"I can only say that it was as expected." Doll looked at the stage lights focused on the YM players' seats. "YM won in only 23 minutes!"
Mille also took a deep breath. "Mongoose's Rock Sparrow jungler's mobility and strength are ridiculous!"
"Since the end of the matchup period, TOP has never dared to cross the river. Otherwise, Rock Sparrow will definitely rush over!"
Talia was everywhere. Her movement speed of more than 500 points and the long-distance displacement of her Wall Curtain made her extremely powerful in pursuit.
Moreover, after Liu Qingsong's Bull's Head began to roam, Rock Sparrow's damage output became more stable. Alista started with a WQ. As long as the opponent did not use Blink, she would follow up with Rock Rush and Rock Formation.
Her super high burst was enough to kill everyone in TOP except for Boulogne!
"Rock Sparrow's snowball ability is also very strong in advantageous situations," Doll added. "Q's Pierce through Stone has a low cooldown after maxing out and a high burst. Her solo ability is also guaranteed."
The two commentators were not stingy with their praise. They praised Phyllostachys Pubescens's Rock Sparrow to the skies.
"On the other hand, Bear's performance in this match was more average." Mille glanced at the battle record. "To be honest, he didn't set the pace."
"During the team battle in the Level 2 Lower River, Little Rascal dodged the second combo of EQ with a flash. His match was already over before he could snatch the river crab."
Doll nodded in agreement. "That's right. Although Prince's participation rate is as high as 100%, this data isn't real. After all, Jiawen is good at assisting. Also, TOP only got two kills, and it was Jack who led people to flush the fountain."
Bear was just a newbie who had just entered the top league.
Doll and Mille would not deliberately take care of his feelings.
The number of players who could enter LPL in a year was simply too many to count. Some people were short-lived and could leave behind a few classic scenes on the field. Even more people were removed from the starting lineup before they could even warm up in their seats. They only made a few small splashes in the sea of LPL before they disappeared without a trace.
The two commentators had been working on LPL since the year it was founded. They were used to this kind of thing.
Newcomers were not rare to them, and there was no need for them to take special care of them. It was already good enough for them to say a few words of encouragement.
Xiong Xiong, who had just taken off his headphones, heard everything the two commentators said. He could only reveal a bitter smile.
Although he was not old, he was about to get married. Just like the mid laner who played with two guns in his mouth, once he reached the legal age, he was ready to get married to his partner. He more or less knew the ways of the world. His eyes, which had climbed up the ladder from the secondary league, revealed a sense of vicissitudes of life.
The commentator didn't even give face to the Big Head Shiba Inu. He couldn't bear to see the TOP team being beaten into a Wulin Light, so he led his teammates to rush over to save them from getting zero kills.
Look at him!
This is what you call EQ!
"Sh * t!"
Jack walked into the lounge and sat down on the gaming chair. "I went to the opposite team's fountain and healed for a long time. Why is Little Tortoise still the highest damage output?"
"I'm going to vomit. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have sent those two kills." He scratched the back of his head. "I could have kept my KDA."
On the TV screen in the room, Phyllostachys Pubescens looked gentle with his glasses. His lips were slightly raised, and the two golden stars on the chest of his team uniform were shining brightly.
A record of 1109, a 32.43% damage output ratio, a + 88 counter hit difference, and a + 6,596 counter economy. These numbers were ridiculous.
Especially the 6,596 counter economy. The 11 kills, 9 assists, and the counter hits accounted for more than half of the difference. In addition, there was also the team bounty from destroying the tower and Dragon. Thinking about it carefully, it was not exaggerated.
But this was the jungler position!
In the past year, the professional scene had been dominated by junglers like Pig Girl and Zach. Olaf and Troll had appeared at the end of this year's spring competition, and even Nanqiang had appeared at MSI.
Although junglers were still the position with the strongest ability to drive the tempo of a battle in the early stages, the counter economy wasn't as exaggerated as it was two years ago.
At the end of the day, it was mainly about functionality. Even if there were characters who ganked like mad dogs in the early stages, they would still have to give up resources to the C position after the matchup period. They themselves only had to be responsible for starting the team and frontline missions.
After the repeated use of fists and knives, the jungler position could no longer recreate the glory of the S6 World Championship, and it was also difficult to replicate the legendary showdown between Little Peanut and Mr. Ming.
The audience was used to seeing junglers start the team battle in the middle and late stages, and then instantly die because of poor equipment. Mongoose's five-kill Nanqiang at MSI had already stunned them.
Now, there was Rock Sparrow with a 6,596 counter economy!
Could it be that the jungler position was really going to become the owner after the mid-season update?
Su Cheng, who was still watching the match below the stage, took out her tablet from her backpack and placed it on her small, round knees as she typed quickly.
She hadn't come here just to watch her boyfriend compete, but also to make plans for the Asian Games.
Although there were still two months before the Asian Games' League of Legends performance event in Jakarta, Su Cheng couldn't prepare for it now. She had to sort out the version bit by bit, and it was easy to pull her legs if she took too big a step.
Although she hadn't gotten a recording of the match yet, she was now just sorting out the categories of data she needed. The entries were clear, and she didn't have to use her brain when she got home; she just had to work mechanically.
But in the end, she had been away from the competition for more than half a year, and Su Cheng was still a little rusty when it came to sorting out the categories of data. Fortunately, she still had some summaries of the data on her tablet, and after some stumbling, she finally managed to write it out.
At that moment, deafening cheers suddenly rang out behind her!
Su Cheng didn't need to think to know that YM was going on stage again. She put away her tablet and took out a long banner nearly one meter long from her backpack. It had her boyfriend's cartoon head printed on it.
Lin Yan, who had just gone on stage with a paper cup, glanced below the stage and saw his girlfriend waving the banner in her hand. Under the illumination of the lights above the stadium, she looked even more beautiful and cute.
Lin Yan narrowed his eyes. Relying on the vision provided by his glasses, he knew that Su Cheng was holding a new banner in her hand that he had never seen before.
On the banner, there was a huge Shiba Inu head above his left shoulder and a little tortoise on his right shoulder.
He didn't know where the club got all these fancy things from.
"Brother Ran, what are you looking at?"
Jack still wanted to talk to Lin Yan about whether he could give him a dog later, but when he followed his mid laner's gaze, he really did find a dog.
"F * ck!"
When he saw the support banner, his chubby face immediately flushed red. "Which idiot operating company made this stupid thing?"
Liu Qingsong also saw the banner in Su Cheng's hand in the front row. He immediately said in dissatisfaction, "What is this?
Why am I not included? "
"Yeah, why am I not included?" Jin Gong agreed.
When the two of them said that, Jack became complacent. "Aiya, those who can make it onto the banner are all famous. Jin Gong, you and Master Si are too unpopular. There's nothing we can do about it."
Liu Qingsong licked his lips and was about to launch a verbal attack, but when he turned to look at the camera, he immediately put on a straight face and kept quiet.
On the other hand, the Xiba players were quite curious and wanted to get to the bottom of it. "Then why are our popularity so low?"
He was really puzzled.
Jin Gong originally thought that it might have something to do with nationality. However, Liu Qingsong also had a household register in China and his popularity wasn't very high either. Not only was he suppressed by the two C's, but he also couldn't catch up with Phyllostachys Pubescens.
"You can ask the team's fans about this. They can explain it to you for a day and a night." Lin Yan felt that everyone who knew the answer would understand it, but he didn't want to explain it to those who didn't.
The Shiba Inu decisively interrupted, "Why?
Because Jin Gong, your skin is too dark, BOK BOK BOK BOK BOK … "
He was still laughing as he spoke. He looked like he was tired of living.
Although there were cameras, the Xiba players weren't afraid at all. Instead, they pinched him.
When the fans below the stage saw this scene, they couldn't help but laugh.
Lin Yan looked on coldly. It was the first time he compared the skin color of the two players.
Kim Gong's skin was indeed a little dark. In Korea, where beauty and facial care were very important, it was rare to see this. His tanned S5, Samsung Cross, and KTA duo had come to LPL together. If fans who had only recently followed the competition saw his face, they would think that he had been tricked into digging coal as well.
On the other hand, the Shiba Inu was much fairer. Although he was now so fat that his waist had increased by one foot, he was not ugly. He was considered a handsome fatty. His grandparents liked him — he looked like a New Year Doll on the wall.
"Jack, you look like your opponent," Mongoose said grimly. He and his teammates had already walked to the players' seats. "Tilt your head and look."
The Shiba Inu didn't want to turn his head, but Jin Gong, who was pinching his neck, exerted a little force and his head tilted to the side.
"You don't say, you really do look alike." Lin Yan glanced at Zoom, who was on the other side of the stage. "If you two retire and spend all your money, you can sell movies to make money. You can make those New Year Doll pictures. That's considered employment."
Jack laughed and scolded. He broke free from Jin Gong's grip and sat in his chair.
Doll Mille in the commentator's seat continued to tease, "YM just won the game, so they're in a good mood now. On the other side, TOP doesn't seem to be so relaxed, especially Zoom. He didn't have much room to play in the last game. It's inevitable that he looks a little bad now."
Around four minutes into the game, a tower was overrun in the top lane. After Zoom revived, he wanted to go to the middle lane to kill Lin Ran. In the end, he teleported and gave Xiao Xun three hundred dollars.
After dying twice in a row, Kenan didn't develop.
Zoom originally wanted to enter the game with Princes in the team battle, but as soon as he rushed in with his E + Rocket Belt, he was sent back to the fountain by Lucian's big move and Rock Sparrow.
He pinched his fingers impatiently.
Even before the game, Zoom knew that his chances of winning the opening game weren't high, but he couldn't lose so miserably.
He almost got a zero kill. Who could withstand that?
He planned to carry the team's flag in this game.
"The second BP game has officially begun!"
Doll's spirits were lifted by the crisp sound of metal. "TOP chose the blue side this game and banned Rock Sparrow!"
"Sure enough, this hero was suddenly played as a jungler by YM. TOP didn't have time to react and could only send him to the ban position," Mille said.
Red Rice didn't hesitate and directly banned Qing Gang Yin.
Although there was no sign that anyone in the top team was very good at this hero, Xiaosu's frightening Qing Gang Yin at the MSI, coupled with the recent changes in the mid-season version, had sent Camille to the T1 level of jungler.
"The second choice, TOP banned Luo, and YM banned Princes …" Doll laughed. "Isn't this a bit of a joke?"
It wasn't that they didn't know Princes's performance in the last game, but YM actually sent him to the ban position. In Doll's opinion, this was simply killing people.
Xiong Xiong's mouth also tightened.
He didn't think that he would be targeted after playing so badly in the last game.
It was too disgusting.
"TOP banned Zooey for the last round of the first round, and YM gave it to Little Temptress!"
These two heroes were very early in the game and were both T1 heroes in the current version. Since the opponent banned one of them, Red Rice naturally had no reason to give the other character to the blue side.
"TOP snatched it from the blue side and directly took Aoun!" Mille's eyes lit up. "This is also Zoom's signature hero!"
Uncle Sheep was simply a hero tailor-made for the top blue-collar top laners in China. He was straightforward, had the initiative to control in team battles, built equipment for the team, and was quite good at lane fighting as a tank.
It was simply perfect.
Zoom was also Aoun's specialty. There was no other way. He was forced to, Sister Li.
Their own mid laner, Knight, and bottom laner, Old Dream, both played like a bottomless pit of resources. They ate as much as they could, and they couldn't wait to eat all three lanes and earn all the money on the map.
The entire team's resources were limited. If the mid and bottom laners ate too much, Zoom naturally had to sacrifice his own development.
Among the top laners who didn't eat resources and were useful in team battles, Aoun was almost the only one. Zoom naturally had to focus on practicing.
"YM continued to take Karma and snatched Kesha while they were at it!"
Doll was still carefully analyzing. "I think this Karma should be given to Jin Gong. Isn't the combination of Kesha and Apocalypse's bottom laner too strange?"
Mille thought so too. "Ever since Jin Gong came back from MSI, he's really addicted to this hero, Karma."
During the mid-season match of the Spanish Eight, he was still worried about his own hero proficiency when facing the Karma that the coach had chosen for him.
But now, he was just short of begging Red Rice to take it.
Karma, who stole money, was purely a torment to the top laner. It dropped Holy Grail and Incense Burner. After killing Book, the rest of the heroes all dropped meat equipment. It was just a sh * t stirrer in team battles.
"The top two and three choices are still Verus and Boulogne." Doll was a little surprised. "This isn't quite the same as the previous game. They've lowered the priority of the jungler position on BP!"
In the previous game, Bear's Princes was revealed in the first round. In this game, they didn't intend to use the jungler in the first round.
After the mid-season update, in this era where the absolute core of the early game was to protect the jungler's development, TOP's move was undoubtedly a little ridiculous.
"They want to use a big move?
That's not very realistic. YM is the red one with the counter position … "Mille was still guessing.
In fact, the reason was very simple.
TOP coach Bobby didn't trust Bear as much.
At least not in this BO3.
Bobby didn't want to change the jungler in the first place, but the manager said to put Sorrow on the bench to calm down. His contract was going to expire this winter, and Sorrow and the club hadn't reached an agreement on whether to renew his contract.
Under normal circumstances, the management would play a little trick on the premise that it didn't affect the team's performance. TOP didn't want Sorrow to go to the water cooler at first, but they didn't expect the youth training team to send Bear.
Anyway, the odds of winning against YM in the opening match weren't high, so they might as well give it a try.
Bobby was still a youth training coach last year. He didn't have much prestige in TOP, so he could only do as he was told.
In the end, Bear's performance in the first round was very disappointing. Bobby naturally didn't trust the new jungler that much.
"YM's third choice is Spider!" Mille was quite excited. "This is also Mongoose's signature hero!"
The moment they saw Spider Queen, the YM fans watching the game suddenly burst into a burst of cheers!
Phyllostachys Pubescens listened to the noise from below the stage and pursed his lips into a smile.
In the second round of BP, YM took the lead to ban Nightmare. This hero, Lights Out, and Aoun were a little disgusting. RNG had used this trick on Spring Art of Red Rice, and he couldn't forget it.
"TOP chose to ban Crocodile …" Mille held his chin. "This is a little interesting. They want to trick a ban out."
"Oh?" Doll raised his eyelids and began to play the supporting role again. "What do you mean?"
The two cooperated quite well. Mille was already prepared. "With the lesson from the last game, TOP will definitely guess that Karma is the top laner. This Crocodile is probably Brother Ran's hero."
"Obviously, TOP wants to choose Swordsister for Knight. This is currently the version of the hero that is most afraid of Crocodile in the mid laner ecosystem …"
Doll continued to ask, "But YM is on the red side and has the priority of the fourth choice. What if Brother Ran takes Swordsister first?"
"Knight still has Yasso." Mille was already prepared. "Since the debut of Golden Left Hand, Yasso hasn't used many heroes, but his record is 100%, and his proficiency is guaranteed."
"Also, Happy Wind Man is very good at hitting Swordsister."
Doll's tone suddenly became cheerful. "I didn't expect that Brother Ran would have a day when he doesn't have enough heroes!"
The audience burst into laughter.
Even the passers-by knew that Lin Yan was terrible at playing Yasso. Fortunately, there was no Happy Wind Man version in the past two years, and Lin Yan knew how to deal with the other side's shills. Otherwise, he would have fallen flat on his ass.
[I didn't expect that Brother Ran would have such a day.]
[Hahaha, don't tell me that he has to ban Swordsister because of Yasso? That's too humiliating, isn't it?]
[I'm so happy to see him lose. I don't know why.]
[It's okay. I won't play Yasso. Brother Ran won't play Yasso either. ⑤ I = Brother Ran.]
Red Rice also stayed in Bengbu. He patted Lin Yan on the shoulder. "It's okay. I can understand that you won't play Yasso. Nobody is perfect."
Anyway, Yasso wasn't a strong hero most of the time. He wasn't like Zooey, who was a popular hero in several versions. It didn't matter if Lin Yan didn't play.
Lin Yan was so angry that he laughed.
He didn't expect that TOP would dare to use such a trick to disgust him.
Were they tired of living?
"Red Rice, help me ban Lu Xian again."
It was rare for Lin Yan to make a request, so Red Rice naturally had to agree.
She was also a strong hero and was also on Red Rice's list of candidates.
"YM banned Swordsister in the end, while TOP chose to ban Bull's Head Chieftain!"
This could be said to be the best support partner for Kesha in the current version. TOP didn't want to give it to the opponent.
"YM banned Lu Xian directly!"
Mille raised his eyebrows. "This is interesting. Brother Ran is competing with Lu Xian in the opening match today?"
YM's fans cheered when they saw Lin Yan pull out Spear Ranger again. Su Cheng also waved the support stick in her hand.
Lu Xian was Lin Yan's first champion's skin. Just like Tribulation's position in Faker's career, it was significant.
"But YM's lineup also has hidden dangers," Doll said after thinking for a moment. "Even though they have Spider and Karma, their ability to create damage in a team battle isn't very strong."
"Sparrow, YM still relies on two archers to be the main damage output in a team battle." Mille also found the flaw in YM's lineup. "If Aoun is allowed to develop, the team battle will be ridiculously easy."
As soon as he said that, Old Dream instantly locked the hero!
"Tristana!" Doll's eyes widened and she immediately began to shout. "Mid laner, Small Cannon, hit Lu Xian!
This is what Brother Ran did when he faced his junior Lucian last year. Now, Knight wants to use her to deal with Brother Ran! "
[GG, the show is about to start!]
[Two Edisis in the middle lane. I didn't expect that.]
[How are they going to fight in the middle lane?
Lu Xian can't beat Small Cannon in this lifetime, right?]
[Now, I have to tell you the story of S7 Brother Ran's level 2 Small Cannon jumping face and soloing his junior Lu Xian.]
After the audience in the live stream saw Zhuo Ding's choice, countless bullet screen comments instantly appeared and densely covered the entire screen!
"TOP finally chose Wine Barrel as a jungler to make up for the lack of AP damage output in the team!"
In the midst of the clamor, YM chose Deep-sea Titan for the fifth pick.
At this point, the lineups of both sides were confirmed.
Blue Top: Top Laner Aoun, Jungler Wine Barrel, Mid Laner Small Cannon, Bottom Laner Verus + Boulogne.
Red YM: Top Laner Karma, Jungler Spider, Mid Laner Lucian, Bottom Laner Kesha + Titan.
"To be honest, I think TOP has a certain advantage in terms of lineup," Doll said bluntly.
Mille agreed. "I think it's better for Brother Ran to keep a counter position. There's no need to choose such a tightrope lineup. It's too difficult to deal with Aoun in a team battle."
Zoom took two deep breaths and even took two sips of iced cola from his paper cup.
After choosing this lineup, he knew that he had a heavy burden on his shoulders.
As long as he could develop, he would have three physical defense equipment, cloth armor shoes, anti-armor, and a blue shield. With a piece of magic resistance equipment, YM's double C team battle would be nothing but a scratch for him.
However, if he couldn't develop, Spider and Karma alone would be enough to kill him.
On the other side of the stage, Lin Yan pinched his fingers to make sure that he didn't bring the wrong runes and summoner skills. Only then did he turn his head to look at TOP.
Zhuo Ding seemed to be telepathic as he turned his head to look at him at the same time.
The two of them looked at each other across the air. Nothing needed to be said.
The Summoner's Canyon suddenly descended. Lin Yan bought the Doran Sword and health potions and led his teammates straight to the river.
On the other side of the canyon, Magnum Cannon Player Tristana held onto Cannon and hummed a little tune as she also rushed to the river with her teammates.
Ppgod led people to invade the bottom lane. YM, who didn't want to clash with Boulogne, calmly retreated.
Everything was extremely restrained. They were just waiting for a spark to ignite the whole scene.