"Congratulations to EDG!" Miller on the commentary desk was quite excited. "In this powerful dialogue between LPL and LCK, EDG won the final victory and qualified with a record of six wins and zero losses. They deserved it.
First place in the group!”
Guan Zeyuan keeps countless treasures in his daily life:
"By the way, this is the second time in the past three years that our LPL division has advanced to the knockout stage as the first in the group. From S5 to now S7, we have been waiting for this moment for nearly three years!"
"Some viewers may not imagine that the last time an LPL team ranked first in the group can be traced back to the Royal Family team in the 2014 global finals. At the same time, for the EDG team, this is their first team since S4.
For the first time since then, we have advanced to the knockout rounds as first place in our group.”
Speaking of this, Guan Zeyuan couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Many people call the two global finals of S5 and S6 "the darkest era in LPL history", and it is not without reason!
The event live broadcast rooms on all major platforms were also overcrowded. At the moment when the SKT crystal exploded, the barrage came like a wave, causing the screen in the live broadcast room to freeze.
[Fuck, double kill SKT, EDG is awesome!]
[Really, when I saw the Baron BUFF was about to be dragged over, I felt that the game was about to be overturned. I didn’t expect that I actually won in the end. 】
[This game looks like EDG is crushing them all the way, but it is actually completely different from the first game. Although SKT has always been at a disadvantage, in fact, the operation is impeccable. EDG is almost dragged to the unsolvable time of the Trolls' three-piece set.
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[This can be seen when Huni defended his position on the high ground in the last wave. The troll rushed into the crowd to attract firepower. EDG was stunned for a long time but could not kill him. In the end, it was delayed until the end of the ultimate move to kill him. 】
[The performance of Clint Dance in this set is also magical. The rhythm in the early stage is invincible, the mid-stage classic is lost and scavenged, and the last two waves are like awakening again, and two good groups are suddenly opened. 】
[I guess it was Majesty directing it again. I’m looking forward to the microphone for this game.]
[By the way, this EDG feels really different from before. With this kind of aggressive attack and decisive group start, I even wonder if there is an incense pot hidden under the factory director’s desk. 】
[If nothing else, I’m just going to double-kill SKT in this group stage. Even if they get to the top eight this year, I won’t criticize them anymore, Risbye!]
[Actually, there is nothing to complain about. The quarterfinals are already the LPL teams with the best results in the dark ages of the past two years. 】
In the year of S5, which was the most expanded in the LPL division and considered the most promising, the third seed IG surrendered on National Day, and the first seed Lao Gan Daddy Huo Man Steelmaking, the two teams joined hands to advance to the top 16;
S6 was not much better. Although the third seed IM created a triple jump legend from the secondary league to the global finals, their own strength was not enough to continue this legend. They were defeated in the top 16.
This imperfect story came to an end, and EDG and RNG, who qualified second in the same group, also failed to create miracles and both fell to two LCK teams in the quarterfinals.
Therefore, many Guodian fans feel that it is outrageous. Obviously other LPL teams are worse, why do so many people want to criticize EDG, which has the best performance in the LPL?
Could it be that if we replace those teams that can't even enter the World Championship, can the LPL region reach the semi-finals or even win the championship?
The answer is of course no. In fact, many viewers who criticize EDG do not understand this truth. Even if those teams that cannot beat EDG enter the World Championship, they will only be embarrassed.
But just because of this, shouldn’t EDG be sprayed in the first two years?
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.
EDG has been the de facto leader of the LPL division in recent years. The club itself also wants to become a representative of Chinese e-sports. While they enjoy these honors and popularity, they should accept those negative public opinions and accusations.
From S4 to S6, EDG has been able to enter the World Championship every year in the past three years, and has been ranked second in the group every year. In the last eight, they were eliminated. Not to mention the audience who are dark about EDG every day, even they
The commentators all have a feeling of hating iron for not being able to become steel.
But with EDG's various performances in foreign battles this year, half of the previous dark history has finally been overturned, and the remaining half will all depend on EDG's performance in the subsequent knockout rounds.
But what is certain is that no matter how far they can go in the end of this World Championship, this double defeat of SKT in the group stage has made a big difference in the hearts of the audience. At least the piglets will be trolled online in the future.
You can use this as a counterattack.
Achievements are more important than anything else. This is the unique charm of e-sports. For example, no matter how Gou Silin tries to get Bangzi Bang, Bang's fans only need to say "What kind of champion are you?" to make Gou Silin break his defense.
Speaking of Bang, when Yang Yi shook hands with him this time, he felt a little confused in his eyes.
Is it possible that you lose your confidence because you were beaten by your buddies?
As soon as this idea appeared, Yang Yi killed it.
Just kidding, Bang is the two-time champion AD of the World Championship. He has never seen anything big in the past few years. How could he become like this just because of two group matches?
Besides, even if your self-confidence is temporarily frustrated, it's not really a big problem.
Because the schedule of the World Championship is very long, from the end of the group stage of Group A on October 12th to the beginning of the earliest quarter-finals on October 19th, there is a full week for the players to compete.
Self-adjustment.
If SKT is more lucky and gets the quarterfinals on the last day of October 22, then this period will be extended to ten days.
A full ten days of adjustment time!
Originally, everyone was studying and exploring the answers to the World Championship version. These ten days are enough for a team to complete its transformation, let alone a strong team like SKT.
However, Bang was also his idol. Yang Yi wanted to comfort him, but unexpectedly a hand suddenly appeared in front of him.
Yang Yi frowned, this action was obviously a bit impolite, but apart from Wolf, who had already shaken hands before, there was only one person left standing next to Bang, the ADC.
It's Faker.
Two consecutive losses to EDG in the group stage seemed to inspire the devil's fighting spirit. He looked directly into Yang Yi's eyes and said in broken English:
"Next time we meet, we won't lose again."
next time?
Yang Yi suddenly felt dumbfounded, because according to the format of the global finals, the two teams that advance to the same group stage will not meet in the knockout round before the finals.
What Mr. Da Fei means is basically to confirm that both SKT and EDG can advance from their respective half regions until they meet again in the finals.
If so, it would be quite a story - the champion and runner-up are both from the same group. This is something that has never happened in the previous global finals. The S3 was quite special. Both OMG and SKT were ranked 7 in the group stage.
-1 with the same points, but there was no extra play rule at the time, and the two teams were tied for first place in the group.
But Yang Yi just smiled and replied in the same broken English:
"I'm sorry, I think you might not make it to the finals. You'd better study Chinese food."
Teacher Da Fei suddenly became angry. Since he led the team to the global finals in S3, which time has SKT not returned home holding the championship trophy?
But after all, he lost to his opponent in both rounds of the group stage. He had no confidence to rebut at the moment and could only hold back his anger in his heart.
Yang Yi casually shook hands with him and continued walking towards Xiaohuahua.
"By the way, last time you said that EDG didn't have an opponent that impressed you,"
The moment the two passed each other, Yang Yi seemed to suddenly remember something and turned back to Faker and asked:
"So now, is my little cannon powerful?"
"...No impression."
Yang Yi burst out laughing, but didn't say anything more.
Do you have to wait until San Dao makes up for you one day before I can leave a deep impression on you?
Although Faker has always been the most powerful imaginary enemy in the LPL division before, the public opinion of the opponent on the Internet is very good. Even the Kangba brother who hates Han Za must admit that Faker has no black marks except nationality.
, Yang Yi felt the same way before.
However, is Faker really that perfect?
Now it seems that this is not necessarily the case, or at least it is not as perfect as Faker fans boast.
In terms of being tough-talking, no one Yang Yi knows is better than him.
Even Brother Bath, who has a fixed maturity period every year, will apologize and admit his mistakes for his previous immaturity - but he will continue to be stubborn in the future.
But this is better than being stubborn all the time, right?
After the handshake ended, Yang Yi and his teammates came to the middle of the stage and performed the iconic knight salute to the audience, and the audience responded with the warmest applause for their team.
Amidst the waves of cheers, the five EDG players left the stage one after another. But a moment later, Yang Yi returned to the center of the stage, followed by the LPL female host Yu Shuang in a cheongsam outfit.
The audience at the scene knew what was coming next, so they couldn't help but become more and more enthusiastic - because Yang Yi's post-game interview was no less exciting than the official game!
"First of all, I would like to congratulate EDG for winning this strong dialogue with SKT and qualifying as the first in the group. How is player Majesty feeling now?" Yu Shuang asked with a smile on his face.
Although she is a fan of RNG in the all-China class, this does not prevent her from being sincerely happy for EDG. Yang Yi, who had just disgusted Teacher Da Fei, was in a very happy mood and replied with a smile:
"If I say it feels average or pretty good, wouldn't it be a bit too pretentious? Well, I have to be honest, beating SKT feels so damn good!"
"It feels very good to beat SKT. I believe many LPL viewers feel the same at this time."
Yu Shuang suddenly couldn't stand it any longer, and quickly helped to make up for it: "So before the start of the group stage, have you ever thought that the team can defeat SKT and advance as the first in the group?"
"I've thought about it, and I've thought about winning completely and qualifying. I think our winning rate against SKT is very high." Yang Yi answered honestly, he really thought so.
The reason is simple. He feels that the current EDG players' personal abilities are stronger than the SKT team of 2017.
On the road, Theshy fights Huni. Isn't it too much to open 73?
Even Xiao Jiang hasn't reached his peak stage yet, he is just on the rise, and maybe he can still grow after reaching the knockout stage.
SKT's wolf-stick combination in the bottom lane is not in good condition, and Yang Yi and Tian Ye are good at suppressing the line, which is almost 70-30.
If a junior in the middle lane plays against Faker, he can at least get a 50-50 opening, and if he hits the sky, he can get a 64.00 opening.
As for Clint Dancer and Little Peanut in the wild area, to be honest, Clint Dancer feels a bit unbreakable this year. Of course, it may be a flashback at the end of his career. In short, he is much better than last year. On the other hand, Little Peanut is not.
There is a tendency to become a minor student, but after all, it turns out to be 64%.
So in Yang Yi's eyes, except for the mid lane, EDG is three points better than SKT in other positions, so why can't they win all?
"It seems that Majesty is very confident in the strength of the team. I think this may be one of the reasons why EDG was able to defeat SKT today." Yu Shuang smiled, not surprised by this answer.
After all, she had interviewed Yang Yi many times and had some understanding of the player's character. The other person's answer was not outrageous, so she continued to ask:
"Actually, in today's game, we also saw that although EDG has always had the upper hand, Huni's trolls caused you a lot of trouble and made the game deadlocked for a long time. I would like to ask you at this time
How do you communicate?"
This question just scratched Yang Yi's itch, and he answered excitedly:
"At that time, the troll was always leading the lane on the wing. The big bug and the monster on our side couldn't handle him alone, but at that time we had a huge frontal advantage, so I told Ming Kai..."
Speaking of this, Yang Yi suddenly reacted.
Can those words that encourage Clint Dance to bravely start a group really be said on such an occasion?
When Mad Mike was officially recorded, I'm afraid this part would have to be edited out, and even if it didn't work well, it would have to be silenced, right?
So he could only say dryly: "Uh...it was almost the end of the Baron buff at that time, so I told Mingkai to let him go up and start a random group, and then he went up."
It was so blunt that the audience below, even if they were not very familiar with Yang Yi's character, could tell at this moment that his words might not be in line with the actual situation.
What's more, some people even suspect that Yang Yi is bragging and coveting God's merits for himself.
After all, when starting a group, you need to consider the actual situation and adapt accordingly. How can you just shout 3, 2, 1 in the voice, and then the jungler goes up to start a group, as he said?
As a result, many viewers couldn't help but become crazy curious about Mike in this game, and wanted to know what was going on at that time.
As the host, Yu Shuang is also very curious about this part, but she must fulfill her duties first.
"...Last question, now that EDG's group stage schedule is all over, who do you think your opponent will be in the next knockout round, or which team do you hope to encounter in the quarterfinals?"
"Personally, I definitely want to meet RNG the most, because I really want to personally give Brother Bath a place in the top eight," Yang Yi also said bluntly, "But at the moment, RNG should be able to securely qualify first in the group.
, the same goes for WE and LZ.”
"Among the remaining teams that are likely to qualify, the ones I would rather meet are SSG and FNC."
The reason for meeting these two teams is also very simple. The former is the only LCK team that is likely to meet in the first round, and the latter is an old enemy of EDG who used to go 4-0.
Although this happened before Yang Yi joined EDG, he is now an EDG player after all. If given the opportunity, he would naturally not mind helping the team wash away its past humiliation.
However, FNC lost all three games in the first round, and it feels like they may not be able to qualify, so it seems like there is only one SSG left?
