League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 95 The Second Ingenious Plan!

Friday, January 2th.

QG faced their third opponent in the inter-group matchup: IG.

In S6, IG didn't have the Trident, Camille, or Rakan; they only had Kid and Zz1tai.

This version of IG can be summed up in one sentence: if Rookie can't kill as many as his teammates feed, they'll lose.

It's clearly not a strong team.

And it is precisely this strong team that is the best counter to QG's current playstyle.

The current QG team's tactics are all centered around controlling the mid lane.

However, with Rookie's top-tier laning skills, Doinb was unable to gain lane control, making it difficult for him to execute his push and roam plans, leaving him unable to move freely in the mid lane.

In this situation, Liu Qingsong could only try to roam to the middle lane.

But as the team's only carry, Rookie is comparable to Dafei in SKT. This kind of anchor mid laner is used to being targeted by the opponent. His awareness of anti-gank is excellent, and Liu Qingsong simply cannot succeed.

If the mid-lane rhythm cannot be established, the entire lineup will become stagnant, and the team will quickly lose the first game.

After their defeat, the QG players had a brief discussion backstage.

If they let Doinb pick Viktor in the mid lane to farm, and then let Uzi break through the opponent's defenses, then victory wouldn't be difficult for them.

However, the purpose of the regular season is to train and develop players. They ultimately decided to keep their tactics unchanged, this time choosing heroes with stronger lane-pushing capabilities for Doinb.

So, in this game, they picked Lissandra for Doinb to counter Rookie's LeBlanc. Doinb gained lane control with an absolute advantage in the mid lane and then initiated a four-man gank on the second lane.

This tactic was very successful. While the bottom lane was successfully surrounded, Chen Dongqing also got a solo kill in the top lane. With success in both the top and bottom lanes, the game ended in 24 minutes, which was extremely fast.

In the third game, IG found a way to break the deadlock. They saw through QG's tactics and chose to ban Lissandra, allowing QG to pick Viktor. Then Rookie countered by picking Quinn.

Quinn mid lane is a rather rare pick, but it proved incredibly effective in this game.

Rookie not only dominated Viktor in the laning phase, but also threatened Chen Dongqing with Quinn's ultimate ability to prevent him from making any rash moves. In the end, he even led Kid in a three-man gank, diving Chen Dongqing under the tower.

After crossing the lane, Rookie teleported to the bottom lane to protect his teammates, keeping him very busy, but also preventing QG from launching a counterattack.

"Rookie is incredibly busy this game!" exclaimed Zhuan in the commentary booth. "But the effect is remarkable; QG's offensive rhythm has once again been disrupted by him!"

As expected, QG ultimately suffered a defeat, ending their winning streak of eight consecutive victories.

[They could beat EDG without Doinb, but they lost to IG after Doinb returned?]

[If they can't even beat IG, what kind of championship are they talking about?]

Doinb seems to be inferior to Cherish.

[I guess it's because they haven't played for too long, and they've just come back, so there's still some adjustment period.]

[Stop talking, it's just really bad. The Spring Split is already halfway through, and Doinb only has one MVP. How can this compare to last year?]

[QG might have been right to replace Doinb; it didn't really matter whether he was there or not.]

At this point, the chat was buzzing with discussion, with many people talking about Doinb's decline.

The QG players weren't really that frustrated after losing the match. After all, they knew they were just practicing their lineup, and losing was normal. Sometimes they even lost two games in a row against the second team in scrims, so they were prepared.

Of course, a post-match debriefing meeting was indispensable. After the match, the QG team immediately returned to their base to review the game.

Today's match made them realize a completely new problem: their tactics might be difficult to execute when facing teams with strong mid-laners.

If this problem isn't solved, then this tactic will have been wasted.

After all, which of the world's top teams has a weak mid laner?

If he was already like this against Rookie in S6, wouldn't he be even more doomed if he faced Faker in S6?

The problem is that this cannot be made up for by the efforts of teammates; Doinb himself must improve his laning skills.

Take Doinb from S9, for example. He doesn't seem to be good at laning, but his laning skills are actually top-tier.

If you observe closely, you'll notice that he almost never falls behind in lane. He can gain lane control and roam regardless of the champion he plays, which is quite terrifying.

But at this moment, Chen Dongqing offered a second brilliant plan.

Laning skills are something that can't be improved overnight.

However, one's hero pool can be expanded through effort, which is another way to demonstrate laning skills.

"You mean, use Titan or Rumble in the mid lane?" Doinb's first reaction was skepticism, feeling that this was not very feasible.

Chen Dongqing explained, "Theoretically speaking, any hero that has the advantages of both pushing lanes and fighting can be used as the mid laner in this system. In fact, whether or not they can carry the game is not that important."

"Titan's wave clear speed is quite fast. Wei Zhen once used it in the mid lane and the effect was pretty good. It wouldn't be bad to bring it over. As for Rumble, needless to say, he's a hero that can be played in the mid lane."

"Theoretically speaking, if the enemy picks an AD mid laner, you can pick a Malphite mid laner, as he can push the lane and fight."

Doinb nodded: "That makes sense!"

Without a doubt, he was convinced and decided to try it himself.

The meeting ended quickly afterward, and Doinb enthusiastically entered ranked mode.

He used to really enjoy playing the "farming mage" class because he felt that this was the only way to lead the team to victory. In essence, he only trusted himself and not his teammates.

But after the substitute incident, Doinb realized that the team didn't absolutely need him.

Furthermore, ever since Chen Dongqing pointed out this path for him, it was as if a new world had been opened for Doinb, and he has been unstoppable ever since.

Wandering around is so much fun!

Without saying a word, I started a ranked game and immediately locked in a mid-lane Titan.

Chen Dongqing watched with narrowed eyes, knowing without a doubt that his record wouldn't be very good.

The reason why FPX's mid-laner Nautilus was so strong in S9 was because Liu Qingsong would often come to the mid-lane to gank for him, and Nautilus's ability to lock down enemies was quickly demonstrated at that time.

In a random match, who will help you?

But Chen Dongqing didn't care too much. He immediately started a match in PUBG and quickly accumulated 2,000 points. He needed to hurry.

Behind him, Coach Park watched Chen Dongqing, who had already started skydiving, and seemed to be deep in thought.

According to the original plan, he was definitely going to give Chen Dongqing a good talking-to when the team lost the game, so that he would realize his mistakes and come back to the right path.

But now...

He didn't seem to have any reason to settle scores.

After all, Chen Dongqing had the advantage in all three games today, and even achieved a solo kill in one of them. The loss was purely due to the team's lack of coordination, and he has no one to blame but himself.

Well, let's settle things after we lose the next game.

After days of training, QG faced their next opponent, HYG.

This team is relatively weak and doesn't have much to offer. QG can easily gain an advantage in all three lanes even if they rely solely on individual skill. Although the team's new tactics are still being refined, they still won the game easily.

Without any pressure, they crushed the opponent 2-0. Uzi and Chen Dongqing each won two MVPs, bringing QG's record to 8-1, still ranking first in the league.

This victory in the official match has given the QG players a lot of confidence, allowing them to prepare for the next tough battle.

Their next opponent is RNG, the former team of Xiangguo and Uzi, which has added former QG player Swift!

I actually wrote a little bit today, but the plot ends here, so I won't post it now. I'll save it for tomorrow.

Even so, I still wrote 7,000 words today, which is quite a lot.

Tomorrow I'll post 10,000 words, covering the entire match. Is that alright?

See you tomorrow, guys!

(End of this chapter)