After entering the second round of the group stage, it was obvious that it was much more exciting than the first round.
The situation that was originally quite clear suddenly became chaotic.
To put it bluntly, if we don’t fight until the end, we don’t know which teams will eventually qualify.
There is no suspense about the top two, most likely EDG and KZ.
The main reason is that the next three teams have to compete for two spots, and there is a high probability that they will have to play extra games to determine the winner.
May 16th, the last day of the group stage.
The last game left for EDG is the game against KZ.
Compared with the first round against Kingzone, the fans are much more relaxed now.
Because EDG has not lost yet, and its current record of 9-0 is far ahead of other teams.
Now we have locked in the first place in the group, which means that even if we lose the last game, the ranking will not be affected.
KZ has lost three games and cannot threaten EDG's ranking at all.
This last match had no impact on KZ. Even if they lost, they would still be ranked second in the group.
KZ currently has a record of 6-3. To be honest, this record is not good-looking, especially for the Korean team.
It's a pity that several other teams are also somewhat at odds, with each other losing and losing, resulting in unsatisfactory results.
Even if KZ loses the last game and the final record is 6-4, it can still guarantee the second place in the group.
In fact, there is not much difference between second and third place. Only the first ranked player has the absolute initiative and can choose the opponent for the first round knockout.
You can't take the initiative to choose the second place, there are restrictions in the rules.
But KZ also absolutely believes that even if they are ranked third, EDG will not be able to pick them in the first round.
So in the end there is no difference, the two teams will eventually meet in the finals.
When it comes to BO5, the Korean team is better at it, so KZ is still relatively confident so far.
Even if they perform in a mess in the group stage, I believe they can have the last laugh in the BO5. This is the confidence that the Korean team has won so many championships in recent years.
A game that had no impact naturally made the audience lose some interest, and it also made the officials a little embarrassed.
Originally, the last game was scheduled to be a China-South Korea war, which I thought would be enough to attract attention, but who knew it would be like this now.
Fortunately, after this game, there will be a playoff, and FNC will have to compete with TL for the last qualifying spot.
Now the two teams have the same record and their head-to-head record is one win each, so extra games must be played to determine the spots.
Originally, when I saw FNC defeat KZ in the second round and got a key point, I thought they were guaranteed to qualify.
As a result, they lost to the Vietnamese team, which sent European fans on a roller coaster ride.
EU vs. NA has always been exciting to watch, not to mention it was a game held locally in Europe.
Now the war between China and South Korea is not that important. Many spectators at the scene are waiting for this game to end soon.
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The game entered the BP phase. When the two teams played against each other in the first round, EDG was on the blue side, so this game went to the red side.
It can be seen that because the game has no impact on the ranking, the BPs of both sides are doing more conventional things.
Even if there are any new tactics, they will be brought out after everyone encounters them in the finals, and it is impossible to prepare you in advance.
If it's really interesting to watch, it's still a duel on the road.
In the last round, Khan chose Jace, but Su Can could be said to have beaten him unilaterally, with no ability to resist.
Many people still think that it is a problem with the hero. In terms of operation, Khan should have no problem.
This move on KZ's side was obviously intended to make Khan feel better, and he directly got Jax for the top laner.
"The weapon is locked. It seems that this KZ is meant for Khan to use properly."
Today's commentary was between the senior colonel and Yutong. The senior colonel said directly: "As for EDG, I think it's just Qinggang Ying."
"The Qinggang Shadow doesn't seem to be that easy to fight with weapons. It's a bit uncomfortable to fight in the lane."
Yutong gave a timely reminder.
The colonel, however, has his own understanding: "I think it depends on proficiency. The battle between these two heroes is not one that cannot be fought after being selected."
"If Qinggangying is highly proficient, he can also operate weapons."
"OhYes's Qinggangying, I believe everyone understands it without me having to say more."
The colonel said with excitement: "And judging from the lineup, I think Qinggangying is also more suitable."
This time, the colonel came without opening his mouth. KZ blocked many top laners, such as Sword Princess.
Release a Qinggang Shadow with good strength, just to let you use the Qinggang Shadow as a weapon.
When laning, my weapons have an advantage, and I won't let you down when laning in the later stage.
Su Can's top lane hero can't be blocked completely, so Su Can can only choose one that is relatively difficult to defeat.
And in KZ's mind, with Su Can's character, he definitely doesn't care whether it's difficult or not.
Just like the forced selection of Jace in the previous round, I know that the laning is difficult, but I feel that I can control you.
"What do you mean, Qinggangying?"
It's EDG's turn to select players, and the team is also discussing this issue.
Haro is the jungler today. Anyway, the last time we played KZ was Factory Director. After winning, we saved some face. In this game, Haro will be on the field to experience it.
As soon as the coach finished asking, Haro mentioned something: "Qinggangying doesn't seem to be easy to fight with weapons."
"Then which hero do you think is easy to beat?"
Su Can didn't want to have any fun, and thought that there was a high probability that he would just use Qinggang Shadow.
Iboy said suddenly from the side: "The stone man is not bad at shooting weapons."
Originally, Iboy just made some cold jokes to liven up the atmosphere, but this is his speaking style now.
Su Can fell into deep thought.
The hero Stone Man is better than Clumsy, but I have to say that it is still relatively easy to fight against heroes like Barbarian King and Weapon on the top lane.
It's better to fight with weapons, especially against the Barbarian King. After the third level, the Barbarian King really can't do anything to you.
Thinking of this, Su Can was somewhat moved.
Anyway, the last game is not important. It is just for fun. No one will say anything if I do some scientific research, as long as the loss is not so ugly.
The nature of the audience is not very high to begin with, so it is necessary for them to create some program effects.
It doesn't matter if you lose, but if you win, it will have a big impact.
For KZ, it was a heavy blow.
I can beat you with a stone man on the road, how can you fight me?
Su Can said directly: "Then the stone man, give it a try!"
"ah?"
Iboy was startled and quickly glanced at Su Can.
I'm just joking, do you want to be serious?
As the person on the fifth floor who needed to choose a hero, Tian Ye couldn't help but smile and said, "It's true."
When he heard that Su Can was determined to play, Tianye didn't waste any time and chose the stone man directly.
It didn't even light up after selecting it, but was locked directly.
The next second the competition venue exploded.
It seems that no matter which region players are from, they all have a different kind of affection for the stone man.
"Ah? What do you mean, Stoneman top laner?"
The two commentators were very confused at first, and their brains briefly froze.
Fortunately, EDG has directly locked it in, and they don't let everyone guess whether they will actually choose it.
The colonel could only smile and say: "It seems that EDG wants to try something different in this game."
As the official commentator, that's all they can say. It can't be said that EDG just thinks it doesn't matter and is just playing around.
It’s good that the top laner Goliath has good weapons, but you have to consider the overall attributes of this hero.
If the Stone Man was really that useful, he wouldn't have been out of action for so long.
The last time a stone man appeared was probably two or three years ago.
And everyone who watches Su Can's games knows that he never plays hard on the top lane.
Now I just play it casually, probably just for fun.
If you give him some meat, you're not wasting your powerful carry ability.
The camera was shown to the KZ team. To be honest, this hero exceeded everyone's expectations.
Coach KZ was a little confused and quickly told him to be more careful.
Not to mention them, even Su Can himself had never thought about playing stone man in advance.
Khan didn't say a word, but his face darkened.
It was a bit arrogant to choose a stone man in front of him.
On the EDG side, it's just the opposite. Everyone is talking and laughing, and it's much more relaxed.
Even NOFE had a smile on his face. He didn't stop it the first time. To put it bluntly, he acquiesced to this behavior.
Now the relationship between him and Su Can has long been eased.
If he feels that the choice is inappropriate, he will give a reminder.
He didn't say anything this time and let Su Can choose the stone man. It wasn't that he didn't care.
On the contrary, NOFE feels that the game has been too smooth until now. MSI has never lost at all, and now the whole world is optimistic about them winning the championship.
Under such expectations, there is inevitably pressure.
The most important thing is the mentality of the players. Nofe is a little afraid of everyone's expansion.
Before coming to the LPL, he had heard that players here were prone to complacency.
There's no point in saying it. When you keep winning, those emotions will ferment unconsciously.
If you lose a game without affecting the ranking, you can go back to the knockout rounds, which will allow everyone to focus more on it.
At the very least, if they lose this game, by the time they play KZ in the finals, I believe no one will be thinking about making a living.
It is great to end the group stage with ten consecutive victories, and it can also set a record. Before this, no team in MSI could win all the group stages.
But this kind of record is not important and meaningless. If you don't win the championship, it may become a joke.
The entire EDG team is now chasing the championship, and no one cares about group stage records.
[It is detected that the host chooses a stone man in the competition, and the talent "Tower Knife King" is rewarded]
Su Can: "?"
When the team entered the hero changing stage and the hero Stone Man was in Su Can's hands, Su Can received a prompt from the system.
Su Can was a little unhappy. How could choosing a stone man be considered a show of bad behavior? Who do you look down on in the system?
Is there anything wrong with the stone man? Although he is a little stupid, he can easily be too big...
[Tower Knife King]: After adding this talent, the host's last-ditch ability will be fully maxed out when the host is under the tower, which is stronger than Brother Ba.
Note: This talent is valid, and when blessed at the same time, it will increase the host's basic last-hit skill attribute by +4.
When Su Can saw this thing, he thought it was of little use.
Although this talent allows you to repair the tower knife more fiercely than Brother Ba, Su Can admits that there is something.
The problem is that Su Can is rarely pressed under the tower, so he can't use it very well.
Moreover, most of the heroes that Su Can played were those with relatively simple tower-replenishing skills.
The Golem's tower sword requires some skill, but the problem is that it is difficult for him to play this hero a second time.
Fortunately, this thing has extra benefits, it can increase the basic skill of last hit.
Being able to add 4 points at a time is indeed a lot.
At the same time, when Su Can looked at the attribute column, he also saw something, and he suddenly had an idea for something new.
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Some people died, but not completely...
