Chapter 526: Is it our duty to rebuild the glory of LCK?
As the MVPs for each position given by Riot Games were released one after another, LCK netizens were naturally unhappy.
But they didn't have any reason to refute, so they could only vent and shout on the keyboard, and then secretly made a note in their hearts, preparing to jump out and punch their faces when their LCK team won a big victory in the knockout round.
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It is worth mentioning that the first matchup of the knockout round was between Thorn Birds and DWG.
The order seems to be determined by drawing lots.
Therefore, there is not much time left for the Thorn Birds... or maybe the DWG team.
Inside the temporary base of the Thorn Birds Team.
In the training room, which is not a small one, there is a huge whiteboard with drawings written on it, more than 70% of which are about matters that need to be paid attention to when dealing with the DWG team.
This shows that Thorn Bird still attaches great importance to DWG.
No wonder.
In terms of domestic league results, the three seed teams in the LCK are indeed T1>Griffin>DWG.
DWG's regular season ranking in the Summer Split was not ideal, but they ushered in a breakthrough in the bubble match and successfully defeated KT and GEN, two traditional giant teams in the LCK division, to advance to the World Championship.
Before they had ever played against each other, at least in Li Luo's mind, the strength gap between the three teams was negligible.
In the LCK division, the strength gap between the top three is not very big.
Starting from fourth place is a watershed. The strength of the three teams ranked fourth, fifth and sixth is also acceptable. Considering the relatively fixed style of play in the LCK, the three teams ranked here have the possibility of overturning the top three.
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But starting from seventh place, the teams behind are purely experienced.
Precisely because the LCK league is structured in this way, the top three teams are only 60 to 70 percent sure of winning against each other.
Moreover, the condition of the players on the day of the game may even lead to a high probability of reversing the direction of the game.
Because the LCK style is to minimize your mistakes and have a strong ability to seize opportunities.
Even if it is a strong team, if it is in average condition on the day of the game and makes a lot of mistakes, it will be difficult for a weaker team to take advantage of it and reverse it with its own team's ability.
The DWG team, like SKT, has introduced new players in this summer split.
This player Li Luo is no stranger to him either.
ghost.
In other words, including Niu Guli, who has secured the starting position after the intercontinental competition, DWG has now officially gathered the five tigers who won the S10 championship before the rebirth.
Therefore, before playing against the DWG team, Li Luo was somewhat wary of the strength of this team.
Ghost, a player born in 1999, has a much longer career than Li Luo even though he is one year younger than Li Luo.
It's just that ghost's career was indeed full of ups and downs, which is why he got the name "Ghost King".
But eventually all the hardships come to an end.
Although ghost may not be particularly strong, his gaming style fits perfectly with the DWG team.
Li Luoyou recalled his comments about ghost before his rebirth.
There are actually very few comments about him because he is really a bit transparent.
Like most Korean ADCs, ghost can always stand up when he is needed, but if your strategy focuses on him and lets him use C, he does not have that ability.
Li Luo's understanding of the Ghost Emperor only existed after the S10 World Championship.
He had never paid attention to this player before S10.
Therefore, Li Luo put a lot of effort into the Ghost Emperor.
After several games in the bubble competition, Li Luo gradually got an idea of the heroes used by ghost and the overall lineup of the DWG team.
Ghost is a Korean ad.
But there is one thing about it that is different from Korean ads.
That's...his confusing nature.
When it comes to choosing heroes for AD, this team has never been limited to heroes such as Yinzeril or Destiny Master who can roam around as early support, barely develop, and are useful to the team in the mid-to-late stage.
DWG will provide ghost with strong laning heroes.
The auxiliary Genshin Brother will also try his best to cooperate with him.
But DWG's bottom lane duo seems to have no baggage.
Many teams have relatively fixed ideas when choosing their bottom lane duo.
For example, if Lucian is paired with Nami, there will be offensive pressure in the bottom lane. It seems that once it is not played, the bottom lane will have no effect. Therefore, when finalizing the two-lane combination, I will always struggle with the choice of support.
Bind your hands and feet.
But DWG doesn't.
Because they have Genshin Brother.
Li Luo, the support of Genshin Brother, admires him very much.
When he chooses a hero, he doesn't deliberately consider the match with the adc.
Coupled with his already outstanding strength, even if the bottom lane is weak, Genshin Impact can still use his own understanding of the game to expand his advantage by helping his teammates.
As long as DWG's top, middle and jungle advantage increases, then to put it bluntly, both ad and dog can win.
Of course, this is not to belittle the Ghost Emperor.
To be honest, not everyone can be a dog.
Not everyone can achieve the four words "obscene development", otherwise there wouldn't be so many people in the rank who know that they can't beat the result but still inexplicably keep supporting their big daddy.
Coincidentally, the Ghost King is just the kind of person he can be.
His past experience and his own age have given Ghost King a very low status in the DWG team.
So low...he just needs to be obedient.
Listen to Brother Genshin.
He did a great job.
So I kicked off the previous adc.
The Ghost King successfully ascended to power.
What Li Luo has to do now is to use his brain to compete with Genshin Brother.
How will DWG play their cards when facing them?
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Three days later, the answer will be revealed.
The first day of the knockout rounds.
The scene was crowded with people.
LCK netizens have great tolerance for this new generation team.
Although there are still many trolls who are completely brainless, trolls are also divided into different categories.
At least most of the trolls feel that DWG is now playing as the third seed and facing the Thorn Birds. In principle, at least they do not have an advantage.
Since it is not an advantage, then be tolerant for the time being and see how DWG performs in the game. If the performance is not good, it is not too late to raise the keyboard in your hand.
At the commentary table, Guan Zeyuan, Wang Jiji and the guest commentator... Bao Lan are ready.
That's right, today the commentary desk specially invited Li Luo's first assistant to commentate on this game.
Facing the camera, Baolan looked a little dull and quiet.
After Guan Zeyuan and Wang Ji remembered the opening, Guan Zeyuan took the lead in bringing the topic to Bao Lan.
"I would like to ask Bao Lan, what do you think of the bottom lane duo in today's game?"
Baolan was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then answered without thinking: "I think the focus of this game should be on the upper, middle, jungle, and bottom lane... There is nothing to pay attention to. With Brother Luo here, we will definitely win."
Guan Zeyuan was slightly surprised when these words came out.
He knew that Bao Lan was usually tactful and humble in his speech.
But in front of countless viewers, I just said this without even thinking about it...
Good guy, this is no longer Brother Luo's licking of a dog, this is a licking of a wolf!
Of course Guan Zeyuan can understand this behavior, because he does it too.
After saying this, Baolan hesitated a little, and then added: "However, we still need to pay attention to DWG's support. When I met him in rank, I felt that this person's control of the rhythm of the game was very scary."
"And he is the commander of the team, not the operational type. At this point, I think Luo Ge's command will be more difficult. After all, he needs to operate and command at the same time. On the other hand, DWG's AD can put all his thoughts and
Focus all your energy on operations.”
As a support player, Baolan knows very well how much fun it will be when you go down the lane with someone who can direct you.
It's a pity that those years can no longer be returned.
Although Jackeylove's commanding ability is not bad, it is... well... incomparable to Brother Qiluo.
Of course Baolan also knows that his current state has tended to decline.
He often thinks that even if God gives him another chance, will he... still be qualified to assist Brother Luo?
For a moment, Baolan didn't even listen to the exchange between Guan Zeyuan and Wang Yiyi. When he came to his senses, Guan Zeyuan's voice suddenly rose.
During the trash talk session from the elimination round, the showmaker said that sentence in advance, and it turned into a famous saying before Li Luo was reborn.
It is our duty to rebuild the glory of LCK.
It's just that in today's world, such a famous saying was said by Li Luo on the stage of the S7 World Championship.
The only difference is that what Li Luo said was "creating the glory of LPL."
Before S7, LPL had no glory in the S game.
In contrast, Showmaker's words were more like a silent challenge to what Li Luo had said.
When the showmaker finished speaking, the BP between the two parties officially began.
The first place player in the group will have priority to choose the side in the first round of BO5.
The Thorn Birds wildly chose the red side when they had the priority to choose sides.
This made DWG's coach and Genshin Impact look at each other, and saw a little bit of joy in their eyes.
arrogant.
In the LCK division, which pays special attention to tactics, the Thorn Birds' behavior is arrogant.
Put the blue side instead of the red one.
Aren't you afraid that the wind will flash your tongue?
"This is good, it will reduce the pressure on our BP a lot."
Brother Yuanshen nodded slightly.
DWG's BP actually has less to do with the coach than him.
He can veto the coach's intentions at any time.
This is the difference between Genshin Impact and all professional players in the LCK region.
In the commentary box.
"The first three bans for both sides have been released one after another. The first three bans for DWG are Xayah, Karma, and Wheel Mom respectively!"
"The first three bans for the Thorn Birds team were given to Pantheon, Syndra, and Jace!"
Seeing these three bans, Guan Zeyuan frowned slightly: "Ban Jess, this reminds me of the past history of LPL."
"Actually, the tactical focus is different. The Thorn Birds team may be planning to focus on the bottom lane, so they choose functional heroes for Holy Spear. In this way, the line will be weaker. Facing a pure hero like Jace,
The hero who plays in the lane will suffer a lot."
"Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the Thorn Birds deliberately dug traps to create confusion and illusion for DWG."
When Baolan analyzed it, DWG's first-floor hero had already been locked down.
Magic cat, Yuumi.
"On the first floor, we directly grabbed cats...but DWG banned Sivir. Is the purpose of grabbing cats to be matched with other routes?"
Wang remembered being suspicious.
Guan Zeyuan quickly said: "There is a popular laning style in the LCK where Yuumi is paired with a small cannon or Lucian. Logically speaking, it is also very fierce. After all, Yuumi does not need to bring flash, so he plays in the bottom lane.
To start with, use three offensive summoner skills and use two of them, and paired with a more aggressive AD, the effect is really good."
Baolan nodded slightly: "I don't rule out that Griffin is trying to secure other positions."
It's the Thorn Birds team's turn to choose.
The Thorn Birds team quickly locked up the two heroes without any hesitation.
Sword Demon.
Wine barrel.
Regardless of Zeyuan's words, Baolan said directly: "The Thorn Bird's response is very smart. The wine barrel can be swung. If the wine barrel is placed in the jungle position, it will be pretty good with the strength of the Sword Demon in the jungle."
"Robbing the Sword Demon is a bit of a proxy. The strength of cats paired with the Sword Demon is still very high in late-stage team battles."
However, as soon as Baolan finished speaking, the DWG team quickly locked onto two heroes.
Olaf.
Lucian.
"Lucian is paired with cats, and Olaf is protected in the mid-to-late stage... DWG's strategy should have been thought out in advance, and on the Thorn Birds' side... Wow! Kalista comes directly from the third floor, and Brother Luo is going to make a fuss in the bottom lane.
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Guan Zeyuan's eyes lit up.
Li Luo’s Calista knows everything.
Baolan pondered for a moment and then said: "But the red side still suffered a loss in BP, and the ban in the second round is not easy to do."
The second round of bans for both sides has begun.
DWG seemed to have planned it a long time ago. He quickly killed the prince and then killed the bull head.
The prince's bull head.
This ban looks a little strange.
The Thorn Birds team has pressed down Judgment Angel and Silas.
"This second round of BP..."
Guan Zeyuan was confused when he heard Baolan say: "Ban Silas, then the Thorn Birds are planning to get a plane for Xiye."
Although the aircraft was nerfed before the World Championship, it was still considered one of the mainstream late-stage cores in the World Championship.
This is an objective fact.
And airplanes are the heroes that Xiye is better at...
Sure enough, as soon as Baolan finished speaking, the Thorn Bird locked the plane on the fourth floor.
Baolan also followed up and said: "DWG pressed down the prince to prevent the incense pot from being used to restrict Olaf, and pressed down the bull head to restrain Kalista's strong attack in the bottom lane. DWG should have considered the wine barrel.
Bian may no longer be in the jungle position."
When it's the DWG's turn to make a selection.
The fourth floor of DWG finalized Zuo Yin.
Crocodile was selected for the fifth floor!
Niuguli's crocodile comes to fight Brother Holy Spear's sword demon.
In the middle, choose a hero like Zuo Yin who is strong in the early stage and pushes the lane quickly enough to face the aircraft that has been weakened a lot!
"This lineup...is very DWG. They like to fight in the early stage. In this case, it seems that the jungle position of the Thorn Birds is not easy to choose. Logically speaking, Olaf's jungler will hardly encounter any natural enemies..."
Guan Zeyuan frowned.
But soon, the hero who appeared on the fifth floor of Thorn Bird made his brows widen, and his expression was full of astonishment.
"this……"
In full view of everyone, the Thorn Birds took out an extremely retro hero on the fifth floor.
This hero can be said to have hardly appeared in the jungle position in the current version.
But what is certain is that this hero... does have some restraint on Olaf.
Moreover, he is a hero that Xiangguo is extremely good at.
"It's troll time!"
As Liu Qingsong finalized the hero, Xiangguo said cheerfully: "Brother, I know you have the cat and Olaf, so he is waiting for you here."
So far, the lineups of both sides have been completely finalized.
Blue square DWG, top laner Crocodile, jungler Olaf, mid laner Zuo Yin, bottom lane Lucian with cat.
Red square thorn bird, top lane sword demon, jungle troll, mid lane plane, bottom lane Kalista with wine barrel!
