A few days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the day of the finals arrived!
"Are you all ready?"
In a hotel in Beijing, Fu Manduo was preparing to set off with his team members.
Ning Wang said, "Should I go today? I don't think I have a chance to play."
Fu Manduo smiled and said, "Do you want to receive the award? If you don't think you need to receive the award, you don't have to go."
"Receive the award? Of course I have to receive the award!" Ning Wang suddenly became excited. He realized that if he won this BO5, the next step would be to receive the award in front of so many audiences from all over the world, and in such an important venue, under the attention of the people of the whole country!
This kind of opportunity probably only comes once in a lifetime.
"If you are ready, let's go."
Everyone packed up their things and set off from the hotel together.
After getting on the bus, the IG members headed straight to the competition venue.
Along the way, Yuan Shen saw many League of Legends posters on the street, all promoting the upcoming finals.
Baolan exclaimed, "I found that this competition seems to be quite important. The whole capital has seen the preview of the finals."
Fu Manduo responded: "Well, it is indeed highly regarded, so we can't lose. The value of this championship is too high, we absolutely cannot lose!"
A moment later, everyone in IG saw a moving rectangular steel building appearing in the distance. It looked like a bird's nest, a bird's nest made of steel.
That is the venue for today's final!
As the bus got closer, everyone could feel the grandeur of the venue more and more.
The bus entered the parking lot. Yuan Shen saw the main entrance not far away. Audiences were entering with various cheering signs in their hands.
"IG! Isn't that IG's car?"
"IG is coming! IG is coming!"
"Come on, Yuan Shen! Come on, Yuan Shen!"
"God Yuan, you must leave the trophy here!"
The audience saw the car of IG members. There was the IG team logo on the car body, which was quite recognizable.
The IG team got out of the car and prepared to enter the competition venue.
Fu Manduo said, "Take all your things with you. Don't forget them. You will have to come back to get them when the time comes."
As the IG team got off the bus, there was suddenly a commotion from the front.
Soon after, another bus drove over. This one had the SSG team logo on it, and it was obviously carrying SSG members.
Rookie muttered, "They're here too, do you want to say hello?"
Yuan Shen responded: "Since you have seen it, let's wait a while, otherwise we will appear to be in a panic."
So the IG team chose to wait there. Soon, the bus slowed down and stopped to the side. The door opened and Ambition was the first to get off the bus. As soon as he got off, he noticed IG.
The SSG coach and other team members followed behind, and after everyone got down, they walked towards IG together.
The coaches from both sides greeted each other.
The players on both sides are observing each other.
Ambition noticed Yuan Shen, and the two looked at each other. Amition called out, "Contestant Yuan Shen."
"Hello." Yuan Shen responded.
Ambition continued: "I have to say you have a good vision. You were optimistic about us before the S game started."
Yuan Shen responded: "That's normal. You have the ability and deserve to be looked up to."
Ambition asked back: "In your opinion, who do you think will win today?"
Both pairs of people have looked over. This question is a bit direct and a bit spicy!
Yuan Shen took it calmly: "We will win. Even though it will be a bit hard, we will still win in the end."
Ambition made no comment, choosing instead to follow his teammates and prepare to go in.
Fu Manduo also called out, "Let's go in too."
The two teams entered the venue together, passed through a passage, and then went their separate ways.
After entering the lounge, the IG players put their things down and sat on the chairs to rest while waiting for the game to begin.
Prince Ning came over to Yuan Shen and said, "That Ambition just now seemed a bit arrogant. I wonder who gave him the courage."
Yuan Shen responded: "Since he can enter the finals, it's okay for him to be a little arrogant."
"Gao Zhenning, if I let you go, are you sure?"
This time, Ning Wang, who has always been very optimistic and confident, was no longer optimistic: "It's hard to beat him. Mlxg was completely defeated when he played against him, so it's very difficult to beat him."
On the other hand, the popularity of the official live broadcast room of the S League has reached a historical high!
In order to prevent the live broadcast room from being stuck, the live broadcast platform opened four sub-rooms for diversion.
After a commercial, the screen shows the three commentators in the commentary booth. Colonel Guan: Remember, Rita is ready.
Colonel Guan said: "Hello, audience friends, we are about to enter the exciting final of this world finals. The two teams are the No. 1 seed IG from the LPL region and the No. 3 seed SSG from the LCK region."
"Before the final begins, there will be a spectacular opening ceremony and contestant debut show. The world's two strongest teams and the world's ten strongest contestants will appear on stage. They deserve all the glory and the audience's enthusiasm and expectations."
I remember answering, "Yes, after a month of fierce competition, this S game has reached its climax. The process was full of ups and downs, with many surprises. RNG, who we had high hopes for, fell in the semifinals. The one who eliminated them was one of the protagonists today, SSG."
"SSG stumbled through the LCK Summer Season and barely made it to the S League. They were swept by RNG in the group stage and were called the most humiliating team in LCK history. But it was such a team that they made it to the finals and stood on this stage."
Rita commented: "Perhaps this is the biggest challenge IG has ever faced. The opponent is a team that fought their way up from the bottom. This is very similar to the past IG, which was not favored by others but made a big splash in the end."
"So, today's final will determine whether it will be the establishment of a three-peat dynasty or the coronation of a new king. Let's wait and see."
In the IG lounge.
Fu Manduo glanced at the time and said, "It's almost time, everyone, get ready to go on stage."
So everyone in IG stood up and surrounded Fumanduo.
Fu Manduo said: "This year's hard work and dedication will be tested today. Although it is cruel, no matter what we have experienced before, this BO5 will decide everything. Come on IG!"
"Come on!" everyone shouted together.
In the SSG lounge, everyone in SSG was gathered together, and the one who was talking was Ambition:
"This may be my last season and the only chance in my life. I don't want to lose and I won't lose."
"We will bring the trophy back to LCK and prove to the world once again that LCK is the strongest region. SSG will win!"
"Must win!"
At the competition site, the host Ren Dong appeared.
After a simple opening speech, exciting music sounded at the scene.
Dancers come on stage!
Jay Chou's voice sounded and the camera gave a close-up.
The atmosphere on the scene instantly reached a climax!
Everyone heard that there would be a mystery guest this time, but no one thought it would be Jay Chou!
In the rear passage, the SSG and IG players were preparing to go on stage.
The two teams met again and stood a few meters apart. Then, a beautiful figure appeared, walked past IG and walked onto the stage.
The live music also changes at any time.
Legends never die!
Legends Never Die!
Yuan Shen could feel his blood rushing, hormones being secreted, and he became excited.
This is when the players' ability to adjust is put to the test. In e-sports, being too excited can lead to poor performance, so they need to calm down.
Yuan Shen looked back and found that everyone was very excited, especially Bao Baolan, his lips seemed to be trembling.
Suddenly, a dragon roar was heard from the stage!
A giant dragon flew in from outside the venue!
"Oh oh oh!" The audience on site became excited at any time. Of course, this can only be seen on the screen. It's a special effect.
For viewers watching the game online, it is a completely different experience, and the popularity of the live broadcast room has skyrocketed!
Soon, the opening ceremony came to an end.
"Everyone, it's time to go on stage." The staff reminded.
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So Fumanduo brought all the IG players onto the stage, while SSG came on from the other side.
"Ooooooh! IG! IG! IG!"
The audience cheered wildly, and Yuan Shen felt a little stuffy in his chest because the cheers were so loud, like an overwhelming tidal wave!
Looking from the stage to the front, there are people everywhere!
The IG members walked to their respective designated spots and stood there, and the host appeared again.
Then, the team members were brought to the center of the stage, facing each other.
Yuan Shen faced off against Ambition.
This Ambtion stared at Yuan Shen intently. If looks could kill, Yuan Shen would have died countless times.
Yuan Shen could see Ambtion's desire for victory.
This kind of person is the most terrifying. You never know what he can do to win.
The two players shook hands and then turned and walked towards their respective positions.
The lights on the stage went out and the promotional video for the finals began to play.
At the beginning of the promotional video, IG's midfield, top and jungle triangle appeared in everyone's field of vision!
Three IDs,
Theshy.
Yuanshen.
Rookie.
Like a king who rules this world, overlooking everything.
As the challenger, SSG overcame various difficulties and obstacles and finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.
After crossing this mountain, the trophy will be right in front of you!
On the IG side, Yuan Shen put on headphones, debugged the equipment, and was ready to continue.
Fu Manduo greeted, "I hope you won't put too much pressure on yourself, stay focused, and treat it as a normal training match. Don't be anxious, be patient."
After all ten people from both sides are ready, build a room and recruit people.
Then they waited until the referee signaled that the game could begin, and then everyone entered the BP screen for the first game.
In this game, IG is on the red side and SSG is on the blue side.
BAN hero stage:
IG: Luo, Shen, Taliyah
SSG: EZ, Lee Sin, Mantis
Seeing this scene, Colonel Guan commented: "In this game, IG was quite good at targeting SSG's synergy heroes. Whether it was Luo, Shen or Taliyah, they all had a lot of synergy, which was very consistent with SSG's previous game style. They won by constantly synergizing and outnumbering, and IG obviously saw it."
"As for SSG, their choice is very simple. They just target the jungler and don't give Yuan Shen the chance to be the sole carry."
Entering the hero selection stage, the blue team's SSG got the Tristana on the first floor.
IG locked down Gnar and Syndra on the first and second floors.
Rita analyzed: "From IG's hero selection, they still attach great importance to laning. Although the current version is not a version that emphasizes laning, this is IG's style. Moreover, if the jungler is strong enough, the teammates have an advantage in the line, and the jungler can better display his abilities."
SSG locked down Sejuani and Malzahar on the second and third floors.
IG got Varus on the third floor and entered the second round of BP. IG banned Gem and Minotaur.
SSG chose to ban Zac and Rek'Sai.
I remember the commentator said: "SSG is still targeting the jungler. All five bans are given to the jungler. This can be said to be very respectful. Now it depends on what jungler Yuan Shen can bring out."
IG got Lulu on the fourth floor, while SSG locked in Janna and Kennen on the fourth and fifth floors.
Colonel Guan pondered: "This Kennen... I don't understand. Why Kennen? Now SSG's mid and jungle are all AP. Although there is Tristana in the bottom lane, if the mid, top and jungle are all AP, it will be very disadvantageous to SSG when the mid, top and jungle collide in the early stage."
Rita speculated: "Is there a possibility that SSG didn't think about the early game clash with IG in the mid, top and jungle? Anyway, they all develop in the early game and drag the game into the mid and late game."
Colonel Guan nodded: "That's fine if you insist."
At this moment, IG locked onto the male gun on the fifth floor, and the lineups of both sides were determined:
Red side IG: top single Gnar, jungle Graves, mid single Syndra, ADC Varus, support Lulu
Blue SSG: Top Kennen, Jungle Sejuani, Mid Malzahar, ADC Tristana, Support Janna
After the lineup is determined, the game screen begins.
Yuan Shen began to set the pace: "In this game, I will focus on the opponent's jungle in the early stage. You guys should pay attention to pushing the troops in the lane."
Rookie responded: “There’s nothing wrong with my mid lane.”
Theshy echoed: "The top lane is definitely mine, he can't push the line as fast as me."
Baolan asked, "Should we also participate in the bottom lane?"
Obviously, there is pressure to gain lane rights in the bottom lane, so you need to ask in advance.
Yuan Shen replied: "As for the bottom lane, let's see the situation first. My first wave will be against the top mid jungle area."
Neither side had any intention of invading at level 1. The first round of BUFFs were refreshed. With the help of his teammates, Yuan Shen got the blue BUFF and went up to clear the jungle.
In this game, he chose Speed 3. Normally, Graves needs to kill all the wild monsters in the first round.
However, the opponent is Sejuani. If Graves wants to develop with Sejuani in this version, he can only rely on his teammates. If his teammates are not good enough, he will definitely lose.
Therefore, sufficient pressure must be applied in the early stages.
While clearing the jungle, Yuan Shen was also observing the situation on the line.
First of all, in the top lane, the laning confrontation between Thehsy and Cuvve was very intense. Both of them were long-handed laners, and both chose Doran's Blade as their starting item. There was no peaceful development in the lane, and they had to fight.
In the middle lane, Crown's Malzahar only did one thing, pushing the minion line, using all his skills to push the minion line, without caring about what would happen to Syndra.
Rookie really didn't have a better solution. If he used his skills to consume the enemy, the line of soldiers would keep being pushed over. He could only choose to push the line against Malzahar. The good news was that the opponent's level was low, and the speed of pushing the line of soldiers was not very fast.
The bottom lane is purely for development. Although he got Varus, Smlz had no desire to use his Q skill to consume the opponent, unless he was last-hitting. Everything was for development. The opponent had a Janna to provide a shield, so it was difficult for consumption to work. (End of this chapter)