The moment the base exploded, Rookie didn't feel too lost.
Okay, still a little lost.
But it’s not that painful to lose.
The main thing is that IG really tried their best.
That means we can’t win, what can we do?
If Rookie lost the game because of too many mistakes, he would be very upset.
But looking at the whole game, he actually didn't make any mistakes and did everything he should have done.
The opposing Lee Sang-hyuk's performance was just so-so, and the problem was more about the operational gap between the entire teams.
This is not a problem with one player.
Rookie actually has some sense of luck.
It would be great if we could play without operations.
But it turned out that their strength was not enough to plug the hole through laning and team battles when the operational gap was so large.
"call……"
He exhaled and looked at Ah Shui beside him.
At this time, Ah Shui stared blankly at the screen, biting his lips lightly.
"Does it hurt?"
Rookie suddenly spoke.
Ah Shui came back to his senses, pursed his lips, nodded, and then smiled.
“It’s really uncomfortable.”
"For most players, failure is the norm."
Rookie stood up and patted A Shui on the shoulder.
“Just stand up again after you fail, that’s all.”
"Most players have failed before, even Faker. No one wins all the time."
A Shui also stood up and packed up his peripherals, but he asked a question.
"Is it true that no one is always winning? Then why does Xu Yuan always win?"
Rookie: …
You are such a clever little fellow.
“That’s why I said most of them.”
He spoke slowly, looking towards the other side of the stage.
Different from the silence at this moment, over there are the contestants hugging each other tightly with their backs.
Theshy also looked a little lost.
The most important thing is that these three players did not perform better than Smeb.
Although Theshy looks shy, he is also proud.
Before the game he said a new era was about to arrive, but in the end he lost.
It's definitely uncomfortable.
At this time, he was not a top laner with any achievements, and strictly speaking, he did not have any honors.
Naturally, I want to win the S championship.
And now, that hope is shattered.
Ning Wang patted his shoulder and said, "Let's go, Theshy."
As for King Ning, he was probably the one who accepted it the fastest.
If you can't win, then lose.
What can we do if we can’t win?
This is what King Ning thought.
He thought that he could only fight like this, and he couldn't win...there was nothing he could do about it.
“Come back next year.”
He said to Theshy with a smile.
Theshy was silent for a moment and nodded.
"Howl, come back next year."
If you have tasted the bitterness of failure, you will naturally cherish success more.
At this moment, Theshy wanted to win even more.
Are you leaving IG?
He had no such idea.
IG is pretty good.
The teammates are very good.
At this time, almost all the lights on the stage were focused on EDG's half.
All that is left for IG is a dim afterglow.
It seemed a bit miserable for a moment.
However, this is the norm in e-sports.
The first is the champion.
second?
It's nothing but stinky shit.
Many people think that the S-only championship theory is not a good idea.
After all, even a championship team must have its share of strong players. It is rare for all five players to be strong.
Can that supporting player be the world's number one player in that position that year?
There are obviously people who are better than him!
If xx joins the championship team, he will definitely win the championship!
Such statements are endless.
But this is where they get stuck in a rut.
The S-Crown Theory is not intended to explain who was the strongest that year, but to set an obstacle for those fanatical fans.
Want to blow your brother's ass?
Sure, get an S crown.
If you have really won the S crown, then when you brag, everyone will just accept it with a pinch of their nose.
At most they will call your fans disgusting, but they won’t say anything about you.
Just like the slightly more rational Zombies and Water Ghosts know, there is nothing wrong with both Theshy and Ashui, the problem is actually the fans.
If you don't understand this, you are a bit crazy.
But you haven't won the S championship, and your fans still want to praise you...
That's a bit inappropriate.
The main thing is that you don’t even have any achievements, no matter how many fans you have, you are not worthy of the position.
No matter how many wonderful plays you have performed, you can never be better than the champion player without the S crown.
It is true that many players did perform well and do have the ability.
For example, Uzi, who could say he had no ability before October 20th of his S8?
Even if he was eliminated, no one thought he had no ability, they just thought he was inflated.
But no matter how talented you are, it is not a reason for your fans to step on those champion contestants.
Is there any problem with this?
Of course there is nothing wrong with you praising Uzi, but you always say that others who won the championship are the fourth or fifth champions and are just lucky.
Does this seem a bit... ?
Little-known fact: since IG won the championship in S8, all AD positions have been considered the top five champions in public opinion, including the six champion ADs: Gumayusi, Deft, Viper, Ghost, LWX, and Jackeylove.
Why is that?
Yes, why ? [electric baton tone]
Mongolia for now.
Although IG performed a bit bleakly on the stage, the audience below still gave IG enough support.
After all, the civil war was lost.
We are all family, and no one will blame you if you lose.
So at this moment, the LPL audience also began to work together to cheer for IG.
Of course, not for long.
After all, although we have to take care of IG, we still have to respect EDG.
Hearing the cheers, Ah Shui, who had already packed up his peripherals, glanced at the audience. The emotions that he had been trying to calm down were beginning to falter.
He wiped his eyes quickly and said with a choked voice.
"Old Song, can we come back next year?"
Rookie smiled and put his arms around his neck, wiping his tears.
"I will be back."
Before he stepped down, he took one last look at EDG on the other side.
He could see the happiness of the other contestants, as well as Xu Yuan’s plain profile.
He suddenly felt a little angry.
You win, you win!
Why didn't you respond? Why!
It was just like the goddess he was madly pursuing threw herself into the arms of the yellow-haired man, but the yellow-haired man still looked impatient.
I'm a little angry.
But then he turned around and left.
Losers have no right to speak.
IG’s journey in the World Championship ends here.
However, the brand new IG will also be officially released.
This time, their S9 composition may be...
Steady water!
Macho blue!
Vampire chicken!
Self-deprecation is the best!
Dream Shy!
Ha people, I can only say Ha people.
If Xu Yuan knew about this, he would probably say:
Call FPX over!
I asked you to call FPX! Come over! Come!
At this time, Xiaotian was crying in the EDG player seat.
He is probably the one with the biggest drop this year.
A year ago, he was an inconspicuous substitute in SN and was even about to play in LDL. His future might be sunk in match-fixing and confusion.
However, a year later, he stood on the podium of the global finals and, together with his teammates, achieved the Grand Slam of the year.
How big is the gap?
From prisoner to god!
This year, Xiaotian won many championships that he had always dreamed of.
Among them, the S game...
He didn't even dare to think about it.
However, it happened just like that, so that now Xiaotian feels like his feet are floating when he walks, as if he is stepping on clouds.
He still couldn't believe it.
Did we really do it?
"Two consecutive championships, great game!"
Ming Kai walked onto the stage and couldn't help but hug Xu Yuan, his voice full of joy.
I am even happier than when I won the championship a year ago.
Seeing Xu Yuan playing better and better, Ming Kai, who has become an assistant coach, couldn't help but recall that afternoon two years ago.
"Hello, Mingkai, I'm your fan."
He was so happy at that time.
After that kick from the blind man, he lost a lot of fans.
But no matter how happy he was, he never expected that the entire EDG would be revived just because of the joining of this fan.
Not only did he get the coveted S crown.
Still two!
both!!
Winning the S championship for two consecutive years is something only SKT has achieved.
"It's a bit too tight, Kai."
Xu Yuan was a little out of breath.
Mingkai hugged me very hard. Damn, what was he trying to do with all that strength?
Has Mingkai been lifting weights every day since his retirement?
Is the fate of all junglers to lift weights?
He suddenly understood Oner.
It’s no wonder that Big O loves lifting weights, maybe that’s just how they, the jungle players, are.
"Oh sorry sorry."
Mingkai quickly put him down.
He is now EDG's baby and undoubtedly the new king.
Manager MingKai has abdicated. When the four junglers were fighting for the throne, they unexpectedly let the new manager become AD.
Tian Ye stood beside Xu Yuan, just looking at him quietly.
Xu Yuan noticed his gaze and asked in a strange tone, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just think it's a little magical."
Tian Ye smiled and shook his head, saying with some regret.
"We should be the strongest bottom lane team this year, right?"
Xu Yuan smiled crookedly, "Hasn't it always been like this?"
The two looked at each other and laughed.
Xu Yuan patted Xiaotian on the shoulder and said, "Don't cry, you are a man, not Xiaotian?"
"It's just a little windy."
Xiaotian rubbed his eyes and spoke stiffly.
"It's a bit cold indeed."
"Where are the damn Tryndamere people? Come up quickly and give the award to my buddy!"
Xu Yuan muttered to himself.
"Indeed, we still don't know who the FMVP will be."
Xiaotian responded casually, but he didn't expect Xu Yuan to suddenly stare at him and smile.
"I think it will be you."
I?
Xiaotian was stunned for a moment. He really hadn't considered this possibility.
Is it good to win the Finals MVP? Of course it is good.
But...what will my teammates think?
After Xiaotian experienced SN, he has become more careful.
If winning the FMVP causes problems with his teammates, he would rather not have it.
He didn't want to experience anything sad.
"I don't think it should be me. I didn't want to win the FMVP."
He spoke eagerly.
Xu Yuan hit his shoulder.
"Just take it, we are all brothers."
"You took it and I'm still mad at you?"
Isn’t it just FMVP?
Xu Yuan had already won it in S7.
This may even be the only Finals MVP for the AD position in League of Legends.
He really doesn't care about these things.
What's more, in most cases, the finals are opened up by operations.
Xu Yuan only had one or two laning kills. In the first one, he was a little bit better and only had a 39% output share.
I didn’t do anything!
Isn't this what AD should do in a crucial final?
Xiaotian looked into his eyes, which showed only seriousness and smile.
Slowly, Xiaotian also smiled.
"Now that you mention it, I think there is a chance."
"You kid!"
…
Several people were whispering, but Li Xianghe was silent at this time.
Are you happy to win the championship?
Nonsense, of course I'm happy.
SKT didn't make it to the World Championship this year, so it's a rare opportunity for them to win the championship.
This also proves that SKT is not in trouble just because he left.
But SKT will not be able to survive without him.
So why was Li Xianghe silent at this time?
Because after a brief moment of happiness, he suddenly realized that it might be time for Xu Yuan to announce a temporary break.
Even though he had guessed that this day would come, Li Xianghe was still a little sad.
He has been playing since S3, and his teammates have come and gone.
There are simply too many.
Some relationships are good, some are just passing ones.
At first, Lee Sang-hyuk hated the feeling of his friends leaving one by one, even though he knew it couldn't be helped.
But later on, he slowly began to accept it.
This is how everyone goes through life. Many things that you thought you couldn’t accept before, now you realize they’re nothing.
However, this year for EDG was a very memorable year for Lee Sang-hyuk.
This was the first time he chose to leave SKT and join an LPL team.
But still won the championship.
This is a very special memory, at least Li Xianghe thinks it is very precious.
Therefore, he is a little lost now.
But even if he is lost, he is ready to move on to the future.
For Li Xianghe, he has no intention of stopping yet.
Are there enough championships? He doesn't think so.
Professional players’ pursuit…
It should be never-ending.
Besides, Xu Yuan didn’t say he would retire just like that.
Well, when he comes back in the future, we’ll meet at the World Championship.
At that time, everyone smiled at each other.
This is the simple friendship between men.
"Together?"
Xu Yuan had come to his side without him noticing and pointed at the trophy in front of him.
Li Xianghe came back to his senses and smiled an unprecedented bright smile.
"good!"
All EDG players and coach analysts came to the Summoner's Trophy, stretched out their hands, and lifted up the trophy!
Cheers suddenly broke out at the scene.
"EDG!"
"EDG!"
"EDG!"
They were cheering the winner's name.
This is an honor that belongs exclusively to the victor.
At this time, the LPL live broadcast room was already flooded with a message.
"We are the champions! We are still the champions! We are always the champions!"
This was originally a phrase thought up by RNG fans, but was accidentally said by Xu Yuan when he was chatting on the forum, and then it became EDG's phrase, and is brought up by EDG fans every time to celebrate.
Xu Yuan: I think my sister wants it too 0.o
With a smile still on his face, the Roaring Emperor began the rest of the hosting.
"Next, let us invite the boss of Riot Games, Mr. Tryndamere, to come on stage to present the awards!"
Amid the audience's cheers, the bearded Tryndamere walked onto the stage with a smile.
Following his movements, several staff members with small medals followed behind him.
Tryndamere picked up a medal and began to put it on the champions one by one.
When it was Xu Yuan's turn, he looked at Xu Yuan with a strange look and spoke helplessly.
"I never thought that you guys would be able to do it in the end."
Tryndamere has a love-hate relationship with Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan is always crazy before every game, and he often shows off.
The number of fans is terrifying now.
As long as Xu Yuan's game is included, the ratings will be far higher than other games.
Tell a funny story.
The number of followers of the LPL official account on Twitter is less than a fraction of Xu Yuan’s personal account.
People like this kind of crazy and capable players.
And Xu Yuan happens to be this kind of person.
The current popularity of Riot Games is inseparable from the popularity brought by Xu Yuan.
However, this is not good news for Tryndamere.
Because his daughter seemed to be interested in Xu Yuan.
Tryndamere is a pure daughter slave, the kind that cherishes his daughter dearly.
Let’s take a look at how many skins Annie has and how many limited editions there are, folks!
You are just a royal family member created by the designer to take the blame, and Anne is the real daughter.
So it is normal for Tryndamere to be unhappy with Xu Yuan.
This year, Riot has targeted EDG more than once or twice.
But it's still useless.
EDG can play the same as other teams.
Even better than others!
This is very uncomfortable.
After several attempts at targeting failed to achieve good results, Riot completely gave up.
The World Championship is designed to make the game more exciting and is no longer targeted at EDG.
"Because we are strong enough."
Xu Yuan smiled shyly, but what he said was not humble at all.
Tryndamere smiled but nodded.
"You are right, you are indeed very strong."
Westerners don't believe in hiding their shortcomings. Instead, he admired Xu Yuan's uniqueness.
After everyone had received their medals, Tryndamere took center stage again.
"Then let me announce the winner of tonight's FMVP."
He raised the unopened little notebook in his hand mischievously and blinked.
Suddenly, the whole place fell silent.
Everyone is curious about who will be the final FMVP.
The reason is simple, EDG seems to be able to give it all.
That’s right, we can give you everything.
As the main commanders of the operation, the jungler and support did a very good job in restricting the opponent's C position and protecting the rank, so it is reasonable for them to get the FMVP.
He can hold down the opponent in every match by soloing the top lane and causing them a lot of trouble, but he can still win.
The mid laner is the rhythm engine, and Lee Sang-hyeok is also excellent in handling team battles, so it is normal for him to win the FMVP.
Not to mention the AD, he maximized the output with all three weapons, perfectly doing what an AD should do.
"Which one should I choose? Which one should I choose?"
"I think it should be AD, all three attacks have maxed out their damage output."
"What do you mean? The jungler and support's initiation and commanding are not worthy of a Finals MVP?"
"That doesn't make sense. I think it should be the top laner. Our top laner is the boss of the whole team!"
"Don't talk in the orphan position, it's so disgusting. If I don't help you, you'll cry. If I help you, you'll cry too. I hate the top lane the most when I play jungle."
"Then let's just pick the mid laner. Mid jungle, mid jungle, mid laner. He deserves the FMVP!"
Everyone was discussing it, but nothing could be concluded.
There are a lot of players in each position, and now is the time to compete for the final FMVP.
FMVP not only shows the player's ability, but also the importance of that position.
So even if it's for their own sake, they have to fight for it.
What we play is the most important!
Xu Yuan glanced at the expressions of his teammates and found that everyone was quite calm.
To be honest, as long as they are true brothers, a FMVP will not lead to the severance of ties.
Xu Yuan didn’t know what was going on between Da B and Xiao Tian, ​​but that kind of thing probably wouldn’t happen in the current EDG.
At least...if Xiaotian won the FMVP.
It is impossible for everyone to let Xiaotian say: This FMVP trophy has caused me to encounter a lot of disgusting things.
Who cares about this stuff?
No one cares about EDG.
Tryndamere didn't keep the suspense too long and opened the little notebook quickly.
He took a look and deliberately made a surprised expression.
The audience suddenly became anxious.
"Why does he look so surprised? Come on, Barbarian! You haven't been silenced by the grasshopper!"
"Who formed Malzahar?"
“Urgent, urgent, urgent, urgent!”
"If anyone is surprised, it should be the new jungler Xiaotian?"
"Hahaha, a new jungler! You know what, he really is a newbie!"
“Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!”
Tryndamere stopped hesitating and spoke decisively.
"The player who won the 2018 League of Legends World Championship FMVP is——"
"EDG——"
"Meiko!"
There was a pause for a moment, followed by enthusiastic cheers!
FMVP player, Meiko!
"Huh? I thought it was the three C's."
"It's normal for the jungler and the support to be picked. EDG won by relying on command and operations. In fact, there was no difference in personal ability."
"Meiko, that's no problem, you can take it."
“It’s a bit surprising, but I can accept it.”
The audience was a little surprised, but they didn't think it was a big deal.
The main reason is that the role of the jungler and support is indeed very important, and it is not uncommon for supports to win FMVP. Mata in S4 once won it.
As a commander, there is no problem in taking it.
"Meiko performed very well in the finals and did everything a support player can do."
Tryndamere spoke seriously.
"All supports pale in comparison to him. Savior is indeed the best AD in the world, but only Savior and Meiko deserve to be called the best bottom lane team in the world."
The audience got excited again.
This is recognition from the CEO of Riot!
People said it themselves:
The world's number one AD!
The world's best bottom lane team!
This is much more valuable than ESPN's ranking.
In a sense, this represents Riot's recognition of EDG's bottom lane team.
Officially certified, the best in the world!
In fact, what Tryndamere didn’t say was that they had considered this FMVP for a long time and originally planned to give it to Faker.
This way, the LCK, which lost this year, can be considered a consolation prize. After all, they are players from the LCK, right?
This is Riot's old problem, which is to say, "I'm fine, you're fine, and everyone is fine."
But later I found out that I had to give it to Meiko.
The reason is simple:
Meiko and Baolan are the matchup with the biggest gap today!
Meiko completely ruined the role of Baolan.
Logically speaking, the difference in strength between the two people is not to this extent, at least not like this.
However, EDG's three moves in the finals were basically aimed at Baolan.
Most of the heroes that he played well were moved away.
This led to such an exaggerated gap in position.
So after careful consideration, Riot gave up the idea of ​​dividing the cake and honestly gave the FMVP to the support Meiko.
Meiko's eyes were red at this time. He never thought that he could get the FMVP honor.
Xu Yuan and his teammates were all smiling and clapping hard.
They were simply happy for Meiko.
Facing Tryndamere's gesture for him to say something, Meiko took the microphone and took a deep breath.
At this moment, the whole audience fell silent.
Everyone was waiting for him to speak.
Meiko squeezed the microphone tightly and finally spoke.
"This FMVP actually belongs to all of our EDG players, coaches, staff, and fans."
"Without everyone's efforts, I wouldn't be here today. I am very grateful to my teammates, coaches and staff for their help."
“We are also very grateful to our fans for their continued support.”
As someone who is frequently interviewed, Meiko speaks with very high emotional intelligence.
"I am really happy to be awarded the FMVP award."
"The scene was very cold, so I won't say much."
"In fact, after Xu Yuan won the FMVP last year, I have been doubting myself. I wondered if I couldn't win the championship and was just lucky enough to meet such an outstanding ADC like him."
Meiko spoke softly.
He did think so for a while.
After all, the AD he supported was so outstanding that he couldn't help but doubt whether he was actually unworthy of the championship.
"But now, I can muster up the courage to say that I am finally worthy of him."
Meiko rubbed her eyes and spoke with a bright smile.
"I am a support who can partner with him!"
"AD has the FMVP honor, now..."
“Assistance is also available!”
His smile is so bright.
The camera happened to be on Xu Yuan at this time, and Tryndamere moved over.
"Hey Savior, what do you think of what your assistant said?"
Xu Yuan looked at him with pretended confusion and took the microphone.
"We have always been the best bot lane team, and I have never doubted that Meiko is my best support."
“If I had to choose from all the support players in the world since S1, I would only choose Meiko.”
His tone was flat, but that was what made it seem real.
Tryndamere couldn't help but smile, "You guys have a really good relationship. This is basically the best relationship I've ever seen between the bottom lane brothers."
Xu Yuan smiled and said, "The support trusts the AD, and the AD should trust the support in the same way."
In fact, these paragraphs are quite normal, but what can I do...
Many LPL viewers have the wrong idea.
"Bump, bump, bump, bump!"
"This is the closest bottom lane group in our LPL. Do you have a bottom lane like this?"
"Oh my god! Get married quickly! I'll drive you!"
"Lock it up! I swallowed the key!"
"Byd, Yuanzi and Meiko are not really gay, right? I'm a little scared, but why am I a little excited?"
I can only say that these girls really know how to find candy for themselves.
This is not at all...ok maybe a little gay.
But Xu Yuan and Meiko are really just good brothers.
After the FMVP award ceremony, the next step was to interview the players.
When the interview reached Xu Yuan...
The audience was laughing and preparing to hear a new round of harsh words from Xu Yuan.
But suddenly, the handsome young man on the stage smiled and said:
"I'm sorry, I might need to take a break from this."