Since the LPL playoffs officially started on April 13, until today's LPL Spring Finals on April 23.
As RNG team ranked first in Group B, it advanced to the top four and secured a place in the semifinals.
As the largest group of LPL fans, RNG fans have undoubtedly spent a relatively fulfilling and happy time in these ten days or so.
When EDG was unexpectedly defeated by IG 3-0, RNG fans were mocking the half-baked jungler that the factory manager used in the deciding game.
They commented on the game between EDG and IG, and felt that the jungle was just a fight between two old rookies. The title of jungle king should have been given up long ago, and the world would eventually belong to the younger generation.
In the semi-finals,
When IG and QG staged the "One-minute B05", IG got a ticket to the LPL Spring Finals.
RNG's fans once again mocked the value of IG's ticket to the Spring Finals, saying it was all fake and they made it to the finals purely by luck. Once they meet the king of team RNG, they will probably be shattered at the first touch!
Even before the LPL Spring Finals officially started today, RNG fans at the scene and in the live broadcast room were still full of laughter, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Until this moment, RNG finished the two games against IG, but unexpectedly, they were pushed to the edge of the cliff by IG 2-0...
In an instant, the brains of countless RNG fans at the scene seemed to have lost the ability to direct their actions. They stood there like wooden sticks, staring blankly at the big screen on the stage.
Two to zero!
It’s not RNG 2-0 IG.
But IG 2 to 0 RNG!
It's right there on the homepage of Weibo's hot search list, with two big hot searches like "IG 2-0 RNG" and "Li Lao Mo Padre6". No one would be blind to mistake the situation.
Right now!
Countless RNG players at the scene and in the live broadcast room simply couldn't believe their eyes. It was like a bolt from the blue, or like someone poured a basin of cold water over them from head to toe, leaving their whole bodies numb!
How come it looks like this?
How could our champion team RNG lose two games in a row?
Doesn't it mean that if they lose one more game, they will have to say goodbye to this spring? RNG's fans are a little torn.
Not only that, many fans of the teams that RNG had mocked when they were eliminated by IG have also begun to retaliate, and the forums are filled with joyful scenes.
"It's so funny, RNG is just this bad? I thought they were so strong."
"According to Huang Za, IG is the quality inspector, and those who are eliminated by the quality inspector are all losers."
“Come on! Three, two, one! Shout it out with me: We are losers!”
“…”
For a time, major forums, post bars and Weibo comment sections were in chaos.
For the fans of these teams that have been mocked by "Huangza", it doesn't matter to them who wins the championship today, but it is important that RNG does not win the championship.
As a result, this group of people who like to have fun somehow coincided with the common topic with IG fans, and the heat of public opinion they aroused instantly surpassed that of the RNG fans who were very enthusiastic before the game.
But RNG fans are still gritting their teeth and fighting!
"It's just that we are temporarily behind 0 to 2."
"Watch your face, son of a bitch. Isn't it too early to open the champagne now?"
"Keep going RNG! We must give these haters a slap in the face in the third game!"
“…”
The outside world is changing rapidly and there is constant noise.
At the same time, during the game, a meeting with a somewhat low atmosphere was taking place in RNG's game room.
Coach Fly took a deep breath to adjust his mentality and glanced at everyone.
Top laner Looper was drinking water from a thermos, jungler Mala Xiangguo was picking his fingers with his head down, and mid laner Xiaohu was sitting on pins and needles, looking very uneasy.
As for the duo in the bottom lane, Mata, the brain of the team, was calm and composed, while Namei was observing the expressions of others very carefully.
Looking at the "all kinds of people" in the waiting room after B05 lost two games in a row, coach Fly couldn't help but take a deep breath again, and slowly said to everyone, "I won't tell you about this game, you tell it yourself."
After he finished speaking, no one in the waiting room spoke a word, even though you could hear a pin drop.
After a while, Xiaohu looked left and right.
He felt uneasy and thought that this was not going to work, so he took the initiative to break the silence and said, "I think we lost the last game. On the one hand, the opponent's jungler had a very good rhythm and our awareness of defense was still a little lacking. On the other hand, we moved too slowly on the line and didn't give Xiang Guo too much..."
Unexpectedly, just as he said this, Mala Xiangguo, who was sitting crookedly on the sofa, sneered and interrupted Xiaohu's words, "Is the problem now still that you are moving too slowly? Are you like a dead person who is not moving at all?"
This sounds very harsh and most people dare not say it.
But Mala Xiangguo has a hot temper and as RNG's recent jungle giant, he speaks without restraint. Even coach Fly couldn't help but frowned after hearing this.
He knew that Mala Xiang Guo was talking about the last game when his Troll invaded the opponent's bottom zone to counter Toad when the opponent's jungler was crossing the tower, but was killed by the opponent's bottom lane duo.
Coach Fly waited patiently for a while, but found that Mala Xiangguo just vented his emotions and turned his head away without saying anything. He then turned around and looked at the team's bottom lane duo.
Mata was still calm and composed, looking at his nose and mind, as if he didn't understand Chinese.
Namei, who was standing by, subconsciously looked up and made eye contact with the coach, like a student who makes eye contact with the teacher when asking a question in class, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
As expected.
The next second, coach Fly said to him:
"Namei , what was the problem with the bottom lane in the last game?"
"Huh?" Namei was stunned.
But seeing that everyone in the RNG team was looking at him, Namei could only bite the bullet and say, "Because we had an advantage in the bottom lane in this game, the opponent didn't dare to last hit, so we wanted to maintain control of the lane and let the opponent lose more troops and experience. When Xiangguo went to the jungle, our troops hadn't entered yet."
"Then why not follow?"
Coach Fly asked back, in a stern tone, "I said before the last game that this laning matchup was to cooperate with the jungler. Since the bottom lane has an advantage, why not push the lane and the jungler?"
"ah?"
Namei was stunned again.
His eyes drifted towards Mata, but he felt like crying but couldn't.
I'm just a supporting role, brother. Others' bottom lane players are supports cooperating with AD, but RNG's bottom lane AD is purely a puppet of the support. Is it appropriate for you to ask me this?
If Mata doesn’t talk about pushing the line, does he dare to push the line?
But this cannot be said out loud.
For a moment, Namei was stumped for words and didn't know what to say.
Coach Fly showed a hint of disappointment on his face.
Korean players are the fathers, and this is the same for every team, but he doesn’t hope that any player will really treat Korean players as “fathers”.
What kind of career can a person pursue if he doesn’t have his own ideas?
"Let's play Wuxx next time."
Coach Fly threw down a few words and turned away from looking at Namei.
Namei froze in place.
To be honest, when he heard Mala Xiang Guo and Mata having a head-on conflict in the last game and Mala Xiang Guo cursing in the voice chat, he wondered whether they would make a substitution in the next game if they lost the game.
This season, RNG's lineup is very luxurious, with substitutes in all five positions: top, mid, jungle, and support. It is the only luxurious "ten-man team" in LPL this spring season.
But Namei never expected that after all the trouble, he would be the one to be replaced in the end.
Was it the ill-fated fate that came from that first glance?
Or should I not respond to that sentence?
Namei smiled bitterly in his heart and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.
He is also considered a veteran of LPL. He was once a member of EDG and won the regional championship. However, because someone is too dazzling, the people below are overshadowed.
Finally, from EDG to Royal Club to King, and then to RNG.
From LPL to LSPL and then to LPL.
Namei didn't learn anything else but two words, which are "accept your fate".
Some things, no matter how much you argue, it's futile.
Because he knows that when a team coach wants to replace you, even if you score first with your left foot after the game, it can be a reason for you to be replaced.
Xiaohu glanced at Namei and sighed in his heart, but he knew that he couldn't lose any of the next games.
He was fidgeting with anxiety, smiling and encouraging Mata and Wuxx who had just come on, and stretched out his hand to high-five them, "Come on, brothers. The opponent's bottom lane is so weak, there's no reason for us to lose the next game."
In the end, Mata just nodded, and only Wuxx came up and high-fived him.
The response doesn't seem to be very enthusiastic.
Wasn't my tone encouraging enough?
Xiaohu took a deep breath, turned around and high-fived Mala Xiangguo, saying, "Come on! Your strength is definitely above the opponent's jungler. This time you take the jungle core and we play mid and jungle. We will fight the opponent in the upper half. If the rhythm is right, you will definitely crush the opponent's jungler."
Mala Xiangguo did not reach out his hand, but just nodded, not looking like he was infected at all.
Xiaohu immediately withdrew his hand in embarrassment and scratched his head. He did not have the qualities of a leader to begin with. He finally cheered himself up and wanted to cheer up his teammates, but his teammates simply ignored him.
That would be a bit uncomfortable.
But when coach Fly heard Xiaohu's words, his eyes lit up and he slapped his thigh.
yes!
The IG team is best at top, mid and jungle, known as the "trident".
But in the previous games they were always staring at the "Trident Handle" of IG's bottom lane, so why not face the sharpness directly and smash the opponent's sharpest trident blade from the front? What threat will this team pose at that time?
As the undefeated champions of the LPL Spring Festival tournament, don’t they have the confidence to face off against a “regular season quality inspector” head-on?
Thinking of this, Coach Fly's eyes suddenly became brighter.
He slightly opened his ten fingers, flexed and stretched them a few times, then clenched them tightly, as if grasping the hope for the next game!
…
When the IG team came out of the waiting room and went on stage through the player channel, they received a message from the staff, informing them that their opponent RNG had chosen to change the lineup and replaced the ADC in the bottom lane with Wuxx.
"It's not okay for the other side to change players."
Zzitai walked and stroked his chin while commenting, "To be honest, I beat the opponent's top laner twice in a row. I think the S4 champion's top laner is just so-so. Shouldn't we replace their substitute top laner Letme in this game? I said before the game that I would give him a chance to play."
Rookie couldn't help but squint his eyes when he heard that, and he started out by saying, "Brother, you really don't have any sense of fighting. If it wasn't for Brother Fu helping you, you would have already been blown up eight times in the top lane. The opposing coach wouldn't have changed the top laner unless he was stupid."
Zizi suddenly became anxious, "You...you...don't talk nonsense, I defeated the opponent in the top lane entirely by my own ability."
"Okay, if you have the guts, tell Brother Fu not to go to the top lane this time." Rookie said with a smile.
After hearing Rookie's killer move, his attitude suddenly became weak again, "Come on, I'm kidding."
"Don't be ridiculous."
Coach Chris said seriously, "Don't be complacent even if you won two games. Let's treat this as the last game and we must win it. Don't think that it doesn't matter if I win two games and lose one."
Chris continued to lecture Zizhi:
"And you, you really need to correct some of your laning issues in the top lane. Who gave away the first blood in the last game? The signal in the jungle was pinged and you refused to leave, but had to buy a sports car instead."
"The key hasn't been filled in yet." Roookie interrupted.
His old face suddenly turned red.
Under the joint suppression of the coach and Rookie, this guy finally calmed down and dared not to shout anymore.
…
At this time, when the players from both sides came onto the stage again from the channel, the three commentators appeared in front of the camera again.
"Hello everyone at the LPL site, in the live broadcast room, and in front of the TV, welcome back to the third game of IG vs. RNG. I am the commentator Wawa."
"I'm Miller."
"Hello everyone, I am PDD."
After the three commentators’ usual opening remarks, the topic quickly turned to the game.
"At present, RNG is already trailing by a large score of 0-2, and can be said to be pushed to the edge of the cliff. We just received news from the backstage staff that RNG has chosen to change the lineup and replace the players in this game, with the substitute player Wuxx in the bottom lane."
"Yes, I remember that in the fifth game of the semi-finals against WE, RNG also had a game where Wuxx was substituted in. In that game, Wuxx used the MVP-level Lucian to help RNG win the semi-finals. I wonder if he can continue this scene today and perform a miracle of coming back from 2-0 down to 3-0 for us."
"Oh, IG got the right to choose sides in this game. The results of the two sides have come out. IG chose the blue side again, so RNG will go to the red side accordingly."
"Yes, our players have entered the BP. Without further ado, let's take a look at the BP first."
"IG's first three picks on the blue side were Thresh, Nautilus, and Lee Sin. Wow, two supports were banned. It seems that Mata's hook hero caused a lot of pressure on IG's bottom lane in the last game."
"Yes, RNG is targeting IG's mid and jungle as usual, Sejuani, Gragas and Clockwork, these three heroes are all 'respected' by RNG."
"There is nothing wrong with this ban. Fu Ge's performance in the jungle in the first two games was indeed very eye-catching. This was when he was unable to get his best heroes, Sejuani and Gragas. RNG's move was a precautionary measure."
"Now I'm more curious about IG 's first pick on the blue side. Will they prioritize the bottom lane first, just like in the previous games? For example, will they help grab a support or ADC with a good laning position?"
"Hey! Male gun?"
Miller's exclamation with a sudden change in tone startled countless audiences at the scene and in the live broadcast room, and they all looked up at the big screen.
In the game footage, the blue team IG's first move was indeed to show the pending Graves, and the barrage at the scene and in the live broadcast room suddenly started to buzz with discussion.
"No way? Fu Huang dared to use his male gun to play wild core when playing Mala Xiangguo?"
"Did this guy gain confidence from the last time he beat Zweimaster?"
"Mala Xiang Guo is not a half-baked jungler like the factory manager. I feel bad!"
"Brother Fu, calm down. Even if we choose a prince, we can win if we play it safer."
“…”
The live broadcast room was filled with comments.
At this moment, even the conservative IG fans were nervous and didn't want Li Fu to use Graves as the jungle core.
After all, Li Fu only used his Graves once in the entire spring season, and that was when he was facing Clearlove, who was the worst at playing jungle core in LPL. This forced Clearlove to "for the sake of face" use jungle core against jungle core, and finally won the game with a slight advantage.
But today is different.
IG's opponent today is RNG. RNG's jungler Mala Xiangguo can be said to be the best jungler in the entire LPL. At most, you can add Swift. Now if you play the jungler on the opposite side, isn't it like waving a sword in front of Guan Gong?
At the commentary desk, Wawa and Miller looked at each other.
"IG... may not choose?"
"Hehe, maybe it's just to show off and tease you."
At this moment, PDD suddenly let out a pig-like cry!
"Oh my god! He's locked it!"
Along with PDD’s exclamation, the Mercedes-Benz Center’s sound system also heard the low and hoarse voice of “keep your head down” when the man with the gun was locked on the target.
The voices of Wawa and Miller were instantly stuck in their throats, and the scene suddenly exploded with a "buzz"!
At the same time, on the opposite side of the stage, at the RNG competition seat.
After seeing Li Fu's use of the Graves, RNG coach Fly subconsciously lowered his head to look at Xiang Guo, and Mala Xiang Guo also turned to look at him.
The next second, Mala Xiangguo nodded, and Coach Fly suddenly smiled.
The director's camera captured this keenly.
Hosting the commentary stage.
Wawa was immediately surprised and asked, "Huh? RNG didn't seem surprised by Fu Ge's decisive move on the Graves."
"Coach Fly is laughing! He's still laughing!" PDD was shocked.
Miller couldn't help but shook his head and said, "To be honest, Brother Fu's male gun... I feel like it hit the mark a bit."