September 18.

Group stage start day.

Today is a very special day. We all wore another white uniform today, which is a replica of the We Team's 12th autumn uniform.

"Sa."

Li Nian looked at himself in the mirror.

After breakfast at around nine o'clock, we packed up our things and set off to the competition venue.

Today's opening battle is edg and ssb, both in terms of gimmicks and highlights.

Many domestic players have high expectations for this game. Edg won the Spring and Summer Championship of this year's LPL. If it weren't for the integration of We, like a monster, emerged like a sure-fire seed.

It is natural that such a dominant team in the country is favored.

Some editor even wrote an article claiming that EG would meet SSB again in the finals, and then knock SSB down 3-0... [An article I happened to turn around today].

We's match with TPA is in the third game.

In the first two games, everyone can digest more food, and then use some things that can be explored in the first two games to find the rhythm of the S game.

Since the training match with SSW, everyone in the team has become a little taciturn and silently increases the amount of training for themselves.

Especially Xiangguo, after the training match, he had to play two or three more ranks every day than the rest of the people.

Li Nianneng saw Xiangguo’s efforts, but also felt a little moved.

Some people are born to dedicate themselves to e-sports.

Who is Dandy?

That was the only jungler who Xiang Guo looked back on his career after retiring and had studied it very deeply.

It was Dandy's peak period, and Xiangguo... was just a newcomer.

Of course, Li Nian doesn't feel that Xiangguo still has no chance to face Dandy when he meets him next time.

For geniuses, as long as they find the right method, they will grow very quickly.

...

There was not much fancy opening ceremony of the group stage of the S match.

The real highlight is in the finals.

The premise is that you really have the chance to enter the finals.

What is more humane is that this year's commentator doesn't have to stand. There are three commentators, two men and one woman, two men sitting on one sofa and one woman sitting on another sofa.

Today, the ones responsible for the explanation are Doll and Miller, and in addition to Xiaomi.

After three commentators talked nonsense for a while, the first game of the s4 group stage finally began.

The EDG chose a very conservative lineup, Big Tree, Prince, Clockwork, Lucian, Thresh.

On the other hand, SSB's lineup is relatively radical, such as Rambo, Kazick, Sindra, Xiaopao, and Nami.

"This lineup... Edg is not easy to play in the early stage."

In the backstage lounge, Xiang Guo commented: "This version of Mantis is an absolute no1 jungle. The edg in the upper jungle area has no line rights at all. You can only rely on the bottom lane to play the early advantage."

"What if the early stages are successfully passed?"

Li Nian said with a smile.

"I still believe in EDG's operational capabilities."

Xiangguo said confidently.

"Okay, you're so mad, I think edg is gone."

Xuexue said jokingly.

"Wow, what's going on with you? Brother, where are you clear? Do you want to draw a clear line with me?"

Xiang Guo's eyes glared, and he seemed to be about to tear him up if he had disagreements.

The competition begins.

It is not realistic to expect the game to end soon in the s4 finals version.

Of course, except for a very small number of teams.

According to vague statistics that Li Nian had a little impression, the average game duration of most teams in the S4 finals in their previous life was 35 minutes.

And most of these teams can get about ten people per game.

From this we can see that the s4 finals are not a bloody version on the surface.

But there is an exception.

ssw.

Why is there a saying "If the stars do not disperse, you will win the championship forever"?

That's because SSW played many games that led more than 10,000 in 20 minutes.

Including when playing SBS in the World Championship.

Changing events feels like changing teams.

Their average game time is only 29 minutes!

The team with the second shortest average time per game was more than four minutes.

Four minutes...it doesn't seem very long.

But what if the team with the second average time per game is the last team with the last score in the entire S match?

Edg and SSB are both famous operating teams, so Li Nian will not be surprised even if they play for 60 minutes.

The current situation is as expected by Xiangguo, and the upper and middle and wild people in the early stage have some disadvantages.

Especially in the jungler where Ming Kai is, the barrage has begun to spit.

SBS' jungler Sprit has always been doing things, but Mingkai has never managed to catch it in a single wave.

However, the situation changed instantly until the Mingkai wild area was ambushed and squatted to the middle and wild duo invaded by SSB.

This wave of curly hair followed Ming Kai, so when Ming Kai had a set of skills, the curly haired Threstone followed up and controlled it, Syndra was directly instantly taken.

Later, Curly Hair even used the lantern to flash close to the mantis when pulling his teammates over. When the skill CD is completed, he used the doom pendulum to brush the mantis back, ending Sprit's life.

"Look, I'm right, edg is a bit fierce."

Xiang Guo patted his thighs and looked very happy.

After all, they are all LPL teams. No matter how they shout and fight in China, they will be united in the world competition!

Time passes quickly.

Edg's operational capabilities are indeed very good. SSB has sought opportunities several times to catch Mingkai but was successfully slipped away by Mingkai.

Until the game was 40 minutes ago, Edg found a chance, and through Mingkai's decision, he forced the dragon to rush it and approached the highland tower.

"I feel this, ssb...this is it?"

Even the fragrant pot doesn't feel very real now.

"Maybe it's the first game, it's understandable that it's not easy to perform."

Strawberry pondered for two seconds and said.

"Well, it's possible."

Xiangguo thought about it again and it seemed like this.

After a moment.

"Why don't you push this edg? It can be opened under the high ground tower. The big tree flashed and tied up. Isn't it a win if the prince follows up and starts a group? Why do you have to go back and take care of the adc with the lower lane?!"

The man in Xiangguo was stupid.

The situation was dragged down by SSB in turn.

The game was finally frozen in 52 minutes.

After ssb stabilized the situation through single belts, he seized a wave of edg mistakes and successfully took edg away.

After watching this game, everyone was in different moods and had mixed feelings.

Li Nian was not surprised by this.

Edg's previous life from the team building until the s11 season, if you use one word to describe it, it is stability.

But in some games, it sounds good that it is stable and afraid of making mistakes.

To put it bluntly, it is the lack of ability to end the game.

Especially when facing a strong Korean team that is more capable of operating.

The rhythm of edg in the World Championship always gives people a feeling of being too slow and too steady.
To be continued...