Chapter 193-Dragon King Policewoman, No. in North America!

"Hello to all the summoners at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center!"

Changmao's loud voice resounded throughout the venue, and the venue was echoed with passionate rock music.

"And to all the audience friends who are watching us online, good afternoon, I am Changmao!"

In the commentary booth, a man in a long suit and tie was sitting on the sofa. Next to him was the old WE coach Joker, who was known as the "National Mage".

"Today, at the opening of the commentary session, in addition to Joker and I, there are two special guests..." Changmao said, and the camera turned, showing the two people sitting on the sofa next to them.

It was Miss and the boss of IG team, Principal Wang.

These two guests were still very important in 2016, and there was immediate warm cheers from the audience.

After a few polite greetings, they began to comment on today's events.

It is worth mentioning that Miss frequently looked at Principal Wang with her beautiful eyes, which set off a rhythm in the barrage of comments.

The first match of the day, the opening match, is between the host IG and the North American Wings of Hope CLG team.

This schedule arrangement also makes sense... If we lose the opening game, it would be too embarrassing and would dampen the enthusiasm of LPL audiences, so we should try our best to arrange a match for our own team with a high chance of winning.

Moreover, it would be embarrassing for IG to lose with the boss supervising the game in person.

Of course, we can't bully the wildcard team right from the start, as that would seem too bullying and not like a host.

Therefore, I compromised and chose the North American team.

The last game of the day is between IG and the wildcard team SUP, and the winning rate is undoubtedly even higher.

This is the advantage of playing at home. Not only are there cheers from the audience and a familiar environment, but the schedule will also take care of you.

On the first day, the team was given two opponents who appeared to be weak on paper, allowing IG to play with confidence and form before facing strong enemies.

These are conveniences allowed under the rules and are not considered fouls.

"Let's go, it's time to play."

Yuan Shen quit the game he was customizing for his hot hand, put on his team uniforms with his teammates, and walked towards the court.

IG VS CLG.

Chinese Dragons vs. North American Wings of Hope!

MSI officially begins.

The commentators responsible for this event are Jide, Zhihuan, and special guest PDD.

The group stage is a double round-robin system, which means that the two teams will meet each other twice in the group.

Therefore, there is no priority in choosing sides, but rather the red and blue sides rotate.

In this game, IG is on the blue side, and CLG is on the red side.

"In IG's opening match, all the players started! Everyone is familiar with the players of our team, so I won't introduce them one by one. The first player to play in the first game today is TheShy."

Remember to say: "Let me introduce the CLG team to everyone. Except for the veteran support Aphronmoo, the other four players of this CLG team are all new..."

CLG has very few star players. The only star player is Doublelift, the big brother who left the team last year and transferred to TSM.

After boldly employing new people this year, the results have been very good.

Top laner Darshan is now recognized as the best top laner in North America. He has a very steady style and his smart TP support is amazing.

Jungler Xmithie is also a chosen one and is very good at offensive jungle.

Mid laner Huhi... Yes, it’s Huhi, not Huni. When Yuan Shen saw it for the first time, he almost recognized the wrong ID. He thought that the No. 1 top laner in Europe had chosen the same path as himself and decided to bring his talent to the mid lane.

Huhi is the new generation mage with a very deep hero pool, and Stixxay, the bottom laner, is also regarded as the successor to Big Brother in North America.

Overall, this is a very young team with a promising future, which is in line with the nickname of Wings of Hope.

Zheng-——
As the music started, the game officially entered the Banpick interface.

IG on the blue side, first ban the Star God——Bard!
The barrage instantly surged with a rhythm of “???”

"You may not know that, unlike our Asian teams, European and American teams now have a very unique understanding of Bard, and can often rely on Bard's hero mechanism to perform all kinds of incredible team fights and roaming." Remember said.

"That's right. We can't take it lightly. We should respect this kind of thing." Zhihuan said.

While the two were talking, the two teams, which had already studied and prepared for each other, also completed the ban.

IG's third pick was Bard, Zyra, and Thresh.

CLG's third picks were Alistar, Kennen, and Graves.

Three supports and two junglers were banned, which is enough to show the importance of the coordination between junglers and supports in this version.

As for the top laner Kennen...

"After the Rocket Belt was updated in version 6.9, Kennen's ability to enter the field was enhanced, and he directly became the T1-level top laner in the version. CLG is obviously also very afraid of IG's Kennen." PDD finally had the chance to speak.

"Great! You really came prepared."

Yuan Shen raised his eyebrows. He had indeed played Kennen several times in a row recently. This hero is now very strong. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the T0 of this version.

TheShy's Kennen is not much worse than him in terms of laning and teamfighting abilities, and he has a high win rate when ranking in the Canyon of Heroes.

Obviously, CLG also studied their games.

IG took the first step and directly locked on Deep Sea Titan, a swing hero that IG likes very much.

On the first and second floors, CLG locked down the tree and...

Piltover Policewoman.

"Tsk, it's finally here!"

Yuan Shen thought to himself that it was indeed so.

When they were studying CLG, they found a very interesting point.

That is, after IG used the Dragon King system, CLG also had its own playing lineup.

The Dragon King plus the policewoman is their signature tactic.

Stixxay shined in the North American League, and was once considered the best policewoman user in the world. Different regions have different research on the version.

One of the great significances of world competitions is that it allows teams from different regions to play games, communicate and compete with each other based on their own understanding.

Just like LPL.

Many teams are continuing last year's style of play, with three phantom gods in the top lane acting as blue-collar workers.

And the teams that practiced the top lane core tactics for a while last year would occasionally choose a lineup with a single top laner as the sole carry.

For example, IG and Snake, RNG after its transformation, and WE with Khan on the field.

LPL has formed two different styles.

The three mythical gods in the top lane are still the mainstream tactics.

In LCK, there are also two styles of play, but the top laner tactic is used more often. Duke was also given the nickname "Du Buchuan" by LPL audiences because he did not teleport in several team battles.

Originally in history, CLG was also the runner-up of this MSI event.

"Rookie, you should play the mid laner more aggressively in this game and don't let the Dragon King roam around. You also play this hero and know how to deal with it." Yuan Shen said.

"Strong?"

Rookie thought about it and showed a hero: "Can I play Zed?"

"…What do you think?"

Yuan Shen rolled his eyes. Even though Rookie’s Zed had indeed been trained and had been strengthened during this MSI, it was obvious that the mage was more powerful in this version.

"Take Lucian and Kindred first."

Fumanduo said that although Sivir, who is also a strong character in this version, is still on the outside, Lulu is naturally countered by Caitlyn, so Lucian was chosen to make the situation more comfortable in the lane.

As for Kindred...

"The hero Kindred has also been changed this time. The passive skill has been greatly changed, but the gameplay hasn't changed much. Yuanshen's proficiency is also sufficient. For this lineup, we should add a tank to the top support." Remember to say.

Zhihuan nodded and said, "The mainstream junglers in this version are all very offensive heroes, such as Graves and Spider, Kindred, Nidalee and Lee Sin. Yuanshen seems to have never played Nidalee, so I don't know how strong she is."

"IG's BP is unique, they must have their own tactical considerations." Jide said.

The hero Nidalee is very popular in recent versions, but IG has never played her in a single game.

Afterwards, CLG's third and fourth floors took down the Braum + Elise combination, leaving a counter position for the mid laner as Yuan Shen expected.

In IG’s last two moves, they locked down two heroes without hesitation.

Snake and Ike.

"???"

The director's camera turned to the five big brothers of CLG, and they all looked confused.

After the rework of Snake Girl, her appearance rate in the recent rankings has been very high, appearing in both the top and mid lane.

So, between Snake and Ekko, which one should go mid and which one should go top?
Barrage--
"Hahaha, here they come, the Swing Art Team is here."

"The North American brother looks dizzy, xswl"

"Hey, my North American brother has a temper. He actually chose the Dragon King?"

"Dragon King + Policewoman, that's new stuff too!"

The lineups of both sides are finalized.

"IG Blue Party

Top laner TheShy: Time Assassin - Ekko
Jungler Yuanshen: Everhunting Twins - Kindred
Mid laner Rookie: Serpent's Embrace - Cassiopeia

Bottom lane JackeyLove: Holy Lance Ranger - Lucian

Support Name: Deep Sea Titan - Nautilus
CLG Red Side:
Top Darshan: Maokai
Jungler Xmithie: Spider Queen - Elise

Mid laner Huhi: Aurelion Sol - Star Forger
Bottom Lane Stixxay: Caitlyn

Support Aphronmoo: Braum, the Heart of the Freljord."

"Oh, Snake Girl, the move that Yi Jin practiced in training mode should have been very proficient, right?"

Yuan Shen turned around and asked.

"I have practiced it, but I don't need it now. I'll save it for later."

Rookie nodded and gave his answer.

This trick, if used once, is enough to force Riot to make emergency revisions, but of course it should be saved for the most critical moment.

CLG is not worth using his trump card.

It's such a waste to use a butcher knife to kill a chicken.

"It's okay. No one knows how to do this for now."

Yuan Shen was very sure.

Snake Girl's update has not been long. As far as he can remember, the reverse R flash operation only appeared in January 2017. Now basically no one studies this operation.

As long as you don’t keep it in your hand and never use it, it’s fine.

Last year, he saved a flash for Fiora, but Fiora was banned almost every time in the World Championship, and he didn’t even have a chance to use it until both of Fiora’s legs were cut off…

Now that he has switched to being a jungler, there is even less chance to use him.

We can only look forward to when Fiora will be strengthened and return to the game.

Version 6.8 enhanced the damage of all APs, and the Hextech equipment series also specialized the abilities of some mid-lane characters. For example, Dragon King, Ekko, and Kennen are the biggest beneficiaries.

Therefore, in everyone's opinion, the rise of the mid laner is unstoppable.

But for IG, the increase in AP damage does not just mean the rise of the mid laner.

Whether it is the thunder of the S6 World Championship or the swing of the mid and top heroes, they can all prove the power of AP top laners.

(End of this chapter)