I, who love to post on Weibo, have become a professional Tongtian generation

Chapter 775 A Premonition

"SKT is playing like a bot!"

"1650."

"Shortest time in an international competition? Haha, not bad."

"Xun is staying in the bottom lane."

"Ornn's tier is not even as high as Leona's."

"To be fair, Ornn ate nothing but rotten threads, so you can't blame Khan entirely."

"The champion's face is gone (smiling face)."

"Is it just my imagination? SKT seems a bit weak."

"Get rid of the illusion."

"..."

During the heated discussion in the bullet comments.

The hashtag #1650# quickly climbed to the top of Weibo's trending topics, and in no time, Weibo users knew that SKT had been completely crushed by Top Esports.

Especially some long-time viewers who have already left the fandom.

Their impression of SKT is still stuck in the past. When they hear that Faker and champion Khan have returned to the international stage, they automatically put SKT in the top tier.

So when I came across the entry for 1650, my first reaction was that it was outrageous, and my second reaction was that it had come to this, which gave me a complex feeling of watching a hegemon decline.

Compared to the veteran James Harden, the original fans simply felt that Top Esports went a bit too far and didn't think that breaking the record was abnormal.

After all, SKT has had a bumpy season and hasn't shown any real dominance.

It can be said that SKT was able to represent the region in the competition because, firstly, Griffin underperformed in the playoffs, and secondly, Khan was in his prime, with the top lane dominating in three out of four games, which had little to do with the mid and bot lanes.

Those who frequently watch LCK will know this.

SKT in S9 looked even weaker than in S7, since S7 didn't have a global advantage and could pick decent lineups.

However, this season, some well-known esports bloggers on Zhihu have pointed out SKT's hidden dangers, namely that Teddy's champion pool is not large enough and he does not know how to steal damage. Furthermore, SKT is very dependent on Clid's rhythm. In games where the jungler is not doing well, they can only turn the game around if the opponent makes a serious mistake. They do not have enough resilience.

"...Speed ​​runs are normal. This time, the lane swap ruined Caitlyn. The original lineup was supposed to be focused on Caitlyn for a fast push and aggressive turret plating, but we didn't get a normal lane matchup."

I have to say, LQS deserves praise for this game. His roaming plays were crucial, especially the one where he ambushed Clid at F6, which completely stunned SKT. "That lane resplit was meant to get back on track, but it didn't go as SKT planned."

Passionate discussion in LPL.

The topic is also generating a lot of buzz on Korean online forums.

Why?

Even the most prepared fans couldn't have imagined that the speedrun leaderboard would be broken.

after all…

S7 couldn't even beat the bots, so how come after changing the team and getting rid of traitors like Hu Burou and Xiao Huasheng, they lost even more miserably?
one more.

This was a really ugly loss.

Not only did they lose their way due to lane switching, but they also made a lot of coordination mistakes. For example, Neeko's E barely hit, Caitlyn couldn't target properly, and Clid's Vi's attempt to lock down the enemy was a total waste...

The lineup is clearly finalized.

The image I was imagining was of Caitlyn and Neeko soaking up turret plating, Ornn holding the front line, and Vi and Akali shuffling squishy targets. But in the actual fight, it turned into Caitlyn going invisible, Ornn being too busy to fight, and Neeko failing to land a single ultimate on a key target...

Don't you know how to play?

But the Caitlyn system carried the playoffs. It's laughable that LCK ADs say they can't play Caitlyn. Even though the captain is criticized for not being able to steal damage, he still has the basic skills, just not as outstanding as previous star ADs.

and so…

What went wrong?
"You beastly top laner, you only show filial piety when it comes to foreign battles, you're only good at bullying your own people."

The highly praised commenter criticized Ornn for not having time to die.

"Without Khan, we wouldn't have made it to MSI. You don't actually think the finals were carried by a useless bot laner, do you? No way, no way. This Teddy, just a carry on a weak team, is being touted as the best in the world. If you ask me, he's not as good as Bang."

"Still in Bang, Bang has plummeted to last place in North America."

"So what if he's in last place? He's never been beaten into a bot. It's Teddy who's been stuck with less than 100 damage in over a dozen games. He's a typical economic black hole."

"Even an economic black hole is better than not having time to die; at least it didn't put pressure on my teammates."

"Only trash likes to pity trash."

"Who are you calling trash?"

"That's what happens when you only look at the record and not the game itself."

“I saw it, didn’t Khan send it first?”

"Why don't you say the female police officer gave away free kills? Why don't you say Ornn tanked the bottom lane and took the bad wave? So this game is unplayable because Ornn gave away first blood."

"..."

Fans are good at stripping champions.

Just like that.

Once 1650 was released, the forum immediately erupted into chaos, involving many grudges unrelated to the competition.

For example, Bang was laughed at and left after being eliminated, and he became nothing; for example, Khan devoted himself to his parents during a foreign war; and for example, the captain didn't deal any damage...

If you look closely, you'll see.

Some posts basically avoid discussing Nakano.

The subtle point here is that Faker couldn't dominate in two games, and the mid and jungle were tied together. Also, Black King's pillar was too overpowered, so fans cherish Clid, who is a normal player.

The problem lies in avoiding discussing Nakano and the bots, which gives others a bad impression.

To put it harshly.

The only distinction on such a pillar of shame as the 1650 is the length of the sentence, not whether a crime was committed.

~~~
The strategy was to focus on the bottom lane, but they ended up getting 1650 points.

Returning to face the coaching staff, Clid felt incredibly agitated, and unfortunately, he was the type of person who preferred to blame others for his actions.

I told you to gank your lane opponent, but you insisted on going to A tower. I don't know what you were thinking!
"...Seeing Sion in the middle, you should know how Top Esports will play, right?" The training team's mentality has also collapsed. Losing is acceptable, but losing like this is unbearable.

"Of course I knew! How could I not have guessed?"

Clid the bear shrugged, annoyed, and said, "I already said that defending top lane is just giving away points, and after diving Sion in bot lane, we should switch back as soon as possible."

Meeting the gaze, Kouma looked up and down the road.

"I was already slow at level one, and I could have played if I had gotten first blood." Khan had his reasons for the doubts. After all, he hadn't considered the role swap at the start and was destined to lose. So he could just get it back in the second wave.

He countered, "This game can become unplayable because of one mistake?"

Those present shook their heads slightly.

"What happened in the bot lane? How did you guys communicate?"

on the seat.

Effort said awkwardly, "We couldn't outrun the enemy, and then I ran out of health and had to go back to base. After I came out, my brother told me to go help, so I went."

Effort seems fine; he's very obedient.

But in this atmosphere, Teddy, who was being targeted by everyone, seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown, because he felt that he had played his part perfectly.

"Ornn has a T, why couldn't he protect me from the tower? I was a little confused when he left..." According to Teddy's thinking, the top lane was already burned, so he should have T'd the bottom lane to do a demolition, and then go to the top lane to take over.

Doing it this way is definitely more comfortable than having the jungler and support rush to cross over and then rush back to top.

Seeing Teddy's reaction, Clid's words carried a hint of aggression: "I guarantee you'll take the tower, no problem. The question is, do you think you can even secure the first tower kill?"

"That's still better than zero plating." They definitely can't steal it; after all, Sion's corpse is a nuisance.

"Can you carry by sacrificing Ornn like this?"

Teddy: ? ? ?
OK OK.

I'm not performing anymore.

Teddy knew that Ueno had some issues with him, but he was still a little embarrassed and angry to hear such words in this setting.

"You didn't listen to me either, so who did I sacrifice?"

Khan felt uncomfortable with the tone of his voice: "It's one thing to be slow at level one, but after the bot lane gank, you had to feed the wave. If you hadn't fed, and had come top with the jungler and support, wouldn't I have been able to dodge and take back the push?"

"That wave of minions has already passed the mid lane. You come bot, and we can proc demolition and split the loot, right? Besides, the reason I got caught and killed that wave was because Leona was there. If she hadn't come, the enemy top and mid laners would have at most forced me to use Flash."

Khan couldn't hold back: "Did you even consider that if you had come to top lane earlier, all three lanes could have been played normally? With Caitlyn and Neeko, instead of ganking Varus, were you going to trade turret plating with the enemy?"

Koma was completely bewildered by their conversation.

He knew that everyone had strong self-esteem, and the problem was that they had only been partners for half a year, yet the conflict had already deepened so much.
"Alright, let's think about how to play the next round."

"I do not know."

Clid sat down in the soft chair, looking annoyed: "Ezreal, Varus, and Caitlyn are all gone. I don't know how to play."

Damn, they're still mentioning the bot lane!

"Don't worry about it. Xayah, Sivir, and Miss Fortune are all out there. If all else fails, there's also Ziggs."

Teddy also has a temper: "Instead of thinking about the bottom lane, we should think about how to play the top half of the map."

"..."

The lounge was quiet for a few seconds.

Kouma suddenly sensed that this configuration wouldn't end well.

Unlike the last match, he wasn't in the mood to shout slogans this time.

compare to.

When Lwx saw the MVP awarded to Leona on the small screen, he exclaimed, "Holy crap! You stole it!"

"Screw you, you think you had a bad start this game? That time you pointed at Neeko, the enemy team just exploded."

Qin Hao: "Indeed, I'd be happy to give it to either the jungler or the support; I'm just here to be carried."

Xun: "Lying down like this? That's setting the bar too high."

"Damn it, a bunch of pretentious idiots!"

~~~
In the third game, SKT abandoned the blue side for the first time and took the initiative to choose the red side.

Regarding bans.

Top Esports banned Jayce, Nocturne, and Vladimir, and chose to bring out Lee Sin, which makes it easier to control the opponent's lineup.

Top Esports: Jayce, Nocturne, Vladimir

SKT: Taliyah, Syndra, Ryze

"Ban three mid laners?"

"1650!"

"..."

The excitement was still lingering from the previous game, with this string of numbers dominating the screen.

soon.

Top Esports first-picked Lucian, continuing to prioritize the bot lane. Undoubtedly, SKT was annoyed by this move.

"...Xayah and Rakan, it has to be Xayah and Rakan."

"If we don't take it, we won't be able to get a better combination later."

"If the enemy team adds Braum, Xayah and Rakan won't have an easy time against each other."

"so…"

"Give me Brown, I feel Brown is better."

Therefore, SKT picked Braum and Lee Sin first and second, while Top Esports picked Rumble and Nami second and third, ensuring a favorable laning environment. This way, even if they switch lanes, they won't have too much trouble.

Let’s put it bluntly.

Top Esports is not afraid of SKT imitating them at all.

"The third floor picked Xayah, so SKT is going for team fights. With this combination, it'll be hard for them to get plating." Xayah and Braum are both focused on defense and counter-attack.

They've advanced to the second round.

SKT banned LeBlanc and Kindred, while Top Esports banned Viktor and Camille.

Syndra and LeBlanc have both been banned.

"Faker, choose to believe in your Orianna."

"..."

Qin Hao had also guessed this option.

After all, the intention behind banning LeBlanc in the second round was quite obvious.

See this.

Qin Hao said, "Give me the snake woman."

As a fellow Clockwerk expert, he certainly knew how troublesome Phase Rush Cassiopeia was. Furthermore, after the previous game, Cvmax felt the opponent's mentality was a bit off, making them prone to impulsiveness in the third game. Therefore, focusing on harassment in lane would allow him to control the offensive and defensive rounds.

finally.

The lineups for both sides are as follows:

Top Esports (Blue) - Top lane Rumble, Jungle Trundle, Mid lane Cassiopeia, Bot lane Lucian (Cleanse) paired with Nami (Heal).

SKT (Red) - Top: Gnar, Jungle: Lee Sin, Mid: Orianna, Bot: Xayah (Heal) + Braum (Exhaust)
One level.

SKT aggressively invaded, taking control of half of the jungle.

Clid thought that if he started in the enemy jungle, the bot lane should be able to lane normally and wouldn't get destroyed by Lucian and Nami.

Unfortunately.

Teddy is only used to being protected by his teammates.

This is also why they seemed to be working particularly hard during their time with the aircraft team.

Because the teammates are all considered noobs by the audience, they have no arrogance, and team fight communication is always about looking at the AD carry, so there is no need to bother finding a position to deal damage, you just need to attack the front line.

But when he joined SKT, his weakness of not being able to steal damage was exposed.

The management never expected that this AD carry, who was particularly effective against them, only had solid fundamentals; everything else was thanks to his teammates.

"The pressure is a bit too intense, and the Lee Sin is right in the bottom lane."

"Here it comes, Flash to dodge Q!"

"lqs, don't panic at all, after you create space, you'll still auto-attack the Lee Sin a couple more times!"

Nami pushed across the lane, and Lee Sin came at level 2 immediately.

Braum was only level 1, and after Nami dodged his Flash-Q combo, Clid couldn't Flash back to find him. He could only try to poke him with his combo, but even after using his 500-yard Q, he was caught out by Nami's Reverse Movement.

The first wave failed to achieve anything, not even enough to reduce the enemy's health. After Lee Sin retreated, Xayah and Braum continued to be pressured.

The camera pans to the middle lane.

The snake woman swam around, swaying back and forth.

Once Orianna reaches level 2, Qin Hao seizes the opportunity when Faker raises his hand to attack a minion, first hitting with Twin Venomous Fangs, and then immediately retreating.

Faker reacted quickly, casting a shield on himself to absorb the damage, and then immediately used his passive ability to trade blows with Cassiopeia.

but.

Cassiopeia's E skill has a range of 700 yards, while Orianna's range is only 525 yards. To retaliate, Orianna can only use her Q.

Based on this mentality, Orianna chased for two steps until the shield disappeared. Qin Hao suddenly stopped and used his Q, applying poison, but was also hit by Orianna's Q.

Faker, without any skills available, traded a few auto-attacks with Cassiopeia, then took another hit from Twin Fangs, before retreating.

There was a group of soldiers blocking the way.

Qin Hao couldn't use his E skill a second time, so after drawing minion aggro, he continued to slowly push the lane to control the lane and try to create more opportunities to harass the enemy.

By occasionally using his E ability for free, Qin Hao knew that creating a significant health gap wasn't difficult; the challenge lay in securing the kill. After all, Orianna started with Corruption, so simply whittling down her health didn't put much pressure on her, since she would likely recall around level four anyway.

Then try to put yourself in their shoes.

If the cannon minion stays inside for a while, creating a pushback turn, will Lee Sin come to help?
It should be...

and so…

How can you make the other side feel that they have an advantage?
Qin Hao glanced at the bottom lane. Nami's W, combined with Lucian's E and the Holy Light, knocked out Xayah's health potion. Seeing that the bottom lane had established an advantage, Qin Hao said, "Push the bottom lane two more times, then rely on me."

lqs glanced at the mid lane; the Cassiopeia didn't have a significant health advantage, but she had secured lane control: "Okay."

soon.

Artillery units are now available.

When Cassiopeia was last-hitting a minion, she used her QW combo once, and Faker stopped trying to poke her.

Wait until we enter the tower.

Qin Hao capitalized on Orianna's desire to clear minions before engaging, using his Q to chase her into the tower and deal significant damage, forcing Orianna to consume two Corruption potions.

However, Faker felt it was okay to do this, since Cassiopeia's mana depletes quickly, and trading health for mana would ensure a good environment for farming lanes later on.

On the other hand, Cassiopeia seems to want to fight with one life against two. Despite tanking the tower, she doesn't use any potions and immediately uses her second Q after it's ready.

Faker dodged the attack, then countered with a shield, successfully gaining a slight advantage.

The snake woman's health dropped to about half, but she still didn't use any potions.

Also.

Because the tower wave was cleared relatively slowly, a new wave of pushes occurred, and Cassiopeia's positioning was noticeably more cautious than before, which solidified Faker's idea—

The opponent wants to slowly recover using E, and then find an opportunity to whittle down the opponent's health, thus gaining a TP lead.

"Can you come?"

Clid noticed that the snake woman's health was not good enough.

"The trolls might be nearby."

The troll is farming faster than the Lee Sin. There are no jungle monsters left, so he should probably help out the lanes. Thinking this, in the top lane, Gnar transformed and went in to trade blows, when suddenly a pillar appeared, forcing Gnar to use Flash.

"Here I am."

Khan was a bit upset. He was pressured by Rumble in the first three levels, and just when he was about to trade some damage, Trundle appeared in the bush.

They know the troll's location.

SKT wants to gain more in the mid lane.

All are level 3.

As Lee Sin circled around the blue buff area, Orianna simultaneously used Q and W to slow him down. Although Q didn't trigger damage, Cassiopeia only used a potion at this point, and it was too late.

"LQS is heading this way, can we kill him?"

"Wow~~"

The Korean commentators were somewhat desperate.

in the screen.

Lee Sin warded and closed the distance, and Cassiopeia immediately flashed to the side. Seeing this, Lee Sin chased for two steps, then flashed and used his E to slow Orianna and give her a shield. It looked like he could kill her with a few auto-attacks after a Q, but he was hit by Nami's bubble attack through the wall when he used Q to close the distance.

Clockwork skill goes on cooldown.

Qin Hao triggered the Phase Boots, and with Nami providing healing, he directly counter-killed Lee Sin with QEEE, securing First Blood.

"Pizza~~"

"With the Cassiopeia's head down, the mid lane is going to be tough."

this point.

The narrator understands.

Qin Hao T went online and continued to harass Orianna, hitting her with two consecutive Qs, reducing her to only a quarter of her health. However, Faker didn't want to lose lane, so he chose to defend under the tower.

He thought that pretending there were people nearby would deter the snake woman.

But once Qin Hao gained the advantage, he played with great confidence.

in the screen.

Cassiopeia initiates with her W, unleashing a venomous mist that lands at Orianna's feet. This poisonous cloud lasts for 5 seconds, and its ground-binding effect prevents enemy champions from using any movement abilities, including Flash.

Should we tower dive?

"I couldn't twist it off; it looks like I'm going to be sent home!"

The plague exploded beneath Clockwork's feet.

Don't even mention that Orianna doesn't have Tier 2 boots now; even if she did, it's still difficult to dodge Q while standing on W.

that's it.

Orianna used her Teleport in sync with the previous wave, and after a minute and a half, she was tower-dived and forced back to base by Cassiopeia, losing her Flash.

Looking at the bottom lane, Braum found an opportunity to Q Nami, raised his shield to absorb damage and tried to unleash a combo, but Teddy managed to auto-attack a low-health minion and was caught out by Nami entering the bush, resulting in him failing to kill Nami.

"Not enough damage, Nami flashed into the bush but didn't die!"

"...In that case, the bottom lane has also fallen."

In a 2v2 situation in the bottom lane, Nami survived a stun and a hook, despite having 80 health remaining. On the other hand, Xayah, who took the initiative to attack, fell near the mid lane because she ignored Lucian.

Up to level 6.

Qin Hao used Q to accelerate, followed by R to deal damage, once again crippling Orianna.

His current laning rhythm is very simple: I can't kill you in one combo, but I can deplete your resources, so even if the jungler comes, they can't help you. Then you can only lose minions and turret plating in the mid lane.

The same reason.

With such a significant advantage in the mid and bot lanes, Xun only needed to help the top lane. Khan wasn't the type to tolerate being alone, so Rumble used his harpoon to draw the turret's aggro, and Gnar suddenly transformed into his ultimate and countered, only to be caught out by GimGoon's flash.

"The road to the capital has also collapsed."

"Pizza, complete pizza (crying voice)."

In 9 minutes, all three lines cracked and the plating on all three lines peeled off.

When the vanguard team arrived, Lee Sin was instantly killed by Lucian and Rumble's ultimate abilities. Before the others could react, Teddy had already formed an inverted triangle.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows this.

The game is over.

Getting hit by either of those ultimate abilities is certain death, and even getting a minor hit means you're not in full health to engage in team fights, making it difficult to win. After all, Cassiopeia and Trundle are counters to engage heroes.

"The gap is too big."

"Securing the second division is a victory."

"..."

In self-deprecation.

The third game ended at 27 minutes and 03 seconds. The reason why the game, which should have ended in 10 minutes, took 27 minutes to finish was because Top Esports' lineup was not good at pushing high ground.

"Let's congratulate Top Esports on advancing to the winners' bracket with a 3-0 victory."

"..."

(End of this chapter)