The LGD team will definitely win the 2017 MSI championship!
When Lu Haoran said these words solemnly, the reporters at the scene all exclaimed.
It’s not that I think Team Laogandaddy has no chance of winning the championship, but because Manager Lu’s development is so determined, as if the championship has already been won by Team Laogandaddy.
And you have to know that in usual interviews with LPL teams, LPL coaches often give some moderate answers, such as they will try their best to win every game, etc. For example, the opponent is very strong, but they strive for the championship.
words.
But when it was Manager Lu's turn to appear in the interview booth, his response was so decisive that he was sure to win!
Before this, this kind of situation would only happen to the strong LCK teams and the European and American divisions that were ranked number one in the world.
"The coach of this LGD team seems to be unusual. This year's Lao Gan Daddy team may really achieve the best results in the LPL!"
Seeing Manager Lu’s glowing eyes, a reporter whispered, giving the LGD team endless expectations.
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The post-match press conference finally ended.
Although only three games were played in today's semifinals, all members of the LGD team are still a little tired. After all, the intensity of the BO5 in the semifinals is completely different from the intensity of the BO1 in the group stage, even if their opponent is the weaker TSM team.
After experiencing the BO5 battle in the World Championship, the five players of the LGD team are fully prepared for the BO5 finals the day after tomorrow. They understand that no matter whether their final opponent is the SKT team or the G2 team, they must be ready to fight.
Mental preparation for five games!
"Everyone, please stop training tonight and have a good night's rest."
"Tomorrow morning we will briefly review today's BO5 against TSM and then start training."
"In the afternoon, you follow my training plan. I will watch the game between SKT and G2, and then formulate corresponding tactics. In the evening, we will practice a few targeted lineups."
"Then on Sunday, we can go to the finals with full energy!"
On the way back to the hotel, Lu Haoran quickly arranged the next plan, feeling very confident.
One is because during the entire MSI competition, he studied the SKT team the most, unless the SKT team comes up with a new system tomorrow, or hides tricks for the finals.
Otherwise, all the basic tactical reserves of the SKT team have been thoroughly studied by Lu Haoran.
The second reason is that the LGD team has a slight advantage in the schedule. After all, they can have a day off tomorrow, while the SKT team needs to play two back-to-back BO5s.
Although Lu Haoran knows that even without enough rest time, the SKT team has formulated a battle plan for LGD, but no matter how fully prepared they are, they are definitely not as well prepared as Lu Haoran!
"Understood, in the game the day after tomorrow, we will definitely kill SKT!"
Xiao Ning immediately responded confidently, and his confidence immediately infected his four teammates, making each of their faces filled with desire for the championship!
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The next day, all members of the LGD team followed Lu Haoran’s training plan as normal.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the second MSI semi-final BO5 finally started between the SKT team and the G2 team!
Although the G2 team also made harsh words before the game, and would definitely overthrow the SKT team to prove the strength of the EULCS, but as soon as they came up, the G2 team was beaten by the SKT team, and fell behind 0-1 at the beginning.
In the second game, although the two sides changed sides, the G2 team still failed to defeat SKT and went to the edge of the cliff 0-2.
Just when everyone thought that today's G2 team would be beaten 3-0 by SKT like yesterday's TSM team, in the third game, G2 team finally broke out and successfully overturned the SKT team and tied the score. Moved back to 2 to 1.
It's a pity that even Lu Haoran hoped that the G2 team would give up two to three. In the fourth game, the SKT team did not give the G2 team any chance. It directly took away the G2 team 3-1 and advanced to the final championship. finals!
Although the G2 team failed to truly threaten the SKT team, in this semi-final, the SKT team still exposed some tactics and weaknesses that were not exposed during the group stage.
This was a great blessing for Lu Haoran and the LGD team, so after the semifinals, Lu Haoran immediately arranged for the players to start training.
At the same time, during the SKT team's post-match group interview, head coach Dunma also made harsh words, threatening to defeat the LGD team 3-0 and win SKT's two consecutive MSI championships!
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When the SKT team once again advanced to the MSI finals, the LPL audience was wailing with scarves on their necks.
Because the last thing they want to see is for the SKT team to reach the finals and compete with the LGD team for the championship!
"The G2 team is too weak. I thought they could defeat SKT before, but now it's better. If LGD plays SKT in the finals, I don't think the winning rate is even 50%."
"As we all know, SKT is a slow team and will get better and better as the game progresses. Therefore, SKT entering the finals is almost invincible. I don't think LGD can beat SKT."
"It's not that I don't support LGD, but SKT is really too strong!"
"Although they failed to win the MSI in 2015, they still made it to the finals. Counting this year, SKT's chance of entering the MSI finals is 100%, and even if S games are included, the chance is 100%!"
"The scariest thing is that since the 2015 MSI, the SKT team's record has been really great. They were runner-up in the 2015 MSI, champion of the 2015 S Championship, champion of the 2016 MSI, and champion of the 2016 S Championship..."
"If SKT is still the champion of this MSI, then they will have won four consecutive championships!"
"Not only that, SKT even won two consecutive S-League titles and two consecutive MSI titles. I'm afraid no one will ever break such a record!"
"Although I hope that the LGD team can break the SKT team's dynasty, the difficulty is really too low!"
On their necks, countless LPL viewers said in despair that although the LGD team and the SKT team had one win and one loss in the group stage, when the two met again in the BO5 finals, it would be difficult to defeat SKT again.
Ascend to heaven!
The vast majority of LPL viewers hope that the LGD team can win the championship, but they actually don't have much hope for this result.
Because in the past two years, the only thing that the LPL team has not let down is disappointing them!
So this time, even if the LGD team really hopes to win the championship, all the viewers who love LPL have already prepared for the worst in advance.
However, unlike the worried LPL viewers, at this moment all members of the LGD team are full of confidence in tomorrow's finals.
Because they have already prepared six sets of tactical reserves, three sets each for the red and blue sides. In this way, no matter what the result of the coin toss tomorrow is, they are confident of winning the final game!
However, what makes everyone in the LGD team feel a little speechless is that on the morning of the finals, they still need to cooperate with the officials to complete a lot of work.
First there was the filming of the promotional video for the finals, and then the rehearsal for the finals, which lasted until noon when they finally had time to rest.
But this break did not last long, because the 2017 MSI Finals is about to officially begin!
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"Welcome to all the viewers on site and in front of the screen to watch our live broadcast of the 2017 League of Legends MSI Finals on time!"
"Hello everyone, I am today's commentator doll!"
"Hello everyone, I am today's commentator Miller!"
"Hello everyone, I am today's commentator!"
At 5 p.m. local time and 1 a.m. LPL time, the finals of the 2017 MSI Mid-Season Championship Invitational Tournament officially started live streaming.
Just from the smiles on the faces of the three commentators, you can tell how much they are looking forward to today's finals!
"After three weeks of competition, this MSI finally came to the last match day, the competition for the finals!"
"Everyone must have been looking forward to today's finals for a long time. On one side are our LPL Spring Split champions LGD, and on the other are the LCK Spring Split champions SKT, all starting their final battle for the MSI championship!"
"There is no need for us to explain how strong the SKT team is. It is no exaggeration to say that they are now the strongest team in the global League of Legends professional league!"
"But despite this, we sincerely hope that the LGD team can defeat the SKT team in a head-on and BO5 manner and help our LPL region win the MSI championship trophy again!"
In the commentary box, Miller took the lead in speaking loudly, and his heart was filled with the fire of hope.
"Yes, the SKT team, or the LCK division, is almost a nightmare for our LPL division."
"Although we occasionally beat teams in the LCK once or twice, overall, we still lose more than we win."
"Especially in the finals. Except for MSI two years ago, we have never won the LCK division in any other world championship finals!"
"This year, the LGD team has created this opportunity again. I hope they can seize it!"
The doll also followed and said generously.
"I hope the LGD team can win this championship and bring real hope to the LPL region!"
"Come on LGD!"
I remember to raise my arms and exhale at the end, speaking from the bottom of my heart.
After the three commentators finished speaking, the opening ceremony performance of this MSI finals finally began.
After a simple performance, the two teams competing for the finals championship officially appeared in front of the global audience!
Located on the left side of the stage is the LGD team from the LPL division, with top laner XiaoAL, jungler Ning, mid laner Godv, bottom lane SMLZ, and assistant Ming!
Located on the right side of the stage is the SKT team from the LCK division, with top laner Huni, jungler Peanut, mid laner Faker, bottom lane Bang, and assistant Wolf!
Under the gaze of the ten players, the MSI championship trophy slowly appeared in the center of the stage, shining with incomparable dazzling light under the spotlight!
This light shines in the eyes of the team members, shining brightly as well, shining out their desire for the championship!
"The 2017 MSI Mid-Season Championship Invitational Championship officially begins now!"
The next moment, following the order from the on-site host, the players from the two teams walked to the competition seats and began to prepare for today's finals BO5.
"This is your second time playing in the finals, so you shouldn't be nervous anymore, right?"
Lu Haoran had been standing on the contest bench waiting for the contestants for a long time. Seeing the team members approaching in a bright spring, he asked with a smile.
"I'm not nervous. It feels no different from the LPL Spring Finals. It's just that the venue has changed and the opponents have also changed."
Xiao Ning said with a smile, but as he spoke, he cast a stern look at the SKT team.
In his eyes, the loss in the group stage was absolutely undeserved. If the SKT team hadn't been too stubborn, their record in the group stage would have been 10-0!
"I was a little nervous after the semifinals, but now I'm not nervous at all. After all, we were so well prepared. I don't think SKT is more well prepared than us."
Wei Shen chuckled and said that playing in the finals for the second time in his career made him not only not nervous, but also quite excited.
Because in the next three to five games, the duel between him and Faker will definitely be very exciting, and it will definitely be able to officially tell the global League of Legends players who is the best mid laner in the world!
"Reduce mistakes and we will be champions!"
Xiao Ming's expression was somewhat serious. As he spoke, he sat down with the expressionless old thief Sima, and then began to debug the equipment.
"Yes, we are the champions if we reduce our mistakes."
Lu Haoran affirmatively repeated it. Although this is a commonplace question, it must be repeated over and over again, otherwise there will be a tragic ending where one mistake leads to eternal hatred.
However, Lu Haoran has great trust in the five members of the LGD team. After all, in past games, they suffered losses due to mistakes.
And after going through so many hardships and gaining so much wisdom, they will definitely be able to perform their best in this finals!
The equipment was quickly debugged, and the referee quickly made a determination. When both players and the game OB all entered the custom battle room, the first game of BO5 in the 2017 MSI Mid-Season Championship Invitational Finals finally officially started!
Because the LGD team guessed wrong in the coin toss before the game, the SKT team won the priority to choose the side and directly chose the red side in the first game, hoping to maximize the cost-effectiveness of the counter position on the fifth floor!
But because the LGD team has prepared six sets of tactical reserves before the game, they are confident of winning whether it is the blue side or the red side.
What's more, Lu Haoran's favorite side to choose is the blue side!
"In the first game, no matter what lineup the SKT team chooses, we will directly attack and test their depth."
Before the first round of BP officially started, Lu Haoran took the lead in speaking.
The BO5 in the finals is different from the BO1 in the group stage. Relatively speaking, there is a certain opportunity for trial and error.
And on a stage like the finals, if you choose a "give in" lineup in the first game and lose the game, it will be a heavy blow to the players' confidence!
Therefore, in the first game of the finals, the LGD team must fight bloody battles no matter what. They must let the SKT team understand that they are bound to win this MSI championship trophy!
