Amidst the cheers of the audience, the highlight match between IF and SOT had officially begun!
Obviously, IF had come up with a strategy that had never been seen before to counter SOT. At the start of the match, SOT chose to open with Mondo's red buff, while Jiaoyue returned to the top lane after getting the blue buff.
However, IF seemed to have figured out their opponent's intentions. Scorpion and the bottom lane duo squatted in the bushes at the bottom lane. After the blue buff refreshed, they decisively bypassed the eyes and successfully stole SOT's blue buff.
At the same time, IF's top laner Lady Knife also took down the blue buff with Vampire's help. Scorpion returned to his jungle to take down the red buff, successfully achieving a three-buff opening.
Memories: "Wow, I can see that IF's opening strategy has obviously been studied. In this case, Lady Knife with the blue buff on the top lane should have an advantage against Jiao Yue. The jungler will develop faster with an extra buff. The Vampire in the middle lane also has an advantage against Lacus. The rhythm of IF's early game is very good."
Ke Zhen was also very excited. "Yes, it's clear that the 'if' strategy worked. Because of the nature of the Hero, Vampires can push the lane without thinking. This is equivalent to locking Lux in the middle lane, preventing Frost from supporting the other lanes. Once Lacus leaves, Vampire will cause a lot of trouble for SOT whether he supports or pushes the tower. "
"But SOT's bottom lane is a combination of Big Mouth and Lulu. If this combination can develop in the later stages, it will be very scary. I wonder if IF will target the bottom lane."
Ke Zhen: "Big Mouth needs a long time to develop. Currently, EZ and Bull Head at the bottom lane don't have to worry about being caught. Once Scorpion is Level 6, IF can start messing around."
The match continued. Scorpion was Level 3 and Bull Head used Blink to block, forcing the bottom lane duo to use two Blink.
In the middle lane, although Frost's Lacus was also madly whittling down Hu Jing's Vampire, the Vampire was a hero with extremely high endurance. As long as it hid behind the minions, it would be able to recover its HP.
The Level 4 Scorpion grabbed down once again, successfully catching a gap in the vision of the duo at the bottom lane. The Tauren WQ raised its jaws, while the Scorpion and EZ followed up with a successful kill.
“first
blood！”
The sound of blood resounded throughout the stadium. The audience immediately erupted into deafening cheers!
If on the top lane, Lady Knife had successfully suppressed the bright moon, but because she had pressed the line too far, she was caught by Mondo once and lost her flash.
The Level 5 Scorpion circled around the back of the Blue Buff Jungle and grabbed the Vampire. The two of them planned to kill Frost's Lacus in one go, but Frsot's mechanics were very good, and he escaped with only a sliver of HP left.
At this stage, everyone was still in the stage of "fight at the drop of a hat". Everyone was crazily moving around and stirring up trouble. There was no such thing as the long and boring operation later on. Therefore, the effect of the competition was simply explosive, and the cheers from the audience were getting louder and louder.
After stealing SOT's Blue Buff again, Scorpion gave his own Blue Buff to Sword Sis to ensure the advantage of the top lane. Moreover. Vampire's Vampire's mission. by by by by by by, by Vampire and by. by by by by by by. by by, Hu, Hu Blue.
After Scorpion reached Level 6, he did not find a good opportunity to pull people back. After all, SOT knew the threat of Scorpion reaching Level 6. Moreover, they were at a disadvantage, so they could only hide.
IF took down a small dragon. Unfortunately, the dragon's attributes were not very good. It was only a Wind Dragon.
IF's blue buff refreshed again. This time, SOT decided to invade to steal IF's blue buff. Mondo and Jiaoyue successfully forced Scorpion to use Blink. However, Hu Jing's Vampire's support came just in time. He used Blink over the wall and used his ultimate skill. Sword Sister also surrounded them. SOT realized that they could not win and immediately retreated. However, it was too late. Vampire and Sword Sister were very powerful!
Lacus wanted to use a Q skill to freeze Vampire, but Hu Jing dodged it with a Blood Pool!
In the end, Jiaoyue was killed. Lacus could only use Blink to escape. Mondo was also surrounded by Bull Head, and his head was given to Scorpion.
SOT paid the price for this reckless invasion. After that, IF's economic advantage had increased to around 4,000. Although they did not kill too many people, their advantage in the third lane and the resources in the jungle was enough to widen the economic gap.
After that, IF fought steadily. As SOT was at a financial disadvantage, Jiaoyue and Mondo's equipment were not good, and Scorpion could instantly kill whoever Scorpion pulled. Therefore, the situation quickly tilted in IF's favor.
Although Frost's Lacus did not die even once, Sword Sister and Scorpion's equipment was complete. Lacus alone could not save the world.
In the end, the match ended at the 37th minute. The score was 11-6. This time, not many people died because SOT kept avoiding battles. However, the level of excitement and standard of this match was much higher than the previous matches where the score gap was huge.
Memories: "In the last wave of the team battle, IF destroyed SOT's crystal core and won the match! Let us congratulate IF! At the end of the first round of group matches, IF has a 3-0 record! "
Ke Zhen: "Congratulations to IF!"
The five members of IF went to the center of the stage. All five of them were very excited, enjoying the applause and cheers of the audience!
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At the end of the last round of group matches, NRG and IF both won all three matches and took first place in their group.
This was especially true for if. Their amazing performance against SOT earned them countless fans. On all the major forums, the Chinese LoL players were all cheering for them.
Although they were only halfway through the group matches, the popularity of "LoL" S1 World Finals was rising. This could be directly felt from the popularity of the major forums and live streaming platforms.
On the live-streaming website, many live streamers had specially set up live-streaming rooms to replay some of the exciting scenes and classic matches in the world finals. The match between NRG and IF was replayed repeatedly. Moreover, the players loved watching it very much. There were tens of thousands of viewers every day.
Some of the big "LoL" streamers were also analyzing the competition in their spare time. Some were reviewing the match, some were doing secondary commentary, and some were analyzing the participating teams, analyzing the team's playstyles, characteristics, and so on.
It could be said that almost all the "LoL" streamers in the live streaming industry were trying to ride on the popularity of this World Finals.
This World Finals wasn't just limited to the gaming industry. Many traditional media outlets also reported on this World Finals. Although it didn't have a huge impact on society, it was at least a good start.
Because this World Finals was huge, the prize money was high, and it was a competition that brought glory to the country. The spirit and philosophy of the World Finals were very positive, so the Game Committee was very supportive.
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