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Chapter 543 IG Secures Qualification! The Enigmatic Situation!

Guan Zeyuan said happily, "Kai'Sa got a triple kill. Little Gnar was going to have a showdown with iboy, but before he could even get his three-hit combo going, he was killed by Icathia's Plasma!"

"It's going to be a one-shot! It's going to be a one-shot! Three fire dragons and the big dragon buff, this is unplayable! It's really going to be a one-shot!"

Remember also chimed in: "The entire EDG team played with great confidence in this game, they all showed off their skills!"

"It's clear that the EDG players are all in excellent form."

Guan Zeyuan looked at the exploding crystal of JT and concluded:
"In that case, let's congratulate EDG on winning their first match in the group stage and getting off to a great start!"

"Putting everything else aside, EDG is definitely worthy of being LPL's number one seed. They defeated their opponent in less than 25 minutes. Anyone who dares to underestimate them will suffer a great loss!"

Cat added at the end, "Most importantly, the Kshine we know and love is back!"

"You can see from the Spider in this game that Yao Ge, who used to deliver powerful blows, is back on the world stage."

You can always trust Kshine!

Watching the EDG players get up and walk towards the JT players' bench to shake hands, Guan Zeyuan couldn't help but tease them:

"JT is really unlucky to face EDG in their first group stage match."

"They need to keep working hard, this is their last chance, otherwise they won't see the LMS region next year."

……

The first day of the group stage was a perfect ending for LPL, with IG, FPX, and EDG all securing their first wins, which can be said to be a great start.

But this is only the first step in a long journey!
The second day of the group stage begins.

The first match is the highly anticipated one.

IG vs. SKT.

In the end, the game lasted for 45 minutes, and JKL's Xayah was so badly injured that he had to buy shoes, but in the end, IG still lost to SKT.

Faker pulled out a card that no one would have expected: an ancient hero.

But it was this card that ultimately led to a stunning comeback by stealing the enemy base, and IG was outmaneuvered by SKT in terms of strategy.

This also caused a huge uproar within the LPL.

"Hehe, I knew that Prince Ning was going to be a disappointment."

"That's how Ning, the King of Shoes, is. He plays incredibly poorly domestically, but now he's showing off his skills at the world championships."

"Baolan was definitely more out of character this game. He stayed back in team fights and attacked the cannon minion in lane. Did you see JKL's expression just now? It looked like he wanted to stab Xiaobao."

……

Fortunately, IG managed to win a game in the later stages of the match.

In the match between IG and TL, IG performed consistently well, as always.

It didn't take much effort to remove Team TL, whose players' combined age was 127.

Speaking of which, Team Liquid (TL) is a team that has set a Guinness World Record.

Top laner Impact, jungler Xmithie, mid laner Jensen, ADC Doubleleft, and support Corejj.

They were all extremely old people.

There were no EDG matches the next day, so Wang Yao and his teammates stayed in the hotel and watched the matches all day.

The group stage begins on the third day.

The first match was FPX vs. DWG.

Unfortunately, FPX's two-game winning streak came to an end against DWG's Turtle.

After being thoroughly defeated by Wang Yao at the Intercontinental Cup, DWG returned to the LCK region and, after honing their skills in the Summer Split, are in increasingly better form.

DWG clearly made a lot of adjustments in this game, and firmly dominated FPX in head-on confrontations.

DWG's weakest point is the bottom lane.

However, Nclear, the Kai'Sa master, after getting the versatile Kai'Sa, can definitely lane and team fight normally with Lin Weixiang.

There was even a slight, subtle suppression!
The gap between Liu Qingsong and BeryL in Genshin Impact has also begun to become increasingly apparent.

DWG ultimately prevailed by a narrow margin.

Next up is EDG's match against SPY, a team from the European LEC region that fought their way through the qualifying rounds and is the third seed from the European region.

"Dear viewers, this is the live broadcast of the third day of the group stage of the 2019 League of Legends World Championship!"

"The next match will be between our LPL's number one seed EDG and LEC's number three seed SPY! Hello everyone, this is Miller!"

"I'm a doll!"

"I'm Rita!"

……

After a brief warm-up, BP began immediately.

EDG is on the blue side, and SPY is on the red side.

SPY's first three bans were Pantheon, Qiyana, and Kayle.

Heroes that have just been reworked or newly released are incredibly powerful in this version!
EDG, being on the blue side, has the first ban and first pick option, so SPY is someone they dare not let pass.

EDG's draft picks are much simpler.

Rumble, LeBlanc, and Ryze – a very targeted draft.

It's time to select the candidates.

EDG picked Spider first.

In the last game, Wang Yao's Spider had already achieved a godlike status in twenty minutes, and it was released again in this game, so there's no reason not to pick Maokai.

"Oh?! It's Spider again! Kshine played Spider against JT the day before yesterday and performed exceptionally well."

"In this game, EDG even picked Spider first, they seem very confident!"

"Haha, these guys from Europe and America don't know how powerful Brother Yao's spider is. They actually dare to release his spider. They're a bit clueless!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. This version has a natural disadvantage for the red side because there are too many heroes that need to be banned."

"Pantheon, you should ban him; Qiyana, you should ban her; Kayle, you should ban her too."

"That's three fixed ban slots. Most teams really can't handle the red side!"

……

With Wang Yao's Spider pick confirmed, the draft phase continued with both sides exchanging draft picks.

The final lineups for both sides were determined.

EDG (blue side) fielded a team consisting of top laner Renekton, jungler Elise, mid laner Galio, and bot lane duo Kai'Sa and Leona.

The red team, SPY, has a top lane Cho'Gath, a jungler Rek'Sai, a mid laner Azir, and a bot lane Xayah and Rakan.

"EDG's lineup is even more aggressive than before! They've even used the Renekton + Elise combination."

"I don't think this big worm has any chance of survival!"

After seeing the lineups of both sides, Wawa stroked her chin and smiled.

Miller: "That's right, EDG learned from their previous mistakes in this match. Their lineup is more perfect now, and they have more damage dealers!"

Rita was even more direct, asking, "How many kills do you think Yao can get this game?"

Miller Doll: "Oh, this!"

"So direct?!"

"Has it already fast-forwarded to this point?!"

……

As the game begins, it is indeed as straightforward as Rita's.

Wang Yao's Spider started with the red buff as usual, quickly cleared the jungle to level 3, and then headed straight for the top lane.

At this moment, Flandre's enraged crocodile pushed the minion wave into the tower.

What followed was perfectly logical.

In human form, SPY's top laner initiated with AQEW. Although he tried his best to make a play and flashed to dodge the spider's cocoon, he was bitten by Flandre's Renekton in a red-rage attack.

If the two heroes, Crocodile and Spider, with extremely high early-game burst damage, have their eyes on you, what chance do you have?!

"Firstblood!"

First blood came out just as expected.

Although SPY's jungler, Rek'Sai, had anticipated EDG's move, he immediately ganked top lane after clearing the red and blue buffs and reaching level three.

But if the hero combination just doesn't work, then it just doesn't work!
Against unreasonable champions like Renekton and Elise, Cho'Gath in the top lane is simply too out of meta!

In the early stages, it can be said that it has no strength at all.

The crocodile has three dashes when combined with Flash, the spider has two forms, several maneuvers, and a flying stance to dodge damage.

This is not a combination of Cho'Gath and Rek'Sai that can be used to cause trouble.

As the saying goes, "Each version has its own god-tier version."

Each patch reshuffles the strength and tiers of heroes in each position, which is crucial for game balance.

Spider is a perfect champion in terms of mechanics. As long as the stats keep up with the current meta, it will definitely be a Tier 1 jungler.

Having gained the upper hand, the spider then revealed its unreasonable side.

Galio in the mid lane reached level 6.

Wang Yao's Spider was relentlessly invading the jungle, searching for Rek'Sai to jungle with.

EDG's top and mid laners are Renekton and Galio, while the opposing team has Cho'Gath and Azir. Their fighting strength is simply incomparable.

The game has progressed to 6 minutes and 30 seconds.

Wang Yao caught the enemy's resurrection dummy at the red buff in the upper half of the jungle.

Meanwhile, Scout's Galio in the mid lane immediately used his ultimate to bring his hero to the scene to provide support.

SPY here is really reckless, with Cho'Gath and Azir even risking losing minion waves to provide support in the jungle.

A 3v3 situation instantly formed in the upper jungle.

However, Meiko's lips curled up slightly.

This isn't a fair 3v3!
This is a four-on-three situation!

Meiko's Leona had somehow roamed to the upper jungle and happened to be caught in this skirmish.

Explode instantly!

The Japanese woman's amazing maneuvering completely caught SPY off guard, leaving them no time to even retreat.

In the end, this skirmish in the jungle resulted in a 1-for-3 exchange!

Scout's Galio went too deep and accidentally got himself killed, but fortunately the enemy's top, mid, and jungle were all eliminated.

With this team fight over, SPY's top, mid, and jungle players are on the verge of collapse.

They were already at a disadvantage in hero selection, not to mention they were playing at a disadvantage.

Meiko's Leona chose to roam in order to help her teammates gain an advantage.

After gaining an advantage, Wang Yao's Spider also chose to give back to the bottom lane.

About ten minutes into the game, Wang Yao's Spider finished upgrading his equipment and, after building an AP jungle item, decided to launch an attack on the bottom lane.

And every move they make is a fatal blow.

This time it's not four times two, but five times two.

Although SPY's jungler Rek'Sai had a premonition that EDG was going to make a move on the bot lane, he also came to counter-gank.

But one person can't do the job!

Because the top laner's Renekton also teleported down, even though Cho'Gath hurriedly teleported down to protect him.

However, during this period, the combat abilities of the Crocodile Spider and Galio were simply too strong.

Moreover, EDG had a numerical advantage, and Galio created a teleport advantage, then used his ultimate to support the bottom lane and tower dive.

Meanwhile, the Tsar is still in the middle lane, bound to the spirit!

Furthermore, Wang Yao's Spider skill was also executed flawlessly.

He was the first to dive the tower, but he used his E skill, Flying, to its fullest extent, dodging Rakan's Flash Charm.

Another powerful exchange of one for three!

iboy's Kai'Sa also got a kill, which will greatly speed up Kai'Sa's power spike.

Seeing EDG's relentless offensive rhythm, Wawa exclaimed in surprise:
"Wow! EDG's offensive rhythm is so tight! Wave after wave, one higher than the next, it's suffocating!"

"Yes, EDG's coordination is excellent. They all revolve around Wang Yao's Spider, and support comes from all directions immediately whenever anything happens!"

Miller nodded in agreement.

"I feel like Yao-ge's Spider is playing differently from everyone else's! He's about to break through!"

Rita focused all her attention on Wang Yao's spider.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Yao's spider rhythm did not stop, but became more and more intense.

Little Dragon, the Rift Herald.

Invade the jungle and gank/counter-gank.

Tower diving!

We never stopped moving forward!
By the 20-minute mark of the game, we had entered the mid-game.

It was originally thought that the Spider hero's effectiveness would begin to decline around this time.

As an AP assassin, but lacking the ability to effectively engage and eliminate the backline, the damage output will be significantly reduced as the game drags on.

But Wang Yao's equipment is too luxurious!
A 20-minute AP jungle item, Morellonomicon, and Sorcerer's Shoes, plus a 10-stack Ring that can be used to buy Morellonomicon at any time.

This item doesn't deal significantly more damage than Galio in the mid lane.

Wang Yao quickly demonstrated that a hero's strength depends entirely on the summoner.

Twenty-five minutes.

The opposing support, Rakan, taking advantage of his agility and ability to move freely, boldly came to the Baron pit to establish vision.

But he was instantly killed by the spider's inexplicable combo!

At this crucial moment, Luo was instantly killed, which was undoubtedly fatal.

EDG seized the opportunity and decisively rushed Baron Nashor using their numerical advantage.

Rek'Sai did try to steal the dragon, but this is a spider, you know.

The spider form's Q skill deals an additional 8% of the target's missing health as magic damage.

How can Rek'Sai, who is at a lower level, possibly steal the dragon?

In the end, the Baron was secured by Wang Yao's Elise with a solid Q + Smite combo!

After taking down Baron Nashor, SPY's turrets were nothing but cardboard to EDG.

The game ended at around 31 minutes, and EDG won another game!
The World Championship has entered its fourth day, which is also the last day of the first round of the group stage.

EDG has one match against GAM.

A Vietnamese guy.

In Season 7, GAM defeated the then-renowned world championship powerhouse FNC with their unique gameplay and superb skills.

Therefore, he became famous overnight.

Before the match, no one could have imagined that an unknown team could defeat a former world champion.

However, GAM still proved its strength to the world.

GAM was even an amateur team at the beginning.

It is an amateur team formed by a group of players who love the game League of Legends.

However, after years of hard work, they have become a strong team in the Vietnamese e-sports scene.

It's worth noting that Vietnam seems to have a pretty high level of enthusiasm for League of Legends.

Whenever there's a major League of Legends tournament, Vietnam seems to rank second only to the LCK region in terms of viewership on international websites.

But its size is ultimately what it is.

Compared to the massive audience of the LPL region, the LCK region receives nationwide support, and the North American and European regions have their origins, the Vietnamese region always seems to lag behind.

Just like in this match, when facing EDG.

GAM is young and inexperienced, like a little kid.

EDG didn't use any big moves, just a very ordinary lineup.

Top lane: Renekton; Jungle: Lee Sin; Mid lane: Kayle; ADC: Vayne; Support: Nautilus.

This can't be called a game without any special moves; it should be called a "skin-based" game.

iboy specifically pulled out all the Vayne skins he wanted for the skin-themed game.

Scout was really into it, even pulling out Mercy, a champion he'd barely played in scrims.

Even with EDG's formidable lineup, GAM had no chance to fight back.

EDG completely crushed them throughout the game!

In particular, Wang Yao's 6-1 score in the blindfold game was a stunning performance, creating another memorable moment where everyone on the team earned a bounty.

In the final 23 minutes, EDG achieved a total score of 16-2, with the economic difference even reaching 15,000.

With the end of this game, EDG is temporarily leading Group B with a 3-0 record, far ahead of the competition.

The first four days of competition concluded the first round of the group stage.

The LPL region has a very good chance of advancing, with EDG firmly in first place in their group, watching the tide turn in their favor.

Both IG and FPX have a record of 2-1, which isn't particularly good, but at least it's passable.

We won all the games we were supposed to win!
After a day of rest, the second round of the group stage resumed.

This is the group stage round-robin tournament, also known as the qualifying rounds.

The first match to begin was the qualifying rounds for Group A.

The situation in Group A is almost entirely one-sided.

G2 dominated most of the games, but GRF eventually came from behind to win.

These two teams have already secured their spots, but it's uncertain who will be number one.

In the final overtime, GRF's jungler Tazan demonstrated his "loyalty" to his country.

A Lee Sin player who was about to feed completely kicked from the top lane to the bottom lane, ultimately ending the game.

G2 finished first in their group and advanced, while GRF finished second.

The qualification for Group D was decided very early on.

FPX suffered a narrow defeat, while DWG remained undefeated, with both teams leading the group by a wide margin.

AHQ and TL don't even qualify to be considered water ghosts.

FPX, whose performance was mediocre in the end, was slightly inferior to DWG, losing the crucial Baron team fight and thus losing the key match, finishing second in the group.

DWG advanced to the next round as the top seed in their group.

But things became more complicated in Group C.

Keep in mind, this is the group of death in this World Championship.

IG, SKT, and FNC all have a chance to advance, but they could also all fail.

目前小组积分情况是SKT3-0，IG2-1，FNC1-2，还有一个0-3的经验宝宝CG。

The first match was another highly anticipated clash: IG versus SKT.

Will SKT continue their winning streak, or will IG avenge their opening match defeat?
The game started quickly.

IG immediately secured the meta-defining Kayle for Rookie, the newly reworked Kayle!

Under tactical balance, although Kai'Sa was outside, JKL only got Ezreal, a more utility-oriented ADC.

Then the broiler chickens began their performance.

Rookie's Angel was playing against Faker's Ryze, and he was invisible throughout the entire game.

Let's not even talk about things like flashing into a wall in the dragon pit, since who hasn't flashed into a wall while playing League of Legends?

However, after the game ended, even the strongest late-game carry in this version didn't deal much damage throughout the match, and his performance was quite poor.

Even in the mid-to-late game team fights, SKT used all their skills on JKL's Ezreal.

They also refused to give their skills to the level 17 angel with her ultimate skill.

After the game ended, the LPL live stream chat exploded.

"McGolden chicken, come and do something, broiler chicken!"

"Rookie's performance this game was too abstract. It made me realize that Kayle isn't a late-game champion; she's just a support who provides R!"

"What's going on with IG? Ning finally showed some promise, but then the mid laner started acting up."

"Do IG's mid and jungle share the same brain? When the mid laner has a bad day, the jungler is strong; when the jungler has a bad day, the mid laner is playing well. Are you two just putting on an energy conservation act?"

……

The audience thought it was over, but it was just the beginning.

The second match was between FNC and SKT.

FNC, who were in terrible form in the first half of the group stage, suddenly became very hot.

Even SKT, who finished first in the group stage, were completely dominated and beaten.

The new mid laner Nemesis even pulled out Veigar, but you know what?

It really works wonders!

After a grueling 30-minute battle, FNC defeated SKT, and then easily took down CG, the team's experience point magnet.

The qualification situation in Group C suddenly became unpredictable, with SKT's record at 4-1 and FNC's at 3-2.

At this point, IG's record was only 3-2.

The situation for IG started to deteriorate rapidly, but fortunately, their next match was against CG, the designated experience source for Group C.

(End of this chapter)