League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 203 Not picking Lu Bu this time is just throwing money away!

The next afternoon.

The group arrived at the airport again and boarded a plane to Los Angeles, the final stop of their North American tour.

From the West Coast to the East Coast, and finally back to the West Coast, the group dwindled along the way, from initially being unable to fit everyone on a single plane to eventually having only a handful of people left.

Now, only three teams remain on this plane, while SKT, who are next to them, are heading back to their home country in South Korea.

Chen Dongqing drew a map in his mind. They were currently in the eastern United States. If they wanted to return to South Korea, would it be faster to go east to Europe or west to the Arctic Circle?

It all feels like torture; it might take more than twelve hours to get there.

I feel sorry for Sang-hyeok.

At that moment, Faker turned his head and saw Chen Dongqing staring at him.

Lee Sang-hyeok's face immediately darkened, and he simply turned away, preferring not to see it.

At this moment, the CLG members also came over. They had also been on the same plane to Los Angeles, but they were going home.

"Hey bro," CLG's top laner Darshan leaned over and said, "You have to do your best in the finals and avenge us!"

Chen Dongqing looked at his North American brothers and said with a smile, "Great! I hope you'll be there for the finals and watch us lift the trophy in person."

"Oh, that's too cruel, we won't come."

"Hahaha."

The two teams parted ways, and it has to be said that QG seemed to be constantly blessed throughout this competition.

For various reasons, it seems like the whole world wants QG to win, which is quite strange.

In the afternoon, the QG team boarded the plane on time and flew to Los Angeles, the Lost Angels City.

This place is very familiar; it's Los Santos, and coming here feels like coming home.

The actual flight time from New York to Los Angeles is about 6 hours. However, since the United States does not have a unified time like China, there is a time difference between the two places. Therefore, after arriving in Los Angeles, you need to subtract 3 hours for the time difference, which means that only 3 hours have passed.

So all things considered, without taking passenger fatigue into account, this flight isn't that long.

After settling into his seat on the plane, Chen Dongqing took out his phone and browsed some domestic forums before the plane took off.

It was only three days after QG finished their semi-final match, so countless people on Tieba were still discussing the match from the day before.

How would you evaluate QG's performance in this semifinal?

[Invincible!]

Before the match, I really didn't expect QG to actually make it to the finals!

[MSI champion and Summer Split champion, is it really that hard to reach the finals?]

[I told you long ago that QG is a very strong team, but you didn't believe me. Anyway, in my opinion, a 3-0 score isn't surprising.]

[What about you, M? I looked through your posting history, and when the Spring Split just started, you said, "You don't really think that this new team, Bath Dog, can win the game, do you?"]

[Haha, the first post says: "A 'bathing dog' plus a City Heroes Championship support, a mid-jungle duo who came up from LDL, and a Master-level top laner—this lineup is as trash as it gets. I'd eat shit upside down if they won!" So when are you going to eat shit?]

[The forum members are like this, their main motto is "never going against the tide."]

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but laugh as he looked at these posts; the forum users always had such a great sense of humor.

He then refreshed the page again, and a new post was immediately pushed to the top of the homepage.

[S6 World Championship Semifinals: QG 3-0 SKT (Other rating posts deleted)]

The popularity of this match is extremely high. Even though two days have passed, countless netizens are still coming in to rate it.

Below the comments for each QG player, praises such as "god" and "invincible" abound.

Even though Chen Dongqing's performance in the semi-finals wasn't particularly outstanding, the discussion surrounding him was still quite frightening.

【God among gods! 】

My dad!

[World's best Jayce!]

Should I choose the Jayce skin or the Riven skin?

Duke is as innocent as a blank sheet of paper in your eyes!

[LGD really lost out big time. I don't know why they didn't include them last year. If they had, they would have been in the round of 16.]

[Haha, turns out the stupidest thing Firefox did wasn't Brand's iron-forging, but the guy who wouldn't climb trees!]

Chen Dongqing loves this kind of thing. Every time he sees his fellow fans praising him after a match, it makes him feel much better!

Scrolling down to SKT's side, the forum members didn't seem to have much malice towards SKT's loss; they were just expressing regret.

In 2016, the forum users generally had a good impression of SKT and Faker, and at most they would curse Duke and Wolf with a few words like "beast".

Not long after, the plane slowly landed on the runway.

The signal was about to disappear, so Chen Dongqing simply put away his phone and closed his eyes to rest. A six-hour flight was going to be tough.

As evening fell, the QG team finally landed at Los Angeles International Airport. Chen Dongqing stretched his limbs as soon as he got off the plane, feeling uncomfortable all over.

"It's still early!" Linko chatted with Vincent for a moment, then came over and said, "Let's go back to the hotel to drop off our things, then grab some food, and then take a walk around the venue to familiarize ourselves with it, okay?"

"OK." The QG members certainly wouldn't refuse; they didn't want to stay in the hotel forever.

The venue for this competition is the final stop of this year's World Championship, the Lakers' home arena, the famous Staples Center.

Okay, this is actually the shared home arena for both the Lakers and the Clippers, but who cares about the Clippers? After all, the championship banners hanging from the top of the arena are all purple and gold.

After dinner, the group walked through the Staples Center and saw that the two basketball hoops that originally existed in the arena had been removed and replaced by two rows of computers and two semi-circular covers.

Considering the venue, a soundproof room was not used for this World Championship finals. Instead, a semi-circular shield was used to block the players' view, allowing them to immerse themselves in the game.

Meanwhile, the entire basketball court will be covered with a white screen, on which content will be projected using a projector. Of course, a waterdrop screen at the top will also be included.

"Hey, what do you guys think? If we requisition the basketball court, where will the Lakers train?" Doinb suddenly asked a nonsensical question.

"Are you stupid?" Chen Dongqing said with a sidelong glance, "The Lakers' training facility is the Toyota Center; this place is only used for games."

"Oh," Doinb shook his head, "What a pity, I was hoping to see Kobe."

Lakers' star player Kobe Bryant announced his retirement earlier this year, and it's been about six months now.

After visiting the venue, the QG team walked back to the hotel, sat in the training room for a while, and adjusted the equipment. By then, it was already 11 p.m.

Although it was normal time to sleep, the QG team was already quite tired due to jet lag. Chen Dongqing quickly washed up and then fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, the two teams in the finals were called to the venue and different locations to film promotional videos for the finals.

After filming some interviews, Peanut came over with a big smile.

"What for?" Chen Dongqing laughed. "Trying to find out our secrets?"

"Hey, no, I have an idea." Little Peanut leaned over and said something.

The QG members were slightly embarrassed after hearing this.

"Isn't this a bad idea?" Uz scratched his head. "It feels a bit socially awkward."

Upon hearing this idea, Liu Qingsong remained expressionless; he was utterly unwilling.

But Chen Dongqing nodded happily: "Sure, no problem, let's discuss it when we get back."

"Okay!" Little Peanut nodded upon hearing this, then turned and slipped away; they still had to go to other places to film.

QG also had a chance. They were sent to Santa Monica Pier, which has a beach and a large Ferris wheel, making it a popular spot for taking photos. At the photographer's request, the QG members faced away from the sea and took a series of shots.

Days continued to pass. Time quickly came to October 29th, Los Angeles time; today was the day of the finals.

The QG team still got up early in the morning and played a couple of ranked games in the training room to hone their skills.

Once everyone had arrived, Linko and the two coaches gathered everyone together, saying that Coach Park planned to hold a pre-match meeting.

Coach Park, seeing that everyone had arrived, glanced at them before smiling and saying, "When we formed the team in the spring, apart from Jian Zihao, the other four players on our team were ordinary players with limited experience and no glorious achievements."

"To be honest, even I didn't expect that such a team would win all the competitions this year." Coach Park said, bowing slightly to the players. "You have taught me a lesson. It is an honor for me to be the coach of this team."

The QG players were all moved, and Chen Dongqing even said directly, "Don't talk about Coach Park like that, you are also a part of the team."

Although Coach Park doesn't participate in the draft phase and doesn't get involved much in tactics, it must be said that the rules and regulations he sets and the way he manages the players have really made the team much better.

Professional players are all used to being undisciplined, and their educational background and overall quality are generally not high. If they are not restrained, they can easily develop bad habits, and even the best talent will be wasted.

This problem doesn't exist in QG. Although everyone has had their pay deducted for various reasons, they have indeed improved a lot in terms of personal habits and obedience to commands, so no one has any complaints.

Coach Park smiled and said, "ROX Tigers are indeed a strong team. They fit perfectly into the current World Championship meta; they can use all the heroes, and they can use them well. But are we weaker than ROX Tigers?"

"If we were to compete against them in the bot lane, could their bot lane duo hold their own against Jian Zihao and Liu Qingsong in lane?"

"If the opposing team competes with us in the top lane, will their Smeb and Peanut definitely be able to suppress our top and jungle?"

"Don't forget, we're also a team that fits the version!" Park Unyong's voice grew louder and louder!

"So, don't feel any pressure! I believe that as long as we stay calm and play to our normal level, the championship will definitely be ours!"

This wasn't a pre-match pep talk to boost morale; rather, it was the coach stating the facts based on the team's situation.

Upon hearing this, even Uz's breathing quickened.

This was actually his third time stepping onto the stage of the World Championship Finals, and his second time entering the Staples Center. But he also knew that this time was completely different from the previous two.

He relied solely on internal battles to reach the finals the first two times, but once he entered the finals, he could clearly feel the difference in strength between the two teams.

S3 was swept 3-0, with no chance whatsoever.

Back in Season 4, SSW even dared to use a championship skin after taking a 2-0 lead.

But now?

Samsung, who used skins to farm, and SKT, who swept him, have all been trampled under his feet, and all were taken down 3-0!

Now, what does he have to be afraid of?

Uzi has been waiting for this opportunity for far too long, and the LPL has been waiting for this opportunity for far too long!

The breakthrough from zero to one happens today!

Time flew by, and it was 7:00 AM on October 30th, China time!

The Staples Center's 20,000 seats were already full, but the two sides' fans still sat separately. ROX fans held red glow sticks, while QG fans held blue glow sticks, and they were located on opposite sides of the venue, forming a sea of ​​red and blue.

Meanwhile, the popularity of live streaming in domestic live streaming rooms is also at an unprecedented high!

Today is Sunday, and almost all esports fans in China got up early and crowded into the live stream room. The popularity of the live stream room broke the historical record and even doubled the record!

At this time, the headquarters of Douyu and other major live streaming platforms should not be working hours, but countless programmers are working overtime to monitor the live streaming rooms in real time. One idle server after another is being called up to handle the huge traffic that far exceeds expectations!

[Just arrived, when does business development (BP) start?]

It's time! The opening ceremony should be starting soon!

[Go QG! Can you sweep them 3-0 like before?]

I think it's unlikely; I feel the two teams are really evenly matched.

To be fair, this year's final was definitely more suspenseful than the previous three years, where I knew who would win before the match even started.

Go QG!

Amidst the flashing comments, the three commentators were analyzing the situation on both sides.

The lineup of commentators for this event is truly impressive.

The veteran leader, Long Hair, was in charge, with Gian and Suneo sitting on either side of him.

That's right, PDD and Luwei.

Lu Wei sported a slicked-back hairstyle today and was speaking candidly to the camera: "To be honest, I do have some talent in gaming, but in my entire life, I've only ever admired two people for their talent: Jian Zihao and Chen Dongqing!"

Luwei had been teammates with both of them, so he knew their skill levels in the game.

One is an ADC who rose to fame at a young age. He was sought after by major professional teams as early as 2013 and has won at least three runner-up titles. In terms of honors, he is definitely the number one in the LPL.

One of them is the one who led him to the Douyu PUBG tournament championship.

"Indeed!" PDD nodded solemnly. "You know, Ilex's talent is truly freakish, you know? I was matched with him once when I was playing ranked games on stream, and he completely dominated me. Then I switched to another game, and I ran into him again, and he dominated me again! It's unbelievable!"

This incident must have shocked PDD so much that he couldn't even control his words.

"Anyway, I'm absolutely rooting for QG in today's match!" Lu Wei said seriously. "On the final stage, the players' potential determines the outcome, and our potential is even higher!"

The three chatted for a couple more minutes, then Long Hair heard a notification in his earpiece and immediately ended the conversation. The live stream then cut in!

The camera hovers above Staples Center, where four white, semi-transparent curtains have been raised, completely enveloping the entire stage.

At the same time, a number was projected onto the screen, which was the setup for the venue.

Because the central open space at Staples Center is relatively small, it is impossible to build a large stage, so a projection method was chosen this time.

"ten!"

"Nine!"

"eight!"

The countdown has begun!

The enthusiasm of the North American audience far surpasses that of domestic competitions. The countdown had just begun when the entire audience started chanting in unison!

"Three! Two! One!"

The moment the countdown ended, a fist logo shattered the screen, and the cheers from the crowd instantly reached their peak!

On the dark left side of the stage, a faint blue light appeared, and a slightly overweight man stood next to the contestant on the left, holding a conductor's baton. In front of him was an entire symphony orchestra!

The conductor's baton waved slowly, and the symphony orchestra began to play "World Championship 2016".

At the same time, a scene of Summoner's Rift was projected onto the screens surrounding the venue, and through special technology, the image presented a three-dimensional effect.

Ryze, Jarvan IV, Annie, Ezreal, and other heroes appeared one after another, unleashing their respective skills. Amidst flashy special effects, the symphony ended.

Following closely behind is the theme song for this S6 season, "Ignite".

As an energetic electronic music track, it creates a contrast with the grand and magnificent symphony that just played.

The promotional music video for the finals also began playing on the projected screen and the water droplet screen at the top of the stage.

The music video incorporates elements of hardcore Western animation, taking players on a journey through representative moments from each tournament since the 2011 World Championship.

In S1, Yellowstar was still the ADC, his arrows were incredibly precise. Now, the veteran has retired from the game and taken on another role in esports.

In Season 2, TPA Toys' Clockwork team won the championship, creating an impossible miracle.

S3, TheOddOne ventures alone into the dragon's den, though there are thousands of people, I will go.

In S4, Lovelin's Mantis single-handedly pulled his team back from the brink of defeat, helping OMG achieve an incredible comeback with 50 HP remaining.

In S5, the rolling demon king Faker ascended to the throne of the World Championship for the second time.

But those teams no longer exist; the stage now belongs to younger contestants!

The scene abruptly shifts, and the QG team appears on a beach in Los Angeles, with their backs to the sea and the sun, their faces serious.

"OMG! Ilex's Wind Wall blocked all of SSG's skills! Lee Sin has entered the fray!" The North American commentators' noisy shouts rang out, and the promotional video switched to highlights from the QG team!

In the video, Xiangguo's Lee Sin uses his R-flash to kick away three enemies, while Chen Dongqing's Yasuo uses his double wind followed by his ultimate to instantly kill the two carries like cutting melons and vegetables, and then takes a pentakill!

Then came another team fight in the mid lane. QG's players united as one and forced Kindred to use her ultimate to save their lives. Then Chen Dongqing's Kennen teleported in, used his ultimate to flash and hit five enemies, unleashing a devastating attack!

In addition, there was Uzi's smooth, silky-smooth A-slippery attack that dealt with SKT's top and jungle, and the coordinated ultimate of Ashe and Miss Fortune that sent Wolf back to the fountain.

Doinb's Syndra, ARA, was even more skilled, solo killing Faker's Orianna.

Backstage, Doinb, who was waiting to go on stage, blushed when he saw this scene. "Why did you include this?"

Actually, the editor was very lenient, because he only included the Syndra RA scene and didn't cut out the part where all the skills were empty. But anyone who watched the game knows what happened in that scene.

Chen Dongqing grinned from the side, "So you know that solo kill you got was embarrassing, huh?"

Following that, there was ROX's winning performance all the way, Smeb's Rumble arson feast, and Peanut's ward jump into the inhibitor tower and flash kicking Clearlove's Olaf to death.

The cheers from the audience were continuous. The promotional video soon came to an end, with the two teams standing on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, looking at each other.

The projection screen was slowly lowered, and the bearded host appeared in the center of the stage, shouting under the spotlight, "Welcome to the 2016 Global Finals!"

"After thirty days, the Global Finals have finally come to an end! And today, we will witness the birth of a brand new champion!"

The host's voice was quite booming as he shouted, "Now let's welcome both teams to the stage! First up is LCK's number one seed, last year's runner-up, ROX Tigers!"

"Top laner Smeb, jungler Peanut, mid laner Kuro, bot laner Pary, support GorillA, substitute Cry, and head coach Nofe!"

The lights on the left side of the stage came on, and the ROX members had appeared on stage at some point. The cheers from the audience exploded at that moment!

The five Tigers stepped onto the final stage, and they were not at all shy. They struck their classic lightning pose, with the five players and one substitute splitting in the middle and stretching their arms out to the sky.

The noise at the scene was quite intense, echoing loudly throughout the venue!

By this time, the QG members had already crept onto the stage in the darkness. Looking at the five glamorous figures on the other side of the stage, Doinb couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Is this really okay?"

"What's wrong with that?" Chen Dongqing said cheerfully, "Hurry up and get in position, it's our turn!"

After the cheers subsided, the host quickly turned to the right side of the stage and announced loudly, "Next, let's welcome the 2016 MSI champion, LPL's number one seed—QiaoGu!"

"Top laner iiiilex!!! Jungler mlxg! Mid laner Doinb! Bot laner Uzi! Support Crisp! Substitute lwx and coach Banbazi!"

The lights on the right side of the stage suddenly turned on, and a total of seven people from QG, including the substitutes and coaches, appeared on the stage!

Doinb stood in the center, kneeling on one knee with both arms outstretched downwards, as if about to launch himself.

On his left, Xiangguo lunged to the right, his wrists crossed as if about to unleash a laser.

On the right, Uzi also assumes a leftward lunge, symmetrical to Xiangguo, with his hands in the Ultraman take-off pose.

Behind the hot pot, Chen Dongqing struck the same lightning bolt pose as ROX, except he was facing away from the camera.

Where was Liu Qingsong at this moment? He stood on the far right of the group, arms crossed, with a serious expression, as if he did not recognize the people next to him.

He has an image to maintain; making him do this on stage is worse than letting him die.

But it's not a big problem; there's a very clever person in the team.

Lin Weixiang stood behind the Uzi that was taking off, and spread his arms wide like a roc, raising his left knee, becoming the most eye-catching figure.

Banbazi, standing on the other side of the team, also turned his head away, clearly unwilling to acknowledge that this was one of his own players.

But the QG members were all happy and remained in that position without moving.

This pose comes from the Ginyu Force in Dragon Ball and can be considered the most classic and widely circulated pose in anime history, with many places paying homage to it.

The reason they adopted this pose was, of course, the result of Peanut's communication that day. QG went back and studied it, and finally decided that this pose was the best!

Meanwhile, the North American audience, who were big fans of Dragon Ball, immediately recognized the pose and started shouting loudly! The cheers reached a fever pitch!

At this moment, the host, smiling, shouted, "Alright, let's invite both contestants to take their seats. The final match is about to begin!"

The rising dry ice spray and the swaying spotlights instantly brought the stage atmosphere to its peak. Amidst the cheers of the audience, both contestants took their seats, and the final competition officially began!

"Alright, everyone, welcome to the Staples Center!" There was a hint of wistfulness in Wawa's voice. "Three years have passed, and we've finally returned to this venue!"

The 2013 finals were also commentated by Wawa, back when Miller wasn't on the finals stage yet.

Miller, however, declared with great confidence, "But compared to three years ago, the situation is completely different now!"

Before the S3 finals began, even their own fans thought the odds of winning were slim, but what about this year's S6?

In the online voting for the championship, the support for both teams was evenly matched, with QG even having a slight edge!

After all, their journey through the knockout stage was too legendary; it would be difficult to end without winning the championship.

At this point, the director also provided a preview of the data for both teams.

From a data perspective, both teams are outrageous.

Because both teams advocate early-game aggression, their average game duration is far longer than that of other teams!

While other teams' games averaged to 40 minutes, ROX only lasted 35 minutes, and QG was even more terrifying, going straight to 31 minutes, clearly not wanting to fight into the late game.

"That's also due to the version changes," said Guan Zeyuan, the third commentator in the finals and a junior colleague of Wawa. He shook his head and explained, "With mid-lane mages prevalent and the bottom lane dominated by mages and supports, teams generally have strong wave clear capabilities. Without Baron Nashor, they simply can't take down towers!"

"But in this situation, QG's picks of Kled top lane, Ashe, Miss Fortune, Banner of Command, and the highly individualistic Baron ALL-IN became key factors in accelerating the game, which is why they had a significant lead in game time!"

Following that, there are some other data points, showing that QG is slightly ahead in all of them.

To put it bluntly, if the data of both sides were made into a hexagram, QG's hexagram could almost completely encircle ROX!

There's no way around it; after all, QG hasn't lost a single game along the way, dominating their way through, so their stats can't be bad.

ROX at least lost one game to Snake and one game to EDG. So, QG actually had better stats, but that's because their sister teams helped them out.

Soon, with a metallic clanging sound, the BP screen switched in!

The three commentators simultaneously perked up, and Wawa immediately announced, "The first draft has begun! QG has once again won the right to choose sides before the match, and they've chosen the red side again!"

Clearly, Doinb has once again stepped up his game. He has used his skills to distance himself from the nickname "Big B," and from now on, he will always be QG's "Coin Bro."

Offstage, in various live broadcast rooms, commentary booths, and analysis rooms, everyone was intently watching the scene before them.

"Alright, we can see that both sides have completed their first bans!" Wawa announced loudly. "In the first ban, ROX immediately banned Caitlyn, while QG countered by banning Poppy. This is their classic first ban. Let's see what ROX has to say, 'Ban Fiora?'"

ROX quickly provided an answer.

No ban.

What's so great about banning them?

Smeb isn't afraid of Fiora, that weak top laner!

They chose to ban Miss Fortune, clearly wanting to pick Zyra, and QG didn't hesitate to ban Zyra in return!

In their final move, ROX held down Nidalee, primarily to defend against QG's Nautilus-Nidalee combination, but this also revealed their own strategy.

They want to steal Syndra.

The introduction of the Banner of Command has somewhat shaken the position of mid-lane mages, but after ROX's research over the past few days, they have found that Syndra is not so afraid of her.

Because this hero possesses her W ability [Psychic Power], she can grab cannon minions directly, and even throw them directly to the second turret, rendering the cannon minions negligible to her.

This has led to Syndra, who was already a popular pick in the current version, becoming even more dominant.

Therefore, Banbazi certainly wouldn't give the opponent such an opportunity, and immediately pinned Syndra down, entering the champion selection phase.

Just seeing the bans started the audience cheering.

Because QG had previously banned Fiora and Jayce, but now they've all been allowed to play them!

This is the draft space that Smeb created for the team, making ROX's drafting process quite easy!

The doll was even more excited, shouting, "Both top laners are masters of Fiora and Jayce! Let's see who will pick first!?"

In terms of initial moves, neither side was in a hurry. ROX locked in Karma to secure lane priority.

"Let's pick Nautilus. Nautilus and Jhin, this bot lane combo will be good against Karma," banbazi quickly responded.

Generally, they pick Titan first as a flex pick, but this time they didn't intend to flex their pick and directly chose support.

Because if you want the mid and support to be flexible, you have to save the last counter for the mid and support, but this draft strategy is not realistic today.

Facing ROX, the Counter position can only be given to Chen Dongqing, which is the only reason they chose the red side.

ROX then made another move, selecting Ashe and Olaf.

Both teams now have a default rule that the mid and jungle must each have an AD carry, so Lee Sin and Olaf are the optimal choices.

Of course, Nidalee is also a viable pick, given her 82% ban rate, but if you pick Nidalee as your jungler, then your mid laner must have AD carry attributes.

This didn't surprise Banbazi: "Then let's pick Lee Sin and Malzahar!"

Both teams have now largely analyzed their hero pool choices for the mid lane.

Forget about picking AP carry heroes like Viktor, Azir, and Aurelion Sol. If you don't build Banner of Command, you'll be eliminated!

Therefore, the mid lane is currently dominated by roaming, support-oriented champions like Malzahar and Karma.

Fortunately, both mid laners tend to play passively within their teams, so they were able to pick these heroes with ease.

It's a good thing Faker didn't make it to the finals, otherwise he would have been disgusted to death!

On the other side, ROX also made a quick move, and their draft was quite ingenious.

Their initial Karma pick was just a feint; they moved Karma to the mid lane, then countered with Alistar, a champion that counters Nautilus and Jhin, and then locked in Jayce!

Although Smeb is also skilled with Fiora and Jayce, he understands that these two champions have a counter-relationship.

Jayce is a strong counter to Fiora.

So when both heroes were released, the game became a single-choice question, and Smeb could only choose Jayce.

At this point, the problem lies with QG.

"Let's see what Tree Bro uses to counter Jayce." Wawa thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "This seems to be the first time we've seen Tree Bro lane against Jayce? We usually see him using Jayce to beat up others!"

"It seems so." Miller chuckled.

Meanwhile, Banbazi was asking Chen Dongqing which hero to choose.

"Is there even a question about which hero to pick?" Chen Dongqing laughed. "If we don't pick Lu Bu this game, we're just throwing money away!"

The next second, the Holy Gunner makes his appearance!

The third commentator suddenly suffered cardiac and respiratory arrest.

Again!

The two marksman duo, who had a brief moment of brilliance at MSI, are back in action!

With this, the lineups for both sides are officially confirmed!

Blue side ROX: Top lane Jayce, Jungle Olaf, Mid lane Karma, Bot lane Ashe and Alistar.

Red team QG: Top lane Lucian, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane Malzahar, Bot lane Jhin and Nautilus.

Colonel Guan glanced at both teams' lineups and couldn't help but remark, "In some ways, their styles are almost identical!"

Anyway, there's always one carry in the top lane, two carries who are more utility players, and the jungler and support are responsible for the front line and initiating team fights.

"But isn't this exactly what we wanted to see?" The doll's voice rose as she said this: "This is the showdown we've been waiting for—the duel between Ilex and Smeb!"

Before leaving, Banbazi gave his teammates a final reminder: "I don't need to say much about mechanics and gameplay. I just want to remind you of one thing: keep a calm and collected mindset!"

"Don't worry at all!" Chen Dongqing put down the hand warmer, then straightened his headphones. "Go to the lounge and wait for our triumphant return!"

"Then it's up to you this time." Banbazi patted Chen Dongqing's shoulder and finally came to the center of the stage to shake hands.

"Brothers, play well in the first game, let's get back with a great start!" Xiangguo raised his voice to encourage his teammates, "Let's see just how good this Peanut is!"

Uzi also picked up a hand warmer to wipe his sweaty hands, while simultaneously focusing all his attention on the task at hand!

Liu Qingsong remained silent, but his back was ramrod straight.

Amidst thunderous cheers from the audience, the match finally cut to the screen.

The final best-of-five series of 2016 has officially begun!

Today, the average daily subscription for this book finally surpassed 10,000! I've already received the 10,000-subscription badge. Thank you all for your support!

Tomorrow, the big chapter will end this game.

Thank you Yuanhao for the 500 Qidian Coins reward, thank you boss!

(End of this chapter)