Chapter 292: The battle sweeping across the East and West!

Chapter 292: The battle sweeping across the East and West!

August 5th was the last match day of the seventh week of LPL and also the final day of the East-West competition. The entire e-sports circle was filled with a tense and heated atmosphere.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, VG stepped into WE's Xi'an home court on time.

Although both teams were ranked at the bottom of the Eastern and Western Conferences, they refused to give up through their actions, and an extraordinary and fierce showdown kicked off.

At the beginning of the game, VG attacked swiftly and won the first game. In the second game, VG took advantage of the victory and established a huge advantage early on. The balance of victory seemed to be completely in their favor.

However, just when everyone thought the outcome was decided, the situation suddenly changed. Conti, who was playing as the Gragas, made a brilliant move in a crucial jungle teamfight, and directly blew back the opponent's key C-position Tsar.

This explosion shattered VG's dream. WE seized the opportunity and turned the tables in one wave. The scene instantly became boiling and the audience's cheers were deafening.

Perhaps it was this comeback that inspired WE's fighting spirit and boosted their momentum.

In the third game, WE showed the most explosive state in recent times. Especially Dajiuzi, after returning to the AD position, he continued to prove his value with brilliant operations, time and time again extreme output, time and time again perfect positioning, becoming the key to WE's victory.

On the other hand, Imp now seems to be cursed.

Whenever he is on the court, the team's performance is always disappointing; but once he is off the court, his teammates can be invincible on the court.

This strange phenomenon made imp himself wonder if he had a debuff on him that would affect the performance of his teammates.

After all, similar situations have occurred repeatedly from the Lao Gandie era to the present.

Just like when Wei Shen performed bravely in domestic competitions and killed everyone, but in the global finals, he unexpectedly shot an arrow in the opposite direction, which was shocking.

Imp, this talented young man who never doubted himself, at this moment, began to waver in his heart and fell into deep self-doubt.

Imp sat in the corner of the lounge, staring ahead with empty eyes. The noise around him seemed to have nothing to do with him.

The scene of him standing on the championship podium of the global finals is still vivid in his mind. At that time, he was full of energy and was the focus of everyone's attention. The trophy in his hand shone with the light of a dream come true.

But now, he seemed to have fallen from the clouds and into an endless abyss. The team's performance was terrible, and the outside world's criticisms were pouring in like a tide. His past glory seemed like a distant dream. Now, he was regarded as worthless dog shit. Such a huge gap was simply unacceptable to him.

"Why? Why on earth?" He roared in his heart countless times, but his voice was swallowed up by the pain in his heart.

Team WE successfully won the game, and the backstage lounge instantly became a sea of ​​joy.

The contestants cheered and hugged each other to celebrate. The coach also smiled and joined the celebration with the contestants. Everyone shared the joy of victory, and everyone's face was filled with excitement and pride.

The losing streak has finally ended. Although the current record is indeed not satisfactory, there is a high probability that there will be no chance of the playoffs.

Winning the game is a good start, and there is hope for the future if we slowly adjust ourselves.

Imp looked at this scene, feeling mixed emotions, but no one noticed his loneliness. He took a deep breath, trying to calm the waves in his heart, and then shook his head vigorously, as if to get rid of all those devastating thoughts.

As a former global finals champion, he has a spirit of not admitting defeat in his bones, otherwise he would not have resolutely left the Lao Gandie team. He firmly believes that he still has the strength to stand at the top again.

Imp kept telling himself in his heart that it was definitely not his fault if WE lost the game when he played!
His movements were still sharp, and his awareness had not declined at all. He believed this, and he could only believe this. This was the only belief that kept him going.

Even if the whole world is disappointed in him, he cannot lose confidence in himself. He secretly clenched his fists, and a flame of unwillingness gradually ignited in his eyes. He swore in his heart that he must find his former self and prove it to everyone again.

Although the match between VG and WE was exciting enough and full of ups and downs, this match was not the focus of everyone's attention today.

What really makes the entire e-sports circle's heartbeats accelerate and focuses all attention is the upcoming peak battle between GT and IG.

For GT, this game is of great significance. If they win, they will be able to successfully complete the sweep of the East and West in the first round, which is undoubtedly a brilliant achievement that will be recorded in the history of the team.

At this moment, in GT's home stadium in Shenzhen, the backstage lounge was filled with a tense and excited atmosphere. Li Jiongjun stood in front of the players, looking focused, and was giving the final instructions.

"Everyone, get ready. Our game against IG is about to begin." Li Jiongjun's voice was steady and powerful, and his eyes swept across the faces of each team member in turn. "Today's game is worth our full effort. If we are not careful, we may fail miserably." His words were full of importance he attached to this game.

Indeed, IG's strength should not be underestimated.

Looking at the performance in this year's events, IG has almost no obvious shortcomings. The lineup is well-matched, the players have outstanding individual abilities, and the teamwork is becoming more and more tacit.

Among the many domestic teams, IG is undoubtedly the strongest rival that has the greatest chance of threatening GT's dominance. Therefore, facing this game, every member of GT must be extremely vigilant and not slack off in the slightest.

The players nodded one after another, their eyes revealing firmness and determination. They knew the importance of this game and had been eager to compete with IG on the field and defend the team's honor with their strength. After all, no one wanted to lose the game at home.

The clock is about to strike seven, the Shenzhen home stadium is packed, and the atmosphere is as warm as a burning flame.

The audience was filled with excitement and anticipation, their eyes fixed on the huge game screen.

At the same time, the online live broadcast room was also bustling with activity.

Just click on the live broadcast, and you can see dense barrages rolling like the tide.

This round of focus battle between IG and GT has been brewing in the e-sports circle for several days and has attracted much attention from the beginning.

Countless e-sports enthusiasts are waiting in front of their computers and mobile phone screens early in the morning, without blinking, for fear of missing any exciting moment.

Major forums and forums were also bustling with people, and discussion posts about this game kept popping up like mushrooms after rain. IG fans were full of enthusiasm, praising their team's strong lineup and the players' superb operations, and firmly believed that IG would shine in this game and defeat its rival GT.

After all, we have been winning for such a long time. Even though we are in good shape, what if we are careless?

This is a very normal situation.

GT's fans were not to be outdone and listed the team's brilliant record and tactical advantages this season to support GT in successfully defending its honor.

After all, they are the first Grand Slam team in the country, how could they lose to your tiny IG!

The two sides argued back and forth, and both were full of confidence in the home team they supported.

The big screen at the scene no longer replayed the game footage between WE and VG, but turned the camera to the LPL studio.

In the commentary booth, the three commentators, Wang Duoduo, Wawa and Miller, had excitement and anticipation on their faces, and their eyes revealed their high attention to this focal battle.

At this moment, they were discussing enthusiastically, from the past history of confrontation between the two teams, to the performance analysis of this season, from the personal characteristics of the players, to the tactical strategies that the teams might adopt. They talked incessantly, and every point of view triggered deeper thinking among the audience and further ignited everyone's enthusiasm for the game.

Wang Duoduo pushed his glasses, leaned forward slightly, and said seriously: "From the statistics, GT ranks among the top in key indicators such as average kills per game, dragon control rate, and first blood acquisition rate this season. These solid data are undoubtedly a strong proof of their strength."

Wawa kept nodding and took over the conversation: "That's right, and GT's tactical system is very rich. Whether it's the early jungle invasion or the mid-to-late team fight, they can play exquisite cooperation. Take the last game against BLG for example, they used fake vision to confuse the opponent in the dragon team fight at 18 minutes, and then decisively started the team fight and directly established the victory. This is not something that ordinary teams can do."

Miller also added: "On the other hand, although IG is strong, their error rate is still slightly higher when facing top teams. For example, in the match against RNG, they lost the game in the end because of several key teamfight decision-making errors. So in terms of comprehensive strength and stability, as commentators, we are definitely more inclined to be optimistic about GT's victory in this game. However, IG is by no means without a chance. Their players have very strong individual abilities and may bring us unexpected surprises in this game."

The clock struck seven o'clock on time, and in an instant, the entire e-sports world seemed to freeze, and all the debates surrounding GT and IG came to an abrupt end.

The audience held their breath. The comments in the live broadcast room seemed to pause briefly. Everyone's eyes were focused on the passage leading to the contestants' seats.

The players from GT and IG walked into the player seats one by one with steady steps.

They were wearing their respective team uniforms, with determination and focus in their eyes.

Once seated, the contestants quickly began debugging the equipment, their fingers dancing quickly on the keyboard and mouse, confirming the sensitivity of each button and the accuracy of each parameter.

Just a few minutes later, with a clear prompt sound, the game officially entered the BP interface. This is a pre-match game, and every choice is related to the direction of the game and also affects the hearts of countless spectators.

Just when everyone was looking forward to the usual side selection process, an unexpected situation caused the scene and the live broadcast room to explode.

GT, which had the priority to choose the side, chose the red side without any hesitation and gave up the blue side which was usually considered to have more advantages.

This decision was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing a thousand waves.

On the IG team's side, Coach Jin's originally confident and calm expression suddenly became solemn. He frowned slightly, staring at the BP interface on the big screen, as if he wanted to see through the GT team's tactical intentions through this choice.

In his opinion, GT's unusual choice is most likely due to their preparation to experiment with a completely new tactical system in this crucial game.

You know, the red team faces disadvantages in vision control and other aspects in the early stage of the game. If you dare to actively choose the red team, you must have sufficient tactical preparation and response plans. This undoubtedly brings huge challenges to the IG team's subsequent BP strategy and game deployment.

Coach Jin frowned, tapped his fingers on the table, and quickly sorted out the response strategy in his mind. After thinking for a moment, he made a decisive decision to attack the middle.

In today's game version, Irelia's dominance in the mid lane cannot be underestimated. If Sease of the GT team gets this hero, their own mid laner Rookie will undoubtedly be greatly restricted in hero selection, and the laning pressure will suddenly increase.

Therefore, IG team gave their first ban pick to Irelia without hesitation.

As for the GT team, it seemed that they had anticipated some of IG's actions and responded in an orderly manner. Their eyes fell on the bottom lane combination and they directly banned Luo.

In terms of hero strength, the Xayah and Rakan combination itself is not unsolvable, but Rakan, as a hero in the support position, has extremely high mobility.

In the current game situation, its powerful ability to find opportunities, once obtained by the enemy's auxiliary, is very likely to open a breakthrough in the bottom lane and control the early rhythm.

Therefore, although the ban selection by the GT team seems simple, it has actually been carefully considered and eliminates the possibility of IG opening up the bottom lane situation through Luo.

However, this was a routine ban, and in this case, no one could tell what GT was planning.

Soon, the first round of banning ended in a tense atmosphere.

The IG team on the blue side responded quickly and subsequently banned the two heroes, LeBron and Jayce.

With Ahri's high mobility and burst damage, she can easily tear through the defense in the middle lane. Of course, the most important thing is that she doesn't want to give it to Li Yi, because it would be too terrifying after she gets it.

On the GT team's side, they also banned Aatrox and Shen immediately.

The Sword Demon has excellent performance and harvesting ability in team battles, so it is not surprising that he was banned.

As for Shen, Ning Wang's performance in the jungle using this hero was very impressive and he still maintains a 100% win rate. GT naturally did not dare to take it lightly and decisively banned him to reduce Ning Wang's threat in the jungle.

After two rounds of bans, it was IG's turn to select players. IG did not hesitate at all and directly locked on Gangplank as the first hero.

In the current version, the Captain has strong development capabilities and late-stage teamfight output capabilities, especially the support of the ultimate move and the teamfight splitting effect, which can bring huge tactical value to the team... (End of this chapter)