On April 1st, KT ushered in its fourth opponent DRX in the second round of the Spring Split.
The full name of the DRX team is DragonX, which is the name changed from the KZ team last season.
KZ’s team, including Longzhu before the name was changed, can probably be summed up in four words: “anticlimactic” but the most impressive thing about it.
S7's Longzhu went to the World Championship as the No. 1 seed in the LCK. Their 6-0 record in the group stage made everyone regard them as the favorites to win the championship.
But after entering the group stage, Longzhu was immediately beaten by Samsung led by An An, and was humiliated and eliminated at 0:3.
After S8 was renamed to KZ, the team still had the same flavor. It swept the entire LCK in the Spring Split, and started to lose steam when it went to MSI.
“Ten zero! Unless KZ breaks its hand, RNG can win.”
As a result, KZ’s performance in the finals swollen the face of Guangda University who gave the prediction of ‘100’.
With the advantage of Spring Championship points, S8's KZ didn't even get a spot in the World Championship. After the end of the season, there was a major overhaul.
However, after KZ's replacement, S9 still failed to achieve very good results. Coach Kang Dongxun also came to the current KT after the end of the season.
Kang Dongxun’s resume in leading KZ is there. Even though KT is currently in good shape, many fans are still very worried that KT will fall into a strange cycle of beginning and ending.
Of course, the outcome is hard to say. KT's five consecutive kneels at the beginning of this season cannot be considered a tiger's head.
DRX seems to really want to achieve some results after changing its name again. It has made great efforts to retain Deft, the core of the team who performed well last year, and also extended an invitation to McGo who had a fight with Griffin and Sword King last season.
At the same time, Mai Gelai also brought his godson Dolan and his eldest disciple Chovy, who together with Mr. Dai formed the trident of DRX.
It’s hard to evaluate Mai Ge’s palace fighting ability, but it seems that the newcomer is really good at it.
Pyosik, who was originally Afreeca’s anchor player, has made a remarkable debut in DRX this season. Keria, who has just turned 17, has also shown top support in the support position.
You must know that the two positions of Nosuke can be said to control the most important rhythm of the team.
These two positions are used by newcomers who have only entered the LCK this year. DRX is currently ranked third in the standings, which can be said to be quite good. It may not be able to get one step closer after a period of running-in.
McGe also thought so. During the interview, he expressed his ambition to achieve something.
However, Mago apparently did not realize:
Sometimes, if his BP can be more normal, the players won’t have to play so hard.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the players from both sides were ready at the training base and were waiting for the start of the game.
Huya Live Room, today’s Chinese stream commentators are Remember and Zeyuan respectively.
Remember: "Welcome to Huya's live broadcast room of the LCK 2020 Spring Split. Today is the first match day of the seventh week of the LCK Spring Split. The first match will be played between KT and DRX. I will be the commentator today. Remember
,Hello everyone."
Zeyuan: “Hello everyone, I am Zeyuan.”
Remember: "At present, the points situation of the two teams is similar. DRX currently has a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, ranking third in the standings, while KT is closely followed with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses. If KT wins this head-to-head match,
Then they will overtake DRX with a small point advantage and reach the top three in the standings."
Ze Yuan: "Yes, it is worth mentioning that KT has won seven games in a row and is about to become a super player, and they have not lost a small game in these seven games. It can be said that they are in very good condition."
Remember: "This year's KT team really has a bit of a metaphysical flavor. It has climbed from the bottom of the five-game losing streak at the beginning of the season to this position. I believe no one, including KT fans, could have imagined it, but they really
That’s it.”
Ze Yuan: "I think the addition of Cheng has greatly improved KT's top lane. KT itself is a group of very experienced players. After Cheng showed terrifying dominance in the top lane, they also know what to do."
Let’s fight around the top point.”
I remember: "Anyone with a discerning eye can now see that KT's core is mainly on the top lane. We also know that Mike is a coach who is very good at making unexpected moves. I wonder if Mike will bring us a surprise BP today?"
“I’m really looking forward to using McGo to give Dolan all of Jayce, and then Galio in the middle and Senna in the middle, with four guarantees and one Jayce to complete the strategy.”
Zeyuan raised his voice: "I heard that you KT are very good in the top lane? Is my disciple Dolan worse than you? The jungler lives in the top lane and I, Jace, can't beat you?"
I remember laughing: "Don't tell me, I don't think it's weird whatever lineup Mike chooses, and I'm looking forward to a good one."
“It’s started! Brother Mai, did you hear it? Four guarantees and one dolan are on the way.”
“Dolan: The Sword Emperor can’t do four guarantees and one, but I, Dolan, can do it.”
“Dolan is a real talent, why hasn’t he been hung up and beaten by Brother Cheng?”
“Brother Chengzi, kill me! Eight consecutive wins and a duck!”
“Seven kills will kill you! KT will definitely lose this game.”
Soon you will enter the BP screen.
In the first game, DRX played BAN first on the blue side, and KT played on the red side.
DRX took the lead and BAN dropped the prince.
Zeyuan: "Something's wrong! Did Mike find KT's winning code? No team has ever banned Bono's Prince in KT's seven-game winning streak before. I didn't expect that it was Mike who banned it first."
Remember to joke: "You have a lot of ideas, okay? It seems that Brother Mag came well prepared today."
The red side KT chose to BAN and dropped Zoe on the first floor. Chovy’s Zoe is still worthy of respect.
The blue side backhanded the second BAN position to Silas.
Lin Cheng's performance of Silas in the DWG game can be said to have shocked the entire LCK. The opponent chose to block Silas in the first round, which was very rare.
The second BAN slot on the red side is given to Aphelios.
Entering version 10.6, although Aphelios has had some values reduced, it has not had a big impact on the overall strength of this hero.
DRX backhanded Qinggangying to the BAN position.
Ze Yuan: "Qinggangying! This is the hero that Orange Brother has performed very well this season, but is this still Mai's BP? Doesn't Mai just play whichever hero is stronger on the opposite side? Why did it change today?"
Remember: "What's wrong with you? Why do you always target Brother Mai? Can't Brother Mai change his mind?"
Ze Yuan: “No! As a person like Mike, he likes to release the heroes that the opponent is good at, and then use special hero selection to target the heroes that the opponent is good at.
McGe himself said in an interview that he likes to study the opponent’s video and then find tactics to target what the opponent is good at.”
Remember to laugh out loud: "Isn't it that we haven't found a solution to Orange Brother Qinggang Ying yet?"
“Hey! That makes sense.”
The two looked at each other and smiled at the commentary table, and the atmosphere was joyful.