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Chapter 428 The semi-finals begin! A showdown between Europe and America is imminent!
As everyone walked out of the lounge, they ran into the G2 team members in the backstage corridor. They were chatting and laughing, and it was clear that they were in a very good mood.

As the only remaining team from the European region, G2 has completely redeemed itself from its humiliating reputation as a domestic powerhouse this year, and Perkz has also proven himself.

Especially when I think back to the quarterfinals draw, when RNG drew G2, the RNG players were so happy, as if they didn't take G2 seriously at all.

When an opponent thinks they've already won, and then pulls off a stunning comeback, there's a certain thrill to it.

For the G2 players, reaching the semifinals is already a great achievement, and now it's time to enjoy the game.

On the stage at the event.

As always, it was the LCK region's go-to host, Roaring Emperor, standing above with a microphone in hand, warming up the crowd!

"After more than half a month of competition, four teams remain on the stage of this year's League of Legends World Championship: EDG, G2, SKT, and IG!!"

"There can only be one champion's throne, which also means that the brutal elimination rounds will continue!"

"Today! Who will defeat their opponent and secure a ticket to the Incheon Grand Finals? Let's wait and see!"

"First up, please welcome the third seed from Europe, G2 Esports!"

"Top laner Wunder, jungler Jankos, mid laner Perkz, bot laner Hjarnan, support Wadid, coach Grabbz!"

The G2 players waved to the audience as they walked to the left side of the stage. After they finished their appearance,

The Roaring Emperor raised his hand high once again and shouted, "Next up is EDG, the number one seed from the LPL region!!"

"Top laner Flandre, jungler Tian, ​​mid laner Kshine, bot laner iboy, support Meiko, coach Maokai, substitute Clearlove!"

The entire EDG team also came to the stage, but it was obvious that they were treated differently by the Korean audience.

This also made Wang Yao feel somewhat unhappy.

Damn it, it's a pity they won't be facing a Korean team for now, otherwise, judging by the behavior of these Korean spectators, they would definitely extinguish SKT's last flame in the semifinals!
Since no Korean team is willing to take the blame, then G2 is the only one who will suffer!

"Let's wait and see! Who will win the ticket to the finals? Please welcome both sides to bring us an exciting showdown!"

After speaking, both players turned around and sat down in the players' seats.

Since the rune and talent systems have been fully integrated in Season 8, there is no longer a need to prepare various rune combinations to deal with different situations before entering the official match room, unlike in Season 7 last year.

This has indeed been simplified a lot, making it more suitable for new players, but for veteran players like Wang Yao, it took some getting used to at first.

After all, there are really many creative ways to combine runes.

For example, Kennen should use hybrid penetration runes, while Ryze and Twisted Fate should use movement speed and cleanse runes.

For example, when playing a tank hero, you can look for armor runes to counter warriors, or even more aggressive assassins can use pure armor penetration runes.

However, with the merging of the rune and talent systems, everyone's basic attributes are now roughly the same, eliminating the possibility of using runes to ambush others.

"Welcome to the live broadcast of the 2018 League of Legends World Championship semi-finals. We are today's commentators: Wawa, Miller, and Remember."

The three commentators introduced themselves.

"Today's match is between EDG from our LPL region and G2 from the LCS.EU region. There's not much to say about EDG, but the main focus is on G2."

"As everyone knows, the biggest upset in the quarterfinals was G2's comeback against RNG. Now that everyone has calmed down, I think the word 'upset' might not be accurate."

More than a week has passed since the quarterfinals, and the overwhelming criticism online has subsided.

RNG is only the third seed, so it's reasonable for them to be eliminated in the quarterfinals.

The reason why the audience was so hostile was mainly because when they saw the RNG players smiling so happily during the draw, they also thought that RNG would win easily.

As a result, RNG suffered a humiliating defeat, and RNG's viewers were also humiliated.

Furthermore, viewers have always wanted the finals to be an LPL internal battle. It's not that they don't believe EDG can't beat G2, but if three LPL teams make it to the semifinals at the same time, wouldn't that prove that the LPL is the world's number one region?

This is something only LCK has ever done before. During S6, Samsung, SKT, and Tigers all made it to the semifinals.

That year was also the strongest year for LCK, crushing other regions. Other regions couldn't even see the exhaust fumes of LCK.

However, upon closer analysis, a little rationality and calmness will make it clear.

RNG players are indeed very strong individually, but they are far from being able to completely overwhelm G2.

It could even be said that only Uzi in the bot lane has a slight edge in individual skill, but the World Championship patch doesn't offer much room for the bot lane to perform.

Even the most fed ADC will find it difficult to carry when facing champions like Swain, Xin Zhao, Akali, Aatrox, Irelia, and Urgot charging in.

RNG's biggest problem is that their mid and top laners can't pick these heroes, so they can only pick tanky champions like Galio and Sion, which is basically feeding the enemy team.

The quarterfinals.

RNG's mid and top lanes are 150 CS behind their opponents on average. It would be a miracle if RNG could win with that kind of stat.

"That's right! G2 is indeed more suited to the current meta, which is why they won in the quarterfinals. But we don't need to worry about them today, as EDG is also well-suited to the current meta!"

Wang Jide said with a smile, "So we can totally expect EDG to defeat G2 and avenge RNG!"

"Judging from the pre-match data, EDG has a clear advantage. The only suspense today is how many games G2 can last."

"Anyway, Fnatic, the number one seed from Europe, only lasted two hours before being eliminated. Let's see if G2 can last longer!"

The words fell.

The director then switched the camera to the draft picks of both sides, as there were no longer any head-to-head results or group stage rankings after the semifinals.

The right to choose sides is determined by drawing lots before the match, and EDG was lucky enough to win.

Maokai helped the team choose the blue side.

"EDG proactively chose to ban Braum. Uh, was this a targeted ban? Or to prevent iboy from making a mistake?"

Miller paused for a moment.

"The main reason is that Braum is relatively effective against dive-heavy strategies, and EDG likes to gank the bottom lane, while Braum is strong at preventing tower dives."

Wang Ji gave the answer, "G2 will ban Akali. Well, G2's draft will be difficult because EDG's mid and top laners won't blindly pick tank champions."

EDG then banned Xin Zhao and Swain, while G2 banned Irelia and Taliyah.

They chose to release the Sword Demon.

The reason is also very simple.

The hero Aatrox is strong in team fights, but his laning ability isn't that overpowered; he's someone you can handle in lane.

Even a normally developed Aatrox can handle team fights.

G2 is not afraid of team fights with EDG; team fight ability is a specialty of European teams.

What they fear is that EDG will pick heroes that are particularly strong in the laning phase, completely crushing them during the laning phase and giving them no chance to team fight.

So they banned Akali, Irelia, and Taliyah to disrupt EDG's early game rhythm.

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