Chapter 696: Ah Shui was extremely angry...
"Welcome to the last match of the day, the upcoming match is between GEN and EDG!"
"Hi everyone, I'm Eleven."
"Hello everyone, I am Remember."
Two commentators appeared in front of the camera.
After reading the ad, I remember starting to introduce today’s games: “JDG defeated VIT and got a 2-0 start…100T lost to Europe’s No. 1 seed FNC…IG easily defeated LMS’ No. 3 seed GRX…MAD lost to C9 after a fierce battle.”
"There is a statistic - from the play-in round to now, a total of 72 heroes have appeared, four away from the same number as last year's World Finals."
“From this we can see that this year is a version where a hundred flowers bloom.”
"So EDG should be careful." Eleven said: "GEN is one of the few teams that has won a game from EDG in the World Championship. Although they lost the first game to MAD, EDG still can't be careless and should take this game seriously."
While talking.
The backstage staff transmitted the starting lineup.
GEN's starting lineup is top laner CuVee, jungler Haru, mid laner Huangguan, bottom lane Chidi, and support CoreJJ.
EDG's starting lineup is top laner Xing Dao, jungler Zz1tai, mid laner Xiye, bottom laner A Shui, and support Meiko.
See this lineup.
Remember, Eleven, and the audience who support the LPL region feel much more relieved.
It's obvious.
Facing the veteran strong team in the LCK region, EDG did not show any carelessness. It put out the five-man team with the strongest theoretical strength and took the game very seriously.
After the players from both teams appeared on stage, they went to their seats in the back to prepare.
The big screen quickly switched to the Ban/Pick interface.
"We have to work hard in this game."
GEN coach Edgar had a serious expression: "Don't dwell on yesterday's loss, focus on the present. We were able to beat EDG in a BO5 last year, so it will be even easier to beat EDG in a BO1 this year!"
certainly.
Edgar has something to hide here.
That is...if GEN fails to get any points in this game, the rest of the schedule will be very difficult.
——There is no dispute that EDG is the overlord of Group B. After defeating MAD, the light of North America C9 started with a 1-1 draw. If GEN fails to defeat EDG on the blue side, the probability of defeating EDG after switching to the red side will be even lower.
There are six group matches in total.
If we lose three games, whether we can qualify will depend entirely on the performance of other teams.
If GEN wants to keep the initiative, it must defeat EDG.
"I understand. I will try my best!" Chidi nodded.
"I'll go more often." Jungler Haru made plans in advance.
Haru is a new generation jungler in the LCK region.
Good at carnivorous heroes.
During last year's spring season, he helped the team finish second in the regular season.
He also appeared once in the S7 group stage, using the unconventional jungler EZ.
This summer, Ancelotti's performance was not good and his appearances gradually decreased. Haru played an indispensable role in GEN's qualification for the second seed of LCK in the bubble match.
In comparison.
CuVee, who was in the top lane position, had a much more serious expression.
CuVee , who joined Samsung at the end of S4 and earned the nickname "Autumn Wither", once again showed his strength as a top laner in the bubble match. His data in all aspects suppressed his opponents in the LCK region. It is clear that his form has once again reached its peak with the season.
But facing Xing Dao, an opponent who has dominated the world for nearly two years and is only one step away from the triple crown honor, even Qiu CuVee does not have enough confidence.
but.
In any case, CuVee cannot say anything discouraging at this time.
You can only grit your teeth and go ahead.
"Let's take a look at the bans of both sides. GEN is on the blue side, banning Irelia, Aatrox, and Yasuo."
"EDG is on the red side, banning Tam, Lissandra, and Akali."
I remember watching the screen: "Let's see what GEN will choose first on the first floor... Hmm, grab Xayah first? This choice means forcing EDG to take Rakan."
"EDG directly locked onto Luo and Galio, and it looks like they're going to go with a charge system."
“No problem.” Eleven briefly analyzed: “Kai’Sa is still outside, GEN can’t control it. With three heroes, Luo, Galio, and Kai’Sa, the configuration of the charge system is complete.”
“But isn’t this a bit too straightforward?” I remember wondering: “GEN released this set of heroes, maybe they wanted to counterattack.”
As expected.
On the second and third floors, GEN got two stinky and hard things, Sion and Troll.
Combined with Xia's R [Storm Feather Blade] to protect herself, they formed a countermeasure to the hedging system.
"Kai'Sa or Ashe?"
"Kai'Sa just needs to rush to the end, and Ashe can fight with them."
BP coach Maokai discusses with the players.
Luo and Galio are standard charging heroes, but they are not limited to charging, they also play a good role in regular team fights.
How to play it specifically depends mainly on the choice of top laner and AD.
"I'm fine with either." Ah Shui said that it was okay with any choice.
"With Yasuo gone, I can only choose one between Shen and Kai'Sa..." Xing Dao calculated and said, "I think it's still Ashe. Kai'Sa may not have a hero to follow."
"Then let's choose Ashe!" Maokai made the decision.
The first three floors have been selected.
Enter the second round of Ban/Pick.
GEN banned Ryze and Gragas, the mid and jungle pairs that EDG likes to use.
EDG banned Syndra and Malzahar, further compressing Crown's hero pool.
On the fourth floor, EDG chooses first.
Considering that the opponent's Troll can steal double resistance, and Zzaijin 's 100% win rate was severely countered, EDG chose an excavator for Zzaijin.
It's GEN's turn to choose.
"I suggest sliding—"
Along with a naughty voice, a head of purple garlic appeared in the center of the screen.
The one who appeared was...the fairy witch - Lulu.
Next.
Olaf appeared again.
All are swing heroes.
——Lulu can play mid and support, which means she can’t play top. Sion can play both top and mid, Olaf can take care of both top and jungle, and Troll can also balance between the three positions of top, jungle, and support.
Although GEN selected the first four heroes, except for Xayah, each point did not have a fixed position.
It is entirely possible to make temporary adjustments based on EDG's selection of players.
It not only enjoys the advantage of the blue side banning and selecting first, but also does not suffer the disadvantage of being in the counter position.
"Their lineup is quite interesting." Meiko blinked.
"It's quite interesting!" Xiye felt the same way.
"Samsung is a good company, but now they are imitating RNG." The factory manager commented: "They are not learning well!"
"Hahahaha, that's right, you don't learn your lesson!" Xing Dao was overjoyed: "Their lineup is single-core, relying entirely on Ruler Emperor's output...A Shui and the others look down on you!"
"Why do you look down on me?" A Shui wondered.
"Think about it, when Chidi was fighting UZI, he was wearing Doran's Shield and cloth boots the whole time. When he fights you, he wants to be the only core. Isn't that looking down on you?" Xing Dao continued to make trouble.
"Yes, if the tiger doesn't show its might, he will think I'm Hello KTV." Ah Shui thought about it and felt that it made sense: "Then I will... continue to watch your performance, Brother Jie!"
