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

Chapter 436 I have no idea how LGD lost today!
The question about hallucinations is actually asked on behalf of LPL viewers.

His subtext was: LGD's victory is secured!

PDD then pushed up his glasses and suddenly said, "We don't need to worry about whether there have been any precedents of a team coming back from a 0-2 deficit to win 3-2 in the previous World Championships!"

"To be honest, given LGD's performance today, even their core player Khan was completely overwhelmed by Zhou Shen. I don't know how LGD could possibly lose today!"

"I predict LGD will win the next game, and we'll take down LCK's number one seed 3-0 today!"

"Well, I think..." Guan Zeyuan carefully considered his words, "After all, they're already leading 2-0, so LGD has a very good chance of winning this BO5 today."

As an official commentator, unlike guest commentators like PDD, he needs to be more careful about what he says.

At this moment, the post-game results panel for the second game appeared on the big screen, showing that Darius had the highest damage output in the entire match!
Then came the highlight of the second game, where Darius was just standing there hacking away.

Without a doubt, the MVP of the second game was awarded to Zhou Dian's Darius.

"Okay, let's take a look at the MVP of this game!" Guan Zeyuan said.

"There's no suspense at all, it goes to LGD's top laner Zhou. His Darius had the highest damage output in the entire game, achieving a godlike performance!"

"This BO5 series has gone through two games so far, and Zhou Shen has already won MVP in both games. Zhou Shen is unstoppable today!"

After Guan Zeyuan finished speaking, PDD added, "I feel like Zhou Shen might get a three-peat as MVP today!"

“Very likely!” Zhihuan nodded.

"Now, let's hand the camera over to our commentary team, where we'll bring you the third game of the match shortly!"

Backstage area of ​​the venue, LGD's lounge.

Dgc and others waited at the entrance of the lounge, giving each of the returning team members a high-five and adding a "Well done" to their names.

It's clear that Dgc is very excited about their current 2-0 lead over Dragon Ball.

Excitement aside, we must not forget our duties.

As soon as the team returned to the rest room, Dgc immediately pulled them aside to discuss the upcoming third game.

Even when leading 2-0 in a best-of-five series, you can't let your guard down.

Especially when the opponent is strong.

Despite a seemingly 2-0 lead and three match points, their advantage is immense.

But this advantage cannot be squandered.

If they fail to win the third game, their opponents will see a glimmer of hope and will inevitably launch an even fiercer counterattack in the fourth game.

If they fail to win the fourth game, their opponents will tie the score at 2-2.

The momentum and mentality of both sides will undergo a huge reversal, rather than remaining even as the score suggests.

Heaven and abyss, victory and defeat, are often separated by only a fine line.

At times like these, one must press on with all one's might and achieve the goal in one fell swoop.

They swept their opponent 3-0, giving them no chance whatsoever.

“In the third game, I think we can’t use the same strategy as the first two games. Our opponents will definitely target us.” Dgc looked at Zhou Dian.

Zhou Dian nodded.

Dgc means that in the next game we won't focus on the top lane anymore, we'll go back to our old ways and focus on the bottom lane.

Of course, in this so-called "Ardent Censer" version, the core of the bot lane is no longer absolutely the ADC, and the tactical importance has begun to shift to the support.

Zhou Dian had no objection to this.

He's not the kind of player who can't play the game unless the team is focused on him.

He can also play a blue-collar, stress-resistant role, and he's no worse than other top laners.

It's time to go back to the most common gameplay in this version; maybe then we can catch Dragon Ball off guard.

Meanwhile, in the rest room of Dragon Ball.

The atmosphere was completely silent.

The Dragon Ball players all wore expressions of frustration, and no one spoke.

They can accept losing the first game.

But they lost the next game, falling behind 0-2 in the match.

This caught them off guard.

The entire Longzhu team, from the coach to the players, never imagined that they would be down 0-2 to LGD in this quarterfinal match.

Seeing the players' lifeless appearance, head coach Kim clapped his hands to attract their attention and then said a few words of encouragement to motivate them.

However, the effect does not seem to be very obvious.

Unfortunately, Kim Jong-un's ability to adjust tactics and strategies on the spot is actually quite limited.

When the situation is unfavorable, there are only two moves left.

The first trick is to inject chicken blood.

However, judging from the team members' reactions, this "chicken-energizing" tactic doesn't seem to have had much effect.

The second tactic is to replace the player.

His thinking was: "Since we're already behind, maybe changing to someone else will have a miraculous effect?"

Kim the Fat Man glanced at Khan.

Khan's expression was relatively normal at this moment; he didn't look worried at all.

Khan is actually a player with pretty good adaptability.

It's easy to get emotional during a match, which is commonly known as getting stunned by the game.

However, for some time now, virtually no player has been able to exploit Khan's weakness.

Today I ran into the peak of the week, which is like walking into a trap.

Looking at Khan, whose expression seemed relatively calm, Kim felt that he was putting on a brave face.

The thought of replacing him resurfaced uncontrollably.

There's no way around it, he's under a lot of pressure as the head coach!

As the top favorite to win this year's World Championship, he fell in the quarterfinals. He'll be cursed to death by his fans when he gets back!
Kim quickly glanced at Dragon Ball's substitute top laner, Rescal.

Should we change it?
As he looked away, Fatty Jin suddenly caught a glimpse of the team supervisor's slightly warning look, and he immediately calmed down.

Yes, what am I thinking!

Under immense pressure of being down 0-2, I substituted Rescal in – wasn't that just feeding the enemy?

Rescal's skill level is far inferior to Khan's.

Going up there would just be handing Zhou a free meal!
At times like this, all we can do is continue to trust Khan and the rest of the team.

When the Dragon Ball coach looked at Rescal, he knew that Rescal was considering replacing him again.

Actually, during the second game, when Longzhu's disadvantage seemed irreversible, Kim, who was in the rest room, expressed his idea of ​​changing the top laner for the third game.

At the time, he directly "suggested" that Kim Jong-un not to change the coach.

At times like these, it's important to trust the players on the field and make targeted adjustments to the tactics for the upcoming match.

Having abandoned the idea of ​​making a substitution, Fatty Jin led the team's analyst and players in discussing tactics for the upcoming third game.

During the short break between the second and third games of the BO5 series.

On major Chinese social media platforms, topics related to League of Legends are filled with excited LPL viewers.

There was no way LPL viewers couldn't be excited, with a 2-0 lead over LCK's number one seed and the semifinals just around the corner.

Because this is the quarterfinals of the S-series.

The entire LPL region, from top to bottom, desperately needs a best-of-five victory against a Korean team at the World Championship. Even though the LPL region won both the 2015 and this year's MSI titles...

However, on the other hand, the MSI is far less prestigious than the World Championship.

When there is an S-series championship, MSI can be considered as icing on the cake, becoming part of the grand slam of honors.

But without the World Championship title, just talking about the MSI title is utterly meaningless!

The S-series tournaments over the years have shown that League of Legends is still dominated by the LCK.

Up to this World Championship, in the entire history of the S-series, LPL teams have only won once in a best-of-five series against LCK teams, back in S4.

Can LGD defeat Longzhu 3-0 today and achieve the second BO5 victory for the LPL region against the LCK region in the World Championship?
Thinking about all this, it's hard not to get excited among viewers across the LPL region.

Of course, even though LGD is currently leading 2-0, and even though there has never been a comeback from 0-2 to 3-2 in the World Championship so far.

However, due to their fear of the strength of the LCK region and its past history in the World Championship.

Many LPL viewers still dared not declare victory at this point.

But the expectations of all LPL viewers have been raised to the max.

Will the answer be revealed in the third game of the upcoming BO5 series?
"Alright, everyone, welcome back to our match!"

"The upcoming game is the third match of our final quarterfinal match in the S7 World Championship. In the first two games, LGD is currently leading their opponent, Longzhu Gaming, by a score of 2-0!"

After finishing his opening remarks, Guan Zeyuan looked at PDD and asked, "Teacher PDD, do you know when the last time LPL defeated a Korean team in the World Championship was?"

"Oh, of course I remember that!"

PDD scratched the back of his head and continued, "I remember that match very clearly."

"In the quarterfinals of S4, OMG defeated Najin White Shield 3-0. I remember that match was commentated by Sun Yalong!"

"Therefore, I really hope that LGD can also defeat Longzhu 3-0 today!"

"To all the LPL fans here, please cheer for LGD!" Guan Zeyuan shouted.

Just then, the LGD team members walked out of the player tunnel and onto the main stage.

Encouraged by Guan Zeyuan, a thunderous cheer erupted from the audience.

As soon as they stepped out of the player tunnel, a huge wave of sound hit them, causing Eimy, who was walking to the right of Zhou Dian, to freeze in his tracks.

She was clearly a little nervous.

Zhou Dian patted him on the shoulder and gave him a firm look.

Eimy suddenly felt much more confident.

Yeah, if Brother Zhou isn't worried, why should I be?

Amidst the deafening cheers and applause from the audience, Zhou Dian waved to the crowd as he walked out of the player tunnel, continuing until he reached his seat.

Eimy followed suit and waved to the audience.

In the commentary box.

"Wow, look at Zhou Shen!"

"You can totally tell he's here to enjoy today's match!" PDD said sincerely, seeing Zhou Dian and Eimy waving to each other.

"Zhou Shen is in such great form today! He was born for the game, for the big stage!"

"Teacher Piao's evaluation is very high!" Guan Zeyuan immediately said.

"If Dragon Ball continues in the same form as in the first two games and doesn't improve much, they will definitely lose this game!" PDD said confidently.

"I hope so!"

"Alright, both players are ready and will soon begin the draft phase for the third game of this BO5 series!"

"In the third game, Longzhu had the right to choose sides, and they chose the blue side, while LGD was on the red side," Guan Zeyuan said.

PDD added, "Yes, after being crushed in the top lane twice in a row, they didn't actively choose the red side like LGD did."

"After all, it's easier to draft on the blue side. Not every team can be as confident as LGD in that they can make a difference with just one counter pick on the red side."

Okay, let's look at BP1.

On the large screen at the scene, the original image was split in two and faded away, revealing the BP interface.

First round of BP.

Dragon Ball banned Jayce, Galio, and Janna.

LGD banned Kalista, Xayah, and Lulu.

"Dragon Ball actually banned Jayce in the first round on the blue side. It seems like they've completely lost confidence in the top lane!" Zhihuan said.

"I just don't know if Khan himself lacks confidence, or if the team doesn't trust him enough."

Then Zhihuan added, "LGD banned both Xayah and Lulu, the bot lane duo from Longzhu in the last game. These two champions are indeed strong in the bot lane!"

We've moved on to the selection phase.

Dragon Ball directly snatched Sejuani from the first floor of the blue team.

"Wow, it seems like they've finally figured something out over Dragon Ball," PDD said.

"Sejuani is such a great ganker, and she's practically invincible in early 2v2 situations against the top and jungle!"

"Instead of racking your brains to figure out how to play in the top lane, it's better to take down Sejuani first and put yourself in an invincible position."

"That move of stealing Sejuani was really skillful!"

Next, LGD selected Gragas and Cannon on the first and second floors of the red side.

"Gragas beating Sejuani, not bad, right?"

"Let's take down the bot lane first. We won the first two games with bot lane anyway, so now is the time to be confident," Guan Zeyuan said.

Next, Dragon Ball chose Varus and Gem on the second and third floors of the blue side.

Upon seeing the gem, PDD immediately chuckled, "They got a gem from Dragon Ball, looks like they're a bit scared after all!"

"There's no way around it. Anyone would be scared if they saw a super fed top laner charging at them in the mid-game!"

"The hero Gem has the ability to forcibly protect teammates."

Then, LGD locked in Karma on the third floor of the red side.

"Karma as support? I originally thought LGD would pick Rakan here," Guan Zeyuan said.

With Janna and Lulu both banned, the remaining support options are not many.

"I can only say that Rakan is more in line with LGD's style, but Karma would actually be a better choice in this game."

Pushing up his glasses, Zhihuan continued, "And support doesn't necessarily have to be Karma. Karma can be played as a mid or support, it's a versatile champion."

The first round of ban/pick has ended, and we've moved on to the second round.

LGD banned Malzahar and Cassiopeia.

Dragon Ball banned Jarvan IV and Taliyah.

"The bans on the other players are fine, Dragon Ball is one thing, but I don't quite understand why they banned Prince," PDD said.

"I didn't quite understand what the ban on Prince was all about in Dragon Ball either." Guan Zeyuan nodded.

“We should understand when they choose the players,” Zhihuan added.

In the second round, the red team chooses first.

LGD chose the big bug on the fourth floor of the red team.

"Ah! A big bug?" Guan Zeyuan asked, somewhat surprised.

"LGD didn't reserve the counter pick for the top laner in this game. Instead, they picked the top laner on the fourth floor and reserved the counter pick for the mid laner."

(End of this chapter)