LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 200: BBQ Siu: We are 1-7 and still playing in the semifinals, can we cancel it?

KT's style has never been compatible with LCK. It is a team that is very keen on fighting in the early stages, which is a world apart from SSG, SKT and other turtle teams that pay attention to extreme operations.

Therefore, KT's playing style is naturally particularly aggressive.

In this match against WE, on the one hand, the lineup provided support, and on the other hand, KT obviously did not look down on their opponent. Their overall style was casual, which led to the situation where the jungler was not there and the duo had the idea of ​​2V3 to grab the dragon.

It happened to be successful.

Yes, Kalista and Alistar defeated WE's bottom and jungle trio in a 2v3.

Ben Luo made a serious mistake in damage estimation. He lost a little health while holding the dragon. Even when Kalista's Q skill spear pierced through the wall, he still walked out of the dragon pit to block it. As a result, Mata hit him with a two-hit combo of WQ.

Kalista, who had just bought the Ruined King, was extremely powerful. She was able to defeat Luo in just a few moves, and Luo's health was almost at the red line.

Ben, who was ignited by the attack, realized it belatedly and used his W skill to return to the dragon pit, intending to touch his teammates to open the shield and recover health, but he did not expect that the Earth Dragon would spit and directly assist KT.

Luo was the first to die inexplicably.

The unreasonable Minotaur used his ultimate and rushed into the dragon pit. Jhin and Jarvan IV were at a loss for a moment. Condi made a fatal mistake in panic and failed to calculate the health and punishment to kill the Earth Dragon.

Instead, he was knocked down by a random attack from Kalista.

At this moment, no one was not confused.

"Ah, Kalista got the dragon! Gragas stuck behind Corki and joined the battlefield first, and the bucket can still run through the hole, but what about Jhin who can't dodge?"

In the commentary booth, Char Siu exclaimed, his face full of disbelief.

He didn't understand WE's operation at all.

After thinking about it, he said, "That's too much."

Send people, send dragons, and then send the next tower.

WE's game situation suddenly experienced an epic collapse.

The LPL live broadcast room instantly exploded.

【What are you doing? What the hell are you doing?】

[Ben has never seen my brother-in-law play Kalista, so he doesn't know how terrifying the damage is when Ruined King is first released.]

I don't understand what WE is trying to do. Can someone explain it to me?

Ask WE's teammates and see if they can explain it themselves.

【I didn’t know and thought I bought it. 】

[Hehe, WE made me laugh. It was truly an incredible performance, with each player making mistakes one after another.]

In the end, KT defeated WE in the first game with great success and won the first victory of LCK against LPL.

The five defeated WE players returned to the lounge with dejected expressions and mixed feelings.

Not only did they lose, they lost badly.

"Keep calm. We still have a match against AHQ coming up, so we need to keep going."

Lin Ruo spoke to comfort him.

OMG also lost the game yesterday, and they didn’t even have time to comfort themselves.

RNG just came on the court.

The only ones who can speak out are EDG.

The second game was still a strong showdown between LPL and LCK, with SSG fighting RNG.

The hearts of LPL viewers are already tense.

Then it loosened after a while.

As the solo kill king of the S6 World Championship, Cuvee's Gnar not only hindered Letme's crocodile in the line, but also teleported to the bottom lane at 13 minutes, and even secured the victory with an amazing flash and a one-on-three push.

In less than 30 minutes, LPL was defeated again.

After the game, all SSG members looked relaxed.

As they expected, RNG did not cause too much trouble in the game.

The Taiwanese audience gave warm applause.

"I said there's nothing to be afraid of from LPL teams."

"Yeah, I believe that apart from EDG, the other three teams are still easy to deal with."

In the LCK lounge.

The coaches of KT and SSG, who won the head-to-head match, were chatting and laughing.

Even when facing EDG, the two coaches felt that their team had a greater chance of winning.

After this game.

The situation between LPL and LCK has completely reversed.

Since OMG lost to M17 yesterday and tied with 2 wins and 2 losses, LCK still successfully overtook LPL in points and temporarily took the first place in the group.

With the form KT has shown, there is no possibility of losing to the LMS team.

All LPL viewers can expect next is that MVP will lose to the LMS team.

Hoping for a chance to play off.

However, this fantasy was soon shattered.

MVP's performance was not absolutely terrible, and they defeated M17 and successfully retained the first place.

With WE and KT defeating LMS's second seed AHQ one after another, the group stage completely lost its suspense.

LCK, which finished all the matches with 6 wins and 2 losses, secured the first place in the group and advanced in advance.

We will be well-rested in the final the day after tomorrow.

【Xiba, a perfect victory today, so beautiful. 】

What the hell is LPL? It's completely vulnerable. Is it really that great to dominate a league like this?

[It seems that EDG is not very strong now. Can they win against KT and SSG? They just played against SKT, the weakest team in history.]

[Yes, I've always felt that SKT's form has inexplicably declined significantly since the Spring Championship. It might be that they haven't adapted to the meta.]

【It seems that EDG got lucky at MSI. 】

[Not really. EDG is still very strong and should not be underestimated.]

I've watched quite a few LPL matches, and Lin Ruo is definitely considered a top AD carry.

Yes, even though other LPL teams are vulnerable, the finals are still risky because we also have a vulnerable MVP here.

In the discussion among LCK viewers.

The group stage is entering its final stages.

Next is the final battle of FW vs EDG.

It has nothing to do with the points ranking, but it is related to the dignity of the LMS region.

The FW members who appeared last gathered their energy.

In seven games over two days, LMS only managed to win one victory thanks to M17.

They must get their second win to boost morale for tomorrow's semi-final match against LPL.

When all the EDG players came on stage, there were a lot of boos from the audience. Because of the interview, the LMS audience also showed obvious dissatisfaction.

Lin Ruo just smiled at this.

If you can't win on the court, can't you let them curse you off the court? That's too harsh.

The two teams made slight adjustments.

The BP phase begins.

EDG: Zac, LeBlanc, and Lee Sin.

FW: Thresh, Galio, and Corki.

"EDG went for Caitlyn first, so Kalista is hard to come by. FW can start with a fast-paced jungler and a strong top laner. Oh, they started with Gragas and Rakan, a very stable teamfight combination."

As an LMS commentator, Cha Siu worked hard to help FW analyze the draft: "I think the third floor can give MMD the Yasuo. This lineup is very targeted at the opponent's AD, of course, the premise is that EDG will not grab it."

Prince plus Braum, EDG's next choice.

Ball Z's eyes lit up: "Then if you don't grab or press it, I will definitely take it."

FW successfully locked down Shen on the third floor.

Seeing this, Char Siu was a little confused: "It feels like EDG is using us to practice their lineup. They put all of Rakan and Shen on the court. Of course, it could also be that they think MMD's Shen is not reliable enough."

As the subsequent BP progressed, Char Siu became more and more certain of his guess.

When the excavator and spider are fully pressed.

EDG chose to take out Poppy, transfer Prince to the jungle, and then add Clockwork in the middle.

FW took down Varus and Taliyah, who were the main players in the early and mid-game.

Compare the two lineups.

EDG has an extremely stable late-game strategy that focuses on protecting both Cs.

In Char Siu's impression, EDG hasn't played such a late-game lineup for a long time.

Obviously, FW is being used as a whetstone.

This was understandable in his opinion, as qualification had already been confirmed and this game was indeed meaningless.

If FW can't beat EDG today, can we say we're out of the semifinals?

[Not really. It's probably all gone whether I fight or not.]

[Just watch tomorrow's semifinals casually. LPL will be beaten even if they make it to the finals.]

[I really want Betty to teach Lin Ruo a lesson. He's so arrogant.]

[EDG's lineup is very slow, and they really have a chance to win. ]

LMS audience is hotly discussing this.

The coaches from both sides shook hands and the game entered the loading interface.

"EDG on the blue side, Poppy on top, Jarvan IV in the jungle, Clockwork in the mid lane, and Caitlyn and Braum in the bottom lane."

"Red side FW, top laner Shen, jungler Gragas, mid laner Taliyah, bottom lane duo Varus and Rakan."

"Both sides are ready, so let's move on to the final match of the Asia Rift Rivals group stage, EDG vs. FW."

Ball Z finished speaking.

There was loud cheering at the scene.

LMS fans placed all their dignity on FW.

The ten people on both sides have quickly entered the Summoner's Rift.

The director's camera was focused on the bottom lane from the beginning.

The policewoman naturally has the line control in front due to her long arms, and the EDG duo is positioned quite forward.

The FW duo chose to avoid the attack.

Join forces with Taliyah and the other three to invade and drive away Clockwork, and place the trinket eye at F6.

When the policewoman started to take the line, the FW duo finally arrived and entered the line from the river.

Tianye Braum threw an ice cube towards Luo, but Luo turned around too slowly and failed to dodge the skill.

Lin Ruo controlled the policewoman to quickly clear the front-line soldiers. After charging the passive skill, she walked forward to exchange health with Varus. She fired a headshot, took a step back to widen the attack range, and sniped from the spot to release the Peacemaker forward.

Betty subconsciously began to move.

The bullet hit the lower corner, and Varus, who failed to move, was hit hard.

Continue to use Q to consume the field that occupies the grass.

The FW duo was pushed back to the front of the tower before they even finished eating the first wave of soldiers. When the second wave of soldiers arrived, Lin Ruo's policewoman also came to the front of the tower and pushed forward frantically.

Su San's Zz1tai's explosive fruit jumped into the dragon pit, used the line to invade the wild area to catch the Barrel, deliberately harassed him and reduced the blue buff's patience value before retreating.

"EDG played very aggressively in the first three minutes. Knowing that the creeps would enter the tower and push back quickly, Zz1tai didn't linger. This wave slowed down Karsa's jungle clearing speed."

Char Siu watched the situation.

Relying on the right to the bottom lane, the Prince got the river crab, turned around and went back to the jungle to eat F6 and the stone man, and his figure flashed from the defensive tower into the second grass in the bottom lane.

"Can I catch it?"

"No hope. If I can't catch him to death, Luo won't come up to carry me." Lin Ruo answered truthfully.

Come here.

The factory manager couldn't take care of so many things.

Their lineup doesn't have much combat effectiveness in the early and mid-game, so they must ensure a comfortable laning situation in the bottom lane.

The only thing in the early stage is that the policewoman develops smoothly.

Flash and use EQ to start the fight, cooperate with Braum to get close to Varus, and after a while, force Varus to flash back to the tower.

After completing the exchange and successfully reducing the AD's health, Zzaizi turned around and went into the grass in the river to return to the city.

Then 5 minutes later, Karsa and Gragas also came.

It ended with Luo and the policewoman exchanging flashes.

"Your reaction was too quick! I just jumped out of the bush and suddenly dodged and lifted my head."

The auxiliary snake is complaining.

The factory manager, who had scored twice, had already crouched in the grass of the cleared riverbed in the field.

The ice block that Braum dropped from the grass hit Varus. Lin Ruo stepped forward and attacked, and Ka made a headshot and chased after him.

Nearing the tower, Snake, who thought he was safe, controlled Luo to turn around and carry the policewoman who was in the front.

Betty took advantage of the situation and turned around to counterattack.

The two sides were just exchanging blood as usual, but the sudden appearance of the prince interrupted everything.

The EQ combo lifted Luo steadily.

Lin Ruo connected the clamp and placed it under his feet.

After a series of controlled attacks, Snake, who failed to dodge, was in a dilemma and gave away a kill with his hands off the keyboard.

First blood.

Lin Ruo got the first blood.

"Karsa had just left when Factory Manager arrived. We finally got our chance."

The commentator, Char Siu, laughed helplessly, "I thought the forced flash was going to create an opportunity for FW to capture the bottom lane later, but I didn't expect that I would be the first to suffer."

"But FW really had a chance later on. Maple's Taliyah immediately reached level 6, and the policewoman still didn't have flash at that time." Ball Z added.

The following time period is a favorable rhythm for FW.

Char Siu nodded in agreement.

Then... the policewoman who returned to the city took Bronlisso to switch lanes and go to the upper road to capture the minions.

At the same time, A Guang and Poppy returned to the city and went to the bottom lane.

The wry smile on Char Siu's face deepened. "EDG's move was truly, completely unexpected."

"They probably knew that Taliyah would definitely gank the enemy after reaching level 6, so they proactively switched lanes and ended the laning phase early to protect their development."

EDG's judgment...

Ball Z had nothing to say.

He looked at the minimap and saw that almost all of FW's players were in the lower half of the area.

Betty Varus was completely unaware and was walking back to the city as usual. In order to prevent him from turning back halfway, the policewoman even blocked the time and went online slowly under the tower.

When I got online, I saw it was Bobby...

When I saw she was a policewoman...

FW's upper and lower lanes were all dumbfounded.

Maple's downward steps came to an abrupt halt.

Karsa took the initiative to ping the red zone.

The factory manager who went with him had already taken advantage of the favorable situation and openly showed his support.

FW's rhythm was greatly interrupted.

Maple can certainly use the advantage of pushing the lane to catch the top lane, but his own duo is in the bottom lane, how can he catch more enemies with fewer people and then give them away?
Once 8 minutes are up, the defense tower's protection mechanism disappears, and for the policewoman, there is no difference between pushing up and pushing down.

Lin Ruomeimei set up the tower in the top lane.

It is risky to attack the tower in the bottom lane, especially when facing Luo. It is easy to be lifted up in front of the tower and then take damage.

So Lin Ruo never thought about taking down the tower to gain economic benefits.

Ten minutes ago he was hard to push away.

On the contrary, he could easily be caught and killed.

Therefore, changing lanes to maintain development is the best way to avoid it, no doubt about it.

MMD tp'd down in front of me in the tower.

Not far behind them, the FW duo rushed to the top lane.

Not only did they lose soldiers and TP, but their jungle was also invaded. After all this trouble, FW undoubtedly suffered a great loss in lane switching.

"There's a TP gap now, so EDG might attack the top lane."

Said the worried Char Siu.

As soon as he finished speaking, what he said came true, and he couldn't help but want to slap himself.

tp lights up.

Poppy came down and swung her hammer to send Gragas away, while Betty and Snake huddled together under the tower waiting to die.

Scout had cleverly used his ultimate to exchange HP with Taliyah before this, so Maple was powerless at this moment and could only watch the top lane fall and hear the sad news of his good brother's death.

In less than 9 minutes, the FW side's lower tower was still there, but the upper tower was gone.

[Which side has the late game lineup? ]

To be honest, I didn't see any difference in strength, but I saw a stark difference in IQ.

【The truth, I love to hear it.】

Now it's a library again.

[Taiwan fans are so miserable. They watched the game all day but didn't get a single second to cheer for the home team because LMS lost all the games today.]

[Awkward! They were able to cheer when both sides finished BP and entered the canyon.]

[Hehe, I don't think there's any need to play in tomorrow's semi-finals.]

LPL netizens are already opening champagne.

Not reaching the finals early has little impact on them.

Because the semi-finals are just a formality.

After all, how can LMS, which is 1-7, resist after this game?

Funny.

On the LMS side, the audience was also desperate.

The 13-minute red buff team battle completely dug a bottomless grave for FW to lose the game.

The factory manager crouched down to the barrel who came to investigate the vision, and started with a combo of EQ to control him.

Karsa, who had a keen sense of smell, had predicted it long ago and turned around and used E to leave almost the moment the flag was planted.

Tian Ye, who came down from the Stone Beetle area, decisively controlled Braum to flash and use his ultimate. A glacial crack emerged along the ground and successfully knocked the barrel away.

The E skill moves in the opposite direction to keep up with the pace, Lin Ruoan sets up a clamp and continuously controls, the Peacemaker attacks and adds a headshot, cooperating with the Prince to cover the sky and the earth.

The barrels melted on the spot.

The moment he got the kill, Luo activated his ultimate skill and flashed down from behind the second tower, making a grand appearance. In a flash, he charmed the three of them.

Char Siu stared at the screen nervously, unable to help but snap: "What a fast flash! Is it possible to dodge this?"

The policewoman avoided Luo's charm.

Almost at the moment the figure appeared.

The reason why Lin Ruo used flash was very simple. There was an eye behind the red buff, and Shen came down from there.

If he doesn't dodge and lets Luo be charmed, the first person that Shen comes to lock onto will definitely be him.

Snake turned around helplessly and charmed EDG's jungler and support, and luckily moved forward and charmed the Clockwork who had just come up.

The Shen who came in from behind used a hook and followed up with a big move.

The newly arrived Scout inexplicably but understandably became the target of FW's concentrated fire.

Maple, who was sitting on the wall, used his ultimate skill and quickly killed Clockwork.

At the same time, Poppy joined the battlefield.

A Guang teleported to a location next to the stone beetle. He walked down the path and noticed Varus coming down from behind the second tower at first sight.

He decisively flashed and hit the wall with his hammer to knock the opponent away, then activated W to block the movement.

Lin Ruo Wuyou outputs.

Varus, who had been forced to dodge before, had no way to escape.

"The battlefield is very divided between the two sides. Although Shen entered the battlefield and focused on killing Clockwork, Varus on top was also killed. The situation is obviously not good for FW. Meiko's Braum raised his shield in the front and used his passive to stun Shen. Jarvan followed up with EQ, and Caitlyn followed up with damage. MMD is also going to be defeated."

BallZ's anxious chatter continued, growing increasingly dejected as FW was defeated. "The low-health Snake left the battlefield early, and Maple flashed over the wall to escape. The teamfight ended here, and another wave of Caitlyn scored a satisfying triple kill to end the fight. EDG's 1-for-3 trade was a complete success!"

FW collapsed like never before.

The next game will also fast forward to the policewoman's shot-by-shot segment.

"This lineup is a waste of time. It's over in 20 minutes. How can there be a late game?"

Tian Ye shook his head and complained in the voice message.

I picked a late-game lineup and you tell me we’ll have a huge advantage in 10 minutes and the game will be over in 20 minutes?

Didn’t you say that we would choose them to practice stress resistance?
"Then why don't you go and deliver one." The factory director thought about it.

Tian Ye decisively refused: "It's useless for me to give it to you. AD has to give one to you."

"No, I want to protect the perfect KAD. I won't die even if you all die." Lin Ruo refused.

The factory manager felt like he was hinted at something again.

[GG, ah, I was beaten. ]

Our top seed was crushed by LPL and LCK teams in just over 20 minutes in two consecutive games.

【Where's the promised BO1 God of War? 】

【Only fools will watch tomorrow's semi-finals.】

Why did Riot hold a semifinals? They wanted to make us LMS look bad again, didn't they?

[Yes, can you cancel it? I don't want to see a 3:0 defeat tomorrow.]

This format is awesome! We're still in the semifinals despite a 1-7 record.

[At least there's a 1. OMG is our LMS's benefactor. Thank them.]

LMS netizens made numb complaints.

Just after 20 minutes into the game, all FW players were hit by a black screen and their base was flattened.

The atmosphere at the scene was cold.

The Taiwanese audience couldn't even wait for EDG to bow and dispersed so quickly.

Before the game, all the FW players who were determined to regain their dignity were now numb.

Those who should sigh should sigh, and those who should be distracted should be distracted.

Karsa, with a heavy expression on his face, stood up and packed up his peripherals.

He decided to go to the stronger LPL next year.

This LMS can't stay for a while.

"The game time is frozen at 20 minutes. The red team's crystal explodes. Congratulations to EDG for the victory. After watching this game, tomorrow..."

Ball Z looked away, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Are you still watching tomorrow?"

Char Siu spread his hands and said, "I heard there are semi-finals tomorrow. I can only say it's really boring. Can we fast forward to the finals? The semi-finals are really nothing to watch."

"Yeah, there's really nothing to play for in the semi-finals."

In the LPL lounge.

mxlg said so.

"How come there's nothing to fight about? We still need revenge on M17." Icon said angrily.

The thought that it was because of my team that we lost the chance to play a tiebreaker with LCK made me feel really sad.

The entire OMG team looked unhappy.

"No way, a whole night has passed and I'm still thinking about it." Condi sighed.

"At least you guys beat the Korean team, right? Look at us and RNG, we were beaten by the Korean team."

Icon rolled his eyes.

Just because they play well, they're called the Korean team? It doesn't matter which of the four teams plays, okay? He always felt that there was a lingering meaning in this statement.

Although he knew that Condi was comforting him in disguise.

But Icon obviously couldn't stand such comfort.

"Damn it, let's just give them a 3:0 tomorrow and EDG won't even have to play."

957 shook his head calmly: "I feel like FW is quite powerful, so we should be cautious."

"The semi-finals are decided by the teams themselves. I think they will definitely bring up the most promising FW to start first to boost morale. Then let us WE go first."

Xiao Ming held a different opinion and said, "I think our RNG style is better at countering FW's play, so we should go first."

"We want revenge, let us go first." Icon cursed.

Lin Ruo was also convinced.

As soon as I came back, I heard the team discussing the order of appearance. Could it be that EDG's two-game winning streak has indirectly inspired the fighting spirit of the entire team?

I guess that's the case. Shame leads to explosion. That's how EDG was the first to defeat SSG in the finals.

But Lin Ruo still had something to say. He knocked on the door and said, "Can we discuss this behind closed doors next time? The three LMS teams next door heard it all."

(End of this chapter)