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

Two days later, at 3 PM, EDG faced off against BLG.

Actually, there is a connection between BLG and EDG. BLG was formerly known as IMAY, which was formed by the core members of EDG's second team.

This team was far less famous than it would become in later generations, and the players' skills could only be described as mediocre.

The core of the team is mid-laner Kuro (Korean import) and ADC Jinjiao. The team doesn't have any major flaws, but it also doesn't have any particular strengths. So before the match, netizens were quite optimistic about EDG.

Of course, this is on the premise that Shen Lang doesn't do anything funny.

After the match against SN, everyone now knows that EDG is a completely different team with and without Shen Lang. Moreover, no one knows whether Shen Lang will once again sit on the bench in the rest room, waiting to come on in the decisive game to turn the tide.

In fact, Shen Lang really wanted to do that.

The other EDG players are in pretty good form. As long as their substitute mid laner doesn't feed, they have a good chance of winning against BLG.

However, when Shen Lang proposed this idea, Abu expressed his firm opposition.

He's old and has a heart condition, and he didn't want to go through the same shock as the previous two days again, so when Shen Lang suggested that the substitutes go first, Abu immediately got angry.

"You have to play today. If you really can't, I'll kowtow to you twice."

As she spoke, she leaned against Shen Lang, assuming a kneeling posture.

Shen Lang would never allow his manager to kneel down, even though he knew Abu was being unreasonable.

There was no other way but to step in.

The commentators for today's match are Guan Zeyuan and Rita. Before the match even started, Guan Zeyuan made an interesting guess: "Do you think it's possible that EDG might field their substitutes again today?"

Rita nodded: "It's quite possible. Maybe it won't be as extreme as the past two days, but given Wei Wu's style, he might wait until EDG loses a game before playing."

Everyone knows this player, Wei Wu Ge. He tries to play as few matches as possible, and he avoids scrims whenever possible.

"This might be BLG's chance. They have a good chance of winning against EDG without Wei Wu Ge. As long as they establish an advantage in the previous matches, if Wei Wu Ge makes a mistake when he comes on, wouldn't BLG be able to win today's match?"

Guan Zeyuan added.

However, while the two were warming up, they did not hear any information from the director about making a substitution in their earpieces. At this moment, the players from both teams walked onto the stage from the player tunnel.

Shen Lang was among them.

"Oh? Wei Wu is playing in the first game? It seems EDG doesn't want any unexpected changes in today's match."

Guan Zeyuan was quite surprised.

"In that case, we can only rely on the performance of both teams' players. If BLG wants to beat EDG, I think they need to deliberately target the mid lane in today's match..."

Between the commentary and analysis, the contestants quickly set up their equipment.

After the pre-match promotional video finished playing, the director quickly switched the camera to the drafting and banning (BP) screen.

The draft phase of the first game started quickly, with EDG on the blue side and BLG on the red side.

"Today's mission is to avoid overtime and quickly resolve the battle. Seven, give me your signature Jess."

Shen Lang spoke up.

Since we can't choose not to participate, we can only end the battle as quickly as possible.

The factory manager nodded: "Then we'll focus on the early to mid-game pace today. Our opponents aren't very strong, but we still need to be cautious."

As they spoke, the first three bans for both sides were quickly determined.

BLG continued to target the mid lane, banning Shen Lang's frequently used mid-lane warriors. However, Clearlove responded by banning Galio as well.

This hero is really good at surviving, and the key is that while surviving, he can also use his ultimate to support and play his role. Since you choose to play the early and mid-game tempo, you can only avoid the opponent picking this kind of hero.

"EDG seems to be taking this seriously today!"

Guan Zeyuan commented as he watched Galio being banned.

Today's EDG was like two completely different teams compared to when they faced SN. They played recklessly in the previous two days, but today they were extremely serious. If you didn't know better, you would think they were playing in the World Championship.

After the third ban, start hero selection.

EDG locked in Kai'Sa first, while BLG quickly locked in Alistar and Xayah.

In the jungle position, Clearlove helped Jiejie pick Jarvan IV, a champion he's been playing well recently, while the support was Leona, a champion with strong initiation capabilities.

"In this game, Tianye should not focus on laning. In the early and mid-game, he should roam to the mid lane as much as possible to help Xiaolang establish an advantage."

After the hero was locked, the factory manager spoke.

In other words, this Leona pick wasn't chosen for the bot lane, but rather as a support for Shen Lang.

BLG's jungler pick is Olaf.

Although this hero doesn't have many crowd control abilities, his damage output is very high in the early and mid-game. This is probably a lesson the coach learned from the matches between SN and EDG.

Having crowd control alone isn't enough for a jungler; to prevent Shen Lang from making plays, you also need to deal damage.

"If the jungler picks Olaf, BLG should be planning to pick a tanky champion for the mid lane. Galio would actually be a very good choice, but unfortunately EDG banned Galio in this game."

Guan Zeyuan said with considerable regret.

After the third round of hero selection, both sides banned two more heroes.

BLG immediately locked in Karma.

"Oh?"

Guan Zeyuan was somewhat surprised by this hero selection. "You know what, against Wei Wu Ge, Karma is indeed a good choice. Although Karma's burst damage in the mid lane is not high, her laning ability is very strong, and she has a shield and speed boost, so her survivability is not bad either. No wonder the jungler chose Olaf. He must be thinking of using the jungler to make up for the lack of damage in the mid lane."

It was EDG's turn to choose again.

Without much thought, the two heroes were quickly locked in—

Jayce and Rumble.

Both of these champions can be played in the mid or top lane, but Rita, who is familiar with EDG, quickly made a judgment: "Jayce should be played in the mid lane. Mighty doesn't really like to pick AP champions in the mid lane, and Jayce is more in line with his style. As for Rumble, he should be picked to supplement the team's AP damage."

"It seems that EDG is focusing on the early and mid-game tempo in this match. Everyone knows that Jayce is a champion whose effectiveness will be greatly reduced if he doesn't gain an advantage before 20 minutes. On one hand, they are thinking about using Jayce for maximum offense, and on the other hand, they are thinking about using Karma to try their best to defend. Now it depends on whether Weiwu's spear is sharp or Kuro's shield is solid..."

As Guan Zeyuan analyzed the situation, BLG's final counter pick was quickly determined.

Sword Demon!

The lineups for the first game have been announced.

EDG on the blue side: Top lane Rumble, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Jayce, Bot lane Kai'Sa and Leona.

BLG on the red side: Top lane Aatrox, Jungle Olaf, Mid lane Karma, Bot lane Xayah and Alistar.