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Chapter 171 Please, please choose Yasuo!

Upon hearing Meiko's words, Abu was immediately taken aback.

Nofe, who was standing to the side, nodded slightly, agreeing with Meiko's point.

Yeah, why would someone pick Yasuo when they see a crocodile?
What if we don't choose?

If I see you pick a crocodile first, I'll just pull out a Quinn or something.

Although, according to the information obtained by their EDG training team, Zhou probably won't play Quinn.

But what if he really does?

After all, the intelligence didn't say that Zhou couldn't play with the cannon, so here he suddenly pulled it out!

However, after thinking for a moment, Abu still said:

"I think he'll definitely pick Yasuo if he gets the chance!"

"I know Zhou Dian to some extent. You can tell from his playing style and the way he makes instructional videos that he is an extremely arrogant person at heart!"

"So, let's let Yasuo go first, and we'll build Renekton first."

"Since he said before the match that he would play Yasuo, then he will choose Yasuo!"

Upon hearing this, head coach Nofe thought for a moment and finally nodded.

There really aren't any other good solutions.

The matchup problem in the top lane is simply unsolvable.

This is the only option we can try, and we'll have to take a gamble!

I'm betting that LGD's top laner is as arrogant as Abu said.

"In that case, let's pick the blue side again for the next game. Anyway, we'll start with Renekton in the top lane, and it's easier to draft on the blue side!"

"One more thing, when LGD is on the red side, they will basically give the fifth counter pick to the top laner."

"This way, Scout can pick mid laner on the fifth floor of the blue side!"

Nofe believes that if you're going to gamble, gamble big.

Going straight to the blue side, we bet LGD will pick Yasuo on the fifth floor of the red side.

If it really works out, then EDG will be the blue side's first pick, and I want them all in the mid and top lanes as counters.

After making his decision, Nofe looked at Mouse and said, "Next game, top lane Renekton, is that okay?"

"Huh? I'm fine!" Mouse's tone seemed a little hesitant.

Actually, Mouse himself wasn't very confident either.

If the next game really is a Renekton vs. Yasuo top lane matchup, Mouse isn't that confident.

Because the crocodile, though...

But it only makes the laning phase easier.

It's not like the kind of counter-pairing relationship where you have a dog-headed angel or a murloc card, where you counter it to the death.

It hasn't reached the point where you can manipulate things easily with your eyes closed.

In this type of matchup that isn't a perfect counter, the player's proficiency with the hero still has a significant impact.

In professional competitions.

It's quite common to see opponents defeat each other by using counter-attacks.

Mouse was genuinely afraid that in the next game, he would be completely outmatched by Zhou Dian's counter-attack.

After all, since Gragas didn't perform well in the last game, he could still blame himself for being countered.

But what if you get destroyed by a reverse counter?

There's really no excuse left.

We must firmly shoulder the blame for the loss!
But with the game situation at this point, the coach asked him this question.

He could only bite the bullet and say "no problem".

If a crocodile doesn't even dare to fight Yasuo, then he's truly a useless piece of trash.

Seeing that Mouse indicated he was fine, Nofe breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking:
Please, please choose Yasuo!

After the first game of the semifinals between LGD and EDG.

On forums like Baidu Tieba and Weibo, where people discuss League of Legends esports events, fans naturally began the classic post-match "high-flown discussion."

EDG fans are blaming everyone, criticizing the players and the coach.

LGD fans were naturally very happy.

Some LGD fans even reverted to their old habit of getting overconfident, starting to celebrate prematurely, thinking they were guaranteed a spot in the finals.

This also scared most of the relatively rational LGD fans, who quickly told them to shut up and not to ruin their own team's chances.

You have to eat your food one bite at a time.

A match is played game by game!

Of course, these online forums also inevitably have some trolls who impersonate LGD fans to mock and criticize EDG.

These people may have had their fill of cursing, but the blame ultimately falls on LGD.

When LGD loses, and EDG fans retaliate, that's when...

The criticisms were all related to LGD.

What does it have to do with these bastards?

This is the benefit of cross-dressing.

In today's network environment.

This means that on the internet, wherever there are fan disputes, there will inevitably be a large number of trolls.

Of course, there are still some normal people among them.

Many normal people said: "Can EDG please not ban Yasuo next game? We want to see Yasuo in the playoffs!"

Underneath these comments, there were naturally many people mocking EDG.

They mocked EDG for being too cowardly, banning even a Tier 3 top laner like Yasuo.

Why are you so afraid of God Zhou?

LPL playoffs match scene.

Commentary seat.

As soon as the camera panned to him, Wang Duoduo immediately shouted:
"Alright, everyone, welcome back to the 2017 LPL Spring Split match!"

After greeting the audience, he then read out a long string of advertisements.

The sponsors have spent real money, so we have to treat them well.

As for the audience's viewing experience?
That's not something the LPL official team should care about!
The narrator reads the advertisement.

On the main stage, the players and coaches from LGD and EDG also took to the stage one after another.

Everyone went to their assigned seats and sat down. After reading the advertisement, Wang Duoduo continued:

"As you can see, both teams are in position, and the draft phase for the second game of the BO5 will begin soon!"

As she spoke, Wang Duoduo turned to look at her partner beside her.

"Mr. Haokai, after losing the first game of the BO5 series, what adjustments do you think EDG will make in the second game?"

"Well, well," Hao Kai touched his bald head, "I think EDG should focus more on targeting Zhou Shen!"

"In the last game, Zhou Shen suddenly pulled out a top lane Tristana, which caught EDG off guard and was clearly unexpected!"

"EDG's countermeasures against Tristana were clearly insufficient, allowing Tristana to accelerate her tower-pushing pace!"

"Hmm!" Wang Duoduo nodded. "My opinion is the same as Teacher Haokai's. So, shouldn't EDG focus more on their top lane?"

"But EDG usually plays a defensive style in the top lane, so perhaps they will choose to continue to believe in the style they use more often and are more familiar with!"

"We'll find out the truth after the BP announcement!"

"Let's look at the draft picks for the second game. EDG had the right to choose sides in this game, and they chose the blue side!"

At this moment, the BP interface appeared on the large screen at the scene.

Blue side EDG, red side LGD.

The second game of the BO5 semifinals between LGD and EDG has officially begun with the draft phase.

First round of BP.

EDG banned Elise, Fiora, and Ivern.

LGD banned Ashe, Graves, and Malzahar.

"Zhou Shen's Fiora is still a permanent ban; he can't be played!"

"Eimy played well with Elise in the last game, so EDG chose to ban it, and also banned Ivern!"

"LGD has played Ivern a few times during the regular season. They have a system that works well with Ivern in the jungle."

"LGD banned Ashe, which clearly indicates their intention to target EDG's Zet for potential champion pool issues."

"LGD will pick Ashe directly on the blue side and ban her on the red side, because they're determined not to let EDG get her!"

As the commentators were talking, EDG locked in Rengar on the first floor of the blue side.

"Let's grab the Rengar!" Hao Kai immediately said. "Let's see what Eimy will use to counter Ai Luoli's Rengar pick?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoduo said, "Speaking solely of jungle matchups, it seems like no champion can beat Rengar in the current version!"

“But Rengar has been nerfed again in patch 7.7!” Haokai immediately said.

"It's been nerfed! But Rengar is still strong, his mechanics are still there!"

Wang Duoduo continued, "Even after champions like Graves are banned, Rengar is still strong!"

"Indeed!" Hao Kai nodded slightly. "Then let's see how LGD picks their champions. How about Lulu first? You can be strong with Rengar, no matter how strong you are."

At this point, Hao Kai suddenly stopped talking.

Then there was a sudden silence for two or three seconds in the commentary booth.

Hao Kai couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Why didn't you finish the sentence?"

Wang Duoduo was clearly unaware that Haokai was making a joke at him.

Upon hearing Hao Kai's words, Wang Duoduo laughed and said, "No matter how strong you are, I can turn into a sheep!"

As soon as he finished speaking, LGD revealed Lulu on the first floor of the red team.

It was then locked.

"Oh, let's pick Lulu first, and get the Hex! Against Rengar, Lulu is a pretty good choice to protect the carry!"

Then, LGD selected the female police officer on the second floor of the red side.

"Female police officer! LGD has secured a strong late-game carry."

"Of course, the female police officer's early laning ability is also very strong!"

Immediately afterwards, EDG picked Varus and Karma on the second and third floors of the blue side.

"I don't think Karma will be playing mid lane this time, what do you think?" Wang Duoduo asked.

"I think so too. It should be Karma as support, with Varus as the bot lane partner, which can match Caitlyn's laning strength!" Hao Kai replied.

"In fact, the Varus and Karma bot lane duo in LGD is stronger in the laning phase than LGD's bot lane duo."

"So, what jungler will LGD pick for their third pick?"

"How about we get a blind person? It seems like the only option left is a blind person!"

The final move in the first round of player selection.

LGD chose the Gragas on the third floor of the red side.

"Gragas! That's a relatively safer choice. Lee Sin is a bit of a tightrope walk!" Wang Duoduo said.

Actually, Eimy really wanted to play the blind man.

But when Eimy suggested playing blind man, Dgc shook his head like a rattle-drum.

Eimy's blindfolded character is at the level of a blindfolded enthusiast—the kind who's bad at the game but has a huge addiction to it.

In regular season games, you can occasionally have a couple of games, that's about enough.

You really want to play blind man in the playoffs?
Dgc would certainly not agree.

Of course, these things all depend on the person.

If Zhou Dian said he wanted to play top lane Lee Sin right now, Dgc would most likely agree.

We've moved on to the second round of draft picks.

LGD banned Zed and Syndra.

EDG banned LeBlanc and Tristana.

"LGD is targeting Scout by banning two mid-lane champions, while EDG has banned LeBlanc, which Wei Shen performed well with in the last game."

"Of course, Zhou Shen also had a phenomenal performance in the last game, winning the MVP in the first game with his top lane Tristana, which was also banned by EDG!"

At this point, Wang Duoduo suddenly remembered something.

"Hey, EDG didn't ban Yasuo in this game!"

After Wang Duoduo mentioned it, Haokai remembered that Yasuo was also a key player in this BO5 series.

So he chimed in, "That's right, Yasuo has been released!"

"So, will Zhou Shen play Yasuo in the top lane as he said before the match?"

"I'm really looking forward to it!" Wang Duoduo said.

“Me too!” Hao Kai added.

(End of this chapter)