The IG players walked to the center of the stage, and the data of the starting five and substitute Ning Wang appeared on the big screen.

Starting from the top lane, all the way to the bottom lane.

When Yuan Shen's data appeared, the atmosphere in the venue reached a climax:

"God Yuan! God Yuan! God Yuan!"

Yuan Shen’s data has too many firsts. Basically, except for negative data such as the number of deaths, all other data are first!

And he is the best among all positions. When a jungler's output is the best among all positions, there is no longer any angle that can be criticized.

The world is focusing on this!

After the five IG players appeared on stage, the host continued: "Let's welcome LPL's second seed EDG!"

Immersed in the shock and joy brought by IG, many viewers were still shouting IG.

Fortunately, EDG’s fans are also very supportive. They shout at the top of their lungs to remind others that EDG is coming up!
The EDG members appeared on the stage and the director gave a close-up.

After entering the stage, the EDG players stood on the left side of IG.

"Welcome the third seed from the LPL region, RNG!"

RNG came on stage next. The five members of RNG appeared on the stage and were welcomed by LPL fans.

They ended up standing on the right side of IG.

In this way, all three LPL teams appeared on the stage.

"Now, let us welcome the No. 1 seed from the LCK region, Team Longzhu!"

The LCK fans at the scene suddenly became excited:
"Here it comes! The Dragon Balls are here!"

"Peaunt, the world's best jungler!"

"BDD will prove himself in this S-League. He is the best mid laner in the world!"

"Is this true? Are Dragon Balls that powerful? Why are you so excited?"

There weren't many Longzhu fans at the scene. To be more precise, their team doesn't have many fans right now, and it certainly can't be compared with SSG and SKT.

However, these fans are very excited and excited. After all, Longzhu performed too well in the summer season, and Longzhu is not famous enough now, so they have a sense of mission to advertise Longzhu and let the world learn about it.

After the Longzhu team came on stage, they stood on EDG's side.

"Let's welcome the second seed from the LCK region, SKT!"

SKT is here!
SKT fans, on the other hand, are not working so hard. What they are thinking about now is that both Longzhu and IG are insurmountable mountains, so how can they get over them?

It would be best if these two teams encountered some small accident before meeting SKT and were eliminated unexpectedly, then it would be a sure thing.

After SKT is SSG.

SSG has the least support. Although SSG's predecessor, Samsung, also won the S championship, this SSG has nothing to do with the previous Samsung Blue and White, and has not inherited any fans.

The three LCK teams appeared on the stage, standing next to the LPL region, followed by the European region, the North American region, and the LMS region wildcard region.

All sixteen teams appeared on the stage, the three LPL teams were surrounded in the middle, like the moon surrounded by stars, and IG was in the middle of the three LPL teams, the center of the world!
"Let us give the warmest applause and cheers to the 16 teams present. In the next month, they will fight against each other and finally decide a champion!"

"Oh oh oh oh!" The atmosphere on the scene reached its climax again.

Immediately afterwards, the promotional video for this S game began playing on the big screen.

The theme of this S game is heroes!

At the beginning of the promotional video, accompanied by melodious music, a figure emerges and a familiar ID appears on the screen: Yuanshen!

"Oh! God Yuan! It's God Yuan! What a grand occasion!" This made the audiences very excited.

When everyone saw Yuan Shen appear first, they immediately understood why the theme this time was heroes!
This is a hero!
On the death platform, other teams had to go down. Because there were so many people and the passage was narrow, they needed to line up to go down, otherwise there would easily be a stampede.

Only after the outer teams go down can the central team move.

So the two LPL teams were the last to leave.

"Master Yuan, let me show you how to perform." Suddenly, the factory director's voice came.

Yuan Shen looked over and nodded in response: "Don't worry, we will give LPL a good start."

The factory manager smiled and said, "Okay, you are worthy of being the number one seed. We will benefit from you."

At this time, a voice came from the other side: "Mingkai, can you please stop interfering with Yuan Shen's performance? Doesn't he know that he must win?"

The factory manager rolled his eyes at UZI: "I'm not talking to you, why do you have to bother me?"

UZI was not convinced: "You let me hear you, are you afraid that people will say you can't keep your voice down?"

The factory manager retorted: "I don't want to argue with you."

Everyone on IG felt a little embarrassed and didn’t know what to say.

The rest of the RNG and EDG players could only sigh helplessly. There would definitely be trouble when these two met. What a deep hatred they had.

Soon, the players from RNG and EDG also left. At this time, there were only two teams left on the field, IG and SKT!

The IG players turned around, and the SKT players also turned around, and they all took a step forward, facing each other.

At this time, the promotional video had finished playing, and the audience was still immersed in the shock and epic feeling.

The spotlight on the competition stage is focused on the IG and SKT teams.

So the two teams shook hands, and Yuan Shen faced the jungler CUZZ.

CUZZ looks a little immature, but he is quite handsome in real life.

However, in front of Yuan Shen, CUZZ seemed a little ashamed.

After shaking hands with the SKT players, the five IG starters turned around and walked towards their respective seats.

Put on your headphones, debug your equipment, the competition is about to begin.

On the SKT side, after CUZZ sat down, Komma walked behind him and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just play according to the tactics we have planned before."

CUZZ nodded: "Yeah, I know."

When he shook hands with Yuan Shen just now, he was indeed under a lot of pressure, but he feels much better now.

In order to target IG in this S game, they have prepared a lot of things.

Especially after the groups were determined, all energy was focused on IG. Although it can't be said to be foolproof, the preparations were very thorough.

At the LPL area broadcast booth, the three commentators, Guan Zeyuan, Rita, and Jide are ready!
Guan Zeyuan commented: "The opening match of the group stage of this S game is about to take place, with the No. 1 seed IG from the LPL region facing the No. 2 seed SKT from the LCK."

Remember to continue: "From the performance of the two teams in the summer season, I personally think that IG is still stronger than SKT. After all, they are the number one seed, and in this game IG directly used Yuan Shen. What does this mean? Everyone knows."

Rita summed it up in two words: "Win!"

Guan Zeyuan responded: "It is indeed a must-win. This is not only a contest between the two teams, but also a contest between the coaches of the LCK and LPL regions. The LCK dominated the game for two years, S3 and S4. With the emergence of Yuan Shenhong, he helped the LPL achieve two years of dominance." "And this year, S7, is a dividing line. After this year, the number of champions in the two regions will become three to two. Whether the LCK will sit firmly on the Diaoyutai or the LPL will come from behind, it all depends on this month! And this game is likely to be a preview of the ending."

On the IG side of the game, all five players were ready, so they went straight into the BP stage of the game.

In this game, IG is on the red side and SKT is on the blue side.

BAN hero stage:

IG: Xia, Minotaur, Varus
SKT: Lee Sin, Gragas, Rumble

Guan Zeyuan analyzed: "In this game, SKT chose to target IG's top and jungle, banning two rhythm junglers, and then blocked Rambo in the top lane. Theshy's Rambo's suppression power is indeed very strong."

"Moreover, if he is not targeted by the opponent's mid and jungle, his Rambo has almost no opponent in the laning phase. He always suppresses the opponent. On the one hand, this hero is very strong, and on the other hand, his operation is delicate enough."

Remember to answer, "That's right. Then IG targeted the bottom lane and banned Xayah, an AD carry with strong life-saving abilities. Wolf's Aoki is also a master, so he banned him as well. It made sense."

Entering the hero selection stage, SKT on the blue side locked onto Tristana on the first floor.

It was IG's turn to choose, and IG got Syndra and Kog'Maw on the first and second floors.

Immediately afterwards, SKT locked in Lulu and Ryze on the second and third floors.

Rita commented: "Faker's Ryze, this hero still needs some respect. In this game, it seems that Faker should focus on setting the pace in the early stage. In the laning phase, it is probably not easy for Faker to gain an advantage against Rookie."

IG got Gnar on the third floor and entered the second round of BP.

IG also banned Prince and Sejuani.

SKT chose to ban Rek'Sai and Nidalee.

Guan Zeyuan commented: "Both sides chose to block the junglers, but one side restricted the herbivorous junglers, and the other side restricted the carnivorous junglers. In fact, CUZZ is a carnivorous jungler. He should be the most aggressive one in LCK."

“It’s probably because the overall style of the region is different. I feel like CUZZ has become a herbivorous jungler in IG’s eyes.”

Rita laughed and said: "It is also possible that CUZZ was under a lot of pressure when facing Yuan Shen, so he was often weak in hero selection and playing style, leaving this impression on IG."

IG locked Gnar on the fourth floor, and SKT got Zac on the fourth and fifth floors.

At this time, IG's fifth floor was still left without a choice, and at the same time, IG was clearly lacking a jungler.

The director gave a close-up of Yuan Shen, who was discussing something with Fu Manduo.

Soon, IG made a decision and locked EZ on the fifth floor!

Guan Zeyuan was a little surprised to see that EZ was chosen:
"Ezreal? Yuan Shen used Ezreal as a jungler last year, but wasn't he weakened later? Is he still playable now?"

"Although I have heard that some people use EZ as a jungler in training matches and can achieve good results, and some people use EZ as a jungler to gain points in high-ranking segments, this is not a traditional jungle hero and there are many variables."

"Generally speaking, in a very important occasion like the S-League, and for a team like IG, we won't use overly risky tactics because there's no need."

Rit speculated: "Is there a possibility that, from IG's point of view, this is not a risky tactic, and their system is mature and feels very useful?"

"Um... what you said is not wrong. When Yuan Shen picked EZ as a jungler last year, not so many people thought of it." Guan Zeyuan touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.

I have been a commentator for several years, and I have been slapped in the face by Yuan Shen countless times.

The lineups of both teams have been determined:

Red side IG: top single Gnar, jungle EZ, mid single Syndra, ADC Kog'Maw, support Janna

SKT on the blue side: top lane Shen, jungle Jarvan, mid lane Ryze, ADC Tristana, support Lulu.

Entering the game screen, Yuan Shen's EZ starts to set the pace as soon as he goes out:

"I need to play for a while in the early game. I usually won't take the initiative to cause trouble when there is no red buff. You guys should be steady in the laning phase. They probably want to target the bottom lane. You can put more pressure on the mid and top lane."

Theshy responded: “I think so too.”

Yuan Shen joked: "You always think this way. No matter what hero the opponent chooses, we will choose the same hero."

Rookie continued: "I should be able to suppress Ryze in the middle lane. Ryze has short arms and average laning ability."

Baolan said: "I feel like the bottom lane will be a bit stressful, the opposing team is pretty strong."

Smlz: “I try to handle the pressure as much as possible.”

The first wave of soldiers came out, and the opponent didn't seem to have any intention of invading, so the IG duo responsible for standing guard came back to help with the jungle.

Yuan Shen got the blue buff and chose to clear the lower half of the jungle first before moving up.

While clearing the jungle, Yuan Shen was also observing the laning situation in the three lanes.

In the bottom lane, Tristana and Lulu were fighting for level 2 and drove away Smlz and Baolan.

But it doesn't seem to be a big problem, because the hero Tristana can't control the minion line, the minion line will quickly enter, and Kog'Maw won't lose much experience.

Now that Kog'Maw has been chosen, the natural thing to do in laning is to withstand pressure.

In the middle lane, Rookie's Syndra was facing Faker's Ryze. Faker had a clear idea. If he were to fight against Syndra to consume their energy, he would definitely not be her opponent because his arms were too short.

So Faker chose to use all his skills to push the line, which is his advantage.

Rookie is also very experienced. He controls the progress of Ryze's pushing the minion line and prepares to block the minion line in front of his own defensive tower. This will make Ryze very uncomfortable and easy to be ganked by the jungler.

Rookie is very comfortable as he can attack and defend in this position. The opponent's jungler will have no chance to gank the middle lane.

In the top lane, Theshy's Gary had already pushed the opponent's Shen out of the experience zone. Shen was struggling in the back and could only gain experience while Gary went to last hit.

However, just when everything seemed normal together, suddenly, the situation changed!

"The opposing Ryze is gone." Rookie gave the signal in the middle lane. Now he was controlling the minion line, and Ryze should be in a difficult situation.

"Be careful at the bottom lane." Yuan Shen suddenly saw a key point.

The bottom lane soldiers entered the tower!
This is a large wave of soldiers. At the same time, the opponent's Tristana and Lulu are moving very aggressively, walking directly into the defensive tower, as if they want to do something.

Kog'Maw and Janna are in good condition, but Tristana and Lulu cannot complete the tower dive.

Sure enough, Ryze and the Prince appeared!
"Ryze TPs over." Yuan Shen understood at a glance.

"I'm coming." Rookie immediately TPed to the bottom lane tower.

The opponent attacked directly. Lulu flashed and turned into a sheep to control the big mouth. The prince followed up with EQ, and Ryze output. Although the wind girl knocked the prince away, now it was Lulu who was holding the tower, and Tristana supplemented the damage. The big mouth was killed instantly!

Guan Zeyuan commented: "First blood! Tristana got first blood. SKT acted decisively this time. Syndra TPed down but it was meaningless. All SKT players had already walked out."

Remember to answer, "What a decisive Lulu! His flash transformation is very crucial. Originally, Kog'Maw had flash, but because of the transformation, he couldn't use it and could only wait to die."

"I had the impression that Lulu was a soft support who was hard to work with the jungler. Now it seems that's not the case. Her control skills are more stable than many hard supports."

On the SKT side, Bang cheered, "Nice! The opponent's Kog'Maw has so many minions that he can't eat them. He's already exploded! To be honest, if I were playing this Kog'Maw, I would also lose my patience and not want to play anymore."

Wolf joked: "If it was a training match, I would ask to surrender immediately and start the next one, because there is no need to continue." (End of this chapter)