The match continued.
After the team introductions and the DJ's performance, the screen switched to the commentators, who introduced the first match to the audience.
The groups and schedule for the S1 finals had already been decided. The opening match was between China's NRG team and Europe's FG team (Flashgaming).
Because the teams were still in a period of change and getting used to each other, there was no obvious difference in strength between the teams in the competition zones. Therefore, there was no distinction between the first and second seeds. They were all drawn randomly to ensure that the four teams in each group came from different competition zones.
On the stage, the players from both teams were already in position, adjusting their respective machines.
On the big screen, the two commentators started introducing the two teams.
Strictly speaking, there should be three commentators for LoL, one for crowd control, one for team battles, and one for battle analysis, each taking on different roles.
The crowd control commentator was usually in charge of controlling the topic, preventing the commentator from going off topic. The team battle commentator had to have a clear thought process, be eloquent, and be able to clearly explain the key details of the team battle. The battle analysis commentator was usually done by retired professional players, who had to have an accurate understanding of the strategic intentions of both teams.
However, since it was the first finals, Chen Mo didn't have the resources to find so many professionals. Therefore, the number of commentators was reduced to two, and the pairing was relatively casual. It was basically a professional eSports commentator and a professional player from another team, or a streamer with high scores.
Of course, these people were carefully selected. They had a deeper understanding of the game, and were eloquent enough to be a commentator.
"Welcome everyone to the World Finals of LoL S1! We are at the Grand Plaza in Magic City. As we have just seen, the sixteen teams participating in the World Finals have all entered the stage! "
"Hello everyone, I'm your commentator, Memories."
"Hello everyone, I'm EC's mid laner, Ke Zhen."
The two commentators introduced themselves. Memories was one of the earliest eSports streamers in China, and was very good at crowd control. On the other hand, Ke Zhen was an active mid laner for EC.
EC didn't make it to the World Finals, so Ke Zhen was invited as a guest commentator. His personal skills were very good, and he also had a large number of fans in China.
Moreover, due to Ke Zhen's surname and his tendency to be gay, his fans liked to call him 'Corgi'.
The audience was already cheering, "Ah, Corgi! Oh my god, I thought it was a pity that he couldn't come to the finals, but he actually came to be a guest commentator. He's amazing! "
Memories: "Alright, we also saw that the audience was very enthusiastic just now. All the teams gave enthusiastic applause and cheers when they came on stage. Before the match officially begins, I would like to remind everyone that this match can be watched through the official 'League of Legends' app and the official website. You can also watch it through the major streaming platforms. Thank you for your support."
"Alright, after watching the sixteen teams take the stage just now, everyone should have their own team that they support. Today's opening battle will be between our NRG team and the FG team from Europe. We can see that the players from both sides are already adjusting the equipment. The exciting competition will begin soon!"
The debugging time was very short. After the two commentators chatted for a while, the bp interface appeared on the big screen.
Memories: "Okay, then let's enter the B/P segment. FG has banned Widow, Stoneman, and Prince, while NRG has banned Ox-Head, Carter, and Scorpion."
"FG will ban first and choose first. Let's see which hero they chose. Oh, I've locked onto Izreal!"
"NRG chose very quickly as well. They locked onto Shen and the Zither Girl. It seems that they were prepared."
Ke Zhen: "Yes, there's really nothing much to think about with these heroes. They're all popular heroes at the moment."
As the corresponding hero was locked onto on the big screen, the holographic projection equipment also flashed the holographic image of the hero, causing the audience to cheer.
EZ, Shen, and the Zither Girl were not only popular heroes in the competition, but also popular heroes in the game. Therefore, many viewers felt very close to them.
Soon, the lineups of both sides were locked onto and entered the final adjustment time.
Memories: "So the final lineup is FG's Lady Knife, Wine Barrel, Bright Moon, EZ, and Robot, while NRG's lineup is Shen, Blind Monk, Ice Bird, Vayne, and the Zither Girl."
"Then, Ke Zhen, let's analyze the lineups of both sides for the audience. Which side do you think is more reasonable?"
Ke Zhen: "Actually, the lineups of both sides are more reasonable because there are many ways to win in League of Legends. They can snowball in the early and mid stages with equipment suppression, or they can fight in the mid and late stages. All in all, I think FG's side is more of an early game lineup. They need to play online to gain an advantage, while NRG's lineup is more stable. They have good combat strength in the early, mid, and late stages. I'm still more optimistic about NRG. "
It had been six months since the April Fool's Day version of League of Legends on the 1st of April. There were three updates and a total of fifteen new heroes, which brought the number of heroes in the game to fifty.
In this update, the heroes were: Shen, Prince, and Mundo for the top units; Nightmare, Widow, and Scorpion for the jungle; Brightmoon, Vampire, and Lux for the middle units; Airplane, Little Pao, and Big Mouth for the archer; Gem, Ella, and Morgana for the support.
Of course, there were many heroes that could play two positions so far. For example, Airplane was more suitable as a mid, while Ella and Morgana could play support or mid.
All in all, the number of heroes in League of Legends had reached fifty, which was similar to the S2 hero pool in Chen Mo's previous life.
The popularity of League of Legends was constantly on the rise. Releasing all the heroes at once would make the players feel at a loss. Chen Mo planned to release some of the more flashy heroes, such as Bane and Yasuo, in the same order as in his previous life, so that the players could slowly master them.
These fifty heroes were still a bit too few, but some of the more popular heroes had already been released. Therefore, for these professional teams, the number of heroes to choose from wasn't small, and it wouldn't affect their tactics or the enjoyment of the match.
Moreover, many professional teams were still trying to figure out their strategies. Overall, these teams still only had two tactics at the moment. They could either play online to their advantage and choose strong heroes like Blade Sis and Jax, or they could play team battles and choose team-based heroes like Deathsong, Icebird, and Rockman.
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