Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 123, Section 120: TES's Shocking Defeat
To put it bluntly...

The reason KC couldn't break through CFO's defenses and allowed CFO to stall until Shimamura Yuna could develop was simply because KC's team was too weak.

While Shimamura can create a huge gap in the top lane, he can't exert any pressure on the other lanes either.

With the CFO's lineup, how can they possibly play safely with the CFO until the time when they can come out and fight in a team?

Why is it that Shimamura Yuna, a vampire, can develop so comfortably?

The answer to all of this is that KC is simply too weak compared to traditional top-tier LCK and LPL teams, and their ability to apply pressure is too poor.

That's why the CFO can really enjoy it.

At the time, some people watched the game and said, "The way the CFO plays won't work when facing really strong teams."

At the time, many people argued that "KC is not a weak team, how can the number one seed from the European region be a weak team?"

And now, looking at it, it's indeed true.

The truth is, when facing a truly strong team like HLE, they won't drag things out.

The pressure from the top laner was not obvious when facing a top player like Zeus, or rather, there was no pressure at all.

It's even a little funny to say that.

As a top laner who has won two world championships and is recognized as having top individual skills, Shimamura Yuna's strength in laning is only on par with Zeus's, or at most slightly stronger.

Compared to Zeus, Shimamura Yuna is indeed slightly closer to perfection in laning ability.

However, this is not because Zeus is less talented than Shimamura Yuna; it's simply because Zeus didn't put all his energy into the laning phase.

In his view, this was a very inefficient thing to do.

He will spend more time practicing more content that is more meaningful to the game League of Legends.

For example, minion wave management, team fight performance, and entry strategies.

Even with his attention so scattered, Zeus's laning ability is probably only 1% to 2% worse than Shimamura Yuna's.

Overall, her strength is 50% greater than that of Shimamura Yuna.

This meant that when facing Zeus, Shimamura Yuna was completely unable to gain any advantage in the matchup.

All the apparent advantages are the result of the team's investment of resources.

Whether it's BP resources or the level of attention within the game.
These advantages are all natural consequences of investing these resources.

But this advantage is simply not enough.

CFO's current tactical system relies heavily on Shimamura Yuna's ability to create a huge economic advantage in the laning phase; a mere ten or twenty CS lead is simply not enough.

It belongs to the path with the highest value, which is the same as the HLE value.

The stats for other lanes were completely outclassed by HLE.

As a result, while HLE failed to gain an advantage in their own lane, they were also being relentlessly pressured in the other lanes.

Therefore, defeat is to be expected.

That day when we were playing against KC, the overall economy was slightly disadvantaged, but Shimamura Yuna had accumulated a lot of wealth, which allowed her to create a huge monster that the opponent couldn't deal with.

But when playing against HLE...
Before 25 minutes had passed, within about ten minutes, HLE had already won repeatedly in various aspects such as laning and small team fights.

The economic gap between the two sides quickly reached 5000.

The final economic situation was that other pedestrians were each owed more than 1000 yuan.

Shimamura Yuna was slightly ahead of her opponent in the previous matchup, receiving a few hundred or a thousand points.

However, as the economic gap between HLE's other positions widened and then benefited the top lane, this economic gap was quickly eliminated.

Until the end of the game, Shimamura Yuna, the only player on the team with concentrated economy, was still 500 points behind Zeus.

It's clear that the gap in strength between the two teams is so large it's almost exaggerated.

Moreover, it wasn't just one game; both games in the best-of-three series followed this pattern.

It's clear that what seemed like an unbreakable top lane carry composition to KC, and which they didn't know how to deal with, was child's play for HLE.

After playing two games, Shimamura Yuna was under immense pressure.

Although I was mentally prepared for it.

But this was the first time she had faced such a top player so directly and directly in a competition.

The feeling that she and the other person were not on the same level left her with an indescribable sense of powerlessness.

"I can't do it."

These three words kept appearing in her mind throughout the entire BO3 match.

Yes, that's the feeling of not being able to do it.

There is an objective gap in ability, and no matter how hard I try, I cannot break through it.

To Zeus, all of his actions seemed like punching cotton.

after all
That's how it should be.

In League of Legends, there is a skill ceiling in the laning phase.

When both sides are close to their potential, or when their individual skill levels are similar, the difference in lane performance comes more from hero characteristics than from individual skill.

If individual abilities don't differentiate themselves, the CFO's current tactics are fundamentally flawed.

'Cannot do'

'Can't win'

This feeling lingered in Shimamura Yuna's heart, almost suffocating her.

When the game ended, Zeus came and shook hands with Shimamura Yuna.

The other person's expression was calm, with a slight smile and pursed lips, giving off a very polite and humble feeling.

just like.
It seemed that defeating Shimamura Yuna was nothing more than a trivial matter to him.

Under the pressure, Shimamura Yuna's hands began to tremble slightly.

She shakily extended her hand in response to the other person's gesture, and bowed with difficulty.

When Zeus shook hands with her, he whispered in Japanese, which he seemed to have learned from somewhere, "Good luck."

At this moment, the commentators on the main stage said: "It seems that this legendary female player is still some distance away from becoming a true champion top laner."

"But she still shines, showcasing her brilliance on today's stage."

Regarding Shimamura Yuna's performance today, everyone's feeling is...
It's expected.

It's not surprising at all.

After all, Zeus is a two-time world champion top laner.

Moreover, he is widely recognized as a core player in the team, unlike some championship-winning players who are always criticized as the fifth or fourth-best player.

He was a truly phenomenal player, and even before leaving T1, he was considered T1's next Faker successor.

In addition, there is indeed a gap in the overall strength of the teams, one of which is the undisputed champion team of the world's number one region.

One is the champion team, which is jokingly referred to by its own people as the "idiot zone".

The gap between teams and the gap in individual skill are both compounded.

It's reasonable and not surprising that Shimamura Yuna couldn't beat a player like that.

But before the competition even started, everyone inevitably had high expectations for Yuna Shimamura. They thought, "What if?"

What if Shimamura Yuna wins?

What if Shimamura Yuna creates another miracle?
Isn't she just that kind of contestant?
Unfortunately, the miracle did not happen in the end.

That's it.

Even so, many people considered Shimamura Yuna's performance in this match to be commendable.

Many people have discussed this online.

To be fair, Shimamura didn't win, but her performance was actually quite good. She exerted the necessary pressure against Zeus. It seems like the teammate's performance was more of a problem than the win.

[Indeed, to be honest, it's already quite good for Xiaoyou to be able to compete with Zeus online, there's no need to ask for more, after all, this is Shimamura's first time at Worlds.]

[I'm already very satisfied. Winning two MVPs against KC yesterday exceeded my expectations. This competition was all about taking it one step at a time, just avoiding being eliminated as the fifth region.]

[If she can rank higher than either KC or TL, that would be a success for Shimamura; she's not hoping for anything more.]

Of course, some people also find these comments from Shimamura Yuna's fans very unpleasant.

What, just because you won a match, does that mean the whole internet has to go around praising you like crazy, saying things like, "Wow, Shimamura-san, playing on a weak team like CFO, and being a female player and a rookie, she still managed to beat KC. Shimamura-san is amazing!"

Then if you lose the match, you have to shut up the whole internet by saying, "Wow, Shimamura-san's first match, and she's a female player, and her opponent is Zeus, there's nothing to criticize."

It feels like Shimamura Yuna needs to be praised even more when she wins, but she can't be criticized when she loses.

What, you think you're invincible in the public opinion arena?
Some people have a rebellious streak.

They may not dislike Shimamura Yuna, but seeing her enjoying such favorable public opinion makes them unhappy, and they feel compelled to criticize her.

[Haha, Shimamura Takako, that's enough. If you win, it's all about how awesome your mom is; if you lose, it's all about how bad your teammates are. Shimamura-nee tried her best, but her teammates were terrible. This rhetoric is so classic! It reminds me of a certain legendary AD carry player.]

[It really is quite similar, and the gameplay is similar too. Anyone who understands the game knows that CFO allocates all the team's resources to the top lane. Good lanes are taken by Shimamura, while bad lanes are taken by his teammates, and Shimamura also consumes a lot of resources. In the draft phase, they always choose ranged champions to counter melee champions for Shimamura.]

Indeed, with such resource allocation, it's only natural that she has some advantages. Rather, it's more accurate to say Zeus is truly amazing; he doesn't rely on draft resources, and his tactical role within the team doesn't require a high priority, yet he can still withstand Shimamura's overwhelming strength.

[I don't carry the team even if I consume all the team's resources, but if we lose, it's because the team is bad. That's my point as a player.]

[They're making a fuss over beating KC? TES will beat KC just the same, but nobody will think anything of it. What a bunch of hypocrites.]

In short, these small-scale dissenting voices began to emerge.

However, these dissenting voices are only a small fraction compared to the general public.

Most people are not that damp.

Everyone is willing to be more tolerant of such a female contestant.

It's not about having to compete with the top-tier players; if you can't beat them, you're trash and not considered a success.

And
Regarding what some people said, "TES will crush KC just like later."

This statement is hard for most people to refute now.

After all, it's really going to be difficult for a trash team like CFO, who can't even beat a team from the Pacific region, to beat TES.

It's really highly unlikely.

However, TES quickly showed everyone what it means that "anything is possible".

After watching the HLE vs CFO match, many LPL viewers were actually feeling a bit down.

After all, aside from TES, the LPL viewers probably support Shimamura Yuna the most this time.

As a result, Shimamura Yuna was kicked to death so easily that everyone inevitably felt a bit bored.

Then, there's an even more boring match to watch.

It's not that I don't want to see TES win.

However, even if TES wins, they won't rank higher than HLE in the standings.

Even if HLE suffers an upset and they are tied with HLE, HLE will still take first place in the group due to head-to-head results.

Judging from HLE's current form, it seems unlikely they can pull off two upsets, let alone even one.

In other words, no matter how they play from now on, TES's matches will be uninteresting.

For the remaining days, it's just a matter of finishing second in that group and advancing.

It's basically pure wasted time.

This is why some people say that this competition format is not very interesting.

Given the already significant skill gap between different regions in the League of Legends esports scene, this tournament format essentially means that once the two strongest regions have finished their matches, the top two spots are already decided, and the subsequent matches become meaningless.

That's why people don't have high expectations for the upcoming matches.

I feel that even if they beat KC, it won't make much difference; we can only see how well TES recovers.

However.
To everyone's surprise, TES pulled off a stunning surprise in this match.

Yes, TES is the team that everyone has high hopes for.
Surprisingly, they lost to KC.

Yes, they actually lost to KC.

And it wasn't a 2-1 loss.

It was a straight 2-0 loss.

The first game was quite close, but it could be said that TES was in poor form for a while.

In the second match, they were completely crushed.

Everyone was stunned when they saw this.

Holy crap, TES got completely crushed by KC?!

Are these two teams really on the same level?

Viewers who initially found this year's Pioneer Tournament boring were stunned when they saw this scene.

What everyone initially found boring suddenly became anything but boring in that instant.

However, this interesting approach is a little beyond people's imagination.

It's fair to say that this has somewhat shaken everyone's worldview.

The comment section exploded the moment they lost.

[Wait, this team can even beat the CFO, how can TES not beat them?]

Wow, amazing, how could they lose?

TES is truly a god-like team.

Then at this moment, someone immediately remembered that someone had said before, "TES will crush KC just like before, CFO won against a trash team and it's a mess."

That person's comment was immediately dug up and resurfaced.

【What now? 】

[Haha, you idiot, you still think you can crush TES, but look at you now?]

It seems TES is even worse than their CFO.

[Can TES's five incredible strategies in the map lead to a victory against KC? I doubt it.]

The original poster who criticized Shimamura Yuna by praising TES was immediately dragged out and subjected to hundreds of online harassments by the Time Warriors.

(End of this chapter)