In the spotlight, the contestants appear.
Let’s skip the boring pre-match introduction for now. While the players are adjusting their equipment, the classic pre-match trash talk session has already begun.
"I think RNG is a very strong team, so they should have no problem playing in the bubble match. Let us play in the finals."
The first to attack was Smeb.
The barrage also immediately gave sharp comments.
“Pull it!”
"That's it? That's it? Where's your aggressiveness, Mai Bo?"
"I'm laughing. This is the aggressiveness of the world's No. 1 offensive top laner? How come I don't feel anything?"
"No momentum, try again!"
In fact, this is not Smeb's fault. Although his Chinese level is pretty good now, it is still a bit difficult for him to think of some more offensive words.
However, although Smeb has little attack power, Letme is even more of a wimp.
"Smeb is very strong, but I don't think I will lose. I hope I can win today."
Anyone can see that Letme lacks confidence when he looks at him in front of the camera.
After all, we have fought so many times, and we can't win if we can't win.
Letme is a person who has a clear understanding of himself.
"Xiaotian is an outstanding new jungler. This time I will teach him how to play jungle. Red buff, blue buff, little dragon, big dragon, I want them all!"
The spicy hotpot that follows is different.
Xiang Guo is also a very confident person. Facing the camera, he stretched out his left hand and clenched it hard, directly cosplaying as Lei Bao from "Justice, My Foot".
As a famous self-destructive jungler in the league, he still has the confidence to do so.
However, Xiaotian's response was also not to be outdone.
"As for Xiang Guo, he is a qualified jungler, but just qualified. If I had gone to RNG in S7, RNG would have won the championship."
Xiaotian had a calm expression and was talking nonsense.
“Hahahaha, it’s okay since I’ve already won the championship, Xiaotian also wants to point the sword?”
"Oh my god!"
"You're so crazy, Xiaotian. You'll be different after the Asian Games!"
In the RNG player seat, Xiang Guoqi, who had already adjusted his peripherals, laughed.
"What is this BYD talking about?"
His quality can only be said to be equivalent to nothing. If you have high emotional intelligence, you will be straightforward. If you have low emotional intelligence, you will be like a will-o'-the-wisp boy.
"What do you mean? Do you want to get him today?"
Uzi was still in a good mood and joked.
"I have to. BYD has already done everything for me. I'm going to destroy his jungle this time."
Xiang Guo nodded viciously.
After the jungler, the next step is naturally the mid laner.
Today's account salesman has a serious look on his face.
But this actually tickled everyone's funny bone, because Xiaohu's face looked very funny.
"Faker has won many league titles, and I feel like one more isn't too much. Just give me this one today ."
The account cancellation did not attack Faker.
Even though it's trash talk, it's no joke.
No one in LCK dared to attack Faker, not even the trash talk before the game.
This person's seniority and honors are too high, and his skills are also very fierce.
All I can say is that canceling an account means knowing how to take emergency risk. If you attack Faker at will, you will end up like Gori.
This player gave the camera a thumbs-down gesture in the post-match footage with SKT. It wasn't even an attack on Faker, but he was just crushed by Koza.
Li Xianghe sat quietly in front of the camera.
"I hope Xiaohu can play better today so I can remember his face."
Perhaps because he has been playing professionally for many years, Lee Sang-hyuk's aggressiveness has decreased a lot compared to when he first debuted.
At that time, he was the one who could say, "The opposing mid laner is a player with no shortcomings, but of course, no advantages either."
Lee Sang Hyuk is too lazy to say such things now, he just wants to win the game through his strength.
Many people think that the calm Lee Sang-hyuk in the later period is his original appearance. However, only veteran fans know that the early Lee Sang-hyuk was a pure war maniac who spoke in a very explosive way.
There is a photo of him with his bangs turned upwards and frowning at the camera. Who would believe that it is not a photo of him with Amomum villosum rice?
The audience was very dissatisfied!
"Why is Brother Li also pulling? Is the offensiveness of the trash talk so low today?"
"Is this still trash talk? So harmonious?"
"Don't worry, trust Yuanshen, Yuanzi's trash talk is always good."
Everyone watches the trash talk segment to have fun. What's the point of you all just getting along harmoniously?
Fortunately, Xu Yuan did not disappoint them.
"Today's game won't have any twists and turns. The purpose of RNG's existence is to lose to us and then watch us win the championship."
Xu Yuan looked calm in front of the camera.
"Uzi, I won the championship when I was seventeen, what about you?"
As soon as this clip came out, Gouchui became instantly red and hot.
"No, what does Xu Yuan mean? Can you be a little respectful to your seniors?"
However, the current dog blows and Huang Za are not enough to beat Yuan Za alone, and soon, Yuan Za started to speak in a sarcastic tone in the barrage.
"Haha, you are so boastful. You get upset when someone mentions a result. Then if I tell you that Riot made a Vayne skin specifically for Yuanzi, will you be mad to death?"
"Vayne: Uzi, please stop calling. I'm afraid Xu Yuan might misunderstand."
"Why don't you dye your hair yellow? That will be more realistic."
"Lies don't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife!"
It is obvious that Uzi in the camera is also unable to hold back.
"...Xu Yuan is indeed the world's number one ADC right now."
"But the S8 World Championship hasn't even started yet, and it's still unclear who will win in the end. I've been a substitute before, but I'm here after all."
“I will win!”
He spoke in a dry voice, but it was obvious that he lacked confidence.
Xu Yuan is more handsome than him, has better grades than him, and has more fans than him.
Uzi really couldn't find a point to attack Xu Yuan.
If you insist, there is a reason, after all, Xu Yuan is an orphan.
But Uzi still has a bottom line. Attacking other people's background in an interview like this is really too brutal, and Uzi can't do that.
The remaining two assistants were even less aggressive, as they were friends.
Highlight harmony and friendliness.
This disappointed the people.
"Watch carefully and observe their habits, especially EDG."
"Our final opponents will most likely be them."
In the IG club, Kim Jeong-soo spoke seriously.
“Will this really work?”
Ah Shui couldn't help but speak.
Kim Jeong-soo glanced at him and A Shui immediately shut up.
"At this point, we've practiced enough, and if we get to know them a little better, our chances of winning will go up a few points."
Kim Jeong-soo looked serious.
This year’s IG...don’t tell me, don’t tell me.
He feels that the chances of reaching the final in the S League are still very high.
This is equally important to Kim Jeong-soo. Which coach doesn’t want to have the record of leading a team to win the championship?
The BP phase officially begins.
RNG, who chose the blue side, used the first three moves to directly kill Lulu, Fiora and Gangplank, while EDG killed Luo, Gragas and Ornn.
For RNG, there is no need to think about Lulu, Meiko is the pure Lulu Jinchūriki.
Fiora and Gangplank are both Smeb's signature skills. RNG cannot let Letme go, so they must provide protection.
For EDG, it was easy to miss Luo, who was a powerful team-opening move, so they just pressed it.
Gragas is now the T1 jungler, and Xiangguo’s Gragas also has a bit of a story to tell.
Ornn is even simpler, he is Letme’s underdog hero.
"Xia didn't move?"
Xu Yuan's eyes lit up.
"It's likely that Uzi stole it. There's no way they would give it to you."
kkoma shook his head.
"Too……"
Xu Yuan suddenly realized.
It’s S8 now, and Uzi can also play Xayah.
Although in S7 when Xayah was just released, Uzi was criticized every day for being perfect without Xayah.
But now it’s S8, hasn’t this been practiced?
Heizi, speak up!
As expected, RNG grabbed Xayah in the first place.
"Don't look at me specially this time, I can survive!"
Uzi instantly gained confidence.
His Xayah is already top-notch now, and he has the confidence to carry the team.
Kkoma counterattacked and took down Kaisajia Titan directly.
Although Kaisa was countered by Xayah, it was a different story when paired with Titan.
This group is very active online.
Sun Dayong was a little puzzled, "Directly leave the bottom lane group?"
This is very un-kkoma.
Generally, kkoma will choose an AD or a support in the first round, and then choose the remaining one in the second round.
In this way, the bottom lane group can avoid being countered by others.
Now it’s a bit strange to directly get Kai’Sa Titan first-hand, to be honest.
"Could it be that this Titan is a swing, a single Titan?"
Sun Dayong's eyes fixed and he fell into deep thought.
What a sinister kkoma!
At this time, the sinister kkoma was talking happily to Xu Yuan:
"Take down the road group directly. Do you feel my trust in you?"
Xu Yuan gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother, you are really good at talking. You clearly want to move the top, mid and jungle players back, making it seem like I am taking advantage of you."
He really admires kkoma, the sixth guy.
It's nothing more than wanting to put the mid, top and jungle at the back, and let the bottom lane come out first to attract fire.
"You found out, but if it's you, it doesn't matter."
kkoma remained calm and patted Xu Yuan on the shoulder.
"Brother has always trusted you. Isn't it because he trusts you that he lets you draw the firepower?"
Xu Yuan smiled and said, kkoma is put on this pua, right?
But he really didn't care.
Xu Yuan is already familiar with Uzi's playing style and habits.
Sun Dayong counterattacked and took down Sion and Ryze.
This is also the most classic lineup idea of ​​RNG during this period, and the main focus is solidity.
A few lumps of meat are supporting in the front, creating space for Uzi to output.
And although Ryze is also tanky, his output is not low.
Kkoma picked mid lane Clockwork as his third pick.
Lee Sang Hyuk’s proficiency with Clockwork can’t be said to be very high, but at least he is Clockwork himself.
How should this veteran mid-lane hero play in laning phases and how should he perform in teamfights.
For Li Xianghe, it has long become an instinct.
BP entered the second round, and EDG eliminated Prince and Minotaur.
Xiang Guo’s Prince is worthy of respect, and Xiao Ming’s Bull Head is also heavyweight.
After all, his bull head is jokingly called "the calf's bright head", which means you are in me and I am in you.
RNG continued to target Smeb, pressing down Gnar and Kennen.
It was EDG's fourth choice, and kkoma took Xiaotian's Pig Girl.
Clockwork, Kaisa, and Titan, it is enough to start a team fight.
It is normal to add a tank to the jungle position now.
And Piglet can also initiate a team fight. Although she is not very strong in the jungle, it is not a big problem.
RNG took down Lee Sin and Braum in the last two moves, officially completing the lineup.
Sion on top, Lee Sin in the jungle, Ryze in the mid lane, and Xayah and Braum in the bottom lane.
The main word: meat!
This is the system that RNG is most confident in. They let a few rotten pieces of meat stick to the opponent like sticky dog ​​shit, and leave the output to the double C.
"Sword Demon! Bring me the Sword Demon!"
Smeb suddenly became excited.
This lineup is so cool!
He didn't even dare to imagine how much fun it would feel to chop with the Sword Demon.
With a top-level AP core like Clockwork, you don’t have to worry about insufficient AP output in the later stages.
So this Sword Demon can be chosen.
Smeb's speed in practicing heroes is also quite fast, and he has already mastered Aatrox a long time ago.
He couldn't choose Aatrox in the Asian Games purely because of the lineup problem, which made him very frustrated.
Now that we are back at EDG, it’s time to have fun.
"Can."
kkoma thought about it and felt that it was okay.
Both teams’ lineups are formed!
Blue side RNG:
Top Sion
Jungle Lee Sin
Mid Lane Ryze
The bottom lane team is Xayah and Braum.
Red side EDG:
Top Aatrox
Wild Boar Girl
Mid Single Clockwork
The bottom lane group is Kaisa and Titan.
The competition is about to begin!
"EDG!"
"come on!"
Below the stage, EDG fans have already started cheering.
Before the game, people usually cheer three times. Today, EDG cheered first, followed by RNG.
However, the current LPL still has a reserved program.
After the two teams finished cheering, a voice suddenly rang out.
"LGD!"
Just like the European and American cult TSM, no matter whether it is a LGD game or not, just call them Lao Gan Daddy and that’s it!
He was controlling Kaisa and didn't help to kill the wild monsters.
Xu Yuan went straight to the line but did not try to grab the grass, but just stood under the tower in the bottom lane.
“I always feel like I’ll be squatted.”
He spoke in a deep voice.
“Isn’t that too cautious?”
Meiko didn't quite believe it.
Five people squatting on the grass at level one?
There’s no need for RNG to play so perverted, right?
"Haha, if you want to go, go ahead. I'm not going anyway."
Xu Yuan just laughed.
RNG in S8 really likes to play tricks, and Xu Yuan can't be fooled.
"What if he doesn't come?"
"Let's go. I'll catch him at level 3. Uzi, remember to let go."
"good."
Uzi responded with some regret.
Why can't I harm Xu Yuan?
Don't you usually like to occupy a tower? Why are you quiet today?
They were planning to ambush EDG's bottom lane team, but obviously failed.
"Very cautious, Savior. This caution saved his life. All five RNG players are here."
For an important match like today, it is natural that the veteran commentary duo will be there.
Miller doll plus the colonel, it can be considered very luxurious.
Miller is now pure pig offal and starts to praise himself immediately.
After all, being able to have such a sense of smell without any vision is indeed commendable.
"Mr. Miller, who do you think will win today?"
As a well-known scoundrel, Colonel Guan directly asked a very dangerous question.
"The Chinese team will win."
The doll suddenly spoke.
Miller: ...
Colonel Guan: …
"Hahahahahaha! It's true!"
"Wawa has a sense of humor. Which of these two is not from the Chinese team?"
The audience couldn't hold it anymore, there is such a saying, right? Great!
The soldiers are online and the laning battle officially begins!
After a few weeks, Xu Yuan enjoyed playing against Uzi again.
The ADs on both sides kept pulling each other, and although the blood exchange was very restrained, they did not resist.
Xu Yuan doesn’t win every time, Uzi’s pulling ability is still very good.
After all, it's Uzi in the summer of S8, so it's not surprising that he has this ability.
However, Xu Yuan only had one feeling——
“It feels so good.”
He said sincerely.
Chidi is too immature now and can’t compare with Uzi’s pulling skills at all.
When fighting Chidi, Xu Yuan didn't feel any pressure at all.
But when fighting against peak Uzi, although he still had the advantage, it was not one-sided.
This is... very interesting.
What’s the point of a one-sided confrontation?
For Xu Yuan now, there are not many ADs that can make him excited, and Uzi is one of them.
"Good blood transfusion!"
Even after Uzi made money from the blood exchange, Xu Yuan still praised him.
Although Xayah has some counter-ability against Kaisa, even with that, there are still very few people who can gain the upper hand over Xu Yuan.
He was already somewhat excited.
It’s Uzi’s fault!
Although many people criticize him, Uzi's laning ability was indeed outstanding during his peak period.
Uzi on the other side has a completely different mentality.
"I am at a disadvantage in blood exchange!?"
To be honest, Uzi found it a bit scary.
When Xayah fights against Kai'Sa, the minimum win rate is 60:40.
The acceleration of the W skill in the early stage can allow Xia to gain a lot of advantages in the A-attack.
However... he is still at a disadvantage!
This is really scary.
You know, the movement speed attribute is a very important pulling attribute.
If Caitlyn adds 5 points of movement speed, she can go from T5 to T1. Even the worst Noxus can pull down an opponent who is one level higher than him by using sprint.
However, Uzi is actually at a disadvantage!
Take a look at the last hits. Since Xu Yuan always seizes the opportunity to exchange blood very well, Uzi is now lagging behind in last hits.
Although it is not much, it is a real backwardness.
At this moment, Uzi's face was more serious than ever, and he felt it was ridiculous.
"He became even stronger after the Asian Games?"
What a hell of a joke, can you make progress by hitting a ruler?
It's not like I haven't fought him before. The Ruler Emperor's tactics are completely rubbish and low-level.
Why am I not making progress?
Uzi looks down on Chidi.
He is afraid of fighting in a laning phase, and his ability to pull the opponent is also very low-level in his eyes.
At least one level lower than him.
He did have this ability, and he pulled the ruler gently and loosely.
Uzi probably couldn't have imagined that when Chidi joined LPL a few years later, in such a huge LPL, there was no AD who could beat him.
Can Chidi also win the battle?
If you tell Uzi this now, he'll just find it funny.
He and Xu Yuan beat him up casually, treating him like a dog.
Four and a half minutes into the game, the fragrant pot is here!
Uzi intentionally let go of the line, allowing Xiang Guo to seize the opportunity to go around.
Xiaotian in the top lane has already started cooperating with Smeb to cross the tower.
This was originally a good opportunity for RNG, but Xiang Guo somewhat underestimated Xu Yuan's confidence in pushing the line.
The reason why Xu Yuan dared to push the line was because Kai'Sa and Titan's combat effectiveness was strong enough in the early stage.
Meiko was not at all flustered when facing the opponent from behind, and directly hooked the ball with his backhand.
Xu Yuan started to attack after he hit him, and with the cooperation of the two, Xiang Guo's flash was directly hit out.
Xu Yuan just lost a lot of blood due to Uzi's attacks.
"RNG is a bit anxious."
Doll frowned.
This wave of capture was very reluctant, and we clearly underestimated the opponent's combat effectiveness.
Not only did he fail to kill the enemy, he couldn't even force the enemy to use his skills.
Instead, he used his flash to his advantage.
Although Xiaotian in the top lane was not killed, he beat Letme into a very bad state. After giving up his flash to escape, he had no choice but to give up his tank and return to the line.
Soon, Wawa knew why RNG was so anxious.
Seven minutes into the game, Li Xianghe, who had gained the advantage in the laning phase, pulled R first, and with the cooperation of Xiaotian who came to the middle lane, he directly took the kill.
The head-to-head ratio instantly became one to zero!
Smeb in the top lane once again reduced Letme's health to a very low level, and Letme could only hide in the bush in front of the second tower.
Top and middle, instantly at a huge disadvantage!
This is the strength of EDG now. When the mid and top are in excellent condition, RNG's mid and top have no ability to fight back at all.
The only one who could barely fight in the laning phase was Uzi.
In this situation, how can Xiangguo not be anxious?
No matter how hard the catch is, he must find a way to help Uzi gain some advantages.
Xu Yuan was not impatient, even though he was now the one being trained in military service.
When teammates are doing things in the upper half, you need to be steady.
This is the most basic half-zone principle.
Xiang Guo likes to catch things, and Xu Yuan is happy to see him catch things.
You don’t want the middle or upper level anymore, right?
RNG couldn’t even take the first little dragon!
Because of the disadvantage in the mid lane, Clockwork is now much stronger than Ryze.
After Li Xianghe gained control of the line, he moved first and directly blocked Xiaohu's way to support the jungle area.
This directly led to Xiang Guo being forced to give up.
Originally, he wanted to take down the little dragon while pushing the line into the tower in the bottom lane.
But now the line has been cleared and the bottom lane group will be here soon.
The opponent's midfielder was watching anxiously from the sidelines.
There is naturally no need to fight a team that is obviously unbeatable.
Although Xiang Guo is reckless, he is not completely brainless.
"What a loss! We can't even take the little dragon here. EDG took it directly. RNG is going to be snowballed!"
"There's no way to fight for the vanguard, this mid-fielder is in such a bad situation..."
Miller spoke sympathetically.
The mid laner can’t win, that’s it.
After Lee Sang-hyuk's Clockwork gained the advantage, the effect he played was extremely great.
The early rhythm basically fell into EDG's hands.
" No, it's too difficult to rely on MLXG to gain an advantage in the jungle."
Backstage, Sun Dayong was thinking and his eyes were on Kasa standing aside.
How about playing the next game and letting Karsa play?
Originally, Karsa should have played the first game, but Sun Dayong felt that Xiang Guo's style of play might have some miraculous effect, so he let Xiang Guo try it first.
But now it seems that it is of no use.
Sun Dayong knew exactly where the problem was:
The mid laner can’t beat him!
Because the mid laner couldn't win, he was forced to give up the little dragon.
Because the mid laner can’t win, Mala Xiangguo can’t invade at will.
Because the mid laner couldn't win, RNG suffered setbacks in the early stages.
But knowing it is one thing, but is there any solution?
No.
If you want Xiaohu to beat Faker, you might as well hope that Faker is too old to hold on after the BO5.
"Delay, delay as long as possible."
Sun Dayong gripped the armrest tightly and muttered to himself.
He had specifically instructed this.
Time goes back seventeen minutes.
"It's difficult to beat EDG, but there is still a chance."
"EDG's mid and top are very strong, but they are not young anymore."
Sun Dayong spoke very seriously.
"No matter what the outcome of the first game is, even if we can't beat you, you must remember one thing, and that is to grit your teeth and hold on."
"This kind of BO5 is a test of the players' endurance. Even if we can't win, we have to try our best to slow down the pace of the game!"
"According to my inference..."
"In the fourth game, Faker and Smeb's energy and focus will drop significantly!"
"That's when we fight back."
Yes, this is the best solution Sun Dayong could think of.
Since there is a huge gap in strength, some special means must be used.
The people on the opposite side are older.
Players like this will definitely see a decline in form in the latter few games of the BO5.
As long as we can wear down their condition as much as possible, and when their strength declines, it will be time for RNG to counterattack.
Common Name:
Old man!
Although this tactic is a bit despicable, it is reasonable and legal for Sun Dayong.
He didn't do anything illegal, nor did he delay the game maliciously.
We can't beat you, but you won't let us delay, right?
Should we just be direct when we are at a disadvantage?
Fifteen minutes into the game, RNG was already three thousand behind.
This disadvantage is already very scary in this period of time, and this is the answer given by a team like RNG with a good early rhythm when facing EDG.
The score has reached two to one.
Xiang Guo kept targeting the bottom lane and finally got a kill of Meiko.
However, he paid with his own life for Uzi.
"Do you need to see it?"
Li Xianghe is doing very well in his development and now he takes the initiative to speak up, ready to support the bottom lane.
"I have T, too."
Smeb in the top lane also said with a smile,
He also had a lot of fun because the opposing jungler didn't even try to catch him.
Now he is basically like a spinning top when laning.
"No need, let's go to the Canyon Group right away. Just give me a nod."
Xu Yuan shook his head.
It's just about resisting pressure, he's not some young master AD.
Based on his understanding of RNG, RNG will not avoid this team battle.
However, this time he was wrong.
Seeing EDG taking the lead, RNG didn't react at all.
Xu Yuan still didn't believe it and commanded EDG to rush away the vanguard.
However, even after defeating the vanguard, RNG still did not come.
This... is very wrong!
Currently, RNG's commanders are usually Xiang Guo and Xiao Ming.
These two people are not good men and women, especially Xiang Guo, who has a bad temper.
Although the current lineup is a bit disadvantageous, it is just a disadvantage.
It's not at all to the point where it's invincible.
In the past, RNG would never have let go of this pioneer so easily.
Something is wrong, something is really wrong!
"What on earth are they planning?"
Xu Yuan frowned and began to think.
There are only a few reasons for letting go of the pioneer.
Delay the game to the late stage, avoid battle and develop.
However, EDG's lineup was also strong in the later stages.
Are Clockwork and Kaisa worse than Xayah and Ryze in the late game?
Simply wasting resources to delay the game is not the way to fight back.
So, what are their intentions?
"Avoid battle... delay development... delay?"
Xu Yuan muttered to himself.
drag?
What is the meaning...?
Although he couldn't figure it out, Xu Yuan didn't intend to think too much about it.
No matter what RNG's goal is, isn't it enough as long as they win quickly?
Xiaotian placed the vanguard directly in the bottom lane.
EDG, ready to speed up!
This wave of delicious food is still coming.
His purpose is simple, to protect the bottom lane!
The bottom lane can be hit, but the bottom lane tower must not be lost.
At least not now.
However, Xiang Guo completely underestimated EDG's determination to take down the bottom lane tower.
The moment he appeared in the bottom lane, the mid and top laners TPed at the same time!
This is the support from Smeb and Faker!
Double TP!
Are you leaving or not?