"Welcome to the 2017 MSI Mid-Season Invitational Tournament, hello everyone, I'm the commentary doll for this game."

"Hi everyone, I'm Miller."

"I'm Rita."

LPL commentary seat.

As the camera switched, the three LPL commentators appeared in front of the camera in formal suits.

As soon as the old three appeared, there was a brief cheer in the LPL area of the scene.

"Wow... The audience today was really enthusiastic. ”

The doll took the lead in controlling the field and said with a smile: "After all, it is the opening day of MSI, and since the end of the spring finals, the global audience should have been looking forward to the start of MSI." ”

"Yes, so how important is the third game today compared to the first two games... I think it's understandable that the audience is enthusiastic and excited. ”

Miller said in an excited tone: "The third group stage of today's MSI opening day will be played by our LPL region this year's representative team, the spring champion WE, against the LCK this year's spring champion - SKT. ”

"Everyone is familiar with the two teams, they are old friends."

Rita nodded, "In comparison, SKT and WE should be considered the favorites to win the MSI championship this year... Well, SKT has been very strong in the LCK this year. ”

"That's right."

Doll answered, "Because Rita has commented on LCK before, you should know more about the current SKT than we do, right?" ”

Faced with the topic that suddenly came over, Rita was stunned at first, and then nodded: "Hmm... In any case, it feels like the new SKT team has shown unparalleled dominance since the end of the winter transition at the beginning of the year. ”

"This kind of dominance seems to only exist in the LCK region for the time being, but I think... Everyone should have thought that their international performances would only be better. ”

Rita's evaluation is not high, but this is also the current trend of public opinion in the global S7SKT.

It is not difficult to understand that after half a year, with the aftermath of last year's S6 World Championship, it is not difficult to understand that people have great expectations for this new SKT team as the first World Championship after the end of S6.

"Of course, I think this year's WE is also very strong, so... What the result of today's victory and defeat will depend on the on-site performance of the players on both sides. ”

The doll has always been an out-and-out wolf warrior, for which he has received a lot of dividends and popularity.

Although in the short time after SKTS6 won the championship, he once incarnated as the number one Chen Xiaozi in the LPL commentary circle in order to rub off on Chen Yiqiu's traffic.

But time has passed, and the change in the direction of public opinion has made him stand on the 'opposite' of Chen Yiqiu again.

"WE's performance and dominance in the spring this year are undoubted, and they, like SKT in the LCK, defeated their opponents with a 3:0 crushing score in the spring finals and successfully won the championship."

Miller never changed his position from beginning to end, and he heard the loud voice: "So we have reason to believe that this red WE team is now strong and potential!" ”

"Similarly, we are also very confident in WE's top laner 957, as the most eye-catching LPL top laner this year, his strength is very comprehensive, and in the face of SKT, as long as he blocks Reaper's ring, I believe that WEBO1 has a very big win rate."

In short, it's win-win-win, win-win.

"Yes......!"

The two people next to him continued to talk a few more words.

The director turned to the BP interface.

In the first game of MSI's debut, SKT tossed a coin to the blue side and WE to the red side.

As soon as I came up, WE was polite and three-ban.

What is a polite three ban?

That is, Jace, Sword Ji, and Qinggang Shadow are three consecutive bans.

In this way, it is an excellent choice for the current S7, all teams facing SKT in the first round of bans.

It can also be seen from this that Chen Yiqiu's influence and deterrence in the world have not decreased with the passage of time.

Although this MSI is SKT's second appearance after half a year after winning the championship, no one is sure that SKT is really so invincible in the World Championship.

"Nothing new, then we'll do what we just said."

SKT competition room.

Kkoma was not surprised to see WE's hand, because it was the choice of all teams.

There's a popular saying in LOL coaching circles right now – being a coach at Reaper is the easiest job.

Because of the BP link alone, Reaper alone may occupy six or seven percent of the opponent's ban position.

Its power and cost performance can be called the level of a nuclear bomb.

Not to mention, Chen Yiqiu himself is still a terrifying hero, which is a globally recognized horror, not that if you ban him as a hero, you can target him.

- BanReaper's heroes, just because if they don't ban them, they have a higher probability of losing, and in order to reduce this probability, everyone has to do this.

SKT here to knock out Cassadine, Enchantress, Lulu.

This is against the bans of the night and Ben.

The bans on both sides are over, and the first round of selection begins.

SKT on the blue side took the lead and got the Jungler Blind Monk.

This is Peanut's signature, and it is what he strongly asks Kkoma to do.

Because he wants to be as good as possible on his World Championship debut.

Well... The child has a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is understandable.

When it was WE's turn, they directly locked down the top single Kenan, as well as the jungler gun.

This is a very strong jungler and top laner in the current version.

In the first round, he directly showed his top order, which also said that WE didn't want to grind with SKT at all, and they seemed to have a countermeasure in the upper unit.

"Kennan... Here, WE directly locked Kennan and determined the top order first... In that case......"

The doll hesitated.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

Miller immediately got into the groove: "We've earned it, Kennan is a jack-of-all-trades in this version, and he's one of the few heroes who currently has a Carry function on the outside. ”

"What's more, Brother Leg's Kenan is a small trick, and Brother Leg's position in the team this season is the core of the team battle, Kenan, the hero level 1 to 6, in this version, with Brother Leg's state and proficiency, it can give SKT a lot of pressure and threat."

"Yes, this hand selection is very good, the red side takes Kenan first, how do you target SKT?"

The doll nodded suddenly, feeling that her partner was right.

And the other side.

"Kennan... Now I can take Rambo and Nal, I think Rambo is a little better. ”

Off the stage, LZ and others speculated about SKT's top pick.

"Kennan is not easy to target in this version, and the team battle is very effective after level six, SKT is not banned, and he simply doesn't treat his leg brother as a person."

In the direction where everyone gathered in LPL, the spicy incense pot saw this and commented with a smile.

"There are a lot of Carry orders in the Autumn Club, but few are suitable for playing Kenan, and Jace has been banned again, so I don't feel good to choose now."

Letme also began to put herself in her shoes.

If it were to be replaced by yourself, what options would this wave come up with to deal with?

……

"Don't worry, choose another position first."

SKT competition room.

Chen Yiqiu discussed with several teammates such as Kkoma and Lee Sang-hyuk, and after deciding what to play, SKT continued to choose people.

The second and third hands got the mid-laner Sindra, and AD Verus.

After that, WE got AD Ice.

The second round of ban selection began, because SKT has not yet revealed the selection of the upper unit, and after discussing it on the WE side, it banned the vampire and Raven.

"Wow... WE, this is really determined to target Reaper, this is the same strategy as KT against SKT in the LCK Finals, and it has already started to list five bans..."

Seeing this, the doll couldn't help but smack her tongue.

It's really an exaggeration of WE's move.

Now it's not their respective leagues, MSI World Championship, WE debut directly came to a five-ban list, which is simply a classic.

"Yes, and if that's the case, the vampire is gone, which hero can Chen Sheng take?"

Miller looked at the big screen.

In the previous analysis of everyone, it was felt that it was very likely that the unit on SKT would get the vampire.

Although vampires don't appear much in this version, Reaper's vampires can only be said to understand everything.

As long as it develops, even if it is inferior in the early stage, there is a possibility of an absolute turnaround.

But SKT didn't choose to lock the order first in the first round, which directly led to WE finding an opportunity, and in the second round, SKT didn't give any chance, sending the vampire into the ban position.

"We are blue, don't hide it, just light it up."

SKT's side did not have much fluctuation in WE's ban, to be precise, the BP of this game has been carried out so far, and WE's ban selection has not surprised them at all.

It's all under control.

In this case, they on the blue side have achieved the desired effect, making WE waste all the bans, and now there is no need to continue to hide and tuck.

Pei Junzhi on the fourth floor helped Chen Yiqiu directly get a hero that everyone is unfamiliar with and familiar with-

The stone statue spreads its wings!

Colossus of Justice Galio!

"Oh~! Galio! What's the situation, doesn't SKT already have a mid-laner..."

"Swing again! It's swinging again! ”

"SKT's most familiar mid-top swing system has begun, Galio is not a mid-laner, Galio is a top-laner!"

"Wow... In that case, Galio, I'm not mistaken, Reaper shouldn't have played a game, it's ......"

The hero was selected and locked in seconds, which immediately caused a great sensation on the scene.

The Colossus of Justice Galio.

Before that, Galio called Sentinel Death.

In version 7.6 of this year, Galio was completely reworked and renamed the Colossus of Justice.

And it was this redo that completely made this unpopular hero, who was not known to the public, become a favorite in the arena.

Of course, most Galios are still only hitting units at the moment.

In fact, even if it develops to the S7 World Championship, Galio is also a hero of the medium unit, and there are very few people who play him as a single.

That doesn't mean there isn't.

Chen Yiqiu took out this hand Galio at this moment.

This is one of the representative heroes of his friends and partners in the future, and he is also the hero who once became the nightmare of all LPL audience commentators in the S7 World Championship.

He took it out in advance now.

"Galio's words... This hero is a pure blue-collar functional hero. He's even a meatton. ”

At this time, everyone at the scene and the commentators of the global competition areas finally came back to their senses in amazement.

All of a sudden, all of a sudden, Galio's various skill mechanics and positioning after the rework came to mind.

Galio, either before or after the rework, is not a Carry type hero.

At this moment, Galio is more inclined to the positioning of functionality and blue-collar + meat.

He has multiple AOE functional skills such as slow down + knock + taunt + displacement.

At the same time, it also has the ability to support, so it will become a popular version as soon as it is redone.

After all, in the professional arena, everyone has no resistance to a hero with such sound functional mechanism and skill control.

Such an all-round popular hero, but he doesn't have much ability to carry the game, because his other mechanics are too comprehensive, and the mid laner takes advantage of his map position in the Summoner's Rift to play well and can smoothly drive the rhythm.

So if you add the terrifying Carry ability to this hero, it will be completely 'unbalanced'.

This is contrary to Riot's 'belief' all along.

Looking at it this way, although the hero Galio is excellent, it is completely different from the impression and feeling that Reaper has always brought to everyone.

Not to mention, in this season, since Galio reworked, Chen Yiqiu has not played on the field once.

- Ultimate, and it's a very abstract ultimate.

This is the first feeling in everyone's hearts at this moment.

“…… Galio, SKT is still like that, he always likes to spend some time on the road. ”

WE Coach Redmi frowned, feeling a little tricky.

Ordinary viewers and even commentators in the outside world may think that Reaper's Carry heroes are invincible, but they, the top insiders, know that the other party's functional heroes are also not weak.

Getting a hexagonal warrior like Galio, who is almost perfect in all aspects, is very detrimental to WE's next team fight.

Of course...

On the other hand, isn't that exactly what they want?

If Chen Yiqiu really got a warrior like Jace and Jian Ji who exploded Carry, then maybe they wouldn't have a team fight at all.

Now this BP and choice can at least allow WE to hold on to playing head-to-head with SKT and play to his most confident strengths this season.

"It's okay coach, I'm a Kenan to play Galio, it's almost impossible to die in the early stage."

When the leg brother on the road saw Galio's choice, he was calm on the surface, but in fact, he was really relieved in his heart.

If only you weren't a warrior assassin with all the bells and whistles...

Otherwise, he really didn't dare to guarantee that he would be 'safe and sound' on the road.

After all, who has never heard of Reaper's name, the stage that the other party is in now is the stage of the peak Faker in the middle lane of the S3 period.

The pressure and psychological pressure brought to the opposing players are unimaginable to outsiders.

"It's okay, relax, I think you can be bolder."

Fortunately, WE's teammates are not submissive people in foreign wars, and Kandi laughed at the moment: "If he dares to choose this hero, I will dare to cooperate with you to engage him." ”

"When the time comes, not only will you develop steadily in the early stage, but you will also be allowed to take the head, and when the team battle comes, the Reaper will be half wasted."

"Not much BB, it's Chen Yiqiu who did it today, and it's not necessary for him to let him see LPL."

Xi Ye is also an old wolf warrior, at this moment, the lineups of the two sides are completely settled, and the game screen is loaded, he said in high spirits.

"Well, come on, we can win."

Brother Leg thought of the help and expectations of the LPL family for them in private, and the brother teams and even the officials in the audience were watching them, waiting for their good news.

Gritting his teeth, his eyes were like fire.

(End of chapter)