LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 160: The final round of the group stage, Yasuo's happiness in the bottom lane is over
"EDG! EDG! EDG!"

Countless spectators from China cheered at the scene. The joy and confidence brought by the victory infected the whole audience, and many Europeans and Americans also joined in the cheering atmosphere.

It is truly unprecedented that they defeated the defending champion SKT twice in the MSI group stage and won first place in the group.

In the first MSI in 2015, EDG lost to SKT in the group stage and finally advanced as the second in the group.

In the second MSI in 2016, RNG defeated SKT in the first round, but was avenged in the second round.

All of this confirms the value of EDG's double kill to qualify, which means that the LPL Spring Championship team is still in excellent shape and cannot be questioned.

"EDG once again proved at MSI that they are worthy of being the inaugural champions! After defeating SKT twice, they remain undefeated, bringing their lead to 8-0. Regardless of tomorrow's match results, SKT, at 5-3, will have no chance of overtaking them. Congratulations in advance to EDG for securing first place in their group."

In the central commentary booth at the scene.

The cat with the blonde slicked back hair looks very comfortable.

Caedrel nodded in agreement. "That's right. Regarding this match, I think Clearlove7's level gank on the bottom lane was undoubtedly the turning point of the entire game. It allowed EDG to reverse their weak bottom lane from the start and stabilize their development. You know, if Lin Ruo's development is good, EDG never loses."

On the SKT player bench.

Facing Lin Ruo's handshake again, there was no smile on Peanut's cheerful face, and helplessness was mixed with unwillingness.

Huni on the side looked even more miserable.

He didn't care much about losing to EDG in the first round, believing that as long as he adjusted his mentality and tactics, he would have a high probability of achieving revenge.

Then as the second round of the game ended, Huni fully realized that this opponent was ridiculously strong.

In the top lane matchup, Mouse seemed to have a deep understanding of Jayce, so he was able to deal with the pressure calmly and calmly.

Huni believes that his laning phase was a failure from the beginning, and he failed to show the dominance that an LCK top laner should have over an LPL top laner. This caused him to feel deeply guilty and unworthy of the team's trust.

"It's okay, we still have time to adjust. BO1 and BO5 are two different games."

While packing up the peripherals, Faker comforted everyone. He didn't want the team to lose confidence so easily. There were still games tomorrow, and there were semi-finals and even finals waiting for them.

"I should have had the advantage in the bottom lane this time. I have to pay attention to EDG's early game moves. They are always obsessed with protecting the bottom lane above all else."

Bang said with emotion, feeling strongly dissatisfied. In the two group matches, the EDG duo never had a serious fight with him in the bottom lane. So he would not agree or appreciate it even if they won the game.

Although they lost to EDG's bottom lane many times in the training matches before the group stage, what does that mean? The outcome of the laning phase in the main competition will tell everything.

On the Korean online forum, LCK fans who followed the game in real time were arguing endlessly after losing to EDG again.

[Xiba, is this reasonable? ]

I can't believe our SKT lost to EDG twice.

Is the LPL really going to rise? Nofe, do you still want to return to Korea?

EDG reorganized without Deft and Pawn, but with two new players, they are stronger than before.

If we lose in the finals, we really should just swim back.

I believe in SKT's ability to adjust. They will regain their form. They did the same last year.

This is different from last year, at least last year we were able to regain our form by the end of the group stage, but this year we were still beaten miserably.

In the LPL forum, the place was filled with excitement, and everyone was in a frenzy.

[I admit that EDG is the strongest team in MSI right now.]

【Double kill SKT, who can do it?】

[Those haters from our match against G2, come out and speak up!]

[EDG: SKT, you're easier to beat than G2.]

[A ten-year EDG fan reports.]

[A phantom of a civil war? The hope of Chinese esports! Blitz Brazil has great potential.]

As soon as the game ended, all the commentators took to Weibo to express their excitement.

During the post-match interview, Lin Ruo accepted the official invitation from LPL and stood in the Chinese room for the first time.

The person in charge of the interview is Ren Dong, the official external host of LPL.

LPL's post-match interviews are all conducted in live broadcast format. At this time, the audience in the official live broadcast room went crazy when they saw Lin Ruo one by one.

[Fuck, the King of Flirting participated in the post-match interview. I must have seen it right.]

[I was just about to go to the European and American regions, and you told me he was here.]

Lin Gou, do you know how agonizingly I've been waiting? You haven't posted on Weibo these past two days, and you haven't appeared in any post-match interviews. I'm fucking you.

"It's the fourth day, Master Lin, you're finally willing to accept an interview from your own family." Ren Dong, who has experienced a lot, couldn't help but joke in front of the camera at the beginning of the interview.

His thoughts were no different from those of many viewers.

Lin Ruo naturally took the joke seriously and said frankly, "It can't be helped. Mainly because I've been focusing on the international route recently, so naturally I've been less involved in LPL promotions."

After saying that, Lin Ruo did not forget to show the number of his Twitter followers. It increased by more than one million in four days. Tell me if this is very popular.

At first, Ren Dong thought Lin Ru was just joking, but after seeing him, he realized that he was serious.

Could it be that he has already started thinking about his career plan as soon as he achieved his results, and is planning to retire in Europe or the United States in his later years?
Damn it.

Ren Dong was so shocked that he forgot to ask the interview questions for a moment.

It was Lin Ruo who took the initiative to remind him: "If you don't ask questions, I will ask and answer them myself."

He could probably guess, after all, the questions were the same: how did you feel about winning the game? Are you satisfied with your performance today? What are your expectations for the upcoming schedule?

As expected, Ren Dong spoke with a familiar tone. "How does it feel to defeat SKT again and secure first place in the group?"

"I have a lot of feelings, which means I can play whatever I want in tomorrow's game. I think I need to go back to the live broadcast and open a guessing session to ask the audience which heroes they want to see in the game, and then I will make the choice at my discretion."

As soon as these words were spoken, the barrage of comments instantly became noisy.

【Play compression, you are my father for life. 】

[Please play the Joker in the bottom lane, thanks. I want to see the streamer play the Joker.]

[The bottom lane is an AD player, and what a mess of comments. I suggest the streamer switch lanes and play AD top lane.]

[Don't be ridiculous, Lin Gou was just joking, and you guys actually believed it. Unless you play Niu Niu in the bottom lane tomorrow and bring Meiko to play bot, I will never believe it.]

"Contestant Lin Ruo is really humorous." Ren Dong thought Lin Ruo was joking and didn't take it seriously, and continued to ask the next question.

"Are you prepared and looking forward to the upcoming BO5 rounds?"

Lin Ruo paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "If you want to talk about preparation, you should ask our coach Nofe. He's in charge of picks and drafts and tactics. As for my personal preparation, there's absolutely no problem. As everyone knows, I can handle any role in the bottom lane."

"As for expectations, if it's not 3:0, it won't be considered a success."

"Not being defeated 3-0 is considered a success. You are too modest, Lin Ruo."

Ren Dong really didn't expect that Lin Ruo had such a low-key side.

Surprised, he shook his head in disbelief, but the next second, Ren Dong was stunned again.

Wait, there seems to be a word for "quilt"...

So what does it mean to be successful if it’s not 3:0?
I hope the opponent can be stronger so that I can at least beat them?
Ren Dong smiled helplessly.

Okay, that’s right.

Sure enough, he is still the same boy as before, without any change.

That night.

After the interview, the EDG team packed up and left the venue. In order to celebrate their advancement to the next round as the first in the group, Abu led the team to have a meal outside. It was the first time for them to taste food outside the hotel, and it was also a different experience of local customs.

……

MSI group final day.

All teams are vying for a spot in the knockout rounds, but EDG has already started its fight.

In the first and second match against GAM, EDG used a relatively conventional lineup.

In the second game against TSM, since TSM lost 2-7 and was determined not to qualify for the group stage, the victory or defeat would not have any impact. Both sides stopped pretending and chose to have a happy game in order to give back to the audience who bought tickets.

TSM's blue team sent out the big guy as the top laner on the first floor.

EDG's red side instantly locked the compression with Braum.

The LPL official live broadcast room was full of question marks for a while.

[Are you serious? ]

【Happiness is all that matters.】

Ah P expressed his envy.

Game start.

Facing the strong bottom lane combination of Draven and Thresh selected by TSM, Lin Ruo pressed forward in the early stages and managed to gain an advantage through smooth and fluid drifting, leaving the audience at the scene and in the live broadcast room stunned.

After two waves of solo kills, TSM's bottom lane team was completely stunned, realizing that they had accidentally become the background board again.

It would be fine if you didn't wait until level 6, but you rushed forward at level 2 to perform a solo kill show?

In the end, despite being at a huge disadvantage in the bottom lane, TSM managed to turn the tide against EDG with an economic advantage of 22, winning the game with a kill ratio of 24:.

[Yasuo? In team fights, he always takes his ultimate, afraid he won't be able to catch it, right?]

[Lin Gou was the most arrogant when he wanted to fight five alone. He was showing off when the minion wave disappeared, and then he was hooked by Thresh and killed instantly.]

[Kill like crazy in the early stage, send like crazy in the late stage, the main feature is the contrast cuteness. 】

Post-match news: EDGMSI suffered their first defeat. Lin Ruo made numerous mistakes and was in poor form, leading to a tragic comeback by TSM.

The group stage record was fixed at 3–7, and the eliminated TSM official Weibo pushed the message with tears in their eyes.

"Even though we were eliminated, we still became the first team to defeat EDG, which is another kind of success."

North American fans smiled but said nothing.

You don’t really think that this can cover up the crushing defeat, go to hell.

G5, which advanced to the next round with a 5-2 record and a third-place finish in the group, posted a comment on their official Weibo account: "Believe me, if Perzk played Yasuo, TSM would have lost miserably."

The happy A P sent a thumbs up at the speed of light. No one understands Yasuo better than him.

GAM, who also went home at 3-7, also made a comment below for the first time: "They actually beat EDG. Well, you're more successful than us."

"Looks like it still didn't help TSM avoid the online attack."

In the EDG lounge after the game, Lin Ruo lay on the sofa, excitedly browsing Twitter.

G2's advancement became the fuse for the collapse of North American fans.

(End of this chapter)