Being suppressed for two consecutive games is not good news for Top Esports at the moment.
This means that the system they can currently play is completely under EDG's control.
If they want to break through EDG, it is no longer possible to continue relying on the bottom lane to compete with the opponent.
The only way for Top Esports to win is to improve the mid, top and jungle.
But……
Given Rhubarb's condition, is this possible?
Another thirty-five minutes later, Top Esports' crystal exploded.
"Let's congratulate EDG! They won the semi-final match against Top Esports."
"Three to zero! Successfully advanced to the finals in the lower half!"
"Next, their opponent is, BLG!"
Hearing Miller's passionate voice, Ah Shui let out a breath and looked up at the audience in front of him.
He seemed to be able to see the disappointed looks in the fans' eyes.
Rookie beside him also looked lost, and the two looked at each other and suddenly smiled bitterly.
"I can't beat him, Ji. Yuanzi is really fierce."
"...It's a bit of a shame. It can only be next year."
Rookie responded to A Shui with these words.
For Rookie, his career has never been smooth sailing.
Even IG, where he once thought he would retire, abandoned him, so what else is impossible to happen?
It's just a playoff elimination.
It’s no…big deal.
Xu Yuan skillfully packed up his peripherals.
This time I used Sivir because there were too many ADs.
In the early stage of the collision between the mid and jungle, I didn't gain any advantage, but I couldn't help but Dahuang really liked to give him opportunities.
By targeting Top Esports' top and jungle, EDG successfully dragged the game to the point where Sivir's equipment was ready, and ended the game with the last wave.
He carefully put away the keyboard and took off his headphones.
Next, it’s time to shake hands.
There is nothing much to say about the handshake with A Shui and the others. We are all good friends who have known each other for a long time.
Rookie encouraged Xu Yuan and wished him to beat BLG and JDG.
And A Shui asked him, what day should he take Puzi to dinner?
Xu Yuan smiled and said that he could do it whenever he had time, and then he walked past A Shui.
"Well done, you guys did a great job!"
Coach Maokai was waiting at the door of the lounge as usual, waiting for the players to return.
This time, his attitude towards Ale was much better.
"Ale played very well in this BO5!"
Speak your mind and praise where necessary.
Although this was mostly due to the fact that he was facing Wayward, it did not prevent Ale from playing well.
If the two teams swapped top laners, the game might not have been won so easily.
After being praised, Ah Le grinned, but felt a little embarrassed.
He touched his head, but the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than AK.
"You're not going to ask me to go to the post-match interview again today, are you? Coach, please push it and let Ah Le and Jiejie go."
As soon as Xu Yuan entered the lounge, he lay down comfortably on the sofa in the middle and said casually.
"Okay, let Jiejie and Ale go today."
Maokai nodded.
Ale:?
You were praising me just now, and now that Brother Yuan said he didn't want to go for the interview, you immediately let me go! ?
This is a face-changing performance!
But Ale is really hard to promote, mainly because he was not promoted when Xu Yuan went for an interview some time ago. His performance today is indeed worthy of an interview.
Jiejie nodded calmly.
He actually quite likes interviews.
"How about it?"
In the BLG club, the manager asked the thoughtful coach Tabe.
In front of them is the match between Top Esports and EDG.
The winner of this game will be their opponent in the next round, so of course the coach has to watch it.
“It doesn’t feel strong.”
Tabe pondered and gave this evaluation.
"EDG?"
"EDG."
In response to the manager's question, he nodded slightly.
"Why? Isn't EDG very strong now? They beat JDG in the regular season."
The manager was curious and a little worried.
Is Tabe inflated?
"Are the regular season and the playoffs the same game? Do you believe that JDG can beat EDG 3-0 in the playoffs?"
Tabe laughed, "Besides, that was Savior's first game after his comeback. JDG didn't know that Savior was in such good shape, so they got into trouble in the first game."
In Tabe's eyes, was EDG's victory over JDG a reflection of their true strength?
Not at all!
At most, they just stole a game from JDG.
Although EDG defeated Top Esports 3-0 today, in Tabe's eyes, EDG is not strong enough.
Because he felt that with BLG's combat effectiveness, they could also defeat Top Esports, and the score would basically be 3 to 0, or at most 3 to 1, which was the most.
And BLG will play more oppressively!
The term "big king, small king" has been used since the spring season.
As the coach of Xiao Wang's BLG, Tabe has always felt both proud and annoyed.
I feel proud because except for the match against JDG, I basically played casually.
This is dominance.
They are naturally annoyed because they are just small kings, and JDG is the big king.
We never beat JDG in the Spring Season, and we didn’t beat JDG during MSI either.
This seems to have become a curse for BLG.
As the coach of BLG, Tabe dreams of defeating JDG.
But it’s only JDG.
In Tabe's eyes now:
Apart from JDG, is there anyone in LPL that can fight BLG for five games?
No!
Even judging from his performance at MSI, Tabe was not afraid of LCK's T1 and Samsung at all.
EDG?
What a rotten fish and shrimp!
Although Tabe would never say this publicly, after all, EDG is now a genuine three-time champion club.
But not making it public doesn’t mean you can’t think this way.
In his eyes, the only team that can compete with BLG for the last seed spot is JDG.
And the only one who can defeat BLG is JDG!
The current BLG is second only to one person.
EDG, who do you think you are?
What size king are you? [Question]
After hearing what he said, the manager felt that there didn't seem to be any problem.
So he nodded with relief.
"Since you are so confident, I won't say anything else."
"I've watched a lot of previous matches, and I'll just say one last thing to you: you need to pay attention to Savior. This player has a very strong ability to turn the tables."
He really hopes that BLG can make it to the finals and fight JDG again.
So he didn't want to take even the slightest risk.
Tabe waved his hand. "Do I need you to tell me?"
"The meta is different now. It's no longer an era where an AD can turn the game around."
"As long as I can target his unique skills, it will be easy to defeat EDG."
"What can a Savior do?"
He smiled confidently.
What era is this? How can an AD lead a weak team to defeat a strong team?
The reason why a strong team is a strong team is because it is strong in all aspects!
And he, Tabe, has unlimited trust in his players.
Putting aside the turmoil on the BLG side, the anti-bar has already begun to settle accounts with Top Esports.
Only this time there's a difference.
In the past, when Top Esports lost a game, it was usually two people who had to bear the brunt of the fire.
One is the jungler Xiaotian.
Until now, they are still being bitten by the monkeys raised by Big B, saying that Xiaotian cost Big B the championship in S11.
...I don't know why they like a top 16 mid laner.
Even though Big B didn't achieve any results in the competition, he did make some achievements in the live broadcast, which is why there are so many people who like to scold Xiaotian.
"Yuyu!"
“They’ve started delivering again!”
"Jade Emperor!"
Such comments are not uncommon.
The other person who bore the fire was naturally A Shui.
As the only AD player with high traffic after Xu Yuan, the attention he has received has never been low.
And because many water ghosts usually rebel and become water blacks when they encounter setbacks, no one speaks for them at all.
Some mistakes that may not be noticed by other ADs will be analyzed frame by frame as long as he makes them.
The most classic one is Draven in S12 who killed the big dragon with one strike.
Every time Top Esports loses a game, there will always be the following comments:
"Brother's Lucian! Still tasty!"
"The Piss Ghost is really annoying. He blames BP when he can't win. Was it White Crescent that held your brother's hand and made him use E?"
"You're blaming the coach again! It smells so strongly of urine!"
However, this situation has completely changed today.
Although A Shui was killed out of the line, there are still many black fans scolding him.
But everyone watched the game.
The bottom lane can sometimes stay at the same level, but the top lane players don’t even act like normal people.
So now the firepower is basically concentrated on Wayward.
Xu Yuan, who had already boarded the EDG bus, frowned as he watched them swearing crazily.
"It's fine to curse people and hit them, but isn't it too mean to attack family members and illnesses directly?"
Even though Xu Yuan has always been playing the defensive game, he still has a bit of a bottom line.
How is it reflected specifically?
When he cursed Uzi, at most he would curse Red Wen Rambo, the mentality of a giant baby, the new high-yield crop that can be harvested three times in two years, etc.
As for the little sugar man, deducting 1 point and giving away candied rock pears, Xu Yuan had never done that.
It's a bit too hellish to make fun of other people's illness.
And now the resistance bar is obviously more aggressive.
It was just because 369 asked his grandmother to watch his game, and then JDG made a press release to promote it.
Then 369 becomes 49.
Soon after, Abin was also given the nickname 48bin by those who hated him.
These two are really a bit too exaggerated.
The grandmother watched her grandson play a game and cursed him to die quickly?
What kind of mentality is this?
When Xu Yuan was a water ghost in his previous life, even though he slapped Top Esports in the face with 369 in 23 years, he still disliked this title.
If you want to scold the players for being bad, there's really no big problem with that.
After all, it's e-sports. If you can't afford it, don't play it.
But the disaster did not affect his family.
Moreover, making fun of other people's illnesses is not a sign of aggression, it just reflects low quality.
However, Xu Yuan suddenly thought of something rather ridiculous.
Ah Bin once posted a classic Weibo post of a middle school boy:
Hate me, I don't care about your opinion.
When people call him 48bin, it’s hard for Bin’s fans to refute.
...After all, the real owner has said that he doesn’t care.
bin: I have no opinion
The next day was the match between LNG and JDG.
Xu Yuan started the live broadcast and prepared to take a look.
"Today, I watched the match between LNG and JDG with Lee Sang-hyuk."
He smiled at the astonishment on the screen.
Directly use the Korean server to pull Lee Sang Hyuk into the team,
"Hello, hello?"
"Yes."
Li Xianghe on the other end replied calmly.
The moment his voice came out, the live broadcast room was boiling.
"I'm super, flying!"
"No way, Teacher Dafei, you really come as soon as you call?"
"Iron Crush!"
"It's been a while since I've seen the former EDG double C get together. I miss them a little bit."
The already outrageous popularity began to soar wildly again.
"Is there anything wrong with you? When I told you yesterday, didn't you say to ask the management?"
Xu Yuan asked casually.
It's nothing more than watching a game. Is it going to delay Lee Sang-hyuk's training?
He didn't think it was necessary.
“Yes.”
Lee Sang Hyuk's voice came as a matter of course.
"They said there was a commercial endorsement, and I turned it down. I hate that kind of thing the most."
Xu Yuan: ...
So you're really just asking?
But considering Lee Sang-hyuk's position in T1, it's not surprising that he has this power.
"By the way, we're going to play BLG the day after tomorrow. Can we win?"
In response to Li Xianghe's question, Xu Yuan smiled.
"Why don't you think about how to beat GenG first."
Li Xianghe was silent for a rare moment before he spoke.
"To be honest, I can definitely fight, but I don't feel like I can definitely win."
Xu Yuan certainly knew why he was silent.
In recent years, GenG, which was renamed Samsung, has dominated the LCK league.
Especially their mid laner, Choooooovy.
This one is even more of a heavyweight.
Don’t worry about the fact that their current world championship record is 8848, but they can still enter the world championship.
Especially in S11, they made it to the World Championship with an abstract top laner like Morgen and a nearly useless Deft.
This Morgen has played in LPL before.
The early performance was good, so the commentator shouted out:
This kid must not be sent back to LCK!
As a result, he pulled it to the end and turned into a humorous top laner.
At the World Championship, I wanted to press TP but pressed flash instead.
Even such a precious item could be brought into the World Championship by Chovy.
From this point of view, Chovy is indeed very strong.
After all, when Uzi led the team in the last year of S9, they only made it to the round of 16, while Chovy made it to the quarterfinals.
Although the World Championship has always been very abstract, it even gave rise to outrageous memes such as "Soldier Addiction".
But Chovy is indeed dominant in LCK. He has a ticket to the World Championship in his hands, and therefore his value has remained high.
Among them, his arrest of Lee Sang-hyuk was the most exaggerated.
In recent years, he has almost become a T1 killer, nicknamed the Master of Catching Flying.
Now they have to face GenG in the summer season again. Although Lee Sang-hyeok is confident, it is hard to say whether he can win.
After teasing Lee Sang Hyuk a little, Xu Yuan turned his gaze back to the screen and was a little surprised.
"LNG, you didn't play as well as I thought?"
At this time, the first game between LNG and JDG had already started for five minutes, and the kill ratio had become zero to two.
JDG is the second one.
This was a little beyond Xu Yuan's expectations.
Because even though LNG in S14 was a pure turtle team, now with Lao Zan, LNG was still very daring in the early stages and was very proactive in joining team fights and seizing opportunities.
Although the overall playing style is still defensive counterattack, it is really not bad if there is no defense in the early stage.
However, at this time...
Ruler broke through LNG's bottom lane.
This was what surprised Xu Yuan the most, because Gala was really stable and it was impossible for him to be killed in just five minutes.
What exactly happened?
"LNG, haven't you played scrimmages with them recently? Their condition has suddenly deteriorated a lot, and now they basically pose no threat to us."
Li Xianghe said with some doubt.
Then he told a joke.
"I hope they can make it to the World Championship, so that if they meet us in the quarterfinals, they will be guaranteed to be in the top four."
Xu Yuan was silent.
BYD really didn't brag. If they walked away with a score of 3-0, wouldn't that be a gift?
However, the comments at this time would not be so friendly.
What time is it now?
They just faced each other in MSI, and then LPL had a civil war in the MSI finals!
T1 and GenG fell to JDG and BLG respectively.
At this time, the audience did not think that T1 was an invincible team.
In particular, they often lost to GenG.
Who are the players of GenG?
Dolan, also known as the humorous Lanzi.
Little Peanut, nicknamed Pi Peanut, is an expert maker of the Wolf's special weapon, the Pain Mask.
chovy, spokesperson for 8848 titanium mobile phone.
It blows loudly every year, and the best result is the top four.
The bottom lane is Peyz and a little-known Delight.
With this humorous configuration, T1 just can't win.
When LPL viewers see these hanging guy IDs, they feel safe and relieved!
"Brother Fei, have you forgotten how JDG beat you at MSI?"
"To be honest, LCK is really not doing well now."
"Why is there no Korean team in the final? Isn't this an international competition?"
"Support Faker! LCK 's failure doesn't mean T1 can't do it!"
"LCT, right? The tadpole is in trouble."
Xu Yuan glanced at the barrage, smiled, and said nothing.
What can I say?
Will we be defeated by four people at once?
No one would believe it even if you told them, and you would even be called a Korean idiot.
It’s better not to say it.
on site.
"AD, don't give me a chance."
Li Lican spoke calmly.
LNG's voice lines are very quiet, usually only the mid and jungle are talking.
In fact, the players of the LNG team are not suitable to play together in terms of their personalities.
Top laner Zika doesn't talk, and Gala is even more taciturn and only knows how to operate.
The support Hang didn't dare to say much, as he was scared of being scolded by xmm and gasl.
If it weren't for Lao Zan and Li Lican talking and giving orders, the car would be even quieter than a convoy of passers-by.
"mine."
Gala took a breath and nodded.
There was a hint of sadness on his face.
But because he had a sad face, it was not noticeable.
"Would you like some help in the bottom lane?"
"I can go help you now, is there a chance?"
Lao Zan noticed that the bottom lane was a bit difficult and spoke up immediately.
"Forehead……"
Hang wanted to ask him to relieve the situation, but he was afraid that Zhongye had other things to do, so he was in a dilemma.
Lao Zan saw this and spoke decisively.
"Then here I come."
"Don't be afraid to call the jungler!"
He said in a serious, comforting tone.
"You guys call the jungler in the bottom lane. It's my decision whether I go or not."
"Even if I was counter-camped, it was my misjudgment."
[PS: This is what Laozan said. At that time, LNG's bottom lane was always pressed under the tower. Laozan asked the bottom lane but didn't get a response, so he chose to go to the bottom lane to help, and then said this. ]
However, since Lao Zan went to the bottom lane, he naturally had no way to take care of Li Lican in the middle lane.
Kanavi triggered Li Lican's flash, which made Li Lican very unhappy.
"Why should we go to the bottom? We can't win even if we go there. We can work together in the mid and jungle."
In fact, what Li Lican said is true. Every player knows whether to help the superior or the inferior.
However, although the words are true, sometimes they really should not be said.
Although this statement does not directly mention the problem with the bottom lane, it still has the meaning of blaming the bottom lane.
Li Lican was very angry during this period.
EDG played so beautifully yesterday, which was also one of the sources of his anger.
"Let the vanguard try to take it right away, the support will come first, and the AD will see what happens."
Lao Zan did not respond to this sentence. He knew that Li Lican was just complaining.
He said this, but in fact he would choose to help later.
Li Lican is such a person.
Sometimes he seems a little unkind, but he will still try his best to do what he should do.
However, LNG lost this team battle again.
To make matters worse, Gala in the bottom lane was caught by Lucian, the ruler of the world, and was killed alone.
Team wiped out!
They were wiped out in more than eight minutes, even though they were facing a team like JDG that was good at snowballing.
"LNG, the first round is over."
Lee Sang Hyuk's voice remained calm.
In professional competitions, such an advantage is enough for JDG to defeat LNG.
"That's too many mistakes. Why did you choose E first?"
Xu Yuan frowned, paying more attention to the replay of the fight in the bottom lane.
In fact, Gala seized the opportunity of Ruler Emperor at the beginning of this wave.
When Chidi used E to attack someone, Gala controlled Varus' R and hit Chidi as accurately as Xu Yuan.
However, he only attacked once before he saw Chidi purify himself and release the control of his ultimate move before choosing to retreat.
So Gala walked forward and used the E skill, trying to slow down the Ruler and trigger the two layers of Wither passive of Varus on the Ruler.
As a result, the moment he shot out E, Chidi, who had turned around, flashed and used Q to hit his face!
QAWA instantly reduced Black Varus' health by half, and the ultimate skill, Holy Lance Baptism, directly swept Gala's Varus out with a flash.
He led the troops into the tower and forced Gala to cross under the tower!
This is a 1v1 kill by the AD in the bottom lane, or a kill by going over the tower!
In Xu Yuan's eyes, it was really exaggerated for Gala to use E first to trigger Wither.
It’s not that this E shouldn’t be placed.
But... Gala shouldn't be timid.
Chidi uses all his flash and purification skills, so what even if he hits his face with R?
Dodge to the side, and the damage of AA, WQA is definitely enough.
Varus' development is not bad.
If you choose E and consume it, don't move forward.
Now that we are moving forward, let’s fight the opponent to the end!
Gala was too hesitant in this play.
He wanted to consume and kill at the same time, but the final result was to give Chidi the opportunity to operate.
“It feels worse than Gumayusi.”
Master of sharp criticism Lee Sang-hyuk spoke again.
"Is that the AD player on your team now?"
Xu Yuan asked casually.
"Um."
Li Xianghe nodded, even though he knew Xu Yuan couldn't see it.
"You should approve of him, right?"
"He's a very good player, but maybe I was too strict with him before, which may cause him to be a little insecure now."
Li Xianghe sighed.
“This is actually your problem.”
Xu Yuan:?
What does it have to do with me whether little Lu Bu is confident or not?
"Because I always use your standards to hold him to account."
Li Xianghe said this.
Xu Yuan couldn't help but laugh, "Xiao Li, are you serious?"
"What's the problem? If you can stick to the training, why can't he?"
Lee Sang Hyuk's voice sounded doubtful.
This is a fucking big problem!
Xu Yuan finally understood why he often saw two obvious dark circles under Xiao Lu Bu's eyes when he watched T1 games before.
How crazy was his training before?
Even if there is a system, I have been sent to the hospital.
And in S8, with the addition of the talented Lee Sang-hyuk, his training became even more crazy?
Basically, there are about twelve hours of training time every day.
Note, this is just a guarantee.
Most of the contestants can't stand such a life.
Xu Yuan couldn't help but mourn for little Lu Bu in silence.
This is really not something a normal person can bear.
"I think you should go easy on him."
He still mentioned it.
"It's almost time now. I'm planning on doing this."
Li Xianghe smiled.
While the two were chatting, the first game on the field had already ended.
At 24 minutes and 19 seconds, JDG easily defeated LNG.
There was not even a chance for LNG to be delayed until the later stages, and it was rushed through directly.
"I feel like there's no need to watch it. The gap in strength is a bit too big."
Lee Sang Hyuk began to feel bored.
"Double row?"
Xu Yuan also had the same idea and asked with a smile.
"...I just remembered that you haven't played in a few years. You can't play duos above Master rank anymore."
Lee Sang Hyuk tried to hold back his laughter.
"Then you can open a small account, and I will also open a small account."
Xu Yuan didn't care and turned around and started shouting.
"coach!"
"Yes, yes."
Maokai immediately came over with a smile on his face.
"Please give me a Korean diamond account. I'll use it temporarily so I can play duo with Faker for fun."
Xu Yuan said with a smile.
"Oh, okay."
Maokai nodded immediately.
Although now is a crucial time like the playoffs.
If any other player played like this, Maokai would have something to say.
But...it's Xu Yuan, so it's okay.
He is in such an emperor position in the current EDG.
Mingkai is now a star of EDG, and Abu has even risen to the management level.
The most important thing is that Xu Yuan also made an appointment with the boss Ed Zhu.
Xu Yuan even owns 1% of EDG shares, so even if he only has the right to dividends, he can be considered a shareholder.
Maokai is just a coach, how could you possibly nag him for such a small matter?
Besides...the reason why EDG has been able to win since Leave’s accident is also because of Xu Yuan’s one-hit-at-a-time attack.
Unless Mao Kai wanted to leave, there was no way he would make Xu Yuan unhappy.
Let me exaggerate:
If Maokai scolded Xu Yuan now, he might be brought to Edzhu by Abu the next day.
Then, without even raising his head, Ed Zhu said, "What can you do? If you can't, get out."
It’s so exaggerated!
This time, Li Xianghe did not choose to be a support.
Instead, I chose the middle unit.
According to him, "We prohibit power leveling here. This account is mine, but I rarely play it."
"I've been staying in the low ranks and I'm suspected of bullying others. The LCK official has informed me that I must quickly push to the master level."
Xu Yuan expressed his understanding, and then started to compete with him to see who could kill faster.
However, this time, he, who had never lost to Lee Sang-hyuk, lost.
No other reason.
In this version, once the mid laner takes over, killing people is really fast.
He was still laning in the bottom lane when Lee Sang-hyeok in the middle lane had already killed him.
Li Xianghe, who had finally defeated Xu Yuan, was smiling happily. After the game was over, he asked with a smile.
"I'm going to play GenG right now, do you think I can win?"
"What I said is useful?"
"You said I can win, then I can win."
“…”
Xu Yuan smiled and said that word before exiting the game.
"able."