As the final match of this year's MSI Group Stage, the battle between the LPL and LCK champions still attracted a lot of attention even though it was no longer relevant.
In China, the match was being broadcasted by Corgi, Remember, and Qian Xun.
Remember: "Now that IG is on the rise, the last match of the MSI Group Stage will reveal whether IG can achieve a perfect victory."
Corgi: "It's worth mentioning that if IG can defeat SKT and achieve a perfect victory, they will be the only team to achieve a perfect victory since the MSI's double round-robin system. In 2015, SKT won all their matches in the MSI Group Stage, but it was a single round-robin system and they only played five matches. Since the change, no team has ever achieved the feat of winning 10-0."
Qian Xun: "Faker also said in an interview before the match that they will do their best to win the match against IG and end IG's winning streak before the knockout stage."
Corgi said, "Yes, as everyone knows, many teams with crazy winning streaks will lose their unstoppable momentum once they lose a match. Take Griffin in the Spring Season for example. Before the second match against SKT, they had a winning streak. After losing one match, they lost three consecutive matches."
"I don't care about anything else. I just want to see the battle between Xu Ge and Shy Man. Draw your sword, son of a bitch."
"A battle between the top laners of China and Korea. Only the survivors have the right to fill in the gaps."
"Come on, come on. Whoever calls him Wild Father is the grandson."
"Sorry to disappoint you guys. Top lane fan mom hits Cheyenne. Are you surprised? 23333。”
"I believe in Shy Man's fan mom, but I don't believe in Li Xu's Cheyenne. It's not like I haven't seen his Cheyenne before."
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In the Korean stream, Kim Ji-hyun was once again commentating alongside Park Ji Hwan.
Kim Zhihyun said, "Even though the outcome has been determined, I believe that SKT will do their best to win. SKT has received a lot of criticism for their loss in the previous match. I hope that the members can prove themselves in this match."
Park Ji-hwan: "From last year's finals to this year's mid-season match, this IG team's performance is too outstanding. SKT, who was always the one being challenged in the past, has no choice but to adjust their position."
Sitting in the competitor's booth, a match that had nothing to do with advancing to the next round, but which made SKT even more eager to win, began.
Starting from BP, the blue team SKT started with BAN, and the red team IG.
At the start of the match, SKT from the blue side took the initiative to BAN Draven.
Qian Xun: "SKT's first move is pretty interesting, banning Draven right away. I don't think I've seen anyone ban this hero right from the start."
Corgi: "16 minutes warning. The culprit of the previous match, Draven, should be banned first. I don't want to see this hero."
"Maybe the captain is giving feedback to his teammates. Indeed, in LCK, there are very few teams that bring out Draven."
The Red Team backhandedly banned Jess.
"Jess has been banned, targeting Li Xu. Let's see if Dao Mei behind him should be banned as well. Li Xu's Dao Mei could be said to be the hero that gave us the biggest surprise in the group stage. Last time, when IG released Dao Mei, SKT gave her to Li Ge to use. If they release her again this time, it's very likely that Li Xu will be the one to wield her. "
Qian Xun: "But it seems like Li Xu doesn't use Jess much. He doesn't have much of a preference for this top laner hero. On the other hand, Khan, who is on the bench, is the signature hero."
Corgi: "The main reason for banning Jess is that it's not easy for the blue team to target this hero. It seems that IG will very likely leave a counter for the top laner."
The blue team's second BAN was given to Nicho.
"Oh? Nicho has been banned. This hero had an outstanding performance in this MSI, performing outstandingly as a top laner and mid laner. However, it's rare for Nicho to be banned in the first round. After all, there are many strong heroes in this version of the game. "
Corgi: "Furthermore, this hero has many playstyles. She can play as a mid laner or as a tool. She can even play as an AD laner. Thus, it's not easy for the opponent to target her if she's the first to appear."
Qian Xun: "Then Akali will most likely have to take up this BAN position on the red team. Otherwise, SKT's Akali will be under a lot of pressure.
IG sent Akali to the red team's BAN position on the red team.
"Indeed, as Qian Xun said, Akali has been banned. In this MSI, Akali's BP rate was 100%. Furthermore, she had a 70% win rate. That's too terrifying, we can't let her go."
Corgi: "In the group stage, we all saw The Sh's dominating performance with Akali. However, let's not talk about Li Ge. Everyone knows that this former champion of the assassin version is very good at Akali. Those who have watched LCK should know that Li Xu's Akali is also very terrifying."
SKT sent Sareth to the blue team's third BAN position.
"Since Sareth has been banned, IG will definitely ban Ryze. After watching the MSI, we all know the relationship between these two heroes. Most of the time, the blue team would let Sareth snatch Ryze. However, since Sareth has been banned, IG will definitely not let Ryze go to you."
Corgi: "But there's a problem. Will Li Xu's Dao Mei be banned by IG? Will Ryze or ban Dao Mei?"
Qian Xun: "I think we can let Dao Mei go to SKT and let The Sh choose a hero like Kenji to fight Dao Mei."
Corgi: "But when Kenji fights Dao Mei, she has to keep Dao Mei in the side lane. If she can't beat Dao Mei in a single lane, it will be very difficult. Dao Mei's dominating ability in a head-on battle is not something Kenji can compare to. Moreover, we saw how Li Xu fought against G2. She's a monster."
Remember: "That's right. Dao Mei is a very well-rounded hero. She's very strong in both solo and team fights. Many heroes like Jax have no problem fighting Dao Mei in a single lane. However, it will be very troublesome if the side lanes can't be held back. Dao Mei's ability in a head-on battle is too outstanding."
Corgi: "Originally, Jax was a very good choice to fight against Dao Mei. Unfortunately, he has been banned. Let's see how IG will ban him in the end."
The red team hesitated for a moment, but in the end, they banned Dao Mei and released Ryze.
SKT did not hesitate to one-shot Ryze on the first floor. This hero could be used as a swing between the middle and top. However, in this MSI competition, Ryze was basically always in the middle.
Li Ge's Ryze had its own reasons. Many players even believed that Ryze was repeatedly cut and remade because it was too overpowered in Li Ge's hands.
So far, in the international competition, Li Ge had only lost one match using Ryze, and that was the S7 Grand Finals match against Samsung.
In both Fist's promotional videos, Li Ge had appeared as Ryze. This was enough to show that Li Ge's Ryze had left a deep impression on the world.
The red team's first pick was Peck.
Qian Xun: "Peck? I don't think they'll pick him, right? "
Corgi: "Peck and Draven are currently the two heroes that give SKT the most pressure in this MSI competition."
Remember: "I feel that IG is trying to mess with SKT's mentality. They're probably just showing their hand. Do you still remember the fear of being dominated?"
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