Chapter 204
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When IG arrived at the Oriental Sports Center, it was already nine o'clock in the morning.
They came very early today, but there were people who came earlier than them.
The big square outside the Oriental Sports Center has been crowded with people since some time. There are crowds of people everywhere, and the crowds are endless. Among them, three-tenths are spectators from other countries, and seven-tenths are fans of the LPL local competition area!
Although the collapse of RNG's faith caused a huge sensation yesterday, no one paid attention to IG, and no one thought that IG could beat LZ.
But today... it's the end, and what is coming has come.
The audience is usually the most demanding, but also the most lovely. It is this group of hundreds of millions of viewers and fans. Today, with their sincere and innocent hearts, they come to cheer for IG, the last seedling of LPL.
Even if someone is not optimistic about IG, even if they were IG's black fans for 6 years, at this moment, on this day, they have to become IG fans.
No one forced them, all of this was voluntary.
In today's S7, only IG survived in the LPL region.
The hope of the whole village!
Just like the children of a family, the eldest and second brothers who are excellent in study failed the exam and have no chance to continue the exam. Even if they are not optimistic about the third son, the parents will definitely give their full support.
Even if they lose, they have to watch them lose with their own eyes! No regrets!
To be honest, IG is not surprised by today's scene. From yesterday, when the 40,000 to 50,000 spectators shouted LPL and cheered for IG in advance, the shocking scene made them know how different this year's S7 is and how high their status is in everyone's mind.
But despite this, when they are really immersed in it and regard themselves as the protagonists, the IG people are still a little shocked.
They finally experienced the feeling of RNG yesterday...
No, perhaps compared with yesterday's RNG, they are more concerned today.
Because... RNG has already lost!
The heart of a child is so strong and pure. If I ascend to heaven, I will give roses all over the city.
At this moment, what IG felt was not pressure, but the expectations and hopes from countless LPL fans and viewers.
They are now the only hope for everyone... How can these innocent people be disappointed with such heavy hopes?
IG entered the venue from the VIP channel in a low-key manner.
Time passed.
The competition venue was opened in advance soon, because there were too many people outside. If they continued to gather like this, there would be a high probability of a stampede. Not long after
, major live broadcast platforms around the world connected to the live broadcast channel.
The number of people on well-known first-line live broadcast platforms such as Dousha, Maoya, Panda, and Zhanqi in China instantly exceeded 100 million, and is still increasing at an extremely terrifying rate.
The RNG people, who had spent the whole day in a daze, had already gone on holiday in advance, but no one left today. Everyone gathered in the lounge, turned on the big TV, and waited silently for the game to start. Tuantuan announced yesterday that he would take a leave of absence. Today, he stayed at home alone. Since twelve o'clock, he has been constantly refreshing the live broadcast software, waiting for the game.
At this moment, there are still many people all over the country and the world, including LPL officials, Yu Shuang, Xi Ran, WE second team manager, other clubs, etc., who are either concerned about IG or related to the LPL e-sports circle, and have opened their live broadcast rooms. They are waiting for the moment to announce the fate of the LPL region.
It is indeed an announcement of fate, because the popularity of LOL has reached its most glorious peak in S7, all because this year's S game was held in China G.
Once IG is gone, the development of the LPL region next year... will also decline infinitely.
"IG…You must win. If you win, I will make you a god." LPL official general manager Jin Yibo stared at the dark circles under his eyes, which were full of bloodshot. After RNG's failure yesterday, he, the person in charge who advocated supporting RNG, suffered a great blow.
Today's IG is the only hope...
Just like that, under the attention and expectation of hundreds of millions of people, the time came to 3:30.
After a grand opening ceremony, today's game started.
"Welcome to the 2017 World Championship semi-finals. This is ChinaG Shanghai. Hello everyone. I am the commentator of this game, Wawa."
"I'm Miller"
"I remember!"
In the camera, three LPL commentators appeared with great spirit.
As soon as they appeared, the audience burst into cheers, but the three commentators were now somewhat silent and depressed.
"It's here, Shanghai, today's game is finally here." Although it was hard to hide the disappointment in his heart, everyone was a professional, so Wawa quickly adjusted himself and said with a smile:"I finally waited for today.…"
"Life or death depends on today."Miller joked and got straight to the point.
"That’s right… Today’s semifinal is the last big battle before the final battle at the Bird’s Nest. Everyone knows the teams, IG vs. LZ… Well, yesterday, our region’s second seed, RNG, was eliminated by SKT."
"So far... In this year's S7, only IG is left in our LPL region"
"Yes..." Miller replied.
Then there was a strange silence.
"I think... there's no need for everyone to be pessimistic." Someone next to him said,"IG is actually very strong. I stayed up all night yesterday to watch IG's performance in S7 this year. They were really strong. They didn't lose a single game from the group stage to the quarterfinals!"
"Although everyone is upset about RNG's loss, I think we should also give IG some applause. After all... as long as IG is still there, we still have hope, and we haven't been eliminated yet!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of crazy applause from the audience.
Wawa and Miller also breathed a sigh of relief,"That's right! As long as IG hasn't lost, we haven't lost yet!"
"Well... the players in front are ready, let's enter the first BP of today's BO5!"
After saying that, the director turned the camera.
Straight to today's BP interface.
In today's semi-final BO5 first game, IG is on the blue side and LZ is on the red side.
Both sides have long determined that each other is the opponent, and have done research before the game, so the ban selection is relatively fast.
IG directly suppressed LZ's top laner Khan's Kennen and Gnar, and then banned Lulu.
The distribution is relatively even.
LZ's side seems to be very targeted, directly banning Rookie's Leblanc, Xiao Xi's Xia, and the Spear of Vengeance that must be banned on the red side of this version.
This set of bans seems to be fine at first glance, but in fact LZ did not ban the top lane that every team in S7 will target when playing against IG...
Needless to say, everyone can see LZ's confidence in their own top lane through this ban.
Khan!
That's the world's best top laner Khan who chased SKT and beat them until SKT's head was broken!
Other teams still need to consider the problem of targeting the top laner when playing against IG, but does LZ need it?
I have the world's best top laner Khan, can Cherish beat him?
He was extremely confident, and it was speechless.
And IG was not surprised by this. After all, Khan's global reputation and support rate were much stronger than Bai Qiu.
No doubt, since you are not targeting me, I won't be polite either.
After a brief discussion, IG got Bai Qiu's nod and directly locked on a top lane hero.——
"Fight for a better tomorrow!"
Guardian of the Future - Jace!
"？？！"
Seeing IG immediately lock on Jayce, the audience was stunned for a second, and then their excitement instantly boiled over!
"Jayce! It’s Jayce! IG got him right away!"In the commentary booth, the depressed mood of Wawa Miller and others instantly lifted.
As everyone knows, if you ask who is the best Jayce in the world today, ninety-nine out of a hundred people will say it is Khan.
After all, as mentioned before, Khan is the first Jayce in history to beat SKT.
LZ did not ban such a signature hero in the first round, obviously preparing to grab it.
But they didn’t expect IG to take it first, which is undoubtedly to prevent LZ from giving up the killer Jayce.
At the same time, it also shows IG’s extreme confidence in Bai Qiu!
Taking Jayce in front of Khan, isn’t this confidence?
"Cherish...IG, what you picked is beautiful!" Wawa's eyes widened,"If you dare to let me go, I will choose! What do you think? Khan's Jayce is strong, but is my Cherish weak?!"
"What we lack now is this momentum. IG's move was very beautiful! Nothing wrong with it!"
Wow!
Hearing the sound, screams broke out from the audience, and the LPL audience also became excited for a short time.
"Hmm…" Miller nodded, but didn’t say anything. However, he could see the sadness between his brows.
Khan’s Jayce is too strong, and a strong hero means that he knows Jayce very well…
After IG’s pick, it’s OK if Cherish can play an advantage, but if he can’t… that would be a devastating situation.
In the subsequent BP, the other positions of both sides were also settled.
In the end, they were:
Blue side IG: Jayce, Lee Sin, Syndra、EZ+Thresh.
Red side LZ: Poppy, Gragas, Taliyah, Tristana + Rakan!
Both sides have their lineups finalized, and the game screen starts loading.
"IG！IG！IG！"
"Come on IG! Go IG!"
"IG will win!! I am willing to sacrifice 20 years of my life in exchange for IG eliminating LZ today!"
The most terrifying cheers of the year broke out from the audience, and the three LPL commentators on the stage also took a deep breath at this moment.
Everyone knew... the final battle was coming!
"We know that many people were not optimistic about IG before the game... But I must say here, maybe one day... One day the dominance of the Korean G team will continue, because they have dominated the S game for four or five years. The invincible LCK seems to be really invincible...
Maybe one day... All of us will... Pass this age of passion, and will no longer watch LPL, and will no longer watch the S game..."
I remember saying this, the exciting BGM representing the start of the game in the stadium has already sounded.
The voice rose:"But not today! Today, IG fought bloody battles, carrying the expectations and last hopes of everyone in the LPL division, and brazenly faced LZ!!"
"Let's cheer for IG! In today's game, winning or losing doesn't matter, as long as there are no regrets!"
"Come on IG!! IG——must win!!"
"Let's enter Summoner's Rift together!"