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Chapter 321 Departure for Taiwan Province to Participate in the First Asian Games!
After the match ended, the LGD players took off their headphones and stood up from their seats.

Then, led by PYL, the five LGD players shook hands with each of the opposing DAN players on the field.

When you get the DAN support cat king.

PYL suddenly remembered the "Yellow Star Triple Combo" that Cat Emperor's Thresh had performed in the previous match.

I couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Cat Emperor pouted and frowned as he shook hands with the LGD members.

After shaking hands, Zhou Dian and his teammates went to the center of the stage and bowed to the audience.

In the commentary box.

"Congratulations to LGD for winning this match 2-0."

Congratulations to LGD!

Remember continued, "The second game that just ended lasted less than 24 minutes. I haven't checked yet, but it should be the shortest game in this year's LPL Summer Split."

“That’s possible!” PDD nodded. “But look at the kill score this game, wow! 14 to 0, DAN didn’t get a single kill, that’s a bit exaggerated.”

"Luckily, they picked Caitlyn in the bot lane this game and managed to chip away at LGD's bot lane tower. Otherwise, they would have been completely dominated by the 'zero-dragon tower' (a tower with no dragons), which would have been incredibly embarrassing."

At this point, I remember asking, "So, Mr. Park, who do you think will get the MVP for this game? Everyone on LGD played quite well."

"I think it will still be Zhou Shen's Fiora. Although LGD had an advantage throughout this game, Fiora's two plays were still very impressive and eye-catching."

Adjusting his glasses, PDD continued, "On the other hand, this victory for LGD was more of a team win!"

"From the pressure-bearing bot lane, the jungler's crazy ganks in the early game, to the mid lane support, everyone performed their duties and fully brought out the pre-match plan and what this lineup was supposed to deliver."

At this moment, the MVP of the second game was displayed on the big screen at the venue.

As expected, it was given to Zhou Dian's Fiora.

"After returning from winning the MSI championship, Zhou Shen's form, as well as the excellent form of the entire LGD team, is still going strong!"

"This LGD team hasn't shown the same weakness as the previous two MSI champions in the summer split. I have high expectations for LGD's remaining matches this year!" Remember said.

“Yes, I’m looking forward to it too!” PDD added.

at the same time.

Backstage at the venue, in the LGD lounge.

Dgc was all smiles.

PDD's comment, "LGD's victory this time was more of a team win," is relevant here.

He strongly agreed.

League of Legends is a true team game.

If you're just putting together five people to play a game, but you can't mold them into a team.

Even if all five individuals are exceptionally talented, it would still be difficult for them to achieve good results.

Of course, the team's victory also depends on the individual performance of its members.

These complement each other and do not conflict.

When Zhou Dian, Eimy, and Wei Shen returned from the main stage, Dgc patted each of them on the shoulder.

As for imp and PYL, they went to give post-match interviews.

In the last LPL match before the Intercontinental Cup, Dgc swept his strong opponent 2-0, and it was clear that he was very happy.

The main point is that in this game, the head coach made a lot of contributions in the draft and ban phase.

There has to be some sense of participation.

Otherwise, what if the audience and fans all say that LGD's coach is going to tie up the dog crown?
The LGD players waited in the lounge for a while.

After imp and PYL finished their post-match interviews and returned, they began packing their things to return to the base.

The match between LGD and DAN is the last match of the day.

LGD won the match 2-0, and both games were relatively short.

So, it was not yet 8 p.m., and the sky in July was not completely dark yet.

After packing their personal belongings, the LGD team left the competition venue and boarded the bus for their return trip.

The next day, Sunday, July 2nd.

I am about to depart for Taiwan Province to participate in an intercontinental competition.

Dgc didn't schedule any training today, so the LGD players played ranked games on their own to maintain their skills.

The LPL Summer Split regular season continues today.

However, there are only two BO3 matches today, unlike the usual three matches on Sundays.

Apart from LGD.

The other three LPL teams competing in the Rift Rivals all have matches today.

After these two matches, the LPL Summer Split regular season will have to give way to the Rift Rivals and will not resume until eleven days later.

The first BO3 match of the day is between NB and WE.

In NB's last game, the bot lane duo of Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong were benched, and the starting bot lane duo was replaced by Death's Declaration and Doomsday.

NB team defeated IM 2-0 decisively.

Today's match was once again unexpected, with NB defeating WE, the current top team in Group A and runner-up in the Spring Split, with a score of 2 to 1.

In all three matches, the Corki mid-lane champion, which has recently become popular in casual games, made an appearance.

Xiye picked two games, and NB's mid laner CoCo picked one.

In all three games, the plane's performance was quite remarkable.

In this BO3, WE's bot lane duo, Mystic and Ben, seemed out of sorts. In the two games they lost, their bot lane was suppressed by NB's bot lane.

The second match of the day after the NB vs. WE game was also the last match before the LPL's short break of more than ten days.

A highly anticipated match between RNG and EDG.

Unfortunately, Uzi was still absent from this match due to a hand injury.

Without Uzi, the "Pig vs. Dog" war isn't complete.

However, this match still ranks among the top three in viewership since the start of the Summer Split.

In today's match, Koro1 did not get the chance to play against his former team.

RNG's starting top laner is Letme.

EDG did not choose Mouse for their starting top laner, but instead fielded their substitute top laner, Audi.

The result of the match was also unexpected, with EDG sweeping RNG 2-0.

Although both games lasted over forty minutes, the matches were not particularly intense.

In both games, EDG was on the blue side and picked their top laner on the third floor.

Audi picked Camille in the first game and Fiora in the second.

Letme played the late-game hero in both games, but was still thrashed by Audi.

In the first game, Kled lost to Camille, and in the second game, Jayce lost to Fiora.

Whether it's Camille or Fiora, RNG was helpless against their split-pushing after gaining an advantage.

I wonder if Letme received any feedback after this BO3 series, or if his hands were shaking.

On the EDG side, in this BO3 against RNG, both the champion selection of top laner Audi and the tactical approach that favored the top lane were noteworthy.

In short, the audience was amazed and exclaimed, "Is this still the EDG I remember?"

Many people are wondering if Zhou Shen has completely set the trend in the LPL?
Even a team like EDG, where the top laner is always treated like a dog or a tool, has been influenced to play around the top lane?

Of course, RNG fans were not satisfied with the 0-2 loss to EDG.

This is normal, after all, Uzi was absent from this game, so it wasn't a full-strength RNG.

Whether Uzi plays or not has a significant impact on RNG.

However, whether one submits or not, the outcome is already determined.

That's how esports is; if you lose, you lose.

Making excuses only makes you seem like a sore loser.

In summary, in the only match between the two teams during the summer split regular season, EDG defeated RNG 2-0.

If RNG wants to get revenge, they'll have to wait until the playoffs to see if they can face EDG again.

On the same day, LGD officially announced its six-man roster for the Intercontinental Cup.

Jungler: Eimy; Mid laner: Wei Shen; Bot laners: imp and PYL.

They brought two players to the top lane: Zhou Dian and Fa Wang.

Zhou Dian is a regular starter, while Fa Wang serves as the sixth man off the bench.

On July 3, they will fly to Takabong City, Taywan Province, to participate in the first-ever Asian Rivalry tournament hosted by Riot Games.

The group stage of this Asian Games will begin on July 6th.

LGD's first match in this year's Asian Games will begin on July 7th.

LGD received a bye on the first day of the Intercontinental Cup.

On the afternoon of July 3, at an airport in Shanghai.

All LGD personnel involved in this Intercontinental Cup are preparing to fly to Taiwan Province.

They traveled with the other three LPL teams participating in this Intercontinental Cup.

The players from several teams met at the airport. Many of them knew each other well and started chatting.

Zhou Dian also saw many familiar faces, such as—Qi Jiang.

For example—Uzbekistan.

As RNG officially stated, Uzi will indeed make his comeback after recovering from injury at this Intercontinental Cup.

While waiting to board the plane, Zhou Dian was bored, so he decided to browse online forums and other similar sites.

Let's see what the general public thinks about this intercontinental competition.

The Rift Rivals is a new tournament officially launched by Riot Games this year, often abbreviated as Rift Rivals.

Teams from 13 regions around the world were divided into 5 different intercontinental competitions.

This includes Asian competitions, European and American competitions, South American competitions, Russian and Turkish competitions, and Pacific competitions.

Besides the LPL region, other regions also participated in the Asian Games.

There are also the LCK and LMS regions.

Each of the three divisions will send its top four teams from this year's spring season to participate.

The participating teams from the LPL region are LGD, WE, RNG, and EDG.

The LCK teams participating are SKT, KT, SSG, and MVP.

The participating teams from the provincial LMS region are Flash Wolves, AHQ, JT, and M17.

In terms of competition format, the Asian Games will bring some new changes compared to the traditional format.

The concept of "region" as a whole will be emphasized in the competition.

The ultimate championship glory will belong to the "region".

The entire competition consists of three stages: the group stage, the semi-finals, and the finals.

The group stage adopts a BO1 single round-robin format, with each region playing against every other region once. The top team in the group stage will directly qualify for the finals.

The second and third ranked regions will advance to the semifinals.

The competition gets interesting when it reaches the semifinals.

Because the semifinals and finals will use a "BO5 relay race" format, the order of the matches will be determined by the coaching staff of both sides.

In the first four games of a best-of-five series, all teams from both sides need to play.

Therefore, this format can be understood as a relay race consisting of 5 BO1 matches.

At this time, the global landscape of League of Legends was still dominated by the LCK, and all regions shared a consensus:
You might be able to beat a Korean team in a BO1 match, but beating a Korean team in a BO5 match is extremely difficult.

Even at this year's MSI in Brazil, LGD defeated SKT in the finals to win the championship.

But this was only a best-of-five series.

Over the years, LCK teams have dominated the World Championship.

This idea remains deeply ingrained among viewers in other regions.

This is not something LGD can break by winning a single BO5.

We need more and more teams in the LPL region to be able to defeat LCK teams in best-of-five (BO5) matches in international tournaments.

Let's return to this Asian Games.

With this format where every match is a best-of-one (BO1), it seems much easier for other regions to defeat LCK.

Therefore, this intercontinental tournament will inevitably involve an unavoidable topic.

Tian Ji's horse racing!

(End of this chapter)