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Chapter 402 Battle against GRF! Facing off against Superpower!
In a post-match interview, Scout also mentioned Wang Yao, saying, "I hope to face EDG in the upcoming matches, defeat Kshine myself, and get my revenge!"

KT faced EDG back in the Intercontinental Cup, and Scout got a severe lesson from Wang Yao.

This kid holds a grudge.

His words drew cheers and applause from the audience!

The ID Kshine is arguably the most hated ID in LCK right now, since LCK has lost to Wang Yao in all the world championships in the past year.

The EDG team players did not return to their hotel in advance, but waited at the scene.

Because EDG will be making their debut on the first day, and their first opponent is no easy task.

It is precisely the Griffin team that countless LCK viewers have high hopes for!

The entire team consists of high-ranking solo queue players from the Korean server, and even their coach, Cvmax, is said to have the skill level of the strongest Challenger player in the Korean server!

Their strength should not be underestimated, and their appearance was scheduled for the third match.

After the match between KT and MAD, another match in Group C took place, with G2 and Liquid facing off in a true battle between Europe and North America!

As it turns out, the North American region is indeed a hopeless case, with everyone except C9 being a shockwave.

G2 easily defeated Team Liquid, securing their own opening victory!

The third match is the Group A showdown.

EDG will face off against Griffin!
"Welcome everyone to the first day of the 2018 League of Legends World Championship. The next match is between EDG, the number one seed from the LPL region, and Griffin, the number three seed from the LCK!"

"Don't underestimate Griffin just because they are only the third seed. Their players are very strong individually, and they will be a good test for EDG."

"We can use this match to see how EDG is performing and how well they understand the current version of the game!"

The baby finished speaking.

On-site, the director immediately switched the camera to the draft and banning screens of both sides.

EDG is on the blue side, and Griffin is on the red side!

"Wow! EDG chose to ban Kai'Sa right from the start, this is a premeditated move to target Griffin's bot laner Viper."

Griffin's bot lane is a weak point, not because Viper's individual skill is lacking.

Instead, he is somewhat similar to Zet, the former ADC player for EDG. Neither of them were originally ADC players; they switched to playing ADC later in life.

Fans also joked online that among Griffin's five top-ranked solo queue players, the worst one would go to the bot lane, and since Chaowei was the strongest, he stayed in the mid lane.

Players who switched to ADC mid-career often have issues with their champion pool; Zet is a master of Ashe.

Viper was lucky.

This year, Riot Games introduced Kai'Sa, a bot lane monster with amazing mechanics and stats. Kai'Sa is said to allow even those who have never played ADC before to dominate the game right away.

Her nickname speaks volumes; she's known as the "Female Darius" in the bot lane, which speaks volumes about the prestige of that title.

The existence of Kai'Sa has indeed bridged the gap in individual skill among some ADC players.

Maokai had a clear idea: EDG is not RNG, and they can't possibly first-pick Kai'Sa on the blue side, so he simply banned her to prevent Viper from getting a champion he was comfortable with.

Griffin countered by banning Akali, which is unsurprising given she's the only Tier 0 champion in the current patch. EDG's next two bans were Xayah and Tahm Kench, while Griffin banned Irelia and Ryze.

"Hey, EDG immediately picked Taliyah! Although Taliyah was slightly nerfed in patch 8.17, it still doesn't affect her position in the jungle."

Griffin immediately picked Aatrox and Xin Zhao, and EDG immediately countered by locking in the Lucian + Alistar bot lane combination. After watching so many games, the audience basically understands what's going on.

Alistar and Taliyah is a standard jungle-support combination. Alistar can provide Taliyah with reliable initiation control, ensuring that Taliyah can unleash her full burst combo.

Furthermore, Alistar and Lucian are a decent matchup in lane, ensuring a strong laning phase for the bot lane.

Griffin chose the Enchantress on the third floor.

"Wow, Griffin's lineup is so proactive. Their top, mid, and jungle are really strong."

In the subsequent second round of bans and picks, Griffin chose to ban Lissandra and Ornn, while EDG chose to ban Ziggs and Braum.

There's no other way. Griffin can only pick Ezreal with blond hair.

EDG then picked Urgot and Syndra, while Griffin picked Rakan as their last pick.

The lineups for both sides were thus officially finalized.

EDG (blue side) fielded Urgot (top), Taliyah (jungle), Syndra (mid), and Lucian paired with Alistar in the bot lane.

The red team consists of Griffin, with Aatrox in the top lane, Xin Zhao in the jungle, LeBlanc in the mid lane, and Ezreal and Rakan in the bot lane.

"Huh? This is quite a surprise!"

"Did Flandre (Holy Gun) learn that after being defeated by TheShy with Urgot in the Summer Finals, he thought Urgot was effective against Aatrox and actually mastered it?"

Miller was very surprised. "Very good, very good. It's definitely good news for EDG that the players can expand their champion pool."

"In terms of lineup, EDG continues its style from the summer split, with a lineup that is biased towards the early and mid-game, focusing on the offensive rhythm of the early and mid-game."

"Griffin's situation is similar, except that their lineup makes it difficult for them to win in all three lanes."

Griffin simply cannot gain lane control in the bottom and middle lanes.

Syndra has a crushing advantage against LeBlanc in the bot lane, and Lucian has a crushing advantage against Ezreal in the bot lane. It's more likely that the top lane will be a 50/50 matchup.

Before stepping down, Maokai gave a special instruction: "Play more lane and jungle synergy games. Wang Yao, you need to take the lead and keep the initiative in our own hands."

He then left the players' bench, shook hands with Griffin's coach Cvmax, and signaled the official start of the match.

Although Griffin is a new team, their outstanding performance has earned them a considerable number of fans in South Korea.

What's more, they were playing on home soil, and the vast majority of the audience, the South Koreans, gave them enthusiastic applause and cheers!

However, there are also many international students in South Korea, and since it is relatively close to China, it is convenient for them to come here. Plus, it coincides with the seven-day National Day holiday in China, so many people came here specifically to show their support!
Although the number of people was not large, the applause and cheers they generated were by no means inferior.

After buying his starting items, Wang Yao pondered his strategy. EDG had lane priority in the bottom half of the map in the early game, and according to the current meta jungler routes, the junglers of both the red and blue sides basically had a mirror start.

Junglers will usually start at their own red buff, so that they can perfectly stagger their start and each take a river crab.

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