Chapter 443: Prepare Together for the Semi-Finals!

"As for the training matches, all LPL fans don't have to worry at all."

"As far as I know, IG and EDG have been playing. Of course, FNC and G2 are teams in the same division, but not in the same half, so they are likely to play training matches together."

Wawa's "LPL World Championship Intelligence Class" program has come to an end.

"As for the quality of the training matches, EDG's training matches have always been highly praised during the league, and all major teams like to play against EDG."

"I believe that with the sparring, both IG and EDG will be able to go further before the semi-finals!"

"Let's look forward to the civil war of Incheon LPL!"

In the past world championships, after the elimination rounds, unless the club spent money to find a team to practice with, otherwise the team may not have a training match in the semi-finals or finals.

After all, although the world championship is divided into divisions, it is still participated in the name of "clubs" in the final.

What the league can do is to organize some sparring for teams in the division before the start of the world championship.

When the World Championship comes, the sparring team will basically disband for various reasons, and the teams and players who did not advance to the World Championship will also have a holiday.

When the S game comes to an end, it is almost impossible to gather again.

Fortunately,

This year's top four teams are two teams from two divisions, and the teams in the same division are divided into the upper and lower halves, which makes IG and EDG, FNC and G2 paired training, the default choice.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the members of the EDG and IG teams entered the custom room as scheduled.

The factory manager initiated a voice call in the training group of the two teams.

"Jayce, Jayce!"

"Give us Jayce in this game!"

The factory manager pressed the hands-free button, and Ning Wang shouted loudly.

As if he was afraid that EDG would not agree, he immediately added: "Anyway, the opponent will never let you play this hero."

"We may not!"

"Okay, but what do you mean by a jungler asking to play Jayce?"

The factory manager asked meaningfully.

Ning Wang Chao glanced at Song Yijin who was sitting next to him on the left, then looked at Jiang Chenglu on the right, and finally asked Jin Zhu who was standing behind him softly:

"Coach, can you tell me this?"

The translator beside him quickly explained the whole story to Jin Zhu.

"Whatever."

"They all know it anyway."

Jin Zhu sighed, his face unchanged and his tone somewhat helpless.

It was a very lucky thing to be able to play training games with EDG before the semi-finals.

This is very helpful for the players to maintain their feel and to get inspiration in BP and tactics.

But at the same time, everything has two sides.

The more training games you play with EDG, the more the other party knows IG.

And Coach Jin Zhu, and even the vast majority of the audience and players, are not optimistic that the FNC team can eliminate EDG in the semi-finals.

So, if IG enters the finals, the opponent must be EDG.

At that time, this will become a disadvantage.

However, compared to the long-term, for IG, short-term interests are the most important. Only by defeating G2 in the semifinals can IG launch a charge towards the championship trophy!

In the final analysis, it is a very lucky thing to play a training match with EDG.

"G2 may not necessarily pull our Jayce."

"In the knockout rounds, their pull is basically aimed at RNG's mid and bottom lanes."

"You know, Wunder is known as the No. 1 top laner in Europe. He plays both carry heroes and tanks very well."

"G2 will most likely not pull people against the top lane."

Ning Wang explained seriously.

And in the training room temporarily built by EDG, there was a big laugh.

Ning is still an honest man!

The factory manager's obvious ridicule is not seen.

From the beginning of the season to the World Championship, iG and EDG's training matches have basically never stopped.

The mutual understanding between the two teams is definitely deeper than any other team!

"Theshy, Rookie and even Duke are good at using Jayce. Don't we know this?"

"This Gao Zhenning is so mysterious."

Meikou lowered her voice and kept laughing.

The other players in the training room also had their eyebrows flickering and nodded frequently, agreeing with Meikou's statement.

"Ask them whether Jayce wants to go top or mid. If he goes top, I will take the blue-collar top laner."

Jiang Zhun was also very direct. He told the factory manager or immediately repeated his words.

Not long after, IG gave an answer.

"Go mid!"

Hearing this, Jiang Zhun began to think.

At present, the five heroes of Qinggangying, Akali, Jayce, Irelia and Aatrox are the most common swing heroes in the world game.

Among them, except Qinggangying, who is used for swinging between top and jungle, the other four heroes are used for swinging between mid and top.

Among these four heroes, Rouji plays Akali and Jayce quite well and has a high level of proficiency.

Theshy is quite handy with these four heroes.

Therefore, IG team's BP is very easy to do.

At the beginning, they would grab heroes for the bottom lane, and then choose heroes for rookie and other mid laners. If the opponent picked out heroes that could counter or resist pressure in the mid lane, IG would directly throw the hero originally chosen for Rookie to Jiang Chenglu to play.

It can be said that the version heroes are quite suitable for IG.

Of course, the four heroes that Theshy is good at are also Jiang Zhun's specialties, and Jiang Zhun is even the owner of Jayce's champion skin.

His proficiency is only stronger than the opponent!

Compared with rookie, Jayce, and Akali, Hai Chengmin's proficiency is slightly inferior, but his operation of Irelia and Sword Demon is more outstanding.

Even, the two are also good at Galio and Ice Girl, a functional mage mid-lane.

Of course, in comparison, Hai Chengmin's laning strength is much worse than rookie, but Hai Chengmin does better in roaming resources and sacrificing.

This is why he was able to replace Li Lican and firmly serve as EDG's starting mid-lane.

This version is also good for Scout.

His Akali and Jayce are very proficient.

However, if Scout wants to use these two heroes to play well in the game, he must sacrifice the jungle economy, and even the mid-term team defense tower benefits, and give him a considerable part of the economy, so that he can have the lead in equipment!

Otherwise, even if he is evenly matched with the opponent, or even has a small advantage, it is quite easy to be silent.

This is still not suitable for EDG's current top, jungle and bottom three lanes.

As the team's biggest carry point, Jiang Zhun will not let him take the blue-collar top lane, otherwise in the mid-term, the team will definitely give him the economy.

Although Sima Laozei doesn't like to suck the blood of his teammates, he is not a supporting role. He will still eat what he should eat.

In this way, if Li Yucan is on the court, it is easy for him to not get too much economy fed to him by his teammates throughout the game, thus becoming an invisible man.

Therefore, Shanghai Chengmin is also a helpless move for EDG.

After all, Hai Chengmin is a rough guy. Although his basic skills are online, he is nothing compared to the top professional players. The most important thing is that he does not have the spirituality of the top mid-lane.

Many times, he can appear in time or make some operations that amaze the audience because of the remote control of Jiang Zhun and Meikou.

"Yu Wenbo wants to reward himself with a Kaisa."

The factory manager smiled and said, "Since the lineup has been determined, then you can choose it."

EDG is already familiar with it.

After IG chose Kaisa on the fifth floor, the lineups for the training match of both sides were officially selected.

Blue side [EDG]:

Top lane Raven, jungle Taliyah, mid lane Aatrox, ADC Fate Master, support Braum

Red side [IG]

Top lane Akali, jungle Xin Zhao, mid lane Jayce, ADC Kaisa, support Rakan

"IG got their most ideal lineup in this round, right?"

Ziyi: "Just treat it as a sparring partner."

"Our lineup in this round is really not very good."

Since EDG chose the lineup according to IG's wishes for this training match, after choosing Raven in the top lane and Fate Master in the bottom lane, two heroes with tool attributes, Ziyi didn't have much hope of winning this game.

After all, IG got their dream lineup.

"But I can't figure out how G2 made it to the semi-finals with this lineup?" Abu also visited the training room in person.

Choosing the lineup according to IG's wishes, it is obvious that EDG has been simulated by them to become their opponent G2 in the semi-finals.

"Let's beat the master with random punches"

"G2's top laner Wunder is a weird guy. We played a few training games with them during the group stage. This guy is not a top laner with weird operation, but he is surprisingly stable."

"In the knockout stage, he suppressed Yan Junze by 100 knives per game."

The factory manager shook his head and said, "To be honest, if it was Zzitai, the result might be different."

"Yan Junze is really too conventional."

"Wunder has been in good shape recently. He is even called the No. 1 top laner in Europe."

"He is completely a Letme pro+ version!"

"That's right." Abu nodded: "G2 is still more dependent on the mid lane and jungle."

"It's not strange to choose this lineup."

As the two talked, the training game officially began.

As expected, Crow suppressed Akali in the early line.

As for the jungle position, due to the choice of heroes, Spicy Pot was more inclined to brush the jungle and counter squat in the early stage, while Ning Wang boldly entered the jungle in various ways, which was very aggressive.

In the middle lane, as expected, Rookie, as a good player of the hero Jess, had a long arm advantage in the early stage, and Hai Chengmin was very uncomfortable with the consumption.

"It's a pity."

"Braum plays a big role in small-scale team battles in the early stage, but we don't have line rights in the middle and lower lanes, so small team battles can't be fought."

The factory manager looked at the progress of the game and shook his head helplessly.

"But then again, strong line rights are indeed the most useful in the current version."

"I found that the runes that Rookie brought all focus on the benefits of the early laning. After the training game is over, you can talk to Hai Chengmin about it."

Seeing that Jace's health increased by a small amount after he basic-attacked the Sword Demon, the director immediately understood that the dominator rune of Broiler Chicken was definitely a taste of blood in the [Premeditation] column -

Healing you when damaging an enemy hero (18–35 +0.2 AP, +0.1 Ability Power HP)

Coupled with the cornerstone rune Aery, Jace will not be too hurt even if he crosses the line of troops to consume, and can always keep his health within a very healthy range.

after all,

The effect of Taste of Blood is equivalent to a weakened version of Doran's Shield passive.

In comparison, 'Malicious Slander' and 'Sudden Impact', both in the [Premeditated] column, can provide Jace with higher damage online.

But its role in the early stage is obviously not as good as 'Taste of Blood'.

"This really needs to be reminded."

"I think Hae Sung Min is too conservative."

"I chose Jace when I was playing wild card in the group stage. The cornerstone rune is phase rush, and the secondary system is insight."

“The focus is all on mid- to late-term returns and economic aspects.”

"The online suppression force is not enough."

Abu also touched his chin and agreed with the factory director's view.

Hae Sung Min, he just lacks spirituality!

The playing style tends to be conservative at all times.

In this regard, he is inferior to Li Rucan.

"It would be great if it was Li Ruchan who was doing the wiring and could be replaced by Hae Sungmin after 15 minutes." This is what the factory director once said.

Before the S8 season, or before the S7 summer split, the EDG team played standard Korean operations, and their playing style also revolved around the mid-field rhythm.

However, after Jiang Zhun joined, things gradually changed.

The center of gravity begins to shift upward.

It is precisely because of this change that EDG shined in the S7 World Championship and won the LPL's first S Championship trophy.

After the start of the S8 season, EDG still continued its strength from last season, but also due to the research of other teams, it was discovered that EDG's top, middle and bottom lanes were very economical, especially the top lane and the middle lane were very economical. So as to find solutions.

As a result, EDG suffered consecutive minor setbacks halfway through the spring split.

Fortunately, Hae Sung-min's return and his shift to the midfield have slightly reduced the weight of EDG's middle lane, while the top lane remains strong, and the overall balance has returned.

The whole team became harmonious and strong again!

"Old thief Sima and Tian Ye have a lot of work to do, I'm not afraid."

"The biggest concern now is the middle."

"Whether it's FNC's Caps, or Rookie and Ah P in the top half."

"They are all the top mid laners currently."

"Compared to Hae Sung Min, they are much stronger. If there is an oversight in the middle, it will be over!"

The factory director looked at Abu and expressed his worries.

Although the version of League of Legends is constantly changing, and the play style of each version is also changing accordingly, the middle lane is always the most important branch of this game!

If the middle lane is overwhelmed by the opponent, then the other lanes must take greater advantage to recover the disadvantage of the middle lane.

"FNC is not worried."

"Hae Sung-min can't beat the Caps in the mid-season, but at least there won't be too many mistakes."

"What I'm most afraid of right now is that IG will be playing in the final!"

"It would be a shame if we win the whole year and lose the last BO5."

Abu is worried for a reason.

At the beginning of the World Championship, the training matches between IG and EDG basically started at 37.

But as the process continued to deepen, each team gradually discovered their own secret to victory.

In the training match between IG and EDG, it basically appeared that whoever chose the better lineup would win the game by a large margin.