Accompanied by deafening cheers from the audience, the Summoner's Rift logo in the LPL division was pierced by a sharp blade!
The next second, a strong light bloomed, and the canyon fragments were scattered and floating in the air!
The fragment with the blue square plateau on the upper road came to the audience first.
Flip the fragment over, and what’s on the back is a clip from this year’s LPL Spring Split!
Victor used Chaos Storm in front of the Highland Tower, instantly causing massive damage and clearing the enemy's health bar!
The impassioned voice of the commentator at that time now echoes in the main square in the summer.
"Doinb's Victor took over the game and a wave of four kills will bring QG into the playoffs!"
When the next fragment floated in front of everyone's eyes, it was a shot of another team's spring game.
"Clearlove7's poodle completed a wonderful counter-crouch in the middle, completely helping the team establish an early advantage!"
Seeing the familiar ID, many piggies in the venue were extremely excited and banged their cheer sticks desperately.
12 teams, 12 fragments, 12 sets of memories.
All members of the LPL division are included, and even the newly promoted team Suning has clips of the championship game of the secondary league!
When seeing the mantis in the spicy hot pot, he was not afraid of death, jumped into the enemy crowd and used the enhanced [Void Thrust] to leave the opponent behind, the momentum in the audience became even greater!
Until the end, Qian Jue, with the ID above his head as VGVirtue, flashed around in the battlefield and easily took the enemy's head. The noise at the scene reached a high point in an instant!
The fragment belonging to VG flew into the air, and 12 memories of the spring game gathered from all directions, embedded together like parts of armor.
Together they form a dazzling silver dragon cup!
Under the spotlight, the camera slowly moved down from the Silver Dragon Cup and focused on a pair of palms holding the trophy.
The joints are clear, fair and slender, and veins appear slightly when exerting force.
After the camera zoomed in, Gu Xing appeared on the big screen holding the Silver Dragon Cup.
The four VG players lined up on both sides, with cold faces and hands in their pockets, not liking anyone.
The silver-white VG icon behind him shines brightly, reflecting the golden star on the team uniform!
The moment the Silver Dragon Cup was placed on the high platform by Gu Xing, the light reflected from above poured down, the trophy itself was filled with silver light, and the camera rotated around it.
And every time he turned to a place, a team would appear within his field of vision.
11 teams appeared one after another, surrounding the five VG players in the center.
Competitors are eager to compete for the Silver Dragon Cup.
The team logos above the heads of each team member rose into the air, and together with the giant VG team logo in the center, they were thrown into the Silver Dragon Cup!
As if some casting skill had been triggered, the "League of Legends Pro League" logo on the trophy cup shone brightly.
When the screen dimmed and all the players disappeared, the full name of the LPL logo still shined in front of everyone!
It echoes the beginning and the end.
There were endless screams at the scene.
Even though this promotional video, which lasts just over a minute, is not very flashy.
But everything must be seen in comparison.
Compared with the previous shoddy promotional videos, this visual boxing show has made great progress!
And Shiquan, who is responsible for the production of the promotional video, obviously knows very well and knows who is the current traffic king of LPL.
Given enough VG cards, I was allocated at least 1/3 of the entire film, including a close-up of Gu Xing.
Zhengda Plaza and the VCs who watched the game through online live broadcast were satisfied!
[Okay, okay, I will do this in future promotional videos]
[You still have to recognize who is the boss in the division. You don’t have to worry too much about watching boxing. Just point the camera at Brother Xing and I will give you likes and support without any thought]
[Has been held, VG is not a privileged team, I can say whatever you want, one red flower and eleven green leaves, right? 】
[Hehe, if you don’t accept it, you can win two more international competition championships, and LPL will also support you... Oh, other teams don’t have it, so it’s okay]
During the barrage discussion in the live broadcast room, Ren Dong, wearing a dark brown suit, was already standing in front of the stage.
A lone beam of light from the dome shone above his head, and the stage was still surrounded by darkness.
"After 50 days, the Supermarket Plaza is once again full of spectators," Ren Dong said in a loud voice, "The summer competition is about to be raging. Let us welcome the representatives of each team with warm applause!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the lights around the stage lit up.
The 12 players are divided into left and right groups according to their teams.
Gu Xing stood in the center, opposite Kandi from Group B and E.
Hearing the commotion in the audience, he raised his lips and waved to the supporters to thank him.
"In the next three months, all 12 teams will launch an attack on the Silver Dragon Cup," Ren Dong said in a cadence, "Let us wait and see who will be the final winner this summer!"
Amidst the thunderous applause, the stage lights were turned off again. Gu Xing followed the guidance of the staff and turned around to leave the stage.
The first-year student next to him, the newcomer Xiao Qi, was staring at his unique pair of dull eyes, looking around at the venue layout.
"Mingkai, are you nervous later?" Gu Xing put his arm around his shoulders and chatted with him with a smile.
Gui Jiao Qi rolled his eyes and said, "You'd better ask for your blessings. Your fists haven't been chopped off by you after a few blows?"
EDG's training team is definitely one of the best in China.
Although Nofe is often criticized for playing tricks on BP, his level of playing the system research version is pretty good.
In the two seasons of S5 and S6, the Tigers were able to adapt to the version and perform to the fullest. It would be unrealistic to say that Nofe had no credit at all!
Thanks to this, EDG has analyzed and understood the direction of the version in the early stages of this summer split.
Mingkai naturally understood that his fist was doing its best to weaken Gu Xing.
"It's okay..." Gu Xing's tone was pretending to be free and easy.
The team has recently brainstormed and compiled a variety of solutions to deal with the weakening of Riot based on the opinions of players and coaches.
However, time is tight, and training matches cannot support VG to test out all the countermeasures.
And even if the training matches are effective, there is no guarantee that they will be effective in the competition!
Gu Xing didn't know what he was doing.
However, it is impossible for him to show cowardice in front of his opponent in the opening game.
"Even if it still has a little impact, it's definitely enough to hit EDG!" Gu Xing joked.
Ming Kai was very angry, "Are you just pretending? I have to beat you to pieces on the competition field!"
Gu Xing pretended to sigh, "I'm really not belittling you. We have played against each other four or five times in a year. Have you even won once?"
Hearing this, Ming Kai's face turned green.
In one year, the two sides played two BO5s in the playoffs, two BO3s in the regular season, and the 2016 German Cup final.
EDG has never won!
Mingkai once again realized what he said about the Bible last year - although he felt very unhappy, he could not find any reason to refute it.
He couldn't even say harsh words, so he could only wave his fist at Gu Xing twice and ran to his teammates without looking back.
Since the opening match was about to begin, Gu Xing had no time to rest, so he took the paper cup with iced Coke and hurried onto the stage.
The keyboard and mouse peripherals have been debugged before the opening ceremony. Check them again now and you can start the game.
"Brothers, are you nervous?" Duan Deliang turned his head to look at his teammates as soon as he put on his headphones.
Jack was chewing gum and shaking his legs. When he heard his assistant asking questions, he immediately responded, "Are you nervous? This isn't your first time participating in the opening game!"
This spring, they appeared in the opening game, and Yu Wenbo did not think this would affect his competitive state.
"That's not what I'm asking..." Duan Deliang took a sip of iced black tea
, then dialed back the headset, "The new version requires new playing methods. I wonder if everyone will feel nervous because they lack confidence."
His family environment since he was a child has made him a bit boring and pessimistic, and he always anticipates the worst outcome in everything.
Duan Deliang regretted it after he finished speaking.
It feels like it's a bit damaging to team morale.
When this topic was mentioned, the VG team that had just connected fell into a brief silence.
"What was the winning rate in yesterday's training match? My impression is that it was only 40%," Sb laughed at himself, "So far this year, it seems that only Longzhu, which just started in the spring, can push us to this point."
In the early days of the Spring Split, VG failed to solve the communication problem. Longzhu relied on Jayce's strength to let Khan go crazy solo on the top lane, which was how they fell into this situation!
VG didn’t encounter any communication issues this time, it was purely a version issue!
The three fists that Hongmi concluded were too harsh and completely constrained the system that VG was proud of!
In a short period of time, the team has not found a solution that can completely circumvent the problem.
If they face a team with a lower level, VG can still rely on the individual strength of the players to crush them all the way.
But the EDG they faced in the opening game is also considered a strong opponent in the first echelon in China!
In front of a strong team of this level, it is particularly important to be able to master the version.
Even though the VG players didn't express it clearly, their expressions were still inevitably filled with a bit of uneasiness.
Gu Xing tried to persuade his teammates, "Ai Yamei's problem, EDG is our designated loser, right Maibo?"
"I was talking to Ming Kai just now, and he couldn't refute me at all. He has been losing from beginning to end the whole year!"
Song Jinghao laughed out loud, "It seems true!"
"Can Clearlove choose the blind monk again?" Kuro, who has the most honest face on the team, said extremely cruel words, "I want to see him perform another show of touching his eyes and using the second level, and then kicking everyone with his ultimate move.
The energy makes it impossible to connect to Q!"
"Take the bamboo shoots, you!" Xiao Duan finally couldn't stand it anymore and laughed out loud immediately, "You must never say this in public, otherwise you have to follow the rhythm!"
Gu Xing was quite curious, "Speaking of which, when I saw Clearlove's performance in the quarter-finals last year, what were your team's voices saying at that time?"
"Let me think about it..." Sb pulled that memory out of his brain, "Wanghu said something called Han Zaochu (what is this), and then joked that Clearlove can't be his idol in the future, because he
I like players who are good at blind monk."
"Other than that, everyone is laughing," Song Jinghao was still worried that it would cause misunderstanding, so he explained specifically, "It's not really a joke, it's just... most people can't control their expressions when typing the operation, you must understand, right?"
"I understand, I understand," Jack suppressed a smile, "I guess the other person felt the same way when I died suddenly."
Ever since Gu Xing mentioned VG's crushing record advantage against EDG in the past year, the atmosphere in the VG team instantly became optimistic.
After all, having a psychological advantage can relieve the pressure of the team members to a great extent.
On the commentary desk, the Haier brothers were also analyzing and judging the battle records between the two sides given by the backstage director.
"Before the 2016 Summer Split, EDG still had 8 wins and 2 losses in small games against VG, and they had the upper hand in the head-to-head record," the boy changed the topic, "But since last summer split, the status of the two teams has reversed!"
"Not counting the German Cup, EDG had 1 win and 10 losses in the small game against VG. Counting the German Cup, it was 1 win and 13 losses, ah..." As an old piggy before, Miller is now a VC for ten years. Look,
When I saw the performance chart, I was speechless for a moment.
He could only say that the director tried his best.
If the 2015 match results between the two sides were not shown, EDG's small-game winning rate would reach an incredible single digit!
There was also a rustling sound in the auditorium.
The piggies had a fever on their faces. They had a single-digit win rate in small games, but they had never won a big game.
If you go out and say that EDG and VG are old enemies, you will be laughed at as a mere joke!
Isn't this a unilateral beating?
"But it's a new season, a new atmosphere," Wawa said, "after the mid-season version update, it's still unclear who will win and who will lose..."
"The chief designer of Riot Games, Ghost Crab, once publicly stated on social media that he would make necessary changes to the professional arena to achieve a balanced ecological environment and enrich hero choices. This clearly means weakening VG!"
In terms of overall performance, VG is indeed the most outstanding team in the past year.
It is said that the first shot will kill the bird. After Ghost Crab made his remarks, everyone knew who the designer was targeting!
"I just don't know how VG will adapt," Miller said worriedly, "I still hope they can maintain a good state..."
For VG, which brought a ray of light to the entire region in the dark years of the LPL, Miller, as a tournament practitioner, is grateful and blessed.
And as far as the current situation is concerned, if we really want to fight a foreign war, we have to look at VG!
"BP has begun!"
Wawa shouted, "Let's see how both sides understand the version at the beginning of the summer split!"
The forbidden panel appeared on the big screen, immediately arousing cheers from the audience!
"EDG was on the blue side in the first game. They came up and blocked Galio, the strongest mid laner in the version!"
The young boy's proficiency in the tool mid lane is quite good at the moment. He is extremely talented and can practice heroes very quickly.
But he still didn't dare choose Galio.
In the final analysis, because there is really no one in the EDG team who plays DPS!
Mouse, the factory director, this pair of Uenos are not known for their ability to cause damage.
Although the assist Meiko is very good as a soft assist, I can't choose it in this version!
There is only one lboy left. I have been with him for half a year, and I know that he is a genius in operations. His reactions are really fast, but only his reactions can make him famous.
In terms of damage level, lboy and the opposite Jack are not at the same level at all!
The elementary school student had no choice but to choose the song "Believe in Myself".
When the team lacked output, he didn't dare to choose Galio.
But the opponent, Kuro, is a master of tool mid laners!
EDG had no choice but to disable it.
"VG banned Zack on the red side. This is a relatively normal choice. After all, the strength of Zack after strengthening is ridiculously high..."
R [Dynamic Pinball] can bring enemy heroes back after the revision, which is too great a threat to non-displacement characters.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zach is the son of the current version!
"EDG's first pick is Kennen," Miller explained briefly, "There's no problem. Electric Mouse is still a very popular solo character at the moment, and the impact of the dilapidation and weakening on him is minimal!"
Even though Mouse didn't play against Sb in the World Championship last year, he still made up for the regret this spring and saw the power of this top top laner in the past two years.
Facing Song Jinghao, he didn't dare to take on an extremely aggressive solo lead role like Kennen, because he was worried that if he didn't play well in the lane, he would be blown through.
Moreover, I am afraid that the other party will choose me to lead alone and not play in a group, which will put pressure on me.
Even though Song Jinghao once used top laner Lucian to restrain Kenan in the mid-season.
But Mouse’s proficiency is worrying.
Not to mention that Lucian is now negatively affected by the dual weakening of Black Cut + Destruction, and his strength has been reduced a lot. His single-line advantage against Kennen is not as big as expected!
EDG thought it over and simply banned Kennen.
Hongmi stood behind the players' bench and flipped through her notebook.
Historically, the BP in the first set is the fastest. Everyone has made preparations before the game, and it is not yet time to make on-the-spot adjustments based on the performance of the players in the game.
"Block his big tree and try not to let the opponent's lane get mixed up." Hongmi made a quick decision.
The other side of the stage.
After seeing VG’s BP ideas clearly,
Nofe thought for a moment and said, "Let's ban Sword Princess to relieve Mouse's laning pressure."
Sword Girl has been on the rise since the mid-season. The root cause is that expendable soft assistants were prevalent at that time, and it was impossible to start a team from the front, making it difficult to threaten Fiona who was single-handedly leading on the side.
The same is true now!
The popular protection auxiliary also doesn't have much ability to start a team, and can only watch the Sword Girl crazily advancing on the side lane.
Nofe also has a clear understanding of the abilities of his favorite disciple Sb, and understands that once Song Jinghao's Sword Lady is released, it will be a devastating blow to the top laner who does not have enough strength in the top lane!
"The last blocking position in the first round of VG is given to Xia, breaking up the husband and wife duo!" Watanabe said loudly.
In terms of hero strength alone, Xayah is currently stronger than Luo - Xayah's [Deathly Feather Clothes] has a full-level cooldown of only 12 seconds, and in the later stages it can even be released twice in one wave, which together with the infinity can cause huge area damage!
And when the two characters join together, their strength is still top-of-the-line.
Hongmi is afraid that if he doesn't block it, EDG will grab Xia first, and he will have to take Luo. If the opponent grabs Thresh again, VG will be very uncomfortable in the bottom lane.
Nofe saw Redmi's response and made a decisive choice.
"Thresh!" Miller was not surprised by this. "Meiko's signature character, this hero has something to say to him!"
When Meiko debuted, she was known as Thresh and Nami's unique skills, so daring to grab them shows that she has enough confidence.
"VG's choice... lock the prince and get Jack the big nuclear output point of Ice!"
EDG chose the top double C of Verus + Syndra, whose laning ability is exaggerated.
Redmi's third choice gave Xiao Duan the signature Braum, a protective support, to form a Freljord combination, trying to alleviate the pressure on the bottom lane.
In the second round of BP, Redmi took aim at Mouse, banning Kled and Poppy, two top laners with good proficiency and the ability to deal with the prince.
Nofe's idea is much simpler.
Blind Sin and Spider, the two most powerful rhythm junglers at the moment, Gu Xing, you don’t even want to play either one!
This is a slowed down version. The low frequency of online battles will make it difficult for the jungler to catch people.
However, Lee Sin and Spider, enemies who have been arguing about who is the best rhythm jungler for a few years, can still play.
Because the rhythm driving ability of these two heroes is basically not good in the lane.
Even if you are at full health, they can still create a killing opportunity!
The difference is that in the 7.10 version used in the first week of the LPL Summer Split, Lee Sin was weakened.
The basic movement speed is reduced by 5 points, and the first two levels of cooldown of R [Raptor's Tail Swing] are increased by 20 seconds and 10 seconds respectively.
In terms of priority, blind monks are slightly inferior to spiders.
But Nofe still didn’t dare to let it go——Gu Xing’s Li Qing was really a bit scary, and his operation and gank ideas were like a ghost.
"VG's fourth pick... got the troll first," Miller said with approval, "A very good BP, which can effectively limit EDG's last two picks!"
Guodian still has Ueno left to take.
With the current situation and their hero pool, there will definitely be tank characters.
That’s a big plus for trolls!
Sure enough, Nofe was in trouble.
The top laner, the fishman, suffered a blow in version 7.10, and is currently too weak to be chosen.
The other non-tank character that Mouse can play is Rambo, but when faced with the enemy prince + troll combination in the jungle, Gundam Bobby is no different from giving away his head!
After a brief hesitation, Nofe finally made his decision.
"The jungler got Pig Girl, which is a suitable choice with higher strength..." Miller's tone was calm at first, but when he saw EDG's last choice, his voice couldn't help but brighten up, "Crocodile?! Mouse started to come up.
Intensity! "
The excited shouts of the piggies in the audience were non-stop, filling everyone's ears!
"EDG's combat effectiveness in the first half is simply explosive," Watanabe was excited. "They are uncharacteristically different in this round. Do they want to compete with VG in the upper half?"
The usual impression given by EDG is that it is a double-C team. Once the core output position in the team is formed, the rest of the players are tools to provide double-C with space for development and output.
Although the lineup in this game seems to rely on Verus + Syndra in the later stage.
But the combat capability in the early stage is obviously several levels stronger than before!
"Crocodile is indeed an option now. Riot Games has patched him a lot in the mid-season patch. Now Renekton can input other actions during the casting of the skill..." Miller explained briefly, "For example, he can
When biting the opponent and causing damage, follow Q immediately! "
Crocodile's [Cold Hunting] is a multi-hit attack.
However, when the first blow is struck, the subsequent damage figures have already been clearly calculated.
The subsequent casting action is useless to the crocodile. Instead of causing damage, it will make him stop where he is and get beaten!
After the bug is fixed, after the crocodile slashes for a period of time, you can immediately connect to Q [Tyrant Strike] to cancel the skill and swing back, and the speed and strength of the combo are greatly improved!
"And the crocodile combined with the pig girl has a miraculous effect. The two of them can easily exert multiple levels of control, leaving the other party with no ability to resist!"
Hongmi walked to Kuro and asked.
"Rui Xing, you have to pay more attention to your operation and team battle positioning in this game... You have a big stage."
He patted his midfielder on the shoulder, hoping to convey strength in this way.
Kuro pushed up his glasses, "Then let's try the first solution first to see if it works..."
When Duan Deliang saw that his teammates agreed, he searched and locked the last Counter character.
"Clockwork?" Miller's tone was full of surprise, "VG has something new just after the summer split."
It turns out that during the Spring Split, Kuro basically wouldn't choose the magic core of Clockwork.
More often than not, he takes on the team's chores and provides crazy economic benefits to his teammates.
Even if he sometimes gets Syndra, Li Ruixing has to frequently push the lane into the jungle to help the jungle!
Now he suddenly changed his style and started playing traditional magic core!
The audience was chatting away, and netizens in the live broadcast room also expressed their opinions.
[Real or fake? Kuro can play core? Don’t make me laugh]
[Can you have some self-awareness and give resources to Ueno? It’s not that Kuro is poor, but he is really not suitable for playing with clockwork as a brush]
[I have no choice, what kind of male, gun, and leopard can I choose? The carry hero on the top lane has been banned, so what else can the mid laner do if he doesn’t choose the output position?]
[Have you ever watched the LCK guys comment on Kuro’s core level?]
[Let’s just say that, not the strongest group, but the proficiency is not low. After all, the veteran mid laner has basic skills and he plays pretty well]
The two sides exchanged heroes, and the complete lineup was presented in front of everyone.
Blue square EDG: Crocodile in the top lane, Wild Boar Girl in the top lane, Syndra in the mid lane, Verus + Thresh in the bottom lane.
Red side VG: top laner Prince, jungler troll, mid laner Clockwork, bottom lane Ice + Braum.
Wawa is still evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the lineup.
"EDG's lineup has a stronger impact. There are characters in the early, middle and late stages who can stand up and take over the game...especially the combat power in the first half, the intensity is really too much!"
"Looking at VG, one word stands out," he talked freely and expressed his views, "Solid."
"There are enough backhand skills, and there is still linkage between the prince and Clockwork to complete the cooperation!"
"It depends on whether EDG can establish a large enough advantage in the early and mid-term and use wave after wave of attacks to overwhelm the opponent. Otherwise, it will be delayed until the late stage, and VG's double-C output ability is likely to take over the game!"
The director focused the camera on the coaches of both teams in the center of the stage.
Hongmi and Nofe have a good relationship, and they walked hand in hand to the stage.
On the way, I was still communicating and sharing my experiences of the Summer Split version.
When the camera refocused from the auditorium to the stage, accompanied by thunderous cheers, Summoner's Rift suddenly arrived!
Gu Xing adjusted his sitting posture, bought the equipment and went out immediately.
"Let's go to the Shimo area on the opposite side!
He directed his teammates to leave the spring and cross the lower river towards the EDG jungle area.
VG has Braum + Ice, as well as the prince, a first-level team expert who can plant flags.
In comparison, EDG's top laner Crocodile basically plays no role in the first-level team, and the strength of the duo is far less than that of VG.
Meiko had a good view of the river in advance, and when he discovered the opponent's whereabouts, he immediately reminded his teammates to retreat.
The pattern of both sides switching jungle areas at the start has been formed!
Gu Xing still doesn’t want to let go of EDG.
"Maibo, if you come online later, you can harass Pig Girl and try to slow down her wild farming speed!"
He sent out a signal and asked Sb to follow the arrangement and go to his Ueno area.
In order to change to the jungle, Mingkai must come over to brush VG's red BUFF!
Clearlove was very alert. When he arrived at the VG upper jungle area, he did not freeze his hands immediately, but first explored all the surrounding grass.
After making sure everything was safe, he swung his weapon and hit the wild monster.
Little did he know, Sb was hiding in the grass behind the first tower on VG. He had done some eye-catching in advance and caught all the movements of Pig Girl.
When the wild monster still had 800 health, Song Jinghao moved to the red zone.
At this time, the troops on the road were handed over. When Mouse saw that the prince was not on the line, he immediately reacted.
Without saying a word, he ran to the wild area!
When Ming Kai saw the prince, he didn't look too panicked and pulled the wild monster into the grass nearby.
Use Pig Girl to strike an ice-breaking blow and punish the wild monsters!
Sb didn't get the BUFF from Dragon Crash, so he ran to the line with his halberd on his back.
Gu Xing had all the information and felt a little relaxed.