LOL: Seventeen, No. 1 in the World

Chapter 219: Three Stars Awakening, Four Finalists Grouped

When everyone thought that WE team was going to defeat SSG in one fell swoop, SSG seemed to wake up in the second game.

SSG chooses the blue side and WE chooses the red side.

The core of both teams is the bottom lane. In terms of BP, both sides have four ADs, one support, and one jungler.

WE also got the combination of Prince + Galio.

Just like a replica of the previous game, at the beginning, Kangdi chose to invade the wild area, but failed.

Instead, he was invaded by Master An and got the first blood.

Master An, who was defeated by Xiangguo in the group stage, seemed like a different person and had returned to his peak.

In the bottom lane, SSG successfully pushed down WE's first tower with the powerful combination of Varus and Janna, and set the pace for the push.

In the middle of the game, WE relied on Jarvan + Galio to enter the field many times, but luck seemed to favor Ruler, and he was rescued by Janna many times when he was low on health.

SSG is becoming more and more powerful as the game goes on, while also maintaining the steady operating style of LCK.

As time passed, SSG used the Baron to advance, WE's counterattack failed, and the game ended.

There was an uproar.

SSG seems to have undergone a transformation.

Chen You was also shocked. The speed of SSG's growth was terrifying. It was not only the improvement of the players' laning strength, but also the improvement of overall operations and rhythm.

Whether it is the invasion of Master An or the linkage with the mid-lane, it gives people a feeling of smooth flow and natural development.

It's a somewhat mysterious feeling, just like when you play jungle in ranked matches, there are fights wherever you go, there are low health wherever you go, and even when you just arrive, the opponent has already used up their key skills.

Chen Youyi has never underestimated SSG. In the original history of League of Legends, SSG was the world champion of S7.

When the third game started, the whole place was filled with cheers for WE.

In the BP stage, WE implemented a late-game strategy and gave up the early and mid-game rhythm.

Xiye in the middle lane got the core of the late version, Clockwork Mage.

Mystic also got the Tristana, which has a very high win rate in this version.

The lineup is very regular and everyone is familiar with it.

【WE】VS【SSG】

[Big Bug] VS [Shen]

[Prince] VS [Barrel]

[Clockwork Monster] VS [Taliyah]

[Tricky Cannon] VS [Virus]

[Karma] VS [Gem Knight]

In the early stages of the game, Condi failed to invade the jungle, which directly led to WE's mid and jungle being at a disadvantage from the beginning of the laning phase.

The two sides were in a stalemate. After a long development period, not a single kill was scored before 20 minutes.

Then SSG entered its strong period again. Crown's Taliyah posed a great threat to the side lanes. Varus with two pieces of equipment had far better combat capability than WE's Tristana. Unlike UZI who pursued extreme operations, Varus did not choose to purify and was timid in the push and blast rhythm of WE.

SSG's pace in pushing towers took off, and they won the two team battles at the big dragon thanks to the Gem Knight's counterattack ability.

Different from MSF team which would force the high ground as soon as they got the advantage, SSG was more stable and boiled the frog in warm water. They used Shen's solo laning and Taliyah's support to the extreme, and the economic gap between the two sides became larger and larger.

Like a frog in boiling water, SSG has been waiting for an opportunity and waiting for WE to make a mistake.

In the end, relying on the defensive counterattack of the gem system, SSG broke through three routes in a row, came back from 1 to 2 and won the match point.

The atmosphere at the scene was a bit depressing, even a bit suffocating.

In the IG training room, everyone was frowning.

Ning Wang lay on the gaming chair, "Damn, SSG played quite well!"

Rookie: "Their defensive counterattack is a bit unsolvable."

Theshy remained calm. His different understanding of the game allowed him to see SSG's flaws.

Mafa analyzed, "In fact, the biggest problem lies with An Zhanmen. The three junglers of LPL, Ning, Xiangguo, and Kangdi, all play in a relatively aggressive style. They are all junglers who are very keen on making trouble in the early stage, but SSG's defense is too good and they don't give them any chances at all. If they can't do anything in the early stage, then in terms of operations in the later stage, LPL has always been somewhat behind LCK."

Chen nodded. Indeed, this is the shortcoming of the region. Operations require an understanding of the game, and LPL is really lacking in this.

But, this is not a problem.

Because LPL is good at fighting and has been fighting all the time, playing to its strengths and avoiding its weaknesses, this is really not a problem.

If they are all capable and never make mistakes, wouldn't it be more straightforward to just let two computers do the work?

However, SSG is getting stronger and stronger, and the players are becoming more and more confident.

It can be seen from the laning phase that SSG has been able to gain some laning advantages from the initial disadvantage.

After coming back from a 1-0 deficit to a 2-0 deficit, one can imagine the pressure WE is under now.

The fourth game.

WE took the initiative to choose the red side.

Moreover, the brother-in-law got the Kog'Maw lineup that he was good at, Xiye got Taliyah, and 957 also got Kennen in the counter position.

But, Master An was extremely confident in this round, and Li Qing came on the scene.

Kangdi no longer had the edge he had in the first three games. In this game, the early rhythm was controlled by Li Qing, the leader of An.

The WE team managed to stabilize the situation with a counterattack.

In the early and middle stages, there are still no major rhythm points.

In the middle of the game, SSG finally opened up a certain economic gap with WE by relying on dedicated line push.

In the later team battles, WE was unable to start a frontal team battle.

957 teleported, went around to start a team fight, failed!

SSG attacked the Baron forcefully, but this time, luck did not favor Conti or WE!

Kangdi failed to steal the dragon, and SSG ended the game in one wave.

The silence was eerie.

WE became the first team to be eliminated from the LPL World Championship.

The scene was turned into a library.

The LPL audience once again tasted the taste of failure.

In the post-match interview, An Zhanmen said that the team he most wanted to face was RNG, as he wanted to avenge his defeat in the group stage.

They are ready.

Countless RNG fans began to mock, what is this thing called "hooking eight"?
Isn’t it time for them to be shut out by us in the group stage?

How dare you be so arrogant!

The players' confidence is gained through victory after victory.

During the group stage, An Zhanmen encountered LPL's reckless Xiangguo, and his self-destruct style of play, which was really difficult to deal with for a while, causing SSG to lose its overall rhythm.

Looks extremely weak.

But, after all, it is a team that fought its way into the World Championship among the LCK powerhouses, and the team still has some foundation.

Moreover, the overall strength of SSG players has no weaknesses, and the players' condition is relatively stable.

Unlike SKT's Huni, who is so amazing in one game and so cunning in another.

After defeating the WE team, Master An was full of confidence and felt that he had seen through the junglers of the LPL.

Because the three junglers of LPL have extremely similar styles.

Every team has its own soul, such as Faker of SKT, Chen You of IG, UZI of RNG, and the soul of SSG is Master An.

Even if he were to face MLXG, who once defeated him, again, he would still be extremely confident in himself.

However, the opponents for the semi-finals have already been determined.

【IG】VS【SSG】

【RNG】VS【SKT】

(End of this chapter)