Before the start of the global competition, the general opinion of the audience still felt that the LCK as a whole was stronger than the LPL.
A strong WE team alone is not enough for the LPL to defeat the LCK and reach the top of the world's first division.
Now EDG, also the second seed, defeated SSG, which proves that the gap between the two divisions is far from as huge as imagined.
The strength of LPL and LCK should be about equal. In this global competition, LPL really has a chance!
However, just as the entire LPL was in high spirits, KT defended the dignity of the LCK and won a point from RNG.
KT's declaration of departure is certainly arrogant, but it is undeniable that KT is very strong, perhaps even above SKT!
The three returning heroes Pawn, Deft, and Mata know the LPL inside and out, especially for a team like RNG whose tactics are obviously single, they know very well how to target them.
The old captain Score has a similar experience to Brother Zaozi. He has been subject to a lot of controversy because of his untitled buff, but he is worthy of being an experienced veteran jungler.
What really affects the outcome is the top lane. Smeb, who is at the tail end of his peak, is definitely a world-class top laner.
Letme, who has not yet reached the peak of her life, was defeated by Smeb in this game!
Just like a replica of the S3 and S4 finals, Uzi was unable to survive on his own, and RNG was unable to handle KT's single line, and was managed to death.
Miller: "One thing to say, KT is very restrained by RNG! RNG deliberately chose a multi-core lineup, but except for the puppies in the bottom lane, other points have not been developed!"
Wawa: "KT is one of the most offensive and fastest-paced teams in the LCK. At the same time, its operational skills are not bad. It is difficult to find the shortcomings of this team!"
Changmao: "Maybe this will make many viewers feel uncomfortable, but I have to tell you not to be too optimistic because of the previous winning streak. The process of LPL trying to get to the top by stepping on LCK will not be easy!"
The next day, LPL ushered in the final BO1 match against LCK in the group stage.
OMG versus LZ!
Compared with the slightly one-sided BO1 in the first three games of the two divisions, the two teams played back and forth in this game and it was very close.
The two elders Xuanming and Ming became more and more demonic as they fought, and they withstood OMG's ace bottom lane, the old thief Jia Wu.
Leng Shao and World Sister unsheathed their nerve knives, and repeatedly fought fiercely with Bdd and Cuzz's midfielder combination.
Khan's rapid growth after returning to the LCK impressed the LPL audience, but Frozen Sunset still suffered some losses when he moved to the road.
The two sides fought for nearly an hour, and finally in the crucial ancient dragon team battle, Khan's Qinggang Shadow found the right opportunity and killed Ma Ge's big mouth that could have completed the harvest in seconds.
LZ narrowly defeated OMG, rewriting the score between LPL and LCK in the group stage to 2-2.
"What the LPL lacks the most is excellent top laners, especially domestic top laners!" After the game, Zhuge Liang once again lamented the era of domestic new top laners.
Compared with the ADC, there are occasional surprises in the middle and jungle, and the scarcity of domestic assists has also tended to ease. At the moment, domestic top laners are really rare.
Looking at the major teams in the LPL, there are either Korean top laners or blue-collar top laners. After the older generation of domestic top laners retired, LPL could not find a few outstanding domestic top laners.
957 counts as one, but the age is different.
Aguang, Letme, and AJ are all positioned as blue-collar tool men, and it is difficult to use them as the core of tactics.
It seems that the only new domestic top laner who has both offense and defense and makes people feel spiritual is Brother Shengqiang!
As for the domestic top laners who will start to explode in the future, they are all rookies at the moment and need time to level up and evolve.
"When playing against the LCK, the top laner position is too critical. The LCK is best at exploiting the weak, often focusing on the disadvantages of the LPL's top laner being blue-collar to formulate tactics, using this as a breakthrough point in the game." Ah Chi said deeply. "Rather than saying that the LCK is good at making a fuss around the top laner, it is better to say that the LPL ignores the importance of the top laner and is accustomed to placing the core of tactics in the bottom lane." Zhuge Liang said.
"The LPL has always produced the world's top ADCs. Over time, it's normal to get used to playing around the bottom lane." Ah Chi nodded.
"The fault tolerance rate of single-core gameplay is too low and it is easily subject to many restrictions. Multi-core is the mainstream trend in the future!" Zhuge Liang said solemnly.
"Multiple cores?" Ah Chi murmured and repeated, quickly recording Zhuge Liang's teachings into a small notebook.
If you think about it carefully, Zhuge Liang's training of WE is to develop in the direction of multi-core?
957 has become versatile, Kandi can play jungle core, Xiye has enhanced his awareness of pushing lanes and roaming, and the bottom lane can also be used as a rhythm point to give feedback to his teammates from time to time.
Overall, WE has become a tactical kaleidoscope that can be adjusted at any time as needed. The stability in the game is far stronger than that of other teams.
Therefore, multi-core will be the mainstream in the future and even standard!
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LCK regained two points in a row, and their vanity was immediately satisfied.
Even the commentary team began to brag, saying that the overall strength of the LCK is still the first division, and that the LPL is only stronger than one or two teams.
The LCK audience believed it, and they all came up with reasons such as "style restraint", "acclimatization", "jet lag", "the temperature of the on-site air conditioning is too low", etc.
Anyway, LCK is the number one division in the world, so I won’t accept any rebuttal!
As a result, in the confrontation with Europe the next day, KT, who had been hyped before the game, was upset and brutally beaten by MSF.
Crazy Rabbit from Europe used an auxiliary robot in the counter position, completely disrupting KT's position.
The robot's magic hook almost always hit the target, and it hooked KT's core C position from the crowd at weird angles several times.
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KT lost a c position before they even started a team fight, so naturally they were defeated one after another.
After the game, everyone in KT was like eggplants beaten by frost, and the head coach looked so gloomy that he wanted to eat someone.
If you lose to the LPL, you have to apologize to the people. If you lose to Europe and the United States, should you commit suicide and apologize?
"Did you see it? This is the result of arrogance! If you don't respect your opponent and think that your opponent's hard power is superior to you, then you will hastily accept the challenge. Sooner or later, you will suffer!" Zhuge Liang immediately used KT as a negative case and criticized all WE members.
In-depth ideological education.
In the next game, WE will face their old acquaintance G2.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhuge Liang just gave everyone a dose of vaccination.
"Get this point and leave LCK behind!" Zhuge Liang said coldly.
Under Zhuge Liang's gaze, the players all calmed down their relaxed expressions, and immediately returned to a good preparation state after being a little slack.
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After MSI suffered a brutal loss to SKT, the boss of G2 spent a lot of money on reinforcements.
First, top laner Wunder and support Mikyx were bought from the European Snakes team SPY, and then jungler Jankos was poached from H2K, giving the overall lineup a completely new look.
It's a pity that FNC's Ou Cheng is not for sale, otherwise G2 would really want to form an LEC dream team.
This new G2 summer split ranking is temporarily ranked second, behind FNC.
However, according to data feedback, G2's recent winning rate is extremely high, and it is obvious that the five-person team is getting better and better.
"If Coach Wolong is willing to come to G2 to coach, I want to give him half of my salary, because he is worthy of me!"
In the pre-game vcr, Perkz said very seriously that he extended an invitation to Zhuge Liang.
The boss of G2 immediately tweeted, expressing his agreement with Ah P’s words. As long as Wolong is willing to coach in G2, the conditions are open!