On the first day of the group stage, among the six matches on the schedule, there is also a match between LPL teams.
EDG vs. AHQ!
For this game, LPL viewers basically think it is a sure win.
AHQ is a good brother of EDG. In the past, he sent warm words to EDG several times in the World Championships.
Take a look at the configuration of AHQ this year. The main jungler Dashan went to OMG. The mid laner actually had to bring the marginalized Ximen back to support the scene. Ziv and Xiaoan have only played at that level for so many years. No matter how you look at it, AHQ can't compete with strong teams.
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In terms of starch, if you win the AHQ group, you just have to sign up. If you still can't qualify, I suggest you just bury it in the ground.
There are even many fans who are urging the factory director to treat Widow or Nunu, treating this game as a "skin game".
However, the result of the game was unexpected. EDG lost the first game and countless bettors lost their money.
EDG adopted a system with Big Mouth as the core, paired with mid laner Lucian who has strong laning ability in the early and mid-term.
AHQ is also a two-shooter system with aircraft and rats, and the hands are longer in the later stages of the lineup.
In the early stages of the game, EDG's mid laner Lucian suppressed the line and almost destroyed the plane.
However, Ximen is worthy of his old career. He skillfully took out a father's vest and silently started the road of stress-resistant development.
Xu Shi was too determined to destroy the middle lane, so EDG launched a double-team on the plane, but was countered by AHQ.
Although the plane was captured and killed as expected, EDG paid a higher price, which greatly eased the pressure on AHQ.
Entering the mid-term, AHQ firmly grasped the economic gap and did not let EDG continue to snowball.
EDG tried to seize the edge several times, but finally caught the opportunity and killed another plane. They took advantage of the situation and pushed the tower to grab the dragon, speeding up the pace of the game.
However, AHQ is determined to delay the late stage with EDG. There is no offensive eye position in the entire map, only defensive eye positions.
EDG patted Baron continuously, but was stopped by AHQ in time, and the situation fell into a stalemate.
While repeatedly pulling, EDG patiently waited until AHQ's vision was interrupted, and took the opportunity to quickly rush the Baron.
At the critical moment, AHQ made decisive decisions to enlarge the dragon and intercept and detain people!
EDG successfully obtained the Baron, but was shut down by AHQ.
In the chaos, some people in EDG wanted to turn around and fight back, while others wanted to run away directly, but the ideas were not unanimous.
AHQ was defeated one by one. The mouse gained four kills in this wave of team battles and instantly became fatter.
After winning the team battle, AHQ tried to end the game in one wave.
Fortunately, the factory manager who survived by chance calmly and tactfully cut off a wave of troops, and used the remaining Baron buff to quickly return to the city, buying time for the resurrection of his teammates.
EDG's main force resurrected and launched a counterattack. Shen Yu Wanjun mocked the slightly aggressive mouse, and everyone swarmed in and killed him.
Seeing that EDG's situation was improving, Ximen used the artillery to steal the Big Mouth, connected the Q skill with a super missile, and actually lost the Big Mouth in seconds!
Both sides played fifty pieces each, pulled away from each other, and agreed on a time to fight again.
Since then, the competition has become more and more exciting, with each of the "Top Ten Heroes from Yuanyue" showing off their special abilities and making the audience excited.
After an hour of fierce fighting, both sides were already in awe.
EDG defeated the ancient dragon group, obtained the ancient dragon, and wanted to end this state banquet.
AHQ refused to accept the call. No dessert was served after the meal. You told me it was over?
Planes and big bugs stole the dragon and used the line of troops to threaten EDG's base crystal. EDG threw a rat-proof weapon and did not dare to compete with AHQ in the speed of destroying the house.
The buff time of the ancient dragon was delayed, and AHQ was promoted in the group.
After filling their hunger all night, the wine barrel finally led to a perfect team battle. The AHQ double shooters took advantage of their long hands and focused their fire to explode the big mouth.
EDG suffered a crushing defeat, losing to AHQ and suffering their first defeat.
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After the game, EDG was naturally criticized verbally and verbally.
"The employees and management went there specifically to watch the game, not to eat!"
"Playing such an ugly game at home, Caidian never disappoints in terms of disappointment."
"Can EDG still have a top eight this year?"
"I'm just confused. If AHQ can lose, can MSF still beat C9?"
"I wonder if EDG's coaching staff doesn't watch the game. Mid laner Lucian is poisonous!"
"Even WE, which is best at the big mouth system, has begun to try other options. Why is EDG still playing this outdated tactic?"
"With an economic lead of 5,000 yuan, it can still be overturned. You really have it. Do you dare to go too far?"
In fact, EDG is still an old problem from the past.
As soon as the World Championships arrived, everyone from the coaching staff to the players gathered their wits.
Having too much focus on gains and losses leads to being timid in everything you do, grinding and grinding, which is unsustainable.
TSM has come forward to speak out, showing the shortcomings of the combination of Lucian and Pig Girl. As a result, EDG copied the wrong answer intact.
Since you chose Lucian to penetrate the lane in the early and mid-term, why not choose junglers such as Excavator, Prince, and Lee Sin that are more convenient to cooperate with in the early stage?
Then there is the bottom lane. You must know that range is truth and caliber is justice. If you choose a big mouth, it will explode before hitting anyone. No matter how well developed you are, do you have a hammer?
Protection like Lulu and Feng Nu alone is not enough. The key is to divide the opponent's formation and create space for Big Mouth to output, such as Galio and the prince in the system of doing whatever he wants.
The reason why WE rarely use Big Mouth now is because it is difficult for WE to get Galio.
In the absence of the best bodyguards, it is too easy to give a chance to a big mouth, which is far less suitable than other ADC heroes.
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The next day, RNG faced off against IMT.
The second-seeded IMT team from North America is quite unfamiliar to the vast majority of LPL viewers.
However, when it comes to the players of the IMT team, there are many familiar faces among them.
Flame, the top laner princess, once played for the LGD team and made a splash after going to North America.
Jungler Xmithie is considered an “elderly” jungle veteran by all accounts.
ADC player Cody Sun, North American Sun brother, is a seriously underestimated player.
Assistant Olleh, another Korean aid of IMT, viewers who often watch the World Championship will have some impression of this ID.
Mid laner Pobelter is one of the few local players in the North American region. He is good at rock bird, plane and Lucian.
It can be said that the IMT team is composed of experienced players.
Their ability to get the second seed in North America was definitely not due to luck.
In this game, another fan of mid laner Lu Xian did not believe in evil, and finally sent himself away by playing the suona.
IMT confidently elected Lucian, but was punished by Syndra the Tiger.
The line that was supposed to have an advantage in the lane was instead turned into a weak lane, making it difficult to play even with the jungle.
The eldest princess dominates North America and often plays exaggerated numbers, but Letme does not lose to the eldest princess in the lane, and actually has a certain advantage with the help of the incense pot.
Brother Sun was feeling bitter. He had finally managed to withstand Uzi in the lane, but who would have thought that his teammates would all blow through him.
In the middle of the game, Brother Sun played two good waves, repeatedly pulling IMT back from the edge of the cliff.
Unfortunately, the overall decline of IMT cannot be turned around by an ADC that can only be considered a normal development.
The game lasted for thirty-two minutes. The RNG team destroyed IMT and sealed the victory after getting the baron.
Brother Sun tried his best!
This chapter has been completed!