Occupation? I won’t even hit a dog!

"It exploded! Wardfa, it exploded!"

"Tian is indeed Tian, ​​and his strength is as strong as ever!"

"As expected of a new generation legendary player, he is receiving so much attention."

Riot Games headquarters.

The employees in the operations department responsible for marketing let out screams one after another.

Before the first game started, the number of real-time viewers excluding LPL exceeded five million.

As the game progressed, this data continued to rise, reaching a maximum of over 20 million, which is four times the amount compared to last year's Incheon civil war between EDG and IG.

Even though the Incheon civil war was mainly focused on the LPL region, the finals between G2 and FPX also attracted a large number of European players, and the four-fold data was an extremely exaggerated improvement.

What’s even more exaggerated is that during the break after the first game, the number of spectators should have declined to a certain extent.

However, in this World Championship, the number of spectators not only did not decline during the rest period, but instead grew against the trend. This shows how shocking the effect of G2's -minute quick push on FPX was.

think carefully.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand.

In regions like LPL and LCK that have always been in the top two, the teams that won the championship were beaten into bots. Regardless of whether the team currently playing has any relationship with themselves or not, players are easily interested in taking a look.

In contrast.

The design team led by Ghostcrawler looked at each other, unable to believe what they saw.

last year.

Ghostcrawler made a bold statement that "I will resign if I cannot target Tian", and started to make a series of drastic changes to the ecological environment in Summoner's Rift.

The attributes of the first and second dragons have been enhanced, and the attributes of the third dragon are the same as before, which increases the benefits of successfully stealing the dragon, allowing the disadvantaged team to obtain team resources sufficient to change the situation by relying on jungle punishment.

There are Crocodile and Gangplank in the top lane, and Xayah and Kaisa, two heroes who are leading at a break, in the bottom lane. This is to reduce diversity + limit the fast-push system represented by Tian + EDG players.

When the top laner cannot split push and can only fight in a team, Tian can still play a series of tricks that make it difficult for the opponent to bear. The design team learned from their mistakes and made such an extreme plan.

Never imagined.

Even so, Tian still swept all opponents except FPX.

And in the first game of the final, he used a classic 20-minute speed push, stepping on the designer's face to take one step closer to an unprecedented three consecutive championships.

The ghost crab, who had just drunk three glasses of vodka, felt his cheeks turn red and hot. He didn't know if it was the effect of the alcohol or the feeling of being drawn out.

"It's not our fault."

"Tian is a monster!"

A bald 25-year-old programmer scratched his head. "FPX targeted Tian from the beginning of the game. The dragon's attributes were also very favorable to them, but it didn't work. Like other teams, they were slaughtered by Tian."

"The scariest thing is that we still don't know whether Tian has used his full strength." The black man dressed as the Beatles used his racial talent: "Tian's strength is completely unfathomable, just like my daddy who has gone to who knows where. Before we figure out Tian's upper limit, everything we do to target him is meaningless."

“Alright, alright.” Ghostcrawler shook his hands in annoyance. “I don’t believe Tian can really continue to play three quick pushes. FPX is the new king of the LPL region. Even IG is not their opponent. They have learned from the experience and lessons of the first game. They should be able to play a counterattack that will leave a deep impression on Tian.”

"It should be something that left a deep impression on G2..." the bald programmer muttered.

Inside the Paris Arena.

The confidence of FPX members is not as strong as that of Ghostcrawler.

True.

G2's Time + Sion combination in the first game was % a killer prepared since the semi-finals or even before the quarterfinals, but isn't FPX's design for the top lane also a killer?
As the inheritor of thousands of years of culture, FPX is also aware of the role of taking the lead.

A master taught me.

Exactly.

FPX's trick was broken by Ye Tian.

Not even T.

"I think we still need to target the top lane. If we don't target the top lane, Tian will be able to bring up the early and mid-game rhythm."

"Same as the previous game."

Doinb saw that Zhanma was a little hesitant, so he stepped out to stabilize the morale of the troops: "Others failed to target Tian because they gave up halfway after failing to target him once. I remember a good saying, which goes... A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. We were just one step short of success, so we just need to work harder!"

“Can we give them Xayah in the bottom lane?” Da Congming rolled his iconic eyes. “Give them Xayah and a Rakan. I can still play with Kai’Sa. Xayah and Rakan now are not the same as those in S7. Especially since they have double AD, the one who plays Rakan must be unskilled.”

"Hey!" Zhan Ma's eyes lit up: "Yes! LWX you are really smart!"

"Of course, Dacongming, Dacongming, aren't you saying that I'm smart?" Dacongming patted his chest.

next to.

Liu Qingsong couldn't help but twitch his expression.

Then he thought of something and smiled with relief.

"G2 switched to the blue side. We can finally counter and save the counter position for the top lane. It is not impossible to target Tian."

Zhan Ma resisted the urge to expose the truth and continued to analyze: "Giving Xayah and Rakan to G2 can not only relieve our BP pressure, but also eliminate their routines. If they don't choose Xayah and Rakan, we can still take Xayah and Rakan. It will be comfortable no matter what we do."

"Yes, and then you can give me Kled." Doinb calculated: "G2 is unlikely to grab Kled. If they really grab Kled, we can also find a way to deal with it. If they don't grab it, we can take Kled. I will definitely be able to run in the middle lane with Kled."

"Let's put Xayah and Kai'Sa together. If G2 takes Xayah, we'll take Kai'Sa. If G2 doesn't take Xayah, we'll take it." Zhanma continued to calculate: "With Xayah and Rakan, we shouldn't be too afraid of the consumption of Time Shift + Sion. Rakan can restore health and provide shields, and has two people recalling to the city. Pushing the line before the state is consumed is better than Time Shift + Sion."

The further you go.

The more powerful the war horse is.

My back, which was a little hunched before, straightened up unconsciously.

Next to the water dispenser.

Mosue listened to the discussion of FPX members without saying a word, and a faint worry arose in his heart.

After the big screen finished playing the promotional video featuring the Eiffel Tower and the surrounding scenery of the Thames River, the two teams once again took to the main stage.

The camera moved back from the Summoner's Trophy to show the panoramic view of the G2 and FPX player seats and the translucent starry sky soundproof booth, thus taking in the packed audience.

LPL commentary seat.

After holding back for a long time, Wang Duoduo, Tong Xi and 369 can finally express their opinions.

"This game of G2 really opened our eyes, especially the bottom lane of Time + Sion."

"After watching the semi-finals between G2 and SKT, everyone should think that Shi Guang was the top lane hero used by Tian Ge. I didn't expect that this top lane hero could swing to the bottom lane and cooperate with Sion to play POKE from level 2." Wang Duoduo was full of praise: "And G2's rhythm after gaining the advantage was even more rigorous, unlike our impression of European teams. In the past, G2 liked to make a fuss regardless of the advantage or disadvantage; today's meticulous play of G is more like SKT, EDG and other strong operation teams."

"It has become a match for Brother Tian." Tong Xi was obviously driving: "Compared with the previous games, G2 had a significant change in the first game, that is, the mid laner Caps and the jungler Jankos both played around Brother Tian. In fact, there was a warm-up before, when Able was on the field, G2 tended to focus on the top half, but I didn't expect that they would completely ignore the bottom lane in the first game."

"Uh..." Wang Duoduo was about to respond when he suddenly realized that there was a guest next to him: "What do you think of Tian Ge and G369's performance in the first game?"

"I'm not actually watching the game, I'm learning." 369 said modestly: "Every game played by Tiange brings me new insights. We, the immature top laners, can learn a lot from him."

"So what does player 369 think is the difference between the red side top laner and the blue side top laner?" Wang Duoduo continued to guide.

"The blue team chooses first, and the red team chooses later." 369 said without hesitation: "It doesn't make much difference to Tian Ge whether he chooses first or later. I think the focus of both sides should be the mid laner. Whether it's Doinb or Caps, getting a rhythm-type mid laner will have a great impact on the early stage."

"That is to say, FPX on the red side will bear greater Ban/Pick pressure." Wang Duoduo threw out a cliché theory: "Then let's see how they respond, let's wait and see!"

The words fell.

The director switched the audio to the commentary booth.

As the audience clapped their support items and sang battle songs, the second Ban/Pick officially began.

"Hello everyone, welcome back!"

"In the second game, G2 took the initiative to choose the blue side!"

Wawa introduced the change in side selection: "At this moment, I only have one thing to say - the red side's ban positions are really not enough!"

"Yes, it's hard to pick and choose on the red side for any team," Miller agreed. "Even G2, who has Tian Ge in charge and doesn't need to worry about the top lane, often have to face some heroes that are not easy to deal with on the red side."

"That's right." Ze Yuan read out the information: "G2's first ban was given to Crocodile. This should be aimed at Doinb's mid-lane Crocodile. There is no need to target the top-lane Crocodile. FPX routinely banned Pantheon. So far, Pantheon still maintains a 100% ban rate and has never appeared once. It is likely to continue until the end of the World Championship."

The second class.

G2 gave it to Titan.

FPX gave it to Ryze.

The former is Doinb’s specialty in using heroes, while the latter is Caps’ first game as a roaming mid laner where he shined.

"Xayah, Kai'Sa, Kled, and Chronoth Sion are all outside."

"Let's see how G2 and FPX deal with it."

Wawa looked at the screen and said: "G2's third ban is Qiyana. Jankos can actually use Qiyana as a hero. Since she is banned, I think he should continue to pick Elise to put pressure on FPX."

"Almost the same." Miller shared the same view: "Spider's effect in the last game was very good. He chased Karma in the top lane and crossed Titan in the middle lane. It's not so easy for other heroes to do that. In addition, Spider has few opponents in the jungle. The damage of the first E stun is too strong."

"FPX gave the third ban to Gragas..." Ze Yuan's mind was spinning rapidly: "I understand. If G2 picks Kled, FPX can grab Elise. In the LPL Summer League, FPX's Elise had a 7% win rate in games."

"The power of 7!" Wawa joked: "G2 should have considered that Spider and Kled are easy to be snatched away, so they took Spider away first. FPX's first two picks are Kled + Xayah. To be honest, it's already very comfortable to be able to get these two heroes on the red side."

G2 Spider's Kled system was dismantled.

Yasuo's barrel doesn't exist either.

We also have to face Doinb's rampage after reaching level 6.

Just looking at the first three hands, FPX's Ban/Pick can score 2 points, while G can't even reach the passing line of points.

Second and third floors.

G2 got the Dark Sovereign - Syndra and the Merlin Gunner - Tristana.

"Sindra + Tristana?"

Miller tried to do some reading comprehension: "Kai'Sa is still outside. The reason for not choosing her is probably because she is afraid of being at a disadvantage in the bottom lane. Syndra and Tristana are in a mid-to-bottom swing, and they are more comfortable against Xayah and Rakan than Kai'Sa."

"Sindra's ultimate is actually a bit countered by Xayah. She threw [Energy Drain] and it was just dodged by [Fengfeng Feathers]." Ze Yuan compared the skill mechanism: "It would be better to put Tristana in the bottom lane, with a support who can protect her, and focus on E to push the line. It's still very difficult for FPX to push the line and beat Tristana."

It seems a bit strange to put a single cannon in the S9 finals.

Considering FPX's four-on-two strategy and the already locked-in mid laner Kled, it is not difficult to understand.

If you want to protect yourself from FPX's four-on-two attack, there is really no better hero than Tristana. Even if you take into account Thresh and EZ Tam who are not suitable for the game, they can't keep the enemy out of the defensive tower like Tristana does.

FPX saw this.

Gave up the plan of taking Luo.

Give priority to grabbing Gao Tianliang’s most confident Lee Sin.

Second round of Ban/Pick.

G2 targeted the two support heroes, Rakan and Tam. After all, the top lane did not need to be dealt with, and the other positions were selected by FPX.

FPX targeted Yasuo and Akali.

Although there is no Gragas and Yasuo to form the national team, Syndra and Tristana both have knockback, and with a hero similar to Alistar in the support position, Yasuo still has a perfect space to enter the field.

Akali needs no introduction.

Before the final, G2 had been actively targeting Akali, which seemed to be a deliberate ban.

On the fourth floor, FPX chooses first.

What was taken out was... Colossus of Justice - Galio!
"Galio in the top lane?"

"It's not impossible."

Wawa recalled the previous games: "When Galio was first reworked, he was mainly used as a top laner, and later he was developed into a mid laner. His own attributes have not been weakened too much, so there should be no problem if he continues to play as a top laner."

Galio's W flash mechanism was destroyed in one fell swoop, turning him from a mobile fortress into a fool who can only charge to scare people.

The properties are actually good.

With the dual hard controls of W and E combined with aftershock, the self-protection ability is still very high.

It's G2's turn to choose.

The first one to be taken out is Silas the Liberator.

"Silas is good."

"It doesn't matter which ultimate skill you steal."

Ze Yuan counted them: "Galio and Kled's ultimates can both start a team fight, Lee Sin's spin kick can also be used, only Xayah's ultimate can't pull the [Hook], which has the least effect, but at least it can be used to protect herself."

"Huh? Wait!"

"We already have Tristana and Syndra, what's the point of another Miss Fortune?!" (End of this chapter)