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After confirming the quota for the competition,
Time flies and it’s July 8th.
——In the Dalian Stadium, the 2018 Intercontinental Tournament officially begins!
The venue was packed with people, and no one had an empty seat.
The vast majority of them are domestic spectators, as well as a small number of Korean players who have traveled across the ocean to support their beloved teams.
Today's game is a life-and-death struggle between two divisions!
Especially after experiencing the defeat in the 2017 Intercontinental Tournament,
The powerful LCK will never allow the intercontinental championship to escape from its hands again!
This time is also their battle for revenge!
Full of heat and gunpowder.
In order to bring an audio-visual feast to the audience, the official also sent the experienced Haier brothers to take charge of today's commentary.
"I haven't seen you for a day. Welcome everyone to continue watching. I am the commentator for the finals of the 2018 Intercontinental Championship!"
"Hi everyone, I'm Miller."
After the familiar opening introduction of the Haier brothers,
Wawa changed his usual frivolity and spoke seriously, "After three days of confrontation, our L division successfully advanced to the top of the group. This is an unprecedented occasion. I hope the LPL teams will guard against arrogance and impetuosity. Secure victory today!"
"That's right, without further ado, before the game starts, let's focus the camera on the lounges on both sides to see what the players are doing."
After chatting for a while, Miller went through the familiar process of delivering benefits.
The director's camera was still very polite, first focusing on the LCK lounge.
What is unexpected is that,
It was clear that four teams were gathering in a large room with nearly twenty or thirty people, but it was terrifyingly depressing.
The coaches closed their eyes to rest, while the players tried to remain silent, breathing and exhaling nervously, not even daring to speak loudly.
The most surprising thing is,
There is about one meter of distance between each team, and there is a sense of indifference and isolation that overflows the screen.
It was as if no one knew anyone.
In their view, S7's defeat to LPL was just an accident. They just need to stay prepared and they will definitely win.
As for sharing tactics and resources like the LPL coaching staff, that is absolutely impossible!
They are each other's biggest competitors!
After watching the indifferent LCK
When the director pointed the camera at the LPL lounge again, it immediately aroused bursts of cheers from the audience.
Similarly, as the finals are approaching, the LPL players also have serious faces, listening to the coaches' explanations.
But the position between players is not so particular.
For example, Su Chen had Xiao Ming sitting on his left, the factory director on his right, a puppy in front of him, and Sima the old thief behind him. It could be said that they were living together.
The other players were also sitting casually, with four team uniforms of different colors intertwined together, colorful yet exceptionally harmonious.
And the most surprising thing,
Su Chen and others specially prepared a little surprise today. Each of them had a piece of colored paper taped to the left side of their cheeks. The picture on it was not very glamorous, with a pure red background and only three simple letters in the middle.
"LPL!"
"Damn it! This is the icon of our division!
"
"Brothers, isn't this better than Bo Ran?!"
"I'm in tears, holy shit, everyone seems like a real family."
Fans of all major teams at the scene screamed loudly and their morale was high.
Originally, everyone was shouting to cheer for their own team, but now they are also shouting in unison: "LPL!"
Before the game even started, a roaring and tsunami of support stabilized the LCK side.
"This is...LPL..., haha, that's right. Today we are all regardless of each other, whether it's the players or the summoners we support, we are all just
There is one goal, which is to win the game and add another championship trophy to the LPL! "
[An app that has been running stably for many years, comparable to the old book-chasing tool, used by all old bookworms.
"You won't be touched, right?"
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Mid-to-upper swing?
In KT's opinion, this is the stupidest way!
The whole world knows that if IG wants to beat KT, the best way to get started is for Rooike to defeat Ub's Jace in the lane and drain him to his remaining health.
"Cheng Lu, here I come!"
Prince Ning's wine barrel was also ready to circle behind and double-team, but he squatted for a long time and didn't find the opportunity.
Se controls the line steadily and maintains a long-distance troop. Once the troop line successfully enters the tower, he immediately returns to the city to update equipment and does not give King Ning any chance to capture people.
And the most important point is,
Se and Theshy are old acquaintances and have played together in private, and often compete in the Korean server.
He knows Theshy's style very well.
Being older, Se's ability to suppress lanes has declined slightly, but his experience has also doubled!
8 minutes and 20 seconds,
Taking advantage of the poor vision, the old factory director's pig girl ambushed and caught him again, and the sword demon in the middle also arrived immediately.
The three of them were stuck under the wall, and the fierce light locked onto Ryze, who was clearing troops in front of the tower.
"kill!
! "
With an order,
Pig Girl threw it through the wall, but Ryze reacted very quickly to dodge it.
"I knew you were still going overboard! Cheng Lu, I'll be there soon!"
King Ning, who was hiding in the autistic grass, drank beer and quickly moved forward to support.
However, he was intercepted by Sword Demon from the middle.
Piggy resisted Shen's ultimate move and cooperated with Jace's deadly hammer to interrupt Ryze's [Warp Jump].
In the blink of an eye, four guarantees and two, the result of hitting the road is a foregone conclusion.
Jace and Sword Demon each took one and made a lot of money.
IG's team response strategy is also perfect.
The duo on the bottom lane pressed the tower, and Dao Mei circled back and cut in.
Bao Lan held up the shield and hit the big eye with Q flash.
Unfortunately,
The accumulated soldier line is easily cleared by the Eye of the Void ultimate move, and cannot gain much benefit.
Moreover, the opponent's double summons are already there, so the next wave will not be so lucky.
"KT is a bit ungrateful and goes on the road to catch Theshy. How can we fight this?"
At 13 minutes, Pig Girl once again caught up with Jace to kill Ryze.
At this time, Theshy's record was 0-3. From the initial lead in last hits, it has now been opened up by nearly 30 kills.
This is a breakthrough situation from the top!
No one thought of it,
The way for KT to win was not to use the strength of deft and Mata in the bottom lane to suppress the Shui Bao duo and look for opportunities.
Instead, he found a different approach, letting the mage play in the bottom lane to seek stability, and focus on the top lane. Relying on the jungler's keen and smart catching, IG was caught off guard!
But if you think about it carefully,
KT's style of play is what suits them best.
Deft's style has always been famous for team play, and Mata is a roamer.
It is unrealistic for them to replicate the laning suppression power of RNG's bottom lane.
On the other hand, hit the road
One is that Theshy's aggressive style makes it easy to get caught, and the other is that Se gets kills and has the capabilities of Carey's team!
Unlike RNG,
No matter how hard the top laner eats the emperor, he will still be able to absorb damage in team fights and gain actual benefits, not as much as the bottom laner.
"The kills were 4 to 1. We were killed three times in a row on the road. The Sword Girl had an assist but no kills. She suppressed the Sword Demon with 15 last hits, but was offset by kills. The situation was terrible."
Hongmi habitually analyzed data and sighed slightly.
In his opinion, this one should go far.
This is exactly the case,
The situation of the game becomes more and more suffocating as time goes by.
15 minutes and 20 seconds
time,
Ning Wang Jiugong grabbed it and wanted to help the bottom lane get a tower. At the same time, he saw the big eyes alone in the tower and became murderous.
ER threw an explosive barrel, but it didn't hit the target. Instead, Jace teleported to a tower, and Shen protected it with his ultimate move.
KT turns to the offensive!
Both sides provide support from the center at the same time.
Shen E dodges and taunts, keeping the barrel and Morgana. Jace's particle energy cannon hits, and the big-eyed monster shoots a disintegration ray.
The IG team battle collapsed instantly.
Except for Ryze on the top lane, the bottom lane was beaten 0-4 and dropped a tower and a dragon.
15 minutes later, 5,000 gold behind, and all three routes were lost.
The two sides fought fiercely until 35 minutes.
KT got the baron and pushed forward to end the game.
The head count of both sides was 19 to 9.
The cheerful atmosphere in the venue was gone.
"Axi! Well done KT!
"
"Screaming! Screaming?!"
"What is the first division? This is the first division!
"
A small portion of the Korean audience stood up and shouted heart-piercingly, waving the pale flags in their hands.
――LPL Lounge
"IG loses, what will we do now?"
As early as three minutes ago, IG's defeat was almost certain.
In the room, Abu was furious and paced back and forth, discussing countermeasures.
How could IG lose? !
The four teams that went out for the expedition,
In their expectations, RNG and IG are basically the guarantee of victory, and they are also the only ones!
EDG ranked second,
As for the results of the R training match, due to practicing the new lineup, they lost nine out of ten games. They are completely at the bottom among the eight teams today.
According to the previous design,
IG won the first game, EDG won the best in the second game, and lost without losing.
In the third game, RNG went straight to the game, secured a point, and expanded the score to two points. Even if R lost the fourth game by then, there would still be a chance to play Bo5!
But right now,
IG's defeat was unexpected by everyone.
Thus,
If EDG loses again in the second game, the pressure will be full!
"Coach Hart, in the second game, your RNG comes!
"
Abramovich held Hart's shoulders with both hands, with a hint of panic and fear on his face. He lowered his voice and said: "This point must be won, otherwise we will fall behind 0-2. It only takes one game and we will face elimination. This is for Any team behind will be under the most serious psychological pressure!
"
The biggest charm of the intercontinental competition is that the order of appearance can be changed at any time according to changes in the battlefield.
This is a game from the coaches!
"Coach Abu, according to the order of arrangement, the team sent in the second game is very likely to be AFS, and it will not be too strong."
Hart hesitated: "Why don't you EDG try to fight in the second game? After all, you have the psychological advantage of winning the game before. Besides, it doesn't matter if you lose. We, RNG, will definitely win the third game!"
As the opponent in Game 3, LCK will definitely send its strongest team to seal this crucial score.
If RNG is sent to kill AFS, it is equivalent to killing a chicken with a knife. From a tactical level, it will definitely be a loss.
"Coach Hart, are you really sure you want to place all your hopes on our EDG?"
Abu smiled bitterly.
He doesn’t want to hack his own team, but who doesn’t know:
EDG never disappoints when it comes to disappointing people!
"Well..."
Hart stewed.
Well, Abu is right, it seems that this is really possible.
"OK,
Leave the second one to us, RNG! Just decide like this first! "
Hart reluctantly accepted.
soon,
After comforting everyone on IG who blamed themselves,
The crucial second round of confrontation also kicked off.
Surprisingly,
LCK did not send AFS, but chose to play with "SKT"!
After losing the game in the first round of the LPL, Kuma immediately realized that the opponent would definitely send its strongest combat force.
So the responsibility for beating RNG must belong to SKT!
From S3 in ancient times, to S6 and S7.
SKT is the victim of the royal family!
as expected,
When the icons of these two teams lit up, the whole audience exploded.
Galio in S7 destroyed their hopes of winning the championship.
So tonight is your chance to wash away your shame!
All RNG players have burning flames in their eyes.
The lineup was selected in an instant, and RNG also released the prepared ultimate move, instantly selecting an auxiliary robot to serve as today's trump card!
The lineup for Game 2 is as follows:
Blue side (RNG) VS red side (SKT)
Top laner: Ryze VS Jayce
Jungler: Prince VS Pig Girl
Mid lane: Dao Mei VS Tsar
Shooter: Kasumi VS Varus
Auxiliary: Robot VS Titan.
The first thing to do when entering the game is
Five RNG players invaded the top lane and ambush Jace.
Emperor U has always been a transparent person in the team, and he never imagined that the other party would prepare a big meal for him.
He innocently walked into the grass, just about to lay out his vision on the second grass, happily thinking that he would be able to overpower Ryze and recreate Se's myth.
However, myths are just myths after all.
"Mechanical Flying Claw!"
The robot made a precise hook, Ryze kept up with the imprisonment, and Xia and the prince dealt as much as they could.
The sword girl moved forward deliberately, waiting for Jace to dodge, and then used the Q skill to complete the kill and gain first blood.
Just came on stage,
"It has to be you!"
RNG immediately showed its style and strong suppression, which made the audience's hearts finally relax for a moment.
2 minutes and 27 seconds,
The standard level 2 of the spicy hot pot is below.
Xiao Ming operated the robot, E flashed the Titan, and then released the hook.
"Pfft~"
Varus, who was caught, looked at the Titan flashing in front of him in confusion.
"Demacia!
"
The Prince's EQ2 company knocked him up and hit him with electrocution, and Xia got Verus' head.
However,
After pushing the troops into the tower, the RNG duo still did not return to the city. They deliberately detoured from the river into the grass next to the enemy tower and cooperated with the three princes to ambush.
When Titan returned to the city, Varus came online, and the deadly iron hook in the grass hit again.
Looking at the dark screen, Bang's face turned pale.
After threading the bottom lane, the entire subsequent game is a roaming stage for the five-speed shoe robot.
6 minutes and 42 seconds,
The robot wandered in the middle, and Sword Girl R flashed and slowed down. The Czar was displaced in mid-air and was caught by the mechanical flying claws. His big move silenced him and caused a tragic death.
12 minutes...18 minutes...
SKT's top and jungle can't put pressure on RNG, just rely on the middle and bottom lanes.
Today's RNG is a team that truly defeats SKT!
In one game, RNG crushed SKT in 27 minutes.
The former Triple Crown Demon finally showed his decline at this moment!
"Ne!
"
In the lounge, everyone cheered, and Abu also excitedly high-fived Hart next to him.
"Xiao Ming, this one
Did you invite God M? "
"The robot is ridiculously powerful, with a 93% participation rate, 0 deaths and 13 assists, Zhuo!
"
"Who can beat this RNG team now?"
"If we wait until the fifth round, we will win!"
The team members rejoiced,
But the coaches have to face the biggest problem.
In the third game, who will play?
The two remaining teams in the LCK are AFS and KZ.
The strongest team, without a doubt, must be KZ.
Although they suffered a disastrous defeat in the mid-season, they are still the champions of the Spring Split and are currently in the top spot!
If possible, naturally send out your weakest R to give away one point, so that EDG can best fight AFS.
Similarly, LCK definitely wants to use KZ to defeat their weakest R.
This is a naked psychological game between the two sides.
LPL discussed for a long time, and finally went as planned, choosing to send EDG, which had high hopes, to take charge of the crucial third game.
Everyone is hoping in their hearts that the opponent sent by LCK will be AFS.
However, will it really happen?
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