"Why?" asked Li Jingsi.
Chen Mo explained, "Nowadays, professional teams still prioritize team battles. You can see that from how SOT used Ah Mu to protect Death Song. To put it bluntly, SOT's strategy is still the same, but NRG is already trying new strategies. "
"Wine Barrel is a hero that is very suitable for invading the wilderness. NRG's Xiao Hei is indeed playing very well, but their mistake is that they did not carry out this line of thinking. They chose a standard Ice Bird in the middle lane."
"This round, Kassadin and Clockwork, the two heroes that are best for snowballing in the jungle were banned. However, NRG could still choose Annie, Carter, or even Vampire. I can only say that they lost this round because they were too conservative. "
"I think NRG will realize this mistake in the next round, and they will definitely come up with more strategies."
Although he was at the venue, Chen Mo was still using his mobile phone to follow the live broadcasts of the finals.
What touched Chen Mo was that after NRG lost the first round, there was basically no one spamming GG or brainlessly cursing. All the comments were "Go NRG!"
With so many cheers, it made people feel that the Chinese audience really supported this team from the bottom of their hearts.
In the second round, the red and blue heroes of both sides were swapped. However, in terms of lineup, both sides were still targeting the mid jungler. SOT even banned Wine Barrel, who played very well in the blue side.
Amidst the cries of "Ban Deathsong", NRG ignored them and continued to play Deathsong.
However, this time, SOT did not choose Deathsong. Instead, they locked onto the top lane Jax.
On the other hand, NRG picked up Shen and Deathsong. The jungler and support made up for Mundo and Zither Girl. They came up with a seemingly perfect lineup.
Obviously, the playstyle of both sides had swapped. SOT also wanted to try and gain an advantage in the lane by playing the relatively new four-on-one strategy. NRG, on the other hand, immediately understood their intentions and chose to target Shen.
Due to the lineup, both sides did not find too good of an opportunity in the early stages. They could only develop steadily. Although NRG was at a disadvantage in the early stages of the game, they still managed to stabilize themselves.
After nearly 18 minutes, battles broke out at the same time on both sides!
After Silver's Deathsong used an ultimate skill to help the bottom lane kill Ella, he rushed to the top lane to stop the SOT's top, middle, and jungle trio from crossing the tower.
Death Song's combat power was off the charts after Shen Jin's big move. Coupled with Mundo's big move sticking to him, they managed to trade 0 for 3. The situation on the battlefield was instantly reversed!
Although SOT also tried to use their points to drag the battle, it was difficult for Jax to perform in front of the well-developed Shen. In the end, with their stronger team battle strength, NRG successfully recovered a point!
Silver's Death Song played a crucial role as well. His and Black's Mondo's participation rate reached 83%. It could be said that they had truly brought life to the team.
In the third match, NRG returned to the blue side.
This time, SOT didn't dare to play Death's Song. After the first two matches, everyone could see that Silver and Frost were very familiar with Death's Song. Whoever got it would be able to dominate the match.
However, with only three ban slots, SOT had no choice but to play Clockwork in order to ban Death's Song. NRG did not hesitate at all and instantly locked it down.
This time, SOT chose a lineup that was more inclined towards team battles. On the other hand, NRG brought out Clockwork, Blind Monk, and Jax, who were the ultimate violent top and middle junglers. It was obvious that they wanted to crush SOT during their development period.
SOT was obviously still thinking of developing for team battles, but NRG did not give them any chance. In the early stages, Blind Monk cooperated with Jax and Clockwork to invade the jungle, forcing SOT's jungler Scorpion to run around. In the later small-scale team battles, Jax's jump, stun, and Clockwork's ultimate skill caused great damage to SOT's seemingly fragile lineup.
In front of these three, SOT's heroes were like paper. In the middle of the match, the snowball had already started rolling, and NRG won the match without any suspense.
After winning the match point, NRG was only one step away from the championship trophy of the S1 World Finals!
In these three matches, the two commentators were shouting themselves hoarse, but they were also very excited. To be able to witness a domestic team win the championship was a great honor for both the audience and the commentators!
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The fourth match began. For SOT, they were already standing on the edge of a cliff. Everyone had a serious expression on their faces.
Once again, they entered the BP segment.
After the previous few matches, everyone had realized the importance of BP in a match. The most crucial fourth match would depend on the lineup of both teams!
There were too many heroes that were difficult to deal with on both sides. Three ban slots were not enough, especially for SOT. They had to make a choice.
In the end, SOT did not choose to ban Clockwork, nor did they choose to fight first. Instead, they chose an unconventional lineup: Jess, King of Nightmares, Lux, EZ, Lulu.
Seeing this lineup, most of the audience and the two commentators were a little confused. This lineup had never appeared on the stage of the current World Finals.
However, Chen Mo could clearly sense SOT's intention: Poke style.
This style was once popular in his previous life, but no team had ever used it in the parallel world. The so-called poke style was to use long-range skills to deplete the enemy's health, establishing a huge health advantage before the team battle began. From there, they could snatch the map's resources and roll the snowball.
Obviously, in this battle of life and death, SOT could only use their trump card. If this lineup could develop, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble for NRG.
It was unknown if NRG had figured out their opponent's intentions, but the lineup they chose this time was similar to the previous match. It was still centered around Clockwork, but after Jax was banned, they chose Shen, who was easier to support.
Amidst the wild cheers of the audience, this crucial match had begun!
Not only did the five players of SOT choose an unconventional lineup, they also aggressively chose to invade NRG as a team. After Jess accelerated everyone on the accelerator, they carefully took a detour into NRG's red buff jungle, intending to ambush them.
This was because of SOT's lineup. Lacus, Lulu, and Incubus all had crowd control skills, while Jess and EZ were good at dealing damage. If NRG's jungler accidentally entered the jungle, it was highly likely that he would be forcefully killed by the five players.
However, NRG had already placed a protective eye in their own red buff jungle. The movements of the five players of SOT were all clearly visible.
The five players of SOT were lying in ambush in the bushes between the red buff and the middle lane. Meanwhile, NRG was also standing in the middle lane under the turret. Both sides were very close, but NRG knew SOT's position, while SOT did not know where NRG was.
"NRG's eye position is very important! Obviously, NRG knows that SOT hasn't left and is still waiting! They're waiting for SOT's players to return to the city, then they'll go and capture the players who are alone! "
"Can they succeed? SOT didn't manage to ambush anyone, someone has already returned to the city! NRG is trying to capture the players who are alone! "
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