novelODS Chapter 94: Fierce Playoff Battle!
Chapter 94: Fierce Playoff Battle!
The next day was the big battle between WBG and IG.
The two teams are in a similar situation to WE and OMG, with their former core players leaving, the teams undergoing restructuring, and their performance fluctuating.
However, because the team name itself attracts attention, it has always garnered a high level of interest.
Especially IG, even though it's no longer the S8 champion IG, as long as the team logo is there, countless old viewers can't help but click into the live stream to take a look.
Before the match began, Xiao Tian remarked.
"IG is really outrageous."
"Even with such poor results, the traffic is still frighteningly high."
369 nodded in deep agreement.
"After all, our ancestors were wealthy."
"The esports scene may change, but the people of Incheon will never disappear."
Ah Shui chuckled, feeling quite pleased with himself.
"Of course... just look at who brought you LPL's first S-series championship!"
"Got it, Ueno is awesome!"
"You fifth-place champion, what are you so arrogant about!"
"..."
Soon, the first game officially began.
WBG's lineup remains unchanged.
ZDZ, Xiaohao, Xiaohu, Denghuang, Liu Qingsong.
On IG's side, there are YSKM, Leyan, Guozige, Ahn, and Wink.
Compared to last year, we changed the jungler, but the changes aren't significant.
Not long after the start of the match, YSKM began to showcase their unique style, pushing the lane, trading blows, and continuing to push the lane, seemingly determined to drive the opposing top laner out of the experience zone.
After watching for a while, 369 couldn't help but leave a comment.
"YSKM's laning phase is really strong!"
Chen Xiao smiled:
"But it's easy to give when you're high."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Xiao Hao appeared on the top lane—and immediately arrested the incredibly aggressive Jayce.
The meeting room fell silent instantly.
Ah Shui was stunned for half a second.
"What the hell? When did you start practicing 'words becoming law'?"
Fortunately, IG performed well overall in this game, especially Leyan, whose two consecutive plays directly helped the bottom lane establish an advantage.
In the 28-man team fight, Ahn secured a triple kill.
IG successfully won the first game.
Just when everyone thought IG was about to "overthrow the leader", the "Light King" suddenly woke up.
He delivered an explosive carry performance in the second game.
They tied the game right away!
The third game was the most entertaining game of the day.
The two sides fought from the early game to the late game, with the number of kills soaring. In less than 30 minutes, more than 30 kills had already occurred.
Super Canyon Brawl!
In the end, WBG prevailed. Xiaohu made a clever flanking maneuver, instantly eliminating both carries and ending the game, bringing the score to 2-1!
In the fourth game, IG faced a do-or-die situation, and YSKM once again stepped up.
He was at full power with his Aatrox, securing a solo kill in the top lane and dominating team fights.
In 29 minutes, IG completed the comeback.
The battle song begins!
Before the fifth game even started, the live stream's popularity had already reached a new high.
It also appeared on Weibo's trending topics list.
#WBG vs IG goes the full best-of-five series#
#Xiaohu's Decisive Game#
#YSKM's condition is improving#
Countless viewers flooded into the live stream.
In this round, Xiaohu finally decided the outcome of the match.
Both sides played very cautiously in the early stages, until the 18-minute vanguard team fight, when Guozi chose to flank and enter the fray in order to kill Denghuang.
The approach is correct.
But the problem is that Liu Qingsong is standing next to the King of Lights.
As soon as Guozi entered the fray, Liu Qingsong immediately unleashed a set of crowd control abilities, and Xiaohu instantly followed up with his own damage output.
Guozige vanished on the spot.
After this wave of attacks, the pace of the game completely shifted into WBG's hands.
The three-piece lamp set was completed in twenty-five minutes.
Explosive damage output in team fights.
At 28 minutes, WBG secured the Baron Nashor.
At 31 minutes, the decisive battle on the high ground broke out.
YSKM relentlessly attacked the back row.
Ahn unleashed a barrage of attacks.
Everyone on IG is fighting for their lives.
But the Lantern King's Xayah was too well-developed. She used her hook to pull back three people, feathers flew everywhere, and the team fight exploded instantly.
As the final team fight ended, IG's base crystal exploded.
The final score was set.
3: 2!
WBG has successfully advanced to the next round!
After the match, Ah Shui couldn't help but sigh.
"The King of Lights is really reliable."
"I don't usually have much of a presence."
"As a result, they started to exert their strength in the crucial games."
369 nodded as well.
"And Little Tiger."
"Although I often get flamed, my experience in best-of-five series is top-notch."
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "If they were really that bad, WBG wouldn't have made it all the way to the finals as the fourth seed last year."
While there was an element of luck involved, the fact remains that they decisively defeated BLG.
Losing to Faker in the finals isn't shameful... after all, no LPL team has been able to defeat T1 in the World Championship knockout stage for so many years.
Maokai silently picked up his pen and began to write things down in his notebook.
As the playoffs have progressed this far, there are increasingly more things worth studying.
His strength has always been "learning from the barbarians to defeat them," which is why EDG has been able to evolve step by step over 21 years and finally lift the Summoner's Cup!
……
The second round of the playoffs will officially begin the day after tomorrow.
The matchups for this round are WE vs. NIP and WBG vs. LNG.
Compared to the first round, these two matches garnered significantly more attention, because starting from this round, teams truly qualified to compete for the top four have basically all made their appearances.
The series between WE and NIP was extremely intense.
Shanji continued his hot streak from the end of the regular season, frequently providing entertaining moments for the audience in the top lane.
WE used the same old formula: FOFO stabilized the mid lane, Heng was responsible for setting the pace, and Stay provided late-game damage.
The two sides battled fiercely all the way to the fifth game, but in the end NIP proved to be the better player.
3: 2!
They have successfully advanced to the next round.
When he saw the results, Ah Shui couldn't help but smack his lips.
"WE has already performed exceptionally well, but unfortunately NIP has been in incredibly strong form lately."
369 nodded.
"The main problem is that NIP is a very strange team."
"You say he's strong, but he has frequent relapses."
"You might say he's not good, but he always manages to win."
Xiao Tian's precise summary.
"Back when it was still called V5, it was like this, mainly focusing on the supernatural and mysterious!"
"..."
On the other hand, the match between WBG and LNG also went the full five games, and the process of the match was even more abstract than that of WE.
Their playing style remains as "steady" as ever.
They can stay in a stalemate whether they have an advantage, a disadvantage, or an even situation. Often, after thirty minutes, the number of kills is still in the single digits.
The audience was falling asleep.
But this time, they just happened to run into WBG, who were getting better and better.
They played five rounds again, only to have their shells crushed in the end!
Most viewers were pleased with this result.
LNG's matches are too "Shakespearean"; few people can appreciate them.
Moreover, WBG is the team that finished as runner-up in last year's World Championship. Even though TheShy's absence has a significant impact on the team, their foundation is something that doesn't just disappear overnight.
If they can't even get past the second round of the playoffs, that would be the real big news.
With the second round concluded, the matchups for the third round of the playoffs have been officially determined.
WBG vs. JDG, NIP vs. FPX.
According to the tournament rules, TES will face the winner between WBG and JDG in the next round.
In other words, this round of matches is extremely important, as it directly determines which team Chen Xiao will face in the fourth round!
……
On the day of the match, Maokai once again called everyone to the conference room to watch this crucial game together.
When Ah Shui arrived, he grabbed a bag of potato chips with practiced ease.
"Come on, it's time to place your bets!"