April 22, 2017, Shanghai Magic City, Hongqiao World Romance Center.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the first bo5 of the semi-finals was a fierce battle between the rng team and the edg team.
The audience should have been watching the game carefully at this time, but in the open space outside the venue, red flags were waving, gongs and drums were loud, and it was very lively.
Although there are still at least three or four hours until the second BO5 between the LGD team and the WE team begins, the fans of the two teams can no longer contain their excitement and come outside the venue early to cheer for their home team.
So when the LGD team's bus drove into the parking lot, the LGD team fans who had been waiting outside the parking lot for a long time shouted their warmest blessings in unison!
"Come on lgd! lgd will win!"
"Wei Shen, Wei Shen, is my God!"
"Xiao Ning Xiao Ning, the jungle is rampant!"
"Old thief Sima, who else could he be but me?"
"Xiao Ming Xiao Ming, no one can beat me!"
"Wolf walks like wolf, top laner is the best!"
…
On the bus, everyone in Lao Gan Daddy was so happy when they heard these local slogans. They never expected that their fans would prepare such a welcome ceremony for this semi-final!
"I didn't expect that after a year, our godfather would receive such love from fans."
Looking at the countless blazing eyes outside the car window, Wei Shen sighed repeatedly in his heart, because he knew very well that in the past 2016 season, most fans looked at LGD with disappointment instead of hope.
"What's unexpected about this?"
"We have done so well this season, it would be strange if we didn't have fans cheering us on."
Lu Haoran said with a smile, and he was also quite emotional in his heart.
Thinking back to the first game of the Spring Split three months ago, at the same place at a different time, the fans of the LGD team at that time could be described as a drop in the bucket, but now, the number of fans of their team is already huge!
Although it is a bit exaggerated, the rapid growth in the number of fans is something everyone in Laogandaddy sees!
"So we must win today's game!"
"I don't want to hear fans cheering us on when we come here, but we don't want to hear them scolding us when we go back."
Xiao Ning clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, as the king of the jungle in the eyes of fans, he will definitely show his best strength today, so that Kandi, who once defeated two of his dragons in the regular season, understands what
Don’t bully young people into poverty!
"This is my first time reaching the semifinals of the LPL playoffs."
"I don't want to lose either."
At this moment, the old thief Sima, who was usually not good at speaking, actually said two sentences in a row!
Although his tone was still calm, everyone could hear the firmness in his tone.
"Don't worry, Brother Ma. With my unrivaled support named M, we can win the championship directly if we enter the playoffs for the first time!"
Xiao Ming said cheerfully, then he hooked the old thief Sima's shoulder and got out of the car together, and then walked towards the lounge in the venue together.
…
Just when the LGD team once again began the final pre-match training and preparations, the pig-dog battle between the EDG team and the RNG team in the competition venue has also entered a fierce stage.
In the first four games, both sides had their own wins and losses, with a record of 2-2.
And when the battle song "silver scrapes" sounded, the first bo5 of the semi-finals reached the final climax!
Then, there was another fierce battle for nearly 40 minutes.
After the rng team and the edg team exhausted each other's cards, exhausted all their tricks, and used their last bit of strength, the winner was finally decided!
The rng team finally relied on the outstanding performance of "Desperate Uzi" to defeat the edg team with a score of 3 to 2 and advance to the 2017 lpl finals!
"It seems that some things cannot be affected through the butterfly effect."
Seeing the five members of the rng team starting to celebrate on the TV, Lu Haoran chuckled softly in the backstage lounge, not surprised.
Because the current RNG team, without top laner Looper and auxiliary Mata, has not left the team, its combat effectiveness is definitely stronger than the RNG team in the previous life, which had top laner Letme and auxiliary Ming.
From this perspective, it is a surprise that the rng team was defeated by edg in two games!
"rng has evolved again and is stronger than the regular season."
Pan Jie, the owner of the LGD club, came to the scene today to supervise the battle. After watching the rng game, she came to Lu Haoran and said worriedly.
"Yes, RNG is indeed our LGD's biggest and final opponent this season."
"But before that, we need to defeat we first before we can fight to the death with rng!"
Lu Haoran said solemnly. The next moment he turned to look at the five team members in the lounge and coughed twice.
"Okay everyone, the first bo5 has ended. In half an hour, it will be our turn to go on stage and waffle."
"Everyone, stop the training at hand. Next, prick up your ears and listen carefully to my tactical arrangements."
"In the five bo5 games, the first game is very important. As long as you win, you can take the lead and build momentum!"
"So in the first game, we must give us a kick and let them understand that our LGD is no longer the LGD team of the regular season!"
Lu Haoran said loudly, then walked to the whiteboard in the lounge, picked up the black water-based pen, and began to arrange the specific battle plan for the first game!
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In the competition venue, when Uzi and Mata were interviewed after the game and left the stage, the audience of the second Bo5 finally checked in one after another and quickly filled the entire venue.
Immediately afterwards, the smiling faces of the three semifinal commentators appeared in front of the live broadcast camera.
"Welcome to all the spectators on site and in front of the screen to watch the 2017 LPL Spring Playoffs. What we are about to bring you is today's second bo5, LGD team, against the WE team in the semi-finals!"
"Hello everyone, I am today's commentator!"
"Hello everyone, I am the commentator Su Xiaoyan!"
"Hello everyone, I am today's guest commentator pdd!"
When pdd's honest and smiling face appeared in the commentary box, all the LPL spectators were quite surprised and surprised. They never expected that he would appear in the commentary box of this semi-final.
But the next moment, some sharp-eyed and sensitive LPL viewers immediately understood why this game had to be explained in this way!
The first is pdd. As the boss of the ym team, he personally delivered Xiaoning and Xiaoming from the LGD team to Manager Lu, and then watched helplessly as they and LGD reached the semi-finals of the Spring Split.
As a former employer, how could pdd not take advantage of this opportunity to cheer for the two of them and the Lao Gan Daddy team again?
As for Su Xiaoyan, all LPL viewers know that although she has broken up with Xiaoxiao a long time ago, her heart has always been about Team WE, so in today's game, she will definitely stand firmly for Team We.
Here, cheer and shout for them!
As for the one who is in the neutral position, he naturally needs to take on the responsibility of controlling the field and pulling the strings, so that the two people on the left and right will not quarrel directly!
"You must have watched the pig-dog battle that just ended, like me. I think this bo5 is definitely not less exciting than the finals!"
"So, for the second bo5, what are your expectations for the WE team and the LGD team respectively?"
I remember asking with a smile.
"The level of excitement must be maxed out. After all, both Lao Gan Daddy and Team WE are so strong this year. The final outcome of this bo5 is really hard to say."
pdd immediately answered with a silly smile.
"By the way, Mr. pdd, we all know that these two players, Xiao Ning and Xiao Ming, were once members of your ym team, but later they joined Lao Gan Daddy and performed so well."
"I wonder if Teacher PDD can take this opportunity to reveal some of the secrets behind it to everyone?"
I remember asking curiously, which immediately made all the audience's eyes widen with curiosity, because this matter was something they had been curious about for the whole season!
"Secret? Actually there is no secret."
"Manager Lu was looking for a job at the time, so I wanted to recruit him to come to YM. But after I got through, I found out that the godfather had already taken advantage of him."
"Then Manager Lu said that he was interested in Xiao Ming and Xiao Ning in my team. I thought it would be a good thing if they can enter the LPL early, so I agreed."
"To be honest, I knew Xiaoning and Xiaoming had potential, but I really didn't expect them to be so strong!"
"I must thank Manager Lu for his training. Otherwise, if the two of them want to get ahead, it will take another three, four, five, or six years."
pdd said very proudly that although Xiao Ning and Xiao Ming are no longer his team members, the pride in his heart is absolutely unparalleled when he can see their achievements today!
"So that's it. We have been speculating before whether it is Manager Lu's strong coaching ability, his ability to read people, or his ability to draw cards."
"Now it seems that Manager Lu can lead the LGD team to the semi-finals. These two abilities are indispensable."
"Teacher Su, what do you expect from Team WE today?"
After chatting with pdd about the LGD team, remember to turn around and look at Su Xiaoyan.
"I think today's WE team will definitely be able to defeat LGD easily."
"Not only because we kept a clean sheet against LGD in the regular season, but also because in the game the day before yesterday, we defeated the opponent 3-0, which shows that they have the right touch and are in hot shape."
"But the LGD team hasn't played a game for a week, so in today's game, at least in the first game, I think the WE team can definitely take the lead."
Su Xiaoyan said confidently for us, and without waiting to remember what to say, she continued and began to fight for the injustice of the we team.
"As for what Mr. Lu just said about Manager Lu's card drawing ability, I think our WE team's card drawing ability is also very strong."
"At the beginning of the 2016 season, the current we2.0 team has been formed."
"Last year, if the IM team hadn't jumped three times in a row, we would have entered the World Championship directly!"
"Then this year, after practicing for a whole season, I believe that we2.0 is very mature and can definitely achieve the results I want!"
"Although the lgd team is indeed like a dark horse this year, I think they still have a longer way to go and experience."
Su Xiaoyan said with a smile. Although she looked happy, in just a few words, she had sentenced the LGD team to death for the WE team!
"No, no, no, Teacher Su, I still believe in Manager Lu's ability. Since the IM team he led last year could defeat WE, then it can win again this year!"
pdd immediately became unconvinced and hurriedly cheered for lgd.
"What both teachers said is correct, but the game is a game after all. It also depends on the performance of both teams today. Whoever performs better will win the game!"
As expected, the two commentators already had some intention of quarreling. Remember to interrupt quickly, and then announced the starting lineups of both teams for this game!
LGD team, top laner xiaoal, jungler ning, mid laner godv, bottom lane smlz, assistant ming, coach six!
We team, top laner 957, jungler condi, mid laner xiye, bottom lane mystic, assistant ben, coach homme!
And amidst the impassioned voices that I remember, all members of both teams also appeared on stage one after another, appearing in their respective player seats with high spirits.
Every team and every player has a smile on their face, and every pair of eyes is full of desire for victory!
But when they meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. When only one team can advance to the finals, both LGD and WE need to be extremely energetic, otherwise, they will give away victory and usher in regret!
"The focus of the two teachers just now has always been on the team players, but my view may be slightly different from the two of you."
"I think the most important thing in today's game is the BP of the two coaches!"
Before the first game of the semi-finals is about to start, remember to say it quickly.
"Because from a player's perspective, I think the strength of the ten players on both sides is about the same."
"Under such circumstances, it is crucial for Manager Lu or Coach Hongmi to choose stronger heroes for the players and form a more suitable lineup!"
"After looking at the entire regular season, I think the BP levels of Manager Lu and Coach Hongmi are indistinguishable. Their BP abilities are both very good!"
"But one thing that needs attention today is that Manager Lu studied Team WE for five days, but Coach Hongmi only studied Team LGD for one day, so I think Manager Lu's BP and tactical preparations may need to be more
Be more adequate."
"But how the two coaches perform specifically, we have to watch in detail after entering the game..."
"Both teams are fully prepared, let's enter the first game of this semi-final bo5 game together!"
Climb!
When the remembered voice fell, and a solemn voice sounded, the first game of the semi-finals between the LGD team and the WE team officially entered the BP stage!
Because the WE team came to "challenge" the LGD team in this semi-final, the LGD team had priority in choosing sides in the first game.
Therefore, Lu Haoran did not rely on others and directly chose the blue version that he preferred in the current version.
In the first round of bans, Lu Haoran was very realistic and directly banned Kangdi's three junglers, which were the male gun, the poodle and the spider!
First, because both Xiaoning and Kandi are the early rhythm engines of both teams, as long as Kandi is unable to drive the rhythm in the early stage, then Xiaoning can rely on his own rhythm ability to bring a huge early advantage to the team!
The second reason is that Lu Haoran is going to choose the jungle hero for Xiao Ning, which is specially prepared for us and has been practiced for a long time. In the early stage, he needs to prevent the crazy invasion by Kang Di.
However, these three bans are just what I want for the WE team, because the Redmi coach also wants to limit Xiaoning's rhythm ability.
So when it was our turn to ban people in the first round, we first banned the jungler Lee Sin, then banned Jace to prevent Lang Xing and Wei Shen from swinging in the upper midfield, and finally banned the top laner Kennen.
Afterwards, it was the LGD team’s turn to grab people first on the first floor.
"Wolf Xing, grab the Emerald God for Xiao Ning!"
The next moment, Lu Haoran and Xiao Ning both had proud smiles on their faces.
Because this green god jungler is the first trump card they specially prepared for the WE team!
The Emerald God Ivern is locked!
My favorite color is spring!
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Buzz!
When the LGD team selected the Cuishen jungler on the first floor, the brains of all the audience were buzzing.
Not to mention fans of the WE team, even fans of the LGD team never expected it!
"Cui Shen Jungler?!"
"Is Team Lao Gan Daddy going to win by surprise from the start?"
Seeing Cuishen's jungler locked up, Su Xiaoyan immediately became nervous.
As the saying goes, the weirder the lineup, the faster the victory. As soon as Cuishen's jungle hero came out, the word "conspiracy" was clearly written on the face of the LGD team!
"Is Cuishen playing jungle a little too hard?"
"Although Cuishen has been strengthened recently, he is only a t2 jungler at best, and does not have the strength of a t1 jungler at all!"
Su Xiaoyan said nervously. On the surface, she was worried about the LGD team, but in fact, she was convincing herself that after the green god jungler was selected, she would not be able to perform well enough!
"You are right, but the problem is that all four T1 junglers in the version have been banned."
"In other words, in this game, Cuishen is T1!"
PDD on the side smiled cheerfully and agreed very much with Manager Lu's strategy of targeting WE from the very beginning.
"And what are the benefits of Cuishen playing in the jungle?"
"The first is that he can clear the jungle quickly, the second is that he has strong rhythmic ability, and the third is that after level 5, his red and blue buffs can be shared with teammates."
"When Wei Shen or Lang Xing bring a buff to the laning, 957 and Xiye will probably have a difficult time."
pdd kept laughing, the more he talked, the more he felt that Manager Lu’s choice of Cuishen was extremely wise!
On the surface, only one hero was selected, but in fact, it has brought advantages to the middle and upper lines!
However, just after pdd's words fell, the first and second floor selectors of the WE team also came up with a "real" hand.
Karma the Revealer!
Fairy Witch Lulu!
Since there are currently no good heroes to choose from as jungle heroes, the Redmi coach directly selected Xiye and Ben as their mid laners and assistants!
These two choices of heroes immediately made Su Xiaoyan smile, because in the recent versions, the equipment "incense burner" has been continuously strengthened.
In other words, no matter how good the early rhythm of the LGD team is and how strong the combat effectiveness is, as long as the two soft assistants of the WE team come out to the incense burner and put a shield on the key C position during the team fight...
