style understanding.
As long as you enter his field, it will be difficult to defeat T1 in a balanced situation, because these people are too familiar with this gameplay. They have practiced the bottom lane right gameplay for a long time, and their intensity is not at the same level as ordinary teams.
Comparing DK again, it is not difficult to find out why the two teams that were the first to discover the version ended up with completely different fates.
I can only say that at the end of the second year of the original team, T1 finally found their winning password and refined their personal abilities and teamwork to the extreme.
After talking about the advantages of T1, let’s talk about WBG’s chances of winning.
In my opinion, it is really not high - of course, I definitely hope that LPL can win (stack armor to save my life).
It is also very simple to break the dominance of T1. Just find out how those previous T1 nemesis defeated T1.
The most typical cases are the S12 limited edition DRX and GEN from the S12 Summer Split to the S13 Summer Split.
The reason is very simple, the top mid laner.
Needless to say, Zeka's performance in last year's World Championship was won by Silas Akali. This was a serious performance of becoming a god, and it was not at the same level as the magic stab proficiency boasted by the fan on the left.
And after the magic thorn is blocked, he can still get the yellow chicken to C.
The same goes for Chaowei.
The DSL World Championship is a good one, but they are really merciless when playing T1 now.
The reason why he and Zeka were able to defeat T1 was to put pressure on the opponent.
Faker is getting old after all. No matter how he evolves, his laning ability that once dominated the world will never come back.
This year's World Championship is very obvious. In most cases, Faker starts to take over the game in team battles. He relies on his strong team fighting ability and opportunity-seizing methods to create famous scenes. During the laning period, except for suppressing Scout for one round, he is basically not too big. Advantages.
During his laning period, he mainly relied on his understanding of the game to coordinate the lane and jungle, and controlled four sand soldiers to play.
If you put enough laning pressure on him, Faker himself will be dizzy and have no time to take care of the four sand soldiers. As long as the sand soldiers panic, half of T1 will collapse!
So the question is, can there be another mid laner putting so much pressure on Faker this year?
The answer is no.
Dachao was eliminated early, and Zeka didn't even make it to the World Championships. His left hand was so cowardly that he died.
There is only one finalist Xiaohu left.
But Xiaohu himself is now the mid laner who mainly plays linkage, and his laning strength is also declining!
Like Faker, they all benefited from this version of the mid lane that is not as strong in laning and is more focused on development!
If WBG can't suppress Faker in the middle, T1's brain can always operate without pressure!
In addition, jungler Weiwei's unstable performance is also a hidden danger. Entering the finals for the first time, it is still unknown how much strength he can exert.
In contrast, Big O's performance after getting Riel and Prince was amazing. From the Swiss round to BLG until now, he has basically never failed to win.
The bottom lane's laning strength also poses a big question mark.
In the semi-finals between WBG and BLG, Weibo's bottom lane was suppressed for 4 rounds. Liu Qingsong now belongs to me and I dare to take any hero, but how effective it can be is not guaranteed.
If it weren't for Jiang Wusheng's BO5 effort to blow up the bin, Weibo would probably be crushed by BLG in the semifinals due to the bot lane flaw!
On the opposite side, the limited version of Xiao Lu Bu + Keria in the World Championship has been stable and strong in several consecutive World Championships. Whether Denghuang + Liu Qingsong can withstand the pressure is also the key to this BO5 game.
As for the top lane, TheShy is indeed back to the top in this World Championship. The hero pool is perfect, and the strong heroes are the roles he is best at in his career.
I think the battle between him and Zeus will mainly focus on Rambo in BO5 on the final day.
When both sides reach the finals, it can be said that they have thoroughly figured out the version. In this case, the test is not the understanding of the version, but the ability to solve the version.
Whether Rambo, the strongest top laner in the version, can be eliminated by the two will directly determine the top lane direction of this BO5 game and even the overall situation!
It is worth mentioning that Zeus had a comet + nullification ball to use the sword demon to drink the magic sword to fight Rambo, but the game was played by 369 toy Rambo, and the real effect is questionable.
Maybe 369 can make a great contribution to make Zeus think that Comet Sword Demon can really beat Rambo, but it will fall into a big trap and contribute the final ripple to LPL.
Looking at it all the way, WBG, except for the upper unit, is basically a player level that will be steadily eaten by T1.
And this is still the version that T1 is best at playing in the finals.
In addition, when T1 entered the finals last year, they were full of confidence that they could sweep DRX 3:0, but they suffered a failure. Now Zeus is not smiling even if they win the game. It is probably because they have a revenge mentality that they will not be discouraged until they win the trophy in the finals.
It seems unrealistic to expect T1 to send a big one like last year's World Championship finals.
Of course, WBG also has its own advantages.
TheShy's weird hero pool may be able to draw out outrageous characters to restrain Zeus, and Danny's duality of BP is also a variable.
Moreover, the hero pool of the entire Weibo team is very suitable for the version - only Xiaohu's clockwork suppression power is questionable. He has only used it in one game so far and lost. Maybe T1 will be directly released on the blue side in the first game tomorrow. to try to deal with it.
Compared with the last BO5, WBG will be much better at BP. I suggest you try to block the hero pool in the middle and jungle of T1 and try to destroy the linkage between the lane and the wild.
There is no need to ban the bottom lane, just use it fully, and at most Kalista will be blocked.
In my opinion, if you ask Keria to play something weird, it is better to let him choose a hero with a strong version.
Oh, by the way, T1 has not chosen the most classic Jhin + Time from the year before last. I think WBG needs to pay attention to it.
In this version where the ability to start a group is scarce, time is still quite powerful. As long as you avoid your first wave of group start, the back row will not be threatened, and the passive time can also increase the level, ensuring that the first vanguard group can 100% has a big move.
To sum up, I am extremely unfavorable to WBG. The author believes that T1 has a high probability of 3 to 1 and a small probability of ending the game 3 to 0.
But Shao Shao's Bible is right.
Nothing can be said until the end of the game.
Believe in WBG, believe in Jiang Wusheng, Xiaohu, please do something! (End of chapter)