Amid great expectations, the semi-finals between IG and JDG began. This LPL civil war attracted the attention of the world. Even DWG, who had already advanced to the finals, were watching the game carefully, trying to find a way to defeat IG.
In the first game, JDG was on the blue side. In the first round of BP, JDG did not choose to block Xiao Leyan's wild core hero pool, and released both the male gunner and the leopard girl.
Instead, TheShy, who performed well in the last round, and Rookie's strong mid laner, Syndra and Tsar were sent to the ban position.
These three choices can be regarded as sending all the heroes who have been hot in IG recently to the Ban position. It is obvious that the Redmi coach chose to get straight to the point in the first game and directly told Yunge that JDG would firmly play the rhythm of the middle and jungle in this Bo5.
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Moreover, JDG is not afraid of Xiao Leyan's jungle core. IG can use it casually. Anyway, they want to take advantage of Kanavi in the jungle, and Xiao Leyan does not have the strength yet.
Coach Hongmi actually also wanted to understand a problem. When he gave all the ban positions to the jungle, it was a restriction on Kanavi.
Originally, JDG only had some advantages in the jungle. If they chose to restrict the jungle, it would be like shooting themselves in the foot. This kind of thing must not be done.
On the contrary, it does not limit wild core heroes, and the choices for Kanavi are richer, and it can better reflect Kanavi's personal strength.
After understanding this, the Hongmi coach decisively relaxed the restrictions on wild cores, but Yunge did not follow the Hongmi coach's rhythm in BP.
IG still gave the first three hands to the rhythm jungler. Olaf, Gou Xiong and Rek'Sai were all sent to the ban position. JDG on the blue side chose to grab the male gun first.
Yun Ge thought carefully and did not give Xiao Leyan the Leopard Girl. Instead, he chose a horse with stronger early rhythm and combat ability.
From JDG's strategy of not banning wild cores and grabbing the male gun first, Yun Ge had already smelled something unusual. In this game, JDG might attack IG's jungle area, so they chose jungle cores from each other with JDG, and they used Leopard.
It is not a wise decision for a woman to confront a man.
Yunge has not been dazzled by Xiao Leyan's recent performance. The most powerful thing about IG is still the strong laning ability of the three lane players. When fighting JDG in the jungle, it is to use one's own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strengths.
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On the contrary, men and horses are less likely to be targeted. They can run away even if they can't beat the male gunner in the wild, and their ability to catch people with rhythm in the early stage is far better than that of the male gunner. In terms of combat effectiveness in the wild alone, the man and horse are stronger than the Leopard Girl.
However, without the powerful heroes in the middle of Syndra and Tsar, Rookie's hero selection is a bit difficult. The current wild core version is actually not very friendly to Rookie.
After banning Syndra and Tsar, there are basically no heroes left for strong laning in the middle. The remaining heroes are either cards and rhythm-focused support heroes like Galio, or Brawn and Sylas.
This kind of hero mixes lanes in the early stage and fights in the mid-term.
There are really not many heroes who are slightly stronger online for Rookie. There is no way. Yunge can only choose a traditional mid laner. Rookie's bottom hero, Clockwork Demon, comes to the rescue.
Although Clockwork does not have very good damage ability in the early stage, he is already one of the few lane-based mid-lane mages that can appear in the current version. Other late-stage magic cores have been left with no room for survival by heroes such as mid-lane Wanhao.
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Moreover, it is not impossible to use the clockwork selection. The man and horse dribbling the ball can be regarded as a small coordination. The combat effectiveness of this pair of midfielders is quite strong.
"Rookie's clockwork, I still miss it a lot. He seems to have not played with it for a long time."
Seeing IG showing off the spring in the second hand, Miller was a little surprised in his eyes, because this move is not very common in IG's BP.
For this kind of mid lane hero who prefers the late stage, Yunge rarely chooses Rookie. In order to be able to assume the important role of the team's mid-term pillar, Rookie has actually made a lot of sacrifices.
Some of the late-stage magic core heroes that Rookie is good at are actually rarely played anymore. This is actually due to version changes. After all, they are no longer mid-lane magic core versions.
The mid-lane Spell Machine Gun, Snake and Ryze back then have become memories in people's minds, and it's hard to see them on the court again.
Even Ryze, the wandering mage who became a huge hit before the World Championships, seems to have come to an end along with the big devil who led him to the top.
Seeing Clockwork, the traditional mid laner, and Wawa and Miller, the old commentators, there was an inexplicable emotion in their eyes, which belonged to their youth.
Although Rookie's condition has been maintained very well now, they can't help but feel a little sad when they see that after sending Syndra and Tsar to the Ban position, Rookie only has a choice of clockwork.
Time is not forgiving, and even if you don't accept old age, players who belong to an era are already slowly getting older.
Coach Hongmi was not surprised by IG's choice of hand. He didn't think that just sending Syndra and Tsar to the ban position would limit Rookie's hero pool.
Even in the current version, there are still many heroes that Rookie can use, but some heroes may not be suitable for the rhythm of the current version and the tactical needs of IG, and may cause some loopholes for IG.
However, the Redmi coach, who has a keen sense of tactics, has already inferred through IG's selection that Rookie is not capable of doing what he wants in the current version.
Coach Hongmi, who was standing behind Toothpaste, narrowed his eyes slightly. He gradually had some thoughts in his mind, but when it was JDG's turn to make a choice, Coach Hongmi was still very decisive.
After helping Zoom take down the powerful Crocodile in the lane, the Redmi coach thought for a moment. When Rookie chose Clockwork Demon, he originally wanted to give Toothpaste a hero that was also strong in the lane.
But at this time, all the strong mid laners in the lane have been sent to the ban position, and now only Paladin and Jayce are left. After careful consideration, the Redmi coach feels that these two heroes are not suitable for toothpaste.
After much deliberation, I could only choose a hero for Toothpaste who is a jack-of-all-trades in the middle, mid laner Galio. Normally, it is not very difficult for Galio to play a traditional mid laner like Clockwork in the lane.
Moreover, after choosing Galio, JDG's entire upper, middle, and jungle will be more effective in combat. If the Paladin Ranger is chosen to have a strong line, the combat effectiveness of the upper, middle, and jungle will be reduced because of the Chopper Team.
"Coach Hongmi's BP is still stable. JDG's top, middle and jungle players are the standard answer for the current version. There are not many lineups that are more in line with the requirements of the version than this top, middle and jungle player."
After seeing JDG's first three choices, Miller was full of praise. The Redmi coach's BP ideas were completely consistent with his. At least Miller didn't see any problems with JDG's midfielder set.
Even Yunge, who was standing behind Rookie, had to lament that Coach Hongmi's BP was indeed impeccable. His three moves were completely based on the version answer, and it also made IG's choice very uncomfortable.
This kind of BP skill can only be felt by Yun Ge from coach Hongmi. No one else has ever put such great pressure on him in BP.
At this time, IG's third-hand choice is uncomfortable, because this position requires a top lane hero, but after choosing Clockwork in the middle, it squeezes the top lane hero selection.
Since the clockwork needs a certain amount of development time, Rookie may have a period of misfire in the mid-term. At this time when Rookie should have stepped up, someone must step up.
In this version, after the bottom lane has lost its influence on the game, TheShy can only be promoted to the top, but TheShy is not a player who can steadily shoulder the heavy responsibility of the team's Kyrie.
TheShy's powerful offensive ability allows him to destroy the city in the top lane, but it does not mean that he can shoulder the heavy responsibility of Kerry in the mid-term alone.
Moreover, there are not many hero choices left for TheShy to stand out in the mid-term. Yunge frowned, thought for a long time, and finally chose Han Bing in his third hand.
"Take the ice first? What does coach Yunge think?"
"Shouldn't I take the top order? If I don't choose the top order in this hand, TheShy will continue to be targeted by JDG in the future."
The faces of Wawa and Miller were full of doubts. They did not see the significance of Yunge's choice at all. With JDG already showing the top laner Crocodile, TheShy could easily choose a counter position.
Of course, the two commentators didn't know that Yunge's ice hand was to buy a double insurance for IG in the mid-term. Since TheShy might not be able to stand up in the mid-term, let Ah Shui also step up.
It is impossible for JDG to defeat TheShy and Ah Shui on both sides at the same time. Even if JDG targets one lane, Yun Ge believes that one of TheShy and Ah Shui will be able to stand up and compete against Kerry.
Moreover, Hanbing is also a popular hero in the current version. His laning ability is not weak, and his ability to find opportunities in the mid-term is also very strong. His only shortcoming is that his damage ability in the later stage is too low.
But this shortcoming is not a shortcoming for IG. IG's game will not be able to reach the later stage.
After IG selected Han Bing, they sent Lvmao's team-starting heroes, Shuguang and Titan to the ban position. Although the Redmi coach did not understand why IG would take AD first.
However, JDG still sent TheShy's powerful heroes Dao Mei and Jace to the ban position in the second round of BP. Since IG gave JDG the opportunity to restrict TheShy, the Redmi coach certainly would not let it go.
In the fourth move, IG chose to use Lulu as support, and chose a strong lane combination of Han Bing and Lulu. When it was JDG's turn to play the bottom lane duo, the Redmi coach didn't even think about it and directly gave JDG's bottom lane.
A violent combination was chosen.
As soon as this bottom lane combination of female gunner and wrist hero was selected, the style of JDG's entire lineup was reflected. After seeing JDG's lineup, Wawa said with emotion.
"There is no need to say one word about JDG's lineup, violence!"
"The top laner is the crocodile, the jungler is a male spearman, and the bottom laner is a female spearman with a strong wrist. In addition to Galio in the middle who is responsible for control and rhythm, JDG's lineup is basically full of combat effectiveness."
Miller nodded in agreement, "Yes, JDG's lineup is very capable in early combat, and they are all top-notch masters."
"The crocodile, the male gunman, and the wrist tycoon are all pure men. To be honest, these guys have to go to the police station to register when they go shopping."
Miller said a joke with a smile, which directly made the entire audience in the live broadcast room laugh. As a master of cold jokes, Miller's sense of humor is always online.
"I live in Bengbu. It's okay to go to the police station and file a report. They are all evil people, right?"
"Of course, they are all outlaws, each one more violent than the other."
"Really, do they dare to hit the old lady?"
"Hahahaha, you know how to live broadcast. This rhythm is so smooth."
"I found it, the boss of JDG's Weibo is Dadai Senior Brother."
While the commentators and the audience were making pranks, Yun Ge was still in a dilemma. It wasn't that TheShy had no heroes to choose from, but that he didn't know how to choose.
Now there are two heroes in front of Yunge. One is a hero who has fought several times before. He chooses the top laner Monkey and cooperates with Xiao Leyan's men to start a team.
The starting team lineup of Centaur and Monkey has performed very strongly in previous games. IG basically doesn’t have to worry about team battles in the mid-term. You can fight in any way.
It's just that the monkey is not easy to fight against a warrior hero like the crocodile. This kind of hero that can stand up and fight with the monkey will cause some trouble for TheShy's laning.
In addition to the monkey, Yunge can also choose Qinggangying for TheShy, which is combined with the spring in the middle to form [Precision Clockwork]. In terms of team-starting ability alone, Qinggangying is actually not worse than the monkey, but the difficulty is much higher than the monkey.
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However, Qinggang Shadow is very good at beating Crocodile in the lane. Both of them consume a set of skills, but Qinggang Shadow's skills are obviously more advantageous, and in terms of competitive operation, TheShy will definitely be stronger.
Yun Ge thought about it carefully. Monkey and Qinggang Shadow represented two different tactical systems that IG wanted to play. Choosing Monkey basically focused on team battles, and choosing Qinggang Shadow required involving JDG.
In the end, Yunge decided to choose Monkey. Yunge didn't have much confidence in letting IG compete with JDG in terms of operational capabilities. It would be better to choose a brainless hero like Monkey, which would allow IG to perform better.
A brain-burning lineup is far less suitable for IG than a brainless lineup. More importantly, teamfighting has always been IG's specialty. Seeing the violent combat effectiveness of JDG's lineup in the early stage, Yun Ge knew that JDG was coming with bad intentions.
Although the game has not yet started, Yunge can already sense that it is not easy for IG to gain an advantage in the early stage of this game.
In fact, IG's three-lane laning is not that easy to fight, not to mention that Kanavi's male gun is watching eagerly from the side. If IG doesn't get down, it may really overturn in the early stage.
Therefore, Yunge chose to strengthen IG's teamfighting capabilities in the mid-term to provide an insurance for this game. Even if IG cannot gain an advantage in the early stage, IG can still regain its position in the mid-term.
After Kang Te picked the monkey, Yun Ge breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't been so nervous during the BP stage for a long time. As expected, it was still interesting to BP with the Redmi coach.
As a coach, he is mainly responsible for the behind-the-scenes work, and he does not have a strong sense of participation. Especially when encountering weak teams, Yun Ge feels that IG can win with any lineup they choose, but it loses the fun of BP.
But every time I met Hongmi's coach, Yun Ge experienced the intrigues and mutual games during BP, as well as the hearty feeling after BP.
When you meet an opponent in chess, you will meet a good talent. If a coach can only do some mechanical BP and choose strong heroes without brain, it will be too boring.
