Abramovich's worries are justified. The old star knows that today is the first game of the World Championship, and he is excited but also a little nervous at the same time.
Again, the World Championships in the previous years were indeed a bit unsightly.
Why did Abramovich give such a warning? Because the G2 we played today was considered the worst team in the group.
In the EDG World Championship, the team that plays the worst in the first game is often prone to trouble.
S6 and S7 were similar in both years. In the first game of the group stage, they played against the worst team in the group.
The Brazilian wild card and the AHQ team from Wanwan.
In terms of strength, these two teams are the ones that give away points in the group. EDG is better than the opponent no matter what.
And this kind of schedule is quite good. The one who plays the best in the first game can find his own state after winning.
It's a pity that the opportunity was not used, and everything turned over for two consecutive years.
That year in S5, we didn't overturn in the first game of the group stage, because the opponent we played was too bad, and the big tree tied to Asia in the Vietnam Division is still fresh in my mind.
They say this year's EDG is different, but that's what they said before.
S6 was invincible in the country that year, and no team has achieved a complete victory record so far. Who would have thought that they would lose as a wild card.
It would be really unacceptable if the team crashes in the first game this year. Even Abramovich is worried about this problem.
Telling it may put pressure on the players, but if you don't tell it, you won't feel at ease.
"Don't worry, there's nothing to worry about playing G2."
Iboy said more relaxedly.
Europe and the United States have been clamoring for competition for many years. Before the LPL World Championship, there was probably only a Korean team.
At present, everyone's perception is that Europe is at about the same level as North America.
What's more, G2 is still the third seed, so there is no need to worry too much.
Su Can doesn't think G2 is the best, because all three teams are pretty good in his eyes. It's hard to say which one is the best. You have to play to know.
RNG, which was able to win at the top of the world in time and space, was really not because of how strong G2 was, but because something was wrong with RNG.
So Su Can didn't criticize IBoy for being too crazy, and he also felt that there was no suspense.
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"Just now, IG won the first victory and got a good start for our LPL. Now it's up to EDG."
The competition is about to begin, and Wang Duoduo and Qi Huan are chatting on the stage.
The six group matches held today are mainly concentrated in the two groups AC.
IG was assigned to Group C where KT was located. In the first game, they played the second seed Mad team in the Wanwan Division. They basically crushed them and won very easily.
No matter what the opponent is, it is a happy thing to win.
No one wants to see the teams in their own division collapse just after the group stage has started, causing trouble for everyone.
If EDG also wins the next game, then I can go to bed with a happy mood today.
The commentators did not worry too much, but analyzed the G2 team for everyone.
For many LPL viewers, this team is still a bit unfamiliar.
But Su Can was no stranger at all. He looked at the ID and saw that the three of them, Ue, Nakano, were all old acquaintances.
The two in the bottom lane are a bit unfamiliar, and AD has no impression at all.
The assistant has a bit of an impression. It's because this guy insisted on showing Vayne when he was playing against RNG. As a result, he was blasted by RNG fans across the country.
Without wasting too much time, we quickly entered the BP stage.
In this game, EDG is on the red side and G2 is on the blue side.
The World Championship uses version 8.19, which has not changed much compared to the previous version, except for some minor adjustments.
It can be regarded as the world championship version with the smallest changes in recent years.
The version of the World Championship in S5 that year suddenly changed drastically. This is part of the reason why LPL teams are so bad at playing.
In terms of adapting to the version and understanding the version, it was indeed far from the LCK division at that time.
Later, Riot became more sensible and no longer carried out such extreme operations.
When viewers watch the World Championship, they feel the same as watching the LPL playoffs. There is no obvious difference.
There is a slight difference from the previous versions. In the World Championship, the bottom lane is basically a regular AD, and you can no longer have a Yasuo or a mage hero.
It can be seen from the ban stage that G2 is still quite wary of Su Can.
The three popular heroes in the version, Dao Mei, Sword Demon and Akali, are all banned.
At the same time, he directly grabbed Luo as a hero, which was a bit different from EDG's expected plan.
It was EDG's turn to choose someone, and they directly picked the double C of Ryze + Xayah.
Xayah's own strength is very good, and she is a popular choice for the bottom lane in this World Championship.
In order not to let the opponent team up with Xia Luo, I grabbed it directly for you.
Looking at the previous hands, there is nothing wrong with them.
G2 took the wine barrel and Jhin in both hands again.
After both sides banned two groups of heroes in the second round, EDG took a Thresh in their fourth hand.
After being torn between the female tank and Thresh, I chose Thresh.
However, after this Thresh was selected, the commentator was still a little confused.
“After Thresh was selected, I feel that this lineup’s ability to start a team is a bit poor.”
Wang Duoduo added: "If you choose like this, OhYes may need a hero who can start a team on the road. Qinggangying is outside."
In EDG's lineup, the jungler is Xin Zhao, who can start a team fight, but lacks hard control, and Xin Zhao is more of a physical team player.
Thresh is a hero that only depends on his hook. It is completely a lottery and cannot be called a group start.
You can't expect Ryze to flash W to open it. This is a method, but the flash time is still too long.
Fortunately, the candidate for the road has not yet been determined, so I will believe it for now.
"Let's see what hero G2 should choose if they win two solo lanes."
Wang Duoduo kept commenting: "The top laner got a Gnar. This hero is a bit rare in this World Championship."
"But it's still locked. Maybe it's because I feel it's a little easier to fight in the top lane."
"Huh? Yasuo?!"
When they saw Yasuo revealed on the fifth floor of G2, the entire audience cheered, and even the commentators were surprised.
Take Yasuo in the first game, do you want to play it so big?
Many people see that G2 has not been locked, and they think it is just showing off for fun.
Only Su Can had a hunch in his heart that the opponent might really want to choose.
Ah P doesn’t play Yasuo once or twice, he always chooses this way.
In addition, the jungler is a barrel, and the probability of playing Yasuo in the middle is very high.
Yasuo fights Ryze, and the early laning is considered easy.
When the hero Yasuo faces the mage, his biggest advantage in the early stage is that he does not need mana and can push the lane without thinking.
But Ryze is different. He really lacks blue in the early stage.
In addition, Yasuo is more flexible and has a wind wall that can be used as Ryze's skill, so there is no problem in laning.
Moreover, the jungler is a wine barrel, which can be used to cooperate with Ryze. No matter how fast Ryze moves, he is a hero with no movement after all.
"It's locked, it's really Yasuo!"
Qi Huan couldn't help but said: "It seems that the European team still has a lot of ideas."
"But don't worry, I believe EDG can handle it well."
Within the EDG team, the focus is not on Yasuo.
I really didn't expect Yasuo from the opposite side, but this hero also has many disadvantages, so there is nothing to worry about.
Now they have to consider what to choose on the road.
When playing against Gnar, there are too many laning heroes, and it’s not like Su Chan has never dealt with this kind of hero before.
Just when everyone was relatively relaxed and letting Su Can report the answers, Su Can started to get scary.
"Coach, I want to play Titans."
Nofe: "No problem, just play if you want..."
"Wait a minute, what do you want to play?"
Nofe didn't know if there was something wrong with his ears or if he didn't learn Chinese well enough and misunderstood the hero Su Can mentioned.
"Titan, Nautilus."
Su Can repeated it again.
"Titan on the road, is it real or fake?"
"No, this hero hasn't appeared on the road for a long time."
"Before Abu came up, he reminded me not to mess around."
"..."
This time, not only the coach, but also his teammates were shocked.
Even though you think you can hit the opponent casually, if you really choose blindly on the road, it is really possible for you to overturn.
A team that can enter the World Championship has something to gain.
If we get to the second round and have a good record and secure the first place in the group, then we can live whatever we want.
But in the first game, no one wanted to overturn. If the car overturned, wouldn't it be the same as in previous years?
If we change to a hero who can carry, everyone can accept the weirdness and believe in Su Can's personal ability.
But what the hell is Titan? It has long ceased to be the version of the fantasy god on the road. What is the use of this thing on the road?
There was not much time, so Su Can quickly explained his thoughts: "After choosing Titan, I switched lanes with Ryze, and I went to the middle to play Yasuo."
"Crooked sun!"
When his teammates heard this idea, they were really shocked.
What is Su Can thinking about every day? How could he still come up with such a naughty idea?
What is the hero Yasuo afraid of? What he fears most is of course control.
If Ye Ye adds a female tank support, the opponent will probably have to think carefully about choosing Yasuo.
As for the hero Titan, he has full control, so he has no problem beating Yasuo in the lane.
Su Chan originally didn't want to make a living, but the opponent chose Yasuo. I can't just sit still and wait for death.
I just can’t see others being happy in front of me.
When Titan fights Yasuo, the lane is not that easy, and a solo kill is even less likely.
But there is one point where you can cooperate with Xin Zhao.
Xin Zhao's damage in the early stage is too high. Even if he hits Yasuo 1V1 in the previous stage, he will just hit him casually.
After Titan added control, Xin Zhao came over and was easy to catch.
Yasuo's Wind Wall can block hooks, but he really can't block Yasuo's ultimate headlock.
As long as Xin Zhao comes regularly, Yasuo won't dare to push the lane without thinking.
When Nofe heard this idea, it seemed like it was okay.
If Yasuo is really deployed, the opponent's lineup will be useless. Jhin's AD is still more functional, and his carry ability is not that strong.
Leaving aside the arrangement of Yasuo, the selection of this Titan also made up for the shortcomings of this lineup's poor team-fighting ability.
At the same time, there is a solid front row. If Yasuo is not well developed, it will be difficult to deal with a pure tank.
EDG's lineup is not lacking in damage. Xin Zhao is there in the early stage, and the two C positions of Xia and Ryze can take over the game in the middle and late stages.
If Ryze is allowed to go on the road, he will also avoid being targeted by the pair of midfielders Yasuo + Gragas, which greatly reduces the threat to the opposing midfielder.
Do you let the barrel be thrown to the Titan and let Yasuo pick it up? Yasuo probably doesn't have much appetite just looking at it.
Now Ryze is a swing hero who can go on the road by himself.
There are many advantages. The only disadvantage is that Scout has never played the top lane and is unfamiliar with the top lane.
Considering that the overall strength of the opponent is not strong, there is no problem.
After discussing this for a while, we saw that there was not much time left to select people.
Fortunately, Titan had already become a support hero, so Tian Ye was familiar with him, so he found him immediately and locked onto him instantly.
"ah?"
"What the hell is a Titan?"
When the two LPL commentators saw EDG directly locking the Titans in the last few seconds, they were dumbfounded.
The impact he received was ten times higher than when he saw Yasuo on the other side just now.
"You made the wrong choice. It's impossible to top the Titans!"
Having already taken Thresh, the Titans had no choice but to go on the road.
But it was obviously impossible to take the Titans on the road, and everyone's first reaction was that they had chosen the wrong one.
"It's really a Titan on the road. What's your understanding?"
When they saw EDG starting to change heroes, the two commentators once again fell into deep doubts.
I can't understand it, I can't understand it at all.
Backstage at EDG, Abu almost fainted when he saw Titan locked on.
"Didn't I tell them not to do the whole thing? Did they listen to it and not forget to do the whole thing?"
Abu fell into deep doubts.
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(End of chapter)
