The equipment was adjusted, and the match started. The blue team was FW, and the red team was SKT.
As soon as the game started, FW banned Youmi, while SKT banned Karma. Both of them were in charge of the version ban.
In the 9.12 round of enhancements, Karma's Q ability had a significant increase in speed reduction, E ability's mana consumption had decreased, and its acceleration time had almost doubled. Its kiting ability had been greatly improved, and it had become a T1 top laner.
In the recent LCK matches, Karma had reached a 100% ban rate, and no one dared to ban it. Even if the opponent knew that Li Xu did not play Karma, they would still ban it.
This version of Karma was too strong. Even if Li Xu did not play it, Li Ge would still be able to bring out Karma. He would be able to win easily. Wouldn't it be better to just lie down and win?
At the very least, MATA would be able to use Karma as a support. For a hero that could play all three positions, it would be very easy for him to be banned until he died if he was suddenly buffed by punches.
The blue team banned Tsar in the second round. This hero's appearance rate in the recent LCK matches had obviously increased. Indeed, according to LCK's style, it was almost impossible to find a mid laner who did not know how to play Tsar.
The red team banned Kenan in the second round. Both teams had fought against each other many times in the training matches, including the MSI matches. They had a certain understanding of each other's hero pool.
Lightning Wolves' top laner, Hanabi, was almost always beaten up by Li Xu. She was only able to hold her ground when she picked Kenan. On the other hand, strong early game heroes like Jayz were often beaten up by Li Xu in the early game.
Jin Zhengxun banned Kenan in hopes that Li Xu would be able to open up the situation in the top lane.
Lightning Wolves' third ban was given to Dao Mei, and the crowd was filled with pity.
Usually, in the LCK matches, the audience was looking forward to seeing Li Xu's Dao Mei play. However, most of the LCK coaches were old foxes and were not stubborn. They knew that Dao Mei was good, okay? I'll ban her, okay?
Even the stubborn coach, Griffin, chose to ban Dao Mei consecutively in the summer match against SKT. The audience probably knew that they would not be able to see Li Xu's Dao Mei in LCK.
However, the audience did not expect that Dao Mei would still be banned in the Intercontinental competition. This was a pity.
Ze Yuan: "Li Xu's Dao Mei! Ever since they returned from MSI, Li Xu's Dagger Sister has been banned. She hasn't been able to play a single match. She's been banned for two whole months now.
Mille: "It can't be helped. Li Xu's Dao Mei's proficiency is too high. All the teams that dared to ban Dao Mei to Li Xu are regretting it. The video of Li Xu's Dao Mei being thrashed by Li Xu's Dao Mei in the mid-season G2 is still very popular."
Ze Yuan: "Actually, if you watch the LCK matches recently, you will know that Pigsy's appearance rate is very high. This has also led to Dao Mei's ban rate increasing.
The red team almost always bans Dao Mei. If a warrior like Dao Mei is paired with Pigsy, it would be too fierce. They would take the initiative to ban Pigsy, and Pigsy and Dao Mei would take one jungler each.
However, the reason why SKT's Lady Dagger was banned was purely to target Li Xu. It wasn't because of the combination of Lady Piggy and Lady Dagger, as Clid would never take the initiative to target Lady Piggy. "
Long Hair: "It can't be helped! Even if Li Xu doesn't get Dao Mei, SKT won't lose a single match. However, at least the opponent won't give you Dao Mei. If you go 1v5, it'll be embarrassing. "
"I'm laughing. To avoid 1v5, let's ban Dao Mei."
"Not giving Dao Mei is because you don't want to be 1v5? That's too realistic, 23333. "
"In fact, every time Li Xu gets Dao Mei, he basically has a 1v5. Who the f * ck dares to ban him?"
"It can't be helped. Li Xu is too strong in the lane. Every time he gets Dao Mei, he picks up her equipment very quickly. In the mid-game, he crushes them with equipment. His mechanics are also very good. He can rush up and chase after them. You can't do anything about it."
"It's all Xu Ge's fault. Can't he hold back? Every time you get Dao Mei, you're so irritable. Can't you just ban her directly? "
"Will we ever see Li Xu's Dao Mei play again in this lifetime?"
"Of course! Designer, let's kill Dao Mei. "
"F * ck off!"
… ….
The third player on the red side banned Sword Magician.
Starting the selection process, the blue side Lightning Wolf banned Pig Girl without hesitation.
It had to be said that FW's style was too similar to LCK's traditional style. Even their commonly used heroes were similar.
On the contrary, SKT's current style was slightly different from before. Li Xu only played carry heroes, and the team's focus was placed on the top lane.
However, unlike SKT during the S5 era, all of their members were dogs on the top lane. Clid helped Li Xu to gain an advantage and would not help him anymore, leaving Li Xu to play on his own.
SKT first banned Tam from the red side, then Nico.
Both Li Ge and Li Xu had played Nico before, but their playstyles were very different.
Li Xu had played Nico twice, and both times he played as an AD carry. He played like an AD carry, Kenan, and gained an advantage in a single lane.
Li Ge's Nico had Glacier buff, Twin Shadows and Ice Lance, and provided damage and good crowd control in team battles. She was a tool that could not be used.
The blue side followed up with Crocodile and Lux.
After he removed Dao Mei, Crocodile was a very good choice among the warrior heroes that could coordinate with Pig Girl.
Lux was a hero that suddenly became popular after MSI. In the semi-finals of TL's IG, Jian Huang let Lux shine.
However, after the Summer League, Lux appeared in the support position more often. She had crowd control, dual shields, strong vision, and could help the AD carry push the lane. Lux also made up for the weakness of being too fragile in the early stages of the game.
Coupled with the fact that the other strong supports had been weakened by his fists, the result was that Lux, who did not receive any enhancements, had suddenly become a T1 support.
SKT chose Verus as the third player. Although Tam, the Zither Girl, was very popular in LCK recently, ever since he was defeated by IG, he and the Zither Girl were a little incompatible.
In the second round of BP, SKT consecutively banned Kalista and Kesha.
FW first banned Olaf, who Pig Girl was very afraid of, and finally banned Akali.
"Oh! The other side banned me. "
Li Xu was a little disappointed. He had planned to ban Akali, but who would have thought that the other side would ban Sareth and Akali.
Li Ge said, "You take Nico to the top lane to catch Crocodile. Nico is good at short laners."
Li Xu said, "Let's see what the other side chooses."
In the second round, SKT chose Sareth first. FW chose Sivir without hesitation and then locked Vampire.
Long Hair said, "Lightning Wolf is a good choice. Let's develop first. We'll meet in 30 minutes."
Ze Yuan said, "But can they last 30 minutes against SKT? These two big laners are strong, but SKT's LCK matches rarely last more than 30 minutes. How many matches have they played? Their opponents can't last until the Primordial Dragon respawns. "
Mille said, "The main thing is that we don't know who will use Nico. There's an advantage to choosing Vampire. Lightning Wolf is a mid-laner. We can switch lanes so that Crocodile won't face Nico. Nico's suppression against short laners is too strong."
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