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Chapter 448: Opening Champagne Before Halftime?

“Let’s look at our level lead,” Wawa said. “Top lane is two levels ahead, mid lane is two levels ahead, jungle is two levels ahead, and AD is one level ahead.”

"I'm about two levels ahead in almost every position, which is very comfortable. A level lead is the most real and solid lead!"

Miller continued, "Although the Baron buff is gone now, the economic advantage is too great. LGD can totally push the high ground head-on."

As Kassadin pushed the minion wave to Samsung's top lane inhibitor, the other four LGD players also pushed the minion wave to Samsung's bottom lane inhibitor.

Samsung's bottom lane inhibitor tower had already lost most of its health, so LGD focused their efforts on the bottom lane inhibitor tower.

Kassadin held off two Samsung players in the top lane, while the other four LGD players easily destroyed the low-health inhibitor turret in the bottom lane.

After destroying the bottom lane's small crystal, the super minion wave in the mid lane has already arrived, and LGD has decided to push down Samsung in one fell swoop.

In front of Samsung's last remaining inhibitor turret, Eimy's Gragas suddenly used his E-Flash to stun Tristana, and then used his ultimate to blast Tristana back.

The moment Gem's ultimate ability was unleashed, Tristana, who hadn't used Flash, was instantly killed.

Then Kennen, who charged in with his ultimate, was immediately charmed by Rakan's ultimate.

Kennen was also killed.

Rakan took the full damage of Kennen's ultimate. After all, he was just a support, with a low level and poor equipment. He only had a third of his health left, but he still managed to survive until he reached the tower.

The prince charged in with his EQ combo, and with the help of the turret's damage, he used his ultimate to sit on Rakan and kill him.

After 27 minutes of gameplay, Samsung finally secured their first and only kill of the game.

The prince who entered the fray was focused down and killed by LGD's players, and the remaining Taric and Taliyah from Samsung's side also couldn't escape.

Under Kassadin's pursuit, Gem was killed before he could even escape back to the fountain.

The Taliyah, who had escaped back to the fountain with low health, was chased into the fountain and stomped to death by Kassadin's Voidwalk (R).

Then Kassadin flashed out with a sliver of health.

ACE!

"A 14-1 kill score! Congratulations to LGD!!!" Wawa shouted.

The baby's last note was drawn out, and her shout sounded somewhat hoarse, which was indeed incredibly exciting.

"Wow, the only downside is that LGD lost one player at the end, otherwise the kill score would have been a 14-0 shutout!" Miller added.

"LGD played smoothly in this game, completely shutting down Samsung's offensive points. Moreover, it was clear that every LGD player was in excellent form today."

Do you know how to praise a person better than a child?

The audience continued to cheer, and the atmosphere inside the venue was already quite excited.

"Keep it up, LGD!" Wawa shouted.

After Samsung's base crystal exploded, the camera focused on the players' benches on both sides.

The semifinals started with a decisive victory for LGD. Apart from Zhou Dian, who calmly picked up his water glass and took a sip, the other teammates were quite excited and took off their headphones to stand up from their seats.

On the other hand, only CoreJJ, the support player on Samsung's side, looked a little uneasy.

After CoreJJ took a sip of water to calm himself down, the five members of Samsung did not get up from their seats immediately. Instead, they sat down and talked peacefully.

On LGD's side, Zhou Dian was the last to get up from his seat and follow his teammates into the player tunnel.

In front of Zhou Dian, Eimy had his arm around PYL's shoulder and was teasing him.

After all, PYL just gave away the team's only kill.

Following Zhou Dian, the Samsung players also got up from their seats and walked into another player tunnel.

After a short commercial break, the camera returned to the commentary section.

"Welcome back, everyone! Congratulations to LGD for winning the first game of the semifinal BO5! They are now leading Samsung 1-0!" Long-haired guy's curved voice was as hypnotic as ever.

"Just as Wawa and Miller said, LGD won this match smoothly and without any pauses."

After a barrage of exaggerated praise for LGD, the big screen at the venue displayed the results of the first game of the semifinals.

Imp's Xayah dealt the highest damage in the game, followed closely by Kassadin.

The damage inflicted on these two individuals was far greater than that in the others.

The MVP of the first game was awarded to Wei Shen's Kassadin.

Then, the commentators in the commentary booth talked at length about the first game.

No one mentioned the level 1 team fight at the very beginning of the game. The minion waves had already been released, but Zhou Dian's Shen mysteriously went to the lower jungle.

He then helped Xayah secure the first blood on the prince, laying a solid foundation for the final victory.

It seems the commentators aren't very good at this.

Of course, it's normal for LPL's official commentators to often talk nonsense, so there's not much to say about it.

After some casual conversation, Long Hair said, "Alright, then we've received information from the back office that Samsung has chosen the blue side for the next game!"

"Let's take a break, the exciting game will be back soon."

During the brief break between games, the players and coaching staff of both teams were urgently discussing the draft and tactics for the next game in their respective lounges backstage.

In Samsung's locker room, the coaches were the main speakers, with players occasionally chiming in.

But regardless of which Samsung player spoke, their tone was quite calm.

You'd never guess they'd just been through a crushing defeat, almost getting shut out.

It's clear that these Samsung players have a very stable mindset and excellent mental fortitude.

The LGD lounge was much more lively.

Everyone, including head coach Dgc, was quite excited; it seemed like a ticket to the finals was already beckoning them.

This is understandable, since the first game went so smoothly, it's natural to expect an equally easy victory in the next one.

Only imp and Zhou Dian seemed less excited during the session.

Zhou Dian deeply understood the principle that "the last leg of a journey is the hardest."

Nothing can be considered secure until the very last moment.

Especially when playing a best-of-five series against a Korean team.

Due to their high level of professionalism and well-developed professional system, LCK teams have a particularly strong ability to adjust in best-of-five series.

In this respect, few teams in the LPL can compare to them.

In last week's quarterfinal match between LGD and Longzhu.

The reason why Dragon Ball got worse and worse as the series progressed was because they never managed to recover.

The main reason was that Khan's mentality was broken by the Barbarian in the first game of the week, and after that, Khan single-handedly made the whole Longzhu team hesitant and timid.

Khan's mentality is indeed not stable enough.

However, in Zhou Dian's opinion, these people from Samsung seem to have a pretty stable mentality.

This BO5 series is far from over, and it won't be an easy win for LGD.

Of course, it's one thing for Zhou Dian to have these thoughts, but after winning the first game of the semifinals, he was also quite excited.

It's just that I wasn't nearly as excited as my teammates.

LGD won the first game easily, so there's not much to adjust or discuss. They've already practiced all the scrims they needed to.

After a brief discussion about the draft picks for the second game, it was time to wait for the break to end so the second game of the BO5 series could begin. As usual, before leaving the rest room, the LGD players gathered in a circle to cheer each other on.

Zhou Dian added, "Brothers, treat the second game like a best-of-one match. Don't think about how we're already leading 1-0!"

"I know, I know!"

"OK OK!"

Then, the LGD players filed out of the rest room and headed towards the player tunnel.

At this moment, on the Chinese internet, in discussion forums on Weibo, Tieba, and other related topics, LPL viewers were not just excited, they were practically arrogant!

Is this all Samsung has to offer?
They were wiped out in just 27 minutes! They're even worse than Dragon Ball!
It does seem to be a comparison between Dragon Ball Vegetables, after all, one is the number one seed and the other is the number three seed.

It's normal for seed number three to be inferior to seed number one.

Can LGD give the Koreans another 3-0 victory?
Wuhu, LPL has made it to the finals!

With only a 1-0 lead, the BO5 has only just begun, and many LPL viewers are already popping champagne before the halfway point is even over!
"Alright, everyone, welcome back!"

"Let's continue to focus on this semi-final BO5. LGD is currently leading Samsung 1-0."

"There will be a red-blue team swap soon, with Samsung on the blue side. I think this will have a significant impact on the draft."

"Before we begin, let's quickly read out the advertisement."

The way the long-haired ad was inserted was a bit awkward.

It can only be said that their advertising skills need improvement.

One by one, the audience members who had gone to the restroom returned to their seats, and the ten players from both sides were also in position.

"Alright, the second game of the BO5 is about to begin. Let's turn the camera to the commentators!"

Of course, the camera didn't immediately focus on the commentators on the live stream; instead, it showed another commercial break.

There are so many advertisements during the World Championship; they're constantly being inserted into every nook and cranny.

After two consecutive brand advertisements, the scene finally returned to the main topic.

"Alright, everyone, welcome back to the game!"

"The first game is over, so we should tone down our excitement a bit."

Wawa continued, "But it has to be said that in the first game, LGD gained the upper hand in terms of the early laning phase, the mid and jungle's early protection and invasion of the jungle."

“Yes!” Miller nodded. “I think the main reason we dominated the opponent was in the mid and jungle!”

“Especially after Eimy gained control of the jungle, we found that players including Wei Shen and Zhou Shen were playing very comfortably in lane, because our top and mid lanes were actually at a disadvantage.”

"So, in this game, we'll continue to use the same method we used to win the last game!"

Both the commentators and the two on-site commentators, Wawa and Miller, seemed to take LGD's mid-jungle advantage in the previous game for granted.

They completely ignored the fact that Master An gave up first blood at level 1, causing Samsung's early game rhythm to collapse.

What if both sides have a normal start?
So how will things develop next?

The image on the large screen changed, and the BP interface appeared.

"Alright, the draft phase for the second game of the S7 World Championship semifinals has begun. Samsung has chosen the blue side, while LGD is on the red side!"

"Alright, this game is on LGD's favorite side, the red side. I'm really looking forward to Zhou's performance!"

The doll chuckled and continued, "While Shen was also outstanding in the last game, I think the audience would like to see something else, like Fiora or Jayce!"

First round of BP.

Samsung banned Lulu, Kog'Maw, and Xayah.

LGD banned Kalista, Tristana, and Sejuani.

"Oh, Sejuani is still banned. Ambition's Sejuani was really too good."

Miller continued, "In that case, Samsung will most likely be going to first pick Galio."

Before the words were even finished, Samsung locked in Janna on the first floor of the blue team.

“Hey, if you didn’t choose it, then we can take it!” Miller said.

Among the Incense Burner Monsters, Lulu and Janna are the strongest.

Now that Lulu is banned, it's highly likely that Samsung will first pick Janna.

This isn't yesterday's SKT, how could they possibly pick Galio on the first floor of the blue side!
Miller seems to have developed a bit of an allergy to Galio because of SKT.

“If we take Galio, what should we pair him with? How about Galio and a mouse?” the doll chimed in.

"Uh, Galio and Twitch are fine, the main concern right now is that the opponent might pick Caitlyn to lane against them."

As soon as Miller finished speaking, LGD locked in the Prince on the first floor of the red side.

"Oh, Prince Galio is fine, I think Galio should take it!"

As he wished, LGD locked down Galio on the second floor.

When LGD picked the Jarvan IV and Galio combo, which PDD called the "do whatever you want" combination, the audience immediately cheered.

The jungle-mid duo of Prince and Galio was used by RNG to crush Samsung in the group stage.

However, during the World Championship, many teams improved rapidly, changing their strength every day.

It can only be said that things are very different now than they used to be.

“If we pick Galio and Jarvan IV first, then the bot lane will have to be slightly sacrificed in the draft,” Wawa said.

"There's nothing we can do about it; the blue team's drafting and banning is indeed easier."

Next, Samsung selected Varus and Malzahar on the second and third floors of the blue team.

Upon seeing these two heroes, Dgc frowned.

Samsung's first three picks were completely different from the first game, returning to Samsung's preferred development and operation rhythm.

This draft pick/block is going to be tough!

"So, will LGD's final pick in the first round be a support or an AD carry?" Miller said.

"What support champions are left now? There's Rakan, and Taric."

Without much hesitation, LGD secured the Twitch on the third floor of the red side.

"Let's pick Twitch for Imp first. There aren't many AD carries left to choose from. Both sides banned too many in the first round. If we don't pick it now, we won't even be able to get Twitch in the second round of the draft!"

The first round of business matching (BP) has ended.

We've moved on to the second round of draft picks.

LGD banned Kha'Zix and Cho'Gath.

Samsung banned Rakan and Soraka.

"Oh, Samsung banned Soraka as their last pick, so LGD only has Taric left as their support!" Wawa said.

Miller added, "It seems like we can only pick Taric then. Taric seems a bit too weak in lane, and he's paired with Twitch. What I'm worried about now is that LGD's bot lane duo will be at a huge disadvantage in lane."

“There is indeed such a hidden danger!” The doll nodded.

"However, Jayce has been released this game. I wonder if LGD will pick Jayce?"

(End of this chapter)