Mingkai, if you're this cowardly, you should just go home and raise pigs.

On October 19th, RNG faced off against FNC!

This year's FNC followed the same script as the previous EDG, achieving a 0-3 record in the first round of the group stage.

However, after receiving encouragement from Yu Shuang, European Uzi defied the odds in the second round, winning two consecutive points against his opponents and securing a chance to advance through overtime.

On October 19th, at 4 PM, in the Yangcheng Gymnasium, after a complicated opening ceremony and a promotional video, RNG finally started their match against FNC at 4:40 PM.

In the first game, RNG had the right to choose sides, but unexpectedly, RNG took the initiative to choose the red side.

However, for some reason, FNC gave Rekkles a Sivir to counter Uzi's Tristana in the first game.

Although FNC gained momentum in the early game, Sivir's ability to clean up in team fights and push towers was completely inferior to Tristana's in terms of lane rotation and macro play.

Although FNC gained an early advantage, they were no match for RNG in mid-to-late game team fights.

RNG secured a victory by breaking through the blue buff with red buff right from the start.

In the second game, FNC showed no signs of learning from their mistakes. They once again gave Uzi Tristana while having Kog'Maw and Twitch, and then picked Vayne to counter Tristana themselves.

FNC maintained control of the early game, but Vayne's damage output in mid-to-late game team fights was nowhere near that of Uzi's Tristana.

In the third game, FNC finally realized they needed to deal with Uzi's Tristana.

They took Uzi's small cannon by using a gun instead of a ban.

In this game, FNC surprisingly failed to gain momentum in the early game, but with Tristana, they gained an advantage in mid-game lane rotations and team fights, ultimately securing the victory.

In the fourth game, with both sides banning 7 ADCs, FNC picked Varus against Uzi's Twitch.

However, Rekkles' Varus did not put much pressure on Uzi in the early game, allowing both sides to smoothly transition into team fights.

Varus with the same four-item build is simply not on the same level as the old man in team fights.

The key point is that FNC, despite having Gnar in the top lane, did not split push against Shen, but instead chose to force a team fight at Baron Nashor, after which Mlxg's Jarvan IV stole Baron Nashor.

The outcome of the match was essentially decided!

RNG secured a winning start for the LPL in the knockout stage, making the LPL feel like it was celebrating the New Year.

With Tencent's strong push, related topics became trending on various self-media platforms.

LPL viewers and fans were almost celebrating the Lunar New Year.

Everyone was celebrating, as if they were releasing all the pent-up emotions of the past two years in one breath.

Amidst this enthusiastic atmosphere, the match between WE and SKT took place on October 20th.

WE, who advanced as the top seed in their group, have the right to choose sides first!

WE picked Galio right away, giving them a classic WE-style "do whatever you want" strategy.

With the mid and jungle players protecting them, WE gained an advantage in both the top and bottom lanes.

WE is currently the LPL team that best supports the top lane, second only to EDG.

The reason for this is that WE's coach, Redmi, started his career as a top laner and has always had a unique understanding of the game in this position.

Moreover, 957's personal abilities are also quite outstanding.

His individual ability is outstanding, not in terms of how well he plays, but rather he can be compared to a mini-Marin!

Like Marin, he is not a player who relies on mechanical skill, but rather on his understanding of the game and lane dynamics.

His playstyle is a good counter to the impulsive Huni, who can't break through 957 in the top lane at all!

Similarly, Faker's Cassiopeia failed to break through Xiye's Galio, and WE easily won the first game.

When WE won the first game, everyone believed that WE should be able to win the Bo5.

However, in the second game, SKT switched to the blue side, and WE on the red side were at a disadvantage in the draft, as they had to ban not only Kalista but also Galio.

Galio is the most overpowered hero in the current version, let alone when Faker gets him.

The mid lane then became a battle between LeBlanc and Syndra.

Faker showed the world what the Great Demon King Faker truly is with a single game with LeBlanc!

Because Condi frequently needs to gank the top lane, the mid lane often finds itself in a 1v1 situation.

Without teammates' help, Xiye's Syndra was at a disadvantage against Faker's LeBlanc.

The good thing is that although Xiye is at a disadvantage, he can at least stay in the mid lane.

But when Blank... yes, the starting jungler for this Bo5 was Blank, not Peanut!

Blank naturally understood why Peanut was replaced and strictly adhered to the policy that Kkoma was the kingpin in the mid lane.

After ganking mid lane several times, they finally found an opportunity to kill Syndra.

After holding his urine for more than ten minutes, Xi Ye suddenly urinated profusely.

Faker's LeBlanc started roaming around, causing WE's top and bottom lanes to collapse.

In the third game, the two sides switched sides again!

SKT banned Xiye's Galio in this game, denying him the opportunity to roam.

Without Galio, Xiye started picking Taliyah to fight.

Faker chose Karma to force a lane priority in the mid lane.

Karma's laning speed is naturally slower than Taliyah's, and WE won this game again.

WE has taken the lead, 2-1!

If we can win just one more game, we can defeat SKT!

However, after switching to the blue side again, Faker, without LeBlanc, picked Lucian in the mid lane and forced WE to win the game, directly giving Xiye's Taliyah two solo kills.

The score was tied thanks to Faker's performance.

In the fifth game, SKT, on the red side, picked a combination of Orianna, Nocturne, and Twitch, catching WE off guard.

Nightmare was indeed difficult to control the early game, which gave WE a huge advantage in the early stages.

However, in a team fight around the Baron Nashor at the 35-minute mark, SKT executed a perfect team fight, rewriting their own destiny.

In the end, SKT defeated WE 3-2 in this best-of-five series!

For a moment, LPL viewers and fans, who were celebrating the New Year just yesterday, were completely speechless.

That's when everyone realized that the SKT team at the World Championship and the SKT team in other competitions are completely different teams!

The SKT team at Worlds is far stronger than the SKT teams in other tournaments.

The SKT team that played Bo1 and the SKT team that played Bo5 are two different teams!

SKT in Bo5 is far stronger than SKT in Bo1!

Before everyone could even catch their breath, LZ was facing off against the MSF Rabbit Team.

The Rabbit Team caught SKT off guard with their unconventional strategies, resulting in a full five-game series where the Rabbit Team almost eliminated SKT.

But in this life, the Rabbit Team is facing the LZ Team.

LZ and SKT have different operational logics, which makes LZ more likely to have an advantage in the early game and laning phase.

This led to LZ playing a particularly exciting game against the Rabbit team.

The two sides are either fighting or on their way to fight; they're constantly fighting!

In the end, LZ defeated the Rabbit Team 3-1, becoming the third team to advance.

Seeing LZ team so easily crush Rabbit team has cast a shadow over LPL viewers and fans.

[Last day! Everyone, go all out with the prize draw! Let's go!!!]