Chapter 286 The Battle of Western Dignity!
EDG Club currently has no home stadium, and RNG's home stadium RNG E-sports Center in Wukesong, Beijing, is still under intense construction and is expected to be completed in June.
Therefore, the first match between the two teams in the S8 Spring Split will still be held at the Shanghai Zhengda Plaza.
According to the official requirements of the league, the team needs to arrive at the competition venue three hours before the game.
So even though nearly half of the journey from EDG Club to Zhengda Plaza is the "Green Wave Channel" and it only takes half an hour to reach Zhengda Plaza, the team still has to set off at three o'clock in the afternoon.
Jiang Zhun packed up the peripherals first and stood at the door of the club waiting.
"Zet, shall we go?"
Seeing Hai Chengmin wandering in the glass door, Jiang Zhun waved at him.
"No, no." Hai Chengmin shook his head repeatedly, "The league has not approved the club's report yet. I am not a player of the EDG club yet. It is not good to go to the game with you."
"Uh uh. I'd better practice heroes in the club. Kaisa will be online on the 16th."
Seeing Hai Chengmin's hurried explanation, Jiang Zhun smiled, "Do your best! Kaisa, the new hero, is different from other AD heroes. If you are proficient and Kaisa becomes popular in the next version, maybe you can play in the spring game."
Hearing Jiang Zhun's words, Hai Chengmin's eyes showed a hint of determination, and then he smiled and said: "I will do my best, and you must do your best in the game against RNG!"
"I will watch the live broadcast on time at 7 o'clock in the evening~"
...
After the East and West Divisions, many predictions about the strength and ranking of each team in the spring game emerged on the Internet.
EDG, RNG, and IG are undoubtedly considered the champions by most netizens, while RW and WE are basically considered "champion challengers".
After half of the regular season of the Spring Split, the audience found that except for the WE team, which basically maintained the same team as last year, the performance was a bit horrible because the players were too old to keep up with the version changes, the other predictions were basically correct.
Therefore, the competition between EDG and RNG, the two candidates for the Spring Split champion, was full of topics.
In addition, the two teams are the teams with the largest fan base in LPL, and the LPL venue in Zhengda Plaza was directly full.
Before 7 o'clock in the evening, many fans waved the support items they received from a fixed location outside the venue and started to call for their favorite teams.
Hai Chengmin, who was in the training room of EDG Club, also opened the webpage early and entered the official live broadcast room:
[I am really a coward to fans of these two teams, and I will never explain my hatred for my whole life]
[I miss Feng Ge so much]
[MLXG is on the opposite side of RNG, hehehe, I am looking forward to it]
[Will RNG start the top laner, Lightmi or Zzitai? ]
[Come on EDG! ]
[RNG will win! ]
[In the game against WE, Dog Brother made AD assassin, what can EDG use to stop it? ]
[Who is "Four consecutive jumps ruined my Chinese e-sports, and Da Mouth's one spray destroyed my dream" talking about? ]
[I don't like any team, I just like Xiao Dog, I want to learn some last-hitting and positioning]
[Haha, why not learn from Jun Ge, your Xiao Dog can only give away]
[I only took a year off from the college entrance examination, how did LPL win the championship? Zz1tai retired? Sima Laozei and MLXG went to EDG? 】
[This year, Xiaogou has matured. EDG's lineup is obviously not as strong as last year. Just wait for the reckoning tonight! 】
The game has not officially started yet, and the number of barrages in the live broadcast room has exceeded that of ordinary games.
Hai Chengmin looked at the exaggerated white barrage sea and widened his eyes.
The barrage of the pig-dog battle in the summer finals last year was only at this level, right?
It seems that after EDG won the S7 World Championship, League of Legends has attracted a lot of fresh blood in China and aroused the attention of many old league players again.
"Welcome to the EDGvsRNG scene in the fourth week of the 2018 Spring Split. I am the commentator Wawa (Miller)!"
The countdown returned to zero, and it was 7 o'clock.
The live broadcast screen immediately switched to the commentary seat. Sure enough, the official still gave this focus battle to Haier Brothers.
"At present, RNG's record is 7-1, second only to IG, ranking second in the Eastern Division!"
"And EDG is 6-0, ranking first in the Western Division!"
Looking at the data chart given by the director, the two commentators began to introduce the performance rankings of both teams to the audience.
"After a week of confrontation between different groups, it is obvious that the overall strength of the Eastern Division teams is stronger than that of the Western Division. For example, IG currently has 8 wins and 0 losses, RNG has 7 wins and 1 loss, and RW has 6 wins and 2 losses. In the Western Division, except for EDG, no team has won more than 5 games."
"So today's match between RNG and EDG was called the battle of dignity in the Western Division by some netizens!"
"What do you think about this, Mr. Miller?"
While Wawa mobilized the atmosphere of the commentary, he threw the topic to Miller.
"In my opinion, the Western Conference's battle for dignity also makes sense."
"After all, WE, OMG, Snake, and other strong Western teams all lost to the Eastern Conference's three best teams. If EDG loses to RNG again, then the fact that the East is strong and the West is weak will become an indisputable fact."
“But as far as the playoffs are concerned, the win or loss of EDG vs. RNG is actually not that important to EDG.”
“After all, the number of teams that can advance to the playoffs in the East and West tracks is the same.”
So far, it has become a basic fact that all the battles in the West except EDG are rotten fish and shrimp.
As long as no team suddenly explodes after the second round of the same group confrontation and wins all the way, EDG’s first position in the West will basically not be shaken.
The cunning baby deliberately asked: “So who does Mr. Miller think will win this game?”
“EDG!”
“MLXG knows RNG too well, and Letme in the top position is consistently suppressed by Nexus players.”
Miller said with certainty: “There is not much difference between the two teams in other lanes, so EDG will definitely win!”
[? ? ? ]
[The commentator is really a dead starch]
[I can only laugh, EDG still won three or four games 2-1 against those garbage in the West, and the fatigue is obvious. I just want to ask what EDG can do to fight RNG? 】
[Yes, the next few games were all 1-2 comebacks, and my fans were all scared]
[What do you want to say? 6-0 is not as good as 7-1? 】
…
Just as the barrage was arguing, the players completed the entrance and entered the custom room.
[EDG丶MLXG]: Long time no see~
[EDG丶MLXG]: 乛乛
"What does Xiangguo mean by this expression?" Uzi looked at the message that suddenly appeared on the public screen and shouted: "He doesn't really want to mess with me, does he?"
Before the game, when RNG was discussing the tactical design of the game with EDG, someone suggested to be careful of spicy Xiangguo:
"Xiangguo is the one who knows how to protect Uzi the most!"
"So, he also knows how to catch Uzi the most!"
This view was unanimously recognized by the players. They also had a big discussion on how to prevent Xiangguo from ganking the bottom lane and came up with several response plans.
But now, seeing Mala Xiangguo abnormally sending messages in the custom room, Uzi, who is most likely to be the victim, is like a frightened bird, and his back is a little cold.
Having been a teammate for almost two years, he knows that Xiangguo is not a very sociable person.
Last year, when a game was suspended, because the players could not communicate with each other, he, Xiaohu, Shi Senming and I flirted with the beautiful referee, but Xiangguo said nothing.
"I think Xiaogou's idea is right."
"Xiangguo's behavior is too abnormal!"
"And how can you catch the factory manager at level 2? Brother Ka, it depends on you in the early stage!"
...
"Why don't they reply to the message?"
The referee asked Jiang Zhun, the captain, whether the players were ready. Jiang Zhun replied that they were ready and immediately loaded the game, which made Mala Xiangguo feel puzzled.
He was the captain when he was in RNG before, so he was naturally familiar with the game process.
Only after the captains of both sides agree to the game, the referee will notify the players who have opened the room to click "start".
But whether to click start immediately or wait a few seconds depends entirely on the player’s mood.
The one who checked into the hotel this time was Xiaohu from RNG.
"He must have been scared!"
The sister control said with a smile: "I have to say, the move of the factory manager letting Xiangguo send a message was really amazing, and it directly controlled RNG's heart."
...
Amid the cheers of the audience, the lineup selection for the first game was completed:
Blue side (RNG) vs Red side (EDG)
Top unit: Vampire vs Rambo
Jungler: Lee Sin vs Olaf
Mid unit: Ryze vs Taliyah
ADC: Kog'Maw vs Tristana
Support: Tam vs Kidney
Wawa suppressed his smile: "EDG, who has the right to choose the side, took the initiative to choose the red side. Could it be that they took Rambo just to get the counter position on the fifth floor?"
"Yeah, it should be."
"Vampire, a teamfight AOE mage that restrains tank top laners, has become a regular in the version."
"And Rambo has not appeared in the spring game yet. He may really be EDG's trump card."
[Warning! Warning! Warning! 】
【Who do you say is short? 】
【Wow, laugh if you want to. Holding back is bad for your health】
【I hope it's the same as what you said (sly smile.jpg)】
【Have you seen Nexus commentate on the game between IG and RNG? He said he was not familiar with the RNG players. Don't make malicious speculations here! 】
Jiang Zhun chose Arcane Comet as the cornerstone rune for Rambo. The small runes are Ultimate Skill Cap, Swiftness, and Scorch. The secondary inspiration chose Perfect Timing and Cosmic Insight.
The reason why Magic Boots was not chosen is that Rambo's laning, especially against heroes like Vampire, is very dependent on movement speed.
It is not easy to burst out and kill in the early stage of professional competitions. Once the Magic Boots rune is selected, the shoes cannot be purchased and can only be delivered after 10 minutes of game time.
"Let's go, invade!"
The strength of EDG's lineup at level 1 is obviously higher than that of RNG, and after selecting the hero, the factory manager also clearly stated that the pre-match invasion of the jungle can be adopted.
As soon as the air wall of the fountain disappeared, Spicy Hotpot couldn't wait to shout.
"Go straight at them when you see them!"
"It would be best if you can kill them, but if you can't, use their summoner skills!"
Taliyah brought Flash Weakness against Ryze, while both Rumble and Shen had Flash Ignite. If EDG could catch the enemy's lone hero when invading the enemy's jungle, it would not be difficult for them to get the first blood.
"Vampire starts with four reds and Rumble also has four reds."
"It seems that Letme and Nexus have the same idea. Both players have a high understanding of unique graphics cards!"
Watching the game from a God's perspective, Wawa found that both top laners chose the same unpopular starting equipment combination, and he was a little excited:
"As for summoner skills, both sides have Flash Ignite. For runes, Vampire chose Aery and Rumble chose Comet."
"It seems that this game should be a life-and-death situation in the top lane!"
Generally speaking, Vampire will choose Phase Rush.
But Letme chose Aery, the strongest hero in the laning phase, obviously wanting to quickly gain a line advantage through frequent consumption and blood exchange, not just using Phase Rush's acceleration to hit a set to take advantage and run away.
"EDG chose to group together and invade from the top lane to the river!"
"On the RNG side, Ryze placed a trinket ward at the entrance of his own F6 jungle area, and then rushed to the red side jungle area with his teammates."
"Why did they make this decision?"