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Chapter 82 Immense Pressure!

"Everyone made excellent decisions in the early game last time, and we found the key to defeating EDG. In the next game, we will continue to play the same way."

Coach Edgar didn't give any tactical instructions, simply telling the players to continue with their previous playing style and strategy.

After all, Samsung really only lost in the last two team fights, and the reason for the defeat was that they missed some aspects of ward placement.

EDG seized a fatal opportunity, managing to capitalize on that brief opening. Had they been even a few dozen seconds later, Samsung would have been able to ward the entire EDG jungle.

With full map vision, EDG's final ambush in the mid lane was doomed to fail.

When the ten-minute break was over, SSG returned to the players' bench. Ambition did not issue any warnings to his junior, Ruler, nor did he say anything to comfort him.

Just like usual, he fulfilled the responsibilities of a Samsung captain. Ambition was getting old and was married, so he took a more relaxed view of winning and losing in the e-sports arena.

Crown Bro, on the other hand, was seething with anger. He was really unwilling to see SSG stop at the quarterfinals this year.

Last year in S6, he was the carry for Samsung, dragging several teammates into the finals, only to lose to the Demon King Faker at his peak.

Now in S7, he sacrificed his sharp blade for Samsung, replacing it with a sturdy giant shield, yet he couldn't even make it to the finals!
As for Emperor Ruler... he just feels immense pressure right now!
On the SSG player bench, the Samsung team members took deep breaths to calm their chaotic thoughts.

EDG was under pressure being down 0-2, but since this was the final do-or-die game, they took it relatively easy.

After all, they had no way out at this point!
"Come on! Now we're just one game away!" Miller, the commentator on stage, suppressed his excitement.

In the third game, EDG returned to the blue side. In most season versions, the blue side's draft is easier to do, at least more advantageous than the red side.

"However, we can't be too happy yet. Samsung's early game tempo in the last game was still terrifying. EDG must not repeat the same mistake in this game."

“That’s right.” PDD nodded. The worst thing to do in esports is to open champagne at halftime. Anything can happen until the very last moment!

For example, RNG in this year's LPL Summer Finals is a perfect example. They were overtaken by EDG and lost three games, missing out on their status as the top seed.

"I hope the EDG players can hold on in this final game. Don't feel any pressure, and don't let your guard down! Giving your all to defeat the opponent is the greatest respect you can show to yourself!"

As the doll finished speaking, the ban/pick phase for both teams began.

The same draft strategy as the previous game: Jayce, Karma, and Kalista will absolutely not be allowed to be picked.

However, after a difficult comeback in the previous game, EDG didn't stubbornly stick to their strategy this time and chose to ban CoreJJ's Janna.

It has to be said that CoreJJ has a unique understanding and skill in playing Janna, a support champion.

If Ruler hadn't deliberately revealed a weakness, Meiko's Rakan might not have been able to engage the opponent even if he played a thousand times. Janna's ability to protect the carry is a perfect fit for the SSG team.

In retaliation, Samsung also banned Rakan, and they were also struggling against EDG's strong engage composition.

The two sides quickly finished the second round of ban/pick and finalized their lineups.

EDG, on the blue side, has Maokai as their top laner, Jarvan IV as their jungler, Galio as their mid laner, and Varus and Soraka as their bot lane duo.

The red team SSG has Gnar in the top lane, Sejuani in the jungle, Malzahar in the mid lane, and Xayah and Lulu in the bottom lane.

"Judging from the lineups of both sides, SSG is in a bit of a predicament because their Varus was taken by EDG."

On the LCK commentary booth, Roaring Emperor analyzed the situation.

Samsung's strategy is basically clear: they want to play a five-man control system, and Varus is the most crucial part of the bot lane AD carry.

If it were other AD carry champions, like Tristana or Twitch, SSG wouldn't be so keen on picking them. "But this time we forced EDG to pick Soraka. This version of Soraka isn't as good as Lulu, so Ruler in the bot lane will definitely have an easier time than in the last game!"

The roaring emperor's words left CT speechless, but he still went along with it and said, "No matter what, let's cheer for SSG."

"I hope Samsung can break through its own limitations. Keep it up!"

The match officially began, and both teams returned to Summoner's Rift.

After experiencing a major comeback, SSG has become more conservative and focused on stability in their gameplay.

Accustomed to defeating opponents through Korean-style strategy, they would never accept the variable of a level 1 team fight, so they would avoid it if possible.

However, after EDG took a 2-0 lead in this game, the entire team became more alert, and under Wang Yao's command, the five EDG players moved to the bottom half of the map.

SSG, who had already set up a long, single-file formation, immediately told CoreJJ to retreat, assuming that EDG was planning to enter the jungle to establish vision.

After watching for a while, I realized that the other side was forcing Ambition and Clearlove to swap jungle areas!

At this moment, Ambition had no intention of engaging in a fight with EDG in the jungle, so he went to the top side of the map to exchange jungle areas with Clearlove.

This is also a helpless move.

Samsung's lineup makes it very difficult to fight in level 1 team fights; Galio alone is enough to give them a headache.

Furthermore, Samsung doesn't dare to gamble against EDG. If EDG loses a level 1 team fight while leading 2-0, they can simply play the next game. But if Samsung loses, they'll have to swim back to Korea from Guangzhou...

"Be careful in the bottom lane, don't get ganked by the enemy prince at level two," Master An reminded Ruler.

Even without An Zhangmen saying anything, Ruler knew that they had to play defensively and cautiously from the start of the game.

Varus + Soraka is no weaker than Xayah + Lulu in terms of both poke range and trade damage.

Furthermore, Xayah's auto-attack range is relatively short, making it very difficult for her to engage Varus in a trade of blows. With his Q skill, Varus has no need to stand and auto-attack with her.

More importantly, Soraka's poke ability is also excellent. In this version, Soraka's Q skill has an astonishing range of 810 yards!
Soraka's E skill, Astral Barrier, has a range of 910 yards, and since it's an instant-cast skill with no casting animation, it's impossible to predict her movement.

Once you're slowed down by Soraka's Q, and then she places her E under your feet, you'll most likely be rooted to the spot and get crowd control effects!

Soon after the minions arrived in the bottom lane, the Samsung duo positioned themselves very cautiously.

CoreJJ didn't even dare to contest the bushes, fearing he'd be worn down by Varus and Soraka.

It's definitely too late to beat them at level two; now Ruler can only pin his hopes on the later team fights and strategic maneuvers.

In the early stages, it's best to play it safe and avoid getting into fights or showing off, since EDG has a score advantage.

Wang Yao could see SSG's intentions in the bottom lane, so he didn't rush to push the lane and instead stayed in the middle, slowly farming minions.

Every now and then, move up to force Ruler's position, causing Xia to make mistakes and miss a few attacks.

After the factory manager's prince leveled up to level two, he didn't think about ganking the bottom lane and instead started farming the frog princess.

However, Ruler and CoreJJ in the bottom lane knew that the prince was right behind them, so they were on edge, not daring to relax for even a moment.

(End of this chapter)