Is ROX weak?
Not weak.
To be precise, very strong.
EDG was able to win 3-0 thanks to the jungler Taliyah's trump card, the ceiling-level Gnar's reversal in teamfights, and... the last game, a comprehensive counter based on teamwork and special understanding.
If any unexpected event occurs during the process, the ending may be rewritten.
Looking at the score, it's a crushing victory.
The gap is actually not that big.
If ROX could disperse in the second river fight and avoid being hit five by Gnar, and if they didn't rush to attack in the third game and played slowly with a regular lineup, it would not be impossible for them to get one or two points, or even win.
but.
There are no ifs in the game.
No matter what the strength comparison is.
If EDG wins, it wins; if they shut out, it shut out.
Blow first and talk later!
"Congratulations to EDG for defeating ROX 3-0 and advancing to the finals!"
Wawa's voice was filled with great excitement: "Before the game started, we thought of many possibilities, but we really didn't expect to win so cleanly."
“General played really well.”
Miller praised repeatedly: "Fiora broke through the single line, Gnar led the team to a comeback with a palm strike, and the Prince of the Berserker perfectly restrained the double POKE system composed of Jayce and Varus."
“They demonstrated their abilities in laning and teamfighting, as well as their understanding of the overall battle situation.”
“It can only be described as perfect!”
That's right.
Just perfect.
There are many players who are strong in laning phase.
There are quite a few people who are good at team fighting.
There are very few people who can take both aspects into consideration.
On this basis, he added an understanding of equipment that was clearly a level higher than others... In six seasons of League of Legends, only General has achieved this.
“Too fierce.”
"This is the world's best top laner!"
"How come you're number one? You haven't beaten Duke and CuVee yet, right?"
"Stop teasing me, okay? It's fine if it withers, but why would Du Buchuan touch porcelain?"
"Go check out the US server OB, CuVee got his head smashed by General in ranked."
"That's right, it's outrageous to blow the stick hard!"
"Jebao is invincible!"
"God damn it, Jiebao, please be respectful and call me Brother Dao."
"Brother Dao, this word isn't quite right..."
“…”
As the audience was chatting, the floor inexplicably became a little crooked.
For most professional players, their nicknames are much more famous than their original IDs.
But until now.
Xing Dao's nickname has not yet been unified.
Some people jokingly call him Xing Daorong.
There is a strange name called Jiebao based on the English spoof.
I also saw his real name from the team roster, and it was called Dao Ge.
None of them are very serious.
but.
No matter what it is called, the sense of anticipation is almost the same.
Even the so-called "Korean fans" who idolize the LCK teams basically hope that their own team can do well.
Blow up LCK.
It's not that I have any fondness for the sticks.
It’s because LPL was really disappointing before.
On the main stage.
Abu and BP coach Maokai followed the staff's instructions in advance and walked to the entrance to wait. When the game was over, they reunited with the players and hugged and celebrated.
certainly.
A mere spot in the finals isn't worth getting too excited about.
After all, the old royal family had reached this point in S3 and S4.
The reason for excitement is that EDG defeated the Korean team again in a BO5 battle after the earliest dark force OMG, and achieved a crushing score.
Compared to previous years.
This time, the possibility of winning the championship is undoubtedly much higher.
"I think the most important thing is not General's current performance, but the future."
“When you advance from the LSPL to a higher level and face opponents with stronger strength and a more rigorous rhythm, your level will often improve to a certain extent.”
Xiaosan analyzed from the perspective of a professional player: "Today is just the starting point of General's career!"
"Yes, that's the starting point!" Miller agreed.
Single line.
Especially the top position.
The confrontation was fierce.
There are no so-called 'newcomer benefits' to enjoy.
If it’s OK, it’s OK. If it’s not OK, it’s not OK.
After five group matches and six knockout matches, they are still fighting with the world's strongest top laner. This is enough to show that the new players used by EDG are not short-lived players.
The other side.
The five ROX players sat in their chairs.
Peanut covered his eyes with his hands and said nothing.
Smeb grabbed his hair in self-blame.
The mid-lane duo of Kuro and Xuanming, who have more experience and a relatively better mentality, also have gloomy faces.
The ROX players didn't stand up until EDG came over to shake hands.
After completing the routine process.
Fading away from the spotlight and camera.
"Okay, let's take a look at the post-match data!"
The doll's voice sounded again.
Center of the big screen.
The screen changes.
Now comes the post-match statistics stage.
Compared with Fiora and Gnar, Xing Dao's output of Prince is not high.
To be precise, it is on the low side.
Smeb used a nearly collapsed Jayce and still hit over 20,000, while Xing Dao just exceeded 15,000.
However.
It’s time for the MVP selection.
The commentators and the audience discovered that in addition to the 100% participation rate of the prince, he also suffered a 58% injury rate.
It is 11 percent higher than the previous world record!
If EDG's double Cs are the machine gun and the turret, the top laner is an indestructible fortress that perfectly protects the teammates.
"This is truly a prince who makes his opponents despair."
Miller recalled the previous scene: "Every time Jayce, who was wearing dual-piercing equipment, launched a threatening attack, General blocked it with his body."
"So that ROX's dual POKE system is useless."
“On the contrary, we were held back by our shortcomings in head-on confrontation.”
"That's right." Wawa nodded. "To use a piece of outlaw armor that no one cares about here and turn it into something magical, I don't think anyone except General's wild thinking can think of it."
"Finally, let's hand the camera over to the interview booth!"
The statistics panel disappears.
Transition to the Chinese station interview stage.
The host Ren Dong and EDG jungler Zwada appeared together.
This scene disappointed the audience.
I originally wanted to watch the top laner perform.
As a result, the one who came was a big Buddha from the jungle who was unwilling to kill.
Because EDG advanced to the quarterfinals, Mingkai's every word and every stroke meme was no longer applicable, and the barrage of comments started to fill in the new Bible, 4396.
Fortunately.
The factory manager is also good at making trouble.
After making fun of himself twice, he took the initiative to speak without waiting for Ren Dong to ask: "General didn't come for an interview, but he asked me to pass on a message to the fans who support EDG."
"Oh? What?" Ren Dong was very curious.
"General said, please rest assured, all the fans who support EDG." The factory manager said in a weird voice: "If the LCK top laner is a lion, he is the giraffe on the savannah."
"giraffe?"
"What does this mean?"
"It seems that lions are not a threat to giraffes, right?"
"Wouldn't it be better to call it an elephant?"
"Yeah, rhinos or hippos would work too. It's definitely not true that giraffes aren't afraid of lions."
“It always feels like there’s something deeper.”
The audience who heard this were very curious.
But after discussing it over and over again, we still couldn't come to a conclusion.
Fortunately.
There are many talented people in Tieba.
In less than half a minute, a picture was posted that was constantly pinned to the top...