Li Luo's idea sounds a bit wild, but it is an idea that Li Luo made after the end of the S8 World Championship and based on his mind about the general situation of the mainstream version of the S9 season.
Based on this idea, the Thorn Birds came into being, and only then did the current Thorn Birds players come into being.
The so-called hexagonal team, in layman's terms, is a team with no shortcomings.
Just looking at this proposition, it seems unrealistic.
After all, with the development of e-sports, there are no perfect five people.
Every team has its own mainstream style of play, and also has its relative weaknesses.
The world champions FNC and TPA of the S1 and F2 seasons are not considered for the time being because they are too old.
The SKT team that won the World Championship at the beginning of the S3 season was the strongest team that year, but the shelf life of the five of them was extremely short, and fists soon figured out how to target it. With the changes in the version, SKT in the S4 season
The magnitude of the penalty drop is well known.
The white team of S4 is known as the most dominant team in all previous world championships, and even has the saying that "the stars never scatter, and they will always win the championship." However, there are no ifs in everything. This statement is also drawn by bystanders based on the performance of S4 Samsung White in the world championship.
conclusion.
SKT in S5 and S6 had a long period of dominance. They won the championship for two consecutive years without only losing one person. However, SKT at that time did not have smooth sailing in all competitions. It was just that they
The adjustment was extremely fast. It can be said that SKT was very close to a hexagonal team at that time, but they still had the possibility of being torn apart when facing ROX, whose play style was completely different from theirs.
The peak of IG in S7 was only in the World Championship. The instability of their play style destined IG to be unable to become a hexagonal team.
S8's EDG is very invincible. However, throughout this year, aside from the LPL teams, the strength of the teams in the outer divisions has also been uneven. Especially the three teams in the LCK division can be said to have achieved almost
The worst result in all previous S games in the LCK region.
What Li Luo is doing now is to rely on his understanding of the game before his rebirth and his career experience in the past two years or so after his rebirth, to perfectly integrate everything he can think of and apply it to the Thorn Birds team.
There are no five strongest people, only the right five people.
There are enough veterans in the Thorn Birds. Their strength may not be top-notch individually, but the adaptability of the veterans is much stronger than that of most potential newcomers.
Previously, whether Li Luo was on IG or EDG, he would show different playing styles. For example, when he was on IG, he focused on functionality, and when on EDG, he focused on carrying and dominating the game. Correspondingly, Li Luo has other styles.
It was not shown in these two teams.
The thorn bird will make Li Luo unscrupulous.
It can also give Li Luo more room to perform.
Amid the doubts that abounded on the Internet, Li Luo and the Thorn Birds began to show strength in the second half of the spring game after the twists and turns in the first and middle half of the spring game.
The 2-0 win over EDG seemed to be an opportunity for the Thorn Birds to officially shine.
In the following games, the Thorn Birds won five consecutive victories.
And in every game, the opponent was decisively eliminated with a score of 2-0.
Even though the Thorn Birds have defeated stronger teams, viewers who often watch the game can keenly feel that there seems to be something different about this Thorn Birds.
As the final battle between the Thorn Birds and Suning came to an end at the end of March, the final standings were also finalized.
Despite some losses in the early and mid-term, the Thorn Birds performed perfectly in the point-grabbing battle and ranked third in the LPL regular season.
The first and second place are respectively the IG team and the rookie dark horse TOP.
Behind the Thorn Birds are EDG and FPX. The two teams' total wins are the same, but the EDG team's net win is higher.
In the second half of the regular season, EDG finally stabilized and was making great progress.
The RNG team ranks behind the two teams, ranking sixth.
Mainly because RNG in the Spring Split is indeed a bit embarrassing.
In fact, RNG had a small winning streak in the second half of the spring split.
However, RNG fans were not very satisfied with AJ's performance. Under the fans' demands, Baba chose to come back and replaced AJ as the starter of the RNG team.
Then... RNG knelt down twice in a row.
Fans also found it a bit baffling.
AJ's performance at that time was indeed very poor, not to mention that he was at the level of a war criminal.
The laning phase and even some of the highlights of team battles were indeed better than AJ's, but the results were unstable.
That's weird.
After that are JD.com and Xiaolong SDG. At this point, all eight teams entering the playoffs have been finalized.
According to the schedule rules, it will be divided into two halves, AB.
The third-ranked Thorn Birds' upper level is the rookie dark horse TOP who went dark in the regular season, and the next level is RNG and SDG.
The winner of these two teams will challenge the Thorn Birds.
And if the Thorn Birds can defeat this round and defeat TOP in the next round, they can join the promotions from Group A in the finals.
This means that the Thorn Birds will have to go through three rounds of BO5 in the playoffs.
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"Wow, it's them again."
When the rankings and schedule came out, Uzi smiled helplessly in the RNG base.
In the past, he was not afraid of any team's bottom duo in the domestic league.
Of course, Uzi is not afraid now, but he clearly knows that it is really difficult for him and Xiao Ming to defeat Li Luo in a duel, and at most he can only not lose.
In the past two years, Uzi has been frustrated every time he faced Li Luo.
He is different from Li Luo.
He and Xiao Ming have been partners since the first time they played against Li Luo, which means that the two people's running-in progress has been steadily improving every year.
But what about Li Luo?
From his debut in the second half of S7 to the early days of S9, in less than two years, Li Luo changed three supports.
But Li Luo's integration with every support is incredible, and among these three supports, except for Meiko, Bao Lan and Liu Qingsong were not famous in the LPL before meeting Li Luo. They are the ones that let the audience rank them.
The kind ranked after ming and meiko, commonly known as public auxiliary.
But after they partnered with Li Luo, they all started to take off.
This is enough to illustrate Li Luo's personal ability.
And the Thorn Birds are not stubborn at all. When encountering RNG, they will never sacrifice Li Luo's line, allowing Li Luo to pick up a relatively weak hero and be actively suppressed by Uzi.
And the sad thing is that other roads seem to be unstable.
Uzi looked up at the sky, his mind was extremely complicated.
Who can C me?
Uzi roared in his heart.
At this moment, Xiaohu's unique drake voice sounded: "It doesn't matter, brother, I'll do it to fight the thorn bird. I'm very confident in fighting Xiye, hehehehe."
Xiaohu said this with great confidence.
Xiye is indeed very strong this season. It feels like he was as fierce as he was in WE in the spring split last year, and his condition is maintained quite well.
But...so what?
I dare not say anything about beating others.
He was very energetic during the night.
The name of Xiaohu Power Bank is not chosen randomly by fans.
"Brothers, I have advanced technology. Let me talk to you. When I fight against the Thorn Birds, I will counter with you. I will definitely kill Flandre with Victor, and Victor will suck it up!"
He also said with a serious look on his face.
The current version has always adhered to the trend of playing warriors in the middle lane and mage in the top lane.
RNG actually has a relatively optimistic attitude towards its playoff situation.
Another reason why I chose to start with a stable stance is that I used to be a talented mid laner who debuted.
His mage heroes play very well and are very suitable for the current version.
And the version of the S9 season is not very particular about whether the double AP of top, middle or midfielder will be a bit deformed, because the magic resistance equipment of this version is not very good yet.
It doesn’t matter if you have more AP. If AOE is explosive enough, any weird lineup is acceptable.
Both of them made such guarantees, and Uzi felt a little relieved.
Confidence is the pinnacle.
At least before facing the Thorn Birds, his teammates were full of energy and energy!
After a short break, the LPL playoff schedule also kicked off.
The showdown between the dark horses of RNG and SDG soon unfolded.
Before the start of this game, various opinions on the Internet were quite different from those of insiders.
This is actually relatively rare in the e-sports circle.
Regardless of RNG's fanatical fans, at least 50% of the neutral audience believes that SDG has a chance to defeat RNG, which is the so-called 50-50 situation.
SDG's playing style is very aggressive, and with the steady playing style of adc player Gala, they often perform well in team battles. It is not too much to call them a dark horse.
RNG's recent instability will also make these viewers doubt whether RNG can win this game.
However, commentators in the circle and even some retired professional players unanimously believed that this would be a big victory for RNG.
The time has come for the game day.
Everyone in the Thorn Birds attached great importance to this game and directly chose to watch the game live.
I have to mention that it took a lot of effort for everyone to squeeze into their seats.
Li Luo sat on the chair, rubbing his cheek with one hand, while Liu Qingsong pinched his other hand.
"You're working too hard, you're working too hard, Brother Luo."
Liu Qingsong was unable to maintain his indifferent persona, and he always kept smiling in front of Li Luo.
Along the way, Li Luo was constantly being asked by fans to take photos and sign autographs. His face froze with laughter, and his hands for signing autographs were also a little sore. Liu Qingsong volunteered and said that he once asked how to massage his tired hands when he was hanging out in a post bar before becoming a professional player.
Calling himself a master master, Li Luo just got to experience it this time.
"Wouldn't it be nice to eat fried chicken and drink some Coke in the base? You must come to see it, my buddies are all implicated."
Xiangguo tidied his hair.
He is actually the worst.
As a very popular jungler in China, many people come to him for photos and autographs.
Xiang Guo was so thin that he felt as if his ribs were being dislocated and deformed in the crowds.
"That's right, it's all Li Zhe's fault for giving the frontcourt tickets. I'll post a Weibo post later to complain about him."
Li Luo smiled brightly and said.
…
The game kicked off soon.
The atmosphere of the stadium is indeed very good, but overall the number of fans of the RNG team has an absolute advantage.
The first lineups of both sides are quite conventional and the same in recent versions.
What similar lineups actually compete with is the comparison of strengths in all aspects of the two sides.
Li Luo only watched it for ten minutes before the script appeared in his mind. After pondering for two seconds, Li Luo looked at the incense pot beside him and said in a low voice: "What do you mean, let's make a bet."
"Oh? What do you say? Take me one?"
Brother Shengqiang, who was sitting next to the incense pot, vaguely heard Li Luo's words and immediately became interested.
"I predict that this BO5 will end 3 to 1. The situation is RNG's side. If my guess is correct, everyone participating will have to treat themselves to a bungalow hotpot. If I guess wrong, it will be mine.
"
Li Luo hesitated for a moment when he stated this condition.
He thinks professional players are too boring.
Oh no, it must be that the professional players in their own team are bored, so even if they want to make a bet, they can only come up with the condition of making a dinner date.
There are also professional players from other teams who have fun, and the more famous one is Mr. Kang.
"Are you so sure? I still don't believe it. I'm talking to Yishou. I don't think there is any suspense about RNG 3-0."
Xiangguo said immediately.
"Me too."
Brother Holy Spear echoed from the side.
"There's nothing to say, Brother Luo and I."
Liu Qingsong regained his indifferent expression and spoke.
Xiye and Xiao Dongbei were both watching the show and did not participate in the prediction.
The prediction showdown between 2v2 started quickly.
In the first game, RNG relied on its rich experience to quickly take the initiative in the situation. In the end, with the help of Casa blind monk's elegant roundhouse kick, gala was kicked back. Gala was immediately killed without using any skills.
Xiaohu's Syndra is in pretty good shape, and his timing and positioning of following the ball are perfect.
In just 27 minutes, RNG won the first game steadily.
After Xiangguo saw the state of everyone in RNG in the first game, he immediately felt relieved.
Unsurprisingly, SDG's performance in the second game was subpar and seemed to have been psychologically affected. They lost faster this time and were defeated by RNG in less than 25 minutes.
Brother Shengqiang and Xiang Guo are already preparing to celebrate in advance.
But the result of the third game surprised both of them.
"Oh, I've tricked him to death. The boss and the employer know that these guys are going to be wild. Damn, how can that guy with such a posture not be wild? I'm so stupid!"
He beat his chest and stamped his feet in the smell of incense pot.
The third pure game was played by RNG itself.
In addition, SDG seemed to know that their chances of winning were slim, so they put down their burdens and played the best hand among the three.
But just when the fans of the SDG team were rekindling their hopes at the scene and even before the live broadcast, RNG's fourth game once again made them despair.
RNG, which had lost a lot, was obviously much more rigorous, corrected many problems, and won the duel steadily.
3 to 1.
The script is exactly the same as what Li Luo proposed.
Brother Shengqiang and Xiangguo both had a bitter look on their faces.
But they already knew the result when RNG lost the third game.
Professional players look at problems from a different perspective than players.
Players will trust their own eyes and judgment.
Professional players prefer their knowledge of a certain team and their professional experience.
BO3 and BO5 are two completely different games in the professional arena.
This is an everlasting fact in League of Legends.
Some teams were beaten in a BO3, but they were able to come back in a BO5.
Ordinary players don't understand it, but professional players and commentators in the industry know it.
On this stage, facing a densely packed audience with several times more fans and audiences than in the regular season, the psychological pressure the players endure is completely different.
They are all 18 or 19 years old. How many 18 or 19-year-old Internet-addicted teenagers are expected to have the ability to face the mentality of countless fans without causing any disturbance?
After the game, what's more interesting is that Xiaohu started talking dirty again in the post-game interview. He directly said that he asked Xiye to wash his neck and prepare to use it as his power bank.
When everyone in Thorn Bird looked at Xiye with smiles on their faces, Xiye just spread his hands innocently.
The night before the game between Thorn Birds and RNG.
In the RNG base, Xiaohu's roar came out: "Damn it, I'm not a human being, I'm really not a human being!!"
Just now, the official released the rosters for both teams for tomorrow's match.
Xiye, who was firmly in the starting lineup for the Thorn Birds, was replaced in this game...
