Chapter 128: The finals, we are duty-bound!
When the host finished his last sentence.
The whole audience cheered again.
EDG and SKT players entered their own soundproof booths and meticulously adjusted the equipment, from the height and inclination of the gaming chairs and monitors to the placement of the mouse and keyboard, everything was adjusted to the most familiar level. Avoid any off-field factors affecting the performance within the game.
During preparation.
The big screen started playing a pre-recorded promotional video.
The melodious prelude of "This Isa War" sounds, and the scene starts from the mist that has not yet dissipated. As the camera advances, the first rising eastern morning sun penetrates the clouds near the horizon, projecting a dream-like glow.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Three drum beats exploded.
The picture zooms in from a distance to a close shot.
In an antique wooden pavilion, six SKT players and coaches were sitting or standing around the Summoner's Championship trophy.
"I think they (SKT players) have an invisible and mysterious power."
KkOma's voice sounded: "Even if SKT loses some games, because they are SKT, they can still come back."
Camera switch.
Everyone in EDG stood beside the overpass that extended in all directions and walked firmly towards the Bird's Nest step by step.
"SKT is a very strong opponent. The only thing we have to do is to play better than them."
As coach Maokai read the opening remarks on behalf of EDG.
Players from both sides appear alternately.
"This is my first time to enter the championship game of the global finals. I cherish this opportunity very much and will show my strength on this stage!" Huni's fat face appeared on the scene.
"Actually, I have been studying the SKT team a long time ago. This time, I will really prove who is the best jungler in the world." The director turned his back to the sun, and his figure looked like a messenger in a mythical novel against the sunlight. .
[No wonder EDG is eliminated in the quarterfinals every year. It’s because they studied the SKT team and found that they couldn’t beat it]
[Hahahaha, that’s how it is]
[Mingkai must not choose the blind monk this time]
[To be fair, what the factory director said is not valid for Little Peanut, because it was proven last year]
[Yes, and the factory director had a 100% winning rate against Faker in a BO5 in a world-class event, and even broke Faker's 100% winning rate]
[None of you have talked about the essence. This year, the factory director who is the best at raising fathers has the strongest father]
【God’s most powerful father】
[The words are rough and the reason is not rough, but your words are too rough]
Barrages started popping up one after another.
It's Scout's turn.
The junior student who once served as a substitute player in the SKT team and has been shadowed by Faker for a year has a determined expression: "I don't think he (Faker) is invincible. In order to win, I have to ask myself how to play better."
After Scout.
The camera made a 360-degree circle around Triple Crown winner Faker.
"I have won all the global finals championships since entering the World Championship."
Faker stated a fact with a calm expression that made countless opponents despair: "If we win the runner-up this time, it will be a lifelong regret. I will not allow this regret to happen to us."
One figure after another passed by.
There is Iboy who is full of energy, there is little peanut with silver hair and half black hair, there is Meiko who has a humble smile, and there is Bang who looks a little tired but has burning eyes...
final.
Stay on singles on EDG.
As a talented newcomer who led the EDG team to a 2-for-3 matchup in the LPL Summer Finals when he debuted, and single-handedly pulled EDG out of the quagmire in the World Championships, overcoming all obstacles and ascending to the highest stage, Ye Tian not only firmly occupied the world's No. Ranking 1, even downplaying the word 'top lane' in the rankings, surpassing the big devil Faker, becoming the most popular player at this time.
Some LOL players around the world don’t know Ye Tian, and everyone doesn’t know Faker.
But people who know Ye Tian all think that this year Ye Tian is more capable of carrying than Faker. Even if Faker defeated the RNG team with one guarantee and four in the semi-finals, this view will not be affected.
"Over the years, I have seen LPL teams fail in the World Championship more than once due to various reasons. Especially after EDG was eliminated from the quarterfinals, fans cried out: Mingkai, don't retire. That scene is something I will never forget. ”
"At that moment I thought, if I could become a professional player, I would win them all."
Ye Tian stood in the center of the stage, stroking the Summoner Championship trophy in front of him: "Now that the trophy is in front of me, I must consider whether this will be my only chance in this life; for LPL to be at the forefront of the world, those who have overcome all obstacles will , the senior players who created the prototype of the region from scratch are indispensable. It is our duty to fulfill the wishes of those seniors and lead the LPL region that has gathered everyone’s efforts to the top of the world!”
[Rem]
【pattern】
[EDG must win]
[When I heard this sentence, I felt that EDG could win the championship, because at this moment, Brother Tian is not alone]
[The only opportunity in this life is a bit exaggerated. With Brother Tian’s strength, it’s not easy to enter the S competition]
[This is a game for five people. No matter how bad one person is, how dare you be 100% sure that he can still enter next season? So I can only burn everything and try my best]
[LPL players should all learn from Brother Tian, especially that bathing dog. He always refuses to play and doesn’t want to play. It doesn’t matter whether he goes to the World Championship or not. He even banned me for 365 days after saying that. What kind of profession can I play with this attitude? 】
[In terms of professional attitude, there is a huge difference between Bathing Dog and Brother Tian]
[We’re watching the game, don’t mention anything that will spoil the fun]
[The World Championship trophy is the cleanest because there are no stains]
The promotional video has finished playing.
The big screen turns from light to dark, and from dark to light again. The first thing that catches the eye is the white jade Baron Nash and the ancient dragon sculpture. The two surround the trophy in the posture of two dragons playing with a pearl, seamlessly transitioning to the flat version of 2017- WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIP (2017 Global Finals) LOGO.
"Hello fellow summoners, we meet again!"
"Watching EDG step by step from the group stage to the knockout, semi-finals, and finals, we are really excited. EDG not only broke through themselves and created the best results in the past three years, but also achieved the best results since the S3 season. A team that has the potential to overthrow the LCK dominance!”
Wawa, Miller and special guest Ruofeng appear.
"EDG and SKT have quite a dispute. In the 2015 MSI finals, EDG personally defeated SKT in a BO5 match. To this day, no team outside the LCK can do this."
"Besides, the factory director and Faker actually have an agreement."
Miller finished laying out what he had discussed in advance and waited for his partners around him to add.
"WE and SKT made an agreement during the S2 season, saying that they would go to the top of the world together."
Ruofeng answered: "Although WE unfortunately failed in the quarterfinals this year, Mingkai can reach the finals, which is partly completed."
"There is another very interesting thing." Wawa warmed up the game at the beginning: "EDG top laner Tian has conquered almost all the audience along the way. He is known as Faker in the top lane position. Tian and Faker are also The backbone of their respective teams, this game mainly depends on who performs better, Shang Fei or Zhong Fei.”
While talking.
The camera is directed to the players' seats.
Faer wears round-framed glasses, and the faintly visible cyan stubble seems to mean that this demon king is no longer young.
EDG halftime.
Ye Tian had short hair and looked intently at the screen in front of him. His straight jawline and delicate facial features made the fans in the audience scream.
"OK!"
"Enter the Ban/Pick stage!"
Baby volume mentioned: "EDG won the priority to choose sides this time and took the initiative to choose the red side. SKT banned Jayce, Luo and Qinggangying on the blue side, and EDG banned skateboard shoes, Galio, Shen."
The first three classes.
Excluding skateboard shoes, which cannot be placed, and Xialuo, which cannot be placed at all, there are actually two classes for each.
SKT blocks the top order.
EDG targets support heroes.
First floor.
SKT picks first.
The first thing I got was the barrel with the strongest jungle position data.
It is a regular choice.
EDG still has female police officer Lulu on the first and second floors. The advantage of this combination is that it combines AD and support, which have the strongest laning ability. Even if Iboy's personal ability is not particularly outstanding, he can firmly suppress the opponent and create more for EDG. Flexible tactical space.
The flaw is that the female police officer lacks combat power in the mid-term.
However, with a big dad hanging on the top lane of EDG, the mid-term combat power of the AD position has basically no impact. Moreover, since the team does not lack damage, the value of the female police clip is very considerable in resource groups and pushing towers.
"Take the Feng Nu."
KkOma first made a formulaic BP, and then took out a new move: "Chengxun (Huni), you play Gnar first. Jace and Qinggangying have been banned. There is no hero that is particularly easy to defeat Gnar. I will finish the heroes for you. We have more flexibility in the middle and lower lanes and can better support you.”
"I have no problem." Huni nodded repeatedly.
Since you are on the blue side, you will definitely be countered no matter when you choose it. It is unrealistic to use swing to solve this problem - it is almost impossible to swing in the current version and can only be swapped with the auxiliary, but swapping auxiliary is directly Affecting the bottom lane's combat effectiveness, Huni's status in the SKT team is not enough for the championship duo Bang and Wolf to make sacrifices for this.
KkOma also went through this kind of trade-off when asking Huni to get Naar.
On paper: Instead of waiting until most of the formation is determined and EDG seizes on the shortcomings of the lineup style to target the top laner, it is better to throw out the top laner first and let EDG target it, and then help Huni out by adjusting the tactical focus.
As the saying goes: It's just a knife to extend your head, and it's a knife to shrink your head, just do it and it's over!
"Nar?" "Little Peanut Barrel Huni Nal?"
Ye Tian thought of a certain joke and smiled very happily: "Speaking of which, why don't you give me a Mondo for this scene?"
"What does Mondo mean?" Meiko didn't understand.
"Mundo is the hero who can restrain Nar the most!" Ye Tian explained: "If Mundo wants to marry Nar, he can marry Nar. What can he do if he marries Nar back?"
"Yes!" Iboy has been a bit bad lately.
"Screw you." The factory director said angrily: "Hurry up and tell me which hero you want. When the time comes, Scout will be chosen randomly."
"The barrel is gone...but it doesn't matter much." Ye Tian thought for a moment: "Faker must be a roamer, Duoduo needs to hold him down in the middle, so let's go with Thain, he has already reached the finals. There is no need to continue hiding and watching the situation.”
"Sain!" Scout repeated.
Find the Undead God of War portrait.
I took out the hero I had been practicing secretly for nearly a month.
There is no need to play high-level games with a large number, and there is no training match. For most heroes, it will not be effective in practice. After all, the pressure of the game and the situation they face are completely different. No matter how good the performance in the Diamond Master game is, it will not be as good as professional The league is not a concept, just like a kid who has beaten all the invincible opponents in kindergarten entering a professional boxing ring. If he can resist for a while and not die, he is considered a superman.
Thain is one of the few exceptions.
This thing only cares about clearing troops in the lane. When fighting in a team, use R to hit, then charge up Q to complete the task. Even if all skills are empty, standing and resisting damage can still play a sufficient role.
"Huh?"
"Sean?"
Miller had the feeling that the Indian chief couldn't touch his scalp: "Seeing that Nal chose Thain, did Tian have any unique ideas? To be honest, Thain is not that easy to deal with Nal no matter what angle you look at it. That’s right.”
"Sion is harder than Gnar." Ruofeng thought of an advantage: "Gnar can't resist damage until he gets bigger. Sion's driving up and forcing the attack is very effective. Maybe EDG wants to start a team hero."
"But, Tian has always been the carry guy." Wawa thought it didn't make sense.
【It's amazing】
[Brother Tian starts to work hard again]
[Believe it first, then believe it, okay? Tian Ge can kill SKT with his hand, so what can’t he do with Thain?]
[At least Noshou has a beheading ability. Thain really doesn’t have anything that can kill him. It’s not the same as holding an axe]
[No, are there still doubts about Brother Tian? Just watch it]
[If you can’t understand it, it means you’re a dishonest person. I can’t understand it either. I’m a dishonest person too.]
Although Danmu didn't understand, he didn't question it.
"Sean?"
"I can only say that Brother Tian is Brother Tian, and he is unpredictable!"
Neutral anchor Brother Jiu adheres to the word 'blow': "Don't you understand? I don't understand either. If I, the anchor of the King's segment, can't understand it, what does it mean? It means that Brother Tian is not understanding this aspect. It's beyond everyone's level. Even SKT is thinking now - what does Thain, Brother Tian, have to say? Will he come up and chop up the five SKT players with an axe? "
As said.
SKT coach KkOma rubbed his eyes, then rubbed his eyes again, repeatedly making sure there was no dizziness before falling into deep thought.
Xiba's.
What is Thane used for?
Although this thing was remade from a staring monster into an undead god of war at the end of the S4 season, except for WE's Aluka who knocked over the Tigers once in the IEM9 game in 2015, the appearance rate, winning rate, and performance are all average. .
From a hero's perspective, it's not that Thane cannot be chosen, nor is he without strength.
but.
Thane has no characteristics of his own.
It's not impossible to choose Sion in the top lane, but replacing Sion with heroes such as big trees, big bugs, and trolls will only have better effects.
What's more, EDG has been able to fight all the way from the edge of the top 16, relying entirely on the top laner Carry. It makes no sense to give the top laner a bastard hero!
“Could it be mid laner Thain?”
Faker thought quickly: "Galio can hit, and Sion can definitely hit, too. They probably want Scout to hold me back. If I use a hero like Clockwork, which has average early output, I will push him." The line will not be as fast as Thain, and the consumption effect on Thain will not be particularly good. "
"Well, that makes sense, it should be like this!" KkOma quickly extended his thinking: "Then, I will give you a hero with strong continuous output in the middle. How about Snake Girl?"
"No problem, I'll teach Rucan how to use Snake Girl." Faker's words were a bit arrogant, but his tone was very calm.
The SKT players next to me didn't think there was a problem either.
When Scout was in the SKT team, he learned from Faker. As a senior, it was only natural for Faker to teach Scout again.
Second round replacement.
SKT banned Pig Girl and Weapon Master.
EDG banned Rockbird and Syndra.
Fourth floor.
EDG chooses first.
What he took out was Hecarim, the Shadow of War commonly known as Centaur.
On the fourth and fifth floors, SKT got Varus + Snake Girl according to the negotiated plan.
The moment the top nine heroes were all confirmed, a somewhat ethereal line came out from the sound-isolating headsets worn by the players and the loudspeakers scattered throughout the scene.
——"Death is like the wind, always accompanying me."
Center of the big screen.
A ronin with long hair curled up sat sideways in front of that thatched house, holding an unsheathed blade in his hand. He closed his eyes slightly under the falling leaves, seeming to be recalling the cherry blossoms in his hometown.
Gale Swordsman-Yasuo!
Selected!
Entering the final exchange adjustment stage, as Faker expected, Thain was placed in the middle by EDG, and Yasuo was exchanged to the first floor of the top lane.
【ah? 】
[Wo Nest, top laner Yasuo? ! 】
[It’s hard for Yasuo, a melee hero, to beat Gnar, but Brother Tian wants to play Counter again? 】
[Mainly because it’s easy to get caught. The route is so long. Will it be gone after being circled by a barrel?]
[It’s so easy to catch. Brother Tian’s consciousness is the same as that of Quan Tuhang. Are you still afraid of being caught? 】
[The opposite person is a little peanut, not the head of the ICU or the elderly An]
[What are you afraid of? This year, little peanuts have become little ones. It’s hard to say whether they can pass Mingkai’s test.]
[Believe it or not, if Peanut dares to go on the road, he will be hacked to death by Brother Tian together with Huni]
The audience discussed it for a while.
"This should be the second top laner Yasuo after the S5 Finals. Apart from that, all the players who use Yasuo are mid laners."
Miller recalled previous records: "What's interesting is that in the year of the S5 finals, the player who used top laner Yasuo was exactly Huni who was still in the FNC team at the time. Now, Huni has joined SKT and met another top laner. Yasuo!”
"It feels like a starting point and an ending point." Wawa said.
"Huh? What are you implying? What's the end?" Miller grasped the key point.
[Career is over, right? 】
[Khan was beaten until his heart was broken, and he still had to do thirty hours of hard work]
[Brother Tian, why don’t you use Huni to increase your net worth? 】
【I'm really going to give him back】
[By the way, brothers, go and see Zeiteizi, it will definitely be interesting to see Zeiteizi explain this game]
With the discussion.
A large number of viewers flooded into the posture live broadcast room, and the popularity increased several times. The posture that was still in the period of "Beijing Lady" was confused, and even spoke a lot more carefully.
In front of the main stage.
Jump to [5] with the countdown.
The two coaches walked to the center, touched their hands with a smile, and then left the field on both sides.
The camera panned from the stage and the packed auditorium to the Summoner's Rift amid the cheers of the audience.
Blue side: SKT
Red side: EDG
Top laner: Gnar vs Yasuo
Jungle: Barrel vs Centaur
Mid laner: Snake vs Sion
AD: Varus vs. Policewoman
Assistant: Feng Nu vs. Lulu
“The game begins!”
"SKT uses a lineup that is more fast-paced for them. Varus and Snake have strong combat power. Barrel and Gnar's group control is also most effective in the mid-term. good."
Wawa's simple analysis: "EDG's side...compared to previous games, Yasuo, Thain, and Policewoman are more inclined to use their strength in the late stage. Both sides have some styles that are close to each other."
"During the World Finals, we will find that after some teams gain an advantage in the early and mid-term, their opponents have no way to delay it until the later stage." Ruofeng said about the previous situation: "In the semi-finals and the quarter-finals, it is basically the same The team that gained the advantage in the early and mid-term won the final victory. SKT suffered a big loss when facing the European Rabbits and almost overturned. This game is based on lessons learned from the previous games.”
"What EDG should consider is that they were dragged to the late stage by SKT before, and they need to provide certain guarantees for the later stage. After all, they are a team that is very good at snowballing in the early and mid-term fights, and there is no need to deliberately strengthen this aspect."
"Both teams have made targeted adjustments for the final battle, which shows that they attach great importance to their opponents." Miller continued: "I don't know how effective this adjustment is. Let's take a look at the two teams in the game. performance!”
(End of chapter)