Just as the competition was about to begin, all club owners also received a new confidential document in the past few days.
RNG boss Bai Xing has been silent for a long time.
"boss?"
"…I'm fine, I just feel a little unlucky."
Bai Xing sighed.
"If there was some suspense about this kind of thing before, is there any suspense this year?"
He looked at the documents quietly placed on the table and rubbed his forehead helplessly.
Buying Uzi was undoubtedly a very successful deal for him.
Not only does it help him increase the popularity of the RNG club, but the more famous Uzi becomes, the more benefits he can gain from it.
However, this situation changed .
Uzi's popularity is no longer overwhelming.
And because Xu Yuan's performance is too dazzling, many of Uzi's fanatical fans now dare not come out and embarrass themselves.
Bai Xing couldn't figure it out.
How come there are other LPL clubs besides us that win the S championship?
Still EDG.
"Try your best. Even if AD can't make the roster, you have to find a way to get others in."
He calmed down.
Let's wait and see until the spring season is over.
What happened today... just pretend you don’t know.
Like RNG, other club executives remained calm.
However, in the darkness, things have begun to surge.
"Come on, everyone. Today is the first time our lineup has played as a whole. No matter what the result is, I want to see you play at your best level."
S8's IG coach Kim Jeong-soo spoke calmly at this moment.
Even though the opponent is the S7 champion team EDG, which has been strengthened, he is not afraid.
They have played training matches before, and their winning rate in training matches is 60%.
There are even advantages!
He has every reason to believe that IG now has the ability to enter the World Championship and will definitely not stop at the quarterfinals or top 16.
The joining of Jackeylove is really crucial for IG.
Ning Wang is a jungler whose playing style is very much inclined towards the mid, top and jungle areas. What he likes to do is to stay in the mid and top areas.
But there is a problem with this style of play: the jungler cannot take care of the bottom lane at all, and the bottom lane can only fend for themselves.
In addition, the BP is more biased towards the top, mid and jungle, so if the bottom lane group has poor laning ability, it is easy to be penetrated.
This is a very normal thing.
Because you have no jungler, no BP advantage, and no BP bias.
You can only rely on the players' personal abilities to deal with it.
Therefore, the IG bottom lane in S7 would be completely unplayable once they met top-level bottom lanes such as RNG or EDG.
After Jackeylove joined, he took this risk.
Kim Jung-soo really likes Jackeylove.
Because this person never has the arrogance of his peers and is willing to sacrifice for the team.
And he has strong abilities.
To put it simply, which top-notch AD can play comfortably in IG?
BP can't be centered around you because that's the jungle style.
Moreover, the top lane play is very aggressive, and the jungler can only help clean up the mess most of the time.
There are often skylights in the bottom lane, which are difficult to see in the early stages.
Last year, IG's bottom lane often collapsed because West just couldn't hold on any longer.
West directly told Su Xiaoluo, if you want me to do a lot of things in this kind of game, I'm sorry, I won't play.
It's that direct.
【True story】
Normal players can't stand it.
The opponent's jungler may come, but it is basically impossible for your own jungler to come.
This is the situation facing IG's AD.
However, Jackeylove can withstand it all.
So it is natural that Kim Jeong-soo likes him.
Because it’s really selfless.
Great, no words needed!
Rookie had a solemn expression as he looked at the EDG.Faker ID calmly, feeling a little emotional.
I didn't expect that after going around in circles, I would meet Faker in the same league.
All I can say is that things are unpredictable.
When he and Kakao formed the coal-digging brothers and came to LPL in S5, he never thought about such things at all.
"But I won't lose!"
He frowned and became completely serious.
This year is probably the year with the most opportunities in recent years.
Except for the support, the teammates' configuration has basically reached the top level.
Rookie must try his best this year.
Even if you are Faker.
Sorry, I want to win!
BP, start!
With the S8 version update, the incense burner monster has disappeared.
It turns out that Riot is not incapable of controlling the version.
Is the incense burner abnormal? Then just chop it up.
It's that simple and crude.
So now the skateboard shoes that the red team is moving to buy a house can be released.
There is not much difference between the red and blue sides.
This time, EDG chose the blue side, which was rare.
In fact, most of the time teams prefer the blue side because the viewing angle is more comfortable.
"Luo."
Without any hesitation, kkoma tapped on the small notebook with a focused look and directly chose to press the button to clear Luo.
In the early stage of S8 version, is Luo's priority very high?
Actually, it’s not.
It’s just that IG’s training match is really... too honest!
Everyone usually hides some things during training matches, even EDG will hide some heroes and stuff.
But what about IG?
It's so funny, I don't hide it at all.
Whatever you play in the training match, you will play in the main match.
kkoma also analyzed this point about Luo.
IG is completely two different teams with and without Rakan. Support Baolan can only put some pressure on EDG if he gets Rakan.
Apart from that, he can basically only use some protection and assistance to be effective.
What Titan Female Tank does is play one more abstract than the other.
It doesn’t mean that you can have a new look just by changing your ID. The current royal blue is the megan of S7.
Same...unremarkable.
There is such a person.
He worked very hard every day, but he didn't make any progress.
It's not good to scold him.
Because he has really tried hard, but no matter how hard he tries, his ability is stuck here. What can he do?
Even if you don't scold him, he is obviously mediocre.
And Baolan is one of such players.
He has indeed worked very hard, but the problem is that hard work also needs to be matched with a little talent. Without talent, it won't work.
“Lulu.”
Jin Jingzhu hesitated for a moment.
IG took the lead and chose to remove Lulu.
There is no need to say much about how well Meiko's Lulu matches Xu Yuan in the World Championship.
With Lulu's protection, Xu Yuan can often put up an outrageous performance in team battles, and there will definitely be no problems in laning.
This kind of soft support can raise the operating ceiling of AD to a very high level.
And it just so happens that Xu Yuan is the kind of AD with very strong operational capabilities.
It's a match made in heaven.
"Prince."
kkoma was not surprised that Lulu was moved, and he knocked down the Prince with the second hand.
Among the junglers in the current version, Xiaotian can play quite a few.
But the prince's proficiency is probably the lowest among them, at least for now.
So in order to prevent Xiaotian from getting into trouble, kkoma will not release the Prince before Xiaotian has thoroughly mastered the Prince.
Anyway, EDG has moved enough positions, so he is not afraid.
"Kainen."
IG’s second choice was to kill Kennen.
Although solo laning Kennen is not as strong as before, AP Kennen has been strengthened to be playable due to the changes in the version.
It's magical.
And because Gnar’s priority has also increased after the top lane Prince no longer exists, Kennen, who can fight Gnar, naturally has a higher priority as well.
I can only say that designers really know how to get paid. They just modify something back and forth and get a year's salary.
"Virus."
In the third hand, kkoma chose to kill Varus.
We still have to give some respect to Jackeylove. The character he plays the most in training matches now is Varus, and his proficiency is visibly high.
Although kkoma doesn't think Xu Yuan will lose, it's too easy for Varus to be stable when paired with supports like Tambron.
This time, he wanted to break through IG's bottom lane.
Someone may ask, why not just press Tam directly?
Good question.
So after pressing Tam, do I also need to press Braum?
There are endless supports to move. All the supports except Luo are of the same level, so there is no need to waste time moving them.
"Xia!"
As for IG, their movement is more compact.
As for Xia, no team dares to give it to EDG right now.
Xu Yuan's Xia in the World Championship can only be described as perfect.
Even SSG and SKT were unable to break through his Xia, so IG still had some ideas in mind.
We cannot provide Xu Yuan with too comfortable an output environment, otherwise he will just wait for defeat.
This has basically become the consensus of many teams at present.
But fortunately, it’s just compact.
Many teams not only have to move to the bottom lane, but also to the middle and top lane when playing against EDG.
Ryze and Taliyah Gnar are totally unplayable.
IG was confident enough in their mid, top and jungle, so they didn't move these.
BP enters the first round.
"Should we take Gnar first? He plays Gnar pretty well."
"Or we can give him Gnar, and we can take Troll and Sejuani's top and jungle, and directly pierce their top lane."
"Theshy is good at laning, but he is also easy to give up opportunities. Tian can train him."
kkoma said so.
Theshy's personal ability is indeed outrageous, but Smeb can still hold on and is not being ripped apart.
League of Legends is a team game. As long as Smeb doesn't have any major problems, Theshy's double-edged sword style of play is basically a pure breakthrough, so kkoma is not too worried about this.
What he is really worried about is Rookie!
In the training match with EDG, Rookie almost showed the level of all the champion mid laners in history.
Not only is he fierce in laning phase, but he also has a strong ability to seize rhythm and opportunities.
The support for teammates is also very good.
Rookie in S8 is just so perverted.
As long as Rookie cannot frequently support the top lane, kkoma feels that it is not a big problem to defeat Theshy.
You are really good at top lane, but we are not bad either.
"No need. Their bottom lane is easier to break through. That jungler never goes to the bottom lane."
Sneb smiled and shook his head.
He only had faith in Xu Yuan.
"As long as I stay steady and give you a chance to seduce from time to time."
"We should be able to tie up the opposing jungler in the top lane."
"When the time comes, Tian will cooperate with the bottom lane to directly break through the opponent's bottom lane and that's it."
"and……"
Smeb restrained his smile slightly, his eyes sharp and indifferent.
"I may not be worse than him."
The young man with a calm expression rubbed his wrist, his eyes filled with pride and confidence.
"In 2015, I made it to the finals of the global finals."
"In 2016, I made it to the World Championships again and reached the semi-finals again."
"Last year... I finally won that championship."
"I debuted in 2013, and this is already my sixth year."
“But I don’t think age is a problem.”
“He’s very young and very good now.”
"But, the road of this era..."
He smiled reservedly and calmly.
“The protagonist will only be me.”
In the past six years, I have experienced lows, but I have also climbed mountains.
No matter how strong you are, you can never be as strong as me.
This is Smeb's pride.
kkoma couldn't help but smile and raised his hand to applaud him gently.
"That's a very good attitude, Jinghao."
"To be honest, you really caused us a lot of trouble in those years. We had to study you before every world competition."
He said it with genuine feeling.
Since I've already left SKT, it shouldn't be a big deal to talk about this, right?
"ah?"
Smeb was stunned. "Is this true?"
This was the first time he knew about it.
kkoma just smiled and said nothing.
He hesitated for a moment.
"Then let's play in the lower half ."
"Yuan, what do you think?"
As more and more training games are played, the relationship between kkoma and Xu Yuan is getting better and better.
Because just like Kim Jeong-soo likes Jackeylove, kkoma also likes Heo Yuan.
What kind of player is the best?
Every coach has different standards, but for kkoma it’s simple:
Hardworking, professional, with leadership qualities, able to stand up in times of adversity.
Xu Yuan: Then it must be me!
"It's all right. If you play bottom lane, just give Ah Shui a military training."
Xu Yuan didn't care and nodded casually.
Maybe Jackeylove was thinking about a 2v2 man battle in the bottom lane.
But for Xu Yuan...
He never cared about it.
People say that I like to be called a jungler, that I need help from my teammates, and that I can't go to the front line without a jungler.
Such words had no effect on him.
Because he thinks, isn't it enough as long as he wins?
Here we have to introduce the classic saying of League of Legends:
[What? You won’t let me catch you?]
As for losing?
After you lose, even if you drink a sip of water during the game, it is wrong.
You will always be scolded whenever you lose. Do you still need to worry about being scolded for calling the jungler a loser?
Maybe A Shui still thinks he is the newcomer and Xu Yuan is the veteran.
In fact...Xu Yuan may know him and IG better than himself.
Never let down your guard.
because of this……
It is the respect that should be given to the original S8 champion.
Xu Yuan is very serious.
I believe A Shui would be very happy after the military training, because this is something that people really value.
It will definitely give him endless surprises!
"Then I'll take AD first."
kkoma nodded slightly and confirmed the grab.
"Policewoman."
At the commentary desk, Wang Duoduo's eyes lit up.
"Policewoman..."
"Savior hasn't played this hero for a long time. The last time was in the S7 Spring Split."
"But I think with his hero pool, there is no way he can't play it. There should be a reason for this hand. Is he going to use Policewoman Lux?"
In fact, Wang Duoduo’s guess was correct.
The more kkoma understands Xu Yuan, the more he feels that EDG's BP is really easy .
All regular ADs, even all those that can be used to play AD.
There is nothing Xu Yuan doesn’t know how to play.
So there is no need to ask Xu Yuan specifically whether he can do it now.
If you ask, you will know it, and if you take it, you will get a C.
In his hero pool, even the AD with the lowest proficiency can play in the game.
"This Tam...is not easy to hold."
Kim Jeong-soo has a headache.
He thought of the policewoman as a hero.
But he thinks the probability of appearing is quite low.
After all, Xu Yuan hadn't played for a long time.
Using the hero pool from two or three years ago to prove that players can play now?
This is complete bullshit.
Not to mention the changes in versions, even the players’ own proficiency may not be there.
For example, Theshy.
In S8, his Gnar win rate was also not low, and he could play various types of Shen and Fiora with ease.
But what about S13?
Although it was also a version issue, but when the score was already zero to two and they were fighting hard, did he dare to take it out in front of Zeus?
Not to mention S13, it’s no longer possible after S10.
Taking it out is like giving it away.
The policewoman is brought out to match with Lux. Facing this combination, it would be a bit difficult for IG to cope with the laning phase if they use Tam.
"It's okay, take it."
Ah Shui knew that BP was a bit difficult to do, so he took the initiative to speak.
"We can go out in the bottom lane first and put the mid and top laners a little bit back. It would be best if we can counter the mid laner."
In this version, the first and second moves of the red side are not that important. There are too many players in the middle and top sides. It is meaningless to grab anyone, and you will be countered instead.
Therefore, it is better to send out the bottom lane group first, and let the mid and top lane groups send out as late as possible.
This way you can also get a counter attack.
"Brother Lan, do you want to play Tam?"
Ah Shui asked with a smile.
"Play."
Baolan nodded.
"Go."
Ah Shui smiled with a crooked mouth.
IG took down EZ Tam directly with the first and second chance.
This is the best option under this circumstance.
Since IG is not planning to play in the bottom half, the bottom lane group can only fend for themselves.
EZ and Tam can at least withstand pressure.
The following BP was much faster. After all, the remaining heroes were almost playable by both sides, and the coach only needed to consider the completeness of the lineup.
EDG took down Lux and Lee Sin in the second and third hands.
Needless to say, Lux is used in conjunction with the policewoman. If you don’t choose her now, she will be removed in the second round.
Meiko’s soft support is also really good, don’t hesitate.
Lee Sin is the hero that kkoma picked out after communicating with Xiaotian.
Xiaotian is very confident now.
Is it that his mentality is much better now and he no longer uses Yuyu?
wrong!
EDG simply doesn't have that ability.
Because EDG is always fucking winning!
Never lost!
No matter how emotionally sensitive a player is, there will be no problem as long as he keeps winning.
It's so real.
Who has emotions when you can always win the game?
On the contrary, no matter how cheerful you are.
The result was 0-16 in the whole season, which was a bit painful after the game.
"Pig girl? Or Zack?"
Jin Jingzhu thought for a while and asked King Ning .
King Ning:?
"no……"
As soon as he opened his mouth, he spoke the classic inverted sentences of the Dongbai brothers.
Why do you always pick a weak jungler for me, Sejuani or Zac?
Am I fucking weaker than him!?
EDG chose Lee Sin for Xiaotian, but you chose this for me?
But this is the first game after all, and although King Ning was a little unhappy, he still stopped talking.
Forget it, just trust the coach.
"Piggy girl, piggy girl, Zach is a little boring."
He smacked his lips.
IG decided on Sejuani in the third pick.
BP entered the second round, EDG pressed down Clockwork and Taliyah, while IG pressed down Tsar and Galio.
For EDG, the hero Ryze is also very powerful in Rookie's hands.
But Rookie didn't know why, but he always played Ryze strangely during training matches.
There is no problem with the idea and the operation.
But his use of his ultimate skill is outrageous. In training matches, he often uses his ultimate skill to kill everyone.
So kkoma is not worried.
For IG, Tsar is a very iconic hero of Faker now. The strength of the new version is also not low, and Rookie rarely plays it.
So it's no problem to move it.
Galio is a hero who can maximize the support ability of the mid laner. Rookie would rather play in the lane with Faker and does not want to compete with him for support.
So I moved too.
In the fourth pick, IG chose Syndra.
"Wow! Syndra, Rookie is very confident today."
Wang Duoduo couldn't help but exclaim.
"As expected of the dean, you really are not a coward at all, right?"
"To be honest, Rookie's Syndra is really powerful!"
"What a classic two goals. Where's Enchantress?"
"Who plays Leblanc now?"
“I’m looking forward to the mid lane matchup.”
There was a lot of discussion in the barrage, and the audience was looking forward to the matchup between these two mid laners.
Who is better, Faker or Rookie?
In the eyes of most people, Faker is definitely stronger.
After all, the honor is there.
But to say that Rookie is weak is definitely not the case.
As a dean for many years, Rookie is one of the best in both laning ability and ability to take over the game.
The absolute top mid laner.
So their clash will definitely be worth watching.
“Sindra…?”
kkoma couldn't help laughing,
“Sang Hyuk, he’s challenging you.”
Lee Sang Hyuk is also a top user of Syndra.
If you think he can’t play Syndra, first check out which heroes are the mid laners in SKT’s three skins.
"Snake woman."
Li Xianghe's eyes were calm and he spoke softly.
His eyes fell on IG.Rookie and the corners of his mouth curled up.
interesting.
As for Lee Sang-hyuk, he is generally not willful.
The powerful mid laners in this version have been moved out in the second round, and it is time for both sides to compete in hero pools.
Enchantress really doesn't consider it.
This hero is no longer a pure assassin.
After the revision of Ahri in S7, it will not be adjusted until the S8 summer season.
The current Leblanc is a wave-clearing mage.
Even though choosing Leblanc now is indeed more interesting, it can also make the game more enjoyable.
But Lee Sang Hyuk still chose the better snake girl.
After all, Enchantress is a hobby, while Snake Girl is work and life.
"It's boring. I want to see your Leblanc beat his Syndra. That's more interesting."
Just when kkoma was about to confirm, Xu Yuan's voice sounded with some regret.
kkoma touched his chin and said, "Actually, this Leblanc is pretty good, but you have to play to your advantage in the laning phase, which puts a lot of offensive pressure."
“I heard that Faker’s Leblanc had a 100% win rate before playing against us in S5. Is that true?”
Meiko rubbed her head.
"You have lost your confidence, Sang Hyuk."
Smeb made the final summary.
Lee Sang Hyuk: …
Damn, this group of people!
You really just want to watch the fun and never mind the trouble, don't you?
"It's hard to win if you take the mid to late stages."
He was somewhat helpless.
"The curve of heroes like LeBlanc is like that. It's easy to lose when facing a team that knows how to operate, and it's hard to seize opportunities."
“This is LPL.”
Xu Yuan coughed and said,
"Do you expect IG to play operations?"
"That only shows that you still know too little about IG."
"Play if you want."
Are you laughing at me for not understanding Enchantress?
I’m dying of laughter. I’m laughing at you for not understanding IG!
IG, is that someone who knows how to operate?
The fact that IG knows how to operate is just like the fact that the club has human touch, which is a huge joke.
Which of the IG brothers is good at commanding?
"Really... can we really play it?"
Li Xianghe was a little hesitant.
"Play! You can play anything! This is LPL, you can play however you want!"
Xu Yuan spoke seriously.
Li Xianghe was silent.
How could I have such a tactical position?
Looking back at his time in SKT, he always cleaned up the mess for his teammates and worked hard without complaint.
I can only say that Lee Sang Hyuk is still too honest.
Isn't this SKT just pure CPU?
For example, the palace fighting within SKT during S10, and the mess that happened to SKT during the S12 summer season.
It’s unimaginable to put this thing on Uzi.
S12 was the most exaggerated. The four little ones actually dared to say that Old Li’s performance was rubbish.
"Then... Enchantress."
Li Xianghe exhaled and smiled from the bottom of his heart.
He likes LPL more and more.
kkoma smiled and nodded, taking out the final mid and top.
Leblanc and Shen.
If Smeb is willing to withstand pressure, then there is no problem in choosing Shen.
It is very uncomfortable for Cho'Gate to be countered, but Shen doesn't have that problem. He is a hero with full functionality.
"Shen! Can we have Shen in the top lane? Or Gnar?"
Jin Jingzhu thought for a moment and then spoke.
Shen is more powerful in team fights and poses a greater threat to Miss Fortune.
Gnar is more timing-dependent in teamfights, but it is easier to solo and play in lane.
You don’t have to be afraid of Shen after you make Black Cleaver.
"Nar, Nar."
Theshy considered it and decided to choose Gnar.
His current proficiency in Gnar is still very high.
And he also likes this hero very much. It feels great when he pulls others.
So IG decided on the last pick, Gnar.
The lineups of both teams are determined and the game enters the loading stage.
Blue side EDG:
Top lane Shen
Jungle Lee Sin
Mid Single Leblanc
The bottom lane team has Policewoman Galax.
Red side IG:
Top Gnar
Wild Boar Girl
Syndra in the middle
The bottom lane group is EZ and Gatam.
"Make sure to put as much pressure on the bottom lane as possible! If they like to leave the bottom lane empty, destroy it!"
Kkoma was still giving instructions before he stepped down.
Xiaotian nodded seriously.
After getting Lee Sin, his mentality is completely different from other heroes.
This is the hero he is most confident in and his favorite.
"I didn't expect to meet you in LPL."
When shaking hands, Kim Jeong-soo couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
He has fought with kkoma many times before.
Whether it is SSG or Dragon Ball Team.
I've encountered this quite a few times.
But he really didn't expect that he would meet kkoma again after coming to LPL this year.
I have a rather strange feeling in my heart.
Why do you go wherever your buddies go?
It’s also a good thing that Kim Jeong-soo doesn’t know about the double C duo of Uzi and fofo yet.
Otherwise, I guess I would sigh:
How could they be so similar?
[It's a bit hard to hold back. I heard that Fofo went to WE this year, and Uzi stopped broadcasting again. Could it be...? Is it really locked? Maybe Uzi really likes little brother Fofo. ]
“Let’s work together.”
In response to Kim Jeong-soo's sigh, kkoma just smiled faintly.
Bro, who are you?
To be honest, he doesn't have many memories of Kim Jeong-soo.
Because he has played against too many coaches.
The game begins!