The venue was now brightly lit. Under the bright lights, ten contestants walked onto the final stage amid thunderous cheers.
“Go T1!”
"Oppa, Fighting!"
"Faker, come on!"
There were obviously more Korean audiences in the venue. Even when Xu Yuan was standing on the stage, he could hear the faint cheers.
Among them, the most cheers were for Lee Sang Hyuk.
This is also normal.
He has been in the industry for many years and has won many honors.
If he doesn't deserve such cheers, then who does?
Even as an opponent, Xu Yuan also recognizes Li Xianghe's professional attitude.
From a professional player's perspective, Lee Sang-hyuk did almost perfectly.
So even though there were more voices supporting T1 off the court, Xu Yuan still didn't have any ideas.
South Korea’s home court, still T1.
This is as it should be.
"But if it's Samsung, maybe there will be more people cheering for us."
He thought with evil humor.
With a faint smile on his face, he waved and greeted the LPL audience who came to the scene from the audience.
When all the contestants came on stage after being introduced by the host, the Roaring Emperor Quan Yongjun, the inspection and debugging of peripherals naturally began.
As for the opening ceremony?
The theme song of S13 is shit, and the opening act is nothing to write home about.
At this time, in the official pre-match promotional video, Lee Sang-hyuk, facing the camera quietly, also uttered those classic words.
"The waves have washed away everything, but I am still standing."
However, this time...
After Li Xianghe finished speaking, the black screen was suddenly torn apart by two slender hands.
"It's just that... the waves aren't big enough."
Xu Yuan, with his handsome face and sharp eyes, gradually walked away from the screen. In fact, he was standing up.
He put one foot next to the camera and put his hands in his pockets.
He lowered his head and looked calmly at the camera that he was stepping on.
The whole picture is very shocking, as if Xu Yuan has stepped on the world. His contemptuous and sharp eyes are bright but suffocating.
It was like a ball of unrestrained wildfire, burning fiercely and wildly.
Riot made a special transition here.
They covered the camera that was filming Xu Yuan with black paper and then asked him to tear it off.
Then the two scenes were edited together, and then there was the promotional video for the finals.
Lee Sang-hyeok was once a king, a dark and unfathomable abyss like a deep pool, and a big devil that made countless mid-lane players tremble when they saw his ID.
Xu Yuan is the rekindled flame, the dazzling light condensed from brightness and indomitable spirit, and the peerless genius who has left psychological trauma on the bottom lanes of the world.
And at this moment, the blue pool of water and the red flames meet here.
Even if someone would turn into water vapor that would disappear in an instant, it was obvious that they didn't think that person would be themselves.
I have to say that Riot paid great attention to the shooting of this pre-match promotional video, and the result is quite perfect.
The audiences in the European and American regions and other small regions all think it’s so cool!
However, the live broadcast comments in the LPL and LCK regions were a bit strange.
"Red and blue have always been a great couple, bro!"
"Now the fists really take the lead in knocking! Brothers, knock!"
"I didn't believe it before when I heard that Riot CEO Ryze and Barbarian were gay. Now I'm starting to doubt it."
“Knock! Knock, all of you!”
Although most viewers know that this is just a common opposition shooting technique.
But that doesn't stop them from taking things out of context and over-interpreting them.
The LCK barrage on the other side is even more outrageous in comparison.
"I finally got back, why did you have to fight to this extent? Wuwuwu!"
"Savior, don't you have any feelings for Sang Hyuk anymore?"
"How wonderful! They still look like they were when they were young. Maybe this is fate!"
"This reminds me of you from the star kkkkk"
Korean women are really... [pinching nose]
"It's been debugged."
Xu Yuan finally checked the peripherals carefully and notified the referee through the headset.
After a brief discussion with the referee behind him, he finally decided that the match would start in thirty seconds.
It is worth mentioning that although the referee on the scene is from Riot Korea, it is basically impossible for him to cheat.
Because the referee from Riot headquarters also came and stood next to them.
After all, Riot actually has a stereotype about LCK, and the issue of OGN's broadcasting rights made Riot feel disgusted.
In addition, behind LPL is the boss of Riot Games. They don’t favor LPL, but at least they don’t want LPL to be treated unfairly.
Therefore, referees were specially sent to supervise these referees and prevent them from making any outrageous decisions.
This wave can be regarded as Riot's single-handed defense against South Korea's Riot.
Time passed by little by little, and Xu Yuan had closed his eyes.
All the training sessions during this period and the experiences of my teammates’ continuous improvement passed by in just a few tens of seconds.
When he opened his eyes, his gaze had become sharp, and all his restlessness had faded away.
This is not a super power, it's just what happens when he is extremely focused.
BP, start!
Even Lee Sang Hyuk no longer interacted with Heo Yuan in the competition room at this time.
He had also entered a state of extreme seriousness.
Although the hand holding the mouse was relaxed, the whole body was tense.
"Quisanti!"
Without any hesitation, T1, who got the blue side in the coin toss before the game, chose to directly suppress Ale's Quesanti.
This hero can raise the bottom line of too many top laners!
Even the weakest Quesanti can gain an advantage in the laning phase after successfully reaching the Ice Spring.
It can be said to be the mindless suppression power similar to that of Bloody Noxus.
Although Zeus's Quesanti is playable, in T1's BP strategy, the top lane must be suppressed.
Naturally, it was impossible to snatch Quesanti for him.
"Thinking of Rambo?"
Xu Yuan frowned.
Maokai listened quietly, without saying a word, and was very well behaved.
Because before the game Abramovich told him:
Your BP is too rigid, just listen to Xu Yuan.
Maokai knew this, too.
So he chose to be like Abu and trust Xu Yuan's judgment.
In fact, Abu is also helpless.
Because the roster had already been submitted before the World Championship, there was no way to change it. And even if it could be changed, he and Mingkai had not played in the summer season to do BP, so he couldn't play.
Instead of letting Maokai do the official BP, it is better to choose to trust the players.
There is no doubt that this strategy is very bold.
but……
For EDG, if they follow the rules, the probability of defeating T1 is too low!
In fact, this move may be a burden for ordinary players.
Only Xu Yuan was the accident.
because……
He is a reborn person.
He knows all the strong points of S13!
Including T1's hero pool and system!
This is the biggest reason why he has the confidence to beat T1.
Someone might say:
Well, some systems are difficult to counter even if you know about them!
For example, the former S8 champion IG or the S5 champion SKT.
Everyone knows the tactics of IG and SKT, but can we break their systems?
cannot!
Since you can't even hold your own in the laning phase, how can you talk about system restraint?
And now T1’s strongest point is actually similar.
EDG's mid, top and jungle will be under a lot of pressure.
This is a fact that cannot be changed even if you know the T1 system and tactics.
But the so-called winning rate is built up in such subtle details.
Even though the gap is still large, Xu Yuan has now taken advantage of the information gap.
"Neeko."
After thinking about it, Xu Yuan did not choose to turn off the Rambo.
Instead, he chose to target Lee Sang-hyuk's Neeko.
For Lee Sang-hyuk, who is now more responsible for laning and initiating team fights, Neeko is an excellent choice.
Without Neeko, the first choice of T1 will be...
"tsar."
He whispered.
Then it is almost clear which hero T1 will choose to kill next.
"Jace."
Almost at the moment when Xu Yuan said Jayce's name, T1 directly chose to pick Jayce in the second hand.
In an instant, even Ah Le, who knew that Xu Yuan's judgment was extremely accurate, couldn't help but cast a shocked look at Brother Yuan.
I'm awesome!
This was Ale's only thought.
But I am uneducated, so I can only say "awesome" to everyone!
"Renata."
Xu Yuan didn't care about his teammates' surprised looks and whispered EDG's second ban position.
This use of Renata was not because Xu Yuan could not beat the combination of Kalista and Renata.
It’s because T1 support Keria’s Renata is often chosen for the whole team.
After T1 got Renata, the jungler and support cooperated very frequently.
And without many worries, Oner will become much more powerful.
So this move of Renata must be pressed.
After Renata's T1 was defeated, he paused for a rare moment.
I guess the T1 coach is also surprised at this moment:
Is maokai so sharp?
Little did he know that the one doing BP with him at the moment was not coach Maokai, but Xu Yuan, the biggest BUG!
After a brief pause, T1 chose to kill Xia in the third pick.
“Even T1…”
Guan Zeyuan couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene.
He didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
I am happy because even T1 has to respect Xu Yuan's Xia, who has a 100% win rate so far, in the final BP.
The sadness was naturally due to the absence of Xia. In his eyes, EDG's winning rate had dropped a lot.
"This Xia is really full of respect."
"Savior is indeed the best user of this hero, but it is a bit outrageous that he was directly dealt with by T1 in the top three."
Miller spoke in a deep voice.
"Because we all know that Xia is actually very afraid of Poke heroes."
"And one of the tactics that T1 is very good at now is to have two shooters in the bottom lane, which is very powerful in terms of laning and consumption!"
"They clearly had a strategy that could target Kasumi, but they still chose not to use it... They value Savior far more than I thought."
The bottom lane with two shooters is capable of playing, but they still chose to give it a ban position.
If this isn’t respect, then what is?
At this time, Xu Yuan's expression did not change at all.
Even though it was a pity that he couldn't get Xayah, he actually hadn't thought about playing Xayah today.
He must hold on to the line tightly!
Since it is unclear whether the mid and top lanes can tie the line or gain an advantage today, Xu Yuan must ensure that his bottom lane can gain momentum.
Or to put it more clearly...
The moment the BO5 started, he was already prepared to fight two against five with Meiko.
He is the future that EDG once expected and the only hope of EDG now.
He would habitually put the responsibility on himself.
Because he is the core player!
"Rambo."
It was not until Xu Yuan spoke up that EDG chose to kill Rambo in the third pick.
In fact, he has been thinking whether this move will be Rambo.
Although it seems likely, it is just an appearance.
Zeus's sword demon crocodile Zeus is also very proficient.
He can also play Gwen and Yongen, which are not very conventional top laners in the current version.
But Xu Yuan gave up after thinking about it for a while.
It wasn't because he was too tired, but because he found that Rambo couldn't be let go.
Ignited Rambo is basically invincible in this version, but Ale's proficiency in Rambo is not enough.
So no matter what, they have to move on.
Unless Jiejie keeps training Zeus, this Rambo will become the big boss if he is selected.
The scene of winning the game that Xu Yuan envisioned definitely did not include Zeus developing without any pressure!
In order to meet his requirements, the top lane must be an advantageous laning position.
Normally, this is difficult.
But there are always more solutions than problems.
The special environment on the road is destined, even if Ale can't beat Zeus, he can still "skip class".
Next, it is naturally T1’s turn to pick one.
"Skateboard shoes, okay?"
The T1 coach didn't think for too long before asking.
"Should we release AD first?"
Little Lu Bu asked.
To be honest, he doesn't really want to play AD first, even if it's Skateboard Shoes.
It is easy to be countered if the AD is sent out first in the bottom lane. However, unreasonable people like Draven are still here.
In Xiao Lu Bu's opinion, they have a great chance of winning today's game.
but……
If his teammates were killing everyone but he was the only one who collapsed, how miserable would that be?
But obviously, this skateboard shoe cannot be given to the opponent.
Because the opponent is the [World's No. 1].
Even though little Lu Bu is very confident in himself.
But when he watched Savior beat all the ADs he encountered in the World Championship...
Even if you don't feel insecure, at least you will become more cautious.
so……
After a heart-breaking experience in the S12 World Championship, Xiao Lu Bu has begun to question the AD's carry ability.
Finally he spoke.
"Forget it, take it."
Anyway, AD is just an egg, and the top, mid and jungle are the ones who decide the game.
It is difficult to suppress a hero like Skateboard Shoes too badly. If the situation really doesn't work, he can still be a team-fighting starter, so he is not useless.
"Don't be afraid. If he dares to take Draven, I will help you catch him and kill him."
The jungler, Mr. O, gave his guarantee.
However, little Lu Bu just smiled.
Oner's main purpose of arresting people was a stream of consciousness, and it was useless for him to say it now.
At that time, you still have to listen to Brother Xianghe's command.
Believe him? It's better to believe Xianghe.
"Brother Yuan, what should we choose now?"
Maokai asked softly.
Xu Yuan was in deep thought and had already made his choice.
"Let's just play the system we started the day before yesterday."
"…I think, is this too risky?"
Mao Kai knew that he couldn't question Xu Yuan, so he mentioned it tactfully.
Although that system worked quite well in training matches, it was just a training match.
and……
All the risks were completely on Xu Yuan. If he had the slightest problem, he would most likely be ridiculed by everyone after the fight.
Seriously speaking...
Disgraced!
“Can you win without taking risks?”
Xu Yuan turned around and asked back.
His gaze was pure and sharp, filled with an indomitable will.
He doesn't care about being disgraced.
No matter how glorious the past was, it is only the past.
Xu Yuan only looks forward.
The world championship and world number one he once won only prove that he was the champion and number one at that time.
Other than that, it was meaningless to him now.
He just wants to win.
Besides...
If you lose, you will be ruined.
Well, isn't it enough to just win?
This is Xu Yuan’s simple logic.
Maokai looked at him with a shocked look.
He is also considered a veteran in the e-sports circle.
We have seen many players who dare not make moves even in the regular season in order to protect their reputation.
Now, suddenly seeing a player like Xu Yuan who was willing to fight hard even in the world competition, he was shocked.
He just nodded mechanically, and an idea suddenly occurred to him:
Some people really deserve their success.
In the first two games, EDG directly took down Riel and Karma.
"Karma? Support or mid?"
The T1 coach thought about it for a moment and felt that the situation was a bit tricky.
In fact, although Rell is more often played as a jungler, she can also be played as a support.
This is from EDG, double swing!
"It doesn't matter. Give me the Tsar."
Li Xianghe's eyes were calm and he spoke seriously.
No matter what the mid laner is, Lee Sang-hyuk is confident that his Tsar can play.
The Tsar in the later part of this version has absolute dominance.
The T1 coach thought so too.
Now Tsar has no natural enemies, so what if Karma is the mid laner?
It can be played in the early and middle stages at best, but its role will become smaller and smaller in the middle and late stages.
"Big Tree Tsar!"
In T1’s second and third picks, they chose Maokai and Tsar as mid and jungle.
Although Rell's Q punishment has incredible damage, the damage of Maokai's Q punishment is also not low.
T1 is very confident in getting this mid and jungle.
Next, it was EDG’s third turn.
"Here, T1 took down the mid and jungle of Treant and Tsar, and paired them with the AD of Skateboard Shoes...Isn't their lineup too strong?"
When Miller saw that the BP was halfway through, he felt a little desperate.
These are all heroes above T1 in this version. Why did EDG just give them T1?
But if you think about the heroes EDG moved carefully, it seems there is no other way.
Neeko, Natalanbo, which of these three can be used against T1?
The only one who can be discussed is Rambo.
But what if we can’t hold on after releasing Rambo Ale?
So this BP is already the best result for EDG.
This is the suppression brought by T1, which is the most suitable version for this version.
Even though EDG has the best bottom lane team in the world, they can hardly gain any advantage in BP.
After losing to T1, some LPL viewers said that T1 was a customized champion, which certainly doesn't make sense.
But it is obvious that, at least as far as the little Lu Bu in the bottom lane is concerned, he does take advantage of the current version.
Xiao Lu Bu has a deep hero pool and can play both core and tool roles.
But there is only one hero...
Whenever this hero is strong, T1's bottom lane becomes very strange.
That's Zelie.
Can Little Lu Bu play Zeli?
There is no doubt that he can play.
He also got a pentakill with Zelda.
But the T1 system combined with Zeli will become extremely strange.
Because Zeli needs teammates to provide a pulling environment, and she also needs to pay attention to her output position at all times.
This made little Lu Bu very troubled because he was more of a harvester for the team.
Although his Zeli played well in laning phase, he was often ineffective in team battles.
Therefore, as long as the version is strong in Zeli, T1's performance will fluctuate greatly, and they will often lose to weak teams.
Not to mention playing against strong teams.
Before Chidi came to LPL, he was a very famous Zeli dog.
And after Chidi left, the new Samsung AD peyz is also a jerk.
This also led to Samsung almost completely beating T1 in the league.
But in both world championships, Zeli was nerfed to pieces.
Plus the explosive comments from Riot after the game:
[I was relieved to see T1 win the championship]
It's hard not to think of:
“Is the meta being manipulated by Riot to be more favorable to T1?”
[Of course, I think it’s a coincidence.]
Back to the topic.
EDG chose the Prince as the third pick.
"Prince? Then what's the meaning of this swaying hand?"
The T1 coach was a little dizzy.
It’s not that this BP is outstanding, but it seems very confusing.
Since you chose Rell and Karma, you seem to be planning to swing.
Then why did you take out the jungler in the first round?
Swinging is used to trick people into getting banned!
You basically let me determine my position in the first round, so how can you trick me into moving by swaying?
His face became much more serious, and he thought carefully for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out the meaning of this move.
Finally, we can only draw the conclusion:
Maybe Maokai is just an idiot, so he did something like taking off his pants to fart.
But in reality, the T1 coach thought too much!
Xu Yuan himself had only two plans:
Get the system heroes you want, and hide the top lane and AD heroes as far back as possible.
It's that simple.
Because Xu Yuan knew that T1 had penetrated the system of this version too thoroughly.
He wants to compete with T1 in BP strength by swinging around, but it is probably impossible given the level of a temporary "coach" like him.
This is not a lack of confidence, it is a fact.
Do you really think Korean coaches are just there to do their jobs like some coaches in LPL?
Especially in a team like T1 which has top star players like Lee Sang-hyuk.
How much pressure does this coach have and how ruthless should he be?
So he never thought about tricking T1's coach. He just wanted to pretend and use the system he was most confident in for EDG.
That's all.
This wave, this wave is the BP of Piccolo Master.
With the selection of the prince, BP has entered the second round.
Because EDG is on the red side, they will be the first to ban in the second round.
"Sword Demon."
In the fourth hand, Xu Yuan chose to kill the Sword Demon.
The hero Sword Demon is still perverted.
If T1 doesn't take the first round, others might think it's strange, or think that T1 gave them a chance.
However, he knew that T1 was probably ready to use the Sword Demon to fish.
After all, in T1's vision at this moment, it is absolutely impossible for EDG to know that Zeus will use Yongen to fight against Aatrox.
Therefore, it is normal to use this trick to trap EDG in BP.
You should know that in the previous rounds of knockout matches, Sword Demon was a very popular hero.
But although I was thinking of a routine.
If EDG doesn't pick in the second round...
Then T1 won’t mind choosing Aatrox.
It’s not like Zeus doesn’t know how to use his sword.
T1 had a lot of plans, but unfortunately he found the wrong person.
Xu Yuan: Brother, I don’t buy it!
People who have activated the predictive cheat are just so tough.
Just move it away!
"Kasha!"
In the fourth hand, the T1 coach chose to suppress Kaisa, further blocking Xu Yuan’s possibility of carrying the game.
This hero is also his signature. The S8 championship was won by Xu Yuan's Kaisa.
The champion skin is still on Kaisa.
"Gwen."
Xu Yuan spoke calmly, and chose to block Gwen in the fifth move.
It was not until this time that the T1 coach suddenly realized something was wrong.
Gwen...?
Although Zeus did train Gwen, he never thought of letting Zeus play at first.
"Has EDG's research reached this point?"
His look became more serious.
Logically, Gwen should not be within EDG's vision.
"Aphelios."
In the fifth round, the T1 coach chose to target Xu Yuan again.
This time the blockade is still on the big core!
Karma is almost certain to be the mid laner, because with Jarvan IV confirmed as the jungler, Riel can't play jungle and can only play support.
So at least so far, EDG's lineup output point is very single.
It was a correct choice to get rid of the big core Moon Man.
"It's the second round... EDG, what choice will you make?"
The eyes of the whole world unconsciously converged on this moment.
In this situation, Xu Yuan also communicated with Ale and took the lead in choosing the top hero in the second round.
The next second, the original painting of an absolutely unpopular hero in this version appeared in EDG's selection.
It had some thick hair, and green alchemical liquid was constantly flowing out of the alchemical jar behind it. It was lying on the ground, its blade-like claws emitting a captivating cold light, and its mouth was slightly open, revealing bloody fangs.
Warwick, the angry beast of Zaun!
“This…this!”
"This is, a werewolf?!"
Guan Zeyuan's voice revealed a lot of surprise.
How long has it been since we last saw this hero in a game?
"I'm super, werewolf!"
"I'm super, werewolf dog!"
"EDG is stunned? This hero is useless in teamfights, and it's easy for him to miss his ultimate!"
"You know what, this thing is actually very powerful in laning."
"But is it just for laning?"
The barrage of comments immediately started a heated discussion.
This move was beyond the expectations of all players around the world!
They racked their brains but never expected that this person would actually be a werewolf.
Because this hero is really not suitable for the competition environment.
However, while they were discussing, Xu Yuan had already pressed OK.
Locked!
This is the way Xu Yuan came up with to deal with Zeus’ laning pressure.
Since it is not realistic to win a head-on battle in a short period of time.
So……
Abandon team battles and the like, and first strive to tie the laning phase or gain an advantage!
One cannot have it all.
At least for the current EDG, it can't be done.
However, if you just want to stabilize the laning phase or gain an advantage in the laning phase...
There is still a way.
The route up is long.
If the jungler is not around, werewolf is almost invincible in a 1v1 situation.
No hero can match Werewolf's laning ability.
Even Noxus won’t work, because Noxus’s stats have been nerfed for several rounds!
"It's okay, I can just use Gnar to fight him."
Zeus was not flustered.
Although it is indeed difficult to fight, Gnar can still pull it as he has long arms.
The T1 coach could only nod.
T1’s last two picks were Nalgasena!
The reason for choosing Gnar has been mentioned, and Senna is to strengthen the laning ability in the bottom lane.
"Senna? T1's bottom lane is still a two-shooter combination... In that case, what kind of AD can withstand this laning pressure?"
Miller frowned and thought of a solution for EDG.
Draven?
No way...
Even for Draven, it is still difficult to defeat Senaga Skateboard Shoes.
Before he could think it through, EDG finally came up with its last move.
Without any hesitation, lock it in seconds!
Desert Rose, Samira!
"WOW!"
Almost instantly, the European and American commentators exclaimed.
Both teams’ lineups are formed!
Blue side T1:
Top Gnar
Wild tree
Mid Single Tsar
The bottom lane group has Skateboard Shoes and Senna.
Red side EDG:
Top Werewolf
Jungle Prince
Karma in the middle
Bottom lane team: Samira and Garel.
The competition is about to begin!
"This move by Samira... is a bit too much."
Colonel Guan took a breath.
"Everyone, you all know very well how Samira can perform well."
"If EDG wins this game, it might be the most individualistic game we've seen this year!"
He looked serious and spoke in shock.
"EDG's lineup only has one Samira as its damage output point."
"This means that Savior must not only play to their advantage, but also cannot make any mistakes, and T1 happens to be the team that is best at taking advantage of mistakes!"
“It’s too difficult… it’s really too difficult!”
He sighed sincerely.
"Just like S7 five years ago, on the stage of the S13 finals, Savior once again carried EDG on his shoulders without hesitation!"
"This time he..."
"Can we still reach the other side?"