Chapter 372: Damn it, it’s you, Bomb Bobby!
Of course, there are some professional coaches who are just trying to take advantage of the situation and only know how to order takeout.
But most people have a certain understanding.
The pressure they bear is not much less than that of the players on the field.
From an observer's perspective, the clashes between top teams at the Ban/Pick level can easily give people a suffocating feeling.
It is naturally impossible for decision makers who are immersed in the situation and have to use the known to fight the unknown to feel relaxed.
But...
As the advantageous party, Abdul felt a lot of pressure.
On the other hand, the pressure on SSG coach Edgar, who was at a disadvantage, was almost the same as that on the big guy, except that he had just changed his name to Chen.
Even though SSG has a deeper foundation.
To this day.
They also face the defending champion EDG as a challenger.
He released Xayah and Rakan, and successfully responded with Tristana and Gem, but was unable to withstand the pressure from Shen and Zac.
Malzahar's system was cracked by Morgana as soon as it came into effect.
It also loses its inherent visual advantage.
After the fake eye covered the real eye, he was caught off guard by the real eye covering up the fake eye.
This is far from something that can be changed by simple "error correction".
Think for a moment.
Edgar held his forehead with one hand and let out a long breath, as if he wanted to vent all his negative emotions with this breath.
Adjust your mental state.
Greet team members entering the lounge.
“Don’t be discouraged.”
"We were on the red side, which was the worst. We lost the game because Fiora was flanking us. We didn't make any mistakes."
Edgar waited for the team members to push the door back.
He showed the jungle wave on the laptop brought by his entourage: "Next we will switch to the blue side and catch up with this point. Even if the decisive game is on the red side, we will definitely win."
"Based on my observation, EDG only has these two tricks."
"To use the idiom of our Great Han Ming Clan, they have run out of tricks."
Revealed the reason why Sword Lady appeared inexplicably in the back.
The morale of the SSG players improved slightly.
Edgar strikes while the iron is hot: "Since Gnar is not good against Fiora and Shen, let's use Shen next. We have a set of operation system. Our region is the birthplace of operation!"
"Yes, EDG's operations are simply not good!" As the most experienced player, Master An certainly knows what to do at this time.
I immediately added the sentence.
certainly.
There is a key issue hidden here that has not been stated.
That is, facing EDG's extremely oppressive split push and the Baron force-team tactics that have been used for nearly a season.
SSG was not sure that it would avoid fighting, gain economic leadership through resource exchange, accumulate small advantages into large ones, and gradually implement its operating system to turn advantages into winning advantages.
But everyone tacitly avoided talking about it.
Trying to grasp the last straw.
…
Off the court.
Public opinion can be described as twists and turns.
First, EDG's 1:0 defeat to SSG became a hot topic and received a lot of praise.
Immediately afterwards, SSG recovered one point, sending EDG to its first defeat against a Korean team in a year, causing many viewers to recall their past fears.
After all, in the first game, EDG was almost led into SSG's rhythm, and only turned the situation around by using fake eyes to cover real eyes and steal the dragon.
In the second game, Malzahar took advantage of his vision to suppress them first, and ambushed them, leaving them with almost no power to resist.
Combine the two together.
Make the next game full of suspense.
Unexpectedly.
The third game begins.
EDG cleared the top lane, crushed the bottom lane, and completely defeated the opponent in the middle lane, creating a dimensionality reduction effect.
The wind direction changed 180 degrees again.
"I've already said it, it's easy for EDG to beat SSG, it was just a small mistake just now."
"I don't know why you're so anxious. Can EDG lose to the third seed?"
"Do you understand the value of being the top laner?"
"RNG beat SSG, EDG beat SKT. By this standard, it's not too much to have a finals meeting, right?"
"I have 200 and want to learn Sword Princess from Brother Jie."
"I suggest you pay me 200 yuan to teach me. I'm a student."
"Student? You can't do that even if you're a beast!"
“…”
In heated discussion.
Both teams returned to the main stage.
"Welcome back, summoners at the scene and in front of the screen!"
"This is the 2017 League of Legends World Championship, the semi-finals, the two participating teams are EDG and SSG."
"Currently, EDG is leading by 2 to 1 and has two match points!"
Wawa said excitedly: "In the first three games, the performances of both sides were very exciting. The lineups were not static, but they responded to each other's moves and brought out something special."
"One thing that hasn't changed," Miller said, "is General's advantage in the top lane."
“Yes.” Wawa nodded. “CuVee’s performance in the LCK region is average every year, and it only improves after entering the World Championship. But judging by today’s performance, it is still a lot worse than General.”
"It's not good to be so milky..." Miller tapped the side.
"Ah, right, right, let's watch the game carefully." Wawa saw the big screen switch to the Ban/Pick interface and immediately got to the point: "SSG has the right to choose the side in the second and fourth games, and switched to the blue side."
"In this World Finals, the blue team is really a must-win."
First round.
SSG banned Zac, Morgana, and Caitlyn.
EDG banned Skate, Malzahar, and Soraka.
The processing of SSG is easy to understand.
Whether it was Zwadden's dragon-stealing and roller coaster, or Caitlyn's Karma's fast-push system, they all caused heavy damage to SSG.
For the top lane, at least two ban slots are required.
It may not be effective yet.
It is better to exclude strong heroes in other positions.
Things are a bit strange on EDG's side.
It is natural to target Master An's Pig Girl, and it is also easy to understand to hold down Malzahar after Morgana is banned.
but.
What's with Soraka?
This question turned over in SSG coach Edgar's mind, but was finally put aside.
As the disadvantaged party.
If all the unknowns are taken into consideration.
There is simply no way BP can do it.
Moreover, there is no shortage of embarrassing situations in professional leagues where people scare themselves.
When you have no choice, it is often better to not worry too much than to think too much.
"Little Cannon!"
"SSG showed off their cannon again!"
Wawa read out the abbreviations of the heroes that appeared on the left side of the screen: "Xayah and Rakan are both outside, EDG can take them together; but from the first game we can see that it is not easy for Xayah and Rakan to perform particularly well against Tristana and GeForce."
The other heroes faced Xayah and Rakan.
Avoiding battle is simple.
It is difficult to defend the tower.
The probability of being killed by three-on-two or four-on-two is also very high.
But the hero Tristana has AOE damage from E [Explosive Sparks], and the clearing speed is extremely exaggerated.
Combined with the high-priority W [Rocket Jump] and the control and invincibility of the Gem Knight, you can avoid being constantly consumed by Xayah and Rakan, while also ensuring sufficient safety.
"That's right." Miller shared the same view: "I don't think there's any need to stick to Xayah and Rakan. SSG can't choose Xayah and Rakan anyway. EDG can just pick someone who is good at dealing with Tristana."
"I think Varus is good and fits JackeyLove's style..."
"EDG first picked Shen and Galio . Are they going to use the charge system?"
"There's something new!"
World Championship stage.
Both RNG and WE have used the tactic of using Prince to force their way into the field with Galio.
The reason why Shen didn't appear is not because Shen is worse than Jarvan. It's because WE's top laner 957 is more skilled in Jarvan, and RNG's top laner Letme is not confident enough to choose him.
EDG, as the leader of the region, has never used this trick.
Instead, Galio is frequently banned.
Now take a look.
The frequent bans of Galio seem to be a smokescreen...
They didn't meet any opponents in the group stage, but defeated LCK's No. 1 seed LZ 3-0 in the quarterfinals.
EDG obviously has enough confidence to hide.
"No wonder Soraka was banned."
"Although Soraka's Silence Field can be hit by Fiora's Q and W, it is a perfect counter to the charge of Yasuo's two stages of E. "
After watching the game, Wawa changed his words: "SSG's support position is still a gem, and the mid laner has a frost witch Lissandra, who should be considered a substitute for Malzahar. The single-point control is not much different, and the counterattack effect is greater."
"EDG takes Luo from the third floor!"
"From this perspective, there is still a possibility of using Xayah and Rakan. I wonder if SSG will ban Xayah."
Enter the second round of Ban/Pick.
After some discussion, the SSG members
Still paid a ban position for Xia.
The reason is simple.
Tristana can deal with Xayah and Rakan, but that's all they can do.
Unable to bring into play the ability to destroy towers.
If EDG gets Rakan but doesn't have Xayah, their combat effectiveness will be average no matter what they pair them with.
After all, there is no longer any line-dominant Piltover Policewoman out there.
After getting rid of Varus, all that was left for EDG was a variety of inappropriate ADs, besides a rat that had never been used.
EDG continues to target Master An.
Gragas and Lee Sin were both put on the ban seat.
EDG chose the fourth floor first.
The factory manager arrogantly took out the jungler Nightmare and gave a talent show to the entire audience.
"oh--"
Miller got the data from the backstage: "Nightmare is an absolutely unpopular hero. He rarely appears throughout the season, but his winning rate is unexpectedly high."
"In all regions combined, this has happened nine times, with a win rate of 66.67%."
"The most recent time it was used by the Vietnamese monk Levi in this year's finals." Wawa still remembers: "The performance was very good, and he definitely carried the whole game."
"Then EDG's system becomes clear, which is to charge without leaving any room for maneuver."
"See how SSG is going to top it!"
As soon as the words fell.
SSG gave the answer.
In the top position, there appears the Twilight Eye - Shen, who provides global support and a shield for the target being supported.
After landing, there are taunts and sword formations to provide secondary and tertiary protection.
Avoid the C position from being taken away in one wave as much as possible.
The jungler used the Troll King as his hero. Although his level and economy were slightly inferior, his ultimate skill [Power Supremacy] could steal a percentage of health points and provide double resistance, which was enough to withstand or even suppress EDG's mid laner Galio.
From this perspective.
SSG team's BP handling seems to have surpassed EDG.
In the bottom lane, Tristana and Gem were obviously very comfortable.
The middle and upper lanes are both counters, so there will basically be no problems.
The troll not only ensures that it can chase and bite the nightmare, but also takes into account the team's tankiness needs.
Let’s look at EDG.
This one-wave system looks very powerful.
But apart from the ultimates of Nightmare and Galio, there is no rhythm point at all. There is also a chance that the ultimates of Galio and Nightmare will be restrained by the combo of Shen's early ultimate + gem invincibility aura.
It's embarrassing to compare from any angle.
When Wawa was considering his words and wanted to make a tactful comment, he was suddenly stunned.
In the center of the big screen, a Yodel appeared, wearing green goggles, revealing two big furry ears, and carrying a giant bomb on his back!
——Bomb Poppy!
