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Chapter 88 Semifinals, RNG vs SKT!

October 21, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Everyone in EDG was sitting in the spectator seats, waiting for the first BO5 game of the semifinals to begin!
On the other side of the spectator stands, EDG's semi-final opponent ROX is also watching today's game. They are far and wide apart from EDG.

They only glanced at EDG from time to time, revealing their curiosity about EDG.

"RNG is afraid that it will fall here. SKT is still too strong this season. They haven't lost a single game in the group stage and the quarterfinals are [-]-[-]."

The factory director couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the bouncing documentary footage on the big screen.

As the veteran of LPL, he very much hopes that LPL can break through the blockade of LCK.

But even though a large number of Korean players have been introduced in the past two years, the results have still not improved significantly, and they cannot even touch the threshold of the world runner-up achieved by Royal Family in S3 and S4.

Today, RNG, which has inherited the history of the royal family, once again met their old opponent, the inspirational defending SKT.

Everyone can guess that this is a fierce battle.

"Mata and looper are also very strong, as well as Uzi! Xiaohu is not weak either. He has always been a thigh in LPL, so he might not be able to fight."

The sister-in-law said uncertainly.

He still has some confidence in RNG, after all, it is a team that can double kill SSG in the group stage.

"SKT is mainly stable. RNG's state fluctuates too much. They can even lose a game to ANX, let alone playing SKT."

Xu Zhiyin shook his head when he heard the words.

This RNG does have an upper limit.

The current Xiaohu is not yet a seasonal top orderer in the future.

In Xu Zhiyin's impression, Xiaohu's performance in this year's S6 is very amazing, and the title of "hudalupu" has not yet been placed on his head.

It's just that this year's SKT is also a very strong year.

Although it is not as high as the upper limit that can often create miracles like last year when he had the big head of the horse, Duke's stability is more than that of the big head of the horse.

The lower limit of this SKT team is already the ceiling beyond the reach of most teams.

"RNG should be able to win at least one game. During the training match, didn't looper use AD top lane? You also said that you felt a little uncomfortable playing at that time."

Coach Abu smiled.

During the preparations for the semi-finals, the two LPL teams naturally stayed together for warmth and frequently scheduled training matches to check for deficiencies.

In the training match against RNG, RNG tried many new things.

For example, shooter top laner, Rambo mid laner, etc.

Although the effect was not very good every time, Abramovich also saw the changes in RNG's tactics.

"It's different. The proficiency of the top laner of the looper shooter is far inferior to that of Zhiyin. Zhiyin took the pressure with a big tree or something like a wine barrel. It was just a few knives. On the contrary, Xiaohu's Rambo mid laner Maybe he can play some rhythm, Rambo is too strong to grab the line, which is very suitable for Xiangguo's invasion style."

The factory manager frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Rather than talking about RNG's new tactics, it is better to say that RNG is learning EDG's tactics.

It is not uncommon in the LPL for coaching staff to only copy homework, and RNG is one of them, which has been deeply criticized by later generations.

But these tactics of EDG are all built on the basis of Xu Zhiyin's super high proficiency. Even the mid laner Rambo is handled by Xu Zhiyin himself.

On the other hand, on RNG's side, whether it is looper's shooter top laner or Xiaohu's Rambo mid laner, they are just temporary exercises. Their proficiency and game understanding are very different from Xu Zhiyin's.

There were basically no good results during training matches.

"Brother Ji's routines are not easy to learn. RNG has learned a rough idea, but it's hard to say how they will perform in the game."

The sister control also nodded, agreeing with the factory director's opinion.

In his opinion, if RNG uses tactics they are familiar with, they may be able to compete with SKT, and if they rashly copy their EDG work, they may not be able to fight against the dog.

"There are also routines that are easy to learn and have immediate results. Coach, you don't want to show them."

Seeing that everyone was not optimistic about RNG learning their routines, Xu Zhiyin couldn't help but ridicule them.

After Xu Zhiyin said in the post-match interview that the positioning of each position should not be rigid, it already touched Abramovich, the best coach in the country.

That night, Abu had a long chat with Xu Zhiyin, sharing their understanding of the game.

In view of the previous performances that Abramovich has gradually recognized Xu Zhiyin's wonderful hero pool, Xu Zhiyin also took advantage of the opportunity to reveal all the heroes he can currently play, and formulated many new tactical strategies with Abramovich.

Among them, there are some routines that are easy to copy and have immediate results.

However, during the training match with RNG, EDG did not expose it, but Xu Zhiyin easily defeated RNG by choosing a hero he had already used at this stage.

"Those things are our big moves, why should RNG use them first? Will they think for themselves if they want to use them!"

Abu rolled his eyes.

They hope that RNG will win, but they are not living Bodhisattvas, and they will not use their cards for RNG.

"Let's see how they perform. After all, there is Uzi, so they should be able to win a game or two."

The factory director sighed.

Xu Zhiyin didn't answer, his eyes fell on the big screen online.

The close-up of the contestant happened to be locked on the face of the little fat man chewing gum.

In the camera, Uzi kept wiping sweat from his hands with toilet paper, revealing his nervousness.

After the first game started, RNG quickly fell into a passive position.

The first game of both sides was mainly testing, and they chose a more conventional lineup.

SKT chose their best system of radiating rhythm from the middle and jungle, giving Faker Ryze and Benji the Excavator. The two heroes with long-range support drove the rhythm on the court.

RNG habitually uses a lineup of four guarantees and one, but has been unable to open up the situation in the bottom lane.

Even with the frequent visits of Xiangguo, the defense line of bang and wolf is still impregnable.

The initiative was gradually in the hands of SKT, RNG became weak and had nowhere to go, and was operated by SKT until 33 minutes, and the economic gap established the victory.

"It's a pity that RNG's operation is still almost boring."

The factory manager shook his head, feeling a little helpless.

SKT's operations are watertight. Even EDG, which they are equally good at, cannot do better than SKT.

[What a pity, the bottom lane combination of Bang and Wolf is at its peak this year, stronger than Uzi and Mata. 】

Xu Zhiyin sighed secretly and said nothing.

If RNG's bottom lane can break through SKT's bottom lane, maybe SKT's rhythm will be disrupted, so that there is a glimmer of life.

However, the bot lane combination of bang and wolf has been the world's number one bot lane in the past two years.

At the same time, Colonel Guan and Ji Ji in the commentary booth were still frantically cheering for RNG and RNG fans, and advised them not to give up hope so quickly.

Soon, the second game began.

Sure enough, RNG took advantage of the opportunity in the red side to come up with the big move practiced in the training game.

Use the first four to confuse SKT, put Rambo on the top lane, and then choose Lucian Conte on the fifth floor, and completely shift the offensive center to the top half.

In the case of absolute hero strength, RNG's upper middle and wild trio completely took over the game.

It took only 27 minutes to pull back a victory.

This restored fans' confidence and gave them hope that RNG could defeat SKT.

Colonel Guan and Ji Ji in the commentary are also desperately praising RNG's evolution.

Only Xu Zhiyin shook his head helplessly: "After this round is over, we may not have this opportunity in the future. The top laner proficiency of looper's other shooters is not as good as that of Lu Xian, and SKT will not give it another chance."

"Isn't there also Rambo mid laner?"

The factory director asked with a frown.

During the training match, the two systems that RNG impressed him the most were Lucian's top laner system and Rambo's mid laner system, and Rambo's mid laner system gave them even more headaches.

"SKT will not give Rambo, they like to give Duke Rambo very much, so if RNG wants to get Rambo, they must grab it first, and that is the blue side."

Xu Zhiyin curled his lips and continued: "SKT usually gives counter position to faker on the red side. Rambo may not be able to grab the right to the mid lane."

After hearing Xu Zhiyin's explanation, the factory director also recalled it.

In the first round of the training match, they suffered from the loss of Rambo's mid laner, but when RNG used Rambo's mid laner again, they took a mid laner who was more capable of pushing the line, and broke the round.

Sure enough, in the third game, RNG sacrificed Prince Ramboga's mid-field combination.

SKT countered with a combination of bomberman and blind monk.

The blind monk is better than the prince in singles in the wild, Bomberman can push the line faster than Rambo, and his ultimate move can also support the wild from a long distance.

The most important bomb manpower is very long and will not be consumed by Rambo.

So RNG's middle field failed to grab the line right, and unfortunately lost.

"One to three, RNG is discouraged."

Seeing the frustrated expressions of everyone in RNG after losing the second game, coach Abramovich sighed helplessly.

I have used all the moves that can be used, and if I still lose, there is really no way.

He originally thought that RNG could use one or two routines to win the two rounds, ensure that they can reach the final round, and finally fight SKT desperately in the fifth round for a place in the finals.

In the end, the second routine failed and morale was low. I am afraid it will be difficult to survive the fourth round.

Sure enough, in the fourth game, RNG's players' mentality changed, their operations began to change, and they only became chaotic.

On the other hand, SKT is in full swing, playing steadily.

In the end, in just 25 minutes, they won a BO5 victory and became the first team to enter the finals.

　Transition two chapters...

　　
　
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