You've only been playing for half a year, and you've already reached the finals?

Chapter 76 It doesn’t matter, Brother Xiaofei will take action
October 5th, the third day of the group stage.

Ming Jing got up early again this time. He went downstairs to the restaurant to have a quick breakfast, and then went to the training room to start playing solo.

For JDG, today's game is particularly important.

Whether from the perspective of external public opinion or from the perspective of the team's qualification, there are reasons why we must win today's game.

If they lose, there will be an overwhelming amount of public pressure, and all the resentment accumulated by LPL viewers in recent times will be released on everyone!
If we win, we will lock in our place in the group stage in advance!
After all, they have already taken the two most difficult points from MCX and DWG, so there is basically no possibility of not being eliminated.

However, whether or not they can win is not up to JDG alone. All Mingjing can do is to play to his full potential and do his best.

When Ming Jing went online, he took a special look at the national server rankings. He could see that DWG's mid and jungle players were gaining points very quickly. Not long after the World Championship started, they had already entered the rankings, with a win rate of over 80%, showing their hot win rate.

In addition, G2's mid laner Caps, TL's support CoreJJ, and FNC's top laner Bwipo have all rushed to the forefront of the king.

If this trend continues, it won’t be long before the top ten in the national server will be occupied by professional players from all walks of life!

But fortunately, these people are far behind Ming Jing in terms of average ability.

While 1200 points was enough to break into the top 30, the first place winner already had nearly 2400 points, a full 400 points ahead of second-place Sally! This was a score that no one behind could catch up to.

Mingjing played until the afternoon, winning and losing, but still managed to increase his score by 30 points.

Only when the competition was approaching and the team was fully prepared did Ming Jing put away his mouse and keyboard and board the bus to the stadium.

Sitting in the car, Ming Jing was casually fiddling with his phone, watching the discussions on the e-sports forum.

[If you don't understand, ask: JD.com is fighting against the big tortoise. What are its chances of success? ]

[It's 70/30, but 70% belongs to someone else]

[Thirty percent feels too high. Every time I hear news about them lately, it's all about them being invincible in scrimmages and Big B bragging about them all the time.]

[It doesn't matter. Even if JDG loses, they're still losing to the No. 1 seed in the LCK. Isn't that more embarrassing than Top Esports losing to a North American team?]

[It doesn't matter, Brother Xiaofei will take action]

[Brother Xiao Fei was almost kneeling before the game, and you still expect him to take action? That’s enough]

At this time, a host from the Forbidden Prison system also started a live broadcast on the Douyu platform.

"What do you mean I'm actually broadcasting? What else would I do if I wasn't broadcasting?" Shan Niruo looked at the comments and said, "I definitely have to watch any LPL games!"

At this moment, barrages of comments also flew by.

[Tell me, how much pressure did they put on DWG? ]

[What a joke! Ruozi would bet on a favorite like DWG? Bao bet on JD.com! If you want to play, play big.]

【You have a problem with money, right? 】

Shan Niruo looked at the comments and immediately said, "Hey, hey, hey, stop talking nonsense. What's the point of suppressing or not? I just simply support LPL. Don't you understand what I mean by iron-blooded fans?"

When the host spoke abstract words, a barrage of question marks floated across the screen, but no one took it seriously and just laughed.

What kind of person is Shanni? Uzi is known as a good boy. In the S8 MSI finals, Ruozi was concerned about money, and Teng Yang's commentary on Uzi's heartfelt comments is still regarded as a classic.

No one knows how much Ruozi actually bet that day.

Anyway, Ruozi's house was probably built by Uzi one hit at a time.

But in fact, the audience did misunderstand the host. Ruozi really didn't have any pressure this time.

The situation between DWG and JDG is really a bit confusing. The two shutouts on the first day are a bit confusing. Who dares to bet blindly?

But fortunately, it is still early for the World Championship, and the group stage is used to observe the situation. Once the group stage is observed, we will naturally have an idea of ​​what will happen next.

Therefore, the crucial matchup in front of us cannot be missed!
"Honestly, I don't think JD.com is a team worth trusting." Ruozi looked at the stats given by the director for both teams and couldn't help but say, "Their players aren't very strong. I think only Kanavi is a bit strong, but Big Turtle is also a strong jungler. He's definitely being targeted, you know. Once Kanavi is targeted, this team is doomed."

"But it's hard to say. It mainly depends on how JD plays in the bottom lane." Ruozi continued to answer the barrage, "This new AD did play well the day before yesterday, but the opponent was not very strong, so let's see how he performs today. Actually, the big turtle's bottom lane is pretty rubbish, and the AD is also a mixed bag. If Xiaofei plays well, then JD actually has a chance."

In fact, the styles of the teams in Group A are similar.

The day before yesterday, JDG played against MCX, and many people said that JDG was a larger version of MCX. After all, the playing styles of the two teams were surprisingly similar. Both teams took the jungler as the absolute core, and the bottom lane was a pressure-resistant position.

When the playing style is the same, the player's personal ability becomes the absolute factor affecting the outcome.

The individual abilities of JDG players were all stronger than their opponents, so they achieved a 20:0 shutout performance.

But today's game actually has a similar meaning.

DWG is just a larger version of JDG.

DWG is also a team with the jungler as its absolute core. The bottom lane is also a tool position, with Ashe in the left hand and Jhin in the right hand. His only role is to push the line to free up the support Beryl, and then let the jungler and support drive the rhythm.

But the problem is that DWG players' individual abilities are stronger than JD.com's. This is undeniable. After all, JD.com's players are not top-tier even in the LPL, let alone compared to the top seed in South Korea.

This is also why the outside world generally believes that JD.com does not have the potential to be a champion, because from top to bottom, there is no big brother in this team!

Kanavi falters when it comes to tough matches. Zoom? Toothpaste? Better than the worst, but not at all as good as the best!
If it was still the JD.com team in the summer season, Shanniruo would definitely bet on DWG to win without hesitation.

But the arrival of the new AD still brought variables to the game.

This new AD has brought a brand new atmosphere to the JD team.

As long as this AD can go one step further and become the second pillar of JD.com, then the JD.com team will have the potential to win the championship!

At this time, the director also turned the camera to the competition scene.

The players from both sides have taken their seats. Without much preparation time, the competition officially begins!
"Come on, brothers!" Shan Niruo yelled, "Jingdong is on the blue side, Big Turtle is on the red side! We have the advantage in this position, and I think there's something going on!"

Since ancient times, the blue team has had a higher win rate in LOL. In the current version, with the three jungle cores, Graves, Nidalee and Lillia, being superior to others, the priority of the blue team has been further improved.

After all, letting the jungler play comfortably is the right thing to do. Meanwhile, in the JDG player booth, Hongmi was also discussing the choice of jungler position with Kanavi.

"Then, should we ban Graves and go for Nidalee?" Hongmi said, "Let them pick any Lillia."

Kanavi nodded and had no objection to this.

Although the current version is heading towards the three jungle cores, according to JDG's own experience, Lillia actually has some trap meanings. Every time Lillia is selected, unless it is a game of complete crushing, it is very difficult to play.

In the final analysis, it is because Lillia lacks the flexibility of Graves and Nidalee. Once the opponent's hard support disappears, Lillia, who has no displacement, has to run away honestly. She cannot use displacement to cross various walls like Nidalee and play with the opponent at her fingertips!
Of course, this doesn’t mean that Lillia is useless. Her priority is still high, just not as high as the other two.

Redmi thinks it is a good deal to ban a position in exchange for a match between Nidalee and Lillia. At least Kanavi will have a comfortable time playing.

In the end, Hongmi banned Graves, Jhin and Ashe.

Hongmi’s idea of ​​banning players is clear. After completing the goal of restricting the jungler, he will give all the ban positions to the opponent’s bottom lane Ghost!

It’s not because the opponent’s AD is so strong, but because the opponent only has these two skills.

If two ADs are banned, the opponents will not retire on the spot, but at least their level will be reduced by 30%!
On the other hand, DWG's ban was also issued very quickly, and they were also very rational in not taking action against the jungler.

After all, the only strong junglers out there right now are Nidalee and Lillia. If they only ban one of them, it's like sending the other to the blue team's mouth. Either ban them all, and both junglers will regress a level, or don't ban them at all, and then start a fierce battle between the gods.

Obviously the latter is better, the former is too costly.

But they are not without solutions. They chose to seal off Crocodile and Galio, ban all of Nidalee's golden mid and top partners, and then ban Jinx in the third round. Both sides entered the selection stage!

"Ban Jinx?" Shan Niruo looked at the ban slot and thought, "So respectful? Not many people play Jinx in this meta! Isn't this a waste of a ban slot?"

Jinx is obviously not a popular AD in this version, and only Mingjing has chosen her.

If you want to choose a late-game core, Aphelios is a better choice.

But the sadness of this is only known to DWG itself.
Entering the selection stage.

DWG's coach Zefa watched JDG lock on to Nidalee as expected, and he ordered his players to grab Lillia and Pantheon and directly seize the jungler and support.

If it is against an ordinary team, when the jungler and support are selected, Zefa already has the confidence to win the game. After all, the jungler and support have always been the absolute core of their team, and these two heroes are the jungler and support's respective favorite heroes, so generally there will be no problem.

But considering that they are playing against JDG, Zefa still cannot relax.

DWG has only lost two training matches so far, and one of them was lost to JDG.

In that training match, Phi's Jinx impressed him. He broke through Ghost in the laning phase and, together with Kanavi's Graves, dealt a fatal blow to DWG in the team battle.

That's why he had to ban Jinx this time.

But this Jinx is also the only thing Zefa knows about Phi.

This new AD is so mysterious. He is a newcomer who came out of nowhere with no game record at all. He came directly to the World Championship. Apart from the ranking, he has no additional knowledge about this AD.

So, he didn't even know what hero the AD would choose next!
The most taboo thing in professional competitions is uncertainty, and Coach Zefa really doesn't like this feeling.

Under this uncertainty, he even felt that he might lose this time.

At this time, JDG also completed the second and third choices. Redmi chose to take out the card to match the Leopard Girl, and locked the Diana in the auxiliary position.

Both of these heroes have point control, which is the nemesis of heroes like Lillia!

On the other hand, Zefa had nothing to say about this and directly locked onto the Ice Girl to fight against the Card.

Entering the second round of BP, after zefa completed the ban, he locked on Senna.

If they want to beat JDG, the performance of the top and jungle is crucial, so he still plans to give the final counter to the top laner Nuguri.

As for the bottom lane, Senna is already a very reassuring hero. In this version, Senna usually needs to last hit to develop, but not last hitting is completely acceptable. She also has healing and control to prevent sudden attacks. Zefa really can't think of any possibility of this hero destroying the line.

On the other side, Hongmi looked at Senna's choice and started a discussion with Mingjing.

"Can I take the policewoman?" Ming Jing asked. "If I give her the policewoman, I guarantee I can get her to the line."

In Mingjing's opinion, the opponent's Senna and Pantheon combination is definitely not strong, and the two opponents are not good at laning. If he chooses a policewoman with longer arms, he should be able to crush the opponent.

"Not so good." But Hongmi shook his head. "For this game, we should focus on the top half. You'd better choose a hero you can play yourself."

In the past training matches between the two teams, the upper half of the area was basically destroyed, and the jungle area fell due to the loss of line control in the top lane.

If Mingjing still chooses the policewoman to attack the lower half, the situation will only become more serious!

In Hongmi's opinion, if JDG wants to beat DWG, Zoom's performance is indispensable, so the focus of this game can only be on the upper half.

Hearing this, Ming Jing frowned slightly, but he didn't refute it. "Then give me Aphelios."

Aphelios is one of the heroes Mingjing has practiced a lot recently, and he is already capable of fighting.

Hongmi nodded, locked Aphelios, and then chose Shen for Zoom.

DWG also chose quickly, directly picking Jayce to fight against Shen, and the lineups of both sides were determined!
JDG on the blue side: top lane Shen, jungle Nidalee, mid lane Twisted Fate, bottom lane Aphelios and Leona.

Red side DWG: top lane Jayce, jungle Lillia, mid lane Ashe, bottom lane Senna and Pantheon.

"Both teams' lineups." Shan Niruo took a look and couldn't help but comment, "I feel like Big Turtle's lineup is better! They're quite fierce in teamfights! JD.com is decent in the early game, but their teamfights are awful! Are they trying to outmaneuver the Koreans?"

What Shan Niruo said was not wrong. JDG's top, mid and jungle players have almost no team battle ability. Once the team battle comes in the late game, it almost depends on Aphelios alone.

"And the key is that it's hard to control the dragon!" Shanniruo became more and more excited. "Why did you pick Aphelios? Doesn't it mean you don't want to care about the bottom lane at all? I think defeating the big turtle depends on breaking through the bottom lane. I don't think Hongmi wants to win!"

The older generation of esports players do have some understanding, and what they say makes some sense.

But when his words reach the ears of the audience, they may have a different meaning.

So concerned about JDG? Got it!
(End of this chapter)