In the lounge, everyone in the LPL sat around the huge sofa, discussing the order of appearance today.
The BO5 competition format in the division requires each team to take turns to play. If they reach the final decider, they will have the opportunity to play again.
Therefore, the game between the coaching staff of both sides is a big test.
There must be a clear arrangement for who takes the lead and who comes from behind to provide support.
At the same time, you must also consider the opponent's appearance arrangements.
"I think we let IG play first and win a victory before talking! The momentum will be better!"
The RNG coach spoke first.
His proposal is relatively conservative. Looking at the worst-case scenario, if IG is allowed to play with the fourth pick, if IG loses the first three games, IG will not even have a chance to play.
And domestic fans attach great importance to this competition, so it would be better to take the lead and let IG get a good start for the LPL.
With the strength shown by IG now, no matter which team the LCK sends, they should be able to cope well.
"How about we go first? We still have a big move. There is still hope of stealing a round by surprise."
RW's coach thought for a moment and volunteered.
The teams that lost to the LCK in the group stage were also holding their breath.
Especially when IG defeated two strong opponents, SKT and KT, the anger of the audience was directed at EDG and RW.
They desperately want to win a victory and prove themselves.
"What do Chen Yu think?"
Abu, the head coach of the national team, glanced at IG's coach Mafa, and then naturally moved his eyes to Chen Yu.
"I think we should guess the order in which they will appear."
Chen Yu said in a deep voice.
You can't just discuss your own order of appearance. The coaching staff of the opposite LCK will definitely not rank you from the strongest to the weakest, but will also make arrangements.
"Over the LCK, they will definitely send their strongest team out in the first game, probably KZ! We just let you go and defeat them."
RNG coach said.
"That's not necessarily true. If it were me, I would definitely guess whether the LPL would send IG to play in the first game! Using Tian Ji's method of horse racing, the LCK should send low-quality horses to compete with IG."
Abu shook his head and expressed his opinion.
"What do you mean?"
Coach RW looked at Abramovich with some confusion.
If according to Abu's Tianji horse racing theory, the LCK sent a low-grade horse to capture the high-grade horse of IG in the first round, then the LPL should not let IG play, but send a mid-level horse to capture the low-grade horse of LCK.
horse.
"Then let us go?"
The RNG coach groaned.
Since IG cannot be the first to play, as the other LPL team that defeated the LCK team in this intercontinental competition, they are well-deserved middle horses.
"Chen Yu, what do you think?"
Mafa did not express his opinion, but continued to ask Chen Yu.
The factory director and other players said nothing, their eyes fixed on Chen Yujunxiu's face.
They are no better than Chen Yu, who can act on behalf of the coach.
The authority of coaches in most clubs is relatively high. At least they have a lot of say in daily life, and at most they can take care of the emotions of star players during drafting.
“I don’t think LCK will necessarily send an inferior horse in the first game.”
Chen Yu thought for a while and then whispered: "Besides, does the LCK really have so-called inferior horses? Every one of their teams is very strong."
Everyone was silent.
Although IG's record in the past year has been too brilliant, defeating the LCK and defeating them.
But in fact, can other teams really defeat the LCK?
In the semi-finals of last year's World Championship, RNG and SKT fought fiercely for five games and were ultimately defeated. It can be imagined that the gap between the two sides was not as big as it was in the IG game.
In the first two days of the group stage, the LPL had two teams in the hands of the LCK.
All teams in the LCK have shown great strength and are extremely threatening.
"Then what should we do?"
Several coaches looked at Chen Yu, waiting for the next step.
Since Chen Yu said this, he must have had his own plan.
"Let's use the elimination method first!" Chen Yu paused, and then said: "We IG will not be the first to appear, and the LCK side will most likely guess it too."
"In order to ensure victory, they will most likely send out a team that has defeated our LPL in the group stage."
Everyone was shocked and whispered at the same time: "AFS and KT?"
"Not bad!" Chen Yu nodded and asked: "Which one of these two teams do you think the LCK will send?"
"It should be AFS. KT was beaten by you just the day before yesterday. Only AFS is undefeated so far. It should be the most stable."
Uzi said.
"No, I think they will send KT."
Chen Yu shook his head and explained: "Everyone watched yesterday's game. LCK defeated LMS in only three games, and AFS didn't even play."
"Can we understand that LCK may be hiding tricks? Or is it creating an illusion for us?"
"The other three teams have all lost to IG. Only AFS has not played against our IG. Perhaps this is the only hope for LCK!"
"I think they won't give up the chance of three to zero!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard Chen Yu's explanation.
No one would have thought that, in Chen Yu’s view, LCK was still thinking of going three to zero in LPL.
"I think it makes sense. If they didn't want to hide AFS to fight IG, they wouldn't hide AFS when they play LMS. After all, AFS is only the fourth seed in the LCK, so it shouldn't have the qualifications to back up the team."
"The most reasonable explanation is that they are playing against IG in secret, but they have never played against IG."
Abu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement with Chen Yu's point of view.
"Then let's say the LCK plays KT in the first game, who do we play?"
Mafa affirmed Chen Yu's judgment without hesitation, and subconsciously used Chen Yu's judgment as the basis for discussion.
"Let's go! We lost to them in the group stage, we want to fight back!"
Before RW's coach could speak, Brother Coin couldn't help but interrupt.
They lost to KT in the group stage because of hidden moves. Although they were not absolutely sure of defeating KT if they used their hidden moves, they were fearless and desperately needed this opportunity to prove themselves.
"No, since you have the ultimate move, you can't be the first to use it! Before the situation is clear, BP will be affected, and your ultimate move may not be released."
The ultimate moves are specially formulated after a long period of research and testing, and require specific BP to complete.
In the BO5 format of the intercontinental competition, each game has a different opponent. The BP of the first two games are blind guesses, and there is no trace.
This situation is not suitable for enlarging the move.
"Yes, I support Chen Yu's view. You'd better observe two more games and wait until the third and fourth games before considering playing."
Abu nodded, agreeing with Chen Yu's point of view.
Coach RW also nodded when he heard this, indicating that he accepted it.
Then he waved his hands to appease the impatient RW people.
"Then let's go?"
Uzi couldn't help but speak.
KT's support is his old partner Mata, and AD is his old rival Alpaca, which he is quite familiar with.
RNG has been in very good shape recently. If they really want to fight, they may not have no chance of winning.
Moreover, it’s not like RNG doesn’t have their ultimate moves hidden.
Xiao Ming and others also nodded when they heard this, thinking that they could compete with KT.
However, Abramovich shook his head: "You and I are the most promising team to win in the LPL, and you can't be the first to play! It's best to be like RW and wait and see for one or two games before deciding."
Then, he looked at the factory director and others: "Let us EDG take the lead!"
The factory director and others were all solemn, but their hearts were filled with sadness.
Once upon a time, EDG was the overlord of the LPL, but they were never reduced to cannon fodder.
But now, IG and RNG have clearly distanced themselves from them. Even RW is confidently hiding a winning move.
After all, EDG is the only one who can be the cannon fodder.
Although they felt a little unwilling, they also knew that this was for the honor of the entire competition area and they should not care about personal dignity.
...
At the same time, in the LCK lounge, several coaches were also discussing the arrangement of the playing order of each team.
However, the tone didn't seem very friendly, and there were even some arguments.
"I'll take the lead in Smecta! We defeated WE and RNG last year, and the LPL teams are afraid of us!"
The SKT coach was the first to speak.
"Why is the LPL afraid of you? You were swept by IG in the finals! I think we should take the lead. We won at least one LPL game in the group stage!"
The KT coach immediately retorted and tried to play the first game.
"You have all been defeated by IG recently. I think we should fight first and get a good start for the LCK!"
The KZ coach made a double hit, which simultaneously ignited the anger of the coaches of the KT and SKT teams.
"Haha, you MSI guys have never even played in the LMS, who dares to believe you?"
The two coaches of SKT and KT sneered at the same time.
The AFS coach didn't say anything, just sat aside and watched indifferently.
They have already guessed that LPL will not send IG to play first, so naturally their special force used to deal with IG will not compete for the opportunity to take the lead.
But he knew that it was precisely because he concluded that LPL would not send IG to play first that the coaches of these three teams were scrambling to take the lead.
On the surface, it is said to be a good start for LCK, but in fact, no one wants to encounter IG later.
"Let's do it!"
"Let's do it!"
"KZ even lost to RNG, so what else are you going to do?"
The coaches of the three teams were at loggerheads.
However, because KZ lost to RNG in the group stage, the KZ coach was kicked out of the chat group with one sentence.
The coaches of SKT and KT gasped and looked at each other.
After a while, KT's coach said something: "I lasted twenty minutes in the hands of IG!"
Coach Koma was silent for a moment.
This is adding salt to the wound!
He never expected that the KT coach would actually use the fact that they were massacred by IG in sixteen minutes as a means of attack.
I was extremely angry, but I had no reason to refute.
Gritting his teeth and waiting for the other party for a long time, he finally nodded helplessly: "Come on."
"Oh, it's just that we didn't get the lead! The worst we can do is give up the second game to you."
Coach KZ seemed to find a resonance with humiliation, patted Coach Koma on the shoulder and comforted him.
Coach Kema glanced at him: "If you were in LPL, if you lost the first game, who would you send to play in the second game?"
Several coaches suddenly fell silent.
BO5 is a best-of-five game in total. If you fail in the first game, you cannot afford to lose in the second game. Otherwise, if you are 2-0 ahead, the situation will be very dangerous. The difficulty of making a comeback is too great and almost negligible.
So in the second game, they will do their best to win and send the strongest team!
Even if they usually play BO5, if they lose one game first, they will use their strongest tactics in the second game to try to win back a victory.
There is no doubt that if the LPL loses the first game, IG will definitely appear in the second game.
"If KT wins the first game, let's go to the second game."
The AFS coach who had been silent said helplessly.
Seeing these colleagues talking about IG's sexual behavior, he felt a little sad.
Although they are not sure of defeating IG, the ignorant are fearless.
If you haven’t played against IG, you won’t lose!
"Okay! Let us do it in the third game. KZ is the No. 1 seed, you guys have the backing!"
Coach Koma was overjoyed, nodded repeatedly, and then volunteered to play as the third player.
"Why don't we have a third game?"
Coach KT frowned.
Koma ignored him, but gave the AFS coach a somewhat thoughtful look: "If the first two games are tied one to one, who do you think will be in the third game of LPL?"
"Curse after the victory and win again! RNG!"
KT coach calmly analyzed.
"Yes, your KZ lost to RNG in the group stage, but we have not lost a single game against RNG. I don't need to say who is more confident, right?"
Koma said confidently.
Then he changed the topic again: "Furthermore, if AFS beats IG, they will play RNG in the third game. If we win RNG, wouldn't it be three to zero?"
"you..."
Coach KZ's eyes widened and he felt that Koma's analysis was very reasonable and he couldn't find any angle to refute.
“Everything is for the sake of the competition area!”
Koma's face was serious.
"All right."
Coach KZ didn't argue anymore after hearing this.
As long as it's not fighting IG, it doesn't matter to them, they can fight anyone.
And with the first two games tied 1 to 1, there is a high probability that the LPL will send out RNG, second only to IG, in the third game.
In the group stage, they were taught a lesson by RNG. On the contrary, SKT seemed to be very restrained by RNG.
He will no longer fight against this bad breath.
If AFS unfortunately loses to IG, they will be done waiting for the fourth game to deal with the third and fourth seeds of the LPL.
Think about the No. 1 seed team in the LCK and the No. 3 or 4 seeds in the LPL. Isn’t that a superior horse beating a low-class horse and being able to capture it easily?
If AFS breaks out and overthrows IG, then KZ will have a share of the credit for winning the championship 3-0.
Neither the left nor the right will suffer!
Therefore, the order of appearance for the LCK side has been roughly decided.
...
Soon, the staff came to the lounges of both sides and took away the participating teams for the first game reported by each.
Then some staff came to lead the participating teams for the first game.
Chen Yu and others stood at the door of the lounge, high-fiving everyone in EDG to encourage them.
Playing in the first game is under tremendous pressure, and if you lose, you will be criticized in a steady stream.
It can be said that EDG dared to be a pawn this time and really made a great sacrifice for the competition area.
"Come on, director! We will definitely win!"
Chen Yu said solemnly to the factory director.
The factory director was in a good mood and was not nervous about the upcoming battle. Instead, he started joking with Chen Yu and others: "Let us just be waiters!"
