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Soon, the second match began.

Both teams' players returned to the field.

This time, BLG seemed much more confident. After taking their seats, they entered the draft phase.

This time, GEN didn't pretend, picking Yone for mid lane and Nidalee for jungle.

On BLG's side, Knight picked Orianna, while Bin picked Jax in the top lane.

Meiko began her analysis: "Bin's signature weapon is here. This one seems to have a very good chance of success."

Xiao Tian shook his head: "It's too early to be optimistic."

In the mid lane, the left-handed player became the dominant force, relentlessly reducing Yone's health.

Yone was low on health at level three, but he managed to survive until he was pulled away.

369 analyzed: "Teacher Da Chao is also quite good at withstanding pressure. You feel like he can't take it anymore, but he's hard to die. Now Orianna is out of mana, which is a bit of a pain."

Everyone quickly realized that in this game, the left-handed Orianna was suppressing Yone's last hits, but not as many as Chovy's Orianna had suppressed his Ahri in the previous game. It was only a single digit, about three or four hits.

Nine minutes into the game, the score remained tied at 1-1, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

Lü Yi began his analysis: "In terms of late-game team fight capabilities, GEN's lineup is stronger, while BLG's lineup is a mishmash of three different compositions."

"The bot lane is a completely early-game focused composition, but the mid, top, and jungle are all focused on farming, making it difficult to gain an advantage in the early game. If the game drags on, they won't be able to win. I don't know what they were thinking."

Ah Shui agreed: "This lineup is indeed a bit strange. It feels like it wants everything, but is lacking in everything."

Suddenly, BLG pulled off something big.

Sejuani tried to tower dive in the bot lane, but the enemy Senna had Flash and Cleanse, which held her off, preventing her from dying immediately.

With the jungler counter-ganking from behind, BLG ended up giving away three kills!

The TES members were stunned.

369 exclaimed, "What is BLG doing? It feels like they're deliberately feeding the enemy. There's no need to be so forceful."

Meiko pondered, "I feel like they're a bit obsessed right now. They think they're bound to lose if they don't gain an advantage in the early game."

"The enemy jungler only needs to defend and counter-gank. As long as they get one chance, BLG will give away a big kill."

After this round, GEN has a complete advantage.

BLG began to suffer a series of defeats.

Most importantly, GEN isn't in a hurry. Their lineup has an advantage in the late game, so they can just play it slow.

This made the TES team members watching the game extremely anxious.

In the end, GEN easily won the second game.

Xiao Tian joked, "There's one good thing about watching BLG's matches: they're fast-paced. They win quickly, but they also lose quickly. It's all about fighting. If they can't beat them, they just move on to the next game."

After the second round ended, 369 started making fun of people in the group chat.

TES, 369: "What's going on? How did we get speedrun by GEN?"

BLG, Bin: "Brothers, sorry, we didn't perform well."

TES, Jackeylove: "Bin, can we win?"

BLG, Bin: "Yes!"

Soon, the third match began, and both players took to the stage again.

BLG made significant adjustments to their lineup for this match.

The mid laner picked Tristana, the jungler was Diana, and the bot lane was Tahm Kench.

However, even after acquiring Senna and Tahm Kench, BLG's bot lane remained very strong.

The opposing team seemed to know that their bot lane liked to play aggressively, and their jungler ganked twice in a row, helping the bot lane secure three kills.

Meiko was speechless: "I don't know what they were thinking. They both picked Senna and Tahm Kench. Couldn't they have been a little more careful? Why did they have to go in and fight the enemy head-on?"

Ah Shui replied, "If it weren't this big, it wouldn't be BLG."

After gaining an advantage in the bottom lane, GEN began to relentlessly target the bottom lane, chasing them from the first tower to the second tower.

Xun can only farm jungle camps first; Diana is useless before level 6.

By the time he reached level six, the Lower Land District had completely collapsed!
369 complained wildly: "Let's go, let's go, this round is over, we can click now."

BLG suffered a crushing defeat, once again being routed by GEN!

This time it's different. In the last match, at least we were on the red side, so we could find excuses that it was difficult to play on the red side.

But the blue team lost this match.

After the match, no one spoke in the group chat.

The TES players didn't want to take the opportunity to mock each other; this was an international match, and the two teams were allies.

Meiko looked at Lü Yi and asked, "Yi-shen, what do you think BLG should do to win?"

Lü Yi replied, "To be honest, I don't think there's much of a chance. GEN has already figured out BLG."

"Whether it's the draft or the gameplay, GEN's response was flawless. If it weren't for DaChao taking a hit from Ashe in the first game, it might have ended 3-0 by now."

Meiko sighed, "Sigh, it feels like our region just can't get going. Do we have to rely on Top Esports? I don't even want to think about what if we underperform again."

Ah Shui remarked, "Just don't underperform, right?"

Meiko hesitated, as it was hard to say what would happen if someone underperformed.

A moment later, the fourth act began.

Both players took to the stage again, entering the ban/pick phase.

This time, BLG made changes: mid laner Vigus, jungler Vi, top laner Quesanti, and bot lane duo Kalista and Lenata.

Meiko commented: "Actually, I think this lineup is more suitable for BLG. It's strong in the early game. Let's not worry about anything else. Let's just focus on getting strong in the early game."

"If they can't gain a sufficient advantage in the early stages, they'll definitely falter later on, so it's better to go all in."

Xiao Tian agreed: "Indeed, it's harder to win against a mixed bag of opponents."

GEN chose three marksmen: Twisted Fate top, Corki mid, and Lucian bot.

Since the cards will definitely be AD, it's a three-marksman lineup.

Warhorse muttered, "Is this lineup some kind of hidden tactic by Samsung? I don't think I've seen it before."

He chose to write down the BP, thinking it might come in handy later.

Once the game started, this match was definitely different.

BLG's duo has established a significant advantage online.

However, GEN started operating the Third Ring Road project, which stalled the project.

Meiko muttered, "Lucian has more CS than Kalista, something's wrong. It feels like BLG didn't handle the lane swap well and lost out on minions."

Lü Yi said, "BLG's last-hitting was suppressed across all three lanes, indicating a problem with their fundamentals."

369 muttered, "Weren't BLG's individual skills supposed to be pretty strong? How did they get crushed by Samsung?"

Although BLG was still ahead in kills at this point, their economic advantage was about the same.

This is very uncomfortable.

During the third dragon fight, both sides grouped up, and BLG had a slight economic lead at this point.

As a result, they crumbled at the slightest touch in team fights, proving to be no match for the enemy.

In the end, GEN easily won the match, ending the game 3-1!
"Ah! BLG, my BLG! Brother Bin, what's wrong? Brother Bin, pull yourself together!" 369 started to cry, though of course, he was faking it.

Xiao Tian sighed, "It seems we can only rely on ourselves. We were supposed to meet in the finals, but we were eliminated in the semifinals."

Lu Yi took out his phone, went to the forum, and sure enough, it was full of insults!

[So bad? I thought BLG could at least get past GEN.] [Is Top Esports the only team left in the LPL? What are the other teams doing?]

It feels like there's no fresh blood left; it's all just a bunch of useless old guys fighting.

[Yi Shen, save LPL! Yi Shen, you absolutely cannot lose!]

[I suggest BLG just disband. They got beaten like this, and they still have the nerve to call themselves the second seed from the LPL region.]

After watching the match, the TES team went home, ate dinner, and then reviewed the day's game.

After the review, we continued training, and I originally wanted to arrange a match against BLG.

BLG probably refused because he was in a bad mood.

The following morning, the TES team returned to the training room to continue training.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Warhorse arrived at the door and opened it, only to find the BLG team inside.

"Coach Warhorse," the group greeted, and Warhorse invited them in.

Lu Yi glanced around and saw that the BLG members were carrying luggage and bags, probably heading back.

"Brothers, we're getting ready to head back," Ah Bin called out.

Xiao Tian felt regretful: "What a pity, we were supposed to meet in the finals."

Bin sighed, "There's nothing we can do, we can't beat them."

Xun then said, "Go for it, Top Esports! You won't let us down, will you?"

Ah Shui replied, "That's impossible. Go in peace. We'll miss you all."

ELK retorted, "Don't talk like we're about to die."

The two teams chatted for a while, and then the BLG team left.

The warhorse called out, "Fight well! Get ready, now it's just us left!"

The match between GEN and T1 is about to begin this afternoon.

The TES team gathered together to watch the match.

The players from both sides began to enter the field, and the director gave them close-ups.

Both T1 and GEN have a large number of fans, who cheered and made it quite lively.

Warhorse called out, "Watch closely. Their clash of titans will definitely reveal a lot, which will be quite advantageous for us."

After both teams took their positions and got ready, the draft phase began.

T1 played aggressively in the first game, picking Draven to lane against Kalista in the bottom lane.

Faker picked Azir in the mid lane to face Chovy's Corki, with both focusing on farming.

In this match, Canyon chose to relentlessly target the top lane, and Zeus's Aatrox was repeatedly ganked and fed like crazy.

Meiko muttered, "Why does Zeus seem a bit weak? Canyon has figured out his vision, and he can always get around her and capture her easily."

369 replied, "All I can say is that Canyon is strong. Top laners are most affected by the jungler's position. If the difference in junglers is huge, the top laner basically can't play."

Xiao Tian looked over: "You seem to be implying something?"

Lü Yi joked, "This isn't an implication, it's a direct statement. If there's a problem in the top lane, it's the jungler's problem!"

GEN won the first game relatively easily, mainly due to their jungler carrying the team.

Immediately afterwards, the second match began.

This time, Chovy chose to pick Aurelion Sol in the mid lane, while Varus and Annie were picked in the bot lane.

Meiko muttered, "Annie support, I think I haven't seen her. Lehends is still so creative."

Warhorse reminded him, "You can try it later. If it works, we can develop a strategy for it too."

However, GEN's bot lane was heavily targeted in this game, and Oner came to the bot lane to help gank.

The two short-legged creatures were almost powerless against Zhao Xin's gank.

GEN, on the other hand, relied on their mid and jungle ganks, with Aurelion Sol securing four kills in the early game, resulting in a roughly even economic balance between the two sides.

At the 21-minute mark, GEN chose to gank Faker's Azir in the top lane.

After the kill, it felt like we had won, and we could even take down Baron Nashor.

However, T1 launched a counter-encirclement, quickly eliminating the Dragon King and securing victory in the team fight, while also taking down the Baron.

Xiao Tian exclaimed, "I feel like I've seen this scene before. Teacher Da Chao is giving us another chance. I feel like he's very good at giving us chances when we're in team fights."

369 agreed: "Indeed, you might say his reaction is slow, but his reaction is actually quite fast. However, he's easily caught out and killed in team fights because of his positioning and lack of game awareness."

Ah Shui exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, a reading competition? Is it that professional? 69, you could be a coach."

369 couldn't help but want to laugh, but in the end she didn't laugh and managed to hold it in!
The match continued, and T1 won the second game.

In the next two matches, the two sides went back and forth, dragging the game into a fifth match.

Meiko summarized: "These two teams are really too close, almost evenly matched, it's hard to say who is better."

Xiaotian said, "Faker picked Orianna again, a classic Orianna in a do-or-die game. It seems like many mid laners like this kind of pick."

In this match, Oner ran into trouble because there were no heroes in lane who could synergize with him.

Although Zac in the top lane seems to have a strong initiation ability, he happens to be laning against Quesanti.

As an Oner playing Xin Zhao, you must make plays in the early game, otherwise the hero's effectiveness will be too poor.

The more you want to do something, the less opportunity you have; on the contrary, you often expose yourself, allowing Canyon to do something.

GEN started operating aggressively, not rushing even with an advantage, and securing all the dragons.

Once the Fire Dragon Soul is won, the outcome of the match is no longer in doubt.

369 complained: "GEN is a really disgusting team. As long as they get an advantage, they just keep playing defensively and don't give them any chances."

Meiko laughed: "Once you gain an advantage, you definitely need to capitalize on it. Why give them a chance, right?"

In the end, GEN defeated T1 3-2, and TES's opponent in the finals has been determined: GEN!

Warhorse said, "Alright, we've watched the match. Now we need to review it and figure out how to deal with GEN."

"Currently, GEN seems to be more well-rounded. Compared to T1, the players in each position are very strong and evenly matched."

Meiko replied, "I feel that Canyon, the team's engine, is the biggest threat. He's really good at jungling."

369 agreed: "Indeed, look at Zeus in these three games, he was completely outmatched by Kiin, and his stats were terrible."

"But to be fair, the main difference is in the jungle. Canyon has been helping top laner Kiin, but Oner has provided very little help to top laner."

Xiao Tian suddenly felt a lot of pressure: "Dude, you're pushing me to the limit, I can't take it."

Lü Yi laughed and said, "It's okay. It's a team game. If the jungler doesn't play well, we can say it's a problem with the laners."

Ah Shui replied, "So you're just passing the buck, huh? Everyone's got a blame, which is the same as nobody having one."

The TES team began to review the five matches, especially the two games that GEN lost, looking for their weaknesses.

The next day, the finals began, and the TES team set off from the hotel to the competition venue.

After getting out of the car, Lü Yi saw the GEN members walking towards him, and the two sides met face to face.
Chovy looked radiant, probably because he beat T1 and felt great.

Chovy has been dominant in the domestic league for the past few years, but he often loses to T1 in international competitions.
Winning this time will definitely feel great.

The two teams entered the competition venue together and headed straight for the backstage lounge.

Upon entering the lounge, Lü Yi took out her phone and glanced at it.

Rita sent a text message: "Go Yi Shen! Bring the championship back to LPL!" (End of Chapter)