Chapter 175 Mai's BP, Ready to Go
On April 1st, KT ushered in its fourth opponent DRX in the second round of the spring split.
The full name of the DRX team is DragonX, which is the name changed from the KZ team last season.
The KZ team, including Longzhu before it was renamed, can probably be summed up in four words: "anticlimactic" but the deepest impression left on people.
S7's Longzhu went to the World Championship as the No. 1 seed in the LCK. Their 6-0 record in the group stage made everyone regard them as the favorites to win the championship.
However, after entering the group stage, Longzhu was immediately beaten by Samsung led by An, and was humiliated and eliminated 0:3.
After S8 was renamed to KZ, the team still had the same flavor. It swept the entire LCK in the spring split, and started to lose steam when it went to MSI.
"Ten zero! Unless KZ breaks his hand, RNG can win."
As a result, KZ's performance in the finals swollen the face of the Guan Da school who gave the prediction of "100".
With the advantage of Spring Championship points, S8's KZ failed to even qualify for the World Championship. After the end of the season, there was a major overhaul.
However, S9 still failed to achieve very good results after KZ's replacement. Coach Kang Dongxun also came to the current KT after the season.
Kang Dongxun's resume of leading KZ is there. Although KT is currently in good shape, many fans are still very worried that KT will fall into a strange cycle of beginning and ending.
Of course, the outcome is hard to say. KT's five consecutive kneels at the beginning of this season cannot be considered a tiger's head.
After another name change, DRX seemed to really want to achieve some results. They made great efforts to retain Deft, the core of the team who performed well last year, and also extended an invitation to McGo who had a fight between Griffin and Sword King last season.
At the same time, Mai Gelai also brought his godson Dolan and his eldest disciple Chovy, who together with Mr. Dai formed the trident of DRX.
It's hard to evaluate Brother Mai's palace fighting ability, but it looks like the newcomer is really good at it.
Pyosik, who was originally Afreeca's anchor player, has made a remarkable debut in DRX this season. Keria, who has just turned 17, also showed top support in the support position.
You must know that the two positions of Nosuke can be said to control the most important rhythm of the team.
These two positions are used by newcomers who have only entered the LCK this year. DRX is currently ranked third in the standings, which can be said to be quite good. It may not be possible to get closer after a period of running-in.
Brother Mai thought the same way. During the interview, he expressed his ambition to achieve something.
However, Mago obviously didn’t realize:
Sometimes, if his BP could be normal, the players wouldn't have to play so hard.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the players from both sides were ready at the training base, waiting for the game to start.
Huya Live Room, today’s Chinese stream commentators are Remember and Zeyuan respectively.
Remember: "Welcome to Huya's exclusive live broadcast room of the LCK 2020 Spring Split. Today is the first match day of the seventh week of the LCK Spring Split. The first match will be played between KT and DRX. I will be the commentator today. Remember ,Hello everyone."
Zeyuan: "Hello everyone, I am Zeyuan."
Remember: "At present, the points situation of the two teams is similar. DRX currently has a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, ranking third in the standings, while KT is closely followed with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses. If KT wins this head-to-head match, Then they will overtake DRX with a small point advantage and reach the top three in the standings.”
Ze Yuan: "Yes, it is worth mentioning that KT has won seven games in a row and is about to become a superstar. And they have not lost a single game in these seven games. It can be said that they are in very good condition."
Remember: "This year's KT team really has a bit of a metaphysical flavor. It has climbed from the bottom of the five-game losing streak at the beginning of the season to this position. I believe no one, including KT fans, could have imagined it, but they really That’s it.”
Ze Yuan: "I think the addition of Cheng has greatly improved KT's top lane. KT itself is a group of very experienced players. After Cheng showed terrifying dominance in the top lane, they also know what to do." Go and fight around the top spot.”
Remember: "Anyone with a discerning eye can now see that KT's core focus is on the top lane. We also know that Mike is a coach who is very good at making unexpected moves. I wonder if Mike will bring us a surprise BP today?"
"I'm really looking forward to using McGo to give Dolan all of Jayce, and then Galio in the middle and Senna in the middle, four guarantees and one Jayce to complete the strategy."
Zeyuan raised his voice: "I heard that your KT is very good in the top lane? Is my disciple Dolan worse than you? The jungler lives in the top lane and I, Jace, can't beat you?"
I remember laughing: "Don't tell me, I don't think it's weird whatever lineup Mike chooses, I'm looking forward to it too."
"It's started! Brother Mai, did you hear it? Four guarantees and one Dolan are starting."
"Dolan: The Sword Emperor can't do four guarantees and one, but I, Dolan, can do it."
"Dolan is a real talent. Why don't you get hung up and beaten by Brother Cheng?"
"Brother Chengzi, kill me! Eight consecutive wins!"
"Seven kills will lead to death! KT will definitely lose this game."
Soon you will enter the BP screen.
In the first game, DRX BAN first on the blue side, and KT was on the red side.
As soon as it came up, DRX took the initiative to ban the prince.
Ze Yuan: "Something is wrong! Brother Mai has found KT's winning code? In the previous seven consecutive wins of KT, no team had ever banned Bono's Prince. I didn't expect that Brother Mai would ban it first."
Remember to tease: "Very thoughtful, it seems that Brother Mai came prepared today."
The red side KT chose to ban Zoe in the first floor. Chovy's Zoe is still worthy of respect.
The blue side counterattacked and gave the second BAN position to Sylas.
Lin Cheng's performance of Sylas in the game against DWG can be said to have shocked the entire LCK. The opponent chose to block Sylas in the first round, which was very rare.
The second BAN position on the red side was given to Aphelios.
Entering the 10.6 version, although Aphelios's values were reduced again, it did not have a big impact on the overall strength of this hero.
DRX counterattacked and sent Shen to the BAN position.
Ze Yuan: "Shin! This is a hero that Orange has played very well this season, but is this still Brother Mai's BP? Doesn't Brother Mai use whichever hero the opponent is strong in? Why did it change today?"
Ji De: "What's wrong with you? Why do you always target Brother Mai? Can't Brother Mai change his ways?"
Ze Yuan: "No! Brother Mai likes to use the heroes that the opponent is good at, and then use special hero selection to target the heroes that the opponent is good at.
Brother Mai himself said in an interview that he likes to study the opponent's videos and then find tactics to target the things that the opponent is good at."
Ji De laughed out loud: "Doesn't that mean we haven't found a way to deal with Orange Brother's Shinig?"
"Hey! That makes sense."
The two smiled at each other at the commentary desk, and the atmosphere was joyful.