October 15th is the last day of the first round of the group stage.
Chen Yu was sitting in the lounge, admiring the game of his teammates.
Today is the last game of the first round of their group stage. Their opponent is PVB, which is not very strong. Chen Yu did not play but let Bao Lan come on as a substitute.
Since Baolan has been brought to the World Championship, it is natural that he should be given a chance to play.
"Chen Yu, what do you think of EDG's game today?"
Beside him, Coach Mafa asked.
Although his eyes were fixed on his team's game on the big screen, what he said had nothing to do with his team.
Today, EDG and IG both ushered in the last game of the first round.
In the game that ended yesterday, RNG and EDG won respectively.
EDG currently has the same 2-0 record as IG, which is somewhat unexpected.
When the groups were drawn in the group stage, most people agreed that EDG had been drawn into the group of death and would be worried about qualifying for the group.
Group C not only has LCK second seed KT, but also North America's first seed TL.
As the third seed of LPL, EDG is not that competitive in comparison.
Even EDG fans' expectations for EDG are to appear in the group as much as possible, and don't expect to be first in the group.
But so far in the group stage, except for the last game against KT in the first round, EDG has won both games.
The process was not strenuous, and they all won easily, showing excellent condition.
This gave everyone higher expectations.
Today's game against KT will determine EDG's first place in Group C.
KT currently has the same 2-0 record as EDG.
As long as EDG can defeat KT in this game and achieve a complete victory in the first round, they can gain the initiative to compete for first place in the group.
Even if we lose to KT in the second round, we still have a chance to play in the playoffs.
vice versa.
Therefore, this game is particularly important for EDG.
This is what Coach Mafa asked about.
He was not too worried about the IG game on the field.
In just fifteen minutes of game time, IG has already achieved an economic advantage of more than 5,000.
The combination of Ah Shui and Baolan's Kasa Gallo also produced very good results.
"Let's see if they can use their big moves. If they don't use their big moves, it won't be easy to fight."
Chen Yu smiled slightly when he heard this, and was not too worried. Instead, he leaned into the sofa very relaxedly, resting his head on his hands, assuming the most comfortable posture.
During the Asian Games, the factory director refused to play in the last game and retained the jungle tactics that should have been reserved for the factory director.
Before the national team was disbanded, the factory director solemnly requested all teammates of the national team not to leak out his ultimate move unless absolutely necessary, and he should save it for the World Championships.
The whole team agreed at that time.
After all, the factory director sacrificed a lot for this and gave up the opportunity to appear in the Asian Games finals.
Chen Yu believes that with such a set of tactics, EDG can win a victory from any opponent.
Of course, this does not include IG where Chen Yu works.
In addition, Coach Abramovich is involved in all the tactics of the national team. Many of Chen Yu's ideas have given Coach Abramovich new inspiration.
EDG no longer suffers so much in terms of BP, and can even often gain an advantage.
In the first two games of the group stage, we took advantage of BP.
Therefore, Chen Yu still has a lot of confidence in the match between EDG and KT.
"The ultimate move will definitely not be released in the group stage. With EDG's current record, there is no problem in qualifying for the group. It's just that if the second place in the group is qualified, there is a possibility of civil war in the top eight."
Coach Mafa frowned and said.
If EDG doesn't make more moves and loses to KT, then there is a high probability that EDG will qualify second in the group.
And IG and RNG have proven that there is no one-stop enemy within the group.
At the end of this game, IG and RNG were both 3-0, leading the group.
Only EDG still remains in suspense.
"It all depends on luck. I hope they can withstand it. There will be a civil war in the quarter-finals. The top four will guarantee a final, and there is still the possibility of meeting with Incheon."
Chen Yu spread his hands and said that there was nothing he could do.
"It's almost over. The next game is EDG. Let's go watch it with RNG players?"
Mafa looked at Chen Yu.
"OK!"
The game lasted for 25 minutes, and IG did not have many twists and turns. It easily defeated PVB, won three consecutive victories, and led Group B.
The next game after them was the focus battle from Group C.
"It's harmful, it's boring, there's no one I can beat."
Ah Shui's face turned red when he returned to the lounge.
After Chen Yu was dismissed, he became the commander of IG, and naturally everything revolved around him.
In this round, his Xia Hao achieved a superb record of 9-0 and finally won an MVP.
This is also Ah Shui’s first MVP in the World Championship.
"Don't be too proud. You're still out of breath after playing PVB? Are you capable of winning FMVP?"
Prince Ning subconsciously suppressed Ah Shui.
"Then it depends on whether Chen Yutong agrees or not. Arrange tactics for me. Isn't winning FMVP just for fun?"
Ah Shui glanced at Chen Yu, who was lying on the sofa and squinting at him, and suddenly roared loudly: "How brave Chen Yu! Why don't you come to greet the MVP!"
Chen Yu suddenly jumped up and threw his arms around Ah Shui's neck, threatening: "You are very brave, huh?"
"Don't, don't! Brother Yu, Brother Yu, I was wrong! Prince Ning, please don't pull my pants down, they've fallen off."
Ah Shui desperately begged for mercy.
He alone is no match for Chen Yu and Prince Ning.
Le Sha and Ji Ji looked on with smiling faces, while Bao Lan obediently sat next to the coach and did not participate.
"Have you chosen?"
Mafa glanced at Baolan, who looked a little excited because he was playing in the World Championship for the first time, and asked in a low voice.
"Well, I like Luo."
Baolan nodded vigorously.
"If you change your mind, tell me as soon as possible. You may only have a chance to play in the second round of PVB."
Coach Mafa said softly.
"No need, I'm already satisfied! Everything is focused on winning the championship."
Bao Lan shook his head repeatedly.
Although no one said it clearly, Baolan knew very well that the reason why he was allowed to play against PVB this time was to choose his skin.
In order to release the Luo he wanted, the coach put a lot of effort into BP.
As a substitute for the world's number one support player, he is very satisfied to be able to appear in the World Championship.
If it weren't for the team's care for him, he might not have a chance to play until the end of the World Championship.
Even if IG really wins the championship, he will not be eligible to choose skins.
"Okay, let's go outside and watch the game. Help EDG cheer!"
Coach Mafa patted Baolan on the shoulder, then waved to stop the fight between Chen Yu and others, and led them out of the lounge to the viewing seats prepared by the organizer for the players.
"coming?"
The RNG people were sitting in a corner of the venue and seemed to have been waiting for the IG people for a long time. When they saw them coming, they immediately waved and said hello.
"Okay, brothers, 3-0. If you don't know, you would think you are the No. 1 seed in the LPL."
Chen Yuhao walked up to Uzi without being seen, pushed Xiao Ming's position away with his butt, and rubbed Uzi's belly hard.
"Don't do it, it's so itchy~"
Uzi smiled and patted Chen Yu's hand away.
Xiao Ming, with a resentful look on his face, approached Ah Shui and asked for help.
When he saw Sapphire next to Ah Shui, a hint of unnoticeable envy flashed in Xiao Ming's eyes.
How could he not know the reason why IG replaced Baolan in this game.
As the world's number one support, Chen Yu has no problem with operation and command, and he has the ability to dominate BP. How can IG replace Chen Yu without special reasons?
"EDG's game is about to begin. This should be the most suspenseful game in the group stage."
Xiaohu raised the topic with his iconic voice.
"Look carefully, the factory director is no longer the director of the past, and Abu is not the same Abu! I don't think he will lose to KT easily."
Chen Yu had a smile on his face, showing his confidence in EDG.
"My younger brother has been in good form recently. When I met him in rank, I was sometimes overwhelmed by him."
The broiler chickens that found their place in Chen Yu's back row took over.
"The bot lane is also good, iboy is very good."
Ah Shui also spoke.
"Will the factory director use that?"
Xiangguo suddenly interrupted and said.
Everyone's eyes turned to him, especially Chen Yuwuzi and other members of the national team, and they immediately understood what Xiang Guo meant.
"The tactics I saved are so valuable! I have to save them to break the curse when I'm in the top eight."
Chen Yu chuckled and kept his point of view.
EDG has entered the World Championship all year round, but has never broken through to the quarterfinals.
For a wealthy club that dominates the domestic league, this is a relatively shameful result.
Therefore, it is always criticized.
Chen Yu believed that the factory director was fed up with this kind of criticism and reviling, so he was willing to give up the opportunity to appear in the Asian Games finals and save his trump card for the World Championships.
"I think so. The factory director's career is short, and he doesn't want to have any regrets if he persists until now."
Uzi sighed.
As the player numbered 001 in LPL, the factory director has the oldest qualifications.
The teammates and opponents around him have changed one after another, but the factory director is still running on the road to pursue his dream.
It’s already great to be able to maintain the current competitive state.
"Isn't it the same for you?"
Chen Yu looked at Uzi.
The LPL superstar in front of me is also a veteran who has been playing in the league for many years.
He has yet to win a championship, but he is still a young man pursuing his dreams.
Uzi's eyes dimmed slightly, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Fortunately, the coaches of the two teams attracted everyone's attention: "BP has begun!"
EDG on the red side, KT on the blue side.
"If you really want to look at the BP, you have to compare it with the LCK. The BP in other regions is still very easy to restrain."
Kasa glanced at Chen Yu and found that he was also looking at BP seriously.
"EDG released the sword demon."
The gestures and eyes around him flickered slightly.
After his debut, and with the promotion of the Holy Spear Brother in the Asian Games, Sword Demon has already become a must-choose hero in all competitions.
Only IG didn't take Sword Demon seriously because there was a monster on the top lane.
The other teams are trying their best to get the Sword Demon, or to prevent the opponent from getting the Sword Demon.
But in this game, EDG took the initiative to let Sword Demon to KT.
"They want Xia Luo."
Looking at the first round of seating arrangements between the two parties, Chen Yu said slowly.
EDG chose to take down Kalista, Lucian, and the recently popular Pig Girl.
KT chose to kill the version of AD Kai'Sa, Gems, and the widow that the factory director killed indiscriminately at the Asian Games.
Both parties have a tacit understanding to release a system with relatively high priority.
KT grabbed Sword Demon, and EDG then took down Xia Luo on the first and second floors.
"The system is quite clear. EDG wants to play around the bottom lane, but KT is also the core team in the bottom lane! Give Sword Demon to KT and let KT put the center in the top half. They can target the bottom lane. Deft starts from
EDG is out, the girls control them should be very familiar with how to deal with him."
Uzi said thoughtfully.
EDG's BP idea is already very obvious. I want to focus on the point we are most familiar with. I will give you Sword Demon and let you fight in the upper half.
However, KT seemed to be aware of this and picked up a support hero - Galio.
Then I got a VN on the third floor to prevent mid laner Galio from being killed by Counter.
With Galio's presence, no matter which sideline he plays, he will have a certain amount of initiative.
However, EDG did not grab Galio's supporting prince, but added Morgana on the third floor.
Seeing this, Di couldn't help but laugh: "Xiangguo, the factory director has secretly learned your unique skills."
If it were before, he might have thought that EDG's Morgana was the mid laner.
When the Fat General used Morgana to help EDG win the LPL's first MSI championship, it's natural for the juniors to do the same.
Moreover, Morgana's lane pushing speed is very fast, which can limit Galio's roaming to a certain extent.
However, after the national team, Morgana's jungler emerged. As a member of the national team, although the factory director has not used it, he must have been trained.
"It's obviously my special skill! Xiangguohua bought two pairs of shoes from me!"
King Ning was not happy when he heard this.
I am the first person to win the MVP of the World Championship using Morgana, so how come I have become the unique skill of Xiang Guo.
Xiang Guo did not respond directly to him, but frowned and said: "It seems that EDG does not plan to use the ultimate move."
Although Morgana's jungle strategy is not a regular tactic of EDG, it is no longer a secret and almost every jungler is practicing it.
The only advantage of the factory director may be that he practiced earlier than other junglers, has experience in the national team, and has a deeper understanding of this hero.
"Trust the factory director. He is quite suitable for this hero. Don't do anything, it all depends on your brain."
Chen Yu smiled.
The Factory Director has always been a stream-of-consciousness jungler. A hero like Morgana who can farm quickly and rely on counter-crouching happens to be the area in which the Factory Director is best at.
It seems that the director of this bureau misses Kerry.
After having Morgana, EDG's BP ideas gradually became clearer.
Morgana is not only dominant in the jungle, but most importantly, she can improve the fault tolerance rate of her teammates, thus improving the online operation.
So EDG's next two choices are to choose mid-range and top heroes.
In the second round, KT blocked the Sword Lady and Crocodile on the top lane, and EDG backhandedly chose a Noble hand for Ray.
With Morgana's magic immunity, Nuoshou can lead a sprint by himself, and there is no need to worry about being kited.
In addition, Nuoshou is also worthy of defeating Sword Demon in the lane.
In addition, the junior middle school student is good at Zoe, which highlights his confidence.
KT is having a bit of a headache here.
After EDG eliminated the Prince and Qinggang Shadow in the second round, they were determined to bring Galio into the field with Wei Lock.
But Morgana's presence made them uncomfortable.
In desperation, I can only choose a leopard girl to fight against Morgana.
As for the work of starting a team and bringing Galio into the field, it is left to the support position.
I chose a girl with the sun who can bear and control.
In an instant, the lineups of both sides were determined.
Red side EDG: top laner Noshou, jungler Morgana, mid laner Zoe, bottom lane Xia Luo.
Blue side KT: top laner Sword Demon, jungler Leopard Girl, mid laner Galio, bottom lane VN Sun Girl.
"EDG has a good chance of winning!"
After seeing that the lineups of both sides were confirmed, Chen Yu immediately gave his evaluation.
The first three moves were probably evenly matched, but starting from the second round, KT felt like they were taking the initiative to break their own system in order not to suffer losses.
With VN paired with Shuguang, the bottom lane is bound to not have much advantage.
Even though Suguang was able to defeat Counterro to a certain extent, VN didn’t break out, and the bottom lane was only 50-50 open at most.
As for the Leopard Girl in the jungle, she can't get anything good from Morgana at all.
Leopard Girl is a hero who can only play advantageous games. If the score wants to order the factory director's dish, it will obviously not be displayed.
"Focus on the right of lane. This game is about the jungler, and the jungler relies on the right of the middle lane! It depends on who can grab the middle lane of troops between the junior and UCal."
Uzi expressed his understanding.
"The corruption potion and the minion remover are all there to push the line. Galio can't push it."
Chen Yu glanced at Zoe's equipment column and made a conclusion directly.
Sure enough, after the laning started, Zoe, a junior, used three minion deplastoids to kill two artillery soldiers and a melee soldier one after another, successfully seizing the right to the middle lane.
He was the first to arrive at the first wave of the river encounter between the two junglers in five minutes. He flashed the hypnotic bubble and left Leopard Girl alone, winning first blood for Morgana.
From then on, KT never dared to set foot in EDG's jungle area.
Factory Director's Morgana counter-crouched in the middle while controlling the dragon and vanguard, slowly accumulating advantages for EDG.
Although KT has shown great resilience, the economic gap has always been stalemate with EDG.
But EDG has the advantage of Xiaolong.
In the end, at twenty-seven minutes of game time, EDG used Dragon Soul to win the game in one round.
Since the first round of the group stage, all three LPL teams have won, with a record of 9-0!
