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

Chapter 218 Don't run away!
The hype surrounding the final match was immense, especially considering that it featured two highly popular teams. This match was undoubtedly the most anticipated one before the finals.

The game has only been over for less than 20 minutes, and the rating thread has already exceeded 3,000 posts!

Once you click in, you'll see countless users vying for the top spot and posting comments.

[What happened to the blue team's winning streak of nine out of ten games? How come the red team won three games today?]

Now the Red Alliance is formed.

EDG is truly terrifying right now, their strength is unreasonable, it feels like they've already secured the World Championship.

Don't open the champagne at halftime! The S-series championship is still uncertain, but the Summer Championship is definitely a sure thing.

[Isn't this like popping champagne? With Korean teams performing so poorly now, what's the difference between the LPL Summer Championship and the World Championship?]

【It really is】

It has to be said that with LPL winning three consecutive championships, the audience has a lot of confidence in their own region. It can be said that they have the best timing, are full of vitality, and are thriving, as if teams from other regions are no match for them.

But who knows if that's really the case?

Ming Jing glanced at the comments casually before clicking to sort by popularity, and as soon as she scrolled down, she saw her official makeup photo.

【God among gods! 】

[He consistently gets the first three bans, then picks a brand new hero he's never played before to carry the game—he's absolutely invincible!]

[They're already this good, and they're still improving—that's the most amazing thing.]

Who said Xiaofei's hero pool is narrow? Speak up!

[Xiao Fei Ge doesn't have a narrow hero pool; he just needs a few heroes to dominate the opponent.]

[Seriously, if you're so capable, try banning five mid-lane champions. Then Xiaofei will show you his weird champion pool.]

[A god among gods! Winning the Summer Championship completes a Grand Slam! Keep it up!]

Mingjing continued scrolling down and then saw the floor where Cryin was.

In terms of popularity, Cryin is indeed second only to Mingjing today.

[The mid lane difference is huge today, is this mid laner really that bad?]

[It seems like RNG's biggest problem is their mid lane; their potential is clearly limited. If they replaced them with a top-tier mid laner, things would really change.]

[Doesn't EDG have multiple Scouts? Can't they save them?]

[RNG is playing with an all-Chinese roster, and they don't even think much of Scout. But there's nothing we can do about it. RNG has the resources this year, and to have achieved this result is already quite remarkable.]

[Indeed, I actually feel that Guohuang is not bad either. He didn't suffer a loss against Doinb in the last round. It's unreasonable for you guys to compare Xiaofei to Guohuang.]

[That's true, it doesn't matter who comes to fight Xiaofei, I think we should wait and see who comes from the loser's bracket.]

In my opinion, only Big B can handle Xiao Fei Ge's movements; only Big B can keep up with Xiao Fei Ge's roaming pace.

[The Phoenix Fan Club is at it again. Big B is so strong, why didn't he make it to the finals? Does he not want to?]

[That's enough, RNG fans. You don't actually think RNG can win every time, do you?]

For some reason, the two groups started arguing while they were talking.

Anti-racism forums are always like this.
However, the content before him did give Ming Jing pause for thought.

With today's matches over, the matchups for the loser's bracket final are now set.

The match will be between RNG, who just suffered a defeat, and FPX.

In the previous winners' bracket semifinals, the two teams clashed head-on, with RNG ultimately prevailing and advancing with a hard-fought 3-2 victory.

The game was unpredictable, and the 3-2 result showed that the gap between the two teams was not that big. If they had played again, the outcome might have been different.

He really wanted to know which team would make it to the finals.

Now, we'll have to wait and see the results of the match the day after tomorrow.

Of course, before that, EDG has to focus on another match.

The day after the match ended, on August 28th.

The LCK Summer Split Finals have begun.

The new king, Death Knight, faces off against the old king, Tier 1!

It has to be said that Faker can now be described as "old but still strong". He has not declined rapidly due to his age after many years in the industry, but has always maintained good competitiveness.

But in the current LCK, DK's dominance is absolute.

There wasn't much suspense in this match; DK came out strong and won the first two games in a row.

Although T1 rallied and won a game thanks to Faker's performance, DK quickly adjusted and regained control in the fourth game.

In the end, with Showmaker's LeBlanc securing a quadra kill, DK defeated T1 3-1, winning their third consecutive league title!

Showmaker won the FMVP award for his outstanding performance.

During the post-match interview, Showmaker looked serious and specifically praised Ming Jing.

“Although we’ve won the Summer Championship, this year’s competition has only just begun,” Showmaker said. “Just wait, Phi, we’ll definitely win this time.”

The South Korean audience cheered loudly upon hearing this.

Since the S10 World Championship last year, Korean viewers have regarded Myungkyung as their number one thorn in their side!

South Koreans believe that the main reason for South Korea's poor harvest in the past year is this kid!

Whoever beats Phi will be a hero in South Korea!
Of course, Ming Jing was unaware of this, because EDG immediately shut down the live broadcast of the match and entered training mode as soon as the game ended.

One day later, it was August 29th.

The loser's bracket final kicked off with a bang.

The last time the two teams battled for five sets, it was a feast for the eyes of countless viewers, so everyone is looking forward to this match and hopes that both sides can deliver another exciting game.

This time, everyone clearly came to the right place.

The gap between the two teams is indeed very small. As long as their form doesn't fluctuate too much, no matter how many times they play, the process will be quite unpredictable, and you won't know the outcome until the very end.

In the first game, RNG took advantage of the blue side to take the initiative and crush Khan with their familiar top and jungle duo.

FPX also retaliated and tried to put pressure on RNG's bot lane.

But after the hellish experience against EDG the day before yesterday, GALA and Ming felt inexplicably relaxed when they faced FPX again.

Is this what you call a four-man squad covering two? Moving so slowly, who are they even going to catch?
You can have the dragon if you want, I just want my development to be unaffected.

Facing FPX, whose playstyle was highly similar to EDG's the day before, RNG's bot lane duo faced no pressure and handled the situation calmly. Xiaohu finally fulfilled Coach Tabe's instructions—after gaining an advantage, he should participate in team fights in the bottom half of the map to disrupt the opponent's dragon soul rhythm.

At 16 minutes, Xiaohu's Kennen descended like Thor, using his ultimate and flash to stun four opponents and deal explosive damage.

Although they ultimately gave away the bounty because they didn't have the Golden Body, they helped the team secure four kills, traded one for four and took the dragon, leading the team to take the initiative and eventually expand their advantage through steady operation, winning the first game!

However, FPX was not to be outdone. In the second game, they immediately retaliated by taking advantage of the loser's side selection. This time, the team adjusted their strategy and chose to go head-to-head with RNG in the upper half of the map.

This time the effect was remarkable. Although FPX's kill score was only 4 to 3, with a one-kill lead, it was clear that Xiaohu was in a miserable 0-3 situation.

Although RNG also had three kills, they were all taken by Wei's Jarvan IV.

In this version, junglers getting kills isn't very meaningful; there's a major problem with resource allocation!

The direct result of this personnel allocation is that Xiaohu simply cannot step up in mid-game split pushing.

After losing crucial split-push support, RNG struggled to maintain their overall strategy and ultimately lost at 32 minutes with a 12,000 gold deficit.

Moreover, FPX, not content with winning one game, went on to win again in the third game on the red side.

This time, FPX assigned Khan the counter pick, and Khan didn't hold back, using his signature Jayce to completely suppress Xiaohu's Gnar, even almost getting a solo kill in lane, but Xiaohu escaped with Flash.

But without Flash, Gnar is no different from a lamb to the slaughter. FPX's mid and jungle quickly surrounded him and killed him right in front of Wei!

This was the beginning of RNG's collapse.

It wasn't much different from the previous game, just a bit faster.

In 27 minutes, FPX broke through the enemy's blue buff and won the crucial game!
This red-blue split was clearly the key turning point of the game.

This means that the advantage in choosing sides has shifted to FPX!

Ming Jing looked at the scene before him, lost in thought.

FPX is, after all, a team that has retained the main lineup of the S9 champions. With years of cooperation, their playstyle is naturally versatile, and they can change their strategy at any time if they find that things are not going well.

In comparison, RNG was naturally much more rigid.

However, RNG is not without a solution at the moment.

In the first game against EDG the day before yesterday, RNG used a pure defensive counter-attack strategy, abandoning offensive maneuvers and choosing to exert their strength in the mid-to-late game.

Although this defensive counter-attacking style was shredded by EDG's extreme offense, it might still have a chance against FPX.

RNG's players and Mingjing seemed to be on the same page. After their attacks were repeatedly thwarted, they decisively changed their strategy and began to revert to a defensive counter-attacking approach.

Despite having a relatively weaker overall lineup, RNG remained calm in the top half of the map, avoiding FPX and focusing on farming, stealing turret plates, and even managing to steal a dragon, giving the team a few more minutes to breathe.

In a defensive counter-attacking system, victory is achieved by slowly building up the defense.

The game lasted for 40 minutes. During those 40 minutes, FPX tried everything to attack, but only managed to build a 2,000 gold lead.

With RNG's late-game lineup of Gnar, Corki, and Aphelios, FPX's 2,000 gold lead seemed completely insignificant!

The final team fight was a foregone conclusion, with RNG easily crushing the opponent and tying the score once again!
"Two to two, let the battle song begin!"

In the commentary booth, Wawa's tone was full of excitement: "Both sides have once again reached the final decisive game! Facing the spot in the finals and the ticket to the World Championship, both teams will definitely have to give it their all!"

Since the two teams were second and third in the Spring Split with similar points, and the situation is the same in the Summer Split, whoever wins will secure a ticket to the World Championship!
However, in the fifth game, facing the loser choosing sides and locking in FPX on the blue side, RNG found themselves in a difficult position.

They either fight their way to victory despite the disparity between the red and blue teams, or they are eliminated.

RNG made a bold attempt, even specifically locking in Foygo mid lane to counter Khan's Renekton.

Fryego is one of Xiaohu's signature heroes that he practiced during the Summer Split. Unfortunately, the designers always like to teach players how to play the game. They believe that Fryego is a jungler hero, so he has to be one.

Q skill's wave clear efficiency has been drastically reduced, making it virtually extinct for mid-lane champions like Foygo, and almost useless for top-lane champions as well. It can only be used sparingly against clumsy champions like Renekton.

But as it turns out, the patch was quite powerful.

The designer's ruthless treatment of Fryego still had a significant impact on Xiaohu.

As a late pick for top lane, Xiaohu failed to gain an advantage in lane and was completely suppressed by Khan's Renekton!

Moreover, the bottom lane also had a major problem in this game. GALA was caught out by Liu Qingsong's Titan during a trade of blows and was hooked, forcing him to use both summoner spells.

Without the AD carry's double summoner spells, that became a clear weak point. FPX quickly shifted their focus and attacked the bottom lane!
GALA really couldn't hold on this time, dying under the tower, and the bot lane officially collapsed!
If you can't even get past the laning phase, then there's no point in talking about the late game.

FPX once again gained an early advantage, effectively choking RNG.

Although RNG handled the situation fairly well afterward, managing to kill Lin Weixiang in a gank and giving GALA some breathing room, it wasn't very significant. FPX quickly launched their offensive again, with a coordinated jungle-support play that killed Cryin, completely freeing up Doinb.

Doinb quickly gave back to his teammates, freeing up the bottom lane and securing the first tower and dragon in one fell swoop, instantly widening the team's advantage!

It was another life-or-death battle with the battle anthem as the background music. This time, FPX had the last laugh, crushing the opponent in the Elder Dragon team fight at 34 minutes, and then teleporting to the bottom lane to end the game in one fell swoop!
The moment the base was destroyed, Doinb threw off his headphones, excitedly launched himself forward, pounded his chest and stomped his feet on the stage, roaring with excitement, looking just like a malnourished gorilla.

The director was also sensible and immediately locked the camera on him, allowing viewers all over the world to see his monkey-like antics.

Doinb was, of course, excited.

After their decline in S10, FPX has finally made a comeback and returned to the top of LPL!

Moreover, for FPX, this is also a revenge match!
The gloom accumulated from the previous series of defeats dissipated in this match!

Of course, for FPX, the road to revenge is far from over.

Their biggest rival, and also their target for revenge, awaits them at the end of the Summer Split.

"Then let's congratulate FPX on avenging their loss and advancing to the finals!" the commentator shouted from the commentary booth. "With this advancement, they have also secured the second seed for the LPL. They will face EDG in the final four days at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center!"

The camera then cuts to the RNG players' bench, where, amidst the players' somber expressions, Remember continues to shout: "At the same time, RNG's story isn't over yet. They're currently ranked third in the league, and in the upcoming qualifiers, they only need to win one BO5 to secure a ticket to the World Championship!"

Inside the EDG training room, everyone looked at the match result before them, and they weren't surprised at all.

These two teams are evenly matched, so it wouldn't be surprising if either of them won in the end.

However, this is certainly not good news for the EDG team.

After all, their previous victory proved that, due to their team style, they could easily beat RNG.

If the finals really go to RNG, it will definitely be another easy 3-0 victory.

FPX's team style is similar to EDG's, which means the finals will be extremely fierce and will bring some suspense to the outcome.

However, Ming Jing was certainly not afraid.

Taking shortcuts and using tricks is not the mindset a champion should have.

The title of "strongest" cannot be proven by winning a single championship.

What Mingjing wants is to beat everyone.

FPX can't be let off the hook either!
(End of this chapter)