The host sjokz slowly appeared on the stage and announced that the third game of b05 was about to begin.
"After two fierce competitions, the two teams tonight ended in a one-to-one draw!"
"Next, the two sides will compete for the match point of b05!"
sjokz looked happy, and the g2 fans at the scene also had high morale.
in the past two games.
In the first game, g2 fell into a huge disadvantage in the early stage, but relied on solid operations in the mid-term to forcefully drag ym into the quagmire.
If it weren't for Su Chen's magical ambush by Sword Princess.
After waiting for another five minutes, when Ah P's sword girl gets the resurrection armor, YM can't handle the frontal battle at all.
So after losing the first game, g2 fans were not impatient.
The three commentators of LCS are also very confident about winning the second game.
Sure enough, in the second game, g2 sent a super swinging formation in the middle, upper and jungle, which directly stunned ym.
Easily won this round.
After watching these two games, European audiences had a very clear impression.
That is, g2 is very well prepared for tonight’s knockout match!
And ym seems to have exhausted all his cards!
In the group stage, ym certainly achieved a record of nine wins and one loss.
However, they have exhausted all their cards. Even jkd, who is invincible on the top lane, has already clearly understood their playstyle and style after 10 games in the group stage.
Tonight’s ym is nothing to be afraid of!
The winner must be g2!
Under the rhythmic background music, the passages on both sides of the stage were lit up.
Players from the two teams also appeared in front of the audience again.
After winning the second game, the whole g2 team was in a great mood.
The three leaders, Ah P, Jankos, and Wunder, were all smiling and waving to celebrate with the G2 fans in the audience, and received a lot of cheers.
"let`s go! g2!"
"Win three games in a row! Crush ym!"
"Restore EU's glory! This year!"
On the other side, the director also focused the camera on ym's players.
The strange thing is that the ym players, who were beaten dizzy in the second game, not only did not lose their heads, but were in good condition.
Especially the jungler Xiaotian, who was covering his mouth with a mean smile, holding Su Chen's arm and whispering something to him.
"YM's players seem to be in good condition. Is it possible that they have some unique skills that they haven't used yet?" DeFesio from the LCS commentary booth said curiously.
"I don't think so," Deckert laughed. "YM has never been a team that likes to make surprising moves. They have used all the moves they can in the group stage this year. The Sword Demon on the road, Akali
, the male gun Qian Jue in the jungle position, g2 now has a way to deal with it."
"I really want to see if g2 will come up with more interesting routines in the third game. It's obvious that this style of play makes ym very uncomfortable."
The three LCS commentators all looked confident.
After the players take their seats.
The live broadcast screen temporarily cut to the LPL commentary box.
It is different from the relaxed atmosphere of LCS commentary.
Wawa, Miller, and Yan Junze all had serious expressions on their faces.
"Letme really hit the target. In the first game, it was a strange move to get the mid laner Dao Girl in G2. Unexpectedly, an even weirder lineup came in the second game. This is something that even our commentators could not have imagined."
The doll shook her head.
"This European team's playing style is really different from that of the LPL. We learned a lot tonight," Miller sighed, "YM just played too hard in the group stage. I feel like they are now clearly understood by G2.
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"I don't know what weird tricks are hidden behind this g2."
"Let's still look forward to ym's formation changes in the third game. I don't think they will be defeated in one game. They should still have some cards that they haven't revealed. Since they lost the second game, I don't think there is any need for ym to continue.
It's hidden, if you have any prepared routines, just bring them out." Yan Junze comforted.
However, he was not that confident in his heart.
After all, ym made many strange moves in the group stage, which was obvious to all.
Su Chen's top laner Sword Demon, Akali, Xiaotian's wild core, and left-hand plane, these are all things that ym revealed in advance.
The record of nine wins and one loss in the group stage is very good, but ym didn't see any hidden tricks.
g2 obviously planned to use this strange trick to stun YM tonight.
It's really dangerous if you can't keep up with the opponent's rhythm.
Yan Junze looked at Su Chen, who looked normal in the live broadcast screen, and felt a little unsure.
After the one-to-one draw, the third game seemed very crucial.
If g2 wins another game, not only in terms of momentum, but also in terms of tactics, they will completely overwhelm ym.
It will be difficult to get it back.
soon.
The big screen also cuts into the bp screen.
In the third game, the priority of selecting sides returned to ym's hands.
In this round, ym still chose the blue side.
Compared with the red side, the advantage of the blue side is that bp can be selected first, which is equivalent to one more ban position.
Secondly, on the open jungle route, because the bottom lane can help the red open, the jungler is stronger.
Judging from the current comprehensive winning rate of msi, the blue side is 3 percentage points higher than the red side, and the advantage is still relatively obvious.
So take this into consideration.
It is not unreasonable for ym to compete for first place in the standings in the group stage.
If it really drags on to the fifth game, having one more side pick can sometimes change the outcome of the series.
The big screen cuts to the bp screen!
Ban people in the first round.
YM banned Shen, the jungler with the most advanced technology in the last game of G2, and then banned Sword Girl and Kai'Sa.
As for g2, Akali is banned first, then Kindred and Qinggangying.
"Ym still released Nightmare because he felt that due to the ban, Nightmare in the mid lane was no longer that powerful." Wawa was still uneasy, "I thought it would be better if I just ban Nightmare."
"I think Shen is more of a threat, he can swing in the jungle, and he can restrain Xiaotian's gameplay," Miller said. "Ban Shen, and Xiaotian can use the male gun."
The blue square is ym’s choice.
After thinking for a moment, he locked on the ice.
"Instead of grabbing ez, I locked a hand of ice," Yan Junze was a little surprised, "ym, is this completely letting bovy play functional AD."
"The last G2 ice arrow was quite accurate. As soon as the arrow hit the nightmare, it immediately pounced on it. Instead of letting it go to the other side, it's better to take it myself." Watou said.
The red square is the first and second choice of g2.
Get the Wheel Mom first, then the Kalma.
"Oh, it's not good. This bot lane combination that g2 came up with is too restrained. If you want to choose this way, you should ban the wheel mother first." Miller was a little disappointed. Regarding YM's third game
The BP at the beginning was obviously not very satisfactory.
"Don't worry, this is your only choice." Wawa reminded.
The blue side and ym's second and third choices respectively locked the vampire, Lulu.
"Vampires can be used for swinging, and Lulu with Han Bing is okay, but it still feels quite satisfactory," Wawa couldn't help laughing, "ym in the third game, I still insisted on being myself and not following the pace of g2.
Let’s go, right?”
After seeing ym's first round selection.
The whole g2 team is also very relaxed.
"Vampires can swing in the middle and up, but any lane is easier to deal with," g2 coach Malek said confidently, "Let's lock down Nightmare first. We still have a lot of initiative in the second round."
"Of course." Ap smiled confidently and locked Nightmare in the third choice.
The two sides have also entered the second round of bp.
For the remaining two ban positions, ym continued to ban Yasuo and Scorpion.
As for g2, Sword Princess and Blind Monk are banned again.
"G2 banned the blind man. Is this intentional to let Xiaotian take the male gun? I don't think YM will be fooled either." Miller frowned.
"Why don't you give Su Chen the entire Sword Demon and recreate it as a god descending to earth?"
The three commentators were talking.
The red side's g2, the fourth choice, once again revealed an unexpected hero.
The messenger of doom!
scarecrow!
After confirming this choice, the director also focused the camera on jungler Jankos and mid laner Ah P.
Ah P smiled from ear to ear, and Jankos kept shaking his shoulders, looking very excited.
"It's broken. In the third game, g2 played an even more outrageous trick," said the baby in annoyance, "I'm just saying, Nightmare should be banned first."
"This midfielder combination is indeed a bit disgusting. Nightmare turns off the lights and the scarecrow jumps big. Ym is very difficult to defend." Yan Junze was also sweating for Ym at this time.
At this moment, he has unconsciously entered the role of ym.
If rng were playing this game, how would they deal with g2?
Maybe I’ll still bet on Uzi in the bottom lane.
After all, this year's MSI version gave ADC the space to join the group in advance. After getting the three-piece set, the AD was basically formed. This is also the reason why King Chi and Senior Brother can play smoothly.
But ym can't fight like this.
In g2 on the red side, after winning the fourth choice.
The camera also moved to ym's competition seat again.
Next, they have to determine their fourth and fifth picks and complete the lineup.
After g2 came up with the combination of Nightmare Scarecrow.
ym's player didn't look very surprised.
Meng Ma gathered around Xiaotian and Su Chen. After chatting for a few words, the three of them nodded, apparently reaching a consensus.
On the left, Zhang Xiaowen and Bovy were moving the mouse with normal expressions on their faces, thinking about their respective alignments.
"If ym wants to change his tactics in this game, he can only use the upper and jungle positions..." Wawa just finished his words.
On the fourth floor window of the blue square, a green hero appeared.
He was stunned for a moment.
Green God!
Ivern!
"Ym actually took out a Green God," Wawa said in surprise, "This is a super unpopular jungle hero!"
Miller quickly checked the information and found that in this year's MSI, Cuishen's appearance rate was zero.
In lpl, they are even rarer.
In the jungle position, Cuishen actually prefers the role of team battle support. The passive [Friends of the Forest] allows Cuishen to be more flexible in brushing the jungle, making it difficult for the opponent to figure out the rhythm.
Secondly, the shield of e [reap what you sow] and the control of q [deep roots] make Cuishen's positioning more towards the role of an auxiliary jungler.
Although he is unpopular, he doesn't seem to be a very strong Yazi.
"If you want to take the Cuishen, you won't be taking it on the road..." After looking at it for a few seconds, Miller suddenly came to his senses.
Wa Wa and Yan Junze also looked at each other and suddenly thought about it.
Looking at the hero Cuishen alone, he is not particularly strong.
However, this hero has a w [pulling seedlings to encourage growth], which can plant a patch of grass anywhere.
Among the current mainstream heroes, the hero who needs grass very much is...
"Poodle!"
"Rengar!"
The three of them almost blurted out.
Sure enough, on the fifth floor of the blue square, a half-orc with a mane on his face, white teeth exposed, and a dagger in his hand appeared.
"Tonight, let's hunt together!"
The deep voice echoed in the canyon.
In the player shot, Su Chen is moving his wrist and staring at the screen in front of him.
"Ym gave Jiang Keda a poodle in the top lane in this round!" Wawa was surprised and delighted.
"g2 is playing tricks, ym is not far behind..." Miller also laughed.
Top laner Poodle and jungler Cuishen, this kind of black technology combination that can only be seen in ranked, was moved into the game by ym in this round.
However, in terms of the hero's skill mechanism, Cuishen and Poodle are very compatible.
After last year's remake, at the beginning of this year, the designer restored the poodle to the old version.
However, the passive [Invisible Predator] allows the poodle to jump to the enemy target when it is in the grass.
This makes the poodle very flexible, and coupled with its high burst of damage, it poses a great threat to the enemy.
Originally, in team battles, due to the design of the terrain, there was not always enough grass for the poodle to jump onto people.
In some relatively open terrain, where there is no grass, a poodle that performs Leap Slash will become a target for the enemy.
However, the existence of the Green God perfectly makes up for this.
With Xiaotian's presence, Su Chen's poodle will have a very wide space to play in this game.
After Meng Ma finished choosing a hero, he breathed a sigh of relief.
This top and jungle combination was something he, Xiaotian and Su Chen figured out in the past few days of the MSI knockout round.
Originally, he thought it was a bit bold and he might not use it in the competition.
However, since g2 is already playing tricks, he can only take action.
Next, let’s see how Xiaotian and Su Chen stir up trouble in this game.
At this time, the five players in the g2 competition seat also had surprised faces.
After the first round of BP, ym seemed quite satisfactory, which made g2 feel relieved.
But who would have thought that in the second round, they would actually take out the black technology combination of the poodle Cuishen!
Even g2 itself never thought of playing tricks in the game.
"Poodle top laner, ym, you are so brave..." Ap curled his lips.
Coach Malek was pacing back and forth, the smile on his face had long disappeared, and he was seriously discussing with Wunder which hero to pick.
After some discussion, g2 finally decided on the captain.
"Be careful during the laning phase. Once the captain has a powder keg, the poodle won't be able to show off easily," malek warned.
Wunder nodded, his expression very solemn.
He doesn't have many battles with laner Poodle, but he still understands the mechanics of this hero.
The captain has the long-hand advantage of the musket, and the orange can also release the control. When the time comes to put a powder keg under his feet on the opposite line, he will explode the powder keg when the poodle jumps in the face.
It's still relatively easy to handle.
After the final selection of g2 is determined.
The lineups on both sides have also been determined.
Blue square ym: top lane poodle, jungle jungle god, mid lane vampire, bottom lane Hanbinglulu
Red side g2: top lane captain, jungle scarecrow, mid lane nightmare, bottom lane wheel mother Karma
Three LPL commentators also commented on the lineup in the third game.
"Looking at the lineups of both sides, g2 still relies on the rhythm of the midfielder, but in the early stage, Cuishen can farm faster than Scarecrow, which is YM's advantage." Wawa analyzed.
"Level 6 G2 will definitely have a rhythm. Han Bing should pay attention to using e [Eagle Strikes the Sky] to see the scarecrow's position in advance." Wawa also added.
"However, the most critical thing in this game is the early lane matchup," Yan Junze hit the nail on the head, "The core of ym's lineup in this game is still the poodle on the road."
If the poodle is in a line with the captain, it will have no advantage and may even be at a disadvantage.
So, ym's design in this round can basically be declared a failure.
A disadvantaged poodle cannot stop people and has basically no effect in the game.
There are also advantages and disadvantages to getting a black technology lineup.
Yan Junze looked at Su Chen who was wearing headphones in the venue and murmured to himself.
