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Chapter 781 Youth With You (The End)

With the World Championship approaching.

Each region is working hard to tell its story.

LCK's promotional slogan this time focuses more on "Superpower". Firstly, "Superpower" is young and represents the future, and secondly, it's also a case of path dependence.

Why do you say that.

Chaowei's greatest technical strength lies in his ingrained mastery of last-hitting. Many might think it's simple, believing that for professional players, last-hitting is nothing special.

The problem has persisted for so many years.

There are very few who can do it well, including Faker.

After all, a match isn't a single-player game; opponents won't cooperate with you to last-hit minions. Compared to other mid-laners, Chaowei is the kind of player who would rather put less pressure on you than compromise on your development.

Is this difficult?
difficult.

It's extremely difficult.

The intense laning phase demands a lot of attention. You need to observe positioning, calculate distances, and plan how to retaliate, so you can't keep your eyes glued to the minion wave the whole time.

Unfortunately, during the exchange of blows, heroes attract aggro, and the minions' health is dynamic, making them even more difficult to manage. However, Chaowei's skill lies in the fact that he doesn't need to constantly monitor the minions' health; he can glance at them and know which to last-hit first and which to last-hit next, maximizing the use of the minion wave's inherent focus-fire logic.

Just like that.

In its first year, Chaowei was hailed as a top product in the industry.

The following year, he was even more impressive, achieving a KDA of 103 in the Spring Split, breaking the regional record. His steady and reliable style won people's hearts.

It was in this kind of expectation that we met.

As the second seed, Griffin has garnered much high expectations from the media.

compare to.

LPL, on the other hand, has been much more low-key.

After all, opening champagne doesn't require Fujii's prompting; the audience does the blowing for them.

The only news they were promoting was that Qin Hao's kill count had surpassed 2000, making him the second professional player in the LPL to break the 2000 mark.

Take a chance.

GSL jumped in, after all, Uzi, as the first player to break 2000 kills, was part of Fujii's god-making plan.

Although Uzi's reputation has improved, he still has too many negative impressions. The more he is associated with GSL, the less his fans will buy it. After all, for his fans, the kill milestone is just a decoration and they don't need to rely on data to elevate his status.

"It took them from Season 3 to Season 9 to break 2000, which is because they played for a long time."

"Let's calm down, win a championship, and then come back to boast about our dominance."

"It's one thing to hype up S3 and S4, but it's already S9. Why are people still ignoring the champion AD and praising Uzi instead? If you don't understand, just ask: when will Uzi's Vayne skin be released?"

"..."

Having experienced the pain of being stripped of their citizenship, the audience couldn't stand GSL's behavior.

After all, they were criticized so much last year, and now that they've seized a little opportunity, they're trying to put others down again.

Fans may believe this to be true.

But this season, with its focus on single-player marketing and relentless criticism of Langx, the overall impression is quite negative. This practice of attributing the achievements of five players to one person has happened so many times already; GSL isn't tired of it, and the audience is getting fed up with it.

In S6, Mata was accused of throwing the game; in S7, Letme was criticized for being bad; in S8, Xiaohu was criticized for being a weak mid laner; and in S9, Langx was criticized for being a fifth-place champion and not being able to carry the team.

So, for four consecutive years we've made it to the World Championship, it's always been Uzi carrying the team while his teammates are terrible. The problem is, Wuxin and Xiaohu can be compared to Green's formula, and Langx has proven his worth, so how come it's always Uzi carrying the team?

It's one thing to criticize teammates, but when the team's performance at the World Championship is not ideal, they try to shift the blame. What are the viewers supposed to think?
Furthermore, given Uzi's playstyle, it's not unusual for him to suffer some losses in the top lane. It's like taking advantage of something and not wanting to bear the consequences—there's no such thing as a free lunch.

then.

Uzi was ridiculed for his achievement of 2000 kills, and the YouTuber who created the hit song even wrote in his post: "Only turtles compete to see who can live the longest."

By mid-November.

While teams continued to speculate on the optimal solution for the current version, ESPN released its 2019 version's "jinx list," which included the entire Top Esports team, including the rotating smlz, demonstrating ESPN's high regard for Top Esports.

This is not surprising.

Since perfecting their bottom half strategy, Top Esports' stats across all lanes have been impressive, with even GimGoon, playing a defensive role, having many memorable moments.

And in the comments section.

ESPN praised Penicillin, believing that Top Esports' core system is sufficient to cope with all version adjustments—as long as LOL is still a tower-pushing game, then this Top Esports team is invincible.

Close the webpage.

Koma sighed, "The World Championship patch (9.19) still favors the bottom half of the bracket." After two weeks of scrims, he couldn't find any way to limit Top Esports.

This isn't because the analysis team is bad, but because the requirements are too strict, especially with the addition of Mordekaiser and Qiyana in the second half, which Top Esports picked up very quickly.

Due to the presence of the coating.

The top laner position definitely needs to consider the issues of wave clearing and tower defense. Under the global ban/pick system, it is actually difficult for GimGoon to balance wave clearing and tower defense.

However, the rework of Mordekaiser is not simply about adding another option; it's about first introducing risks and then lowering the overall value.

With the heroes of Top Esports.

In the first three games, GimGoon only needed Mordekaiser, Gangplank, and Renekton to be effective. Their pick conditions were very flexible, and they could contribute to team fights without the team having to allocate resources to them. They have a very strong ability to make plays.

and so…

With Mordekaiser dominating the top lane, the probability of building tank items in the first three games is reduced, and more players will choose heroes with utility and emphasis on mid-to-late game strength.

This…

It's a comfort zone for Gimgon.

He particularly accepts the strategy of making up for a slight disadvantage in lane and then recovering his economy during the transition period.

Last year, Korean media said he was like MaRin, and Koma thinks that's absolutely right, because both of them are the kind of top laners who play the game with experience and brains. They do a good job of split-pushing and team fight positioning, have strong farming ability, and don't put too much pressure on the laner.

Second.

The previous version nerfed the speed at which junglers gain experience in the jungle, emphasizing the role of junglers in the early and mid-game and encouraging synergy between laners and the jungle.

What does this mean?
The positive changes in Xun's stock price are worth noting.

Lane control has always been a crucial element in warfare, but in the S9 World Championship, this competition will be amplified even further.

Only by having the fastest support speed can one obtain information first and take corresponding actions quickly, while the slower party can only passively make choices based on preconditions.

Some netizens don't understand what ESPN means by being invincible.

However, within the industry, Kouma dares to say that no team can keep up with Top Esports' synergy.

Even if Xun openly bids, this is only a preliminary action; he can adjust or abandon the plan at any time. The passive party, even knowing Xun's strategy, will find it difficult to gain any benefit.

after all…

Xun's comfort zone is based on the BP priority and the feedback from the mid lane.

Even if a team has a stronger bot lane than Top Esports, pushing the lane still carries the risk of being flanked.

The same reason.

Even if the jungler's synergy is better than Top Esports', then the draft should focus on the bottom half of the map. In that case, how can we ensure the laning environment for the mid laner?

How did G2 do it at MSI?

If you can pick Ryze, then pick Ryze; if you can't, then consider Taliyah or Lissandra.

why?
It's not that having no lane in the mid lane is more painful than having no lane in the bot lane. After all, if there's no lane in the bot lane, the jungler can still gank GimGoon, who is on the weaker side.

There is no lane in the middle.

Both the top and bottom lanes will be shrouded in shadow, making it difficult to gank GimGoon, and he might not even be able to suppress her CS.

"...We're not in good form either, so let's aim for the semifinals."

"It won't be satisfactory," the assistant said quietly.

"We couldn't even hold onto our second-place region, so let's not look at the World Championship with the same old perspective." Kkoma was referring to the MSI loss to G2, which broke the silence of Korean netizens: "Let's be realistic and wait for the team to rebuild."

Thinking of Superb, Kouma said optimistically, "Last year, there weren't so many new faces. Looking at this year, besides Griffin, there are also many promising talents emerging from the second division."

"Especially Chaowei, he has the potential to become the face of the brand."

The assistant opened his mouth, wanting to say that Chaowei wasn't a product of SKT, and besides, Faker and Penicillin both won championships after their debuts, while Chaowei hadn't shown such team leadership ability.

In terms of individual talent, it's definitely overflowing. But while Penicillin can help his teammates grow, what about Chaowei? Griffin successfully upgraded in the S8 Summer Split, and it's not slow to get to the World Championship in just over a year. However, the performance of his teammates is clearly weaker than Chaowei's.

But at Topsports.

Qin Hao didn't block out the others' opportunities; on the contrary, it was his partners who helped them improve their skills rapidly.

In October, the qualifying rounds came to an end.

RNG, DWG, SPY, and CG have advanced to the main tournament.

After switching to the Swiss system, Top Esports quickly faced off against second seed Griffin.

Before the match, LCK viewers thought that since the Super Bowl had performed so well, they would at least outshine Faker in the World Championship, if not shine brightly.

Although this argument displeased some Faker fans, it is undeniable that many people believe that South Korea's declining performance is due to Faker getting old, given that he gifted Penicillin two FMVP awards and an Asian Games gold medal.

As a new generation player, Chaowei should play stronger than Faker and show the same dominance he displayed when dominating weaker opponents in the league.

嗏

Griffin's decision to let Viper play with the crab right from the start put them at a disadvantage in terms of morale. After the laning phase, their CS didn't follow the timeline, and GimGoon's Mordekaiser solo-killed Swordmaster at level 6 in a 1v2 situation. GimGoon's strategy of letting Viper farm freely in the bot lane also didn't align with the current meta.

finally.

Griffin suffered a crushing defeat in team fights. Their defensive lineup of Urgot, top lane Kayle, and bot lane Ziggs was shattered by Top Esports. The MVP was awarded to GimGoon, who scored 4-0-7 and repeatedly defended against Kayle in team fights.

In the second game...

I thought Griffin would learn from their mistakes and pick a strong champion for the mid lane, but instead, they picked Sion on the fourth floor to counter Qin Hao's Qiyana.

Judging solely by strength, Sion is indeed easier to defeat.

After all, Comet Sion can push Qiyana's lane and is not easy to lose in lane. The problem is that Korean netizens are here to see SuperWilliams make a strong showing, not to see him just coast along.

And so, Superway won the lane but lost the team fight.

In a crucial team fight at the 13-minute mark in the river, Qin Hao used Flash and E from the bush, pushing down four enemies and securing a resounding victory for his team.

"Haoshen!"

"That's Qiyana for you! A big push wave can win the team fight!"

"The AOE was maxed out; Viper didn't even have time to use Flash before he was melted by the damage."

"..."

Korean website:

"Pizza, pure pizza~~"

"Sion is too stupid."

"..."

After pushing four enemies, Baron Nashor forced a team fight and, with the continuous use of grass elements, pushed Griffin to the brink of collapse.

"Who's going to take control of Qiyana?!"

"Wow~~ I can't fight back."

"..."

Through two crucial team fights, Griffin was wiped out in 31 minutes, and the MVP was awarded to Qiyana.

In the third game, Griffin's lineup became even stranger, picking a mid-jungle combination of Taliyah and Pantheon. The problem was that Top Esports had extensive experience with 4-man ganks on 2-man teams and naturally knew how to defend against it.

So the laning phase ended, and Chaowei was extremely anxious, coordinating with Cuzz to fight in various ways, but he could not pull ahead in gold. In the end, his lineup went downhill and was chased and killed by Lwx's Tristana.

"Three to zero!"

"Let's congratulate Top Esports!!"

After the game.

Netizens who were on the verge of losing their temper mocked Chaowei for being an expert in domestic battles but a naive player in international ones.

They thought the pressure of facing the three-time champions for the first time would be too great, so they chose to play it safe. However, after falling into the group stage with a score of 0-1 and encountering C9, Chaowei still played heroes that were not easy to blame.

It wasn't just Griffin who performed poorly.

SKT crushed SPY 3-1 and advanced to the group stage where they faced JDG 1-0. OMP, who still had some energy left, dealt more damage than Teddy in all four games and managed to defeat SKT by avoiding direct confrontations and playing a strategic game.

"@PYL, what's your name? Aren't you awesome, IMP bro?"

"Isn't it GaoGao Tsar who's strong? He didn't carry you in the fourth game, we're already listening to the battle anthem!"

"..."

After this.

RNG tied the series 1-1, then lost to SKT and dropped to 1-2. They finally defeated SPY to reach 2-2, but were then eliminated by DWG and made it to the round of 16.

Interestingly.

Among these BO5 matches, Langx had the most consistent rating on Hupu. He was the only one who held his own against strong opponents and wasn't crushed by players like Niu Guli and Khan.

After RNG fell behind.

The second team is EDG.

Although they stumbled into the quarterfinals by relying on the mystical method of disbanding and absorbing, EDG's reliance on the dual-carry strategy was completely destroyed by DWG's jungle-support synergy after they faced DWG in the quarterfinals.

After the game.

More than 3,000 people gave Meiko a one-star rating, which shows how many fans were disappointed by Meiko and JieJie's performance.

And next door.

Griffin was eliminated in the round of 16, SKT was defeated by Top Esports in the quarterfinals, and Qin Hao's reputation as a top-tier player was once again brought to the forefront.

They reached the semifinals.

Top Esports will face G2, and JDG will face DWG.

The slogan of meeting in the finals had just been shouted when Xu Xiu advanced to the finals with unconventional Syndra and LeBlanc champions, relying on his individual strength.

"No one expected that Griffin, who were highly anticipated, would be eliminated in the round of 16, while DWG, who had a maximum of 8 appearances, would advance to the finals."

"ShowMaker!!"

"The true savior!!"

On the day of the final.

Xu Xiu's eyes were resolute, but Qin Hao wasn't buying it.

Three.

It only took three shots.

ShowMaker became the district.

Looking at the bright red "failure" lettering, Xu Xiu felt weak all over and slumped into her chair.

After the match, Xu Xiu looked pale when facing reporters' questions, but her words were full of determination.

—I think it's a miracle to achieve this result in the first year.

—I don't want to be the next Faker, I want to be the first ShowMaker.

—Next year I will increase my training volume, sacrificing my health for League of Legends prowess, and sign a contract with the demon.

The resounding response offered some warmth to the Korean online community.

~~~
S9 has ended.

Qin Hao won his fourth championship.

Soon, before the transfer window opened, Smlz and GimGoon announced their departure from the team. Qin Hao had a premonition about the former, but the latter's departure was due to military service...

"Feel sorry."

"No need to apologize, life is long."

Qin Hao's understanding relieved GimGoon. He had thought he would retire after S8, but after two years of playing with Qin Hao, he became more and more unwilling to accept getting old.

As this...

Without a green card, how can he continue his campaign?

A new generation replaces the old.

With GimGoon moving to North America and 369 being recalled, Top Esports suddenly became an all-Chinese team. Although Guo Hao didn't want to market this concept, the narrative simply didn't exist in China.

For a while.

Topsports' brand value is higher than it used to be.

Time flies...

2020 10 Month 30 Day.

Shanghai, Pudong.

In the finals, Top Esports faced off against DWG once again.

This time, Fujii's marketing machine was running at full speed, and the slogan "Five Chinese people can also win the championship" was repeatedly mentioned, simply because Qin Hao was an undefeated legend in the finals.

Five years, five appearances in the finals.

Aside from failing to perform well in the laning phase of their first championship match, the finals never saw them play their signature "Battle Song" again. This result and performance left Riot Games somewhat disheartened.

They don't want there to be only one God.

But there was no other way but to start over.

In response, ESPN lamented before the Finals: "We can't possibly witness another five-time champion. The game's lifespan won't allow it, and neither will Penicillin's."

This was destined to be a legendary night.

Nuguri pressured 369 so much that 369's hand trembled, but he just couldn't secure a victory.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Xu Xiu clutched her head, her eyes losing their luster…

After the game.

Xu Xiu, who was so determined last year, showed signs of fatigue for the first time: "Maybe... failure is always a constant in life." At this moment, he lost all belief in the glory of the championship and felt like he was living in the shadow of Qingshen.

This is not the first time this has happened.

This won't be the last time it happens.

November 21st is Qin Hao's birthday.

In the base.

Qin Hao is livestreaming alone.

Seeing Qin Hao acting as if nothing had happened, the viewers in the live chat felt a little sorry for him.

"Everyone outside is saying that LQS has left the team."

"I've never seen a streamer have a birthday party."

"Aren't you going out to play?"

"Birthdays are still being ranked."

"You've already won five titles, take a break."

"..."

Feeling the concern from his viewers, Qin Hao smiled and said, "For me, ranked matches are a way to relax."

"Just let it pass by casually."

"With you all by my side, I don't feel lonely at all."

The game is over.

Unable to resist the urging from the live chat, Qin Hao opened the training camp, clicked on the scarecrow, and selected the Surprise Party skin.

"You can celebrate your birthday anywhere."

"Look-"

Using wooden stakes to form a heart shape, Qin Hao jumps to the center after making a large jump.

Is the atmosphere right?

"If that's not enough, you can also insert eyes and arrange hearts."

Seeing Qin Hao like this, his longtime fans were both amused and exasperated.

"Is this also a birthday celebration?"

"As long as the meaning is conveyed, I don't care about the details."

The unique sense of ritual that belongs to the alliance made the audience feel a bit carefree.

"What about the new season?"

"Why are you all more anxious than I am?"

"It's this tiring every year, do you still want to keep playing?"

Upon seeing this comment, Qin Hao's eyes didn't waver: "Of course."

"How long will it last?"

"If I had to put a time limit on it, I would hope it would be 30 years old."

The offhand answer left the viewers in the live stream somewhat stunned.

"Great."

"Green, green, green, green."

"You are my motivation to follow the game."

"I'll watch as long as it goes on."

Good luck in the new season.

"You looked so cool when you made that promise."

"..."

Qin Hao stretched out his hand and gave a thumbs up: "I think so too."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Amidst a screen full of smiling emojis, Qin Hao's eyes shone brightly.

Complete book.

(End of this chapter)