LOL: Reborn in S9, Coaching the Trident

Chapter 101 Proactive Confidence

Chapter 102 Proactive Confidence

As a member of the LPL, Chen Song was very concerned about JDG's match. He even washed his face and refreshed himself before the match started.

"Green hair is good too, the Scarecrow support has even spread overseas."

Bao Lan smiled. Of all the scarecrows, the one with the green hair was the one he remembered most vividly.

After all, it was Lux who made the green-haired scarecrow famous.

"DBL will pick Aatrox first, while JDG will prioritize Jarvan IV and Kai'Sa. No problem."

"I haven't studied the Vietnamese team enough; I don't even know which heroes these players are good at."

Ning and the others discussed the BP situation.

Indeed, as mentioned, apart from the coaches, not only LPL players, but also players from LCK and LMS regions don't know much about them.

Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of strength; they're not even worth their attention.

Once the game officially started, to everyone's surprise, DBL played exceptionally well in the early laning phase. Not only did they not fall behind in CS, but they also gained a CS advantage in the top lane. It's worth noting that JDG's top laner, Zoom, is one of the top top laners in the LPL.

Final lineup:

Blue side DBL: Top lane Aatrox, Jungle Gragas, Mid lane Akali, Bot lane Lucian and Shen.

JDG (Red Side): Top lane Sion, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Zoe, Bot lane Kai'Sa and Nautilus.

The game lasted 8 minutes and 25 seconds.

DBL's jungler, Gragas, seized an opportunity and emerged from the shadows of the river in the bottom lane's tri-bush while both sides were fighting in the bottom lane.

The target of opening the Predator's barrel is very clear: the green-haired Titan.

Gragas' E skill hit Green Hair, and with Lucian's follow-up damage, Lucian successfully secured First Blood.

Only 20 seconds had passed since the last gank.

The barrel and Shen successfully ambushed the prince in the bushes of the middle right river.

After Shen taunted the prince, Gragas used his ultimate to knock the prince back, and Akali, who came to support from the mid lane, finally secured the kill.

IG players' rest area.

"At this rate, is JDG going to lose?"

"Don't underestimate DBL. DBL's predecessor, PVB, once defeated G2 twice at MSI."

Back to the game.

The time has reached 10 minutes and 03 seconds.

While waiting to go home, imp's Kai'Sa swam to the top lane and, with Sion's help, secured the kill on Aatrox.

Furthermore, JDG subsequently acquired the Rift Herald, which allowed imp to catch up on his development significantly.

The game lasted 13 minutes and 10 seconds.

JDG also caught and killed the lone Aatrox in the top lane.

The death of the Sword Demon allowed JDG to take the first tower in the top lane.

This includes subsequently taking down two dragons and all of DBL's outer towers.

Just when everyone in the LPL thought JDG had the victory in their grasp, DBL relied on the team's resilience to firmly maintain the economic gap.

Fortunately, JDG secured four dragons, laying a solid foundation for the team, and Yagao's Zoe had the best development in the entire game.

At 33 minutes and 20 seconds into the game, JDG secured the Baron and then destroyed DBL's base.

This is also LPL's first big win at the Intercontinental Cup.

The JDG players, who were on the winning side, smiled as they walked around the fan-shaped stage to shake hands with the DBL players before bowing deeply to the center of the stage.

The DBL players wore expressions of regret, as they had a much better early-game rhythm than JDG. However, they still had the same problem: once the game reached the mid-game, they became less skilled and gradually lost the match.

"Kz is still very strong!"

In the FPX players' lounge, Liu Qingsong looked somewhat worried.

LCK teams have always been like a mountain weighing down on LPL teams.

"What's there to be afraid of? Just do it! I'm not going to back down."

Lin Weixiang rubbed his hands together, eager to try.

In his eyes, there is no opponent he cannot defeat.

IG in S8 were strong enough, right? We still managed to crush them in scrims.

"That's right, that's right."

Doinb patted Liu Qingsong on the shoulder: "Songsong, what are you chickening out for? Once I push the mid lane, Xiaotian and I will come help you gank Deft."

""

As the second LPL match in the Rift Rivals, the number of viewers in the live stream was soaring even before the match officially started.

The fight against South Korea is not just a matter for LPL players, but also a shared goal for countless viewers.

Unfortunately, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

FPX was almost completely crushed by KZ and lost the game.

IG players' rest area.

Why does FPX always like to play weird and strange things? It's not that they can't do it, it's just that they're too weak in lane.

""

Chen Song was somewhat puzzled.

He wasn't familiar with FPX's coach and only knew them from scrims and the Summer Split. However, as an LPL team participating in the Rift Rivals, he definitely wanted all LPL teams to win.

You said that if you could gain an advantage by picking Corki in the mid lane, that would be fine, but the reality is that Corki died twice in the early game and didn't perform as expected.

In contrast, KZ's Lucian consistently held lane priority in the bottom lane, and in several small-scale team fights, he joined the battle before LWX.

In this situation, it's perfectly normal for the opponent to snowball your advantage.

"FPX is like this. They can't win in lane, so they rely on their mid and jungle to gank 2 to gain an advantage. As long as they don't get ahead in roaming, they become like they don't know how to play the game."

Ning responded from the side.

FPX, who were on the red side, had too many champions they wanted to ban, so they ended up letting Yuumi through.

KZ, on the blue side, weren't going to tolerate you. They immediately picked the Lucian-Yuumi combo, clearly telling FPX that they were going to gain an advantage in the bot lane and even crush you.

Deft's Lucian certainly demonstrated the boldness of picking Lucian and Yuumi first during the draft phase in this game.

With an outstanding record of 10/1/3, they completely crushed FPX.

Throughout the game, from the early to the late stages, KZ maintained firm control of the tempo.

FPX tried to find opportunities several times, but they simply couldn't do it against KZ's lineup.

LPL viewers have no choice but to accept this reality.

That's the formidable LCK!

The next match finally allowed them to calm down a bit.

That was the showdown between TES and EVS.

They acknowledged that LPL teams face pressure when playing against LCK teams.

But if it's replaced with a small karaomi like EVS, there's naturally no problem.

"TES' lineup is pretty good."

Ning pondered for a moment: "Although Azir and Kai'Sa are late-game heroes, against a team like EVS, I'll just tell you straight up that even if I get a late-game hero, you can't do anything to us."

"If we gain an advantage in the early to mid-game, it will make you even more anxious."

Chen Song smiled and said, "Not bad, Ning Wang's analysis is quite insightful now."

The TES lineup on the blue side is: top lane Irelia, jungle Gragas, mid lane Azir, and bot lane Kai'Sa and Nautilus.

The red team's EVS lineup is: Aatrox (top), Skarner (jungle), Corki (mid), Xayah and Morgana (bot).

As Ning said, when TES picked this lineup, they were telling EVS, "I want to develop well in the early game, and you can't do anything about it."

This is proactive self-confidence.