"Today is the second day of the All-Star Knockout Tournament. The first place team in the group stage, LG.S, will face the fourth place team in the group stage, C9. The winner of these two teams will compete with the winner of yesterday's knockout tournament, SKT, for the All-Star Championship."
"So who will win? Who will be the final winner between these two teams today?"
"LG.S! LG.S! LG.S!"
The whole stadium was filled with cheers of LG.S, occasionally mixed with cheers from C9 fans.
"This is really strange, do we still have so many fans? I haven't heard so many before."
Wang Hao asked with some surprise.
Feng Yi just chuckled.
The first game of the knockout stage was scheduled for yesterday, the third day of the All-Star Game, with SKT facing fnatic.
The second game progressed even faster. In the early stage, SKT's mid and jungle opened a gap in the middle lane, and then moved forward step by step, quickly rolling the snowball. In just 25 minutes, SKT broke through the base.
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To be honest, Zhang Yu often wonders that if he didn’t have the system and didn’t play e-sports, SKT would have been the champion of the last S game.
"Oh? LGS chose the support Lulu as their first pick. Is there any need for that? Even if they were to choose Twitch or Kog'Maw as AD, there's no need to pick Lulu first. It's a bit of a waste since there are so many strong heroes out there."
"Oh, no wonder. Look at that fan over there? How is he?"
"Hey, you think too much. Most of the European fans who are cheering for you just want to drag C9 down with them today because their own fnatic was gone yesterday. After all, North America and Europe are in the same boat."
Crocodile is a strong hero in this version, and this hero cannot be given to Tong Yang, while Leona is a complete counter to Lulu.
Rusty questioned.
"But Lulu can also play mid lane. This version is very popular."
Seeing that LGS chose Lulu, C9 quickly picked the two heroes, Crocodile and Leona.
It can be said that the Mantis that killed everyone in the game against SKT caused everyone to have some psychological trauma towards this hero.
LGS chose Dragon Lady and Lee Sin in the top and jungle in the next two picks.
With loud cheers all around, the first game of today's knockout BO3 is about to begin.
The bans and selections by both sides were made very quickly, and the commentators did not have much time to explain.
C9 chose the mid-jungle combination of Elise and Syndra.
Kobby asked with some confusion.
"Do you think LGS will let commander pick a supportive mid-lane hero like Lulu? Isn't this a waste of commander's carry ability?"
"Do you remember our tactics today? Hehehehe."
In both games, the economic gap between the two sides was not too big in the early stages. Even in the early stages of the first game, Fnatic once again relied on the excellent performance of the jungler to gain a considerable advantage.
After banning the heroes, the next step is to start selecting players.
"Hehehehe, it's a show effect. After all, we use very few of them. When we select them, their expressions will definitely be very funny."
Hou Haotian chuckled.
"Oh, as expected, LG.S removed Kassadin as usual in this game. I don't know if Commander doesn't know how to use it or doesn't want to use it."
C9 banned three heroes: Leblanc, Jayce and Mantis. Leblanc and Jayce are fixed ban positions when facing LGS, while the addition of Mantis is Guozai's masterpiece.
But no one expected that LGS really only had that one set of fierce tactics in the early stage? LGS then banned several heroes they often banned, including Weapon and Thresh.
LGS did not hesitate at all and decisively chose Lulu as the first choice.
His partner Rusty made a guess.
Hou Haotian smiled sinisterly, as if it contained countless conspiracies and tricks.
"Maybe it doesn't fit the overall tactical style of LGS. After all, LGS usually chooses an early-game lineup, and the hero Kassadin doesn't fit their overall style."
Just in the mid-game, Fnatic suddenly lost their minds and had a terrible team fight in the dragon pit. A wave of team wiped out all the advantages and gave the opponent a huge advantage.
Kobby was very confused about this first choice.
Although SKT cannot beat LG.S, the overall strength of this team is still very strong, much stronger than Fnatic.
Seeing Hou Haotian's expression, Zhang Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Just adjust the equipment carefully, what are you talking about? Wouldn't it be better to finish early and go home early?"
"Oh, so big and white..."
"That's right, you have a point."
"No matter how C9 performed in the game, their BP was very good. On the contrary, LGS's BP was a little rough."
The match between the first-placed LG.S and the last-placed C9 in the group stage will be held one day later than the match between SKT and fnatic, which is today.
SKT defeated their opponent fnatic 2-0, won the BO3, and finally advanced to the finals.
After thinking about it carefully, Rusty also agreed.
In this game, LG.S is on the blue side and can ban and select first.
Hou Haotian walked over, knocked one of them on the head, taught the two players in the bottom lane a lesson, and then his eyes unconsciously glanced in a certain direction.
"Beautiful, C9's counter is very appropriate. Lulu, who was picked next, is in trouble."
However, in the mid-game, facing the mature and experienced SKT, fnatic, the S1 champion, seemed like a childish boy.
With both teams being so strong, there were naturally not many twists and turns in the two games.
Although they are not as desperate as LG.S, they are also at the same level of beating up their younger brother. Whether in terms of individual strength or tactical design, SKT is a level higher than fnatic.
After opening up the situation, SKT blossomed on all fronts and took a 10,000 economic lead in 20 minutes. The game ended after ten minutes.
But when LGS's last two heroes were chosen, the commentators at the commentary desk and the C9 players were stunned.
In fact, what Rusty said makes sense. This is also the reason why Zhang Yu rarely uses this hero. It is indeed not in line with the current overall combat style of LGS.
Kobby clapped and praised.
Feng Yi looked in the direction where Wang Hao was sticking out his lips.
"Isn't it just a normal tactic? There's no special routine or conspiracy. Why are you smiling so obscenely?"
Rat and Morgana were chosen at the same time.
Everyone has guessed it's the rat. The only two heroes that can cooperate well with Lulu are the rat and the big mouth. It's easy to guess.
But what is Morgana? Which position will she play? "Is Commander really going to play a support hero like Lulu? And this lineup of LGS is too different from their previous choices, right?"
The two commentators at the commentary desk couldn't help but look at each other.
Although C9 was a little confused, they still chose the hero Jinx at the last minute.