Three days passed quickly and the first round of the Swiss round began!

At the S game, in the TES backstage lounge, the TES players were playing on their phones.

Lu Yi is reading various forecasts and analyses in the forum.

The most discussed issues are team classification and scoring.

#S13 Swiss round scores of the teams.

Lu Yi clicked on it and saw that the poster had given a bar chart with levels S+, S, A+, A, B+, B, C+, and C on the left vertical axis.

The vertical axis below represents the sixteen teams.

First up is the LPL region, with four teams starting with TES.

TES's score is S+, and this is a bar chart. Even at the S+ level, there are highs and lows.

TES is now frozen and has reached the upper limit, which means that other teams cannot exceed TES at most and can only be on par with them.

The second one is BLG, an S-level team, which is considered middle-level within the S-level.

The third one is JDG, which is also an S-level team, similar to BLG.

Lu Yi estimated that JDG and BLG had fought for five games to decide the winner. From this perspective, there was indeed no problem.

Finally, LNG, A+.

It seems that they are not very optimistic. The team that reaches A+ will definitely have nothing to do with the championship. It all depends on whether they have the opportunity to enter the semi-finals.

Next is the LCK region, starting with the number one seed GEN, S+. However, although it is S+ like TES, the bar graph of TES is lower than that of TES, which means that its strength should be weaker than TES. Of course, this is the author's idea.

Next, T1, an S-level team, is lower than BLG and JDG in the S-level.

Lu Yi felt that he had underestimated T1, even though T1 lost - in the league, which seemed a bit miserable.

But it cannot be denied that their performance has always been pretty good as long as they enter the S game.

Next, KT, an A+ team, DK, also A+
Generally speaking, the four LCK teams are half a level lower than the four LPL teams on average.

Continue looking down, LEC region, the number one seed G2, A+.

If the No. 1 seed only has an A+, this will be a big problem.

The situation in the LCS region is even worse. The number one seed in their region has become an A, and there is not a single A+ team.

Judging from the situation in this bar chart, LCK and LPL are leading by a large margin in this S game, and other regions seem unable to compete.

Of course, this is just the author's idea. Lu Yi read on and found that most of the comments supported the author's point of view, believing that the current LEC and LCS are not good.

After reading the team ratings, Lu Yi found another interesting post.

#S13 Top Players
This was announced by Riot Games.

Lu Yi clicked in and took a look, and saw his own avatar at a glance.

First place, GodYi!

Second place: Canyon!

Third place: Jackeylove!

Fourth place: Tian!

Fifth place: Zeus.

Lu Yi soon saw Meiko1 who was ranked tenth.
In other words, four of the top ten are from TES!
This is the treatment of the championship team, they will be given great attention.

Of course, this list was previously called the Poison Milk List, meaning whoever ranked first would be unlucky.

Until Lu Yi appeared and broke the curse.

"It's almost time, let's watch the game together." came the voice of Zhanma.

Lu Yi put his phone on the table and looked up at the screen.

At the game site, in the commentary booth of the LPL region, Wawa said: "Dear audience friends in front of the screen, welcome to the 2023 League of Legends Global Finals!"

"The Swiss round is about to begin. The first match today will be between T1, the second seed from the LCK region, and TL, the third seed from the LCS."

Miller continued: "Although it seems that the strength gap is quite large, and in fact it is, I hope TL can perform well and wait for a miracle to happen."

Rita smiled and said, "Mr. Miller is very optimistic. I personally support T1 more."

Players from both teams came on stage. After all, this was T1's home court. There were many fans supporting T1 at the scene, cheering wildly:

"T1! T1!"

"Faker! Come on!"

"Zeus! The best top laner in the world!"

Lu Yi looked at Shan Ji and teased, "They say Zeus is the best top laner in the world, what do you think?"

After hearing this, Shan Ji first looked angry and pretended to be angry, but he only held his temper for a second before he immediately lost his temper:

"I think so."

Meiko complained: "Can you be more ambitious? I thought you were going to use your ultimate move, but this is what happened?"

Shan Ji chuckled and said, "I am just telling the truth. This Zeus is really amazing."

The BP between T1 and TL is over. T1 got a very early-stage lineup, with Jayce on the top lane, Sejuani in the jungle, Clockwork in the mid lane, Ashe in the ADC, and Renata in the support.

TL needs to develop a little bit, with top laner Quesanti, jungler Lee Sin, mid laner Syndra, ADC Aphelios, and support Riel.

Zhan Ma looked at Lu Yi and asked, "How about this version of Syndra?"

Lu Yi replied: "Sindra is now a bit like a late-game hero, and needs time to develop."

Meiko muttered: "This TL lineup is quite late-game, and it feels a bit weak in the early game."

"If they can't withstand T1's stormy attack in the early stage, I feel they will lose very quickly."

However, something embarrassing happened soon. After the start, TL took the advantage and T1 had a hard time getting into the rhythm.

Generally speaking, if a late-game lineup can gain an advantage in the early game, it will basically be stable.

However, considering that the opponent was T1, no one rushed to draw conclusions.

Sure enough, the situation was not as simple as it seemed. Although TL was leading in terms of kills and seemed to be winning team battles, they were always lagging behind in terms of economy and were slowly falling behind T1.

Perhaps because they felt that they could not win if the game dragged on, TL suddenly started to attack the Baron when they were behind economically.

Meiko was stunned. "No, this can kill the Baron? What are they thinking? The opponent has Jayce, killing the Baron won't make him lose energy in vain?"

As expected, TL was defeated in this team fight and was trapped in the Baron pit and killed.

The game completely lost its suspense.

Shan Ji muttered: "It's very strange. TL's lineup is obviously stronger in the late game, so why are they actively fighting for the Baron? T1 is the one who should be anxious."

Ah Shui joked: "If this kind of behavior happened in a random game, I would think there were actors."

Everyone laughed.

Zhan Ma said, "We can just joke about this among ourselves. Don't let outsiders hear it, otherwise it will have a bad influence on me."

"Now that we have finished watching T1's game, let's prepare. The second game will be between us and FNC."

After a short break, Wawa commented on the LPL commentary booth at the game site:

"Okay, the second game of the day is about to start. I'm sure everyone has been waiting for it for a long time. The No. 1 seed from the LPL region, TES, will play against the No. 2 seed from the LEC region, FNC!" Miller continued, "This is the first game of an LPL team in this S game, and they are the No. 1 seed of the LPL. I hope Top Esports can play like our region!"

On the field, players from both teams came on stage!
Many TES fans at the scene were cheering: "Top! Top! Top!"

After making his debut, Lu Yi led his teammates to their seats, sat down, put on headphones, and everything was ready.

In this game, TES is on the red side and FNC is on the blue side.

BAN position situation:
TES: Quesanti, Crocodile, Lo

FNC: Neeko, Jayce, Akali
Wawa analyzed: "FNC is very targeted at the mid lane, banning three mid laners, while Top Esports is mainly targeting the top lane and support."

Enter the hero selection phase.

The blue team's FNG got the big tree on the first floor.

Rita commented: "During the play-in stage, Maokai has a very high priority in the jungle. Now FNC chose to grab it on the first floor, which seems to be fine. This hero is quite versatile and can be used as a tank or damage dealer."

“Can initiate a team fight, scout vision, and provide protection.”

TES got Crocodile and Kaisa on the first and second floors.

Miller cheered, "Here we go! Shuizi's Kaisa, everyone knows, it's a signature hero. It seems that Top Esports is very determined to win this game."

FNC got Aphelios and Titan on the second and third floors.

It was TES's turn again, and TES locked on Riel on the third floor.

Entering the second round of BP, TES banned Rambo and Gnar.

FNC also banned Ahri and Yongen.

Miller commented: "It seems that FNC has watched the LPL games. They know that Yi Shen's Yongen is in good shape right now, so they chose to ban him."

TES got the Prince on the fourth floor, and it was FNC's turn again. FNC got the Sword Demon and Tsar on the fourth and fifth floors.

Miller analyzed: "It feels like FNC's lineup is very late. Azrael, Aatrox, and Aphelios, if they can develop, this lineup should be very strong in teamfights."

"Besides, this kind of multi-core lineup is less afraid of assassin heroes. What will Yishen choose in this game?"

TES got the clockwork on the fifth floor.

Rita commented: "It's Clockwork? Although this is indeed an option, it doesn't fit Yishen's style. Yishen doesn't like to play this kind of brush hero. He prefers heroes who can set the pace in the early stage or who can beat the opponent in the laning phase. 4"

The lineups of both teams have been determined:

[Format: BO1]

【TES】VS【FNC】（0:0）

Top lane: [Desert Butcher] VS [Darkborn Sword Demon]

Jungle: [Demacia Prince] VS [Twisted Tree Spirit]

Mid: [Clockwork Mage] VS [Desert Emperor]

ADC: [Void Daughter] VS [Howl of the Crescent Moon]

Support: [Iron Girl] VS [Deep Sea Titan]

Entering the game screen, Xiaotian began to set the pace: "Let's develop first, don't rush to fight in the front, wait for them to give us a chance."

Meiko joked: "It seems that you know a lot about European and American teams, hahaha, you know they will come up and give it to you on their own."

Xiaotian smiled and said, "That's the truth. European and American teams are all like this."

Soon, the first round of wild monsters refreshed, and Xiaotian got the BUFF with the help of the duo.

Lu Yi is facing Tsar in the middle lane. The confrontation between these two heroes mainly depends on basic skills.

On the one hand, it is about finishing off the enemy, and on the other hand, it is about the skill hit rate. The Tsar also needs the skill hit rate.

Because the attack range of the Tsar's sand soldiers is not large, they will not attack beyond this range. At the same time, the Tsar only has one chance to use the Q skill to adjust the Tsar.

If the position of the summoned sand soldiers is wrong, and after the Q skill is adjusted, they are pulled away by the opponent's movement, then they will enter a skill vacuum period and will be chased and attacked.

In the top lane, Shan Ji's crocodile is developing normally with the opponent. Generally speaking, the crocodile must gain a little advantage in the laning phase and cannot develop peacefully with the opponent, otherwise its effectiveness in team fights will be much less.

But to gain an advantage requires strength, and Shan Ji obviously does not have this strength, so he can only develop.

Fortunately, the hero Crocodile has a strong ability to withstand pressure, so he can just stay alive in the laning phase.

In the bottom lane, because the hero combination is a little weak in the early stage, A Shui and Meiko are under pressure.

Rita commented: "From the current laning situation of both sides, there is no obvious advantage or disadvantage. It feels that the individual strength of TL is indeed good."

Wawa explained: "Indeed, of course, you can also think that Top Esports' lineup is more focused on development, so there is no need to rush."

The game lasted three minutes. In the first river crab positional battle, Lu Yi in the middle lane had the line rights and went over first.

Shan Ji on the top lane reminded: "I can push the line on the top lane, come over immediately."

However, the opponent's jungler did not appear, which meant that he gave up on the river crab.

Xiaotian took it down easily, and at the same time signaled to the bottom lane: "Be careful in the bottom lane, the opponent's jungler may be grazing from top to bottom."

In the bottom lane, A Shui and Meiko were more cautious. In order to avoid being crossed over the tower, the two chose not to exchange blood with the opposite side first.

Xiaotian looked at the middle and top lanes and saw no chance, so he went back to the city for supplies and came out for the second round.

The game lasted five minutes. Lu Yi beat the opponent's Tsar back home, then returned to the city for supplies. The two TPed back and continued to fight.

Just then, news came from the bottom lane.

Meiko reminded: "I didn't have flash, and the opposing jungler suddenly appeared in the bottom lane."

Ah Shui soothed him, "Stand behind me, don't worry, I will attract the firepower."

The game lasted six minutes, and the situation changed as Clockwork and Tsar both reached level six!
Previously, junglers on both sides had no interest in the mid lane because it was too difficult to cooperate, the damage was not enough, and the control skills were not enough.

However, as the two reached level 6 and gained ultimate skills, the jungler began to have ideas about the mid lane.

Lu Yi was developing normally in the middle lane, when suddenly, the opposing Tsar used Quicksand to move in his face, and at the same time, the tree appeared on the side.

Wawa commented: "Here it comes! FNC's mid and jungle are working together. Now Tsar has flash. If Clockwork's flash is not used well, he might die even if he uses it."

"Attack!" Lu Yi decisively used his ultimate move, trying to pull the Tsar away from his face.

The Tsar decisively counterattacked with a powerful move, trying to push Lu Yi back.

But he was obviously overthinking it. Lu Yi turned around and moved, and the Tsar's ultimate skill missed! The whole audience was shocked!

Miller exclaimed: "It's so easy! Facing the Tsar's ultimate, Clockwork dodged it directly. The tree approached, used W to attack Clockwork, and then followed up with the Q skill..."

"But it's useless. Clockwork gives himself a QW speed boost, bypasses the Tsar's ultimate and walks back directly."

Rita continued: "This gank failed. Although he took down a lot of Clockwork's health, that's all. He didn't even use his flash."

Lu Yi reminded in the middle lane: "The opponent's Tsar has no ultimate skill."

The game continued, Xiaotian's Prince had already reached the top lane and gave the opposing Sword Demon a kill mark.

So, the crocodile used the E skill and flashed with W to control, and Xiaotian came out from the bush with EQ, cooperating with the crocodile to take down the head of the Sword Demon, and the first blood broke out!
[TES, Shanji (Desert Butcher) killed!! FNC, Oscarinin (Darkborn Sword Demon)!! ]

Miller commented: "Crocodile was very decisive. He flashed Red Rage W to control the enemy and assisted Prince to get the first kill. It was very crucial."

"Of course, the presence of the big tree in the middle is also crucial, which is why Shanji can be so decisive." (End of this chapter)