Wang Hao saw the person opposite him and smiled obscenely.
"It seems like, it seems like we are almost on the brink of the playoffs."
"Mouse, don't underestimate them. They are really strong. Their overall condition may be bad recently, but they may be in good shape after beating us. We can't take it lightly."
Seeing that Wang Hao and Guo Zai underestimated their opponents, Hou Haotian quickly reminded them.
"Okay, okay, the BP is about to start. Get ready to ban heroes."
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"I told you that when LG.S faces SKT, their top laner definitely won't dare to pick a tightrope-walking hero. Korol is a rookie after all. Now I have more confidence in SKT."
Therefore, kkoma banned several of the strongest poke heroes in the league from the very beginning.
Rusty waved his hand to stop Montecristo from continuing to chatter.
As kkoma walked off the stage, he looked back at the SKT players on the stage worriedly.
"As long as it reaches the mid-to-late game, SKT's mature and sophisticated style of play will show its advantage. LG.S only knows how to play in the early game. Facing SKT, who is good at playing in the late game, LG.S will suffer."
"And he happened to have avoided the view of the entrance."
“I hope it can play a role and produce as many things as possible to prepare for the next games.”
"Besides, didn't SKT ban Jayce first?"
"What's the big deal? He's just a Mantis. What can he do without some control in the early stages?" Montecristo looked at the screen nonchalantly.
Rusty had a strange look on his face and looked at Montecristo as if he was a fool.
This time, LG.S's lineup selection was somewhat inconsistent with their usual unconventional style. There were many missing unique picks in the lineup, and most of them were strong heroes in the current version.
I saw Mantis sneaking to the dragon pit and using the E skill to jump to SKT's red buff jungle area.
However, since LG.S's vision points were well defended, the LG.S players all avoided them and exchanged jungle areas. Therefore, SKT's attack was ultimately in vain.
"It looks like LG.S will suffer its first defeat to SKT in this All-Star Game."
With cheers, the two teams entered Summoner's Rift at the same time.
The entire SKT team shouted in the team voice chat.
Although Zhang Yu tried to use Syndra to consume Clockwork many times, Faker's positioning was also very good and he avoided most of the skills, so Syndra's consumption effect was not outstanding.
The final choice of mid and jungle was based on coordination, so we chose Clockwork Prince's mid and jungle.
“………………”
kkoma made the sign of a cross on his chest and prayed silently.
One of the most important reasons is that the opponent's long-range poke skills are too accurate, just like specific skills.
The Prince can effectively provide early-stage fighting capabilities, while at the same time leaving the late-stage guarantees to the strongest core of his team, thus providing protection for his team in the late stages.
In this round, SKT obviously played very well in the early laning phase. Relying on the advantages of the heroes, SKT's upper and lower lanes were stable online, and even the top lane gained a certain advantage in last-hitting.
Montecristo said with confidence.
In the first round, LG.S chose Lucian and Karma in the bottom lane, then chose Syndra and Dragon Lady in the top lane, and finally chose Mantis as the jungler.
"Go LG.S! Go LG.S!"
On the contrary, SKT's overall lineup in this game is quite peculiar, both retro and avant-garde.
Of course, SKT’s coaching staff also had their own considerations in selecting this lineup.
“Isn’t Shyvana a good choice? Although LG.S likes tightrope-walking heroes, they will definitely choose Shyvana if there is a strong hero in this version.”
On the commentary desk, the two commentators were heatedly discussing the ongoing bp. After some negotiation, the lineups for both sides were finally chosen.
“Sang Hyuk, you must keep trying!”
"Rusty, why are you silent? Do you think what I said is not right?…………"
"Yeah, sure, don't worry."
“Sang Hyuk, are you OK?”
Faker's mood rarely fluctuated. He rubbed his hands to get his body excited.
In terms of hero selection, SKT first grabbed Crocodile, then chose Caitlyn and Lulu in the bottom lane, and finally chose Clockwork and Jarvan IV in the mid and jungle positions.
"Go SKT! Go SKT!"
In the mid lane where the only hero is relatively weak, Faker, who is fully focused, is able to withstand pressure very well.
"Sure enough, facing SKT, LG.S's strengths could not be demonstrated. Their reckless style did not have any effect on SKT."
After SKT's level 1 team attack failed, the two teams smoothly transitioned to the laning phase.
Seeing SKT's early performance, Montecristo became more confident and even made a conclusion at this time.
However, correspondingly, Mantis’s condition is also not good.
As an old rival, according to his long-term research, LG.S is indeed very strong, but when they get poke-type heroes, their strength is a little too high.
"Charge, charge, charge. Revenge, revenge!"
"How could that be? How can Spicy Pot be so sure of the Prince's location? LG.S doesn't have much vision in the upper jungle area."
At the beginning of this game, the SKT team, which has always been known for its stability, took the initiative to launch a level one group attack.
In this game, SKT was on the blue side. The three heroes banned by SKT were Jayce, Nidalee, and Elise.
"Don't talk yet, look at what Mantis is doing?"
The three heroes banned by LG.S were Kassadin, Ziggs and Thresh. The ban logic was consistent with LG.S's consistent style of not giving opportunities in the late game.
SKT's final idea was to use the early-game lineup to survive the early game, and finally hand the ball to the team's pillar - Faker.
Due to the outstanding performance of the two teams in the last World Championship, both sides still have a lot of fans even though they are not at home.
The only question now is whether Faker's Clockwork can survive the early stage against Zhang Yu's Syndra.
Then in terms of hero selection, relatively strong lineups were chosen for the upper and lower lanes to ensure that the team lineup had support in the early stage so that it would not be torn apart from the very beginning and thus suffer a setback.
“…………”
At this time, SKT's jungler Prince was hitting f4 again and again at f4. He was clearing the jungle all the way here and his condition was not very good at this time.
Although he was inevitably suppressed, compared with the mid laners of other teams, Faker's performance was already unique.
Montecristo said with some surprise.
"But the prince may not be unable to defeat this kind of invasion."
Mantis came all the way from the jungle and came behind the Prince. He waited for a while for the skill CD to wear off, and saw the Prince walking towards him after finishing F4.
"Three steps, two steps, one step!"
The mantis suddenly attacks.