The war drum of the summer competition is about to beat amidst the increasingly loud chirping of cicadas in midsummer.
In the training room, the team members have completed the final version running and tactical drills.
Soon, the time came to June 12, 2021, Shanghai Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center, star-studded and crowded.
This is the official start of the LPL Summer Split.
Soon, the time came to June 12, 2021, Shanghai Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center, star-studded and crowded.
This is the day when the LPL Summer Split officially kicks off.
This year's LPL Summer Split is still a competition among the best.
17 top teams will fight here for months for the highest honor of the league and for the few tickets to the S11 global finals.
The participating teams include the four kings EDG, FPX, RNG, and TES in the spring competition, as well as a number of strong challengers such as LNG, WE, SN, and JDG.
The competition format is still a single round-robin BO3 points competition in the regular season. The top ten teams will enter the playoffs to compete for the final Silver Dragon Cup.
On the opening day of the summer split, the league officials even arranged a focus match like Mars hitting the earth as the opening game——
The defending MSI champions, EDG, the king of the Spring Split, faced off against the top team, Top E-Sports Club (TES), which has the "golden left hand" Knight and the talented ADC JackeyLove!
The game has not even started yet, but the atmosphere in the entire venue has already been ignited to a boiling point by the enthusiasm of the fans.
At the commentary box, LPL's "Haier Brothers" Miller and Wawa, as well as Rita as a special guest, were already in place.
"Welcome to the audience to return to the 2021 LPL Summer Split!" Miller's voice was as passionate as ever, "After a month of offseason, the war has reignited! And our opening game today is an absolute peak showdown! MSI's defending champion EDG faces our LPL's top all-Chinese class, TES!"
Watanabe also lamented: "Yes! EDG just proved their world-class dominance in Iceland, but when they return to the LPL, no team will be a soft persimmon. Especially TES, after the running-in in the spring split and the adjustments in the offseason, they have only one goal, which is revenge!"
R ita directed the topic to the man: "However, according to the starting list we got before the game, EDG's starting top laner today is player Flandre. Player Mo... As expected, he sat on the bench."
This news made the barrage in the live broadcast room scroll quickly.
【? ? ? What are you doing? Mo Shen won't be in the opening game? 】
【Normal operation, let Holy Spear Brother find more touch during the regular season. Mo Shen is a nuclear weapon, and he will only use it in the playoffs. 】
【I want to see Mo Shen play 369! My youth is over! 】
In EDG's preparation lounge, the atmosphere is as relaxed as ever.
Brother Shengqiang is making final preparations to play, flexing his wrists.
"Brother Holy Spear, relax and play," the factory director warned behind him, "The regular season is for you to find your form. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, just play your own thing."
"Understood." Brother Holy Spear nodded, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at the corner.
There, Su Mo was wearing headphones, leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed, as if everything in the outside world had nothing to do with him. He didn't even change into his team uniform, still wearing his casual T-shirt.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, accompanied by passionate war songs and dazzling light shows, the opening ceremony of the LPL Summer Split officially began!
In the center of the huge stage, brilliant AR special effects constructed statues of heroes, and the flags representing the team logos of the 17 teams slowly rose.
LPL's head host Yu Shuang wore a gorgeous dress, walked to the center of the stage, and used her iconic and infectious voice to announce the official start of the summer competition.
"Now, let us give our warmest cheers to invite the two teams of the opening match-TES! And our 2021 MSI mid-season championship champion-EDG! Appear!"
Amidst the roaring and tsunami-like cheers, the TES players took the lead to walk out of the tunnel. JackeyLove had a confident smile on his face and waved to the audience.
Subsequently, the EDG players appeared on the scene.
The moment they appeared on the stage wearing black and gold uniforms, the atmosphere reached its peak!
"EDG! EDG! EDG!"
The uniform shouts demonstrated the unrivaled popularity of this championship division.
The players from both sides are in position, debugging the equipment, and the competition is about to begin.
BP in the first round.
TES is on the blue side, and they banned Lilia and Riel, who performed well in MSI on EDG.
EDG specifically banned Zoe and Olaf, the signature heroes of TES midfielder.
In the end, TES locked up Jayce, who has a strong laning ability, for top laner 369, while Holy Gun Brother got Gnar to deal with it.
In the middle, Knight chose Clockwork, and Scout got Victor.
In the bottom lane, JackeyLove's Kai'Sa faced off against Viper's Aphelios.
A textbook "Four Emperors" duel lineup was born.
However, the progress of the game gave EDG fans who were immersed in the joy of winning MSI a bucket of cold water.
TES's midfielder, Karsa and Knight, showed their top-notch linkage capabilities at the beginning of the game.
Karsa's Bear frequently visited the middle lane, helping Knight's clockwork establish absolute line rights.
Knight, who had obtained the line rights, began to roam with Karsa, constantly putting pressure on EDG's wing.
Especially for Holy Spear Brother on the road, his Gnar struggled to develop under the repeated military training of 369 Jess and Karsa Bear, and the HP of the defense tower was reduced early.
"TES's rhythm is too fast!" Miller analyzed in the commentary box. "They don't give EDG a chance to operate at all. They just use the strength of the midfielder to constantly find you to fight! It's very difficult for Brother Holy Gun!"
Although other EDG players struggled to support themselves with their strong personal abilities, the balance of the game completely fell to TES in the 22-minute team battle with the third dragon.
In that wave of team battles, Knight made a perfect "Hidden Ball R Flash", and his ultimate move hit the three people concentrated on EDG!
JackeyLove's Kai'Sa flew in from the flank to complete the harvest!
TES played a perfect team battle of 0 for 4 and took down the baron.
Finally, at 28 minutes, TES relied on the huge advantage of the Baron buff to push EDG's base.
1:0, TES takes the lead!
When the huge words "DEFEAT" appeared on the screen, the EDG fan area fell into silence.
Back in the lounge, the atmosphere was a bit dull.
Brother Shengqiang lowered his head and said in annoyance: "My, my, oh my, I didn't seize the lane right on the top lane, so that the opposite jungler can do whatever he wants."
"It's okay," Abu said calmly, "It's not your problem alone, our overall rhythm was taken away by them. They played very proactively today, and they just didn't give you a chance to delay the late stage."
The factory director looked at Brother Holy Gun and asked: "Jace, who is facing 369, is under a lot of pressure?"
Brother Holy Gun smiled bitterly: "He fought very hard, but the main reason is that Karsa has always been behind. I didn't dare to go up to exchange blood."
At this moment, Su Mo, who had been leaning on the sofa playing with his mobile phone, suddenly spoke without raising his head:
"It's okay for you to control your anger when Gnar beats Jace, but you are too eager to use Q to consume him. Jace has a troop advantage, and if you Q him, he will directly switch to hammer form to change your attack, and you will always lose."
His voice was not loud, but it made the entire lounge quiet.
All eyes are focused on him.
Su Mo put down his cell phone, finally sat up straight, and looked at Brother Holy Spear: "If you fight Gnar next time, don't think about wasting it, just control the line. If he dares to come up to press you, control your anger just before the red rage. When the line of troops enters the tower, just get bigger and jump up to shoot him. It's useless with Karsa, it's 2v2 under the tower, who is Gnar afraid of?"
These words were like a bolt of lightning, splitting the fog in Brother Holy Spear's mind.
He has been using conventional ideas to fight in the lane, but he has forgotten that he is EDG's top laner, and standing behind him is his champion teammate! He played too conservatively!
"I understand!" Brother Holy Spear's eyes lit up again.
Abu and the factory director looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.
"In the next game," Abu looked at Brother Holy Spear, "I'll give you Gnar, do you dare to play?"
"Dare!" Brother Holy Spear replied decisively.
The short break is over and the players from both sides return to the stage.
In the second game, EDG came to the blue side.
In the BP stage, EDG still released Jace, and in the first three hands, they locked Gnar again for Holy Gun Brother!
This choice surprised both the commentator and the audience.
“You still choose Gnar?” Wawa was surprised, “The Gnar of Holy Gun Brother did not perform well in the last game. Is EDG a strong player?”
Rita has a different view: “I believe this is after the coaching staff communicated with the players. The result. The problem in the last game was not with the hero, but with the style of play. Let’s see if Holy Spear will make any changes in this round.” On TES’s side, 369 also locked on Jace again without hesitation, obviously wanting to continue to rub salt into Brother Holy Spear’s wounds.
The game begins!
After entering the game, everyone clearly felt that Brother Holy Spear’s playing style had changed!
He no longer insists on using Q skills to consume, but puts all his energy on line control and anger control.
Jace in 369 is still very oppressive, but Gnar of Holy Spear Brother is like a slippery stone. If you push him, he will take a step back, but he will never give you a chance to hit hard.
Karsa's bear came to the top lane again, trying to replicate the success of the previous game.
However, when he just reached the grass in the river, Gnarr's Gnar directly gave up the line of troops in front of the tower and pulled back without giving any chance.
After several unsuccessful attempts, Karsa could only shift his focus to the middle and lower levels.
Brother Holy Spear, under the guidance of Su Mo, perfectly executed the "Red Fury Tactics under the Tower".
Just after level 6, Jace, who had 369, pressed his troops under the tower, habitually stepping forward to consume.
It’s now!
Brother Holy Spear's anger turned red instantly. He stepped on the minion with an E skill [Light Jump], jumped high into the air with a double jump, and then used a big move [Naah! ], directly hitting Jace under the tower against the wall of the defense tower like a cannonball!
The defense tower's laser fell instantly!
Sage Spear Brother keeps up with W and Q skills, and a set of combos is smooth and smooth!
Chapter 369’s Jace was killed alone under the tower before he even had time to hand over Flash!
【First Blood!】
When the first blood prompt sounded, the whole venue boiled instantly!
Sheng Qiang's single kill under the tower was like a shot in the arm, instantly injected into the hearts of the entire EDG team and all fans!
"Single kill!!!" Miller's voice rose suddenly, almost breaking the sound wave, "Brother Holy Spear! After being crazyly trained by the military in the last round, he used the toughest way to fight back in this round! A wave of perfect anger control and operation under the tower directly killed the 369 who was domineering over him in the previous round!"
Wapa also said: "This is our LPL top laner! You can suppress me, you can train me, but as long as you give me a chance, I can completely tear you apart! This tone of Brother Holy Spear is so beautiful!"
In TES's team voice, 369 tapped the keyboard with some annoyance: "Oh my, I wanted to suppress him so much that I forgot about his anger."
Karsa's brows also frowned tightly.
The situation he was most worried about happened.
Once the top lane point cannot be opened, or even becomes a disadvantage, then the entire upper half of the jungle will be under tremendous pressure, and the invasion rhythm that he relies on for survival will be gone.
The trend of the game was just as Karsa expected.
After returning to the city, Brother Holy Spear, who made a net loss, became more and more comfortable in the lane. He was no longer the passive punching bag, but began to use Gnar's form switching to continuously pull and suppress Jace's health. 369's laning pressure increased sharply. Not only could he no longer consume defense towers unscrupulously, but it became extremely difficult for him to do his last hit.
A gap opened up on the road, and Jiejie's rhythm was instantly released.
At 8 minutes, Jiejie's Moon Goddess easily controlled the first dragon without any interference.
Ten minutes later, Haoyue directly started to fight the Canyon Pioneer.
As for TES, because they were afraid of Gnar's combat effectiveness, Karsa did not dare to compete in the top half.
At 10 minutes, Jiejie released the Pioneer in the middle, and cooperated with Scout's Victor to successfully knock down the first tower of TES in the middle, completely taking EDG's operating rhythm away.
"EDG is alive! They are playing the rhythm they are most familiar with!" Miller looked at the situation on the court and spoke in an uplifting tone, "The advantage of the Holy Gunner on the top lane was like a butterfly, flapping its wings, triggering a storm that swept the entire Summoner's Rift! Now it was TES's turn to suffer, and their wild field vision was completely suppressed!"
TES, who had lost their rhythm, was forced to switch to defense, but EDG was unforgiving.
At 15 minutes, the second dragon was refreshed.
EDG was positioned in advance and occupied the favorable terrain of the river.
TES knew that this dragon could not be released any longer, so he could only bite the bullet and come to pick up the group.
However, just as the two sides were fighting in the middle lane, Brother Holy Spear, who was leading the line in the upper lane, directly started the teleportation after pushing the line into the second tower!
The teleportation location is a tricky position behind the TES formation!
TES's formation was instantly in chaos, and JackeyLove's Kai'Sa and auxiliary Luo were forced to retreat.
The moment they retreated, Meiko's Riel seized the opportunity!
Flash! W skill [Gravity Leap]!
Riel carried a huge force and accurately hit TES's jungler Karsa who was at the front!
Scout's Victor followed closely behind, and the chaotic storm fell instantly!
At the same time, Holy Spear Brother's Gnar landed on the ground, full of anger, and became bigger!
He was like a giant beast from ancient times. He slapped his assistant Luo, who was trying to escape, hard against the wall!
Viper's Aphelios is in the safest position, turning on the moonlight cannon, with no pressure output!
A wave of perfect division and encirclement, a wave of impeccable teamwork!
TES's formation was completely torn apart, and a wave of 1-for-4 team battles took place!
· EDG not only easily accepted Xiaolong, but also took advantage of the situation and pushed down TES's second tower in the middle. The economic gap was instantly widened to 5,000 yuan!
The competition has lost its suspense.
Back to EDG in the lounge, the atmosphere was completely opposite to what it was after the first game.
"Nice, Brother Holy Gun!" Jiejie hammered Brother Holy Gun's shoulder excitedly, "It's so crucial for Bota to kill alone!"
Brother Holy Gun scratched his head in embarrassment, but turned his eyes to the man who was still fishing in the corner. Su Mo: "The main thing is...Brother Mozi woke me up."
Abu came over and said with a smile: "We haven't relaxed yet. The next game, the decisive game, will keep me energetic!"
Then, his eyes turned to Su Mo.
"Brother Mozi," Abu's voice became solemn, "in the third round, how about you come in and win the battle quickly?"
The whole team's spirits were lifted!
Brother Holy Spear was even more relieved. He knew that when this man decided to play, the outcome of the game was already determined.
Su Mo stretched out and stood up from the sofa, his joints making a crackling sound.
"Okay, "stretch your muscles, finish playing early, and go back to catch up on your sleep." Su Mo said,
The short break was over, and when the host announced that EDG would replace Mo player in the third game, the entire Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center was instantly detonated!
"Mo!!!"
"Mo God is on the stage! TES can book the next train home in advance!"
"My youth is back! I'm finally waiting for you!"
The cheers of the fans were so intense.
Miller also became excited in the commentary box: "Here it comes! EDG sent their ace in the decisive game! That man, Mo, he finally made it to the stage of the summer split! What TES is facing now is the complete EDG! They will face directly Facing the most terrifying top laner in the world! "
TES's battle seat, 369 watched the ID on the opposite side change from "Flandre" to "Mo", subconsciously sat up straight, his palms were slightly sweaty.
Stress comes like a tide.