Fierce shooter

On the first day of the group stage, LPL recorded one win and one loss.

As the LPL team that played the finale on the first day, FPX naturally failed to satisfy the audience with their answers.

Staying up late watching the game, but watching a bunch of defenses, this undoubtedly added another layer of buff to the negative emotions.

If you win, you will brag, if you lose, you will brag. The national server is unique.

There were many vicious words among them, and even the Thorn Birds, who were outside the edge, looked a little scared.

"There's so much pressure. If we lose to Griffin, we don't know what it will be like."

Brother Holy Spear smacked his lips and said while flipping through the forum.

"It's normal. The better your performance, the easier it is to get trolled. Look at those players who have no results. No one pays attention to them. Of course, no one will troll them. Are you willing to do that?"

Xiangguo said with a smile.

He has long been immune to trolls.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

This sentence may sound a bit mediocre at the moment, but it is the truest portrayal of all walks of life.

Whatever you get, you must bear the corresponding risks and pressures.

"You guys, let's go through JT tomorrow first. Li Luo and I reviewed the game between JT and Griffin. Although JT is not very strong in the ability to end the game, their basic skills are still quite good. A big part of the reason for the loss to Griffin was their lineup."

Zhu Kai came over at the right time, hit Brother Holy Spear on the head with a folder, and then continued: "We won't think about Griffin until we win JT."

"Of course, don't put any pressure on us. With our strength, we can perform normally and win steadily."

Li Luo added.

Zhu Kai is actually a relatively delicate person.

But Li Luo is a bit more delicate than Zhu Kailai.

How can one not be careful when playing ads?

And not only does he control the details of the game, but Li Luo is also very good at controlling the emotions of his teammates. He knows when to apply a little pressure and when to use encouragement.

…

Match day on the second day of the group stage.

According to the schedule, each team will have games for up to two consecutive days in the first round, and then they will have a day off and play again.

FPX will have a rest on the second day, and the four teams in Group D will replace Group A where FPX is located and will dedicate two games.

In other words, there will also be a match between two LPL teams on the second day.

EDG from Group D took the lead and faced the crooked AHQ.

Although EDG has an unbearable history in the game against AHQ, this history was brought to an end by EDG under the leadership of Li Luo last year.

EDG also seemed to have broken the curse. In this game, they showed the strength they deserve as the second seed in the LPL, easily crushing AHQ.

Li Luo, who was watching the game backstage, felt relieved when he saw this.

It is not difficult to see from EDG and FPX's respective debuts in this S competition that FPX's understanding of the version obviously has a certain gap compared to EDG.

Although EDG dare not say that it has caught up with the version 100%, at least the first thing they played was the things in the version, and there was no problem with the results.

Group D is a relatively easy group among the four groups. At present, only TL can pose a slight threat to EDG, and in Li Luo's opinion, EDG has a greater chance of winning.

It’s hard to say for FPX.

The coach War Horse has a poor sense of smell when it comes to capturing the version.

This can be seen from the performance of the FPX team in the first half of the S9 World Championship before Li Luo was reborn.

With the development of League of Legends, the role of team coaches in a team is gradually enlarged.

And today's FPX is a little less stable than the configuration before Li Luo was reborn.

This made Li Luo somewhat unclear about FPX's path forward in this world championship.

The other two teams in Group D, TL, followed the example of G2 on the first day and severely tortured Europe's third seed SPY.

There is a lot of tension between the two divisions.

Immediately afterwards, it was the game between the Thorn Birds and the JT team.

The stability of Thorn Birds on the first day made many domestic players feel reassured about this game.

After all, JT's performance in front of Griffin was really average.

The Thorn Birds did not disappoint anyone.

Facing the JT team, the Thorn Birds' performance was crisp and clean, using the constant small rhythm in the early stage to cooperate with the incense pot to drive the entire team's offensive.

What follows is the most familiar way for the audience to win the game with the Thorn Birds.

Snowballing, snowballing like crazy, the JT team was defeated in just 26 minutes under the suffocating pressure of the Thorn Birds.

mlxg, who received tactical support in the early stage and perfectly drove the team's rhythm, won the MVP of this game.

It is worth mentioning that the MVP of the first game was also a hot pot. This is not to say that Li Luo's performance was not outstanding enough and he was not worthy of the MVP, but that when the strength of the two sides was greatly different, the player who served as the engine of the team Wild position is easier to get MVP than AD.

No matter how strong Li Luo was, he couldn't cooperate with Liu Qingsong and kill his opponent three or four times in ten minutes. After all, he was a professional player who had gone through many hardships.

In the current environment, "sense of presence" has become an important indicator for evaluating MVP.

In the two games of Thorn Birds, whenever the director's camera cuts to a fighting location, there must be mlxg within three steps.

Under such circumstances, it is obvious to win the MVP.

…

The Thorn Birds rested on the third day of the first round of the group stage.

They also happened to be able to watch the showdown between FPX and Europe's second seed FNC.

However, as the game progressed over time, Li Luo's expression gradually became weird.

FPX... was the first round of the group stage really toxic?

If everyone in the Thorn Birds were watching a domestic live broadcast platform at this time and turned on the barrage, they would find that the screen was filled with abuse and ridicule.

The abusers are all fans of FPX and LPL teams.

Those who make fun of people are neutral and happy people.

For most domestic viewers, after a day of buffering, they feel that even if the loss is a bit ugly, losing to SKT is not completely unacceptable.

But you can’t lose to FNC!

Can you lose even FNC? What else is there to fight? Go home and raise pigs!

After FPX lost the second round, judging from the expressions of their team's players, they were obviously a little numb.

"Still not in the state..."

Wawa and Miller in the commentary box had mixed feelings.

Fortunately, today EDG brought another victory to the LPL division, and it was a victory against North America's number one seed TL.

The stability shown by EDG greatly reassured domestic audiences and commentators.

The PTSD of some EDG fans is gradually fading with EDG's two consecutive victories.

After all, if you can win against the AHQ and TL teams, then there is a high probability that the weaker SPY can also win.

Among the three teams in the LPL, at least two teams don't need to worry about their qualifications.

But this FPX...

The performance was too disappointing.

But the deal is done, and nothing can be changed by the commentators or the audience.

Now the audience can only hope that FPX wins all the next four games, so that the initiative can be 100% in their own hands.

If we are bound to lose, we can only lose one game at most. We absolutely cannot lose against these two teams, FNC and HKA.

The fourth day of the first round of the group stage.

The Thorn Birds team ushered in their final match in the group stage.

I don’t know if it was intentional by the organizers, but the showdown with Griffin was scheduled to be the last one of the day.

Maybe they feel that only the finale can be worthy of this major event in the confrontation between China and South Korea?

LCK is very popular recently.

The three teams in the LCK division currently maintain a winning record.

The time in South Korea is one hour ahead of that in China, so the time of this finale battle in Europe is not friendly to Korean netizens.

But there are still countless Koreans who have prepared kimchi and drinks in advance and are ready to watch this game.

The Korean media also touted their team as always, even though they had been slapped in the face countless times, but they didn't care.

I have long been used to being slapped in the face. Can such a thing as face be used as food?

According to the Korean media, since Griffin returned from the intercontinental competition, they have learned from experience and steadily improved their strength.

On the contrary, Thorn Bird had some twists and turns when he first returned.

Moreover, the results of the Thorn Birds Summer Split are the same as those of the Spring Split. Isn’t this an improvement?

The Korean media pretended to be confused and exaggerated it.

Finally, the revenge battle they had been waiting for had come.

"Hello, viewers, welcome back! What you are watching now is the second half of the first round of the 2019 League of Legends Global Finals group stage! Next we will welcome the No. 1 seed Thorn Birds from our LPL division. A strong showdown between the second seed Griffin in the LCK!"

Guan Zeyuan simply made the opening remarks.

There are three commentators for this game.

Guan Zeyuan, Wang Duoduo, and former professional player Mao Huang.

"I've been looking forward to this game for a long time."

Cat King spoke from the side. He spoke very straightforwardly and sometimes did not consider the situation: "FPX's status... I won't talk about it. EDG is in a relatively weak group. There is only one between Thorn Birds and Griffin." The showdown is quite suspenseful.”

Guan Zeyuan was speechless when he heard this.

Are you in a weaker group?

Is this something you, a commentator, should say directly in this situation?

Can't you be more tactful?

But Guan Zeyuan definitely couldn't correct the Cat King at this time. What he had to do was change the topic.

"Indeed, Chaowei won the MVP of the LCK regular season this summer. His strength is very noteworthy. We all know that although the Thorn Birds has two mid laners, the styles of the two mid laners are compared to Chaowei. There are some differences in terms of performance, and coupled with the age gap, objectively speaking, I think Griffin is better in the middle."

Guan Zeyuan's analysis caused the barrage to scroll in various ways.

"That's right, brother! Please continue!"

"That's right, it tastes like this, milking Griffin to death, Griffin is invincible in the world!"

"There is a saying that Griffin is really strong. Looking at the LCK playoffs, I feel that the strength is obviously a level better than our LPL."

"Ah, right, right, so your LCK championship in the past two years was given to the LPL, right?"

…

While the barrage continued to debate, the players on both sides were ready.

Following the referee's guidance, the duel between Griffin and the Thorn Birds officially begins!

"The BP for both sides has begun! In the first round, Griffin got the priority to choose the side, and they decisively chose the blue side! In this case, they will have an innate advantage on the BP side!"

After Guan Zeyuan finished speaking in the commentary box, Cat King and Wang Duoduo followed up and said: "Griffin's first three bans here... are a bit interesting. They took down Li Luo, who played very well in the first game. Vayne? This is quite surprising."

"Except for Vayne, there is no problem with Karma's fixed ban against the Thorn Birds, but Ryze... must have been banned because he didn't want to take it himself, right?"

"The Thorn Birds team's third-hand ban didn't mean to be stubborn. They first killed Panson and Kiana, and then got Silas in the last-hand ban position!"

When the voice of the commentator fell, the Griffin team directly selected the prince on the first floor.

"Prince...just lock it. Griffin, do you want to play the fast pace in the early stage? The Thorn Birds team is also very fast in selecting players. The angels on the first floor and the cannons on the second floor are also locked in seconds!"

Seeing the Thorn Birds' unambiguous instant selection of the first and second floors, the three people in the commentary box were a little confused.

Especially Cat King, a former professional player. As a player who has just retired, Cat King’s understanding of the game is still online.

But he had a rough guess about the Thorn Bird's first two heroes after thinking for a moment.

"Angel...Needless to say, this version of Angel has a very high priority. Choosing Angel means that Thorn Birds will have excellent protection in the top lane. As for the small cannon, I prefer that the small cannon will be a mid-range unit." .”

Cat King pondered for two seconds to add analysis: "Most of the heroes Chaowei chose this season are late-stage cores. These heroes are actually more difficult to beat when facing small cannons during the laning phase."

"And with Mercy on the top lane, it makes more sense to add fast-paced mid lane heroes in the middle lane."

This is the judgment of the Cat King.

After all, this version of Xiaopao is not popular in the bottom lane, and the key point is that the popular ADs on the field today are all outside.

Heroes like Xayah and Kai'Sa can be chosen from Thorn Birds.

But they chose a small cannon.

is this necessary?

"That makes sense."

Guan Zeyuan nodded and agreed with the words of the Cat King: "And if there is an angel in this hand, Brother Luo can definitely choose heroes like Kalista or Fortune Teller to play a certain functional role. After all, angels Neither the small gun nor the cannon have the ability to control it."

"Yes, Team Griffin's thinking is very clear. They finalized Galio on the second floor and put together the system of Prince Galio. Then they added on the third floor that they can deal extremely strong damage to Angels in the early stage. Overpowered crocodile.”

Looking at Griffin's hero selection, Cat King frowned: "It seems that Griffin's BP in the first three hands is not only very solid, but also has the initiative. However, it is not difficult for the Thorn Birds team to deal with it. As long as they kill the big core AD in the second round of BP, they can greatly limit the integrity of Griffin's lineup."

On the third floor of Thorn Bird, under the explanation of the Cat King, Rock Bird was decided.

Seeing this situation, the three commentators all agreed that Xiaopao was really the mid laner.

Rockbird is more suitable for the jungle position in this version.

It is undoubtedly very suitable to use Yanque to match an AD-type mid laner.

What the commentators didn't expect was that the heroes given to both sides in the second round of bans exceeded their expectations.

Griffin on the fighting table.

"If they don't ban the bottom lane AD hero, we don't have to ban them. For the support, just restrict their support's roaming. In this game, as long as their support can't swim, it will be difficult for the two heroes in the middle and top lane to do anything. Play.”

Griffin's coach looked determined.

They laid a trap for the Thorn Birds in the top three hands of BP.

Judging from the fact that the first ban position of the Thorn Birds in the second round was given to Xia, the Thorn Birds seemed not to realize where the thunder was.

In contrast, Griffin's two ban positions in the second round were given to Thresh and Titan respectively.

After banning these two hook-type heroes who could drive rhythm and start fights, Viper's expression became noticeably relieved.

In this way, the pressure on his bottom lane will be less.

But the second ban spot of the Thorn Birds team in the second round made Griffin's coach stare.

Thorn Bird, the second ban position in the second round of ban did not choose to continue targeting the ad position, but banned Enchantress.

This is what scares Coach Griffin.

them……

Did you see it? !

Griffin plays big.

In order to take revenge, Griffin's coach simulated BP many times.

They played Prince Galio's system in the summer split.

And this system, which is well known to everyone, can easily confuse BP.

Their Galio doesn't play in the middle.

Griffin's real purpose is to move Galio to the bottom lane, so as to select a strong hero in the middle lane to counter the cannon, and strive to open the door to the middle lane with the jungle prince who has strong early rhythm ability.

In the second round of BP, Liu Qingsong's auxiliary heroes with strong roaming ability were restricted, so that Galio's roaming advantage in the auxiliary position suddenly increased.

That's all Griffin had in mind.

But the Thorn Bird was able to ban Enchantress in the second round.

They...have doubts about Galio's position as a hero?

The Thorn Birds' fourth-floor selection confirmed the Griffin team's coaches and players' suspicions.

"Pyke... don't use AD, just choose Pike? Or is AD really going to the bottom lane? The Thorn Birds are planning to forcibly improve the roaming ability of their support position."

Guan Zeyuan said with some doubts as he spoke: "Would it be better if they compensated for Kalista and Niutou?"

The Cat King shook his head slightly: "No, no, no, the partnership of Kalista and Tauren can certainly give the bottom lane an advantage during the laning phase, but as long as the bottom lane cannot be penetrated, it will be difficult for the Thorn Birds' other lanes to link together. Although this Pike selection is forced, it can indeed relieve some pressure on the sidelines."

"Now it depends on what Griffin will choose in the double lane, or... shake the support to the bottom lane, and look at the BP of the Thorn Birds, maybe they have guessed something."

There is no problem in understanding the game of Cat King.

When he saw the enchantress appearing in the ban position, the Cat King instantly understood.

Both teams... have too many tricks, right? !

However, before the final heroes of both sides have been finalized, it is still unclear whether there are more tricks on both sides or whether he is overthinking.

The answer was soon revealed.

On the Griffin team's side, they first locked down Kai'Sa on the fourth floor.

Then the Clockwork Demon Spirit was added on the fifth floor.

In just a moment, their lineup changed drastically.

When the first three moves of Crocodile, Prince, and Galio came out, everyone thought Griffin was going to play a linkage and early fast break system.

But the two core players at the back increased the stability of Griffin's entire lineup several times in the later stages.

The Prince Clockwork has a combo.

Not to mention Galio’s connection combo.

And although Clockwork may have some disadvantages when facing the small cannon in the middle, it is still difficult for the small cannon to kill Clockwork with E skills that can provide some shields for itself. Clockwork only needs to level up. If the equipment and equipment are slightly higher, the speed of pushing the line will not be much weaker than that of the small cannon.

Crocodile and Galio supported the rhythm in the early and mid-term, suppressing the development of the Angels.

This was the adjustment Griffin's coach made as quickly as possible after realizing that the Thorn Birds had forced a change of formation.

Another reason for being able to adjust so quickly is that the players have a strong hero pool!

Especially Chaowei, a hero who can quickly clear lanes and make money, like Clockwork, is his favorite.

When it comes to Xiao Pao, as long as he acts as a prospector's arm guard, it's completely impossible for Xiao Pao to kill him.

This is Chaowei's idea.

Griffin fans felt quite relieved after watching their team select such a stable lineup.

On the contrary, fans of the Thorn Birds are a little worried.

But soon, the worries in their hearts were broken by the heroes on the fifth floor of Thorn Bird.

The worries haven't gone away.

It just turned into shock and a little bit of disbelief.

Because on the fifth floor of Thorn Birds, the hero decided was not the adc that the audience and commentators expected, and it was not even the mid laner.

But...

Another support hero.

gem.

And the moment the Jewel Knight appeared on the fifth floor, he locked onto it.

Xiao Pao and Pike instantly changed positions.

The mid laner became Pike.

Support gem.

Ad little cannon!

The audience at the scene was in an uproar at first, and then the European and American audiences went crazy.

Mid laner Pike is very unfamiliar to the domestic audience.

But European audiences... are familiar with it!

Their King of Works G2 team used Pike mid laner, which was also the first one they developed in the European division!

Previously, Pyke had only appeared in the upper unit. It was them, the European King of Cosmos Team G2, who brought this hero to the middle.

Now, even the thorn birds are coming to learn from them!

How could they not be happy about this?

In the commentary box.

The three commentators all felt that their brains were not working properly, including the former professional player Cat King.

Guan Zeyuan said with a wry smile: "Is the Thorn Birds playing Mission: Impossible? This lineup... I really can't say it before the fight starts."

"In this case, the lineups of both sides have been completely finalized. The blue Griffin, the top laner Crocodile, the jungle prince, the mid laner Clockwork, and the bottom lane duo are Kai'Sa and Galio."

"The red square thorn bird, the angel in the top lane, the jungle rock bird, the mid laner Pike, and the bottom lane duo are small cannons and gem knights!"

The players from both sides are ready, let's enter the final showdown of the first round of Group B. Let's wait and see who can get all three points in the first round!