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Chapter 246 Giving G2 a break? No, I choose to stomp on noobs!

After the final four were determined.

Many LPL viewers began discussing LGD's semifinal matchups.

G2 and Flash Wolves.

LGD will choose one of these two teams as their opponent in the semifinals.

Most LPL viewers prefer that LGD choose G2 as their opponent in the semifinals.

Because of the G2 esports team.

Although since the spring of 16, he has been playing in Europe's top league.

So far, he has played three seasons in European leagues.

They won the league championship in all three seasons.

They achieved the first three-peat in European league history.

It can be said that they are comparable to EDG in the previous two years, the dominant force in domestic leagues like the LPL.

However, G2's two major international tournaments since its inception—the 2016 MSI Mid-Season Invitational and the 2016 World Championship—have been affected.

They all played terribly!

Including this year's MSI, G2's group stage performance was also a case of starting strong but ending weak.

In the end, they finished fourth in their group and barely made it into the semifinals.

They almost failed to advance from the group stage.

Looking at G2's history since its inception.

This team is a complete failure in major competitions, only good at domestic battles but terrible at international ones!
In contrast.

Flash Wolves, also the league champions of the Bay Area, have also had less than ideal results in international competitions.

But at least they have representative works in international competitions!

For example.

The first team to defeat SKT in this MSI group stage was Flash Wolves.

And at last year's World Championship.

Flash Wolves also defeated SKT in a BO1 match during the group stage.

This is a summary of all head-to-head records between Flash Wolves and SKT.

Flash Wolves are even the team with the better record.

Although all the matches were BO1, without BO3 or BO5, the level of competition wasn't very high.

But at least it shows that the Flash Wolves have a ceiling.

Unlike G2, whose performance in several international tournaments so far has been nothing short of sloppy and useless!

The netizens discussed it at length.

Many people believe that LGD would be better off playing against G2 in the semifinals.

Coincidentally, LGD's semi-final match was on May 20th.

As a result, some netizens started calling for "Give G2 a day off" on May 520th!

When you say it out loud, it basically means "Give the dick a break!"

The meme "Give G2 a break!" is quite interesting and quickly spread among LPL viewers.

And during this period.

After the group stage match against SKT, Zhou Dian said in an interview with a European host, "Actually, it doesn't matter who we play in the semifinals, we'll win anyway!"

It also began to spread widely.

This is a post-match interview.

Many people praise Zhou Dian, saying he is confident, has a good mindset, is relaxed, and is a big-game player.

Of course, many people also criticized Zhou Dian, saying that he was too arrogant and disdainful of others, and that he might end up suffering the fate of an arrogant army.

Within the LGD team.

Zhou Dian said that it didn't matter who he hit.

But that was just a casual answer from the European host.

Who will LGD face in the semifinals?

Of course, it's impossible to actually have a lottery system where you randomly choose one of two options; it would be completely indistinguishable from a real lottery.

In the hotel's makeshift training room.

All the LGD players and coaching staff members are gathered here.

The group was seriously discussing which team to choose as their opponent in the semifinals.

Unlike viewers who can only judge a team's condition through official matches.

The participating teams played many practice matches against each other.

They have a more in-depth understanding of the specific conditions of each team.

Therefore, during internal discussions at LGD...

Let's put aside the biases surrounding G2's perceived incompetence in major tournaments and take a realistic look at their true strength at this year's MSI.

Viewers can use somewhat mystical elements to discuss the match.

However, as a team member who is going to participate in the competition, you absolutely cannot rely on superstition.

Everything should be approached from a practical perspective.

After careful comparison and discussion.

Basically, all LGD members reached a common conclusion:

If they were to play a best-of-five series now, G2 would definitely be much stronger than Flash Wolves.

In what specific ways is G2 stronger than Flash Wolves?

G2's strength lies in its endless stream of new strategies and its deeper hero pool.

The creativity of European players is truly remarkable.

G2 Esports has come up with a lot of new things during their scrimmages.

Some of them performed well in practice matches.

Some do not.

Furthermore, Zhou Dian speculated that G2 must have been hiding a lot of things that they hadn't shown in the scrims.

Once it gets to the BO5 knockout stage...

If G2 pulls off some serious moves, they can really give us a headache.

So, let SKT worry about G2.

Although we don't expect G2 to be able to defeat SKT.

But they can still cause SKT some trouble.

And teams like Flash Wolves.

The game's style is too monotonous.

And they don't have enough drive.

Teams like this are completely outmatched when playing a best-of-five series against SKT.

They didn't cause SKT the slightest trouble at all!
Similarly, Flash Wolves couldn't cause LGD any trouble.

Because Flash Wolves' top laner, MimiD, is indeed of very average skill level.

Again.

Teams with weak top laners have no chance of winning against the current LGD.

Therefore, for LGD...

Should we give G2 a break?
No, I choose to stomp noobs!

What's the point of working yourself to the bone to get first place in the group?
Isn't it all so that they can choose Flash Wolves as their opponent in the semifinals?
That evening, Riot Games officially announced the matchups for the two semifinal matches of this year's MSI.

LGD team has chosen Flash Wolves as their opponent in the semifinals.

The remaining teams are SKT and G2.

They will then be the two teams facing off in the other semifinal.

As soon as the news came out.

Many LPL viewers expressed their regret at not being able to personally "give G2 a break".

The task of “giving G2 a break” was so easily handed over to SKT.

Judging from these statements...

The vast majority of viewers believe that LGD and SKT will eventually meet in the finals.

The days passed quickly.

Four days passed in a simple cycle of eating, training, and sleeping.

The date is May 20th, Saturday.

Today is the day of LGD's first MSI semi-final match against Flash Wolves.

The match will start at 3 p.m. local time in Brazil.

After lunch.

The entire LGD team then left the hotel, boarded a bus, and headed to the venue for the semi-finals.

In the car.

The LGD players all looked quite relaxed.

Even Dgc, who is usually the most prone to nervousness.
His expression remained relatively calm at this point.

Because today's opponent, Flash Wolves, is indeed not as strong as LGD in terms of raw power.

Anyone with a normal mental fortitude would be fine.

There's nothing to be nervous about when facing an opponent who is weaker than yourself.

Of course, it's fine to be relaxed.

The entire LGD team is taking today's match very seriously.

Never underestimate your opponent!

After all, in the history of professional League of Legends competitions.

There are just too many unbelievable and bizarre incidents of people failing miserably!
"Hello everyone, welcome to the Rio Olympic Stadium, the venue for this year's MSI!"

"The Rio Mid-Season Invitational has now entered the second half of the knockout stage!"

"Fellow Daoists, after four days of seclusion, you will once again get up in the middle of the night to watch the first match of our top four!"

In the LPL official live broadcast room.

The live stream footage just switched to the scene.

Guan Zeyuan's voice then came from it.

At this time, it was close to 2 a.m. in China.

However, the chat room was filled with a dense barrage of comments.

This indicates that there are a lot of people in the live stream!
Clearly, a large number of LPL viewers stayed up all night to watch this match.

"I wonder if everyone has gotten used to our slightly unpredictable match schedule after the group stage!"

"Alright, welcome back to our live broadcast! Hello everyone, this is Zeyuan!"

"Hello everyone, I am Zhihuan!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Rita!"

In this semi-final match, these three individuals formed the LPL official commentary team on-site.

And Rita appeared on camera.

Immediately, many comments fantasizing about Rita appeared in the live stream chat.

Among them, it appears most frequently.

It's naturally the classic line: "Driving a Mercedes, drinking War Horse liquor, and playing Rita on a gaming chair!"

"What about before the match starts?"

As soon as Guan Zeyuan appeared on camera, he immediately read out a long advertisement.

This can be considered a "classic" segment of the official LPL live stream.

Even when Guan Zeyuan read the advertising slogan at full speed, his lips were practically spewing sparks.

The advertisement still ran for more than a minute.

It's really long and tedious!

for the rest of the time.

The commentators in the commentary booth introduced some statistics from the group stage of today's match between LGD and Flash Wolves.

The data comparisons for each location were also provided in detail.

The biggest differences are in the data comparison between the top laner and AD carry positions.

After playing another promotional video for the semi-finals.

The live broadcast focused on the LPL official commentary booth for this match.

"Alright, everyone, welcome to the semi-final match between LGD and Flash Wolves. Hello, I'm Changmao!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Su Xiaoyan!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Remember!"

Today, LGD's opponent, Flash Wolves, is a team from the Taiwan region.

Therefore, regarding the live commentary for today's match.

The organizers specially arranged for two commentators from Taiwan – Long Hair and Remember.

And then Su Xiaoyan appeared.

The live stream chat immediately started flooded with idioms related to Su Xiaoyan.

Subsequently.

While the three commentators were giving a preview of the match.

The director's camera panned across the main stage.

As you can see, the starting players for both LGD and Flash Wolves are already seated in their respective benches.

The two teams are currently adjusting their equipment and making final preparations before the competition.

The draft phase for the first game of the BO5 semifinals is just around the corner!

Suddenly, cheers erupted from the crowd.

The BP interface suddenly popped up in the live stream.

In the center of the BP interface is the player's current screen.

The moment it appeared, it was given to the top laners of both sides.

Zhou Dian on the left looked very relaxed, calmly looking at the computer screen in front of him.

On the right, Flash Wolves' top laner, Mimi Egg, was constantly shaking.

At the same time, he kept turning his head to look around.

His face clearly showed tension and unease!
"Okay, we've already entered the draft phase of the first game of the semifinals. It's moving very fast; we haven't even had time to guess the draft picks!"

After a pause, Long Hair continued, "Mimi Egg seems a little nervous!"

"After all, he's facing Zhou Shen today. I think very few top laners wouldn't be nervous when facing Zhou Shen!" Remember said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)