It was no wonder they were the champions of last year's finals.
The pinnacle battle between the two teams was exciting, intense, and thrilling. It was even better than KG and Fate's' best-of-five 'match the day before.
In the first match of the 'best-of-five' match, Season, under the leadership of their captain and commander, Autumn, boldly brought out a strategy of "opening up the middle lane and focusing on the top and bottom lanes." After a fierce battle, they won the first match with perfect strategy.
Immediately after, SSK, who seemed to be in a dangerous situation, exploded. Apart from Han Shihao's mid laner, the other four main players of the team erupted with an unprecedented 200% performance, forcefully turning the tables on the team.
Whether it was Mafa's jungler, Ray's ADC, Cube's support, or Wolf's top laner, all of them displayed superb performances that shocked the audience in the second match. Even the players of the other top eight teams were shocked and moved.
Then came the third match.
SSK seemed to have gone all out, and with an unstoppable momentum, they snatched another victory.
After losing the first match, they managed to turn the tables and push their opponent, Season, to the brink of elimination.
At this moment, the entire stadium was in an uproar. The Western commentators on the commentary platform were shocked. SSK truly lived up to their name as the world's strongest team. Even when Han Shihao, the team's soul core, was in a slump, they were still able to display such terrifying strength.
On the other hand, the Korean server's players and viewers were ecstatic. When they lost the first match, their hearts were in their throats.
To them, this year's World Finals was a nightmare for the Korean server's LCK division.
The rising dark horse, Minx, and the veteran powerhouse, Fate, were defeated one after another.
On the third day of the quarterfinals, the LCK division was faced with an unprecedented situation where SSK was the only representative team left.
If even SSK fell in the quarterfinals.
To the Korean esports scene, it would be the first time in the past five to six years that they had suffered a complete defeat.
But.
Fortunately.
Their team, SSK, did not disappoint the hopes of the Korean players and fans. They forced their opponent, Season, into a corner with a score of 2: 1. It seemed like the final match of last year's finals was about to repeat itself.
Therefore, it was the North American fans' turn to be anxious.
Last year, they were defeated 3: 1.
This year …
He had finally seen the chance to defeat SSK and take his revenge.
But was this hope going to be dashed again this year? Was their North American division destined to fall at the feet of SSK?
And it was in such an atmosphere of nervousness, anticipation, or anxiety that the heart was gripped.
The fourth match of the best-of-five came to an end.
Forced into a dangerous match point, Season forcefully withstood the pressure and battled with SSK until the 41st minute of the match. Amidst the cheers and screams of the entire stadium, Season emerged victorious.
Twists and turns.
The score was tied at 2: 2 in one fell swoop.
Similarly …
Once again, they had forced their opponent, SSK, into the same dangerous precipice as their own!
Below the stage, in the front row of the audience seats, the expressions of the people from the LPL division suddenly turned serious.
"This time …"
"SSK is really in danger!"
…
The set of best-of-five was finally about to usher in the final match.
In the first four matches, SSK and Season tied at 2: 2.
All that was left was the deciding match point of the final match.
One match to decide the winner.
It looked like both teams were back on the same starting line, but in reality … it was definitely not as simple as it seemed.
"SSK is definitely under more pressure."
Shi Hang's tone was extremely firm as he made his judgment. The people around him also nodded in agreement.
Yes.
Season won the first match, and then SSK won two matches in a row. Logically speaking, SSK should have regained the upper hand in terms of momentum, and people subconsciously thought that SSK would take advantage of the momentum to continue to win the fourth match, thus clinching the final victory of this set of best-of-five.
But unexpectedly …
Team Season, who was on the brink of despair, forcefully pulled back another match.
In an instant, SSK's momentum and rhythm were disrupted.
According to a commonly recognized rule in the professional esports circle, in a set of best-of-five matches, the first few wins did not mean anything. However, if you won two matches in a row and were defeated by your opponent twice in a row, then the probability of you losing the final match would be shockingly high.
In other words, the team that won the fourth match in a set of best-of-five would have a much higher chance of winning the final match than their opponent.
It was a situation that was difficult to explain with logic.
But it was real, and it had been proven in countless professional competitions in the past.
Furthermore …
Even if one were to disregard such a ridiculous statement, the strength displayed by Season's team in the fourth match was even more shocking.
This time …
It was not just a simple tactical victory.
Instead, as the support captain of Season, Autumn, had finally unreservedly displayed her terrifying individual ability as a support god.
She supported Ox-Head with one hand.
In the early stages of the game, she coordinated with her ADC teammate Lucian to kill SSK's ADC, Frost Archer, twice.
She coordinated with her jungler Olaf to invade the opponent's jungle and kill Mafa's jungler Mantis once.
There was even one time, at the 13th minute of the match, where she miraculously performed a top lane support and helped her top laner Lan Bo destroy SSK's two junglers' plan to kill SSK's two junglers across the tower, resulting in a double kill.
It was a performance that shocked everyone to the point of losing their wits.
In the previous two matches, SSK's support, Cube, had unleashed 120% of his full strength and seemed to be able to rival the support god of the world.
In the fourth match of the best-of-five matchup, Autumn had used her full strength to prove why she was the God of Support.
"Too strong!"
"She's too strong!"
On the official commentary platform, several European and American commentators were almost worshipping Autumn's support bull's head as a miracle. They were so excited that their eyes were almost shining.
"Oh my god! So this is Autumn's true strength! "
"Compared to the strength he's displayed in this match, SSK's previous performances are nothing!"
"Damn it, I still can't figure out how Ox-Head's wave of support squatting just now did that!? How could a support like Ox-Head magically appear in that position before the end of the matchup period?! "
"So it seems that this is the real support god!"
"SSK's captain is recognized as the world's number one midlaner, and Autumn, who is ranked second among the Four Emperors, has finally proven to us that the title of the God of Support is no less important than the world's number one midlaner!"
After a round of passionate praise, the bearded commentator on the commentary platform suddenly changed the topic. A strange expression appeared on his face.
"Then this means —"
"Our Season Team is just one step away from creating a miracle!"
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