Chapter 331: MSI Meets Reorganized G2
However, Chen Luoyang has no evidence, he can't say that he has traveled through, and if he finds that the situation here is different from what he remembers, he will probably be regarded as a fool.
As for their real information, Chen Luoyang is not a CIA, and there is no relevant way to obtain it.
And from Chen Luoyang's point of view, he actually wants to fight against these future superstars.
The spring season has entered the second half, and the strength echelon on the LPL's side has begun to be fixed.
EDG continues to hold their overall winning record, with IG not far behind, much to the surprise of many.
This season's IG is even more fierce than RNG!
RNG is now in third place. In the back is we.
Now these four teams can be considered as the first echelon.
Of course, there are many people who see EDG as a separate echelon, and the remaining three teams are the second echelon.
This division also makes sense, after all, EDG has never lost a game.
Heading into the playoffs, EDG continued to win all of them, and only needed to wait for the teams behind them to come up in the semifinals.
In the semi-finals, EDG met WE, and then swept directly to get a place in the final.
On the other side, RNG and IG met again, and these two pairs are also old enemies.
The two teams battled again for five games.
But when it was different from the previous results, this time it was IG who had the last laugh!
So, IG and EDG met in the finals!
However, the gap between IG and EDG is still relatively obvious, not only IG is improving, EDG is also improving.
Especially Ah Shui on the lower road and the junior brother on the middle road, both of them are now stable Kerry points.
IG can be Kerry in the middle and upper fields here, but the bottom road is a little bit less interesting.
EDG took advantage of IG's weakness, anyway, I'm no worse than you in the middle field, and you can't break through, so I'll take advantage of the bottom lane and break through your bottom lane first.
Throughout BO5, EDG's strategy was tried and tested, winning three in a row, sending IG away, and finally winning the championship of the spring game!
After winning the spring tournament, EDG got the S7MSI spot as a matter of course.
However, Chen Luoyang's focus is on LCK!
The LCK final was three days behind the LPL, and three days later, the results came in.
To everyone's surprise! A young team defeated SKT 3:2 in the final, ending SKT's notice against LCK!
The team is called GRF!
For a while, major e-sports-related media platforms rushed to report.
And LCK's side also took advantage of the trend to start building momentum, and the successor of SKT, the successor of Faker, and the successor of Bang have all come out.
With the blessing of countless halos, the GFR is getting stronger and stronger.
Originally, with EDG's current equipment and historical record, the favorite for MSI this time is none other than EDG.
But GRF was born out of nowhere and stole a lot of limelight, and now everyone thinks that GRF and EDG have plays.
At the same time, Chen Luoyang also noticed that there was a drastic change in another competition area!
That's Europe!
The successive defeats in the S competition made the European division realize that they had to regroup their resources.
Compared to LCK and LPL, there are relatively few talented players in the European region.
In this case, they are also dispersed to different teams, how to compete with LPL?
So Ah was brought to the ADC position, and Cap Caps joined G2 and sat in the starting position!
In this spring game, in addition to not cooperating well at the beginning and losing a few small games, the follow-up G2 is a streak of wins all the way, and winning the spring championship shows his strength!
The competition areas are surging!
Because of the existence of the super team of EDG, they have begun to integrate resources and discover new talents.
Chen Luoyang suddenly realized that he had triggered the butterfly effect, and the world line of this world had seriously deviated from the world before crossing over!
This time, MSI was held in LPL, which was quite comfortable for EDG, and there was no need to go through the procedures in advance, and there was no jet lag.
Of course, there is a time difference between LCK and this side, and they also get dividends.
Two days before the start of the MSI competition, the EDG people came to the official hotel to check in.
Now that the play-in tournament has been played, TSM needs to play the play-in tournament because of the historical record of the division.
Fortunately, the strength is here, and there is no danger to get the place.
At the same time, there are GAMs from the wild card region.
In this way, the slots for the six teams were determined.
Group A was divided into EDG, GAM, and G2
Group B is GRF, TSM and FW.
For EDG, there is no pressure to advance and top the group, and Chen Luoyang cares about the performance of GRF.
There is no way to comprehensively evaluate a team in the competition area, it is known whether the mule is pulled out and walked.
Once the group is decided, the schedule will come out.
EDG was scheduled for the first day, and their opponent was just enough G2!
Chen Luoyang knew that this G2 team could not be underestimated, but they were the team that could eliminate SKT in S9.
As for the GAM in the same group, although it is a team in the wild card region, they play very hard and fast-paced.
If you are careless, it is easy to be overwhelmed by their fast pace, and you can't prevent it.
Two days passed quickly, and the EDG crowd pulled out the stadium to prepare for today's opener.
EDG is used to playing the opening game, and there are games that EDG only adds, so that EDG does not look very layman when playing the opening game.
Now EDG is the heat and traffic, so that EDG can play the opening game, which can attract a large number of viewers to watch the game for the first time.
Some players can't keep an eye on this aspect because of their studies or work.
If you let other teams play, I guess many people don't know that MSI has started.
In the competition venue, in the lounge, the EDG people put down their things and sat around Abu.
Abu said: "The opponent in the first game was G2, I know, we have won G2 many times before, you may not take them very seriously. ”
"But I want to remind you that the current G2 is not the same thing as before, the previous G2 is basically relying on a person in the middle of the lane Kerry, a jungler nerve knife, can C can also be sent."
"But now the G2 double C is very powerful, and although the other blue-collar workers have average personal strength, they are very clear about their positioning and will not give any chance."
"So don't let your guard down, we not only have to win the game, but also play with the momentum of the LPL division!"
The EDG crowd nodded.
Abu continued: "The analysis of each individual specifically, we have already done it once, so I will not repeat it here, in short, now the core of G2 is double C, and the early rhythm engine is Nakano. ”
"At different stages, we have to adopt different targeting strategies."
At the game site, on the commentary seat, the doll and Miller were ready.
I saw the doll commentator: "What is about to be played is the opening match of the 2017 League of Legends Mid-Season Championship Invitational, which is the spring champion from the LPL region, the double champion team, EDG. ”
"Against the king from the North American division, this G2."
Miller: "I'm sure you're familiar with both teams, so let's not talk about EDG, but a little bit about G2. ”
"Now this G2 team is very different from what it used to be in terms of personnel composition, and they are very dominant in Europe."
"Of course, many viewers may not buy it, thinking that the overall strength of the European competition is not good, which does not explain the problem."
"In short, I am personally very optimistic about this G2 team, and it should have a pretty good performance."
Doll: "I feel the same, but EDG is not a vegetarian, although G2 is very strong, but it should not be able to threaten EDG." ”
"Alright, without further ado, let's welcome both players to the stage!"
On the playing field, Chen Luoyang appeared with EDG everyone.
As soon as the five people stood on the stage, the audience was cheering.
Although the popularity abroad is also very high, Chen Luoyang prefers the scope here in comparison.
At a glance, 90% of the audience was holding EDG's cheering cards.
And in terms of the scale of the game, this is more than the S6 World Finals.
You know, this is just MSI, and it can't be compared to the S race.
Chen Luoyang is looking forward to the S7 World Finals more and more.
After the brief appearance of the EDG people, the starting five members of G2 also appeared.
The doll introduced: "Now the appearance is the G2 team, the top laner EXPECT, the jungler trick, the mid laner caps, the adc Ah P, and the support Mithy. ”
After the G2 people appeared on the stage, they also received a lot of applause.
Since S6, the relationship between Europe and the United States and LPL has become very good.
Of course, the relationship between Europe and the United States is still the same, and water and fire are incompatible.
Just because they have the same friends doesn't mean they're friends.
After the two teams made their debuts, they moved to their respective positions, and the opening match was about to begin.
After the equipment is debugged, enter the BP link.
In this case, EDG is on the blue side, and G2 is on the red side.
As soon as they came up, G2 targeted the upper lane, putting Cree, Rambo, and Barrel in the ban position.
Doll analyzed: "G2 has begun to target the upper road to BP, although the hero of Kree has been weakened, it is still more popular in the LPL. ”
"The weakening is mainly numerical, as well as the cooldown time of the ultimate, but it does not affect the mechanics of this hero, and the selection of him is to fancy the ultimate mechanism of rapid support and strong group opening."
Miller: "As soon as you come up, you will be singled out three bans, and the respect is enough, it depends on how the sect leader responds." ”
BP continued and soon came to the second half.
The lineup of G2 has basically been determined, only the middle lane has not been selected, and it has been placed in the fifth lane Kangte position.
The front is now the heart of G2.
It was EDG's turn to make a choice, and Chen Luoyang's top order had not yet been determined.
After taking a look at G2's lineup, Chen Luoyang made a choice:
"Galio, get me a Galio."
So EDG chose to take a hand of Galio on the fourth floor.
Seeing this Galio, Miller explained, "Galio? It feels like it's an order. ”
"Galio was revised in the spring game, and he was also the first to be used by the sect leader, and he is now a hero who is very strong in support and team."
"And you can go on the road and go in the middle, now the LPL is biased towards going on the road, and the middle lane takes the output hero."
"Ever since the leader came out to shine in the game, this hero has become one of the hottest top singles in the LPL."
Doll: "But from what I've seen in other regions, there aren't many teams that have a system dedicated to developing Galio, and they don't seem to think it's a good choice. ”
"This MSI is estimated to be able to test whether the current LPL's Galio routine is really useful."
As the two were talking, G2 got a single enchantress on the fifth floor, and the lineups of the two sides were determined:
EDG Blue Square:
Top laner Galio, Jungle Poodle, Mid Single Rock Sparrow, ADC Ice, Auxiliary Karma.
G2 Red Square:
Top Single Titan, Jungler Gun, Mid Single Enchantress, ADC Policewoman, Auxiliary Lulu.
Seeing the lineups of both sides, the doll analyzed:
"From the perspective of the lineup, EDG's lineup is very LPL, and support and opening a group are the biggest features."
"From the perspective of hero attributes, if it is dragged to the later stage, it must be stronger on the G2 side."
"But the key is how to drag it out to the later stage in the face of EDG's style of play and the current lineup."
Miller: "I guess it's a little bit hard, it depends on whether they have special routines and preparations. ”
As the two were talking, the game began.
Chen Luoyang chose Dolan to go out, Galio, a hero, played AP mage, especially the close combat AP of Titan, which is actually easier to fight.
It has a magic shield of its own that will refresh after a while.
And the Titan this melee AP, he consumes you must be close, so you can control this rhythm.
Wait until you have a shield, and then go up and fight the Titans.
Of course, the Titans also have shields, so it's impossible for Galio to do anything to the Titans online.
Anyway, everyone will develop peacefully.
Standing guard at the entrance of the Blue Buff River for a while, Chen Luoyang saw that there was no invasion from the other side, so he followed the first wave of troops to line up.
The lines of troops of both sides converged and began to face each other normally.
Chen Luoyang pushed the line as soon as he came up, and Galio's skills were AOE damage except for W which was a control.
Even the passive is the same, causing this hero to push the line very quickly.
In contrast, the Titans are a bit dumb and only have one e-skill that can be used to clear the lane.
Seeing Chen Luoyang pushing the line, he was a little anxious, he knew that Chen Luoyang had a strong ability to walk, and he could always seize fleeting opportunities.
Once he starts swimming, he won't be far from being scolded by his teammates.
So the Titan took the initiative to come to Galio, even at the expense of crossing the line.
He just wanted to stop Chen Luoyang from pushing the line.
Chen Luoyang didn't mean to bother with this titan at all.
I saw Galio step forward with a passive flat A to play AOE, and then follow up with a Q skill.
Another wave of AOE.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Luoyang stood in place and waited for the skill CD, directly ignoring the output of the Titan E skill, and even his shield could not be knocked off.
After the next Q skill and passive turn good, step forward and shoot a flat A and a Q, and the line will be completely cleared.
There was no way, the expected Titan could only be forced to retreat, and it was impossible for him to carry the line of troops and Galio to stand up.
So Chen Luoyang seized the opportunity to wander, but now it is only one level, and he can't gank directly.
He chose to come to the opposite semi-jungle area, and took a look at the opposite red buff, and found that the red buff was still there, so that the position of the opposite jungler would soon be exposed.
In this way, the factory director can plan his next move according to the route of the opposite brush.
After Chen Luoyang made a good vision, he returned to the upper road to continue the line.
Soon, G2 Jungler's male gun appeared on the minimap, and Chen Luoyang gave the signal as soon as possible.
"I passed, see where I am." The poodle of the factory director has come to the river and is about to enter the red zone opposite, and he is running to the wilderness.
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