League: I really didn't tank!

037 Just watch my performance.

"Okay, welcome back. This is the live broadcast of the 2016 LPL Spring Split regular season! Hello everyone, I'm commentator Wawa!"

Wawa is now undoubtedly the pillar of the commentary team. Although her understanding of the game is second-rate, her ability to control the flow of the conversation is first-rate, and her voice is full of energy, which immediately attracts the attention of the audience.

Beside him, his partner Miller chimed in, "Hi everyone, this is Miller! The next match is QG vs. WE, it's definitely something to look forward to!"

At this moment, the director switched to close-up shots of both players entering the arena.

A considerable cheer erupted from the audience; in terms of popularity alone, both teams were quite popular.

WE, a team with a glorious past, is still considered to be among the top teams in the league, despite its popularity slowly declining since S6. However, due to its large player base, its popularity remains among the highest in the league.

QG, on the other hand, is simple and straightforward: they have a god-like presence.

Miller then explained, "WE has been very active in the transfer window this year. While retaining their core duo of Cxiye and Mystic, they've also brought in three young talents: 957, Condi, and Zero. They've really made a strong showing this year!"

Wawa continued, "But their moves aren't as big as QG's. Besides Doinb, the other four of their players transferred over this year! That means there are a total of seven new players in this match!"

"So, what will the results be? Which newcomer will shine brighter? Let's wait and see! The competition is about to begin!"

...

On the players' bench, Chen Dongqing had already entered the room. As the top laner for the blue team, his current position was the first one on the left.

At this moment, Xiangguo was chatting with WE's support player Zero through the in-game chat channel.

Both of them came from the King team and were teammates before.

At that moment, the referee's voice rang out: "Let's do one last check. If everything is correct, the match will begin!"

All the players said they had no problem. Chen Dongqing then heard a crisp sound in his headphones, and the game screen immediately switched to the BP interface!

"Alright, let's begin the ban/pick phase. We can see that QG is on the blue side, and they've immediately banned Graves!"

After several days of scrimmages, QG's coaching staff has basically figured out the competitive landscape of the S6 version.

There are a few heroes in this version that require special attention.

Alistar for support, Graves and Nidalee for jungle, and Ryze for mid – these four champions are considered the meta picks and can be picked without hesitation.

However, in the LPL S6 competition, each team only has three ban slots, so how to handle the ban slots became a problem.

There are a few others, such as Gangplank, Fiora, and Lee Sin, which are also good choices. However, the downside of these three heroes is that they are not versatile enough and can only be picked as a second pick. If picked as a first pick, they are likely to get beaten up.

On the other hand, WE did not hesitate to ban Nidalee, thus swapping their jungle bans.

"In the second ban, we can see that both sides have banned Poppy and Fiora!" Wawa said loudly. "This is still a ban swap. Judging from Ilex's ranked game record, he is a player who is very good at Fiora."

"Then, for the third ban, QG directly gave Ryze! A standard ban in this patch!" Miller continued, "What about WE? Gangplank seems to still be out there? That champion also has a high priority."

At this moment, the WE team seemed to ponder for a moment, and the coach asked 957, "Should we ban Gangplank?"

They genuinely didn't know the answer to this question!

They had researched Ilex, but ultimately obtained very little information!

Judging from ilex's ranked game history, this person has never played Captain!

"Shouldn't we... ban it?" 957 said. "He never plays ranked games, so even if he picks it, it's fine. I can counter it with Quinn."

"Then let's not ban him." The coach had no other choice. "Let's ban Excavator...we can pick Lee Sin as a follow-up."

Seeing that the excavator was banned, QG had a brief discussion about it.

"Should we steal the captain?" Coach Banbazi asked from behind.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Dongqing said, "There's no need to rush it. Since the other side dared to release it, they must have been prepared. Let's focus on getting the Minotaur; that's a higher priority."

Wawa then announced loudly, "Alright, QG immediately picked Alistar, taking the strongest support for initiating team fights in this patch. Will WE pick Gangplank? Yes! 957 locked in Gangplank for himself, and then they picked Thresh on the second floor to counter Alistar!"

"So, let's see what QG will use to counter the currently popular Gangplank!"

At this moment, Banbazi was still saying in the team voice chat: "Dongqing, pick whatever you want, the team trusts your choice."

In Banbazi's mind, Chen Dongqing is the perfect top laner. He has a wide champion pool, a good mentality, and plays very skillfully, rarely losing.

For this type of player, you don't need to give them advice; just let them choose for themselves and then comply.

Moreover, everyone on the QG team understands that Chen Dongqing has been the most criticized in today's match, and they don't mind playing a supporting role for him so that he can carry the game and silence the critics!

Chen Dongqing nodded and said seriously, "Then, give me Riven."

He could have easily chosen a stable counter like Quinn, but choosing Riven would have been too risky, which is exactly what he wanted.

He wanted to kill the captain!

mlxg gasped upon hearing this: "Are you going to go this far?"

The coach took a deep breath: "Are you sure you can do this?"

Chen Dongqing immediately responded: "I'm sure, trust me, coach."

"Then let's choose."

With Chen Dongqing's approval, Xiangguo didn't hesitate and immediately locked onto Riven on the second floor!

"Wow, picking this hero?" Commentator Wawa and Miller were immediately surprised. "Ilex is really a very confident player!"

Miller chuckled at the sight, remarking, "This kind of matchup is actually quite rare in the LPL!"

In the LPL, top laners either play Maokai and Tahm Kench to farm, or they pick champions like Lulu or Lissandra to initiate a lane swap. It's quite rare to see Gangplank versus Riven in this game.

Riven has a negative win rate in this version!

Goodness, you're really daring!

On the other side, 957 couldn't help but narrow his eyes when he saw QG pick Riven.

Judging from the ranked game records, this person's Riven is truly exceptional.

But he didn't expect that this person would actually dare to choose in the competition.

"I don't need to say much more for this game, right?" the WE coach said from the back. "Target this top laner, let 957's Gangplank carry!"

...

Meanwhile, on the other side of Shanghai.

Today is Saturday, and Chen Dongqing's parents are resting at home.

Seeing her son choose the white-haired female warrior, Bi Xingnian asked the person next to her, "Honey, is this hero really that powerful? Why is there such a big reaction from the audience?"

My mom knows absolutely nothing about League of Legends; she only recently learned about the game through cramming. My dad, on the other hand, plays a few games quite often.

"That's amazing!" Dad only had a vague understanding; he didn't know what a "version" meant, only that once this hero got going, he was practically flying. He said, "This game, let's just watch how Dongqing performs!"

...

At the match venue, both sides traded blows, and the draft phase had already concluded.

The lineups for both sides have been finalized.

Blue side QG: Top lane Riven, Jungle Elise, Mid lane Corki, Bot lane Kalista and Alistar.

Red team WE: Top lane Captain, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane LeBlanc, Bot lane Lucian and Braum.

"Go, go!" Banbazi said at the end of his task, "Beating WE isn't too difficult; just play like you did in scrims!"

These words, translated by Doinb, reached the ears of the referee on the same channel, causing the referee behind him to purse his lips in disapproval.

What do you mean by saying beating WE wasn't too difficult? This 60E strongly condemns it!

What's most surprising is that none of the contestants in front of him questioned his statement. Chen Dongqing cracked his knuckles and said, "Just watch my performance."