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Chapter 562 I wonder if I'll have a chance to see Zhou Shen's Yasuo today?
"Although FPX's decision to choose the red side may not necessarily be to target Zhou Shen!"

"However, if FPX wins this game after actively choosing the red side, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial for FPX in the following games!" Ji De still had a different opinion from Guan Zeyuan regarding FPX's side selection.

“What you said makes sense!” Guan Zeyuan said. “If FPX chooses the red side and wins the game, it means they have a way to counter Zhou Shen!”

"If Zhou Shen can be contained, then TES will be in a very passive position. When it's time for TES to choose a side, they might not dare to choose the blue side, for fear that FPX will go to the red side!"

"TES is a very flexible team when it comes to choosing sides. If they stick to only choosing one side, they lose the flexibility in choosing sides, and they also lose the flexibility in drafting and tactics. This will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the team's overall performance!"

After Guan Zeyuan rattled off a whole bunch of things, Cat Emperor said in his high-pitched voice, "Hey, that's not right either!"

"Oh, what's wrong?" Guan Zeyuan immediately asked back.

"FPX needs to give GimGoon the last counter pick on the red side, and then GimGoon can make it work, and FPX will win. That's how they really used this red side pick to target Zhou Shen!" Cat Emperor said immediately.

“Well, Cat, what you said makes sense!” Guan Zeyuan readily agreed. “When FPX actively chooses the red side, they rarely give their last counter pick to GimGoon in the top lane!”

"But their opponent today is TES!" Remember chimed in.

"I think FPX will try this against TES, giving GimGoon the fifth counter pick on the red side, letting him counter Zhou Shen in the second move, and see what the effect is!"

"If we win, as Zeyuan just said, it will be a huge blow to TES in the following games. If we lose, the loss won't be that great!"

"After all, this is only the first game of a best-of-five series, and I believe FPX has the leeway to make a mistake!"

"Is that so?" Cat Emperor began his habitual sarcastic question, "Even if there's room for error in a best-of-five series, the outcome of each game is crucial; you can't just throw them away!"

Upon hearing this, I almost rolled my eyes.

He couldn't help but think to himself, "Cat Emperor, why are you arguing like this? What's wrong with my analysis? The match hasn't even started yet, and you're already saying FPX will give up in the first game? Can you shut up?!"

Of course, I only remember these thoughts in my mind; I would never say them aloud.

At this moment, the live broadcast camera moved away from the commentary booth.

The entire main stage appeared on the live stream screen.

Remember to change the subject: "I feel that both sides still have a lot of secret weapons in this match. The previous semi-final match was not enough for both teams to bring out their full tactical reserves!"

"Including version 9.15, there are some new heroes available in version 9.16. You can see that Ekko and Kassadin appeared in the third-place match. These are also mid-lane heroes that Faker has used in this version!"

Guan Zeyuan chimed in, "It just so happens that Ekko is also one of Knight's signature champions. Two years ago, when he first reached the top of the Korean server, Ekko was the champion he used the most!"

"Then, in the mid lane, there's the Pantheon champion that Doinb used in the semifinals, which still hasn't been reworked!"

"There's also a Pantheon and Mordekaiser combo that FPX used. Mordekaiser's ultimate would trap you, giving Pantheon enough time to jump down!"

Doinb is practically the only player in the LPL to play Pantheon mid lane.

As for Mordekaiser top lane, GimGoon is probably the best player in the LPL to play him.

Or rather, within the FPX team, thanks to FPX's unique tactics and strategies, top laner Mordekaiser has more room to perform than in other teams.

At this point, images of the two head coaches appeared on the large screen, one on the left and one on the right.

This means that BP is about to begin.

"Today on stage, it's also a duel between two veteran coaches, Warhorse versus White Crescent!"

"Alright then, let's take a look at the draft picks for the first game of this best-of-five series in the Summer Split finals!"

"TES is on the blue side, and FPX is on the red side!" Guan Zeyuan shouted.

At this moment, the BP interface appeared on the big screen at the scene, and the first two bans on both sides had been completed.

First round of BP.

TES banned Sylas, Ekko, and Tahm Kench.

PFX banned Jarvan IV, Xayah, and Yuumi.

Now we come to the selection process.

TES directly locked up Kai'Sa on the first floor of the blue team's base.

Kai'Sa is a very versatile champion.

Whether the core strategy revolves entirely around Kai'Sa, or Kai'Sa simply assists her teammates in securing kills, she is incredibly powerful.

The reason lies in Kai'Sa's passive and ultimate abilities.

The passive ability grants Kai'Sa exceptional damage output, making her a viable damage dealer.

Kai'Sa's ultimate ability grants her exceptional teamfight initiation capabilities and flank attack capabilities.

It can be said that this is a hero that fits the overall style of the LPL region very well.

With Xayah banned, White Crescent opted to first-pick Kai'Sa on the blue side.

This is a very sound choice, absolutely no problem.

It's FPX's turn to select players.

FPX opted for Titan and Gragas on the first and second floors of the red side.

"TES's decision to pick Kai'Sa here effectively breaks up the currently very strong Nautilus-Kai'Sa bot lane duo!"

"However, Nautilus is a very strong champion in the current versions. Even without Kai'Sa, Liu Qingsong still chose to pick Nautilus!" Guan Zeyuan said.

"Then FPX picked Gragas for the jungle position!" Cat Emperor added. "Judging from the first round of the draft, both sides are still targeting the bot lane very much, banning a lot of bot lane champions and still targeting it in the picks!"

"However, FPX managed to get Nautilus and Gragas in their first two picks, so it feels like they still came out ahead!"

"Yes!" Guan Zeyuan nodded. "Besides being a fairly strong champion in the jungle, Gragas can also be paired with Yasuo, and this mid-jungle combination is currently very powerful!"

"Doinb has been using Yasuo quite a lot in recent ranked games, let's see if he'll consider it today!"

While Guan Zeyuan was still showing off his "intelligence," TES had already chained down Spider and Morgana on the second and third floors of the blue side.

The selection process is very fast.

It's clear that TES came prepared today, and their preparations were quite thorough.

"Oh, Xx chose Elise for the jungle position, trying to gain early game momentum!"

"And the bot lane picked Morgana!"

"This Morgana pick was very targeted, directly countering FPX's first two picks, Nautilus and Gragas!" Remember said.

"Just like Cat Emperor said, the two sides mainly focused on the bottom lane in the first round of ban/pick!" Guan Zeyuan added.

At this point, FPX, on the third floor of the red side, which was the last pick in the first round of ban/pick, chose Lucian.

"FPX has picked Lucian!" Cat Emperor said. "In that case, the bot lanes will be going head-to-head this game!"

"FPX's bot lane, in particular, has a great advantage in their signature 4v2 gank strategy, allowing both the support and AD carry to deal significant damage in the early game!"

The first round of ban/pick (BP) is over. We move on to the second round.

FPX banned Camille and Aatrox.

TES banned Pantheon and Karma.

In the second round of bans, FPX banned two heroes specifically targeting Zhou Dian.

Both of TES's ban slots were used to target Doinb.

As Guan Zeyuan mentioned earlier, TES banned Doinb's signature Pantheon mid-lane champion in the very first game.

White Crescent didn't want Doinb to set the pace in the first game of a best-of-five series.

In the second round of ban/pick, it was the red team's turn to pick first.

Without much hesitation, FPX immediately picked Yasuo on the fourth floor of the red team.

Then it was locked.

The moment Yasuo was locked down, the crowd erupted in cheers.

Aside from the cheers from FPX and Doinb's fans.

Many spectators who came to support TES, as well as passersby, cheered to varying degrees.

That's the charm of Yasuo, the "Happy Wind Man"—who wouldn't want to see Yasuo in a match!

Especially this LPL Summer Split final, which is so important.

"Hey, what did I tell you? The mid-jungle duo of Gragas and Yasuo!" Guan Zeyuan's tone suddenly became excited.

"Doinb has been playing Yasuo a lot in ranked games lately, he's definitely planning to use it in the actual competition!"

For someone like Guan Zeyuan, who loves to show off, guessing in advance that a hero that wasn't a popular pick in the current version must have made him incredibly happy.

At this point, Remember said, "Seeing FPX pick Yasuo reminded me of Zhou Shen's Yasuo. Zhou Shen's Yasuo also contributed many highlight moments in the game."

"I wonder if we'll have a chance to see Zhou Shen's Yasuo today?"

"Zhou Shen's Yasuo is undeniable, definitely one of his signature moves!" Guan Zeyuan added, "Hey, now that you mention it, is there any possibility that FPX might flex their Yasuo pick to the top lane for GimGoon to play?"

"Absolutely impossible!" Cat King blurted out.

After being challenged by the Cat King, Guan Zeyuan almost couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Why not?" Guan Zeyuan didn't remember being so patient, and he immediately retorted.

"Uh"

The cat emperor was speechless.

His argument with Guan Zeyuan just now was indeed a habitual, subconscious attempt to argue.

Now that Guan Zeyuan has asked him this question, he really can't give a clear answer.

Now, Cat King finally understood how painful it was to be carried around.

Even though he's always been argumentative, when someone really argues with him, he can only remain speechless.

All I can say is that Cat King's move was so powerful that "you'd be numb too if you stomped on it."

Just as Cat Emperor was momentarily speechless, Guan Zeyuan was secretly pleased to have retorted to Cat Emperor.

TES's player selection on the fourth floor of the blue side inadvertently helped Cat, a "legend" of their own team, out of a difficult situation.

There is no other reason.

TES locked up the crocodile on the fourth floor of the blue square.

"I knew FPX wouldn't flex their Yasuo pick to GimGoon in the top lane! Now Yasuo can only go to the mid lane!" Cat Emperor said quickly. "The Gragas-Yasuo combo is still strong in the mid and jungle, but the top and jungle are still a bit lacking!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Zeyuan rolled his eyes.

Anyway, the camera isn't pointing at the commentary booth right now, so the audience can't see it.

Since TES picked Renekton for top lane, Yasuo couldn't possibly go to the top lane and get slaughtered by Renekton, leaving only mid lane Yasuo as the only possibility.

In Cat Emperor's mouth, it actually became the reason why he thought Yasuo could only be played in the mid lane!
What, you figured out beforehand that TES was going to pick Renekton?

This act of turning cause into effect left Guan Zeyuan speechless, realizing he still needed to work on his thick skin.

It’s really about living and learning.

I still have to learn!

Of course, Cat King was shamelessly and forcibly putting the cause and effect back on each other.

However, his point about TES's Renekton forcing FPX's Yasuo to go to the mid lane is not wrong.

For TES, when they learned that FPX had chosen the red side in the first game...

Zhou Dian and White Crescent concluded that FPX was basically going to give GimGoon their last counter pick on the red side to see how it would go, and to test the waters with the first game of the BO5.

This move also demonstrates FPX's strong confidence in its own technical and tactical reserves.

They were so confident that they could use the first game of a best-of-five series as a test.

Therefore, for TES, winning this first game is absolutely essential.

Therefore, even if FPX picked Yasuo on the fourth floor of the red side, it's highly likely he'll be playing mid lane.

TES also needs to ensure that Yasuo is always in the mid lane and there is no possibility of him going to the top lane.

FPX's last counter pick can only be GimGoon's, and absolutely cannot be given to Doinb.

Because Doinb poses a greater threat when he takes a counter-pick position than GimGoon does.

Besides Doinb having a deeper champion pool than GimGoon and greater map influence in the mid lane.

Also because TES's top laner is Zhou Dian.

Zhou Dian is confident he can withstand GimGoon's counterattack.

But he was worried that Knight wouldn't be able to withstand Doinb's counter-attacks.

In fact, Zhou Dian had prepared several top lane heroes that he could play first.

But since FPX's Yasuo pick has the potential to be flexible, their best option in this game is to pick Renekton.

FPX wouldn't be so stupid as to send Yasuo to lane against Renekton when they have a choice!

(End of this chapter)