LPL History

Chapter 240 The Blue Camp Plays Teasing and Lightly Controls the Score; Dong Shi Suddenly Imitates Xi Shi's Frowning

With SSB's defeat, WE.B, which had finally caught its breath, was once again pushed to the brink of elimination.

They will face the SSB directly next.

If they lose the match, then Team B's journey in the World Championship will come to an end!
SSB's actions naturally provoked strong dissatisfaction among LPL fans.

They launched a tirade against the SSB online and even went to foreign websites to send friendly greetings to the Koreans.

However, these actions still don't change anything. Riot Games can't deny the outcome of a match just because of some vague theory of match-fixing.

In the lounge, Tabe sighed, as if all his energy had been drained.

"Brother Zhou, they're so shameless, there's really no other way."

However, to his surprise, Zhou Li suddenly laughed.

"What do you mean there's no other way? Just let Team B take down SSB, right?"

Tabe paused for a moment, then subconsciously said:

"Isn't the pressure a bit too much?"

"You son of a bitch!" Zhou Li cursed out. "I already posted it on Weibo, and you're telling me you're under a bit of pressure?!"

Zhou Li's Weibo status was updated at the same time that SSB lost to C9.

[SSB doesn't seem very strong. Given their current form, it looks like Team B has a good chance of advancing.]

This Weibo post was quickly shared on the internet.

What followed was ridicule from the Koreans.

From the Koreans' perspective, Zhou Li's statement was utterly mindless.

Anyone who plays a match a little later would probably be able to tell that SSB was deliberately throwing this game.

So Zhou Li, a professional player, couldn't figure it out?

They even said that SSB wasn't strong enough and that Team B was able to qualify.

It was like the delirium of a dying person before their death; they were starting to talk nonsense.

The Koreans started mocking Zhou Li relentlessly, and LPL fans didn't even know how to defend him in this situation.

Because in everyone's eyes, Zhou Li's statement was simply too outrageous.

After all, judging from the performance of SSB and WE.B in the World Championship so far, the chances of B team defeating SSB are really slim.

If Team B loses the match, Zhou Li's words will likely become the new bible of the LPL region.

Everyone outside was pessimistic about the match between the two teams, but only Zhou Li knew the truth—

No team is invincible!

Especially for him, a time traveler.

As someone who knows about the Samsung battle in S4, it would be too shameful to win all the games solely by relying on the system.

Zhou Li cannot guarantee that WE.B can defeat SSB in a BO5, but if it is just a single match, his confidence can be increased to over 80%!
He has one absolute advantage against SSB: he knows where the team's weaknesses are!
SSB and SSW, as top teams in the OGN region, have faced each other many times in the league.

Throughout 2014, Samsung White's record against Samsung Blue was—not a single victory.

It's fair to say that Samsung Blue is like the nemesis of Samsung White.

However, Samsung Blue, the number one seed, ultimately failed to win the S4 World Championship. The real champion was Samsung White, which had been suppressed by them for a whole year.

Furthermore, the two Samsung teams met in the semifinals, and Samsung Blue was swept 3-0 by Samsung White!

It could be said that Samsung Blue beat Samsung White for a whole year, but ended up losing the most important game.

But why is Samsung Blue suddenly losing out to Samsung White?
There are many reasons for this.

Although both teams belong to Samsung, their styles are completely different.

Samsung Blue is a typical Korean-style operations team.

Samsung White, on the other hand, is completely different; their favorite lineup is fast-paced offense.

In a sense, Samsung Blue is like WE.B, while Samsung White is like WE.A.

Why has Zhou Li been using fast-paced lineups and speeding up training for Team A since the beginning of this season?

Because Season 4 is a version that emphasizes fast-paced early game and control of jungle resources!

Referring to the semi-final match between the two Samsung teams, Samsung White led by an average of nearly 8,000 gold in each of the three games, which lasted for 20 minutes!

development?

How are you supposed to develop if I flip the table over?!

Of course, there are many other factors that contributed to Samsung White's overwhelming victory over Samsung Blue in the semifinals.

For example, during the OGN league, in order to ensure that Samsung Blue maintained its top ranking on the leaderboard, Samsung Club required Samsung White to strategically lose to Samsung Blue in the league.

This prevented Samsung White from revealing its true tactical system in the league, while Samsung Blue became somewhat arrogant, thinking it could crush Samsung White.

When it came to the World Championship, Samsung White truly showcased their tactical reserves, with their jungler and support roaming around, leaving Samsung Blue completely bewildered.

Furthermore, compared to the league period, Samsung White's vision control efficiency in the finals improved by nearly three times, completely suppressing Samsung Blue's development pace.

By referring to these examples of Samsung White defeating Samsung Blue, it's easy to see that much of this content can be copied and pasted!
So, even before the World Championship, Zhou Li, just in case, helped Team B train on a fast-attack strategy together with Tabe.

Although Team B is a team that focuses on strategy and the players' playstyles are relatively fixed, occasionally bringing them out to play a match with a different pace, while it is obviously like showing off one's limited skills compared to Team A's fast attack, can definitely achieve unexpected results.

Of course, with this mediocre skill level, they definitely wouldn't be able to compete in a best-of-five series.

However, now that SSB has become so arrogant that he thinks he can control the score, he has to teach these Koreans a lesson.

Midnight.

Although it was late at night, the popularity of the official League of Legends live stream experienced another surge.

Because the two teams facing off in this match are SSB and WE.B.

It's important to know that this match directly determines whether WE.B can advance to the quarterfinals.

Miller's expression in the commentary booth showed obvious tension.

"Today's match is putting a lot of pressure on WE.B. They not only need to win, but they also need to get a lot of kills..."

Miller's confidence waned as he spoke.

From the outside perspective, WE.B's strength is definitely inferior to that of Samsung Blue, who are considered favorites to win the championship.

Now, WE.B not only needs to beat Samsung Blue, but also needs to beat Samsung Blue by a large margin!

According to the official rules, when teams have the same points, the team with the best net score will be chosen to advance to the quarterfinals.

If WE.B wins the match, they will have four points, just like Samsung Blue and C9.

Currently, Samsung Blue has a net score of 15 points, while C9 has a net score of 8 points.

Net points are the team's kills minus their deaths.

WE.B, due to their poor performance in the first round and the influence of their team style, currently only has two points in terms of morale.

In other words, if WE.B wants to advance to the quarterfinals, they not only need to win against Samsung Blue in this match, but also need to get more than seven more kills!

If they only manage to get six kills, they can only tie with C9 in terms of net points. Therefore, the two sides will have to compare the match duration.

WE.B's match duration is clearly longer than C9's.

Facing Samsung Blue, a top team renowned for its strategic play, not only do they need to defeat them, but they also need to achieve a kill difference of more than seven. This is practically an insurmountable challenge. (SSB player bench)

The group was still chatting and laughing, clearly not taking the match against WE.B too seriously.

After all, they certainly have the right to be arrogant.

On the other hand, the WE.B players were much more serious and tense.

The factory worker stared intently at the computer screen, his face expressionless.

Because his mind was filled with what Zhou Li had just told him.

"You don't need to worry about the comments from netizens and play timidly, because I can tell you clearly that if you lose this game, you won't be able to play in the future."

Zhou Li's words can be described as showing no mercy to the factory.

The factory owner also understood that, given Zhou Li's character, this statement was definitely not just empty talk.

In fact, the factory really had to accept this approach.

If a team wants to launch a fast-paced attack, then the jungler's tempo is of paramount importance!
Often, junglers have to take on some risks; otherwise, they can't help their team gain an early advantage.

Given the factory's personality, if he isn't allowed to play with a "what's the use" attitude, he will absolutely not be able to change his jungling habits.

With Zhou Li's warning echoing in his mind, the factory owner sighed.

If I had known, I shouldn't have deleted Abu to show my loyalty; maybe I could have left myself a way out.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that Abu has now been abandoned by the entire League of Legends industry, and it seems that I have no way out no matter what.

Thinking of this, the factory manager looked at the BP screen and said firmly:

"Get the Leopard Woman!"

"Oh!"

As WE.B locked in their first two picks, a gasp of surprise erupted from the audience.

Miller, who was in the commentary booth, also became visibly excited.

"WE.B has locked in Lulu and Nidalee! This lineup seems vaguely familiar!"

A mid-lane Lulu paired with an aggressive jungler—this is WE.A's standard lineup!
Previously, Team B would rarely field such a lineup.

Samsung Blue's mid-laner, Emperor, can be said to be the absolute core of the team.

U-Emperor's individual strength is definitely no match for the Emperor's.

But it's different if you get Lulu.

This mindless lane-pushing hero doesn't care who the enemy is; I just push my lane and then go check on my jungler.

Samsung Blue was unaware of the seriousness of the problem at that time.

It wasn't until WE.B picked Thresh and Jayce in their third and fourth picks that they realized the opposing WE.B team seemed a little unfamiliar.

"WE.B! Today's draft picks are totally Team Astralis' style! Facing the formidable opponent Samsung Blue, they're clearly making changes in this game!"

Hearing Miller's words, the doll seemed somewhat worried.

"But to be honest, I'm still a little worried, because if the team suddenly changes its style, can it really adapt?"

Seeing WE.B's lineup, netizens are also very worried.

Holy crap, I thought I'd picked the wrong team when they put out this lineup.

Can Team B handle this? They might just end up making a poor imitation.

[Dude, Team A and Team B are playing scrims every day. You've seen it all, even if you haven't experienced it yourself, right?]

[If it can be used in the World Championship, it must have been practiced in scrims.]

[I'm worried about the factory now; this lineup relies too much on the jungler's rhythm.]

Just believe it for now!

Samsung Blue Players' Seats.

Seeing WE.B's final lock on Lucian, Deft said:

"Oh, it seems they're planning to change their style."

The jungler Spirit smiled, looking somewhat disdainful.

"Learn WE.A's tactics? To be honest, if WE.A were in the same group as us, I would have crushed them long ago."

Mid laner Dade also laughed.

"Haha, let's be a little more serious."

The fast-attack tactic is nothing new to Samsung Blue.

It's worth noting that their sister team, Samsung White, is the most adept at this tactic in the league.

But what was the result?
Throughout the entire year, Samsung White did not win a single game against them.

Even our top fast-paced attack teams in the Korean league can't beat us. What makes you, an LPL team, a clumsy imitator who suddenly changed your style, think you can beat us?
But WE.B quickly taught them a lesson.

As soon as both sides entered the game, the five members of Team B quickly got moving.

The target of the attack was not the lower half of Samsung Blue's territory, but the upper river in the middle lane!

This is a level 1 team fight strategy devised by Tabe after carefully studying dozens of games played by Samsung Blue.

Because the Emperor always really likes to go straight into the bush from the mid lane!
WE.B's tactical objective in this game was very clear: to rely on the Factory to counter-jungle while relentlessly ganking the mid lane with the Emperor.

The Emperor is undeniably a player with excellent mechanical skills, but as the absolute core of the team, his ability to withstand pressure is extremely weak!

Zhou Li knew that this player, who was rated as a world-class mid laner before the finals, would make mistakes if you dared to target him!

Tabe's prediction was correct. The extremely relaxed Dade walked from the mid lane to the top river bush and came face to face with all five members of Team B!
Curly didn't hesitate at all and immediately used Flash!

But he did a very subtle thing: he used a basic attack after flashing!
At this extreme distance, Dade dared not be careless and also used Flash!

This sudden appearance also marked his death!

Curly Hair unleashed his Q skill, landing a solid hit on Emperor Zed!

At the same time, he shouted:
"Give the kill to Mingkai!"

Facing WE.B's high burst damage lineup, Emperor had no room to maneuver after being hooked, giving the first blood to Mingkai's Nidalee.

Subsequently, WE.B directly rushed into the upper half of Samsung Blue's penalty area.

Meanwhile, WE.B's bot lane duo immediately returned to their own lower jungle to establish vision control in order to monitor Spirit's movements.

As expected, Spirit chose to start in the lower half of the WE.B. bracket.

If it were the old WE.B, they would definitely have stopped while they were ahead.

But this time, the factory manager pinged a signal to the middle lane.

"Push the line!"

He remembered something Zhou Li had said to him before.

"As a jungler, you must remember that there are four jungle areas in Summoner's Rift, and what you need to do is—"

"Don't give an inch of ground!"

(End of this chapter)