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Chapter 313 The Spirit Stone Road is destroyed by DAN, and we face the dark horse DAN team!

After LGD defeated SNG, it was RNG's turn to face JDG.

RNG is still without Uzi.

They easily defeated JDG 2-0.

Two stomp-and-roll games, the kind where you can easily crush your opponents.

After the match, Doinb was naturally mocked by both Uzi's fans and LGD's fans.

And after this match.

Sunday's games are over.

The first three weeks of the LPL Summer Split regular season have all been completed.

Each team played five regular season games.

They have concluded their first round of group matches.

Next, the regular season schedule will enter the inter-group competition phase.

Each team will play one best-of-three (BO3) regular season match against the other six teams in the same group.
Up to the end of the first round of group matches.

The current standings.

LGD's five-game winning streak (5-0) naturally puts them at the top of Group B.

In another group, Group A.

Currently ranked first in Group A is Team WE, the runner-up of the Spring Split.

This is not surprising.

However, looking down at the Group A standings reveals some surprises.

The team ranked second in Group A is a team that LPL viewers are completely unfamiliar with – DAN.

Moreover, DAN's current record is the same as WE's, with a 4-1 record of four wins and one loss.

It wouldn't be wrong to say that the two teams are currently tied for first place in Group A.

However, according to the points system, WE's head-to-head record is better than DAN's.

That's why WE was ranked ahead of DAN.

DAN's only loss so far was against WE.

This DAN team is a newly promoted team that was just promoted from the secondary league to the LPL this summer.

In the past, newly promoted teams in the LPL have basically struggled to avoid relegation in their first season after being promoted to the LPL.

Or rather, their initial performance was inconsistent, and they had to pay their dues.

Adapt to the pace of the LPL.

There's no such thing as a team like DAN that can dominate the LPL right from the start.

Apart from WE.

The remaining teams in Group A—EDG, IG, IM, and Snake—all lost to DAN.

Even when they lost to WE, it was a narrow 1-2 defeat.

In terms of the content of the match, there was no substantial difference between them and WE.

The bases of the three teams EDG, IM, and Snake are very close to each other, all located on Lingshi Road.

Therefore, netizens jokingly say that Lingshi Road was destroyed by a single person.
Based on the performance of the DAN team in the first three weeks of the Summer Split.

This is hardly a newly promoted team.

It's a complete dark horse!

And the following week, which is the fourth week of the LPL Summer Split.

LGD will face their first inter-group opponent in the Summer Split.

It is the currently hot dark horse team DAN.

September 6th, Saturday.

This week, LGD only has one regular season match to play, against the dark horse team DAN.

As one of the teams with the highest viewership in the LPL.

The official schedule was naturally set for the third match on Saturday evening, during prime time.

The reason why LGD is said to be one of the teams with the most traffic right now is because it is just one of the teams with the most traffic.

The main reason is that Uzi is not currently competing.

However, after the start of the Summer Split, Clearlove7 returned to EDG's regular starting position under the new ID [Clearlove7].

There's no doubt about Qi Jiang's popularity.

Around 4 PM, the LGD team left the base and traveled by car to the LPL regular season venue.

When the LGD team's bus arrived at the competition venue, Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center.

The second match of the day, between SNG and IG, is currently in the third game of a best-of-three series.

In the first two games, Suning won the first game.

IG then replaced Duke with the rookie TheShy.

In the second game, TheShy dealt the highest damage in the entire match with Rumble, outputting four times the damage of his opponent Langx's Kled, allowing IG to even the score.

In the decisive third game, thanks to Rookie's dominant performance with Jayce, IG destroyed SNG's base in just 30 minutes. They came back from a game down to win 2-1, securing a hard-fought victory in the best-of-three series.

It can only be said that, at least up to the point of the 17 LPL Summer Split, the outcome of most of IG's matches depended entirely on Rookie.

Inside the LGD lounge.

After seeing the match between IG and SNG end, the group began preparing for their own next match.

Of course, there's still some time before LGD's matches officially begin.

There was also a post-match interview with IG in between.

They themselves also had to go on stage to debug the equipment.

In addition, I watched the entire match from the lounge.

From the moment LGD arrived at the venue to the start of the draft phase for their first game.

It will take about an hour.

But there is no way.

In situations like this, you have no choice but to arrive early.

If there are other teams playing before you, and the game goes to a deciding set.

That means we'll have to wait a long time.

Let alone more than an hour.

Some people have to wait up to two hours.

This usually happens during the third game on the weekend.

If the first two matches go to three games, and each game is quite long, then the two teams in the third match are a little unlucky.

It's definitely going to take an hour or two.

Therefore, Zhou Dian actually doesn't really like playing games during prime time on weekend evenings.

The weekend's prime-time slot means it's their third game.

Waiting in the lounge is a bit tedious.

Zhou Dian prefers that LGD's matches are all the first match of the day.

Because the first match always starts on time.

They can then arrive at the competition venue on time.

There's absolutely no need to arrive early.

Finally, IG's post-match interviews came to an end.

A staff member came in and informed the LGD players that they could go and adjust their equipment.

Of course, equipment that has just finished a competition is generally fine.

Just give it a try, it'll be quick.

"Alright, everyone, welcome back to the LPL Summer Split match venue!"

"Next up is the third regular season match of the day, between LGD and DAN. I'm your commentator, Jide."

After the first two BO3 matches, the commentators were changed.

"Today we have also invited a guest - PDD. This match will be commentated by Mr. Park and me."

"Hello everyone, I'm PDD."

To the left of where I remember, sat a man with a rather fat praying mantis-like air about him.

It was PDD, the former top laner for IG, who has been retired for several years.

During this period, PDD would often participate as a guest commentator in the LPL live broadcasts.

As soon as PDD started speaking, the audience responded with cheers.

Sao Zhu is still quite popular.

Then, Remember continued, "Let's talk about the highlights of this match!"

"LGD goes without saying. Since the start of the Summer Split, they have achieved a five-game winning streak, demonstrating the strength they deserve as the newly crowned MSI champions!"

"And LGD's opponent today, the DAN team, also has a lot to say about them!"

"As a newly promoted team that has just entered the LPL, none of the players on the team have any LPL experience. However, after the first round of group matches, DAN is surprisingly ranked second in Group A."

"Moreover, their current record is the same as that of WE, who are first in Group A, which is quite shocking."

“Indeed!” PDD chimed in with a smile, “I’m really curious why such a strong DAN team didn’t win the LSPL championship in the first half of the year and didn’t get promoted directly to the LPL!”

"Uh," Ji hesitated for a moment before continuing, "DAN team lost to YM team in today's LSPL Spring Split semifinals!"

It was only when I mentioned this that I realized what it meant.

PDD's statement just now was self-deprecating!
PDD is the owner of the YM team, so how could he not know why DAN failed to win the LSPL Spring Championship!
PDD's self-indulgence immediately sparked a lively discussion in the live stream chat.

Why wasn't DAN promoted directly to the LPL? Don't you, Sao Zhu, know the answer?

[Fun fact: YM easily crushed DAN in LSPL!]

[Really? DAN is this strong? I can't even imagine how strong YM, who easily crushed DAN in LSPL, really is!]

They're really strong, but they can't win the LSPL championship or even the promotion tournament!

I suspect YM played a prank.

[You're booing the second-tier league team, right?]

Brothers, don't make things up without evidence, or you might get a lawyer's letter!

【.】

Back to the commentary booth.

Remembering this will naturally help you understand the principle of knowing when to stop.

After all, this is the official commentary booth, so the entertainment value can be adjusted a little.

"I wonder what Mr. Park's thoughts are on today's matchup?" Remember asked, changing the subject.

Upon hearing this, PDD immediately replied, "LGD, everyone knows them very well, so I don't need to say much. I'll focus on talking about the DAN team!"

"DAN's head coach, White Crescent, is an old acquaintance of mine. He was in the same group of us who played professionally back then, and he is still fighting on the professional stage as a coach."

Then, PDD shared some information about the DAN team.

These are things that the average viewer doesn't really understand.

But as the owner of an LSPL team, PDD is very familiar with these things.

After a brief chat in the commentary booth.

The players from LGD and DAN on the player bench have also completed the equipment debugging.

"Okay, as you can see, both teams are already seated in their seats!" Remember said.

At this moment, the starting lineups for both sides were displayed on the big screen.

Aside from mid-laner Ggoong, the second-best Korean player in the DAN team, top-laner Moyu, jungler Karin, bot-laner qiuqiu, and support cat are not particularly well-known players.

It can only be said that DAN's current impressive performance is largely due to the efforts of their head coach, White Crescent.

In terms of personnel, DAN made a change to their top laner today, with Moyu replacing Lies in the starting lineup.

Subsequently, the starting five for LGD today were displayed on the big screen.

It's still the same five people.

The camera pans to the players' seats, scanning each player on both sides.

Players and referees are all ready, and the draft phase of the first game of the BO3 is about to begin.

After a few seconds.

The BP interface appeared on the large screen at the venue.

"Alright, the first game of the regular season match between LGD and DAN, a clash between two groups, is about to begin with the draft phase!"

"DAN, who has the right to choose sides, chose the blue side, while LGD is on the red side!"

In the middle area of ​​the BP interface, the live feed is being shown to both head coaches.

White Crescent and Dgc were both holding thick notebooks and pacing behind the contestants.

"DAN is primarily a team that revolves around its mid and jungle, and they are particularly decisive in their command." Ji De said, referring to DAN's playing style.

"It's mainly because of the coach, isn't it? White Crescent is a veteran; he was already playing professionally for several teams in Season 2!" PDD added.

"Later, he coached several teams, and now he's leading the DAN team back. He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve in the draft phase, so people call him the e-sports Jiang Liuer."

"Jiang Liuer is too flirtatious." Remember almost couldn't hold back when he heard PDD's flirtatious words.

(End of this chapter)