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Chapter 102 IG VS FW

Chapter 103 IG VS FW

Just like TES' confidence, they also played very well in the early laning phase.

After training this Sword Demon, TES not only secured the Rift Herald but also successfully took the first tower in the top lane.

With the support of the three fire dragons, TES gained a 4,000 gold lead in just 20 minutes.

Taking advantage of the situation and securing the Baron, TES's lead continued to snowball.

The game lasted 27 minutes and 20 seconds.

With a 12,000 gold advantage, TES destroyed EVS's crystal after killing everyone.

With this result, LPL is now in second place in the group stage with a score of 2-1.

"We're going to play GRF!"

In the JDG players' lounge, Green Hair felt a little flustered.

"I'm here, what are you panicking about?"

Redmi smiled.

"I heard GRF just got crushed by IG in a scrim. I should have gone to IG to learn from them."

As the final match of the day, GRF and JDG had their respective teams cheering on even before the game started.

Just like the FPX vs. KZ match, this game was highly anticipated by countless LPL viewers.

JDG was expected to bring hope to LPL viewers, but they ended up losing the game just like FPX.

"JDG's lineup is too late-game focused. Facing GRF's lineup, which has a strong early-game offensive presence, what was Coach Hongmi thinking?"

Chen Song shook his head in the lounge.

"Coach Hongmi's personal style has always been known for its steady and solid approach. He believed that such a solid late-game lineup could take over the game once it was fully developed. However, JDG simply did not have any chance in the late game."

Mafa explained, "GRF is a bit different from other LCK teams. This team's style is more like an LPL team. They like to gain an advantage in the early game through individual skills and jungle play, and then gradually erode their opponents."

Although his relationship with Redmi isn't great, they are both LPL coaches and have faced each other many times. Mafa understands their basic personal styles very well.

"Viper's strength should not be underestimated."

JackeyLove then shared his opinion.

GRF, on the red side, clearly intended to pick Talon for the mid lane, aiming to establish an advantage for their team through early-game roaming.

GRF firmly controlled the game, and it was clear that JDG had a very difficult time throughout the entire match.

By chipping away at the outer turrets and securing the dragon, despite GRF not having a significant gold lead, Viper's Ezreal completely took over the game thanks to his absolute advantage of a 100-CS lead over his lane opponent.

The feeling was that JDG didn't make any mistakes, but they still lost the game.

Under overwhelming pressure, GRF swept JDG with a kill score of 12:4.

The first day of the group stage has ended. Interestingly, the team on the blue side had no losses today. Does this mean that the same will happen in tomorrow's group stage?

It was still before 9 a.m. in China, and with both LPL teams losing to LCK teams, netizens naturally wanted to vent their emotions online.

[I always said FPX's four-man gank strategy is only good against LPL teams. Against LCK teams, they immediately show their true colors and get completely crushed.]

[LPL can only bully those wildcard teams from Vietnam.]

Look at the pace of LCK matches, then look at LPL matches—are they even in the same league?

I bet IG will get completely crushed by SKT tomorrow too.

These netizens are clearly very dissatisfied with the performance of LPL teams in the Intercontinental Cup.

Even IG, who didn't have a match today, was affected, which shows how these netizens feel.

Although the finals will undoubtedly be LPL vs. LCK, losing to LCK in the group stage is still a frustrating thing.

Netizens don't care about anything else; as long as you can't beat an LCK team, they start spewing profanities.

Hotel, IG training room.

After the match, the IG team returned to the hotel immediately, and instead of going back to the training room, they went back to their own rooms.

For IG, the most important thing going forward is not how hard they train, but to get a good night's sleep and rest in preparation for tomorrow's two matches.

Day two of the Intercontinental Cup group stage.

Just like yesterday, the venue was packed with guests today, all cheering for their favorite competition area.

Similar to yesterday's schedule, there will be six group stage matches today.

The first match is KZ (LCK) vs. MAD (LMS).

The second match is IG (LPL) vs. FW (LMS).

The third match is between DWG (LCK) and TES (LPL).

The fourth match is GRF (LCK) vs. DBL (VCS).

The fifth match is FPX (LPL) vs. MAD (LMS).

The sixth match is between SKT (LCK) and IG (LPL).

Today, LPL teams will also play four matches: IG will play two matches (against FW and SKT), while TES and FPX will each play one match (against DWG and MAD respectively).

KZ and MAD were the first to take the stage.

As a team from the LMS region, MAD knew they were at the bottom with a 0-4 record, so they were eager to break the LMS region's losing streak and win a game.

However, ideals are often grand, while reality is often harsh.

With a 17,000 gold lead in 27 minutes, KZ taught MAD a harsh lesson.

IG players' rest area.

After watching the match, the IG players rubbed their hands together in anticipation.

"It's finally our turn."

Ning was the first to stand up, her face beaming with excitement.

JackeyLove smiled and said, "The main character always makes their appearance last."

Let's go!

Chen Song picked up his notebook: "It's our turn to perform."

"Keep it up, guys!"

Rookie patted TheShy on the shoulder.

"In that case, what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

"Welcome back after a short break. This is the second match of the second day of the League of Legends 2019 Rift Rivals Asia Group Stage, broadcasting live for you."

"The second match is our IG versus FW."

"Hello everyone, I'm Eleven!"

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"Hello everyone, I'm Yu Tong!"

Hi everyone, I'm Cat!

The three commentators were ready in the commentary booth.

"In the match between IG and Flash Wolves, we haven't seen Rookie for a long time. We wonder what kind of wonderful performance Rookie will bring us when he returns to the field."

Sitting in the middle, Eleven truly lived up to his reputation as the man in the center position; with just a few words, he drew the audience into the atmosphere of the commentary.

"Rookie was in Korea with his family before, so I don't know how he is doing recently."

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Yu Tong paused for a moment: "IG's young mid-laner Forge played quite well a while ago."

"That's right."

Cat chimed in, "But he's still a young player, not very experienced, and the Intercontinental Cup is a pretty important tournament, so we decided to let Rookie play."

During the casual conversation, the screen switched to the draft phase, and Eleven quickly chimed in: "We've arrived at our second match of the day. The blue side is Flash Wolves, and the red side is IG. Currently, the LMS/VCS region is 0-5, while the LPL region is 2-2."

"For LPL, if they win all their matches today, they can take first place and advance to the finals the day after tomorrow. But my opinion is that if they can't win all their matches, they can practice together again tomorrow and then go to the finals the day after tomorrow. That would be fine too."

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