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Xiao Tian was dumbfounded: "I always thought FNC was pretty weak, but today I've really seen it for myself."

"I was saying before that it would be great to get FNC, but luckily I didn't get FNC, otherwise it would be hard to say."

Lü Yi laughed: "FNC is tough to beat, but that doesn't mean the other second seeds are easy to beat. G2 beat FNC to get the first seed, and PSG is about the same strength as FNC."

Xiao Tian pondered, "It feels like the strength of the various competition regions is getting closer and closer now."

Just then, the enchantress was given an opportunity!
Although the person who should have been given a chance was given one and then killed, GEN went straight to take Baron.

After taking down Baron Nashor, the situation completely spiraled out of control.

However, although LeBlanc gave them a chance, it could even have led to their defeat.

No one blamed the fairy; if it weren't for her outstanding performance, the game wouldn't have progressed this far.

GEN began to organize and advance, and FNC suffered a crushing defeat. Their defensive towers were quickly destroyed, and the economic gap widened.

Warhorse summarized: "Actually, when watching matches between Europe and America and LCK, there is a very obvious characteristic: in terms of basic skills, laning ability, and team fight ability, the difference between the two sides is not that big."

"The most crucial difference lies in the ability to close out games. Even if European and American teams get Baron, they will have a hard time pushing the game and will be held up. But once LCK gets Baron, European and American teams are basically unable to defend and will be pushed down."

Lü Yi agreed: "Yes, that's certainly the case at present. If Europe and America can improve in this area, they might really have a chance."

In the end, FNC was completely overwhelmed by GEN, who won the match 3-0.

Although it was a 3-0 score, the process was very difficult, and the difference in strength between the two sides was not significant.

Soon, the group chat became lively.

BLG, Bin: "It feels like LCK is declining very quickly. The number one seed had such a hard time against FNC."

BLG, Knight: "Is it possible that FNC has improved a lot?"

TES, Meiko: "You guys won't lose to TL, right? BLG, we'll cheer you on tomorrow."

BLG, On: "If we lose to TL, we might as well not play in the loser's bracket and just go back to fishing."

TES, Jackeylove: "If you put it that way, what if someone on the team just wants to go fishing and intentionally loses the game?"

Nothing happened overnight, and the first round of the competition continued the next day.

This MSI is different from previous ones; the schedule is very long, lasting a month, almost as long as the World Championship.

Of course, there aren't as many matches as in the World Championship, mainly because there's only one best-of-five series per day, which takes up a lot of time.

Today's matchup is between BLG and TL.

Lü Yi glanced at the online comments:

[The European and American teams seem to be doing really well this year. Hopefully, BLG won't slip up.]

[LCK is just bad; will LPL really slip up? Impossible!]

I feel it's hard to say; BLG is a rather inconsistent team.

[BLG beating this kind of weak team is like child's play, isn't it?]

Yesterday's match shocked many fans, making them realize that European and American teams are not so easy to bully.

Therefore, everyone is being quite cautious now.

On screen, BLG and TL players appeared.

TL seems quite confident, and as for BLG, there's no need to elaborate.

369 commented: "Bin's expression is so scary, it looks like he's going to eat the enemy top laner alive."

Xiao Tian laughed and said, "That's the power of deterrence. Imagine having six bullets in your head; the enemy top laner would think you're easy to bully."

369 was now unhappy: "What does this have to do with discovery?"

Meiko joked, "You see in anime, characters with cool hairstyles are usually powerful, while those with hairstyles like yours... are usually supporting characters."

We're now moving on to the first business plan (BP) phase.

BLG didn't waste any time and directly chose an early-game fighting lineup.

The mid-lane consists of Ahri and Jarvan IV, while the bot lane is Kalista and Lena.

Upon seeing this lineup, Ah Shui commented, "BLG still loves to play early game. If this lineup doesn't gain an advantage within fifteen minutes, they're basically done for."

Meiko agreed: "That's true, but BLG always seems to be like this; there's always something strange about them when they get a late-game composition."

Upon entering the game, BLG employed a clever strategy in their level 1 team fight, helping Xun secure the first blood.

Xiaotian made a judgment: "If the jungler gets the first blood, this game will probably be a complete stomp, and the pace will be very fast."

Meiko joked, "Grand Emperor, are you implying that we should also let the jungler get first blood?"

Xiao Tian laughed: "If you insist on giving me the first kill, I can't refuse, right?"

Just like Xiaotian said, the prince had a very good rhythm in this game and easily crushed the opponent.

Ah Shui muttered, "It seems like Europe and America are still not up to par; they can't hold on."

In the second draft, BLG continued to choose an early-game lineup, with Kalista and Lena in the bot lane, Renekton in the top lane, and only Orianna in the mid lane being considered a late-game champion.

The early game was very well paced; they gained a 7,000 gold lead in just 15 minutes and even pushed to the enemy's second mid-lane tower.

369 concluded: "It's definitely 3-0, they're not even on the same level."

However, just when 369 was optimistic, something unexpected happened!
BLG felt they had a huge advantage and challenged the enemy jungle, but ended up outnumbered. Before their teammates could even arrive, their mid, top, and jungle rushed in, resulting in their deaths.

Seeing this, Meiko laughed: "This is very much like what BLG would do, suddenly giving you a huge advantage when they have a big lead. But it's okay, the advantage is still big enough."

However, just when everyone thought this was just a minor incident, BLG started pulling stunts.

They made the same mistake in the same place, but this time the duo delivered it first.

Last time we gave away three, this time we're giving away five!
And they even gave away a big dragon!

The TES members were stunned!

Xiao Tian was stunned for a while before saying, "Huh? You can play like this? If this were a random match, I'd definitely get reported for match-fixing."

Ah Shui was already laughing: "When it comes to the show's entertainment value, we still have to rely on BLG."

"You never know how BLG will lose a game. Their lineup is so early-game focused, and the opponent has Aurelion Sol. After these two plays, they've basically turned the game around."

Sure enough, after these two waves of fighting, the economy was basically even, but the opponent's lineup was better.

When the team fought again, BLG was no match for them and was wiped out in one fell swoop.

The score is now tied at 1-1.

The chat in the official live stream was buzzing with excitement:
[This familiar feeling, this is the real BLG, hahaha.]

[BLG is the team I've ever seen that throws the game the most. Just when you think they've got the win in the bag, they always manage to throw it away in a way you can't even understand.]

As a BLG fan, to be honest, I'm used to it.

If you fall behind when playing against BLG, don't panic; BLG will intentionally feed.

Now BLG's fans can only laugh at themselves, since it's not the first time.

The group chat became lively.

TES and 369: "Awesome! All I can say is you guys are really awesome!"

TES, GodYi: "Looks like you guys agreed to our proposal and are planning to go straight to the loser's bracket?"

BLG, On: "It's okay, we'll win the next game."

BLG, Bin: "There was a minor mistake, but it's not a big problem."

Lü Yi didn't know whether BLG's optimistic spirit was a good thing or a bad thing. On the one hand, it meant that their mindset was less likely to go wrong. On the other hand, being too optimistic made them more prone to making the same mistakes.

Soon, the third match began, and this time BLG's lineup started to focus on the late game.

The jungler is Wukong, who is good at team fights; the mid laner is Taliyah; the top laner is Quesant; and the bot lane is Luna.

Xiao Tian pondered, "I have a bad feeling. BLG suddenly changed their style after losing the game, which is not a good thing." "If they lose this game, their mentality will definitely be affected."

The opposing bot lane started to exert their strength in this match.

Presumably because they got the Luna combo, ELK and On always wanted to go up and suppress the opponent.

While trading blows does offer advantages, it also gives the opposing jungler an opportunity.

The jungler ganked the bottom lane and tower dived, putting BLG's bottom lane at a disadvantage.

Xiao Tian analyzed: "When our jungler is in the top half of the map, the bottom lane shouldn't be trading blows. Even if they can win, they shouldn't fight back, otherwise they'll easily fall into a trap. This time, they fell into a trap."

After this fight, the enemy TL's bot lane continued to exert pressure, getting kills in the lane! And even double kills!

Xun's choice of the Monkey King made it difficult for him to control the early game tempo.

Once he reaches level six and has the opportunity to set the pace, he'll start competing for neutral resources again.

As a result, Xun couldn't find an opportunity for a long time.

The number of casualties is falling further and further behind, and the situation looks very bad.

Just then, Lü Yi noticed a problem: "The economy isn't widening, TL's playstyle is flawed. They're only focused on getting kills and not getting enough turret plating, while BLG is consistently getting more."

"If TL doesn't hold on in one team fight, they will be turned around. BLG's lineup is even stronger in the late game."

Just as Lü Yi predicted, in the mid-game team fight, TL lost the Baron Nashor without a single successful fight, and BLG completely widened their economic advantage.

All that was left was to push through and easily secure the victory.

Meiko muttered, "You know what, BLG's late-game composition is handled better than before. They used to be prone to collapsing, but they've stabilized this game."

Immediately afterwards, the fourth match began.

Perhaps it's because the late-game lineup proved effective in the last match.

BLG opted for a late-game composition in this match: Azir in the mid lane, Vayne in the top lane, and Xayah and Rakan in the bot lane.

Upon seeing this lineup, the TES players fell silent.

After a long pause, Lü Yi finally said, "To be honest, I don't play the Tsar with my left hand as well as I do with other heroes."

Ah Shui laughed: "Just say it directly, the left-handed Tsar won't work, anyway, there's no BLG member here."

Lü Yi shrugged: "You said that. I'll tell Zuo Shou later."

Ah Shui could only shrug helplessly: "Well, there's nothing I can do about that."

Surprisingly, BLG gained a significant advantage with this lineup in the early game, leading by as much as 3,000 gold.

But just when everyone thought BLG could win, BLG's team fights exposed their problems; Knight's Azir was indeed not very good in team fights.

Of course, Bin's Vayne is also not good in team fights.

Ah Shui laughed: "All they do is lane, they'll crumble at the slightest touch in a team fight."

TL won the fourth game and advanced to a best-of-five series!
The chat in the official live stream room was buzzing with excitement:

Holy crap, is it really going to be a five-game series? Are European and American teams this strong now?

What are BLG doing? Are they really going to lose already?

[As I've said, we can't get complacent; the gap between the regions isn't that big right now.]

[Haha, thank goodness I had the foresight to know BLG was unreliable. I'm a Top Esports fan!]

This time, none of the BLG players spoke in the group chat, probably because they were under a lot of pressure and the coach was giving instructions.

Soon, the fifth match began.

The players from both sides take the field, the battle anthem plays, and the director gives the players a close-up.

Xiao Tian laughed: "Look at BLG's expression, their eyes are so determined!"

369 joked, "Ah Bin is going to eat people up. If you give him a microphone now, he can definitely write an 800-word speech on the spot."

Meiko replied, "You actually spoke ill of Ah Bin. I'll tell him later."

Lü Yi joked, "Then I estimate that Abin will post about me on Weibo for at least a week."

Entering the draft phase, BLG once again started choosing early-game compositions, with Varus and Ashe in the bot lane, an ultimate laning combination.

Neeko in the mid lane is also good for laning and early team fights.

Finally, BLG picked Kindred!

Xiao Tian got excited: "Here it comes, Xun's underwear, Kindred! Now I'm serious!"

Entering the game screen, Xun's Kindred was indeed impressive, securing two kills right at the start.

Meiko exclaimed, "People usually say Kindred is hard to catch, but Xun's Kindred is really fierce, no wonder it's called 'Underpants'."

This is just the beginning. Xun continues to exert his strength and maintains 100% participation in team fights, and BLG's advantage is getting bigger and bigger.

A terrifying scene appeared!

BLG had a 12,000 gold lead after 20 minutes, and their kill score was 12 to 0!

This means the opposing team has no kills yet!
Ah Shui said, "This should be BLG's true level. What were they playing before?"

Warhorse looked at Xiaotian: "Be careful of Xun's Kindred, we might encounter him later."

Xiao Tian wasn't in a hurry: "It should be early, no rush."

BLG ultimately won easily, ending the best-of-five series 3-2.

The group chat became lively.

BLG, Bin: "Brothers, we won it back as we said we would."

TES, Jackeylove: "You should post on Weibo first."

BLG, Bin: "Yeah, I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it."

TES and Meiko: "BLG is awesome!"

BLG and On: "Watching your performance the day after tomorrow, good luck Top Esports!"

The match between G2 and T1 began the following day.

This is also a key match, as the rivalry between T1 and G2 has a long history.

It can be traced back to S9, when T1 was still called SKT.

Faker led the newly rebuilt SKT to the World Championship, hoping to make up for the disappointments of S8 and S7.

But unexpectedly, G2 took them down! What a shock!

Faker was even captured on camera with shaky hands, a moment that became a classic.

After everyone on TES took their seats, they waited for the match to begin.

Meiko and Ah Shui sat together, waiting to see both teams' players take the stage. Meiko joked:
“Brother, Hans Sama is here, look.”

"And there's the Auntie game, they're all your opponents."

Ah Shui said nonchalantly, "Anyway, I won't run into you, so it doesn't matter."

Lu Yi joked, "We'll have a chance to meet in the next round. Do you want to play against your aunt or against this Hans Sama? Which one do you choose?"

Ah Shui replied, "It's not up to me to choose. We'll fight whoever can win. They're all pretty much the same anyway, they're all just defeated opponents."

369 started cheering: "Oh my! Brother Shui is so confident now, hahaha, looks like we can just sit back and win."

Ah Shui retorted, "Weren't you always winning without lifting a finger? What's the difference?"

369 was speechless, while everyone else burst into laughter.

However, the match between T1 and G2 was more complicated than everyone expected, and the two sides went to a decisive fifth game!
T1 narrowly won 3-2! (End of Chapter)