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Chapter 550 This match, I, Uzi, will take the lead! Dgc's match tips!

Unlike his teammates, Zhou Dian, who was walking at the very back, appeared quite calm.

It was as if nothing had happened.

It's not that Zhou Dian is deliberately putting on airs or anything; this is just his genuine reaction right now.

For Zhou Dian, who was used to seeing big storms and big scenes, this was nothing.

This competition is nothing more than a small-scale affair.

Moreover, this was only the first game of a best-of-five series.

This really didn't get Zhou Dian excited.

The matches against Uzi and RNG were extremely easy for Zhou Dian.

With Uzi on the team, the playing style won't change much.

Given Uzi's consistent set of competition rules, they are indeed not too difficult to deal with.

As long as the overall strength of Zhou Dian's team is not too different from that of Uzi's team.

Zhou Dian basically had a one-sided victory against Uzbekistan.

After the live broadcast camera watched all the players from both teams walk into the player tunnel, it turned back to the commentary booth.

After the commentators gave a brief review of the game that had just ended, the commentators...

The live stream then began replaying some of the highlights from the previous match between the two teams.

Next, you'll see the post-match results panel.

The left-handed player's plane dealt the highest damage in the entire game, followed by Zhou Dian's Irelia.

Irelia is not a very effective champion in team fights, so it's normal that her damage output was lower than that of Corki, who also had a lane advantage, in this game.

The scene shifts again, and Wang Duoduo in the commentary booth says, "Let's take a look at the MVP of this first game. It goes to Knight's Corki!"

"Actually, I'm more inclined to give Zhou Shen the MVP this game, after all, that solo kill on Renekton with Irelia at level one was just too amazing!"

“Yes!” Rita nodded. “But perhaps the MVP voters took into account that Zhou Shen’s Irelia didn’t have a particularly impressive performance afterward!”

In fact, apart from Zhou Dian's impressive performance against Langx at level one, neither side made any truly amazing plays throughout the entire game.

That's normal. In professional matches, especially in the playoffs, everyone on the field is a master. It's impossible for them to pull off amazing plays every game like streamers playing in lower ranks.

It's more about who makes fewer mistakes.

Those players who are unpretentious yet make no mistakes are already considered top-tier players, and their proportion among professional players is extremely low.

After the laning phase ended, TES's performance in this game was rather "simple and unpretentious".

It's about bringing out the potential of this lineup after it has an advantage.

Irelia died once in a later team fight, while Knight's Corki maintained a perfect KDA with zero deaths throughout the game.

In addition, Knight had just received the Summer Split Regular Season MVP trophy before the match, so the organizers naturally had to give him more credit.

Unlike Zhou Dian, who has all kinds of honors and lacks nothing, he doesn't need this mere MVP in a single game.

So when the MVP award could go to anyone and the selection process is ambiguous, the official team would definitely be more inclined to give it to Knight.

After the MVP of the first game was selected, all related content for that game was completely finished.

"Alright, everyone, take a short break, and we'll bring you the second game of the BO5 series shortly!" Wang Duoduo said.

During breaks between games.

On relevant social media platforms, there is naturally a large number of netizens discussing the TES vs. RNG summer semi-final match.

Even though they're both on weekends, they're both the LPL Summer Split playoffs semifinals this year.

However, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room and the online discussion surrounding today's TES vs. RNG match far exceeded that of yesterday's FPX vs. BLG semi-final.

Unfortunately, today's match features Zhou Dian on one side and Uzi on the other.

It's Zhou Shen versus Uzi, whoever wins goes to the World Championship.

How could this competition not attract viewers!

In comparison, yesterday's event was truly lacking in prestige.

Even in yesterday's FPX vs. BLG match, right after the game ended, there were more netizens discussing the TES vs. RNG match that hadn't even started yet, than discussing FPX who had already advanced to the finals.

Several days ago, fans of TES and RNG, along with some malicious trolls, had already started a war of words online.

The overwhelming criticism completely overshadowed the fact that FPX became the first LPL team to qualify for the S9 World Championship yesterday.

FPX's qualification for the S9 World Championship was the first to be announced, but it did not cause much of a stir online.

Everyone is looking forward to today's match between TES and RNG.

This situation also greatly displeased FPX's mid-laner, Doinb.

After all, Doinb started streaming immediately after the match last night, hoping to attract a lot of viewership by using the gimmick of "LPL being the first to qualify for the S9 World Championship".

As a result, the audience in the live stream was basically his own fans.

Not many passersby were attracted to it.

As soon as the match between TES and RNG started today, Doinb watched the popularity of the live broadcast room. The refresh rate was so fast that it almost crashed the live broadcast room chat and the online discussion.

My composure faltered a little!
I've worked so hard to run my live streams for so long, and every time I abandon my principles and family background, I act like a clown.

In terms of traffic and popularity, it still can't compare to Zhou Shen and Uzi!

However, Doinb understands one principle well.

That means that if professional players want to gain popularity and attention, having skill alone is not enough; you also need to win championships.

This world is results-oriented!

No matter how strong you are, if you don't have a championship, all that will await you in the end is, "What championship do you have?"

Let's go back to the match between TES and RNG.

After RNG lost the first game, the online support for TES naturally shifted to the idea of ​​"fighting when they have the upper hand".

Lots of skewers, and the champagne has already been opened.

For these fans, let's first take advantage of TES's victory in the first game to give RNG and Uzi a good dressing down.

What if RNG makes a comeback and wins the BO5?
It doesn't matter, they're not TES fans anyway.

Even if RNG wins the next game, a significant portion of these people will likely turn around and criticize TES again.

For these trolls, whoever wins is who they support, and all they do is hurl insults!

Aside from the true fans of both teams, the percentage of casual viewers who are actually discussing the match is extremely small.

RNG fans weren't actually that panicked about the process and result of the first game.

The main criticism was directed at head coach Steak, calling him an idiot.

You're asking Langx and Zhou Shen to compete in mechanics and laning, and you're asking Xiaohu to shoulder the burden of carrying the game? Are you out of your mind?

Isn't this just giving it away for free?

Of course, most of these RNG fans, or rather, the "hz" (fans of RNG), have forgotten that before the match, they generally believed that Langx could withstand the pressure against Zhou Dian, and that Xiaohu had the advantage against Knight.

To put it bluntly, it's all about results.

After losing the game, hz first blamed the coach's draft picks, and then blamed Uzi's teammates.

First blame the top and mid laners for not being able to beat them, then blame the jungler and support for not having any rhythm.

Path dependence has already formed.

After all the criticism has been vented, many RNG fans still believe that if RNG returns to its strongest strategy of "four protect one," they still have a great chance in today's match. Playing around Uzi will give them a bright future!

When all sorts of trolls are passionately arguing online.

The venue for the Summer Split semifinals.

Backstage, RNG team's rest area.

RNG players and coaching staff gathered together, discussing their strategy for the next game.

The overall atmosphere was somewhat somber.

The coach was the one doing most of the talking, and the players would only occasionally say a word.

This is normal, although the score is only 0 to 1, which doesn't seem to be in a very critical situation.

However, the second game will largely be a do-or-die situation for RNG.

After all, if they lose the next game, they will be down 0-2, and RNG will basically be out of contention.

Facing a life-or-death situation, the pressure is bound to increase significantly.

After some discussion, Uzbekistan firmly expressed his opinion.

That means reducing the carry role of the mid and top laners and concentrating more resources on yourself.

In this match, I, Uzi, will take the lead!

Coach Steak naturally wouldn't refuse Uzbekistan's suggestion.

First of all, Uzi has absolute say in this team, and you'd better satisfy his demands.

Secondly, RNG did not use the "four-protect-one" strategy in the first game.

Putting aside Langx's Renekton in the top lane, picking Vladimir, a pure late-game mage carry, for Xiaohu significantly diluted Uzi's carry potential and gave it to his teammates.

But as it turns out, RNG's mid and top laners can't carry the game!
In the end, this RNG team still has to rely on Uzi to carry!
Steak's decision to pick carry heroes for Langx and Xiaohu in the first game was an experiment.

If RNG can win the game without relying on their long-standing strategy of protecting one player, then the entire BO5 situation will be very unfavorable for TES.

But after the first game, Steak realized that he seemed to have been too clever for his own good.

Their sudden change in tactics led to an easy defeat for TES.

Now, RNG is in a very unfavorable situation.

Ultimately, we still have to return to the "four protect one Uzi" strategy that we've always relied on to win the game!

Even if Uzi hadn't said anything, Steak was already planning to start a four-protect-one strategy in the second game, placing the carry burden solely on Uzi.

It's even better now that Uzbekistan has brought it up!

If you don't have the idea, you'll be less blamed if you lose the game.

Steak pretended to be deep in thought for more than ten seconds before nodding solemnly at Uzi.

It's as if making a decision is some kind of incredibly difficult task!

In fact, the moment Uzi opened his mouth, Steak had already mentally "kneeled on his knees at lightning speed".

At the same time, in the TES team's rest room on the other side of the backstage area of ​​the competition venue.

In contrast, the atmosphere in the TES lounge was relaxed and pleasant.

There wasn't much discussion between the players and the coaching staff about tactics and strategies for the second game.

Because RNG's tactics and strategies are not very diverse.

So White Crescent had already prepared all the strategies that TES would use in today's match before the game.

He has prepared several different tactics and is confident that they are enough to deal with all of RNG's moves today.

During this break, White Crescent praised his team members for their good performance in the first game.

The rest was just taking out the few sets of things that I had discussed with the team before the competition and "reviewing" them, which didn't take much time.

Apart from that, everyone in the TES lounge was just chatting casually.

To ensure the team members can approach the second game of the BO5 series with a more relaxed mindset.

Being relaxed and at ease definitely allows players to better showcase their individual abilities.

On the other hand, after winning a game in a BO3 or BO5 match, the coach shouldn't talk too much about the game during the break. Instead, let the players chat and relax after the game.

A good performance in a match is often more important than the so-called draft picks and tactics.

White Crescent learned this competitive skill from Dgc.

Actually, White Crescent wasn't entirely convinced by Dgc's move.

Isn't this just like the head coach idling on the sidelines, letting the players do whatever they want?
Soon, the break between sets ended.

As soon as the LPL official staff made the announcement, the TES players and coaches got up from their chairs, left the lounge, and walked towards the main stage.

After the TES players walked out of the player tunnel and took their seats in the player bench, the opposing RNG player bench was still empty.

Half a minute later, the RNG players arrived at the main stage and then went to their seats.

The official staff notified both teams to come on stage, which must have been done at the same time.

According to Zhou Dian, the reason RNG was a little late was probably because they hadn't finished discussing the upcoming match, which is why they were still waiting to leave the rest room.

It's only the second game, and they've already started dawdling before the match even began.

Zhou Dian thinks that TES's victory over RNG today might be much easier than expected before the match.

Zhou Dian's guess about why RNG was late in taking the stage was very accurate.

However, Zhou Dian will soon realize that he underestimated RNG.

They also overestimated their own teammates.

"Alright, everyone, welcome back to the Jingdong Esports Center, the venue for today's Summer Split semi-final match between TES and RNG!"

"Currently, in the BO5 series, TES is temporarily leading RNG by 1-0!"

"Therefore, in the upcoming second game, RNG is undoubtedly the side that cannot afford to lose!" Wawa said with a smile.

"Yes!"

Miller nodded and said, "Although RNG can't afford to lose the second game, the outcome of the match ultimately depends on strength!"

"Of course, I believe TES definitely wants to win the second game and get the match point as soon as possible!"

Pushing up his glasses, Wawa continued, "So, will TES be able to press their advantage and take another game to reach match point, or will RNG pull one back, bringing both teams back to even in this BO5?"

"Let's take a look at the draft picks for the second game! RNG on the blue side, TES on the red side!"

In the second game of the BO5 series, RNG had the right to choose sides.

They actively chose the blue side.

Many RNG fans felt that RNG's choice of sides was not a good thing.

Your mother just got completely annihilated by Zhou Shen on the red side, and now you're deliberately giving Zhou Shen a counter-pick position again!
Do you want to die fast enough?

However, more rational viewers and fans still think that RNG's choice of the blue side was not wrong.

Why not pick the blue side? Do you really think every team's top laner is Zhou Shen?
Do you have a corresponding tactical approach if you actively choose the red side?

Is there a solo laner who, after securing a counter pick, is confident in dominating everything?

If you actually send TES to the blue side, RNG might just die even faster!

(End of this chapter)