"AD player, Jian Zihao, player ID: Uzi!"
Uzi walked onto the stage with a big smile on his face and waving his hands.
Although it is very likely that he will not be able to play today, it is enough for Uzi.
As long as we can win, it will be a gold medal in the Asian Games.
Isn't this an honor?
What's more, Xu Yuan got the starting position purely by his strength, and Uzi was very impressed by him.
Uzi is like this sometimes, his emotions are only on the surface.
He never hides his anger, even his belly turns red.
[Ale said, let’s go for Ale, Weibo points to EDG.Ale]
He was truly convinced, because only those who had fought with Xu Yuan knew how exaggerated this hanged man was.
At least Uzi feels that he still has a long way to go if he wants to reach the level of Xu Yuan, who pays equal attention to team battles and laning.
Most players are either strong in laning phase, like Uzi.
Or be fierce in team battles, like ruler.
There are very few players who are fierce in laning and teamfighting.
But unfortunately, Xu Yuan is that kind of player.
Faced with someone who has surpassed him in almost all aspects, Uzi has long been convinced.
He is a little childish, or to put it bluntly, very naive.
But that is in terms of how he deals with people. His pursuit in gaming is still very direct.
If you are better than me, I will submit to you.
"Support player, Tian Ye! Player ID: Meiko!"
The last Asian Games athlete, Meiko, followed Uzi onto the stage.
His face was calm.
This is because I often play with Xu Yuan, so I try to stay calm at all times.
He walked quickly to his teammates' side, waiting for the next opponent to appear.
The cheers at the scene were very powerful.
Some people may wonder, isn’t it normal to have so many fans supporting China and South Korea at the Asian Games?
Actually, it’s not.
The Asian Games will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
China and South Korea both belong to the East Asian region, and their races are quite different from those here.
Let’s just give the simplest example. West Asia is almost close to Europe. Are there a lot of Asian yellow faces here?
No, white people are the majority.
It's really not easy for fans to come from so far away to support us.
After the introduction of the Chinese team, the players of the Korean team also came on stage.
Smeb with glasses and a calm expression.
Little peanut with a sunny smile.
Lee Sang Hyuk pursed his lips with a serious expression.
Ruler walked onto the stage in silence, without interacting with the audience.
And Corejj, he can summon the Earth Tiger...
Xu Yuan looked straight ahead, waiting for the announcement of the start of the competition.
"All the players have come on stage. Let's invite the coaches of both teams to come on stage!"
After the players came on stage, the two coaches Abu and kkoma came on stage.
When Abu and Kkoma came on stage, they smiled at each other and said nothing.
This is also the first time that the two generations of EDG coaches have met again after the handover.
However, Korean audiences were a little panicked.
"Coach kkoma, are you exchanging secret signals with the opposing coach?"
"It's very likely! They are all EDG coaches!"
"Hey, hey, hey, you brats, enough is enough. You should believe in the professional ethics of coach kkoma!"
"Ah, do you think you are kkoma? You are not him, so how do you know what he thinks?!"
The Koreans on the rat stage started arguing.
Many Korean viewers thought about it and realized that if it were them, it would be possible for them to exchange secret signals with the opponent. In this way, even if South Korea lost 2-3, there would be no problem for the coach.
And it can also show goodwill to the neighboring region!
So they concluded that there was something wrong with kkoma just because of the smile between kkoma and Abu.
If coach kkoma knew what they were thinking, he would probably resign from his coaching position immediately.
This is such an insult to his professional ethics.
If he is not even willing to give this little bit of trust, how could Kkoma agree to be the coach?
As the game was announced, the players on both sides took the seats that the staff had assigned to them before the game.
Xu Yuan gently plugged in the peripherals.
He cherishes his peripherals very much.
Although it’s not very expensive, I have been playing with him for such a long time, so I have some feelings for him.
"Can you hear me? How are you? Are you feeling okay?"
Abu asked in the microphone with a smile, holding the tactical notebook.
"I can hear you, and I'm fine."
Xu Yuan’s answer was very concise.
"I'm fine, Coach."
Letme replied seriously.
"It's finally time to start. Coach, are we on the red side or the blue side?"
Xiye asked curiously.
"On the blue side, kkoma's luck is just as bad as the rumors say."
Abu smiled proudly.
In the current version, strictly speaking, there is not much difference between the blue side and the red side, and the winning rate is 50-50.
It's a very balanced version.
However, due to the different perspectives between the red and blue sides, many players still prefer to play on the blue side, as they feel more comfortable.
It's a very small advantage.
Passionate electronic music sounded, and BP began!
"Akali!"
In the first pick, Abu did not hold back at all and directly killed Akali.
"Ah? Akali... I don't think I've seen Faker or Smeb play this hero before. Does Coach Ji Xing have any explanation for this? "
Guan Zeyuan on the stage was stunned.
Akali?
Although Akali has been revised, not many people played her at this Asian Games, and the same was true for the South Korean team.
As a result, Abu won the first game in the final?
Could it be that Ji Xing has some inside information?
etc……
The Korean team’s mid and top seems to be the same as EDG’s mid and top!
Oh, that's okay.
As the current manager of EDG, it is normal for Ji Xing to know what heroes his top player can play.
"They know Akali now?!"
Bai Xing, who was watching the live broadcast at home, was suddenly shocked.
Good job EDG, BYD is really good at hiding!
If it weren't for this Asian Games, who the hell would have thought that you would train your lineup so quickly.
EDG never picked Akali in the summer season!
I thought it was normal at the time, after all, everyone was still practicing this hero.
Now it seems... they are not still practicing, it is obvious that they have already figured out the system.
Although it is highly likely that only one of them will play it, it is an unexpected move.
It is likely to pose a huge threat to BP.
So insidious, EDG!
Mimic baby is hot!
It was so insidious that Shirahoshi felt a little nauseous.
Shirahoshi did not participate in the defamation, he didn't even know about it, so he didn't become a prison star.
Originally, it was just something that the operations managers of a few clubs took the lead in doing, intending to give their bosses a surprise.
Unexpectedly, it was indeed a surprise in the end, but it was just a surprise for the police.
Wow, it’s almost the end of the year and the performance is still delivered to your door?
That's an exaggeration.
"I knew it."
Li Xianghe rubbed his hands without much regret.
"We are from the same club, so we can't break their tricks."
It is impossible for them to secretly hide it from Abu when they are practicing heroes in EDG. What's the point?
“Lulu.”
kkoma was not surprised and took Lulu away with his backhand.
This version of Lulu is actually not very strong.
The problem is that Xu Yuan, who is paired with Lulu, is a bit exaggerated.
Even though he has been coaching Xu Yuan for almost a year, kkoma's understanding of the AD ceiling is still often refreshed by Xu Yuan.
He is the AD in the world who is most suitable for Lulu, no doubt about it.
It doesn’t matter whether Lulu is strong or not, Xu Yuan’s upper limit is too high with Lulu.
So this thing can't be given to the Chinese team.
"Blue Steel Shadow."
After a brief hesitation, Abu pressed down Qing Gangying with his second hand.
This is to ensure Xu Yuan's output environment.
No matter how strong the AD is, there is no good way to deal with Shen who has a watch and uses his ultimate to charge.
Because no matter how high your damage is, it’s useless as long as the opponent can trap you, the mission is accomplished.
Shen brought a watch, used his ultimate to frame Xu Yuan and then used his golden body to sting him.
That leaves very little room for Xu Yuan to maneuver.
Moreover, this thing is very good at dealing with the strong big tank in this version, and its strength in the side lane is also very high.
So this Shen cannot be given to the Korean team.
"No more Shen? It doesn't matter, I can still use Gnar and Fiora. Letme is pretty good, but I'll definitely beat him."
Smeb raised his eyebrows, but didn't care.
This comes from confidence in one's own abilities.
"Well, I won't give him a chance to get by."
kkoma agreed with him and pressed the second button without much thought.
"Owen!"
Both Ornn are here now, but compared to Ornn, Sion is much weaker.
Today's Ornn is really a bit like a supermodel.
Although this hero seems simple, it actually requires a lot of thinking.
Letme is the one who played the best.
This still can't be blackened.
Kkoma knew that restricting Xu Yuan would not be very effective, so he only prepared to move Xia, who had the strongest life-saving ability, in the third move, without wasting any move.
"Onn is gone..."
letme feels a little uncomfortable.
He is actually a player who loses confidence very easily.
Which top players have a similar career experience to his? None!
Just because letme was able to become RNG's top laner after looper doesn't mean he is stronger than looper.
Simply because the looper is gone.
As for other top players, either they won the starting position by force like Xu Yuan, or they became famous as soon as they debuted and never served as a substitute.
Therefore, Letme does not have the confidence of top players at all, and he tends to doubt his own abilities easily.
And Ornn is the hero he is most confident in.
Now that Ornn is gone, how can he not feel sad?
Xiaotian noticed that Letme was a little uneasy and he could understand him very well because he had also been through a low point.
"Believe in yourself, Yan Junze."
"It's normal to lose. Smeb is the world's number one now, but it hasn't even started yet, don't be afraid of him."
"Because you are afraid, you will never be able to win."
Xiaotian racked his brains and used all his knowledge to try to say something inspiring.
But it is still somewhat plain and simple, and it can only be said that it suffers from cultural disadvantages.
Fortunately, the effect was pretty good, and Letme nodded.
It is difficult to win if the opponent's top laner does not carry the C role.
But even if I don’t get C, as long as we hold on, we have a great chance of winning.
This is the confidence my teammates give me!
Letme knows that many people say that he is a mixed person, but...
Just mix it up.
As long as we can win, that’s fine!
Letme recognized himself and didn’t think about it any more.
"Clockwork."
In Abu’s third move, he chose to turn off the spring.
He still remembers Lee Sang Hyuk's clockwork very clearly.
Although his laning phase wasn't particularly suppressive, his performance in teamfights was really great.
As he gets older, his suppression power has decreased, but his experience has increased and he has become more and more experienced in handling team battles.
A mid-to-late-game C position like Clockwork is very difficult to deal with once he develops.
Even if there is a big advantage, as long as the opponent's Clockwork develops normally and puts a ball in front of the tower, it will be difficult for the AD to take the tower.
"Xia!"
kkoma remained unmoved.
The third hand pressed down Xia as usual.
In fact, Ruler can also play Xayah, and his proficiency is quite good.
However, it is obviously more important to kill Xu Yuan. Xia is a counter-hand hero, and kkoma has no intention of using her.
The Chinese team's strongest point is the bottom lane, and dealing with their bottom lane is the most important.
"Ah... what are you doing, kkoma? I want to see Yuanzi's..."
Puzi swallowed the snacks in his mouth before saying the last word.
"Xia."
Ah Shui beside him breathed a sigh of relief.
Pooh, what you said is really scary...
What kind of genius is this? I didn't know what you wanted to see from Xu Yuan.
Fortunately, Puzi is not gay.
"Xia is gone? That's normal."
Xu Yuan supported his face with his left hand, with no expression on his face.
His performance was so good that his Xia now has a 100% win rate and he has never lost a single game.
Someone may say, he plays Xia so fiercely, why can he release it sometimes?
Because there are always some people who are stubborn and refuse to believe.
I feel that the so-called Xia is just an urban legend.
"Do you want me to help you grab the hero first?"
Abu patted Xu Yuan on the shoulder and asked with a smile.
Abu is usually a very serious person.
But that also depends on who it is for.
To Xu Yuan, he only had one sentence borrowed from the words of the domineering CEO novel:
Spoil me! Spoil me to death!
If you were a coach, you would also like players like this who are too outstanding.
"No need, help the jungler get the hero first, it's more important to let Xiaotian defeat Xiaohuasheng."
Xu Yuan shook his head and then spoke.
"Xiaotian, it seems like you and Xiaohuasheng are from the same family, right?"
Little Tianyiqi,
“Is there such a saying?”
Didn't he remember that Peanut's last name was Han? My last name is Gao!
What kind of family is this?
"You are Xiaotian, he is Xiaohuasheng, both of you are from small beginnings, if this isn't family, what is it?"
Xu Yuan spoke slowly.
"puff!"
Meiko couldn't hold it in any longer and laughed.
Is there such a family?
Xiao Tian's mouth twitched, "According to what you mean, Ming Kai is Li Ke Er La Wu, and A Shui is Jie Ke La Wu. Aren't they also the main members of the La Wu family?"
Xu Yuan thought about it.
"If you ask your brother Yuan, it's really no problem!"
The atmosphere suddenly became a lot more relaxed.
This is what Xu Yuan hoped to see. Everyone's expressions were too serious just now. The game hasn't even started yet. It was really unnecessary.
Keep a relaxed and calm mindset, and you will perform more stably.
“Give me Lee Sin, the hero I’m most confident in.”
Xiaotian didn't bother with nonsense and spoke confidently.
He is still very confident in his Lee Sin.
"good."
Abu nodded and let letme grab the blind monk in the first hand.
Given Lee Sin's current strength, it's really worth grabbing.
"Blind Monk! This is a very good choice!"
Miller likes this choice very much, because using Lee Sin is destined to bring up the offensive rhythm, and no Lee Sin is used to defend his own jungle area.
Even when Mingkai played Lee Sin before, he was the one who set the pace throughout the game.
Miller hates that many teams or players choose to be timid in foreign wars because they are afraid of making mistakes.
Because he thinks that if you don’t have the confidence to win, you will definitely not win.
Now facing Xiaohuasheng, the long-famous top jungler, the Chinese team still chose this jungler who is almost a super soldier in the late game for Xiaotian.
It is enough to see their determination.
Win with rhythm!
There is offensive pressure when picking Lee Sin, but Xiaotian doesn’t care.
"...I thought it would be the same as during MSI?"
In the South Korean team, Peanut rubbed his wrist with a sharp look in his eyes.
"You were better than me at MSI, but your teammates also gave you a lot of help."
"Tian, ​​this time, your teammates are by my side."
The jungler is very concerned about the advantage in the line, and now the mid and top of the Korean team are the best in the world this year on paper, and it can even be said that they are the best in the world in reality.
The reason why I say this is because the S8 World Championship has not started yet.
Xiaohuasheng does not deny that Xiaotian performed very well in MSI, but he feels that it is not impossible to replicate.
And now, the opportunity for revenge has come!
Kkoma's original idea was to play mid and jungle, and it was impossible for him to get a herbivorous jungler position.
"Qian Jue, right?"
His voice was steady, helping Peanut make the choice.
Little Peanut smiled and nodded vigorously.
"Qian Jue, Luo!"
South Korea team one and two, selected!
"Qian Jue! This is also a very confident choice! God Pinna's ultimate hero, can this one bring victory to our Great Cold Nation?!"
The Korean commentator was cheered up.
In today's version where rhythm jungle is dominant, it takes courage to choose such a jungle core hero.
Especially now he is playing for the honor of his country.
Once the performance fails, it is almost foreseeable what will happen to Peanut.
This Kindred is indeed a confident choice.
"This jungle battle may even affect the outcome of the game."
"We all know that when Peanut debuted, he was world-famous for his strong jungle style and excellent operations."
"His Kindred has a terrifying win rate of over 80% in the current LCK, and it is a hero that he is very good at!"
Colonel Guan spoke at the right time.
"As for the support position, they grabbed a teamfight-starting support like Luo. As you can imagine, the teamfight challenges faced by the Chinese team's double carries should not be underestimated!"
Although Kindred is considered a jungle core, it also has ganking capabilities in the early stages.
With Luo in hand, he can limit the opponent's double C in team battles.
These two heroes are undoubtedly the best choices for the Korean team.
However……
"Sure enough, they got Luo."
"I released Luo just to give you the choice."
Abu smiled.
Although kkoma knew their background, how could he not know kkoma's thoughts?
The hero Luo is very special to EDG. In a sense, his priority is higher than Xayah.
Because Tian Ye's proficiency in some of his hard supports is a bit low, although Luo is strictly considered a soft support.
After all, it's too brittle and not hard at all.
But he has the ability to start a team fight as a hard support.
So it has always been EDG's favorite.
Abu judged that Kkoma’s first choice in the support position must be Luo.
As long as Luo is released, he will most likely take it!
He designed it around this.
When it was E DG's turn for the second and third moves, Abu didn't hesitate for long and spoke loudly,
"Virus, the barrel."
The hero given to Xu Yuan to play this time was Varus.
kkoma's brows finally frowned.
There is no need to say much about how strong Varus is now. It is not surprising that the Chinese team uses Varus and Kkoma.
But this barrel...
"Is it an auxiliary?"
His first thought was definitely not top lane.
This Gragas was most likely moved by Abu to the bottom lane to play as a support.
Because compared to Leona, Gragas’ counter to Rakan is actually more serious.
When Luo raises his W, Gragas can knock it down directly.
After Luo reaches level 6, he can use R to blow up the barrel directly.
A very simple and crude counter.
Moreover, Gragas' laning ability and combat effectiveness in small-scale team battles are very good.
The probability that this Gragas is a support... is very high!
But generalizations are ultimately just probabilities.
kkoma must change his BP thinking.
Because even if the opponent really intends to use this Gragas as a support, once he chooses a hero that is easy to play against Gragas in the top lane, it is not impossible for the opponent to temporarily move the Gragas to the top lane.
Kkoma has some understanding of Abu, who is a pragmatic person in doing things.
"Little Cannon!"
Without thinking too long, kkoma decided to play mid and top again in the second round.
No matter how the BP is done, we must ensure the advantage in the middle and upper parts, this is the most important thing.
In the third hand, Ruler took down the Tristana.
The hero Tristana has very good laning strength, and her passive pushing speed with her E skill Explosive Sparks is also not slow.
Cooperating with Luo, this combination has strong online capabilities.
As long as Luo is raised, Tristana can make a lot of money by following up with skills to exchange blood!
Chidi felt relieved when he saw kkoma taking down Tristana.
Fortunately, brother kkoma did not lie.
If you ask him to pick a stronger hero, he would really like to pick it.
If he just played as a turtle in the bottom lane and picked up something like EZ or Twisted Fate, he couldn't even imagine how miserable he would be.
Kassa?
Not considered.
Luo has already lowered the strength of the bottom lane, and the addition of Kaisa is tantamount to surrender.
No one really thinks Kaisa’s laning strength is exaggerated, right?
Do you really treat everyone as a Savior?
"Tricky...want to push the Ace Dragon?"
Abuluo pondered for a moment and then shook his head.
"wrong!"
The support of Varus is not clear yet, and the Korean team will form the bottom lane first, which will almost certainly put them at a disadvantage in the laning phase.
Because Xu Yuan is stronger than Chi Di, the combination with auxiliary counter will definitely win the line.
It's that simple.
Now, the third pick in the first round is Tristana. Rather than saying it’s to grab Tristana, it’s more like…
"In order to delay the selection of mid and top heroes!"
Abu's eyes lit up.
He seemed to have caught some of kkoma's ideas.
So you also play mid, top and jungle! .JPG
BP entered the second round, and it was kkoma's turn to move people first.
"Sean!"
In the fourth hand, kkoma chose to continue targeting Letme.
When you want to pick a persimmon, you have to pick on the weak ones. It is obvious that in kkoma's eyes, letme is the weak one.
Including Ornn in the first round, both Ens are gone.
In a sense, Letme also helped the Chinese team move two positions with his performance.
Although kkoma felt that if these two things were moved, letme would have no heroes to play, but just tell me whether they were moved or not!
"Sword Princess."
Abu raised his eyes slightly and calmly pressed down the sword girl.
Smeb is very strong in solo laning, and of course he is very good when he is on his side.
But on the other side, it’s not so friendly.
Therefore, in order to ensure that letme does not encounter any major problems when laning or solo-carrying in the late game, heroes like Fiora must be dealt with.
Since you, kkoma, don’t want to expose the mid and top heroes in the first round, then I’m going to move.
"Taliyah."
In the fifth hand, kkoma chose to kill Xiye’s Taliyah.
He played very well in the two games of Taliyah in the group stage, and put in an outstanding performance both in laning and in support.
Worth moving.
kkoma will not completely ignore Lee Sang-hyuk just because he is the mid laner. While making use of Lee Sang-hyuk's outstanding personal abilities, he will also help Lee Sang-hyuk create an environment that makes it easier for him to perform.
This is the case with Taliyah.
"Galio!"
Abu already had a plan in mind and pressed the last move, Galio.
Although Galio is no longer as abnormal as he was in S7, he is still the core choice of the counter-attack lineup.
Kindred and Galio, the mid and jungle, have very strong abilities to defend their positions and counterattack.
Although Galio is weak in laning phase, his opponent is Faker.
Abu will not have any chance of luck.
In the fourth hand, it was kkoma's turn to make a choice.
The BP of today's BO5 match had already been silently rehearsed many times in the minds of the coaches on both sides.
Kkoma's eyes were calm.
"Sang Hyuk, Ryze or Tsar?"
With Kindred's output as a supplement, functionality is obviously more important in choosing the mid unit.
Ryze, the Tsar.
These are all heroes that kkoma thinks are good.
The Tsar’s late-game curve is even more explosive, the damage is so high that it’s hard to understand, and there is also that last push in desperation.
But kkoma thinks...
If it's Faker, it would probably be Ryze.
I have to say, he really understands Faker.
"Ryze."
Without any hesitation, Li Xianghe spoke seriously.
He likes Ryze even more than Leblanc.
kkoma's mouth corners raised.
"good."
The Korean team’s fourth pick is Ryze!
"The mid laner is finally out. Is the final counter position reserved for the top laner?"
"As expected, kkoma."
Abu sighed.
He originally wanted to use Gragas as a point to shake up the BP and see if he could fool Kkoma.
However, kkoma was not fooled at all and did not move the support at all.
Now the opponent's top unit is saved until the end, so it makes no sense whether Gragas moves or not.
Instead of letting Letme play it temporarily, it is better to put it in the bottom lane and cooperate with Varus to attack the opponent's Tristana and Gallo.
"Nar, is this okay?"
Abu asked in Maili.
Nar...?
Letme take a deep breath.
To be honest, Gnar is no longer a pure tank hero, and his role is more inclined towards solo laning.
And when he was in RNG... he didn't carry the team alone at all.
Even if RNG needs to carry the team alone, they will definitely let Xiaohu take Ryze or Vampire to carry the team alone.
Letme is more of a tank to take damage.
Can you play well?
Letme was also unsure.
But even though he had no idea, he still spoke .
"I can choose."
Xiaotian is right.
If you think you can't win without even fighting, then you will definitely not win!
Even though letme only played Gnar a few times during the Asian Games, he now has to take on this responsibility.
"good!"
Abu laughed.
Daring to play is already a big progress.
If you want to beat the Korean team, you can’t always be a tank in the top lane.
Single-lane capability is a must.
"Xiye, what about you? You can play whatever you want. It would be better if you can play a hero that can make up for some solo-lane ability."
Of course, it is impossible for Abu to ask Letme to bear the pressure of solo laning right from the start.
So he left the choice to Xiye.
Let Xiye choose a hero who can make up for some of the single-lane capabilities.
“…Are you really giving me a choice?”
Xiye was silent for a moment, then asked.
"Um."
"Kassadin, I want to play Kassadin."
Xiye looked up and said seriously.
Abu: ...
"Okay, choose!"
He gritted his teeth and agreed.
Although he is not optimistic, it is the player's choice.
The Chinese team's final two moves are:
Nalgar Kassadin!
"Kassadin? So confident?"
Li Xianghe narrowed his eyes slightly.
A thing with 19 points of armor, it's a piece of shit in the laning phase before level 6.
xiye……?
Are you looking down on me a little bit?!
"Gragas is a support, and that remains unchanged."
kkoma didn't care what Li Xianghe was thinking. After a brief thought, he chose the last move.
"captain!"
The BP of both sides ended.
Blue Team China:
Top Gnar
Jungle Lee Sin
Mid Single Kassadin
The bottom lane group has Varus and Gragas.
Red team South Korea:
Captain
Jungle Kindred
Mid Lane Ryze
The bottom lane group has Tristana and Gallo.
The game begins!