At 6: 30 pm, the two teams in the S9 season finals finally appeared on the big stage.
Thunderous applause broke out in the stadium.
Ye Shaoyang sat in the audience area on the second floor and could clearly feel the enthusiasm of the audience. All kinds of support posters in the back row rolled like waves, and the screams of the fans almost pierced through the clouds.
Team Jing Zhe, who wore dark purple uniforms, and Team Ice Soul, who wore white uniforms, stood on the left and right of the stage, bowed to the audience, and then walked back to the soundproof room.
The camera zoomed in on the players' faces on the screen, and the official commentator began to introduce the players.
"I believe everyone is familiar with the next player! Team Ice Soul's captain, Chen Qianhua, a veteran player who debuted in the S6 season. He has played for four years and has a lot of experience in major competitions! "
Chen Qianhua's face was zoomed in on the screen, and he smiled and waved at the camera in front of him. Excited screams rang out in the stadium again, and some fans even shouted, "Captain Chen, I want to have your babies!"
Ye Shaoyang saw Chen Qianhua live for the first time.
Describing him as a "modest gentleman, as gentle as jade" was the most appropriate way to describe him. There were many good-looking players in the league, and Chen Qianhua was the kind who looked very ordinary at first glance, but became more and more pleasing to the eye. His smile was very gentle.
However, he was able to bring Team Ice Soul, which was on the verge of elimination, back to the stage of the finals. This person was definitely not as gentle and easy to bully as he looked on the surface. The four Alpha players of Team Ice Soul obediently listened to his commands. It was clear that this Beta captain's charisma was far beyond what many people imagined.
The two official commentators continued, "Team Ice Soul's teamwork is very good, and they are also very good at strong team lineups. This is the first time Team Ice Soul has entered the finals of the SPL."
"This is the second time Jing Zhe has entered the finals, right? They just won S8 last year. "
"Yes. Let's wait and see whether Jing Zhe will be able to hold on to their throne, or whether Team Ice Soul will set a new record and win S9 with the best results in history! "
"Friends in the audience, the players on both sides are ready to enter the first round of BP."
The game appeared on the big screen, and the first round of BP was played.
Jing Zhe was randomly assigned to the blue side. Priority ban.
Coach Chen didn't hesitate to ban [Hammer of Destruction], the support that forced the opening of the team. On Ice Soul's side, it was Fang Zhengqing's famous hero [King Cobra]. Jing Zhe was the second to ban [Radiant Shield], and Ice Soul banned the archer [Holy Archer].
Jing Zhe's BP in the first stage was all aimed at the support position. The two supports in the top position were the team opening heroes that Chen Qianhua was very good at. The Ice Soul Head Anti-Narcotics Team also banned Xie Yuan's terrifying Archer in the later stages.
Both sides began to choose their heroes quickly. Ice Soul was the first to snatch [Machinery Expert] and [Machine Gun Hunter]. When Ye Shaoyang saw this, he couldn't help but whisper to Chi Shuo, "Are they going to fight the Tower Pushing School?"
Chi Shuo said in a low voice, "The Ice Spirit Battle Team's tower-pushing style is very strong. Under Chen Qianhua's protection, it will be very difficult to kill their archers. As long as [Machine Gun Hunter] makes two pieces of attack speed equipment, it will be very difficult to defend the outer tower."
Reality proved that this was the case. The first round of the game revolved around the bottom lane.
Ice Soul's bottom lane was supported by Chen Qianhua. Jing Zhe's bottom lane was supported by the celebrity duo of Li Yunmo and Archer Xie Yuan. Both sides were 2v2, and neither side had the upper hand. The junglers of both sides frequently went to the bottom lane to catch people, but with Chen Qianhua's protection, it was very difficult to kill Ice Soul's archers.
In the first wave of the Little Dragon team, Ice Soul unexpectedly went 0 for 2!
The positions of the mechanical soldiers supporting Chen Qianhua were quite exquisite. He used the mechanical soldiers to stun the two core damage output points of Fang Zhengqing and Xie Yuan.
When the archer and mage were stunned in the team battle, Ice Soul's jungler found the opportunity to kill them both in one go!
Ye Shaoyang watched in horror. "Ice Soul's team battle is really strong!"
Chi Shuo said, "Little Chen's ability to seize opportunities is really strong. The hit rate of his control skills is very high."
After the Little Dragon team battle, Ice Soul's economy quickly rose. The archer equipped himself with attack speed equipment and began to crazily push towers with Chen Qianhua. Jing Zhe persisted for 25 minutes before Ice Soul's tower pushing system pushed all the outer towers. Ice Soul steadily defeated the big dragon and pushed up the crystal in one wave.
"Congratulations to Ice Soul for winning the first round!"
"Although Jing Zhe banned Ice Soul's two strongest supports, Captain Chen's support hero pool is very deep. It will be difficult to ban all of them."
"The finals is an overall BP. Let's look forward to how Jing Zhe will deal with the second round!"
When Ye Shaoyang heard this, he couldn't help but ask Chi Shuo softly, "Overall BP?"
Chi Shuo said, "Yup. The regional finals are a best-of-five format, while the world finals are a best-of-seven format. The rules are all overall BP. The heroes used in the previous round can't be used in the next round. This is also a big test for the coach's lineup. "
Ye Shaoyang thoughtfully said, "If that's the case, the players have to have a deep enough pool of heroes."
The overall BP was equivalent to putting more than 100 heroes in the same pool. At the beginning of each round, the coaches of both teams would ban a few heroes, and the players would pick heroes from the remaining pools.
The heroes chosen in the first round couldn't be chosen again in the second round. For example, Ice Soul's tower pushing was very strong, but Chen Qianhua had already used [Mechanic Expert] in the first round. Even if the opposing coach didn't ban it in the second round, he couldn't use it again.
No repetition allowed. This rule also made the finals more exciting. In the five rounds, both teams would bring out five completely different lineup systems!
Ye Shaoyang sat up straight in anticipation and focused on the big screen.
In the second round, Jing Zhe's team continued to ban support, and Ice Soul continued to target the mid laner.
In the final lineup, Ice Soul was more of a team player, while on Jing Zhe's side, Fang Zhengqing used [Illusionist], a one-hit assassin, to coordinate with the jungler [Stealth Thief].
Chi Shuo thoughtfully said, "It seems that Old Fang wants to coordinate with the jungler to take down the bottom lane."
It turned out that Chi Shuo and Fang Zhengqing didn't have a tacit understanding.
Fang Zhengqing didn't care about the bottom lane at all. As soon as he reached level 6, he went to take down the top lane!
Chi Shuo was speechless.
Ye Shaoyang quickly understood that the coordination system Jing Zhe chose was actually a smokescreen. On the surface, it looked like they were coordinating with the jungler to pave the bottom lane, but in reality, it was a "mid-top coordination". Fang Zhengqing frequently went to the top lane and cooperated with Jing Zhe's top laner to destroy Ice Soul's top lane!
As for the bottom lane, Xie Yuan, as a world-class archer, was able to withstand the combined attacks of Chen Qianhua's duo and jungler under the protection of the calm support Li Yunmo.
As a result, Jing Zhe's team fought 2v3 at the bottom lane, while the jungler was free to develop. Fang Zhengqing assisted the top laner and quickly destroyed the opposing top lane. With the jungler's top lane as a breakthrough point, they tore open a gap in Ice Soul's defense.
Jing Zhe won the second round, which was unexpected.
Ye Shaoyang praised, "Fang Zhengqing's strategy is not bad. Since Chen Qianhua's bottom lane duo is a tough nut to crack, he might as well not attack them. You have to pick the soft persimmon and crush the top lane first."
He looked at Chi Shuo and joked, "If it were Captain Chi, he would probably attack the bottom lane."
Chi Shuo's expression was serious. "Yes, Fang Zhengqing and I have a lot of different ideas in terms of strategy, so we can't be teammates."
Xu Zhuo, who was sitting in the back row, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "I remember when we were at the Star City Youth Training Base, the five of us formed a team to play a training match. Chi Shuo pressed [Initiate Attack], while Fang Zhengqing pressed [Begin Retreat]. Then, I followed Chi Shuo and rushed forward, while Xie Yuan followed Fang Zhengqing and flashed away."
Ye Shaoyang was speechless.
It was a funny scene to think about. The jungler and top laner rushed into the crowd, while the mid laner and archer flashed away. At that time, the support Chen Qianhua's expression must have been very blank. Should I attack or retreat?
Chi Shuo recalled the past when he was young, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes. "It was a long time ago."
Xu Zhuo sighed with emotion. "Yes, it's been four years."
At that time, the five of them were still young. Every time they played a match, they would quarrel fiercely. Fang Zhengqing and Chi Shuo didn't want to give in to each other, so they would always review and debate. Xie Yuan would hide in a corner and watch TV, while Xu Zhuo would eat melon seeds and watch the show. Chen Qianhua looked very panicked and tried to calm them down.
Their friendship when they were young was actually very pure. Even though they went to different teams later on, they still kept in touch. Of course, if they met in a match, they wouldn't get angry at each other. They would just fight to the death.
In this match, the captains of both teams were old friends. It was still unknown who would win and who would lose.
The first two matches were tied at 11. There was a long break between matches, so Chi Shuo turned around and went to the restroom. Xu Zhuo happened to go to the restroom as well, and the two met in the corridor. Xu Zhuo patted Chi Shuo's shoulder and teased him with a smile. "The newcomer in your team is called Xiao Ye, right? Do you have a good relationship with him? "
Chi Shuo stopped in his tracks. "What do you mean?"
Xu Zhuo said, "The other members of your Tianheng Team are very respectful of you. Newcomers like Cheng Xing and Xie Xiaotian are especially afraid of you. They don't even dare to talk to you. Why isn't Xiao Ye afraid of you at all? He was even joking with you just now. "
Although Chi Shuo wasn't a fierce person, he usually had a serious expression on his face. Therefore, everyone in the Tianheng Team was very respectful to him. Even though Qujiang and Qin Yizhu had played with him for three years, they would never look him in the eye when chatting with him, let alone joke with him.
Ye Shaoyang wasn't afraid of him at all.
He whispered in his ear and joked with him …
He even asked him to fix his mark.
Thinking of this, Chi Shuo's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. A wave of heat rose from the depths of his chest, burning his cheeks slightly. Xu Zhuo was worthy of being his old friend of four years. He immediately saw that something was wrong.
Chi Shuo coughed lightly and pretended to be calm as he said, "Xiao Ye has a cheerful personality and can chat with everyone in the team. I'm not a strict captain who scolds people with a straight face every day. What's so strange about him not being afraid of me? "
Xu Zhuo blinked. "Is that so? Why do I feel like you're protecting him by letting him sit beside you? You don't even care about your own disciple, Cheng Xing. "
Chi Shuo looked away stiffly. "You're thinking too much."
Xu Zhuo laughed and said, "I'm just joking. Why are you so serious?"
Chi Shuo ignored him, turned around, and quickly walked forward. Xu Zhuo didn't continue the topic. After using the restroom, the two returned to their seats together. They saw Zhao Xinan running up to Ye Shaoyang as if he knew him well. He took out his phone and said, "Newbie from Tianheng, let's add each other as friends. Let's play ranked games together in the future!"
Ye Shaoyang: "…"
We're already friends. The streamer on your friend list is me.
Frontline Reporter 18, I haven't deleted the introduction you sent me when you invited me to join the Northern Shepherd team.
Chi Shuo saw this scene and frowned slightly. He quickly walked over and sat next to Ye Shaoyang. He said to Zhao Xinan, "Play ranked games? Has your broadcast room been unbanned?"
Zhao Xinan scratched his head. "It's only going to be unbanned next season. The League's punishment this time is really f * cking ruthless."
Zhou Jiawen turned around and smiled. "Little Zhao, after the ban is lifted, don't curse people in public anymore. The League's Disciplinary Committee has people who specifically patrol the broadcast rooms of professional players."
Zhao Xinan pulled a long face. "I know! I'll definitely block the bullet comment section when I broadcast in the future. "
The third round was about to begin. Zhao Xinan returned to his seat and didn't mention adding Ye Shaoyang as friends again. Ye Shaoyang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Captain Chi helped him out. Otherwise, the two of them would have scanned each other and found out that "he's already your friend." Streamer Xiao Bai? It would be awkward if he lost on the spot.
Ye Shaoyang turned around and whispered to Chi Shuo, "Thank you."
Chi Shuo: "Ahem, it's my pleasure."
The game soon began.
In the third round, both teams' lineups were average. Team Ice Soul had a slight advantage due to their meticulous operations. However, in the crucial dragon group battle, Fang Zhengqing's [Lord of the Forest] controlled the field with a wave of vines and directly tied up the three players of Team Ice Soul.
Xie Yuan's positioning was wretched, and she shot wildly from a distance. The damage output of the equipped archer was terrifying. In the blink of an eye, she killed the two players of Team Ice Soul. Jing Zhe seized the dragon group and turned the tables, taking the lead to win the game.
In the fourth round, Jing Zhe chose the "double carry" system that he was best at. The entire team's finances fattened up the two core players, midlaner Fang Zhengqing and archer Xie Yuan. From the beginning of the game, Team Ice Soul had a financial advantage.
However, in the crucial battle on the high ground, Team Ice Soul used a wave of flash to open up the team, stunning the archer who was standing far away! The jungler immediately followed up and directly killed the archer, repelling Jing Zhe's attack!
The two sides were locked in a stalemate for 40 minutes. In the end, Team Ice Soul turned the tables and tied the score at 22.
Ye Shaoyang couldn't help but applaud. "That was a great play!"
Team Ice Soul's high ground defense was indeed worth learning from. All five of them were very calm, and under the command of their captain, they repelled Jing Zhe's swift and violent attacks many times. This team's ability to resist pressure was one of the best in the league. They could even turn the tables when the odds were against them.
Chen Qianhua was able to tie the five of them together as one. This was the strength of a team battle type team.
In the final deciding match, Ye Shaoyang sat up straight in anticipation. "Will Jing Zhe's poison team appear?"
Chi Shuo said, "I think so."
Ye Shaoyang looked at him with a smile. "Of course not. After all, you don't have a tacit understanding with Team Fang."
Chi Shuo: "…"
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