Chapter 207 [Eight into six in the playoffs! YM's grievances! 】
On April 11, after edg defeated blg without any suspense with a score of 2-0.
The regular season of the S8 Spring Split is all over.
With a record of 18 wins and zero losses, edg stands proud among the crowd, replicating the glory of the 2016 Summer Split and once again becoming the only team in history to win all the regular seasons.
On the field, Wawa's words, "This EDG, seems to take me back to 2015" also ignited the emotions of millions of piggies.
Winning another league championship and then advancing to the MSI (Mid-Season Invitational) is just part of this year's edg blueprint!
On the day after the regular season ends.
The official lpl account posted the playoff rankings and the upcoming schedule on Weibo.
In the 2018 LPL Spring Split, the regular season rankings are as follows:
Ranking from high to low..
Eastern division,we,ig,ym,rw
Western Division: edg, snake, rng, sng
The first round of the playoffs is a knockout round of eight to six, with the third and fourth places from the east and west divisions competing in a staggered melee.
The winner will advance to the six-to-four knockout round and face the second place in the East and West divisions.
The two clubs, EDG and WE, ranked first in the division, only need to play the semi-finals and finals in the playoffs. They can rest in the first half while waiting for challenges from those behind.
Overall, this year’s Spring Split still had a lot of surprises.
First of all, among the Yonko, the rankings of the two teams ig and rng are not as good as everyone imagined.
Due to coach Jin's coaching style, it was not easy for the players to adapt to ig. Throughout the regular season, ig's rotation in the top lane position has been erratic, which also indirectly affected the team's record.
On rng's side, Uzi's hand injury recurred due to an accident. It is expected that it will be difficult to catch up with rng's playoff schedule. There are already rumors in the circle that for long-term considerations, rng will not make it to the finals unless it can reach the finals.
Don't consider forcing Uzi to come back.
In this regard, rng fans are also a little disappointed, but fortunately, the performance of the A monster in the entire spring split is also remarkable, so there is still some hope.
Although the records of the two teams of the Yonko are not satisfactory.
However, this year’s new lpl players also gave everyone a lot of surprises.
First of all, rw, which was reorganized this year, successfully entered the playoffs. The combination of Sima Old Thief and Poison Coin gave everyone a lot of surprises.
The second is the resurgence of the Snakes. After introducing the new mid laner Angel, this year the Snakes directly surpassed rng and ranked second in the Western Conference, second only to edg.
In the comment area, some fans of the Snakes have already shouted slogans such as "the fifth emperor of lpl".
Finally, what no one expected the most.
It's ym, a club that just entered the lpl.
From being voted "most promising to be last in the league" by most viewers at the beginning of the season, to reaching the playoffs and making history, ym directly refreshed everyone's perception.
And in this "pirate group" with a three-masted sailboat as its team emblem, the performance of Captain Jiang Keda has shocked everyone's attention time and time again!
Average kills per game, average damage per point, damage conversion rate, group participation rate, Jiang Keda’s various statistics, all rank among the top five in the lpl top lane position, all-around like a hexagonal warrior!
Throughout the regular season, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology left too many famous scenes.
In the spring game highlights released by the lpl official account, there are many scenes of "ym jkd".
The game started with a 2-0 win over rw, and an upgraded version of "Sheep Lai" took away letme's title of "King of Orn".
The vampire gameplay of unsealing cheats with salary equipment, facing the Yonko WE, powerfully scored five kills, directly leading a wave of trends!
Even the final game of the regular season, in which Jiang Ke University used Yasuo to kill Principal Wang, was officially cut into the review video.
Just looking at personal ability, Jiang Keda can definitely be selected for the best team in the spring game.
However, the two clubs edg and we, huni and 957, ranked first in the east and west, performed equally well.
From the data point of view, the two are not inferior to Jiangsu University of Science and Technology.
Therefore, if you want to be selected for the best team, ym must make more breakthroughs in the playoffs.
If it was just a round trip, then there would be no need to discuss this topic.
In the comment section of the official blog, fans are also arguing endlessly about the topic of the playoffs.
[Jiang University of Science and Technology did play vigorously in the spring game, but that was only the regular season. b05 and b03 are completely two games. It is too early to say whether Jiang University of Science and Technology is worthy of being in the best lineup! 】
[Indeed, let alone 957 and Huni, the teams with similar rankings, such as Langxing and Holy Spear Brother, are no worse than Jiang Keda! The statistics are a bit worse, but they are just playing as a better team!]
[Is Heizi crazy? Throughout the spring split, who is ym? Didn’t he have any idea about who c was? In the second half of the regular season, if it wasn’t Jiang Shen’s blood c, any top laner, ym wouldn’t be able to make it to the playoffs!
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[It’s normal, just like Jordan was not recognized before he won the championship. Huni and 957 both won the league championship. If Jiang Ke University wants to be compared with them, it must have some honors that can be achieved, right? 】
[What’s all the fuss about? The playoffs will start next week. By then, we’ll all know who is stronger and who is weaker. 】
…
ym base.
In the conference room.
On the TV screen, a video of a lol game was playing.
This is a game between sng and edg in the spring split.
In the first round of the playoffs, the eight-to-six knockout round.
YM's opponent is SNG, which is fourth in the Western Conference.
This year's SNG started low and went high in the spring split.
In the first half, SNG only achieved a record of three wins and five losses. However, the turning point of SNG's record came from the name change of SNG's top laner "xiaoal".
ngx", the entire team's record also took off, and in the second half of the regular season, they achieved a record of seven wins and three losses, and successfully entered the playoffs.
The situation is getting hotter and hotter.
In this game against EDG, Wolf Walk took out Ornn on the road. Facing Huni's Crocodile, he played very steadily. He even escaped from Peanut's gank many times, which made the commentator say that Wolf Walk seemed to have changed.
personal.
In addition, SNG's jungle hacker status is also very good, and all aspects of data are comparable to the league's T1 junglers such as Casa, Peanut, and Kandi.
Although Xiao Dongbei, a newcomer in the middle, is still adapting to the rhythm of LPL, he is growing very quickly, and many people have brought him up for discussion with YM's left-handed mid laner, who is also a freshman.
Although there are not many exciting performances of the left hand in the lane.
But judging from the hero pool, Xiao Dongbei is obviously better than Lefty. Zoe, who is new in the season, and the strengthened Czar are both playing well.
As for SNG's bottom lane duo, they are on par with YM and have no particularly outstanding performance.
Generally speaking, this is a team that also relies on the performance of the midfield and upper jungle, which is very similar to ym's style.
At 22 minutes and 13 seconds, after SNG's jungle hacker's blind monk dodged the team with an R and kicked back Iboy's cannon from EDG's bottom lane, Meng Ma directly pressed the pause button.
"In this wave of team battles, SNG fought very decisively. They know very well that this period is a period of weakness for EDG. Please pay attention to the positions of Langxing and Xiaodongbei..."
Su Chen yawned quietly and turned around to look at the teammates around him.
Xiaotian, Zhang Xiaowen, and bovy listened very attentively. They even took out a notebook with their left hand and carefully recorded what Meng Ma said.
It's just a little too serious.
Su Chen couldn't help but poke Xiao Tian beside him.
The latter turned his head, a little confused: "What's wrong?"
"In the hacker wave, if it were you, would you be sure to kick iboy back?" Su Chen asked.
"It should be possible," Xiaotian nodded, "I think that operation can be done."
"That's alright," Su Chen patted the garlic bastard on the head, "then you can take stupid notes, can't you do this kind of thing?"
Xiaotian covered his head and quickly understood what Su Chen meant. He smiled and simply closed the notebook, feeling much more relaxed.
Soon, Mengma finished analyzing the game.
Although sng still lost in the end, facing the only edg in the season, they lasted for 40 minutes, which is enough to show that the team's resilience is still very strong.
"That's about it. There are still three days until the opening game of the playoffs next Saturday. Everyone has a holiday today to rest. Starting tomorrow, we will arrange some training matches to help everyone maintain their condition."
"If you have any ideas, you can communicate with me at any time. Let's adjourn the meeting."
When I walked out of the conference room, it was already twelve o'clock in the morning.
The aunt at the ym base has already prepared lunch.
The standard eight dishes and two soups, the meat and vegetables are evenly matched, which will whet your appetite at first sight.
Xiaotian was thinking about something while picking up the rice. His left hand looked like he was entering the inedia stage. After eating a few mouthfuls, he put down the bowl and chopsticks.
On the contrary, Zhang Xiaowen devoured it as if he had just been released from prison.
"If you still want these chicken legs, why don't I help you eat them." After finishing his own bowl, he looked straight at Xiaotian's rice bowl.
"Are you a fox?" Xiaotian rolled his eyes, deliberately stuffed the whole chicken leg into his mouth and started chewing it.
"Eat like this? Won't you choke if you eat like this?" Zhang Xiaowen asked curiously.
"How is this possible...cough cough cough"
After eating.
Su Chen made a cup of coffee and came to the office on the second floor of the base.
After knocking on the door several times, there was no response from the office.
Su Chen sighed, opened the door and walked in.
At this time, in front of the huge computer screen, Xiao Ma was wearing headphones, his face reflecting the colorful lights on the screen.
"Give me the medical kit! Give me the eight-power lens!"
"I have Level 3A, does anyone want it?"
"I fell to the ground! Come and help me!"
Xiao Ma was communicating with his teammates. When he saw Su Chen pushing open the door and coming in, he was startled. His hands slipped and he dropped the thunder he was about to throw out at his feet.
A team of four people all returned to the west, and the voice channel suddenly exploded with all kinds of sweet things coming out of their mouths.
Xiaoma took off his headphones a little embarrassedly.
Recently, a chicken-playing sandbox shooting game has become popular all over the world, and the limelight even overshadowed lol for a while. He has become a little obsessed with it recently and can't help but play two games during work hours.
During the days when pdd was not in charge of the club, Xiao Ma was somewhat slack.
"What's wrong, Lao Su? What's going on?" Xiao Ma closed the game and asked.
Based on his relationship with Su Chen, there is no concept of superiority or superiority on weekdays. They just get along with ordinary friends, without putting on any airs because of their status as team managers.
"Will Mr. Prostitute come over to watch the opening match next week?" Su Chen asked.
"I can't come," Xiao Ma shook his head, "Maybe next week, Mr. Prostitute has to go to the capital. The hospital there is better."
"See a doctor?" Su Chen was a little surprised.
Some time before the start of the spring competition, ym's founder pdd did not come to watch the game due to physical reasons.
Throughout the following spring games, pdd was recuperating his body and rarely appeared in the public eye.
Su Chen had been concentrating on preparing for the game, so he didn't take the initiative to ask what was going on.
We only occasionally communicated on WeChat, but pdd didn't disclose anything.
However, when Xiao Ma said this, Su Chen immediately understood that pdd might have a serious illness.
Otherwise, after the team reached the playoffs, they would just send out a wave of red envelopes in the group instead of showing up at the base in person.
"The prostitute didn't tell me what the specific situation was, and he specifically asked me not to tell you." Xiao Ma sighed, "He didn't want his situation to affect everyone's mood in the competition."
"Try not to tell anyone about the prostitute's illness, otherwise the e-sports editors outside will write all kinds of nonsense." Xiao Ma said.
"Well, I understand. Then I won't call to ask. You can help me convey my greetings then." Su Chen nodded, indicating that he would not disclose this matter.
After closing the office door, Su Chen returned to the first floor and found Xiaotian, left hand, and Zhang Xiaowen gathered in front of the same computer, staring at the screen.
"Hello, friends in the audience in front of the screen, I remember! I am Zeyuan! Hello everyone, I am Langxing..."
Su Chen walked over and found that the brothers were watching the latest issue of "Canteen Weekend Night".
Today, the program team specially invited SNG’s top laner, Lang Xing.
At the beginning of the program, Guan Zeyuan and Wang Yi reviewed the situation of the spring game and teased various dinner parties and various new memes that were popular during the season.
Next, we talked about the playoff games.
Guan Zeyuan was the first to ask: "I have a question for the Wolf Walk player first. How did you come up with the idea of changing your name midway through the season? It is said that this was done after a long period of coordination between the club and the league officials. Does this new ID have any special meaning?
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Lang Xing smiled slightly: "Actually, I just want to change myself. Lang Xing actually means wolves traveling thousands of miles to eat meat. I changed this name because I hope I can fight more fiercely."
I remember asking: "Next, your opponent is ym. In terms of the standings, ym's ranking is actually higher. I wonder how you are preparing now. Are you confident that you can defeat ym? Especially you.
Personally, if you have to face Jiangsu University of Science and Technology online, I wonder what your mentality is now?"
Langxing thought for a moment: "Actually, I think it will be more difficult to fight huni and 957, because after all, they are old top laners and their playing styles are more varied.
"Jiang Keda is okay. I often kill him solo in training matches. I just try not to give him a chance in the lane."
"We still have some psychological advantages when playing YM. After all, we entered the LPL a year before them, so we have more experience."
Guan Zeyuan laughed after hearing this: "That's true, weren't you the ones who kicked ym back to lspl last year? Especially the hacker prince, who directly beat Xiaotian into self-isolation."
Lang Xing couldn't help but laugh.
In front of the screen, Xiaotian was watching the program with a smile. When he heard Guan Zeyuan say this, his face suddenly fell.
"Is there such a thing?" Zhang Xiaowen turned around and asked.
bovy nodded.
The left hand also looked a little confused: "It's true that last year SNG won the LPL we entered, and Xiaotian and I didn't play well."
Zhang Xiaowen thought thoughtfully: "It seems like it's still a grudge match."
"Damn it, let's see if I don't catch you to death!" Xiao Tianzheng said viciously and turned around to look.
I found Su Chen holding a cup of coffee and standing behind me watching the show.
"Brother Chen, this wolf is a bit arrogant, what do you think?" Xiaotian asked deliberately, wanting to provoke Su Chen and see what the effect would be.
After all, saying that you often get solo kills in training matches is not something you can say casually.
However, the regular season record between the two teams is one to one, so it’s really hard to say who is better.
However, Su Chen just took a sip of coffee and then showed a strange smile.
Then, he turned around and left.
Xiaotian and Zuo Zuo looked at each other and suddenly felt a little frightened.
The last time I saw Su Chen's smile was when I met 369.