"Meeting Meiko again in the finals, how does Deft feel now?"
In the pre-match interview, the host was very direct and sharp.
"I heard that you two were very good friends, but unfortunately you didn't win the World Championship when you played together in the bottom lane, while Meiko was about to win his second championship when he partnered with Savior. What do you think about this?"
I have to say, Riot is really awesome.
"I'm awesome, my fists are awesome, you can even ask that, right?"
"Hahaha, make trouble!"
"Fist: I want to see rivers of blood!"
The barrage exploded instantly.
We are all fun-loving people, so please ask more questions like this!
"What does it feel like?"
Deft in front of the camera was not angry, but just smiled faintly.
“Very happy.”
"Meiko was a very good friend of mine in China. We have many happy memories together. I am really happy to meet him again in the S-League."
“The time we worked together as partners was also a very unforgettable memory for me.”
"As for his partnership with Savior? This is actually normal, right? We are friends, but we may not be the best combination. Meiko was able to win the S championship, and I am happy for him from the bottom of my heart."
"certainly……"
deft blinked.
"I won't give up easily in this S game."
"I am also very grateful to Savior for making up for the regret that I was unable to achieve in EDG."
Deft was very broad-minded. He did not get upset by Riot's sharp questions. Instead, he expressed his happiness for Meiko's victory and his recognition of Savior.
In fact, he really thought so
We are all friends, but that doesn’t mean we are necessarily the most suitable bottom lane group.
Just like there is a group called Phoenix Legend over there.
They are the best combination, but they don't necessarily have to be a couple.
"Ghost! The pattern of the ex-husband!"
"Deft seems to have a really good relationship with Meiko!"
"Unfortunately, Meiko has now become Yuanzi's shape!"
"Damn, the brothers above are really doing it. Is it okay to become Yuanzi's shape? What kind of evil NTR is this?"
"So you understand a lot?"
There was a lot of discussion on the barrage.
LPL audiences don’t actually have much ill will towards Deft.
There was actually a misunderstanding before, because Deft said EDG's food was terrible.
Some people think this is a sign that Deft hates demolishing things.
I didn’t know until later…
It turns out that EDG’s food is really bad!
deft was just complaining simply.
"Meiko, what do you think of Deft and Savior? When playing with these two AD players, who do you prefer to play with?"
The Riot host still chose to stir up trouble, asking Meiko directly:
Is it more fun when you play with Deft or when you play with Savior?
"Deft is a player with a good personality, and it's fun to play with him."
"When Savior joined EDG, our situation was even worse."
"If I have to say, it would probably be Savior, because we have gone from the lowest point to the highest point together."
Meiko did not choose to avoid the question and spoke frankly.
Deft is indeed a good friend, but he and Xu Yuan really went from almost the bottom of the league to the S-League championship.
The memories brought to Meiko naturally become more profound.
He also believed that Deft would not be angry about such things, and the two of them have always been good friends.
"It's over, it's all fucking over! It's really bad! [Sad]"
"This is the NTR power that we used to destroy that AD. Do you Korean ADs have this kind of power?"
"What deft? He's just an ex-boyfriend. The real husband is the one who hurt Yuanzi!"
"Yes! It's Yuanzi! We love you!"
The barrage was extremely excited.
Honestly, this interview was really interesting.
"So Savior, what kind of player do you think Meiko is?"
The camera turned and interviewed Xu Yuan.
"Meiko? We are the best duo and the strongest bottom lane team right now. We are invincible."
Xu Yuan smiled and spoke in a firm tone.
“He works very hard and contributes a lot to the team. He is an excellent player.”
Riot was very satisfied with his answer, which made the topic worth discussing.
The pre-match interview finally ended, and amid the audience's interested eyes, the game officially began!
"I've always been lucky in the big games."
After coming on the court, kkoma confidently assured the players, but after drawing the lots, he smiled awkwardly.
"It seems that this one may not be crucial."
EDG took the red side.
This version is undoubtedly more comfortable for the blue side because there are so many heroes worth grabbing.
Gragas, Jayce, Aatrox, Irelia, Leblanc, Xayah, Rakan...
There are a lot of heroes worth taking.
The blue team can take the hero first in the first round of BP.
Naturally, you will gain an advantage in BP.
In the first round, KT chose to kill Xayah, Ryze, and Aatrox.
Xayah and Ryze are the specialties of EDG's mid and bottom double Cs, but KT is not very good at it.
Aatrox... Although KT top laner Khan can play, his proficiency obviously does not meet KT's requirements.
EDG eliminated EZ, Tam, and Luo.
These three moves were all aimed at the bottom lane group, and also showed kkoma's trust in his own bottom lane group.
Sometimes moving the opponent's bottom lane hero is actually to make your own bottom lane penetrate faster.
Just like standing.
Both heroes, EZ and Tam, are very capable of staying in the lane.
You can tell at a glance that the decision to move was definitely not made because they couldn't win in the laning phase.
As for Luo, he is now a very strong support in initiating team fights. KT could have snatched him on the blue side, but EDG was not willing to give him to them.
In the first round of selection, KT picked Kaisa Galio and Xin Zhao.
EDG chose to pick up Skateboard Shoes, Thresh and LeBron.
"Directly leave the bottom lane group?"
KT coach was a little stunned.
Because in the past EDG would always choose to produce a support or AD first and put the other one in the second round.
So he originally planned to take down EDG's Thresh in the second round.
As a result...EDG suddenly gave it to the bottom lane group in the first round!
This is not good news for KT because they gave Thresh to EDG!
Today, Thresh still has a very high priority in the bottom lane, firmly at T1.
As for skate shoes?
This kind of laning AD can never be measured by versions. Even if it is not her hot version, she still has a chance to break through the opponent's bottom lane.
What matters for skateboard shoes is not the version, but the proficiency!
And Savior...the suppression power of his skateboard shoes is amazing.
Almost at the moment when this bottom lane group was selected, Deft's face became a little heavy.
This bottom lane group put some pressure on him.
Even with the protection of Galio in the middle, he still didn't feel safe.
Kaisa is a bit weak in laning phase.
In the second round, EDG took down Alistar and Jayce.
KT then killed Irelia and Gragas.
In the fourth hand, EDG gave Xiaotian his signature Lee Sin.
When it was KT's turn 4 or 5, KT hesitated and chose Shen and Crab.
"Shen assists?"
kkoma raised his eyebrows slightly.
Although it’s not surprising, isn’t this bottom lane selection a bit too conservative?
At least to EDG's current bottom lane group, this bottom lane group poses no threat.
But if you think about it carefully, kkoma can understand it.
It is normal for KT's bottom lane to choose like this now, because their bottom lane is like that.
Although deft still maintains a high level, it is really not the case that he is trying to extort money from Xu Yuan.
Not to mention Mata, pure old Deng.
It is normal to want to pick a surviving bottom lane team.
"Sword Princess! I'm going to chop him into pieces!"
Smeb was very excited when he entered the battle state.
Although it is not easy for Fiora to fight against Crab in the early stage.
But he thinks he can fight!
And it's only in the early stage. Although Fiora is not invincible in the later stage, Crab is definitely not one of the heroes who can challenge her.
"are you sure?"
kkoma just asked this.
After getting Smeb's affirmative answer, he happily helped Smeb take down Fiora in the fifth pick.
The BP of both sides ended.
Blue Square KT:
Crab on top
Jungle Xin Zhao
Mid Single Galio
The bottom lane team is Kaisa and Shen.
Red side EDG:
Top Lane Sword Princess
Jungle Lee Sin
Mid Single Leblanc
The bottom lane team is composed of Skateboards and Thresh.
"What a fierce EDG lineup!"
The Korean commentator looked serious.
Whether it's the Skateboard Shoes in the bottom lane, the Ahri in the middle lane, or the Fiora in the top lane.
None of them are heroes with stable development.
This kind of lineup is very rare in the current LCK, because selecting it means offensive pressure.
What LCK likes most is to put the opponent under offensive pressure, because in this way they only need to hold on and they can win in the later stages.
"Yes! This is EDG!"
Another commentator immediately took over.
"Currently the strongest team in the early stage, only IG can rival them!"
"KT must know when their lineup is at its strongest and must not give EDG a chance to break through in the early stages!"
In this early stage, the pressure in the middle and lower levels is very high!
Entering the game, both sides started normally.
Although EDG likes to play invasion, KT also guessed that they would invade.
Although he was very reluctant, he had to switch jungle areas with EDG.
KT is not actually a slow team in LCK. On the contrary, they have a very frequent rhythm in the early and mid-game.
An LPL team claiming to be in LCK.
It refers to the compactness of their playing style and rhythm.
However, even such a KT could only sigh when facing EDG: You are a bit too extreme.
They just create some rhythm in the early stage.
And EDG's early stage rhythm will definitely be maximized!
After successfully switching to the jungle area, EDG did not advance rashly, and Xiaotian spoke immediately.
"Push the line quickly in the bottom lane in the early stage, wait for me to come and cross directly!"
Yes, tower dive.
Xiaotian had no idea of ​​letting the bottom lane control the line and wait for the jungler.
With the strength of Skateboard Thresh, what can you do if the jungler comes?
Even if you can protect it once, can you not protect it all the time?
3v3EDG has an absolute advantage, so...what is there to hesitate about?
Over the tower! Over the tower!
KT played against FW in the quarterfinals and it was obvious that the victory was very easy.
Therefore, there is no good way to deal with EDG's quick attack.
Although Deft tried his best to eat the minions, the cooperation between EDG's bottom lane was too tacit.
As Xu Yuan used E to kill the soldier, Meiko's insidious Q through the soldier had already been launched, just passing the position of the soldier that was killed and hooking Kaisa.
Directly forced out deft's purification!
“…”
At this time, deft had cold sweat on his forehead.
This kind of hook is hard to guard against.
Because every soldier can be the target of Skateboard Shoes' E, and no one knows which soldier Thresh will hook from behind.
How can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?
All deft can do is let go.
However, when the troops advanced to the defensive tower, he had no time to breathe a sigh of relief.
Xiaotian, you're here!
“So fast?!”
Even Deft couldn't help it.
As soon as the soldiers entered the tower, Xiaotian appeared behind them in the bottom lane.
This was completely planned long ago!
Meiko's Thresh E skill, Doom's Pendulum, was used first to resist the tower.
Xiaotian walked into the defensive tower and used his E skill to slow down Kaisa and force him to flash.
Mata used his taunt skill, but Xu Yuan immediately resolved it.
This kind of control is too obvious. If a professional AD with purification wants to solve it, it is basically impossible to be controlled.
After the taunt, Xiaotian was already defending the tower because Thresh had already taken two hits.
But he didn't care at all. He used W to touch Skateboard Shoes, hit Deft with Q at close range, and used the second Q to get out of the tower.
As Xu Yuan used his E skill to tear, deft was killed by EDG's jungler with damage.
And KT's mid laner couldn't provide any support at all!
Because Lee Sang Hyuk's enchantress has entangled him.
For a flexible hero like Leblanc, it is very easy to not give him the chance to tank.
"Is this the first blood?!"
The European and American commentators were very surprised.
They originally thought that it might be a evenly matched match, but now it seems... that is not the case.
At least, KT's bottom lane couldn't withstand EDG's offensive!
"Why would they choose to take it down?!"
This was the somewhat devastated wail of KT coach.
He thought that with the strength of EDG's mid, top and jungle, the focus of this game should still be in the upper half.
That's why we chose Kaisa and Shen as the bottom lane, which is not too disadvantageous in 2v2 but also has no initiative.
However, at this moment EDG did not choose to attack the mid, top and jungle at all, but just went for their bottom lane!
This completely disrupted the KT coach's plan.
In the EDG lounge, kkoma clapped gracefully.
“Nice pace.”
He had a smile on his face and nodded slightly.
He completely saw through KT coach's thoughts, so he chose to play along with them.
KT coach may think that EDG will rely on the strength of mid, top and jungle to play mid, top and jungle, but in kkoma's eyes...
Being strong in the mid, top and jungle doesn't mean you have to play mid and jungle.
I will rely on the strength of the top, mid and jungle to tie up your jungler in the upper zone, and then use the equally strong and proactive bottom lane group to break through your bottom lane group.
Can you win by being different?
And winning is even easier.
Seven minutes into the game, an announcement suddenly sounded, causing KT coach's eyes to go dark.
"EDG.Faker killed KT.Ucal!"
He bit his lips hard and gripped the armrest.
Solo kill!
This was a very beautiful solo kill.
Although Faker has not used Leblanc many times in the world championship, his proficiency is still there.
After realizing that KT's mid laner wanted to support the bottom lane, he began to frequently use this point to consume the enemy's energy, and finally made a beautiful solo kill.
This made the already miserable KT even worse!
Smeb in the top lane did not lag behind at all, even when he was playing against the strong Crab in this version.
Crabs are indeed powerful, but some people's heroes can really be brought out against the version.
Nine minutes into the game, two more announcements sounded.
"EDG.Savior killed KT.Deft!"
"EDG.Savior killed KT.Mata!"
Double kill!
This is a double kill from EDG's bottom lane team!
At this time, Skateboards is leading in both economy and experience, and as long as he seizes an opportunity, he can easily get a double kill.
Even though Deft is experienced, he will try his best not to give anyone a chance.
However, Mata's condition was much worse than his, giving Xu Yuan a fatal opportunity.
The result was that the bottom lane was directly killed out of the lane!
Moreover, it was a double kill!
In the KT lounge, the coach couldn't help but lean back, slumped in his chair with a look of despair on his face, and stared blankly at the screen.
Finished!
It's all fucking over!
From the moment they dived over the tower in the bottom lane, the game was like a runaway horse, completely out of the control of KT coach.
As his somewhat numb eyes watched, EDG's fast pace continued.
Eleven minutes into the game, Xiaotian, who had taken the vanguard, placed the vanguard in the middle lane.
Realizing that KT's mid laner wanted to protect their middle lane tower, Xiaotian attacked without hesitation when the vanguard hit the tower, and used the second spin kick and R flash to kick Galio out of the defensive tower.
"Brother Li, catch the ball!"
Xiaotian is actually a lively person by nature, and he is in a playful mood at the moment.
Li Xianghe's expression was calm. He steadily connected his skills and cooperated with Xiaotian's second Q to kill KT's mid laner instantly.
Then, KT’s middle lane tower also fell!
At this time, KT's rhythm was almost on the verge of collapse except for the top lane.
Xu Yuan and Meiko stood behind KT's first tower and disconnected, with no intention of pushing the tower.
Seeing the soldiers being killed by the defensive tower one after another, Deft deeply experienced what it means to live every day like a year.
"They're still stuck and don't want to push down the bottom lane tower!"
Mata opened his mouth almost with gritted teeth.
This is so disgusting!
If you want to push it, just push it quickly. Who are you trying to annoy by getting stuck here?
But no matter how angry they were, they still couldn't do anything to EDG's bottom lane.
It's simple, because we can't beat them.
"We're stuck in the lane like this, and it feels like the other team's bottom lane is going to curse at us."
Meiko spoke with a smile.
Although it was immoral, he felt pretty good about it.
I really like what Xu Yuan said:
The strong ones should humiliate the weak ones who are stubborn.
Provoke!
Xu Yuan coughed.
"How do you talk like that? How do you talk like that? Stop talking nonsense!"
"Come on, let's go to their wild area. I want to eat their red."
Meiko wants to invade.
“…”
Xu Yuan was silent for a moment.
"Not yet. At least treat the person on the other side as a human being."
"Come in any way you want."
Xiaotian said casually,
"This thing is like applying glue. If I get excited, Mr. Fukada, I'm not incapable of doing it."
Xu Yuan was silent for a moment, "You are really hungry."
Fukada?
Just a pure artificial human.
It doesn't matter what Xiaotian says if he is not really hungry.
"Can you please pay attention? There's a recording."
“It’s really depressing.”
Li Xianghe showed a look of disgust and complained.
BYD's teammates really dare to say anything?
They don't care about image, but I, Lee Sang Hyuk, still do.
Amidst such laughter and joy, EDG had already narrowed the economic gap to a terrifying 6,000+ in 15 minutes.
This is a terrifying economic gap, which means that KT's mid and bottom lanes have collapsed to the point where they can't collapse any further.
"Oh dok! A GUMO!!!!"
The wailing of the Korean commentator became the most outstanding background sound of the night.
They simply couldn't believe that KT collapsed even faster than when RNG played against EDG a few days ago.
Wasn’t it agreed that KT would be the discontinued No. 1 seed this year?
How could they be beaten like this by the number one seed?
They really couldn't accept it.
The gap between ideal and reality is really too big.
Could it be that KT can't even beat RNG?
Can’t beat the No. 3 seed?
They don't believe it!
However, even if you don't believe it, you really can't beat him .
As EDG controlled the second vanguard , EDG's offensive rhythm continued.
"Will the second tower in the bottom lane fall? Probably not... No, it fell because the Vanguard was released."
"If this happens, the bottom lane might be cleared directly..."
"Score, what the hell are you doing? Do something useful!"
"Oh no! Faker's Leblanc has found Score's position! Pizza!!!"
"...The jungler is dead, let's check the situation in the top lane."
The Korean commentator spoke without thinking and watched KT fall into the abyss.
“Is the gap between us and LPL really that big?”
Seeing that KT had no power to fight back at all, a Korean commentator couldn't help but speak up and questioned from the bottom of his heart.
How does this look like a No. 1 seed playing against a No. 1 seed?
It's clear that the No. 1 seed is bullying the playoff teams!
Although I don't want to admit it, the gap is just that huge.
It was so loud that the Korean commentator didn't know what to say.
"Awesome! EDG!"
"I feel really good now. I was still thinking about the fight against RNG a few days ago. Wasn't EDG too harsh?"
"I am also a brother. Today I found out that I was wrong. This is how EDG should have crushed us. It turns out that he really showed mercy!"
"He's so gentle, I cried my heart out!"
"It's really amazing, the number one seed from South Korea... He was completely out of reach before, but now he's being beaten like a dead dog."
"Don't kill Yuanzi, Mom is scared!"
The LPL fans on the barrage were overjoyed.
The first game was a crushing victory!
It feels so good!
It’s just like when you open Bilibili when you’re upset, and the splash screen ad ends up saying your favorite thing.
Accompanied by the shitty sound effects of "That makes sense~", you also smiled with satisfaction.
"We always say that the No. 1 seed in the LCK is a strong contender for the championship every year, but this may not be the case this year."
“No matter whether FNC or IG advances in the bottom half, at least KT is no match for EDG.”
"Oh my god, I hate to say this, but right now EDG and KT are not on the same level."
"It's not clear whether KT is too weak or EDG is too strong, but it's obvious that KT has no ability to fight back. They are just passively taking the beating."
"To be honest, I feel a little sorry for KT."
In the European and American commentary booth, the European and American commentators directly began to criticize KT.
Such a simple and plain game.
When EDG ran over KT, KT couldn't even fight back.
To be honest, the commentator even felt that today's pre-match interview was more ups and downs than the game itself.
"Like I've always said, EDG is the team with the best chance of winning the championship this year. They are very close to the championship. They are standing at the top."
"And the other teams still need to climb a mountain first!"
The Chinese commentator Maomao crossed his legs and spoke proudly.
"Oh, okay, although I doubted you before, I now realize that maybe you are right."
Another European and American commentator shrugged.
After all, looking at this, the two sides are indeed not on the same level.
While they were chatting, the game had already gone on for nineteen minutes.
So, what is the current situation?
Skateboard shoes are already five heads, and the economic gap has reached nearly ten thousand.
EDG is ready for the mid push.
“Isn’t that a bit too risky?”
Xiaotian was a little worried.
Although he was often the one rushing to the front, he had to reach the high ground in 18 minutes and continue to push...
He had never seen such a scene in the main competition!
"You're such a turtle, KT."
Xu Yuan smacked his lips.
"I can't bear it anymore."
This gave him a huge advantage in the bottom lane, but he didn't kill many people at all.
Why? Because KT keeps turtleing!
This made Xu Yuan very unhappy.
He didn't like his opponent to be a coward, and he was very excited to have the chance to bully Deft in this game.
It's so boring for you to play like this with KT!
You like being a turtle, right?
Today I will smash your turtle shell!
No matter how good you are at playing cowardly, I don’t believe you can still play cowardly when your base is about to explode!
KT's full team name is KT Rolster, according to their own explanation:
"A fast and exciting game like Roller Coaster, a hot and fun young club like Rock N Roll."
And if you look closely at KT's icon, you can see a roller coaster.
Roller coasters generally represent thrills and excitement.
In LCK, KT's games can indeed be described as fast and exciting.
However, KT at this time did not give Xu Yuan such a feeling.
He just found it funny.
"Could it be that KT and SDG are twin brothers? Oh, no, not SN."
He said to himself.
"What?"
Li Xianghe didn't hear it clearly.
"Nothing."
Xu Yuan smiled.
SDG will later be sold to LNG, and then it will naturally be renamed LNG.
And they also have a cool SLOG:
“Qilin appears in the clouds”
Too bad... just like the Holy Roman Empire.
They are neither unicorns nor in the clouds, and they will not appear.
Kirin appears in the clouds?
The turtle is hiding underwater!
The first generation of LNG had rhythm-type players like Eternal Hina, so the rhythm was actually not particularly slow.
However, with the departure of Tazan, LNG became even less rhythmic in the early stages.
They directly turned into a turtle team, with an average playing time of nearly forty minutes per game.
Even a top S14 team like BLG could only play against them for more than an hour.
At this moment, KT is just like that LNG.
So the question is, LNG can still be praised.
Come back, Laozan!
Then who else can KT call on?
etc……
Xu Yuan's gaze slowly moved to Smeb, as if he was thinking about something.
It seems that there is someone I can call.
Come back, Lao Mai!
Isn’t Smeb a former player of KT?
When he thought of this wonderful connection, Xu Yuan couldn't help but want to laugh.
How could they be so similar?
What made Xu Yuan completely disappointed was the last wave.
Seeing their base being pushed, the five KT players chose not to start a team fight.
In this way, everyone survived and watched the base explode!
In exactly twenty-two minutes, EDG won the first game.
2200!
New numbers appeared!