Chapter 688 EDG's Ancestral Tree, Best Record in History
At 7pm on October 23rd, it had been more than three hours since the game between rng and g2 ended, but the atmosphere in the competition venue was still fiery.
Because what is about to begin is also a focused battle - skt vs. edg.
The two were once strong teams in LCK and LPL respectively, and they have played against each other many times, so they can be considered to have a feud.
Now that we meet in the quarterfinals, will it be edg who breaks the curse of the quarterfinals, or skt who maintains their strong position in the world championship.
"Okay audience friends, what I am about to bring to you is the last game of the quarter-finals of the 2018 Global Finals. The two teams are the third seed edg from the lpl, and the third seed skt from the lck!
In the game between rng and g2 that ended earlier, rng adjusted its tactics and mentality in time after losing one game first, winning three games in a row and becoming the second lpl team to advance to the semi-finals! Their next round
Opponents will be born between the two teams edg and skt."
At the commentary table, Doll spoke with a solemn expression.
This is the least optimistic game among the three LPL teams. Facing the strong enemy SKT, it can be said that except for ig, no one is without shadow.
Edg has relatively good results. It once defeated SKT in the MSI Bo5, but in the World Championship of the same year, SKT regained its reputation and was just as weak.
Today's game is what the audience is most worried about and pays most attention to.
Especially after the Bo5 game in the middle where rng almost overturned, everyone's confidence in the lpl teams other than ig was greatly reduced.
Even g2 can lose a game, what about skt?
edg is still the third seed whose performance is not as good as rng!
"If edg can beat skt today, all three of our lpl teams will enter the semi-finals! Three lpl teams will surround kt! Moreover, if ig defeats kt then, we will be able to complete the meeting in Incheon! Let's play a game
lpl’s civil war!"
Miller on the side spoke excitedly.
He still wants to think about the best.
As long as edg can eliminate skt, there is a high probability that ig can eliminate kt in the semi-finals. At that time, the second half will be able to pass a finals spot, and there will be an ig in the top half.
The Incheon Civil War is not a dream.
"The Incheon Civil War is still difficult. It mainly depends on whether edg can win skt today, and whether ig can win kt."
The baby's face looked a little wonderful when he heard this. There are really too many prerequisites.
Today's game between edg and skt is also not optimistic.
But just as he finished speaking, Sister Zhou, who had rarely spoken out, suddenly said, "What did Colonel Guan say?"
Her words immediately aroused heated discussion.
[Hahaha, good guy, Sister Zhou is a student of management! 】
[I heard that Colonel Guan’s prediction is that skt is three to one edg, and there is even a possibility of three to zero.]
[That’s okay, edg three to zero skt okay! 】
[It could also be three to one SKT. I still believe it if the senior colonel is in charge.]
[Didn’t I say rng three to zero g2 at noon? In the end, we lost the first game and almost got stunned by g2. 】
...
The audience began to make fun of the senior colonel.
It is true that the predictions made by the senior management school were too "accurate".
The process of things often develops in the opposite direction, even if it is not completely the opposite direction, there will be a deviation.
At this time, RNG and IG were sitting in the spectator seats, staring intently at the BP scene that had just appeared, paying as much attention to it as EDG itself.
"Chen Yu, do you really think EDG can beat SKT?"
Uzi said with some uncertainty.
During their game against g2 at noon, Chen Yu came to their lounge and expressed his opinion that edg had a better chance of winning, which aroused their fighting spirit.
Now that I think about it, Uzi thinks
Because Chen Yu said that deliberately to provoke them.
"Edg has a big move."
Chen Yu said softly.
"Even if there is a big move, skt doesn't necessarily have no big move. What if the opponent is well prepared? And you can't win three games with one big move. SKT suffered a loss once, so why don't you just get rid of your big move?
Already?"
Uzi frowned and said.
The factory director gave up the opportunity to appear in the finals at the Asian Games and retained his ultimate move just to help the team break through the curse of the quarterfinals.
Uzi knew that tactic, and they kept their promise with the factory director and didn't use it, but it was not difficult to understand that tactic and win a victory for edg.
But SKT is a top team after all, so how can it release an unsolvable ultimate move so many times?
"If you can win two games first and then use a big move, edg can win. If you use that big move too early, edg will be hanging."
Chen Yu pondered for a moment and made a judgment.
If he were to be the coach of edg, he would definitely save his ultimate move for the decisive game, or the game on the edge of the cliff.
But if used too early, there will be no unexpected effects.
"Look at BP. I think EDG should have more than just that ultimate move. Their coach is Abramovich."
Uzi spoke softly.
In his opinion, Abramovich is already the best domestic coach and he really has something.
Having discussed it with Chen Yu for so long during the Asian Games, there will definitely be something private.
Therefore, Uzi believes that edg's tactical system will never be as monotonous as before.
At this moment, the BP of the first game had begun.
SKT, which has the same head coach as the Asian Games, did not dare to neglect. In the first round, they directly eliminated the factory director Morgana and the Widow.
One defeated Peanut in the Asian Games, and the other won the first place in the group from kt in the group stage.
These are two unique skills that even SKT doesn’t have a suitable response to.
But in this way, a lot of powerful heroes in the version will be released.
edg successfully got the combination of wine barrel in the top lane, wild boar girl in the mid lane, sword girl in the mid lane, and Kalista and gems in the bottom lane.
On the other hand, skt's team, although the combination of top laner Qinggangying, jungler Prince, mid laner Galio, and bottom lane Kai'Sa and Titan is not bad, it is still a bit bad compared to edg.
skt's lineup is a single-core plus wired lineup, while edg has a triple-core lineup.
The top order wine barrel has output equipment, which is enough to make up for the missing AP damage.
As for SKT's Galio, Mr. Dafei always likes to be a tank, and he had to be a tank in this game, because if he used damage, he would be in danger of being killed by Dao Mei in the lane.
Galio is often very weak when facing physical damage heroes.
"We can win! This lineup can really win!"
Seeing the lineups of both sides for the first game released, Uzi showed excitement on his face.
The wine barrel on the road is a panacea, as long as you don't have the intention to kill, nothing will happen to you. Fighting the wild boar girl is also the factory director's signature, and the rhythm will definitely not be bad.
The sword girl in the middle lane has an advantage over Galio, pushing the lane quickly and having strong combat effectiveness.
The most important thing is the bottom lane. SKT's Kai'Sa is the most reliable core, but they face the exaggerated bottom lane combination of Kalista and Gems.
It can be said that the laning is successful if you are not killed in the lane.
Looking at the whole thing, skt has no advantage across the board, so how can it compete with edg's three-core lineup.
"I think so."
Chen Yu smiled slightly and agreed with Uzi's point of view.
And the results did not disappoint them.
Although they experienced some twists and turns along the way, edg committed an old habit. After gaining a considerable advantage online, they chose to run a snowball. Instead, they were led by skt and almost got overturned.
However, the lineup is still more solid after all. In the key team battle, the strong opening system of pig girls and gems was used to successfully end the wave.
Competition, the game time is fixed at thirty-two minutes.
It's already the late stage of the game.
...
"Nice! Edg was in good shape in the first game. After a fierce battle for thirty-two minutes, he finally succeeded in defeating SKT and came out on top!"
In the commentary box, Wawa looked excited. He never expected that edg would win skt right from the start.
You know, this is a very unexpected performance.
In their predictions, edg would often fall into a passive position in the first game, then struggle to survive, and finally lose the game in despair because skt was better at operations than them.
Even if there are any surprising adjustments in the mid-term, it will only be enough to win back one round.
But now, edg is the one who won the first game.
"I feel like skt is a bit underestimating the enemy. It's not easy to give this lineup to edg. This is the lineup that edg likes the most."
Miller on the side shook his head and laughed.
"The main reason is that edg's command has become much more aggressive now! In fact, edg can often get the advantage in the early stage, but it is not very open when it snowballs. In this game, the early advantage was huge, but skt couldn't do it in the end.
Turn over."
The doll explained.
"No kidding, the factory director put a lot of pressure on SKT in terms of BP. It is rare to have two junglers in the first round, especially for a team like SKT! One hand is Widow, and the other is Morgana, but
It’s very difficult to solve, and it’s a unique skill of the factory director.”
Miller did not forget to praise the factory director.
But this is exactly what happened, because the two heroes of the factory director were really unable to handle, especially their recent extremely exaggerated performance, which resulted in SKT having to give the two slots in the first round to Widow and Morgana.
On the contrary, it made edg's bp much easier.
"These are not the most important things. I think the most important thing is that although edg had an advantage in the early stage, the economic gap never reached 10,000. At 25 minutes, the economic lead was almost 10,000, and edg gave away
After a wave, they were sent back again. So with a financial difference of less than 10,000 yuan, it is still difficult for EDG to overturn."
Sister Zhou couldn't help but laugh and joke.
Seeing edg win the first game, everyone felt much more relaxed, and even Sister Zhou couldn't help but speak.
Of course, as the person responsible for the atmosphere, Sister Zhou’s words made the discussion in the live broadcast room even more heated.
[Hahaha, are you kidding? Without the buff that triggers a 10,000 economic advantage that will result in a comeback, how could my edg lose? 】
[Yeah, it’s not like our EDG has never beaten SKT, what’s the fuss about? 】
[Without Luo and Clockwork, and without a financial gap of 10,000 yuan, why should my ED be overturned? 】
...
The live broadcast room was full of ridicule about the 10,000 yuan economy.
Even Chen Yu, who was in the audience, laughed and said: "How can I say it, I'd say it's easier for EDG to win than you."
Uzi next to him looked a little embarrassed.
Even they didn't expect that edg could beat skt without using his ultimate move.
Although the first game was mostly a trial, having a win to establish a base had a great effect on the mentality.
Just like at noon, they lost the first game to g2, and the whole team's mentality collapsed after the game.
If Chen Yu hadn't appeared and used provoking methods to rekindle their fighting spirit, they might have really overturned.
However, Uzi was still unwilling to admit defeat easily at this time, and responded angrily: "This is only the first game, SKT will definitely make adjustments, and it will be difficult to beat EDG."
"Didn't you say that edg has a big move? That's guaranteed to last five rounds!"
Xiao Ming came over to speak, but was glared back by Uzi.
Chen Yu smiled and said nothing, waiting for the second game to start.
However, the result of the second game was not beyond Chen Yu's expectation. SKT took a deep breath and chose a system that it was very good at, and played it through operations.
dead edg.
At the end of the game, edg only got one kill.
Of course, skt's kill count is not many, only five.
It is conceivable that edg did not find a chance to fight and was completely led by skt.
The big score was tied at one to one, and the two sides came to the same starting line again.
[It feels like there is still a clear gap. In this round, edg didn’t make any waves at all.]
[There is nothing we can do about it. We were tricked at the beginning. Although BP did not lag too far behind, they were paralyzed by SKT's operation! To be honest, edg should not play operation with the lck team. Didn't they also rely on it when they defeated kt in the group stage?
Winning a fight?]
[Be more aggressive! Operations are not our LPL style. Look at how IG plays? Your operations are no worse than SKT's.]
...
Seeing the defeat in the second game, edg fans were disappointed, and their hope of winning SKT 3-0 in one go was gone.
For SKT to get back in the game and gain a firm foothold, they can only fight for their strength with real swords and guns.
However, there were a lot of cheers for edg in the stadium. Although it was the home court of lck, lpl still had a lot of fans.
Especially when they saw that edg was no longer easily defeated 3-0 like in previous years, but had established an advantage by winning the first victory, everyone's confidence had greatly increased.
In the third game, edg was not affected by the defeat in the second game and made a very beautiful BP.
They proactively gave the Xialuo combination to skt, and took the initiative to grab the Sword Demon on the first floor of the blue square.
After SKT had to choose Xia Luo on the first and second floors, EDG chose Kai'Sa and Nightmare, two rushing heroes on the second and third floors.
As expected, a strategy of increasing aggression was adopted.
In addition, the unique skill Zoe is selected in the middle, and a female tank is added in the auxiliary position.
It’s clear that I don’t want to give SKT a chance to operate.
After entering the game, edg took the lead in the bottom lane, taking advantage of the female tank's ability to control Luo, and successfully cracked the almost unsolvable laning combination of Xia Luo in the bottom lane.
Immediately afterwards, Nightmare Level 6 began to take on the rhythm.
Whenever Nightmare's ultimate move is cooled down, the factory manager will force it to start a melee, as if he has completely changed.
And Zoe Kasha from edg is a top melee master.
After repeated attempts, the advantage was established.
In addition, although the development of Sword Demon on the top lane was somewhat stunted by SKT's Ueno attack, no one dared to ignore him during team battles.
This is the scary thing about version heroes.
Finally, at 25 minutes of game time, edg successfully won the key battle of Tianwang Mountain through tireless charging and won the match point.
"Nice! Edg played so well in this round, it should have been done a long time ago! Lck can't fight, we just need to start a team fight and we will win!"
In the commentary box, Wawa was very excited. He saw EDG get the match point over SKT.
This kind of satisfaction has never happened since my MSI in 2015.
At the same time, in the spectator seats, Chen Yu also nodded with satisfaction: "There is basically no problem."
Then he looked at Uzi: "Three to one, what do you say? If they beat SKT three to one, you guys beat G2 three to one, who has a greater chance of winning?"
"That's only two to one!"
Uzi retorted harshly.
Although he knows that the edg still hasn't used that ultimate move until now.
Although the gameplay of female tank Cloro is a small innovation, it is not a secret and everyone knows it.
The reason why this game was won was because edg chose a more proactive lineup and gave full play to the initiative of the lineup.
From Nightmare turning off the lights and picking up the female tank's ultimate move to start a team, Nightmare turning off the lights and picking up Zoe's flying star, etc., it can be seen that edg is already very proficient in this lineup.
when
Of course, edg is not so arrogant that he really hides his ultimate move from skt.
In the crucial fourth game, facing skt's desperate counterattack, edg used their glorious tradition - the big tree!
However, this big tree is no longer the top laner that everyone remembers, but came into the hands of the factory director and became a jungler.
【Holy shit, a big ancestral tree?】
[In this situation, you are still one handful away from winning SKT. Is it really appropriate for you to bring out a big tree? 】
[What the hell is a big tree jungler? Can a big tree jungler these days? This is too weak!]
[Isn’t this caused by Brother Li and Xiao Hei’s opposition to the wild mentality? The factory director won’t make the same old mistakes again, right? He won’t dare to perform in key games? 】
...
Just when everyone was questioning whether today's big tree junglers would be too weak, the factory director vividly taught everyone a lesson: Don't bully the old and the poor!
Each tree son became SKT's nightmare in the hands of the factory director, and the operation plan they were proud of lost its meaning.
The ability of Shuzi to explore the field of vision made all skt's little thoughts shattered.
Although SKT did gain some advantages in the early stage, as the factory director's tree began to unite with his teammates, everyone was shocked to find that the dominant side's SKT jungle was actually being invaded by the inferior side's EDG.
Any ambush will be detected in advance by edg using the tree son, and then easily cracked.
The slight advantage is not enough for skt to carry the big tree's team control ultimate move and join the team with edg.
The few advantages were eroded little by little.
Especially when fighting for the dragon, EDG can always use vision suppression to occupy a better position, so that under the cover of the big tree's ultimate move, he can easily take down the dragon and retreat.
In the end, edg won through the ancient dragon soul in thirty minutes, eliminated skt three to one, and met rng in the semi-finals!
Since then, the top four pattern of this World Championship has taken shape.
All three LPL teams reached the semi-finals, creating the best results in history.
Especially edg, he successfully broke through his inner demons, defeated his old enemy skt, and broke the curse of the top eight.
