"Congratulations to YM," Mille said loudly as he watched RNG's Main Crystal shatter. "They're the first to claim victory in the first round of the Summer Finals!"
The audience in the stands saw the players from both teams take off their soundproof headphones and rush across the stage to the lounge. They quickly waved their support sticks to cheer them on.
There were also fans who shouted loudly, trying to convey their overflowing emotions to the players in the stadium. However, they were drowned out by the noise in the large stadium. No one could hear them clearly.
When the MVP information of the game was displayed on the big screen, the originally chaotic noises all disappeared and were replaced by heartfelt praises.
Lin Yan, dressed in a black and red team uniform, had his left hand in his pocket and his right hand on his left chest. Behind him stood a colossal statue of justice!
Record: 309, participation rate: 100%, team damage ratio: 43.9%...
"Ran's performance is as steady as ever," Mille exclaimed. "This is Galio's teaching post."
"He's everywhere." Remember to use the four moles to describe Lin Yan's performance. "He's stopped RNG's countless attacks. Saucepan and Xiao Hu desperately tried to find opportunities to delay Ouze's development. However, without exception, none of them succeeded. They couldn't break through Galio's impenetrable defense."
Doll added, "If RNG still wants to use Saucepan to attack in the jungle in the early game, I think Galio is worth a ban."
In RNG's lounge.
"Xiao Hu, do you think we should let Galio go next round?" Firefox sat in a chair in a well-ironed suit, his eyes fixed on Mi Dehu.
Xiao Hu was still thinking, so he didn't say a word.
"If we don't ban Galio, will it be difficult for us to advance if we take Policewoman in the next round?" Ouze saw that Xiao Hu didn't say anything and frowned.
If it weren't for Gario and Gnar's double teleportation, they would have been able to take down YM's first blood tower in 8 minutes and 48 seconds.
However, the sudden appearance of the double teleportation and the sudden appearance of the 5-pack completely messed up their plans. Galio then cooperated with Nale to bait him with a blood tower at the bottom lane, killing him once again.
Policewoman, who had 0 kills and 2 deaths in 10 minutes, had yet to take down the bottom lane's defense tower. Her rhythm was completely cut off.
Canyon Vanguard was also taken by YM. During the entire match, Policewoman Ouze didn't even take the first of three steps.
The main culprit was Galio, who was flying everywhere.
When Ouze returned to the lounge, his mind was filled with the special effects of Galio's heroic appearance.
His intentions were clear: he was not going to let Gario go in the next round.
The spicy Saucepan pursed its lips when it saw that Xiao Hu didn't say anything.
He and Mi Dehu had been teammates for a long time. After a few years of working together, he knew Mi Dehu's personality like the back of his hand. Mi Dehu was a soft mess. He was usually a nice guy, but this kind of personality did more harm than good in a professional match.
Mi Dehu rarely vehemently opposed the suggestions of his coach or teammates. Even if he didn't think it was good, he wouldn't say it out loud. Basically, he would pull a long face and not say anything. As long as his teammates and coach were a little tougher, he would submit.
This was obviously the case now.
Saucepan opened his mouth and proposed another solution. "I think there was a problem with how we handled Gario in the previous round. It was mainly because we didn't put enough pressure on him in the early game, allowing him to teleport everywhere to provide support."
Saucepan looked at Xiao Hu. "We'll let Gario go in the next round. I'll help you put pressure on him so that he can't move. Then we'll take down the tower together."
"Is this plan okay?"
Firefox looked at his midlaner. He still liked to give his team members a high degree of freedom when it came to BP. It was the same when he led Optimistic Clan.
Mi Dehu nodded heavily with a gloomy expression.
Looking at his expression, it was obvious that he had been holding it in for a long time.
Saucepan sighed heavily.
With his fiery temper, he couldn't understand why Little Tiger was able to hold it in and not say anything.
If you have something to say, just say it.
If you don't say it, how will we know what you're thinking?
Luckily, he and Ouze were the only ones in the team who could make decisions. If the two of them retired and Mi Dehu became the team leader, no one would listen to him.
…
Ruo Feng, a core player in the commentator's seat, expressed his opinion of the previous round, and then looked forward to the upcoming second round. The camera then switched back to the commentator's seat.
"Welcome back to Beijing Wukesong Stadium!"
Doll said loudly. Today, he didn't have to read the sponsors' advertisements. He suddenly felt that his role had been reduced by half. He could only try his best to hype up the atmosphere.
Led by him, the already enthusiastic Beijing audience cheered even more enthusiastically. The sound waves that erupted from the surrounding stands surged into the ears of the 10 contestants on the center stage like an avalanche!
"YM chose the blue side for the second round. They gave their first ban to Demacia Princes!"
When Huo Hu saw this, his face immediately turned gloomy.
This was the difference between the playoffs and the regular season. From the BP outside Summoner's Canyon to the specific execution in the canyon, the teams were constantly improving.
From tactical counterattacks to being counterattacked, both sides carried out the game of tactics to the extreme.
In the end, what was competing was tactical reserves and the depth of the lineup. This was also why many veteran teams, despite repeatedly failing in the regular season, were like fierce tigers that came down from the mountains when it came to the playoffs and bubble matches.
These strong teams' tactical reserves were enough for them to empty out their opponent's trump cards in the BO5 knockout round, then use their rich experience to defeat their opponent.
White Crescent's BP in this round was clearly improving.
As one of the developers of the Hunger Strike Style, Firefox was very clear about the importance of Princes.
It was no exaggeration to say that Princes was the T0 jungler of the Hunger Strike Style. His strength could even crush Wine Barrel and Miss Pig.
This was because this hero could provide a good effect in the early, middle, and late stages of the game.
In the early stages, Princes was the only jungler in the current version who could do things at level 2. Spider, Wine Barrel, and Miss Pig had to wait until level 3 to have a certain level of control and damage ability.
This level difference gave the Spicy Saucepan unlimited opportunities to play. He could gank or invade without restraint because the opposing jungler would never be able to beat him.
In the previous round, if not for Lin Yan's camouflage, once the Spicy Saucepan successfully invaded, Xiao Tian's jungler would have been destroyed long ago.
In the middle and late stages, Princes could brainlessly gank after making the Gargoyle Plate Armor. The resistance provided by the equipment and the increase in health, coupled with the percentage shield effect of the W [Golden Holy Shield], was a disgusting piece of meat.
The two-piece Princes set was comparable to a three-piece tank set. The efficiency of the economy was extremely high. It could be said to be the model of a grass-fed milkman. It was perfectly suited for the Hunger Strike Style.
White Crescent obviously realized this. He immediately blocked the blue side, which was in the ban position and did not have much pressure.
Firefox first banned the Spear of Vengeance and prepared to wait and see. He then looked at the next ban position.
"YM gave the second ban position to Little Pao!" Mille thought for a moment. "This is obviously paving the way for the mid laner Galio."
Firefox walked around behind his team members with his notebook. After thinking for a long time, he still sent the Spider Queen to the ban position.
White Crescent gave the last ban position in the first round to Shaluo, dismantling the Shaluo combo.
"YM's BP is clearly telling you that I want Galio," Remember said. "RNG, should we ban Ran's hot hero from the last round …"
Firefox, who had discussed the strategy in the lounge, naturally would not do that. He banned Rexey instead.
Thus, the only strong junglers left were Miss Pig and Wine Barrel.
White Crescent had laid bare his premeditated plan of choosing Galio in front of him. Firefox naturally had to return the favor.
You can choose Galio if you want, but I'm going to pick the jungler position first.
White Crescent did not care about him at all. Lin Yan's hands were hot. If he dared to ban a hero like Galio, there was no reason for him not to pick him.
"YM did not hesitate to ban Galio!" Doll shook his head and sighed. "Let's see if RNG can respond better with their lineup."
The reaction to this was not as intense as the commentator's. Many viewers felt that it was pointless to ban Galio. After all, it was only a good performance in one round. Who knew if he could revive his momentum in this round?
"Wine Barrel + Zephyr. RNG also got two strong heroes in their respective positions!"
White Crescent replaced Miss Pig and Lulu with two heroes. He was not in a hurry to pick an ADC. Currently, all the strong archers except for Little Pao were outside. RNG could not ban them all in the second round. There were not many strong junglers left. If they did not pick first, Firefox might target them.
"RNG picked Sindra last in the first round!" Remember pondered for two seconds. "RNG felt that there was no problem with Sindra's choice in the last round …"
"In fact, the laning was not bad," Doll continued. "Xiao Hu had a certain amount of HP advantage in the early game. Together with Saucepan, they also caused a certain amount of trouble for Ran."
"The key was that Ran did not keep up with the rhythm of the two waves of roaming. Saucepan lost a blood in the jungler and Ouze's development was interrupted …"
In the second round, Firefox targeted Jin Gong, who had not yet picked a hero from YM. Gnar + Qing Gang Ying, two heroes who were inclined to solo carry and could be paired with Galio, were all eliminated. White Crescent was also very targeted. Shen + Big Bug, let me not play either.
Both sides tacitly agreed not to ban the archer position, because they were confident enough. RNG thought that no matter what archer you took, Wootz would use the policewoman and Xiao Ming's Wind Girl to crush them. YM also had an open scheme. If you had the ability to take the policewoman, you could take it. Later, let's see if the three brothers, Nakano and Nakamura, would do anything to you.
"RNG's fourth choice is Policewoman." Mille was slightly worried. "RNG's lineup is exactly the same as in the last round except for Wine Barrel in the jungler position. Their specific implementation of the strategy must be changed. Otherwise, it will be difficult to deal with YM …"
White Crescent saw that the opponent had left the top unit for last and did not hesitate.
Now that Big Bug, Shen, Gnar, and Qing Gang Ying were all eliminated, the remaining strong top laners were Kenan, Rambo, and Big Tree.
According to the information obtained before the game, whether it was the AD Kenan or the AP Kenan, they were all a mess. The possibility of rashly choosing them on a stage like the finals was not high.
Rambo needed to eat resources and be taken care of by the jungler. Originally, Saucepan's playstyle could protect the top lane. Let me also played Rambo many times, but this game was not possible.
Because Ouze had already chosen Policewoman, this was an obvious lineup for the bottom lane speed. It was very difficult for junglers to catch all three lanes. Even if they were hunger-style, there was not enough time.
The focus of this game of Spicy Saucepan would definitely be on the bottom and mid lanes. After all, Ouze picked Policewoman, a hero with her own lane pushing system, it was unrealistic not to help her.
Rambo was also not easy to choose, so only Big Tree was left.
"Do you want to play Kenji?" White Crescent provided an option. "Or Captain?"
In any case, they would play the easy way and let Jin Gong suppress the opponent with his individual strength. Then, in the middle of the game, he would carry the strategy and drag RNG until they could not take care of themselves.
"Swordswoman, let's go with Swordswoman." Jin Gong thought for two seconds and decided to use the more agile Peerless Swordswoman.
As soon as the hero was locked, the cheers of the audience in the stands from all directions went up another level, lingering and echoing in Wukesong Stadium!
The audience liked to see this kind of hero who could show off his skills. Lin Yan played a clumsy meatball like Galio. Although the tactical position was very high, it did not meet the aesthetic standards of most of the audience.
Otherwise, why could the four top laners, the jungler Blind Monk, the mid laner Yasso, the bottom laner VN, and Hammer Stone be popular in ranked matches in any version?
"Brother Gongzi is showing his sword!"
Doll shouted excitedly. "He's going to carry Kenji again in this game. RNG's lineup can't restrict him. He has a lot of room to play!"
White Crescent gave Jack Verus to pair with Lulu.
Verus was considered a very strong ADC in lane matches. The main reason was that his range was longer than the average archer.
Although he was not as overpowered as Policewoman, it was not a big problem to clear the lane.
In the end, Firefox thought for a long time and chose the Big Tree for letme.
The lineups of both sides were as follows.
Blue YM: Top laner Kenji, Wild Boar Girl, Mid laner Galio, Bottom laner Verus + Lulu.
Red RNG: Top laner Big Tree, Jungler Wine Barrel, Mid laner Sindra, Bottom laner Policewoman + Wind Maiden.
"The second round of the 2017 LPL Summer Finals is about to begin. Let's see who will win …"
Because there were many more spectators than there were at Shanghai Square today, the large venue also scattered the crowd. As a result, there was no one responsible for cheering for the teams before the match.
However, this did not extinguish the enthusiasm of the spectators. Their scattered cheers gathered together and drilled into the ears of the players.
This momentum was much higher than Shanghai's Zhengda Square!
Lin Yan adjusted his headphones and tried to isolate the sound from the outside world. He focused on preparing for the match.
The screen lit up and the familiar spring water of Summoner's Canyon appeared in front of him.
This time, he did not choose the Corruption Potion. Instead, he chose the Doran Ring and two health potions. He took the lead and led the four teammates behind him into RNG's jungle.
"YM wants to use the strength of their first-tier team to invade the jungle and gain an advantage," Miller analyzed after looking at the lineups of both sides. "But RNG is aware of this. They are hiding in the bottom half of their own zone. They want to use the Wind Maiden to blow them away and win this battle!"
YM was wary of Wind Maiden, but Lin Yan was the only one who fell for it. After being blown up, he took Policewoman's Peacemaker and Sindra's Shadow Ball.
His health dropped by a lot.
"Saucepan gave up their jungle, but Ran only has half of his health left. If he returns to the city to resupply, he will have to use the teleport. He is in a bit of an awkward situation!"
Lin Yan decided to continue with half of his health. It was not a big problem.