Chapter 470: 18 consecutive victories...
The battle between WE and RNG went smoothly without any surprises.
The reason why RNG ranked third in the Eastern Conference is that UZI did not appear in the first half of the spring season and has always been a substitute AD, and the Taipei Wolf King Karsa has just joined and lacks a series of reasons such as running-in, which do not represent their true strength.
WE fought at full strength and barely managed to maintain fourth place in the Western Conference.
It all depends on Xiye's repeated outstanding performances.
Brother Tui957, Nicolas Conti, and the bottom lane combination of Brother-in-law and Ben have obviously fallen out of the first tier of LPL.
Although WE made adjustments to the lineup, using jungler Magic and support player Celestial (694), they played a favorable game against RNG.
In the 34th minute, Letme and Mala Xiangguo were killed in the river, and the Baron BUFF was obtained.
But as the organization advanced, WE made a fatal decision.
——Divided the five people into two groups.
Xiaohu, UZI, and Xiao Ming remained calm in the face of danger. They first killed 957 who was leading the middle lane alone, and then used clever pulling to win the three-on-four team battle.
Letme and spicy hotpot just happened to be revived.
Push in collection.
One wave ends the game.
It made a joke that 'WE played well for 34 minutes, and RNG played well for the last minute'.
In the second game, the WE team members, whose mentality was greatly affected, lost all their rhythm. Xiye, who had performed well as the dean before, could not withstand the pressure from Xiaohu.
In 35 minutes, Xiaohu slept with Zoe seven times.
Another point was given without any suspense .
In addition, since the fourth place in the regular season zone was given a default handicap at the start, WE lost the BO5 and directly withdrew from the playoffs competition.
April 13th.
BLG faced the e-commerce JDG and also won 2-0, which was calculated as 3-0.
The next two days.
With UZI's return and having found the rhythm of the version, RNG defeated Snake with a score of 3 to 1, which made the Sword Demon, who had practiced hard but failed to kill the Goat, beat his chest and stamp his feet.
The two teams, RW and BLG, tied 2-2 in the first four games.
In the fifth game, Doinb and Iboy were in great form. One of them beat Xiao Dongbei in a single line, and the other used Varus to suppress Jinjiao's policewoman from all directions.
22 minutes.
Heads 13-2.
The economic gap reached five digits.
The key point is that RW did not inherit the negative effects of EDG.
Despite being 10,000 gold ahead, they did not give BLG any chance and ended the game steadily with a super line of soldiers.
The final four list has since been finalized.
On April 21, IG will face RNG at home in Hangzhou.
On April 22, it was the "orthodox" battle between EDG and RW.
There is a five-day interval in between.
It is not only a time for the team to rest and adjust, but also a time for warm-up, discussion, and hype.
Here, a very interesting thing happened.
Last season, EDG, RNG, and WE were known as the Big Three.
But EDG is clearly the dominant force.
To be more precise, it should be said that it is arranged in the order of 'one above, two below'.
This season, the three teams EDG, RNG and IG have formed a closed loop judging from their performance in the spring season.
It's not easy for Rookie to beat Xiaohu. It's hard for Xiaohu to defeat Zzitai, a veteran. Zzitai, who mainly relies on experience, can't stand up to Rookie, who is in his prime.
UZI cannot create a sufficient economic gap against the current A Shui, and A Shui does not have a good way to deal with the experienced Sima Laozei. Sima Laozei often withstands one-sided pressure when facing UZI.
It’s more fun on the road.
Letme can remain stable when facing The shy, and The shy can counter attack with Xing Dao.
Let me meet Xing Dao...
It can develop.
But Xing Dao was opposite Letme, so he didn't need to worry about laning at all. He just needed to use heroes suitable for team battles.
One game with AP Dragon Lady and one game with Assassin Kayn is very telling.
Therefore, there was an extremely heated discussion on the Internet about which of the three teams was stronger and which team would achieve in the playoffs.
Some people think that IG’s 18-game winning streak is unstoppable.
Some people think that RNG's condition has improved and they have a chance to win the championship.
I believe that although EDG players make up the vast majority, according to the voting statistics of the LOL main forum, it only reached 77.77%, which is far from last year's stable share of over 90%, and often 95% or even higher.
However.
Just one day before the war between RNG and IG, a piece of news came out that shocked most of the LPL circle.
The shy, who had grown to the point where he could replace world runner-up Duke and become a regular starter, injured his right arm while attending a team drinking party and had to return to Korea for emergency surgery.
One of IG's tridents was broken before it collided with RNG.
"Some people say The shy drank too much and played the Solo Trash Can, and some people say he imitated Insec and went downstairs." Ah Shui was scrolling through the news with great interest: "This is even more outrageous, saying that Su Xiaoluo challenged The shy to arm wrestle and broke The shy's arm."
"Can you break an arm? Are you kidding? Is Su Xiaoluo's hand a pair of pliers?" Jiejie didn't believe it at all.
"It's possible." Ai Loli, as the cultural leader of the team, explained: "When I was in high school, the teacher said that we couldn't arm wrestle. Every year, there are quite a few people who get injured while arm wrestling and their college entrance exams are affected."
"Really?" Ah Shui was still skeptical.
"Really!" Ai Loli was very serious.
"I also think the claim of breaking it by arm wrestling is credible." Xing Dao changed his perspective: "If it is false , Su Xiaoluo or IG must clarify it with just one sentence; if they don't clarify it, it means they have acquiesced."
"It's good news anyway." The factory manager didn't care about the reason: "Without The Shy, IG can't play top and jungle. They are not very good at playing mid and jungle. I guess they can't even get past RNG."
Rookie is a player who can perform to his full potential from laning to teamfighting.
Such personal ability determines that Rookie cannot take care of support at the same time.
Because development is a steady improvement.
Support is an uncertain game.
For Rookie, a stable laning phase can determine the outcome of the battle in the mid to late stages .
Giving up laning to support teammates may not necessarily earn you enough economic gain even if you win, but you will definitely lose the minions that you could have eaten if you lose.
The gap should not be too obvious.
Therefore, the current IG is absolutely unable to achieve coordination between the mid and jungle.
It's not that change cannot be forced.
But forcing change will only result in losses and no gains.
Duke and Sima Laozei are definitely not weak, but in the strongest level of confrontation, they are still half a level behind. They are not enough to be a drag, but it is not easy for them to stand out and carry.
The word 'average' is the most appropriate to describe it.
It's hard to expect a good result for IG to play against RNG with this lineup...
As expected.
On the day of the game, IG obviously lost its usual rhythm.
Entered the embarrassing situation of "on-the-spot trial".
In the first game, Rookie chose Taliyah first and tried to go to the bottom lane with Ning to raise Sima Laozei, but they did not win in the end.
In the second game, Ning changed to ganking the mid lane, and in just ten minutes, he helped Rookie get a 3-1-3 record. Everyone fought around Rookie and they pulled back a game.
However, in the next two games, RNG took sufficient precautions.
No more chances for IG.
Xiaohu even gave up the traditional AP and chose a mid-lane Sion with Banner of Command, leaving Rookie and Ning with nowhere to start.
In the end, RNG defeated IG with a score of 3-1 and secured the first spot in the finals.
April 22nd.
EDG sat at the Zhengda Sports Center and accepted the challenge from the RW team composed of Mouse, Flawless, Doinb, Iboy, and Killua.
