Chapter 248 FAKER 2nd! SKT's experience and ancestral teachings? Secret weapon!
Chapter 248 FAKER 2nd! SKT's experience and ancestral teachings? Secret weapon!
The already hot atmosphere in the Copper Box Hall was instantly ignited, and cheers swept across the entire venue like a huge wave.
Countless audience members at the scene couldn't believe their eyes until the crystal exploded, and they looked at the big screen above their heads in disbelief.
The London-accented local commentator on the scene acted as their mouthpiece: "Empoli Debo! What kind of magical operation was that at the end!?"
"Mr. Fantastic from the East is putting on a crazy show!!"
"LPL's legendary rising star YE, he completely crushed the League of Legends player Goat in this game! He performed so well!"
Compared with local commentators, the LPL commentary desk was even more excited.
"What a genius idea! Just kill all chances of T1 and win!" I remember shouting so excitedly at the commentary desk that even my voice was a little hoarse.
"Two to zero!" Even Rita, who had a mediocre understanding of the game, kept blinking, feeling the most direct shock: "Master Ye is too amazing!"
Guan Zeyuan pulled his bow tie and said in a loud voice: "This game is really exciting! The confrontation between the two sides has been in full swing since the beginning, with one wave after another of reversals and mutual manipulation, but in the end, V5 still won this decisive battle!"
"He is worthy of being the No. 1 seed of our LPL! He is also worthy of being the FMVP of last year's finals! Master Ye's Lee Sin is simply amazing!"
[WDNMD, you may not believe this, but a mid-lane player is going to sit in the historical record of playing the hero Lee Sin! ]
【Master Ye is the best of the best!!!】
【Where is Tianwang Mountain? 】
[Although the T1 of MSI is not worthy of being called the king of the mountain, it is cool to be able to be a T1! I will not get tired of it even if I do it a hundred times! ]
[Where’s the director? Where’s the director? Help! I really didn’t see the last wave clearly! ]
In the past, when the base exploded, it would be the "pee-dropping" moment for the audience seats and the live broadcast room, and a large number of people who had been holding back for a long time would leave immediately.
But at this time, almost no one in the audience left their seats.
Because the director’s replay rules did not affect the live broadcast process, the last wave did not have time to be replayed.
Everyone just saw the five T1 players flying in the air suddenly burst into blood!
Ahri died instantly, and the other four were also seriously injured - and then the team battle ended in a crushing manner!
Soon, it was obvious that the director was the most efficient this time. Just after the post-match summary at the commentary desk began, the screen cut to the highlight replay of the game.
From the first wave of game planning in the jungle, T1's bottom lane counterattacked and Thresh threw a threatening lantern to the mid-jungle to get the first blood, to the three-man car race of Thresh and Sion in the top lane, the extreme pulling operation of the two mid laners, and then the second lightning kill of the blind monk
Come to the last two highlights.
Everyone involuntarily bent their upper bodies forward!
The second stage of the Dragon Rising transmitted by the Explosion Fruit can still be said to be a clever use of the "unpopular mechanism". After all, when seeing a teammate who is obviously harmless flying towards you, a normal person would not think of hiding.
But the final spinning kick that traveled through time and space had absolutely nothing to do with the upset mechanism!
Everyone knows that Lee Sin's R can knock back the opponent.
Everyone also knows that Ahri's passive clone will flash back when it is out of distance.
It's like: "This is attack, this is defense, this is Ashina Genichirō."
"He really understands Enchantress!" I remember constantly smacking my lips and shaking my head in admiration.
"It can only be said that true technology often only requires the most simple and unpretentious mechanism! This is called the perfect use of the hero's understanding!"
Guan Zeyuan suddenly recalled something: "This move suddenly reminded me of the match between the two sides in last year's S game. Master Ye's Shadow Swap of Leblanc also used Leblanc's clone mechanism to show off Faker's Akali and complete a single kill."
"From this perspective, this confrontation between the two sides does have some connection!"
"Faker and Master Ye faced off again after half a year. The scene from that year was replayed in a different way!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the memories in everyone's mind were instantly awakened, and it was obvious that they left a deep impression on everyone.
After all, that wave of operations would be ranked among the many highlights of Ye Bo's S game.
Many people couldn't help but open their phones and go to the video software to relive that wave. The audience was filled with excitement and joy, and everyone was discussing it crazily, except for the LCK supporters and T1 fans.
Human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same.
They just felt that even sitting here was a torment!!
If he had really been beaten up all the way and tortured to the point where he had no power to fight back, it would probably be better now.
At least you can still keep a bad attitude.
Having no hope is not the most painful thing. The most painful thing is to keep giving a little bit of hope, and then having it broken again and again!
This is the case in this game. Every wave of T1 feels like there is a chance. There were even several times when it felt like there was great hope, but the result was greater despair!
It's like turning a person over and over again, and finally roasting them until both sides are burnt!
And on the high platform at the back.
The three people who were not ill were also communicating excitedly at this moment, but the content of their communication was obviously different from that of others.
"Sooooooo what a shame!" Brother KC held his head with an exaggerated expression.
The rigorous Sanhuan brother analyzed: "Looking at this, the extended knockdown mechanism should be because Lee Sin's ultimate skill code uses {knockback code} + {continuous status code}. However, I think even Cologne himself did not expect that it could be used in this way."
CT had a unique perspective and joked, "Could it be that YE is actually a programming genius? That's why he was able to discover these things. Then we have to strengthen our firewall!"
"Yo, I was just saying that this guy Cologne actually tweeted!"
He showed the phone screen to two friends.
The above is a latest Twitter message posted 1 minute ago, and excitement is revealed between the lines.
Riot Coronach: "OH! MY! GOD! I SWEAR, YE IS MY FAVORITE PLAYER RIGHT NOWFAKER 2nd!"
Coronach is one of the most experienced designers at Riot Games. Heroes such as Lee Sin, Leblanc, Katarina, and Molten Lance are all created by him.
He is also Akali's "biological father", and the CT brother who took over the rework is more like a stepfather.
The first Shadow Fist was also created by him!
Outside of work, Riot designers are just ordinary players.
But whether it is from the perspective of a designer seeing the heroes designed by him shine on the stage, or from the perspective of a player seeing this visually stunning performance, it is enough to be excited.
However, the comment section below is not so harmonious. It is obvious that there are many "defense breakers" who have nowhere to vent.
[Shit! I unfollowed you!!! The designer is such a fence-sitter! It’s just one game!]
[Haha, you still don’t understand? Riot has long been hollowed out by CN people! Just look at the champion skins and you’ll know. Is the quality the same as the one they made for our LCK? ]
[I wonder if the high quality of the skins is not because Riot's technical level has improved? You can get one if you win the championship this year, so why don't you win it? Don't you like it? ]
[Anyway, even if YE wins, he won’t get my approval! Faker is the mountain that can’t be crossed! I can only say that he has already done all this ten years ago! ! ]
[The ancient champion is in trouble~~]
【T1 hasn’t lost yet, why are you in such a hurry? Last year, DRX was able to come back from 1- down to - down against JDG in the S game. T can definitely do it too! Believe first, believe again, and believe again! 】
Than believing in the fans of their own team.
At this time, the morale of the T1 players backstage was obviously low.
This roller coaster-like ups and downs tortures more than just the audience and fans.
It’s also the players themselves!
Even Li Xianghe was silent at this moment, shaking his sore wrist, as if he was thinking about something.
Oner, who had been countered for the entire game, didn't dare to say anything.
Aunt Yosi was extremely anxious, she was extremely unwilling to accept the result!
He thought he played very well in the early laning phase. Before the second stage of the dragon fight, which was the biggest turning point, Xia's equipment was even nearly half a piece ahead of Skateboards!
In that wave, he and Keria played a nearly perfect teamfight start.
Xia is a hero who needs an advantage because of her extremely short range, which is even 25 yards shorter than Vayne's.
It was just after that wave that all his advantages were wiped out!
Seeing the team members immersed in it, even his old partner seemed to be shocked.
The person with the best attitude backstage was actually Benji.
Perhaps it was because he had just returned from the 38th Parallel and the training in the military camp, and for him, nothing could be worse than that.
"First of all, the same thing applies to all games. Every game is a brand new BO1."
Benji first repeated this point, trying to make everyone forget the experience of the second game.
"Secondly, the loss in the last game was my fault. There was something wrong with the BP lineup. We should still strictly follow the version!"
The advantage of Benji being a senior coach of the team is that he can take the blame for the players at will. Even if the results are bad, they will not be killed actively.
My brother is the boss, it’s awesome!
And he actually didn't agree with the decision made in the previous game.
Benji has his own logic for being the head coach. Simply put, he is following the experience and teachings of SKT and is determined to completely transform T1 into SKT!
The reason SKT was able to dominate the field for two years was that they had one extremely important ability, which they did best.
Follow the dead version!
In the history of SKT's dominance, Riot obviously could not have failed to make targeted nerfs, which directly led to SKT's second consecutive championship in S7 to being crushed 5-6 in the finals. But in the two years from S to S, SKT was always at the forefront of the version, mastering all the strong heroes in the version and taking advantage of every opportunity of the patch.
This year, T1 is indeed doing so.
This is why Zeus has been playing tank since he came to MSI, Oner has been playing jungle core, Lee Sang Hyuk has been playing utility heroes, Aunt Yoshi has been playing big core AD, and Keria has been playing soft support.
T1 is of course aware that their Zeus is strong in laning, Lee Sang-hyeok is best at playing as a core mid laner, Oner is more suitable for playing as a supporting mid laner, and Aunt Yosi prefers to play a functional AD, which also makes it easier to free up Keria.
But the current version of the environmental trend is just like that!
Come back.
Whether to cater to the version or to cater to the players has always been a controversial topic in the arena.
"Listen to me, we will return to the previous version in the next game. The blue team still has a slight advantage in the third game!" Benji expressed his thoughts.
"If we win the third game, there will be no strong heroes left in the fourth game. It doesn't matter if we go to the red team in the fourth game!"
The aftereffects of the game that just ended were quite strong, so although all the T1 members were not mentally collapsed yet, they naturally had no objections at this moment.
The short halftime is over.
Players from both teams returned to the stage, and the LCK commentary desk had obviously just recovered.
"T1 is currently trailing -, but is now standing on the edge of a cliff. If they are not careful, they will fall into the loser group."
The three words "loser group" seem particularly heavy.
Many people suddenly remembered at this moment how cruel the upper half of the MSI group stage draw was.
No matter who goes to the loser group in the end, they will face strong enemies, and there will be no room for error at any step!
What's more, T1 lost two games in a row on the blue side today!
These two games are actually enough to prove that V5 is the better side in terms of understanding of the current version and competitive state.
It was Roaring Emperor, who had the most experience in commentary, who adjusted the fastest, and his tone became passionate again - after all, the game was not over yet, and he could not instill negative thoughts into the supporters of his own region.
"We have to believe that T1 will definitely stabilize and rebound!" The Roaring Emperor clenched his fists to cheer.
"The outcome is still unknown. Even if they lose this game, it doesn't mean the end of this MSI series. Let's all cheer for T1!"
"BP has already started here, and both sides are banning very quickly"
First round of ban————
T1: Akali, Annie, Wei
V5: Ahri, Ruined King, Spider
T1’s idea is to return to the first game.
But the disable bits of V5 have changed significantly.
But Benji didn't care at all and was surprised to see the ban.
"Zeli is out!"
"There's no ADC out there, let's go get Zeli!"
In the last game, I didn’t grab Zeli because I wanted to play an early-stage lineup, and if I grabbed her, I would have to get Monkey King.
This game obviously does not have this concern.
AD has always been the position with the least options, with only over 10 heroes appearing in each version, and only two or three of them being strong!
In the third game, Zeli, who is undoubtedly the T1 of this version, was released. There was absolutely no reason to hesitate.
"V5 gave it to the opponent Zeli, and they took down Jaycee Zhao Xin!" Remember to guess the deep meaning of everyone on the field.
"That seems to be okay?"
Guan Zeyuan nodded and added: "Jayce can be played mid and top. As for Xin Zhao, although he is not very strong in this version, he is indeed fine when there are not many jungle options!"
"Because Lulu is banned by default, T1 will grab Zelie's partner Cat and then take Faker's Galio!"
As soon as Galio the cat appeared, T1's lineup structure for this game was basically formed.
But Ye Bo discovered that the other party made a mistake
Perhaps because they were worried that there was no soft support to pair with Zeli, and Ye Bo could also play Galio, T1 did not pick the jungler first.
But obviously, it’s not just the AD position that has fewer options in the third game.
"V5 picked Poppy on the third floor? If there's already Xin Zhao, then this should be Poppy's support or top laner!"
Entering the second round of ban————
V5: Kenan, Gwen
T1: Taliyah, Sylas
"Both sides are banning Draven for the top and mid laners respectively!"
"With not many ADC options left, V5 chose Draven!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed, but also a little worried.
"But in this case, isn't V5's lineup a bit too early? Even earlier than the last game! This is a bit against the meta!"
The blue direction is the "Question Setter".
In the last game, because T1 on the blue side showed their cards first, it was reasonable for V5 to choose the same strong early-stage lineup to confront head-on, which was equivalent to both sides choosing a head-on confrontation.
But the "question" posed by the blue team in this game is obviously to attack the large core system in the middle and late stages.
However, V5 still chose an early lineup that was somewhat "against the version", which seems a bit strange.
But the more troublesome thing at this time is T1.
Benji finally realized that there were no particularly good jungle options out there.
Monkey King, Mantis, Kindred, Nidalee, and Gragas were all burned.
Wei, King of the Ruined King, and Spider were banned.
Xin Zhao and Poppy were both on the opposite side, and Lee Sin was also used by the mid laner.
A total of 11 jungle heroes disappeared!
It’s not that there are no jungle heroes outside now—but there are only Maokai and Sejuani left, who can still fight against Zhao Xin’s jungle.
"Xuanjun, why don't we use that?" Benji hesitated for a long time, but still said firmly: "We must win this game!"
"Youqi, just follow what I just said and choose normally."
The margin for error in reaching the loser group is too low.
Rather than leaving the “hidden” things until then, it’s better to try your best here.
Oner nodded and found an extremely rare avatar in the current version in the search box.
"Nightmare!?" Remember widened his eyes: "This seems to be his first appearance at MSI! Is this T1's secret weapon?"
"Galio and Nightmare are supporting the mid and jungle together. It looks like they are really going all out to protect the bottom lane!"
"Eh? Karma!?"
"Already have Cat and Galio, Zeus's Fen in the top lane? Does Zeus know this? But T1 is really good at four protecting one!"
The nightmare has actually always been in Oner's pool.
In last year's S12 finals, only he and Jiejie played together——Jiejie's match was specially practiced to cooperate with Ye Bo's Scarecrow.
T1's Galio Nightmare system was originally the tactic they were going to use against GEN.G.
But still the same sentence.
Hide, hide, hide, hide to the end, you never know whether what is hidden is a routine or a plane ticket!
Ye Bo and Beryl were also a little surprised at first. After all, this hero was indeed a bit out of version and difficult to predict.
Their original idea was to force T1's jungler to choose a functional type, which would turn it into a dual-function mid and jungle - that way, as long as they focused all their efforts on breaking through the big core in the bottom lane, the game would basically be over!
However, seeing the appearance of Fanzima, it seems that they have not deviated from their ideas.
Ye Bo continued to choose the heroes he imagined.
The appearance of this hero also caused an alarming commotion in the entire stadium and above the stands, and it seemed that no one cared about whether it was a reverse version or not.
"Nico!!!"
“The first new version of Neeko in the arena! This must be Master Ye’s Neeko! V5 also has a secret weapon!”
The lineups of both sides are confirmed.
《Blue Team: T1 vs Red Team: V5》
[Top: Apocalypse vs Future Guardian]
[Jungle: Eternal Nightmare vs. Debon General]
[Mid-lane: Justice Colossus vs. Flower Spirit]
[Shooter: Zaun Fireworks vs. Glorious Executioner]
[Assistance: Magic Cat vs. Perseverance of the Holy Hammer]
(End of this chapter)