With Chen Yu's accumulated knowledge and the school's deliberate care, he passed the exam easily without causing any setbacks.
After returning to the club, Chen Yu continued training and competing.
However, ig's schedule during this period was relatively easy, and they did not encounter any resistance from strong teams, and most of the battles were resolved without bloodshed.
In the end, as expected, they advanced to the playoffs with the best record in the regular season, waiting for future challengers in the semifinals.
This is the advantage that the competition system gives to the winners. They can wait for their opponents to fight hard one after another in the semi-finals and wait for their work.
At the same time, they can also observe the problems exposed by their opponents during the game and take action against them.
Of course, not playing for a long time will also have an impact on the player's feel and game status. This is also one of the drawbacks of the competition system. It will be improved in the future schedule, but it still cannot be solved now.
...
"Okay audience friends, what I bring to you today is the first bo5 game of the 2018lpl summer playoffs semi-finals. The two sides are ig and edg!"
"IG, as the group leader, is waiting for work in the playoffs and has not played for a long time. Edg has just defeated a strong opponent and is feeling hot! Let's see if they can cause some trouble for ig today."
In the commentary box, Wawa and Miller were warming up, and the venue was packed with people. Even without them driving the atmosphere, it was still very lively.
After a long break, on August 25th, ig finally ushered in the first summer playoff game of this year.
What he faced was his old rival Edg.
It is worth mentioning that in this summer playoffs, the four teams participating in the intercontinental competition successfully met in the semi-finals.
It can also be seen from this that in the lpl, these four teams have clearly widened the gap with other teams.
But there is also a huge gap between ig and the other three teams.
The strength gap in the entire LPL is very obvious, forming a situation of one super and many strong teams. It is difficult for teams other than the top four to pose a big threat to the top four teams.
"Today there are no changes in the starting lineups of both sides. Needless to say, there are five people on the ig side that everyone is familiar with. Everyone on the edg side should also be familiar with it. It is worth mentioning that the factory director continues to start today."
In the commentary box, Wawa said with a smile.
Although the factory director has confirmed the quota for the Asian Games, there is still competitive pressure within the edg team. He needs to compete with Haro for rotation.
As a veteran who has been playing for many years, it is indeed not glorious to compete with juniors for playing opportunities, but this kind of pressure makes both of them do their best to perform at their best.
"Yes, the factory director has been in good shape recently, especially after returning from the intercontinental competition, edg has had a big winning streak. The factory director deserves most of the credit. It can be said that he has found a second spring."
Miller also laughed and joked after hearing this.
The director is no less responsible for LPL traffic than Uzi and has many fans.
When the director was put on the bench, many fans were eager to see it, and thousands of people wrote to edg asking the director to come on.
"Okay, both players are ready, now it's time to enter the BP stage! In this round, ig took the lead in choosing the red side, while edg chose the blue side."
After chatting for a while, the bp interface finally appeared on the big screen, and Wawa quickly put the topic on track.
"In the first round, ig chose to kill Kalista, Sword Demon, and Pantheon!"
"To be honest, since Zhi used Jian Mo to kill Faker in the intercontinental competition, Jian Mo has become very popular, especially in professional competitions. Many players are practicing Jian Mo as a hero. Whether it is the top laner or the mid laner, no one
I am willing to let go of such a strong version of the hero!"
"Not only in LPL, but in all competition regions around the world, Sword Demon is a must-choice!"
When he saw ig take down the sword demon, Miller couldn't help but laugh.
"Hey, but IG has never used Sword Demon. They usually choose to get rid of Sword Demon. It seems that he is not in the hero pool of Riasha and Broiler, and they don't have the means to deal with Sword Demon."
The doll on the side said with a smile.
"Don't say this nonsense. IG has always been a pioneer in the new version. I don't believe it when they say they haven't studied the Sword Demon! Maybe they are just hiding?"
Miller heard this and quickly stopped him.
Although ig has never selected a sword demon so far, let alone released a sword demon, no one can be sure that ig really can't do it.
ig has come up with so many novel lineups in the past, how many times have they been what everyone expected?
[Damn, ig is not omnipotent! Both Laishai and Broiler like to play heroes with strong suppression. Although Sword Demon is also very powerful, it is more like a shit stick. They may not like it.
So I won’t practice.]
[Even if they don’t want to practice, Chen Yu won’t ask them to practice? I’m afraid you don’t know who has the final say in ig? 】
[Chen Yu has a big say, but these two brothers are also Korean aids, so their say is not small. Besides, ig has been winning, so I’m afraid the hero Sword Demon doesn’t matter anymore. 】
[Don’t brag about Chen Yu too much. They can counter Sword Demon even if they are heroes in the upper level. Why don’t they dare to release Sword Demon? I see, Chen Yu is a talent at his best, and there is no research method that can completely restrain Sword Demon.
There is a way.]
...
Some viewers in the audience started to complain.
At the beginning, they were quite expecting that ig could also use Sword Demon to kill everyone.
After all, ig is the pioneer of every version, but Sword Demon was robbed by rng, and fans are very unhappy.
But it has been so long since the end of the intercontinental competition, but ig has never brought out the Sword Demon. In some games, the opponent even deliberately released the Sword Demon to ig. Instead of taking it, ig had to deal with it himself.
This has to make people wonder whether the middle and upper brothers of ig really haven't practiced Sword Demon, or whether Chen Yu really hasn't developed better countermeasures for Conte Sword Demon.
After a long truce in the playoffs, IG still defeated Sword Demon in the first game today, and fans finally couldn't help but complain.
As a super strong team, it is an extremely incorrect choice not to practice strong versions of heroes and to be overly superstitious about so-called unique skills.
However, the complaints from the audience could not reach the competition seats with good sound insulation, and the BP continued.
"EDG chose to get rid of Luo, Lucian, and Gems! They blocked ig's three systems respectively, but ig obviously has other systems that can be used."
"On the first floor, EDG grabbed Kai'Sa!"
Seeing edg locking Kai'Sa on the first floor, Wawa nodded slightly: "In this way, edg has blocked the four systems of ig."
"But ig doesn't have just four systems! On the first floor, ig locked Draven instantly. If you play Kai'Sa, I'll play Draven! Do you still remember the Draven who beat skt to 1557?
He's here again!"
"To deal with the bottom lane combination that is relatively weak in laning, Draven is so easy and comfortable!"
"And in order to prevent one hand from forcing it open, ig also added a hand of Morgana on the second floor! Look, ig's Morgana and Draven have been released, so he will definitely take it."
Miller chuckled upon seeing this.
IG has too many systems. Coupled with the players' strong personal abilities, each system is extremely difficult to crack.
Therefore, even though edg destroyed ig's four lineups by grabbing the agent's land, Miller still didn't worry at all.
"That's right, ig has so many tactical options that it can't be blocked! Let's see what changes are happening on edg. If ig takes Morgana, will edg take Titan?
How about cooperating with Kai’Sa?”
"Well, I still chose Titan on the second floor here. It should be considered that IG's Morgana may be the mid laner, and there still needs to be a strong opener in the support position, otherwise Draven will be too unscrupulous."
Seeing that she still chose Titan on the second floor of edg, Wawa nodded slightly.
Even if ig takes Morgana, Titan is still Kai'Sa's best partner. In addition, Draven also needs an auxiliary hero with strong open ability to limit it. Otherwise, with Ah Shui's style of play, he will definitely attack unscrupulously.
Suppressing Kai'Sa's development will make it difficult to deal with the bottom lane.
In addition, there is a sword girl locked on the third floor of edg.
After several versions of updates, Dao Mei is no longer as strong as when it first came out, but it is still a very good choice.
It can be said that Dao Mei is one of the few heroes who can compete with long-handed midlaners.
In front of the sword girl who has two stages of displacement, the fault tolerance rate of long hands is very low. Any mistake may lead to a situation of being killed alone. This is more comfortable than the monkey that ig once used.
"Ig chose Thresh on the third floor! That means I won't pretend anymore, and I, Morgana, will be the mid laner."
When IG locked Thresh on the third floor, everyone understood that the mid laner and support heroes had been determined.
After all, Thresh has no other position besides support.
"Well, Chen Yu rarely plays Thresh! Although he used Thresh in his battle to become famous before his debut."
The doll touched his chin and recalled.
It was because Chen Yu's Thresh led Principal Wang to defeat Art in the rank life and death game that he had the opportunity to join IG and create the current legend.
However, after entering the professional competition, Chen Yu has only used Thresh a handful of times, but no one would think that Chen Yu's Thresh proficiency is not top-notch.
Because of his Thresh, he also left many famous scenes, and the background board is right opposite.
"In the second round, Edg chose to kill Jax and Crocodile, so Dao girl is definitely in the top lane. Anyway, Morgana must be in the middle of ig. There is no point in Dao girl swinging to the middle. Not only can she not be suppressed
Morgana, if you still can't grab the lane rights, why not get rid of his natural enemy on the top lane."
Seeing edg's second round of reservations, Wawa immediately guessed edg's intention.
"What ig chose here was to target the jungle, and got rid of the factory director's prince and pig girl. These two heroes have been used a lot by the factory director recently, so please respect them a little bit."
"But what's going on with a widow showing up on the fourth floor of IG? Is this a provocation?"
When I saw the widow on the fourth floor of IG, my voice became much more cheerful.
[Hahaha, Chen Yu chose Thresh. Doesn’t this imply that the factory director chose a widow to cooperate? 】
[Good guy, others are afraid that the factory director will choose a widow, ig is deliberately provoking!]
[I'm not saying that I can press the hook of Thresh that time, but I just don't know where the widow is.]
...
The audience in the audience burst out laughing when they saw this.
The most famous scene in Chen Yu's Thresh is the blind vision hook of the factory director's widow. The widow is the factory director's strongest hero. She once killed SKT and would not use it until the critical moment of life and death.
But everyone also knows that no one in lpl except the factory director will really choose the widow in the professional competition, and ig will definitely not choose it.
It's basically the same as showing up a vn when playing rng, but more of a joke.
Sure enough, after a few seconds, the widow on the fourth floor of ig was replaced by Qinggangying.
"Hahaha, this is just trying to be clever with the factory director. After showing off the Widow on the fourth floor, ig still locked in the jungler Qinggang Shadow, one of Ning Wang's best heroes, and at the same time further reduced the options available to the factory director.
The number of junglers.”
"So, the factory director doesn't have many jungle options to choose from! Do you want to get a blind monk?"
Seeing ig starting to target the jungler, Miller couldn't help but laugh.
The factory director's dominance over the game is far less than before, and he is no longer the core position of edg. Perhaps in the entire lpl, only ig will target the factory director's jungler.
Many people speculate that this is due to Chen Yu's special admiration for the factory director.
You must know that the reason why the factory director was selected for the Asian Games was Chen Yu’s great effort. This shows Chen Yu’s appreciation for the factory director.
Chen Yu himself has repeatedly declared that he is a fan of the factory director.
It's just that every time this fan of the factory director confronts his idol, he beats him up badly.
"IG's lineup has basically taken shape. The final counter position is still the old rule, leaving it to the top laner! Let's see what the final lineup of edg is."
"On the fourth floor, the factory manager really doesn't have anything good to get. The current edg lineup still lacks a more solid front row."
"So edg should add another front-line tank in the jungle. Zach or barrel? Well, barrel! The factory director is not King Zach, he is more inclined to barrel."
"On the fifth floor, I helped my younger brother pick Ryze. It's not bad. He's very strong in roaming and late-game, and his ability to push the lane is not weak. Morgana doesn't pose much of a threat to him. The two of them can develop peacefully in the middle.
Well, in the late stage, Ryze’s combat power will definitely be much stronger than Morgana’s.”
When the lineup of edg was finalized, Wawa nodded with satisfaction.
It seems to be a very solid lineup, with a solid front row, a smart C-position, and a sword girl who breaks into the back row, including late-stage abilities and teamfight coordination, almost everything is covered.
At this moment, everyone's eyes turned back to ig's fifth floor counter seat.
They are curious about what heroes ig will choose to break edg's stable lineup.
After all, judging from the heroes currently chosen by both sides, EDG is definitely capable of withstanding the early laning pressure, because Ryze can withstand Morgana's push and keep up with Morgana's roaming.
ig's rhythmic ability in the middle and jungle has been reduced by half.
Draven in the bottom lane is afraid of control. Thresh has to stay in the bottom lane to protect him most of the time, and it is difficult to go around and lead the rhythm.
Therefore, the main variable of ig is the top order.
At this time, the fifth floor of ig began to change various heroes: vn, Xiaopao, Karma, Victor, Quinn, ez, and even Syndra all appeared one by one.
Every audience who watches it is yearning for it, and it is a choice that maximizes the effectiveness of the program.
But in the end, ig didn't choose any of them, but locked on a red figure.
