There is no suspense at all. Except for the Chinese team and the Korean team who are in the lead, the other teams are just there to run as runners-up.
Even Uzi played twice. Anyway, they were all bullying the weak ones, so it didn't matter who played.
The following semi-finals were uneventful as the Chinese and South Korean teams were divided into two halves under the intentional manipulation of the organizers.
All I can say is that the organizers understood what everyone wanted to see and did not put the two favorites to win the championship together.
With the semi-finals decided, the final will unsurprisingly be held between the Chinese team and the South Korean team to decide the final champion.
"Nervous?"
The day before the final, Xu Yuan, who had just finished training, received a WeChat message from Li Xianghe.
Seems a bit provocative?
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows, "Why should I be nervous about beating you?"
Li Xianghe replied after a while.
"You can't win."
So childish.
Xu Yuan ignored his harsh words and said, "Then we'll decide the winner tomorrow."
He held the hot water and took a sip.
He is not used to the drinks here, so he usually chooses to drink hot water.
So much so that Abud even teased him, asking why he was like a retired old man?
A retired old man?
Xu Yuan smiled and shook his head.
Rather than being a retired old man, it would be more accurate to say that he is a bit... lonely.
As he overthrew the SKT dynasty, he established his own legend and became the only Grand Slam champion.
One by one, his former opponents seemed to have lost interest in him.
ruler?
He is too immature. The current ruler poses no threat to him at all, and I don't even have the energy to beat him.
bang?
He has already passed his peak period, and he rose to the top by riding on the wave of success.
pray?
This one is even worse, and he is probably going to retire soon.
imp?
The white hat boy has gradually gone away.
Uzi?
For him, there was nothing to worry about anymore.
jackeylove?
He is quite capable, but Xu Yuan is too familiar with his style of play.
Looking around, there was no one who could give him any pressure.
Maybe this is the price of being number one?
There are fewer and fewer players worthy of Xu Yuan's full efforts.
boring.
That's what he thought.
It was also at this time that he gradually understood Bang's past thoughts.
It’s not so much that I hate the game, but rather that I find it boring.
I can't see the way forward, and I can't find an opponent worth fighting.
Looking around, all the contestants are garbage, which is really uninteresting.
"I can't be so negative. This is only my first championship."
Xu Yuan patted his face and readjusted his mentality.
He doesn't want to follow Bang's old path.
Moreover, although there are no opponents in the bottom lane, there are still many strong players in other lanes.
As long as he beats them every day, Xu Yuan will still be happy.
He took out his cell phone and looked at Ruler's name on the Korean team's roster with some anticipation in his eyes.
"ruler..."
"It's been almost half a year since our last fight, right?"
"You must give me some surprises..."
At this moment, Xu Yuan has high hopes for Ruler.
After all this time, there hasn't been any progress, has there?
Then Xu Yuan would really be disappointed.
A quiet night passed, and Xu Yuan got up very early the next morning.
I put on a T-shirt representing the Asian Games athletes, put on a jacket with the national flag on the chest, and adjusted my appearance in front of the mirror.
Looking at the handsome and calm boy in the mirror, Xu Yuan smiled slightly.
"Perfect."
He picked up the peripherals, walked out of the room briskly, and gently closed the door.
Set off!
In the bright corridor, a young man with a serene look was wearing a red and white coat, and the ink-colored words surging behind him were faintly visible.
【CHINA】.
"I don't need to emphasize how important this competition is, right?"
On the South Korean team's side, head coach kkoma spoke with a serious expression.
"As long as you can win, there is a high chance that you will be exempted from military service. You must not treat this as a real exhibition match. I remember that many of you have not yet served in the military, right?"
Hearing this, many contestants looked much more serious and nodded seriously.
What kkoma said is correct. They had also met senior officials before coming here.
The man made it clear that if he won, he would have a chance to be exempted from military service as an athlete.
Except Lee Sang Hyuk.
The reason why I mentioned Lee Sang-hyuk is because he didn't need to perform military service.
Lee Sang-hyuk, who is currently considered a national treasure-level athlete in South Korea, no longer needs to serve in the military.
There is no need to introduce much about South Korea's military service system. It can only be said that most people must serve when they reach the appropriate age.
Professional players only have a few years of form, and even with the help of a club, it is difficult to extend it for too long. And when they come back after their service, it will be impossible for them to be in that form to continue playing.
Therefore, military service is almost equivalent to retiring as a player.
Being able to avoid this thing is very tempting for the players.
"The Chinese team's bottom lane is very strong!"
Kkoma did not choose to make them blindly optimistic, but instead let them see the reality.
"Ruler, even if you can't win, you must not give the opponent a chance, even if you are suppressed by more knives."
"I need you to withstand Savior's laning pressure without the help of the jungler!"
kkoma fixed his gaze on Chidi who was listening quietly at the side.
Emperor Chi was stunned.
I?
Although he did not commit any crime in the two group matches, Chidi clearly felt that the opponent was not particularly aggressive.
I'm afraid that only when it comes to the finals will it be the show time for the world's No. 1 AD named Savior.
Withstanding the pressure from the opponent is also a challenge for Chidi.
After S7, he was somewhat reluctant to go against Savior.
Because of the S7 finals, he was really badly beaten.
Savior won the S7 FMVP almost by stepping on his head.
How strong is such a person?
The Emperor knows it all too well.
Precisely because he knew it clearly, he was stunned.
Because he really doesn't have much confidence to win.
"...It's difficult. I can't guess his laning strategy at all, and I can't imagine what he will do."
“…I can’t beat him.”
Chidi took a deep breath and told the truth.
This is not the time to make boasts. If you can't win, you can't win.
Is it embarrassing? Not embarrassing!
Because the opponent is the best in the world!
Savior's laning strategy is so imaginative that Chidi admits he can't grasp it.
kkoma was not surprised.
It’s okay, if you can’t grasp it, let your uncle kkoma help you!
"I know, it's not your fault, a player like Savior, the last one was called Faker."
He spoke softly.
Lee Sang Hyuk, who was eating the rice crackers that Heo Yuan gave him before returning home, stopped talking and said, "Huh?"
"I will help you choose more offensive heroes and come up with the best line-up possible."
kkoma expressed his plan.
"As long as we can maintain stability in the early stages, we will have an advantage because we are stronger in the top, mid and jungle areas."
The purpose of using a batting line combination is not to hit the line, but to make up for possible disadvantages!
This is the terrifying suppressive power brought by the ID Savior.
If Chidi had a personality like Uzi's now, he would probably be furious immediately.
What's going on? Let me see what's going on!
Do you look down on me?
However, the biggest advantage of Chidi is that he has a very clear understanding of his own positioning.
So he did not refute, but fell into deep thought.
"What if we get military training after we gain control of the line?"
The laning heroes can make up for the lack of laning ability, just like diamond player Latham can really annoy the king player Irelia.
But heroes who play in the lane usually push the lane, and if they push the lane, they will be caught.
Will Xiaotian catch it?
Nonsense, Xiba Xiaotian is almost going crazy in this year's MSI!
So it is really normal for Chidi to have this concern.
"Don't worry, after you get the lane, let CoreJJ roam and cooperate with Peanut to invade Xiaotian's jungle area to protect your lane in disguise."
kkoma shook his head slightly,
"I'm going to call this system - Jungle-Assist Collaboration!"
In the somewhat empty lounge, kkoma's confident voice echoed.
After getting an advantageous combination and gaining control of the line, let the support cooperate with the jungler to invade, and then compress the activity area of ​​the opponent's jungler in disguise, tie up the opponent's support, and force the opponent's support to roam.
This resulted in a 1v1 situation in the bottom lane.
And because the AD chooses a more powerful laning hero, the possibility of something going wrong in 1v1 is very low, and you can still gain an advantage!
This is kkoma’s conspiracy against the Chinese team.
EDG's jungler and support will definitely work together, so a stronger AD will not only not lead to military training, but will be beneficial.
This is actually one of the systems that kkoma prepared for EDG.
However, one should do his job well.
Now that he is the coach of the South Korean team, he naturally has to find ways to help the South Korean team win.
This is his professionalism.
There was a gleam in peanut's eyes.
If that's the case... he would have the confidence to play like he once was invincible in the jungle!
When competing with Xiaotian before, what made Peanut most uncomfortable was the support capabilities of the top, middle and bottom lines for the jungle area.
He was confident that he could beat Xiaotian in the jungle, but it seemed that he never had a chance to compete fairly with Xiaotian.
This time, it seems like it happened?
While the South Korean team was making tactical preparations, Abramovich was also making arrangements in the Chinese team's locker room.
"kkoma is also our coach. He is very familiar with our style, especially since we are currently building an execution system based on the command system of EDG's jungler and support."
Abu spoke in a deep voice.
"I guess he will choose to use our approach!"
"If we want to win, we have to break through our previous thinking and make him feel as unfamiliar as possible."
“This is very difficult!”
Abu is not exaggerating, it is really difficult.
Because EDG has tried so many systems and almost every tactic.
Kkoma and Abu have very similar ideas. They both feel that a single tactic is not enough to win the championship and it is easy for opponents to find ways to restrain them.
So we have been expanding EDG's tactical system.
This also directly leads to the fact that kkoma is too familiar with the current EDG.
"It is not advisable to change the playing style blindly. We have been practicing for so long, we can't just change it."
"So, this is a tough battle, and the tactical advantage has actually been wiped out."
Abu didn't have any stupid ideas for changes of tactics.
Do you think the players are robots and can change their playing style instantly if you want to?
Impossible, if that were the case Uzi would have won the championship long ago.
He just calmly told the players the current situation and chose to believe them.
Because in this kind of head-on confrontation, there are not many shortcuts to take.
The lounge was silent, and Uzi spoke.
"It's all the same."
"I don't think there's any need to think too much. In the final analysis, it's still a matter of fighting head-on."
"The tactical advantage is gone, it's gone. As long as we don't fall behind, we can fight!"
Uzi really thinks so.
No advantages? No, then no.
As early professional players, let alone tactical advantages, they often played games under great tactical disadvantages.
Just like when Royal Club played against SKT in S3, they couldn't understand SKT's tactics at all.
But what can we do?
You can only fight.
Because there is no way out.
Instead of worrying about this, it’s better to make good use of it.
"I think what Uzi said is right, isn't it just a head-on collision?"
Xu Yuan also laughed.
"Then... touch it!"
Things have come to this point, we meet on a narrow road.
The only thing to do is to draw the sword!
At 4:30 in the afternoon, the audience had already started to enter the venue.
It is worth mentioning that there are many more Asian faces among the audience now.
All the teams from the organizer were eliminated, so naturally there were fewer local spectators coming.
Instead, audiences from South Korea and China came to watch.
Most of them came in groups, and some spectators even printed their own national flags on their faces, with anticipation and excitement in their eyes.
"We're finally at the finals, we have to win! This is the first Asian Games that our game can participate in!"
"Trust the players. Now we have no choice but to trust them!"
"Yuan Shen will definitely win! Come on, Chinese team!"
It is worth mentioning that there were also many Korean audiences, including some who could understand Chinese.
As a result, a small conflict broke out.
Korean audiences took the initiative to provoke and test the Chinese audience, wanting to exchange blood with them.
However, there are so many Chinese audiences, and when it comes to national honor, CN audiences have never lost.
This directly led to the failure of blood transfusion among Korean audiences, and they were sent directly to the hospital without being able to watch the game.
It can be considered a little friction.
At this time, Xu Yuan was already following the team to do the final makeup before going on stage.
After all, it is a serious occasion like the Asian Games.
Even if the first session is just an exhibition match, the personal image of the players is also very important.
A special makeup artist was sent over specially with only one requirement: to look clean and elegant.
Because as representative athletes of the Asian Games, they also represent part of the national image.
So it is normal to send someone special.
"Oh, your skin is so nice, do you really stay up late every day?"
This makeup artist was very friendly. Her eyes lit up and she was very serious when she was doing Xu Yuan's makeup.
I talk to him from time to time and praise his good skin.
Xu Yuan was so confused that he didn’t know what to say.
Because I have a cheat!
As long as you take a shower frequently, you can refresh yourself and get your pulse back.
Even if you stay up late, as long as you take a shower before going to bed, you can still stay in good shape.
It would be strange if my skin wasn't good. This is all thanks to Tongzi.
So he always had an awkward but polite smile on his face.
After finally finishing their makeup, the few of them looked at each other.
It’s really good!
There was not too much makeup, but more of helping the contestants fix the dullness and acne on their faces, and trimming their messy hair more neatly.
It allows them to maintain a relatively high spirits.
In layman's terms, it looks very energetic at first glance.
When we arrived backstage, the Korean team next door had also finished their makeup and were quietly waiting to go on stage.
After seeing Xu Yuan, Li Xianghe waved his hand with a confident smile on his face.
He said nothing, yet it seemed as if he had said everything.
Xu Yuan smiled and gave him an international gesture.
Li Xianghe sneered, shook his index finger at him, and turned to chat with his current teammates.
byd Lee Sang Hyuk!
Xu Yuan was so angry that he laughed.
Time passed by little by little, and the audience waiting in the official live broadcast room became impatient.
"Why isn't it open yet?"
"Urgent, urgent, urgent, urgent, urgent, urgent!"
"Open the door! If you have the guts to start a live broadcast, then open the door!"
"Hurry up, the flowers are all withered!"
"Fortunately, there are no ads on the official channel now, otherwise I would really go crazy."
Amidst such great anticipation, as the time reached five o'clock in the afternoon, the three commentators had already appeared in the camera.
Today's three commentators are dressed in more Chinese style.
The first one is Guan Zeyuan, who is wearing a black and red Zhongshan suit.
It looks both grand and decent.
The front of the clothes has specially sewn red dragon and cloud patterns.
The buttons are buttoned neatly, which is extremely formal.
Some people may think it's a bit tacky, but this is our style.
It can only be described in four words: grand and majestic!
Guan Zeyuan sat on the far left, and on the far right was Miller, who was also wearing a dark blue Zhongshan suit.
He also had a serious expression, and on the front of his clothes was a tattoo of a flying crane, which also had an antique style.
In the middle of the two male commentators is the stunning Rita.
Today, Rita wore a slim-fitting crimson cheongsam that outlined her graceful figure, and even her hair was styled into a traditional bun.
This is the most formal type of cheongsam, and it is wrapped very tightly.
But precisely because of this, the charm of a mature woman can be fully revealed.
The number of comments suddenly increased.
"Big, big, big, big!"
"Guigui, Rita is so sexy? I underestimated you!"
"You are so beautiful today, Rita is so beautiful!"
Of course, the shrimp head barrage remains the same as always.
"Give 10 instead of 0."
"How could Guan Zeyuan bear it?"
What I said...
Of course Guan Zeyuan could hold back, as he and Yu Shuang had just confirmed their relationship.
"Okay, dear audience friends in front of the screen and in the venue, welcome to the finals of the League of Legends event of the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games!"
Miller spoke next.
"Yes, our Chinese team has come here after overcoming all the difficulties and will soon compete with their final opponent, the South Korean team, for the final championship. Let us cheer for them together!"
Rita nodded slightly.
"It will be time for the athletes to enter the venue soon. I hope everyone can let the representative athletes hear your enthusiasm."
Guan Zeyuan made the final finishing touches.
"Today's commentary is brought to you by Guan Zeyuan, Feng Yu, and Qian Chen!"
"Okay, enough small talk, let's wait for the athletes to enter the venue!"
"It's finally open! Yuanzi, my Yuanzi!"
"Tian Ye! Good luck Xiao Ye, cheer for me!!!"
"Wangzai wants to be prosperous today too! The most prosperous Suwangzai in the world, go go go!"
"The sun will rise today too!"
"When the sheep come, all beings are equal, e-sports Wang Junkai, go for it!"
Little-known fact: Because Letme’s look is a bit like Wang Junkai, he now has the nickname “Wang Junkai of eSports”.
This is an "honor" that Xu Yuan doesn't even have.
Because there are not many people in the entertainment industry who look like Xu Yuan. If I have to say, it would be Chenxiang in Jiao Enjun's version of The Lotus Lantern.
But compared to that actor, Xu Yuan's appearance is much more refined.
Rather than saying they look alike, it’s more like they have a similar youthful temperament.
Backstage, the staff signaled the contestants to go on stage.
Xu Yuan took a deep breath and his face became calm.
Finally, it’s here!
It would be boring to bully the weak ones too much, now it is time for the final battle.
He had only one idea:
Fighting is fun!
"First, we would like to invite the players from the Chinese Asian Games team."
On the commentary desk, Guan Zeyuan's voice trembled slightly.
He also didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to host an Asian Games event.
His family connections do allow him to officiate football and the like, but when it comes to competitions like the Asian Games, it's generally impossible.
The explanation is that there is one carrot and one hole, or the carrot comes first and then the hole.
For most people who study media, it is basically equivalent to delivering food directly after graduation.
So Guan Zeyuan is really grateful to the League of Legends. He loves the League of Legends very much, and he also got opportunities that would be difficult for him to get because of the League of Legends.
"Top laner, Yan Junze, player ID: Letme!"
Letme, who was walking in the front, had his body tense, tried his best to maintain a smile, and waved gently when he went on stage.
He never dreamed that this day would come.
When he first started playing professionally, he joined the school team just for fun, but ended up stumbling all the way to where he is now.
Although now in the Asian Games, he is more of a shield for Xu Yuan.
But he didn't particularly care about that.
As long as we can win.
When looper first came to RNG, letme was once relegated to the secondary league.
How could letme have expected at that time that he would have the opportunity to represent China in the Asian Games?
So, he smiled happily.
Dad, Mom.
You guys, did you see it?
"See? I told you, our two sons are now winning glory for the country, and you, a stinking stone, don't believe it."
In Wanning City, in an old building somewhere.
The strict mother pointed at letme on TV with pride, her eyes full of happiness.
"Hmph, he's awesome, that's all!"
The strict father snorted coldly.
"Next time the child comes back, remember to praise him more, okay?"
"I know, I know. Are you annoyed?"
The strict father said impatiently.
Yan's mother was too lazy to look at him again. She just happily watched Letme on the screen, feeling infinite pride in her heart.
"That's right."
The strict father suddenly said.
"Um?"
Yan's mother was a little confused.
"Turn up the volume and bring me my reading glasses."
The strict father spoke in a calm tone.
"Hmph...you."
Yan's mother smiled.
The couple just sat in front of the TV, watching letme on the screen without blinking.
"Jungler, Gao Tianliang, player ID: Tian!"
Xiaotian, with his hair neatly trimmed, walked calmly onto the stage and stood next to Letme.
There was no excessive emotion in his eyes, only the same determination as always.
Must win!
Xiaotian's hair is very short today, at least he looks energetic and not gloomy at all.
Combined with his serious face, he actually reveals some of the temperament of Emperor Gao Tian in his prime.
SN Club.
Knight stared at the scene in a daze, saying nothing.
"I heard that you used to be good friends with him?"
Fenfen, who was sitting next to him, was a little curious.
Knight gave a faint smile.
"Yes, we are still good friends."
Xiaotian, will you still consider him a friend?
Knight didn't know, but he hoped Xiaotian could help him.
Because he once wanted to pull Xiaotian.
Now that he is in SN, his life is not easy.
It was so satisfying to see Xiaotian, who many people once said had no talent, standing on such a stage.
Knight was a little confused about his emotions.
Is it a blessing or envy?
But he really didn't have much ill intentions.
"well……"
In the end, only a sigh remained.
"Mid laner, Su Hanwei, game ID: Xiye!"
Following the introduction, Xiye walked onto the stage with a shy smile.
He waved gently as if he were a teammate and walked quickly to his teammate's side.
Breathe a sigh of relief.
Then a smile appeared on his face.
In today's competition, only success is allowed, failure is not allowed.
He is ready!
Condi, who has completely lost the qualifications to play professionally and is currently working for WE, stared at his former teammates on the screen without blinking.
I couldn't help but clench my fists.
If I had been more resolute at that time, I would have strictly refused and reported such things.
Is there even a slight chance that I can wear the Asian Games uniform like Xiye?
Condi doesn't know, he only knows that there is no if.
"Xiang Renjie, come here and move this material!"
The shouts from his colleagues brought Condi back from his fantasy to a life where he had completely lost all hope of having a career.
He stood up silently and picked up the documents.
Everything is over.
"Xiye, come on..."
At least at this moment, he hopes Xiye can win.
Because they are all players from WE.
"Bottom lane player, Xu Yuan, player ID: Savior!"
Soon, the real heavyweight players will appear on the stage.
Even the cheers at the Asian Games suddenly became much louder.
Many Chinese spectators were bewildered as they watched the Korean spectators not far away cheering at the top of their lungs.
Isn’t Yuanzi a contestant from China?
You Koreans are cheering so hard for chicken feathers?
Our support is enough, Koreans, get out of here!
So they cheered even louder.
Xu Yuan stepped onto the stage and looked at the huge crowds of audience in front of him, and couldn't help but smile.
He was a little bored with his opponent, but he enjoyed the stage where everyone cheered for him.
The handsome young man walked steadily, with a smile on his face, and gently waved his hands to greet the audience.
"Come on China!!! Beat the South Korean team!!! Beat that Rule basket!!!"
"deep!!!!"
In Puzi's live broadcast room, Puzi was cheering for Xu Yuan at the top of his lungs.
Even Ah Shui who was standing next to him was startled.
"Why are you yelling so loudly?"
Puzi didn't care at all and continued to cheer madly.
Ah Shui was helpless and sighed.
Then the next second, his voice rang out.
"Brother Yuan, come on!!!"
"Kill the Korean team!!!"
"Win the championship!!! Gold medal!!!"
Xu Yuan had already walked to the side of his teammates, revealing a confident smile, with his hands placed neatly by his side without putting them in his pockets.
This is a moment to represent the image of the country. It is not good to be too careless.
He looked around the room, his eyes gradually becoming sharper.
"Hello."
“I’m here to get the gold medal.”