You actually want me to...

Especially Ah Le's spot.

Top laners from Top Esports are always top-notch. LGD's management also thought there was no reason for a top laner they had trained for an entire season to lose to a temporary substitute who hadn't even been there for a month.

Since that's the case, let's not worry about any other nonsense and just focus on operations.

"There are quite a lot of people in Hangzhou."

Looking at the traffic and pedestrians around him through the car window, Roland couldn't help but sigh at how incredibly popular e-sports really is.

Actually, it makes sense when you think about it.

Aside from special cases like World Championships where scalpers drive up ticket prices, regular match tickets are usually under 100 yuan. For under 100 yuan, you can while away an afternoon or evening, experience the thrill of cheering or cursing live, follow your favorite team, and if you're lucky, you might even find a girlfriend who actually loves esports.

If you can't find one, a boyfriend will do, and it's even easier.

Thinking about it that way...

It's no wonder that tickets for esports competitions generally sell so well.

"This is the capital city, the home city of the province, do you think I'm joking with you?" Looking at Roland's naive and uncultured appearance, JKL felt that this kid was really embarrassing, like a country bumpkin.

"Last year, all the competitions were online due to natural disasters. This is my first time traveling on official pay. By the way, what are the specialties here? I only know West Lake and tea."

"Oh, tourism? Don't rely too much on reviews and group tours. Just think of it as taking a casual stroll, and when you get tired, find a shop on the street to sit down. That's the local experience. If you really have to use apps... look at those with ratings of 3-4. Anything higher than 4 is fake."

Professional players who have been competing for many years generally have their own unique methods for finding food.

The main reason is that they travel all over the country and have encountered many pitfalls, so they gradually learn which things are just a waste of money. In a sense, if it weren't for natural disasters affecting personal safety, traveling to neighboring countries during holidays would actually be more enjoyable, cheaper, and more cost-effective than traveling within the country.

With the venue fast approaching, Roland quickly sent a message to his girlfriend, taking advantage of the limited time remaining.

I'm almost there.

Good luck in today's game.

By the way, you were busy last Sunday, are you free this Sunday?

【...】

For a full ten minutes, Roland did not receive a reply from the other party until just as he was about to step into the venue.

[Dog nodding emoji image]

The power surged up all at once!

"In today's match, right now, Da Huang definitely can't do anything to A Le in the top lane. Da Huang, what you need to do is to hold your ground in the top lane, understand?"

"Okay." Big Yellow nodded obediently, indicating that he would definitely not get carried away. As for what he was thinking, that was something White Crescent could not predict.

"When playing against LGD, the mid-jungle matchup is undoubtedly the most crucial. I need you, JackeyLove, to roam around, so I'll try my best to secure lane priority in the bot lane. JackeyLove, is that okay?"

"Would you change your mind if I said yes?"

"will not."

"Then there's no problem." JKL spread his hands and immediately started preparing.

It sounds so nice, like a combination that prioritizes lane priority. We're all old friends here, so can't you just be more direct? Just say you want a carry AD carry with a support mage, why go through all this roundabout stuff?

However... he didn't feel any pressure laning against the opposing bot lane duo.

As for LGD, Ale goes without saying. KaKao and Xiye are both veterans, one a world-class mercenary and the other a god in international competitions but a loser in domestic competitions. In a sense, their strength is similar to that of their top, mid, and jungle players, and they might even have a slight advantage over them.

But in the bottom lane, TES has a much bigger advantage over their opponents.

How to describe the Kramer+Mark combination? If we're talking about Kramer before last year's World Championship, then he undoubtedly deserves to be the carry of LGD, a top-tier player. After all, he carries the "one of the worst ADs in LCK" buff, which is quite powerful. It includes not only WE's former ADC, but also EDG's current Viper, as well as this veteran from LGD.

But... he's getting old after all.

S11's player was already 25 years old, which is considered "advanced age." What does 25 years old mean? Many people who play LOL at 25 years old have positioning and reaction skills that seem to be magnetized by magnets. They can hit whatever the opponent does. The most obvious example is some top laners. Over the years, they have visibly gone from having a vast champion pool to being a master of axe-wielding or dump truck-like champions, and then slowly became top lane champion-spreading cancer players. It's heartbreaking to hear about and tearful to witness.

On one side is a young player around 20 years old, and on the other side is a 25-year-old AD carry nearing retirement. Putting aside the support issue, these two lanes are pure bullying.

As for Mark.

S11's Mark is actually quite simple. Just look at how people introduce him: Mark is a seasoned player who is skilled with champions such as Leona, Dawn, and Radiance.

Well, if pushed too far, he might pull out another Lux.

Even looking back from hindsight, Mark was actually a support player whose potential was obvious. Even though his arrival indirectly saved TES, TES's final results were not entirely due to the arrival of a support player. Rather, it was because their support player finally performed normally, and the other components of the team began to function effectively. That was the key.

Look at what JKL has been tormented into by the original world.

River God: I have three support characters here. Which one did you drop, the gold support Baolan, the silver support Prophet, or the bronze support Zhuo?

JKL: ...

Never before has a top-tier ADC had three consecutive supports who started the game with these god-like players. Moreover, JKL was at least humane enough to hand each of his supports a championship, which can be considered as doing his utmost.

If you can't understand.

You can try playing ten solo queue games as an AD carry in the Rift. Dying in team fights is one thing, but if your support doesn't know how to play, you'll experience the thrill of your blood pressure exploding just in the laning phase.

Do you think LPL's bot lane is really all about dominating from start to finish?

不 ...

That was the grand occasion of S7.

In reality, in the LPL these past few years, after Ghost won the championship and became the champion AD, the bot lane has become a reality where teams compete to see who can tame the worst (laughs).

Sedimentation: Chapter Twenty-Seven: Charge if you can win, moisten if you can't.

First round of bans:

TES: Leona, Frye, Weapon

LGD: Lee Sin, Gragas, Renekton

This round, White Crescent wasn't as headstrong as before, and first shut down the Jinchuriki of the Sun Woman. Banning Foljegos was because they wanted to cause some trouble for the opposing team in the very first game.

One round of PICK:

TES: Spirit Breaker (first pick), Xin Zhao + Sylas

LGD: GetAkali (first and second picks) + Volibear

When TES made their first three picks, LGD's draft was already in disarray. LGD knew exactly what the double-circle combination of Scissors Girl and Xin Zhao was like. In fact, in the original World Summer Split match against TES, LGD was the first team to pull out the double-circle combination.

The effect of this combination is simple: it directly disables your AD output, making it impossible for you to play an AD carry.

Once the two circles are activated, a dash towards the AD carry's face will kill him no matter how fed he is. The only thing to watch out for is that the hero Scissors Girl has a top laner, Jax, who is a Jax specialist, so he has to be banned first.

After realizing the opponent's double-circle combination, LGD had no choice but to force their top, mid, and jungle to switch to an aggressive warrior system. However, for a coach, while adapting to changing situations is a flexible approach, such large-scale on-the-spot changes are a major taboo in warfare.

Second round of bans: Varus, Draven, Ezreal, and Senna were all banned.

For their fourth pick, LGD brought out the Cannon.

With the double-circle combination already in place, picking a core AD carry is pointless. The carry AD carry has been banned by the opponent, leaving only two options: Jhin and Ashe, who are out of meta. One is countered even more thoroughly, and the other has no damage at all in this version.

Last two picks: Kai'Sa + Swain

Double rings?

No, three laps!!!

As a player who frequently played Raven in competitive matches, this guy really loves facing lineups full of dive-in warriors. You like melee combat, right? You want warriors to dive in, right?

Alright, I'll just put the crow in the middle. Even with just a single mask and a small golden body, it can easily get into the top three in terms of damage in a team fight against this kind of lineup.

not to mention.

LGD is a newly formed team. While they may seem formidable on the surface, they have a significant weakness: team synergy and coordination. Sometimes, the jungler needs to rely on the laners' feints to cover their position, which LGD clearly cannot do at this stage. Their current performance is due to two factors: firstly, the inexperience of the newly formed team members, and secondly, Kakao's extensive experience as a veteran jungler.

If you dodge, I'll catch you.

The W skill grants vision across the entire map; let's play hide-and-seek together!

After Roland successfully pulled out the crow, the entire venue in Hangzhou erupted in cheers.

【Woooooo~】

[This brings back so many memories! It's been so long since I've seen this hero on the competitive stage.]

[Wow, three circles in one team fight! LGD must be completely dumbfounded!]

[Today! The esteemed Mr. Banhuang, with his magnificent crow skill, has arrived at his loyal arena.]

That's been too long.

Since Season 11, Roland's picks for mage/support have plummeted compared to Season 10. While they can understand that the decreasing picks are due to version nerfs, the key for viewers is whether the game is entertaining.

If you act recklessly, everyone on the high ground will jump out of their coffins and shout at you.

LGD was taken aback for a moment.

I was originally thinking of picking a strong engage support like Nautilus, but after seeing Swain, I hesitated for a while. Considering that the enemy team also had Sylas, I finally decided to pick Karma for support Mark. You don't need to initiate team fights; just be a group speed booster.

If you can win, charge in; if you can't, take cover.

With his hands on the steering wheel and his foot on the clutch, Mark was the coolest guy on the LGD team this game.

So far

TES: Top laner Scissors Girl, Jungler Xin Zhao, Mid laner Sylas, Bot lane Kai'Sa + Swain

LGD: Top lane Sett, Jungle Volibear, Mid lane Akali, Bot lane Tristana + Karma

Game start.

"The enemy team's lineup is pretty tough this game. I might not be able to beat them in the early and mid-game." After entering the game and glancing at the coordination between the enemy's top, mid, and jungle, Ha Huang felt that the bottom lane gave him more peace of mind.

Although the combination of Tristana and Karma is also very strong.

But... our support is a pro at playing Raven, while your support is notoriously bad at playing enchanter supports, so won't this result in a mass kill?

"Still thinking about it? The strength is only that of a Volibear. Everyone knows what Ale's Sett is like. The Earthbound Spirit playstyle isn't much of a threat." That's why the people who know you best are your teammates and opponents. Everyone knows your playstyle and habits. You're as clear as a sheet of paper. On the contrary, Ale still hasn't figured out what the rules of TES's playstyle are.

Perhaps... it's because I'm high?

"The bear is alright, but it becomes as fragile as paper in the mid-to-late game and can be killed easily. Fortunately, this guy doesn't have any panda skins, otherwise, with black and white people, Asian and minority ethnicities, and being a vegetarian, I wouldn't dare to touch it with all those buffs stacked up."

"Oh, this."

There's not much to say. You don't need to help with the Scissors Girl hero; just let Ah Huang play her in the top lane.