On the eve of the draw ceremony for the semi-finals.

In the backstage lounge.

The people at EDG were discussing something with serious expressions.

"The FNC is strong right now, and they've figured out this version of the rules."

"That's right, especially their jungler, the version of the hero plays very well, and their adc player Rekkles hero pool is also different from other adcs, Rekkles' hero pool is weird, but it is very easy to use in the current version."

Abu said with a serious face, and the other players were also listening very seriously.

Li Luo held his chin in his hand, thought about it and said: "So it's better for us to choose KZ, there is no need to worry about FNC not being able to enter the finals, it is still difficult to defeat FNC with the current state of the FW team." ”

As soon as Li Luo's words came out, everyone nodded subconsciously.

As a coach, Abu sensed that something was wrong.

Is the meaning expressed in this statement a little different from my initial analysis?

They're talking about who will play better.

But what Li Luo meant...... Is that what it means?

"I don't think there's anything wrong with what Li Luo said, if FNC doesn't beat FW to advance to the finals...... We'll have a chance to meet them at Worlds. ”

Ming Kai also said thoughtfully.

Abu's head smacked.

Hey, hey, Akai, what's wrong with you?

After being stunned for a long time, Abu sighed dejectedly: "Okay, okay, since everyone's opinions are similar, let's just decide, let's choose KZ." ”

……

At the same time, KZ was in the backstage lounge.

"They...... You probably won't choose us, right? ”

Little Peanut sat on the chair, obviously looking at his phone, but his eyes had wandered to other places, obviously a little absent-minded.

After hearing Pray's words, Little Peanut's eyes fluctuated slightly, and he raised his head and saw, "What about choosing us?" The group stage doesn't say much, we won the final in the spring so easily, and we have always been the best at playing BO5. ”

"And EDG hasn't played a BO5 in a world type of tournament for two years, and they didn't even make it to the knockout round last year, what are you worried about?"

Although Little Peanut's tone is more impulsive, the words give people a feeling that the confidence is not so sufficient.

The two sets they lost to EDG combined didn't make it past fifty minutes.

The fact that an operating team can beat them twice in a row in such a short period of time is already telling.

However, everyone in KZ has a common feeling.

The difference in strength between them and EDG does not seem to be large, and the reason why they lost two is because they did not find the right entry point.

That's the problem.

It will take time to find a solution to this problem.

However, MSI's schedule is too tight, and there is only a short 2-day break from the end of the group stage to the knockout stage.

Two days to find a solution to EDG?

Not to mention the players, even the coaching staff of KZ is not too confident.

But they can't blame anyone else.

Fate has always been in their own hands, but they have not grasped it themselves.

Khan, who had the most nervous points, seemed to think of something, and suddenly said, "Have you noticed that EDG has hardly chosen carry type heroes for the top order in this MSI event?" ”

As a top laner player, Khan's perspective on the problem is naturally from the top laner as a starting point.

As soon as Khan's words came out, KZ's coach was slightly stunned at first, and then his pupils were a little confused.

He vaguely seemed to be inspired by Khan's words, but when he thought about it, he was a little uncertain.

"What else do you have in mind, keep talking."

KZ's coach sin said immediately.

Previously, he was a Korean player in the LPL division.

He once joined Team WE with another Korean player, ninja.

It's a pity that the results are not ideal, and finally when facing retirement, Sin decided to transform and become a coach after some careful consideration.

He used his experience in the LPL to continue KZ's already fierce style of play.

It is precisely because he knows the LPL region better that he will feel caught off guard when EDG comes up with an advanced version of the operation strategy.

Because the LPL style shown by EDG is very different from what he understands.

Khan's words gave him some inspiration.

It's just that he needs more information.

Khan pondered for a moment and continued: "In the first round of the group stage, EDG's jungler tian has been targeted by various teams, including us in the early stage. ”

"From that time on, EDG began to play around the bottom half of the game very extremely."

Khan's words caused the other KZ players to fall into a brief deep thought.

Everybody heard it.

There's a key word in Khan's words.

Extreme.

As a team representing the LCK in MSI, KZ's ultimate goal is to trample the LPL region that won the world championship last year.

So before EDG came to MSI, KZ did a lot of homework.

That's right, EDG also revolves around the lower half of the LPL, because Jin Gong's ability to resist pressure is strong enough, so that Jin Gong can choose carry type heroes Even if he is targeted in the early stage, he can still develop in the later stage and play the effect that the hero should have.

This is the main reason why all teams involved in the MSI will actively block Jingong's signature hero Captain when they are on the red side.

They don't want to press the immortal in the early stage to show a role in the later stage that is not much inferior to the top order that they have been helping in the early stage.

KZ's bp has been doing the same.

But when Khan said the word "extreme", KZ's coach sin suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment.

"Okok, I see what you mean!"

sin clapped his hands, he quickly pulled over the whiteboard in the backstage lounge, and said while quickly writing and drawing on it: "I overlooked some things, one is the strength of the LPL top laner. ”

"One is the ecological chain of this version of the order."

"There is another one, which is the influence that the top laner will have on the rhythm of the jungler!"

Under sin's whiteboard pen, some scribbled EDG team structure diagram quickly appeared.

"When EDG's top laner Jin Gong chooses a carry type of hero, although EDG is stocked on the surface, as a jungler, Xiao Tian will occasionally help to do anti-squats on the road, and at the same time, he will also put a lot of his vision into the upper half of the area to escort Jin Gong."

"This means that tian has to do more things as a jungler, but this version of tian is not adaptable, and the more things he does, the more likely it is to go wrong, so EDG has been helping tian cover up."

"They try their best to put the heroes chosen by Tian and the heroes selected online in a balanced situation, so that the two sides are in a situation where it is easier to cooperate, or let Tian always go to the jungle steadily."

"The less he does, the less likely his problems are to be highlighted in the version."

"If EDG chooses carry heroes on the list, and we also choose carry heroes on the list, tian will have to do more things, and it will be easier for us to formulate tactics to target this weak point of EDG."

"At that time, the help that the upper order development heroes who are not strong enough in the early stage will be much less helpful to Tian."

"We've always entered a misunderstanding, we don't let Jin Gong take carry type heroes, and the next time we meet, we can release some heroes to him, there's no need to target the hero pool on the road!"

The more Sin talked, the brighter his eyes became.

The same goes for the rest of KZ.

The confidence that had been frustrated in the second game gradually swelled from the shriveled state again.

……

Just then, the referee knocked on their door.

Motionfor them all to assemble on stage.

It's time to start the side-picking ceremony for the knockout round.

"Don't be too nervous, they shouldn't choose us if they know each other, according to what I know about them, the Chinese have always been cautious, they will worry about what will happen if they choose us and end up in the top four."

"After all, MSI's runner-up always sounds better than MSI's semi-finals."

Coach Sin's words completely relaxed the players' minds.

"That's right, if we were selected, we would have sent them home, and now we have a 0/2 record against them, and if it becomes 3/2 after the knockout round, we will win against them in this MSI."

Khan's logic with his Moffitt-worthy brain rang in everyone's ears.

But the players of KZ still subconsciously feel that it makes sense!

……

In a crowded on-site venue.

The four teams that made it to the knockout round all came to the stage.

The representative chosen by EDG is undoubtedly Li Luo.

The representative sent by FW was their ad player betty.

Standing by Li Luo's side, Betty often carefully peeked at Li Luo.

No way, in two games, he was suppressed a little every time he made up the knife.

Of course, there is a jungler element in this, but the kind of counterpoint pressure that suffocates him can't be wrong.

At least there is no other bottom lane player in the LMS who can put that pressure on him.

Fist leader Hua Dan Sjokz walked to Li Luo's side with the microphone and asked Li Luo with a smile on his face about the opponent he would choose in the knockout round.

Li Luo looked at the camera, and under the attention of countless people, he naturally said: "KZ." ”

As the words fell, Sjokz's mouth opened slightly, revealing a surprised expression.

And the audience at the scene also cheered instantly.

The domestic barrage and the post bar forum on the blockbuster 666 floated up for a while.

For domestic audiences, they have been waiting for this moment for a long time.

"! Damn, who will dare to say that I am an EDG outward war in the future? ”

"It's to choose a stick, it's to be rigid!"

"Just rush EDG's guts, even if they lose in the end, I will never spray them!"

"Why don't I dare to pick your 6/4 team 10/0...... Oh sorry, it's 6/5. ”

"Trivia, since the start of the MSI, the Korean team has never missed the finals."

"Luobao can fly with confidence, and my mother will always be with you!"

This moment belongs to the carnival of domestic players.

Just because of EDG's guts.

After all...... There is only one S Race World Champion in the LPL so far.

Before the number of world champions surpassed that of the LCK, most players were still a little weak in their hearts about the Korean team.

And the LPL players are helping them build their self-confidence little by little in this environment!

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ps, there is still today, before zero o'clock ~