Chapter 664: Semi-final training?
Wukesong Sports Center is located at No. 69 Fuxing Road, Wanshou Road Street, HD District, Didu.
The staggered grille curtain wall composed of golden aluminum plates is called the "Ice Flower" design, which highlights movement and innovation.
Hanging above the main stadium is a large screen with a 360-degree field of view, which can accommodate 18,000 spectators and provide a no-dead-angle viewing experience.
The day of September 9th.
Before the ticket checking time, a large number of spectators gathered at the door.
Among them were Cosplayers dressed in costumes of Ahri, Sona, Jinx, EZ and others, as well as die-hard fans holding oversized light boards and giant team flags. The relatively exaggerated looks attracted many passers-by to stop and watch.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t bring anything.
Both teams set up booths at designated entrances for receiving cheering sticks, glowing headdresses and small banners.
EDG also has stickers and postcards to give away.
Lucky fans may even get a signed copy from the player.
It was 15:30.
The staff began to welcome people in.
The audience entered through the entrances on both sides, verified their real-name tickets, passed security checks, walked through a corridor more than ten meters long, and stepped into the main stadium which was converted into an e-sports competition venue.
Looking around, almost 90% of the audience were holding EDG support items.
Among the remaining 10%, some hold RNG’s support items.
Some took nothing.
Occasionally, you can see a few maverick spectators, with signs in their hands saying…The victory is not for us DGLs!
"Hello, audience friends!"
"Today we are still in the playoffs of the 2018 League of Legends Pro League - Summer Season. After four days of intense competition, we have reached the semi-final stage."
"The two teams that will compete in the semifinals are RNG, the second-best team in the Eastern Conference."
"And the top team in the Western Conference - EDG!"
The three commentators, Changmao, Zhihuan and Rita, appeared in front of the big screen.
After a brief introduction.
The director switched the screen to the player entering the venue.
Members of the RNG team walked into the venue along the dedicated passage and headed towards the lounge.
Walking in front was a little fat guy with a black backpack and muscle patches on the back of his hands.
"What we saw was UZI, who had just won the Asian Games gold medal."
Zhihuan introduced: "Compared with Season 7, the weight of the bottom lane in Season 8 has been continuously weakened - first the Alliance of Mages, then the Endless revision, and then the rise of new heroes such as Sword Demon, Irelia, and Akali who can play both mid and top positions."
"According to the US test server news, the values of some popular ADs may be further reduced... This is not good news for the RNG team that relies heavily on UZI."
RNG naturally noticed this problem.
Changes were attempted several times during the regular season.
But compared with Xing Dao, who was the first to be absent, The shy who returned to the team after recovering from injury, and the 'genius old age' Saint Spear Brother.
Letme, who has limited talent and lacks ambition, can just play it safe, but if he really uses an offensive hero to clash with him, he will probably die in a very ugly way.
At most, let Xiaohu share the responsibility of carrying the team.
After the RNG members walked into the lounge, they put down their backpacks and began to discuss game strategies.
The camera switches to EDG.
When a row of figures headed by Xing Dao appeared, cheers immediately broke out at the scene.
The barrage was even more enthusiastic.
“EDG is awesome!”
"Finally I'm back to play in the country."
"7777777777!"
"Come on Wangzai!"
"The fields are so nice."
"I give Jiebao 82 points for his looks, and Jiebao has to put in the remaining 18 points himself."
“…”
Wait for the noise on the scene to subside.
Changmao took the initiative to speak: "There is a very interesting thing. Today's semi-final match just happened to gather all the members of our champion team who went to the Asian Games and returned triumphantly."
"Ten days ago, they were teammates who worked closely together."
"Ten days later, they will compete for a spot in the LPL finals at the Wukesong Sports Center."
"Speaking of which, what do you think the outcome and score will be like?"
"EDG has a higher win rate." Rita said, "As many players have concluded, the situation in the LPL region has always been one super team and many strong teams."
"However, everything is possible in actual combat."
"Since JDG defeated RW 3-0, RNG, who is also in the Eastern Conference and ranked one place higher, may not have no chance."
"I feel like it's either EDG 3-1 or RNG 3-2."
"My opinion is similar." Zhihuan agreed: "There are three key points in the match between RNG and EDG. One is whether Letme can withstand the pressure , the second is whether Xiaohu can continue to have the upper hand against Xiye, and the third is what effect UZI can play in the bottom lane."
“It all depends on the performance of General and UZI.”
Both teams get ready.
The starting lineup was also submitted.
"RNG's starting lineup is top laner Letme, jungler Kasra, mid laner Xiaohu, bottom laner UZI, and support Xiao Ming."
Changmao got the news from the backstage: "Kasra's performance in the summer season is more stable than Xiangguo's. By choosing Kasra, RNG should want to play the game in a way of development and waiting for teamfights."
"EDG's starting lineup is... eh?!"
The moment when the player photo switched from RNG to EDG.
Both the commentator and the audience were surprised.
There is no problem with Xing Dao in the top lane, Xiye in the middle lane, and A Shui and Meiko in the bottom lane.
But the player in the jungle position was not a blue man, but a young player wearing silver round-frame glasses - Jiejie.
"Go to Jiejie?"
Rita was a little confused: "Although the factory manager's data has declined a bit in the past year, his overall win rate is still very high. He also performed very well in the Asian Games. In the LPL semi-finals, he let a new jungler play. This ..."
"The game is even more suspenseful!" Zhihuan is very good at choosing words: "If it's Zzaichang who plays, I think the winning rate of both sides is at most 20-80, but since EDG has used new players, RNG's chances of winning should be around 40%."
The jungler is the rhythm engine in the early stage of the game.
Six minutes ago, the importance was unparalleled.
Ten minutes ago, its importance was definitely no less than any other position.
When young Jiejie meets Kasra, who is known as the 'radar brother', he might be upset by the ubiquitous counter-camping.
Think of this.
The RNG members who saw this scene in the backstage lounge became even more motivated.
Introduced the starting lineup.
The big screen began playing a playoff promotional video.
The two teams entered the venue under the guidance of the staff and sat in their respective seats.
The player seats in the Wukesong Sports Center use a semi-open design. A bottle of sponsor's drink is placed above each computer desk. The 24.5-inch, 240Hz, TN panel monitor can be moved up, down, left and right at will to ensure the most comfortable viewing angle.
After debugging and testing, both parties confirmed that everything was correct and then confirmed it with the referee.
Enter the formal Ban/Pick phase.
EDG ranked higher in the regular season and gave priority to the blue side. The first person they banned was... Huanling-Luo!
