I just turned eighteen, and you want me to make a comeback?

Chapter 77-Hold on firmly, there will be a way!
KOO Smeb
FW Yuanshen
SKT Marin
KT·Ssumday
FNC Huni
LGD Flame
Among the eight teams in the quarterfinals, six top laners have entered Riot's star-making plan.

The so-called star-making plan existed as early as the S3 period.

S3 is the year when Riot officially takes over the operation of all events.

From then on, Riot decided to select the best player to become the FMVP in every World Finals and become the star figure of the League of Legends event.

Faker is the first one in the star-making plan and the earliest FMVP.

(In fact, the earliest FMVP selection was not started until S4)

Riot Games will heavily publicize the achievements of pro players chosen as stars during tournaments, hiring media outlets and public relations teams to promote them, inflating their value and popularity. Just like Michael Jordan in basketball and Ronaldo in football, star players are indispensable to competitive sports.

Moreover, in order to ensure that all five positions in League of Legends have representatives, Riot deliberately creates a trend in the version of the World Championship every year, allowing players in a specific position to receive version enhancements.

In S3, the mid-lane is dominant.

S4 is the rise of support.

In this year's S5, the top laner is king.

According to the plan, S6 is expected to be a transformation of the jungler position, and S7 is expected to be the ADC position...

Therefore, the list of this star-making plan will include all top laners.

"I think the player Smeb can be removed from the list. There is no need to give him too many promotional resources. His performance against Yuanshen in the group stage was really terrible, and left a very bad impression on the audience..." What Tryndamere said made everyone laugh.

I think you were the first person to suggest promoting Smeb before the game?
This guy is becoming more and more shameless, but he also agrees with Tryndamere's opinion.

The selection of star players every year will start before the S game and continue until the end.

Riot will decide how much resources to invest in the next stage based on the player's performance in each stage, and will not decide who this year's SuperStar is until the world champion is decided.

Only the one who wins the world championship can become the final candidate and receive Riot's biggest promotion of the year.

To put it bluntly, this star-making plan is to assess the world's number one in a certain position this year.

To become the "world's number one", world champion is a necessary condition.

And the world champion is just the first step to becoming the "world's number one".

If you perform mediocrely and get killed by others one after another, it will be considered as a win without any effort and you will not be recognized by the audience and others.

On the contrary, even if you perform extremely well but don’t win the championship, you will not be recognized.

A world number one without a single championship? Are you bragging about J8?
Which world number one has no championship?
Only by winning the world championship and performing exceptionally well can one be recognized.

Smeb has clearly lost his qualification.

Even if KOO wins the championship in the end, the audience's impression of him will not change.

The impression he left on the audience was that he was beaten up by Yuanshen in various ways, and he got the strongest top laner Captain in the version but was threaded through.

Soon, everyone unanimously agreed to the decision to reduce resources invested in Smeb in the next stage.

Capitalists will not do business that loses money.

After summarizing and discussing the group stage and analyzing each team, four professional players quickly became the focus of attention and investment.

Marin, Huni, Ssumday and Yuanshen.

"I remember that in the upcoming quarterfinals, Ssumday will soon face Yuanshenr, right??"

Ryze said expectantly, "The popularity of this match... should be very high!"

……

In October, the temperature difference in London is basically small, and the temperature is mostly around 12 or 3 degrees. It is neither too high nor too low. Such a temperature will make people feel very cool and comfortable. It is also a good time for locals to travel and take a walk. Therefore, tourists often choose to visit London in spring or autumn, which is also the peak tourist season in London.

But when the Flash Wolves arrived in London, the sky was still foggy and drizzling.

After a few hours' flight to London, the Flash Wolves checked into an official hotel without any rest and went straight into preparations.

"Today, let's analyze the KT team." Char Siu held up a notebook and read from it. "Top laner S. Sudamy is a renowned veteran in the LCK. He's performed exceptionally well since his debut, adapting well to the battlefield with a deep champion pool, and he's highly anticipated." "Jungler Score is older and a seasoned veteran. His mechanics are average, but his awareness is excellent. He's a bit like EDG's Mingkai, and his style is similar to Haoxuan's, preferring map control and counter-camping."

"Mid laner Nagne is very stable and has a deep hero pool. He is currently the second best mid laner in the LCK league after Faker.

"The bottom lane of Arrow and Piccab is the famous golden combination in LCK and is currently recognized as one of the strongest bottom lane combinations in LCK. They can be said to be the strongest point of the KT team."

Although the players of the KT team are not very famous, they are all strong.

Strictly speaking, they are the second seed of this year's LCK.

Because in the summer playoffs, they defeated KOO 3-2, and lost to SKT 0-3 in the finals.

If my points in the spring season weren't as high as KOO's, I wouldn't have to play in the bubble match.

And now the five members of KT are at the peak of their careers.

Even Score, who is expected to retire next year due to insufficient operational skills, is not currently a weak point, but is a jungler-level player known as the Korean factory manager.

Personal operation is not important for junglers in the current version, and most junglers of each team have a herbivorous style.

“There is no clear idea yet on how to fight them.”

Char Siu sighed.

This kind of team with no obvious weaknesses and everyone seems to be able to step up and carry the team is the biggest headache for all coaching staff.

Because it is difficult to deploy tactics.

"The top laner pushes the strings, the others withstand the pressure, hold on firmly, and there will be a way!"

NL's eyes were firm and his expression was solemn.

He was already satisfied with reaching the quarterfinals in his first World Championship.

But for Yuan Shen and his own worth, he was willing to sacrifice a little more.

During this period, he and Sheshe have been maintaining high-intensity Rank training, and they have been very dedicated during training games, just to make the bottom lane collapse as slowly as possible.

He was lucky to have a top laner like Yuan Shen. If he didn't cherish him, he would be guilty of a thousand deaths...

"That's right! If we hold on firmly, there will be a way! Once Yuan grows up, everything will be fine!"

Both teams are preparing for the quarterfinals in a few days and are constantly studying.

The outside world is also paying close attention to this game.

Each of the four matches in the quarterfinals has been highly discussed.

SKT vs. AHQ, the outcome is not controversial, the only question is...

Which one is better, LMS or Flash Wolves?
LGD vs. KOO, most people were optimistic about LGD before the game.

It was not only because KOO was killed twice by Flash Wolves, but also because LGD defeated KT 2-1.

The losing game was still caused by Tienan.

Europe's number one seed FNC faced EDG, which attracted a lot of attention from LPL viewers.

The match between Flash Wolves and KT is the most discussed match globally.

The reason is also very simple.

At this stage of the game, everyone can see that this is the top lane version.

It is no exaggeration to say that the team whose top laner performs well will win the game.

A considerable number of world-class top laners have emerged in this World Championship, and Ssumday and Yuan Shen are two of them.

Especially Yuan Shen, this ID has already gained a good reputation internationally and is still gradually rising.

(End of this chapter)