Chapter 214 Classic pre-match bold statement! "If you get it, you win!"
Chapter 214 Classic pre-match bold statement! "If you get it, you win!"
Two days later, the LPL winner group semi-final day arrived.
The playoff schedule is very tight, with one game a day before the finals, leaving almost no time for adjustment.
The results of yesterday's loser group have also been announced.
As expected, WBG, which played three BO5 games in four days, was brutally beaten by V5 in the semi-finals, and its already extremely bad condition became even worse!
Faced with the unexpected drop into the loser group of the semi-finals, JDG, which was full of anger, was defeated 3-0 again!
Since then, among the top six LPL galaxy battleships, except for LNG, which barely made up the number, it can be regarded as a "Mongolian Navy" class galaxy battleship at most.
The real battleships of WBG and TES have both fallen!
The managers of the two teams were severely reprimanded by the top management at the first opportunity. They were sweating more profusely than the players. They were forced to make enough adjustments during this off-season. They must not perform like this in the summer season again!
Guo Hao's position in TES is relatively stable. As long as he does not issue any outrageous military orders to "protect treacherous officials", there is generally no possibility of him being dismissed.
But it's hard to say if the stone is rushing.
Shitou had already nervously approached Danny, seemingly to discuss the direction of the team in the summer season, but in fact he was starting his own "battle to defend his job"!
Several other LPL teams whose performance was below expectations and which also went on vacation are also thinking about their own development in the second half of the year.
Predictably so.
This summer offseason will be another bloody one, with a lot of explosive news likely to appear.
And it was yesterday that the results of the loser group were announced.
The champion of the LCK Spring Finals next door has been decided!
The size of the two regions is very different. There are only ten teams in the entire LCK region, while there are ten teams in the LPL that have entered the playoffs alone.
Therefore, LCK usually announces the results in advance.
The three teams, DK, Hanwha, and T1, just like BLG and JDG before, jumped back and forth in the double-elimination group of the semi-finals, going in and out three times.
In the end, T1, which was in better shape, defeated Hanwha 3-2 and advanced to the finals to start the second match with GEN.G.
It’s a pity that the value of "League GEN" is beyond words, especially after the addition of Viper this year, its dominance is even better, and finally it defeated T3 with a dominant performance of 0-1!
Successfully won the 2023 LCK Spring Championship!
Fortunately, this year's MSI has undergone a subversive reform of the competition system, and the number of places for the two major regions has been reduced to two.
The runner-up T1 successfully advanced to MSI as the second seed.
However, after finishing their spring season journey, the T1 players did not immediately go on vacation. They still stayed in the base and watched the games in the neighboring region through live broadcasts - after all, they really need to study their opponents in MSI now.
“First, let us welcome Victory 5!”
The lights in the stadium were flashing, and the LED lines behind the stadium were replaced with black and gold colors that matched the V5 team logo.
Ye Bo and his teammates walked onto the stage with their heads held high.
The packed stadium was immediately filled with the sound of V5 fans cheering crazily for the team, the scene was unprecedented!
This V5 team has been much inferior to WBG and even TES since the opening game of the season, and has basically only received attention from "personal fans".
Today, they have conquered many audiences with their performance over the past spring and are definitely the focus of everyone's attention!
In competitive games, what most spectators care about most is the results.
This is also the most normal and most appropriate phenomenon.
The deafening noise gradually subsided until the host began to introduce the BLG players.
The blue and white team logo background light shines on the side of the BLG player channel, instantly forming a lighting contrast with the black and gold of V5 in front. At first glance, V5 feels a bit like a "big villain".
Bin, who was at the front, walked out with a big white light on his head.
His eyes, which seemed smaller due to their roundness, stared straight ahead confidently, and his expressionless face was obviously a way of pretending to be cool.
After this guy defeated JDG the day before yesterday, his self-confidence was obviously overflowing!
Believe that I can definitely take revenge today!
However, when BLG came out, the cheers were quite different from when V5 came on stage, which made Bin suddenly unhappy.
By the way, before 22 years ago, the BLG team was a "pure sideline" team that had never even made it to the playoffs.
The first wave of attention was due to the introduction of Uzi in the summer of 22, and the subsequent use of DRX’s “BLG legend” meme.
This team really started to have fans after it began to gain momentum in the middle of the S13 Spring Split this year, and gradually accumulated fans thanks to the team's performance and playing style.
But it is certainly not comparable to V5.
After both sides have finished their performance, the live broadcast screen will switch to the commentary desk.
"Welcome everyone to the winner's bracket semi-final day!" Guan Zeyuan said in high spirits: "I am Zeyuan!"
"Hi everyone, I remember!"
"Hello everyone, I am UZI!"
The guest commentator for today's semi-finals is Uzi.
Uzi has been unemployed at home for half a year, and since BLG participated in this semi-final, the official specially sent them an invitation overnight - the meaning is self-evident!
I thought the other party would not accept it. Unexpectedly, Uzi agreed very readily.
"BLG is the only team that got a small point from V5 in the regular season. This strong match is worth looking forward to!"
"And the winner of today's game will directly enter the LPL Spring Finals, which is of great significance to both teams!"
I remember explaining to the audience as usual: "I need to add something to everyone - due to the changes to the MSI competition system this year, as long as you make it to the finals, you will be guaranteed a spot in the MSI!"
"Yesterday, the LCK region decided the two teams for MSI. I am looking forward to which two teams we will go to the MSI battlefield to face T1 and GEN!"
In the past, the suspense of MSI had to be left to the finals.
However, with the changes to the competition system this year, one team will be decided in advance in the semifinals, and the final will only determine the difference between the first and second seeds.
This is why everyone in T1 attaches great importance to this game, because there will definitely be a team among them that will be their opponent in the near future.
"Which of these two teams do you want to see come to MSI?" Keria turned his head and asked the people next to him.
T1 has some connections with the people from these two teams.
Bin and Wei were the top and jungle combination of RNG in the spring of 22 years. They were the ones who defeated T3 2-1 in last year's MSI finals. For them, this MSI is simply the perfect stage for revenge!
There is no need to say more about V5.
EDG's top and mid, and DRX's bottom lane, were the teams they were most obsessed with in last year's S game!
However, because the question is "Who do you hope will win", everyone's answer is different.
Li Xianghe did not participate in the discussion, but seemed to be thinking about something.
The live broadcast room is releasing comparative data of the players from both sides.
Due to V5's explosive performance in the regular season, everyone's data panel is quite luxurious!
"The data of Saint Spear Brother is also very solid. Except for the output, which is inferior to Bin, he is also ahead in other aspects!"
"My old swan! Master Ye's data is too hardcore!" Ji De suddenly widened his eyes: "Nearly the first place in all data!"
Uzi seemed a little annoyed and said, "It's really powerful."
[Wait guys, I feel like Uzi's eyes are not right! ]
[Why is God a God? I can only say that this version is tailor-made for my Master Ye. The strong heroes are all his strengths! ]
[Is there a possibility that it is not that the heroes he knows are very strong, but that he knows all the strong heroes? ]
[The data of Saint Spear and Alpaca really slaps the haters in the face, it is definitely a counterattack by Old Deng! 】
[Hehe, just trying to take advantage of the situation. Wait for me, Brother Bin, to give you a slap in the face today! ]
[I am a time traveler. Did you see the white halo on Song Bin's head when he appeared on the court? Yes, that's what he looked like after the game today! ]
A simple piece of data can make the barrage of comments go haywire.
But the proportion of BLG’s “real fans” is actually not that large.
Most of them are black fans whose main team has temporarily fallen and who dare not reveal their true identity because their team has been humiliated by V5 too many times. Anyway, they support whoever stands against V5!
The director then cut into the "Pre-match Interview" segment, which instantly added fuel to the barrage of comments.
It’s called a pre-match interview, but it’s actually just trash talk.
Coming to the semifinals of the playoffs, this is already a must-see segment - mainly if you don't talk about it now, you may not have the chance to talk about it later.
The person interviewed by BLG was Bin.
He sat in the chair somewhat casually, his face showing the same confidence as always.
When the host asked him what he wanted to say, he directly started with traditional performing arts and opened the show with a thunderous strike.
"I just want to say that Saint Spear is pretty good, but he doesn't deserve the reputation of being in the first team. I think the second team is more suitable for him."
"I am the strongest top laner this year!"
As soon as these words came out, the barrage and BLG fans immediately became noisy.
The main thing is that this statement is really too "explosive"!
This is not just one, but also the second team's 369.
It was obviously implying that 369 was not even worthy of the second team, at most the third team——Chen Zebin had always looked down on 369, thinking that the opponent only knew how to play with meat!
This is not the end yet. Chen Zebin picked up the microphone again.
"Also, I want to tell Ye Bo that even though I learned Akali from him, I suggest that he also learn weapons and Quesanti from me."
"No one dares to release his Akali, and no one dares to release my weapon either."
"Just, I hope there's a chance today that neither side will ban it. I feel like if I get my weapon, I can win!"
What Chen Zebin said was not really a forced attack.
It’s just because Ye Bo did play as Weapon mid lane during the regular season to deal with the mid lane Irelia + Xin Zhao mid jungle combination.
Although his proficiency in weapons is not too high, the solid counter-restraint, coupled with the BP effect of replacing grabbing, has produced quite good results.
That’s why Chen Zebin is able to perform like this now!
The scene switched and Ye Bo appeared on the screen.
The director knew how to add fuel to the fire, and had obviously shown him what the other person had just said before starting to record.
Since it was just trash talk, Ye Bo didn't act pretentiously.
He stared at the camera with a relaxed smile on his face, which seemed quite similar to the "Happy Selfie" he replied to the other party.
"Then I have to respond on behalf of Saint Spear Brother first~"
"God of War said he will bring you back to reality - to prove why he is the top laner of the first team and the top laner of two championships!"
"As for Weapon and Quesanti, Bin said he felt he could win, but I don't think I've ever lost to these two heroes~~"
The live broadcast room was boiling in an instant, and barrages of comments filled the screen!
【burst!!!】
[The soldiers are out of control. If I hadn’t really looked at the results of the spring season, I would have thought that they would really win~]
[On one side is "I Feel I Can Win", on the other side is "I Really Can Win", this is our comparison~]
[The truth is the quickest! What kind of champion are you? You just want to cheat me! ]
[A classic pre-match bold statement. I am already looking forward to the BB space segment after my brother Bin finishes this game^^]
Fortunately, a crisp metallic sound was heard, immediately clearing away the barrage of bullets.
"BP has begun! V5 came to the blue side in the first game and sent Wei to the ban position first!"
"BLG directly banned Quesanti."
The first round of global BP is not much different from the normal mode, and the focus of BP for both sides is to get what they want.
"V5 continues to ban Sejuani, while BLG bans Sylas"
“Hey, could it be that BLG is really going to release Akali?”
Remember to keep an eye on the third ban position of both teams: "V5 banned Maokai again, and eliminated three powerful functional junglers in the current version! No weapons were banned either!"
"Oh, that's ok, BLG's third ban is still to ban Akali~~~"
There was a burst of booing from the scene.
Some people even commented in the barrage, "Brother Bin, how could you lie to us!"
Of course.
Except for V5, BP is not something the players can control, and it is impossible for it to be affected by trash talk.
And V5 obviously did not ban weapons because of the content of the interview - it was just because the opponent did not ban Akali in the second ban, and they could only ban one of Gragas and Akali in the third ban, and they believed that the opponent's second floor would not be able to grab Gragas who was not strong in other positions.
"As soon as V5 grabbed Monkey King, their purpose in targeting the jungle was extremely clear!"
BLG was able to steal a game from V5 in that game, not only because V5 was using an experimental lineup.
The main reason is the power of their new system.
That is the system of "Nakano Dual Function"!
Wei and Toothpaste are both very good at playing this type of hero, which can assist the combat power of the side lines to the greatest extent and is very suitable for BLG's lineup.
This is why V5 will restrict functional junglers for the first time.
"BLG directly grabbed the weapon with confidence and then got Varus!"
"V5 picked up Gragas and Annie. Annie has a swing between mid and support. Currently, support Annie is very popular!"
Due to Annie's minor rework in 13.3, the focus is on the changes to the E skill shield.
Annie's support can now be said to be very comprehensive, taking into account protection + strong opening + fighting + roaming capabilities, and has become a completely mainstream choice.
But I still remember being a little confused: "Since BLG wanted to grab weapons, didn't they ban or grab the barrel?"
"What do you think, puppy?"
As Tabe's former teammate during his playing career, Uzi certainly knows each other better than they do.
"The players themselves should have said they could play, otherwise Tabe wouldn't have made such a mistake. He has always trusted the performance of his players."
Uzi's guess was correct.
Not to ban the Gragas, and not to grab the Gragas on the second floor, these are the bold words that Chen Zebin and Tabe made firmly!
Chen Zebin is an extremely conceited person. He thinks that no weapon in the world can defeat the barrel - but his own weapon can!
It is obvious that this version of Gragas is a very mediocre choice no matter which position he plays. In the first game, when the red side's ban position was tight, Tabe naturally had to trust the opponent.
Of course, the effect is indeed significant.
After disabling Quesanti and two mid-lane special skills, BLG was still able to get two strong heroes in this version, Weapon and Varus, which was already a very successful BP strategy.
Even though both Weapons and Varus experienced some minor numerical nerfs in 13.5, they are still undoubtedly strong choices in this version.
Considering that the opponent is likely to use Annie as a support and the second choice is likely to target the combination, BLG chose to select Renata on the third floor to protect against a forced open.
Entering the second round of BP————
BLG: Policewoman, Enchanter
V5: Poppy, Galio
"BLG's intention is to reduce the opponent's early offensiveness. Banning Caitlyn is definitely no problem, because there are still Aphelios and Zeli, two core ADs, and it is meaningless to ban only one of them."
"And V5 continues to target the mid and jungle players who haven't been released yet!"
"BLG picked Graves on the fourth floor! Xiao Wei's second form is here!"
To be honest, there is some reason why Wei will become the highest-priced jungler in the trading market for the 23rd season this year.
Compared to WBG's wei, Wei, in addition to the team's map control strategy, can also select the jungle core as the team's third knife.
Last year, Toothpaste was the supporting player for Kanavi in JDG. No one knows how to protect the jungler better than him!
BLG has used this style of play in previous games. Although the effect is not as good as their best "mid-jungle dual-function green leaf" system, it is also remarkable.
"V5's bottom lane directly picked Tristana and Cat!"
"In that case, it's Annie in the mid lane! Master Ye's hero pool is expanding again!?"
"It is also worth mentioning that Cat has been reworked in the current playoff version. His current BP rate has plummeted, and the match in this game is the slightly rare Tristana bottom lane."
BLG selected Ice Girl on the fifth floor as the golden partner for Graves.
The lineups of both sides are confirmed.
《Blue side: V5 vs Red side: BLG》
[Top lane: Gragas vs. Weapon Master]
[Jungle: Monkey King vs. Outlaw]
[Mid-lane: Daughter of Darkness vs. Frost Witch]
[Shooter: MacGyvern vs Arrow of Punishment]
[Assistance: Magic Cat vs Alchemy Baron]
Amid the waves of restless cheering at the scene, Summoner's Rift came roaring into being!
(End of this chapter)