Alliance: If you block my contract, I will just start!

This result was unexpected, but also reasonable.

After all, SKT had already been defeated twice by G2 in the group stage, so it seems understandable that they were eliminated by G2 in the semifinals.

Moreover, the players of Bo5G2 were in great form, especially the jungler Jankos, who even beat Clid directly. Coupled with the top laner Pike chosen in the final game, many factors combined made the audience feel that they should have won.

Another thing is that the strength shown by SKT is not very strong. To be precise, the overall strength of the LCK region is not that strong.

This trend has already appeared since last season, and S9 is generally recognized as the weakest year for the LCK region. The strongest team in the region, the LCK, is not as strong as everyone imagined.

"we are the champion!"

After watching the game between SKT and G2, iboy cheered.

He has been in very good shape on the court these days and has become more arrogant.

Even though G2 defeated SKT twice in the group stage and even successfully defeated SKT in the knockout stage, in iboy's heart, SKT is still a much greater threat than G2.

Now that SKT has been eliminated and the biggest threat has been eliminated, he naturally thinks the championship is already in his pocket.

Upon hearing this, the other contestants echoed it.

Seeing this, Shen Lang frowned immediately.

Opening champagne at halftime is a big taboo on the court!

You know, until now, there are still people in the forum who occasionally criticize RNG, isn't it because they opened champagne at halftime when facing G2 in last year's global finals but were eliminated by G2?

There is no such thing as a sure-win game in this world. As long as the opponent's crystal doesn't explode, it will be full of suspense. What's more, EDG hasn't even walked in front of G2 yet, and their game with TL hasn't even finished yet.

Although Shen Lang thought about it, he didn't say it out loud.

When people are proud, they will not listen to other people's suggestions. If you want your teammates to adjust their mentality, the best way is to suffer some setbacks on the field.

Anyway, Shen Lang can take care of himself, and as long as not all his teammates get sick, there will be no problem in defeating TL in the semi-finals.

……

The next day at 5pm, the game between EDG and TL started on time.

It's not just the EDG players who are very optimistic about this game. The commentators and domestic netizens also think that EDG can easily beat TL.

"It's obvious from this MSI that EDG has made great progress compared to the spring season. Beating SKT in 14 minutes was something we couldn't even think of before. Maybe it was because SKT's players weren't in very good shape, but it also shows EDG's strength from the side."

"EDG was actually very strong during the spring season, but at that time it was more of a carry by Weiwu. The outcome of the game depended largely on Weiwu's condition. It was precisely because of Weiwu's excellent condition that EDG was able to win the spring season championship.

In the previous group matches, we can see that Weiwu didn't really carry the game very often. Instead, it was the jungler and bottom lane combination that really controlled the game. They didn't even need Weiwu to take action to win the game. In this state, EDG can already have the shadow of a champion."

……

While the players were debugging their equipment on the field, Wawa and Miller began to praise them.

If it were in the past, the comments in the live broadcast room would definitely be full of criticism of the two people for their awkward bragging, but now...

The comments were even harsher than the two of them!

Things like "the battle will be resolved within 15 minutes", "Brother Weiwu doesn't even need to appear on the stage", "EDG can easily win against the European and American losers"...

In fact, it all comes down to the influence of the game in which they defeated SKT in less than 15 minutes. In the minds of many domestic netizens, EDG is now invincible!

On the playing field.

While the players were debugging their equipment, the factory manager was deploying tactics over the voice chat.

"Today's game is nothing special. Team Liquid is a relatively traditional team. When facing them, we just need to focus on the double carries. The jungler should help the middle lane in the early stage. Wait until Xiaolang has established an advantage, and then the mid and jungle will work together to help the bottom lane..."

Not only the players, but also the coach himself is very confident.

The equipment was quickly debugged and the BP for the first game began.

EDG is on the blue side and TL is on the red side.

In the first three ban positions, EDG gave Ruby, Galio and Rakan, while TL gave Leblanc, Sylas and Neeko.

The intentions of both parties are clear.

EDG didn't want the opposing bottom lane combination to use a protective support to drag the game into the late game, while TL focused on Shen Lang.

Even though Shen Lang's performance in this MSI regular season was not that outstanding, he is still a key target in the eyes of analysts and coaches from other teams.

After the third ban, start hero selection.

EDG was the first to lock on Kaisa, and when it was TL's turn, they didn't hide at all and directly locked on the bottom lane combination.

Sivir and Braum.

Then EDG's jungler locked on Lee Sin and the support locked on Alistar.

Since the hero Sylas came out, Minotaur is rarely chosen as a support, mainly because Minotaur's ultimate is a bit OP. Minotaur can only resist when used by himself, but if it is stolen by Sylas, he can both resist and fight.

However, in this game, Sylas was banned by TL. There is nothing wrong with choosing Minotaur. This hero is still good at cooperating with teammates to find opportunities, and his ability to kill by tower dive is also very strong after level 6.

Then TL locked down the jungler Prince.

After the third selection, both sides banned two heroes again.

Shen Lang had no intention of using Black Technology in this game, so when the factory manager asked him which hero to choose for this game, he decisively said that he wanted to play Jayce.

Jensen is a more traditional mid laner. If nothing unexpected happens, TL should choose a traditional mage for the mid lane. Choosing Jayce can easily gain an advantage in the early laning phase.

Just as Shen Lang guessed, TL's last two heroes chosen were Clockwork and Kennen.

The Prince can cooperate with Clockwork to bring the ball into the field, and the hero Kennen's ability in team battles is very strong. In the mid-term, TL will not be completely unable to compete for key resources. Kennen, who has a big move and flash, can at least make EDG afraid.

For the final top unit, EDG chose Gnar.

The positioning of the two top lane heroes is still very similar. In the early stage, they can use the advantage of their long arms to achieve a suppressing effect. In the middle and late stages, they can use their ultimate skills to play a key role in team battles.

The lineups for the first game were quickly determined:

EDG is on the blue side: top lane Gnar, jungle Lee Sin, mid lane Jayce, bottom lane Kaisa and Alistar.

TL is on the red side: top lane Kennen, jungle Jarvan IV, mid lane Clockwork, bottom lane Sivir and Braum.