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Chapter 376 Chicken vs. Dog! IG Advances to the Next Round!
the next day.

The first round of the playoffs, a 6-to-4 contest, has officially begun, featuring a match between WE and Snake.

The contest between these two is truly evenly matched.

However, in the end, Team WE had the last laugh.

While SofM's aggressive jungle playstyle is indeed flashy, when he doesn't get support from the mid lane, the jungler will be greatly limited.

Xi Ye seems to have entered the highlight period of his professional career.

The mid-laner of Snake was repeatedly solo-killed, while the bottom laner, Mystic, continued to perform steadily, achieving the desired effect whether playing a traditional marksman or a mage carry in the bottom lane.

Thus.

Snake's defeat was expected; the stronger WE team advanced to the end!

EDG fans were naturally overjoyed by this result.

"Hilarious! Even if Xi Ye is fierce, can he be fiercer than my Yao Ge? Yao Ge would definitely beat him into a piece of trash!"

"Guys! We got a guaranteed spot! Our ticket to the World Championship is in our hands!"

"Indeed, as long as they beat WE and enter the finals, no matter what the result is, EDG will definitely get a ticket to the World Championship."

"Hey guys, is Yao really going to win two consecutive world championships? That's outrageous!"

"If you, Lee Sang-hyeok, can win two consecutive World Championships, why can't I, Kshine, do the same?"

"..."

EDG fans are relentlessly attacking them online, but the 60E fans don't even have a chance to retaliate.

There's no way around it; even WE fans can't say that Xiye can definitely beat Wang Yao.

In fact, given WE's poor performance this year, being able to put up a fight in the Summer Split is already quite satisfactory for them.

The main focus isn't high; everyone's attention is on the next match!
IG vs. RNG!!
Even the entire EDG team was on their way to the training room to watch the match.

"This version suits IG very well; RNG is probably in big trouble," Meiko commented.

This should be the consensus of everyone at present.

After all, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that this version is designed to be played around the top half of the map.

But do RNG's mid and top laners have that ability? Can Xiaohu and Letme carry the game? They don't, you know that!
"Who knows? You can't really judge Xiao Hu. He's really good at taking down chickens," Wang Yao said with a smile.

Xiao Hu is the factory manager of a middle-level unit; he's a professional at exploiting acquaintances.

He judges matches by ID, and he's not too afraid of old rivals like Song Yijin, whom he's faced many times.

The main pressure still comes from the top laner.

Can Letme really stop TheShy, who has been on a fierce upward trajectory this year?

During the regular season, EDG almost lost to IG because of the overly conservative champion selection in the top lane, which allowed TheShy to farm up and become unstoppable in team fights.

Judging from RNG's usual practice of picking champions for the top lane.

It's hard to say whether they can win.

However, no one expected this.

IG's head coach, Kim Jung-joo, actually came up with another way to deal with RNG.

It's worth noting that although Mafa is no longer the head coach of IG this year, he is still a member of the coaching staff, and he was also a member of the coaching team for the South Korean team at the Asian Games.

At that time, the Korean team paid close attention to Uzi in the bottom lane and came to a very important conclusion!

Uzi can't play bot lane AP carries!

Yu Wenbo has a deep hero pool; he can play both standard marksmen and mage-centric bot laners.

In the first game, IG immediately pulled out a double poke composition of Ziggs and Jayce!

This really annoyed Uzi in the bottom lane. Ziggs is a champion who clears waves quickly; once he gets "Lost Chapter," he can clear waves without lacking damage or mana.

This quick lane clearing method is really annoying for Uzi.

Because it means that the other party avoided facing him in lane.

Uzi's favorite thing is to dominate the lane, but when the opponent picks Ziggs, Uzi's dominance turns into that of a clown.

Then there are the bot lane mage carry heroes who can get their items faster, basically 1-2 items are enough to maximize their damage, and provide positive feedback to their teammates in team fights.

If Uzi picks Kai'Sa and wants to fully evolve her Q, W, and E skills, he needs to have all three items.

Even if the whole team supports him, by the time he manages to acquire the three essential items, it will be too late.

Uzi's weakness in playing a bottom lane mage carry has been exploited by IG.

Even so, Uz still defended the last vestige of dignity of a traditional striker!
The two sides battled fiercely for five sets!
IG ultimately defeated RNG 3-2 to advance to the next round, where they will face EDG in the semifinals.

RNG, unfortunately, stopped there.

However, they were the runners-up in the Spring Split, so they definitely have enough points to participate in the gauntlet, and there's no need to worry too much.

After watching the match between RNG and IG, Maokai was certain of one thing.

"You must master the bot lane mage carry role, especially Ziggs!" he repeatedly emphasized to iboy.

iboy nodded.

After two days of rest, EDG will face their semifinal opponent, Team WE!

The venue used for this year's LPL playoffs semifinals was RNG's home stadium in Beijing.

The entire EDG team flew to Beijing two days in advance to prepare for this semi-final match, which was not particularly intense, and everyone was in a relaxed state of mind.

Whether it was the analysis from netizens before the match or the opinions of the EDG training team members themselves, the general consensus was that EDG would crush WE without any pressure and easily advance to the finals.

For WE, stealing one game would be considered a victory, since no one had high hopes for them anyway.

Even before the match, fans of both sides didn't engage in any online arguments. Even WE's fans felt deep down that they had no hope, so why bother arguing?

The real highlight of the semifinals will be the match between EDG and IG; this is what you call a true clash of titans!
EDG and WE are just side dishes before the main course.

September 10th happened to be Teachers' Day. Wang Yao got up early and changed into his team uniform with his teammates before taking a bus to RNG's home stadium near Wukesong Square.

Putting everything else aside, RNG's marketing and public relations department is truly exceptional in its capabilities.

They managed to attract a lot of attention and fans by using the gimmick of an 'all-Chinese team', and even without great results, they still managed to become one of the most popular teams in the current LPL league!

The moment the bus appeared, it was immediately surrounded by supporters who had come to the scene, and it was clear that most of the audience were students.

Thanks to the LPL's official launch of its league system, the commercialization of League of Legends esports has been further developed this year.

In addition, the LPL league can be said to have won all year, whether it was the MSI in the middle of the year, the Rift Rivals, or the recent Asian Games, they defeated their arch-rival South Korean team.

This greatly boosted the morale of the competition area and also inspired the audience's enthusiasm for watching the game!

The competition for tickets is even more intense than in previous years!

Of course, another reason lies in the competition format.

Under normal circumstances, the LPL Summer Split will officially end between mid-August and the end of August.

However, due to the addition of the Intercontinental Games in the middle of the Summer Split and the Asian Games, the entire Summer Split schedule was extended, which resulted in the playoffs not officially starting until September 5th this year.

September is the month when college students start their new semester.

If it were summer vacation, college students would be at their hometowns and might not consider coming out to watch the game.

Now that school has started, at least the local university students in Beijing are definitely willing to come to the venue to experience the atmosphere of the competition.

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