LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

Doinb was happy: "I also have a photo with Faker now, are you jealous? I have a photo with the world's No. 1 mid laner."

Everyone has gotten used to Doinb's nagging and chooses to ignore it.

After returning, the LPL players had their meal first and then reviewed the game.

At the same time, public opinion on the Internet is no longer correct:

"LCK doesn't seem to be that weak. Who said LCK is no longer good?"

"Am I the only one who thinks these four LCK teams are very strong?"

"IG and FPX both lost, and FPX was first in the regular season."

"I hope I can't win in the end. That would be terrible. I've already ridiculed quite a few Koreans."

Nothing happened overnight, and the knockout round began the next day.

The EDG team came to the game venue again and entered the lounge.

Abu greeted, "Today we will follow what we have discussed before. FPX will be the first to play. It depends on who the opponent will send to play."

Now everyone is not as excited as yesterday. They are slowly calming down and have realized that LCK is not that easy to beat.

A moment later, the first game began. In the commentary booth, Wawa said:

“Welcome to the knockout stage of the Asia Challenge, with FPX from the LPL region versus KZ from the LCK region!”

Rita continued: "FPX's performance yesterday was not satisfactory. Everyone thought FPX could beat T1. After all, FPX is now the first in the regular season, and T1 is three places away."

"But they just haven't won. I hope they can avenge their defeat today."

Players from both teams came on the field. In the locker room, Abu pondered: "FPX's KZ... I feel like if the mid lane rhythm is good, they should be able to win."

Su Mo smiled and said, "What if the middle lane doesn't pick up the pace?"

The factory manager shook his head: "Not likely."

However, after the game really started, everyone found that Su Mo was right.

It's not that easy to get into the rhythm, although KZ's mid laner doesn't seem to be very strong in laning.

But he was able to keep his composure and did not go up to fight Doinb. He just developed and dragged Doinb to the middle lane.

KZ's mid and top lanes are both strong. Both sides have no rhythm in the early stage and rely on development.

Twenty minutes into the game, both sides started a team fight, and it was almost a 50-50 match, with both sides exchanging kills.

But soon, Deft stood up!

After getting the kill and having the advantage of showing off, Deft started to operate.

Meiko exclaimed: "Will he be the one who makes the most of it? He's still in such good shape?"

Su Mo teased, "You're still thinking about the old times."

In the end, the two teams fought for forty minutes, and KZ narrowly won!

LCK region gets the first point!
Abu sighed, "It was just a little bit short, the team battle was just a little bit short, I feel like it's still the details that are not good, some operations are too rough."

Soon, the FPX team came back with low morale.

Abu stepped forward to comfort him: "It's okay, it's only the first game, it's not a big problem."

"KZ is indeed very strong. It's not your fault. In fact, it's just a little bit short."

Abu looked back and said, "Xiao Mo, it's your turn to perform."

Su Mo responded: "No problem."

On the other side, in the LCK locker room, as soon as the KZ players came back, everyone started celebrating.

While celebrating, Showmaker reminded: "That person is definitely going to go up."

After hearing this, the LCK players, who were originally very excited, immediately calmed down.

That is indeed the case. From a strategic point of view, since LPL lost one game, they had to use their trump card in the second game, otherwise they would be in a passive position if they were defeated 2-0.

In response…

Chovy walked out of the crowd and called out, "Let's go GRF."

Chovy glanced at Faker, who simply said, "I wish you success."

Chovy nodded slightly: "It will work, it will!"

At the game, in the commentary booth, Wawa said:
"Okay, the second match between the two teams is about to begin. FPX was not in good shape in the last match."

"I hope they can adjust. Now what's coming up is..."

Rita continued, "The pride of our LPL region, double S-League champions, three consecutive MSI champions, legendary team, EDG!"

In the audience, even before EDG came out, the fans outside were already impatient:
"EDG! EDG!"

"Brother Mozi! Ahhhh! Brother Mozi!"

Su Mo appeared on the stage, followed by other EDG members.

On the other side, five GRF players appeared on the stage!

Both sides stood face to face in the middle of the stage, Su Mo faced GRF top laner, Sword!

This Sword is also a slightly chubby boy.

The two teams shook hands and came to their respective positions. Su Mo put on his headphones and everything was ready!
Entering the BP phase, EDG is on the red side and GRF is on the blue side.

BAN position situation:
EDG: Kaisa, Lucian, Kalista
GRF: Prince, Sword Demon, Shen
Wawa analyzed: "GRF mainly targeted the top and jungle positions, and did not ban any heroes in the mid lane, which is actually quite rare. It seems that Chovy is very confident in himself."

"On the other hand, EDG didn't ban anyone in the bottom lane, so they felt more confident, right? In the battle between the mid, top and jungle, I think EDG was not afraid of anyone, not even IG."

Entering the hero selection stage, GRF got the Barrel on the first floor.

EDG locked down Prince and Lux ​​on the first floor.

Miller commented: "Support Lux is very common in this version. She is currently the hero with the highest appearance rate in the support position."

"The main reason is that many shield equipment has been strengthened in this version. Lux is a relatively versatile support. She has control, damage, and shield, but she lacks displacement."

Rita explained: "That's why EDG banned the stronger ADC. Lux in the bottom lane is afraid that a strong ADC coupled with a strong support can kill him in one wave."

"If he's fighting a losing battle, he shouldn't be afraid of most support heroes."

GRF got Lucian and Titan on the second and third floors.

Wawa commented: "As expected, Lucian and Titan are here. This combination is very strong! Now it depends on how EDG's bottom lane responds."

EDG locked the plane on the third floor and entered the second round of BP.

EDG also banned Jayce and Irelia.

GRF also banned Vladimir and Karma.

Wawa commented: "We saw Chovy's Irelia yesterday. She is really strong."

"So we have to respect that. It's normal for GRF to ban Karma. Now Karma can fight in the middle lane, mainly because her equipment has been enhanced and her functionality is very powerful."

EDG locked down Sona on the fourth floor.

Miller exclaimed, "Ah? Sona? Is this a Sona and Lux ​​bottom lane combination? Shield-Shield flow?" Rita agreed, "It is indeed a shield-shield flow. It feels like it will lack damage. We need a big C in the top lane, otherwise Corki will have to deal damage alone."

GRF locked down Sion and Akali on the fourth and fifth floors!
Miller analyzed: "Akali should be in the mid lane. I think it is unlikely that Chovy will play Sion and Akali in the top lane. Now it depends on Mozi's choice."

"Rita just said that the top lane needs a big C, someone who can deal damage... Sylas! Mozi chose Sylas!"

After both sides have selected their ten heroes, they enter the adjustment phase.

Soon, the lineup was determined:
Red side EDG: Top Sylas, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid Corki, ADC Sona, Support Lux
Blue side GRF: Top Sion, Jungle Gragas, Mid Akali, ADC Lucian, Support Titan
In the LPL lounge, seeing the lineups of both sides, the factory manager muttered: "This laning phase is crucial, especially the mid and bottom lanes. There can be no problems in the laning phase."

"The opponent's snowballing ability in both lanes is very strong. If I get killed once, I don't think I will be able to stop."

Abu agreed: "Indeed, the opponent is coming with great momentum. I hope they can withstand the pressure."

Entering the game screen, Jiejie began to lead the pace: "Develop first, wait until I reach level 6, otherwise it will be difficult to start."

In fact, Jiejie is under a lot of pressure!
What junglers fear most is actually this kind of situation. It is easier for the opponent's jungler to cooperate on the line, but it is difficult for their own jungler to cooperate on the line. This is often the case in the bottom lane and mid lane.

Although Lux has control with her Q skill, it is difficult to hit her unless she uses Q flash.

But flash is too important for Lux, even if Lux uses Q flash to successfully cooperate with a GANK.

Until Lux's flash is on cooldown, he is extremely dangerous.

The director gave both sides a glimpse into their summoner skills and talents.

Miller commented: "EDG's summoner skills in the bottom lane are a bit defensive. Sona chose Flash Barrier and Lux ​​Flash Weakness, both of which are to defend against offensive summoner skills."

"On the other hand, GRF has one Ignite and one Healer in the bottom lane, and the ADC carries Ignite and the support carries Healer. It feels like this is to make it easier for the ADC to get kills."

There was no conflict between the two sides at level one, and the game started normally.

Su Mo came to the top lane and soon the troops came out.

It is relatively easy for Su Mo to fight against Sion. Although Sylas is a melee fighter, Sylas's E has displacement function and can interrupt Sion's Q.

You can fight however you want, and Sylas can recover health, so there is not much point in using Sion to consume his health.

In the early game, the top lane developed, and in the middle lane, Chovy's Akali came up at level 1 to put pressure on Scout.

Wawa didn't understand: "Wait a minute, Corki is the one with the long reach, right? Although Corki's damage is a little lower in the early game, isn't Akali too arrogant?"

Scout thought so too, and he chose to actively go find Akali. Akali slowed him down with her Q skill and pretended to retreat.

Corki followed up with a basic attack with the Q skill, and Akali immediately turned around and approached. Corki had no choice but to continue retreating to prevent Akali from triggering her passive.

However, the melee soldier is low on health and will not gain any experience if he continues to retreat, so he can only turn back and let Akali attack.

Wawa exclaimed: "This Akali is so confident. I didn't expect her to turn around to avoid Corki's Q. I guess Scout also thought Akali would definitely retreat. Who would have thought you would actually move forward."

In the official live broadcast room, the comments were all:

"What's going on? Short arms suppressing long arms? This isn't right."

"There's a problem! There's something wrong with this guy's Akali!"

"I feel like there's something there, mainly courage."

"This guy is so confident, doesn't he know Scout?"

Scout is now also well-known. After all, he is a double-champion midfielder, so many people will feel scared when they see Scout and cannot display their original strength.

But now, the player on the opposite side, who looks younger than Scout, is not afraid at all!
In the bottom lane, the opponent rushed to level 2, forcing the EDG duo to retreat.

After reaching level three, the EDG duo tried to fight back and consumed the opponent's energy like crazy.

Sona and Lux ​​bombarded Lucian with skills, interfering with his last hits and making it difficult for him.

Miller commented: "It's really disgusting to have these two heroes go to the bottom lane together. Unless you can start a wave and fight to the end, it will be very uncomfortable to consume like this."

As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly, Titan used a flash hook to hit Meiko's Lux!

Lucian uses his E skill to deal damage and moves to avoid his Q skill.

Rita explained: "Easy to move! But Lux has a weakness, and once she's weakened, there's nothing you can do."

"But be careful with the next wave, they are not weak now, and they are very dangerous."

There was no sign of weakness in the bottom lane, Tarzan already knew it and he was heading down.

Of course, Jiejie also noticed the danger in the bottom lane.

He chose to go to the river in the upper lane to help with vision, return to the city for supplies, and then go down to farm.

In the top lane, Su Mo pushed the opponent's Sion under the defensive tower. Sion had no choice but to wait for his opponent to come to the defense. Fortunately, he was not very slow in clearing the minion line, but he was easily interrupted. There was no such problem under the defensive tower.

Su Mo was not in a hurry to take the tower skin, because there was a protection mechanism in front of the defense tower and he could not attack it.

Su Mo went to the middle lane, putting pressure on the middle lane.

Chovy seemed very alert. Just a few seconds after Su Mo disappeared in the top lane, the middle lane responded.

This is fine for Su Mo, as he wants to reduce the pressure in the middle.

Suddenly, there was a problem in the bottom lane!

The opposing Gragas came to the bottom lane to gank, Gragas used his E skill to control Lux, Titan followed up with a hook, and Lucian and the output got the kill.

Wawa commented: "The bottom lane was dived. As expected, even without weakness, they just couldn't hold on. The opposing Gragas chose to flash out and Jiejie's Lee Sin came over, but was a little slow. What a pity."

Rita continued: "It seems that Jiejie was prepared, so she was going down to refresh, but the opponent was faster than her, there was nothing she could do."

Five and a half minutes into the game, in the top lane, Su Mo beat the opponent's Sion back home. He also went back to the city for supplies, but was not in a hurry to use TP. He was level 6 and had an ultimate. He had just stolen Sion's ultimate but didn't use it until now.

Su Mo activated Sion's ultimate and used it to quickly return to the top lane.

Wawa commented: "Hey! Brother Mozi is quite smart. I thought he stole Sion's ultimate to cause trouble in the bottom lane, but it turned out to be more convenient for him to go to the top lane."

"This way, you can save a TP. Isn't it nice?"

Su Mo returned to the top lane and was planning to continue developing.

Suddenly, something went wrong in the middle!
Akali used her ultimate to attack first, and Corki used her W skill to retreat, but Akali still flashed close to him.

Just when Corki was about to use his flash to avoid Akali's second ultimate, suddenly, Gragas threw out his ultimate from the side.

Corki used flash to dodge, and Akali followed with her ultimate, using QA to get the kill!

The lower right corner shows that it is a solo kill! Gragas didn't get any assists!

Miller exclaimed: "This Akali's damage calculation is perfect, just right."

"And did you notice that his Akali got three more last hits than Scout's Corki? This is Scout's Corki!"

Everyone looked and saw that it was true!

In most people's impressions, no matter how good a melee assassin is, at least in the early stage he will definitely be suppressed by long-range players, suppressing lane rights and suppressing last-hitting.

But this midfield match was completely different.

The director gave Scout a close-up, which was very cold and without any emotional fluctuations.

Another close-up of Chovy, also looking indifferent, but full of confidence!

In the EDG lounge, the factory manager felt something was wrong: "It seems that this game is not so easy to win!" (End of this chapter)