noveltune Chapter 26: Ranked first in their group and advancing!
Chapter 26: Ranked first in their group and advancing!
After defeating GAM, the live stream chat was full of interesting comments.
"Top Esports, the second seed from the LPL, defeated GAM from the Vietnam region—no, they pulled off a comeback."
"Top Esports is really funny, is it really that difficult to beat GAM?"
"This is terrifying. Top Esports in this state is worse off not playing at all."
"I almost died from all of Levi's death songs."
"If it weren't for Huozi, Top Esports would have suffered a terrible defeat."
"If they really lose to GAM, that'll be interesting to watch."
"Haha, Huozi is truly the MVP."
"Well, at least we made it to the quarterfinals."
"It feels pretty good. Huozi is still carrying the team, and Jack's hot dance is also in good form."
"Winning is enough, some people shouldn't hate us too much."
"There's still a tiebreaker, good luck in the tiebreaker!"
Many commentators also posted on Weibo to express their views on the match, which was truly full of twists and turns.
In the lounge, Coach Fang reviewed the previous mistakes with everyone within a limited time.
To be fair, Top Esports didn't perform very well in the match against GAM.
Given this situation, it will be quite difficult for them to defeat DRX in a tiebreaker.
"DRX's mid and top lanes are in great form right now, and their bot lane is consistently carrying in the late game."
"We'll go head-to-head with them. Xiaohuo, Knight, you two need to be aggressive and put pressure on them in lane."
Nodding with his left hand, Lin Jin patted his chest and assured the opposing team that he would put pressure on them online.
At the same time, the team leader also brought some chocolates and snacks to replenish everyone's energy.
Lin Jin ate a piece of chocolate and saw White Crescent talking to a staff member at the door.
This guy hasn't left yet?
Guo Hao also saw him and went over to talk to White Crescent, but the latter only glanced at him and left.
Soon, the tiebreaker began.
DRX and Top Esports will play a tiebreaker to determine the top team in their group.
European and American commentators are more convinced that DRX will win the tiebreaker and become the group leader.
Top Esports didn't perform very well today.
On the LPL commentary booth, everyone felt that Top Esports and DRX were in similar form and had similar strength.
"If you can shut down DeFord, it will be very difficult for the DRX to win."
"Yes, then BP has already started."
"Top Esports is on the blue side in this game, which gives us a pick advantage."
"What will Top Esports pick?"
Coach Fang felt that Lucian was very important at the moment, so he planned to pick him first. If Lucian was picked, the opponent would not pick Nami in the first or second round.
"Oh? You're picking Lucian first? You're very confident."
"Jack is about to rock the dance!"
"Jack's performance has improved a lot today. He picked Lucian right away. Great, that's the kind of confidence we need."
"So what are DRX's first and second picks? Oh? Kindred? That'll put pressure on the jungle."
Top Esports' second and third picks were Nami and Akali. Left Hand was about to carry, and he looked very confident when he picked Akali.
For the sake of the team, Lin Jin picked Ornn this game to protect his teammates.
Playing Ornn doesn't mean you can't carry; Ornn is a great tank champion to carry with.
Lin Jin handled the early game very well against Kingen's Aatrox.
With skillful movement, he used his E skill to charge in, perfectly predicting the opponent's movement and knocking Aatrox into the air.
After inflicting the Fragile state and landing another attack, this wave of damage was extremely high, instantly giving us an advantage.
The audience cheered loudly, and the LPL commentators also thought that Lin Jin's Ornn play was really good, a textbook example of poke damage.
The top and jungle lanes had an advantage in the early game, and the bottom lane seems to be starting to wake up as well.
Mark's Nami landed two consecutive Q skills, bringing BeryL's health to a very low level.
Jack's aggressive charge forced BeryL to use Flash during a exchange of blows.
He continued his pursuit, and Mark flashed with his Q, hitting again with the bubble.
Jack's hot dance secured the kill.
The commentator shouted, "Nice!"
"The bot lane secured a kill in their lane!"
"Wow! Mark's Nami is getting really good at it."
"Top Esports has an advantage across the board, and their chances are very high."
Left Hand seemed to have also come to her senses, and Akali played very skillfully, trading damage with Sylas without showing any fear.
At the 12-minute mark, Lin Jin's Ornn initiated a team fight in the river, using his ultimate to knock up Sylas in the mid lane. Combined with Zuo Shou's damage, they killed the enemy mid laner.
Top Esports is starting to snowball, and Gao Tianliang's dragon control rhythm is also excellent.
DRX is in a very difficult situation and seems to be at a loss for what to do next.
Smooth, really smooth.
The commentators remarked that Top Esports was getting better and better, as if they had evolved.
"This is the real Top Esports! They played really well."
"I thought it would be a close contest, but it turned out to be a one-sided situation."
"Go Top Esports! First place in the group is within reach!"
This match was Top Esports' best performance so far in this World Championship.
Everyone performed very well, their confidence returned, and they dared to operate again.
Ultimately, Top Esports ended the game in just 28 minutes, defeating DRX.
The commentator shouted, "Congratulations to Top Esports! They defeated DRX in the tiebreaker and secured first place in their group!"
Congratulations to Top Esports! They are the second LPL team, after JD Gaming, to finish first in their group!
"This is truly our number two seed!"
"Wow, it's really a dream come true. From being on the verge of elimination to qualifying, and then finishing first in the tiebreaker group, Top Esports' resilience is truly remarkable."
The comments section was also flooded with messages.
"Awesome! Top Esports is awesome!"
"They're already in first place in their group? It doesn't feel like they exerted any effort."
"Top Esports is really getting better and better; they seem to have evolved."
"Haha, when did Top Esports change their strategy? Did they change their draft coach?"
"White Crescent is really bad. Take him out, and Top Esports will be fine, haha."
"If Top Esports really goes all the way to the championship, White Crescent deserves at least a third of the credit."
"Come on, they've only made it out of the group stage, and they're already thinking about winning the championship? How outrageous is that?"
"Yeah, keep bragging now, keep bragging, they'll behave themselves when they're eliminated in the quarterfinals."
After the handshake, Jack and his friends were very happy and were still discussing how they should have fought the team battle earlier as they walked.
They themselves didn't expect to win against DRX so easily and advance as the top seed in their group.
Back in the lounge, Guo Hao and the others applauded and cheered for them.
"Well done!"
All five players also had post-match interviews.
This time, Lin Jin came to LPL's official interview.
Jack Spicy Dance went to the scene for an official interview.
In the interview, hope Ran first congratulated Top Esports and then expressed her congratulations to Lin Jin.
She asked Lin Jin what his goals were for the individual World Championship.
Lin Jin shrugged and said with a smile:
"We came here hoping to win the championship!"
"We will work towards this goal!"
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