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Chapter 380: Targeted Strategies Exclusively for "Global BP"! You also play Sun Tzu's Art of War?

During the brief post-match interview at halftime, we had the opportunity to speak with GEN's mid laner Chovy and marksman Viper.

The host also specifically asked the two about their thoughts and expectations for the upcoming match.

Viper didn't bother to be objective and spoke his mind directly: "Although there are a few of my former teammates on V5, to be fair, the skill gap between the two sides is very obvious, especially in the mid lane, I feel like we have no chance of winning."

"I personally hope they can win, because I didn't have the chance to meet them at the Asian Games this year, and I really want to see them on the field again."

Many LPL viewers were fans of EDG last year, and they all cheered when they heard this.

However, many European spectators who support G2 were also in the audience today, and upon hearing this, they were all quite unhappy.

People in other regions may not know Caps' status in Europe.

Anyone familiar with the European region knows that Caps is undoubtedly the only GOAT in history in the European region!
In terms of regional dominance alone, Caps is even more dominant than {Faker} and {YE} in their respective regions!

The main reason is that they can't even find comparable competitors.
After all, Caps has ten league championships, a feat only Faker has achieved, and he is also the only player in the world to have achieved six consecutive league championships. He also has an MSI championship, the only thing he lacks is an S championship.

He even has the S8 SOLO championship!
He's practically a god in Europe!

Hearing their own region's star player being belittled like this, especially by a team that was also 2-0 up, which was practically a direct attack, naturally made the European audience quite unhappy, and they all booed Viper from the sidelines.

What's even more infuriating is Chovy, who's right next to him.

G2 wasn't even mentioned the entire interview!

"We're sure to get V5 in the later rounds."

"Just wait for us, this time, we will defeat them on South Korean soil!"

Chovy stared intently at the camera with unwavering determination, and the South Korean home crowd immediately erupted in cheers, instantly drowning out the boos from the European fans.

After the interview, the two players quickly took to the stage for the next match.

The G2 players, looking at each other across the room, seemed to be chatting and laughing, after all, 2-0 wasn't a big deal for them—while Ye Bo from V5 even seemed to have some inexplicable anticipation.

This all started yesterday with Adam, the "mole" in the European region, who secretly told Ye Bo.

It's said that G2 told him they would be releasing their Akali in this match.
"Today's final match will also determine the second quarterfinal spot!"

"It's worth mentioning that G2, who had the right to choose sides in the first game, actually chose the red side, which is a very rare strategy in Swiss rounds!"

Wang Duoduo took a deep breath on the commentary stage and looked intently at the BP panel.

But they quickly noticed something.

"V5 banned Renekton first, and G2 banned LeBlanc? Why didn't G2 ban Akali?!"

"Even Neeko wasn't banned!"

GuGu chimed in with an analysis: "Moreover, V5 proactively banned Quesant in their second ban, and even gave Galio their third ban. To be honest, it seems like they knew the opponent was going to let Akali through!"

"Do they have 'pre-match intelligence'?"

This analysis was quite detailed and even made some sense.

V5 would only have a reason to ban Renekton and Quesant if they assumed they would mindlessly first-pick Akali. This was clearly to alleviate the difficulty of laning for the top laner who was being picked by the opponent.

But in the very last second before the countdown ended...

G2 had been waiting for a long time for the third ban slot, but that familiar figure still appeared!

Both sides banned in the first round —

V5: Crocodile, Quesanti, Galio

G2: LeBlanc, Orianna, Akali
"Oh dear, they still banned her in the end. I thought G2 would really let Akali through~" Gugu said with great regret.

When the camera panned to the G2 players' bench, several people were seen grinning from ear to ear, as if some scheme had succeeded.

The funny thing is...

When the broadcast showed the other half of the view from V5, all five V5 players were looking at the G2 players' bench with their heads tilted to the side, looking comically like they all had "question marks on their faces".

"Haha." Wang Duoduo couldn't hold back anymore: "Looking at this, it seems like the two sides did have some communication before the match, it's just that the right side is lacking in sportsmanship!"

"So G2 is playing the Art of War now, huh?"

V5 has clearly been fooled.

Just like the commentators' analysis—it was because V5 was going to first pick Akali by default that the blue team actively banned the top laner they were originally going to first pick, and even banned Galio themselves.

Backstage, Adam, frantically gesturing and shouting from his seat, cried out, "Liar! Liar! (Liar!)"

When BB saw Adam's fanatical expression of idol worship, he guessed that the kid was probably going to be a "traitor," so he said that on purpose. Unexpectedly, it actually had some effect!
"That's how you play, right?"

Full of anticipation, Ye Bo gritted his teeth and hissed.

Without Akali, the draft was no longer in doubt, and V5 directly picked Neeko, a champion that has been a must-ban or must-pick in this World Championship so far.

G2, on the other hand, secured the top and mid combination of Yone and Tsar.

"G2's strategy of actively choosing the red side still seems strange," Wang Duoduo said with a puzzled look. "They banned three mid laners but left Neeko open, and didn't even pick the AD carry or jungler. What's the point of choosing the red side?"

"Although Yone and Azir have decent pick rates, they're not exactly top-tier (T0) heroes in this patch, so there doesn't seem to be much point in picking them first in the first game!"

V5 also didn't understand what the other party wanted to do.

Seeing that they actively chose red, I thought there was some kind of strategy involved, but it turned out to be just a draft that looked like a clear disadvantage.

But since the other party has given up all the spots, there's no reason not to grab them.

"V5 directly picked Jarvan IV and Jax! Top, jungle, and support all got T0 picks for their respective positions. This draft is too comfortable!"

G2 still went ahead and picked Tristana regardless.

Both sides entered the second round of draft picks/bans.

G2: Taliyah, Zoe

V5: Poppy, Reil
When G2 selected their next hero on the fourth floor, a series of puzzled "Huh?" sounds emanated from all around the arena.

"Sylas? Which lane is G2's Sylas going to?!" GuGu asked in confusion, "Jungle?"

Wang Duoduo nodded and said, "It can only be jungler. It can't be support Sylas, that would be too strange."

"Speaking of which, Sylas was quite popular in the jungle during the summer split. Players from various regions used him, and I remember V5 used him too. However, they rarely used him because Sylas would burn their own mid-laner's champion."

The commentators are still analyzing.

But the two players in the middle and next to the V5 players saw this Sylas.

Almost simultaneously, a strange expression appeared on their already suspicious faces.

After all, Sylas was able to play jungle in the previous summer split because the meta at that time favored aggressive junglers, which is completely contrary to the current World Championship meta.

Given the current jungle environment, and considering the unstable jungle situation that JDG and GEN demonstrated in the previous game—high-risk jungle heroes who can only farm human enemies but not jungle monsters shouldn't have a chance to appear.

Based on the opponent's current lineup.

It seems like they only have one purpose.

"Master Ye, don't you feel like the opposing team's lineup is targeting you?" "I do."

Ye Bo and Beryl had a pretty good idea of ​​what G2 was planning, but unfortunately, at this stage of the draft, there was nothing they could do to change anything.

"Please pick Blade of the Ruined King for me, and then AD Alpaca can pick one himself. Try not to pick one that's too strong in the current meta."

"Let's pick Draven! I think Draven is a good choice, and we can also keep the two marksmen!" Beryl suggested from the side.

Deft didn't understand the two's whispers, but he originally wanted to pick Varus, Caitlyn, or Kalista for his lane, but he changed his mind and picked Draven instead.

The fifth floor, on the other hand, is illuminated as the King of Decay.

G2 players were somewhat surprised to see the opponent's last two heroes, but they immediately picked the ones they had already decided to choose.

"What the hell is this?!" Wang Duoduo frowned deeply.

"G2 actually picked Syndra at the end! Who's going to support with this lineup???"

With the lineups for both sides finalized, murmurs of shock and disbelief rippled through the crowd.

Blue side: V5 vs. Red side: G2

Top Lane: Jax vs. Demonbane

[Jungle: Demacian Prince vs. Unshackled]

Mid Lane: Blade of the Ruined King vs. Emperor of the Sands

[Marksman: Glory Executioner vs. Meggle Gunner]

[Support: Psychic Warrior vs. Dark Sovereign]

The lineup of the blue team on the left is perfect, especially the top, jungle and support in the first three positions, which are almost the strongest and most frequently banned heroes in this version!

The lineup of the red team on the right can only be described as "abstract"!
Wang Duoduo continued his commentary: "G2's lineup is too strange, especially the jungler Sylas and the support Syndra. These two champions are not even viable in the jungle or support positions. I think I've only seen Ye Shifu play them in the mid lane recently. Even Xu Ge didn't dare to pick Syndra in the group stage. They're not meta champions at all."

"Wait a minute!? Something's not right!"

Talking and talking.

Wang Duoduo finally realized what was happening, and her voice became somewhat shrill with surprise.

"G2! It looks like they're burning Heroes!"

"Holy crap, were they actually burning down mid-lane champions?!"

After his reminder, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

A closer look reveals that all five heroes in G2's lineup are Ye Bo's signature heroes, and even in the least common ADC position, he has chosen Tristana, which is almost the only hero in the current version that can still be played in the mid lane!

[Holy crap, it's really happening? Ever since the day global ban/pick was introduced, I've been saying that some teams might use a strategy of feeding the first game and burning all their heroes, and it actually happened!]

[It has to be Rabbit Bao, it's no wonder he can do this kind of thing~]

[Nothing to worry about, they can't win anyway, so making a spectacle of themselves is better than getting a 2-0 speedrun and dying, right? G2 is really smart!]

[Including V5's own pick of Blade of the Ruined King, wouldn't this count as "11 bans for mid laners"?]

[What's the use? You don't really think it can burn everything, do you? Putting everything else aside, I can easily name over a dozen of Master Ip's heroes!]

[You've all misunderstood G2. See that broken-down king? They're all here to learn from Master Ye!]

Even though the comments were all joking and entertaining.

But to be fair, this line of thinking actually makes some sense and is by no means just "playing around".

True.

If we were to include all the "strange heroes" that Ye Bo had used, such as Nunu, Pyke, and Fiddlesticks, they would be hard-pressed to burn them all, let alone in a BO3 or even a BO10!

The problem is that Ye Bo only picked these heroes in a few specific lineups and matchups, and hasn't picked them much since.

There is no other reason.

The reason why a playstyle cannot become mainstream is naturally because it has undeniable flaws—and many heroes' tricks are surprisingly effective when used for the first time, but their effectiveness is greatly reduced once there is some defense!

What the audience will never know is...

The base computers of several top LCK teams all contain documents similar to "YE's Strange Hero Files," which store records of every game Ye Bo played using unpopular heroes.

And before each match against V5, they would bring it out for their own players to "review"!
They are certainly not Ye Bo's fans, but they just don't want to make the same mistake twice, so they are taking precautions.

Therefore, Ye Bo rarely reuses those "unpopular heroes," treating them only as surprise tactics.

And the important thing is...

Other "non-meta" heroes, such as Aurelion Sol, Bloodseeker, Kai'Sa, and Varus with Statikk Shiv, would not be very effective even if Ye Bo still picked them!

That's exactly what G2's goal is!
They were well aware that it was unrealistic to completely "burn out" Ye Bo's hero pool; they only wanted to leave the opponent without any strong heroes to use.

That's enough to carry out the plan!

Burning heroes is only the first step—JDG and GEN were able to come up with their own interpretations overnight, and G2, who love to create fun, also has its own unique interpretation of the "lane swap" version.

The second match is the one they're determined to win!
Therefore, the better V5's lineup was in the first game, the more OP heroes in other positions burned, which was relatively more acceptable to them.

of course.

Although the first game of G2 was indeed played with an early mindset of "experimentation" and "potential loss".

But winning would definitely be the best outcome~~~
Therefore, as soon as the game started, all the G2 members became extremely serious and began discussing the game in the voice chat.

Meanwhile, the "Roaring Emperor" on the home commentary stand highly praised the opponent's courage.

"Regardless of G2's true intentions, they have certainly given us a completely new understanding, and it can be said that they have tried a completely new approach to problem-solving for all teams!"

"Cheer them on! Let's see if they can pull off a miracle!"

Since it's not our own team, it doesn't matter whether they live or die.

If they can pull off some of V5's moves, it will be a huge benefit for LCK!
"However, looking at it from this side, the routes on both sides..."

The two teams' starts looked somewhat "different".

The reason is that after a series of personnel changes, both teams have returned to their normal matchups.

This, on the contrary, made the audience at the scene feel somewhat uncomfortable.

The Roaring Emperor muttered to himself, thinking that V5 had returned to its original simplicity.

"Was yesterday's lane swap just a smokescreen?"

However, the truth is:
Within those first few dozen seconds, the two sides had already engaged in a kind of "invisible game" from a distance!
The reason is very simple.

V5's top lane Jax has a laning advantage against Yone, their bot lane Neeko + Draven has a laning advantage, and their mid lane can also be considered an advantage for now.
With advantages in all three lanes, V5 naturally wants to go for the lane!
For G2, as long as they can get a lane, no matter how they trade, they can at least get an advantageous lane—Logically, G2 has no reason not to trade lanes.

But G2 doesn't play by the rules!

simply put:
G2 assumed V5 would definitely switch lanes, so they didn't. → V5, on the other hand, assumed G2 would think they would switch lanes, so they didn't switch lanes either.
(End of this chapter)