League: I really didn't tank!

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The actions of Lucian top lane and Quinn bot lane left the IG team quite bewildered; they genuinely couldn't understand what was going on.

Was it because we didn't have time to change it?

Obviously not. As the countdown reached its end and the game began, QG's lineup remained unchanged and was finalized.

Blue side IG: Top lane Irelia, Jungle Gragas, Mid lane Irelia, Bot lane Kai'Sa and Alistar.

Red team QG: Top lane Lucian, Jungle Camille, Mid lane Galio, Bot lane Quinn and Janna.

Seeing QG's tactical change at the last moment of the draft, Kim Jung-soo wanted to say something, but his words went unanswered by his teammates.

The draft phase is over, and the coach no longer has the right to speak; his microphone has been muted.

Coach Kim's heart sank, and he could only walk to the center of the stage and shake hands with Banbazi.

Banbazi, who came from the S4 Three Kingdoms era, has won two championships and is now undoubtedly the greatest coach in history.

Many people say that a team like QG could win a championship if anyone were to coach them.

But Kim Jung-soo doesn't actually think so.

Do you really think a group of exceptionally talented esports players are so easily persuaded?

Throughout his time coaching IG this year, he has had his share of arguments with the players, even during the group stage. It was only after one argument that they finally settled on a strategy for the team.

If coaching IG is like this, what about coaching QG with mlxg and Uzi? Those two are notoriously bad-tempered!

Besides management, there's also Banbazi's business plan.

QG always manages to pull out a bizarre and magical lineup in crucial games every year, and they always manage to win. Do you really think that's something just anyone can do?

This coach absolutely deserves the title of number one coach!

Of course, this is purely Kim Jung-soo's imagination.

If he had the chance to ask in person whether coaching QG would be easy.

Banbazi would definitely laugh and tell him: You can do it with your hands.

What could be so difficult about that?

With their leader leading the team, they kept winning and racked up championships, so there was absolutely no reason for them to argue.

As for their trump cards, they rely entirely on the players' deep hero pools. Except for Xiaohu, everyone else has a vast hero pool. If they lack a front-line hero, they pick a front-line hero; if they lack damage dealers, they pick damage dealers. In any case, all the team members can play any hero.

Banbazi shook hands with Coach Kim with a smile, and then leisurely walked backstage.

To be honest, the draft picks in this game were actually quite risky.

Ultimately, the top lane matchup is Lucian versus Irelia.

Although Lucian can dodge Twin Blades with his E [Relentless Pursuit], Irelia's mechanics are what they are. If she levels up, he can easily beat any marksman.

Lucian has an advantage in the laning phase against Irelia, and it's easy for him to make plays. However, this matchup is extremely risky, requiring Lucian to completely dominate Irelia in the early game.

If you can't break through it, it's the same as wearing it yourself.

Fortunately, Lucian's user is Chen Dongqing, and they also have Quinn.

should be no problem.

Humming a little tune, Banbazi walked backstage.

The second game has begun.

As soon as the match started, all the spectators turned their attention to the bottom lane.

Let's not talk about Lucian in the top lane; he's a common sight in QG.

But this Quinn AD is a really new thing.

Quinn paired with Janna? This combination looks completely weak; on the contrary, they are both quite fast and have roaming capabilities.

As you can see, Quinn chose Predator as her rune and even included Flash Teleport as her skill.

The combination of predator and teleportation couldn't be clearer.

Is this QG's trump card in the second game of the finals: to have their ADC roam? To have Uzi roam?

Turtle, so abstract.

In this game, because QG had two marksmen, IG didn't make any big moves at level one like they did in the previous game. Both sides protected their jungles and remained peaceful.

As the minions went online, the director naturally switched the camera to the top and bottom lanes.

In the top lane, the level 1 laning phase was uneventful—TheShy couldn't even gain any experience.

Irelia is indeed good against AD carries in the late game, but you should hold back in the early game; just surviving the laning phase is a success.

Chen Dongqing even spread out the minion wave, causing the three melee minions to lose health separately, preventing the Irelia from having the chance to gain experience by sacrificing her own health.

Before countless viewers could even feel sorry for TheShy, their attention quickly shifted to the bottom lane as the camera switched.

On the bottom lane, Shi Senming and Uzi were playing quite aggressively.

Instead of helping the jungler, the two players ambushed in the bushes to gather momentum. They seized the opportunity when the enemy came online, first using their wind ability to poke with Comet and Quinn's Q, and then quickly attacking minions to push the lane.

When the second wave of minions appeared, Shi Senming charged up his Q skill in advance and blew both waves of minions away with a gust of wind!

The objective is clear: push the lane. This will be the primary laning strategy for both Shi Senming and Uzi in this game.

Just keep pushing with Janna's Q!

To ensure efficient lane clearing, Shi Senming specifically chose Relic Shield as his starting item and also selected Minion Dematerializer in his runes to increase his wave clear speed.

The first two waves of minions were quickly cleared by Shi Senming and Uzi, and then the two turned their attention to the river.

The purpose is obvious: to eat river crabs.

At this time, the two river crabs had just spawned. After Xiangguo finished clearing two groups of jungle camps in the lower half of the map, he could come over directly and control the river crab with Uzi.

As for the top lane crab, there's no need to say more; Chen Dongqing's lane control in the top lane is extremely stable.

After Xiangguo finished controlling the lower river crab, he swam across the middle lane and headed straight for the upper river, swaggering around as he intended to control both river crabs by taking control of the upper lane.

Ning, playing Gragas, was not qualified to compete with Camille for the Rift Scuttler and could only helplessly accept the bitter consequence of losing both Rift Scuttlers.

"It's really tough to lose river crabs this version." Wawa analyzed, looking at the data panel: "The game has only been going on for two minutes, and QG has already gained a 300 gold lead over IG."

"That's the effect of having two marksmen, one in the top lane and one in the bottom lane," Miller said, arms crossed. "For an offensive team like QG, lane control is everything!"

Taking advantage of their top and bottom marksmen's lane control to secure both river crabs is just one example of QG's performance in this game.

They can do much more than that.

Just over three minutes later, Chen Dongqing slowly pushed the minion wave, gradually pushing it into the tower.

A tower dive can happen in no time.

Lucian vs. Irelia: QG had to cripple Irelia at the start of the game; this was something QG had planned long ago.

No matter how determined TheShy was before the match, or what promises he made to his teammates, in esports, only the victor prevails and there can only be one winner.

Doinb said before the match that he would definitely beat IG, but he was eliminated in the semifinals.

Faker vowed to avenge himself against QG ever since S6, but he never got to face QG again.

Competitive sports are not like Japanese shonen manga; they are not about someone shouting loudly and burning with willpower to defeat a strong opponent.

IG's idea of ​​giving TheShy Irelia was good, but with QG changing their lineup and picking Lucian for top lane, TheShy's dream of carrying the game was already on the verge of being shattered.

Now all QG needs to do is take a needle and prick hard!

As the minion wave pushed towards the tower, Ning's Gragas appeared under the tower just in time, trying to protect TheShy.

Of course, IG had a plan. Despite being at a disadvantage in the top lane, Ning forced his way from the bottom half of the map to the top to farm, all to protect TheShy.

Meanwhile, TheShy himself also learned W at level two, focusing on playing Turtle to prevent QG from having the opportunity to tower dive.

But soon, Xiangguo's Camille appeared behind the tower, and as Xiangguo's ward landed, a TP light shone directly!

"Here it comes! A TP from Xiaohu! QG initiated a mid-jungle synergy at level three!" In the commentary booth, Wawa glanced at the right side of the screen and then shouted, "Rookie doesn't have a teleport!"

Because the recent version increased the cooldown of Teleport by 60 seconds, the priority of Teleport has been greatly reduced, leading mid laners to now use Ignite and Exhaust as laning skills.

In IG, where the mid-jungle matchup is the most intense, Rookie often brings a healer specifically to increase the mid-jungle 2v2 capability!

Because Galio's W-Flash combo is so powerful, and Cleanse is essential when laning against Galio, Rookie's Jayce naturally opted for Cleanse in this game.

This meant he couldn't keep up with Xiaohu's pace at all.

Xiaohu brought Aftershock this game, aiming to play a support role. After Galio teleported in, he immediately dove under TheShy's tower and started charging up a W!

There's Lucian in front, Camille behind, and Galio charging up on the side.

TheShy couldn't help but frown slightly; in that instant, countless possibilities flashed through his mind.

Trying to withstand the taunts with W? You're doomed.

Flash? He'll get followed by W Flash, or it's a guaranteed death.

Then flash away, and let the Gragas run into Galio to keep Galio in place?

That's tantamount to betraying your teammates; you might not even survive yourself.

Three paths, which should I choose?

Reality doesn't give TheShy a choice. At this moment, TheShy can see that Ning's Gragas has already used his E to charge towards Galio!

The road ahead is already laid out before him; TheShy has no choice but to take it.

TheShy had no choice but to use Flash to create distance, allowing Ning to absorb the taunt alone.

QG's three players reacted quickly, immediately targeting the Gragas who had been mocked!

Galio immediately followed up with Q and a reverse E after landing W, instantly knocking Gragas into the air, then followed up with his passive, taking away half of Gragas's health in one combo!

Xiangguo was too lazy to use his E skill. He just walked up and used A followed by Q to coordinate with Lucian to launch a strong attack, and then used A to kick and followed by true damage to pull up!

Chen Dongqing then used A followed by E followed by Q, a three-person burst that sent Ning Wang packing!

"First blood!"

The first blood was won by Chen Dongqing's Lucian!

But the battle under the IG tower is far from over.

After killing the enemy, Xiaohu, who was tanking the tower, was about to step out of the tower when he heard Chen Dongqing shout, "Don't run! Rookie is coming to support! Just tank until you die! Don't give the kill to Irelia, give it to Gragas!"

Chen Dongqing's words were simply cruel and heartless, treating his own mid-lane teammate purely as a tool.

But when Xiaohu heard this, he didn't hesitate at all. With half his health left, he took two steps back and stood at the limit of the turret's range!

On the other side, Xiangguo immediately used his E to hook the tower, followed by a WE kick towards Irelia, and then an A followed by a Q!

TheShy reacted quickly, immediately using E+W to charge up and block Camille's small burst with damage reduction. Then, as soon as Camille's control ended, he immediately released the second part of E!

The EWE combo allows you to unleash the second part of E while charging W.

TheShy learns E at level 1 to last-hit minions, and W at level 2 to prevent tower dives.

These two skills are now proving incredibly useful under the tower!

【Twin Blades】draws a long line, encompassing both Lucian and Camille!

Chen Dongqing had anticipated this move. Lucian made a sharp turn at a right angle, narrowly missing the [Twin Blades]!

As for Xiangguo, he was even more arrogant. Knowing that every second counted, he used Flash to dodge [Double Blades], then kicked the Irelia with a basic attack, and then used a true damage kick to revive her!

On the other side, Xiaohu stood as far away from Irelia as possible to avoid being hit by her W.

At this moment, the turret's attack came crashing down, about to take Xiaohu away.

He's at half health, so he can at least withstand a couple more hits. The last time he took damage was from Gragas's E. If he dies under the tower, it'll be Gragas's kill.

"Electrical energy surges!"

A sound suddenly came from Xiaohu's earphones, which startled him. Before he could react, he saw a golden light shoot into the screen!

This golden light comes from Jayce's "Full Metal Panic" skin, which is Rookie's go-to Jayce skin.

The low-health Little Tiger had no time to dodge and was directly killed by this shot!

Fortunately, the turret's last attack was fired, hitting Galio's corpse.

Xiao Hu has fulfilled his duty of carrying the tower.

After Xiaohu died, Xiangguo's red buff immediately attracted the turret's aggro!

But Xiangguo remained resolute, retreating while continuing to unleash his basic attacks on the Irelia.

On the other side, Rookie was eager to protect his teammates, so Jayce used W R to switch to hammer and then flashed and used Q to swing at them!

Xiangguo had no way to dodge and took the blow squarely, but he was still determined to fight back and kicked Daomei again!

TheShy finally unleashed his W, dealing massive damage to Camille who was tanking the tower!

The release of this W signaled Chen Dongqing's attack!

Chen Dongqing finally waited for the Irelia to unleash her W, and he took the opportunity to unleash a full AWAA combo on her!

Chen Dongqing, who had started with E and unleashed three full combos of dual pistols, finally got his second E skill ready. He followed up with an EAA combo, smoothly firing five shots in one go, successfully taking down the Irelia!

"Double kill!"

The sound of a double kill rang out; Chen Dongqing had secured two kills!

But the price paid behind those two lives was also devastating.

Rookie chased after Xiangguo and hit him three times in a row. With the last E [Thunder Strike], combined with the turret's fully charged shot, Xiangguo was sent to his death!

"Double kill!" The sound of a double kill rang out. Rookie's support successfully helped the team stop the losses!

Neither Chen Dongqing nor Rookie did anything unnecessary. After the fight, one returned to base on the spot, while the other calmly dealt with the minion wave under the tower, thus ending this 3v3 battle.

The audience erupted in cheers, with countless people expressing their excitement!

It used to be said that the whole world knew QG was going to push forward at level three, but no one could stop them.

But now, facing QG's level 3 tower dive, IG successfully launched a powerful counterattack and achieved a good result!

Four kills in three minutes!

Beautiful! Come more!

I had originally planned to dedicate a long chapter to this match today.

But the temperature dropped in Hubei today, and I probably didn't sleep well last night. I woke up this morning feeling dizzy and lightheaded. I only managed to write this much after writing for so long, and the quality is terrible.

There's really no other way, that's all for today.

Big chapter tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)