You've only been playing for half a year, and you've already reached the finals?

Chapter 194 The Ultimate Showdown in the Regular Season!

July 10th, Saturday, 7 PM.

Ming Jing sat on the bus heading to the venue, casually scrolling through his phone.

EDG's match is at 7 PM tonight; it's their third and final match of the day.

Because the second match between Top Esports and RA was still ongoing, there was still a lot of discussion about the match on the forum.

Although Top Esports had a rough start, suffering four consecutive losses in small games, they quickly adjusted their form and won several games in a row, now holding a 6-2 record.

We've already won the first game against RA and are in control of the second game as well. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to win this game easily as well.

At this point, Top Esports fans had already started chanting the slogan "Northern Expedition," indicating their intention to take the top spot.

Ming Jing nodded as he looked at the noisy scene in the anti-racism forum.

Top Esports is not weak to begin with, so their performance is quite reasonable.

The reason for the previous losing streak was mainly because the LPL is too strong now.

With LPL winning three consecutive championships, the overall strength of the region is soaring.

JDG and TES were rivals who battled from the Spring Championship to the Summer Championship last year, and they were the face of the LPL.

However, this year, with no significant personnel changes, neither team has regained its dominance from last year.

The reason is simple – EDG, RNG, and FPX, these three teams that have risen again, are stronger.

The LPL is now truly befitting its status as the top region.

"Ding Dong"

A message notification sounded, and Ming Jing glanced at it; it was from Song Xuan.

The message was simple and clear: "Keep it up!"

Since the IMO competition is just a few days away, Song Xuan has already landed in St. Petersburg for final preparations, so he definitely won't have time to watch the competition.

Now that it's probably almost time, I'm sending this message to cheer you on.

Ming Jing smiled and chatted with Song Xuan for a bit, inquiring about his preparations for the competition in St. Petersburg.

During this period, Mingjing never stopped working on his math problems. Regardless of whether there were competitions or not, he made sure to spend two hours doing practice problems every day.

He has now almost recovered to his peak level from last year's national team, and he can even compete with the extremely difficult questions in the IMO.

Of course, Song Xuan's help was indispensable in this process.

The two didn't chat for long, as it was midday in St. Petersburg and Song Xuan's afternoon classes were about to begin.

The bus slowly came to a stop in the parking lot of Hongqiao Tiandi.

Ming Jing put away his phone and, after going through a series of checks, sat down in the backstage lounge.

It wasn't until this point that Ming Jing realized that Top Esports had been overturned, and the third game between the two sides had already begun.

What's going on? When he watched it, Top Esports was already leading by 3,000 in the second game.
Ming Jing scratched his head and could only sit down in the lounge and quietly watch the third round of the match.

In this game, Top Esports still played well. Although they suffered some losses in the laning phase, they quickly found opportunities in subsequent team fights and won consecutive battles, successfully gaining a 4,000 gold advantage at the 25-minute mark.

Moreover, at this moment, JackeyLove's Ezreal had three items: Divine Shield, Manamune, and Frozen Heart. He was both tanky and had high damage output, putting him in an absolute power spike. It was impossible to imagine how he could lose.

But Top Esports had anticipated the way Ming Jing had lost.

At 26 minutes, JackeyLove's Ezreal was showing off in the mid lane, chasing after RA and spamming Q.

RA couldn't stand the stimulation, so the support Thresh activated his Crown to accelerate the chase.

It's worth mentioning that RA's support player, Hang, was also a member of Ming Jing's youth training program. He was temporarily brought in as a substitute because of the conflict between Luo Wenjun and Ming Jing, and eventually became SUP01 Fu Minghang, who reached the top of the black card position with Ming Jing.

But EZ is a very agile champion. He used his E to retreat and then took the speed boost from Karma, the support, to escape easily.

JackeyLove looked relaxed, gave a thumbs-up emoji above his head, and then boldly turned around and made a face at me!
But Fu Minghang had a clear mind and seemed to have anticipated that EZ would turn around and act arrogantly. Thresh hooked out from the blind spot in the corner and accurately caught the EZ who had come to him.

One hook hits, EZ dies instantly, and Top Esports' situation collapses in an instant!
Upon seeing this, Ming Jing scratched his head.

He now understands how Top Esports was overturned in the second game.

After this wave, RA pushed down Top Esports' high ground, and the situation between the two sides was instantly reversed.

At 29 minutes, Top Esports once again attempted to force a team fight at Baron Nashor, but ended up with a 3-for-0 exchange.

RA decisively abandoned Baron Nashor and launched a push.

But at this moment, Zuo Shou pulled off a world-saving act. Sylas stole Renekton's ultimate, used the double invulnerability of Zhonya's Hourglass and Stopwatch to unleash multiple W healing abilities, and managed to wipe out the entire RA team. Then, with the help of his resurrected teammates, he secured Baron Nashor, successfully extending the team's life!

The situation reversed again and again. After Top Esports secured the Baron, they regained control of the game.

The problem is that Top Esports' two inhibitor turrets have both fallen, while RA still has a mid-laner Ryze.

The game reached 38 minutes in the blink of an eye. RA defended against Top Esports' push and took advantage of the moment when Top Esports turned around to control Baron. They grouped up and drove straight in, using Ryze's ultimate [Warp] to reach the TES base and end the game!
Tao Bo died before completing his northern expedition.

"Congratulations to RA! They've defeated Top Esports 2-1!" Guan Zeyuan shouted from the commentary booth. "With this crucial point, they've officially surpassed LNG and Top Esports to move into fourth place in the regular season!"

The camera panned to the players' seats, where all the RA players wore expressions of joy, their faces beaming with indescribable happiness.

Before the start of the Summer Split, no one would have imagined that they would achieve such an outstanding ranking in the regular season!
This joy lasted until they shook hands and left.

Fu Minghang, carrying his peripherals, happened to run into Ming Jing, who was about to go on stage.

The two-man black-label duo once swept through the entire youth training camp.

Of course, Luo Wenjun later said that Ming Jing could dominate the bot lane of the youth training camp even if he had a dog on him.

Ming Jing greeted him with a smile: "Awesome! That hook in the middle lane was crucial."

Fu Minghang recalled the moment he hooked EZ in the mid lane and chuckled, "Now it's up to you, can you win?"

"It's covered."

The two exchanged fist bumps and passed each other.

Mingjing went on stage, set up his peripherals, and then spent time backstage scrolling through his phone, waiting to go on stage.

At the juncture between the two matches, besides the siege of Top Esports on the forum, many people are finally turning their attention to the final match that is about to begin.

[Let's get spicy, let's have a showdown!]

[If you don't understand, just ask: Who has a better chance of winning today?]

[Is that even a question? It's definitely EDG!] [It's hard to say. FPX has been incredibly strong lately, and EDG even lost to IG a few days ago. They seem too unstable.]

[Just kidding, you're not really taking it seriously, are you?]

[Humorous! If Xiaofei doesn't beat DaB to a pulp today, he'll consider himself lucky! Have you forgotten who beat you in the Spring Split?]

[That's enough of you, Flying Son. What patch was it in the Spring Split? What patch is it now? Doinb won the championship as a mid laner, and the current patch is still working for him. Why are you, an AD carry, trying to pick a fight?]

[Waiting for EDG's winning streak to be broken, hehe]

It has to be said that as one of the league's champion teams, FPX has quite a few fans, and they can even rival the number of fans of FPX.

Ming Jing was engrossed in the story when Mao Kai's voice pulled him back to reality.

With only a few minutes left in the game, Maokai was still giving a last-minute chat, explaining the recent version changes to his teammates.

Today, the game was officially updated to version 11.13.

Of course, everyone has been experiencing this version in ranked matches for more than half a month, so they all know what it's like. Maokai is just there to emphasize it.

This version doesn't have too many updates, but the most noteworthy is the rework of Dr. Mundo. While retaining the hero's unique characteristics, it adds a passive immunity to crowd control, a healing effect to W, and a wave clearing ability to E. It's a double enhancement in both mechanics and stats. Qingtian has already made a memorable play with the new Mundo.

Then the Destroyer was also heavily nerfed, with its 300-yard displacement effect being completely removed, turning it into a stationary stagger. Heavyweight fighters like Sett and Darius suffered fatal nerfs.

Doinb was originally known for his love of playing mid-lane Lee Sin, which was considered his signature move, focusing on extreme tempo. Now that it has been nerfed, he will probably be forced to return to the embrace of Lee Sin.

Rumble has also been heavily nerfed. His WCD has been increased by one second, and his movement speed bonus has been reduced by 5%. Rumble can no longer use his W to clear the jungle at level 1 and start his jungle clear. His first jungle clear speed has been significantly reduced, and he has basically been removed from the ranks of top-tier junglers.

There are still many major changes to be made. For example, Irelia has been greatly improved in terms of mechanics, and has been significantly enhanced overall. She has dominated the top and mid lanes in ranked games, but whether she can be used in competitions remains to be seen.

Anyway, Mingjing also practices with the Blade Maiden, and if the Blade Maiden is really effective, he can use her at any time.

"Alright, dear viewers, what you've been waiting for is finally here!"

In the commentary booth, Guan Daxiao (a nickname for a commentator) was still on duty, continuing to shout: "The last match of the day! EDG vs. FPX! The battle for the top spot in the regular season! I believe most viewers are here for this highly anticipated match!"

Miller, with a broad smile, remarked, "Both teams are in great form lately, winning all their major matches!"

"It's mainly the mid laners!" Guan Daxiao emphasized, "Since the start of the Summer Split, Xiaofei and Doinb, these two mid laners, have been in incredibly good form!"

The director was very cooperative and quickly provided a data comparison of the mid laners from both sides.

"We can see that Doinb's stats are terrifying. In 21 games, he achieved a KDA of 6.44, damage per minute of 543, and damage taken per minute of 670! These numbers are truly astonishing! They all rank second among mid-laners!"

Seeing this data, it's hard to believe that this was actually achieved by a mid-laner, especially with the 670 damage taken per minute, which is even comparable to that of a top-laner!
However, these figures only rank second among all units.

There are even more experts up there.

"But Xiaofei's data is even more incomprehensible!"

On the right side of the screen are Ming Jing's official photos and data.

Ming Jing extended his long, slender, and fair fingers, placing one hand in front of the camera, giving off a sense of dominating the world with a single hand.

And his data is absolutely dominant!

A KDA of 12.25, damage per minute of 631, and a terrifying damage taken per minute of 730.

Aside from being slightly inferior to other tanks in terms of average damage taken per minute, the first two statistics are the best in the entire league!

In addition, Mingjing ranks among the top in data such as first blood participation rate, average gold per minute, and damage conversion rate!
If these data were made into a polygonal data graph, Mingjing would undoubtedly be at the top of every item!
Upon seeing this data, question marks filled the entire screen.

Although Doinb is a roaming mid-laner by origin, he is thriving in this warrior meta.

But Ming Jing is no less impressive; his talent allows him to adapt to any version.

"The data clearly shows that the two mid laners have very similar playstyles!" Guan Daxiao emphasized, "Because Xiaofei changed his playstyle after joining the Summer Split, just like Doinb, he picks a lot of warrior mid laners!"

Miller chuckled: "This game is going to be interesting! A melee mid-laner! Let's see which mid-laner comes out on top!"

"Alright, the players are now entering the arena!"

Under Yu Shuang's guidance, the contestants from both sides took to the stage one after another.

There weren't many familiar faces on FPX's side. Mingjing just glanced at them casually, and after seeing Doinb's resolute and serious expression, he smiled and sat down in his seat, putting on his headphones.

Actually, Mingjing was quite looking forward to today's match.

Ming Jing is a very studious person. Since he entered the industry, whenever he wants to improve himself, he watches videos of various teams and players to find answers.

Back then, he learned the game rhythm centered around the AD carry by watching the game recordings of 19 RNG and 20 TES, and eventually grew rapidly to dominate the youth training camp.

Of course, when I wanted to switch to a roaming mid laner in the summer split, the videos I watched and learned from were of course those of Doinb!
It has to be said that Doinb's playstyle is truly unique and completely different from other mid laners. He can be called a textbook example of a roaming mid laner, from which Mingjing has benefited greatly!

Now that Doinb has made a comeback with the new version, Mingjing naturally wants to have a match with him.

If he can beat Doinb, it might mean that he has reached the top in the roaming genre.

Soon, a message came through the voice channel that the referee could start the game.

Immediately afterwards, Flandre responded, and then the ban/pick phase officially began!
Seeing the BP panel appear before their eyes, the three commentators perked up.

"Alright, the ban/pick phase has begun!" From the commentary booth, Guan Daxiao announced loudly, "Let's take a look at the first round of bans for both sides!"

In the ban phase, Maokai had a clear objective, directly banning Gwen, Ryze, and Jayce.

FPX's strength lies in their top and mid lanes, so they deserve sufficient respect in terms of bans.

On the other side, FPX seemed to have a similar idea, banning Blade of the Ruined King, Akali, and Lucian, which is practically a triple ban for mid lane.

"That means Lee Sin is free! EDG will probably pick him right away! Xiaofei's Lee Sin is pretty good!"

Maokai raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised that FPX had actually let Lee Sin play.

This hero can be released?

Mingjing's ability to achieve such impressive stats is largely due to the indispensable combat prowess of the Lee Sin.

In mid-game fighting, Lee Sin is practically invincible!

Do they have a solution?

But since it's already been released, there's no reason not to miss it.

"But since FPX dared to let Lee Sin through, they must have a corresponding strategy!" Miller laughed. "Let's see how Doinb responds!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Irelia appeared on the first floor of FPX's building and quickly locked onto her!
(End of this chapter)