It is self-evident what signal Griffin's sudden and provocative behavior conveys.
Today’s finale is when they beat JD.com.
This team, which exudes a youthful atmosphere from top to bottom, first planned to put some psychological pressure on JD.com.
Besides... Griffin really thinks that JD.com's strength is average.
Most of the heroes that JD.com chose when playing against Vietnam's No. 1 seed were the players that the players were very good at.
This shows that the coach of Hongmi also knows the importance of today’s final game, so he chose to let the players win the game with their personal abilities instead of JD’s own signature tactics.
JD.com did it. Although the process was not that smooth, the overall gap between the two teams was still obvious.
However, JD.com's performance does not look like a strong team to Griffin, at least not the kind of strong team that can cope with them.
…
time flies.
Only 40 to 50 minutes after everyone on JD.com came off the court, TOP crushed the second seed in the Vietnam Division with a huge advantage.
It would be no exaggeration to say that this game was brutal.
In the backstage lounge of the LCK competition area, Kkoma and the coaches of the DWG team watched the entire game with a slightly solemn look in their eyes.
"This TOP team is very strong."
The coach of the KZ team next to him said thoughtfully.
"It is indeed not weak."
DWG's coach exhaled slowly. When they played EVS, the second seed in the Vietnam Division, they could feel the opponent's fighting spirit.
But when facing TOP, the fighting attitude of this team completely disappeared, and there was no trace of any fighting spirit on their part.
Especially the mid laner who performed well in front of the showmaker in the previous game, but this time he fell into disarray when facing the left hand.
"Knight9 is a very strong player. I have met him in rank."
showmaker spoke at the right time.
"Then we should pay close attention to this team in the knockout rounds. They are very brave."
Kkoma stared at the figures of the TOP people on the screen and spoke word by word.
This game TOP gave Kkoma a very unusual feeling as a whole.
369, who is on the road, is a younger generation player and his playing style is quite aggressive.
And the top jungler Xiong Xiong was not timid in the slightest because this was a world-type event. This jungler with no smile on his face and a very cold personality did a lot of dangerous things in this game.
gank move.
But in Kkoma's opinion, his sense of smell is very keen, and his calculation and control of damage are also quite good.
This type of jungler should not be underestimated on the world stage.
TOP's bottom lane gives Kkoma the feeling that it is somewhat similar to their own bang and wolf.
It's very stable and won't make radical moves in the lane. Overall, top is a tactic that revolves around playing in the middle and jungle.
Under this situation, Knight9 as the mid laner left a very deep impression on Kkoma.
In the last game of EVS, Knight9 got 13 kills.
He only died once in the whole game, and he was the first to die.
It's really like the saying that circulates in League of Legends. After dying once, the player will pretend to say, "Next, I will not die and become a god."
The left hand clearly does this.
Thinking of this, Kkoma frowned, obviously thinking about who should deal with top in the final battle.
…
And in the backstage lounge of the LPL competition area.
His left hand was talking in Chinese that even his own family members might not understand.
"That person was so pretentious. At first, I wanted to hit him normally, but I found that he seemed to treat me like a weakling. I couldn't bear it."
The left hand has a harmless smile on his face and talks about Versailles in unclear words.
The atmosphere in the lounge is also very good. Although it is so easy for TOP to fight EVS, it does not mean that TOP is better than DWG, which is not so easy to fight against EVS, but it at least shows that TOP's strength and status are online.
Li Luo looked at the top people who were chatting happily and remained silent.
Is this left-handed player capable?
The answer is obvious.
Although before his rebirth, Li Luo had seen numerous comments from netizens criticizing left-handers for being soft-footed in competitions and for being an over-hyped domestic mid laner, Li Luo had experience in ranking about the strength of left-handers.
Of course, ranking and competition cannot be confused, but high scores and strength are two different things.
It's just that the left hand on the field is a bit like Wang Lufei, and there are prerequisites for stratification of strength.
For example, if the strength of the left hand in the world competition is the first gear, then in the domestic competition the left hand is equivalent to the second gear.
When the left hand knew that the opponent's mid laner was weak, his third gear was activated.
This is not the upper limit of the left hand.
His true upper limit is that when he knows that his opponent thinks he is no good, in this situation, he will use the fourth gear of his left hand, transform into a Super Saiyan, and hit the opponent with a single operation to doubt his life.
The mid laner of the EVS team is a bit unlucky.
The fourth gear is triggered directly.
But whether the left hand can trigger it later is another matter.
But countless precedents told Li Luo that the wonderful thing about life is that the more stable you feel, the easier it is for you to make mistakes.
Soon, the referee came over to remind Jingdong that he was about to play.
The final battle with Griffin begins.
While the team members were chatting, Hongmi always looked very serious.
Griffin…
It's not an easy bone to chew on.
Hongmi paused as he walked out. He turned his head and glanced at Li Luo, who was talking to his teammates not far away, with a hint of thoughtfulness in his eyes.
After a while.
Fire broke out inside the venue.
The dolls in the commentary box, Miller and the invited guest Umbrella King are responsible for hosting this game.
It was a fierce battle for the JD team players on the field.
Why not explain it to them?
"JD.com... they gave Zoom the captain for this game, but will the captain be a bit stressed in the early stage against the Sword Demon?"
"Oh, I'll catch my spider at level 3, and I'll catch it at level 5. The Sword Emperor has already died twice!"
"This wave of toothpaste was ambushed by the assistant...it's a pity."
"The captain's bucket is very good. Jingdong has a chance to win this wave... but viper! It's viper again. As Griffin's adc, viper's performance is too eye-catching. Tarzan's key wave
The opening of the group will put an end to Jingdong..."
"It's a pity that JD.com persisted for thirty-five minutes and eventually lost. Let's congratulate Griffin and also congratulate the LCK division on their complete victory on the first day of the intercontinental competition."
…
From the initial nervousness, to the fullness of hope, to the regret and unwillingness when the final defeat occurred.
The mental journey of the three commentators has gone through many changes in just one BO1.
At the end of the game, everyone in Griffin high-fived each other with smiles on their faces.
In contrast, the expressions on the Jingdong team looked a bit serious.
Especially the zoom for placing orders.
Zoom, who has always been a Buddhist, made fists several times after the game.
This one...he has a chance to carry.
But why did it end in failure?
perhaps……
It's because they are too mediocre.
Backstage lounge.
On the first day, we achieved a record of 2/1.
In theory it's not bad.
But the JD people who finally returned to the lounge added a bit of solemnity to the overall atmosphere.
"My fault."
Toothpaste rubbed his face. In this game, he was a little uncomfortable being suppressed by Griffin's mid laner Chaowei.
In order to ensure the support of the team, Toothpaste chose the hero Rock Bird.
Chaowei chose LCK’s standard hero Tsar.
From the perspective of hero attributes alone, Toothpaste is not very afraid of the hero Tsar.
He has played the Tsar countless times in the LPL and knows this hero very well.
Most of the czars in the LPL are unable to restrict the roaming of Toothpaste during the laning phase.
But Chaowei did this.
There is no other way. In order to help the captain on the sideline gain an advantage, Toothpaste can only choose to force a loss to support.
Before the start of this game, players and coaches discussed how to play Griffin.
In the end, the advice Li Luo gave was aimed at the Sword King who was on the road.
Because it is difficult to start from other positions of Griffin.
On the Nakano side, JD.com has Toothpaste and Xiaofu.
On Griffin's side are Chaowei and Tarzan.
Is there a strength gap between the two?
Although they are reluctant to admit it, everyone in the LPL tacitly acknowledges the existence of such a gap.
As for the bottom lane, needless to say, the two Korean players Loken and Ben cooperated very well, but when they faced Griffin's bottom lane duo, they had no choice but to seek stability.
If you insist on saying that Griffin has any shortcomings, then there is no doubt that it is the Sword King on the road.
From a tactical perspective, JD's top laner Zoom is the core, so there is a certain possibility of tactical restraint when facing Griffin.
But relatively speaking, Griffin is not a restraint on JD.com?
Water and fire are in conflict with each other, strong water extinguishes fire, and strong fire controls water.
Whichever of the two teams executes tactics better will be able to restrain the other.
Jingdong has done really well up front.
Redmi has also come up with a system that is most suitable for playing Griffin.
However, Griffin's double C used his personal strength to kill JD.com's chance to end the game in the two mid-term team battles.
After missing the best time to end the game, the JD team's lineup naturally became weaker as they went to the back.
This is also the main reason why we ultimately regretted losing.
While the LPL team was a bit EMO, the lounge on the other side of the LCK division was filled with joy.
Kkoma's expression was also filled with smiles.
Is it a narrow win for Griffin?
Actually it is.
If that's the case, why are they so happy despite a narrow victory?
Because this game allowed Kkoma and even the coaching staff of the other three teams to see the upper limit of the JD team.
This performance of JD.com was much more impressive than their previous performance against Vietnam's No. 1 seed.
But that's all.
Because Griffin is relatively young, he made many mistakes during the game.
Although these mistakes were not fatal, they were also the key to their disadvantage.
Especially the Sword King on the road. At this time, Griffin's coach was already thinking about beating this kid back.
It is outrageous enough to let a Chinese top laner break the lane, even with the help of junglers. After all, Tarzan did not give up the top lane, but even in 1v1, his Sword Demon still fell behind when facing the captain of Zoom.
Downwind.
After a short celebration, Kkoma clapped his hands and said: "Okay, now we can roughly understand the strength of the four teams in the LPL division. I believe Griffin's victory in this game will also make everyone happy.
My self-confidence has been greatly improved.”
"Although the group stage only ends in two days, I think it's time for us to arrange the order of appearance in the finals."
Kkoma raised this matter at this time when there is still some time before the finals.
This is to take advantage of the team's high morale to finalize this problem first.
After all, no team is willing to play against the Thorn Birds, and the formation of the LPL division in the finals is currently unknown.
What Kkoma has to do now is actually to make every team, including SKT themselves, mentally prepared in advance.
"I think it's better if we are the first to appear."
The viper of Team Griffin was the first to speak: "I have wanted to play against Shine for a long time. He is very strong, but I think we have a chance to win."
"Yes, I think so too."
Chaowei said after him.
The two youngest players on the team expressed their opinions one after another.
The top laner, the Sword King, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but was stared back by the coach.
In fact, the Sword Emperor originally wanted to show his determination and show that he was capable of defeating Brother Holy Spear.
But then I thought about my performance in the last game...
It seems that I am really not qualified to say anything at this moment.
Hearing this, Kkoma felt a little relieved but also a little hesitant in his heart.
He turned to look at deft.
Deft's KZ team will face the Thorn Birds tomorrow.
This is an official arrangement, not something decided by them.
Deft was arranged by Li Luo in the S8 World Championship.
And the arrangements are in place.
However, the current KZ team lineup is different from the original KT team lineup.
deft's performance this year is also very stable. If KZ can win against the Thorn Birds tomorrow...
That was such a wonderful start for the LCK.
"I think you can give it a try. I have played against him many times. In fact, apart from the fact that he is a little better than me in the line and has more temporary ideas for team battles than me, there is nothing else."
Before deft could speak, bang said to viper first.
"That's right, and the bottom lane laning support is more important. Their Thorn Birds support has no competition experience. Anyway, I feel that after joining the Thorn Birds, their bottom lane laning ability is definitely not as strong as before in EDG."
Bang and Wolf's words made Viper's confidence grow a little more.
But in an instant, Viper felt that there was something wrong with Bang's words.
Although the position of adc can be subdivided into many small categories.
But overall, it’s nothing more than laning ability and teamfighting ability.
This Xibal's laning ability is better than yours, and his team fighting ability is also better than yours...
What else do you want?
"I don't think we should discuss this issue before we actually meet the Thorn Bird. No matter what, I will try my best to get revenge tomorrow. I only have one request."
deft finally spoke. While he looked at his coach, he glanced at Kkoma again: "If we succeed in revenge tomorrow, I hope that our KZ will be the first to appear in the knockout round."
As soon as these words came out, Khan, the top laner in the SKT team, looked unnaturally embarrassed.
deft may not mean that.
But the thought of playing top lane is relatively heavy.
Kha means something.
Deft previously belonged to KT, who was abused by EDG last year.
But KZ, deft’s current team, took the lead in becoming the backdrop for EDG’s new lineup last year.
Deft said this because he wanted revenge.
On the one hand... maybe it's also to clear the name of the team he's currently in, right?
After all, KZ has always been known in China as an expert in civil war and an outsider in foreign war.
