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Chapter 627 Stance: Yarema the Rat Support? Someone's about to break through!
The opening ceremony has ended.

The appearance of the eight teams also kicked off the quarterfinals.

LPL official live stream room.

The three official hosts were giving their opening remarks with great enthusiasm.

"What is about to begin is the first BO5 match of the quarterfinals of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, SN vs. PSG!"

When the commentator said this, there was a clear hint of amusement in his voice, and all three of them seemed to be barely holding back their laughter.

no way.

The difference in strength between the two teams is too obvious!

As expected, three games.

SN swept through PSG almost unstoppable, breaking through from all sides!
BP, laning, support, jungle control, team fights... in every aspect, it was almost a complete stomp!

As expected, the score was 3-0, and the match ended.

The average playing time was less than 30 minutes.

"Oh!! SN!!"

"Congratulations to SN! They defeated PSG with an almost crushing victory!"

"This lion from the LPL has completed its powerful rise and is beginning to announce its arrival to the world. Perhaps this year, we will have the opportunity to witness this lion's ascent to the top!"

On site, the commentators from each competition area looked excited.

In this round of the quarterfinals, SN dominated PSG almost the entire time!

There's no such thing as a stalemate or a situation where both sides are locked in a stalemate and waiting for an opportunity.

There wasn't a single awkward moment; the entire best-of-five series flowed seamlessly, giving viewers an incredibly smooth and enjoyable experience!
Not long after, the highly anticipated classic LCK internal battle finally arrived.

The LCK's first and second seeds are having an all-LCK battle – this is going to be incredibly exciting!

Just look at the anxious expressions of the LCK fans at the scene, and you'll know that they were extremely conflicted about this match!

They're the kind of people who won't feel good no matter which side wins.

"Cough... It's not easy to predict the outcome of this match."

"Well, the odds of winning for both sides should be about the same, but I actually think DWG has a better chance, especially their mid, top, and jungle players. I feel they have a lot of potential."

"Hey, we're the opposite. I'm more optimistic about GEN. After all, this team is quite well-rounded, and Ruler is in the bot lane, so he should have an easy time facing Ghost!"

"..."

The three commentators took turns speaking.

Finally, the competition officially began.

Just as everyone expected before the match, this was undoubtedly a closely contested and evenly matched contest.

From the perspective of individual player abilities, such as reaction speed and skillful maneuvers, DWG is undoubtedly stronger.

After all, just in terms of age, GEN's side can be considered as elderly kayaks.

As expected, DWG possessed a wealth of tactical reserves, an extremely sophisticated operational strategy, and excellent teamwork.

So, at the beginning, in the first game...

As expected, DWG gained an early advantage.

Apart from Ghost in the bottom lane, DWG has lane advantages in both the mid and top lanes!
Canyon, playing jungle, was in his element, showcasing his signature Lee Sin and achieving a 6-0 score in just 15 minutes!

The impact of a pure carnivorous jungler like Lee Sin taking off is enormous.

Catching people and diving towers is effortless!
As the game progressed, GEN's top half of the map completely collapsed. Nuguri's Kennen took over the game early, and at 29 minutes, GEN's base exploded!

In an instant, many DWG fans got excited!
In the second game...

DWG set a trap from the very beginning of the draft, sending Lucian to the top lane and giving the bottom lane a mediocre combination of Ezreal and Yuumi.

The opening strategy emphasized encirclement and attack on reinforcements. Although GEN's top lane was supposed to be the breakthrough point, they ended up crushing Clid, who came to provide support, first!
ShowMaker's LeBlanc took off, seizing opportunities to instantly kill opponents, causing GEN's situation to collapse.

And so, the match ended after 32 minutes.

The third round.

It was another classic test of tactical prowess.

Nuguli picked Quinn for top lane, while Ghost and BeryL picked Yasuo and Gragas for the bottom lane!

Not only did they leave GEN bewildered during the draft phase, but they also employed one tactic after another in the subsequent match, leaving GEN completely disoriented!
Thus, the third game ended in just 26 minutes.

3-0!

DWG successfully ended the match.

"ShowMaker! LeBlanc enters the fray and kills Ruler! Ruler is down!!"

"They are about to win this game!"

The European commentator's voice trembled slightly with excitement:
"DWG!! It's still DWG!! They've powerfully declared who the true king of LCK is!!"

Without a doubt, the intensity of this match was the highest since the start of this year's S-series!

The strength of both sides was almost perfectly demonstrated in this BO5!

From individual player skills to draft picks, tactical reserves, and hero pool depth, DWG is demonstrating their strong comeback to the world!
This is why the best-of-five series was so exciting.

After the match, the entire stadium erupted in cheers!
Tens of thousands of audience members chanted 'DWG' and 'ShowMaker' in unison!
at the same time.

Online discussions about this best-of-five series have skyrocketed!

Even the EDG players watching backstage were stunned, their faces showing utter disbelief.

"Wow, this guy really dares to pull anything out..."

"However, if they've used up all their money today, how are they going to compete in the semifinals?"

Clearly, they weren't the only ones who thought of this problem.

On Korean online forums, related discussions are also very high!

"Both sides suffer!"

"Damn, even though DWG won, the price they paid was way too high!!"

"Sure enough, I told you civil war is the most damaging!"

"Damn it, why are LPL teams so lucky?!"

"..."

After an internal battle, the Korean online community managed to break through their defenses once again.

all in all.

Thus, the first day of the quarterfinals came to a close.

The two teams advancing to the semifinals from the left half of the bracket have been confirmed: SN and DWG!

The next day.

Still in Shanghai, at the Pudong Football Stadium.

As it approached 2 p.m.

The third best-of-five series is about to begin.

EDG vs. DRX!

"EDG! Go for it!!"

"EDG!! Go go go!!"

At the scene, countless spectators held up support signs and banners, and their shouts were deafening!
Unlike yesterday's opening ceremony.

Because it was the second day of the competition, the pre-match program only played some messages that the players wanted to say to each other.

This is what is commonly known as 'trash talk' time.

Facing the camera.

DRX's mid-laner Chovy, his expression brimming with fighting spirit, declared: "Now that we're here, we have only one goal: the championship!"

"As everyone knows, we are about to face a very strong opponent. They are the favorites to win the championship and the defending champions. It is destined to be a difficult journey."

"Even so, we will not give up. Win or lose, DRX will do everything in our power to fight!"

opposite.

Meiko scratched his head and smiled demurely: "Every team that makes it to the quarterfinals is a force to be reckoned with. We will also face them in our best condition and win."

……

A few moments later, the simple opening ceremony came to an end.

The competition has finally officially begun.

Both players took the stage, set up their equipment, conducted the ban/pick phase, and entered the game.

On the EDG player bench.

"If there's any champion you don't want to face in lane, I can ban it for you!"

After the first round of bans began, the factory manager asked Wang Yao a question.

"I don't feel afraid of anything."

Wang Yao answered truthfully, "We'll just ban the same things we did in the group stage!"

For support roles, the counter-effect is not as severe as that of solo lanes.

In the final analysis, there are two people in the bottom lane. If one person makes a mistake, the other one can cover it.

This is why many people joke that Ah Shui really doesn't pick and choose his support. Bao Lan was okay in S8, but he was like a completely different person in S9.

"Well."

The factory manager did not insist after hearing this.

The first round of bans for both sides ended quickly, not much different from the first round.

EDG banned Deft's signature Caitlyn and the opposing jungler Pyosik's signature Kindred, and then added Chovy's Sylas, all targeted bans.
Dolan was very unhappy with EDG's bans; it was clear that the opponent didn't take him, the top laner, seriously!

On the other hand, DRX banned Tahm Kench right away because they had suffered from Tahm Kench in the first round of the group stage.

The main point is that this hero is not very skill-intensive when playing support; you just need to honestly tank and protect the enemy.

Ban Tahm Kench, then ban Lucian, and finally pick Syndra.

Syndra is also Scout's signature champion, so it's impossible to give it to him. As for Lucian, the concern is that EDG might pick it and then use it for various flex picks.

Looking at the first three picks banned by both sides, commentator Guan Daxiao calmly began to speak:

"DRX didn't ban Senna! You know, in the group stage, JackeyLove's Senna was practically shoving the gun barrel into the opponent's mouth."

"Perhaps they felt that after banning Tahm Kench, Senna would be harder to pick out on her own because she lacked the margin for error."

I remember that as I was speaking, DRX, on the blue side, quickly locked onto the first Graves.

Now it is the jungle core version, Nidalee, Graves, and Kindred are all popular jungle heroes.

However, apart from banning Pyosik's signature Kindred, EDG didn't continue to target junglers, just so that both sides could get relatively strong junglers.

So, facing DRX's first pick of Graves, EDG immediately locked in Nidalee for Jiejie, and then gave top laner Flandre a Renekton.

Crocodile and Leopard can be considered a classic top and jungle combination. While Crocodile enhances the early laning ability in the top lane, it can also better help Leopard Girl to invade.

The hero Nidalee is not very afraid of Graves in the early stages, but if she cannot quickly accumulate advantages and drive the pace, she will be left far behind by Graves later on.

Seeing EDG lock in the Crocodile and Leopard duo, DRX's top laner Doran chuckled.

He seemed to be saying, You don't think this sword can make a hole in my body, do you?
The opponent's top and jungle duo of Crocodile and Leopard is indeed very strong, but how can he directly use Ornn to withstand the pressure?
After discussion, DRX gave Doran an Ornn in the top lane, which allowed him to withstand pressure and stabilize the team, while also being useful in team fights.

Looking at all the heroes in the top lane, it seems that only Ornn agrees with this point. He is a standard pressure-resistant tool man who can even provide equipment to teammates in the later stages.

Lock on Ornn and give Chovy in the middle lane an Akali, which is also one of his signature heroes.

"DRX is so confident in their draft, they've revealed their entire mid, top, and jungle lineup!"

I remember saying it in a relaxed tone,
Faced with DRX directly revealing their top, mid, and jungle players, Clearlove naturally didn't hold back either.

They immediately gave Scout, the mid-laner, a Clockwerk. A ranged champion against a melee champion, and another AP carry.

The factory manager has a lot of faith in Scout's abilities.

“EDG directly picked Orianna for Scout and also revealed their top, mid, and jungle players, choosing to face the challenge head-on without holding back.”

Colonel Guan said with a smile.

After the first round of player selection, the second round of player bans quickly began for both sides.

Since both sides only have the paths yet to be revealed, there's not much to consider when banning characters.

After some thought, DRX decided to ban Draven.

Although Deft can play Draven, his performance in the group stage was not very satisfactory. Since JackeyLove's Draven is a signature champion, he was banned to avoid any unforeseen problems.

Remove Draven, then pick Kalista, focusing on the AD carry!

DRX didn't pay much attention to Wang Yao.

They felt it was unnecessary to waste a ban slot on a support champion, even though Wang Yao was a three-time world champion.

EDG's bans were different. They banned Keria's Bard to prevent him from roaming around, and then banned Nautilus, a champion with strong point control.

After the second round of bans, the factory manager asked Ah Shui and Wang Yao about their situations.

What do you two want to play?

"Anything is fine?"

Wang Yao asked a question.

"of course."

The factory manager nodded, because he knew how deep Wang Yao's pool of heroes was.

"Um……"

Wang Yao thought for a moment and said, "How about rats?"

"Well, okay..."

The factory manager nodded subconsciously, but then suddenly realized what he had done.

"What the hell?!"

He thought there was something wrong with his ears and he had heard it wrong, so he asked again.

"What did you say you wanted?"

"Rat!"

"You want to play AD?"

"No, it's an auxiliary!"

"Forehead……"

The factory manager was a little confused.

He's been coaching EDG for a while now, and he plays a Rat support? That's unheard of!

How do you play this hero as a support?!
"no!"

The factory manager resolutely refused.

This is the quarterfinals, not some insignificant group stage. How can they start with something this big?

Although DRX isn't a strong team, they can't underestimate Deft!
"Don't worry, I, the rat, am invincible! Trust me!"

Upon hearing this, the factory manager was so angry he laughed, but after thinking about it, he nodded in agreement.

After all, this is the understanding of a three-time champion!
"Ashui, help me lock it down!"

Hearing Wang Yao's words, Ah Shui wanted to offer some more advice.

Rat support is fine for ranked games, but this is a competition! How do you play in a competition?

But Wang Yao had his own ideas.

So after much discussion, EDG finally picked Twitch as their fourth pick.

"The apocalypse from the sewers!!"

The hero's lines rang out.

"mouse?"

When EDG revealed this hero as their fourth pick, Guan Daxiao was stunned.

Twitch is indeed an AD carry champion, but he's practically unplayable in the current meta because his development period is too long—even longer than Kai'Sa's!
Furthermore, their laning ability in the early game is also poor.

Not only the commentators, but even DRX didn't expect this.

I originally thought that A Shui would take out a backup AD like Aphelios or Kaisa, or at worst, something like Ashe or Fate/Almighty.

But who knew EDG would pull out a rat!

"What do they want to do?"

"I'm not sure. The rats are really disgusting in the later stages, but... don't they consider the laning phase?"

"Maybe they thought the top, mid and jungle were very strong, so Rat was able to successfully reach his peak period?"

"In that case, why didn't they choose Aphelios?"

After a brief discussion, DRX concluded that EDG must think they had a sure win, so they simply started playing around with their picks.

This makes them very angry!
After thinking about it, they finally chose the Ashe + Lulu combination for the bottom lane.

In this game, the mid and top lane have little control over the lane, so naturally the bottom lane has to be stronger. Otherwise, no matter how stronger Graves is than Nidalee in the late game, it will be useless if he can't play well in the early game.

at the same time.

He was watching the game live when he suddenly sat up straight in his chair.

"Could it be that……"

Others don't know, but he knows.

This rat is most likely an auxiliary character!
Because he was disgusted by a rat support player a while ago!

"Ah Lei, I suspect that the rat I encountered in ranked last time was Yao Ge. Why did he use his ultimate skill right from the start!"

……

After DRX finalized their bot lane duo, Clearlove asked JackeyLove which AD carry he wanted to play.

Ah Shui didn't speak, but instead looked at Wang Yao.

He's never worked with this thing before!

Rat assistance is simply unheard of.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Noticing Ah Shui's intense gaze, Wang Yao couldn't help but ask a question.

"I want to ask you about this support thing, which hero should I choose?"

"EZ, right?"

Hearing Wang Yao's words, A Shui asked curiously, "Is there some reason why these two heroes are going to the bottom lane?"

"The main thing is being able to get by."

A water:"……"

He got it!
So it turns out that Yao is going to carry this game!
That would be great!

The factory manager behind him didn't know what to say. Since the rat had already been chosen, he could only give Ah Shui EZ to play in the bottom lane.

If it were any other AD, he would probably be suppressed to death.

"In other games, people as handsome as me are usually the protagonists!!!"

When EDG revealed Ezreal in the fifth pick, the commentators were stunned.

"What's going on? Is it stuck?"

The most vehement reaction came from Colonel Guan, because he was familiar with this kind of thing.

He recalled that when he first went on stage to commentate on a match, someone gave him a big one during the selection process.

After the team had already picked Lucian, they pulled out Vayne as a backup!

That final match featured a classic "Lucian jungle" moment!

"Maybe not."

Remember, standing to the side, shook his head because he saw Ah Shui smiling very happily in the player's avatar frame in the lower right corner of the big screen.

There's absolutely no indication that they chose the wrong person.

"Could this be some kind of secret technology that EDG has prepared?"

Rita made a guess.

"But if it really is black technology, isn't it a bit of a waste to bring it out for this kind of competition?"

"That must mean they're trying out a new lineup and a new strategy."

I remember smiling.

"I'm starting to look forward to it."

Colonel Guan looked on with interest.

LPL teams have been using the same few lineups over and over again, and some teams have even temporarily copied the lineups from the LCK during the World Championship.

It just highlights that I am participating in the world competition, but I have no preparation and am just waiting to copy others' homework.

So the commentators are quite excited about EDG's unexpected lineup.

If a region wants to win, it is impossible to stick to the old ways; it must have bold creativity!

"Holy crap, what's going on with EDG?"

"Brother Yao is playing with cutting-edge technology again, looking forward to it!"

"That's too arrogant! They don't even consider Deft on the other side as a human being!"

"Shocking! On the field, JackeyLove ignored his teammates' pick of Twitch and insisted on playing Ezreal as AD, seemingly paying homage to the world's number one Ezreal ADC!"

"How dare you!"

"..."

EDG's lineup instantly caused the live stream chat to explode, while the five members of DRX looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Did they make the wrong choice because their hands were shaking?"

Top laner Doran looked up blankly and glanced in the direction of EDG.

"Probably not, otherwise they would have called a timeout long ago."

"So they just play around?"

"These guys are too arrogant. We must win this game and teach them a lesson!"

"Minxi, we need to be careful in the bottom lane."

Deft spoke up to remind the support player, Keria.

As a veteran who has been fighting for so many years, he has never encountered such a thing, so when faced with unknown things, he subconsciously chose to be cautious.

"Don't worry, Hyukyu!"

Keria smiled.

Everyone was discussing, except the mid laner Chovy, who remained silent.

For some reason, he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

After all, the man sitting across from him was the same man who had been lecturing him for two years straight!

(End of this chapter)