After the first six games of the fifth match day of the MSI group stage, although it was already relatively late, in order to determine the matchup of the MSI semi-finals as soon as possible, the three-team playoff between G2 team, TSM team and FW team started immediately.
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Still calculated based on the winning time, the tsm team and the fw team that took the longest time took the lead in starting the first extra round.
I thought that both teams would show strong fighting power in this game, but I didn’t expect that the fw team seemed to be affected by the back-to-back battles and lost directly to the tsm team in the first game.
While being directly eliminated, the staff of the LGD team began to admire Manager Qi Lu's acumen.
If they really gave the Flash Wolves a victory in the last game, then when the Flash Wolves go to play the SKT team in the semi-finals, they will also give them a kill to find their status.
Subsequently, the final extra round started between the g2 team and the tsm team.
This duel between NA and EU finally gave a temporary answer at this moment.
The g2 team successfully defeated the tsm team, confirming the fact that eu is greater than na!
At this point, the MSI semi-finals battle situation is officially released.
The first place lgd team will face the fourth place tsm team, and the second place skt team will face the g2 team!
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"This result is actually what I want to see more."
On the way back to the hotel, Lu Haoran said to the players with a smile.
"In fact, in my opinion, the g2 team is the strongest team among the three teams. Although they were double-killed by the skt team in the group stage, they actually posed a considerable threat to the skt team."
"So I am very optimistic that the g2 team can win one or even two games against the skt team in the semi-finals."
"In this way, if the SKT team wants to steadily defeat the G2 team and advance to the semi-finals, they must come up with some things that they did not come up with in the group stage. When the time comes for the finals, we can win more easily."
Lu Haoran said with confidence that although many viewers have high hopes for the FW team, Lu Haoran sees from his "God's perspective" that only the G2 team is the team that can pose a great threat to the LCK division!
"What about tsm? If we play tsm, should we also come up with some new things?"
Xiao Ming asked with a smile, he really wanted to practice their new tactics on the tsm team.
"No, I will definitely use my trump card against SKT in the finals. It would be bad if I took it out in advance and they were on guard."
"I know you are worried about whether the tsm team will suddenly explode in the semi-finals, but there is no need. The tsm team is still very weak. We can definitely win in the semi-finals if we play casually."
"Our main focus still has to be on the finals against the SKT team!"
Lu Haoran said seriously that it was not that he underestimated the tsm team, but that their strength was really not very strong.
In the group stage, lgd double-killed tsm, and all of them were crushing games, which is the best proof.
Of course, in the semi-finals, the tsm team will definitely show a desperate momentum, but there is still no need to worry about this. After all, in the face of absolute strength, momentum has no effect at all!
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After returning to the hotel, Lu Haoran was not in a hurry for the players to continue training. Instead, he took a day off to rest because the next semi-finals would not start until a week later.
And the good news is that the MSI competition venue is not like S-C, where you have to constantly change cities to play. From the group stage to the finals, MSI will always play in Rio, so this saves the team the time of traveling and traveling.
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Lu Haoran could have given himself a day off to rest, but he didn't. That night, he began to study the semi-final opponent tsm team.
Although Lu Haoran didn't pay attention to this opponent at all, thinking that they could win in a casual fight.
But there is a saying that you have to work very hard to look effortless, so the premise of "fighting casually" is that Lu Haoran must make a lot of preparations for the tsm team, otherwise there will be a possibility of overturning.
The next day, the entire Lao Gan Daddy team started training.
The third day, training.
On the fourth day, training continued.
On the fifth day, at the official request, the four teams began a new round of video shooting and recording of pre-match interviews.
On the sixth day, it was still official activities and training.
It wasn't until the seventh day, May 19th, that the game finally came to the moment when the knockout rounds began!
It is worth mentioning that the MSI semi-finals and finals are played together for three days, so after the games on the 19th and 20th, the finals will be played directly on the 21st.
In order to take care of the first place in the group stage and give the first place a chance to have more rest time, the game between the LGD team and the TSM team was placed on the 19th, and the game between the SKT team and the G2 team was placed on the 20th.
The winners of the two-day semi-finals will compete for the final championship in the finals on the 21st!
When the entire LGD team was on their way to the competition venue, they were in a very relaxed and happy mood.
Even though the tsm team made a lot of harsh words before the game and talked about wanting revenge, everyone in Laogandaddy didn't care at all and was very confident that they could directly defeat the tsm team 3-0 and advance to the finals!
"Don't be too relaxed, we still need to be a little nervous, otherwise we will be slower to enter the game."
Lu Haoran said to the players dumbfounded that he was afraid that they would be too relaxed during the game and make too many mistakes, and the tsm team would catch them.
But what they never expected was that the players entered the state much faster than they thought. As soon as the semi-finals started, the tsm team started with a big score of 2-0!
As long as they win one more game, the LGD team can reach the MSI finals again after two years!
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"good!"
"Welcome all the audience friends on site and in front of the screen to come back to our 2017 msi semi-finals!"
"In the two games that just ended, the lgd team defeated the tsm team very easily, taking a temporary lead of 2-0 and gaining three match points."
"Next, as long as they win the third round, they will directly advance to the finals the day after tomorrow to compete for the 2017 MSI championship trophy!"
In the commentary box, when the semi-final commentators Changmao and Hallucinogen appeared again, the scene also burst into warm applause, because at the same time, the members of the lgd team and the tsm team once again completed their third appearance.
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Only this time, the five members of the tsm team and the coach looked extremely solemn. After all, they were already 0-2 behind. If they lost one more game, they would bid farewell to this MSI mid-season tournament!
On the other hand, the members of the LGD team are still in a very calm mood. In their opinion, since they won the first two games without losing a fight, they will definitely win the third game even if they suffer some counterattacks!
"We need to be more careful in this game. They have no way out, so they will definitely fight against the odds in the third game."
"In terms of play style and tactics, we will still follow the rhythm of the previous two games in this game, but we must be very cautious in mentality, and we still cannot give tsm any chance."
While waiting for the players to prepare, Lu Haoran once again reminded that the more the bo5 game reaches this moment, the more concentration is needed, otherwise there will be a situation where the horse misses the mark.
"Don't worry, Manager Lu, you told us to be careful before the first game started, but tsm was defeated by us."
Xiao Ning, who was full of confidence, asked with a smile, but Lu Haoran shook his head dumbfounded, but he couldn't say anything. After all, Xiao Ning's self-confidence was his invincible weapon!
At this moment, following the referee's notification, all ten players entered the customized game. The next moment, the third game between the LGD team and the TSM team officially entered the BP stage!
In the third round, the blue side is the lgd team and the red side is the tsm team!
Cuishen, Male Spear, Kenan.
The LGD team first banned the two jungle heroes of tsm jungler Svenskeren, and then banned the top laner Hauntzer's Kennen.
Shen! Kled! Enchantress!
As for the tsm team, the first three bans were also very targeted, directly banning Lang Xing's two-handed top laner, and also banning Wei Shen's trick Enchantress.
In this way, Bilson, the only mid laner in the TSM team, can pass by in the middle more comfortably.
"The tsm team, also known as Bilson and his four real-eyed teammates, means that as long as Bilson is killed, the tsm team will lose all combat effectiveness!"
Lu Haoran chuckled in his heart, and then among the crowds on the first floor, he chose a rhythmic jungler for Xiao Ning, blind monk Li Qing!
It can be regarded as a move to grab instead of ban. After all, the signature hero of tsm jungler svenskeren is the blind monk, and the other junglers are not very good.
Fairy Witch Lulu!
Kha'Zix, the Void Reaver!
The first two picks of the red side tsm team were assistant Lulu and jungler Mantis, and they did not want to suffer too many losses in the bottom lane and jungle confrontation.
As for the LGD team, since TSM has selected Lulu, it means that it is possible for them to select an ADC like Big Mouth Rat that needs protection.
In this case, Manager Lu did not intend to let Sima Laothief and Xiao Ming develop against each other, so he directly gave them the powerful bottom lane combination of Karma and Policewoman on the second and third floors.
If the TSM duo dares to choose Big Mouth and Rat who need development under such circumstances, then they will wait to be pushed flatly in the bottom lane!
After all, Mantis, a jungle hero, is very good with Lulu's catching ability. He can hardly do anything before level 6.
The coach of the tsm team was also aware of this problem, so he quickly selected the ice shooter Ai Xi on the third floor. After all, if he didn't select on the third floor, he might not be able to select him later.
When the time comes when you are forced to pick a big-mouthed rat, even Jhin Varus, the line will be even more uncomfortable!
At this point, the first round of BP is over. Judging from the selection of jungle and bottom lane players, the LGD team has a slight advantage.
At the beginning of the second round of bans, the tsm team directly banned Rambo and Malzahar.
While guarding against the possibility of playing Rambo in the top lane of the Wolf Line, he also released a mid laner Wei Shen using Karma to swing Grasshopper into the support position.
To this end, Manager Lu also guarded against the possibility of Bilson using Lulu to hit the target, and banned Nami who was assisting Biofrost, as well as Hauntzer's Sword Girl in the top lane.
In fact, the five-man tsm team's laning match does not put much pressure on the LGd team. Lu Haoran's ban is not because he is afraid of them, but because he wants to make the laning match more comfortable for his own players.
Galio, Colossus of Justice!
As soon as the second round of selection began, the fourth floor of the tsm team locked up the hero Galio in seconds.
It seems that he wants to use the tall Bjergson in the middle, but Lu Haoran understands that this is a swing position and it is possible to become Galio in the top lane.
Although he was not sure, Lu Haoran directly used a 100% safe method, which was to let Lang Xing and Wei Shen select two AP heroes who are easy to beat Galio!
Tidal Sea Spirit Little Murloc is locked!
Thalia is on lock!
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"Shanghai double ap?"
"This lineup is still a bit competitive. After all, if the LGD team plays heroes like this, there will be no front row in this round."
When he saw the final lineup of the LGD team, Changmao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Manager Lu would choose such a risky lineup for the players.
"However, the laning is still very easy to fight, especially the confrontation in the upper, middle and jungle. Xiaoning Blind Monk can kill the opponent at a fixed point regardless of whether he cooperates with the murloc or the rock bird!"
I'm not too worried about Hallucination. After all, the LGD team also selected a similar lineup in the LPL playoffs, and the effect was quite good.
Although not having the front row is a small problem in team battles, as long as the LGD team is developed well enough and the output is good enough to kill one or two people from the TSM team in an instant, then the so-called team battle is to fight with more and less.
situation!
"Of course, the premise of all this is that our LGD players can gain the same huge advantage in the laning phase as before. As long as we have the advantage, we can eliminate the shortcomings of the lineup not having a front row."
"Moreover, Xiao Ning's task is heavier this time. Not only does he need to drive the rhythm in the early stage, but he also needs to gain physical damage resistance. I hope others will not let down Xiao Ning's contribution to the team."
Qi Huan chuckled and said, in fact, no matter what lineup the LGD team chooses, he believes that the LGD team can achieve the desired effect!
After the lineup of the lgd team was determined, it was the turn of the tsm team to select players for the final position.
Knowing that the LGD team was going to have a laning advantage in this game, they naturally couldn't let Bjergsen choose mid laner Galio to resist the pressure, as that would make his voice infinitely smaller.
So after struggling for a while, the tsm coach decided to use Galio in the top lane to resist the pressure of the wolf-walking murlocs, and in the middle lane, Bilson chose the French King Ryze to fight against the Wei Shen Rock Bird!
In this way, Bilson's line will not be suppressed too hard, but he can also keep up with the support speed of Wei Shen Yanque with his ultimate move!
Therefore, as the last hero of the tsm team was officially determined, the match point lineups of both teams were officially presented to the audience!
The blue side LGD team has top laner Xiaoyuren, jungler blind monk, mid laner Rock Bird, bottom lane policewoman, and auxiliary Fan Mom!
The red side tsm team, top laner Galio, jungler Mantis, mid laner Ryze, bottom laner Han Bing, and assistant Lulu!
The match point game is about to happen. Will the lgd team easily crush the tsm team 3-0 and advance to the finals, or will the tsm team fight back at the last moment and even complete the feat of letting the second team chase the third?
Everything, wait and see!
(In the semi-finals, the team was weak, so it’s not interesting, so I’ll just write one game)
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