What is a carry-type top order?

Chapter 138 Semifinals!Meet SKT!

The MSI in 16 was also called the Mid-Season Championship, not the Mid-Season Invitational, because all the championship teams from major leagues came, and there was no expansion of places like later.

The matchup in the knockout round is also very simple. The first team will play fourth, and the second team will play third. There is no real benefit to being first in the group. Unlike the MSI Mid-Season Invitational later on, the first team in the group can actively choose to play first or play first. Play the game later.

Combined with the final group rankings, the opponents TOP will face in the semi-finals are the biggest sufferers in the LPL division and the most successful clubs led by the most successful professional players in the world at this stage.

SKT led by Faker!

Unexpectedly, the confrontation between China and South Korea would be staged directly.

This is a bit similar to the S6 global finals before Li Hansheng traveled.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that SKT and Roxtiger are the two best clubs, but due to the competition system, the two teams met in the semi-finals ahead of schedule.

This is known as the most classic semi-final in history, and many people regard it as the final of S6 staged in advance.

This is not fair to Samsung, which entered the finals, but at least in the eyes of most people, this is such a view.

Now it is the same.

FW and CLG in the lower half, no matter who enters the finals, the outside world will not think that they will be able to upset in the end.

BO1 and BO5 are not games of the same dimension at all.

It is very easy for the MSI team to qualify. In BO1, almost no one will deliberately make targeted tactical arrangements. Instead, it is more of a case of experimental tactics like SKT.

So upsets almost only appear in BO1 games.

The BO5 duel minimizes the contingency of victory and defeat, and the test is the overall strength of both sides.

Once the opponent is confirmed, members of the coaching staff such as White Crescent are busy, but they are really a bit of a headache when it comes to the invitees for the training match...

The invitation to the training match must match the intensity of the team itself or even be slightly higher than the intensity of the team itself, so as to achieve the effect of training.

Playing scrims with a team that is not as strong as your own is purely a waste of time.

In terms of TOP's current strength, not to mention finding a team whose overall strength surpasses them, even finding a team that can match their strength is very difficult.

Looking at the world, the teams that can match the TOP in terms of strength are probably in the LCK...

The two teams CLG and FW in the lower half are obviously not as strong as TOP, and they also have obvious strength defects.

But better than nothing, at least these two teams are not big teams, and the intensity of training games against them is still slightly higher than the normal Korean rank.

however.

The bad news is still to come.

Facing TOP's invitation to a training match, FW directly refused, and turned around to play a training match with SKT.

Generally speaking, there are two reasons for refusing a training match.

One is that I simply think that you are too bad, and playing training games with you will not improve, and it is a waste of time.

TOP beat FW two in the group stage, obviously not because of this.

Another reason may be that FW regards TOP as the opponent to win the championship, and thinks that the final winner of the upper half will be TOP. The reason for refusing the training game is to consider the finals, so as not to reveal the tactics.

Can……

Judging from the wins and losses between FW and CLG in the group stage, why does FW think that he can definitely beat CLG?

"Grandma, after all, we are compatriots of the same language and race, why did you reject us?" Ah Shui's head was so big that he couldn't figure it out at all.

"Could it be..." Kandy immediately thought of a reason, and couldn't help complaining, "Are you so narrow-minded? It's not good to have a pure game."

Li Hansheng is actually a bit puzzled. You must know that there are Firefox and Gouba in the coaching team of TOP.

With Wanwan's huddling posture in the e-sports circle, it shouldn't be so shameless.

Gouba and Firefox communicated with the FW people and gave a 'dumbfounding' answer.

"Hey, come north, the barbecued pork is really bad." Gou Ba said anxiously, "He said that he was afraid that MMD's performance in the semi-finals would be affected by Han Sheng's psychological shadow, so he simply rejected us. "

"I don't even understand, is MMD's mentality fragile?" Firefox was also speechless, but he could understand char siu to some extent.

What the head coach thinks about is how to make the team go further, get closer to even win the final championship honor, and naturally all factors must be taken into consideration.

"Hey! Brother Han Sheng, let me tell you! You will play more lightly when playing games in the future, don't be so aggressive, look! Everyone is afraid of you now, so we don't have any training games." Ah Shui Deliberately imitating the tone of Firefox and Gouba, let alone, it has an internal taste.

"Yu Wenbo! You're really stupid." Li Hansheng was not to be outdone, and immediately replied, "I've always played games in red, so I'm so brave, blame me?"

As soon as the two of them let go of this trick, they made everyone laugh. Gou Ba and Firefox immediately scolded, "Enough is enough for the two of you!"

That's what's interesting about the crooked accent, it's obviously expressing your anger in a serious way!

But speaking through their accents, it makes people feel like they are acting like a baby.

It's no wonder that everyone wants to find a crooked girlfriend, who doesn't like to be pinched by a coquettish girl.

FW doesn't accept training matches, so they can only find CLG.

But after CLG played two games here, they didn't say anything. Although the reason was not directly stated, it was actually similar to FW.

They are also afraid that their top laner darshan will be suspicious of his life when he is beaten by Li Hansheng in the training match.

Fortunately, there are only three days between the group stage and the semi-finals, and it takes time to cooperate with the official preparation of promotional materials for the semi-finals and the shooting of the trash talk session.

There is not much time that can really be used for training games.

The upper half semi-final between TOP and SKT was held on May 5th, and on the 13th one night, the official released the promotional screen of the semi-final and some 'trash talk' of the players of both sides in advance.

It's 'trash talk', but it's actually the officials preparing some questions and then asking the players in the form of interviews, but some of the questions are more pointed.

such as.

Among them, the official asked faker a question, "The TOP team led by the talented top laner noob who has emerged this season has defeated you twice in a row in the group stage. Will you worry about being eliminated when they meet again in the semi-finals?"

Facing the camera, Faker replied blankly, "The group stage is a process of testing each other, TOP is really good, noob players are also very talented, but in my career in the past few years, I have defeated and sent away There have been too many teams led by geniuses, and this time is no exception, and the winner who wins the cup at the end will be me!"

mad!
But today's faker has crazy capital!
With two S tournament champions in hand, he is a well-deserved goat in the League of Legends professional circle at this stage, especially when combined with his entire career experience.

He also made his debut under the name of a genius. He became world-famous in the first season, and won the S game smoothly. In the second year, he encountered Waterloo and was sanctioned by the Samsung duo. However, he did not sink and degenerate. When a large number of high-quality Korean players left the LPL and major competition areas collectively, faced with the sky-high salary invitation from the LPL, they stuck to the LCK. After losing to EDG at MSI, they won the championship again under great pressure!

When you understand this experience, you will understand why there are so many faker fans in the LCK division.

Because of S5, before finally winning the championship, the whole world, including LCK themselves, were not optimistic about themselves, thinking that in the face of LPL's money offensive, LCK might be completely doomed.

As a result, SKT led by faker won the championship, defending LCK's dominance in the League of Legends professional circle and the name of the first division.

And Li Hansheng was not to be outdone in the interview.

"Facing SKT led by faker, will you feel extra pressure in the semifinals?"

Li Hansheng seemed very disdainful, "Pressure? We were the ones who won the group stage twice. You should ask SKT if they will be under pressure when they meet us in the semifinals. Faker has a great reputation and many honors, but that's all. It's the past tense, the era of SKT's dominance is over, I don't mind stepping on SKT's dead body to finally reach the top."

When these two interview clips were released, they immediately aroused a lot of discussion at home and abroad.

[Sheng Bao is so handsome!It's too domineering! 】

[Is it true that the ability of professional players to talk sarcasm is linked to the level of the game? 】

[Factory Director: I'm already researching MSI's opponent? 】

[Hahahaha, this stalk is hard to pass, right?Little B, your number is gone! 】

[Don't brag or criticize, melon skin is still more aura, after all, the honor is there. 】

[Ask if you don't understand, what kind of champion is Li Hansheng?Dare to touch porcelain with melon skin? 】

[krdog is spicy?Come come come!Chiye's ancestral dog-beating stick is designed to beat krdogs! 】

There are endless debates in the country, but in the final analysis, faker's honor is too hard and solid!
The champion of the S game is the top hard currency in the League of Legends professional circle. The league champion is a secondary commodity. How can the secondary commodity compare with the top hard currency?
If Riot releases a League of Legends Hall of Fame at this time.

Faker stood at the entrance of the Hall of Fame, glanced at the sign of the Hall of Fame, and rushed in with big strides. The security guards didn't dare to stop him, and he yelled quite confidently, "Will you let me in the Hall of Fame!" ', the judges below did not dare to breathe, they could only laugh.

Although faker seems to have a bad attitude, but he can't stand the top hard currency, the winner of the two-time S game champion.

As for Li Hansheng going at this stage, there is only one league champion, and the honor is really lackluster. You may have to carry a box of fruits by yourself and send them to the judges one by one. The weather is a bit hot, so eat more fruits.

When the judges ate it, they thought it was quite sweet, and they thought your boy would come, so they said to you, 'Go back and wait for news'.

It is almost the case of Jiangzi.

As for abroad?

Netizens on Reddit also sent out a lot of hot comments after seeing the interview clips.

[This MSI has refreshed my understanding of LPL top laners. Noob may be the strongest top laner in the world, there is no doubt about it! 】

[Faker is worthy of respect, he is the goat in the LOL field. 】

[Obviously, people look forward to the coronation of the new king more than the old king maintaining the existing order. 】

[Noob is simply too cooooool!He is different from the previous LPL players, he is very confident and has personality!I declare that I am a noob fan! 】

As for South Korea itself, there are all kinds of cynicism.

[The fourth division really looks like a clown with a stubborn mouth, give them some color and see! 】

[This group of Xiba bastards really think that SKT is serious about the group stage, right? 】

[Noob is a typical representative of the LPL competition area. He is stubborn, arrogant, and actually a bunch of shit. When it comes to life and death, he is a piece of garbage. 】

[A group of losers facing the LCK can actually dominate in the LPL. This division is really nothing but money, after all, it is the fourth division. 】

No matter how the outside world evaluates.

The effect Riot wanted has been achieved.

This much-anticipated confrontation between China and South Korea has not yet officially started, and the attention has already been full!

"Wow! Why did SKT and TOP meet in the semi-finals?" Wenxin complained, "SKT is too weak, isn't it the champion of S5? How did it fall to fourth?"

"Then what can I do if he is No.4?"

"If we had known about it earlier, we would have bought tickets for the semi-finals, which caused us to spend so much effort to get tickets for the finals. What if... you said, what if Li Hansheng loses? Let's go to the scene to watch the loneliness?"

"There is only one winner, why can't it be him?" Huang Xin asked, "I think TOP has a better chance of winning, so you can relax."

"Cut." Wen Xin curled her lips, "I don't know who said that I don't want to follow the stars, just watch the game, but I am more active in grabbing tickets than anyone else."

"..." Huang Xin blushed when his thoughts were exposed, and quickly changed the subject, "Where's Luo Feng? Isn't he going to play games with you?"

"Don't talk about it." Wen Xin gritted her teeth and complained, "I'm angry when I talk about it, isn't it just to trick him a few times, he actually told me that his roommate found a cat that could do backflips in the playground, and he Go check it out, then run away!"

"Pfft..." Huang Xin covered her mouth and laughed, "Do boys like to use this excuse? I remember... It seems that when you first fell in love, he told you that his cat can do backflips? "

"You're going to die!" Wen Xin covered her best friend's mouth in embarrassment, and continued chatting, but it was something she couldn't watch without spending money, "The most annoying thing is! I'll just watch it within 5 minutes after he finished talking to me. It turns out that his account is in the game!!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Hmph!" Wen Xin puffed her bun face angrily, staring at her best friend with beautiful eyes.

Huang Xin was a little uncomfortable being stared at, always feeling that something bad was about to happen, "Xiaoxin, what do you think I am doing?"

"You like to laugh, don't you?" Wen Xin smiled unusually 'brilliantly', "If you are so happy, then let's do some happy things."

"for example?"

"Have a sweet time, it can only be done by two people, and it can only be done on the bed..."

Half an hour later, Huang Xin lay on the bed looking hopeless, and when he looked down, he could see the dazzling scarlet.

"Wooooow, I'm not clean anymore."

"What are you doing?" Wen Xin, who was also lying on the bed not far away, complained angrily, "Isn't it just to trick you into ranking, as for that."

The reason why the scarlet is so dazzling is because Huang Xin has been lucky in qualifying recently. He has won nine consecutive victories. After checking the record, the page is green. Isn't it dazzling when he loses one game?

The reason why they can see it when they look down is because the two of them put a small computer desk on the bed in the dormitory, and the notebook is placed on it.

"Come, come! Auntie doesn't believe it, she can go on losing streak all the way!" Wen Xin was gearing up to continue working hard!
Huang Xin shook her head immediately, "I still have something to do."

As soon as Wen Xin looked up, she saw Huang Xin staring down at the phone screen, laughing lowly from time to time, and tapping on the screen with her slender fingers.

"Hmph, I'll play by myself!"

But 5 minutes later, when Huang Xin's account was also displayed as being in the game, Wenxin couldn't hold back any longer, "Ahhh! Huang Xin!!"

…………

On the bus to the game site.

Li Hansheng, who had nothing to do, simply browsed some related posts on the Internet.

As a high-intensity Internet surfer, Li Hansheng is very concerned about the comments of sand sculpture netizens on him.

We are all normal people, and when we see someone praising us, we will smile, and when we see someone scolding us, we will occasionally have the urge to retaliate, so we just need to learn from the old 1.5 whole trumpet to fight with people online every day at a high intensity. .

"MD, I obviously haven't played much, why are these sand sculpture netizens always chasing and spraying me?" Ah Shui on the side looked at the phone twice and almost broke the defense, fidgeting with the 'helmet'.

He has always had a good attitude, but every time he gets sprayed for no reason.

Mainly also a part of 'mother fan', who likes to brag about him.

Because of the seats in the training room of the TOP base, Ah Shui and Ming sat on the left and the right of Li Hansheng respectively, and were dubbed "left and right protectors" by Li Hansheng's fans.

During Li Hansheng's live broadcast, the two often showed up in the mirror, and their relationship with Li Hansheng was also very good. Naturally, some fans praised Li Hansheng, and at the same time they also praised the two of them.

It's okay to brag about Li Hansheng, after all, Li Hansheng's performance this season has been touted, and no one else can refute it.

Ke Ah Shui?
Ming?

These two hadn't even gotten into the main position, and they were blown away, which aroused some people's resentment.

As long as you see someone blowing Ah Shui, call him the AD of the Shuijun.

"Hee hee." Ming still didn't forget to make up the sword, "Yu Wenbo, I heard that you are the instructor of the 80W navy, when will you call your 80W navy brothers out to have a meal together?"

"Get out!" Ah Shui stood up angrily and was about to lock Ming's throat, and the two of them fought for a while.

There are two people on the field who are not on the same frequency as everyone else, Kandi and Gu Shengbin, these two people don't know what they are doing with their mobile phones, they just keep giggling anyway.

"When will my sand sculpture teammates be normal?" Li Hansheng sighed silently, turned his head to look out the window, looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and couldn't stop crying.

Don't ask, if you ask, you will be flashed by the sun.

…………

"Welcome everyone to the semi-finals of the first half of the 2016 MSI Championship! Both sides of today's game are old acquaintances, our TOP team in the LPL division and the SKT team that won the S championship twice!"

Guan Zeyuan did not appear on the commentary table, and his current qualifications are not enough to play at such an important juncture, but he was sitting on the analysis table before the game.

"That's right, before the start of the match, we invited everyone's old acquaintances, the director of the EDG club and Abramovich, to conduct a pre-match analysis for us!" The second Wang on the side also took advantage of the situation.

"We all know that TOP defeated SKT twice in the group stage, but based on the experience over the years, SKT in the group stage and SKT in the knockout stage cannot be generalized. The factory director thinks what should TOP do if it wants to successfully defeat SKT today?"

"Uh..." The factory manager thought for a while, "It depends on the state. TOP's overall strength is very strong. If they maintain their own state, they will be able to fight SKT."

"During the interview before the game, Faker said that he sent away many talented players. What does the factory manager think of Faker's remarks?" Wang Laoer continued to ask.

"In the entire League of Legends professional circle, only faker can say such a thing." The factory manager was a little envious, faker is indeed the ultimate dream of all professional players.

The factory director is indeed a person with dreams. Although he has not achieved results, at least he is working hard.

It can only be said that nine out of ten times life is unsatisfactory, and many things cannot be achieved simply by hard work.

"What about Abu?" Guan Zeyuan asked again, "From the perspective of the coaching staff, how will TOP beat SKT."

"If you play SKT, I think the main thing is to limit their double Cs." Abramovich's business ability in this area is actually good. He talked about it, "SKT is essentially a team that plays around double Cs. This season Bengi retreated to the second line, and Marin came to LPL, but their record is still very good, relying on the double C in the middle and bottom!"

"I won't say much about faker. Lee Sang Hyuk's strength is obvious to all. I want to focus on bang. Last year's bang actually had some shortcomings, but after watching SKT's game this season, I really feel that this person has no shortcomings at present. It can be said."

In S5's MSI, EDG was able to defeat SKT, partly because SKT's bottom lane duo didn't perform so well.

Wolf and bang played very well. Even so, EDG fought five rounds before finally winning.

In fact, EDG's team building idea is to learn from SKT, build the team around the double C in the middle and bottom, and don't pay too much attention to tactics.

SKT's style of play is actually the same.

It's just that SKT has better team communication skills, and they are decisive in decision-making at critical moments. In addition, they don't pay much attention to the top lane like EDG.

It's not like EDG, where the disadvantaged situation can only passively wait for the opponent to make a mistake. Once the opponent does not make a mistake, it is passively waiting for death.

Borrow a classic line from "Yongzheng Dynasty".

The eighth prince learns from me everywhere, but he doesn't look like me everywhere.

EDG also feels a bit like this.

but……

At any rate, they have also achieved great success in China by virtue of this set of ideas. Their domestic achievements cannot be denied just because of the weakness of the foreign war.

"TOP's double C is not too inferior to SKT's double C, and they are on the road...they have a huge advantage." Abramovich continued, "Overall, I am more optimistic about TOP."

"Thank you both for your professional pre-match analysis. Presumably, after listening to the analysis of the factory director and Abramovich, the audience has already had a rough judgment on the situation of today's game. Without further ado, let us summarize the next The screen is handed over to the commentary booth!"

　Thanks to the boring Prison Bird for the 100 starting point coin reward, thanks to Yu Xinyu for the 500 starting point coin reward, thanks to Baibai Heaven for the 100 starting point coin reward, and thanks to Mao Xiongsheng for the 100 starting point coin reward.

　　The move was successful, the only thing left is to install the broadband.

　　Code word code word, I will start to explode at the end of the month! !

　　There was a little error in the previous article about the ranking, which has been revised.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)