Chapter 288-Windtalker Jyra, the last hope!
"Dear audience, welcome to the 2016 League of Legends World Championship. You are now watching the scene at Madison Square Garden in New York. There are three minutes left before the opening ceremony begins!"

In the commentary booth, Wawa, Miller and Guan Zeyuan stood side by side.

"RNG vs. SKT, IG vs. ROX, it's really a match made in heaven, a clash of wits!"

"Yes, this is the first time that Uzi has faced Faker head-on in a world championship since the S3 World Championship finals. I wonder if the result will be different this time." Miller sighed.

Putting aside the S1 World Championship held in Internet cafes, starting from the S2 World Championship, the World Championship finals have been a match between China and South Korea for four consecutive years.

The two sides are currently tied at 2-2.

In the world championship, only the champion is the most exciting.

This year's world championship finals will also completely determine the winner of the two major regions.

"Both halves of the draw are China vs. South Korea, so there's a chance that there will be two Chinese or two Korean teams in the final, which feels a bit too extreme."

"That's right. Although I will be sad no matter who loses between RNG and IG, the final between China and South Korea is actually more exciting." After Guan Zeyuan finished speaking, the audience in the LPL live broadcast room not only did not scold him, but instead vied with each other, hoping that he would support IG or RNG.

Especially RNG fans.

SKT vs. RNG. Although they are reluctant to admit it in their hearts, they all understand that it is still very difficult for RNG to fight against SKT with its current strength.

It seems that the only thing we can hope for is a miracle.

If we can have the help of Guan Zeyuan's poisonous milk, the winning rate may even increase a little.

The RNG players did enough relaxation training before the game, hoping to perform better.

But when the IG players saw RNG, they could clearly see the nervousness on the faces of the RNG players.

……

At 10:22 p.m. on October , the audience had already started to arrive.

At three o'clock, the whole place suddenly darkened.

Before the audience could exclaim, a melodious BMG sounded:
The four strong teams of S7 will make their debut.

This is the last carnival before the finals.

The New York night under the starry sky is full of modern atmosphere with tall buildings, bright lights and nightlife.

The camera panned across the room, and a group of five IG members were walking leisurely on Wall Street, with many tall buildings behind them.

The camera was shot from an upward angle, with Yuan Shen standing in the front.

A clear and pleasant voice-over came: "Our goal has never changed from the beginning to the end, that is the championship. I don't care what kind of targeting I will face, and no matter how many opponents I have, I just want to rush forward and reach the top!"

The camera turned and at the mouth of the Hudson River, the ROX team was looking out to sea, with only their backs visible.

"The championship has always been our pursuit, and it is also what we must get this year! IG is just a stepping stone on our journey, we don't have any pressure..." Smeb's voice-over came, and the director gave a close-up.

The ROX players are in high spirits, showing their status as the king of LCK.

"Everyone outside is cheering for LCK, but maybe everyone has forgotten... we defeated two Korean teams in a row to win the championship last year, and the same is true this year."

The BGM rises, and the dazzling Summoner's Trophy appears, with blue sky and white clouds in the background, dazzling and eye-catching. This is everyone's ultimate goal.

The camera turned and Xiang Guo appeared on the Brooklyn Bridge, saying: "If I'm nervous... Actually, I'm not too nervous. After all, we have played against SKT too many times. I want to beat them more. SKT is actually a lot weaker than last year. They have exposed a lot of problems in this version. I am confident that I can win today's game."

The BGM reached its climax, and Brother Li appeared alone on the top of the Empire State Building, facing the cold wind, his figure lonely and cold.

Gradually turning his head, his eyes were calm and his words were simple: "Many people want to ask if SKT still has the determination to reach the top. I can only say that my heart will not change even after five or ten years. The championship is our only pursuit."

The BGM suddenly disappeared and stopped.

Li Ge paused for a few seconds and said in a loud voice: "What I want to say is... As long as the League of Legends exists, SKT will not give up easily!!"

BGM suddenly explodes!

Near the end.

Bang!
It was just an opening ceremony, but it made everyone feel excited. After countless games, the four teams that made it to the semi-finals are all top teams in the world!
Ren Dong appeared on the LPL rostrum and began to do enthusiastic pre-match work. The IG players also quietly came to a VIP viewing seat. In such an occasion, it would be a waste to stay in the lounge!
Because today and tomorrow, it may become a classic!

can not miss!

The official has obviously put in a lot of effort this time. After the opening ceremony, the RNG and SKT teams will appear on the field. The Korean side also invited their famous Roaring Emperor to cheer and support them.

Then, all the audience were stunned.

In the giant venue that can accommodate 20,000 people, countless corners above the audience seats are gradually filled with stereoscopic VR projections!

It looks as if it really exists!
At this moment, all kinds of dense data are presented to the global audience.

The ill-fated relationship between RNG and SKT began in the S3 finals, when RNG's predecessor RYL lost to SKT -. Since then, the two teams have never met again.

The scene was like unfolding an old epic curtain, with past history being peeled off bit by bit and pouring into the hearts of the audience.

Countless audiences burst into tears at this moment, and the whole audience cheered RNG. The scene could only be described as shocking!
The IG crowd in the audience were also stunned, their hearts were pounding and their blood was boiling.

This opening ceremony was the most grand one in all the S-League semi-finals, with all the best.

The players who play in this situation are undoubtedly excited.

The opening ceremony is over.

This BO5, which is destined to become a classic, has begun!

The audience's mood also fluctuated with the situation of the game.

In the first game, SKT banned Mala Xiangguo's Nidalee without hesitation.

The hero Nidalee's ability to clear the jungle is one of the best in the League, and this is very consistent with Xiangguo's idea of ​​​​fasting jungle.

Once he gets the hero Nidalee, it is likely to cause a lot of pressure on the line, and thus find the rhythm in the jungle.

Each of the four teams in the semi-finals has a world-class jungler.

If the jungler is not strong, it would be impossible to get to this point.

RNG also understood this very well, and when Nidalee was killed, they directly banned Olaf.

Olaf, Lee Sin, Nidalee, and Elise.

They have become the four signature jungle heroes in the S6 World Championship.

"We should ban Caitlyn. SKT won't allow this hero."

Miller said in the commentary booth.

Sure enough, the next second, SKT directly banned the policewoman.

Compared to Bang, Uzi is more proficient in using the policewoman, and RNG's own playing style is also very suitable for four protecting one policewoman.

SKT will never give such an early-stage snowballing hero to RNG easily.

It can be predicted that in this BO5, the probability of the policewoman appearing on the field will not be very high.

There is a possibility that all of them will be banned, which is actually a big loss for RNG.

RNG’s second move banned the spider.

By now, almost all teams have realized that the current version is highly dependent on the jungler.

Especially when the jungler gets an early advantage, he will often perform very well.

In this situation, it is definitely worth banning the jungler who has excellent ability to set the pace in the early game.

The last ban position was given to Syndra, who was the OP in this version.

RNG banned Faker's Ryze.

Just by looking at the bans, you can already feel where the BP focus of both sides is.

SKT is targeting the bottom jungle, while RNG is more focused on the mid jungle.

However, it's still useless.

RNG chose its signature climbing combination. Xiang Guo completely suppressed Blank in the jungle in the early stage, and made crazy ganks in the middle and broke Faker's Viktor.

In the 4th minute, Xiaohu found an opportunity with a 0- lead in Rock Bird and killed Faker alone. The shining RNG team logo lit up above his head.

Xiang Guo's fasting gank throughout the game shocked the world and helped RNG get the first victory without any danger!
The score came to 1:0!

The whole place was so crazy that it couldn't be described. The IG members present at the scene only felt that the seats under their butts were shaking non-stop.

RNG took the lead and scored a point, which made the audience extremely excited.

What people love to watch most is to knock those who are high and mighty to the ground, trample those who are self-righteous underfoot, and make those who are naturally noble bleed dry.

too crazy.

One operation, one game, is enough to make him a god.

In this terrifying atmosphere, the second game began. SKT put aside the loss of the first game and was not affected at all in the second game. They got a rare early offensive lineup, and Duke even brought out his most confident Ekko.

By taking advantage of the support from the mid and jungle in the early game, he single-handedly carried the team in the late game and turned the game around.

The two sides fought to a 1:1 draw!
The atmosphere in the venue is getting hotter and hotter, just like the game on the field at the moment, fierce and tense!

In the third game, RNG gained a huge advantage in the early stage, but before the Baron fight began, Mata was caught by SKT while he was scouting, and even after activating his ultimate, he was still beaten to death.

With one person missing, RNG had no choice but to give up the Baron.

The early advantages are gone.

SKT, who got the Baron, was unstoppable and recovered 6,000 economy in just five minutes.

The two sides fought for 37 minutes, and SKT won again!
"2 to 1, SKT got the match point, does RNG still have a chance?!!"

The dolls were all dumbfounded.

In today's game, all ten players from both sides were in great shape and played at their best.

But Mata's performance is completely different from when he was in the LPL league.

"This is our last chance, RNG must hold on!!"

Everyone is cheering for RNG.

But when the fourth game was loaded, the whole place suddenly became silent.

When Mata chose Zyra, he forgot to change his talent.

The choice of cornerstone talent is the blessing of Minotaur’s Windtalker in the previous game!

Normally, this talent is given to soft supports like Nami and Karma who have recovery or shield.

Jella was covered in damage and couldn't trigger Windtalker at all.

After making such a big mistake, SKT did not give them any more chances. This year, they are no longer the No. 1 team in LCK.

The LCK's three consecutive championships were ended by ROX.

But the best thing about the SKT team is their ability to adjust.

Up to now, no one would underestimate SKT.

Even though RNG was 3,000 economy behind, the LPL audience at the scene was still cheering wildly, but looking at SKT who seemed to be unaffected at all, especially Faker's expressionless face and calm command, it was almost despairing.

Under the extreme disadvantage, the conditions of all RNG members were obviously not right. Uzi's face became redder and redder, and Xiang Guo also started to make mistakes based on his instinctive operations and awareness.

When Xiang Guo squatted on SKT's fake eye and the audience watched the five SKT players start to encircle Xiang Guo from different angles, Yuan Shen closed his eyes.

“No more.”

Even if Mata was suspected of acting, the other players of RNG no longer had the same state as at the beginning of the game.

Every time when RNG is about to counterattack, a Tsar will appear out of nowhere to clear the jungle, last hit, gank, catch people, support, control, and participate in team battles!
Faker took care of everything in this game alone!

The classic one-for-five situation is brought to life, and the scene is so shocking that it makes people shudder.

After forty minutes, the two sides dragged the game to the Ancient Dragon. Tsar made another perfect entry and flash drift. Uzi was pushed into the air and before he could do anything, he was stabbed to death on the spot by the Sand Soldier.

Faker almost single-handedly extinguished the fire in the hearts of all LPL audiences, all global audiences, and the five RNG players!
At this point, the result of three to one was determined.

Shurima, your Emperor has returned!

In the semi-finals of the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, RNG lost!

SKT became the first team to get a ticket to the finals.

In the LPL region, only IG is left, fighting alone!
eight pm.

Madison Square Garden, New York.

The night sky is full of stars tonight.

This is destined to be a day that everyone in LPL will never forget.

From the moment RNG's base was pushed down by SKT, everyone was stunned.

Countless audience members broke down and cried at this moment.

Several commentators on the stage tried hard to hold back their sadness, while hosts including Ren Dong and Yu Shuang were crying like babies in the audience.

Although RNG is the third seed of LPL.

But in terms of strength, they are superior to EDG.

It was they who defeated EDG in the summer season. Although they eventually lost to IG, they still played with their own style.

If they were defeated in the quarterfinals, or were crushed by SKT or swept 3-0, they would not say anything. Maybe they would just curse RNG as they did in the past, saying that although they lost, there is still IG and there is still hope.

But this time, it's different.

RNG's strength gave everyone hope, but then it snuffed out the hope!

In the last three games, it was Mata who ruined the situation all by himself.

The Minotaur who rashly started a fight, Windtalker Zyra, and Karma who went into the bush without vision...

SKT’s performance was certainly good, but the performances of other RNG players were also close to perfect.

The gap in the supporting position led to today's result.

There is nothing more cruel than this.

At this moment, public opinion on the Internet exploded completely, with some people defending and some criticizing.

Weibo was almost paralyzed.

loyalty.

Private Zhao Shiheng!

Loyal! Sincerity!
Various posts spread across forums and BBS.

Fortunately, RNG made it to the semi-finals this year, otherwise all members would definitely be eliminated!
None of this matters anymore. If you lose, you lose.

If RNG loses, it also means that their agreement with IG to meet in Los Angeles will be completely broken.

"I don't want to see two Korean teams playing against each other in Los Angeles!"

"Wow! I will never watch RNG's games again. Trashy players, trashy team!"

"Can this idiot Mata just die?!"

"I don't dare to watch the finals. That's it. My youth is over..."

The IG members who were at the scene were also looking at the scene with extremely complicated emotions.

At the same time, I also felt as if a hundred thousand mountains were suddenly pressing down on me. The pressure was unprecedented.

Last year, they defeated LGD and advanced to the finals. They have never felt such great pressure facing SKT.

Because from the beginning of entering the World Championship, they understood one thing.

There must be a battle between me and SKT!
Their only opponent is SKT.

But this year is different.

ROX and SKT, two top teams appeared in the LCK region at the same time.

Even SSG, whom they defeated in the group stage, was not that weak to be honest.

In Yuan Shen's opinion, SSG's strength is at least comparable to RNG.

The overall strength of the LCK region is really too strong!

This terrifying pressure came suddenly. From the moment RNG's base was pushed down 3:1, IG was the last team in LPL, the only card, the only seedling!
The pressure is suffocating!!
Even if they defeat ROX, SKT is still waiting for them in the finals.

The achievement of winning two consecutive championships is itself an act against the will of heaven.

Although everyone at IG had anticipated the difficulty, they still feel a little worried at this moment.

"Well, let's go back and prepare well. We must win." Rookie sighed, with a sad look on his face. They have been with RNG for several months and their relationship is not bad.

On the way here today, everyone was still chatting and laughing.

But in the blink of an eye, RNG has gone from being the center of attention and the most anticipated team to this point.

The cruelty of e-sports is evident.

He couldn't say anything about Mata's operation.

But from the perspective of a professional player, there were indeed major problems with his performance.

The RNG players on the stage had already burst into tears, Uzi looked dazed, and Xiangguo and Xiaohu were also reluctant to leave their seats. They still lingered on this stage, and they still wanted to continue to fight for the LPL...

SKT is like a mountain that always stands above their heads. Even if they have done so much, they still cannot climb over it.

The image of the Tsar appeared in their minds again and again, and at this moment - they regretted it!

But there is no regret medicine in reality.

RNG retreated, and their journey in this year's S6 has ended!

Where there is sadness, there is happiness. At this time, SKT came back from a 0-0 deficit to advance to the finals. Everyone’s expressionless faces finally showed some light.

Faker let out a long breath, feeling quite tired.

The competition is over, the venue is closed, but the Internet will not close.

Tonight is destined to be an inevitable night. On this night, some people cursed RNG, some uninstalled the game, some were extremely desperate, and some placed their last hope on the world's number one team, the son of LPL, the S5 world champion, the 2016 MSI champion - IG.

IG hasn't lost yet, so why do you say that our LPL has lost?

The successive exits of RNG and EDG do not mean anything.

We also have IG.

IG hasn't lost yet!

This kind of public opinion continued until the next day.

10 month 23 day.

Public opinion reached a climax.

Because today, IG will decide life and death!

After fighting in the S League for more than a month, whether to take another step forward and give all LPL viewers and global audiences the expectation of a second consecutive championship, or to end up in disappointment, all depends on today's BO5!

IG vs. ROX!

IG and ROX are the two strongest teams in LCK.

Both are the No. 1 seeds in the division.

Both are top teams that have won all six group stage matches.

The first and second teams in the Riot Rankings met in the semi-finals.

Today, this game has been watched by audiences all over the world.

As the S game reaches the last step, the attention will increase exponentially. Compared with the original quarterfinals, IG has now become the only LPL team because of RNG's defeat, and has truly attracted hundreds of millions of eyes!

On this day, all the IG members set off early and arrived at the venue.

On the way, the number of spectators they saw did not decrease, but increased compared to yesterday.

For these viewers, they love LPL so deeply that perhaps not being eliminated is a victory in itself. At least this allows LPL viewers to immerse themselves in fantasy for a longer period of time.

The predetermined result has not yet arrived, and this method of deceiving oneself is also heartbreaking.

On the same day, Principal Wang also came to the game in person and sat under the stage to watch the game. Putting aside the team, he is a loyal fan of LPL!
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the venue was opened and the audience entered. Within a few minutes, the seats were full.

The popularity of major live broadcast rooms is once again overwhelming.

Audiences who didn't watch the S-League in the past also flocked in today. Even those who don't watch e-sports games are the same!
Today's game is about whether Los Angeles will become a civil war between the two Korean teams this year. So it has nothing to do with anything else. It is just the spirit of a great country that cannot be desecrated!

Since S2, every finals has been a matchup between China and South Korea. This year's World Championship is the first time that LCK has seen the possibility of two South Korean teams meeting in the finals.

RNG’s loss last night made such a big fuss that the entire internet knew about it. Today’s game against IG is bound to be unimaginably stressful.

Under this kind of pressure, all the IG members came backstage and prepared to perform!
(End of this chapter)