“If you feel like you didn’t do it well enough, then don’t make the same mistake again next time.”
"We don't have much time left. Our opponent in the finals will almost certainly be SKT."
"Meiko, apologies don't solve problems, working hard can."
Xu Yuan stood up without comforting Meiko too much.
He just patted his shoulder and spoke calmly.
He didn't want Meiko to follow Keria's old path.
I always regret it after I’m done playing, but what’s the point?
When you can seize the opportunity, you must seize it.
After the handshake session, today's post-match interview was still given to Xu Yuan.
This is a fact that even Tencent Esports cannot change.
Although EDG does not play four protecting one, Xu Yuan is now almost playing one against four.
In the two games against SKT, he did everything an AD should do perfectly and was the biggest contributor to the victory.
If we don't interview Xu Yuan, then who else is qualified to take up this interview desk?
Facing the host's questions, Xu Yuan answered very officially.
When asked if he had the confidence to achieve a better result in the next elimination round, Xu Yuan just smiled and made a V sign for victory to the camera.
"Fuck, is Yuan Shen still confident now? I have lost confidence after seeing the A-level operation of the support."
"Alas, even if we lose this time, I won't blame Xu Yuan anymore. An ADC's ability to influence the early game rhythm is too low. There's really nothing I can do about it."
"Indeed, SKT has five strong men, and we only have Yuanshen and the mid laner Xiaoxuedi who can hold up. The other three are shit. SKT in BO5 is even stronger than them in BO1..."
The host also asked this question on the screen.
"We all know that SKT is very strong in BO5s. They have hardly ever lost a BO5. Do you think we will have a chance to win if we meet SKT in the next knockout round?"
Xu Yuan smiled.
"SKT is undoubtedly a very strong opponent, and playing against them is indeed stressful."
"but……"
He paused, looking somewhat puzzled.
"You hardly ever lost a BO5? But I remember the final winner of S5MSI seemed to be our EDG?"
"SKT in S5 was also very strong, right?"
"I never think that any team is invincible, nor do I think that any team is unbeatable."
The host was stunned.
It’s true!
SKT in S5...
To be honest, that dominance is much stronger than SKT in S7.
The golden period of the combination of Benny Chan and Faker, the extremely comprehensive Marin, and the bottom lane team that never makes mistakes.
But they still lost to EDG that year at MSI.
Yes, the top laner of EDG's current lineup is much weaker than that of EDG back then.
But the opponent is also a lot weaker.
A Guang can't be compared with the Korol in S5.
However, are Huni and Marin top laners of the same level?
To put it bluntly, everyone is in a similar situation, so don't say who can't win.
At least logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with what Xu Yuan said.
After getting off the interview stage, Mingkai handed him the peripheral bag, put his arm around his shoulders and asked in a low voice.
"Yuanzi, are you really that confident?"
To be honest, Mingkai himself has little confidence.
He was almost driven crazy by Peanut, but thanks to the two MSI wins, the situation has subsided a lot.
"Not really."
Xu Yuan glanced at him and chuckled.
"ah?"
"SKT will definitely be hard to play against. They already made a 4-game move today. I have no doubt that they will choose to make a 5-game move against me next time we meet in a BO5."
Xu Yuan tightened his peripheral bag.
"And kkoma will definitely continue to target me."
"Our tactics are too simple now. We rely on my bottom lane to withstand the pressure and take on the rhythm of the lack of mid and jungle."
"Then I'll fight when I'm strong enough to take over the game."
"Kkoma will definitely be able to see this with his ability. He will definitely have a killer move in the next BO5."
Mingkai was a little confused.
"If you know that, why do you still act so confident? If you lose, there will definitely be people who hate you and use this as an excuse to accuse you of being arrogant."
He really couldn't figure it out.
Wouldn't this bring bad luck to yourself?
Xu Yuan stopped, looked at him with bright eyes, and shook his head.
"I'm not sure I can win, but when they interview me, I have to show confidence."
"because……"
"If even the contestants themselves don't dare to show confidence, how desperate must the fans be?"
Xu Yuan continued to move forward, and Ming Kai hurriedly followed.
"Imagine that you are an LPL audience, and the host asks the players whether they can win tomorrow, and the players express uncertainty, would you feel uneasy?"
"This is normal, so even if I lose in the end, I must say that I am confident that I can win."
"Everyone has no confidence, it doesn't matter, I will give everyone confidence."
"As for the criticism after losing... I don't care."
This is what Xu Yuan thought.
Standing in this position represents the honor of the division.
He deserves to give the people of LPL hope!
In this era of LCK domination, this can only be achieved by speaking with absolute confidence.
Mingkai was suddenly shocked.
He looked at Xu Yuan's still somewhat immature profile.
He is only seventeen years old.
Many players, including him, do not have this awareness.
After all, many e-sports players are internet addicts in the eyes of the public. Even if they have such thoughts, they are often shy and are not good at speaking out.
However, Xu Yuan had this idea from the very beginning and put it into action.
'Because I represent LPL, I have to give fans hope.'
It is easy to say, but it takes tremendous courage to do it.
Because if you fail, the audience will not be lenient in their reckoning after the game!
Is this Xu Yuan’s pattern?
Mingkai suddenly felt that even though Xu Yuan was the youngest, he might actually be the most mature one in the entire team.
After calming himself down, he followed Xu Yuan's steps and walked towards the bus.
"So your interaction with ESPN on Twitter is also to boost the confidence of the audience?"
Mingkai asked.
"Ah? Ah, yes."
Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded without changing his expression.
Actually, no, he didn't intend to go there at all. He just wanted to disgust ESPN.
Who told ESPN to disgust him?
Repay evil with justice; revenge never takes overnight.
This is Xu Yuan’s way of ninja!
"Take a look at what they say about you."
At this moment, SKT has returned to the hotel to rest.
In coach kkoma's bedroom.
kkoma used the hotel's screen to project the images on his phone.
Li Xianghe pushed his glasses and silently looked at the comments from domestic audiences.
"Destroy, SKT. I can't imagine that SKT, who represented our Great Cold Nation, ended up losing two games in a row against LPL in the MSI group stage."
"Honestly, SKT should study their opponents in the ocean now, and remember not to wear swimming trunks when they swim back, they don't deserve it."
"Wolf, prepare to die. I'll be waiting for you at Seoul Station. I'm looking forward to your expression when I stab you with a knife. Let us humiliated rubbish have no right to live in this world anymore."
Wolf, who was originally relatively calm, couldn't hold himself back after seeing this comment and stood up suddenly.
Why?
Because this kind of talk may be just empty talk in LPL.
But in Korea...
Sorry, what LCK audiences focus on is reality!
The figure wandering outside the Samsung club, the extreme fan who sneaked into the KT club and was arrested...
All this proves that Korean fans are really capable of doing it.
If he says he's going to kill you online, he's likely to actually do it!
How could Wolf stay calm now?
Damn it, even though I’m the king in the Korean server, I’m not the king in real life!
If you really get stabbed, who can withstand it?
Become a professional, shit!
Now lives are in danger!
"Don't worry, if we lose, we won't go through Seoul Station when we go home, so fans won't have the chance to block us."
When kkoma saw wolf’s reaction, he also comforted him.
However, Wolf still looked very unhappy.
This is one of the reasons why he wants to retire.
Different from LPL.
If there is any problem in the LCK World Championship, it will be easy to face this kind of death threat.
Never underestimate the defensive power of extreme fans. If you dare to lose the game and let him break down his defense, he will really look for opportunities to kill you alone in real life.
Even Wolf has forgotten how many times this has happened.
The pressure is really too great. No one wants to lose their life just playing a game.
Although SKT's previous performance was pretty good, they had already experienced this situation once during the S5 MSI.
That time, there were really people guarding at Seoul Station.
If the security personnel accompanying the team had not reacted quickly and pulled the man away, I really don’t know what would have happened.
That time, Wolf was really scared.
Moreover, that extreme fan did not name anyone, so he did not necessarily come to kill him alone.
This time, he directly named the person.
How could he stay calm?
"After losing two group matches, public opinion has already turned into this. If we continue like this, once we lose the finals..."
kkoma had a headache and rubbed his forehead.
"I don't need to say more, right? We don't have much time left."
"I know that some of you must think that EDG's two wins were just an accident and we are still stronger."
"But what I want to say is that no matter what, the opponent wins, and we can no longer be careless or vigilant. We are the losers now."
His tone was serious.
"We must adjust our mentality and treat our opponents as a team on the same level as us. Don't try to give them any chances. What I want to see is perfect operations and an unstoppable rhythm. I don't want to see you give the opponent any more chances. Do you understand?"
Kkoma’s words were harsh, but there was nothing he could do.
The players must be made aware of the seriousness of the matter.
"We have analyzed EDG many times what kind of team it is. I won't say much more. The rest is a game of tactics."
kkoma clapped his hands.
"Come here, I'll teach you how to beat EDG!"
Until this moment, SKT finally let go of its slight contempt for EDG, no longer had any fluke mentality, and acknowledged EDG's strength.
What is about to begin is the most serious attitude of this SKT team!
The SKT we meet again will be the most difficult SKT!
Just as the two teams were reviewing the game and trying to find more ways to break through each other.
On the LPL side, the champagne has already started.
Don't get me wrong, they didn't feel like they had already won the final against SKT.
I think I can win two BO1s like this...
That's really enough.
To put it bluntly, their expectations for EDG were not high to begin with. At least they could beat SKT in the MSI group stage and then complete their revenge against Europe and the United States.
This is considered a success.
Now that their psychological expectations have been met, they naturally want to open the champagne.
Will we win or lose in the final?
Who cares about this stuff? Winning once is considered a success!
Especially this time they completed a double kill against SKT in the group stage, which is undoubtedly worth bragging about at this time.
Blow it now and talk about it later!
"Awesome! Is this what it feels like to beat the Korean team?"
"Double kill SKT! Even if we didn't win in the end, I think it's enough. After all, it's SKT."
"Yuan Shen played really well in this MSI, but unfortunately there is a big gap between him and his teammates. He made no noise at all in the top lane and could only play as the front row. Sigh."
"In the last group match, Tian Ye's B crime was too exaggerated. Was Yuan Shen really attacked from all sides? Except for the two Cs, no one in EDG was innocent."
"Anyway, we've already won two games! This MSI is really worth it, after all, we beat the Korean team!"
"really!"
This is the current public opinion situation.
Many people think that this is enough now.
Even the royal family no longer criticizes EDG.
"The Koreans are too strong. Winning two group matches is enough."
This is what many people think.
After all, LCK's dominance over League of Legends has almost reached its peak now.
LPL was beaten like a dead dog in the S6 World Championship.
And this time, not only can they not defeat South Korea, they can't even defeat Europe and the United States.
This can be called the darkest world championship in recent years.
The best result is the quarterfinals, and basically the top sixteen.
It is conceivable that what kind of confidence can the audience have?
Beneath the essence of celebration is subconscious fear.
They are afraid, afraid of the South Korean team!
When praising Xu Yuan, he would always say something disparaging about his teammates.
Because they felt that Xu Yuan might have a chance to win, but his teammates were too bad.
So if we separate Xu Yuan from his teammates, at least we still have hope of having a chance to beat the South Korean team.
EDG? No.
Xu Yuan? OK!
Naturally, someone has already moved Xu Yuan's post-match interview here.
"How do you evaluate Yuan Shen's post-match interview?"
The accompanying picture is a screenshot of an interview video posted on Weibo, with comments of encouragement from the girls on Weibo below.
"Come on EDG! Keep up the form and beat SKT in the finals!"
"Savior is so awesome, my baby!"
"Yuanbao, go, go! We must win!"
"Tian Ye should also pay attention to adjusting his state and not letting his mentality be affected!"
The guys in the resistance bar took a look.
oi!
Does the girl on Weibo have any understanding of games?
Do you still think you can beat SKT?
The current anti-Japanese bar is dominated by Korean content, mainly because their performance is really good.
So when faced with the comments from the sisters on Weibo in the screenshots, they were extremely sarcastic.
I feel like people don’t understand.
Then I noticed that Xu Yuan appeared very confident in the interview.
This left them at a loss for words for a moment.
If you want to criticize Xu Yuan...he really played well, was the one who tried the hardest in the team, and he actually won two games.
Speaking of recognition... Anyone with a discerning eye knows that SKT's BO1 and BO5 are completely different levels of strength.
So what can I say?
I can only sigh.
"Yuan Shen... he really wanted to win. As a player, he couldn't have been unaware that it was difficult to win. The first two games were more or less due to some luck."
"I think that Yuanshen said this to give us some confidence, right? Why are everyone so pessimistic and surrendering directly? Yuanshen hasn't given up yet."
"Damn it, I feel like I'm the spectator who dropped out first when the contestant was about to fight to the death. I feel a little guilty."
"Indeed, the damn contestants haven't even admitted defeat yet, so why are you guys already considering losing the finals?"
"Shit! Isn't it just SKT? Even if they lose, they can just play again in the World Championship! Believe in Master Yuan! Even if we lose this time, EDG can still win in the summer season after some reinforcements!"
"Yes, we didn't have any hope before, but now it's different! We have the Abyss God!"
Xu Yuan’s interview video directly topped Bilibili’s hot search list in a short period of time.
Silently, some things began to change.
Whether we can win or not, the fight hasn’t even started yet!
In this case, it cannot be considered a loss.
Whether you can win or not, you won’t know until you fight!
Xu Yuan's interview gave many people some glimmer of confidence.
Although it’s not much, it’s there after all.
Tencent Esports is extremely anxious now.
"What the hell is going on? What the hell is going on?!"
It’s still the same office, but the person in charge has changed.
He slammed the table in dissatisfaction.
"Why is Xu Yuan so popular all of a sudden? We just decided to promote Uzi, what on earth does he want to do?"
"The resources have already been allocated, and he wants to go against us?"
"Director Wang, it's MSI time now. According to our investigation, the hot topic was the interview video of Xu Yuan after he beat SKT. He said they could win the finals, so it became very popular."
The assistant next to him spoke quickly.
"oh?"
Director Wang touched his chin and smiled.
He relaxed in the chair, "It doesn't matter then."
"The more famous the big talk you say now, the easier it will be to backfire later. SKT is not a team that EDG can beat."
"If they are defeated 3-0, he will be in big trouble."
"Just continue to operate the business. There's no need to worry about it."
Now that the candidate has been chosen, the current head of Tencent Esports naturally does not want to have his good situation ruined.
For him, it would be best if EDG lost the MSI game.
Only in this way can the plan to make Uzi a god continue.
As for EDG winning?
Bullshit, can SKT lose to EDG?
All these disturbances have nothing to do with EDG at this moment.
After reviewing the game, we started the training match with the domestic team without any pause.
Especially IG!
"What a nice guy, IG."
Abu couldn't help but sigh.
IG is really good. Even though they are on vacation, they are still willing to accept EDG's training match.
"What a nice guy, EDG."
Coach Mafa couldn't help but sigh.
Playing training matches frequently with MSI participating teams has helped IG improve at a very fast pace.
Both sides are quite satisfied.
A Guang gritted his teeth and persevered.
Although he hasn't played for a while, Theshy's suppression power is still terrifying.
Ah Guang, who already had some experience in beating Huni, became alert again.
And Meiko in the bottom lane no longer dared to be careless.
Today's mistake is a huge problem.
He must adjust his mentality, otherwise EDG will lose its last chance to defeat SKT.
The current situation is far more difficult than he imagined!
After realizing this, Meiko stopped being careless and played every training game seriously.
To put it bluntly, the winning streak in the recent period made him a little arrogant, and now after almost losing the game, he has finally sobered up.
Time passed little by little, and soon it was May 21st, BJ time.
Now the four teams for the knockout stage have been determined.
FW, SKT, EDG, G2.
As the first in the group, EDG got the priority selection right and chose FW.
The reason is very simple.
Because FW is easier to beat than G2.
Moreover, their top laner couldn't put any pressure on A Guang, so this BO5 with them was basically a sure win for A Bu.
If you can choose a weaker opponent then you should definitely choose it, otherwise what's the point of having this qualification?
Regardless of whether we can beat SKT, let’s first make it to the finals and face SKT.
Amid the cheers of the audience, the knockout round officially opened.
In the first game, EDG vs. FW!
Three to zero, an easy win.
EDG played relatively steadily in the first game, but the Scout in the middle lane alone was enough to make FW unable to cope.
Xu Yuan developed steadily, and during the team battle period, the double C came out and took over the game.
Karsa had a good rhythm in the early game, but Mingkai's condition has also improved.
Having overcome Peanut's inner demons, he finally gained some confidence in controlling lightning like in the LPL.
In the second game, FW tried to target Xu Yuan.
But this time, EDG changed its strategy.
They no longer left Xu Yuan alone, but instead focused on the bottom lane group and tried their best to protect the bottom lane!
Stop pretending, and get honest.
It’s directly four protecting one.
Although this tactic may not be effective against the Korean team's 4-1 system, but if it can't defeat the Koreans, can it defeat you?
Xu Yuan, who got Jinx, started shooting wildly, and the team battle after taking off was almost crushing.
By the third game, FW had already lost confidence and his operation had begun to deteriorate slightly.
Only Karsa was able to keep calm, but it was too late.
The three games took a total of one and a half hours, and FW was defeated at the speed of light.
EDG, the first to advance to the finals!
“It’s different.”
Coach kkoma's expression suddenly became serious.
EDG's tactics have changed!
If EDG a few days ago relied more on late-stage team battles to win, then in the knockout stage, EDG's early-stage rhythm suddenly became very strong!
What's going on?
kkoma couldn't figure it out.
The only possible explanation is that a team with similar strength to EDG has been playing training matches with EDG these days.
Moreover, they specialize in the early and middle stages!
That's why EDG's style has changed.
But how is this possible?
Isn't EDG gaping in the LPL?
kkoma: Something is wrong, is there another expert?