LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 539 Do you have ADHD? You're so good at grabbing things!
"No problem, we'll change our tactics for the next game, and we'll definitely be able to come back."

Chovy, as the team's senior member, readily agreed with Coach McGee's instructions.

Immediately afterwards, the others also raised their heads, seemingly undeterred.

The first game between the two sides ended with EDG's almost suffocating offensive rhythm.

This can be said to have dampened the expectations of many LCK viewers who had high hopes for GRF, but it is still wishful thinking to think that the entire GRF team would give in and lose confidence.

After all, GRF has a history of jumping from the secondary league to the World Championship. As a group of newcomers who have only been in the industry for half a year, they are fearless and have nothing to lose.

The latter is the main reason.

GRF will have no regrets even if they lose.

Therefore, losing the game as the sole representative of the LCK may attract a lot of criticism from Korean viewers, but it will never destroy the team's confidence.

The halftime break was only 15 minutes long.

GRF quickly made adjustments and deployments to return to the semi-final stage.

After summarizing their performance, the EDG players took their seats on the field.

The team's rhythm was perfect in the first game. For coach Mingkai, the most important thing to pay attention to is GRF's tactics and strategies.

If Lin Ruo hadn't performed so well, Ming Kai believed that GRF's Viktor top laner would have played a crucial role in the match.

In short, that's it.

This Victor pick is excellent.

Even with the red side having to ban Urgot themselves, they were still able to pull out Viktor, a game-changing pick, to suppress the only two dominant top laners, Aatrox.

It was indeed a very good choice.

If EDG has a disadvantage against GRF, Mingkai might have to think it's in the draft phase. GRF, as a young team, has too many ideas they can come up with.

In most matches, the blue side will have a certain advantage in the draft phase.

In this second game, GRF undoubtedly came to the blue side, which naturally gave them more autonomy and initiative in the draft phase.

The competition venue underwent a few minutes of adjustments.

Soon, the second draft phase between the two sides quickly kicked off a fierce battle.

The South Korean audience erupted in cheers, eager to boost the morale of the returning GRF members.

Both sides took turns playing their cards, exchanging words and making their own.

GRF, now on the blue side, made radical changes to their draft strategy in response to their loss in the previous game.

After studying EDG's quarterfinal matches, Mai Zi knew that on the Aatrox and Urgot side, EDG on the red side often wouldn't press either of them.

Therefore, in many cases, the blue side will first pick Urgot, a top-tier champion in the current patch, while EDG, on the red side, will counter by picking Aatrox, a champion that is slightly less advantageous.

It's hard to say whether this will result in a profit or a loss.

However, this approach won't work for GRF, who don't want to focus their draft picks on the top lane in the second game, because they'll be led by the nose by EDG.

So after discussing with the players, Mai Zi immediately removed both Aatrox and Urgot, effectively blocking the top lane picks.

Both versions have lost their overpowered features, so what's left to play?
With both LCK and LPL commentators looking on in bewilderment, GRF once again removed the option for the support role, Tahm Kench, from their third ban list.

BP switches to EDG's side.

Luo is the first one you absolutely must press.

Seeing that GRF didn't seem to want to pick a top laner first, Mingkai concluded that if he didn't follow the opponent's lead, they would very likely be the first to pick.

At that point, they will be forced to passively lock down Xayah and use her as a substitute for banning her.

This obviously doesn't work.

EDG's bot lane can play early-game champions to gain lane priority, or they can play support champions to survive in lane, but they will absolutely not pick any late-game champions, thus limiting the performance space of their core jungler, Lin Ruo.

Lin Ruo could never be a bodyguard-style jungler.

Therefore, Luo must be removed.

Akali was then added as the second ban pick.

Chovy's most carry-oriented champion since his debut in the LCK Summer Split is undoubtedly this one. Although he has rarely appeared in the World Championship, he is still a champion to be wary of.

This technique is specifically designed to counter special skills.

The third and final ban slot was used to remove the Minotaur.

With the first three bans for both sides now complete, the player selection phase begins.

GRF prioritized locking in Kai'Sa on the first floor, demonstrating the team's determination to fight.

EDG immediately retaliated, with GimGoon first securing Varus for iboy in the first position, telling GRF to go all out in the bot lane and not be afraid of anyone.

Then came another Irelia pick to intimidate GRF, essentially telling them that having two overpowered champions in the top lane was pointless and that they would definitely pressure GRF in the early game.

These two moves caused Mai Zi, sitting in the contestant's seat, to take a deep breath.

In his opinion, EDG is really daring, picking Irelia so early.

do not forget.

In fact, Irelia's win rate in this World Championship is not high. This champion has not only performed very poorly in the competition, but has also failed to achieve the strategic significance of being picked by various teams.

But EDG made the choice.

This means they are very confident that Irelia can play her role effectively.

It was impossible for Mai Zi not to be shocked by this, but along with the shock came excitement.

Picking Irelia, huh? If she's ineffective, you're in for a world of trouble.

Not to be outdone, GRF then locked in Thresh and Camille on the second and third floors.

Thresh paired with Kai'Sa is a classic bot lane lane pusher, and with Camille in the jungle, their aggressiveness is self-evident. GR's first three picks undoubtedly put them at the forefront of the game.

At this point, EDG was faced with a choice between two support champions: Nautilus and Braum.

Braum is a safer and more stable opponent against Thresh, while Nautilus is more aggressive and prone to all-out fights against Thresh.

What to choose?
It has to be Titan.

EDG didn't hesitate much. Choosing Nautilus wasn't just to counter Thresh; its greater purpose was to ensure the team had an initiator.

Irelia in the top lane is not suitable for initiating fights. If the support doesn't take the lead in initiating team fights, then relying solely on Lin Ruo to pick one of the back lanes will inevitably lead to a very limited strategy.

This is clearly inappropriate.

At this point, the first three moves on both sides have been selected.

In the second round of bans, GRF quickly and decisively banned LeBlanc, who had performed well in the previous game, to prevent EDG from having too many options in the mid lane in the early levels.

Then add a Kindred.

This move is crucial for GRF because they rely on an engage composition to burst down opponents. If the opponent has a Kindred who can activate her ultimate at a critical moment to protect her teammates, this move is very important.

Then they would be too easily forced to collapse due to a lack of staying power.

The camera then shifts to EDG's side.

Galio was immediately banned; if GRF had him, they would have been able to do whatever they wanted.

Finally, they added Syndra, giving her to the opponent to pair with Camille, whose damage output was immeasurable. The game continued with champion selection, and EDG, after a moment's thought, locked in Xin Zhao on the fourth pick.

If you want to fight Camille head-on, you absolutely have to pick Xin Zhao; other champions will have a hard time effectively clashing with Camille.

Seeing EDG's choice, GRF, who had already planned ahead, revealed their backup option, Galio, and locked in Lissandra on the fourth floor, determined to go all out with initiating team fights.

Having learned from their previous experience, GRF clearly wanted to regain all their pride in this game.

If you add another classic tanky Sion on the fifth floor to face the aggressive exploitation of Irelia in the top lane, this lineup will basically be complete.

Kim Gong's situation suddenly became somewhat unfavorable.

It's not easy for Irelia to control Sion in lane. What's more troublesome is that Camille can easily coordinate with Sion to gank and arrest Irelia in the top lane.

The protective significance of Lin Ruo and Zhao Xin will inevitably be demonstrated, and the early battle between the top and jungle lanes is undoubtedly the biggest highlight of this game.

With GRF's roster finalized, EDG's roster followed closely behind, and Ryze became the final counter pick in the fifth position.

With both teams' lineups finalized, Miller glanced at them a few more times and realized that GRF had essentially taken over IG's account.

Indeed, the lineup on the left is very similar to what IG would pick.

Having long been accustomed to dealing with IG's attacks, how will EDG fare against GRF this time? He couldn't help but feel very excited.

The three commentators on the LCK commentary panel shared the same expectations as him.

They think GRF's lineup selection is absolutely flawless.

It can be said that as long as they have an advantage in the early game, this lineup can charge in at will, and EDG simply has no power to stop them.

If they still can't win this time, then it's entirely a matter of the players' skill level.

The cheers from the audience grew even louder as their own commentator praised them.

LCK fans in the Korean online live stream also stood up as if they had regained their confidence.

[Wow, this lineup from Siba feels more than twice as good as the first game. They're so proactive; the draft was flawless.]

[I admit I was a bit too harsh on Coach Mai last game, after all, EDG misled us with their quarterfinal performance. Their draft picks were really good when they played it fair; no wonder they're our Summer Split champions and the number one seed for Worlds.]

[With this lineup, it would be a real shame if they didn't crush EDG in the early game. Come on! EDG played so badly last game, let's get it all back this time without any hesitation.]

[Actually, Tazan's early game tempo wasn't bad, the main problem was that Gragas was too disruptive. Now with Camille, they can do whatever they want. This game, please show Lin Ruo some serious attitude, let him experience the frustration too.]

[Go GRF! Let's take the second game, okay? This is our home turf, we absolutely can't let them have it easy.]

...

Amidst the endless barrage of comments on Korean websites.

The game officially begins.

Amidst the overwhelming cheers, the ten players from both sides quickly entered Summoner's Rift.

At the start of the game, both sides were positioned at five o'clock. Only Lin Ruo made a different move, which was to suddenly do something in the bottom lane.

According to the normal standing position.

Viper's Kai'Sa, who is on the blue side, is definitely in the triangular bush at this moment.

iboy's Varus was in the bottom river bush, while the two supports were facing each other in the mid-lane river.

Knowing the opponent's support's position, Lin Ruo, having made up her mind, went directly from the bottom lane bush to the corner of the path in front of the blue team's first tower. She used a very tricky position to block the tower's line of sight, concealing her figure and waiting for the best time to attack.

This opportunity arose when Kai'Sa took two steps from the grass towards the river.

And as the Titan of the Field came over.

Without saying a word, Lin Ruo immediately stepped forward, exposing himself to the outer perimeter of the defensive tower, and launched a surprise attack on the triangular bush.

at the same time.

iboy Varus also emerged from the bushes.

Only then did Viper realize he had been ambushed, so he quickly retreated and headed down. In fact, given the current situation, Zhao Xin and Varus shouldn't be able to catch him without using any mobility skills.

But the real problem is that Titan's position is extremely dangerous.

Anyone could guess that if EDG had any intention of taking action, Titan would have been 100% in the dragon pit by now, without actively invading the jungle to cut off their retreat.

Only in this way can a Flash land and catch the retreating Kai'Sa.

With that in mind, and not wanting to be forced to use Flash at level 1, Lehends, who came from the red buff area, quickly learned the E skill and threw the lantern towards Kai'Sa's retreat position.

This is the best way to escape while saving your teleportation ability, bar none.

However, EDG's actions were obviously much faster. Before Viper could even reach the lantern, Titan had already flashed out of the dragon pit and stunned the retreating Kai'Sa with a basic attack.

This left Viper with no choice but to use Cleanse and Flash all at once, as he absolutely couldn't afford to take a second crowd control Q.

Kasha then managed to escape death and return to safety by connecting the lantern.

On the LPL commentary booth.

Miller suddenly became excited: "They've used up both of their life-saving skills!"

The doll added from the side, "And Thresh learns the W skill at level 1."

The two of them were speaking in unison, implying that there was no point in playing the bot lane anymore.

You think you can pressure our lane in the early game? Forget it, you'll just get pressured in the early game.

Kai'Sa, do you still dare to go up and harass? Thresh, you don't have a hook or escape at level 1. How can you compete with Nautilus for the bush with just a lantern?
It's obvious that GRF's bot lane is destined to lose the initiative.

"Ugh, this is such a bad deal."

In the LCK commentary box.

The Roaring Emperor, who had just been praising the lineup, now looked visibly uncomfortable.

It's so frustrating that the bot lane can't even lane properly anymore.

"Xiba, Lin Ruo, who exactly are you? How come you always have such a constant stream of actions? How many more shocks do you want to bring us before you stop?"

The commentator has gone mad.

The atmosphere at the scene quickly quieted down.

The game started like this, but suddenly it seems like I'm not getting any quick wins anymore.

"Stay calm, it's okay. I'll gank top lane and put a lot of pressure on the enemy, so that Xin Zhao won't have time to focus on your bot lane."

In GRF voice communication.

Tazan has already begun to take command.

In this unexpected and dire situation, the only one who can break the deadlock is Camille. He must put enough pressure on EDG from the start and suppress Xin Zhao's ganking strategy.

In this game, the jungler must take the initiative, no matter what.

If he, as the jungler, is subsequently suppressed by Zhao Xin, then there's really no point in playing anymore.

Fortunately, the mid laner has lane priority. If even that can't suppress Xin Zhao, Tazan thinks he might as well retire.

Not only in terms of neutral resources, but also in Tazan, they must launch an invasion whenever the opportunity arises. In short, they cannot allow Zhao Xin any freedom whatsoever.

Either kidnap the top laner, or bully Zhao Xin in the opposite lane.

(End of this chapter)