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Chapter 457 The last straw that broke the camel's back: LGD loses the match point game!

Through the thick wall, Gragas suddenly flashed out with his E ability, stunning Orianna beneath the tower.

Then, an explosive barrel (R) blasted Orianna out of the air, and the blasted Orianna crashed into Taric's E skill, while Varus followed up with his ultimate.

Samsung executed a perfect combo, and Orianna was instantly killed without even budging an inch.

"Ugh... It's over!" Miller said, as if the words were being forced out from between his teeth.

Orianna's death signifies that the tension that had been building for nearly sixteen minutes since Jayce was caught and killed a little over six minutes ago has finally snapped.

In the LGD team voice chat.

"Hiss~" Wei Shen gasped for breath.

The sound of breathing echoed in each teammate's headset, along with a clear series of keystrokes.

The clicking sounds were continuous, indicating that the same key was being pressed rapidly and repeatedly.

Zhou Dian could guess that Wei Shen was frantically pressing the "F" key, which is Orianna's Flash.

Even after Orianna was killed, Wei Shen held down the button for a few more seconds, showing how frustrated he was about being killed in this wave.

"I should have come out!" Wei Shen's voice trembled slightly.

The LGD team's voice chat was quiet for a moment; no one spoke.

For the past ten minutes or so, everyone in LGD has been extremely cautious and on edge.

Now that string has snapped, everyone is feeling rather dejected.

"It's okay, take your time, we haven't lost yet!" Only Zhou Dian responded to Wei Shen.

The others remained silent.

Zhou Dian then realized that in the last ten minutes or so, the voices in the LGD team's voice chat had become increasingly faint.

This is not good news; the confidence of the LGD players is being eroded little by little.

At this moment, on the big screen, after Orianna was instantly killed, Jarvan IV, who was not far from Orianna, was also affected by Varus' ultimate.

The prince used his EQ combo to return to the second tower, and was then imprisoned by the Corruption Chains.

Taliyah took two steps forward and unleashed a Rock Spike (W) at the prince's feet, fortunately the prince managed to break free from the restraint at the last moment.

Eimy, who was also frantically pressing Flash, used Flash, and the Prince escaped unscathed.

If the prince dies too, the dragon will be gone, and LGD can just send it away!

Samsung destroyed LGD's mid-lane tower and then retreated.

With the mid-lane tower falling, the pressure on vision control increases significantly.

Under immense pressure, LGD's players began making a series of mistakes.

The game lasted 23 minutes, in the upper half of the river.

Before the economic gap widened too much, Eimy immediately started farming barrels for river crabs.

If you can kill the Gragas and forcefully rush down Baron, you can still turn the tide.

However, Samsung stuck together too tightly, and others quickly came to the scene to provide support.

Shen's ultimate and Taric's ultimate saved Gragas.

In the chaos, Cuvee's Shen used his E skill to taunt Orianna and Karma, the two squishiest champions.

Shen didn't use E-Flash, but he directly E'd Wei Shen and PYL, who both had Flash available.

After being mocked by Shen, the two even used two Death Flashes.

Zhou Dian's Jayce flashed and stole the low-health Gemstone, but it was too little, too late.

In a three-for-one exchange, only Zhou Dian and imp escaped from LGD's side.

Next, Samsung took down the Baron, and the game was completely under their control.

With Taliyah's ultimate blocking the way, and only half of the Baron buff time remaining, all of LGD's outer towers were destroyed by Samsung.

The economic gap has reached 7,000 yuan.

In terms of performance, it can be said that LGD collapsed instantly.

But in reality, Samsung has already placed an incredibly heavy burden on LGD.

That last straw broke the camel's back.

During the duration of this Baron buff, LGD did not lose their high ground, but that was only because Samsung was unwilling to take any risks.

At 31 minutes into the game, Samsung, with a complete vision advantage, used the Baron Nashor as bait and finally caught someone from LGD.

LGD's jungler and support were ambushed and killed, and LGD lost their second Baron Nashor in this game.

Using the Baron buff, Samsung destroyed all three of LGD's inhibitor turrets.

At 36 minutes into the game, Samsung, with super minions on all three lanes, attacked LGD's inhibitor turret.

LGD's five players attacked from behind their base, but were wiped out, with only Wei Shen's Orianna escaping back to the fountain.

Samsung destroyed LGD's base crystal, taking another step forward and leading LGD 2-1 in this semi-final, thus securing match point.

LGD is now on the brink of disaster.

With LGD's base crystal exploding, the kill score between the two sides was fixed at 1-12.

One kill. Yes, LGD only got one kill in this game.

The only kill was secured by Zhou Dian.

Overall, although this game lasted nearly 37 minutes, it felt like the skill gap was even greater than the previous two fast-paced games that lasted over 20 minutes.

LGD was completely outmaneuvered in this game.

In the commentary box.

Wow! Samsung.

The doll shook its head and continued, "The 1 to 12 kill score in this match showed us how powerful the Samsung team is."

"LGD needs to do more if they want to turn things around in the upcoming matches!"

Apart from a small group of Samsung fans cheering, large areas of the audience were completely silent.

Most of the audience members who came to support LPL and LGD could see that LGD had reached the brink of defeat.

If they continue playing like this, the fourth game will just be a repeat of the second and third games, with no real difference.

“Yes, we need to put pressure on the opponent in the early to mid-game,” Miller added.

"They will only make mistakes if you put pressure on them. If you never put pressure on them, they will never make mistakes."

"Then, the chances of winning against a team like Samsung in the late game are too low."

Miller was also aware that by picking Jayce first in this week's top pick, he wanted to put pressure on Samsung in the early and mid-game.

However, Samsung perfectly countered and dealt with it, turning it into a source of pressure for Samsung.

But what else can we say it?

After all, they are only down 1-2 and haven't lost the game yet. It's impossible for the commentators to say something like "the game is over" on stage.

Many people still hold the belief that LGD can turn the tide and reverse the game.

On camera, both players took off their headphones and stood up from their seats.

The five Samsung players remained calm, showing no joy at having taken the lead in the semifinals.

This is terrifying; such an opponent seems to have no weaknesses.

While they may not have any particularly outstanding strengths, Samsung, with no apparent weaknesses, has evolved into a formidable force in this slower-paced World Championship meta. Balance is the greatest strength of the current Samsung team!

On LGD's side, Zhou Dian and his teammates also got up and walked towards the backstage area.

Wei Shen was the last to get up from his seat.

After taking off his headphones, he rubbed his forehead hard a few times before standing up and catching up with his teammates.

In the previous game, facing Samsung's suffocating macro play, he, as the mid laner, was under immense psychological pressure.

He was terrified that one mistake would ruin the entire game.

Moreover, he did indeed make a crucial "mistake".

Even if it's normal that he couldn't react in time, Wei Shen still felt that it was his mistake.

"Go LGD!"

"Go LGD!"

Before stepping off the main stage, Zhou Dian heard a few people in the audience shouting "LGD, keep going!" His somewhat depressed mood instantly lifted.

They're only down 1-2, they haven't lost the best-of-five series yet!
There are tens of thousands of viewers and fans supporting them. No matter how difficult the competition is, as a player on the field, you can't give up first.

Zhou Dian has a good enough mindset to quickly adjust.

However, the other four members of LGD looked somewhat dejected and silently walked into the player tunnel.

Seeing the silent LGD players on camera, Wawa shouted from the commentary booth, "LGD, keep it up! Take a good look and adjust!"

"Keep it up, keep it up!" Miller chimed in. "Get yourself in the right mindset, and most importantly, don't leave any regrets."

"Yes, I think it doesn't matter what others think at this point!"

The doll continued, "The key is for them to play their own style in the game."

"Congratulations to Samsung for taking the match point first and leading LGD 2-1!"

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

The discussion in the commentary section didn't get to the point; it was just a lot of empty talk.

Then, the post-match results panel for the third game was displayed on the big screen.

Then the MVP of the third game was awarded to Crown's Taliyah.

The MVP award for this game went to crown's Taliyah, which was far less controversial than the Malzahar award in the second game.

However, it makes sense to give the MVP of the third game to Ambition's Gragas.

The moment when Gragas ganked top lane at level two and killed Zhou Dian's Jayce was indeed crucial.

Ultimately, everyone at Samsung performed very well; no one stood out, and no one let them down.

Finally, Changmao said, "Okay, I just received news that in the upcoming fourth game, Samsung, who has the right to choose sides, has chosen the blue side."

"Take a short break, everyone! The exciting match will be back soon!"

During the break between matches, Chinese internet platforms discussing League of Legends matches were in an uproar.

For many LPL viewers who weren't LGD fans, their emotional journey watching the LGD vs. Samsung semi-final was like this:
When LGD swept the first game, they raved about LGD.

This team is going to crush Samsung and make it to the finals! Finally, we don't have to watch an all-Korean battle in the finals of the World Championship for the past three years.

When Samsung once again dominated the second game, leveling the score, these viewers felt something was off.

Samsung seems pretty strong. LGD, you need to step up your game. You're the only team left in the LPL.

At this point, Samsung had executed a perfect strategy, and LGD lost the third game without any chance to fight back. After Samsung took the lead and reached match point, some LPL viewers began to curse LGD for playing terribly.

They felt hopeless; LGD was doomed to lose, and would be eliminated 3-1 in the next game.

[For three consecutive years, the S-series finals have been an all-Korean affair. What's the point of watching that?!]

[I can't believe the finals at the Bird's Nest will be an LCK internal battle! I can't accept this!]

[I'm about to get bombarded with KRD's comments again, I can't take it anymore, I'm uninstalling Tieba!]

[LGD is trash, get out! They can't even fight back!]

[They're not even as good as RNG; at least RNG fought SKT to the very last second!]

On Baidu Tieba, posts with similar titles began to appear one after another after LGD lost the third game.

Of course, many rational viewers also criticized the posters in these posts.

They haven't lost yet, let's cheer for LGD first. It's not too late to criticize them after they're actually eliminated.

The forum is filled with a lot of content about "arguing" and "temporarily mediating" disputes.

For many LPL viewers who are just there for fun, the wins and losses of LPL teams are merely topics of conversation or arguments.

These people have never genuinely supported any team without any ulterior motives.

However, these people are only a part of the group. There are still many posts that seriously discuss the content of the competition, and these people rarely participate in those meaningless flame wars.

The 17 World Championship semifinals, backstage at the Shanghai venue, LGD's rest room.

Zhou Dian and his teammates had been back in the lounge for half a minute, but the lounge was silent and no one spoke.

At times like this, if the coaches and players don't speak, others naturally won't be so tactless as to say anything.

Wei Shen, PYL, and Eimy sat in their chairs, looking dejected with their heads slightly lowered.

Even the usually carefree Imp looked worried at this moment.

The only ones who seemed to be in relatively normal spirits were Zhou Dian and Dgc.

Both of them had their brows furrowed tightly.

He was clearly pondering something, but hadn't yet gotten the answer he wanted.

The lounge was quiet for about half a minute before Dgc was the first to break out of his reverie.

After looking around at his teammates, Dgc could tell that they were clearly in a state of having suffered a severe blow, lacking confidence, and having lost their ability to think.

To put it simply, his teammates were completely bewildered and had no idea how to play the game.

Of course, Zhou Dian is an exception.

Dgc knew that as the team's head coach, he had to say something at this point.

After clapping his hands together to attract the team members' attention with his voice, Dgc first gave them a pep talk.

Regardless of whether this motivational speech is effective or not, boosting morale is essential at times like these.

However, once the chicken soup is finished, it doesn't mean it's over.

This is a competition, and ultimately it comes down to the competition itself.

Dgc also knows that after giving them some motivational speeches, it's time to have a clear discussion about the tactics and draft picks for the fourth game.

If you win this round, you can continue playing; if you lose, you go straight home.

In some sports competitions, a series of knockout matches is often referred to as a "win or go home" situation.

If you don't win, go home!

In these kinds of games, the pressure on players is often greater than in the deciding game.

After clearing his throat with a cough, Dgc began to lead his team in discussing tactics for the fourth game.

Several pre-prepared plans were discussed, but each time Dgc would abandon them halfway through.

Having played this far, Dgc knows very well that the strategies he just mentioned are doomed against Samsung, so there's no point in even trying them.

And there's no chance for LGD to try anymore; if they lose one more game, they'll have to go home!
(End of this chapter)