Chapter 156: What is the coolest posture to use to win LPL?
G2, whose full name is G2 Esports, is an e-sports team from Spain.
The rise of this team began in September last year, when they defeated SK in the LCS relegation match and earned a spot in the Spring Split.
However, it only took one spring season to go from winning as a challenger to becoming the regional champion, and he became a legend in European e-sports for a time.
It turns out that
Legends are no accident.
Before the start of this spring season, the G2 team recruited substitute jungler Trick from the CJ team, the former AD Carrier Emperor of CJB, and the former jungler Kikis switched to top lane and fought together with the original players.
At the beginning of the season, G2 emerged as a dark horse in the eyes of audiences around the world.
They topped the European LCS division with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses in the regular season, and finally defeated the European overlord FNC 3-1 in the playoffs and defeated OG 3-1 in the championship battle.
Even with the appearance of Xpeke, G2 was unable to stop them from winning the championship.
Although G2's mid laner Perkz is only a rookie mid laner in the LCS region, he completed the handover between the old and new generations of the King of Philosophy in the European region with his outstanding performance and championship this spring, and is known as the "new King of Philosophy" in the European region.
Many viewers who often follow the European region gave him the nickname "A P". Moreover, because he has the "optimistic" temperament of European players and often updates happy news on Twitter, some people call him "the happy young man."
Today is the second day of the MSI group stage.
The LPL and European LCS matches are still scheduled as the first games in the afternoon.
Before the game started, A P updated a Twitter status on the Internet.
"We're going to play LPL this afternoon, so I don't know what to ask. What pose will look cooler after winning?"
A P often posts something on Twitter, and this update attracted countless people's attention as soon as it was released.
Some good-looking e-sports self-media quickly reposted the news on Weibo, and it directly became a hot topic.
#PerKz asked what pose to take when winning LPL# [boiling]
The following comment was quickly forwarded over 10,000 times.
"Fuck! Who is this guy? Why is he jumping like that?"
"Even A-P doesn't recognize him, G2 mid laner, the new European Mage!"
"P really doesn't take LPL seriously."
"Come on, it's not that they don't take LPL seriously, it's that they don't take you IG seriously."
"Huang Za, savor it. Do you want to fast forward to 'Let IG return the Silver Dragon Cup to RNG'?"
“…”
This Weibo post by the G2 mid laner immediately set the Internet on fire. Before the game even started, many people were already paying attention to today's match between IG and G2.
At the same time, at Jianghai Oriental Stadium, the MSI Mid-Season Championship was taking place.
Wawa and Guan Zeyuan, who were in charge of today's commentary, also sat down in the commentary booth and began to greet the camera.
"Hello everyone, live and online, this is the MSI Global Mid-Season Championship, I am the commentator Wawa!"
"Hello everyone, I am the commentator Wawa."
After the usual opening,
Wawa smiled and said, "Our LPL team performed very well in this MSI. We won both games on the first day yesterday. I hope we can also have good results in today's two group matches."
"Yes, but to be honest, G2 was really hard to beat today."
Guan Zeyuan habitually began to show his pre-match homework on other regions, "Many viewers may not know much about the G2 team. In fact, G2 is really a very strong dark horse team in the European LCS region this season. This season, when facing the offensive of the European overlord FNC and the European routine king OG, they both won the game with a score of 3:1. I think the mid laner PerkZ should be said to be the strongest mage in the current European region!"
"Eh? If that's the case, it seems like IG will be under pressure today." Wawa said with interest, and then turned to ask Guan Zeyuan, "Who do you think will win the first game between IG and G2 today?"
"Emotionally, I definitely prefer IG to win," Guan Zeyuan said with a smile, "but I have always paid close attention to the European competition. Many viewers may not know that the European brothers' draft and playing style are completely different from those of other regions. There are not too many formulaic things. I feel that our LPL teams and LPL coaches may find it difficult to adapt to this point."
"That's true."
Wawa nodded, then smiled and said, "But it is inevitable that teams in different regions have different BPs and playing styles. This has a great impact on the rhythm of the early stages of the game. But if a game really reaches the late stages, it is still the basic skills that count, that is, the hard power of the entire team."
"Well, that's not wrong, but sometimes things don't go well in the early stages, and as you play you'll find that there is no late stage." Guan Zeyuan said this and quickly added another sentence.
"Of course, I'm not speaking ill of IG. I just hope that IG will be more vigilant when playing against G2 today . Even if they lose, they should adjust their mentality in time. After all, this is only the group stage, and they still have a long way to go."
Hearing Guan Zeyuan say that he was not pessimistic, but had already fast-forwarded to how IG should reflect on losing the game, the LPL audience in the MSI event live broadcast room suddenly became restless.
"Damn it! Can you please stop the dog from barking!"
"Spiritual European, huh?"
"Where can you find funny people in LPL? They always brag about other regions."
“…”
At this point, the coin tossing game ends for both teams.
IG had bad luck, and the victorious G2 got the right to choose sides, and there was laughter on the other side of the stage.
At the IG competition booth, Zzitai recalled the post he saw from Ah P before he went on stage, and immediately said speechlessly, "Damn, they can get so excited just by guessing a coin. If you don't know, you would think they have already won. Do these European idiots like to open champagne in advance so much?"
"Be optimistic." After Li Fu, who was debugging the device after connecting it to the computer, confirmed that everything was correct, he smiled and glanced at the G2 players on the opposite stage who were drinking water from their mugs. "Maybe their mugs are full of champagne."
puff-!
Hearing Li Fu's words, Rooike, who was also drinking water, almost spit out a mouthful of water.
“Ahem…Brother Fu, this is a bit weird.” Rookie said with a wry smile.
"Okay, be serious, the BP is about to start." Coach Chris said with a stern face from behind.
Today he is playing against G2, but he still hasn't figured out the team, so how could he have the energy to make jokes.
Soon, after both sides confirmed that everything was correct, the screen changed to the BP interface of IG vs. G2.
In this game, G2 is on the blue side and IG is on the red side.
G2 came up and blocked Centaur first. Unlike other teams that thought Centaur was not a jungler in this version and would not ban him, the coach of G2 did not seem to care about the version. As long as you are in a good mood, he must ban you!
Coach Chris frowned slightly, and in return, he also banned the hero Ryze, who was in hot form in yesterday's match played by Europe's new king PerkZ.
Next, the three ban slots of both sides were filled.
Looking at the impact of the bans on both sides, Wawa and Guan Zeyuan on the LPL commentary desk were also a little surprised.
"Let's take a look. The three heroes G2 blocked on the blue side are Centaur, Gragas, and Graves. This seems to be the first time in IG's game that they banned three junglers."
"Really? I feel like since Rookie joined the team, there are very few teams that ban IG that have nothing to do with the mid laner position. Haha, it seems like G2 has put a lot of emphasis on IG's jungler position."
"IG's blockade was also very targeted. Ryze, Azar and Card, wow, they are all PerkZ's signature mid-lane heroes. This time, PerkZ enjoyed the same treatment as Rookie before."
"Right. So what hero will the blue team G2 choose to grab next?"
"Kennen? What? This hero's top lane appearance rate doesn't seem very high, but if it's G2, it makes sense."
"Haha, yes. Now G2 has made a move and picked up an unpopular Kennen in the top lane. If IG doesn't want to give up the lane rights in the top lane, they can only play Jayce and Gnar. Quinn may also be a candidate."
"Oh! Jayce! IG chose Jayce and picked the auxiliary Alistar in the second hand."
"Yes, because Xiao Xiao Guang's Skateboard Shoes were placed outside. If IG chose to release Alistar first, it would destroy the classic combination of Skateboard Shoes and Alistar, forcing G2 to give up and grab it instead of ban."
"What did G2 say? Eh? Skateboard shoes? They still need to buy Skateboard shoes when the Alistar was snatched away by the opponent? I don't quite understand this."
Along with the surprise on the LPL commentary desk, the blue team G2's second and third moves were without much thought, and they directly played the double shooter combination of Skateboard Shoes and Varus.
Mid lane Varus?
In the IG competition seat, coach Chris quickly realized the intention of the opponent's Varus, so he directly selected the two heroes Lucian and Rumble on the third and fourth floors.
"Rumble? Eh? It looks like IG's Jayce is going to move to the middle lane."
"If the top laner Rumble fights Kennen, he can actually win, as both are heroes with ultimate skills."
"Yes, mainly because G2's mid laner picked out Varus. If IG wants to not lose in the early and mid-game Poke, they must also pick a hero who can create a Poke rhythm in the mid lane."
“Oh, that’s not right!”
Guan Zeyuan suddenly exclaimed, staring at G2's last two picks on the fourth and fifth floors in amazement, "Blind Monk? Fiora? What the hell? Shouldn't they pick the jungler or the support?"
"It's locked!" Wawa also took a breath and looked at Guan Zeyuan in surprise.
"Wow, G2 is doing something weird again!"
Obviously, G2's Fiora, who was supposed to choose a jungler or a support, is definitely not a support. Then looking at their first three picks, Kennen, Skateboards and Varus... a bold idea came to everyone's mind!
Kennen assists!
Instantly, a suppressed low cry emanated from the audience seats around the venue.
"I told you! G2 is not a formulaic team. It is a team that can bring unexpected surprises to everyone."
At the commentary desk, Guan Zeyuan's tone actually had a hint of pride, and I wonder if he was proud that he guessed correctly.
Wawa also looked at G2's bottom lane duo and said with a wry smile, "You know what, although we have never seen the combination of Kennen and Skateboards in the LPL Spring Split, if you think about it carefully, it seems to be quite interesting."
You should know that Kennen’s ultimate skill is the range AOE damage caused by Wanlei Tianlao.
To release this ultimate skill, one must enter the crowd. Normally, Kennen relies heavily on flash and the displacement of the push stick if he wants to start a team fight, but the existence of the ultimate skill of Skates can throw the bound Kennen directly into the crowd of the opposite side like "throwing a grenade".
And if Kennen uses flash to start a team fight by himself, and goes deep behind enemy lines at this time, Skateboard Shoes' ultimate skill can also provide Kennen with a guarantee to go deep behind enemy lines.
Thinking of this, many coaches from major LPL clubs who were watching the game couldn't help but take a breath.
This G2 is really a "scientific research team"!
In comparison, IG's BP is very conventional and a bit formulaic.
At this time, the director's camera turned to the European LCS commentary desk.
The three white commentators all burst into laughter when they saw the bewildered look on the LPL audience's faces, feeling a sense of superiority as if their own team had crushed the LPL audience in BP IQ.
"There is one more question."
On the LPL commentary desk, Wawa suddenly continued, "IG just brought out this Rambo. The hero wanted to move Jayce to the middle lane and use Rambo to fight Kennen."
After a pause, the doll shook his head and smiled bitterly:
"The problem is that now G2's Kennen faked a shot and swung directly to the support position, and the top lane became Fiora. IG's Rumble played against Fiora. It feels like they are completely unable to deal with Fiora's solo push in the mid-to-late game."
"That's the problem." Guan Zeyuan nodded. "So I said at the beginning that G2 is really a non-formulaic team. They are very unique from BP to playing style. LPL obviously suffered a loss."
"Well, what do you think about the jungler counter position for the red team IG? If they play against Lee Sin, should they choose Olaf? Coach Chris seems to be discussing the jungler selection with Brother Fu."
The director's camera on the big screen showed that the audience could clearly see Li Fu turning his head and talking to the coach behind him. Coach Chris seemed a little hesitant.
Guan Zeyuan was about to say something with a smile.
The next second, he was suddenly stunned, "Huh? The last weapon? No way?"
Unexpectedly, just as he finished speaking, a "clang" sound was heard at the competition venue!
Locked!
Weapon jungle?
What kind of ancient path is this?
This thought subconsciously emerged in Guan Zeyuan's mind.
Unexpectedly, at this time, the red team IG also began to swap positions after choosing the last hand, and the final lineup of both sides soon surfaced.
The next second, the commentator on the stage and the audience in the audience all widened their eyes.
Blue side G2: Fiora on top, Lee Sin in the jungle, Varus in the middle, Skeleton and Kennen in the bottom lane.
Red team IG: top laner Weapon, jungler Rumble, mid laner Jayce, bottom laner Lucian and Alistar.
Jungle Rambo?
Top weapon?
Yes, the new version of Fiora, the female rogue, is very good at solo laning, but Weapon was also the top solo laning player in ancient times, it’s just that he is rarely seen in the professional arena of this spring season.
As for the jungle Rambo...
Then I can only say that I have never seen it before.
For a moment, the three white commentators in the European LCS region were stunned.
Even Guan Zeyuan almost bit his tongue.
He has been praising the European teams for their flexible thinking, and the implication is self-evident.
But now IG has brought out these two unexpected top and jungle moves. Can you still say that they have a "formulaic BP"? These two moves are simply out of this world!
After bragging for a long time, Guan Zeyuan felt a little choked. He was stunned for a moment, then changed his angle to try to save face.
"Ahem...IG's selection of players seems a bit unreasonable to me."
At this moment, many viewers in the live broadcast room finally couldn't help it.
"Shut up, dog!"
"So filial, your European and American dad's selection is a non-formulaic BP, and LPL's selection is unreasonable, right?"
"This idiot just recites skill names every time he does commentary. He doesn't know anything about BP."
"Little IG, come on! Show those European and American losers some color."
“…”
Of course, there were also black fans helping out in the live broadcast room.
"Do you know the idiom Dong Shi Xiou Pin?"
"The European region uses this strategy, so they choose this way. If you follow their example, won't you be led astray?"
"Each region has a different style, so just stick to your own style."
"To be honest, this is the case for a team like IG that has no foundation. If RNG came, they would definitely not lose their composure."
“…”
"The question is, is Fu Huang's Rambo jungler proficient?"
For a while, after the lineup was selected, there was all kinds of noise and clamor from the outside world.
The game loading finally ended, and all ten players from both sides entered the Summoner's Rift.
IG vs. G2!
The first clash between the LPL and the European LCS regions.
The curtain also opened.
