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After the mid laners for both sides were determined, the draft phase seemed to be fast-forwarded, with both sides starting to build their lineups around the mid lane as the anchor point.

Syndra is relatively weaker than Lissandra in the early game, so JDG's overall lineup is more focused on farming and late-game strategy.

On the other hand, EDG naturally focused on the early game!

The two sides traded blows, and the lineups were finalized!

JDG (Blue Side): Top lane Jax, Jungle Wukong, Mid lane Syndra, Bot lane Jhin and Rakan.

Red side EDG: Top lane Kennen, Jungle Xin Zhao, Mid lane Lissandra, Bot lane Varus and Ashe.

"Both teams have decent lineups! EDG has a slight early-game advantage." Zz1tai looked at the lineups, imagining what might happen next, and then said, "This game will depend on Dong's ability to control the tempo."

"Yes." Uz nodded, a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

When he first came to EDG for a trial, he planned to play League of Legends with his brothers. After all, he had a good relationship with several of EDG's veteran players, and playing games with his old friends would definitely be a lot of fun. As long as their overall strength wasn't too bad, Uzi would gladly sign with them.

But now, the plans have changed...

Now, he hopes EDG will become stronger and stronger!

Amidst the intense gaze of millions, the first game of the Demacia Cup final kicked off!

In the mid lane, Lu Yingdong went up with the minions.

After going online, he didn't hesitate much and immediately used Q to clear the lane.

Since Lissandra has an advantage in pushing lanes against Syndra, we must take advantage of that.

If you can use your lane control to help the jungler get an extra river crab, that's good.

Of course, if you want to push the lane, you'll have to ask if the left hand agrees.

In order to control the lane, in addition to looking at the heroes on both sides, you also need to look at the summoner IDs on both sides.

In professional competitions, it's not uncommon to see players using both forehand and backhand techniques to teach each other how to use them.

In terms of laning, Zuo Shou has never been afraid of anyone.

The minion waves had just clashed when Zuo Shou predicted that Lissandra would use her Q to clear the wave, so he moved forward two steps early and threw a basic attack while Lissandra was using her Q!

Meanwhile, Lu Yingdong also observed the movement of his left hand. With his reaction value reaching 90 points after the synergy bonus, he quickly withdrew the basic attack he was about to give to the minions and instead used a basic attack on the enemy Syndra.

Ice Maiden and Ball Maiden have the same attack range, 550 yards.

But the left hand is still on the third layer.

The instant the Ice Maiden raised her hand to perform a basic attack, he immediately pressed Q, and a [Dark Orb] materialized out of thin air!

This Q is extremely tricky. It appears almost simultaneously with the Ice Maiden's basic attack animation, and it happens to be right at the Ice Maiden's feet. With the Ice Maiden's movement speed without boots, even Lu Yingdong with 90 reaction points cannot avoid it and can only take the hit!

Lu Yingdong frowned slightly as he was forced to take a Q from Syndra at the start of the game. He immediately created distance to avoid being hit by Syndra's second auto-attack.

However, it must be said that this first encounter has already shown that the opponent is not simple.

At the very least, they are not comparable to the opponents in the first two rounds.

Fortunately, being hit by the Q isn't a major problem.

Lu Yingdong retreated two steps and continued pushing the lane with A minions.

After Q is ready, he subtly moves two steps to the side, hits a minion with a basic attack, and uses the basic attack as cover to immediately unleash Q!

Crystal Maiden's Q has a unique mechanism. Although it has a projectile trajectory when it is first thrown and the speed is relatively slow, once the Q skill hits a unit, it becomes an invisible and instantaneous ice crystal shard.

As long as you find the right angle and distance, it's impossible for this Q to be empty!

Meanwhile, Zuo Shou remained calm and composed. He clearly observed the Ice Maiden's Q animation and casually took a step back, just outside the Ice Maiden's Q range, narrowly avoiding the shattered ice shards!

Furthermore, during the retreat, another Dark Orb was placed at the Ice Maiden's feet!

Syndra has a unique mechanic; she can throw her Q while moving.

This time, however, Lu Yingdong didn't freeze in his motion; he also moved sideways and dodged the skill to the limit.

This time, the two sides exchanged skills again, but neither managed to touch the other.

Lu Yingdong remained calm and continued farming.

When Q skill was ready for the third time, the two mid laners did not hesitate and closed the distance again to engage in a third round of combat.

At times like this, mana and other stats are secondary; what they're after is winning the fight!

Only by creating and gradually expanding an advantage through repeated micro-management can one control or maintain lane control!

While observing Syndra's movements, Lu Yingdong continued his basic attacks, raising his hand to fire a basic attack at a minion.

Meanwhile, Zuo Shou subtly took a step forward and unleashed a basic attack directly at the Ice Maiden!

At the same time, his hand was already on Q, ready to deliver a Q to the Ice Maiden as soon as she dared to retaliate!

This set of operations sounds simple, but it is actually not easy to do at all. Just catching the opponent's basic attack to trigger Q is something that would require full concentration for an ordinary person, but it is just a piece of cake for him.

However, Lu Yingdong will not fall for the same trick twice.

Lu Yingdong reacted quickly, immediately switching targets and feigning an attack on Syndra with a basic attack.

On the other side, the left hand completes the basic attack, and then immediately follows up with Q, placing it at the feet of the Ice Maiden!

But this time, Lu Yingdong faked a basic attack. In that instant, he decisively canceled the basic attack, took two steps forward, and just barely missed Syndra's Q.

Then, using his positioning to close the distance, he unleashed a Q [Ice Shard]!

The shards pierced through the minions, shattering into invisible fragments, and then pierced Syndra's body at the very end of the skill!

An arcane comet flew from his hand, and thanks to the skill's slowing effect, it still managed to hit!

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yingdong quickly followed up with a basic attack that he hadn't even used yet!

At this moment, Syndra's second basic attack came, but Lu Yingdong not only did not back down, but instead stepped forward and launched another basic attack!

Thanks to the damage from the comet triggered by Q, he has no chance of losing this exchange of blows; he can completely trade blows with the opponent to the very end!

Left Hand understood this too, so this time, Left Hand chickened out. He retreated while attacking, eventually retreating behind the minions.

Lu Yingdong curled the corners of his mouth, turned around and took two steps back to Xiaobing.

At this moment, the second wave of minions slowly appeared online.

Without hesitation, Lu Yingdong unleashed another Q, simultaneously AOEing both waves of minions.

It wasn't until this point that the foreshadowing Lu Yingdong had laid in the previous blood transfusions finally came to light.

During the previous exchange of blows, Zuo Shou managed to get a free Q from Lu Yingdong, and it seemed like the two sides were evenly matched. However, Lu Yingdong deliberately stayed away from the minions, causing Zuo Shou's Qs to almost never hit the minion wave.

On Lu Yingdong's side, every Q he used hit at least three minions.

After several rounds of gameplay, the difference in health between the minions on both sides has reached an irreversible level.

At this moment, he has firmly grasped the first wave of lane control in the middle!

At this moment, Lu Yingdong suddenly slowed down, began to hold onto his skills, started to use basic attacks to last hit minions, and used Doran's Ring to slowly recover the mana he had consumed, while controlling the minion push.

At this moment, Lu Yingdong no longer needed to concentrate on laning. While last-hitting minions, he switched the camera to Jie Jie and the bottom lane, constantly adjusting the minion wave based on his teammates' actions.

Soon, with the minion wave pushing forward, even if Lu Yingdong only last-hit minions, it was only a matter of time before the minion wave reached the tower.

Soon, after the third wave of siege minions, the minion wave pushed into the tower.

Immediately afterward, Lu Yingdong turned around and headed towards the underworld area.

At the same time, JieJie used his second Smite to kill the Gromp, completing a fast level 4 with six jungle camps. Xin Zhao met up with Lissandra in the river and headed straight for the bottom lane.

The camera cuts to the bottom lane, where Meiko and Leave's marksman duo is showing strong pressure. They've cleared the bottom lane minion wave and pushed it under the tower!

A wave of four crosses and two arrives without warning!

The essence of the laning phase for the bottom lane's two marksmen lies in this tower dive in the early game.

With the professional system becoming increasingly mature, tower diving at level 3 is now a perfectly normal thing. If the tower dive is successful, then the laning phase of the two marksmen can barely be considered a success.

Both teams were well aware of the situation, so for JDG, Kanavi even farmed from top to bottom to save the bottom lane.

Generally speaking, if the two junglers meet in the bottom lane, they act as if nothing happened. The team that tower dives can take the river crab by virtue of their bottom lane priority, which is considered a gain.

But JDG clearly didn't expect that ZuoShou would lose control of the mid lane so quickly!

This level 3 gank with the jungler and the Ice Maiden disrupted all of JDG's plans!

The bottom lane is definitely doomed... Kanavi's heart sank.

With the reliable crowd control of Lissandra and Xin Zhao, and the high burst damage of the Hail of Blades marksmen, if Kanavi dared to stay under the tower, he might even die along with them!

Ultimately, the outcome was no longer in doubt. As the minion wave pushed into the tower, Lissandra and Xin Zhao cut off the enemy's retreat. JDG's bot lane duo, 1xn and Missing, looked around but couldn't see any support. In the end, they gave up their lives in despair!

EDG achieved great success in the first wave of momentum!

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