"Welcome back to the Qing 'Ao Park Stadium!"
Zhe Yuan, who was in the commentator section, said loudly, "This is the 2018 LPL Summer Finals!"
"During the break, we also drew seven sets of Jade Sword Legend skins. Among them, Sword Goddess Erilya's Dancing Sword Fairy is also a limited skin for our country's seventh anniversary …"
He gave a brief introduction of the seventh anniversary event. After ending the broadcast, he looked at Ruo Feng and Child.
"What do you two think of the second game that just ended?"
Ruo Feng was the first to express his opinion. "I think that aside from the individual strength of both sides, there is a certain gap in the tactical arrangement and operational ability of the two teams."
"We can see it through a few switches in the middle of the game." His words flowed like a river. "After the end of the BP, we all think that IG should have the initiative advantage in the lineup. After all, they have the Card Master, a mid-laner with a very strong support ability, and the absolute strong hero Lucian."
"But in reality, the initiative of the switch operation is firmly in YM's hands."
"This is the gap in operational ability between the two sides."
Ruo Feng's tone was firm as he came to a conclusion. "I think that if IG doesn't make changes in the third game, it will be difficult for them to beat YM."
The tall and strong Ze Yuan heard this and nodded. "That's true."
He then added, "YM's handling in the middle of the last game was perfect. What made my eyes light up was their handling of the top laner, Jin Gong and The Shy."
"We know that in YM's BP, Brother Gongzi was the one who was sacrificed most of the time …"
"But he really didn't have any advantage in the lane." Child's Wandering God was excited. "After all, he was up against The Shy. His individual ability is really top-notch."
"Let me tell you, the first time I met The Shy in the Korean server's ranking competition, he had already beaten me." He was so excited that his eyes were shining. Even his tone was impassioned. "When I heard that he was training at WE Academy, I had only one thought in mind!"
"What do you mean?" Ze Yuan asked.
Child's Wandering God was resolute. "This kid must not be allowed to return to LCK!"
Many of the spectators in the stands were stunned. Ruo Feng laughed out loud.
The bullet screen was also filled with ridicule.
[What about this bowl?]
[The child has made a great contribution again!]
[It's good to keep him. If The Shy were to return to LCK, the LPL top laner would be crushed again.]
[If IG wins the championship, it's not too much to ask for the credit of Kid God of Wandering 13, right?]
Ze Yuan grinned, but he soon realized that something was wrong.
Originally, he wanted to talk about how YM handled their operations when they were at a disadvantage in the top laner. However, the God of Wandering kept saying "The Sh * t", which led to the topic being diverted!
Ze Yuan hurriedly brought the topic back on track. "I have to say, Brother Gongzi was at a disadvantage in the first two games, but he worked very hard. There were no big problems in the early stages."
"Even though the last hit has been suppressed, The Sh * t won't be able to get any development beyond the timeline!"
"This idea is to let his teammates not invest too much resources on him in the early stages. He can open up the situation in other lanes first, and then let his teammates support him in the middle," Ze Yuan explained. "I found that Brother Gongzi rarely participated in the early and middle stages of the game when he was at a disadvantage. When his teammates and opponents fought, he was always filling in the gaps in his development."
Ruo Feng added, "The most typical example is Kenan in the last game. He fought a team battle in the entire game, and he used the Binding Orb to launch a set of Heavenly Thunder."
Child's Wandering God did not refute.
After watching the two games in the commentator's seat, even he, who was known as the number one loyal member of IG, had to admit that the tactical foundation and operational ability of the two teams were not the same.
However, he still stood on IG's side and gave them advice.
"I think it's a bit late for IG to learn operational thinking. They can try to use a lineup that is based on the early and middle stages of the game. They can make full use of their strengths and rely on the early stages of the game to win."
The three people in the commentator's seat chatted for a long time before Ze Yuan received a prompt from the director in his earpiece and turned the camera to the commentary platform.
Before the Haier brothers could say anything, they heard the extremely familiar sound of metal clanging!
The BP panel appeared in front of everyone's eyes!
"Let's see what IG will do in the third game when their lives are hanging by a thread!"
Doll shouted, "IG, who has the priority to choose sides in this game, chose the red side!"
"IG got a counter position. This is the rhythm of a big move!" Mille was no stranger to this and was immediately filled with anticipation.
The BP segment had begun.
Red Rice gave his first ban position to Yasso.
He was in the blue side, so he had more bans. IG's Windman + Wine Barrel combination was their signature, so there was nothing wrong with being cautious.
IG banned Akali, which was a very conventional ban position.
In the second game, Red Rice chose to ban Lu Xian.
Mille was quite surprised. "YM won the first two games against Lucian. Even so, they still have to give him a ban position?"
"It turns out that The Sh still brought quite a bit of pressure to YM," Doll analyzed. "Although they have a solution to deal with it, it's equivalent to self-destructing. In this case, Mongoose is very passive in the first half of the game, which has a certain impact on his jungle."
If the strength of the heroes in the second half of the game was too different, it would definitely affect the jungler. Red Rice felt that it would be easier to ban him.
"… IG banned the Card Master!"
Remember couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene. "IG tried to steal a substitute ban in the second game, letting Broiler use cards to create an advantage for the team. Unfortunately, it failed."
Mille tried to analyze. "I think it's mainly because this hero doesn't match Broiler's positioning. Rookie is better at using characters with strong suppression abilities in the early and mid game."
"His playstyle is to suppress the enemy mid laner's HP and MP, forcing the opponent back to the city or directly killing them. Then he uses the time difference or TP difference to consider roaming support."
"In contrast, Card Master is more like a hero that emphasizes stable laning. After reaching level six, he looks for the right opportunity to clear the minions and directly supports."
Doll summed it up in simpler terms. "In other words, Rookie can play, but it's not as good as his other mid laners. So to prevent Brother Ran from using this hero, they simply banned it."
"Yes, that's right … YM gave the third ban position to Jess to continue restricting The Sh's laning heroes. IG sent Galio to the ban position to block the opponent's system of doing whatever they want!"
"In this way, Troll and Ice are left outside." Remember understood. "IG wants to use this method to let YM choose a strong hero first and take the other one!"
This was the best choice that the Red Team, who was at a disadvantage in BP, could make.
Red Rice did not hesitate and directly banned Ice Shooter.
He planned to let Jack continue to put pressure on the jungle and play the role of a good tool.
In the previous game, Shiba Inu's performance was also quite good. Several Magic Crystal Arrow and Eagle Soar in the Sky were quite effective, and the damage was not low at all.
Shiba Inu never had to worry about being in an advantageous situation. If anyone dared to appear in his field of vision, he would definitely kill them.
Otherwise, he would feel like there were ants crawling all over his body, and his hands would itch.
Red Rice trusted his tool ADC very much, and Shiba Inu could play its role well.
Jack, on the other hand, felt that something was not right. He opened his headset and took a sip of Coke, muttering, "Red Rice, are you treating me as an Ice Stunt Brother?"
"Hammer Stone is still outside this game. You can choose Draven's Duck for me …"
Although he complained, he still strictly followed the coach's instructions and planned to continue using Ice to provide functional help to his teammates.
"IG got Troll and Little Temptress." Mille looked at the two choices and could not help but praise. "A very strong midlaner combination!"
In the current version, it was even stronger than YM's Lefran and Zhao Xin in the previous game.
Jin Jingzhu realized that the strength of their own heroes was not high in the previous game. This was one of the reasons why Broiler's card master could not frequently support other lanes.
In this game, they simply gave Song Yijin and Ning Wang strong characters so that they could have a wider space to play.
In the YM players' seats, Jiang Chenglu translated Red Rice's words to the team members.
"Let's take Tam as protection, and then choose a weak jungler for Mongoose."
Phyllostachys Pubescens thought about it and chose Zhao Xin among the junglers.
Although Chrysanthemum Xin could not beat Troll in a one-on-one, his stable gank ability and decent farming ability made him second only to Trondell in the professional league.
"IG's last choice in the first round is ADC!"
Ember.
This was Old Thief Sima's signature hero.
In the current version, Ember stood out as a jack of all trades. He was considered a low-level choice for Ice Archers. He could mix in the lane and be useful in the later stages of the game.
It was just that his functionality was not as good as Eich's.
In the next round of BP, IG banned Swordmaiden and Sword Magician, the two upper-middle positions.
After all, Jin Gong and Lin Yan were the only heroes left in YM who had not been confirmed. These two positions were equivalent to sealing their options.
"YM has chosen to ban Shen and Vampire!"
Red Rice was worried that The Shy would suddenly change his mind and take out a hero like Vladimir, who was stable in the lane and could produce explosive damage in the team battle. Suo Xin sent him to the ban position.
They banned Shen because they were worried that Bao Lan would wander around. After all, IG had already chosen Ember, a Archer who did not rely on support, so Bao Lan had a lot of room to do things.
After Jin Jingzhu looked at the opponent's BP, he pondered for two seconds and said to his team members, "Bao Lan, you choose Bull's Head. Leave the counter position for The Shy."
Bao Lan did not express any objections after hearing his translation chicken's words.
Alista's performance against YM's lineup was not bad.
Although it was easy for Tam's W [Feast] to avoid the first attack, his R [Firm Will] could help his teammates block Ice's Magic Crystal Arrow, and his W [Reckless Charge] could also block Zhao Xin's sudden attack.
Red Rice jotted down two notes in his black notebook and then signaled Jin Gong to tell him what character he wanted.
"I'll use Captain, Captain." The Siba player scratched his head and said firmly.
Now, the two heroes who restrained the top Captain the most, Lucian and Jayce, were sent to the ban position.
Under such circumstances, there were almost no natural enemies on Planck Online.
What's more, this was Jin Gong's signature.
Red Rice also thought that there was not much of a problem and readily agreed to his top Captain's suggestion.
"Burning Pot, what do you want to choose?" He deliberately did not rely on a translator for this sentence. Instead, he spoke haltingly in Chinese.
"Let me think …" Lin Yan glanced at the exposed lineups of both sides. "I think Zooey will be better?"
YM was still lacking in control at the moment.
The top Captain and the support Tam did not have any means of starting a team or stabilizing control.
If Lin Yan chose another hero without control, the entire lineup would be a little too passive.
If he chose Zooey, she could use E [Hypnotic Bubble] and Ice's Ten Thousand Arrows to constantly pull the enemy from the side. At the same time, she also had the ability to start a team. Once they entered an advantageous situation, Zooey would be the enemy's worst nightmare in the fog of war.
Zooey was also a good choice against the Enchantress. After all, she would have absolute control in the early game.
Red Rice naturally did not object and arranged for Liu Qingsong to quickly lock her down.
"Looking at it this way, YM's lineup is quite complete." Mille looked at the five heroes on the blue side. "Frontline, Protection, and Poke are all very strong, and they won't be lacking in damage in the late game."
"Now it's up to IG's counter position. Which hero will they choose for The Shy to face Captain?"
Dolly suggested from the side, "I think Kenan is not bad. He has a long range and can hit a barrel. Moreover, he's quite powerful in team battles."
"But this way, IG's use of priority to get the red side for themselves won't be of much use." Mille frowned. "Kainan can be chosen first. Why do they need this counter position?"
He felt that IG was definitely going to make a big move. Otherwise, they would be letting down the red side.
It was indeed a big move.
Tens of thousands of spectators in the stands exclaimed in unison!
A valiant, short-haired woman appeared in the hero selection box on Sapphire. She held a typical western sword in her hand and her eyes were full of fighting spirit!
"Kenji?" The loud screams spread to every inch of the Qing 'ao Park stadium. "Lock it down!!"
"The Shy is going to draw his sword!"
Mille hurriedly raised his voice and speed. "He wants to rely on his own ability to dominate this game!"
The audience in the live broadcast of the game was extremely large.
After seeing The Shy's hero selection, the originally vast number of bullet screen comments increased exponentially.
[WDNMD, he really dares to pick?]
[I see The Shy smiling. This game is going to be interesting.]
[Only IG would spoil him like this. They chose Lucian to play the top lane in the first two games, but he lost both games. In the third game, they even let him play the swordswoman. Only one solo. This coach is really careless.
[Isn't Jin Jingzhu a Korean coach?
He has always emphasized the importance of the team and always means what he says. How can he make The Shy so happy?]
In fact, Jin Jingzhu was the one who had commanded Kenji.
He wanted to see where The Shy's limits were when it came to single-handedly driving.
Mille also recovered after a short moment of excitement. "But if top laner Kenji plays against Captain … is this really an advantage?"
Remember pondered for two seconds and commented, "I think it's really average. Although Kenji's ability to carry and solo after she becomes Hydra will be several levels ahead of Captain."
"But the difficulty is in the laning phase. Captain will be very comfortable facing Kenji, a close-range hero with no control. He can just use Q [Gunfire Negotiation] to keep rubbing against her."
"Moreover …"
Remember paused for a moment at this point.
But everyone knew what he meant.
In the previous game, after IG had chosen Lu Xian, they still did not have an advantage with 41 points.
Then why did they choose Kenji, who emphasized solo lane, in this game?
Could it really be effective?
Doll tried to smooth things over. "In the end, it still depends on the performance on the field. I trust The Shy's ability. If he dares to choose, he must have something to rely on!"
The players present also swapped heroes with their teammates and adjusted their runes.
The lineups of both sides were also confirmed.
The blue team YM: top laner Captain, jungler Zhao Xin, mid laner Zooey, bottom lane Ice + Tam.
The red team IG: top laner Kenji, jungler Troll, mid laner Enchantress, bottom lane Lu Jin + Bull's Head.
"Jin Gong, remember, you have to be steady in the early stages." Red Rice was still reminding the eight players. After The Shy chose Kenji, the variables in this game would definitely be on the road. "In the middle of the game, don't be anxious when the opponent solo lanes. You just have to clear the line and defend the tower!"
"I know." Ji Mugong nodded to show that he understood.
His expression was slightly solemn.
He had thought that after banning Lucian and Jess, he, as the captain, would be able to ride roughshod over the top lane comfortably. Who would have thought that The Shy would directly pull out an unconventional Kenji!
The cheers in the stadium were endless, and it sounded like thunder in the stadium.
After gaining a 2-0 lead, the YM fans in the stands were unable to contain their excitement.
They cheered harder and harder, wanting to use this method to let the players on the field feel their enthusiasm.
Although there were not many people in the stadium, seeing that their home team was facing a desperate situation, they also united to cheer for the players.
This was different from the previous regular season where there were people leading the cheers. In such a large stadium, the cheers of the fans were not particularly uniform.
However, the advantage was that it was very loud. Compared to the previous small stadium that could only accommodate a few hundred spectators, this scene was much grander and more spectacular.
Accompanied by the waves of cheers in the stadium, the coaches of both teams once again stepped onto the Summoner's Canyon in the middle of the stage.
To Red Rice's surprise, Jin Jingzhu's expression was calm, as if he did not care about the victory of this game at all.
However, he was not in the mood to communicate with the opposing coach. After hurriedly shaking hands, he turned around and left.
The caster's camera zoomed out to the live audience.
Taking advantage of the gap between the game and the start of the game, the caster was still looking for familiar faces in the audience. The camera swept across the famous IG player Sun Yeyou who had specially come to Nanjing to watch the game, as well as former staff members such as Xiao Mi who had been active in the commentary booth.
A moment later, the Summoner's Canyon was loaded and appeared on the big screen in the stadium.
The cheers in the stadium became even louder!
The players bought their equipment and went out. The signal was always marked in the wilderness and river of both teams. The caster routinely gave the rune configuration information.
"Brother Ran is still using the [Secrets of Unsealing]. His primary skills are Flash and Teleport. It seems that he wants to build an advantage for his teammates."
Lin Yan's secondary class was equipped with the Mana Belt and Transcendence of the Witchcraft Department. The former was mainly because his main class had given up on Biscuit in order to obtain the Soldier Death Reaper.
Otherwise, with the mana replenishment from the biscuit, he wouldn't be able to use the Mana Chain. After all, activating Echo could replenish his mana, and with the mana buff, it was definitely enough. He could save a rune grid for Water Walk.
"Brother Gongzi is equipped with the Indestructible Grasp. He is as steady as ever!"
Doll praised. "Now, many captains will choose to use Steal Omen when facing a melee hero."
"After all, Q [Gunfire Negotiation] can perfectly trigger the Steal Money Rune, and the matchup can give him a lot of money for free. However, Brother Gongzi did not do that. Instead, he chose the Indestructible Grasp, which can better pass the matchup period."
"He is too steady!"
Indestructible Grasp, Chrysalis, and Skeletal Plating. His secondary class was equipped with the Magical Boots and Biscuit.
"The other side is His Hy …" Doll looked over subconsciously and then raised his eyebrows. "What's the situation?"
"Steal Omen!"
"Brother Shy has also started to bring Steal Money!"
[Good lord. Isn't this the time when he swore that he would never bring Steal Omen?]
[Steal Money is so good!]
[Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Immortal or Conqueror is fine. Bringing Steal Money is really good.]
[However, it is relatively easy for Kenji to trigger Steal Omen. She just needs to Q it.]
[But this matchup is not good. Immortal captain is very disgusting.]
Jiang Chenglu was also forced into a corner.
With those pure offensive runes, Jin Gong would not be able to fight him to the end. If he did not have a kill advantage, his equipment and economy would not have an absolute advantage.
However, with Steal Omen, even if Jin Gong did not get killed, he would still lose a lot of gold coins. This would allow Jiang Chenglu to develop faster than the other players.
The three commentators joked around for a while and then turned their attention back to the game.
"In this match, YM's Level One team is slightly stronger. The main support is Ice and Zooey!"
Zooey's W, Spell Stealing Hands, was a Level One team's weapon.
However, Lin Yan did not lead his teammates directly to the opposite jungle.
Instead, he obediently followed the river and set up a defense.
After all, if he really wanted to fight a Level One team, he would have to learn from W to ensure his chances of winning.
Spell Stealing Hands was basically useless in a Level One matchup unless the first wave of attacks dropped Spell Shards.
Lin Yan did not want to do that.
He wanted to find a stable lane to suppress.
"When IG saw that the opponent did not invade the jungle, they did not dare to take the initiative to explore YM's jungle. They could only start in the dark!"
From God's perspective, it could be clearly seen that Phyllostachys Pubescens was farming from the top half of the jungle.
Ning Wang was also farming from the top half of the jungle and farming his own red buff first.
"It looks like the junglers on both sides do not want to care about the top lane. After all, they do not have stable control and are not easy to catch. Just let them develop naturally …"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ning Wang finish eating his red buff and head straight for the top lane!
"Oh my god!" Mille tried to lower his voice. "Ning Wang is going to catch them at Level Two!"
Remember glanced at the skill bars of both sides and immediately reacted. "It's really possible to catch them!"
"Jack's Ice is still some distance away from reaching Level Two. Without Eagle Soars the Sky, YM has no idea about Ning Wang's movements!"
Doll added. "And now the top lane minions are pushing towards IG!"
The Shy's acting skills were superb. From the beginning, he recklessly used his Q [Void Piercing Slash] to steal money.
Jin Gong was not to be outdone. He attacked the minions and stacked his immortality. Then, he used his Q [Gunfire Negotiation] to deal almost one bar of damage to the opponent.
Purely from the point of view of exchanging HP, Jin Gong had made a small profit.
The Xiba players planned to push the minions out before they reached Level Three. Then, when Ning Wang reached Level Three, there would be a high gank rate. Then, they could safely hide behind and wait for the minions to be pushed back.
He did not expect Ning Wang to dare to go up at Level Two!
This was not Troll's usual playstyle at all.
Jin Gong's Eye of the Accessory had planned to wait for the minions to be pushed out before moving to the Triangle Grass.
Ning Wang's arrival had caught him off guard!
"Troll is rushing over from the Triangle Grass. It will be too late for Brother Gongzi to escape when he sees him!"
Ning Wang was extremely reckless. He used his AQ and placed a red buff on the captain's body to slow him down.
Then, he chased after him and smashed him!
"The captain has not reached Level Two. Without Tangerine, it will be difficult for him to escape!"
The Xiba players' Skeletal Plating had been broken. He roughly deduced in his mind and knew that it would be difficult for him to escape.
At Level Two, Troll still had a skill that he had not used.
He suspected that as soon as he used Flash, the troll would hit the pillar and force him back to his original spot.
At that time, he would still have to give up his life.
He decided not to use his Flash.
After all, the captain's Flash was as valuable as Rambo's.
If he used it rashly, he would become the opponent's ATM and continue to receive military training.
"Troll made a strong attack. Together with Kenji's damage, they easily took the first hit!"
The head was taken by The Shy.
The son of a b * tch below the stage was elated!
IG had opened up the game two minutes into the match!