"Let us congratulate IG for winning the first game of this bo5 after a fierce battle of 30 minutes..."
After losing Baron, SKT's resistance became weaker and weaker. IG still managed to push the team with five players, making it inevitable for SKT to avoid it.
In the end, they were forced to start a team under the highland tower, and then were wiped out in front of the IG position in full strength.
Amidst the voices of the commentators, everyone on IG walked calmly backstage. Rookie and Ah Shui were still holding hands and talking and laughing.
In this game, the two players are playing each other's position as the resident hero and still have such good results. This feeling is really strange.
On the other hand, the five SKT players who exited were not as relaxed as IG's atmosphere.
The loss in this game is not like the first game of bo5 in the past, which can be said to be a loss to the opponent.
Or maybe you are looking for excuses such as trying out the opponent's details, playing with black technology, not finishing the warm-up, etc.
SKT was simply crushed by IG at both the operational and teamfight levels. There was no excuse at all, and it also posed a big problem for the LCK coaching team.
That is IG's bot lane core system. They can't find a solution to crack it for the time being. They must give a ban position to solve this hidden danger.
Even if they want to get Ryze, they have to provide two ban positions, which makes SKT's already insufficient ban positions even worse.
The next second game also proved the benefits of the routine IG had envisioned before.
In the first round of BP, in order to restrict IG from continuing to play the core lineup of bottom lane, SKT had no choice but to ban Fab and Ryze together, so that the small cannon did not need to be banned.
Faker was the first to use Xiaopao's method of restraining Ryze, but he didn't expect that SKT would suffer such a big loss in the end.
After thinking about the last ban position for a long time, SKT finally gave it to Akali, who they considered the most threatening.
On the IG side, there hasn’t been much change. Kiana is still banned instantly. In fact, Clid may not be able to play Kiana.
Without the ability to swing in the middle and jungle, Kiana's priority is actually not that high, but it is impossible for IG to release this hero when facing the LCK team.
After all, padlocking IG for Kiana is just one less hero. For the LCK, that is a strategic ban.
The second ban is to continue to give version OP Pan Sen, and the third ban is Mata, who is very talkative.
IG's choice was very intriguing. They didn't take C, but just singled out a Luo.
At this time, both versions of Xayah and Kai'Sa are strong ADCs on the field. No matter which IG side SKT chooses to take, they will not lose. The only difference is that the strength of Xayah and Luo's combination can be increased by about 0.5.
SKT was also very cautious. In order to prevent IG from playing tricks again, they chose to play the mid-lane plane and the jungle prince first, and get heroes for their mid-field double C.
Prince is one of Clid's most proficient heroes, and he also has the potential to destroy IG's potential Prince Gallo to start a double team and rush into the battle.
IG's 23rd pick continued to swing, directly targeting Xia Xia and Lucian, and the scene was suddenly in an uproar.
Either IG doesn't take AD, and if they do, they get two. The commentator and Coach Jin were really stunned when they saw it. SKT's voice channel was also a little noisy:
"Lucian? It must have been played by Asuna, right?"
"Probably, it suits her style very well. It will be very uncomfortable on the Donghe Line~"
"Axi... Which of my online games doesn't feel uncomfortable?"
Talking about how SKT's last lock was given to Tahm Kench, he moved quickly on BP in the second round. With IG currently not out of the jungle, Coach Jin chose to prioritize Xiang Guo in the second round ban.
He blocked his skillful and highest-ranking barrels one after another, and then the spider, which can further enhance the strength of the top lane.
Without these two brainless ganking jungle heroes, Khan "even if he was defeated by Asuna on the road, Lu Xian was defeated"
It’s not like it’s going to explode~
IG's second round of bans was quite satisfactory. They first banned Kai'Sa, an AD that SKT didn't pick, and then banned Verus.
IG's lineup is still quite afraid that Verus' R will dodge the team or counter the team. Neither Luo, Xia, or Lucian can be controlled forcefully, and they will evaporate if controlled.
In the second round, SKT locked up EZ and formed a combination of EZ and Niutou that the LCK liked better. At the same time, it reserved a counter seat on the fifth floor for Khan.
As a result, IG45 selected vampires and pig girls respectively, continuing to maintain the possibility of swinging from the top to the middle.
But through recent data analysis, it was Asuna who played Lucian in the most games in the past, so SKT chose the all-purpose Kennen for Khan.
After all, regardless of the current version of the lane-dominant Crocodile or the poorly developed Captain, Lu Xian is unable to withstand Asuna. It would be better to choose a hero who can ensure his own development and let Khan mess with it.
Since then, the lineups of both sides have been officially determined, and IG’s split has become clear:
IG: Top laner Vampire, beat wild boar girl, mid laner Lucian, AD Xia, support Luo
SKT: Top laner Kennen, jungle prince, mid laner Airplane, ADEZ, assist Niutou
As soon as this lineup came out, Guan Zeyuan immediately exclaimed: "Mid laner Lucian? SKT was jumped by the IG immortal!"
Miller also laughed and said: "If Lucian is hit, it will definitely be uncomfortable in the early stage of the flight, but it will be even more uncomfortable for Kenan on the road to fight vampires. The eldest brother will not talk about the second brother~"
[In view of the general environment,
Rookie has always played Lucian in the mid lane, and he is very good at it. In a sense, he may have played Lucian in the mid lane for a longer time than Yu Hui.
After all, this thing has been causing trouble in the middle lane since S6, and Yu Hui hadn’t even started playing professionally yet~
The key point is to move Lucian to the vampire in the middle. The vampire only has a short-term weakness at low level when facing Kennen.
As the level further increases, Kennen will become more and more difficult to defeat. This does not even include the additional equipment brought by it. It is purely a hero-level advantage.
And there is a consensus in the circle that Asuna's vampire is not a vampire, it is Vladimir~
In fact, except for Kennen on the road, SKT's overall lineup is actually not bad. There is no doubt about Ki Lian's professionalism in this aspect.
Kennen's aircraft plus EZ is a very classic and solid three-core lineup. In the mid-to-late stage team battles and Poke's double explosion damage, it is very strong in counterattacks and rushes.
That is to say, the laning intensity is not high during the laning period. This is also an attempt by SKT to change the formation. After all, their best set in the group stage seems to be useless against IG.
Because IG was so well prepared for them, it would be outrageous for Kiana to ban them without letting go.
At present, the strength of the prince in the jungle confrontation in the early stage is still superior to that of the pig girl. SKT may not be able to overthrow IG.
Relying on Clid's Prince to set the pace in the early stage, EZ to support the mid-term, and finally the Tsar to take over the game in the late stage, SKT's lineup curve is smooth and solid.
In fact, IG's lineup is very similar to SKT. It is also a standard three-core system with many ways to start a team.
The only thing that is different from the opponent is that the three lines of IG are all advantageous, but the intensity of team battles in the mid-term will be slightly weaker.
But once the vampires reach their strong stage in the later stages, Asuna alone can pose an immeasurable threat to SKT's backline.
