The RNG team's lineup this time is slightly different from their starting lineup in the spring split.
Since each team can only bring one substitute player, RNG made a choice between top laner and jungler and decided to bring two junglers and one top laner.
The top laner they brought was not the letme who had been firmly in the starting lineup before, but the attitude.
The team members on both sides had a good relationship and greeted each other in a friendly manner.
It was only then that Shi Senming paid attention to Prince Ning.
Prince Ning's face dropped, and he turned away and pretended not to hear.
"Ouch, what's wrong with you?"
Shi Senming chuckled and leaned forward. Maybe he and Li Luo weren't that familiar yet, but he and Prince Ning were definitely close friends.
Coming closer, Shi Senming jumped up, turned into a koala and pulled King Ning up, causing King Ning to shout with disgust: "Go away, get down quickly!"
After a while, the people from RW also came over with their luggage. Under the guidance of the staff, the four teams from the LPL expedition went to the officially arranged hotel to check in and began to adjust the equipment in their respective training rooms.
The coaches of each major team also held a group meeting that night.
At this time of unanimous publicity, the LPL teams are still very united, especially when the players do not have much time to train according to the 8.13 version due to version changes.
The coaches of each team can exchange understandings with each other, which can greatly supplement the shortcomings of each team.
In contrast, the players took advantage of this time to get together in twos and threes and chat.
"Brother Luo, hurry up and teach me your experience in playing KZ."
Xiaohu came to Li Luo's side and put his arm on Li Luo's shoulders naturally.
Tangled up in this Jilaishu, Li Luo looked helplessly and helplessly at Shi Senming, but Shi Senming turned his head aside, talked to Uzi, and pretended not to notice Li Luo's eyes.
Uzi pursed his lips and shrugged at Li Luo, looking helpless.
"It's easy to beat KZ. Just focus on the top lane and you're done."
Li Luoyan put forward his "good strategy" concisely and comprehensively.
However, Li Luo felt that Xiaohu was here just to show off. It can be seen from RNG's starting lineup. Although Erzi...oh, he is still a thief at this time, although Zizi is not as strong in the top lane position. It's not super strong, but it's undeniable that its stance is more offensive than letme's.
1v1, fighting Khan with stance is quite annoying.
But if it's 2v1 or multiple v1s, Khan's weaknesses will be exposed quickly.
BDD is not a player with strong line play ability, and this kind of player is precisely the one that Xiaohu restrains the most.
After all, mid laners like Xiaohu, apart from suffering losses when facing mid laners with strong laning abilities, have never been afraid of playing against others.
I won’t talk about the bottom lane.
Although his arrival has changed history and Uzi has not been able to win the cup so far, from the end of last year to now, after several contacts with Uzi, Li Luo can sense that the anger he is holding in his heart has not yet been released.
At this time, Uzi has transformed into a player who is aggressive in lane and stable in team play.
Under normal circumstances, Pray may suffer greater setbacks than when facing himself.
Overall, when RNG played KZ, there was some restraint in team style.
What confused Li Luo was that he remembered that the format of the Intercontinental Championship was not what it was this year.
According to the format of the intercontinental group stage, the format before the rebirth was that the number one in this division would inevitably face the number one in another division.
Therefore, the spring champion RNG at the time would face the LCK spring champion KZ and the LMS spring champion FW.
But this time the group stage competition system is based on the ranking of the first place in the competition area playing the second place in the external competition area, the second place in the competition area playing the first place in the external competition area, the third place in the competition area playing the fourth place in the external competition area, the fourth place in the competition area playing the third place in the external competition area .
According to the official statement, it is to increase the suspense of the confrontation between the various divisions.
At the same time, it is also to strive to make the point difference between each division smaller when the final calculation of group ranking points is made.
After all, the first place in a weak division is likely to defeat the second place in an outer division.
But correspondingly, the second place in a strong division also has a probability of defeating the first place in an outer division.
In this way, the suspense will be even greater.
It is said that the inspiration for making this decision came from a certain IEM competition. At that time, the WE team, which was at the bottom of the LPL, won the LCK's No. 1 Rox Tiger when no one was optimistic about it.
That event was undoubtedly a classic example of the David and Goliath defeating each other.
In order to increase the competition in the competition area, it is understandable that Riot has set up the schedule in this way.
Of course, they didn't do anything too outrageous. The intervals between the first and second place and the third and fourth place were clearly divided.
The strength of those who can reach the finals will be relatively close.
After all, from Riot's point of view, based on the current situation in major competition regions, the possibility of the fourth place defeating the first place is extremely slim.
In other words, according to this competition system, RNG needs to face Flash Wolf FW and KZ in the two games.
EDG will face GREX, the second-ranked team in the LMS division, and AFS in the LCK division.
And on the first day of the group stage, there will be a fight between EDG and AFS!
Recently, countless viewers on the Internet have begun to discuss this important event.
It is a fact that adc has been cut.
Whether EDG's strength has been affected will depend on this game to prove it.
Xiaohu's flirtatiousness is not just because of this intercontinental competition.
There are also subsequent Asian Games events.
Although the list has not been completely finalized at this time, it is basically inseparable.
Although Xiaohu's usual attitude is very good, only he knows whether he is panicking or not in his heart.
Li Luo can also chat with Xiaohu. After all, Xiaohu has good emotional intelligence and is relatively talkative. There is no need for Li Luo to find topics. And Li Luo's chat strategy is, as long as you can find topics, I can talk to you. First half day.
"It's a pity that the champion skin will not be released until the next version. Otherwise, there is still a good chance to see Xia Luo's roar in this intercontinental competition."
Meiko deliberately said to Baolan while drinking her drink.
Baolan glanced at him: "The skin is not yours."
Meiko didn't care after hearing this, but continued to talk to himself: "You can't use it in the intercontinental competition, but you will always have the opportunity to use it in the Asian Games. After my buddy gets the championship skin, I will only be able to use two!"
"Gangster logic."
Baolan was speechless.
He thinks Meiko is so mean.
I really want to punch him twice.
However, after looking at his own small body and comparing it with Meiko's body, Baolan gave up this idea.
The main reason is that they are both too thin. Baolan is afraid that with this punch, he may end up in the hospital, meiko in the police station, or vice versa, or both of them.
Still garlic.
"By the way, do you think it's a bit disgusting for the fist to do this? Lulu's 6-second shield was suddenly reduced to only 2.5 seconds, and it happened to strengthen a hero like Mouse Cannon."
Bao Lan seemed to have thought of something and said suddenly.
That's right, when they first learned that Lulu's shield had been weakened, neither of them cared.
But who knew it would be so badly cut.
Although Pixar still hangs on the hero for 6 seconds.
But it’s disgusting that the shield’s duration has been cut in half.
The enhanced damage of the E skills of mice and cannons is useless in Baolan's opinion.
Without a suitable hero to protect them, even if they are slightly strengthened, it will still be difficult for these two heroes to survive the early stage.
"In this version, only Morgana and Xingma can play as soft assistants... Of course, Luo doesn't count."
Meiko shook her head: "As for AD, it's Xayah and Lucian. These two heroes are the most suitable for this version. Kai'Sa will be stronger in the later stage, but among the four teams we participated in this time, the ADs are not weak. This is our LPL’s advantage.”
"We're going to play KT, but we don't know if we can beat him."
Baolan sighed.
In the days without Li Luo, although he felt that his game level had improved through continuous efforts, his mentality was always empty and he always felt uneasy.
Although the players were using chatting to divert their attention, they would unconsciously return to talking about the game.
After all, everyone is still thinking about the game that is about to start.
…
Game day.
The game between RNG and FW kicked off as the opening match.
The three LPL teams watched the game collectively as spectators in the huge lounge arranged by the organizer.
When he saw that RNG had chosen a relatively normal and conservative lineup, Li Luo inadvertently glanced at RNG's accompanying coach Sun Dayong and Heart who had just returned to the lounge.
Thinking from the perspective of a professional player, Li Luo felt that RNG's BP... would always give him a feeling that he couldn't describe.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the reason why Li Luo's team has more BP choices and more flexible ideas.
If Li Luo were asked to use a more euphemistic way to describe RNG facing the lineup chosen by FW, Li Luo could only use two words to describe it.
"keep."
Too conservative.
And the coach who came to BP seemed to think too much.
They think FW is too complicated.
Regardless of tactics, there is a gap in the personal abilities of the players on both sides.
Although it feels a bit like talking on paper from a God's perspective, Li Luo still feels that choosing a more aggressive lineup for RNG and letting them rely solely on their personal performance is better than this lineup.
He obviously changed his posture, but he chose Mondo for him.
Then choose Galio for Xiaohu.
Finally, get a Kai'Sa for Uzi.
Okay.
Single core.
Put your treasure on Kai'Sa who is very difficult to play in the early stage.
The bottom lane has to be strong in the lane, and it also has to take over the game in the later stages.
FW is very good at causing trouble.
Judging from the top, middle and jungle, one hand is a vampire, the other is a scorpion, and the other is a captain. They seem to be still alive in the MSI version.
But from the perspective of the bottom lane combination, there is a Parker and a Iron Man, both of whom have paid their wages and pretended to go out.
The selection of these two things means that FW has enough research on RNG. Although Kai'Sa can suppress Tetsuo, she cannot defeat him because of insufficient laning strength.
And this version of the salary-equipped Holy Relic Shield will not let you replenish it just because you have too many soldiers.
RNG's lineup relies so much on Kai'Sa's development that they have to wait until later.
When it came to Kai'Sa's three-piece suit, the vampire and the captain also developed.
The damage in team battles is not at the same level at all.
In the end, RNG lost the opening battle under the sighs of countless live audiences.
The opening battle of LPL was lost like this.
For the countless spectators who followed this game, this was truly the "opening lightning strike."
"I vomited. If Xiaohu doesn't know how to play Galio, just don't let him play."
"What is this BP? I don't understand it at all. The output point is Kai'Sa. Camille and Galio will die when they enter the field."
"Mondo is quite meaty, but it's useless."
"I take three lanes on one person, and I don't have any damage when playing in a group. This is my evaluation of Kai'Sa."
"Haha, there is a vampire in front, the captain's ultimate move blocks the path, and then he greets me with a barrel. Are you going to steal the output space?"
"The key is that you still have Pike. You can't lose too much health even in a group fight. These iron men are also very meaty."
"I vomited, and Wanwan smiled."
"Hua Zi still can't do it...I suddenly feel like this intercontinental competition is going to be cold."
"Don't mention it. I thought the schedule was good for us before, but now... I'm worried that EDG will also fall behind."
"Okay, if EDG overturns today, I will split into eight pieces on the spot."
"It's really not accurate. EDG has never faced AFS. What they are best at is killing familiar people..."
…
While the audience was complaining about the discussion, the LCK lounge was full of joy.
As the saying goes, the enemy of your enemy is your friend.
Although they have been defeated by the LMS division many times, and FW has earned the title of the anti-Korean hero, the audience will only remember the one who made it to the end.
Therefore, they would rather see the LPL region suffer than the LMS region.
"With RNG in this state, I feel like our opportunity has come!"
pray is also full of excitement.
Frustrated by Li Luo, he urgently needs someone to help him regain his place.
In Pray's view, this intercontinental competition is an opportunity to prove himself.
I can't beat you Shine, can't I beat Uzi who was overpowered by you in LPL?
Khan also had a little joy in his expression.
He could tell that the micro-manipulation of the posture was relatively rough.
At least that's better than him.
With such an RNG, they really have a chance.
Seeing the joy among everyone in KZ, several members of the AFS team also became slightly excited.
As professional players, they naturally don't just look at appearances.
RNG's defeat and BP showed them that LPL seems to have not adapted to this version.
It's no wonder, after all, the official server updates will always be one version behind them.
RNG didn't adapt, and maybe other teams didn't adapt either.
AFS is in excellent form in the recent LCK summer split. At the same time, among the four teams in the LCK, AFS is also the team with the deepest understanding of the current version of the game.
If they were facing EDG who had a general understanding of the version, then they would really have the confidence to win!
…
The second game of the intercontinental competition is a contest between IG team MAD, which is ranked fourth in the LMS division.
Just after winning a game in their own division, everyone in MAD walked onto the stage with great momentum.
Then...it took 22 minutes for IG to beat him 17 to 4, and he got off work at the speed of light.
When the IG crowd packed up their peripherals and walked off the stage with expressionless faces, LPL fans finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, IG's status is good.
Although... they don't seem to have any understanding of the version, and they completely penetrated MAD just by playing against each other.
After a brief period of relaxation, the most nervous and anticipated game for the audience came.
In the commentary box, Wawa, Miller and the invited guest commentators smiled. After the director's camera turned to them, Wawa was the first to speak: "Welcome back."
"This game, I think, should be the most watched game today, AFS versus EDG."
Miller followed up and said: "Have Xiaoxiao got to know the AFS team? Where do you think their strength ranks among the four teams participating in the LCK this time?"
"this……"
Xiaoxiao hesitated for two seconds and then said: "From the perspective of the adc position, I don't think AFS's bottom lane duo is outstanding, at least compared to the bottom lane duos of the other three LCK teams. Is such that."
"But... if you take into account the overall strength of the team itself, then I think AFS is definitely one of the best among the four LCK teams."
"As long as they can let Aiming withstand Shine's attack, it won't be easy to play, so I think AFS will definitely take action on Kalista."
Smile's analysis made Miller and Wawa nod slightly, especially Miller, who agreed with Smile's statement: "The 8.13 version has a small enhancement for Kalista. It can be said that since the start of the summer split, EDG has only Lucian. Also, the hero with the most hits in the bottom lane is Kalista.”
"So the key point of this game is the upper, middle and jungle of both sides. To be precise, the key point should be in the middle. I think if Scout plays well, he will have a chance to penetrate Kuro head-on."
He said with a serious smile.
kuro.
KZ's mid laner last year.
This year KZ chose BDD, and he came to AFS.
Kuro in 1994 was known as the Korean Tiger.
Steadiness and conservatism are synonymous with him.
But this type of mid laner is exactly restrained by the juniors.
But everything has two sides.
The young boy's nerves and instability are his fatal flaws.
If this instability manifests itself in front of Kuro, the experienced veteran will most likely take advantage of the young boy's compulsion to take advantage to set up a trap.
After saying this, he continued with a smile: "Their jungler Spirit... feels like one of the best junglers in the LCK recently. Needless to say, Kiin, the top laner, is the absolute core of AFS at the moment. If If we can block him, EDG will win more than half of the game."
"However, the actual operation still depends on the preparations of EDG. The BP of both sides has already started, with AFS on the blue side and EDG on the red side!"
"The first three bans of AFS are given to Kai'Sa, Kalista and the captain respectively!"
"Ka'Sa's words are to limit EDG's ability to take over the game in the late lane. Kalista...just like what I said just now, limits the possibility of the early lane breaking through the lane. The final captain, this one is undoubtedly It’s a sign of respect for Jin Gong.”
"The EDG team's three bans were given to Dao Mei, Sword Demon, and Braum respectively! They blocked Kiin's two-handed heroes, which is a very good BP. This shows that EDG did not underestimate the enemy and really studied AFS seriously."
Following Smile's analysis, the AFS team picked Lucian in seconds on the first floor.
"Lucian, there is nothing wrong with this first choice. It is one of the strongest adcs in the version. But in this case, should EDG directly choose the Xialuo combination?"
The doll's eyes lit up.
He hadn't seen Xia Luo's combination for a long time.
"It shouldn't be possible to directly select all the bottom lane duo."
Smiling and shaking his head slightly: "In that case, AFS's bp will be too comfortable."
"Yes, if EDG directly chooses the bottom duo, then AFS will directly take Morgana, and EDG will have a huge headache."
Miller also saw the clues.
EDG quickly gave their solution.
First floor, Xia.
Second floor, Bobby.
"Poppy... is a very standard defensive counterattack choice. This version of Poppy has been enhanced, and it can also suppress another hero, Keg, who has been enhanced and has become a popular top laner!"
Miller's pitch rose.
In version 8.12, the CD of Poppy's passive skill is reduced, the CD of Q skill is also reduced, and the damage is enhanced.
As for why the wine barrel is mentioned, it is also because the wine barrel's W skill Drunken Fury has been greatly strengthened in version 8.13. It is 8 seconds at level 1. The CD of the subsequent decreasing W skill is changed to a CD of 5 seconds at all levels, and it is released after After W, the attack distance is increased by 50 points.
This is a terrifying enhancement for professional players.
EDG made this choice obviously to allow AFS to think more carefully about the choice of upper unit.
However, AFS's choice was extremely decisive.
The wine barrel on the second floor and the pig girl on the third floor!
“Good meat.”
These two heroes were selected, and the three commentators in the commentary box all frowned.
The reason why Kasumi is popular in this version is because of the high compatibility between this hero and Aashiri. This is one of them.
Secondly, it is because it is balanced enough.
There is explosion, there is control, there is life-saving.
In the current version, this kind of adc does a lot of damage and is not easy to die.
But it may not be realistic to leave Kerry alone.
Judging from the first three heroes of AFS, EDG must add a large output core to the mid-range unit in the future.
The problem is that the laning ability of the large output core will not be very strong. Isn't this... what AFS expects?
However, the third floor of edg did not choose to use Luo to form Xia Luo's match. Instead, they settled on a troll.
"You got the troll, that's better."
Smiling and slightly frowning, his brows relaxed: "With Trolls around, AFS is missing a solid front row during team battles, and Trolls and Poppy have something to say. In this case, EDG's lineup is actually pretty good. , there is a lot of room for young students to choose.”
"The second round should focus on supporting players."
Miller stared thoughtfully at both sides' second-round bans.
Not surprisingly, EDG's second-round ban positions were given to Niutou and Morgana respectively.
AFS first pressed down the blind monk in one hand and then pressed down Luo.
The reason why the blind monk was killed is because the blind monk has been strengthened in two consecutive versions, especially the enhancement in 8.13, which directly reduced the CD of the blind monk's W skill for two seconds.
It's outrageous to be the son of a worthy fist.
EDG has a history of dragging trolls to play support.
AFS has to guard against this.
After all, Lee Sin is a hero that Xiaotian is very good at using, and once EDG chooses Lee Sin, their top, middle and jungle strength will skyrocket.
Even though Pig Girl and Wine Barrel are stronger in small-scale combat, they still have to consider the risk of being caught and taken away.
In such a situation where the auxiliary heroes were severely targeted, EDG locked up a rather surprising hero on the fourth floor.
Pike.
This hero RNG just suffered a loss at the hands of FW.
EDG is now taking it out directly.
"Pyke... EDG is so avant-garde. Not many teams dare to use Pyke at this stage. After all, it has only been out for a short time. In addition, this is a hero that requires extremely high proficiency. Most players really don't dare to use it. , meiko’s courage is quite good.”
Smile said in astonishment.
Of course, as an adc, he could roughly guess why Meiko had such courage.
In fact, many players are proficient enough in certain heroes.
It's just because of my mentality that I don't dare to take it in the competition.
With this kind of mentality, even if they do take out the hero, they will easily perform poorly due to nervousness. In the end, the audience will really label them as "they dare to take out the hero even if they don't know how to play".
"How should I put it... Putting aside proficiency, I think the choice of Pike is very interesting. We all know Pike as a hero. His roaming ability is very exaggerated. AFS's BP idea is to let you suppress the bottom lane. I stabilized the bottom lane and hit the midfielder and that was it, but EDG told them, sorry, we can press in the bottom lane and we can withstand pressure. As for you guys who want to play the midfielder... Meiko, my assistant, wants to step in!"
Miller smacked his lips: "EDG's counter move, I think it's okay."
"Then AFS has very few choices. Their mid laner needs to choose someone who can swim, like Rock Bird. As for support, Tahm Kench is about the same."
A clear-thinking smile spoke directly.
And the next second, AFS actually did it!
The barrage also floated a large number of 666 to give smiles.
But for Smile, being able to guess these two heroes is nothing new.
"Although the rock bird has been weakened in two consecutive versions, fortunately the weakening is not big. After the AFS side has the rock bird, the upper and middle wilds want to unite and gather together, and the speed will be very fast. The two people of the wine barrel and the pig girl The control chain can make up for the lack of damage. As the saying goes, if the damage is not enough, control can make up for it. The control of these two plus the burst of Yanjai, I have to say that AFS’s top, middle and jungle combination is very strong.”
He smiled and said: "Of course, it still depends on what hero EDG will choose for the junior mid laner."
As Smile's words fell, EDG's fifth floor was also freshly released.
"Zuo Yin...it's locked!"
Miller rubbed his chin: "There is no doubt that this is a confident choice. The younger brother is going to fight hard in the lane. In terms of the support ability and small-scale combat ability of the upper, middle and jungle, EDG is slightly inferior. Only strong laning can explain the reason for choosing Zuo Yin instantly."
"Anyway, the BP game between the two sides can reveal the skills of the coaches on both sides. Judging from the BP, both sides are very well prepared."
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Smile sighed.
"The details still depend on the performance of the players. Well, the lineup here has been determined! The blue side AFS team, the top laner Jiugong, the wild boar girl, the mid laner Yanque, and the bottom lane duo are Lucian and Tahm Kench respectively. !”
"The EDG team on the red side, the top laner is Poppy, the jungler is Troll, the mid laner is Zuo Yin, and the bottom lane duo is Xia and Pike respectively!"
"The players on both sides are ready, let's get into this focused battle together!"
ps: Last night was okay. I went to bed at 4 a.m. and went to bed at 2 a.m.... emmm, I hope I can fall asleep at 0 a.m. today~
