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

Chapter 410 First Round of Group Stage Match: Narrowly Lost to SKT
After several scrimmages with G2, both sides have had their share of wins and losses.

LGD's scrims are mainly for testing team compositions, and they don't play as rigorously as they do in official matches.

However, it's clear that G2 has been putting in a lot of effort in these scrims.

That's how scrims are; each team puts in a different amount of effort during scrims.

Therefore, never use practice match results to measure your opponent's strength.

If you really do that, sometimes you won't even know how you died.

On the afternoon of June 10th.

The second day of the S7 World Championship group stage continued in Jiangcheng.

First up is the Group D match that didn't take place yesterday.

The first match is between Flash Wolves and TSM, both of whom are veteran teams and regulars in the World Championship.

As the two teams finished their draft phase and entered Summoner's Rift, the audience chanted "TSM" repeatedly.

This is an old joke; you can call out "TSM" regardless of whether it's a TSM match or not.

Not to mention this is a TSM match.

When it comes to memes, LPL viewers are definitely on par with any other region.

After a grueling 50-minute battle, TSM defeated Flash Wolves, securing their first victory in this World Championship.

The MVP award for this game was won by Doublelift, the number one dog fan.

Next up is another match in Group D, where WE will face MSF, the second seed from the European region.

Before the competition, the teams in Group D were relatively evenly matched in terms of strength.

However, Flash Wolves and TSM are the number one seeds in their respective regions and have a wealth of experience in major tournaments.

Comparatively speaking, this is MSF's first time participating in the World Championship, and they are only the second seed from their region.

Therefore, if WE wants to advance from Group D, they absolutely must win the match against the Rabbit team.

As it was a home game with an LPL team playing, the audience was incredibly enthusiastic.

WE lived up to expectations, crushing the Rabbit Team MSF right from the start.

The match lasted only 26 minutes, and the team achieved a clean sweep of kills, with the opponent failing to secure a single dragon.

If the opponent hadn't destroyed one of their defensive towers, WE would have almost been reduced to a "dead tower" by the Rabbit Team on the highly anticipated stage of the World Championship.

WE's overwhelming victory has made many LPL viewers even more eager for the upcoming match between LGD and SKT.

After WE's match, there will be two group stage matches in Group B.

There are no matches scheduled for Group C, where RNG is located, today.

B's two BO1 matches began with a European vs. American showdown between IMT and FNC.

Ou Chengtian's "Fat Rat" game dragged on to the late game but was ultimately turned around, resulting in FNC losing the match and suffering their second consecutive loss in the group stage.

Oucheng was almost brought to tears by FNC's terrible teammates. Apart from mid laner Caps, none of the other teammates were human.

Considering that Ou Cheng had only recently recovered from depression, the audience was afraid that he might relapse during the match.

Among the many European and American teams, FNC is quite popular in China.

Besides the CP (couple) joke between Rekkles and Yu Shuang, FNC's jerseys for this World Championship also featured the players' Chinese nicknames on the back.

For example, Rekkles' team jersey has "Rekkles" printed on the back, while top laner Soaz's team jersey has "Sister-in-law" printed on the back.

All of this has earned them a lot of goodwill among LPL viewers.

In the following match, the Dragon Ball team effortlessly crushed the Vietnamese team GAM.

The game lasted only 23 minutes, which also demonstrated their strength as the number one seed from the LCK.

At 7 PM, the last two matches of the day will begin in Group A, where LGD is located.

The first match to start was between C9 and AHQ.

While the two teams went on stage to make some pre-match preparations, the LGD players had already arrived at the venue.

The entire LGD team appeared very relaxed in preparation for their upcoming BO1 group stage match against SKT.

After all, the two teams have faced each other several times this year, so LGD has some understanding of SKT.

Moreover, this is only the first leg of the group stage, so there is no pressure regarding the results.

Since there is no pressure to achieve results and no absolute necessity to win, LGD has no plans to make any moves for the time being.

Just like yesterday, I chose a stable lineup that follows the meta.

LGD still uses the same lineup: top and jungle as two tanks, mid and bot as two hard carries, and support as a soft support.

After a fierce battle lasting about forty minutes, LGD suffered a heartbreaking defeat against SKT.

The two sides were evenly matched until a team fight at the 35-minute mark, when imp made a mistake that led to LGD losing the team fight.

Then LGD lost the Baron, and the balance of victory completely tipped in SKT's favor.

As LGD's base crystal shattered, the commentator, Remember, said in the commentary booth: "Congratulations to SKT! The three-time world champion and defending champion is indeed strong. In the end, they ended this game with a perfect team fight!"

"I can only say that SKT at the World Championship seems to be a bit different!"

"However, I believe LGD will be able to get revenge on SKT in the second round of the group stage, after all, they did it at this year's MSI."

At the scene, some SKT fans were cheering.

However, the majority of the fans at the scene were from the LPL. Although LGD lost this BO1 group stage match, they were still cheering for their team.

However, the comments section in the official live stream was somewhat discordant.

The main comments were naturally about SKT in the World Championship, who were indeed very strong, even though they were not the number one seed from the LCK region this year, just like last year.

Or perhaps they are discussing some of the problems LGD displayed in this game.

But from time to time, some comments like "trash," "useless," and "too bad" would appear on the screen.

Many viewers even started criticizing imp for being loyal to his country.

But that's just how the internet is; some people are always eager to show off their "uniqueness."

There are too many people who argue about a single match or a single game.

Conversely, backstage at the LGD lounge, LGD's head coach Dgc watched the group stage match.

I think that although LGD lost, they still learned a lot.

Through this match, Dgc determined his strategy for future encounters with SKT or other strong LCK teams.

We still need to give Xiao Zhou more screen time in the top lane; in this version, top lane isn't just about playing tanks.

LGD's two carries are not bad, but they don't seem to have much of an advantage against other strong teams.

Not to mention when facing SKT, LGD's two carries often underperformed.

And on the front stage, on the main stage.

The director turned the camera to the players' seats, where both players had finished the post-match handshake and were packing up their equipment to go backstage.

Although LGD lost this group stage match, Zhou Dian and his teammates came to the front of the stage, bowed to the audience, and then returned to the backstage dressing room. After all, most of the audience members were LPL supporters, and paying their respects before leaving was a form of competitive etiquette.

The audience responded with enthusiastic applause.

Even away from the internet, most people are still quite friendly.

Back in the rest room, the LGD team quickly packed up their belongings and left the competition venue.

LGD's match today, like yesterday's, was the last match of the day.

It's getting late after the match, so I need to get back quickly to review the game and prepare for tomorrow's match.

The next day, October 7th, arrived.

However, today is not the last day of the National Day holiday.

The National Day holiday in 17 coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it was a total of eight days off.

The first round of the group stage of this World Championship is scheduled for four days: the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th.

These four days are a holiday, which is quite nice for LPL viewers.

Today, groups A, C, and D will be playing. Group B has a bye today and will not have any matches.

The three LPL teams are in these three groups, and they all have matches today.

This is bound to be the day with the highest viewership and attention since the start of the World Championship.

The Group D matches kicked off at 3 PM.

The first match is an LPL team match, with WE facing off against TSM.

These two teams can be considered two giants in the world of slogans.

The classic pre-match greeting was "TSM," followed by "Congratulations WE" after the match.

Although TSM is the number one seed from the North American region, while WE is only the third seed from the LPL region, given TSM's habitual underperformance in the World Championship in recent years, LPL fans still have a lot of confidence in WE before the tournament.

Bjergsen, who grew a big beard this year, was in exceptionally good form and carried the team strongly in this match, leading TSM to victory over WE.

The LPL team suffered a defeat right from the start today, casting a shadow over the hearts of LPL fans.

Then the Flash Wolves were defeated by the European Rabbits, and by a score of 12-0, a complete shutout.

Both teams in the Taiwan division have lost both of their matches so far.

This result also led to widespread lamentation on PTT, a well-known Taiwanese online forum known for its dark and grievance-inducing atmosphere.

Next up is the match in Group C, where RNG is located.

First, G2 easily defeated 1907 Fenerbahce, a wildcard team from Turkey.

Next up is today's main event: RNG vs. Samsung.

For many people, the outcome of the competition may have been predictable, but the process of the competition was completely unexpected.

With an 11-0 kill score, RNG completely dominated SSG in this group stage match.

The match lasted only 27 minutes before RNG destroyed SSG's base.

LPL fans were thrilled and excited by the match, feeling an unprecedented sense of exhilaration.

Amidst the excitement, some people on the Chinese internet began to engage in "dirty tricks".

In short, it's about putting others down.

Nobody was really talking about LGD's loss to SKT in the group stage match yesterday.

But after RNG defeated SSG, another Korean team, today, many people started posting to praise RNG while subtly criticizing LGD.

Of course, there are some more extreme RNG fans or fans of other teams pretending to be fans here.

But this is only a minority; most of them are clearly hired online trolls.

It's safe to say that RNG club really doesn't miss any opportunity for marketing!
After all, throughout the long history of the LPL, "resisting Korea" has been the main theme.

No matter which LPL team beats an LCK team, they have the right to speak loudly.

After RNG easily defeated Samsung, all LPL viewers are even more excited for LGD's upcoming match.

Although LGD lost to SKT yesterday, to be honest, most LPL viewers are still very confident that LGD will win against C9.

LGD's match today was scheduled as the last one, with another match in Group A preceding it.

SKT vs. AHQ.

The match was actually rather lackluster in terms of its pace. Although it lasted forty minutes, SKT maintained firm control of the game's rhythm throughout, and AHQ had virtually no chances.

Interestingly, Faker picked Fizz for mid lane in this game.

As everyone knows, AHQ's mid laner, Westdoor, is known as the world's best Fizz player and is a master of the Fizz champion.

Unfortunately, after losing two games in a row, Westgate was relegated to the bench, and their substitute mid-laner took his place.

Otherwise, we could watch how the expert player who specializes in playing Fizz deals with Fizz.

In the first round of the group stage, AHQ suffered three defeats, leaving Taiwanese fans in despair.

After this match, it will be the last match of the day.

The matchup is between LGD, the LPL's number one seed this year, and C9, the North American number three seed, who fought their way up from the play-in stage.
"Alright, everyone, welcome back!"

"We're about to bring you the group stage match between LGD and C9!" Wawa announced loudly.

“Yes!” Miller nodded.

Two of the last three matches today are between LPL teams, and the official commentary team specially arranged for the "golden duo" Wawa and Miller to provide commentary for these matches.

Miller continued, "Both teams currently have a 1-1 record in the group stage, so this match is actually quite important for LGD."

"I think LGD absolutely has to win this match, otherwise entering the second round of the group stage with a 1-2 record will put them in a very passive position."

The doll expressed its complete agreement with this.

"But I still have a lot of confidence in LGD today!" Wawa said loudly.

At this moment, the list of players from both sides in this match is being displayed on the big screen.

The five LGD players appearing on the big screen are still the same five-man group that LPL viewers are most familiar with.

After some casual conversation, the players on the field had completed their pre-match preparations, and the draft phase of the match was about to begin.

Upon receiving the director's instructions, Wawa immediately said, "Okay! Let's cut to the chase and get to the draft phase of today's final group stage match, LGD vs. C9."

At this moment, the screen on the large screen changed, and the BP interface appeared.

"BP begins, C9 is on the blue side, and LGD is on the red side!" Miller then announced.

"We've finally arrived on the red side. As we all know, LGD is one of the few teams that seems to prefer the red side."

In the first two group stage matches, LGD was on the blue side.

Wawa chimed in, "Yes, the reason is naturally LGD's top laner, our Zhou Shen, with his superb individual skills."

"I'm really looking forward to seeing Zhou Shen today. In the first two group stage matches, he played two games with tank heroes, and I felt like I didn't get enough of watching him!"

(End of this chapter)