We are tired of winning championships, and we still need youth training?

Chapter 185 A crushing 3-0 victory, Spring Crown! Spring Crown!
One game silenced everyone.

It may sound a bit exaggerated, but it's actually quite normal.

Even in college dorms, if a group of guys stay up all night, they might eat at several tables together the next morning.

Players are human too, and naturally they will also be flagged for being overpowered.

The difference is that they are professional players. Even though they are already somewhat famous, they still control their emotions and don't resort to insults; they simply choose to remain silent.

"Is it really that hard to beat them? Why are you all silent now?"

White crescent moons usually indicate pressure, but he really didn't dare to today.

If things get this bad, adding any more pressure will really cause them to explode.

The contestants' emotions aren't like Dong Baiyu's Big Beta, where anything can be thrown in.

So at this moment, the white crescent moon was speaking in a teasing tone, with a smile on its face.

Unfortunately, the contestants were already a bit withdrawn. Apart from Ah Shui looking up at him with a helpless expression, everyone else kept their heads down.

"........."

The white crescent moon was also bewildered.

What to do?
One game, and they completely blew my team apart!?

"Their mentality was definitely affected; I could see that some of their operations had become distorted later on."

Karam was very certain about what happened in the IG lounge.

As a coach, after realizing that IG's advantage was too great to be reversed, he also paid close attention to TES.

He was still very confident in his own judgment.

"Xinghe, you seem to have shattered their mentality."

As he spoke, he patted Xu Xinghe on the shoulder to express his approval.

Xu Xinghe: ...

"I also noticed that the operation was distorted, but to be honest, I didn't expect it."

Xu Xinghe was puzzled.

Logically speaking, TES shouldn't be such a fragile team.

Xu Xinghe takes today's BO5 very seriously and has mentally rehearsed it many times.

Even with his high kill count, TES shouldn't have been defeated in one fell swoop.

"Not always."

Karam shook his head.

Do you still remember the old IG?

"Before you came on, you performed so poorly in the Summer Split because you lost to TL at MSI."

He smiled faintly, saying, "The current TES is perhaps just like we used to be."

Saint Gun Bro suddenly realized.

"They thought they couldn't possibly lose to us, but after they lost, they broke down?"

Rookie: ...

I know you have a strong comprehension, but you really didn't need to explain Flandre in such detail.

In the current IG team, only Rookie is still considered a MSI culprit.

Rookie felt uneasy when he heard the coach talking about it with his teammates.

However, although Flandre's words were blunt, there was nothing wrong with them.

Why did IG go from being the Spring Split champion to being relegated to the playoffs in the Summer Split?

It's because they thought they could never lose to TL, but they broke down after being eliminated by TL.

As a result, it scrolled straight to the bottom.

The same applies to TES this season.

They have lost before, but only in small games; they have lost very few big games.

Moreover, they were basically evenly matched, and he only lost because he was one move behind.

But what about today?

They were defeated by IG, who actually speed-cleared their game.

How can TES accept this?

As mentioned earlier, although IG's regular season results were good, they struggled in the later stages due to integration issues.

Forget about splits, almost every game is a best-of-three series.

In this situation, although IG has a high number of points, where does their dominance come from?

Playing against mid-tier teams often requires three full matches. Is this the performance of a top-tier team?

Not at all.

IG dominated almost every game in S8, and the only domestic team they lost to was RNG.

FPX only lost to IG in S9; they crushed all other teams.

That's what you call dominance, that's what you call a top-tier team.

IG's performance clearly indicates that they are at best a top-tier team.

To put it bluntly, they have absolutely no chance of winning.

...But they crushed TES in this game.

They completely demoralized TES, leaving them questioning their existence.

However, this is also related to the current composition of TES.

Many teams rely on experienced players to mentor newcomers, but the problem is that TES currently lacks a true veteran.

Ah Shui is just a playmaker in IG and doesn't participate in commanding the team.

Although Karsa is the commander, he doesn't have a very strong personality.

During the S8 MSI season, Karsa was even afraid to play after the fifth game due to the immense pressure.

In this situation, the only one who can be the eldest brother is the left hand.

However, Knight, who is left-handed, is not assertive and doesn't talk much or take over command.

He can't be the leader either. The rest of the top laner and support are even less suitable.

TES has no big brother.

It may seem outrageous, but it's true.

Without a leader, if the mentality of the team gets off, things can get really funny.

No one could unite the team, and everyone became withdrawn.

When the ten-minute break ended and both players returned to the court, White Crescent's expression was very serious.

Karam glanced over secretly and immediately understood.

"This game, we'll play top and jungle."

He spoke with certainty,
"369 is the least experienced player on TES and debuted very late. This game might be a weakness we can exploit."

If you know that your opponent's mentality might be off, what should you do?
The simplest way is to focus your attack on one spot.

It completely shattered his mentality!
369 is the target Karam selected.

Open your eyes, 369, I am your wallbreaker!

It may sound a bit underhanded, but it's just a tactic.

Isn't that how competitions are? Knowing the opponent's weaknesses and exploiting them is nothing new.

From the draft phase onwards, they immediately picked the Spider champion that Karsa had played in the previous game.

369 simply pursed her lips.

Just like Flandre in the last game, which top laner wouldn't frown when they see this thing?
Spider is too ruthless when it comes to tower diving; if you really target her, she can literally turn the top laner into a dog and tower dive.

Once in the game, Xu Xinghe indeed followed this strategy, rarely going to the bottom lane from start to finish.

Viper is very skilled at handling pressure. As a player who came from the LCK, he naturally knows how to play under pressure.

This made it very easy for Xu Xinghe to gank top lane, and he hardly needed to pay attention to the situation in bottom lane.

Once, twice, three times...

Xu Xinghe's targeting of the top lane was almost insane, but Karsa couldn't stay in the top lane to protect 369 all the time.

Most importantly, even the support and mid laner will occasionally roam to the top lane.

This was incredibly torturous for 369, who was essentially imprisoned during the laning phase.

In this situation, Karsa could easily control the dragon, but he couldn't cope with Xu Xinghe's fast push rhythm with the Vanguard.

IG had a huge lead in the early and mid-game, and Xu Xinghe became even more unruly after gaining the advantage.

—They won't even let 369 get online!

We got stuck halfway through the journey.

By the mid-game, although the game wasn't over yet, 369 already wanted to end it as soon as possible.

In this game, Flandre's Kennen transformed into a lightning mage, almost stunting TES's two carries during the Baron fight while under the effects of Exhaust.

IG, having secured Baron Nashor, completed the speedrun with ease.

Another speedrun!

After two consecutive games, TES really couldn't hold on any longer.

Especially 369 on the road.

If he remained silent after the first game, his mentality completely collapsed in this one.

In the final game, the laning phase began, and the gameplay started to change.

He was directly killed by Flandre.

With this solo kill, 369 completely gave up resisting, mechanically managing the minion wave, his once clear mind going completely blank.

White Crescent had considered helping him relieve the pressure, but all 369 players were already in a daze, and nothing the coach said mattered.

Meanwhile, in the bottom lane, Ah Shui was eager to turn the tide because he realized the situation was very bad. However, this led him to give Viper an opportunity to kill him in the lane.

With both the top and bottom lanes collapsing, the left-handed player in the middle lane could only focus on farming.

That's how it is with the left hand now. Once they're at a disadvantage, they basically start farming, thinking about how they'll turn the tide once they have three items or when their teammates initiate a good team fight.

The question is, will IG give them that opportunity?
Not at all.

At 28 minutes into the game, IG once again shattered TES's crystal, winning the BO5 series 3-0 and officially advancing to the Spring Split finals.
“Let’s congratulate IG!”

"3-0! They defeated the dark horse TES!"

"Next, they will face the winner of the lower bracket to determine the final Spring Split champion! Let's wait and see!"

As the commentator's excited and high-pitched voice rang out, Xu Xinghe calmly stood up.

Today's BO5 was won much more easily than I expected.

However, TES's situation is a common problem for young teams. Once their mentality is affected, they are lucky if they can perform at 70% or 80% of their original strength.

It's not really that surprising that IG took them down so easily.

He remained calm, but the audience was in an uproar.

Holy crap, 3-0?!

Is this for real?! Could it be...?

Is this still the IG I know?

The screen was almost entirely filled with question marks, which shows just how surprised they were.

It wasn't that no one thought IG was bound to lose, but no one expected today's outcome to be IG defeating TES 3-0.

It's worth noting that when the Demacia Cup was first formed, TES was considered the strongest super team of the season.

And what about IG?
At the time, the outside world's evaluation of IG was basically that it was a depleted IG team that relied solely on its mid and jungle players.

But this depleted IG team, in their eyes, decisively defeated TES, whom they considered a super team.

How could this not surprise them?

At this moment, Karsa also looked very frustrated.

But he could only sit blankly in his seat.

Because next...

Only the winners have the right to shake hands!

(End of this chapter)