At 5 pm on Thursday, YM would be facing SAT in Group A.
In terms of strength, SAT, which was currently at the bottom of the 0-6 league, would not cause too much trouble for YM.
However, this game still attracted a lot of viewers because SAT's mid laner, Douban, and EDG's substitute top laner, Koro1, had a dispute in a ranking match.
Douban's Weibo was bombarded by Koro1's fans, which led to the nickname "Ten Thousand Pigs Besieging the Tower".
Now, Koro1's fans were unhappy when they saw Douban. They quickly changed their skin and became YM's fans, cheering for them, hoping that YM could teach Douban a lesson. It would be best if they could beat him into a state of "I didn't retire, it's just that no one wants me".
"Come on, YM, kill them!
If you win this game, I'll be a 10-year YM fan. "
"Let's start the game, can Douban die 20 times today?"
"20 times, you think too highly of SAT, don't you think?
I'm afraid the base will be flattened by YM in 20 minutes. One death per minute, I'm really good at it. "
"I'm laughing at the pig pretending to be YM fans. If they want to take revenge, I suggest EDG do it themselves."
"That's right, take away my YM, EDG fans, don't cause trouble. They just lost to YM last week, and now they're losing to them."
Ever since the combination of the two trolls, YM had gained a lot of female fans — this time, they were real female fans, not male fans.
They didn't know much about the game. Most of them were attracted by Lin Ran and JKL's looks. Their understanding of the game stopped at the level where they could see who killed who, and which side had the advantage of pushing the tower more.
Although their understanding of the game was average, the female fans were more emotional than the male audience. Their thinking was more inclined to chase after celebrities.
Once they recognized a certain player, as long as there was no outrageous news, they would not lose their fans. The language of the bullet screen and posts were also biased towards fandom culture.
Today's commentators were Su Xiaoyan and the newcomer, Zeyuan. From the game time to the lineup of commentators, it was obvious that the league did not pay much attention to this game.
"Based on the results of this match, there is a huge gap between the two teams. One team is ranked first, while the other is ranked last." Ze Yuansheng was tall and strong, and his voice was loud and clear. "Of course, from the perspective of commentary, I still hope that the match will be as exciting as possible."
"That's right …" Su Xiaoyan was busy trying to make up for SAT. "However, SAT isn't weak either. Their mid laner, Otto, just single-handedly killed a rookie player from IG last week. Now, it seems like he's getting better. This match is still very interesting."
The two commentators spoke one after another, but they did not talk about the online drama that happened a few days ago.
"Let's look at the BP first. SAT chose the red side and left the blue side to YM," Ze Yuan said. He was still commentating for the LSPL last season and was now a pure LPL newcomer. "Now, most teams won't let YM be in the red side. They're still afraid of their counter position."
"I have to say that Ran's hero pool is very strange," Su Xiaoyan said with a smile. "You can't be sure what kind of strange heroes he will pull out. Titan, Rambo … Many of them can swing between the middle and the top, making it difficult for the opponent to do BP."
"SAT chose to ban Ice Maiden, Blind Monk, and Hammer Stone." Ze Yuan took a deep breath. "I think SAT came prepared today. They targeted Nakano, YM's pride. Banning Ice Maiden is to respect Ran's ability to drive the pace of the game. Hammer Stone and Blind Monk are the most commonly used heroes by Ming and Tian this season."
"YM's ban is more conventional. Bard, Callista, and Qian Jue are all strong heroes in this version," Su Xiaoyan added.
"Then Ember is released …" Ze Yuan rubbed his chin. "YM won't get it, right? I still remember Ember + Jess from their last match against EDG."
SAT chose Ember on the first floor.
Jin Gong asked, "Are we going to snatch Jess?"
"Give it to them." Han Yi was very confident about this. "They won't be able to copy it."
The Ember + Jess system not only had requirements for the user's hero proficiency, but also posed a new challenge to the team's style and playstyle. Hanyi did not believe that the LPL's bottom team had the ability to adapt.
Of course, Hanyi also knew that her idea was a little arrogant and that she was looking down on the opponent.
However, this was the beauty of LPL. Unlike the LSPL's BO1, the BO3 system increased the team's margin for error. Even if a strong team lost the first game, it was still possible for them to catch up and win.
Hanyi decided to test the depth of SAT first and practice her new system at the same time.
"You guys take down Boulogne." Since Hanyi had studied the Ember + Jess system, she naturally had countermeasures.
Boulogne's Security Door was one of the countermeasures. He could confiscate Jess's Enhanced Cannon and Ember's Super Bullet to stop the opponent's mid-game push.
SAT's coach obviously understood this, but there was no other way. There were not enough bans.
The individual strength of the players was too weak. If they put Ice Maiden, Hammer Stone, and Blind Monk on the other side, they might not even be able to last until the mid-game and would be crushed in the lane.
After the first BP game ended, SAT got the lineup of Big Tree, Wine Barrel, Jess, Ember, and Bull's Head. Except for the top laner, it was a complete copy of YM's lineup against EDG.
YM chose Nuo, Excavator, Enchantress, Policewoman, and Boulogne.
YM's idea was very simple. In the mid-game, Policewoman and Boulogne would be stationed at the defense tower. Nuo would lead the solo, while Enchantress would roam the three lanes and use her flexibility to support her teammates.
In SAT's player area, midlaner Otto pinched his knuckles. His memory of Lin Yan was still stuck at the top of the canyon.
At that time, his Yasso's EQ flash was predicted and avoided, and there was no sound throughout the game. The opponent's Clockwork had roamed several times to support Paco in the top lane to alleviate the disadvantage.
This time, he swore to prove his strength.
Lin Yan, who was sitting in the middle of YM's player area, had no impression of that qualifier.
The stun baton was not even a stumbling block for him. Lin Yan easily crushed it. He did not remember Yasso's ID at all.
The members of both teams came to the Summoner's Canyon. The deafening cheers could not be blocked by the soundproof headphones. Lin Yan and his teammates could vaguely hear the noise outside.
Jin Gong was still smiling foolishly. "When did we have so many fans?"
"No way, Brother Siba?
Do you think those people are our fans? "
JKL was merciless. He stabbed Brother Siba's butt with his knife. "Most of them are pigs who support EDG. We are just tools for them to take revenge for their personal grudges."
"What's the situation?"
Jin Gong, who was from Korea and was not good at surfing the domestic Internet, was confused. He did not know about the conflict between Otto and EDG's fans a few days ago.
JKL knew a lot about the current affairs on the Internet. Before the match started, he told Jin Gong what he knew.
He had mastered the skills of surfing the Internet after entering the professional arena from the Fighting Shark platform.
He watched Tieba, Weibo, and Tiger Pounce. He even read the comments online during the post-match interview. If he won, he would see how the fans praised him. If he lost …
Oh, he had never lost. That was fine.