Occupation? I won’t even hit a dog!

“I thought they were going to be eliminated, but they ended up winning both of their last two games.”

"Samsung is too bad!"

After Iboy finished his daily Rank game, he switched out and checked Tieba. He saw the process and results of RNG's game from the battle report and began to grumble in dissatisfaction.

Regardless of whether the process was bumpy or not, RNG managed to get through it and qualified as the top of Group B, gaining a considerable advantage in the following games.

Although they were killed twice by Morgana, the policewoman, and Viktor, but with RNG's record of winning all the way from the German Cup at the beginning of the year, no one thought that RNG could not beat the second-place teams in other groups.

"Did Samsung fail to qualify from the group stage?"

Karsa realized it later: "Oh my god, this is the first time LCK didn't make it out of the group stage, right?"

"The second one." The factory manager listed them all: "The first LCK team that failed to qualify from the group stage was in S3, also Samsung. At that time they were still called SSO, and the mid laner was the Great Emperor."

"It's so pitiful. I saw a picture on the forum, and it looks like the Samsung guys are going to walk back to the base step by step." Meiko was obviously gloating: "In such cold weather, two people are wearing shorts, tut tut tut."

"They will have to kneel in the corridor when they return." Ray not only understands Korean customs very well, but also learns from others: "However, maybe they will get lucky on the way, and then they won't have to kneel, and they won't have to think about how to apologize to the fans."

“Hahahahahaha fuck.”

"Brilliant!"

"You are too cruel to your compatriots."

"What's wrong with compatriots? Why don't they think about compatriots when they scold me?" Ray was resentful of the previous quarrel in Rank: "Gen.G's substitute said in September that I couldn't enter the World Championship and said that I was not Korean... F*ck it, now I have a 100% win rate in the group stage, and he was eliminated with 1-5 in the group stage, hum!"

"You guys also have the system of expelling nationality?" Iboy was overjoyed: "Hey, look here, look here, Guan Zeyuan cried on the spot, and posted five Weibo posts in a row, hahahahaha."

"Guan Zeyuan is a die-hard Samsung fan. It must be hard for Samsung to be eliminated." Ye Tian understood very well: "By the way, Tian Ye, are you comfortable using the big head? Let's play a training match tomorrow and use it on the field the day after tomorrow."

"No problem, Galit is an easy hero." Meiko confidently displayed his record: "Galit won 7 out of 5 games, with the highest damage. It's even easier to play as a support, as he doesn't have to eat the minion waves, and just needs to focus on the opponent and use his skills."

"It's safe!" Ye Tian felt much more relieved.

Just like the weapon combination of Scythe of Extraction, the combination of Caitlyn + Galio is also a gameplay that is difficult for other teams to replicate - if the top and mid positions cannot provide enough damage, or if there is no confidence in ending the game before the real late stage arrives, Caitlyn will become a shortcoming that affects the outcome.

If other teams use Kaisa, Varus and other players to match Galio, EDG's Caitlyn Morgana will be enough to deal with them.

10 month 15 day.

The second round of battle in Group A begins.

In the first round, Flash Wolves FW and European Optimistic Family G2 scored 2-1, while African team AFS and Big Buffalo PVB both scored 1-2, making many people think that AFS would follow in Gen.G's footsteps and be blocked from the quarterfinals.

Especially before the game started, AFS replaced the original starting jungler Mowgli with Spirit (Little Sprite), one of the ten players of Samsung, which gave people the feeling that AFS was going to follow Samsung.

however.

After changing the jungler, AFS was reborn. They first took revenge on Flash Wolves FW, then completed a double kill on PVB, and completely crushed G2 in the battle for the top spot in the group stage, coming to the top of the group with a total score of 4-2.

G2 defeated FW in the tiebreaker and finished second in the group.

Wolf King Karsa felt mixed emotions as he watched his former team being defeated by the European and American noobs. He wished he could draw G2 in the knockout round to avenge his old teammates.

When Ye Tian heard this, he remembered the happy things again...

10 month 16 day.

Group C, which has attracted the world's attention, has begun.

Compared with Groups A and B, Group C not only includes KT, the LCK leader who is in the first tier together with RNG and IG, but also EDG, which is officially listed as the X factor and the only remaining Tyrannosaurus Rex GRX in LMS, which has maximized the ratings in the three mainstream regions.

The first game is between KT and VIT.

Because Mata's guardian bull was taken away, he took out a supporting barrel and used E to flash three people in the crucial team battle, helping KT to increase the score to 3-1.

In the second and third games, GRX lost to EDG first and then to VIT, bringing the record to 0-5.

It’s not that I don’t want to work hard.

It's true that my strength doesn't allow it.

Game 4.

The second round of confrontation between EDG and KT has officially arrived.

"Hello, summoners!"

Wawa finished reading the entire ad and got to the point: "After watching the first three games, the next one to go is the battle between EDG and KT for the top spot in the group. Currently, EDG has secured their qualification with a 4-0 record. As long as they can complete a double kill against KT in this game, they can secure first place in the group in advance."

"Since KT has completed a double kill against VIT, even if the two teams have the same points, KT will advance, so the final highlight of Group C is this game."

"EDG has been in good form recently, and the attempts they made in the game were very successful." Miller recalled the first round: "Even when EDG tried a new tactical system, they used a strong team like KT as their first choice. This shows how confident EDG is."

It is normal to practice the lineup for the game.

It is very rare for LPL teams to practice their lineups in major competitions.

As we all know, the advantage of the LPL region is that it is good at head-on confrontation. It has destroyed the LCK's operating system with strong attacks more than once. Even EDG, which was previously recognized as the most cowardly, has defeated SKT head-on.

But there is one key point in a head-on confrontation, and that is the players' absolute confidence in their own abilities and the heroes they use.

There is a saying: Confidence is the seventh piece of equipment for professional players.

If one does not have enough self-confidence, who would dare to rush forward again and again to fight a bloody battle?

and this.

A problem arises.

The degree of pursuit of versions and the use of special routines are insufficient.

The reason is very simple.

Confidence is directly proportional to the hero's proficiency. The confidence levels of a hero with a unique skill and a proficiency of over 90 points and a hero with a passing proficiency of only 60 points are completely different.

Even if the former has only a little bit of energy left, he still dares to rely on the skill mechanism to try his best.

As for the latter...if you can execute the magic without making mistakes in a team fight, you'll pass.

LPL is far inferior to LCK in terms of operations. If they want to overthrow LCK's dominance, they must rush forward. Based on this style, they naturally dare not do scientific research on the field. This is also the reason why many people feel that the LPL region is not as daring as Europe and the United States to use heroes and lacks creative ideas.

Judging from the results, LPL's original strength was second only to LCK. In the past two years, it has surpassed LCK thanks to the performance of EDG and RNG. The approach they adopted cannot be said to be wrong. At least it is not wrong compared to the European and American teams that find it difficult to achieve results and can only "show their style" at most.

The audience complained about the lack of innovation of LPL teams, but more so because they saw that some individual teams were too embarrassing and they felt disappointed on an emotional level.

of course.

It would be even better if we could increase innovation while maintaining the original foundation.

For example, EDG at this moment.

In the first round when the dust was still unsettled, EDG dared to use the money-stealing Viktor to build Ice Fist + Hourglass to limit the four-protect-one system. After qualifying for the second round, will they come up with something more eye-catching?
"Okay, Ban/Pick has started!" "This game is the focus of the focus, with the defending champion EDG versus the LCK's number one seed KT!"

Wawa raised her voice and said, "In the first round of the match between EDG and KT, they were on the red side. This time, they were on the blue side by default. In the current World Finals, the blue side had a win rate of 57.1%, while the red side had a win rate of only 42.9%. Before the World Finals, the difference in win rates between the red and blue sides in the major regions was within 5%. This shows the difference between the World Championship and the matches within the region."

With the experience from the first round, the second round of Ban/Pick went very quickly.

EDG banned Tam and Gragas, and the third ban was given to Aatrox.

KT suffered a loss from Viktor and banned Akali, Irelia and Viktor in the first round without any stubborn intention.

On the first floor, EDG grabbed Nightmare.

KT was very puzzled, but without knowing the reason, they still locked down Galio and Urgot.

Galio and Nightmare can form a double-flying combination, which is the basis for AFS's second round of counterattack. Moreover, Galio and Urgot have the dual nature of both version heroes and the strengths of KT's mid and top players. It is very comfortable for KT to get these two heroes.

The problem is that.

In the last round, KT got Galio and Urgot, but was restricted to death by EDG's Ice Fist Hourglass Viktor.

We got Galio and Urgot again in this round. Is it true that we won't make mistakes?
"On the second and third floors of EDG are the policewoman and... Kled!"

"Hey?"

Miller recalled a match that happened in the past: "Last year, Tian Ge used Kled to beat Crown's Galio. In that match, Galio didn't bring any armor runes, and he was like paper in front of Kled. This year there is another Kled, I'm afraid he will use the same trick again!"

The commentator remembers.

Of course, the coaches and players of the KT team will never forget it.

Knocking down Galio is a small matter, what is more important is the sprint across the court after knocking down Galio.

Compared to last year, this year's Kled brings a Nightmare that can turn off the lights, making the threat level even higher.

then.

KT added a Kindred who is good at protection in the jungle position. The protection time of his ultimate skill [Lamb's Breath] is enough to delay the effect of Nightmare's [Haunting] to end, allowing Galio to gain vision of friendly forces and provide support with [Hero's Appearance].

In addition, Kindred can also be used as AD output to make up for the shortcomings of the single-core system.

Very good idea.

pity.

Fooled again.

In the second round, EDG banned Kaisa and Varus, leaving Lucian with only Xayah, Lucian, and Sivir, three short-range heroes.

After much deliberation, KT banned two supports, Morgana and Niu, and got Xayah on the fourth floor to fight back, hoping to force EDG to take down Rakan and give Mata his signature Thresh, which all supports with the surname M are good at.

result.

EDG’s last two picks are Sion and Galio!
Sean was expected.

For KT, with jungler Kindred forming a double shooter, they can handle the front row fast enough, and don't need to worry about heroes like Sion who don't have damage reduction skills. Scout is a carry-type mid laner in the summer season, so letting Scout use Sion to play on the field is always easier than facing LeBlanc and Syndra.

The big head is outrageous...

The policewoman couldn't play because her curves were too bad.

After the Infinity Blade rework, the V-shaped curve of the policewoman disappeared. After the peak at the beginning, it was an unstoppable downhill road. However, the suppression power during laning did not decrease at all. On the contrary, it was enhanced due to the increase in growth attack power in version 8.11 and the increase in headshot damage in version 8.13.

Galio's laning suppression ability is stronger than that of the policewoman.

When these two things are combined together, even the two old guys Deft and Mata don’t know what combination to use to stabilize the line of troops.

Xia Luo definitely can't do that.

Not to mention that after the W linkage was cancelled, Xayah and Rakan's combat effectiveness dropped significantly. Even Xayah and Rakan at their peak were no match for Caitlyn and Big Head.

Thresh's hook can be easily blocked by the turret, making it half useless.

Not to mention the guardian bull - in front of the policewoman's clamps and the big-headed turret, the bull can't even get into the bushes, and the threat level is infinitely close to zero.

Think about it.

Mata came with Bo Ri as his female support, planning to find an opportunity to force the opening.

When the countdown at the top of the screen jumps to 5, the coach leaves the player's position and the final lineup is determined.

Blue square: EDG
Red team: KT
Top Lane: Kled vs Urgot

Jungle: Nightmare vs Kindred
Mid: Sion vs Galio

AD: Policewoman vs. Kasumi

Support: Big Head vs. Japanese Girl
At first glance, EDG's lineup seems a bit weird, and the characteristics of each point don't match together, but as long as Kled and Sion are swapped in position, the situation will be completely different.

The middle and bottom lanes were pushed together. After Kled and Nightmare reached level 6, they worked together to catch people. After forcing the opponent's skills, they could also follow up with a Sion's drive, bringing their offensive capabilities to the extreme.

Enter Summoner's Rift.

KT adopted a desperate strategy at the beginning. Relying on the initial combat power of the three heroes, Diana, Galio, and Urgot, they gathered together to invade EDG's jungle area, hoping to establish an advantage in the level 1 team battle and reverse the adversity in the middle and bottom lanes during the laning period.

but.

Not only did EDG guess this, it also placed three trinket wards in the jungle. KT team's advance route and ambush position were all under EDG's observation.

Seeing the five KT players running to the red BUFF bush to ambush, EDG split into two groups. Ye Tian led the other three people to go around from the right side, moving forward little by little to attract the attention of the KT players.

Scout used flash to enter the innermost corner of the red buff, charging Q [Devastating Smash] in KT's blind spot!
1.5...

1...

0.5...

After two full seconds of building up strength, Sean held the giant axe in both hands and smashed it down with all his strength.

bang——

The axe blade fell, causing 70+1.35AD bonus damage to all KT members and a terrifying 2.25 seconds of stun!
2.25 seconds!
I'm dizzy!

Nightmare's Q [Nightmare Path] sweeps across the battlefield, and he swings [Shadow Blade] close to the crowd to deal AOE damage. The Policewoman's Q [Peacemaker] sweeps in a straight line, maximizing the output.

Big Head even leisurely placed three turrets in the bushes. Even after all the turrets were placed, the KT players did not wake up from the control!
Ye Tian used [Flying Line Bear Trap] to pull Diana, got the first kill, helped Iboy kill Galio, flashed over the wall and killed Kindred with one sword.

From behind, Urgot was knocked down first.

Since Xia was standing in the last row, she used her flash and healing skills to escape.

But the first level group gave away four kills, and the bottom lane, which was most afraid of being suppressed, did not have summoner skills, so KT team was already in a dead end! (End of this chapter)