"Congratulations to YM for getting off to a good start. You've taken a victory from the top of Dragon Ball's head!" Doll was overjoyed. "What an exciting match …"
Mille was also overjoyed. "YM's chaotic attacks blew up Dragon Ball. LCK's team obviously hasn't been baptized by our chaotic fighting style."
"Especially around the 10 minute mark, YM circled the three outer towers and used frequent teleportation to create several opportunities to outnumber the opponent, forcing the opponent to engage in battle … In those few minutes, the economic gap was pulled apart by a total of two to three thousand!"
[23 minutes. Hahaha, that's all Dragon Ball got?]
[LCK's number one seed is a 10-fold water bottle?
Hurry up and swim back to Korea.]
[Before the match, Dragon Ball claimed to have a chance to break SKT's record of 1 loss?
I'm dying of laughter.]
[YM: You're easier to beat than TSM!]
[Can you announce YM's champion in advance?
Can you? Can you?]
The bullet screen viewers were grinning from ear to ear. YM's chaotic attacks had completely suppressed Dragon Ball throughout the match. They did not even manage to launch a single successful attack.
The economic gap was 19,000 in 23 minutes, and the kill ratio was 22: 1. The only kill was delivered by Jack by jumping into the spring when he was tearing down the house. Of course, Liu Qingsong was also credited for this. At that time, he had said that Shiba Inu could fly away without worry and that he would bring him back with a lantern.
However, even when the screen turned black and white, Jack still did not receive a soul lantern.
Due to this death, Liu Qingsong successfully became YM's first MVP in the knockout round with his 2017 KDA.
After the MVP of the game was announced, the audience burst into laughter. Because the photo was taken early, Liu Qingsong's face was still round at that time. He deliberately maintained a cold expression, so he didn't look cold. Instead, he looked a little funny.
"Liu Qingsong's performance in this match was really strong. This Hammer Stone feels like it's everywhere." Mille was not surprised that Crisp won the MVP award. "As expected of a unique skill."
Doll said in a firm tone, "In the next round, Dragon Ball must find a way to target this Hammer Stone. No team dared to use Liu Qingsong's Hammer Stone in the first half of the summer competition. This time, the quarter-finals will also be a test for Dragon Ball."
The atmosphere in the Dragon Ball lounge was oppressive and heavy. Jin Jingzhu rejected all the fist cameramen's shooting applications. In the previous game, the biggest war criminal cuzz had just finished his fantastic journey in 080's canyon and was sitting in a chair, locked in his own thoughts.
"Let's just ban Hammer Stone in the next round …" Gera proposed the simplest and most brutal solution.
Jin Jingzhu, who looked like a polar bear, shook her head. "If we had an easier time in the blue side, we would have been able to beat Hammer Stone. But today, we are destined to only get the blue side in two small games."
Everyone fell silent again.
That meant that they would have two more difficult matches against Hammer Stone.
"Then what should we do?" Khan was also very depressed. "How about we give Cheng Guo an early draft hero?
Galio is still having a hard time snatching the right to the front line. "
BDD, who was called by his real name, nodded and said, "It's best if you can give me Sindra."
"No problem." Jin Jingzhu made two strokes on her BP notebook and raised Sindra's priority. "One more point …"
The five-minute intermission ended. The live audience had just caught their breath from YM's suffocating and crushing attacks in the previous game. The moment they saw Lin Yan and the others go on stage, they burst into a wave of applause!
It was as if the waves were smashing the reefs on the shore, and the clamor reached the players' ears.
"I'll send you Hammer Stone's innate runes." Xiao Tian, who had put on his headphones and connected to the team's voice chat, said in the weakest voice possible, "Red, three attack, six armor …"
Liu Qingsong, who was once again ridiculed by Tieba's quote, could not help but retort. He was indeed good at scolding people, and his retort made Mongoose tremble.
"F * ck, why are you scolding me?" Phyllostachys Pubescens pretended to be aggrieved and sent another quote.
Liu Qingsong had no choice but to give up. This was all his fault in his early years, and he had no choice but to bear with it.
…
"The second round of BP has officially begun. Dragon Ball, who is on the blue side, is the first to ban Hammer Stone!"
Mille lamented. "Liu Qingsong's brilliant performance in the previous round has earned him a respectful ban from his opponents!"
The YM players laughed together. The easy victory in the previous round had greatly reduced their psychological pressure. Dragon Ball might not be weak, but it was definitely not as strong as they had imagined.
White Crescent did not need to use her brain to know that she should ban Skateboard Shoes. This was the same as Captain Ironman from S5. Who would ban a normal person?
Jin Jingzhu's expression was unfriendly.
Before the end of the previous round, he had been thinking about how to deal with Hammer Stone.
In theory, Dragon Ball could indirectly restrict support Hammer Stone by banning Lulu and Karma.
This was the same logic as banning Kenan to restrict Lin Yan's choice of AD mid laner – Censer's strength was really outrageous in this version. Even if he did not supplement Censer, other positions would still need to be bought.
Currently, only Lulu and Karma could play solo in Censer's soft support. Blocking these two heroes would prevent Lin Ran from using Censer as a mid laner.
In this way, Liu Qingsong would have to give up heroes like Hammer Stone and use Censer as a support.
But this idea of banning people only stayed in his mind for a moment before it was rejected.
The reason was simple. In order to restrict Liu Qingsong, he had to pay too much.
The current version of BP was very tight. In addition to banning Callista, there were also strong heroes like Charlo, Galio, Princes, Jayce, and Lady Wind. Their priority was extremely high.
If two positions were sacrificed just to restrict Liu Qingsong's hard support, then Dragon Ball's next lineup choice would be very passive.
Moreover, Liu Qingsong still had Charlo who could use Censer. Even if he banned Lulu and Karma, Liu Qingsong still had strong heroes to use.
Jin Jingzhu decided to play a straight shot and ban Hammer Stone to solve the problem. He then banned Kenan to prevent Lin Yan from using rogue heroes like Little Pao and Lucian.
"YM banned Jayce directly. This is also a regular ban. Khan's Jayce's suppressive power is indeed too strong. He can carry the game as long as he is brought out." Mille was not surprised by YM's first two bans.
Doll added, "Dragon Ball banned Galio in the end, while YM banned BDD's specialization Sparrow."
"In this way, Dragon Ball's first pick should be to take Charlo apart." He said something that everyone could guess.
Jin Jingzhu was obviously not Edgar. He would not play Charlo if he lost the first round. The blue Dragon Ball was definitely going to snatch Phoenix Legend.
Moreover, White Crescent knew that this position could only be Charlo.
Although Jack's Charlo and Liu Qingsong's Charlo were unique skills, Liu Qingsong, who had a shallow pool of heroes, was the one who was easier to target.
As expected, Charlo was quickly locked down by Dragon Ball.
"Princes and Charlo, what do you think?" White Crescent felt that even if he was on the red side, his BP was quite comfortable.
The five players had a wide pool of heroes in the current version. They were proficient in all strong heroes. Naturally, there would not be a classic situation where Charlo did not know how to pick Charlo.
White Crescent could wake up smiling every day as he coached this group of players.
He was best at formulaic BP. In fact, his ability in BP games was not very bad. In this year's competition, White Crescent rarely suffered losses in BP lineups.
Excluding the sea of heroes in the YM team, his ability was also a very important part of it.
The disadvantage was that his ideas were more old-fashioned and did not have much innovation. However, he was proficient in the Blood Sharingan's copy skill. White Crescent could copy any strong lineups, and he copied them very well.
His biggest problem was that he only cared about the version. He gave the players strong heroes in the version but did not consider the characteristics of the players.
If White Crescent went to IG, the style of the Censer version was likely to be like this — give The Sh a Shen, Ning Wang playing Pig Girl, Broiler a Karma, and then bet the lineup on West and Bao Lan in the bottom lane.
At first glance, was there a problem with this lineup?
There was really no problem. If he gave RNG this lineup, wouldn't Ouze be overjoyed?
But the key was IG. West, Bao Lan, and the others were the core. Could he do it?
He could not. He did not have the ability.
Choosing a lineup could not just look at the version. It also had to look at the ID. White Crescent was like this when he coached OMG last year. He almost caused Planet Light to drop a level. He was often whipped by 59E's forum.
But when he came to YM, White Crescent was immediately happy. The original analyst Su Cheng and YM members were very sensitive to changes in the version. Once there were changes and ideas, they would definitely have a meeting to brainstorm.
He only needed to use his rich experience to do some tinkering and perfect the lineup and BP.
What was the version?
YM was the version!
59E still had the face to scold him?
Now White Crescent also had a reason to say. What kind of team was he leading? He was leading the defending champion of the S Tournament, YM. Who was OMG to ask him to lead?
You bought Jin Gong, Xiao Tian, Lin Yan, Jack, and Liu Qingsong. How could I not be the champion?
"Dragon Ball picked Wine Barrel and Sindra right after," Mille continued to analyze. "It looks like LZ is still preparing to play the top lane linkage. But Sindra's early game fighting ability is much stronger than Galio's in the last game. Let's see how YM will deal with it …"
"Nagar!"
His eyes lit up. "This is a bit like snatching a substitute ban. LCK's three top laners this year are all Yodells. Nagar is playing very well. YM probably doesn't want to give Khan a satisfactory hero."
In the second round, both sides' bans were extremely targeted. White Crescent banned Verus and another version of Edisi's Small Cannon, while Jin Jingzhu banned Censer's sister, Wind Maiden, and Lin Yan's possible mid laner, Rambo.
YM's fourth choice, Jack smiled and was instantly banned!
I'm very happy to see you!
Lulu again!
The live audience was very welcoming of this purple-haired little cutie. Many people even whistled.
"… Dragon Ball picked Shenhe and Big Mouth." Doll nodded approvingly. "This lineup is very stable. It's also very consistent with their early game concept of focusing on mid laners."
"It's just that their AP damage is a bit too much." Mille put forward his own opinion. "Big Mouth, Sindra, and Wine Barrel, these three people's magic damage ratio is quite high. They may not be able to deal with YM's frontline in the later stages of the game."
"Let's see which mid laner YM will pick for the last round." Doll agreed with his partner's opinion. "The mid laners outside have almost all been banned. I think Clockwork is a good choice. Although the pressure in the lane will be a bit higher, the big move in the team battle is quite a threat to Dragon Ball's two tanks …"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Qingsong confirmed YM's last lineup puzzle!
Dawn was right in front of them!
The blonde woman held a sword in her right hand and a shield in her left. The sun shone on her body, emitting a brilliant golden light!
The audience was in an uproar!
"Sol … Goddess of Dawn Leona!" Mille shouted. "Liu Qingsong pulled out his new toy again!"
Doll was in disbelief. "YM still wants Lulu as the mid laner. This is Leona's first appearance in this international tournament!"
[666, it's all big moves.]
[YM's trump card is here?
They didn't even use it in the group stage. It's all dedicated to Dragon Ball now.]
[Dragon Ball: Motherf * cker, who did you offend by winning the LCK Summer Championship?
Why are you targeting me?]
The LZ team was confused.
Do you have to be so ruthless?
The group stage was a three-star lineup, but you're using a big move against me?
After banning Hammer Stone, you're bringing Leona?
Jin Jingzhu had already gone mad.
What the hell is this Leona?
If I had known, I would've banned Lulu and Karma and forced Liu Qingsong to use the normal Censer support. What's with the ban?
He wanted to slap himself in the face, but he had no choice but to suffer in silence. Jin Jingzhu could only grit his teeth and bear with it. He reminded the little jungler, Future Warrior, Cuzz.
"You must hold your ground in the bottom lane. Don't give them any chances. Nukan, you can fight in the top lane, but you must ensure the safety of the bottom lane!"
Rat King stared blankly at the opposing lineup.
"Carry Purify, Zhong Ren, carry Purify!" Gera reminded his confused ADC.
"Oh oh oh oh oh."
Pray came back to his senses, wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and changed his summoner skill.
It must be because Guangzhou is too hot. It's too sweet. I'm so annoyed!
The lineups of both sides were confirmed.
The blue team LZ: Top Lane Shen, Jungler Wine Barrel, Mid Lane Sindra, Bottom Lane Big Mouth + Lo.
The red team YM: Top Lane Gnar, Jungler Princes, Mid Lane Lulu, Bottom Lane Lu Xia + Leona.
The audience was full of anticipation for YM's Leona's choice. Hammer Stone's amazing performance in the previous game was still vivid in their minds. They wanted to see YM continue to show their strong strength and crush their opponents!
In an instant, the cheers of tens of thousands of people gathered together and exploded in YM's ears like muffled thunder.
"Is Leona an old groupie?" Lin Yan and Jack joked while exchanging heroes.
His teammates were stunned. "What do you mean?"
"Dawn is right in front of you!" Lin Yan imitated Leona's choice of line. "She likes Dawn because she saw Sweet Honey, right?"
"…"
His teammates fell silent.
"Brother Ran, your joke is really …" In the end, it was the high EQ Shiba Inu who spoke up. "I really want to roar!"
As the Summoner's Canyon appeared on the big screen of the Guangzhou Stadium, the second game between YM and Dragon Ball officially began!
The ten players from both sides left the spring and moved toward the center of the map. The director routinely listed the talents of both sides for the commentators and the audience to refer to.
However, Mille found an anomaly among a group of normal talents.
"Hey, what's up with this Leona?" he said in surprise. "Did she bring the wrong talent?"