The game between RNG and KT lasted for more than 30 minutes and ended in a narrow defeat. The main problem was that the top lane attitude was disrupted by the top and jungle combination of Sb and re in the early stage.
Moreover, KT figured out a style of play in which Sword Demon's mid laner paired with Shen to assist in team battles. Deft's big eye attack failed to defeat KT in team battles where it was best at, and failure was inevitable.
After a short adjustment, the second game between IG and SKT also started BP on time.
In the commentary box on the LPL side are the Haier brothers and Xiao Mao.
Wawa: "Welcome to watch the second game of the finals. The LPL is sending the No. 1 seed IG, and the LCK is sending the No. 4 seed..."
Miller: "Everyone knows that you should never underestimate SKT in the World Championships. Even though they are the fourth seed, we can't underestimate each other..."
"Okay, now that BP has started, SKT has chosen the red side. Let's take a look at how SKT on the red side does banpk, and whether they will choose the triple ban top laner like other teams!"
"Let's ban Galio first~"
Yu Hui looked at the coach who was thinking about the leader and reminded him loudly. Faker's Galio is really impressive, and SKT also played two games in the group stage with Galio and Shen as the core.
Coach Jin thought for a while and agreed with Yu Hui's idea. The bans were given to Galio, Troll and Rockbird one after another, while SKT banned Lucian, Sword Demon and Sword Girl.
IG's first choice directly targeted Pig Girl.
Wawa: "It's obvious that IG's BP has done research. Faker's performance in Galio in the group stage was very impressive. SKT still chose the third ban top laner..."
Miller: "There's nothing wrong with grabbing Pig Girl. Pig Girl is too strong in this version, and it also restrains the LCK lineup from playing tricks."
After IG confirmed Zhu Mei, SKT successively locked in the Xia Luo combination, and the first two rounds of BP for both sides were quickly determined.
IG selected Zhumei, Shen and Jayce, while SKT chose Xia Luo and Nuo. It is worth mentioning that during this period, the jungler's routine was briefly popular, so SKT's Xia Luo may not be the best choice. It is the AD bit.
Let the jungler or shooter choose a male gun or Xia to eat the wild brush and advance the development of the soldiers to rely on the equipment level advantage to win the game. Both RNG and SKT have played this routine, but the time it was popular in the LPL was very short-lived.
Because the jungler brother's routine has a shortcoming. He must clear the jungle and develop troops seamlessly. To put it bluntly, the punishment is also used to speed up development. Helping teammates gank is a negative benefit.
Other teams are fine. When a team like IG with strong lanes plays like this, the jungler is still playing, and his teammates have been penetrated on the sidelines. After being punished by IG twice, there is no team to play with.
As long as the slow-paced LCK can continue to play this lineup, IG's 23rd pick needs to be cautious.
If the opponent really plays the jungler, it will not be so comfortable.
In the second round, BanIG took the initiative to kill the crow who could mix in the bottom lane and the big eye that Deft had played before.
SKT eliminated Ryze and Qinggangying to continue to defend Yu Hui, which quite meant forcing her to play Jace as a hero.
SKT's BP basically shows his intention to beat the jungler.
Since Yu Hui had already taken action, he had no intention of being afraid. After discussing with his coaches and teammates, IG selected Ice Girl as their fourth pick.
After Ice Girl was locked in, IG's lineup became clear.
Wawa: "IG's lineup selection is very solid! I feel like SKT can't continue to follow the lineup of the wild core brother. It's still too late to go back and make up the lineup now."
SKT's fourth pick was decided on Mordekaiser without much thought, which also proved that SKT still did not choose to change and believed that their team was in trouble.
The lineups of both sides were quickly determined.
IG: Top laner Jess, playing Wild Boar Girl, mid laner Ice Girl,
AD Ize, assists Shen.
SKT: Top laner Noshou, jungler Xia, and mid laner Luo. AD Mordekaiser, auxiliary Tauren.
As expected by the IG commentators, SKT's lineup is the wild core lineup.
IG's side is targeted BP. The strong control combination of Pig Girl and Ice Girl can very restrain Xayah who has no displacement, and Shen can increase the fault tolerance rate of team battles and single belts for Jayce on the road. The two sides can be said to be at odds with each other.
Yu Hui couldn't help but shake his head while looking at the opposing lineup on the waiting interface. SKT in S8 has indeed reached its trough. SKT would not use such a high-risk lineup in the past. Only weak teams would think about leaving with swords. Slanted.
However, only Olf and Faker have maintained stable SKT status in S8. The strength of the other three has always been a bit worse, especially Bang's status, which has shown no sign of recovery.
After determining the opponent's playing style, Yu Hui showed a strong desire to suppress from the very beginning.
Yu Hui didn't even use the Dolan Sword. He directly used the Corruption Potion and relied on the Conqueror and the Corruption Buff to deal damage. He just took advantage of the fact that it is difficult for your jungle core to support the side lanes.
Thal, SKT's new top laner, was simply not enough for Yu Hui to play, and the blood bottle was already consumed within two minutes of the match.
Yu Hui controlled Jace to push Nuo's hand into a position where it was difficult to hit the last hit, and when the second wave of lines came over and was about to advance to second level, he switched R to the cannon form in advance.
After A loses the remaining health soldiers and gets promoted to level two, he directly hits his face with Q Sky Leap. A set of QAERAQE's smooth combos reduced Nuo Shou's health to less than half, and the close-fitting accelerator gate of E also gave Jace enough movement speed to keep a safe distance.
At the same time, King Ning also rushed towards the middle after clearing the double buffs. Rookie's Ice Girl flashed and controlled the two of them without warning to receive QA. Pig Girl also followed up with a Q, knocking Luo into the air who couldn't avoid it.
Although the two of them did a set of damage that didn't kill Luo, they also forced the opponent to use the flash and weak double moves. Naturally, Hongxia in the jungle couldn't take them.
King Ning rushed towards the opponent's red buff immediately after the gank was successful, and Yu Hui followed after pushing the lane into the tower.
Nuoshou has no line rights, and Xia Luo's combat effectiveness in the early stage is average and cannot handle a two-on-three team battle, so he can only pinch his nose and give in to this red.
The red BUFF was successfully captured by Jess. With the red Yu Hui's suppressive power, Thal's scalp was numb.
Holding the E in his hand, Rajesh came over and tried a set but couldn't beat him. If he didn't pull it, he would get hit from time to time, which made the beating painful.
It was very painful for Yehe's brother to have his development rhythm interrupted in the early stage and be locked in the middle. Faker, who cooperated with Niutou to defend the line in the bottom lane, saw it and was anxious in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.
What can he do if his teammates are not in good condition? The only thing he can do is to constantly direct his teammates to stabilize the situation, wait for the first little dragon to refresh, and use the group to get the dragon and rely on the little dragon soul to restart the rhythm point of pushing the tower.
"Firstblood!"
A voice announcement rang through the canyon, and Faker couldn't help but sigh. He could guess what happened without looking.
