LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

"Everyone, it's time to go on stage."

After a reminder from a staff member nearby, the EDG members walked towards the stage.

The same is true for T1, but it appears from the other side of the stage.

The moment Su Mo appeared in the audience's field of vision, the passion of the audience was ignited:

"Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi!"

"Ah! EDG! Come on EDG!"

"Brother Mozi, three consecutive championships!"

"Meiko, hold the cup again!"

T1’s fans are not at a disadvantage either. Now, the only team that can compete with EDG in terms of popularity is T1.

When the contestants from both teams came onto the stage, the lights suddenly dimmed and the promotional video for the finals began playing.

First, Faker's three championships and Su Mo's two championships were recalled. The two became the protagonists of the promotional video, and with the special effects added later, the audience's emotions were completely aroused.

After the memories comes the anticipation. Will T1 complete the miracle of winning four championships and achieve revival, or will EDG create new history and complete its first three consecutive championships?

What followed was the trash talk session, with both sides beginning to attack each other.

The first part was mainly for fun and everyone was very happy.

However, when the factory manager finished his performance at the end, many of the audience members cried.

In the live broadcast room, the comments were all:

"Wuwuwu... Factory, are you planning to quit?"

"Director, fight for another five hundred years!"

"Who will fight against Korea in the future? If EDG players quit."

"Brother Mozi is still young, but it seems we can't just rely on him."

The final promotional video has been played, the players from both sides have taken their positions, and the BP of the first game has begun!

EDG is on the red side and T1 is on the blue side.

BAN position situation:
EDG: Ryze, Card, Xayah
T1: Prince, Jayce, Akali
Guan Zeyuan began to analyze: "In this game, EDG mainly targeted the mid laner and bottom lane. The two support and solo laners were banned, while T1 targeted the mid, top and jungle."

"It feels like they know each other very well, and they are also relatively common ban people."

Enter the hero selection phase.

T1 on the blue side got the barrel on the first floor.

Miller commented: "There are many opinions about this Gragas. Now the auxiliary Gragas can also be played, especially when paired with Yasuo. Yasuo is also outside, and Gragas and Yasuo are also a mid-jungle combination."

Rita agreed: "Yes, several teams have tried this strategy. T1's bottom lane seems to be pretty good at it. Teddy also used Yasuo in the bottom lane in the LCK summer season."

EDG got Nightmare and Cat on the first and second floors.

Rita interpreted it: "Nightmare and Cat, this seems to be a good combination. Of course, this can only be used in team battles, and Nightmare naturally cannot go to the bottom lane."

"Is it possible that there will be Garen and Cat in the bottom lane? Mozi demonstrated it once before, so it is possible that Iboy has already learned it."

T1 got the crocodile and EZ on the second and third floors.

Miller commented: "I feel like T1 is trying to trick EDG into picking Garen. They have EZ in the bottom lane, and this hero can't beat tanks. If Garen develops, T1 can only rely on the mid and top lane to deal with it."

EDG locked Syndra on the third floor.

Rita analyzed: "EDG didn't choose Garen, probably because they wanted to see what heroes T1 would use later. After all, both the mid and top of T1 can be core players in the late game."

Entering the second round of BP.

EDG banned Tristana and Angel.

T1 also banned Garen and Gnar.

Miller commented: "Sure enough, if you ban heroes like Mercy and Tristana, T1 won't let you use Garen. Now the question is, what should EDG choose to pair with Cat in the bottom lane?"

"From previous matches, it is usually the late-game core ADC."

EDG locked down Sivir on the fourth floor.

Guan Zeyuan exclaimed: "This is a good choice. Sivir will have no problem laning against Ezreal. The key is that in team fights, he can use his ultimate to cooperate with Nightmare's ultimate to advance together and lead his teammates forward."

"Also, Sivir can be played alone in the bottom lane, which is similar to Ezreal. The support can support teammates just like the opponent's support."

T1 got Pike and Crocodile on the fourth and fifth floors.

Rita explained: "Pike, this hero must focus on roaming in the early stage. In this game, EDG needs to be careful of Pike's sudden attack. Effort has also used Pike in LCK and is quite proficient in it."

In the end, EDG locked down Kled on the fifth floor!

Miller commented: "Here it comes! Kled! Why do I feel like I see the shadow of FPX! It's just that FPX usually doesn't choose Syndra in the mid lane."

"This is just like combining IG and FPX, no, there's also EDG's Nightmare, this is a combination of the characteristics of the three teams!"

Rita laughed and said, "Three against one, that's not fair!"

After the ten heroes of both sides were determined, they began to adjust the line division.

Soon, the lineup was determined:
Red side EDG: Top laner Kled, jungler Nightmare, mid laner Syndra, ADC Sivir, support Cat
Blue side T1: Top crocodile, jungle barrel, mid single Leblanc, ADCEZ, support Pike

Entering the game screen, the director gave the summoner skills and talents of the ten players on both sides.

Rita began to introduce: "Both top laners flash TP, the jungler flashes to punish, and the mid laner has ignite! This means they are ready to decide the outcome in the lane."

Miller continued: "You can tell from their hero choices that they all want to gain an advantage in the lane."

Guan Zeyuan said: "But I feel that this is more beneficial to Leblanc. After the laning phase, when you start to push alone, there is no TP. Leblanc's support speed is much faster than Syndra's."

Rita continued: "Then in the bottom lane, Sivir took Flash and TP, while Cat chose Heal and Ignite."

"On the T1 side, Ezreal also flashed and TPed, both ADCs chose to farm, Pike flashed and ignited, and the supports were all very aggressive."

On EDG's side, Jiejie started to set the pace:

"Wait until level 6 for this one. Be careful of the opponent's support roaming. I estimate that before level 6, they will come to the mid lane to help two or three times."

Scout was a little surprised: "Two or three times? Are you sure?"

Jiejie responded: "This is my feeling. Of course, it depends on the specific laning situation. Maybe there will be unexpected events?"

"It's not impossible to capture the bottom lane. Pike has two control skills, and Sivir only has one shield."

Iboy said: "Looks like I have to be careful."

Su Mo warned, "Be careful if they initiate a gank from the lane. Pyke is very good at this." Meiko laughed, "I suddenly remembered that Mozi played Pyke in the middle before. I think that was the first time Pyke appeared on the field. Mozi cooperated with Mingkai to catch the opponent."

Su Mo replied, "That's what I mean. Pike is a hero that is very good at cooperating with the jungler. Plus, our jungler is a nightmare. They will definitely make a lot of trouble in the early stages."

At level one, EDG players chose to take a defensive position to prevent the opponent from invading.

However, T1's lineup was not very strong in the level one team fight, so T1 did not choose to cause trouble.

The game started normally, with the first wave of soldiers coming out from home, and Su Mo returned to the line to start fighting.

When laning against Crocodile, you basically just develop, and it is unlikely to kill him alone.

The good news is that after the laning started, Su Mo found that Khan's playing style was relatively conservative and he did not take the initiative to come up and exchange blood. It was probably because of the psychological trauma left by the previous several encounters that made Khan very cautious.

This way Su Mo can focus more of his energy on other things.

In the middle lane, Scout's Syndra faces Faker's Leblanc.

Faker started to trade blood frantically with Syndra at level 1. While Syndra was about to make a last hit, AWA came up to trade blood.

However, Scout was well prepared. He used his E skill to make the weak ones retreat and interrupted Ahri's W!
Miller cheered, "Nice! Very smart. Scout didn't choose the Q skill at level 1. He chose to retreat when he was weak. Leblanc's AWA is a very common level 1 blood exchange routine, which can trigger electrocution, but now W is interrupted, the damage is much worse."

"Enchantress's W skill CD is quite long. After this wave, when WCD comes, she will basically be at level 2. Syndra can learn Q at that time."

In the bottom lane, both sides were fighting for the minion line at level 1. In this regard, Sivir and Cat had the advantage, and the T duo failed to grab it.

However, for them, it just means they can't take the second-level attack, and it has no impact on other aspects. The offensive ability of the EDG duo combination is too weak.

The scene shifted to the middle and an accident happened!
Faker's Leblanc used W to exchange blood, but was interrupted by Syndra's QE.

Just when Syndra thought she was safe, suddenly, Gragas came out from the bushes on the side!

"Here we go! Gragas ganks mid lane at level 2. Is that so aggressive? But I don't think he can be killed."

Guan Zeyuan continued, "Gragas is coming at me with a belly full of energy. Syndra is moving and can't dodge. Leblanc follows up with her E skill and hits me. Should I flash?"

"Sindra didn't choose to flash and continued to retreat. Leblanc chased forward. Gragas used her Q skill to slow her down. Leblanc's next W skill was almost ready. When W came up, Syndra counterattacked and the weak ones retreated and interrupted! The CD of their skills is the same, there is no problem."

Although Syndra did not die, she lost a lot of health.

Gragas went straight to the jungle, he just ganked as he passed by.

In this case, Scout can only take all the medicines, wait for his health to recover, and continue to fight.

Jiejie took a look at the situation in the middle lane. He couldn't go counter jungle now, not even if he knew the position of Gragas. After all, the middle lane was at a disadvantage, and the opponent's Leblanc would definitely support faster.

Three and a half minutes into the game, Meiko gave a signal in the bottom lane: "The opponent's support is gone, be careful."

Jiejie came to the middle lane and placed a ward in the bush below the middle lane, but no one was seen.

The mid lane soldiers were controlled back by Faker's Leblanc, so Syndra had to move forward to get the last hit, and her position was quite dangerous.

Suddenly, the sound of Pike diving was heard!

Leblanc uses W to get close to Syndra, flashes E, and hits!
Almost at the same time, Gragas walked out from the bushes above the middle road, a level three Gragas!
At this time, the nightmare has reached level four.

Jiejie's Nightmare came out from the side and tried to cover Syndra.

Syndra used QE to push away Leblanc. At the same time, Pike appeared and charged his Q skill!
Guan Zeyuan explained: "You have to flash... Wait a minute, Gragas' E skill is coming! E flash! Syndra gives up the flash and retreats, Pike flashes Q..."

"Nightmare flashed and blocked W! Nightmare used his flash to save Syndra's life! T1 ganked the mid lane too many times in this game!"

Rita continued: "In fact, we can tell from the hero selection that T1 will definitely help the mid laner. If LeBron gets an advantage in the mid lane, she can feed back to her teammates."

"Now T1 has used three flashes, and EDG has used the flash of the mid and jungle. From this perspective, EDG has made a profit. Of course, I have to see whether they can use this to get kills later."

On the EDG side, Meiko reminded: "I still can't help now, I can only put more pressure on their bottom lane."

Jiejie responded: "It's okay, now we just need to keep an eye on their bottom lane support. Gragas won't gank before level 6."

Su Mo continued to develop in the top lane, but he couldn't do anything now since he wasn't level 6 yet.

The game lasted six minutes, and the single lanes of both sides gradually reached level six.

In the middle lane, Scout's Syndra needs to be more careful. After LeBlanc reaches level 6, her ability to cooperate with the jungler is even stronger.

Faker's Leblanc was also putting crazy pressure on Syndra, forcing her to give up some last hits.

Guan Zeyuan commented: "The first blood hasn't happened yet, but judging from the situation on the field, I feel that T1 is more likely to get the first blood. Their lineup is more proactive."

"As long as Gragas reaches level 6, it will be difficult for EDG to keep the mid lane."

Seven and a half minutes into the game, in the middle lane, LeBron once again used W and E hit!

Syndra used QE to push away Leblanc, but Gragas appeared!
"Come on, have a drink."

Gragas uses his E skill to close the distance with Syndra, uses his Q skill to slow down, and uses his ultimate!

Miller exclaimed: "Sindra turned around and moved. He wanted to operate, but it was useless. She was slowed down and couldn't move. Gragas's ultimate skill blew Syndra back!"

"Enchantress keeps up with the damage, Syndra's health is dropping rapidly..."

“Lift the curtain!”

Suddenly, Nightmare used his ultimate move!
Jijie's Nightmare rushed out from the direction of F6 and went straight to find the opposite barrel!
Rita became excited: "Nightmare is here to support us. It's two against two now. Syndra uses a set of skills and then uses her ultimate on Gragas. Gragas has no skills now."

"Enchantress is attacking Syndra, and she's setting off Ignite. It seems like they're going to trade heads. Who gets the first blood?"

The four people were in a mess, and finally Nightmare took down the Barrel's head first, and then Leblanc killed Syndra, one for one!

Guan Zeyuan analyzed: "I feel like T1 still won. LeBron got the kill. Everyone knows Faker's LeBron. In this game, Clid went crazy to GNAK in the middle lane. His development was a little worse."

"But overall it's still worth it. As long as the enchantress is brought up, everything will be easy."

But this wave is not over yet!
"Come on!"

The director's camera was directed to the bottom lane. At this time, Su Mokelie was leading the duo forward, catching up with the opposing Pike, and following up with a Q skill.

Pike used his E and retreated, Su Mo followed with a flash and pulled him back by force, Sivir flashed up to deal damage, and finally Kled got the kill.

Rita cheered, "Nice! Mozi suddenly completed a gank in the bottom lane. It was a bit sudden. We were all looking at the middle lane just now, and no one noticed the bottom lane."

The director gave a replay. The fight broke out in the middle lane. At the same time as Nightmare activated his ultimate, Su Mo TPed to the bottom lane river.

The T1 duo had no idea that someone was coming from the bottom lane, and Pike was still using his Q skill to try to harass Sivir.

By the time Nightmare's ultimate ended and they found Kled, it was too late. Kled used his ultimate to rush towards Pike, but Pike didn't flash and lost the kill.

Rita analyzed: "Mozi's choice is very tricky. If he goes to the middle lane, it's actually meaningless. He can't save Syndra, and he can't kill Leblanc. If he rushes to the tower, Crocodile TPs over and might be killed."

"It's different when we go to the bottom lane. The enemy Pike doesn't have flash." (End of this chapter)