LPL History

Chapter 202 The strategist has honed his skills for a hundred days; Commander Bu plots to defeat Zhou at midnight.

July 12th. Nothing much to do but dance Latin.

[July 13th. Against YG, a furious defeat of the electric stick's Qin Ma. The team achieved a ten-game winning streak; historical records not yet unlocked.]

[July 15th. Visited OMG, Historical Records were not unlocked, but when contacting goging, Historical Records showed some response, but no unlocking method could be found.]

[July 19th, against LGD, Wei brutally defeated Ga, historical records not yet unlocked.]

[July 22nd, unlocking the Historical Records wasn't going smoothly, I was in a lot of pain. After much agonizing, I practiced Latin dance three times today. Smiling's hand is finally healed, and Sima Laozei has returned to the team. According to the Khan, the first thing Sima Laozei did upon returning was wash his hair three times. That night, he heard Sima Laozei sobbing in bed, so he comforted him. One was a Korean guy being bullied within the team, and the other was Sima Laozei who almost got exiled; the two, like brothers in misfortune, embraced and wept. Sima Laozei declared that from now on, the Khan would be his half-brother, stranded in Korea.]

On July 24th, a conflict erupted between Khan and Flandre. Khan was beaten to tears, while Sima Laozei praised Flandre's performance, leading to a falling out between the two brothers.

[On July 26th, against IG, they utterly crushed Kid, achieving a 7-game winning streak. Their legendary performance remains unfulfilled; in retrospect, he doesn't deserve it. The Summer Split regular season has ended, with WE.A securing first place and advancing to the playoffs. The other three teams are Royal Never Give Up, EDG, and OMG. WE didn't even make the playoffs, but it doesn't matter. Their fans (60e) have declared that from now on, there will only be one WE in the world, and that's WE.A.]

On August 3rd, Abu stated on Weibo that EDG's only goal was the championship, delivering a passionate speech. I commented below, "That sissy is barking again," which Abu deleted. So I posted a Weibo message: "The championship doesn't matter, I just want to kill the traitor."

[On August 11th, during the 2014 Summer Split playoffs draw, I prayed to the gods and had Abu's sister appear, allowing me to successfully draw EDG. I heard that during the live stream, Abu angrily cursed after seeing me draw EDG. The playoffs will officially begin on August 8th, with WE.A facing EDG and Royal Club facing OMG.]

8 month 19 day.

Four p.m.

There is one hour left before the start of the first match of the 2014 LPL Summer Playoffs.

The Shanghai World Expo Grand Stage is already packed with people.

The first game of the playoffs was a game that generated a lot of buzz.

WE.A will face EDG again!

This playoff series will use a double-elimination format.

The so-called double-elimination format gives participants two chances to fail before they are completely eliminated. Unlike the single-elimination format, this format provides participants with more room for error through the dual paths of the winners' bracket and the losers' bracket.

In other words, after WE.A plays against EDG, the winner will enter the winners' bracket, and the loser will enter the losers' bracket.

The same applies to OMG and Royal Club.

Then the winners' brackets played against each other, and the losers' brackets played against each other.

The winner between the two will advance to the finals, and the winner of the winners' bracket will start the finals BO5 with a 1-0 lead.

So even if they lose today's match, they won't be eliminated. However, for both EDG and WE.A, if they want to challenge for the final championship, they must fight hard to win and prepare to gain a lead in the final match.

It is worth mentioning that this was clearly stated in the rules of the China Qualifier for the S4 World Championship.

The method for determining the number one seed for a region is as follows: if the Spring Split champion and the Summer Split champion are the same team, then they will directly represent the LPL as the number one seed in the World Championship.

In other words, as the Spring Split champions, EDG can directly qualify for the World Championship if they can win the Summer Split championship, without having to play in the Chinese regional qualifiers.

However, if the Spring Split champion and the Summer Split champion are not the same team, then the two champion teams will have to play a best-of-five (B05) match first.

The winner will directly become the number one seed and participate in the World Championship.

The loser will then compete against the remaining three teams in a qualifying tournament to determine the two spots available for the World Championship.

This means that if both WE.A and EDG make it to the Summer Split Finals, and WE.A defeats EDG, then the two teams may face off in three consecutive matches in a short period of time.

And if EDG loses the match, they will have to continue to play against three other teams in the knockout stage.

If they lose the match, all of EDG's efforts this season may have been in vain.

Furthermore, compared to the other three teams, EDG has to play one more match against WE, so they face greater pressure in terms of schedule compared to the other three teams!

Therefore, for EDG, winning the Summer Split Finals is extremely important!
This elimination match, which seems to offer a chance for revival, is actually a delicate matter with far-reaching consequences, forcing EDG to fight with all their might.

They just didn't expect to run into WE.A right away.

This is also why Abu broke through the defense.

However, on second thought, this might not be a bad thing for EDG, because if both teams meet in the second round as winners of the upper bracket, EDG would be eliminated if they lose the match, losing their chance to compete for the championship.

Now, at least we have more opportunities to understand our opponents and a greater margin for error.

The atmosphere in EDG's rest area at this moment vividly demonstrated the solemnity of being on high alert.

After losing to WE last time, EDG formed a new coaching team.

Although Abu wasn't particularly skilled at coaching, he had a considerable network of connections thanks to his two-faced interpersonal skills. He managed to find many people for EDG who enjoyed analyzing matches, forming a think tank.

This think tank does nothing but study other teams' opponents. Their only task is to study how to counter Zhou Li and his WE.A.

From WE.A's level 1 team fight habits, each player's positioning and operational habits, and Zhou Li's jungle route.

Everything, as long as there was video evidence available, was studied by EDG's think tank countless times.

Abu watched as his advisors devised strategies and assigned the contestants one targeted task after another, a smug smile spreading across his face.

"That brat Zhou Li, today I'm going to get back everything he owes me!"

The mere thought of Zhou Li sent a jolt of pain through Abu's head. His poem, "Abu's Farewell," is still widely circulated online, and netizens have even given him the nickname "Cloth Chicken."

It's fair to say that Abu's online reputation is now worse than it was when he orchestrated the "fish-and-boil-all" incident and faced condemnation from his fans.

It's important to remember that when he went all out, he only offended WE's fans.

Although WE has a huge fan base, the team is now in decline, and the entire esports scene is not solely determined by WE's fans.

People who are indifferent to WE will just watch from the sidelines.

But now, Zhou Li has turned the whole thing of criticizing Abu into a form of entertainment!
Now, whenever Abu updates his Weibo account, netizens leave comments in the comment section.

Chirp, chirp, chirp, Abu's Weibo chicken.

What people fear most is not being criticized, but becoming a form of entertainment for the masses.

Abu knew that he was unlikely to win an online verbal battle with Zhou Li.

The best way to vent your anger now is to humiliate him severely during the match!
In this match, Abu is determined to lead EDG to victory against WE.A!

In contrast to the somber atmosphere at EDG's side, the rest area of ​​WE.A appeared quite relaxed.

"rock-paper-scissors!"

"rock-paper-scissors!"

Tabe, watching Khan and Holy Gun playing rock-paper-scissors, couldn't help but speak up:

"Brother Zhou, isn't this a bit too frivolous?"

The two are playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will start in today's game.

"How is this childish? Flandre and Khan train more hard than anyone else on the team, and they can perfectly integrate into our tactical system. You also have various tactical strategies against them. Doesn't it matter who plays?"

Tabe nodded upon hearing Zhou Li's words.

makes sense.

Both Flandre and Khan, under Zhou Li's tutelage, have improved significantly after this summer season, and although they still have some flaws, they can now be considered top-tier laners in the LPL.

Furthermore, under the Zhou Dynasty's system of teaching according to aptitude, the two individuals were positioned in completely different ways.

Khan is more offensively capable online, and when Khan is on the field, he can often help the team to implement a 4-1 split push strategy.

Saint Gun, on the other hand, has taken the ability to withstand pressure to the extreme. He has a deep champion pool and can be sent by the team to play the most difficult lanes anywhere. Moreover, despite his young age, his playstyle is very slick and he is very suitable for lane swapping. He can also withstand pressure and step up in the mid-game.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Flandre's skills are inferior to Khan's.

It's worth noting that when Flandre first debuted, he was also known by fans as the "Acrobatic Top Laner," referring to his extremely strong mechanical skills.

However, it's clear that top lane carry can't win a championship. Compared to his individual brilliance in the early stages, Flandre's ability to contribute to the team in the later stages is more commendable.

Zhou Li merely saved Saint Gun Bro from going astray for a few years.

"Stone!"

"cloth!"

"Ashiba!!" the Khan roared in despair, clutching his head. "Why! Why!"

Sima the Old Thief looked at the piece of trash who was gradually turning into a monkey and spoke coldly.

"waste."

Upon hearing Sima's words, the Khan glared angrily at him!

"What did you say! We agreed to be brothers! Why did you do this?!"

Sima the Old Thief turned his head away, ignoring the Khan's anger.

"I don't be brothers with trash."

"Damn it! I should have listened to Flandre back then and removed your electric scooter tires so you'd be stuck with WE forever and never be able to come back to the club!"

Noticing Sima Laozei's gaze, Holy Gun Bro gave an awkward smile.

"Oh, Khan, you've even learned to sow discord now? He's trying to drive a wedge between us, hehe, haha, hehe..."

"I'm sowing discord? Didn't you say that if that old scoundrel Sima never came back, you could keep playing? I saw you buying laxatives online the other day, weren't they for that old scoundrel Sima?"

Upon hearing Khan's words, Flandre's face instantly darkened.

He stared at the Khan with a sinister look, a forced smile on his face.

"How do you know I fed it to that old scoundrel Sima and not to you?"

(End of this chapter)