You promised a top lane tutorial, but you're just using Worlds as material for your videos?

Chapter 157 Arrogant Pre-Match Announcement: I'll be playing Yasuo tomorrow!

Although the live stream was constantly filled with comments teasing Knight.

However, PDD's skin is already so thick that it's impervious to bullets and knives.

Despite the teasing comments in the live chat, PDD insisted that Knight has a bright future.

It's normal for teenagers to get nervous and not perform well in important competitions!

Even if it's Zhou Shen, don't be fooled by how powerful he is now.

But he's only good in the regular season; we don't know how he'll perform in the playoffs!
In any case, PDD is determined to emulate Zhou Dian in order to sell Knight for a good price and solidify his image as a genius mid-laner.

After all, Knight's performance in today's promotion/relegation match was less than satisfactory.

I have to bite the bullet and keep bragging, otherwise my reputation will plummet.

There were naturally some LGD fans in the live stream who were unhappy to hear PDD's somewhat provocative remarks.

A small debate arose on this topic in the live chat.

However, it has spread to other LOL-related discussion platforms.

Zhou Dian didn't expect that the hype surrounding the "Kennan bathtub incident" had only just begun to subside naturally.

A promotion/relegation match has somehow gotten him involved again.

I took a quick look online, and the vast majority of viewers still believe that...
Simply comparing Knight to Zhou Dian because both of them have reached the top rank in the Korean server is pure opportunism.

Zhou Shen once had an 80% win rate, dominating his way to the top of the Korean server.

With over 1600 points in the King of Glory rankings, he directly leads the second-ranked player in the Korean server by more than 200 points.

Knight, on the other hand, mostly hovered around the top ten in the Korean server, only managing to reach number one after a winning streak.

All I can say is that 1600+ points in the King of Glory rankings is the limit in the Korean server.

This is not Zhou Shen's limit.

There are also differences between the top players in the Korean server.

You, Knight, can't even compare to Zhou Shen.

Let's compare JackeyLove, who has also reached number one on the Korean server.

JackeyLove was directly bought by IG.

If you, Knight, are really that good, how come you've been playing in the secondary league for a year and still haven't been picked up by any LPL clubs?
However, this is something the audience is unaware of.

Actually, there have always been LPL teams that wanted Knight, but PDD's asking price was too high, so the deal never went through.

After browsing comments online for a while, Zhou Dian suddenly remembered something.

So, I opened D-site and posted an update.

Around 10 PM on Friday, many of Zhou Dian's fans noticed that his account on D-site, 【上单老祖】, had updated with a new post.

Upon clicking, the content was—

After playing Yasuo in the last match against EDG, I promised everyone that I would make a Yasuo tutorial video.

I never expected it to drag on like this until now.

Since our opponent tomorrow is EDG again, I'll play a game of Yasuo tomorrow to create footage for a Yasuo tutorial!

The moment this post was published, the fans were immediately amused.

Then it spontaneously attracted fans of many other teams, especially EDG fans.

The number of comments under the post is rising rapidly.

Haha, tomorrow's game is going to be fun!

Playing Yasuo top in the playoff semifinals? I can only say, awesome!

[As long as you play Yasuo in matches, you'll always be my favorite player!]

Wow, Zhou Shen openly tells his opponent which hero he's going to play in the match! Is this really Zhou Shen?!

This pre-match announcement was honestly a bit arrogant!

[It seems like they're underestimating EDG and Mouse a bit too much!]

[You, Mouse, can't even beat a wildcard top laner, are you even worth taking seriously?]

【Seriously, you're getting way too arrogant! Don't you even know what respect is? Can't you show some respect for EDG?!】

[If even Seven isn't playing, what's the point of respecting EDG?]

Haha, that's true!

Is it possible that EDG will ban Yasuo tomorrow?

You know what, it's actually quite possible!

These days, who bans Yasuo in a competitive match?!

[Just because Zhou Shen said he'd play Yasuo tomorrow, they banned Yasuo? EDG wouldn't be that cowardly, would they?]

Isn't that just how EDG is? They're aggressive off the field, but cowardly on the field!

[Stop the harsh criticism. EDG can still put up a strong fight in the LPL, but they were incredibly timid at the World Championship!]

[I'm an EDG fan, and to be honest, they should still ban Yasuo. It's embarrassing if Zhou Shen turns this into a showcase game!]

[You're a complete EDG fan! Stop pretending! EDG doesn't have a cowardly fan like you!]

[Don't make that noise about the offal!]

【.】

It's safe to say that any topic related to the LPL will eventually end up sparking an argument.

Moreover, the triggers for these arguments are incredibly varied.

Just keep yelling and that's it!
What are the consequences of making careless remarks?
If you're so capable, come and hit me through the internet cable.

Shortly after Zhou Dian posted this update, Dgc came over and said to Zhou Dian:
"Are you really going to play Yasuo tomorrow?"

It's clear that Dgc also saw Zhou Dian's post.

"Of course we'll play!" Zhou Dian nodded.

Dgc will never stop Zhou Dian from playing any hero he wants in a match.

The reason he came over to ask that question was certainly not to tell Zhou Dian to stop playing Yasuo.

"Should we choose a lineup that synergizes well with Yasuo?" Dgc asked again.

“No need!” Zhou Dian shook his head. “I’m playing Yasuo top lane, not mid lane. I’ll focus on split pushing, so there’s no need for anyone to specifically coordinate with me.”

"OK then!"

April 22nd, Saturday afternoon.

The real highlight of the Spring Split playoffs is about to begin.

Both semi-final matches will kick off today.

The two teams that will ultimately participate in the Spring Split Finals will be determined.

To be honest, the timing of this match wasn't ideal.

Because the LCK Spring Split finals are also starting this afternoon.

The two teams facing off are SKT and KT. SKT, the three-time world champions, needs no introduction in terms of popularity, and they also enjoy immense popularity on our side.

KT has assembled a super team this year, with three mid and bot laners: Pawn, Deft, and Mata, all of whom have played in the LPL and won championships there.

Add to that Smeb in the top lane.

These four players are quite popular in the LPL.

Score, the jungler, isn't very popular in the LPL.

Therefore, the LCK Spring Split final between SKT and KT will definitely steal a lot of viewership from the LPL semifinals.

But the schedule was decided long ago.

Since we've run into each other, there's nothing we can do about it.

Lower viewership is fine.

Anyway, by the time the LPL finals were held, all the spring splits in the major regions had already ended.

There's definitely no one competing with LPL for viewership anymore.

The first semifinal match of the LPL Spring Split kicked off at 2 PM.

The two teams facing off are WE and RNG.

WE's performance in the final stages of the regular season has not been very good recently.

RNG dominated the second round of the playoffs two days ago, defeating IG 3-0.

One goes down and the other goes up.

Before this semi-final, many viewers believed that RNG would defeat WE and advance to the final.

Of course, many people are optimistic about RNG, but there's also an element of watching for fun in the process.

They hope to see LGD vs. RNG in the finals.

This ultimate feud battle is so much fun!
However, in any competitive sport, the outcome of a competition is never subject to the will of the audience.

In competitive sports, there is only one rule—strength speaks for itself.

In the first game of the BO5 series, RNG took the lead, taking a 1-0 advantage over WE.

Below the match report of RNG's first game, posted on RNG's official Weibo account.

Many GSL and RNG fans started clamoring that LGD had better not run away, and that they should wait to be crushed by RNG in the finals.

Meanwhile, many people who wanted to see RNG play against LGD in the finals continued to fuel the fire in the comments.

Conversely, WE's fans, the 60E, were seething with anger with nowhere to vent it.

They are waiting for the moment when WE will turn the game around.

And Team WE did not disappoint their fans.

Then, the situation in the game suddenly changed.

WE won three straight games, completing a comeback from a 1-0 deficit to defeat RNG in this semifinal and become the first team to advance to the Spring Split finals.

In the following three games, WE completely demonstrated their superior strength compared to RNG.

WE is going to be stronger than RNG this Spring Split!

After the match, even though the RNG official Weibo staff were extremely reluctant, they had no choice but to release the semi-final match report.

In the comments section of this battle report, 60E launched a fierce attack.

Various humorists also turned against RNG.

Damn it, RNG is so bad, how dare you challenge LGD?

This means we won't see LGD vs. RNG in the finals.

Where can I find the fun I'm missing?

With 60E plus Lezi's berserk output, RNG fans couldn't even lift their heads.

At this moment, LGD's official Weibo account cheekily reposted the semi-final match report released by RNG's official Weibo account.

The meaning is quite clear—

Even you RNG players aren't good enough!
Following the semifinals between WE and RNG, the next semifinal will be between LGD and EDG.

Although the schedule is clearly unreasonable.

But the audience still enjoyed watching the two semi-final matches back-to-back.

Before the BO5 match between LGD and EDG officially began, there was a brief regular season MVP award ceremony.

Zhou Dian went on stage to receive the 2017 LPL Spring Split Regular Season MVP trophy.

This award was established for the first time this year.

Therefore, Zhou Dian became the first LPL regular season MVP.

In his acceptance speech, Zhou Dian also thanked his teammates and the staff of LGD Club.

Finally, Zhou Dian added, "I also want to thank RNG. If I hadn't won two individual MVPs in the last regular season match against RNG last Saturday, I might not have won the final regular season MVP!"

As soon as he said that, the audience burst into laughter.

Meanwhile, in the live broadcast room, the chat immediately erupted into a heated exchange of insults.

[Zhou Shen, I didn't expect you to thank RNG for this!]

【No, Zhou Chu, your mouth is really foul! How come I never noticed you were so foul-mouthed before?】

[Zhou Chu, go to hell! Zhou Chu, go to hell! Zhou beast, go to hell!]

[Haha, GSL is getting anxious!]

[No, I think Zhou Shen is telling the truth. He played two games against RNG and got four MVPs! Without those four MVPs, Zhou Shen really wouldn't have gotten the regular season MVP. He should thank RNG!]

[GSL used to praise Zhou Shen every day just to put Imp down. They only realized in the end that Zhou Shen and Imp are actually good teammates, and GSL are the real clowns!]

[A clown has broken down, but I won't say who!]

【.】

When Zhou Dian returned to the locker room with the regular season MVP trophy.

The TV screen hanging on the wall of the lounge is showing the finals of the LCK region next door.

At this point, the second game of the BO5 series between SKT and KT was nearing its end.

SKT is already closing in on KT's core team.

Zhou Dian had just put down the trophy and taken a sip of water when SKT destroyed KT's base crystal, bringing the final score to SKT 2-0 in favor of KT.

Regarding this match.

The other people in the LGD lounge either didn't care at all or just casually watched.

At most, we'd just casually discuss a couple of things that happened during the game.

Only imp, upon seeing that SKT was already leading KT 2-0, burst out laughing.

Moreover, he couldn't stop laughing, and the laughter grew louder and louder.

(End of this chapter)