Chapter 127: Departure Ceremony! Bubble Tournament Melee!
Chapter 127: Departure Ceremony! Bubble Tournament Melee!
The next day, Ye Bo got up on time at ten o'clock again and had a sumptuous lunch with his parents in Shanghai.
Abu and Mingkai arrived early to make arrangements, and the whole process of picking up and dropping off people was very ceremonial, and it was obvious that they wanted to express their importance to Ye Bo.
"Xiao Ye Bo, actually if you miss home you can go home and rest for a few days. You are on vacation these days anyway." Ming Kai suggested kindly.
"No need. We can rest for two or three months after the S game." Ye Bo shook his head.
"The main reason is that we still have to watch the game together in the next few days, and it's not convenient to discuss it online."
After the playoffs in each region are over, it will take about a month for the World Championship to begin.
During this period, teams that have entered the World Championship will generally give their members a week off to adjust their condition before starting training.
Of course, this does not include those teams that are hovering on the brink of the World Championship.
The most brutal bubble match stages of LCK and LPL have already begun, which is why Ye Bo finally decided not to go home.
For Ye Bo, who is now deeply involved in EDG's tactics and BP design, the games of these bubble match teams are naturally extremely important.
No one knows whether there will be an unknown dark horse for the World Championship among them.
In fact, many of EDG's tactics and BP constructions were originally the result of Ye Bo's flash of inspiration when watching the game, such as the first-level design of the Gragas in that game.
"Oh my god, Master Ye, you're so spicy again!" Jiejie suddenly rushed over with his cell phone in hand, making a fuss.
"So you went online with your uncle and aunt last night. I never knew that your aunt is also an expert!"
Everyone was gathered in the base, having ordered fried chicken, hamburgers, and peanuts, ready to watch the game.
As soon as Ye Bo took the phone, he knew what was going on.
Last night he took off his mask to play games and was soon noticed by passers-by outside the Internet cafe cubicle.
League of Legends is still the absolute mainstream in Internet cafes, occupying at least half of the market, and this face that just made the headlines of major e-sports during the day is naturally hard to escape people's attention.
The news spread quickly, and the cubicle was soon crowded with people wanting to come in and take photos.
Once again, face to face, Ye's father and mother felt directly how popular their son was now.
There was even a casual fan of Sheniu who asked Ye Ying directly: "Auntie, are you the '40-year-old aunt who wants to play professionally'?"
This was the first time Ye Ying experienced the feeling of being a "celebrity".
That situation made Ye Xiong, who was standing next to him, nervous. He was a little at a loss as to what to do while standing in the room for a moment.
As soon as this matter was posted on the Internet, it naturally became a hot topic.
It is not the first time that parents of professional players support their children and even play games with them, but it is rare for the whole family to join in.
In addition, Ye Bo's nickname was "Aunt Brother", so this association is naturally full of story.
"Okay, okay, let's watch the game!" Ye Bo handed the phone back. When he thought of how happy his mother was last night, he felt very happy.
The first to start is the LCK Bubble Match.
There are four teams in total competing, including DK and LSB, who only need to win one game, and KT and DRX, who need to win two games.
On the first day, DK swept LSB 3-1 and became the first to secure the third seed spot.
"Turtle, it has to be the top, mid and jungle of the big turtle!" Saint Spear sighed: "I feel like if Niu Guli played in that playoff game, maybe we could beat T1."
DK still shows the team's traditional "stereotype" style.
The three uncles and sisters in the mid and jungle worked together madly, and the top laner steadily suppressed the opponent.
As for the bottom lane, just like before, just keep stable.
In the game between DK and T1, even in the absence of Niu Guli and Fu Yang, they were still able to fight with T1 to a score of 2-3, which is enough to prove that this DK still has some of the characteristics of a big turtle.
"But I feel like Canyon's style has changed. It seems like he's not so keen on counter-jungling and is more stable instead?" Jiejie was also analyzing the changes in his opponent.
Ye Bo did not participate in the discussion at the first time.
He was just scribbling in his notebook, as if he was recording something.
Then KT faced DRX, a match between two loser groups.
Whoever loses will be eliminated directly and will not be able to participate in S12. There is no room for error.
This game is also the one that everyone in EDG is most concerned about.
The reason is simple, because DRX has EDG's old player Deft, who is also an old friend who keeps in frequent contact with Meiko, Mingkai and others.
In the first game, DRX fought for 41 minutes and finally won the victory. Zeka's Sylas showed his power and won the MVP.
But starting from the second game, the situation took a turn for the worse.
Zeka was banned and Sylas was taken away for two consecutive games, and Tsar was chosen for two consecutive games, but his performance in both games was extremely bad - even the damage in both games was not as good as Kingen's Sejuani and Gragas!
"I feel like there's something wrong with Zeka's hero pool?" Maokai said, then turned to look at Ye Bo.
“I feel like it might not be the case.”
Ye Bo flipped through his densely packed notebook and expressed his thoughts: "As far as I know, Zeka's hero pool also includes Akali and Ahri, and even Leblanc. The opponents didn't ban them, and he didn't choose them either."
"In both games, they were trying to grab Zeli for the bottom lane. In one game, they even picked Zeli + Renata, which we had confirmed was a trap."
"It feels like... um... the bottom lane didn't seem to have the BP effect it should have."
Considering the relationship between Deft and EDG, Ye Bo spoke quite tactfully.
But the fact is that from the results point of view, the BP made in the bottom lane for two consecutive games did not produce any effect.
It cannot be said that Deft’s performance was bad, but it was not too outstanding and he failed to play the role that a key C position should play.
In Ye Bo's eyes, he always felt that DRX's tactics were a bit "chaotic".
It's like, a clear structure hasn't been completed yet and everyone hasn't found their place.
"Oh, it's 1 to 2, it's very dangerous." Meiko couldn't help but worry for his old friend who was already standing on the edge of the cliff.
However, by the fourth game, it was clear that there were clear-headed people on the DRX team.
Decisively make huge personnel adjustments on the edge of the cliff.
"Replacing the jungler at this time!?" Mingkai widened his eyes and was quite shocked when he saw Pyosik being replaced.
But it turned out that this choice was a wise one.
Because it was obvious that the top laner was in the best condition in this BO5, and the substitute jungler Juhan was replaced to cooperate with Kingen in the top and jungle offensive, and he actually played two perfect games!
One game was with Shen and the other was with Aatrox, and with the help of Zeka, whose form had also improved, the top and mid players worked together to overthrow the entire field.
In the end, DRX came back from a 1-0 deficit to advance to the finals of the bubble tournament.
Ye Bo noticed a small detail during this game.
He found that although the support Beryl chose two soft supports such as Cat and Lulu, he roamed around very frequently in the game, and he also keenly noticed that his "mouth" seemed to be moving all the time.
Ye Bo wrote down this small detail in his little notebook and added a paragraph to Beryl's analysis.
[Beryl]: {Like to choose soft support to do things? }{Based on the pressure of the line and not pay attention to the line? }{
On the last day of the LCK finals, DRX faced LSB.
In the first game, Zeka once again won the MVP award by defeating all opponents, but this time, Sylas was replaced by Akali.
But in the end, they were chased for two rounds in a row!
Even the heroes chosen are exactly the same, it's the fixed combination of Zeli + Cat + Lulu + Renata, and there are the same two Tsars in the middle lane.
"Why on earth!"
"It was like this last time, 1-2. Do we still have to force it? What is the DRX coach thinking?"
Meiko, who was usually calm, looked at his friend standing on the edge of the cliff again, and his tone became anxious.
Ye Bo, who was thinking while biting the pen cap, was also thinking about this question.
He watched DRX's bottom lane battles in the past few games and felt only two words: twisted.
It seems that Beryl is very eager to do something. Even if he chooses a soft support that is not easy to move, he still wants to move. But he is paired with Zeli, who is not strong in the laning phase and is very dependent on the support.
This leads to some separation between support and AD.
It just so happens that Zeli is the top AD in this version. They don't want to let the other side use her, and Deft's Zeli is not very good.
Perhaps, since the time he lost a huge blow in ancient times, Deft still has lingering fears and is a little hesitant to use heroes that require him to rush into the face.
Although the hero Zeli can easily appear in the famous scene of "climbing the mountain", her output at the critical moment really requires a rush.
Mr. Jack LaDance, who specializes in sudden death, interprets this point more appropriately.
However, the DRX team seems to be magical.
Every time when they are on the verge of being eliminated, they always come up with something new to make a comeback, and there is always someone who suddenly stands out, as if someone is protecting them.
In the life-and-death battle of the fourth game, Zeka's Tsar and Kingen's Aatrox fought their way out of the team fight, contributing several incredible team fights, and with the help of Deft, whose state suddenly soared, they managed to complete the comeback!
The fifth game was even more surprising.
In such a thrilling BO5, it is obvious that the two teams are almost equal in strength.
But in the final fifth game, after only 23 minutes, it seemed as if all the members of DRX had evolved, and they crushed the final game with an exaggerated "human-machine level" record of 23 to 3!
The economic gap between the two sides after 20 minutes was as high as 1.6!
You know, even EDG, which is currently the best at fast breaks, has fewer kills and less economic gap.
Deft's Zeli, who was criticized in both BO5s, seemed to be reborn at her peak ten years ago in this game, proving that she is not old yet.
"Nice! Nice! Good fight alpaca!" Meiko was so happy that he felt as if he had won the game.
"It's really not easy," Mingkai was obviously very happy.
But soon he said with some disappointment: "But with their fluctuating state."
There are obviously different opinions on the LCK finals online.
[Wow, it's really not easy for Mr. Dai! This jungler is so bad that he was substituted in the third game, and he was immediately kicked out after losing a game. It seems that even the coaching staff doesn't trust him. I guess he will be sitting on the water dispenser for life.] [Now, at the world game, Deft, Hope, and Viper are sitting next to Meiko, asking Meiko: "Who do you love more?"
[Only the Ghost King is left in DK who didn’t make it to the World Championship. This story once again tells us where the turtle gate of the big turtle grew up. It’s all because of the sea whip boy who ran to do something in the middle of the night during the competition! ]
[In fact, I feel that the upper limit of Dragon Fork is not low. As long as Genshin Impact brother stops doing it and focuses on protecting the bottom lane, we can win! ]
[Drx's mid lane has always been underestimated. From this perspective, this year's LCK mid lane is really strong, Li Xiuchao, add a thief]
[It's useless to say so much. With DRX's current state, they will only make it to the quarterfinals. Mr. Dai should try his best to reach the double-digit quarterfinals and learn from my traditional virtue of "Waste Mingkai, every word has eight strokes, every year we make the quarterfinals"! ]
"Director, I have a question for you." Jiejie suddenly raised his head.
"What?" Mingkai glanced at him, feeling that this guy was going to do something bad again.
Since this person has been with Ye Bo every day, he has obviously become more powerful.
"I'm just curious! Which one has more top eight, yours or alpaca brother's?"
"Little arm brat! You're not messing with me!"
There was laughter throughout the base.
In fact, someone has already given some scientific information below the post.
Actually, it’s the same amount.
Both of them are quarterfinalists, with Zweila being 24568 and Deft being 5681011, both of them have reached the quarterfinals five times.
These are also the two players with the most top eight honors among all the players.
And the fourth seed of LCK was announced.
The LPL bubble match is also in full swing.
The highlight of the first day will be at 7 o'clock - RNG, the Spring Championship + MSI champion, will face JDG, the first in the summer regular season.
Unfortunately, RNG sent it again.
It can be seen from the entire summer season that the condition of all RNG players is extremely poor!
Those who don’t know would think that Xia Zhihudi is a disease that is contagious.
What’s interesting is that although the entire BO5 was a one-sided situation, the final score was only thanks to Wei’s capture of the Baron, which barely helped the team turn the tables and win the next game 3-1.
But no one thought that the only advantageous position was the top lane!
To be more precise, in the laning match between Breathing and 369 throughout the summer, Breathing basically had the advantage——and this was when the "Eternal Hunter Twins" were combined.
The shortcomings of the top laners of these two teams are very obvious.
One is a bunch in laning, and the other is a bunch in team fights.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that 369 has problems with laning, and this may also become a hidden danger for JDG in the S game.
As for Breathing, once the mid-game team fight begins, he will start to mess around, and coupled with the chaotic command and rhythm of the entire team, naturally he cannot change anything.
RNG seemed to have lost all its skills, lost the players' form, lost the tactical execution of the spring, lost the top-level operations and team battles in the late game, lost the strong trident rhythm system in the regular season, and the valuable tactical development capabilities.
In the end, RNG unfortunately missed the third seed seat and can only wait for the day after tomorrow, the final life-and-death battle!
Fortunately, the remaining two teams are not very competitive.
BLG has not been able to recover after its crushing defeat to EDG, and all members are still a little dizzy.
In the end, they were defeated by LNG 3 to 2.
This "battle between the two saints" unsurprisingly caused a stir, and it seemed like New Year's Day in Mount Emei.
[Oh my god, I want to roar! Is this my junior? Why did my coin brother step on his head? ]
[Don't make me laugh. What does this have to do with you? Didn't the mid laner lose this game? Did you forget that you got killed by a single player in the second game?]
[What's wrong with being killed alone? Did you win? Did you win? ]
[That's right! I was kicked out by a new guy who had only been working for a few months. Don't cry. I'm just waiting for the theft to happen and I won't have a job next year!]
[Come on, Coin Brother, you must go to the World Championship! ]
The game had just ended and Ye Bo wanted to go and comfort Chen Zebin.
But at this moment, I received a push reminder from BB Space almost at the same time.
《BLG-Bin》: "I will definitely come back next year!"
It was actually a normal sentence.
But when paired with the "Grey Wolf" avatar used by the other party, this statement suddenly became a bit weird.
Ye Bo knew that the other party didn't seem to need comfort.
He just replied with an expression of [Pleasant Goat Staring] below.
Bin on the other side saw this reply, first clicked "like", and originally wanted to respond with some interaction.
But after smacking his lips twice, he finally pressed the backspace key.
Thinking about how Ye Bo won the Silver Dragon Cup just a few months after his debut, while I have been fighting in LPL for 3 years but have not even entered the summer finals!
in those days.
One of them is a well-known UP with special skills in the high-score circle, and the other is a little-known player who is preparing to sign up for youth training. They are in parallel positions.
I had been ahead for three years, and I thought that when I looked back, I had definitely surpassed all my former colleagues.
But the result was that Ye Bo surpassed him in just a few months!
Is there still justice in heaven and law in the world?
The arrogant Bin secretly made up his mind and went back to find the manager to try to get BLG to make some big moves during this year's transfer period.
Next year, he must return to Yang Village!
9 month 5 day.
The last bubble match of LPL begins.
Although RNG was in poor condition, LNG was eventually defeated 3-2.
Top laner Ale and Huxi have similar personalities. Both of them emphasize playing in the laning phase, and the effect of Huxi brother has been successfully brought into play.
Especially in the last life-and-death game, when the team fails to qualify for the World Championship, it may be on the verge of disbanding.
Brother Huxi suddenly seemed to be possessed by divine power. He played the "Sword Fairy" Sword Girl and put on a very eye-catching performance, successfully leading the team all the way to victory.
Among them, Doinb was killed by Xiaohu again, which also caused the reputation of Doinb, which was just set off yesterday, to take a sharp turn for the worse.
"2022 to !" Ye Bo could hear Miller's loud voice in the background: "RNG held on to their last breath! They successfully got the last LPL ticket to the World Finals!"
After the last bubble game ends, the "Departure Ceremony" will be held immediately.
The players of the other three teams had already changed into their travel uniforms under the guidance of the staff and were waiting backstage for the main stage.
Ye Bo walked through the contestant channel.
You can also see the RNG members who seem to have survived a disaster, and the LNG members who are distraught.
The two sides' completely different emotions were fully displayed in this small space.
Doinb is no longer as noisy as before and seems to be a lot more honest. Maybe he is still thinking about fighting again next year.
Just as Ye Bo was about to go forward and say hello, he heard a voice coming back from the front desk.
"Next, please welcome EDG, the No. 2022 seed representing the LPL region in the World Finals!"
"On the day when the Cavaliers return, EDG, which has brought us countless miracles and excitement this summer, will surely represent the LPL region and overcome all obstacles in the upcoming S-League."
Ye Bo and his teammates stepped onto the platform and listened to the giant LED screen at the back playing clips of EDG's summer games.
Due to the bubble match in recent days, the lockdown situation in Shanghai has become severe again, making it impossible to gather audiences offline.
Therefore, this year's departure ceremony was quite short and concise.
The four teams took turns to appear, and then were simply set off by the 50-cent special effects, and then Miller began to make his closing statement.
"The one-year LPL journey has come to an end. The four teams that have emerged from the hail of bullets will be named LPL and fight hard in the global finals."
"In the past four years, LPL has won three Summoner's Cups! This is an honor that belongs to our entire region!"
"This year's four teams include some who have experienced past glory, as well as some young rookies who are just starting out. Let us wait and see how they will shine under the touchstone of the World Championship!"
"Everyone, see you at the S12 World Finals!"
Ye Bo stood in the center of the stage, looking at the empty contestant seats in front of him under the spotlight.
The simple ceremony did not affect the extraordinary excitement in his heart at all.
He stood in front of the stage, straightened his shoulders and raised his chin with great effort.
It's like standing in a military posture.
Especially in contrast to the lazy, sleepy and comedic Left Hand, Toothpaste and Little Tiger nearby.
There's no way, it's the first time for the young lady to get into a bridal sedan.
Whenever Ye Bo thought of the words "Global Finals", his mouth became dry and his heart beat faster.
But it’s quiet offline.
The major online live broadcast rooms are quite lively.
【LPL go go go go go! 】
[This year seems to be the year with the fewest Korean players going to the S-League, right? Only three. The local players are getting better and better! ]
[Reposted from Korean Internet hot discussion: The four LPL teams have been confirmed, and the team names alone are terrifying! ]
[Seriously? If we really want to compare team names, aren't the three on the opposite side more terrifying? They have 6 S crowns in total! ]
[So what? Weren't these three teams the same last year? Look, my EDG team can beat your three teams! Just wait for Master Ye to go to the World Championship to collect achievements and it will be over! ]
[What a boring departure ceremony, not as good as last year. I will always remember last year's departure ceremony. The short videos of the four teams were all videos of beating WE! ]
[It’s really boring. My opinion is that it’s better to watch EDG’s season microphone]
As the teams from various major competition areas are announced one after another.
The sky above Summoner's Rift seemed to be filled with wind and clouds.
The alliance world is about to enter the hottest season of the year!
(End of this chapter)