League of Legends had entered its sixth year of professional esports, and it was about to usher in a brand new S7 season. Compared to S1 and S2 back in the day, where even the recordings of the World Championship were rarely preserved, the current professional league had become more mature and had a rigorous system.
As for the evaluation of a professional esports player, they also began to analyze and evaluate them through various angles and factors, referring to detailed and complex data.
Total number of kills.
Assists.
KDA Index.
These were just the categories that people were familiar with. However, under each category, there were countless subdivisions of data. For example, the one that Phoenix was talking about was one of the more important data to evaluate the skill level of a mid laner.
Deaths in the first fifteen minutes.
Usually, a match's duration varied. Normally, the longest would be around fifteen minutes. After that, it would enter into various small groups and the middle stages.
The number of deaths mentioned here included solo kills, forced tower jumps, and brainless gank kills from the opponent.
The logic behind the data was simple and straightforward.
For a mid laner, the fewer deaths in the first fifteen minutes, the better their survivability and mechanical skills were. Even though this had to be considered in conjunction with other complex data, the fact that you died too many times meant that there was a problem with your mechanics and awareness.
"Based on this data, F has always been number one in the Korean LCK.
"If I remember correctly, he's been number one for an entire season," Phoenix said to Lin Feng and the others.
Phoenix said to Lin Feng and the others. Perhaps it wasn't just for one season, but because the official database and leaderboards were updated at the beginning of each season, Han Shihao's record might have lasted for even longer if they were linked together.
Li Shiyi nodded.
"Indeed … it's quite rare and impressive."
It should be known that although Han Shihao was the number one mid in the world and the leader of the Four Emperors, it was precisely because of these countless titles that Han Shihao would always be the number one target in the eyes of his opponents. At the very least, he would always be the biggest target.
Therefore, in eight out of ten matches against SSK, Han Shihao's mid lane would be targeted by all sorts of opponents from the start of the match.
Jungler level two, getting caught.
That wasn't a big deal.
There were even some support players who cooperated with the jungler and wandered around the middle lane three times in the first five minutes of the game.
What was even more bizarre was that even though it was no longer a two-man mid lane, SSK would still forcefully switch their two-man lanes to the mid lane to suppress Han Shihao's mid laner development.
SSK's other lanes and jungles would have a much easier time if the middle lane was targeted like this. Moreover, the fact that their opponents were only targeting the middle lane would only make it easier for them to lose the match.
But in the end, as the target of crazy attacks, even if he was the strongest of the Four Emperors, Han Shihao would inevitably encounter countless dangers and threats in the early stages of each match.
Even under such circumstances, he was still able to maintain the record of having the fewest deaths in the first 15 minutes in the entire LCK. This was a true reflection of the strength and awareness of the leader of the Four Kings.
"In the entire S6 season, in the LCK league, he only died 14 times in the first 15 minutes."
Phoenix gestured a number.
"Based on the total number of matches SSK has participated in in the entire season, his average death count in the first 15 minutes is less than one.
"And out of the 14 times, six of them were killed by the jungler's combo. As for the other eight times, he was killed by three or even four players."
Tang Bingyao gradually came to a realization. Her mouth opened slightly in shock.
"Then … if he's solo …"
Phoenix shook his head and gestured another number.
"The number of times he's been solo killed in the first 15 minutes."
"It's zero."
Although they had already expected such an answer, hearing the truth from Phoenix's mouth still shocked everyone, including Tang Bingyao.
Phoenix raised his head, a look of awe on his face.
"It's not just this season."
"It's been a long time since anyone has been able to solo F, right?"
"Even if you rely on your teammates' infinite gank to gain an advantage, as long as it's a 1v1, almost no one has been able to solo him."
That's right.
Even Moon, who played in the same LCK region as the leader of the Yonkō (Four Kings), hadn't been able to do it.
Even Phoenix, Europe's number one Mage, hadn't been able to solo the world's number one midlaner in the first 15 minutes of a match. It was a long time ago, perhaps even during the S3 and S2 seasons.
That existence who stood at the top of the Yonkō (Four Kings) could never be defeated by a solo player.
They would always need at least two or three players to have an absolute advantage in numbers. Only then would they be able to rely on pure damage and crowd control to kill their opponents.
Skill?
Skill?
Almost every player who tried to challenge SSK's mid laner ended up as a footnote in his legendary record and was soon forgotten by everyone.
"What about Lin Feng?"
Tang Bingyao looked at Lin Feng with hope in her eyes.
An Xin chuckled. "Back in the day, he and F fought quite a few times. It was usually a solo kill."
When Lin Feng heard this, he waved his hand. He had a nonchalant expression on his face.
"That was a long time ago."
"There's nothing to talk about."
As the saying goes, a true man does not boast about his past achievements. Moreover, a certain someone clearly knew that with his current strength, even if he recovered to his peak, there was still an obvious gap between him and Han Shihao.
A solo kill …
Even for him, it was almost impossible for him to do such a thing.
Originally, the topic revolved around Minx's dark horse midlaner, Fly. But when it came to the top of the Yonkō (Four Kings), the world's number one midlaner, people lost interest.
As if he could read Lin Feng's mind, Phoenix shook his head again.
"Of course. Whether it's Fly or Minx, there's still a huge gap between them and F or SSK.
"But you have to admit that this team and their two top and mid midlaners are enough to become the biggest rivals of any veteran team in this season's finals.
"Even if they go up against SSK, Minx might still stand a chance.
"I'm just giving you guys a heads up. This team … will probably become the biggest monster in S6 this year. You can't go wrong paying attention to them. Don't forget, they're just rookies. This year will be their training. Maybe next year, they'll become even stronger."
At this point, Phoenix's phone rang in his pocket. He took it out and glanced at it. Then he looked at Lin Feng and smiled.
"Just in time.
"MLG and Minx are done."
"28 minutes."
"Minx won again."
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