Inside the Samsung eSports Club base, all the Samsung players and coach Hongmi sat in a row, watching the game intently.
It’s no wonder that everyone at Samsung White takes it so seriously, because today’s game is the second round of the LPL playoffs, with OMG playing against LG.G.
With the existence of the imaginary enemy LG.G team, it is no wonder that Samsung White attaches so much importance to it.
Due to the huge investment of resources, compared with the previous S3 season, the LPL playoff system and preparations are much more detailed and sufficient than before.
The LPL playoff system this time is a regional bubble system. The regular season teams ranked first to sixth are divided into two halves in three tiers. The upper half is LG.S, EDG, and ME, and the lower half is LG.G, OMG, and IG.
In the past two days, the first round of the playoffs has been completed, with IG playing against OMG, and ME and EDG, the two old rivals, meeting again.
The final result was that OMG and EDG defeated their respective opponents IG and ME with scores of 3 to 1 and 3 to 0 respectively. The two veteran powerhouse teams were defeated again.
In this BO5 game, Gao Dewei was at a disadvantage against Wu Wei, so... Hongmi didn't dare to think too much.
Sure enough, within two minutes, LG.G encountered an ambush by OMG at the Baron. They were wiped out by OMG and their base was flattened, changing the score to 2 to 1.
This was the case in both games. Although it sounds simple, it was very effective. Just when everyone thought that LG.G was going to dominate the world with this trick.
"Yes, the rhythm in the first two games was indeed a bit suffocating. The OMG team was really surprising. They actually opened up a gap by relying on the online battle."
OMG's lineup has reached its peak and only needs one team fight to end the game.
Hongmi asked the little fat boy next to him.
Although Samsung White has not played a training match with OMG, it has arranged a training match with LG.G, so they are naturally very familiar with Gao Dewei's strength.
As everyone on Samsung discussed, the game was almost coming to an end. Uzi's Syndra had gone berserk, and Gogoing's Dragon Lady on the top lane and Xiaosan's Twitch on the bottom lane had already grown into full size.
"Yes, this round this player named cool played really well. No, not just this round, but the entire BO5, cool played very well."
But Hongmi frowned tightly. In the previous training match, Pawn's performance against Gao Dewei was not very good and he was slightly suppressed by Gao Dewei.
The IG team was not much better against the OMG team. The situation in the top lane was better, but the middle and bottom lanes were overwhelmed by the Umbrella King and the Word Hammer in full swing, and they lost two games in a row.
"It looks like we're going to play the fourth game. Cool's Syndra is a bit too strong in this game. One ultimate can kill a person in one second."
"How about it, Yuan Shuo, are you sure you can beat him?"
However, whether it was exchanging resources to avoid fighting, or counter-camping to outnumber the enemy, all of OMG's attacks were resolved by LG.G's perfect operation, and instead of trying to steal the chicken, they ended up losing the rice, and often lost more.
But in the end, facing the evolved Uzi, IG finally lost.
"Yeah, they're really fierce, a bit like LG.S, but they're still a little weaker, and they seem more rational."
Just as Mata said, in the first two games of this bo5, LG.G was indeed heading for a 3-0 lead.
Imp nodded and commented.
"OMG is a very strong team. They are on par with LG.G. Both the top and mid lanes are very strong. They are not weaker than you guys. Why have I rarely heard of them before?"
"It's a pity that LG.S's game is not today. We also have a game tomorrow, so I can't watch it so seriously. But fortunately, OMG's playing style is also quite to my taste."
Although OMG cooperated with its own team's tactical style and targeted LG.G, it selected a very impactful three-line early-stage lineup in both games and launched attacks on LG.G several times, trying to use the early hero advantage to defeat LG.G in one fell swoop.
Coupled with LG.G's perfect tactical operations and LG.G's perfect team cooperation, the OMG team basically did not put up much resistance and fell into LG.G's rhythm.
Pawn's expression didn't change much, this was his usual expression.
At this time, Acorn, the top laner of Samsung Blue, came in to visit and asked curiously.
"Not bad, it should be a draw, 50-50."
After the first round of playoffs, the second round began. OMG challenged LG.G, and EDG faced LG.S.
Mata shook his head, looking very impressed.
In this situation, OMG's early lineup was at a disadvantage in the late game, and it was slow to break the deadlock in the early game.
And today's game is between OMG and LG.G.
ME had basically no energy to resist EDG and was at a disadvantage in all three lanes.
"Finally, we broke LG.G's style of play. This style of play seems too suffocating, and the rhythm is a bit dull. LG.S's games are more interesting, with punches and blood boiling, exciting and thrilling."
Seeing OMG win the game, imp said happily.
"He seems to be known as the second-best mid laner in LPL. He is indeed quite capable. He fought LG.G's mid laner on equal terms, and even had a slight advantage."
When the final time came, the LG.G team successfully won the game by relying on its lineup advantages and team battle cooperation.
OMG suddenly changed its tactics and did not choose LG.S's strong three-line style of play. Instead, it chose late-stage heroes in the upper and lower lanes to ensure the late-stage ability of the lineup. At the same time, it invested early-stage resources in the middle lane and concentrated on breaking through the gap.
Being at a disadvantage both online and in operations, ME did not have much power to resist EDG and was defeated directly.
The old team ME, which has supplemented a lot of new players, is being led by the nose by a new team composed of a group of veterans.
The only game they won was when PDD picked out an unpopular late-game hero, Angel, and carried the game.
"There's another fourth game to watch. Looking at the momentum in the first two games, I thought LG.G was going to defeat OMG 3-0."
"Maybe it's because there are so many strong teams and we don't have the opportunity to compete in international competitions, so we're not well-known."
Especially in the top lane, Xiao Min's performance completely suppressed Strawberry, and in terms of tactical arrangements and temporary tactical decisions, with Xiao Min's help, EDG had a more intuitive understanding of LG.G's tactics and was better.
LG.G's lineups in the first and second games were very regular, with front and back rows, early and late stages, and the lineups were very rigorous.
Finally, with the help of Lingyao, OMG finally found LG.G's weakness in the third game. Wushuang Lingyao opened a gap from the mid and jungle, and successfully radiated three lanes, thus winning back a game.
"What a shame. What a shame."
imp shook his head and sighed.
"No, on the contrary, I don't think it's a pity, because although LG.S is indeed the best and the game is also very exciting, but the game of LG.G team is the most worth watching."
"Because LG.G's play style can be watched, learned, and imitated, but LG.S can only be watched."
Hongmi patted imp's head and said so.