“2:0！
YM is the first to take the match point! "
[666, sorry Stone Golem!]
[This team battle is too strong. Stone Golem didn't just use his ultimate?]
[Paco, come in and watch!]
[What happened to the pro players who said they could dodge Stone Golem's ultimate?]
[It can't be helped. WE's old man's hand speed is too slow to dodge!]
If WE's players heard this, they would cry out in grievance. How can you accuse us like this!
For any random player, dodging Stone Golem's ultimate was a basic skill. However, Lin Yan didn't even use his ultimate in front of them.
Lin Yan's Little Dragon's Pit and Dragon's Pit were both used to block their vision. They didn't even have time to react before the Stone Golem landed on their faces!
Unless you were a scripted pro player, you wouldn't be able to react to such an ultimate!
Lin Yan took off his headphones. The cheers from all around the stands instantly poured into his ears.
"Not bad, Prophet." He patted the support who was older than him. "Little Dragon's Eye of Truth was beautiful!"
The Prophet, who was originally frowning, smiled. He even helped Jack complete a lane kill in this game.
Although Jack was the one who commanded and the controls were very simple, the Prophet still felt a sense of accomplishment from being needed by the team.
In the lounge, Lin Weixiang was doing a strange dance. He was so excited that his eyebrows were raised.
When he saw the team take the match point, he was even happier than Jack when he went up.
Because there was money to be won.
The champion was 1.5 million yuan. As a substitute, he could get some. For Lin Weixiang, who had an annual salary of 200,000 yuan, this was a generous bonus.
In his excitement, his fat body twisted like a clam worm. He didn't notice that Liu Qingsong was recording him on his phone.
"Keep up the good work. If we win a small game, we can go to MSI Brazil!" White Crescent cheered the team members on.
"LPL has never let a two chase three in the finals, right?" Jack wasn't worried at all. "We'll win for sure."
He picked up his phone and opened the comments section. He began to look for restaurants that had good reviews for Osmanthus Duck.
"So the last round was the first time you were single-handedly killed by your opponent this season?" Su Cheng sat beside Lin Yan with her phone in her hand.
"Hmm?" Lin Yan usually didn't pay attention to this kind of data. In his impression, the number of times he was killed by a single player this season was indeed very few.
He took the phone and looked at it.
The League of Legends official blog post after the end of the second match:
"WE.XIYE used Lucian to solo kill YM.RAN in the last game. This is the first solo kill for Ran this season, and it's also the fourth solo kill for Ran."
The comments below were a mess.
[What is s6fmvp?]
[Isn't this data a little too ridiculous?
You've single-handedly killed your opponent more than 20 times, but you've only single-handedly killed your opponent four times.]
[Hohoho, YM's diehard fans are here again?
With a record of 32 wins and 1 loss, how many times do you want to be killed?]
[Spicy is really amazing. She didn't win 32 games and lost by herself. Could it be that you typed it out with a keyboard?]
[Looks like Xi Ye isn't a noob either?]
Lin Yan lowered his head and looked at the comments. His shoulders were slightly sore after two rounds of high-intensity matches. He stretched out his right hand and crossed it to massage his left shoulder.
Su Cheng saw this and used her white fingers to replace Lin Yan's work.
It was comfortable.
Although Su Cheng's massage technique was rough, he couldn't resist her white and slender fingers. With the addition of her identity, Lin Yan groaned twice and his body immediately relaxed.
…
Red Mi stood in front of the WE player and paced back and forth.
"This game was my fault," he admitted frankly. "I didn't expect them to use Morpheus."
Red Mi rubbed his temples. YM's selection was completely unexpected.
At that time, YM had confirmed the lineup of Captain, Rambo, Verus, and Lulu. They were missing a mid laner.
The mid laner that Lin Yan used before, Titan, had been blocked. Red Mi didn't expect that S7 still had someone playing a mid laner, Rock Man!
"I also had a problem with my play …" Xi Ye was different from the other pro players who said, "I didn't retire because no one wanted me." He didn't like to push the blame.
"My coordination with Condi was too little. It would've been better if I'd given him more help in the jungle." Xi Ye couldn't help but feel annoyed when he thought about it.
In fact, their BP strategy was pretty good. Red Mi knew that YM's strongest point in the early stages was the coordination between Lin Yan and Xiao Tian. They were very restricted in both games. Lin Yan didn't even have the chance to be conjoined twins with Xiao Tian.
In the first game, YM got Wine Barrel + Ike. In the second game, they got Rambo + Rock Man.
In terms of jungle strength, they couldn't be compared to WE's mid laner. However, Xi Ye and Condi didn't have a strong enough effect.
Xiao Tian's jungler route planning was too good. Even if he lost a few groups of beasts, he could still make up for it from other places. This caused WE to be unable to get the rhythm they wanted in the early and mid stages.
Red Mi, who was watching the game from a bird 's-eye view, also noticed this problem. This was the weakness of WE's playstyle.
In essence, WE 2.0 had been playing a late game strategy for two years. Therefore, they practiced their early and mid game playstyle during the first half of the spring season. However, the players were still not used to it.
It wasn't that they couldn't use their late game strategy, but playing against YM was suicidal. They would pounce on their opponents' late game strategy like a mad dog. In the mid game, when their vision went dark, they would definitely be using a Dragon. Even veteran teams like SKT and Samsung wouldn't be able to hold them back, let alone WE.
Therefore, Red Mi used early game strategy for WE. They wanted to use Hero to slow down YM's offensive rhythm in the early and mid stages. Then, they would use WE's rich team battle experience to win the game.
It seemed like an ideal plan, but after two rounds, they still couldn't hold on.
Red Mi fell into deep thought.
…
Lin Yan stretched his arms. Su Cheng's short massage did not relieve his fatigue, but he was still full of energy.
A girlfriend was still a must.
"It's six o 'clock now. We'll definitely be able to eat Osmanthus Duck before eight o' clock." Lin Yan said to Su Cheng before entering the game.
Jack snorted. "Do you think you can do whatever you want today?"
"If you want to eat Osmanthus Duck at eight o 'clock, won't you have to kneel down and beg me not to pick up the Q?"
Shiba Inu said proudly.
"Sure, if we don't get to eat Osmanthus Duck tonight, we'll have to return to Shanghai tomorrow afternoon. Let's see if a lazy dog like you can bear to wake up early." Lin Yan was not afraid at all.
Jack was a typical gluttonous and lazy person. His usual routine was to wake up in the afternoon. If he didn't get to eat Osmanthus Duck tonight, he would have to wake up early tomorrow to satisfy his appetite.
He swallowed his saliva. On the forums, Han Fuxing's shop was only open until nine o 'clock.
Jack weighed the pros and cons and finally decided to get off work early.
When Lin Yan left the dark player tunnel and arrived at the stage, he saw a few WE fans in the stands closest to him. They had already put away the support lights in their hands.
They looked dejected. If it wasn't for the WE team logo on their cheeks, Lin Yan wouldn't have been able to recognize them.
WE fans came to support the home team with joy. After an hour, they realized that the team they supported couldn't even fight back. How could they be happy now?
Their dejection was a stark contrast to the excitement of YM fans.
They looked pitiful, but Lin Yan wouldn't go easy on them.
In eSports, the winner takes all.
If one day YM became noobs, their opponents wouldn't go easy on them either.
"Welcome back to the finals." Doll adjusted her emotions. "This match is a life and death match for WE. We have to win."
"Yes, even though the LPL finals have never seen a game where two teams chase three, history is always written by people. Who can be sure that today's BO5 won't write a new history?" Mille tried to make his tone as emotive as possible.
With the crisp sound of metal, the third BP match had begun!
"For this match, YM has the priority to pick a side. They are still on the red side. WE will ban them first!"
Red Rice's first ban was given to Qing Gang Yin as usual, while White Crescent blocked Big Mouth.
After that, Red Rice changed his strategy again. He locked Lucian up and used his third hand to get rid of Han Bing.
White Crescent followed the previous strategy and banned Kele and Sindra.
"This way, almost all the heroes in Version T1 are banned. WE will pick Verus first."
White Crescent was very confident and quickly responded. "Spider and Lulu. Let's split the bottom lane duo of Verus and Lulu first."
Red Rice pulled out Karma and Blind Monk.
"Bro, I finally don't have to play Verus. That's great." Jack laughed.
"Then what else can you play?" Lin Yan tilted his head and asked. "Big Mouth Ice and Verus are all gone."
"Is EZ okay?"
White Crescent wanted to give Jack the hero in the first three hands. Otherwise, with too many ADs banned, Red Rice would have to target the remaining ADCs in the second round.
"Yes, EZ and Lulu are very strong." The Prophet nodded seriously. "Just be careful not to get caught by the jungler."
"EZ … Forget it. My EZ sucks." Jack shook his head. "I haven't played this hero in a long time."
"Hurry, hurry, hurry. There's not much time left." White Crescent urged.
"… Callista," Jack said after hesitating for a moment.
Callista played only once in the entire Spring Season. Although she looked like one of the strongest beneficiaries of Blade of the Ruined King, she was not popular in the current LPL where the mainstream playstyle was played in the mid to late game (see the picture for appearance data).
This was because this hero currently had to play a lane advantage. If she was evenly developed and played a team battle, she would not be able to compete with heroes like Verus, Ice, and Big Mouth.
However, she was still suitable for YM's playstyle system. Sometimes, when the Prophet was too reckless and radical in lane, Skateboard Shoes could use an ultimate move to save him.
It was perfect.
White Crescent thought for a moment and helped him take down this hero.
In the first round of BP, both sides decided on the jungler lineup. Therefore, in the second round, the coaches of both sides focused on the other two positions. White Crescent banned Little Murloc and Titan, while Red Rice banned Rambo and Big Tree.
Dragon Pit Warlord Bobby, who was very suitable for YM's tactics, was released.
White Crescent frowned and felt that things were not simple.
The first two rounds were already banned, so why did Red Rice release this round?
Banning Rambo could be understood as WE's short-legged Verus being afraid of his ultimate move, Flame Burn. However, what did banning Big Tree mean?
White Crescent looked at the 30-second countdown that was about to end, but he still couldn't figure it out.
"Bobby." White Crescent patted Jin Gong's shoulder to encourage him.
"It's WE's turn for the fourth and fifth picks. Let's see what kind of lineup they're going to bring out …" Doll felt that YM would definitely win the finals, but he still wanted to see if WE had any hidden cards.
After all, if it was all 3: 0 from the semifinals onwards, then the difference in strength between the LPL teams would be too exaggerated.
As an LPL commentator, he hoped that the civil war would be more intense and anxious.
Next, WE decisively locked down the fourth and fifth picks!
Twilight Eye Shen!
And …
Card Master Drizzt!
The moment the mature man with a cowboy hat appeared on the big screen, the originally depressed WE fans' faces changed from gloomy to cheerful.
They crazily waved the support lights in their hands and let out deafening cheers.
"Good luck, Xi Ye!"
A muscular man waving WE's flag shouted from the stands.
"Card Master!" Mille's surprise was written all over his face, "There's a saying behind WE's cards!"
"They're going to team up with Shen to take on the global style!" Long-hair was very excited, "This is WE 1.0's signature playstyle!"
"From Ruo Feng to Xi Ye, let's see what kind of surprises WE's global style will bring us!" Mille's heart that had fallen silent due to the 2: 0 started to beat restlessly again.
Doll wisely chose not to say anything.
Due to certain things that were widely known, his relationship with WE 1.0's Ruo Feng was only so-so.
However, as a commentator, in order to maintain fairness, he spoke a lot for WE in this BO5. At this moment, he decided not to say anything.
"It's worth mentioning that this is the first time Xi Ye has used a card this year. The last time was in August 2016!" Mille received a message from the caster.
(See the picture of Xi Ye's card usage)
"But if you think about it, it's understandable," Long-hair analyzed with a Japanese accent, "The card wasn't popular before because of Ryze."
"At that time, Ryze had a perfect escape combo with his ultimate move, Golden Body. There was almost no risk in carrying him alone. Under such circumstances, there was no room for the card to be used."
"But now, due to Ran's excellent performance in the S6 World Championship and this spring's regular season, Ryze's ultimate move, Golden Body, was cut off. Now, his replacement card can be used again."
"So it's Ran's doing again, right?"
Doll quickly determined that this topic had nothing to do with Ruo Feng. He answered without hesitation, "I just want to see how many heroes he can nerf."
The moment White Crescent saw the card, it dawned on her why WE banned people in the second round.
They banned Rambo because it was a mid-range hero. Playing solo cards was the same as playing games. They could kill anyone even without the monitor.
(Lambo's mid-range hero card data chart)
Banning Big Tree was to let YM choose Bobby, who was a higher priority for them. This way, they could release Shen, who was a global player.
Red Rice was still a sly old fox.
White Crescent didn't expect WE to have a global player. Xi Ye hadn't used this hero for a year. Moreover, this version of the card wasn't very strong.
"What hero do you want to use?" White Crescent didn't have any heroes that were specifically targeted at cards. "Can Hanson do it?"
Fortunately, they gave Xiao Tian the AP hero, Spider. The mid lane could fill in these strong physical heroes.
"… To be honest, I want to use Yasso." Lin Yan's tone was serious. "This hero can be easily defeated."
"F * ck, don't mess with your brother!"
Jack's face trembled in fear. "Other people's Yasso can do it, but your Yasso can't!"
"We only have 30 seconds. I think Hanson is a good choice." White Crescent said.
"Hanson is useless in the late game. Let's use Incubus. At least it can be used against cards in the mid to late game." Lin Yan finally made the decision.
There wasn't much time left. White Crescent felt that Incubus was an excellent choice even though it was a jungler. She quickly asked the Prophet to lock it.
"Eternal Incubus!
A lot of players use it to counter cards! "
Doll's eyes flashed with joy. He suddenly raised his voice. "Incubus's backlight can nullify a card's big move. It can also block a yellow card with a W skill!"
【66666！
Incubus players are ecstatic!
This hero is a real counter card!]
[Ecstatic?
Hurry up and play two more rounds of Incubus. When Ran uses this hero, you won't be able to cry even if his fist is chopped off.]
"Incubus not only counters cards, but it also counters Shen!"
Mille had a lot of knowledge about the League. "If Incubus uses its big move, Shen will lose the vision of his teammates. He won't be able to support his teammates at all. It's useless even if he clicks on the minimap!"
"Ran's hero pool is really shocking." He was very surprised. "Incubus isn't a regular hero choice for a mid-laner."
"Brother Ran, tell me the truth. How many rounds of Incubus have you played?" Xiao Tian's expression was serious.
"… A dozen rounds." Lin Yan was still choosing the rune page.
Xiao Tian kept staring at Lin Yan's eyes. He vouched for him with his keen sense as an excellent jungler.
Lin Yan lied.
"How many rounds?" Xiao Tian continued to ask.
"… Five or six rounds." Lin Yan quickly changed his words and began to choose talents without blinking.
Jin Gong turned his head and glanced over.
Jack chewed his gum and also glanced over.
The eyes of the four teammates were focused on Lin Yan.
"… Three rounds." Facing the gaze of his teammates, Lin Yan calmly admitted.
"But it doesn't matter. I let Incubus play cards all the time. Just watch my performance in this round." Lin Yan quickly said.
"I've only played 20 rounds of Qing Gang Ying as a mid-laner. You've seen my level. Trust me, trust me." Lin Yan turned his head and looked at his teammates.
The four people thought about it carefully and agreed. Lin Yan's speed of training heroes was really strange. He often dared to use it in the professional arena after playing ranked for two days.
"Xi Ye, you must make sure that you have a good chance before you use R. Your team has communication with 957 in advance. He can provide support early." Red Rice said through the translator.
Lin Yan's hero pool was once again beyond his expectations.
It wasn't that he hadn't considered Incubus, but this season, he had only used Spicy Saucepan in the jungler position once.
Going back further, it was Little Peanut in the S6 Finals, Swift in the S6 Summer Tournament, and Ghostfoot in the S6 Spring Tournament.
Everyone used it as a jungler. When Red Rice saw that Xiao Tian had already gotten Spider, he relaxed a little.
(See the picture for all the data.)
Who would have thought that Lin Yan would actually use Incubus to force the mid laner!
However, the professional arena was not the same as the casual game. Incubus's restraining effect on the global style was not that obvious.
Shen and Cards could discuss it in advance. Shen would provide support in advance, and Cards would find the right position and directly land. At worst, they could use Card's light as a temporary screen peek skill.
Moreover, in the professional arena, if Incubus removed the enemy's friendly vision, they could completely peek at their teammates' screens. The problem was not as difficult to solve as in the casual game.
The lineups of both sides were determined as follows.
Blue WE: Top Lane Shen, Jungler Blind Monk, Mid Lane Cards, Bottom Lane Verus + Karma.
Red YM: Top Lane Bobby, Jungler Spider, Mid Lane Incubus, Bottom Lane Callista + Lulu.
Accompanied by the deafening cheers in the stadium, the curtains of the third round of the Spring Finals between WE and YM slowly opened!