"YM wins again, 2: 0 to take the lead in this top 8 match!"
The moment the Dragon Ball Crystal shattered, the audience supporting YM burst out with shouts that could break through the sky!
"Successful black technology, War Fervor Leona!"
[Ten percent off for LCK1 seed?]
[Fast forward to RNG's victory over Samsung, LPL's meeting with Bird's Nest!]
[Two matches for a total of 50 minutes?
Damn it, refund my money!
I worked so hard to get here and it only took me two hours!]
[Can't YM go easy on them?
You can't just let us go home in an hour and a half, right?]
Unlike the excited LPL division, the Korean LCK commentators fell into a dead silence.
Cloud Templar, who had won second place in the S2 global finals with Azubu Frost, held the microphone and pondered for a long time before speaking.
"At this time, I know that LZ's players and coaches must be facing a lot of psychological pressure …" He paused and continued, "But this is an international tournament. YM won't wait for you to be ready before launching an attack. They must adjust in time."
Quan Wuji, who was jokingly called the Roaring Emperor by the netizens, nodded in agreement with his partner. "Although no team in the League of Legends global finals has ever been able to achieve the feat of two catching up to three in the knockout round, the record is still set by people. We still have one last hope for Dragon Ball … Especially player Cuzz, please pull yourself together!"
Cuzz was numb. In the last game, he slashed 060. In the two games, he had 0 kills, 14 deaths, and 0 assists.
The team participation rate in the two games was 0%. This number was unprecedented in the history of League of Legends.
In fact, it wasn't that Xiao Tian was strong to this extent, but the overall gap between the teams.
Every time Cuzz wanted to do something, the opposing jungler would always have a support behind him.
The support with multiple crowd control was invincible in the jungle. He was tortured to death by Liu Qingsong and Xiao Tian's Conjoined Bodies.
Moreover, there were differences in the tactical thinking of the two teams.
In the early stages of Dragon Ball, the main offensive in the upper, middle, and jungle was a small-scale team battle where Cuzz used the strong individual strength of the players in the upper and middle lanes to invade the jungle or gank.
YM, on the other hand, focused on the jungle in the early stages. Whether it was Jin Gong, Lin Yan, or Liu Qingsong, their primary goal was to protect the jungle, using Phyllostachys Pubescens as the starting point for their early and mid-stage attacks.
The two different ways of thinking caused Cuzz to easily fall into an awkward situation where he was isolated and helpless in the jungle. There were very few times when the top and middle lanes could help him. Once he was at a slight disadvantage, BDD and Khan would stay in the lane and not move at all, allowing him to be chased and attacked by the other players in the jungle.
Cuzz also felt wronged in these two matches.
Previously, the two big brothers in the team clearly did not play this way. When they were in LCK, they were the ones who liked to support the jungle. How comfortable was his life back then?
He could even beat last year's world-class jungler, Little Peanut!
However, after playing a month of mock competitions with IG, Khan and BDD seemed to have been possessed by the opposing team's upper and middle lane. Their playstyles were more inclined to stay in the lane and fight to the death with their opponents, not caring about the game experience of being a jungler.
Who could stand that?
"Are you okay?" Cuzz, who was squatting on the ground, heard the concerned greeting.
'Do you have to ask me if I'm okay?'
'0140, are you happy?'
However, on second thought, there seemed to be a f * cking exception. In the mock competition with them, the more the IG top laners died, the happier they would be.
'But I'm a normal professional player!'
Cuzz, who was already in a bad mood, almost scolded him. However, when he looked up and saw that it was his manager, he quickly swallowed his vulgarities.
"… I'm actually okay." He hesitated for a moment before answering.
Cuzz could not say that he had a mental breakdown. Rascal was the only substitute in Dragon Ball, so there was no way he could change junglers.
"Guang Xi." Jin Jingzhu turned to look at the substitute. "Do you want to play?
That way, Nukan can take down the top half. "
Rascal was happy when he heard that.
Take down the bottom half?
You can just throw me up there and let me roam freely.
Let me roam freely, isn't that the same as letting me take the blame in the last game when you see that I'm about to lose?
Rascal cursed in his heart. 'Brat, do you think I don't know what you want to do?
You want me to take the blame and go back to China to retire, right? '
"Coach." Although he scolded Jin Jingzhu in his heart, he still said respectfully, "I haven't played in a mock competition for a long time. I definitely won't be able to play well."
The answer was not unexpected.
If he was not in a desperate situation, Jin Jingzhu would not ask such an idiotic question.
In the next game, it was YM's turn to choose a side. Dragon Ball would be on the red side. In addition to Callista's fixed ban position, there was also the restricted AD mid laner Kenan, Hammer Stone, and Leona …
There were not enough ban positions!
He was only trying his best to get Rascal to come up with the idea of letting him play.
…
The break time between the games passed in a flash, and the 10 players went on the stage again.
The Guangzhou Stadium was brightly lit. Because Dragon Ball was really weak, the sun still hadn't set after two games in the quarterfinals, which started at four o 'clock in the afternoon.
Looking from a distance, the red lighting effects on the outside of the stadium intertwined with the blood-like setting sun, leaving a breathtaking red at the end of the Guangzhou sky.
The audience in the stadium could not appreciate this beautiful scenery. They were full of joy as they prepared to welcome the arrival of the third game!
"Welcome back to the live broadcast of the 2017 League of Legends global finals. The second day of the quarterfinals is now underway. The two sides are YM, the first seed of the local division, and LZ, the first seed of the LCK division. YM has already led 2-0 …"
There was no extra preparation time. With a clang, the BP image appeared!
Mille was excited. "YM used their priority to get the blue side for themselves and selected Jess first!"
Jin Jingzhu still selected Callista. Although the ban position was tight, it was impossible for him to release such a ridiculously strong hero.
White Crescent then banned Dusk and separated the Legend of Phoenix.
"Dragon Ball banned Kainan because they don't want to give Ran an ADC mid laner like Lucian and Little Pao." Mille saw through it more clearly.
"From their point of view, Little Pao and Lucian are easier to deal with than the support position," Doll continued. "However, I'm curious about Dragon Ball's method of dealing with support. Liu Qingsong's performance today was too exaggerated."
The MVP of the previous game was still given to Liu Qingsong. 4010 Leona, who was a level 1 double kill in the bottom lane, roamed several times in the middle lane, and solo-killed Rat King.
White Crescent clicked his tongue. "What do you think we should ban in the end?
It's useless to have too many bans, right? "
His tone was full of arrogance. Fortunately, Jin Jingzhu could not hear him, or else he would have punched him to death.
"Ban Rock Sparrow, it's better to restrict the opponent's mid laner."
Lin Yan did not want to use an empty ban to mess with the opponent's mentality. After being crushed twice in a row, the opponent's mentality was basically broken.
BDD was indeed very strong. This kind of strength was not simply referring to his ability to suppress the lane, but also his overall control of the battle situation, the arrangement of tactics, and so on.
From all aspects, he was a competent opponent, and Lin Yan felt that it was necessary to give him some respect.
White Crescent was worried about what to ban, so after Lin Yan suggested it, he only pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement.
"In the end, Dragon Ball chose to ban Sindra …" Mille was taken aback. "They're not banning Hammer Stone and Leona?"
Everyone in the audience did not expect Dragon Ball to release all of their strategies!
"Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy!"
"Even though they're down 0: 2, they still chose the opponent's best hero. I'm impressed by their courage."
"Aiyamei, we'll swim back to Korea after this game, what's there to be afraid of?
Release, release all of them! "
"What's all this?"
Doll was in disbelief. He was just telling the audience that LZ would definitely think of a way to deal with Liu Qingsong, and that none of the three ban positions were for support?
Even though he had been a game commentator for more than ten years, Doll still blushed when he was slapped in the face like that.
"Do you want to snatch Luo?" Jin Gong asked.
White Crescent gave his opinion. "Either Galio or Princes, I don't want to let the opponent take this kind of mid/jungle combination."
"Princes it is then. I can go to the opposing jungle and directly destroy Cuzz's mentality." Phyllostachys Pubescens was eager to give it a try.
"That works too. This way, the opponent will definitely snatch Galio, and I can take the counter position instead." Lin Yan nodded in agreement.
Under normal circumstances, Dragon Ball, who was on the red side, would definitely give the counter position to BDD so that the mid/jungle would be more comfortable, and it would be best if they could restrict Lin Yan.
However, this way, Dragon Ball had to snatch Galio, or else YM would have no chance of winning if they got the strong combination of Princes and Galio.
When they snatched Princes, Mille also saw through YM's plan. He had just explained the logic to his partner in the audience when Dragon Ball snatched Galio and Gnar.
White Crescent was deep in thought.
The opponent did not choose Luo, who was popular in the version and could be paired with Galio. Instead, they chose Gnar, who was more of a solo carry.
It was obvious that they had taken precautions.
Sunshine Girl Leona had always been able to restrain Luo. After all, not many people could resist a girl as passionate and beautiful as the sun … Seriously speaking, Luo's W [Grand Entrance] could be easily interrupted by Leona's Q [Shield of Dawn] due to its delayed release. Once Luo was controlled, he could be easily killed by a follow-up skill.
Jin Jingzhu's solution was simple. She had already decided on Galio's choice in the red side, so she would take the support position last. This way, she could avoid being restrained by Liu Qingsong.
"Jin Gong, what do you think of using Shen?"
White Crescent first communicated with the top laner Syba. Gnar was also a strong top laner in this version of the global finals. Other than Jess, the other top laners would be suppressed by the arrogant little Yodel.
Shen was one of the better choices. First, he relied on Q [Ultimate!
Twilight Blade]'s percentage damage and W Sword Formation's block against normal attacks. His line fighting ability was not inferior to Gnar's. Moreover, he could rely on R [Secret Ultimate!
Merciful Soul Fall] to quickly support his teammates.
Compared to Gnar, who relied more on Rage to enter the game, Shen's upper limit was lower. He could not use moves like Buddha's Palm, but he had a high margin for error and was easier to control.
Jin Gong also knew that Captain and Kenji, who he was good at, would not be able to win against Gnar. He nodded in agreement with his coach's choice.
For the last position left in the first round, White Crescent gave Jack a small cannon to guard against the possibility of Galio entering the game.
"Dragon Ball got the jungler Wine Barrel in the end to increase the strength of his team's early mid laners!"
In the second round of BP, Jin Jingzhu finally began to target and ban Liu Qingsong's heroes. Hammer Stone was one of his specialties, so naturally, he would not release it. The other ban position was given to Lulu, who could swing mid laners. He did not know how many other support heroes Liu Qingsong had not taken out. This Lulu had to be banned.
White Crescent stared at Ruler's hero pool. He banned Verus and Big Mouth, plus the banned Dusk and the stolen Small Cannon. The only mainstream ADC heroes left were Mouse and Policewoman.
Coincidentally, they were the two extremes of the lane. One was too weak, and the other was too strong.
White Crescent knew that Dragon Ball only had the lane duo left. This was a trap he had deliberately set.
The duo complemented each other, especially in the professional arena. For example, Mouse was too weak in the lane. It would be ridiculous to add Luo as a support. A normal coach would not choose it …
What, it was because someone did not dare to take Dusk?
Then it was fine.
All in all, in most cases, a coach would pair a mid laner with moderate strength and a certain level of lane clearing and fighting ability.
If they took VN, it would be good to pair it with Lulu, who was stronger in the lane and had the ability to protect and clear the lane. However, they would definitely not choose Luo. Such a duo would be considered extraordinary if they did not drop a blood tower in 10 minutes.
The red team chose the fourth player first. White Crescent wanted to roughly guess the opponent's counter style through one of Dragon Ball's heroes.
"Dragon Ball has been thinking for a long time. They are obviously a little embarrassed about the choice of the bottom lane ADC …"
The countdown was about to end. Under the camera, Mouse King's expression was gloomy. He finally locked onto Policewoman.
They were not sure what support YM would use. If they rashly chose Mouse, who was extremely weak in lane clearing, once the opponent had a Small Cannon + Karma bottom lane combination, Dragon Ball would have to self-destruct.
However, if they chose Policewoman, the lane would be at a disadvantage. Once they suppressed the opponent, they would have to call for teammates to protect them. The entire team's tactical focus would inevitably move to the bottom lane.
This was the opposite of the top, middle, and jungle offensive system that Dragon Ball had been implementing this summer.
"Brother Ran, you use Karma. If the opponent is a soft support, it can only be Wind Maiden. Luo and Policewoman are not strong …" White Crescent realized that he seemed to have missed a hero. "They may also drop gems. Liu Qingsong, what are you going to take?"
"If I take Wind Maiden, is this lineup not very good?" Liu Qingsong licked his lips and planned to ask his teammates first.
"Wind Maiden is not good. Don't you play a roaming hard support?"
Jack asked. "You can let me roam freely. Just put down the vanguard and let me roll tower and Snowball."
Leona was also not easy to take. If Dragon Ball had Wind Maiden, it would be easy for Q's [Hurricane Roar] to break Blade of Zenith. She would not be able to rush to the opponent's face.
"How about Titan?" Liu Qingsong said to himself. "No, this hero is very difficult to get gems …"
"Is Bot okay?
Gems and Wind Maiden are okay. "He liked to play Hook Hero. It could better tear the opponent's wounds.
"How are we going to play Robot versus Policewoman, brother? We can't push the line," Jack subconsciously retorted. But when he looked up, he found that there were less than five seconds left on the selection countdown. "Bot it is."
Mille, who was analyzing the last choice of Dragon Ball with his partner, heard the exclamations of the audience. He turned his head and saw YM performing again.
"Robot Britz?!" He and Doll said in unison. The surprise was transmitted through the screen to the audience's ears.
"This choice … I think it's average." Mille thought about it and said his own judgment. "Dragon Ball has Nar and Galio. Robot's hook is very difficult to cast during a team battle. If it is not done properly, it is likely to bring disaster to YM!"
Many viewers also felt that Robot's choice was too reckless. Wouldn't it be an instant explosion if it hooked Galio or Nar in a team battle?
Although many people thought that Robot was unreasonable, this unexpected choice still exploded the bullet screen!
Because this hero hadn't appeared on the professional stage for a long time.
[I'm in Buddha. Are they really going to play a hard support?]
[Even Robot is here?
Are they having fun?]
[They don't treat the Xuanming Elders as humans.]
Gray's face moved closer to Rat King. Who are you trying to disgust by choosing a robot?
"Gem, give me Gem!"
He had to get back at them today. He had to let that arrogant support know why the flowers were so red!
The lineups of both sides were confirmed.
Blue side YM: Top Tank Shen, Jungler Princes, Mid Tank Karma, Bottom Tank Little Pao + Robot.
Red side LZ: Top Tank Nar, Jungler Wine Barrel, Mid Tank Galio, Bottom Policewoman + Gem.
Accompanied by deafening cheers, the third game between YM and LZ officially began!
"Are we going to hook someone?" Lin Yan was eager to give it a try.
He hadn't seen much of a robot support in a professional match, but Rank usually played, so it was normal to use a hook in the beginning of the game.
"Follow me to the opposite jungle. If we can hook someone, we'll kill them. If not, it doesn't matter," Liu Qingsong replied.
"Jin Gong, go check out the red zone," Lin Yan instructed his teammate. "Just don't die. I'll cover you in the bushes in the middle lane."
He wanted to use the early game advantage of the robot to explore the opponent's jungle route.
Liu Qingsong's eye was placed in the Blue Buff Camp, while Jin Gong lit up the Red Buff Camp.
The moment he placed the eye, he saw the potbellied Gulagas holding Wine Barrel appear in his field of vision.
"Do we still want to catch him?" Phyllostachys Pubescens asked.
"We can catch him, but Wine Barrel placed an eye here. Liu Qingsong, remember to go around." Lin Yan placed an eye mark at the entrance of the Beak Birds' camp near the river.
He had just seen Cuzz come over from the Beak Birds' camp and placed an eye at the right time.
In the current version of the game, Eye Accessory Level 1 only lasted for one minute. If he placed it too early, it might not be effective.
However, Lin Ran, who was hiding in the bushes, saw it when he was setting it up in 40 seconds.
"Gnar placed the Eye Accessory Level 1 in the Triangle Grass on the top lane," Jin Gong said in a low, muffled voice.
Just now, he deliberately ran to the top lane to fight with Khan.
Although Shen Level 1 had high burst power, he would definitely be pulled back by Gnar.
Jin Gong retreated into the Triangle Grass. Khan, who had been trained into a line demon by The Sh, followed the philosophy of extreme line suppression and directly placed the Eye Accessory Level 1 in. The boomerang hit again.
In the end, Jin Gong used 40% of his health in exchange for this vision information.
"Two Eye Accessory Levels in the Triangle Grass and the Beak Birds' camp entrance …" Liu Qingsong rushed to the top lane while observing the minimap, trying to find a way to invade.
"Do you guys want to directly flash up from the Dragon's Pit?" Lin Yan's thoughts were unconstrained.
"Ah, this …" Phyllostachys Pubescens wanted to back out. "Wouldn't it be too risky?"
"It's fine. You guys will definitely succeed if you go straight in!" Lin Yan was very confident in his judgment.
They had already discovered the Eye Location in the Dragon Ball Jungle. In Lin Yan's opinion, there was no risk in invading at all!
"Okay, okay," Mongoose saw that the team's big brother, Lin Yan, had already said this, and also confirmed his attitude.
"YM Downfield didn't gain anything when they went into the Dragon Ball Blue area, but Princes and the robots don't seem to want to give up. They are moving to the top half …"
In Mille's steady voice, Mongoose and Liu Qingsong arrived at the edge of the Dragon's Pit.
The two stood there without moving.
"Eh?
YM is making a big move! "Doll's sharp eyes noticed that something was wrong.
One minute and thirty-eight seconds later, two dazzling golden lights flashed in Summoner's Canyon!
Prince and the robot used Blink to enter the wild zone from the dragon ball's vision blockade!
After a brief exclamation, the live audience immediately quieted down, leaving only the soft whispers of communication.
They knew that the soundproof headphones couldn't completely block out the outside sound. Even if the live broadcast and the real match had a short delay, there was still a risk of exposure.
[Crazy, crazy, these people are crazy!]
[What kind of trick is this?
What kind of weird thing has YM been researching for the past month?]
"Oh my god, they're directly using Flash to invade the jungle while avoiding the enemy's field of vision!" Doll was so excited that he couldn't control himself, but he still paid attention to controlling his volume.
In reality, there was no need for that. Pro players generally didn't use outside information to make decisions. After all, there were too many factors that could affect the outcome of a battle. Especially when Lin Yan removed one of his Artificial Eyes, the audience cheered. How could they make decisions in such a situation?
Cuzz relied on the vision of the triangular grass in the top lane and the Beak Bird's camp to leisurely farm the red buff.
In order to not delay Khan's lane suppression, he had to go solo.
Fortunately, Wine Barrel's W [Drunken Rage] could activate the passive [Happy Time] and provide a percentage of damage.
In addition to the short cooldown, Cuzz's solo farming speed wasn't slow.
"Wine Barrel hasn't discovered YM's movements yet." Mille's heart was in his mouth. "They're hiding in the grass next to the red buff camp!"
The red buff refreshed in one minute and forty seconds, while the bottom lane's minions would arrive in one minute and forty-eight seconds.
If they helped to farm, the bottom lane duo would come online in one minute and fifty-two seconds.
In other words, in these twelve seconds, Cuzz wouldn't be suspicious!
YM's Nobu watched coldly as Gulagas burped and lowered the wild monsters' HP.
At one minute and forty-eight seconds, Dragon Ball's bottom lane was the first to come online. Rat King's Policewoman used Q [Peacemaker] to push the line.
Cuzz chose to farm red in the top half of the map. Other than avoiding the possible invasion of robots, his other goal was to farm all the way to the bottom half of the map to protect Rat King's Policewoman.
In this round, as BP was forced to give in, Dragon Ball could only change his strategy at the last minute. In the early stage, he would surround the bottom half of the map to ensure that Rat King's Policewoman could obtain a lane advantage.
When Cuzz was farming, he still maintained a good habit of switching the screen. He looked at all three lanes, and the red buff's HP had also decreased by a lot.
At one minute and fifty-three seconds, Gera saw Jack and Little Pao come online alone and immediately gave a reminder.
"The robots might be wandering around!"
However, Cuzz was still not vigilant. If the robots wanted to attack, they would attack the middle lane. The two of them had sealed off the entrance to the top half of the map. How could the robots and Princes, a level one hero with no displacement, teleport to the dragon pit and invade me?
The next moment, Fengxian and Arena Emperor Britz came out of the bushes with Fangtian Halberd in hand!
What was going on?
Cuzz was dumbfounded.
Princes used a basic attack with the passive [War's Rhythm] to reduce the red buff's HP to 380!
At the same time, a bolt of lightning struck. The red buff was successfully taken by Mongoose's Punishment!
A blue whirlpool surrounded Princes's body. He had successfully leveled up to level two!
"Where are my teammates?
Help me! "Cuzz hurriedly called for help.
"Princes is using the red buff to stick to the Wine Barrel and hitting it non-stop. Liu Qingsong is also attacking from the side!"
The level one Cuzz's HP was already low after the solo fight with the red buff. Now that he was surrounded by YM's support, his HP was dropping rapidly. In a moment of desperation, he decided to rush to the Stone Beetle's camp and teleport over the wall to avoid the disaster.
However, the moment the 13 HP Wine Barrel teleported over the wall, Mongoose saw Cuzz's position and used EQ to send the Wine Barrel flying over the wall!
"Cuzz, hand over the Punishment Recovery!"
Miller looked excited. "But he'll have to buy a lot more time. The Khan who's keeping the line is still on his way!"
Although the 100 HP that he recovered was not much, it was enough to alleviate his desperate situation. Cuzz hugged the Wine Barrel and drank W of [Drunken Rage]. He used the damage reduction effect to tank for a while.
Seeing that his prey was about to escape, Liu Qingsong could not hold back. He teleported over the wall as well. While dodging the Stone Beetles, he extended his Q with [Mechanical Flying Claw]!
Britz's gauntlet grabbed Gulagas's belt and brought him to his side!
"Princes, follow up with two basic attacks and take down 1 HP!"
At this moment, the Guangzhou Stadium was bustling with noise. Everyone was cheering for YM!