Chapter 636: Gold Medal Battle, Double Flying...Ke!
After playing a little joke with UZI, Xing Dao returned to his room, took a hot shower, and went to bed to rest.
August 29, 10 a.m.
The six players plus the coaching staff gathered on time for the training match.
Go to the cafeteria in the southeast corner of the Asian Games Village for lunch.
Athletes' daily routines will be adjusted according to the time of the events they participate in, so the canteens at the Asian Games operate 24 hours a day.
In order to avoid taste conflicts, in addition to local Indonesian dishes, mainstream dishes from East Asia, South Asia, West Asia, Central Asia and Southeast Asia are also provided, and a variety of snacks, fruits and drinks are available at any time.
Although this Asian Games cost very little, the canteen did not even have a simple house built, but only a large tent.
But the food they made... was also extremely unpalatable.
In addition, farmed livestock such as pork, beef, and mutton may have excessive hormone residues, and offshore marine life is over-polluted, so there is a risk of detected contraband. There is actually not much that the contestants can or dare to eat.
Many professional athletes cannot eat enough in the cafeteria due to their high energy consumption, and have to fill their stomachs with buckets of instant noodles brought across thousands of miles. As a result, their condition has declined to a certain extent.
Fortunately, e-sports players don’t need to worry too much about this aspect.
A short-term lack of nutrition is not a big deal.
As long as you don’t starve to death, it’s fine.
After selecting safe vegetables and staple foods to fill their stomachs, we boarded the national team's dedicated bus and headed for Mahaka Square, a half-hour drive away.
Compared with the group stage and semi-finals.
The final attracted even more attention.
At the entrance of the special passage surrounded by yellow iron railings, a large number of spectators and reporters and photographers from different countries with professional equipment gathered.
but.
The most important battle is about to begin.
Not to mention the coaching team headed by Abu.
Even Xing Dao, who wanted to retaliate against the South Korean team's remarks, was not interested in being interviewed.
I just want to get into the venue as soon as possible and prepare for the final at 1pm.
At this time.
The Taiwan Province team of China and the Saudi Arabian team with white cloth over their heads have already started the competition for the bronze medal.
As a team formed in the Anti-Korean Qixia Division, they were defeated 3-0 by the Korean team in the semi-finals and did not even win a single game. They were severely criticized by the audience in the province.
The Taiwanese provincial team was already filled with anger before the match began.
With the mentality of "if you can't beat a stick, you can beat a camel", they hammered Saudi Arabia hard.
Three games are over.
The total number of kills, defensive towers, and dragons obtained by Saudi Arabia did not even reach double digits. WIickychi, the top laner on the team who was more familiar with Eastern culture, simply covered his face with a white cloth.
“Dear summoners, welcome to the live broadcast of the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.”
"In the semi-finals that just took place, the Taiwan Provincial Team defeated the Saudi Arabian Team and won a bronze medal."
"The next match is the final between China and South Korea. Both teams won all their games in the group stage and semi-finals, so they are evenly matched in terms of statistics."
Wawa, Miller and Ze Yuan were responsible for the commentary of the Asian Games finals.
Just a brief opening statement.
The view on the big screen switched to the competition venue.
In the e-sports hall on the second floor of Mahaka Square, there is only one side of the auditorium facing the stage.
Behind the stage is a giant screen that takes up an entire wall.
The center displays the emblem of this Asian Games and the text introduction of the 2018 Asian Games Esports Demonstrafion Event.
On the left is the CHN abbreviation, the five-star red flag, and a photo of the expedition team members.
On the right is the abbreviation KOR, the Bagua flag, and the six members of the Korean team.
There is a transparent soundproof shed below.
Due to cost and technical limitations, the stage does not use a floor screen.
But through the carefully designed lighting combination, a colorful image is projected.
The camera swept around the venue.
It can be seen that there are not only local players at the scene.
There were also audiences from China and South Korea who came from far away, some with their cheeks painted with oil paint, and some waving small national flags.
"Compared to the qualifiers more than a month ago, the Korean team has obviously improved a lot. Their five starting players come from four different teams. The longer they work together, the better their tacit understanding will be."
"We must not be careless."
Miller looked at the screen and said, "Let's take a look at the starting lineup of our Chinese team. Top laner General, jungler Clearlove, mid laner Xiye, bottom laner UZI, support Meiko."
"The starting lineup of the Korean team is top laner Kiin, jungler Peanut (Little Peanut), mid laner Faker, bottom lane Ruler (Ruler), support Corejj."
Contestant presentation stage.
A special close-up of the audience was given.
Many domestic practitioners rushed to the scene at their own expense to cheer for the contestants.
The South Korean team has two special spectators.
One is Faker's mother.
One is a former track and field athlete when she was young, and she demanded that Faker become the number one in e-sports before he entered the professional circle.
at this time.
The Demon Queen grandmother, who looked energetic and had not even a trace of white in her hair, held up a banner with her grandson's portrait and the words "Faker must win" printed on it. It seemed that she was more motivated than the other players on the stage.
Next, the data of the two teams were displayed.
"In recent games, the Korean top laner Kiin has been using a split push to the end. If this style of play can be successful, it can make up for the gap between him and General."
"Because compared to General, Kiin's performance in teamfights is not as good."
"but……"
Miller changed the subject: "If Kiin's play doesn't work, he will collapse at this point. I don't know if the Korean team will use the same method as before ."
"It's hard to say." Ze Yuan continued : "The Korean team has always had a rich tactical reserve. With five LCK elite players and one substitute, they have enough strength to implement the coaching staff's ideas, so we have to take it seriously."
"That's right." Wawa nodded. "There should be a lot of explosive moments in this battle , because every contestant has the ability to carry the entire game. Anyone, including the support, is capable of becoming the core of a second-tier team."
"Both sides are still preparing... OK, time to Ban/Pick!"
The national team members carefully tested every required key and the sensitivity of the mouse.
And build custom rooms to operate.
Confirm again and again that everything is fine, enter the custom room that was set up earlier, confirm with the referee, and convey the message to the backstage staff through the referee.
The South Korean team had better luck in the coin toss.
Actively choose the blue side.
First, disable Miss Piltover to avoid being defeated by UZI in the speed run.
"They still have two bans and one rush. Don't let Akali go. Try not to let Irelia go. You can ignore Aatrox."
Abu repeated the previous discussion: "Let's not worry about Crow, Faker has never used him, and we'll see about Galio later... Then let's ban Ashe!"
The first two classes appear.
This has raised the expectations of countless audiences.
Xing Dao has always been the target of attack in the EDG team.
The first three bans are almost certainly given to the top laner.
If EDG fails to pick the top laner in the first round, it is not uncommon for the top laner to be given both bans in the last two rounds.
This means that Xing Dao can never get the strongest hero in this version.
This time, with UZI's presence, the Korean team was forced to use a ban in the bottom lane, and the top lane hero might not be able to handle it all.
"Let's ban the Sword Demon."
KkOma made the arrangements: "If you get the Sword Demon, you have to fight in a team, but fighting in a team with General is not a good idea. If you ban the Sword Demon, they will be locked in the next two bans."
"Third ban is for Galio, Sang Hyuk (Faker) you use Ryze!"
really.
The Sword Demon was pinned down.
Abu could only ban Akali and Irelia to prevent them from being snatched away by the Korean team.
First floor.
The Korean team locked down Ryze without hesitation.
In the last battle of the S6 finals, Faker lost to his favorite hero.
This game.
Faker isn't just competing for gold.
It is also necessary to defeat the inner demon that has been lingering for nearly two years.
"Let's see what the national team is going to get..."
"First, show Varus, then Lulu!"
Wawa read out the choice: "Go straight to the bottom lane combination, and stay the same in the face of all changes. This is the confidence of Crazy Dog UZI!"
"The second and third floors of the Korean team brought out Kog'Maw + Braum." Ze Yuan looked down and said, "This is a common combination in the spring season. It appears less frequently in the summer season because the stacking attribute of the sheep knife has been reduced."
"But recently, a new type of Essence Reaver Kog'Maw has emerged. By relying on the CD of Essence Reaver, Kog'Maw's W skill can be reduced to a blank period of just over 3 seconds. In a 20-second teamfight, the W can be used for 16 seconds."
"I guess this is what the South Korean team is going to use."
The basic range of the Big Mouth is 500.
At full level, W increases by 210.
The total attack distance is 710 yards.
Many heroes' charge skills don't have such a long range.
A skill with a flying speed of around 2000 would take more than 0.3 seconds to reach the big mouth.
This gives professional players plenty of time to react.
It is even more powerful when combined with the Mercury Scimitar, and can be said to be an immortal existence.
The commentator had just finished speaking.
The third choice of the Chinese team is... Luo!
"oh!"
Miller's eyes lit up. "It turned out to be Lulu in the middle and Rakan in the support. Rakan has R flash and W to instantly charm + knock up. Varus has his ultimate to imprison. Lulu also has a single target that turns into a sheep. The control chain is very sufficient. If Kog'Maw is touched, he will definitely not survive!"
Enter the second round of Ban/Pick.
The South Korean team banned the use of skippers and skateboard shoes.
The Chinese team banned Ornn and Mundo.
They are all aimed at the top order.
On the fourth floor, the Chinese team chose Prince as the jungler.
This is also the hero that has been used the third most times in Factory Manager's career, with a total of 51 games and a win rate of 60.8%.
Even if there are not many choices in recent games, it will not affect the performance of a "smart jungler" like Zzaizhuang.
Anyway, he's as fierce as a tiger on the road.
The bottom lane is stable... There is no need to say stable, it's just an old dog.
Just use an unreasonable hero to start a team fight.
On the fourth and fifth floors of the South Korean team, they first showed off their Gragas as a jungler, using his ultimate to break up the Chinese team's formation, forming a counter-attack mentality of using more people against fewer.
Then……
Kennen appears!
"The Korean team has never picked Kennen before."
Wawa narrowed his eyes. "AD Kennen is suitable for split pushing, while AP Kennen is suitable for team fighting. They can switch depending on the situation. The rune attribute in the S8 season adds adaptive force, which can automatically change according to the equipment. I feel that Kennen is one of their trump cards."
"I guess so." Ze Yuan analyzed: "General has a counter position, I don't know which hero to choose to fight Kennen."
"How about Yasuo?" Miller guessed.
"Yasuo is not very good." Ze Yuan shook his head. "Yasuo counters Gnar because Gnar's boomerang and triple rings are easily blocked, but Kennen has nothing that is particularly afraid of being blocked during laning. When playing against Yasuo, you basically focus on W, so it doesn't matter if your Q is blocked or your passive basic attack is blocked."
"After level 6, Yasuo doesn't dare to get close to Kennen easily - without a passive shield, if he is fully charged, he might be dead."
The remaining heroes inside.
Shen has been weakened to the point where it is not easy for him to go to the top lane.
The confrontation mechanism between Fiora and Kennen has not been changed. Fiora's W [Laurent's Heart's Eye] can only avoid being stunned by the stacked marks, and cannot use this kind of stacked control to stun Kennen. Moreover, the mark on his body will not disappear after blocking, so it is not a good choice.
A hero like Jayce, who is all or nothing, is too risky.
Lucian does not have the same strong pursuit ability as Skateboard Shoes. It is easy to suppress Kennen, but it is difficult to establish an advantage. It is unlikely that the top and jungle 2v2 can beat the combination of Kennen and Gragas.
Vampire and Kennen are also at a disadvantage in laning phase.
The Kennen that the South Korean team gave to Kiin really made the Chinese team feel uncomfortable.
"Xing Dao, what do you think is better?" Abu asked.
"Let me think..." Xing Dao had already started flipping through the character cards.
There is absolutely no such thing as not being able to beat Kennen. Even if the hero is at a disadvantage, Xing Dao is confident that he can use higher attributes to suppress Kiiin.
but.
If we play normally, I can't say that we will win 100%.
Even if we use Tong Wudi's Gnar, there is still a possibility of being manipulated by the Korean team.
So……
I won’t hide it anymore.
"Give me a robbery." Xing Dao made a decision.
"Zhe?" Abu had never expected: "You can also use Jie?"
"Yes!" Xing Dao replied.
"Are you serious?" Abu asked again.
"I'm serious!" Xing Dao nodded.
"Hiss..." Abu frowned, closed his eyes and thought for a few seconds, then asked for the third time: "Are you sure you want to use Jie?"
"Sure!" Xing Dao said without hesitation.
"Then choose!" Abu gritted his teeth and made the decision with the greatest determination.
Meiko also had doubts at first.
But after hearing the conversation between Abu and Xing Dao, and seeing that Xing Dao was determined, he didn't say anything else, but found the hero's avatar and clicked OK.
"???????"
"????"
"this!?"
"What the hell, what's going on!"
“There’s Lulu and Rakan. Is Zed the top laner?”
“Can it be Lulu in top lane and Zed in mid lane?”
"Brother Jie's style shouldn't be to use Lulu, right? Is he going to switch lanes?"
"Real or fake Fei Ke?"
"Mine is male, yours is female. Your female won't work when it meets my male."
"Fuck, that's weird!"
“…”
There were waves of discussions on the barrage.
"The fifth floor of the national team actually chose Jie..."
Miller hadn't expected this at all. He hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Based on the lineups of the national team and the Korean team, Zed actually has a lot of room to play. But who will use Zed? Will it be Xiye or General?"
"It's the first floor now. General is using Zed." Ze Yuan watched the two sides adjust: "General has used it in the Korean server Rank... I remember using it twice as the top lane Zed, but the data was not very good. He dared to use it in such an important game..."
"It means it's a killer move!" Wawa started to praise: "Kiin, the top laner of the Korean team, has hidden a Kennen, and General has also hidden a Zed. I think with General's strength, he will definitely be able to produce results."
Miller thought about it.
Have doubts.
But I can’t say that on this occasion.
Let's analyze the lineup: "Our national team's lineup in this game was unstoppable in teamfights and charge, while the Korean team used Braum, Gragas, and Kennen to counterattack and made a good response."
"Let's see how both sides perform in actual combat!"
