League of Legends: I, with maxed-out stats, randomly descend upon the S-series.

LPL commentary booth.

Guan Zeyuan and Miller shouted loudly:

"Okay, thank you to the commentators. So, the first game of the semifinal BO5 between Top Esports and T1 has begun."

"T1 is on the blue side, Top Esports is on the red side, let's wait and see."

T1's bans were mostly concentrated on Ueno, with Aatrox, Jax, and Graves all banned.

Top Esports' strategy is to focus on the bottom lane, specifically targeting Varus and Caitlyn, whom they absolutely cannot let slip through.

T1 didn't hesitate much and immediately picked Azir for the mid lane.

"Faker's Azir, Top Esports let it through in the first game, so let's take it."

"Faker is definitely the king of champions with this name. I think Caitlyn doesn't need to be banned. Giving her to Azir would be much better."

"But Top Esports might have other considerations, like what they'll use to counter Azir."

"We have many options here, so let's choose the one that's more competitive."

With so many bans on the bot lane, we'll just pick Lucian and Nami.

This is also Top Esports' consistent drafting strategy, prioritizing the strength of the bot lane duo.

"Okay, Lucian and Nami, Jack and Mark's hands are hot too, this combination is perfect."

"Actually, gumayusi's laning strength isn't that great right now. I suggest Jack and Lay should increase their strength."

"Haha, yes, playing more aggressively, I think it's perfectly fine."

T1 then gave their second and third picks to the jungler and support, choosing Blade of the Ruined King and Lena.

They left the top laner and AD carry for the next round.

The commentator said, "Should we take a top lane champion first, and then limit Zeus's champion pool?"

"I think it's a good idea, let Huozi carry the team."

"Um, it seems like they always give the counter pick to Huozi. Let's pick the jungler first. Oh? Prince? Okay, let's go for an aggressive play then."

"Then I think of a champion for the mid lane, Galio, it brings back memories of Season 7."

"You know what, it's actually pretty good."

"Let's see if we can get it!"

At that moment, in Top Esports' voice chat, Coach Fang was communicating with Left Hand to see if they could pick Galio for the mid lane, which was one of their big moves for the semifinals.

My left hand is fine; I've practiced a lot.

So, on the third move, they immediately picked Galio.

"Oh? It really is Galio. That's good, not bad."

"The mid-jungle duo is out, and they're very strong. All we need is a strong top laner."

The audience was very satisfied with the combination of Prince and Galio, feeling that they had already won in the draft phase.

When T1 saw Galio, the coach asked Faker if he felt any pressure playing Azir against Galio.

Faker said, "If he goes to provide support with poor equipment, then he won't be of much use."

"OK, let's build Zeus for top lane then?"

Zeus really wanted to play Yone, but he had to consider the team, so he picked Renekton instead, and he was invincible in lane.

With Kalista banned, bot laner gumayusi picked Aphelios.

The commentator said, "This is just Gumayusi's consistent, steady style. He'll definitely be very stable online. Let's see if Jack can break through this gap."

"T1 has made their picks. Let's see what hero Top Esports will choose for their final pick, Huozi."

Coach Fang gave several options, including Kennen, Gwen, and Rumble, but ultimately it depends on Lin Jin himself.

Lin Jin didn't think much about it. Under the Jarvan IV Galio system, picking Kennen was the best choice to make up for the AP damage and also to trigger the chain reaction of the ultimate.

However, Lin Jin suddenly thought that if these heroes were caught a few times, their ultimate abilities would become less effective.

Lin Jin smiled and said, "I'd like to bring a big tree. What do you guys think?"

Coach Fang was somewhat surprised to hear Da Shu's choice.

In his final selection, Lin Jin surprisingly didn't want a carry and instead chose a tank?

Gao Tianliang laughed and said, "Are you kidding me?"

Jack Spicy Dance said, "Fire Bro isn't playing center anymore?"

Lin Jin said, "I'm not kidding. I think the big tree is pretty good. Prince Galio has high damage, and if I give him my ultimate, team fights will be more solid."

"As long as Lucian gets ahead in the early game, we won't lack damage."

"Besides, how can you be sure my tree wasn't damaged? Haha."

Everyone laughed. Only Lin Jin could say something so arrogant.

Mark said, "Hurry up and confirm, there's no time."

With five seconds left, the commentators saw that Top Esports had yet to make their final decision.

"Huh? Still thinking? What's going on? What should you choose?"

"Huh? A big tree? You must have clicked the wrong thing. Oh? It really is a big tree!"

"Top lane Maokai? Huozi playing Maokai? That's impressive."

The lineup is finalized, and Lin Jin will be playing Maokai, which is rare for Top Esports at the World Championship.

The comments section was filled with:

"Wow, Top Esports has changed their style?"

"Has Brother Huo changed his positioning?"

"No problem, a truly great top laner can play any champion!"

"He can carry and tank, Huozi is an all-around top laner."

"This team composition of tanks was definitely the right choice, with Jarvan IV, Galio, Lucian, and Ana. The damage output is more than enough, and Galio is built as AP, making him incredibly strong."

"Yes, the left hand isn't a big B, so it won't produce any meat."

"Hehe, in the first game against Zeus, he directly played a big tree. I don't know how to evaluate that."

"Everything is for the team, understand?"

"Do you believe that Huozi could kill Zeus even with a giant tree?"

After the release of the hero Maokai, the North American commentators all felt that Lin Jin's pick in this game was very conservative.

The Korean commentators laughed, saying that Lin Jin wasn't as aggressive when facing Zeus.

"Maybe they're afraid of laning, really."

"Yes, Zeus's strength is something any top laner would think twice about."

"But I think Top Esports' roster is still very solid and they really can't be ignored."

"Yes, but we have a late-game carry and an early-game Renekton, so there's no problem at all."

"I think T1's draft was a winning one, no doubt about it."

"Alright, let's take a look at the lineups for both sides:"

"Blue side T1: Top lane Renekton, Jungle Blade of the Ruined King, Mid lane Azir, Bot lane Aphelios, Support Lenata."

"Top Esports (Red Team): Top lane Maokai, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Galio, Bot lane Lucian, Support Nami."

Guan Zeyuan said:

"Looking at the lineups, I think both sides have their strengths and weaknesses, and both have made good picks. Our bot lane is very strong in lane, and our mid and jungle can also play very strongly."

"Yes, after all, he is a prince. I remember that Prince Xiaotian also plays an offensive style, but he doesn't starve himself like Mala Xiangguo, haha."

"But this is our LPL's Prince, charge forward bravely!"

"The first game of the best-of-five semifinal between Top Esports and T1 is about to begin!"