Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 44 A Head-on Start
"Now we are at the Bird's Nest Stadium in the capital, bringing you the final battle of the League of Legends World Championship. RNG chose the blue side in the second game, and neither side made any substitutions."

"After the two sides switched sides, RNG had an extra ban slot. We discussed this in the middle of the last game's draft, and SSG probably won't let Uzi's Draven be picked this time."

"Sigh, Jayce, Kalista, and Draven, all three heroes have been sacrificed."

"Looking at RNG's second and third picks, Rakan and Sejuani were banned. It seems like RNG isn't planning to pick Sejuani first this game."

"Oh? In the second game, SSG caught RNG off guard. Janna was banned. Samsung learned from their mistakes in the group stage and won't let RNG use Janna."

"Hmm, so it looks like Tristana is out again. Should RNG pick it? Yes, Letme immediately picked Tristana first."

The commentators were all extremely professional, explaining the pros and cons of the draft phase in great detail.

"The red team got Xayah for Ruler first again. Should they pick a jungler first this game, or should they give it to Ambition for the jungler position?"

"Sect Leader An flashed his nameplate: Prince! Shall we choose? Yes! Sect Leader An's Prince!"

"How will RNG handle Syndra as their second or third pick?"

Xiaohu's playstyle is actually easy to understand. Xiaohu's mindset must be that he must accomplish something in the mid-game and provide support faster than the enemy mid-laner.

Playing like this makes it easy for the opponent to seize an opportunity.

This might be his understanding of the mid-lane position from his professional gaming experience; he believes the game should be played this way.

Comments like Uzi's "How can you win without making plays?" and Xiangguo's "My base is in the enemy jungle" are examples of their personal interpretations.

If Xiaohu picks Syndra, it means he's going to carry seriously and at least put pressure on the lane.

"Facing the prince, Xiangguo once again unleashed his signature move, the Troll Warlord."

Trolls completely counter Jarvan IV, especially in this version with Cinderhulk; Jarvan IV has absolutely no way to deal with them in the mid-to-late game.

"Most importantly, the prince can't fight the troll in the jungle in the early game."

"Let's see how SSG responds to their third pick, huh? This hero?"

The doll was visibly shocked when she saw a poker face appear on the seating chart.

"The first game's Draven, the second game's Twisted Fate, these are both unpopular champions in S7. This Twisted Fate pick was excellent, against Xiaohu's Syndra, it immediately turned the tide of the game."

Twisted Fate has historically had a 60/40 win rate against Syndra, making it no easy feat for Syndra to solo kill a long-range card.

Furthermore, Twisted Fate's W and Q skills have excellent wave clear capabilities, making it very difficult for Xiaohu's Syndra to push the lane.

Moreover, the roaming ability of the card Prince Jarvan IV is rank among the top tier in this version.

Feng, who was in the middle of the draft phase, suddenly realized that SSG's coach was quite capable, as this move had directly disrupted his plans.

By reserving the counter picks for top laner Kuwei and KouJJ, RNG will have to waste more bans to target them.

"Both sides banned Galio, Kennen, Shen, and Lulu in quick succession."

"It seems SSG doesn't want to give the two strongest Ardent Censer units to Uzi in this game; this is a blatant attempt to target the bot lane."

"Without Lulu and Janna, let's see what SSG will pick for their fourth pick. Thresh? Xayah and Thresh?"

"RNG picked Rumble and Morgana as their fourth and fifth picks, making for a perfect lineup."

"Damn it, the counter pick went to Wither this game, and sure enough, Wither picked Camille. Letme's top lane is going to be tough this game."

Although Camille is far inferior to Rumble in team fights.

However, the Korean team's signature move is the 4-1 split push. As the 1-carry Camille, once the mid-to-late game arrives, Rumble has absolutely no way to split push with Camille. If Letme makes even a single mistake, he'll be caught out and solo-killed by Camille.

What's more, this is Camille, the previous solo kill king, and the draft in this game looks like a perfect match.

Aside from RNG having a slight advantage in the bottom lane, all other lanes were being targeted.

"Play well. Play it safe in the early game, and it's best to group up in the mid-game. You know what I mean. If we stay calm, we'll win. Don't rush."

After Feng finished his draft, he realized he had fallen into SSG's trap. He quickly finished explaining and was then urged by the referee to shake hands.
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Top lane Cuvee Camille VS Letme Rumble
Mid lane Crown's Twisted Fate vs. Xiaohu's Syndra

Jungler Ambition Jarvan IV VS mlxg Trundle
ADC ruler Xayah VS Uzi Tristana
Support CoreJJ Thresh VS Ming Morgana
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"The competition begins! Let me introduce myself again: I'm Duoduo, I'm Wawa, and I'm Miller!"

"At this moment, the puppy's Tristana has arrived in the bottom lane and is facing Ruler, seemingly not intending to engage in combat."

"And at this moment, there is good news: the attributes of the first dragon are very good for RNG, extremely good, very good!"

"Especially when RNG has the advantage in the bottom half of the bracket, the data shows that."

"Xiangguo controlled 85% of the dragons, so this fire dragon should also be RNG's for the taking."

"RNG still needs to be careful of the actions of Blight and Ambition in the first half. The champions Jarvan IV and Camille have extremely fast support speed. It seems that Xiangguo's choice to start with blue buff is also to avoid their sharp edge."

"Oh dear, Xiaohu and Crown started auto-attacking as soon as the minion wave hit. Crown, who had leveled up W at level 1, dodged Xiaohu's Q with good positioning. Xiaohu is at a huge disadvantage here, getting half his health taken by Twisted Fate at level 1."

"Crown's playstyle in this game is very aggressive; it looks like they're trying to disrupt RNG's early game tempo."

"Wow, a fight broke out in the bot lane too! Both sides had just reached level one when Thresh used Flash + E to pull Uzi back, about to follow up with his Q! Morgana leveled up her E at level two, saving Uzi."

"But this hook isn't for the puppy."

In the video, KouJJ flashed forward and used his E to pull Li Luo's Tristana back. At that moment, he made an incredibly cunning feint.

A dancing taunt looks like a prelude to a Q (Quickly) attack.

He tricked Xiaoming into giving his shield to Li Luo, and after seeing the shield appear, he used his ultimate skill (JJ) before switching to a Q skill, which unexpectedly hit Xiaoming.

"They're here! They're here! Sect Leader An's level two raid is here!"

Time: 2.35
After defeating the red buff, Ambition immediately rushed to the bottom lane bushes. Seeing this opportunity, he immediately used his EQ combo.

"Kill Morgana first, let Tristana go, kill Morgana, then push the tower."

While operating the equipment, Master An also gave loud instructions.

"Master An is coming down here. Can Xiaoming leave? He used a heal and a flash, and Xayah, Jarvan IV, and Thresh all used flashes after him, but they still managed to take Xiaoming away."

"Here, they're forcibly using three summoner spells to kill Xiaoming and disrupt the bottom lane's rhythm!"

"All I can say is that Master An really didn't expect this move; he took the red buff and immediately ganked."

"Furthermore, he took the red buff and went to the bottom lane, the place where ganking takes the most time and involves the longest route."

"Oh no, oh no, I was careless this time."

After giving up first blood, Thresh stood arrogantly behind the minion wave, while Li Luo couldn't even last-hit the minions.

Xiao Ming said apologetically.

The two group stage matches and the previous game's massacre made him somewhat forget the fact that JJ is a top support in the Korean server.

(End of this chapter)