“Congratulations IG!”
"Congratulations to IG for winning the first game with a score of 1-0."
Accompanied by the congratulations from Ze Yuan and Miller on the stage, the IG team returned to the backstage after winning their first victory in the opening match.
"Well done! Well done!"
As soon as the five people pushed open the door of the lounge, Chris came towards them with a smile on his face.
Save's Chinese level is comparable to Rookie's, so he naturally understood what the coach said. He subconsciously put his fist to his mouth, smiled shyly, and scratched his head, saying:
"Ah? Really? Actually, I..."
"Well done Wuxx! Well done Baolan!"
Unexpectedly, the next second, coach Chris passed by him, raised his hand with a smile on his face and patted the shoulders of the bottom lane duo.
To be honest, IG's bottom lane had been failing for two whole seasons. Suddenly one day it stopped failing and was even able to gain the upper hand in the early stages and cooperate with the jungler to invade. This made Chris feel quite sad.
After sighing, Chris suddenly remembered that someone had said something in his ear. He turned around and looked at Save, whose smile was frozen on his face. "What's wrong? Did you say anything to me just now?"
"Actually... uh... nothing." Save forced an awkward but polite smile.
However, at this moment,
Save was a little annoyed inside.
In the last game, he thought he played pretty well from laning to teamfights, making sure he didn't lose out on blood exchanges and last hits. Although he tried to kill a single player but failed and had to go home and use his TP, which gave the opponent a TP difference. He teleported his teammates to fight a teamfight, but the jungle Nidalee showed up in time and nothing went wrong and it was a false alarm.
Overall, Save felt that although he did not win the MVP.
But as a rookie's debut in the LPL, he actually gave himself a pretty good evaluation.
As a result, the coach came up and started praising the bottom lane.
What the hell?
Am I not good at playing on the road?
Or is it that only MVP deserves praise?
But in the last game, he wanted to play Jayce, but Jayce was moved to the middle lane, leaving him with a crocodile in the top lane. This hero simply couldn't get more kills than Nidalee, so it was still a bit difficult for him to get the MVP.
By the way, speaking of this, Save felt a little indignant.
The situation quickly improved in the mid-to-late stage. He wanted to follow Nidalee and take advantage of the situation, but he saved his skills for a few waves and wanted to kill the enemy, but was still killed by Nidalee in one shot.
It's simply a dog with a human head!
He admitted that the MSI champion jungler in his team had a good rhythm in the early stage of the previous game, but Save also felt that it was useless for the hero Nidalee to get so many kills. If he had gotten a few more kills, the game might have ended long ago.
Not to mention Save's inner complaints.
At the same time, a small meeting was also being held in the NB lounge, which had lost the first game.
But their atmosphere was not so joyful.
In silence, the NB coach's eyes swept across everyone and finally landed on Swift.
"The jungle area you played last time..."
"Do you think it's my fault?"
Unexpectedly, before the coach could finish his words, he was interrupted by Swift in a somewhat rude manner.
The NB coach frowned and looked at him. The two had a good relationship. When the mid and jungle broke up, he stood on Swift's side. He didn't expect that the other party looked at him with dissatisfaction today.
If it were another team, the dissatisfaction with the coach would definitely be suppressed.
But now NB is a team built around the jungler. Swift looked ruthlessly into the eyes of the NB coach and asked:
"Yeah, it's my problem, bastard."
"The opponent is rushing into my jungle like crazy, and our lane is full of dead people. How can I fight?"
"Yes, I know we can't support because we don't have lane control, but why don't we use heroes with lane control? Doesn't anyone know how important lane control is? How can I play in the jungle without teammates to help me?"
“…”
The NB coach was choked by the question. He didn't expect Swift to be so angry and felt a little embarrassed.
V in the top lane was a good-natured guy. Seeing this, he couldn't help but speak up. "Okay, the reason we lost the last game wasn't because of the jungle. The opponent invaded alone in the early game, and then formed a group to invade. Swift's jungle clearing rhythm was broken from beginning to end. He couldn't play. Let's try to get the hero with lane rights in the next game."
"Yeah." Seeing this, Aishe Jiayi also tried to smooth things over. "After all, the opponent is a champion jungler. We were a bit too careless in the last game. This time, we need to strengthen the line a bit and help the jungle."
This was originally said in line with Swift.
But when Swift heard it, he felt it was a bit weird.
What do you mean?
Champion jungler?
You guys come help me?
Does that mean we lost the last game because of the jungler?
“Am I worse than the other side?”
Swift looked up and looked directly into Aishe Jiayi's eyes, and said angrily, "You just need to get the lane rights. I don't need your help. I can destroy the opponent's jungle just the same. Do you understand?"
Aishe Jiayi was stunned for a moment, opened her mouth, turned her head away and stopped talking.
This is a mad dog.
Whoever you catch will be bitten.
"Alright, alright, do you want to play next time? If you do, let's talk nicely."
NB coach finally showed some authority, glared at Swift and said, "There is still a long way to go in the summer season. This is only the first game. Don't put so much pressure and burden on everyone. It's a new version and everyone is still adapting. In the next game, we will all use long range in the mid and bottom positions and try our best to get the right to play in the lane."
"What do you want to play next, Jane?"
Dade, who was not very good at Chinese and had not spoken much during the whole process, heard someone calling him by a nickname. He looked up at the coach, tilted his head, thought for a while, and said:
"Anything is fine."
grass!
Swift got a little angry when he heard this!
When he was in LCK, he briefly played for the CJF team as a jungler. In the first round of the OGN Spring Season knockout stage, he was eliminated 3-0 by Dade's SSB.
Swift clearly remembers that at that time, when he looked at Dade, who was one of the ten members of Samsung and had killed Faker alone in his debut, he really had a filter and felt that there was a halo around this man!
But what about now?
The coach took the initiative to ask him what hero he wanted to play.
He actually said "anything is fine".
For a moment, Swift felt that the "Emperor" who had overpowered Faker, Pawn and other top Korean mid laners in ONG was dead, and now there was only an empty shell standing in front of him.
The person living in the shell is no longer the emperor.
But her name is Azhen.
Damn it!
Swift became more and more angry as he thought about it. He said unhappily, "What do you mean by all? Aren't you an assassin? Are you willing to play Lily or Karma? Can you play Ryze or Crow?"
After some tacky words were spoken, Dade, who had been sulking all the time, suddenly looked up at him.
Swift was suddenly shocked!
Is that a bit too much?
There was no way. When he was playing in LCK, this man left such a deep impression on him that he couldn't treat Dade like he treated other teammates.
Unexpectedly, the next second, Dade seemed to think about it seriously, then nodded and said with a smile:
“It’s not impossible.”
“???” Swift.
Looking at the unfamiliar gentle smile on Dade's familiar face, Swift knew in an instant that the man in his memory might have completely disappeared from his memory.
In the end, it was the NB coach who made the final decision.
"Card, let's go with Card. This hero is good at pushing lanes and providing support."
"In the next game, I hope everyone can cooperate more and play as a whole, instead of fighting alone. The opponent's jungler was very aggressive today. The consequence of fighting alone is that you will be defeated one by one. I think everyone should understand this. Okay, I have said everything that needs to be said. Good luck in the next game!"
…
After the post-match meeting and encouragement from the coach, NB, which had lost the first game, quickly regrouped and returned to the competition seats. The camera on the big screen turned to the commentator on the stage.
Miller and Ze Yuan greeted each other and started talking about the previous game.
Miller stroked his chin and analyzed, "I think the reason why NB lost the last game can't be entirely blamed on the jungler. Just like what you analyzed in the game, when Swift was attacked in the bottom half after killing the blue and going to the frog, the following series of responses were almost the best. To be honest, even if we have a God's perspective, we can't think of anything better, but the jungle was still blown up."
Guan Zeyuan nodded, "Well, the jungle and the lane are one. If the jungle is destroyed, I can't blame the lane for 'inaction', but what I want to say is that if you want your jungler to be more successful, the lane must do something."
Miller continued, "That's right, especially with the addition of elemental dragons in this version, which makes the jungler position even more important. If the jungler starts off well in a game, then in the current version where the dragon is so important in the early stages, before you can catch up with the economy, you may not be able to compete with the opponent in the fight for the dragon because you are behind in level."
"Yes. In addition, everyone is saying that this version is a mid-lane mage core version, because many AP heroes have been substantially strengthened, but I think the addition of the elemental dragon also makes the bottom lane more important in the early stage."
"Oh? How do you mean?"
"Think about it, in the past, if there was a development-oriented AD in the bottom lane, the little dragon could be released directly in the early stage, and the team could also wait for the ADC to gather three sets of equipment to fight in peace. But now it is not possible. Now that the elemental dragons have joined, if more important little dragons such as water dragons and fire dragons are spawned in the early stage, then if has no advantage in the laning phase, it will be quite passive in the fight for the elemental dragons with important attributes in the early stage."
"I see. The current Elemental Dragon meta is meant to force the bottom lane duo to stand out in the early game. No wonder IG made a major change in the bottom lane this season. In the last game, they unexpectedly brought out pure lane heroes like Caitlyn and Fanny. It seems that the IG coaching staff's ability to read the meta is still quite good."
"Well, the other one is Fu Ge. In the last game, we noticed that during the BP phase, the jungle heroes picked by both sides represented different 'version readings'. At that time, we were discussing which jungler on each side had a better understanding of the version. I remember that we and the audience were more inclined to Swift, because taking the ranking data after the 6.9 version of the mid-season game, this version is indeed a non-jungle core version, and the late-game carry ability of the jungle core heroes has been greatly weakened."
At this point, Guan Zeyuan paused, glanced at the IG players who had just taken their seats on the other side of the stage, and continued, "But judging from the results of the first game, Brother Fu's idea is actually not wrong. The jungle core hero does not have to become a late-game core. The jungle core hero's early-game dominance can be used to help the team take down more elemental dragons."
"Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true."
Miller also nodded and said with a smile, "But this requires a lot from the jungler himself, which means you have to do your job when you take it out. If you don't do your job, you will be hurt later."
As soon as he finished speaking, the music on the scene suddenly became a little passionate, and the MVP of the previous game appeared on the big screen.
Li Fu’s summer season makeup photo appeared on the big screen.
He is tall and slender in the white team uniform, with sharp eyes under his messy hair. He raised his hand to make a hushing gesture.
Next to her is a leopard woman holding a javelin.
KDA: 8/0/6
Output: 2W7
Team output share: 41.3%
Not to mention the KDA, it is definitely at the MVP level.
The most frightening thing is the team's output ratio. In the traditional sense, the output position of a team is the middle and lower double C. For example, in EDG, the Fat General and the Pilot can account for 80 to 90 percent of the team's output.
However, in today's game, Li Fu, a jungler, accounted for more than 40% of the output.
This is still very exaggerated in professional competitions.
"Fuck! Brother Fu's understanding of Yehe is flawless!"
"Indeed, in the last game, when Nidalee was poke from behind, she used one Q to kill 1,000 HP. There was nothing wrong with the damage."
“It seems that this version can still be played as a jungler.”
"Swift: Centaur is the son of the version."
"Is that the 1/6 guy who just developed the i6?"
"That's so funny. What version do you understand? What version do other people understand?"
"By the way, next time Swift is in line, will you dare to grab a seat when Brother Fu arrives?"
“…”
There are also some fans who are still stubborn.
"In the last game, Fu Huang was able to feel comfortable in the jungle, wasn't it because of the pressure from the laners?"
"Don't be so rude, if you have the guts, play a wild core again."
"NB coach Chun÷, wake up, hurry up and get some strong influence on the line to help the kids."
“…”
NB and Swift fans in the live broadcast room were complaining.
At the same time, the picture on the big screen changed and returned to the BP interface.
In this game, the two sides switched sides, NB was on the blue side and IG was on the red side.
Although Swift was dismissive of Li Fu during the post-match meeting, he still asked the coach to ban Nidalee when he went on the court.
There's no way. In the last game, Li Fu's Leopard Girl's javelin stabbed too hard. Now he wants to press flash when he sees the javelin. He's almost suffering from psychological trauma.
After a while, both sides completed the three bans.
Blue side NB: Ekko, Nidalee, Jayce .
Red team IG: Maokai, Ryze, Alistar.
In the IG competition seat, Save saw that the mid and jungle players of the opponent in the previous game were all banned, but his Crocodile was the only one not banned. This feeling of not being "respected" made him feel unhappy.
"Is my big crocodile so insignificant?" he muttered softly.
"What?" Coach Chris turned his head and asked.
"Nothing." Save shook his head, and then suddenly said, "Coach, this time I'll play Fiora."
Coach Chris was stunned when he heard this.
He knew that the top laner who was promoted from the second team had an aggressive style and was good at heroes like Fiora, but this person got carried away too easily.
"Let's talk later."
Chris thought about it and didn't agree immediately.
The corner of Save's mouth twitched, and he made up his mind that if he got Fiora, he would do it big.
If you want to make a name for yourself, you can't be content with mediocrity.
On the commentary desk, Miller and Ze Yuan were analyzing the BP of both sides.
"NB is on the blue side in this game. How should we grab the first person? Where should we give him?"
"Oh! Graves! Is this Swift going to be a jungler too?"
"Nezha was banned, the removal of the jungle Devourer caused Kindred to be nerfed quite a bit, and Graves is indeed one of the few jungle core heroes on the field right now."
"Locked! Just choose the male gunner!"
IG competition seats opposite the stage.
Coach Chris couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and looked at Li Fu with some appreciation, "It seems that Brother Fu's version reading is the standard answer. The jungle core is still strong this season."
Rookie next to him heard this, but he didn't quite agree, "I think the jungler will be eliminated slowly in the new version, but everyone is still in the slow adaptation stage."
“Is the wild core eliminated?”
The duo in the bottom lane were silent, and top laner Save took the opportunity to express his opinion, "Then why did Padre6... Fu... Fuge have such a smooth early game with Nidalee just now?"
Rookie laughed when he heard it.
Not used to calling me Brother Fu?
He glanced at Li Fu, who was smiling and looking calm. He turned to look at Save and asked, "Do you really think that our early game flow was smooth because we picked Nidalee?"
"Isn't it?" Save felt that it was not enough, but as he was young and wanted to save face, he still insisted on his opinion.
"Of course not. The one who had the good rhythm in the last game wasn't Nidalee, but Fu Ge's Nidalee. Fu Ge is the key." Rookie said with a smile as a matter of course.
Save choked suddenly.
Good licking!
He curled his lips inwardly.
But Save, who was sitting at the very edge of the competition seats, turned his head inadvertently and caught a glimpse of countless "Padre6" glowing cheering boards and the audience shouting "Come on!", and he couldn't help feeling envious.
You know, when he was in the second team in the LSPL, not to mention the field conditions were incomparable to now, as for the fans cheering before the game, sometimes there was not even a single spectator on the scene, so there was no such thing as cheering.
At that time, all he could think about was making it to the LPL and becoming famous.
But this season,
The opportunity just came out of nowhere.
The victory in the previous game made Save even more confident that he had seized the opportunity.
Turning his head and taking another look at the countless fans holding up Li Fu's support signs, he couldn't help but think, when will I have so many fans supporting me...
Then the next second, Save's eyes suddenly became firm again.
Today!
He said to himself in his heart.
I swear I'll let everyone see me!
…
After a while, with the two sides choosing players back and forth, the lineups of both sides were fully selected.
Blue side NB: top lane Gnar, jungle Graves, mid lane Twisted Fate, bottom lane Policewoman and Bard.
Red side IG: top lane Fiora, jungle Lee Sin, mid lane Viktor, bottom lane Lucian and Braum.
As soon as the lineup was revealed, the commentators on stage and the audience at the scene began a heated discussion.
"Blind Monk vs. Graves? It feels like the two junglers have 'swapped their understandings' in this game."
"I think it's okay, Lee Sin is a rhythm hero, and he might be better at controlling dragons."
"Yes, but Lee Sin's role in the mid-to-late game is definitely not as good as Graves'. Also, the bottom lanes on both sides, in the last game NB suffered a loss in the bottom lane due to lack of line control, so this time they went straight for Caitlyn. Bard can be considered a good support for Doomsday."
"That's right. And I'm sure everyone has noticed that in this game, NB's lineup in the top, middle and bottom lanes were all able to seize lane rights in the early stages. It seems that they have fully learned their lesson."
"Well, if you fall in the jungle, you have to get up in the jungle. Today, the second game of the summer season opening BO3 will start soon. Let's wait and see what the result will be."
Miller's last words fell on the stage.
On the big screen behind the stage, loading is completed and the competition officially begins.