LPL History

Chapter 267 The Bald Man Appears as a Surprise Attack, Breaking the Formation; Three Stars Suddenly Change, a Do-or-Die Situation

"Viewers watching the live stream! You are now watching the 2014 League of Legends Pro League World Championship! The two teams facing off are Samsung White Esports Club from the OGN region and WE.A Esports Club from our LPL region!"

"I'm commentator Miller!"

"I'm the commentator, Waa!"

"I'm Bella, the commentator!"

The three commentators in the commentary booth were all smiles, giving the impression that they could jump up and down on the spot if the music for a special occasion played.

"In the first game that just ended, WE.A secured a decisive victory with a huge advantage! If they can continue to win this game, they will reach match point in this World Championship! This may be the closest our LPL has ever come to the World Championship trophy!"

“Yes,” Bella nodded and said, “Although we have a certain advantage at the moment, to be honest, I am still very nervous. I believe that many LPL viewers, like me, have been looking forward to this World Championship trophy for far too long!”

Since LPL teams first participated in the S2 World Championship, their performance on the World Championship stage has been consistently underwhelming.

During Season 2, WE, the top team that was unparalleled in China, was hastily eliminated in the quarterfinals.

In Season 3, although Royal Never Give Up (RNG) successfully made it to the finals, they were swept 3-0 in the finals, like a roadside animal being kicked to death.

This year's World Championship has sparked great dissatisfaction among LPL viewers.

This year, OMG, carrying many hopes and highly favored by LPL viewers, made a huge mistake at the All-Star Game, and was once again swept by SKT, who were in poor form and at the bottom of the OGN league!

Sweep!

Sweep!

This term has always been used to describe the clashes between LPL and OGN teams, with LPL always being the victim.

But now, the sudden emergence of WE.A has completely reversed the situation for both sides!
Whether it's OGN's third seed NJWS or the first seed Samsung Blue, they are destined to be swept by WE.A.

This is truly shocking for LPL fans.

"Honestly, during the break, I went to the bathroom and washed my face several times," Miller couldn't help but exclaim. "I even doubted myself more than once whether I was dreaming, because today's scene was just too dreamlike!"

"Five months! This youth training team with an average age of only seventeen! From the LPL secondary league championship to the LPL summer league championship, and now they may be about to lift the 2014 League of Legends World Championship trophy! This is something no team has ever been able to do before! Although I don't know what the future holds, in my limited understanding, WE.A is a team that has never been before and will never be again!"

Bella laughed too:
"Yes, who would have thought that this team is just a youth training team!"

The doll watched the live stream and shouted:
"Alright! We can see that both teams have now entered the draft phase! Let's look forward to an exciting second game today!!"

In contrast to the relaxed atmosphere in the LPL commentary booth, the commentators in the Korean live stream had been arguing for almost ten minutes.

Q: How exactly should we defeat WE.A?

A: Please recommend SKT. SKT is the best team to beat LPL teams.

Q: What should we do if SKT doesn't make it to the World Championship?
A: Expel NJWS, who stole SKT's citizenship.

This is no joke.

Just one day before the World Championship, the NJWS team announced its disbandment due to its poor performance in the World Championship and the barrage of criticism from domestic media.

It is foreseeable that if Samsung White makes any more foolish mistakes in today's match, then Samsung's ten members will probably scatter like stars after the match.

This is a huge blow to the League of Legends community in South Korea.

Because things are different now than before.

In the original timeline, because Riot Games issued a rule after the S4 World Championship prohibiting a club from having two teams, Samsung White and Samsung Blue chose to disband on the spot, and all ten members of Samsung came to the LPL.

Of course, some players are serious about the competition and want to achieve good results, while others come to the LPL to make money.

But the situation is different now!
Why was LPL like a bottomless pit back then, able to absorb all ten of Samsung's teams?
Because the LPL was so weak at the time, clubs felt that Korean players were stronger, which is why they spent a lot of money to buy these Korean players.

But what about now?
Zhou Li elevated the LPL to a level it shouldn't have reached.

LPL is stronger than OGN now! LPL players are no weaker than OGN players.

Then why would I spend so much money to buy your players?!

Even buying ten South Korean players wouldn't be as good as one Zhou Li!

This could lead to a very serious situation – some of the ten Samsung employees may face unemployment.

Imagine, the players of South Korea's two top League of Legends professional teams are even facing the risk of unemployment. That would be a huge blow to the development of League of Legends in South Korea.

At this moment, as the ban/pick phase began, commentators Jeon Yong-jun and Kim Jae-young instantly entered battle mode.

"WE.A has banned Alistar, Zilean, and Thresh! These three bans are all fairly standard bans, but the Thresh ban seems to be targeting Mata."

Quan Yongjun nodded, and said somewhat uneasily:
"But Samsung White's ban picks are making me a little uneasy. Nidalee and Rengar are fine, but their third ban pick is Nautilus. That means the classic WE.A mid-jungle duo of Lee Sin and Lulu is back! Ming's Nautilus did perform well in the last game, but is he really that high of a priority for Samsung White?"

Kim Jae-young also spoke somewhat nervously:

"We know that in the last game, Samsung White chose to ban Lulu and Lee Sin. Especially Lulu, as we all know now, this champion can be said to be the tactical cornerstone of WE.A. In fact, in the last game, we could clearly see that Pawn controlled the lane and exerted pressure in the mid lane in the early game. In the first jungle team fight, Pawn also arrived at the battlefield earlier than Xiye. It's just that Twitch was lucky and dodged the first wave of damage, which led to Samsung White's defeat in that team fight. But I think this is a problem of operation, not a problem of tactics!"

Quan Yongjun took a deep breath.

"Ah... I feel like Samsung White probably has other plans. After all, we know that Samsung White has a lot of tactics in the draft phase. There must be some tactical arrangements involved. For example, if the opponent picks Lulu, we pick Lee Sin; if the opponent picks Lee Sin, we pick Lulu?"

As soon as Quan Yongjun finished speaking, WE.A had already locked down Lee Sin on the first floor.

A deafening roar of cheers erupted from the crowd.

Although Zhou Li currently holds a bunch of world-first titles—world's number one leopard woman, world's number one renminbi, world's number one centaur, world's number one rat, and so on...

However, when it comes to the hero that fans most want to see Zhou Li play, it is undoubtedly Lee Sin.

The Lee Sin champion is highly entertaining to watch due to his skill mechanics.

In Zhou Li's hands, this hero can transform into a cunning and wicked monk, displaying skills that send chills down one's spine.

At this moment, not only the LPL live stream room, but even the Korean netizens in the Korean live stream room were in an uproar.

Wow!! Why did they give it to him, Lee Sin?!

[Damn it, I feel like I've lost it.]

I've seen his Lee Sin play; my eyes can't keep up with how fast he flies.

[Is it really okay to let Lee Sin go? Is the 3-star white player trying to experience Zhou's triangle kill for himself?]

Given Zhou Li's character, he would surely put on a show no matter what, right?

[Ah, Lee Sin god got Lee Sin... I can't bear to watch the rest of the match.] [Samsung White must be crazy.]

Even the usually stubborn Koreans reacted this way after seeing Zhou Li bring out Lee Sin, which shows how much of a shadow Zhou Li's Lee Sin left in their hearts.

Keep in mind that this is something even American soldiers haven't been able to do.

The US builds military bases on South Korean territory, and its soldiers commit murder and rape on South Korean territory. Yet, the South Koreans still consider the Americans their friends.

This statement may be somewhat ambiguous.

Unlike the Japanese, the Koreans consider the United States a friend, not because they admire strength like the Japanese.

It's not because they think they're on the same level as the United States.

They are friends from the same social class, with the same status and position.

So Koreans are both stubborn and very "ambitious".

Only a holy monk from the Tang Dynasty in the East could leave them with a profound lesson.

"Ah, Zhou Li really did manage to beat his Lee Sin... He has a 100% win rate with Lee Sin so far."

Hearing Kim Jae-young's words and seeing the tense atmosphere in the live chat, Jeon Yong-jun tried to ease the tension by saying:

"Actually, this win rate isn't very accurate. His Lee Sin win rate is definitely 100%... In fact, his win rate with other champions is also 100%... or rather, this guy has had a 100% win rate in every game since the summer split..."

Jeon Yong-jun realized that what he said was a bit off, and the more he explained, the worse it sounded, eventually silencing the Korean netizens.

"So Samsung White intentionally let Lee Sin through, in order to pick Lulu?"

He quickly changed the subject.

However, it seems that Samsung White does not intend to acquire Lulu.

They unlocked the big tree and Jayce on the first and second floors!
"They've taken the big tree... Is it still Jayce?! Pawn's Jayce in the last game wasn't actually that bad! But if that's the case, Lulu will have to go to WE.A!"

Samsung's white BP (Browser Bespoke) was clearly unexpected by everyone.

However, a qualified commentator knows how to make their point coherent, and Quan Yongjun immediately spoke up:

"However, on the other hand, it doesn't seem quite right to give Lulu to Pawn. Although Lulu is a lane bully, she is still more of a utility mid-laner. Pawn, in the Samsung White team, still needs to take on a damage-dealing role."

Kim Jae-young nodded and began to analyze the situation seriously.

"That's true, and I think Samsung White definitely considered this issue as well. Since they chose to release Lulu, they must have a tactical plan to deal with it!"

The two of them, speaking in unison, provided a reasonable explanation.

In fact, they did this not only to appease the somewhat crazed audience, but also to give themselves some psychological comfort.

WE.A players' bench.

Upon seeing Samsung White's selection of a player, Zhou Li frowned for the first time.

To be honest, he really didn't quite understand Samsung White's intentions.

He is, after all, only exceptionally intelligent, not omniscient and omnipotent. He cannot predict the future. Samsung White's draft picks clearly indicate that they are preparing to unleash some powerful move.

However, Zhou Li could not abandon their most familiar tactical system just because the opponent might be about to unleash a powerful move.

His Lulu system boasts a 100% win rate, proven through practical experience.

Therefore, when the election rights returned to WE.A, Zhou Li still chose Lulu for Xiye.

"Wow! It really is Lulu! WE.A really won't let this hero go!"

WE.A's subsequent player selections shocked Jeon Yong-jun once again.

"Twitch! Locked in! WE.A has picked Twitch again, are they planning to continue with Twitch jungle?!"

Seeing that Kim Jae-young was starting to talk nonsense out of nervousness, Jeon Yong-jun quickly spoke up:

"I just picked Lee Sin, so this Twitch should be playing AD carry!"

On the Samsung White player's bench, imp couldn't help but complain when he saw that WE.A had still managed to defeat Twitch.

"Ugh, why is he always targeting me?"

As the renowned "Rat King" of this world championship, imp's mouse win rate is extremely high.

Of course, this is not because he particularly enjoys playing with mice, but because only by playing with mice can he play more comfortably with Mata, that idiot, supporting him.

“It’s just because the rat is strong,” Mata appeared on time and began to put Imp down. “You think too highly of yourself.”

imp was too lazy to argue with mata any longer, and simply said:

"Then what should I play?"

"You're terrible at playing Ezreal, aren't you?"

Upon hearing Mata's words, Imp stopped responding and, after seeing Pawn lock up the prince for Dandy, immediately locked up the plane.

The right to vote has returned to WE.A.

WE.A immediately locked in Leona for the support position, and then added Rumble and Blitzcrank for the top lane.

However, Samsung White's next choice of player surprised everyone.

On the fifth floor, a large, blue, bald head suddenly lit up.

Before anyone could react, Samsung White was locked!

A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd!

In the live stream, Miller couldn't help but shout in confusion:

"Hey! What's going on?!"

"Samsung White actually locked in the Rogue Mage as the last move?!"

"In that case... how should we divide the routes? Let's take a look at the adjustments made by Samsung White!"

"Top lane Ryze, mid lane Jayce, support Maokai?!"

(End of this chapter)