Chapter 268 Grand Opening, First Battle with Samsung!
Chapter 268 - Grand opening, first battle against Samsung!
The groupings were confirmed, and the three LPL teams also bought their own tickets to San Francisco.
EDG was the first one to go. The group was confirmed and they got on the plane to the United States the next day, but I don’t know if they were the first to come back.
In the IG base, everyone has packed their luggage, carrying many large and small bags, and is ready to go at any time.
This is not the first time to go abroad, and everyone is prepared. Each person brings three packs of pickled mustard and two packs of instant noodles, which can ensure the taste of hometown without worrying about the suspicion of smuggling pickled mustard.
The World Championship lasts for one month. Taking into account the early arrival to adapt to the environment, jet lag, and various MV promotional videos arranged by the official, I will have to stay in the United States for at least 45 days.
Of course, this is based on reaching the finals.
If you are eliminated in the group stage, you only need to stay for about 25 days before you can prepare to go home.
"Is everyone here? The bus is already waiting at the door. Check your things and make sure you don't miss anything."
Su Xiaoluo was carrying a big backpack and a suitcase, chattering like an old mother.
"Get your luggage up first, check your passport and ID card, and make sure everything is OK before you get in the car and set off!"
"Walk!"
The staff got on the bus first, leaving only the contestants led by Rookie standing there with bitter expressions on their faces.
"You're cosplaying stone lions here, right? Hurry up and give it to me...Eh? Where is Yuan Shenren?"
Su Xiaoluo took a quick look, but found that Yuan Shen was not there.
"We're still fighting. Originally we just wanted to warm up our hands, but the other side refused to surrender, as if they knew we had to catch a flight today."
Jack spread his hands.
"I'm going to take a look. I'm not in a hurry. There are still three hours left..."
Su Xiaoluo put down his bag and led everyone back to the training room.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Yuan Shen still wearing headphones and fighting selflessly.
"Cuzz? Isn't he number one in the Korean server? His excavator is very strong. I have an impression."
TheShy was a little surprised. He slept very late last night and was still a little confused now, but after seeing the IDs of both Rank parties, he immediately became energetic.
"What's the score?" Xiao Ming took out his mobile phone to check Yuan Shen's score.
Whether it is the Chinese server or the Korean server, Yuan Shen's Rank has remained in the top ten all year round.
"1903 seems to be, still a little short of it."
After Yuan Shen finished speaking, everyone in IG couldn't help but look at each other.
"A little short of... No. 1 in the Korean server?"
Rookie said blankly.
He clearly remembered that Yuan Shen's account was a small account, and the large account was rarely used because the queue time was too long.
In the Korean server, it is most efficient to reach the master level.
The queue time is fast and the quality of the games is not too bad.
I usually use it to maintain the feel without any problem.
As for the account Yuan Shen, I had only played it for less than twenty days, and I had only received it before Xia Jue.
"It took more than ten days to reach the first place in the Korean server..."
Although many things Yuan Shen did were more shocking than this, Rookie still felt a little emotional when he saw this scene.
He had never seen such a terrifying person.
No!
This can no longer be called a human being, it is a scoring machine without emotions.
On the screen, the blue side where Yuan Shen is located has determined a big advantage.
Facing Cuzz's excavator, Yuan Shen chose the blind monk, with a record of 11-2-8 and a perfect carry overall.
"The mid laner is Faker, the top laner is Smeb...then Cuzz didn't lose unjustly, haven't they set off yet?" Su Xiaoluo asked.
"Not yet. They won't leave until the day after tomorrow. The three teams will set off together."
Fumanduo explained that this time they and SKT are two groups and will not meet before the knockout rounds. He also specially made an appointment with SKT for a training match in advance.
After all, he was once the champion support of SKT, so it has something to do with it.
"It's done, let's go, let's do it quickly!"
Yuan Shen picked up his backpack from the chair next to him and urged everyone on IG, just like a high school student rushing to go to class after his first win.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I got the first one in Hanbok. It seems that besides smiling, Yuan Shen is the second one to reach the top of Hanbok, right?"
Jack asked with some uncertainty.
"Who said that, last year I was ranked first in the Korean server, right?"
The posture on the side was unconvinced.
"If you pull me down, does yours count?"
She Keke destroys the situation without mercy.
Last year, Zhi did reach the top of the Korean server, but it was because of a quick score increase in the Korean server where the rank was reset. In the end, he ranked first with more than 600 points. He only maintained it for a few minutes before he was surpassed again.
After packing my things and heading to the airport, it was almost two hours before boarding the plane.
No way, that's what happens in big cities.
If you really have to wait and board the plane, I'm afraid you won't be hit by a sudden traffic jam that will cause your scalp to go numb.
"What are you looking at?"
Jack came over, and Rookie took his phone directly and stared at Jack warily.
"Tsk, it's gone. The relationship has gone away. Once we fall in love, we don't even want brothers anymore."
Jack had a look of emotion on his face and sighed from time to time.
"Wow, if you look at Yuan Shen, he will definitely not hide it."
"He's looking at the version update. What's there to hide?"
Jack rolled his eyes, turned his head and looked at Yuan Shen.
"Huh? Didn't you read the update announcement for version 6.18 earlier?"
Yuan Shen said in confusion.
The version of the World Championship is version 6.18, which is the same as last year's version 5.18, but without the intervention of Riot designers, the changes in the entire S6 version appear to be much smoother, and overall they are of the same origin.
Of course, deformities also come from the same origin.
It's just that last year more emphasis was placed on top lane, this year the midfielder is king.
In the top lane position, Shen and Captain were weakened for one round.
Rek'Sai, who was in the jungle position, had his barrel slashed.
These two heroes, Ming Kai's best, were both stabbed.
Especially for the wine barrel, the shooting time of the ultimate move has been changed from a distance to a fixed duration, which makes the previous EAR combo completely a thing of the past. If you don't turn R immediately when you hit someone, it will be easy for the opponent to dodge and dodge.
As for the bottom lane, the skill CD of Ice Q is shortened, the damage of the ultimate move is reduced, the stun duration is reduced, and the early cooldown of W is increased.
On the surface, it was to reduce Ashe's suppression during the laning phase, but the second change directly betrayed the true thoughts of Riot designers.
The cooldown time of the female gun's ultimate move has been increased by 20 seconds. The AP bonus of the E skill has been changed from 0.8 to 0.65. The mana consumption has also increased by five points. The early laning consumption ability has been greatly weakened.
The Ice Maiden Spear routine is still playable.
But it’s not as brainless as before and requires a little bit of skill.
Correspondingly, EZ has received a round of enhancements. The attack speed bonus of the passive skill [Spell Energy Rise] has been increased, and the line combat effectiveness has jumped to the T1 level.
With Zyra, Karma, Nami and other heroes, it is easy to gain a laning advantage in the bottom lane.
Yuan Shen, on the other hand, looked at the changes in EZ thoughtfully.
Lucian can play jungle, but I play EZ jungle...
That’s reasonable, right?
"Forget it, let's talk about it when we get there. I've been vomiting in the Korean server for the past few days and haven't researched anything yet."
Jack waved his hand. The domestic version is still 6.17. If you want to experience the new version, you can only go to the Korean server.
It's just that most of the professional players in the LCK are on vacation, and not many are playing ranked.
The three teams participating in the World Championship are also on vacation, preparing for the competition, and rarely come out for Rank training.
For example, SKT went to Hawaii last year. This year’s travel target is Cebu, the second largest city in the Philippines, a tourist destination famous for its beautiful seascape and large forests.
They will be on a five-day and three-night recharging trip here.
"It's twelve hours on the plane, so be prepared."
Su Xiaoluo reminded everyone on IG again that passports and ID cards are sometimes easy to lose at critical moments.
If it really happens, it won't be too much trouble.
…
When we arrived in San Francisco, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
Although he slept on the plane, Yuan Shen still felt a little tired.
As soon as they left the airport, they saw the staff sent by Riot to pick them up. Everyone got on the officially rented bus and rushed to the hotel arranged by the official.
Riot is very wealthy when it comes to players who come to participate in the World Championship. The hotel is a five-star hotel in San Francisco. A room costs at least 3,000 yuan a day, and everyone is treated in a single room...
There are many people on the bus who have participated in the S2 and S3 World Championships, and they all lament that the treatment of e-sports players is getting better year by year.
The teams that participated in the competition in the past two years had to find their own hotels. If the teams wanted to train, they had to find local Internet cafes.
But if you think about it carefully, Riot Games has indeed made a lot of money in the past two years, and there is really no shortage of money.
In particular, IG won the championship last year, setting off a wave of e-sports in the LPL. In addition, League of Legends was selected for the Olympics this year, and Riot Games also benefited.
In the past, champion skins could earn at least several million every time they were released, and IG’s champion skins are even more expensive.
It’s still US dollars!
Coupled with Tengda's share acquisition and financing, the league is becoming more and more popular.
After arriving at the hotel, Yuan Shen learned that each competition area stayed in a hotel on the same floor, and Riot arranged each team's training matches in a building opposite the hotel, with each team having a room.
And on the day IG arrived in San Francisco...
Riot officially released two rankings in conjunction with ESPN.
——S6 participates in the team strength rankings.
——S6 contestant rankings.
This is a ranking list released by Riot Games every year during the World Championships, so it’s not surprising.
On the contrary, many people are waiting for this year's rankings.
As long as it involves rankings and articles that are number one in the world, there will never be a lack of popularity and traffic.
And...the rankings published by Roit have always had a special feature.
That's poisonous milk.
Every time the team ranking list is updated, the top-ranked teams will soon explode without exception, making fans fearful that "Rist Dad won't support my favorite team." However, the persevering Riot still continues without hesitation. Working with their poisonous milk.
For example, the S4 list...
Dade, Cool, Mata, Namei, Uzi, Froggen, Dandy…
These are the top seven Riot rankings during the S4 World Championship. None of these well-known players participated in S5, and all of them encountered mishaps in the league.
The Emperor of Spring became Azhen.
Cool became Tai Shang Laojun.
Uzi became Ah Ba's substitute.
Mata becomes a one-handed Jace.
Namei didn't even get to play.
Froggen's cameo draw.
Dandy is preparing to transition into the jungle.
Last year's S5, SKT, considered by Riot Games to be the best team in the world, lost to IG in the finals.
The world's best mid laner Faker, the world's best jungler Bengi, the world's best bottom lane duo...
It all became a joke.
The only one whose prediction was correct was Yuan Shen's world's number one top laner.
Deserved.
In the forum, many players were discussing the dark history of Riot's poisonous milk list, which instantly made many passers-by feel the horror of this "poisonous milk".
But the fear of returning still cannot stop fans from wanting to know the rankings.
As soon as the IG team arrived at the hotel, they learned the news. Several people immediately gathered in front of the computer and clicked on the ranking list that had been translated and polished in China.
The first thing to click on is the ranking list of participating teams.
The one officially ranked first is the IG team.
TOP1: Invictus Gaming (No. 1 seed in LPL division)
"This is a team that everyone is very familiar with. As the champions of the S5 World Championship, they also continued their dominance in the S6 Invitational Tournament. They are the well-deserved kings and currently number one in the world! I believe many people remember this IG. Remember Yuanshen.
Although he has transformed into a jungler, Yuanshen still performs very well in the top lane position. In the jungle position, his style is changeable and he can adapt to various versions and play systems. Although he has relied more on his The seasoned and experienced conductor controls the rhythm of the game, but who can confirm that what he sees is the real Yuanshen? "
"Although the support player Ming is young, he is Yuanshen's very trusted assistant. The two's wild support teamwork is the brains of this IG team."
“In the middle and late stages of the game, the two core players Rookie and JackeyLove stepped forward to take over the game and carry the overall situation.
Of course, their top order cannot be ignored either. "
"TheShy, he is Yuanshen's successor and IG's new top laner. The offensiveness he displayed has made many professional players frightened and afraid to move forward. Within the LPL league, IG still maintains their absolute dominance. And now, they have come to San Francisco and once again come to the World Championship stage.
Although TheShy has no experience in participating in the World Championship, he has become an indispensable member of the current No. 1 team in the world. There is no doubt about his strength. We have reason to look forward to his performance in the World Championship! "
"..."
After reading this article, everyone on IG looked at each other.
how to say……
Being officially named the number one team in the world, it would be a lie to say that we are not happy.
But, it was also a bit flattering.
"I'm used to it. We have always been the number one team in the world since the S5 World Championship. It's just that the public hype this time has made it a little more popular."
Su Xiaoluo didn't think it was anything. He often paid attention to these rankings and used them as a way to brag to his friends and attract new people.
Not to mention, the effect is very good.
"We've been spoiled. I'm afraid I'll be so nervous to record this World Championship that my hands will be shaking, I'll be sweating, and my mouth will be speechless."
"Hey Yixi! No way!"
TheShy shook his head and directly clicked on the second list.
Top order rankings.
"First:???
Second: Smeb
Third: TheShy
Fourth: Looper
Fifth: Duke
Sixth: CuVee
Seventh: Impact...
"Who is number one? Why is it a question mark?"
Jack looked confused. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"Isn't it explained later? I'm not sure whether Brother Yuan will continue to swing to the top in this World Championship, so I don't dare to rank first."
Xiaomi curled her lips and looked at Yuan Shen speechlessly.
He has never seen Riot give such treatment to any player!
"I was ranked first last year. What's wrong with being ranked first this year?"
Yuan Shen smiled.
To be honest, he also has the title of Olympic champion this year, and that was the honor he won by actually breaking Smeb's defense.
Even if Riot wants to rank Smeb first, it still has to consider this matter.
"What about the jungle rankings? Isn't it also number one?"
Rookie picked up the mouse and clicked a few times. When he saw the ranking, he couldn't help but be surprised.
"Not number one?"
Ranked first is undoubtedly ROX’s jungler, Peaunt.
Yuan Shen was ranked second.
The third is three-star jungler Ambition, the fourth is Bengi, the fifth is Black, and the sixth is Karsa.
Mingkai was ranked seventh, while Xiangguo was ranked ninth.
"It's a bit outrageous, it's a lot of fun to watch. The top laner is arranging pretty much like that, but the jungler is just messing around."
Yuan Shen waved his hand, and everyone in IG laughed.
"That's right, if you're not number one, there must be something behind it!"
"I guess it's because I've played too much rhythm jungler, and the data isn't as good as Peunt's. Peaunt played in the LCK with Lee Sin, Spider, Leopard, female and male guns, etc."
Jack mused.
"Does that mean you can't get it? That means you can't get it! Which game on the opposite side doesn't use Qian Jue's male gun..."
Gesture rolled his eyes.
"It's a good thing not to be ranked number one on the poisonous milk list."
Yuan Shen didn't think it was anything. In his opinion, the so-called poisonous milk list was actually not mysterious.
When a player, or a team, is officially ranked No. 1 in the world, then all professional teams will inevitably study and find ways, routines, and tactics to defeat the No. 1 in the world, and find the weaknesses of the No. 1 in the world. where.
If you want to win the second consecutive championship, you not only have to have the Riot designer version of the countermeasures, but you also have to be able to withstand opponents from all over the world holding a magnifying glass to study the countermeasures.
Wanting to be the number one in the world forever is equivalent to wanting to be the enemy of the entire world all the time, which is impossible.
Therefore, in any competitive event, there is no permanent number one in the world.
IG was officially ranked first because the official recognized IG's strength at this time.
However, this also means that all teams participating in the S competition this time will study IG and regard IG as their biggest enemy on the road to winning the championship.
Just like at the beginning of last year's World Championship, everyone at IG knew that SKT would be their biggest enemy.
Very few teams or players can endure this kind of research and targeting.
On the ranking list, a total of the top ten teams were announced.
The second place behind IG is ROX Tiger.
The third place is SKT, the fourth place is RNG, the fifth place is SSG, and the sixth place is TSM.
As for EDG, they were ranked seventh, and together with FW, G2, and CLG, they formed the backbone of the World Championship team.
…
There are still almost fifteen days until the start of the group stage.
In these fifteen days, they need to adjust their status as soon as possible, figure out the version, study their opponents, and by the way, they have to follow the official staff to shoot MVs and promotional videos...
Overall, it was quite busy.
"The most important thing for SSG as a team is their jungler. Ambition is the core rhythm engine of SSG. As long as this point is pressed to death, SSG will be in disarray. You should be familiar with the player Lao Song of Corwn. Apart from the hero Victor, Besides, other heroes don’t need to worry at all.”
Yuan Shen tried his best to think back to Samsung in the S6 World Championship. The only impression Crown left on him was that if he got Victor, he could match Faker 50-50.
In the decisive game, Faker was forced to ban Viktor, which shows his strength.
In this World Championship, the middle lane is also the last glory of the traditional mage. Syndra, Clockwork, and Viktor are all favorites on the field.
Starting from S7, the pattern of mid laners has changed.
As for Head An...
If it weren't for the fact that An, the leader of the team, controlled four dragons and defeated the baron team in the third game, it would have been possible for SKT to win the championship 3-0 with SSG's style of play when they were 10,000 behind in half an hour.
"I'm not very impressed with the H2K team. We played against SKT in Season 5 last year. This year, the top laner is still Odoamne, the mid laner is still Yue Lun, but the jungler has been replaced by Jankos, and the bottom lane duo has also been changed. GMB’s bot laner FORG1VEN, and ROC’s assistant Vander, don’t have much data, and there are very few videos to refer to.”
Fumanduo shrugged. Since the lottery ceremony ended, they have tried their best to collect information about their opponents.
Unfortunately, very few.
The spring and summer league lasted for eight months, and the versions were changed more than a dozen times. The previous game videos had no reference value at all.
In the last three editions, all major divisions have entered the end of the regular season or even the playoffs, and there are very few game videos, which are not enough to form a sample.
The only thing that is certain is that H2K is also a team that relies on the midfielder to play rhythm. Jankos, a new jungler, has good talent, but Yue Lun is more or less a hindrance.
As for summarizing data such as KDA and kills per game, they are basically of no use.
It's hard to tell anything by looking at the data. The most you can know is what heroes your opponents are good at when competing within the league.
If you really want to understand your opponents, you must study their game videos.
Playing style, jungle route, ward position, laning habits...
In just ten days, there is so much to do.
Studying your opponents and adjusting your own status are the top priorities.
It doesn't matter if you mess up otherwise, you have to win the game.
Sometimes, the more you wish time would pass slower so that you can have more time to train, study, and analyze your opponents, the faster time will pass.
More than ten days passed by in a flash.
After arriving in San Francisco, every day was just about training, which was intense but fulfilling and exciting.
Each player hopes that the game will start early, but also hopes that the game will come later so that they can prepare more. It is as complicated and contradictory as high school students facing the college entrance examination.
After constant exploration, the sixteen teams participating in the World Championship all have some understanding of the new version.
In general, the difference between 6.18 and 6.17 is not very big. It is just the enhancement and weakening of some heroes, and there are not many essential changes.
After several days of training matches, the much-anticipated group stage of the World Championship finally kicked off.
September 30, Beijing time, 4 pm.
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco.
As the venue for the group stage, the roadside three kilometers away was densely packed with pedestrians, and there was a lot of traffic in the middle. The closer to the venue, the more people there were.
S6 is so popular.
As the long-awaited home stadium for American players, even for the group stage, a ticket is priced at more than five hundred dollars.
You know, the last time the United States held a world championship, it was S3.
A full three years have passed.
Do you know how they have spent the past three years...
Um, I went to the wrong set.
The square outside the auditorium was even more crowded.
Blacks, whites, mainly Europeans and Americans, the local battles are vigorous, passionate, and freedom are their beliefs, and the atmosphere is far from the implicit domestic one.
There are also a lot of Orientals who come all the way to watch the game, and Chinese people account for a large proportion.
Local international students and Chinese residents even flew across the ocean to cheer on IG and SSG for today's game.
The square was full of noises, conversations, cheers... Cosplay, surroundings, food and drinks were all available, and fans of many teams gathered together to hold support ceremonies.
As the final battle every year, the League of Legends Global Finals is the highest hall of honor in the hearts of all players and players. After a whole year of hard work, just strive for the present!
"Come on RNG!"
"Come on EDG!!"
"IG!!"
"G2...forget it, come on H2K!!"
Listening to the cheers and cheers of countless people in his ears, Yuan Shen didn't feel anything at all, but TheShy and Xiao Ming were obviously more excited than usual.
In comparison, Xiao Ming, who has experienced the Olympics, is quite stable. As for TheShy, playing games in China means fighting overseas, and he has long been used to it.
It was just the first time for him to see such a big scene as the World Championship.
This is the charm of the World Championship. Even the initial group stage is not comparable to the regional finals.
Seeing fans holding up IG support signs, Yuan Shen took a deep breath.
As the No. 1 seed pool team in Group A, they will face SSG.
Tomorrow, October 1st, Group A will have a bye, and they will face H2K and ANX on the 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The second round of the group stage will be held on October 7, and the final ranking of Group A will be determined that day.
The fight starts early and the fight ends early.
After playing on October 7, they have enough rest time to prepare for the quarterfinals on October 14.
This is the only good thing about Group A.
…
When the huge screen erected in the middle of the venue showed a countdown, the audience cheered loudly without any guidance from the host.
"10!!"
"9!!"
…
"3!!"
"2!!!"
"1!!!!"
When the last second was counted, the screen changed.
On the big screen, a red fist smashed the big screen.
As the lights shone in the venue, the 2016 Global Finals theme song "Ignite" resounded throughout the venue.
"Produced by Fist, it must be a high-quality product!"
Riot is a music company that has been delayed by games, and Blizzard is a movie/CG company that has been delayed by games. The theme has been around for a long time. This year’s Riot theme song did not disappoint the long-awaited audience, with extremely high quality.
SV was played on the main screen of the venue. Although the home team could not be present in person, its impactful voice pushed the atmosphere of the venue to its peak through the speakers.
As the climax approaches, there seems to be a fire of passion burning in the chests of the audience. Those who have not been there may not understand this feeling.
Listening to this song, I always think of such a person in my mind.
He may not be successful or perfect.
But he will definitely be the one who struggles on the road to chasing his dreams.
Just like the Chinese translation of the song title.
"Burning"!
…
The opening ceremony is over and the group stage officially begins!
A total of six games are scheduled today, namely:
IG vs. SSG.
H2K vs. ANX.
ROX vs. CLG.
RNG vs. SPY.
FW vs. SKT.
EDG vs. C9.
Group D has a bye, and the schedule is also very particular.
The most popular showdown between China and South Korea has been divided into the first three days.
One game every day!
Tomorrow, ROX will face RNG.
The day after tomorrow, SKT will face EDG.
Today is also the opening match of the S6 group stage.
IG, the No. 1 seed in the LPL, faced off against SSG, the No. 3 seed in the LCK.
…
"Hello, audience friends, welcome to the 2016 League of Legends Global Finals. I am Wawa!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Miller!"
"I'm Miss, hello everyone!"
"Today's first game is the very anticipated IG vs. SSG, the first match between China and South Korea! After more than a month of rest, this is also the first time IG has appeared in front of everyone. Yuan Shen looks very happy. Today The game should be a sure win.”
Wawa smiled and said, on the big screen, the director gave a close-up of everyone on IG.
In the screen, Yuan Shen can be clearly seen chatting and laughing with Rookie.
"No pressure at all!"
"Master An is already an old man, let's show him our LPL jungler today!"
"Go IG!!"
...
The audience in the live broadcast room were talking about it, and Miller smiled and said: "Compared to today's game, I am more looking forward to IG's understanding of the new version. As we all know, when it was in LPL, IG often developed some unique systems, such as double shooters on the top and bottom, jungle core, bottom lane magic core, Lucian swing between the top and middle, etc. Version 6.18 is a new test for every team. I am more concerned about what unique insights IG has on this version."
"Well, I think it's still the same old thing. After all, this version has not changed much compared to the previous version. It may have a greater impact on LCK, because the top single Captain and Shen have been weakened, and these two heroes are rarely used in our LPL." Miss explained.
Captain's appearance rate in LPL is much lower than that in LCK.
In version 6.18, Gangplank's base health was cut by 40 points, the mana cost of W increased, the cooldown of the ultimate increased, and the damage was also reduced. People have to suspect that this is a sanction launched by Riot against Smeb's Gangplank's ultimate to steal the dragon and change his fate.
As for the hero Shen, he became popular in the support position during the S5 World Championship, and then disappeared. At the beginning of the summer season, the teleportation guide time was changed to 4.5 seconds, and the hero Shen became popular.
After being popular for the entire summer season, it is reasonable to be chopped.
"Okay, the two sides have finished choosing sides. In the first round, IG is on the red side, which is very comfortable! In this version, the winning rate of the red side is higher than that of the blue side, and everyone knows that IG is on the red side."
The selection of sides in the group stage of the World Championship is still relatively fair.
In the first round, it is the blue side, and in the second round, it must be the red side.
As for the impact on mentality and the pressure of the score disadvantage, it is not worth it.
Who made you not win in the first round...
SSG banned three heroes, Graves, Taliyah, and Lucian, as soon as they came up.
As soon as the third ban was announced, Wawa couldn't help but frown.
"SSG has done a lot of research. Yuan Shen's strongest male gun jungler, the core of the climbing combination Taliyah, and the Lucian who was swinging between the middle and top, were all banned."
"Yes, SSG's bans are very targeted. On the other hand, IG banned Anshen's Lee Sin, Crown's Viktor, and Ruler's Varus, which were also very targeted."
The bans of both sides were very targeted. When SSG was in the LCK league, they often relied on Anshen's Lee Sin to drive the early rhythm. As for Varus, it cut off the possibility of SSG's swing between the middle and bottom.
Crown's armor-piercing Varus is also a major signature of SSG.
"Qian Jue is released. I wonder if we can see Yuanshen's Qian Jue in this game!" Wawa said, and heard a sudden exclamation from the scene.
Turning around, I saw that SSG's first choice showed a familiar avatar.
Caitlyn, the policewoman of Piltover.
"Wow!"
"Eh? A fast-push system for Miss Fortune? Are they going to protect the Emperor?"
Just as Miller finished speaking, IG had already countered the move and showed two heroes.
"EZ, Braum."
"EZ is fine. In version 6.18, EZ has been greatly strengthened. The attack speed of each layer of the passive skill [Spell Power Rising] has been increased, and the bottom lane fighting ability has been greatly enhanced."
"That's right, but Braum was selected a little early, and Jyra is still outside, so it's not bad to cooperate with Nami!"
Several people discussed, and SSG's second and third picks were also determined.
Karma, the Apocalypse.
Jarvan IV, the Prince of Demacia.
As soon as these two picks came out, SSG's calculations were already obvious.
Karma swayed between the mid and the support to offset IG's advantage in the red side's late pick.
And the hero, the E skill [Debon Banner] of the Prince can provide Miss Fortune with a lot of attack speed, ensuring that Miss Fortune's push rhythm starts quickly.
For the third pick, IG directly chose Rambo.
The fourth hand determined the choice of the mid laner.
Rune Mage Ryze.
Rookie has three backup options after Taliyah was banned.
Ryze, Dragon King, and Card.
With strong control and half-map support capabilities, Dragon King wins in early rhythm and protecting teammates, while Card is more about the mid-to-late single-lane ability and the vision value of the ultimate.
As for Ryze, this hero still has the ability to carry after the revision.
Although the ultimate + golden body can no longer be used to carry after the Olympics, it is still the T1 choice of the version.
"Give the jungler a counter position? It's so weird!"
"It feels very strange. SSG has made it clear that the jungler is Prince. It's not good for the jungler to choose Olaf, but Yuan Shen must have other responses. There is no need to counter the position."
Wawa also didn't understand, and Miss on the side raised an objection.
"Is it possible that the Prince of SSG is the top laner? IG feels that the jungler has never been... um, missed it, the top laner Gnar vs. Rambo, CuVee's choice is very good, Gnar this..."
Miss didn't finish her words, and she heard the scene suddenly exploded.
The sound was so loud that it seemed to be able to overturn the roof!
"Oh my god! This?? Is this going to be locked? Robot??"
Everyone was stunned.
But before they could finish being stunned, IG also started to make things happen.
"Huh??"
"What the hell is Twisted Fate?"
"It's over, IG is making things happen again!"
"What the hell is double AD??"
"Will it not be EZ jungler? What the hell??"
Wawa's stunned voice echoed in the venue: "This... IG is really starting to waver, EZ jungler?? What the hell is Robot Support? The opposite Twisted Fate Braum!"
In the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, with the final selection of IG, the scene suddenly exploded.
The BP of this game made everyone confused right from the start.
Neither Jhin nor Zyra, who are strong in the version, want anyone, one side is the policewoman robot, and the other side is Twisted Fate Braum.
Such a combination...
It just highlights a weirdness!
The weirdest thing is, what the hell is this EZ!!!
Everyone at the scene was stunned.
In fact, not only the audience and the commentators, but also some professional teams that followed the game were dumbfounded.
"Is this the understanding of the world's No. 1 team..."
Mingkai looked at the game on the stage with mixed feelings.
Today, their opponent is the third seed of North America, C9, which is also not to be underestimated.
Originally, he wanted to watch IG's game to learn from it, but before the game started, he was already confused.
Finally, after the substitutions on both sides, the lineups of both sides were presented to the audience.
"IG Red Side:
Top Lane TheShy: Rumble, the Robot
Jungle Yuanshen: Ezreal, the Explorer
Mid Lane Rookie: Ryze, the Rune Mage
Bottom Lane JackeyLove: Sivir, the Goddess of War
Support Ming: Braum, the Heart of Freljord
SSG Blue Side:
Top Lane CuVee: Gnar, the Lost Fang
Jungle Ambition: Jarvan IV, the Prince of Demacia
Mid Lane Crown: Karma, the Apocalypse
Bottom Lane Ruler: Caitlyn, the Policewoman of Piltover
Support CoreJJ: Blitzcrank, the Boss."
"Wow! Is EZ really a jungler??"
The outside commentators were already confused.
The coaches and data analysts of the major teams were even more shocked.
EZ was strengthened, and they all thought that this hero was T1 in the bottom lane, but no one thought that EZ could also play jungle.
"It's started, it's all started."
"If EZ can win the game as a jungler, no jungler can lose it. I'm leaving my words here."
"IG is really inflated. Waiting for IG to be beaten by Samsung."
Looking at IG's weird lineup, many black fans are already leading the rhythm.
Although IG fans are arguing, they are really unsure.
In the past, there was a way to play EZ with Egg Sword to brush the jungle, but that was a mid-lane blood-sucking flow, not for you to really play jungle!
But for Yuan Shen, EZ playing jungle is actually nothing special.
EZ jungle first appeared in the S7 summer season. In version 7.15, EZ's Q skill cooldown was reduced, and in version 7.17, the Q skill AD bonus was increased, which enhanced EZ's early damage and late POKE ability, making it possible to play jungle EZ.
But in this version, playing jungle EZ is also feasible.
It just needs to replace the wind rider with thunder to supplement the damage.
In the early stage, EZ jungler relies on general attack and passive to clear the jungle efficiently, and has super high mobility and can avoid wards for ganking.
Of course, the talent is the decree of the Thunder Lord, and the rune is nine red advanced attack power marks, nine yellow advanced armor marks, six blue advanced cooldown reduction glyphs, and three blue advanced growth cooldown reduction glyphs.
As for the essence, it is to choose a high-level attack power and two high-level attack speed.
When EZ's talent runes were played to the audience, many people felt confused.
Because if the third essence also brings attack speed, it is the most cost-effective, which can increase the attack speed by 5% (round up).
But Yuan Shen has his reasons for bringing it this way.
The big essence adds one more attack power, combined with the innate qualifications in the full talent, plus the burning of the red buff, determines whether EZ needs to attack twice or three times when fighting the small monster of the razor beak at level 2.
Moreover, because of the existence of the passive in the early stage, the hero EZ does not lack this 5% attack speed.