Last year in Shanghai, Lin Cheng reached the master level in just 22 games in two days, setting a record for the fastest time to reach the master level.
This year in Europe, Lin Cheng went one step further. He reached the master level with a 100% winning rate in just 16 games.
The main reason is that the super account in the European server seems to have more bonus points than the top of the canyon. The winning rate of Niubao S9 in the European server for two days is actually only 90%.
On April 29, Lin Cheng RANK still maintained a strong momentum.
Although his unbeaten record was broken, Lin Cheng's score of more than 300 points in one day in the high-end European server also opened the eyes of countless viewers.
Since Lin Cheng's ID was exposed, OB has had more and more Chinese and foreign anchors, but most domestic audiences are still used to going to Wanwan's live broadcast room, so they don't need Lin Cheng's help in advertising.
Even Xiaoyang played several games against Lin Cheng on the Mouse Channel OB. He also used his friend status to send harassing messages to Lin Cheng. As a result, his excessive praise made Lin Cheng uncomfortable. Later, Lin Cheng blocked Xiaoyang from the program.
The effect is explosive.
Because of Lin Cheng's random killings, players in the European server have gone numb, and the forums are filled with howls.
"Is this person a monster? Is this a game we are playing with him?"
"The top laner facing him is blowing up every game. I can't even imagine what MSI will look like."
"The wild card top laner is trembling"
There are also classic NA and EU laning sessions.
"In ranked LEC, the top laners of the first, second and third teams are like toys in front of Cheng, and there is no hope for the EU this year."
"It's so funny! It's like you guys have dramas in EU before"
"Even if we have no chance, it's not our turn to be laughed at by the LCS! EU>>NA! Understand?"
There are also people who fabricate all kinds of unreliable gossip.
"Breaking News! C9 boss is going to write a blank check to Cheng and vows to bring Cheng to North America next year"
"I only serve TSM with a blank check. I just received a ten-year investment of US$200 million. Isn't it too much to spend some money to buy people?"
"The Yankees are still rich, even if they make so much money from their record, they will lose money"
"No matter who buys Cheng, it will work! North American fish ponds can only be saved by Cheng"
"What if! I mean what if! Cheng goes to North America and is also integrated into the segment?"
"I also have inside information! Barcelona's e-sports division is preparing to sign Cheng with a large sum of money next year"
"Stop joking! Are you buying Cheng to play in the European Masters? Barcelona doesn't even have a seat in the LEC."
"How much does it cost to buy a seat? The salary saved by selling Messi can buy five cents plus LEC seats, which is more than enough. It's not a big problem!"
"Outrageous! You have already sold Messi to Barcelona, right? Be careful of being criticized by Messi fans"
On April 30, the fourth day after getting a European server account, Lin Cheng reached the king rank with a winning rate of 88%.
Lin Cheng is also the first professional player to win the title among the professional players participating in this MSI.
The audience in Wanwan's live broadcast room witnessed almost the entire game as Lin Cheng charged into the king's game.
"Another record has been set! Brother Chengzi has reached the title of King in just 40 games. How come he's like drinking water?"
Wanwan happily praised Lin Cheng, "Although people with high RANK scores may not necessarily be good at competitions, strong players in the field who are serious about RANK will definitely be able to achieve high scores. Brother Chengzi is the best proof."
After a pause, she chuckled and said: "Actually, the European server RANK can tell the difference in strength between the players of each team. With the same super number, some people will be awarded diamond for ten consecutive wins in the qualifying match, and some will be awarded platinum.
Some people are ranked as kings in four days, and some are still platinum after a week."
Many teams arrived in Iceland earlier than KT, and now there are still some big wild card brothers struggling in platinum. If I hear my words later, they will probably vomit blood.
The barrage is very lively.
"It's so funny! Wanwan is going to fire the map cannon, right?"
"The anchor is showing off his face! Who is the connotation?"
"What Wanwan said actually makes sense. Players who are strong in the field will definitely be able to score very high scores. Brother Chengzi is a positive example, and Cuzz is a negative example."
"I suspect you are thinking about Xiao Ming! Xiao Ming is also a platinum boy."
“RNG started RANK two days late, so it’s not a big problem.”
"Xiaohu has knelt down for the fourth time in a row! Compared with Brother Chengzi's state, he's a bit unlucky. I'm afraid he'll suffer a heavy blow when we face him."
"Xiaohu's performance was actually very good. He even knelt down because he met an actor. It's not a big problem."
"Xiaohu kneeled down four times in a row to show off his general style. Brother Cheng can't hide his stumbles when he wins consecutively."
"unbelievable!"
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For Lin Cheng, becoming the king of RANK is not a memorable moment. He still has not stopped in RANK.
On May 1st, the entire KT team shared what they have gained in the past few days in the training room. Which heroes in the rankings performed particularly well, and which heroes clearly felt that they were not strong enough compared to the previous version.
After a brief exchange, everyone played the first training match since arriving in Iceland in the training room.
The opponent was PGG, a team from Oceania, and Kang Dongxun did not refuse the invitation to a training match, thinking that it would be good for the players to warm up.
The result is obvious. Even if KT players did not exert their full strength, they still beat the Oceania champion PGG in the training match.
In the three games, PGG exploded in the laning phase. Even if the AD mouse resisted a little with a strange move in the last game, it still could not change the fate of being beaten.
Even though he was mistreated, the wild card brother politely expressed his thanks in the end.
In fact, it was difficult for the weak wild card teams in the World Championship in previous years to get appointments with top teams. Teams in the LPL and LCK may feel that there is no improvement in training games with wild card teams, so they usually refuse invitations to training games from wild card teams.
The wild card teams basically arrange training matches with each other, which is why every year we can see that the tactics of the wild card teams are completely different from those of the major competition.
Because we had not communicated much with each other before, our understanding of the game was naturally very different, and the team tactics and hero selections that often played training matches together were obviously similar.
However, KT is an exception. As long as it is an invitation to a training match, everyone is basically welcome.
Since last year's Shanghai S-Games, KT has gained a good reputation among the wild card teams. Everyone knows that KT will be willing to play training games with the wild card teams as long as they have time.
Last year, the teams in the four major regions all arranged training games with each other. Only KT played training games with the seeded teams in the major regions and also played training games with wild cards.
Other teams ignored wild cards, and only KT was willing to help them increase the intensity of their training matches.
Therefore, KT is also nicknamed the wild card friend.
When this news came out, there were still people who were laughing at KT. They were not afraid of being integrated into the division after hanging out with the fish belly for a long time.
However, facts have proven that hard power is the last word. KT, who played training matches with Yu Po, still killed other strong teams in the major competition area.
Although the wild card brothers are really bad and their tactical execution is also very poor, the wild card team is actually quite creative in their understanding and hero selection.
Lin Cheng's top laner Shen last year was brought out after playing a training match with the wild card, and it produced very good results.
Although today's training match was dominated by three rounds, PGG's performance in the last round was still eye-catching.
Because Little Peanut used a brush to jungle Morgana, and chose the combination of EZ + Rakan on the bottom line, PGG's AD players took out Rat + Karma.
The rat is very weak in the early stage, but once it faces the bottom lane that lacks enough pressure, the rat that can develop stably can still be very destructive.
It was obvious that the upper half of PGG was in ruins in the early stage, but during the mid-term team battle, all members of KT stood in a row in the jungle, allowing the rats to find their position and start shooting, scoring four kills.
It’s no wonder that teams often overturned in the face of wild cards in previous years. Not to mention LCK games, even the high-end games of RANK Korean server basically didn’t see the hero Mouse, and they suddenly suffered a loss against KT.
However, after KT adjusted their tactical thinking, they did not give their opponents a chance. Rat's four kills did not change PGG's decline, but instead ushered in another massacre by KT.
