RW's coach steak had a long face.
The afro combined with his bloated expression looks like a pufferfish that has been stimulated and swells up, trying to kill the opponent with its chubby body.
They all know the level of KT, and asking RW to face this Guardians of the Galaxy team is basically equivalent to giving away points, which is equivalent to being an inferior horse.
Doinb, who had been sitting there silently, suddenly said, "If we need to do this, we can, no problem."
His eyes were determined, revealing his desire for victory.
Kim Tae Sang just wants to win.
He came out of LSPL twice, changed three teams in three years, and constantly changed teammates, but he never won any championship.
This intercontinental competition is a great opportunity. He will make sacrifices for the team when necessary and let the world see who Super Carry Doinb is!
Kkoma nodded with satisfaction. His impression of Doinb was still that he was spurned by the Korean network, which made him unable to gain a foothold.
But in the past year, through studying the core tactical players of various LPL teams, he discovered the player Kim Tae-sang.
It's true that I have bad luck.
He is the kind of mid laner who can play games with the jungler. The idea of bringing his own system is more commonly known in the coaching world as 'midfield game'.
Develop tactics with the center and jungle as the absolute core, radiate to the overall situation, and connect 5 people into a team battle to work together.
However, the shortcomings are also obvious.
Doinb is the only player in the LPL who cannot play Zoe. He plays more of a roaming and team-starting role.
The advantages are obvious, but the disadvantages are also exposed to the enemy.
Lack of damage!
This means that in the non-wild core version, in addition to Edici in the bottom lane who is responsible for the output task, there must be a position that can make up for the damage of the mid-range unit.
The captain and vampire version of RW not only caused huge trouble for IG, but also made the teams in the eastern and western halves feel the terrifying presence of this dark horse.
But after all, Aguang is playing with big trees.
As a standard blue-collar worker, he also plays the role of starting a team and absorbing injuries. He does not have the talent to maximize the roles of the two heroes, Captain and Vampire, in the later stages.
This overlaps with Doinb's role in the team.
In a team, it is definitely a taboo for the top and middle players to have overlapping roles.
5 people become 4 people.
If RW wants to go further, this is definitely a hindrance for them.
However, Doinb's "mid-jungle game" is to attack the bottom lane more through the linkage of jungle and support.
Hitting the road is completely hands-off.
Faced with this situation, RW was obviously embarrassed.
On the road, blue-collar workers must resist pressure, and in the later stages, they must shoulder the heavy responsibility of output with Edisi.
This kind of player
It is almost difficult to find it even with a lantern.
Kkoma also considered at the beginning that if Su Xiaoluo still hesitated to cut his salary by 1/3, he would turn around and fall into the arms of his ROG sponsor father.
Team leader Aning gave Kkoma another cup of iced coffee. He took a sip and continued with the formation of troops.
"Next, I plan to let EDG face SKT. This is the opponent's weakest link. As long as Khan defeats Thal, victory will be easy."
He didn't say anything.
When I was still a trainee in SKT and substituted for Lee Sang Hyuk, I vowed to take Faker's place.
Now, as the head coach of this intercontinental competition, Kkoma also has some selfish motives of his own - to help his former team members realize their dreams.
Scout showed his silver braces and smiled.
Khan also stood up and screamed.
He is the best at playing SKT.
Now he is at the peak of his form. Against a top laner like Thal, he can kill him casually without blinking his eyes. If he doesn't press 30 dollars in the lane, it's equivalent to being suppressed.
"RNG goes to fight AFs, just resist the pressure in the top lane and let Uzi penetrate the bottom lane."
After hearing Kkoma's arrangement, RNG coach Sun Dayong quickly stated, "We can continue to let King Ning play, protect the puppy and let him play comfortably."
"Ah?" King Ning opened his eyes wide. He originally thought that the coaching staff would continue to let Xiang Guo appear on the stage.
I didn’t expect it! I didn’t expect it!
He actually still got a chance to play.
Xiao Ming was grinning.
He and King Ning were old partners in YM. Although Gao Zhenning has transitioned into jungle now, the tacit understanding between the two is still there after all.
Nosuke's linkage is also considered smooth.
Uzi also showed some joy, and even breathed a sigh of relief.
At the beginning of the summer season, when the coaching staff asked Xiangguo to start again, he complained quite a lot.
It's not a personal opinion on Xiangguo, but a matter of playing style.
For Uzi, King Ning is playing well, why are you replacing him?
Uzi was very satisfied with the fact that this IG who often came to hug people's thighs and catch people while squatting was the third generation Uzumaki Ningto.
The main thing is to play comfortably.
King Ning can link up with his posture in the upper and jungle, and can also perfectly perform security-like marking actions on the bottom lane.
Some commentators even said so bluntly.
Where there is Uzi, there must be Ning people behind.
There is a jungler who is always crouching at the bottom of the map. Coupled with the strong laning strength of him and Xiao Ming, RNG's strength in the lower half is among the best in the world.
Putting on the spicy hot pot, Uzi will always think of those unforgettable days in RNG in S6 and S7.
No matter what the team's performance is, he is really unhappy when playing. Many times he can clearly suppress the opponent and cannot make last hits, but he is forced to give up because the fragrant pot is wandering in the upper half.
Although the team's jungle rotation is not to his liking, Uzi can't ask the management to change their thinking.
As long as there is no critical moment when he is forced to do so, he is still very mature and will not be a year old at all.
If the coaching staff doesn't listen to your suggestions, then the game will continue like this.
In the regular season, I can tolerate it.
Now hearing that Sun Dayong took the initiative to change the jungler, Uzi and Xiao Ming looked at each other and smiled, and they saw the joy in each other's eyes.
Even Letme breathed a sigh of relief.
He was eager for King Ning to come on stage.
Xiang Guo plays a game and puts too much pressure on himself.
He has to listen to instructions all the time, because Xiangguo focuses on the top half, and everything in the early stage has to be served by the jungler.
Manage the army line, exchange blood frequently to provide convenience for the jungle, and follow the incense pot to counter the invasion of the jungle.
Letme doesn't like this.
Catching Xiang Guo means that he must shoulder the burden of carrying. Compared with top lane heroes with strong maneuverability like Dao Mei, he prefers functional roles in team sites such as Sion and Orn.
After S7 was educated by South Korea's top laner, Letme, who has entered the second half of his career, can also clearly understand his position.
——If you help me, I won’t give up. If you don’t help me, I will explode!
His positioning is to support growth online, provide stable control in team fights, and create perfect output space for the C position.
Besides, Uzi has been strong all spring. If your coaching staff doesn't protect him and raises the incense pot, why do you want me to carry him?
Once you lose the game, you will be criticized, such as "Why do you play a carry hero?", "Can't you just be a bastard?", "Pauwuz is enough", "Does the team use your C?" and so on.
Except that Mala Xiangguo would be a little frustrated when he heard this personnel arrangement, the other RNG players didn't think it was a bad thing.
Kkoma's tone was much cheerful when they saw Sun Dayong being so cooperative and even willing to change the jungle rotation to ensure victory in the LPL.
In his opinion, the strength of the LPL division this year is definitely ahead of the LCK. As long as nothing unexpected happens, there will be no problem in winning the intercontinental competition.
"The last one is IG. Under normal circumstances, no matter which team we play against, we can guarantee a victory. Even if the plan goes awry, everyone just needs to win one game. If we wait until the fifth game, we can still have a final say."
Kkoma is very confident.
Just like last year when I was still the head coach of SKT.
If other teams weren't lagging behind.
Last year, his title should have been the title of Intercontinental Champion Coach.
The surrounding players also smiled.
No one has any comments.
If IG won the championship in S7 last year, some players and viewers would think that IG was a matter of luck.
So when IG, which was fully integrated in the early days of S8, slaughtered various teams in training matches and regular seasons, they knew in their hearts that the big brother of the LPL had changed hands.
This feeling is very solid.
They are not like the former LPL overlord EDG. As the fantasy gods of the civil war, they were invincible, but in the World Championship, they became two teams.
As for the other three teams, even if they lose the game, they won't feel too burdened.
After all, IG is here.
"Here." A Guang hesitated and raised his arms, "I have a question."
"you say."
"How do we ensure that each team meets the expected opponent?" A Guang has never understood this matter, but seeing that other players also understood it, he didn't raise this question until now.
Am I stupid?
"That's a good question." After listening to the translation, Kkoma groaned for two seconds, "I don't know the answer either."
"Huh?!" Everyone was dumbfounded now.
Even Li Nian, who had watched the 2018 Intercontinental Tournament, looked at the coach dumbly.
"The problem of game theory is very complicated. It is impossible to win 100% of the time. We can only guess and determine the possible order of the opponent's team."
Kkoma then said, "I plan to let IG play first, get a good start to give everyone confidence, and increase the fault tolerance rate."
"I think it's OK." Steak agreed with Leehom.
If IG wins the first game, as long as it wins another game later, even if the game is dragged into a life-or-death situation, IG can be used again.
Not a bad idea indeed.
The coaching staff of the other two teams discussed one thing and finally reached a consensus.
"Then it's settled!" Kkoma clapped his hands and drank two cups of coffee after talking for so long.
So he ordered Xihuang to open the live event room in the training room.
"Let's take a look at this semi-final. Maybe LCK will reveal more tactics, which will help us respond better."
Facts have proved that Kkoma thought too much.
In the semi-finals against Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, the LCK team only had to hold on to the final.
Play steadily and use decent tactics to operate with the strength of your leading players.
Originally, Li Nian thought that the anti-Korean Qixia Flash Wolf could score a point with its consistently wonderful performance in BO1, but it backfired.
Flash Wolf met KT.
In the confrontation between the two strongest combat forces, FW came back defeated.
The three lanes of laning were crushed, and KT already had a 6K economic gap at the end of the 15-minute laning period.
Mr. Dai is completely crazy. Even Ucal, who just entered the professional arena this year, can ride on Maple Syrup's head.
8K in 17 minutes, 1W in 20 minutes
The economic gap continues to widen, and this is a complete crush.
Next, KZ faced MAD, and everyone was furious. Ray had a gloomy face and vented all his anger on MAD's head after losing to IG yesterday.
In his first hand, Jayce fully embodies the characteristics of the offensive top laner.
One of the other teams seemed to be competing.
See who can kill the remaining two games in the shortest time and enter the intercontinental finals.
It's a pity that in the best-of-five game arrangement, SKT didn't even have a chance to play.
"Congratulations to the LCK division! As expected, we swept the LMS with three consecutive victories and advanced to the clear finals with our heads held high."
Hao Kai was still trying to mobilize the atmosphere at the scene, but unfortunately the number of spectators was too small, and the sporadic cheers could not make any waves at all.
There were even staff members with fists between their hands, but they were unable to complete their tasks in the audience.
The audience who came to watch the semifinals were either a very small number of Flash Wolves fans or Korean fans - KT, KZ and SKT all have popular players, and there are also some die-hard fans.
But the total number of supporters of these elements is not as large as the number of spectators in yesterday's group match.
There was not even a single stand in the scattered auditorium, and this semi-final was almost a violent beating. Anyone with a little bit of common sense in watching the game knew that the result was no suspense.
Even the commentator Hao Kai unplugged the ventilator and almost yawned as he finished explaining the game.
The audience saw the expected results, and of course there was no excitement.
"The LMS division's results in this year's intercontinental competition were not ideal. Together with the group stage, they achieved a miserable record of 0 wins and 11 losses," Qi Huan continued to say in a soporific tone, "This is not a problem of one or two teams, but a problem of one or two teams. It’s because the competitiveness of the entire division is declining!”
"If this continues, they may not be able to maintain their status in the top five major divisions."
Qi Huan wanted to continue talking, but his partner Hao Kai brought the topic back to the topic.
"Tomorrow afternoon, the LCK will start a desperate battle with our LPL to compete for the title of the number one division in Asia and even the world!"
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"nineteen"
The audience in the Dalian Central Gymnasium stood up and shouted countdown.
The venue was packed today, and the outpouring of tens of thousands of people was earth-shaking, allowing all viewers who watched the live broadcast of the event online to feel their enthusiasm.
"Three, two, one!"
The screen instantly went dark.
When it reappeared, the first thing I saw was the Riot Games logo. After the special effects of breaking the glass, along with the non-stop sound of the scene, the spotlights above the stage were intertwined and finally gathered in the center, just like in the skin of DJ Suina. The giant disc player that appeared was reproduced.
The color of the spotlight changes, and the rhythmic electronic sound sounds. The variation of 2018MSI has become duller, and it sounds a bit less grand. However, it has indeed made a lot of improvements in mobilizing the atmosphere of watching the game.
The images on the large screen flickered and switched, recreating the classic moments one after another.
The audience in the venue once again clapped their support sticks fiercely, and welcomed the host above the stage amidst the noise.
Wearing a dark red suit, he stepped onto the stage and said, "This is Dalian, Liaoning Province. Welcome to the live broadcast of the finals of the 2018 Asian Competition!"
Vincent below the stage showed a satisfied smile.
After two days of warm-up for the group stage and one day for the semi-finals, the shocking effect brought by the super-large venue has finally come in handy.
"After yesterday's fierce competition in the semi-finals, the LCK will finally stand on the final stage of the Asian Competition again and will compete with the host LPL for the title of the strongest division in Asia."
Ren Dong said and waved his arm, "Let's invite the team to appear!"
"First of all, let us welcome the fourth seed of LCK-SK Telecom T1!"
He drawled his voice, and with the sound of dry ice sublimating and erupting around the stage, a five-meter-high and three-meter-wide dragon behind Ren Dong suddenly opened, and the SKT players appeared in front of everyone.
The audience burst into warm applause.
96line, especially Faker, was an insurmountable mountain during the dark years of the LPL.
Although the veteran was late, they still paid the necessary respect.
Next, EDG, KT, RW and other teams will appear one after another.
The moment Uzi and other RNG players appeared, the Royal fans in the audience couldn't help but start to vent their excitement.
Uzi has attracted a lot of fans after his performance as a top ADC this spring.
Coupled with the blessing of the all-China class, it provides a good home haven for those viewers who like to play Huazi. RNG's current fan base is still very stable.
In this era where fans are constantly being plundered by Li Nian and IG, it would be good to be able to retain one's inherent supporters.
After KZ came on the scene, Ren Dong paused.
Seven of the eight teams currently participating in the finals have already appeared.
Everyone knows the identity of the remaining team.
I don’t know who started it, but fans at the scene shouted the IG team name crazily, setting off a wave of sonic frenzy in the stadium.
The dog son has been hiding for three years.
I finally made a comeback today!
He stared at all the pigs and dogs at his feet.
Seeing this, Ren Dong picked up the microphone and shouted loudly, "Finally, let us welcome the number one seed in the LPL division."
"IG!"
The giant door opened again, revealing the IG six-man team wearing red uniforms.
At this moment, the momentum swept over the scene like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
Li Nian stood in the middle, holding the Intercontinental Championship trophy in his hand.
The six people walked slowly towards the center of the stage.
Jack, Baolan, and Broiler stood in the front row, while Li Nian, Duck, and Theshy, the three players with height advantages, were in the back.
"Please ask Fly, the representative of the 2017 Asian Championship Championship Region, to return the trophy!"
Li Nian held up the first intercontinental championship trophy won by the LPL team last year in both hands, and placed it on the high platform in front of the roaring cheers from the audience.
The moment the trophy was placed, the overhead spotlights flashed and crossed again, and the printed championship trophy shone brightly.
"Now I announce" Ren Dong took a deep breath, "the finals of the 2018 Asian Competition have officially begun!"
Amidst the muffled sound of the cheering stick hitting, the camera kept zooming out.
The logos of the two teams in the first battle were displayed on three big screens.
"IG vs. SKT!"
Seeing this matchup, barrage kept passing by in the live broadcast room.
"It's over, it's over, it's been calculated!"
"What do you mean it's over? Didn't IG get one point for sure?"
"IG is very stable in scoring points no matter who it faces. SKT, who were originally weak, come up to help the other three teams self-destruct and replace IG. The LPL is obviously losing blood!"
"This is equivalent to the LPL's high-end horses versus the LCK's low-end horses. It's not worth winning!"
In the LPL competition area lounge backstage, the atmosphere of laughter and laughter instantly solidified.
As players and coaching staff, they know better than the barrage audience what it means for IG to face SKT.
It can be said that in the eyes of the players, SKT's current strength is not even as good as RW. In this version that focuses on mid and upper jungle, the Triple Crown has no advantage against any other team.
During the pre-match preparations, Kkoma and others even assumed that SKT was here to give away points.
But they never expected that the LCK coaching staff made a dangerous move in their formation.
Instead of pursuing a good start, let SKT go out and cash in.
Anyway, it’s basically about giving away points. As long as SKT can drag down the strong LPL teams, it will be considered a success.
Due to the rules of the intercontinental competition, the girl team can only play one game in the first four rounds of the knockout stage. SKT held back IG, which means that in the next three rounds, the most powerful force in the LPL was eliminated.
The four coaches sat in silence on their chairs.
In their vision, they plan to let IG face KZ or the African team. Except for KT, the strongest team in South Korea, these two teams are all powerful. IG can win and weaken the next strength of the LKC division. , provide help to other companions.
But now this idea was ruthlessly broken.
After IG and SKT are both eliminated in the first game, the other three LPL teams will face more powerful opponents.
Even several IG players looked embarrassed.
The intercontinental competition is not about fighting alone, and the world's number one cannot play a decisive role. It is still necessary to work together and help colleagues to win the championship. Now that the pressure on the other three teams has increased sharply, they will naturally not be happy.
Li Nian noticed that the morale of his teammates was low, and he quickly stood up and clapped his hands vigorously, asking everyone to shift the main force to him.
"Don't think so much," he said, trying to sound steady in his voice, "First take down the game in front of you and take your time one step at a time."
"If we can't even win this set, we don't have the right to worry about the next thing."
Just a few words aroused the fighting spirit of Jack and others. Facing SKT's opening game of the intercontinental competition, they had a reason to win.
This is the dignity of being the No. 1 seed in the LPL.
Vincent also opened the door and came in, reminding IG to prepare to play.
After all, Kkoma has experienced many battles and has long been accustomed to this kind of thing. No one can be 100% accurate in blind selection matchups.
The only thing he can do is to help the team get a strong lineup as much as possible to win the game.
Even when facing his old club, Coach Leehom has no intention of letting go.
Our stance is different, so there is no need to dwell on past efforts.
Although the corridor was closed, it was not dark. The overhead lights were so bright that it hurt the eyes, and even the milky white tiles on the floor shone with a dazzling light.
Along the way, Riot Games’ Chinese employees also stopped to cheer for IG in a subtle way.
Before joining Riot, these people were all ordinary players and had teams they supported. Since IG won the championship last year, they have shown strong dominance. Many of Riot's grassroots employees are supporters of Li Nian.
Except, of course, designers.
The moment he stepped onto the stage again, the three stands in front of Li Nian instantly burst into thunderous applause and cheers!
The director's camera focused on the commentary box, where Zeyuan and Rita were still analyzing the situation in the first game.
"The weakest team in the LCK comes to face our strongest IG." Anyway, there is no Samsung in this year's intercontinental competition. Park Zeyuan has not changed his last name yet, and his stance is still very upright. Now his expression is still a little worried, "I have to say, it is really disappointing. The other party won the bet."
In his original version, he also wanted to say that today's LPL division had a bit of a bad start. Although IG might win this game, LPL was undoubtedly at a disadvantage in terms of their formation strategy.
However, considering that he was currently in the commentary box, it was really difficult to say these words, so Zeyuan simply kept his mouth shut.
"It is worth mentioning that both sides have won the global finals. This is definitely a powerful matchup." Rita interjected.
It's just that one is the Demon King who is already descending the mountain, and the other side is the legendary power that is constantly climbing towards the Triple Crown Dynasty.
Lee Sang Hyuk sat on the e-sports chair in the middle of the player seats. He put on his headphones and stared at the client interface in front of him.
He knows that he has been too affected by age. The coach has left and the team's strength has also declined. With the rise of Griffin, which consists of five young players this year, SKT officially fell out of the first tier in the summer split.
But Faker is not ready to be kicked out and become an outcast.
After the S7 World Championship last year, he was tough-talking in front of various media and faced countless doubts. Lee Sang Hyuk was still looking for opportunities to break the doubts.
Now when Lee Sang Hyuk knows that SKT needs to be the first to play, he knows exactly what role he is playing.
He took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers, looking slightly lonely.
In the team voice, Coach Jin was still encouraging the players, his voice as rough as ever, "I know you feel uncomfortable, but this is the Intercontinental Tournament, and we have to face this kind of thing."
No one else said a word.
"Although IG is indeed very strong, it was the LCK that sacrificed us, right? But if we win this game, can you wash away the online violence you suffered last year?"
Hearing these words, Lee Sang Hyuk subconsciously bit his lower lip.
He recalled the moment when he looked back at the awards podium under the Bird's Nest stage last year.
That's so sad.
"You're unhappy, aren't you?" Coach Jin saw the reaction of all five team members and once again stimulated, "In terms of strength, we are not as good as the other three teams, and everyone else also thinks so, we are weak."
When he said this, his voice suddenly became impassioned, "If you don't want others to look down on you, then be cautious!"
"Even if I can't win against IG, I still have to tear off a piece of flesh from them!"
"Let our opponents know that these three stars on our uniforms are not just random ones!"
"Okay!" After listening to the coach's chicken soup for the soul, the young player Thal was instantly refreshed. He had not experienced what happened last year, and he was as confident as a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. "Isn't it just IG? There is nothing to be afraid of."
The rest of the SKT players also cheered up. Bang, who had been silent just now, took his good brother and only brother Li and started to play solo.
The referees behind the players' box were all confused and looked at each other, confused about the situation.
There are two referees from Riot China who don’t understand Korean, but they don’t know how serious they are. When Coach Jin communicates with the players, his tone of voice changes from low and soft to high and powerful. It’s obvious that he is injecting chicken blood.
It's just that the effect is a bit too good.
Thal is very active and can be described as elated, "Coach, I want to play Nuoshou!"
Coach Jin panicked.
Nuoshou?
This is not fun!
". Look carefully," he thought deeply, and could only temporarily appease the newcomer's emotions, and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, you have a big stage in this game."
Thal was as happy as a child.
He has played against the Korean top laner, but he has not officially competed against the world's number one top laner in a game.
Previously at the Korean Open, he had been criticized for not being able to play as a top laner.
If he can get this one to kill Theshy, wouldn't he inherit the title of the world's number one top laner?
"Players please enter the custom room one by one, the game will start immediately!" the Korean referee reminded.
Ten players entered one after another, and the players who had a good relationship with each other would take advantage of the time when BP was not started to type and chat.
At this time, even Jack, who was doing daily chores, had no thoughts at this time. He felt extremely uncomfortable being caught by LCK.
The referee asked the players if they were ready. After receiving a positive answer, they communicated with the backstage director about the progress of the game.
The live broadcast footage has been cut to the commentary booth.
It's still Dolly Miller and Remember. Since a lot of the content has been finished by Ze Yuan and Rita in the commentary box, there is not much content about the game that the three of them can talk about.
The answer is that it is Wawa's turn to show off his professional skills. When it comes to small talk, he is a professional.
The baby talked eloquently for two minutes. When the BP panel appeared, he finally shut up.
Miller and Remember immediately jumped into the topic.
"The LCK division won the coin side-guessing session earlier today. They have the priority to choose sides in the first, third, and fifth rounds. In this round, SKT chose the blue side for themselves, and they banned Qinggang Shadow first!"
kkoma sent the troll to the ban position.
Through the information prepared before the game, he knew that the opponent's top laner was a troll who specializes in unique skills, and that this hero is currently also a jungler. For a position that can swing like this monkey, kkoma will never give it to SKT.
After Coach Jin saw IG's ban selection, he thought for a long time and said to Thal, "What if I grab the crow for you first?"
Hearing this, Thal was a little disappointed. He originally wanted to play a colorful Slam Dunk with Nuoshou, and show IG what it means to "one person's blood rages and the whole family ascends to heaven." '
However, the Crow is indeed a good choice. At least from the early laning to team battles, Swain has an advantage against most top laners.
And this is also the hero he is good at, and his proficiency is guaranteed.
"No problem, I have a C in the crow!" Thal, his beaten partner, was so proud that he immediately assured the coach.
Coach Jin hesitated to speak.
He doesn't even expect Thal to carry, so just don't give him away. His teammates have big daddy who can lead him to win.
"SKT's second choice of ban position was given to Dao Mei. IG's top, middle and jungle use this hero very well, and it is very offensive in the early stage. Although SKT has made many personnel adjustments in the past two years, in the final analysis, the team's style has not changed. The main focus is on defensive counterattacks, this kind of tactics is very repulsive to Dao girls!"
In the third hand, IG banned Yanjai, and SKT's last ban position in the first round was given to Thresh.
After all, it was before.
IG used Draven Thresh to hammer KZ into a state of disgrace.
Combined with the '1557' recorded in the history of last year's World Championship.
SKT is really shadowed.
"This hand actually bans two positions," Miller also understood the meaning of SKT. "Actually, Thresh is not really a strong support in the bottom lane right now, and Sapphire's Thresh is not very proficient, especially compared to Bullhead, Luo, the Monkey King, a hero with strong attributes, and level 1 Braum and Tamm, support players who can provide protection."
"Banning Thresh means restricting Draven!"
The status of ADC is now not as good as that of a dog.
Since Sheep Knife and Cyclone were weakened, the strength of Edici, Kai'Sa, Verus, and Big Mouth, who were originally able to produce decent output with these two-piece sets, has dropped drastically.
The current mainstream of Daughter of the Void has become the AP style of Sheep Knife + Nash's Fang + Banshee Hat Zhonya, which mainly uses passive plasma output.
This set of equipment relies on Banshee and Zhongya, and its life-saving ability is quite good. However, due to the weakening of the AD/AP bonus of each layer of Sheep Knife, the output damage is still insufficient compared to before.
Now Lucian is considered a relatively strong bottom lane choice, and Draven has also become a popular choice. His strong early combat effectiveness allows him to have unlimited battery life with only a blood-drinking sword. Compared with other shooters, he can Participate in teamfights including Rift Herald.
This was an advantage for Jack. After Crystal's brutal BO10 destroyed him, Shiba Inu's Draven was the only one.
Except for Griffin's Edici player Viper, who is in charge of the LCK, no one else can learn from it.
After all, the gameplay of this hero is completely different from that of other shooters. If you don't start practicing before entering the professional arena, and after developing the habit of positioning, it is completely impossible to practice and achieve results.
SKT banned people this time, starting with Thresh and dismantling IG's most powerful bottom lane combination.
"IG chose to ban Lucian at the end to prevent SKT from playing a brainless four-guarantee-one game. After all, Lucian's proficiency in the ban was too exaggerated!"
I remember thinking for a moment, "Do you think SKT is going to have a Raven?"
"It's possible," Wawa interjected, "Troll has been banned, and the other Karma, who restricts Swain, is also difficult to appear due to the dual weakening of shields and equipment."
"It is no exaggeration to say that Swain no longer has any natural enemies!" said the doll.
As expected, SKT grabbed the Raven first.
"I will use the support and mid-low swing positions first this round," this choice is also in line with Kkoma's expectations. He said loudly, "For the third hand, it depends on how the opponent takes it. We will choose one from the mid-field swing position or the top laner, but for sure The jungler has to wait until the second round.”
"No problem, no problem. You choose first, and I'll just follow behind." After Jack said this, he turned off the headset and took a sip of Coke into his mouth.
He saw clearly that there was no need to play this version by himself. The two heroes Lucian and Draven could not get it, and the ADCs on both sides were just pendants.
The excellent hero pool makes Jack not afraid of being targeted, so he can just keep calm.
"Luo and Syndra!" I remember shouting loudly, "Luo is not bad, but Syndra's appearance now is a bit different from the version!"
The AP mid laner's equipment has been weakened, preventing him from gaining an advantage in the early stage. The lack of mana and lane power will make it very difficult to line up with heroes like Enchantress or Zoe.
Coach Jin is still thinking.
When they played Crow first, IG actually took out a strong hero like Luo.
What is this for?
Are you afraid you won’t die quickly enough?
Crow is known for his positional battles. During team battles, he is eager for the opponent to rush in. His ultimate move + golden body can hold him back for a long time, and he also has good output capabilities.
And Syndra couldn't understand it even more.
But he felt that the other party must have a conspiracy.
"Wine Barrel and Sword Demon!" Miller said, "SKT is placing bets on their position!"
Aatrox and Swain, this is almost a team battle between two single lines, with damage, control, and tanks all available.
I remember that I was still struggling with another issue, "The wine barrel and the rock bird are gone now, so there are very few heroes that the mouth guide can pick up!"
Coach Kim obviously did this on purpose.
Rock Bird and Grain Barrel are currently the strongest AP junglers. Although Spider has been strengthened twice, its current appearance frequency and winning rate are not high.
The most important factor affecting its appearance rate is the change in the jungle. With the strengthening of River Crab, the first confrontation point between the two sides is now moved forward to two minutes.
The spider had not yet reached level 3 at that time. To put it bluntly, the spider queen at level 2 was a waste and not strong enough at all.
There is no AP jungler available. Now Li Nian's unique tree and Poppy can face the two flying boys, Sword Demon and Crow, and they will be unable to get out.
"It depends on how IG will respond." Remember continued, "If IG doesn't use the jungle on the third hand, it will be very difficult for them to draft in the second round."
Before he could remember to turn his eyes to the screen again, he saw Rookie's hero selection box locked on Sword Princess.
Apparently it confirms what I remember.
Li Nian's position was completely sacrificed.
The second round of BP begins.
IG didn't care about the bang at all, locked on Wolf, and blocked Tahm and Morgana, two extremely protective supports, in an effort to allow their forced lineup to go to the back row and do whatever they wanted.
"SKT chose to ban Prince and Poppy, and continued to target me. He was unable to have an impact on SKT's lineup."
Poppy's ultimate move is too restrained by the Sword Demon and the crow, while the prince's ultimate move traps the crow in the wall, and running with EQ can completely delay the end time of the ultimate move.
Just ban him.
IG's fourth choice, Li Nian won the blind monk without hesitation.
From the moment Li Sang Hyuk locked eyes with Li Qing, he couldn't help but frown.
He still has the footprints on his back that the blind man left on his name last year.
Now you took it out again?
"Steady," Coach Jin patted Faker on the shoulder. "You use Sword Demon in this game. You don't have to worry too much. You just need to keep pushing the lane away and don't let Syndra control the lane."
Faker nodded vigorously.
Barrages flew across the live broadcast room.
"Hahaha, the mouth guide is so high, Faker's face turned green."
"Isn't this going to put another footmark on him?"
"Tell me why the boss didn't choose the blind champion skin last year. You see, now that the male gun has been weakened, almost no one can play it."
"Don't forget, the wild core won the championship last year, but the blind monk really couldn't do it last year."
SKT’s final two choices are confirmed: Verus + Braum!
I remember frowning when I saw these two heroes, "This lineup has really strong protective capabilities, and is almost invincible in small-scale team battles."
IG hesitated for a long time at the last moment. After Baolan showed off Ryze to get the mentality going, he decisively locked onto Enchantress.
Coach Jin is stupid.
Wawa shouted loudly, "IG is preparing to let Syndra go down the road. Is the gameplay core?"
There was also a burst of exclamations in the LCK lounge backstage.
"Syndra is fine with this hand. Now that Lucian and Draven are banned, and Verus is robbed, Syndra is really good if she steps down."
KT's head coach ZanDarC smiled, "In this case, IG is weaker than SKT in terms of frankness and mid- and late-game teamfights."
He almost laughed, "Maybe this SKT can overthrow IG!"
