The standing postures of the five members of TES are very strange, and the strangeness of each person is different.
Today's BP is what IG is most concerned about. BP represents the team's understanding of the version.
Each team has a different style, and there will definitely be some differences in their understanding of the version, which will ultimately be reflected in the BP.
Jin Gong chooses the captain and takes the omen of theft.
Ning Wang muttered: "Theshy, you have played against Jin Gong's Captain, what do you think of his Captain? What's his level?"
Theshy responded: "His captain is quite powerful."
Prince Ning was a little skeptical: "You say he is great? Not really."
In this game, 3698, who was laning against Gangplank, chose Ornn as the top laner.
Ning Wang stood up in disgust: "No, what is he thinking? Using Ornn against Gangplank, isn't he the one who is behind? Picking Ornn to let Gangplank develop? This is also a genius."
Entering the game screen, as expected, the Captain was developing very comfortably in the top lane.
Moreover, TES tried to target the top lane several times, but Gangplank held on.
Even if he is caught and killed, he will use his ultimate skill before he dies, so as to reduce the loss of soldiers.
Baolan commented: "I found that their top laner is very capable of withstanding pressure. Although he doesn't seem to have much pressure on the bottom lane, it's not easy for the opponent to deal with him."
At the same time, FPX's four-on-two strategy continued to exert its strength, catching TES's bottom lane. In the end, FPX won and took the first game.
Rookie commented: "I feel that Top Esports has some strength, but their overall command and early-game rhythm abilities are not as good as FPX. FPX is more like a game of chess with five players."
Theshy agreed: "I feel the same way. If Top Esports doesn't adjust their playing style, it will be hard for them to win."
So, after the second game started, TES changed their playing style. They chose to play around the bottom lane and gave up the top lane first.
Anyway, there is a Sion tank hero in the top lane, so it’s not a big problem if his development is a little bit lower.
Yuan Shen joked: "Although we have proven that tank heroes are not very useful in this version, they still have to choose them. I feel that TES has a big problem with its top lane hero pool."
"Of course, their system is strong to a certain extent. It's not surprising that they beat FPX today, but they won't go far and will have a hard time in the World Championship."
Ning Wang muttered, "You are sentencing them to death. If they can't get a result in the World Championship, it will have a big impact on their club. After all, they have invested so much money."
Yuan Shen continued, "This can't be helped. If a player fails to keep up with the times and just wants to rely on his past achievements, he will definitely suffer the consequences in the end."
Sure enough, in the third game, the backlash against TES came.
In this game, both sides chose to target the bottom lane and invested a lot of energy in it.
Because of the experience of the previous two games, both sides are now quite stable and the result is not immediately determined.
This makes it very comfortable for FPX, because the top laner is a vampire and as long as they can develop, it will be easy to beat them if the game is dragged to the late stage.
The two sides fought back and forth, and the stalemate lasted for more than 30 minutes before a team fight. The vampire was invincible and no one could restrain him. Although TES's bottom lane was developing well and had high output, he had no way to stop the vampire from rushing to his face.
In the end, TES lost the second game.
Fu Manduo commented: "What Yuan Shen said is almost the same. It is indeed easy for TES to raise a boss in the top lane."
"I feel like he's like a quality inspector for the top lane position. If you can beat his top laner, you can be considered excellent. If you can't beat his top laner, then you're not a very good top laner."
Baolan muttered, "It seems like FPX has learned a lot from us. They are now carrying Kleptomancy, in the mid, top and bottom lanes."
“The hero selection is also similar to our lineup in previous games.”
Fu Manduo reminded: "Now it's not just the LPL teams that are learning from us. Many coaches and trainers in LCK, LEC, and LCS are using my games as reference to plan their BP and tactics."
At this moment, Yuan Shen asked, "What's the situation in LCK?"
Fumanduo responded: "KZ is very strong now. I think the Spring Split will be KZ."
Baolan muttered, "I heard that Peanut joined Kingzone directly after leaving SKT? She's quite interesting. She always seems to choose the team that looks the strongest."
Smlz asked: "Is it because he joined that he became the strongest, or did he choose the strongest team to join?"
Baolan responded: "Of course we choose the strongest one to join. Even if KZ doesn't have him, KZ still has CUZZ, who is also very strong. Although he lost to us, he still has strength."
"But I heard that SKT is in very good shape this year, with wins and losses alternating, with ups and downs."
Fu Manduo explained: "Because SKT has too many new players now, they need to get used to each other, and the starting lineup is not fixed. It is normal to have ups and downs. I think they will have a lot of troubles in the future."
A moment later, the fourth game between FPX and TES began.
Out of desperation, TES started targeting GimGoon in the top lane during BP. In fact, it was because their top laner was not strong enough and a breakthrough was found, so they could only resort to the worst strategy.
"Draven? Jackeylove actually chose Draven at this time." Baolan exclaimed.
Yuan Shen smiled: "At such a critical moment, TES likes to pass the ball to the bottom lane, but passing the ball to the bottom lane does not necessarily mean victory. If you lose, you will be blamed."
"And unfortunately, FPX is a team that likes to help the bottom lane. If you pass the ball to the bottom lane, won't that just fall into their trap?"
Entering the game screen, TES not only leaned towards the bottom lane in BP, but also in playing style. The jungler came to the bottom lane to help at level 3, and then was counter-ambushed. The mid laners of both teams TPed down and traded two for two.
It didn't seem like a loss, but Draven died without getting any kills.
Smlz commented: "Before Draven dies, you need to get a kill to get the passive money, otherwise it will be a big loss. Fortunately, his level is not very high now."
Both sides continued to target the bottom lane, and Yuan Shen's words came true again.
Although it was aimed at the bottom lane, FPX was more proficient in this style of play and had a deeper understanding of it, so in this regard, TES was completely behind.
The two sides targeted the bottom lane and exchanged kills, but Draven just couldn't get a kill because he was the one being targeted and was often the first to die.
Even if it's a profit in the end and his teammates can get an extra kill, Draven won't be able to get it because he is always targeted first.
So Draven in the bottom lane was directly eliminated.
Although Lwx's development is also average, FPX still has mid, top and jungle.
After entering the group, FPX's mid, top and jungle began to exert their strength, and TES was completely defeated.
Yuan Shen commented: "FPX's lineup looks like a lineup that can win the championship. It has no obvious shortcomings and has its own style. If the version is right, it will be very powerful."
"But Top Esports is not like that. Their weaknesses are very obvious. When they meet a weak team, they can't feel it, but when they meet a strong team, especially a strong team with a strong top laner, TES is completely defeated."
Ning Wang pondered: "A strong team with a strong top laner... isn't that us? Hahahaha, Theshy, I'm talking about you."
"What a shame! If TES had won, it would have been easy for us to deal with them."
In the end, FPX defeated TES 3-1 and advanced to the semi-finals. Their opponent was naturally IG.
Fu Manduo greeted: "Okay, now the results are out. Our opponent is FPX. Yuan Shen also said just now that FPX's lineup can win the championship. It is very strong. We can't take it lightly."
"Do you have anything else to add?"
Rookie commented: "Doinb's playing style is very unique. Although his laning ability seems to be average, he can use various methods to avoid laning with you and choose to support his teammates. If we play against them, we need to be careful about this."
Baolan nodded: "I understand. I will keep good vision at that time, mainly focusing on their mid lane." Yuan Shen said: "Of course, we can also put enough pressure on the mid lane to make him breathless. In this way, he can't protect himself and we can win."
Rookie agreed: "Yeah, that's one way to do it."
Fumanduo looked at the bottom lane and said, "Are there any problems with your bottom lane? The bottom lane combination of LWX and Crisp is excellent in all aspects."
Baolan responded: "It feels a bit difficult, but it's still within an acceptable range."
"I think if it's against FPX, the pressure of the bottom lane itself is not the biggest, it's mainly because their mid and jungle like to come to the bottom lane to four-on-two."
Yuan Shen comforted him, "Don't worry, I won't let them go to the bottom lane and attack two people with four of them so easily."
Baolan looked at Prince Ning: "I'm not worried, I'm worried about someone."
Ning Wang was anxious: "Someone? This game doesn't have to rely on the bottom lane to win, look at how our mid, top and jungle are fighting for the sky."
It is obvious that Ning Wang has no intention of going to the bottom lane to help. In this way, if Baolan does not trust him, he can just play mid, top and jungle and still win the game.
So Yuan Shen took this opportunity to express his opinion: "I think if Ning Wang is on the field, he should play in the middle and top fields. This will be more familiar to him, more convenient and less likely to cause problems."
“If it’s me who’s on the field, I’ll adjust our tactics and style of play based on the situation.”
Fu Manduo said, "Well, that's decided for now. Okay, you guys go train first, and I'll sort out FPX's information for you to take a look at later."
So everyone started targeted training.
A week has passed and it's another weekend.
LPL Spring Season semi-finals match scene.
The game hasn't started yet and the venue is already packed.
In the FPX lounge backstage, the FPX team is making final preparations for the performance.
Doinb said: "Today's opponent is IG, IG... It's so annoying, why is IG on our side?"
Doinb feels annoyed whenever IG is mentioned because he can't think of a way to beat IG.
Liu Qingsong analyzed: "IG's only breakthrough point now is the bottom lane."
"But their jungler is too strong. If he wants to keep the bottom lane, there is really nothing he can do."
Doinb looked at Xiaotian beside him and said, "Emperor Gao Tian, what do you say? Can we win?"
Xiaotian replied: "Yes, I can."
Just then, a staff member appeared at the door and reminded:
"IG's lineup for the first game has been confirmed, top laner Theshy, jungler Ning..."
When they heard the ID Ning, everyone in FPX's eyes lit up.
The more Doinb said, the happier he felt: "Ning Wang? They actually let Ning Wang play in the first game."
Doinb looked at Xiaotian and said, "We can win, Xiaotian, the opponent is Ning Wang."
Xiao Tian responded: "If it was Prince Ning, then the problem wouldn't be that big."
Doinb patted Xiaotian on the shoulder and said, "Emperor Gaotian, it's up to you. Perform well."
On the IG side, everyone is waiting for the game to start.
Yuan Shen is looking at his mobile phone. Netizens are now discussing today's game.
#Doinb forgot how he was scared by IG and didn't dare to queue up with them?
#It seems like FPX has no chance of winning, who can they rely on to win? All of IG are not vegetarians.
#GimGoon is so good at handling pressure, can he handle Theshy?
#I feel that as long as there are no major problems online, Yuan Shen will lead them to victory.
The time was almost up, and Fu Manduo called out, "Let's go, let's go on stage."
So all the IG players went on the court to play, and Yuan Shen stayed alone in the lounge.
When the audience knew that Ning Wang would play in the first match, they cried out: "Yuan Shen, we want Yuan Shen!"
Yuan Shen could hear it even in the lounge.
At the same time, the popularity in the official live broadcast room is also declining.
This is because we insisted on letting Yuan Shen play in the opening match.
If he starts throwing a tantrum in the opening game without an audience, how will the officials save face?
Entering the BP, IG is on the red side and FPX is on the blue side.
Although he did not participate in the competition, Yuan Shen was also observing FPX's BP.
FPX's top laner didn't play Gangplank in this game, but started playing Vampire, while Theshy got Sion, a hero he has been practicing recently.
The audience and commentators seemed a little surprised. They didn't expect Theshy to choose such a hero.
For the jungle position, Xiaotian chose Sejuani. There seemed to be something special about his Sejuani, mainly because her ultimate skill was very accurate, which was very crucial for Sejuani.
Many times, Pig Girl chooses combos like QR to start a team fight. If the ultimate skill is not used accurately, it will be very troublesome.
In the middle lane, Doinb's Ryze and Galio were gone, so he started playing Karma.
In short, it is unlikely that all of his heroes will be banned, the main thing is to restrict his performance.
In the bottom lane, Varus is paired with Tam.
The mid lane is a supporting hero, so the bottom lane must be the core in the late game. There is no other way around it.
In terms of lineup, FPX's lineup is pretty good.
Soon, Fu Manduo came back from BP and asked:
"Master Yuan, do you think we can win this BP?"
Yuan Shen responded: "They all have a chance. It depends on the players' performance. The difference in BP is very small."
Entering the game screen, in the middle lane, Doinb's sticky style of play made Rookie a little uncomfortable. The hero Karma is too oily, and it is almost impossible for you to kill him alone.
The only choice is to grow together.
The two teams didn't fight much in the early stage. In this game, Doinb didn't play a roaming support hero, but mainly played laning.
In the top lane, GimGoon was very stable. He just developed his skills. After all, he was laning against Sion, so there was not much pressure.
However, something outrageous happened. In the mid-game, a SOLO vampire in the top lane was killed by Sion!
This was something no one expected, Sion could kill others alone.
Usually Sion will kill others with his passive high output after he dies. (End of this chapter)