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

Chapter 309 Taking it a step further!
Because WBG had a higher ranking, they had the priority to choose sides in today's match.

The two sides traded blows, and the lineups were quickly finalized.

Blue side WBG: Top lane Kennen, Jungle Vi, Mid lane Lissandra, Bot lane Aphelios and Garen.

Red team EDG: Top laner Renekton, jungler Sejuani, mid laner Twisted Fate, bot laner Zephyr and Lulu.

Both teams have relatively conservative lineups with little innovation. Both teams have mid-jungle duos who focus on tempo and late-game carry AD carries.

The only difference is in the top lane. EDG picked Renekton, a champion that focuses on the early and mid-game, which means this game won't go too late.

As for the result of the match, it can only be said that it is destined to disappoint WBG's supporters.

After all, the skill gap between the two teams is obvious. Apart from the top lane, which might be a bit of a point of contention, the mid, jungle, and bot lanes are not even in the same league.

In just the first game, WBG was completely overwhelmed.

Huanfeng and Viper both have relatively stable playstyles, but there is still a significant gap in their individual abilities, making it difficult for Huanfeng to gain an advantage in lane.

It is foreseeable that even if the game drags on into late-game team fights, Huanfeng's late-game damage output will be difficult to match Viper's.

EDG completely outmaneuvered their mid-jungle synergy.

Angel has regressed too much compared to his performance in the S10 World Championship. Mingjing easily gained an advantage over him, and JieJie even created his own rhythm, ganking and killing TheShy in the top lane as early as level 3.

With Sejuani and Renekton working together, killing Kennen shouldn't be too difficult.

With a kill already secured in the top lane, Mingjing naturally pressed his advantage and, together with Jiejie, ganked the top lane relentlessly!
However, their subsequent attacks on the top lane did not go smoothly, because the opposing support ON, who is also Mingjing's youth teammate Luo Wenjun, still focused on helping the top lane.

He was present at almost every gank attempt by EDG, creating numerous obstacles for EDG.

After Mingjing made several runs up, both sides gained kills, but EDG didn't really achieve anything and gained almost nothing!

But Ming Jing remained calm.

Because they had fewer players playing in the upper half of the map the entire time.

In this situation, achieving a stalemate is tantamount to making a profit.

His bot lane teammates won't miss this opportunity.

As expected, Huanfeng in the bottom lane suffered a major setback. Aphelios had no support by his side the whole time. Although he managed to stay alive through discipline, he lost wave after wave of minion waves and lost plating layer by layer!
After more than ten minutes of play, TheShy's Kennen's economic deficit did not widen, but Huanfeng's deficit was more than a thousand!

The final result speaks for itself. Although EDG failed to crush the top lane or secure the Rift Herald, they still managed to take down the first tower thanks to their advantage in the bottom lane and snowball by controlling the dragon!

What follows is the familiar plot.

With EDG holding three dragons, WBG was forced to engage in a team fight in the lower river.

TheShy's Kennen was the only one whose development kept up with EDG, and therefore became WBG's only hope.

This feels somewhat like Flandre's Kennen in last year's finals.

However, EDG's excellent discipline did not give WBG a chance to initiate a team fight. Instead, they used Twisted Fate's Q and Zephyr's W to frequently harass from a distance, once whittling Angel's Lissandra down to low health!

Angel had no choice but to return to town to resupply before TPing back to the front.

In WBG's voice channel, everyone began to communicate about retreating, trying to buy as much time as possible.

But amidst the chorus of "retreat, retreat, retreat," TheShy perhaps misheard "retreat" as "push," or perhaps he saw a rare opportunity. Kennen turned around, flashed, and used his Force Staff to charge in!
It has to be said that he seized this opportunity very well, taking advantage of the moment when Mingjing and Viper pushed forward to whittle down the enemy's health. After Kennen used his ultimate to enter the fray, all five members of EDG were within the skill's range!

As Ming Jing watched TheShy's perfect entrance, he admired it in his heart, and his finger was already on the golden body.

Kennen's control wasn't immediate upon entering the fray; given his reaction time, he could easily have used Zhonya's Hourglass or Flash. However, after assessing the situation, he felt it wasn't necessary.

Kennen has good equipment, but he definitely can't kill Twisted Fate with his Eternal Frost Treads.

Moreover, without any communication and in the event of a sudden attack, not only did the EDG players not react in time, but even the WBG players themselves were caught off guard, with several teammates standing far apart.

He wasn't afraid of being hurt, so he might as well seduce her.

As Kennen entered the fray and controlled all five players, the team fight instantly reached its climax. Although WBG's reaction was slow, they still gradually followed up and unleashed their skills.

However, Huanfeng's Aphelios had just used the Red Blade Q to accelerate during the retreat, and was now in a brief period of vulnerability.

Furthermore, with Renekton and Sejuani, two tanks with hard crowd control, in EDG's front line, his output is quite limited.

Viper used Cleanse to create distance the moment he was stunned, while Mingjing remained calm and waited until Rakan charged in and Kennen's second stun was about to trigger before finally pressing Zhonya's Hourglass to avoid all the crucial crowd control effects!
Although TheShy's play was perfect, it didn't pose a real threat to EDG's carry, and Angel's Lissandra had just returned to base and didn't have time to reach the front.

WBG's defeat was inevitable!
Huanfeng tried his best to contribute damage output while sandwiched between Renekton and Sejuani, but due to the limited output environment and equipment, his output was completely insufficient.

EDG didn't even bother dealing with Aphelios. The five of them simply grouped up and attacked whoever Twisted Fate dealt cards to, killing Kennen, Rakan, Vi, and other heroes who entered the fray!

Angel's Ice Maiden teleported down and was immediately met by five EDG players. He only managed to buy himself two seconds with his ultimate before being happily killed!

At this point, Huanfeng was still alive, but he had already run a thousand yards away.

After killing the enemy, Ming Jing still had his ultimate ability in hand. He decisively activated it to chase down the enemy and issued a yellow card to Aphelios upon landing.

Huanfeng had already used Cleanse to remove Sejuani's ultimate in the team fight just now, and he had no room to maneuver. He was easily killed by Zeli, who followed up with two Qs and one auto-attack after using her E wall.

"ACE!"

The sound of a team wipe echoed throughout the arena. EDG, with their expert skills, easily secured the Earth Dragon Soul and Baron Nashor, completely sealing the victory.

The rest of the match went largely unremarkable, with EDG, holding a commanding advantage, launching a split push strategy.

Mingjing's Twisted Fate first lured Angel's Ice Maiden to defend by pushing the side lanes. Then, taking advantage of Ice Maiden's lack of Teleport, he used his ultimate to land behind enemy lines, followed by a Yellow Card and Zhonya's Hourglass to initiate the team fight, easily achieving a crushing victory.

Without any suspense or pressure, EDG easily broke through the blue buff and secured the first victory!

After their victory the day before yesterday, the EDG team was much calmer today, as if they had just completed a trivial ranked match. The players high-fived each other and then returned to the backstage area together.

On the other side, the WBG players looked serious, with Huanfeng leaving the field with a gloomy face, unable to accept the result of the match.

As a marksman who needs protection, Huanfeng's status in WBG is indeed not high.

He is probably the AD carry with the lowest status in the entire LPL team.

Of course, this is also related to his past performance.

If Huanfeng had performed better in the S10 semifinals and stopped DK from reaching the semifinals, things might have been different.

But those without talent can't seize such opportunities.

The results of the next two games were not unexpected. Apart from TheShy's die-hard fans, no one thought WBG could beat EDG.

The second game ended even faster.

After the first game, Mingjing understood what kind of team WBG really was.

Just like in the youth training camp, Luo Wenjun doesn't treat AD carries like human beings at all, and just roams around relentlessly.

The main point of conflict between Ming Jing and Luo Wenjun was this.

From Mingjing's perspective as an FMVPAD, supports can certainly roam, and roaming ability is a skill that many top supports do not possess.

However, lane dominance is also essential.

When Luo Wenjun can pick a strong support and work with the AD to crush the opponent, that will be when he truly becomes a top-tier support.

Right now, all he can do is roam around, which is far from enough. His tactics are too rigid and easily become a weakness.

In the second game, EDG took advantage of ON's roaming to the side lanes and focused their attacks on the bottom lane.

Every time ON moves around, Huanfeng dies, truly a tragic situation written all over his face.

In professional leagues, no team can win when their AD carry feeds relentlessly.

This match was a foregone conclusion; EDG took another point!
As for the third game, there's not much more to say.

After a year of setbacks and public opinion shocks, the WBG members are already in a state of superficial unity, and their resilience is even worse than that of BLG the day before yesterday.

After suffering two crushing defeats, the WBG team's mentality completely collapsed. They no longer resembled a professional team at all, but rather looked like five random players matched in a ranked game!

On the other side, EDG is full of momentum and ready to go!
With this shift in momentum, the pace of this game was even faster than the previous two.

Just three minutes into the game, the mid and jungle players from both sides started a fierce brawl. In the end, EDG came out on top, sacrificing JieJie, while MingJing secured the kills on the opposing mid and jungle players, giving EDG a significant advantage.

Two minutes later, the two mid laners clashed again. Mingjing did not let down the gold that Jiejie had risked his life for. Akali took advantage of the opportunity to level up to level six and used her ultimate to kill Angel's Azir under the tower!
Before we could even watch the replay, the camera switched to the top lane, where the two top laners were engaged in a fierce battle!
In the end, no one survived. TheShy killed Flandre, but he was also killed by minions.

However, the difference lies in the fact that EDG's advantage in the top half of the map allows JieJie to help Flandre push the minion wave in front of the tower into the tower after the top laners of both sides have swapped positions.

This forced TheShy to teleport back to lane after respawning, while Flandre saved his teleport.

Taking advantage of this crucial TP difference, EDG began to make a big move, and two minutes later they launched a four-man gank on the bottom lane!
WBG's jungler SofM is in the bottom lane this time, but the problem is that EDG doesn't just have the two players they appear to have!
A TP light flashed, and Flandre's Kennen teleported to the bottom lane!
A five-man gank on three, it just happened!
As for the final result, it was, of course, a foregone conclusion.

Meiko tanked the tower, Kennen used his ultimate to energize three WBG players, and with the help of his teammates' damage, they wiped out the bottom jungler and support!

This wave, with three kills, a wave of minions, three layers of turret plating, and a dragon, instantly widened the gap between the two sides, truly destroying all suspense!

In this match, WBG didn't even last 20 minutes.

At 18 minutes, in front of WBG's high ground, EDG grouped up and destroyed WBG's mid-lane high ground tower, but did not rush to destroy the crystal.

Destroying the crystal too early doesn't bring much strategic benefit; instead, it will reduce the team's minion wave size.

In Ming Jing's opinion, there was no point in dismantling the crystal at this time; it would be better to go back to resupply and wait for the Dragon Soul Team.

When the dragons and barons spawn together, EDG can either split push or use the barons to create space and control WBG.

But TheShy wouldn't agree.

You think you can leave without killing us?

For some unknown reason, TheShy's Gwent took the lead and plunged a pair of scissors into the center of EDG's camp!
There's really no reason why Gwen would enter the fray first. After all, Gwen isn't like Kennen or the like, who has the ability to deliver the decisive blow. If she were the first to enter, she would obviously be doomed.

However, TheShy's gameplay has never been about anything; all he does is create top-notch entertainment value.

For example, the Sword Demon fought four opponents alone, but instead of retreating, he advanced, unleashing a divine intervention.

For example, Quinn kicked the crocodile, who then lunged forward and bit her, instantly killing her and sending IG out of the playoffs.

This was just a great attempt.

"Holy crap!" Seeing someone dare to play like this, Jie Jie was shocked, but he didn't hesitate to act. The monkey flashed into the circle and unleashed his ultimate skill to knock up the enemy!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meiko's Leona flashed into the circle and continued with her ultimate for crowd control.

With ample control, the rest of EDG also ducked into Gwent's circle, each contributing their damage and control.

TheShy only survived for a second before being instantly killed by EDG.

WBG's remaining four teammates had also gone completely mad at this moment.

If you're giving gifts, then we'll give gifts too!
Stop living!

SofM has always been known for his tendency to feed, and he doesn't hold back when he does. Vi immediately locked him in with her ultimate, and it was JieJie's Wukong who was locked in.

Huanfeng's mentality had completely collapsed at this moment, and he was not going to tolerate it. Aphelios used a blue blade R-flash and a whirlwind to rush in.

The remaining few people, like moths to a flame, rushed into EDG's camp one after another, only to be eliminated one after another.

Viper was completely unattended throughout the entire match, and his output environment had never been better. Even when Zeli's gun was smoking, he couldn't keep up with the pace of WBG's players feeding kills to others!
Fortunately, EDG had more players and managed to take all the kills.

"ACE!"

From the start of the team fight to their complete wipeout, all five members of WBG survived for less than ten seconds.

Ming Jing was also somewhat bewildered by the current situation and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Is this how you deliver a gift?

That's really awesome.

But he didn't hesitate at all in his actions.

Given this situation, everyone knows what to do next.

"Thirty seconds to respawn." On the commentary desk, Wawa looked at the icons on the left, "Looks like... it's a push! The minion wave is coming!"

EDG quickly destroyed WBG's mid-lane crystal, and just then a new wave of minions arrived. The team pushed forward and ended the game in one fell swoop!
The time is fixed at 19 minutes and 57 seconds.

"Although it's a bit of a surprise, let's congratulate EDG!"

Wawa shouted, "In this crucial match that determined the qualifying spots, EDG once again swept their opponents 3-0, advancing to the top six! They're one step closer to the World Championship!"

(End of this chapter)