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Chapter 560 Zhou Dian: I'm not targeting anyone in particular, I'm talking about the members of FPX.
The first player from both teams to appear in the pre-match trash talk was FPX's mid laner, Doinb.

Doinb sat down on the chair on the left and said with a smile:

"Hello everyone, I am Doinb, the runner-up for the 2017 regular season MVP, the runner-up for the 2018 regular season MVP, the 2019 Spring Split regular season MVP, the Kled of last year's Rift Rivals, and the Pantheon of this year's Rift Rivals!"

Doinb started by reciting a whole bunch of his career achievements and highlights.

Moreover, it's incredibly smooth, without the slightest stutter.

Many viewers in the official live stream couldn't hold back and started sending in comments.

What is this "poisoned coin"?! Is it reciting a menu?!

[I know them all like the back of my hand!]

[I bet even the cats at the FPX base could recite Doinb's commentary by heart!]

[Does anyone introduce themselves like this? It's like they're afraid people won't know about their achievements!]

[Wasn't this supposed to be pre-match trash talk? Why the long lecture?]

[That's pretty much trash talk, isn't it? Just putting that resume up there is basically telling Knight that you're no match for him!]

People say a hero doesn't dwell on past glories, but Knight is currently the regular season MVP of the Summer Split, and he's definitely not inferior to Doinb now!

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. Knight doesn't have any other notable achievements, so Doinb can just put on airs in front of you!"

[It's definitely true, Doinb can play this! But just thinking about what will happen later makes me want to laugh!]

I've already started laughing!

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After Doinb finished his rapid-fire self-introduction, Knight appeared from the right side of the camera and sat down in the chair on the right.

Since it's a trash talk segment, the first thing everyone does is naturally to start by arguing with each other.

For example, this is a mid laner vs. mid laner matchup.

"Hello everyone, I'm Knight, the mid laner for TES. This is my first time playing in the LPL finals, and we've already qualified for the S9 World Championship. I feel this season has been very successful!" Knight said.

When he said that, Knight gave off a timid and somewhat cowardly vibe.

Leaving aside any harsh words, he didn't even mention his recently won Summer Split MVP award in response to Doinb's self-introduction.

But it's okay, Knight may be cowardly, but Zhou Dian is never cowardly!
Since that's the case, then I, as the top laner, will reluctantly help my mid lane teammate respond!

When Zhou Dian appeared in front of the camera and sat down in the chair on the right.

He started by saying, "Hello everyone, I am the 2017 LPL Spring Split Finals FMVP, the 2017 MSI Mid-Season Invitational Finals FMVP, the 2017 LPL Summer Split Finals FMVP, and the S7 World Championship FMVP!"

"As for other regular season awards, I'm too lazy to even mention those trivial matters!"

As soon as Zhou Dian opened his mouth, the live stream chat was already flooded with comments.

[Hahaha, I've really moved to Bengbu!]

[Zhou Shen is particular; he only announces high-end dish names like FMVP when listing dishes, ignoring the low-quality ones!]

Didn't Zhou Shen say that regular season awards are just pots and pans, nothing to brag about!

No wonder Knight didn't mention his newly crowned Summer Split Regular Season MVP earlier; he must have known about Zhou's performance!

[Thank goodness I didn't mention it, otherwise Zhou Shen would have gotten in on the crossfire!]

In comparison, I can only say that it pales in comparison!

【Doinb, Doinb, why did you have to do that self-introduction? It was just making yourself look bad!】

[A true hero doesn't dwell on past glories. What notable achievements has Zhou Dian made in the last two years? I don't know what he's trying to prove!]

Oh dear, the monkeys get all worked up when you mention your monkey father!

[Don't even mention two years, even if Zhou Shen doesn't achieve anything for the next twenty years, I don't think your Monkey Daddy can surpass him!]

[Don't worry, you monkeys, Zhou Shen will soon be the 19 LPL Summer Split champion and FMVP!]

[No, no, no! Our Zhou Shen fans don't do what HZ does with loans!]

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While the chat was still buzzing with excitement, the trash-talking segment on the live stream had already begun, with both teams' players making their appearances.

As LPL has developed to this point, its fan culture has become increasingly prevalent.

This has led to a decrease in the aggressiveness of the players during the pre-match trash talk segment of the LPL finals.

In the early years, it was met with a lot of ridicule.

He can spout all sorts of witty remarks without hesitation, often producing a few timeless classic lines.

But I don't know when it started, but the losing side in the finals is often targeted by the winning side's fans after the match for all the sarcastic remarks they made in the pre-match trash talk.

This is very annoying.

As a result, later contestants were basically not aggressive in the pre-match trash talk segment of the finals. They didn't dare to say anything too sarcastic, for fear of being retaliated against by their opponents' fans after the match if they lost.

However, some trash talk still needs to be said, otherwise some players won't be able to hold it in.

Since you can't be too sarcastic towards your opponents, you often have to resort to trash talk to your teammates.

As soon as FPX's bot laner Lwx appeared on camera, he said, "Because we were upset in the Spring Split, now that we've made it to the finals, I hope my four good sons can carry their father well in the finals!"

Then, FPX jungler tian came out and said, "If GimGoon is going to play against Zhou Shen, he'll probably just AFK under the tower! So don't count on him!"

GimGoon immediately said, "My sons, if you win with me, I'll give you a kiss; if you don't, I'll beat you to death!"

Liu Qingsong, the assistant coach, continued, "Our team should be considered one of the top teams in the LPL."

"We have the top laner Wang Jinggong, the jungler Tian, ​​the mid laner Doinb, and the AD carry isn't particularly special. If we had to point out a special feature, it might be that he's not very bright!"

Liu Qingsong delivered a comprehensive summary, severely criticizing my teammates.

However, this also shows that, at least for now, the atmosphere within the FPX team is very good.

In comparison, while the atmosphere within the TES team is also quite good, it certainly doesn't reach the level where teammates on FPX can joke around with each other freely.

After all, Knight doesn't talk much.

The two Koreans in the bot lane don't speak much Chinese. Their Chinese is only good for communication during matches, but they struggle with everyday conversations in Chinese.

But being serious also has its advantages.

Esports is also a form of competition.

In competitive sports, too much casualness can easily lead to a lack of focus during crucial moments. Compared to FPX, who mainly focused their attacks on their teammates, TES's approach was relatively more subdued.

Zhou Dian and Xx are the main ones who can occasionally spout some witty remarks.

Actually, Xx is also a very talkative person, otherwise he wouldn't have said such a "bible-level" famous line to 369, "If I help you, you won't win; if I don't help you, you'll explode."

However, during the earlier match against RNG, he almost lost his job because of a strange laugh.

This really scared Xx.

Since then, Xx has been too careful in public settings, afraid of inadvertently offending any fan groups.

So in this pre-match trash talk, Xx did a little something.

When Doinb brought out a large bowl of white rice and said that the TES players' performance was so good it made him want to eat.

Xx said, "I found it quite amusing to watch Doinb eat his own jungle monsters! Eat more during the finals, and I'll send you a hundred virtual airplanes in your stream after the match!"

Don't be fooled by Doinb's seemingly roaming playstyle.

But if we're talking about which mid laner in the LPL is the best at farming their own jungle monsters, then it has to be Doinb.

The reason Doinb can roam so much is because he plays heroes that push minion waves very quickly.

These heroes are also very fast at clearing jungle camps.

Any jungler who teams up with Doinb shouldn't be too keen on playing a carry jungler.

Because by the mid-game, you'll definitely run out of jungle monsters and go hungry.

They even applied this evaluation standard to all positions in the LPL.

Uzi, who is known for his ability to sustain in the game and farm his own jungle camps, may not even farm as many jungle camps as Doinb on average.

Xx's counterattack against Doinb's use of the "feeding joke" was spot on.

The phrase "sending a hundred airplanes" was a subtle reference to Doinb's own livestream joke.

The live chat in the official tournament broadcast room also showed that most viewers were quite satisfied with Xx's witty remarks and felt they were quite effective.

It can only be said that after LPL won the S-series championship for two consecutive years, it has attracted too many new viewers.

This is something the audience has never seen before, with the trash talk and sassy banter of the contestants.

In the past, Xx's words would have been nothing more than a tickle, not particularly offensive.

Given Xx's personality since he hadn't been attacked by hz before, he wanted to launch a "personal attack" on his opponent during this pre-match trash talk segment.

But now he really doesn't dare to do that kind of work anymore.

He was still a little scared at the thought of the possible post-match repercussions.

However, while Xx may be afraid of this, Zhou Dian may not!
As a player from the old era, I know that the pre-match trash talk segment would be too boring if it didn't include some genuine personal attacks.

For Zhou Dian, post-match repercussions are not something he needs to consider.

He doesn't care about such things at all.

Having achieved a Grand Slam in his career at a young age, he now speaks and acts according to his own conscience.

Zhou Dian naturally spoke his mind about the final match.

"Let me give a final summary on behalf of our team. I think I'm qualified to do so!"

"Actually, I think that after all that everyone has said, in the end, it's all about skill in a competition!"

"Then let me evaluate everyone's abilities!"

"My own skills, and those of my teammates, are certainly very good!"

After a pause, Zhou Dian continued, "As for my opponent today, FPX, I'm not targeting anyone in particular, I'm just talking about everyone on FPX."

Zhou Dian's words ended abruptly there, and he fell silent.

It's obvious that the director deliberately muted the sound and didn't air it.

Normally, in this situation, viewers can only judge what Zhou Dian said by looking at his lip movements.

But since Zhou Dian quoted the classic line from Master Duan Shui Liu.

And the lines in this scene are so deeply memorable.

This means that viewers watching the live stream don't need to read Zhou Dian's lip movements at all; they can tell what he said with his mouth cut off even with their eyes closed!
In the official live stream of the event, the chat suddenly stopped for a moment.

For a moment, almost no new comments appeared.

The next moment, the barrage of comments exploded, with the number of comments increasing dramatically.

Holy crap, Zhou!

[Arrogant, truly arrogant!]

[Zhou Shen has completely blown us away!]

It has to be you again, Zhou Shen!

[As expected, this kind of pre-match trash talk is only truly effective when it comes from veteran players from that era!]

[Doinb and GimGoon are veteran players, right? Why didn't they mention it?]

[They wouldn't dare say it, because if they lost the match, the backlash afterward would be so severe, tsk tsk, I don't even want to think about it!]

Only Zhou Shen would dare to say such critical things!

[Dissent? Is it possible that Zhou Shen really thinks that way?]

That's how it should be said. All the pre-match trash talk is so polite now, what's the point of watching?

[It's all because you guys love to hold grudges after the match based on pre-match trash talk, making the players afraid to utter a single word of trash talk anymore!]

Oh, is it my fault?

[The person who edited this video is such a coward! What are they afraid of? Why mute the audio? Just play Zhou Shen's original voice!]

[Is it possible this was intentional? The muting feels even more sarcastic than saying it aloud. Whoever edited this video is just stirring things up!]

[It's true, what's the difference between censoring and not censoring? Everyone knows that!]

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(End of this chapter)