The next match against IG was on Sunday. There were only two days in between, so YM did not have much time to prepare.
Fortunately, SAT and IG were relatively average, so they were not under much pressure.
Shanghai Pudong, Shimao Riverside Garden, where the IGLOL branch was located.
The boss, Principal Wang, had been very attentive to the IG club for the past two years. He had even moved the club to this area, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.
The IG club's base was high enough that the view of the river could be seen when the curtains were pulled open.
Originally, passersby could often be seen standing by the Huangpu River, trying to fish for pigs. However, at this time, the windows were covered with gray curtains, blocking out the bustling night view of the Huangpu River.
In the training room, a few computers were placed close to the white wall in a circle. In the middle of the room was a whiteboard with the results of the previous mock competition written on it. One glance was enough to know why it was terrible.
The star of IG, rookie, was sitting on a chair, the computer screen in front of him was playing a video of the match.
It was the first small game between YM and EDG. Lin Yan controlled Tsar and the jungler Xiao Tian, setting the pace of the game.
When he saw EDG steal the Dragon and was defeated by Lin Yan in a flash, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.
After watching the whole game, his chubby and honest face became more dignified.
Rookie knew how good Scout was. As the most famous trainee in SKT, although he was not as good as Faker and Easyhoon, the two S5 world class mid laners, he was still as good as an LCK mid laner. Those who could beat him were basically the best mid laners.
Moreover, Scout had the veteran Ghost Foot Seven by his side, but he was defeated by a pair of rookies …
Broiler never looked down on rookies. After all, he had just debuted when he won the LCK championship.
It was not rare to reach the top after debuting in the eSports industry. Some people were the lucky ones who held the script of the main character.
After watching two videos of YM's matches, rookie had a general understanding of YM's playstyle.
It seemed like they were a team with the mid laner as the core.
A chubby guy with black glasses and sleepy eyes walked over. He looked like an enlarged version of rookie. He was IG's jungler, the God of Games, and the founder of LPL's first generation unit, 443.
"Broiler, do you want takeout?
I found a restaurant that's pretty good. "The boy scratched his head. His left hand hooked into his curly black hair while his other chubby hand held his phone.
"If you want to eat, I'll order first."
"I want to eat meat. You can decide for me."
Broiler's Mandarin was pretty good. He turned to the Wandering God and asked, "What about the match against YM on Sunday?"
After ordering takeout, Daydream couldn't hold back his hunger, so he ran to the side and took a box of Dry-Mixed Noodles. He stood behind Broiler and spoke while mixing the noodles.
"Sure, Chris will come and talk about tactics after dinner. We have to hurry up and get as many points as possible. If we don't make it to the playoffs this year, we'll be a laughing stock. We made it to the S Tournament last year."
After YM finished their SAT, they went back to the base to catch up on sleep. The next afternoon, they had a meeting to discuss the tactics for the next match.
"IG's playing style is very reckless. Their operational ability is very poor, and they always like to play all kinds of unreasonable small team battles." Hanyi held a notebook in her hand and gave the team information about their opponent.
"Average insertion per game: 108, average laning per game: 35, and average dragon control per game: 0.9. These three statistics are the last in the league."
"So Xiao Ming, you have to set up your vision of the dragon zone as soon as possible. If we can control the dragon well, our chances of winning this match will be quite high."
Hanyi looked at Lin Yan again. "I don't need to tell you how strong Rookie is, right?
You have to watch him closely. "
"No problem." Lin Yan nodded.
Of course, he was aware of Rookie's strength. Last year, he and Kakao, the two boosters, were able to lead the Gemini Stars to the global finals and successfully rescue Principal Wang, who had almost become Old Eight's first target, from the toilet.
After Kakao's departure from IG, Rookie showed his strong dominance in the Spring Season 2016.
Last year, he was taught by EDG's Buddha, Pawn, until he cried on the spot. In the Spring Tournament, he had completed his evolution and successfully killed General Pawn, becoming IG's only remaining carry point.
Lin Yan was not nervous about going up against Broiler. He wanted to prove his strength in front of Rookie. It would be even better if he could defeat (kill) him directly.
Before the match between YM and IG, there was another important match. It was Saturday night at seven o 'clock, EDG versus RNG.
This was also the first confrontation between the two teams after the Spring Tournament final. Originally, the audience thought that RNG, who had brought in Ouze, would be able to defeat EDG without General Pawn.
However, RNG seemed to be in a slump and lost 0: 2 to EDG. So far, RNG had suffered two losses, and both were 0: 2. This was very different from the expectations of the fans before the Summer Tournament.
On Sunday night at seven o 'clock, YM versus IG. The commentator was still Doll Mille.
Once the weekend came, the two commentators were quite busy. This was because the officials would move the important matches to this period, and the key matches needed to be accompanied by high-quality commentary.
"YM versus IG, how should I put it?" Doll crossed his arms. "I think the focus is still on the midlaners of both sides."
"That's right." Mille glanced at Doll and nodded in agreement. "I just got a few sets of interesting data from the backstage."
"Ran and Rookie are now the top two in the entire LPL single-kill list." Mille looked at the table in his hand. "Ran has now scored 18 kills in seven B3 matches, and Rookie is close behind with 15 kills."
"At the same time, the damage ratio of the two is also quite high. Ran is 34.1%, and Rookie is 34.5%. They are the only midlaners in the top five in terms of damage ratio. Behind them are the three famous ADCs, Mystic, Defter, and Uzi."
"The data of the two are very close. It can be seen that they are in excellent competitive condition," Doll continued. "But the records of the two midlaners are completely different."
"YM is now ranked first in Group B with 7 wins and 0 losses, and IG is ranked second last in Group A with 2 wins and 5 losses," he concluded. "Although there are many factors that affect a team's performance, we all hope that the two of them can contribute a wonderful midlaner performance today."
"Broiler: What does it mean to be the head of an orphanage?"
"The data of these two midlaners is ridiculous."
"I'm not optimistic about IG. The strength of their teammates is too weak. Kid is going to be destroyed by Xiao Tian."
"Let's not talk about Kid. Let's look at the bottom lane. Guess how long it will take for Rain and Tabe to be killed?"
"IG's bottom lane is a joke. It's been five weeks, and how many times have they changed the bottom lane?
Are they looking for a mole in their composition? "
"Is there a need to look for a mole?
Isn't IG's management team backstage? "
In the live broadcast of the competition, even Doggie himself did not think that IG could beat YM.
After experiencing the broken leg in the top 16 of S5, Doggie once again hid the shiny dog tags on their necks, hiding their achievements and fame, hiding in the pressure bar.
The players of both teams were typing in the public channel.
[Hello, everyone.] Rookie entered the room and greeted.
[Broiler, I'm your fan.]
Lin Yan quickly typed.
【？？？】
Rookie felt a chill run down his spine. He felt that some kind of magical law weapon was acting on him.
[JKL, how did you get kidnapped over there?]
Two months ago, he heard from Coach Chris that his team was going to have a genius AD carry. He did not expect to be intercepted halfway.
[Can't help it. Chubby gave me too much,] JKL replied while holding back his laughter and shaking his legs.
His life was very comfortable now. He had won all the way with his teammates and had gained some fame in the LPL. He might even be able to enter S6 to see the world. He had earned a lot of money and played a lot of matches. JKL felt that he had earned a lot.