Chapter 198 The opening ceremony of the finals! (2-in-1)
November 4th, Kyoto National Stadium!
The camera shot from above, the entire Bird's Nest was filled with loud gongs and drums, firecrackers were blasting, team flags were waving, and there were huge crowds of people!
Summoners all over the world are focusing on today's competition seat, which is a competition stage built with the League of Legends map as a template in the center of the Bird's Nest.
On the large screens on both sides of the venue are two team flags, one black and one white, which are the two teams that will meet in the finals: IG and SKT!
Seeing the camera filming, the fans waved their team flags high and shouted loudly.
This includes the family support group formed by An Yi’s parents and their whole family.
Seeing this scene in the backcourt, the IG players felt unprecedented tension.
Baolan took a few deep breaths: "There are so many people, I'm a little scared."
Ning pinched his neck: "Don't be nervous 561, you can see I'm fine."
Rookie looked at Ning's trembling legs: "Then why are you holding on to 561 if you're not nervous? You can stand on your own if you have the ability."
Compared to everyone else, some people seemed much more relaxed and indifferent, and that was Standing An Yi, who was still thinking about turning on her mobile phone to watch the live broadcast in the background.
Yang Anna praised: "Little An Yi can do it, so relaxed."
"Aren't you nervous at all?"
An Yi put away her phone and said : "Remove one word from this sentence."
Anna Yang thought for a while, remove ‘Zhang’?
Anyi:? ? ? Remove the ‘?’!
As expected of a player with a big heart.
Seeing this, Mafa said to everyone: "Relax and learn from An Yi."
Hearing this, everyone felt a little ashamed. The mentality of a group of big boys was not as good as that of a little girl. So he straightened himself up quickly.
Mafa was satisfied: "OK, let's check whether the Bluetooth is connected before going on the field."
Anyi said seriously: "Bluetooth is connected!"
IG: "!?"< br>
You call this not nervous?
This can’t be blamed on An Yi, after all, she is just a little girl who has just turned 18.
Although I have used some unique methods before, I did some relaxing exercises the day before.
But this is the finals, how could I not feel anything at all.
However, this moderate tension is not a disadvantage, it can even keep the nerves in her body at their most sensitive.
So in the face of the psychological counselor's comfort and massage relaxation, An Yi adjusted her state to the best as soon as possible.
At the same time, the opening ceremony of the game also began.
First there was a brief monologue from League of Legends players from all over the world, and then the camera locked on a handsome man.
Seeing him, the fans in the audience shouted wildly, obviously they recognized him immediately.
The barrage was also shocked: "What kind of singer can put on such a big show? Damn it! Jay Chou! Jay Chou!!! Ah!!!"
It can be seen that as half of the Chinese music industry , this 'little singer' still has a certain influence.
With the playing of the 'erhu', dancers symbolizing the red and blue soldiers in the game came out in unison, with facial makeup on their faces, which was very Chinese.
Jay Chou's "Hero" sung at the scene set off the audience. However, because the lyrics were understandable, the LPL audience had mixed reviews.
But the audience in the outer competition area could not understand the lyrics, which was very embarrassing, and they shouted and screamed.
So, the criterion for judging whether a song by Jay Chou is good or not is whether you can understand it. It’s hard to say whether you can understand it, but if you are vague and can’t understand it, it must be a divine song! (No)
After the song ended, Jay Chou sat down in front of the piano and started playing, while introducing the next singer, Chrissy.
When the song ‘Legendsneverdie~’ sounded, the atmosphere of the entire venue reached a climax again.
And this song can be regarded as a classic among the theme songs of the previous S games. If it were not for the emotional blessing of "Rise" to the LPL audience, "Legendsneverdie" would undoubtedly be regarded as the best theme song of the S games.
It can only be said that it is a fist music company that makes music with heart and balances with feet.
But if it were just about music, the opening ceremony of the S7 finals cannot be called the best in history. It is the real best in history.
As the singing gradually stopped, the huge sound on the stage The championship trophy slowly rose, and a dragon's roar came from outside the Bird's Nest.
The 3D projected ancient dragon flew from far to near, its huge wings covering the sky. It circled the Bird's Nest Stadium for a week and then landed firmly on a map that looked like Summoner's Rift.
Ancient Dragon: "Ang~"
The realistic special effects combined with the sharp roar of the dragon made the live broadcast rooms in each competition area explode on the spot.
LCS: "Ohmygod!"
LEC: "Wardfa! What did I see? A dragon appeared at the game. Is this true?"
LEC: “No matter how you think about it, it can’t be true! But it’s too real!”
LCK: "It's so shocking Smecta!"
The LPL audience was shocked but also full of pride. This is the foundation of their great country!
After the dragon flew away, everyone calmed down from the shock, and at the same time, the singer also completed the final singing.
LPL official queen competition host Ren Dong also walked onto the stage with firm steps: "This is Kyoto, China! Welcome to the 2017 Global Finals! Summoners on site, take out your Let’s welcome the team with enthusiasm!”
“The two teams coming to the finals are the SKT team! Cheers to welcome them!”
Upon hearing the invitation, Anyi took a deep breath, then looked back at her teammates beside her.
Aki: It’s our turn!
So under the intense gaze of the audience, the members of the two teams held their heads high and walked slowly past the stage towards the Summoner's Rift below.
As players from both sides stood still, Ren Dong announced: "First of all, let us welcome the three-time champions and defending champions SKT! They are"
"The new generation of LCK's powerful top laner! Huni! ”
"Mid-season MVP jungler! Peanut!"
"Three-time global finals champion mid laner! Faker!"
"LCK ace ADCarry! Bang!"
"Two-time champion support! Wolf!"
"We also welcome their substitute player Blank! And coach Kkoma!"
"Let us welcome SKtelecomT1 once again!"
Off the court: "Oh oh oh!"
All members of SKT greeted the audience with smiles on their faces, demonstrating their confidence.
Then the camera turned and the perspective was given to several young generals on the other side.
“Next, let us welcome the new generation dark horse team of LPL, IG!”
"LPL top solo kill king! Theshy!"
"The strongest rhythm jungler! Ning!"
"The pillar of IG team building! Rookie!"
"LPL Summer Season MVP! Anyi!"
"The best support in the Summer Season!"
"We also welcome their substitute champion top laner Duke! Jungler KID! And coach Mafa!"
"Let us welcome InvictusGaming again!"
Off-court: "IG! IG! IG! "
The atmosphere is in place, Ren Dong officially announced: "Heroes are chasing legends! The 2017 League of Legends Global Finals begins!"
Then the promotional video cuts to the shots of the players from both sides. They were given one by one and played along with the contestants' monologues.
Everyone elaborated on their understanding of the legend and their pursuit of the championship.
IG-Theshy: "I expect all top laners to use all their strength to fight against me. This is what I think a top laner should be like."
SKT -Huni: "Because of my absolute strength, I believe in myself more than anyone else."
IG-Ning: "There are thousands of ways to face failure, but I would rather make mistakes than fail at everything." Don’t do it!”
SKT-Peanut: “SKT’s honor will never be lost, nor will it be lost in my hands!”
IG-Rookie: "I have dreamed before. We won the championship. On this stage, now it is time for us to realize it with our own hands."
SKT-Wolf: "Success once is accidental, but accidental repetition It will be inevitable!”
IG-Megan: “Anyi’s joining has brought us a lot of changes. The whole team is completely different from before, so I believe we can become legends!”
SKT-Bang: "SKT's honor is guarded by me personally!"
IG-Duke: "I believe in my teammates, just as I joined them without hesitation."
IG-KID: "I have witnessed the rise and fall of LPL, and now I will see him reach the top."
SKT-Blank: "I will always stand behind Faker and defeat anyone who dares to challenge us. The enemy.”
Faker: Hiss~ Why is your neck so cold?
But the most domineering among them are the two who appear in the finale.
The screen suddenly interspersed with the game replay. In the screen, Faker's Zed was standing with his back, while Yue Lun's Zed fell to the ground.
Obviously this scene pays tribute to Faker, a famous scene after the genius debuted - the battle of double calamities!
Yue Lun: Fuck! Why isn’t this B game cool?
And having Yue Lun as the background board shows how strong Faker is.
Why do you want to ask?
Another person who used Yue Lun as a backdrop was Rookie, who was single-killed by S8.
After various wonderful replays about Faker witnessed his history of winning the Triple Crown, the big devil Lee Sang Hyuk also appeared on the screen.
“I don’t think I am invincible. In order to win, I have to ask myself how to play better. We have won all the championships since we entered the finals. If we get the runner-up this time, it will be my lifetime. It’s a pity, so I have to do my best.”
Even with such humble words, the momentum revealed through the screen still makes people feel an invisible sense of oppression.
But fortunately, that woman appeared!
When the game was replayed, Guan Zeyuan's passionate voice came: "Penta kills! Anyi got the penta kills!"
Wang Duoduo: "The white feathers of the shooting star are inserted into the waist, and the swords, flowers and autumn lotus light come out of the box! What an Anyi! The female general can defeat thousands of armies on her own! This! This is our LPL AD who is not afraid of death!"
In the screen Anyi uses various ADCs to operate wildly, and then Aki appears in the scene standing by the river: "Over this mountain, we will also become the peak that others cannot overcome, and tonight, I am the chosen one! And the only one! "As she spoke, the girl stood proudly, with the sun rising in the east behind her.
Such a handsome scene combined with the girl’s arrogant words shocked the audience:
“What a ‘I am the chosen one! And the only one!’, hello, sister. Handsome! Sister, kill me!”
"This is the confidence of an ADC! The strongest AD in our LPL!"
"Anyi, were you the number one AD in the world? Just today!"
"The mountain climber The one who defeats the legend will become a legend! Anyi, you are the queen of our LPL!”
The camera switched to the competition seat.
The contestants have already taken their seats. Remember, Wang Duoduo and Su Xiaoyan in the commentary box also commented on some interesting things.
For example, the players who eliminated Pary all won the global finals. Now that LZ is sent away by IG, this curse will undoubtedly continue.
Reverse EDG can only say that it is dead.
After a brief chat in the commentary box, the two sides entered the first game.
As the three commentators, Wawa, Miller, and Guan Zeyuan have also stood on the commentator's stage.
Guan Zeyuan could not suppress his excitement: "The day we have finally waited for, the S7 championship is about to begin!"
Miller can't wait: "After so many days, from the initial defeat of the LPL team to IG's one-two series to the finals stage, now there is only the last hurdle left in front of us. Never once have we felt like champions. It’s so close to us.”
Way: “Yeah, if we talk about the previous finals, we were very nervous, but seeing this IG, I think it might really happen that day. Here it is."
Guan Zeyuan: "Living up to our youth, after five years of hard work, we are here again. Before the game, we might as well predict what the situation will be like today."
< br>Miller: "Well, I think everyone has seen that SKT, a team that has been practicing combinations like War Zeal and Gem Kotina recently, has begun to do in-depth tactical training for IG."
< br>“Based on this, the red side’s IG does have a certain BP disadvantage, because the current version has an AD Kalista that must be moved, which is a difficult point to deal with.”
Wawa: "Yes, IG's BP will indeed be limited when there is one less player to move, but I believe IG will definitely have backup options to deal with it, trust them!"
The commentator was gushing. While Jue was discussing, the players on the stage also began to plan today's BP.
The core revolves around only two points, Galio and Kalista.
How important Galio is to SKT, RNG has proven it through its mistakes.
Calista, the ADC, is someone who has been moving around to buy a house, so she shouldn’t be able to let go.
But actually?
At this time, Mafa was still hesitant at the IG game: "Are you really going to let them go?"
Anyi said with a smile: "Coach, you don't believe in our lineup in the bottom lane. She has a 75% winning rate against her. That was trained by EDG and RNG. If he has a headache, it’s impossible for SKT not to have a headache.”
Rookie also agreed: “Yes, we hid it. For so long, I haven’t missed this move against any team. Isn’t that why now? SKT thinks they know us by playing training games with us, but they don’t know that we have already been prepared.”
Although Mafa knew it. 'That hero' is something that cannot be released at this time.
But in the same way, as long as 'that hero' is used as a trap, SKT will definitely fall for it!
After hesitating again and again, Mafa agreed: "Okay, I believe in you. We are a whole. If it doesn't work, I will take the blame. You guys take care of yourself."
Theshy smiled. : "Come on then!"
Ning: "Definitely!"
Rookie: "As long as we win this first game, we can grasp the crucial BP points and cheer up. ! ”
SKT didn't know that IG had set a trap for them, and they were preparing for the game at this time.
Kkmo has only one sentence to summarize: "Xiaopao, Xia, Varus, we want to get one of the heroes. Anyi's offensive point must be suppressed, but Galio is still the first priority."
Huni agreed: "OK, you grab it first, I will take the lane and then choose."
Bang asked: "Is there one missing, where is Kalista?"
Wolf smiled and said: "IG has been moving Kalista throughout the World Championships. Do you expect them to release you now? IG is not a fool."
Peanut also agreed: "Not to mention IG, for all teams, Kalista has a 100% transfer rate. The 80% win rate in the playoffs is no joke. Our blue side can't get this kind of hero."
Faker thought for a while, and out of his understanding of Anyi, he said: "But I always feel that IG is hiding something when they play training matches with us, as if they know that the final opponent will be us."< br>
“And since they have to move Kalista, why don’t they ever move her during training matches?”
Others have also noticed this, but they can’t adjust since they are approaching the finals. .
Even if you have time, how to adjust? No one really thinks that anyone in the current version can beat an underworld hero like Kalista!
Seeing that his teammates all thought so, Faker only thought that he was worrying too much.
So after a short preparation, the referee announced that the game had officially begun.
The BP interface with the championship trophy was shown, and Guan Zeyuan said enthusiastically: "Here it comes! The BP of the first game! This is a crucial game, and the result can often determine the BP of a BO5. Trend."
Wawa: "Yes, if you can hit a very strong 'BP point', the kind of hero that I know you can't, but you can and I'm targeting, it will be very useful to the other side. It’s uncomfortable.”
Miller: “So let’s look forward to the miracle that IG will give us. SKT’s red side has already removed Feng Nu, Pig Girl, and Jess. It can be said that they are beating the odds.”< br>
"Because Theshy has already shown strong dominance in the top lane in the second half of the World Championship, Jess can never give it to him, and Piggy is also a point that IG has often set the pace and been targeted in past games."
< br>Guan Zeyuan: "IG moved Lulu and Luo, and the last move was probably to move Kalista and release Galio. Maybe Rookie's plane and Lucian had gained confidence in playing Galio before, and the opponent grabbed the position. It’s acceptable to give it to Galio”
“Huh? IG moved Galio!”
Originally it would be a good thing to move SKT’s Galio, but that depends on the situation.
At this moment, there is an absolute living king of hell ‘Calista’ outside, and no team has dared to release it in the main game of the World Championship!
So this move not only shocked the commentator, but also the audience.
"Holy shit! What do you mean! IG is crazy! Why did they release Kalista!"
"Those noobs in the finals had an 80% winning rate. Are you giving this hero to SKT?”
“That’s not how SKT’s Galio system is targeted, right?”
The barrage exploded on the spot, which shows the current version of Kali. What kind of monster is Star with the blessing of the incense burner monster?
SKT was also confused, but then they looked at Kalista's still-lit icon and felt their breathing quicken.
But at this moment, they remembered Faker's previous worries.
IG moved Kalista to the entire World Championship, why are they releasing it now?
That IG was just watching porn videos and drinking cold water, not holding back any serious shit!
Kkoma frowned deeply for this reason. Although the release of Kalista was great news for the blue side, he couldn't laugh for some reason.
Because in his eyes, An Yi at this time was like Zhuge Kongming sitting high on the city gate, telling them an empty city plan to see if they dared to enter.
But such a choice is not their turn, because even if they don't go in, An Yi will stuff it in himself.
Don’t you dare choose Kalista in SKT? Doesn’t he dare to choose on IG?
As a result, all the SKT players looked at the coach one after another. The first floor that should have been locked in seconds was empty and they did not dare to choose.
The barrage is also stupid:
"What's the situation? SKT is still hesitant, Kalista!"
"Well, they are not scared by Aki."
"SKT is really scared! This Is this Anyi’s deterrent! You wouldn’t even dare to choose if I gave you T0!”
As time passed by, Kkoma couldn’t think of any reason not to choose, so he decided at the last moment: "Calista!"
If Calista could speak, she would have said one word when she saw Kkoma's disgusted face and had to choose.
Calista: Brother? What is it about me that dissatisfies you?
Ever since, a strange scene appeared on the field.
When the T0 hero Spear of Vengeance was locked, SKT looked sad, but IG was relaxed.
For those who didn’t know, I thought IG picked Kalista.
When the camera captured a smile on Anyi's face, the doll immediately clicked: "Laughing! Anyi is laughing! Isn't this Calista really a trap?"
Miller: "Ah? Did you use Kalista as a trap?"
IG did not announce the answer immediately, but then grabbed a wine barrel and added a mid laner Syndra in the wild.
Looking at this, we need to play the early and mid-term rhythm, and we want to win with a fast break.
Now that SKT has chosen Kalista, they can only go to black in one way, so they once again won a perfect partner gem to form a pagoda combination.
Although Rakan's strong entry is more suitable for Kalista, or a hero like Lulu who needs protection can wear a chain, but unfortunately they are no longer available, so gems are the second choice.
As the jungle hero, SKT chose Prince, so they had to sacrifice Faker's choice first.
At this time, they were curious about what hero IG would use to deal with their Kalista.
Thinking hard, I can only come up with the following conclusion: It’s probably ice.
Unexpectedly, IG made an extremely violent choice.
Draven: "Welcome to the Drai Alliance!"
As soon as this choice came out, the whole audience exclaimed, obviously they all understood the concept of choosing Draven in front of SKT.
As expected, when Draven was selected, everyone in SKT had dark faces, and the barrage was filled with '1557'!
Doll: "Dlevin! He is going to confront Kalista!"
Miller: "But Draven is fighting against Kalista alone. Yes. It’s not very good.”
Guan Zeyuan: “It depends on the support. When Kalista beats Draven, support is the key.”
Then entering the second round of moves, IG moved out Ryze and Rockbird one after another, which was considered a small move against Faker.
SKT moved away Titan and Thresh to give Draven some respect.
Unfortunately, it was impossible for SKT to guess what support IG used to defeat Kalista.
So after wasting SKT's two moves, IG finally showed its support.
Fortitude of the Hammer: "Warhammer Time!"
Poppy fights Kalista. The real mother of the Pagoda group is here!
(End of this chapter)