Chapter 143: Lose To Europe And America? You’d Lose All Face!
With the group stage completely finished, the four teams advancing to the playoffs have finally been determined.
SKT locked in first place, G2 ranked second, EDG secured third place with a victory in their final match, and Flash Wolves took fourth.
After the fifth day of matches ended, in the major interview segment, the focus was undoubtedly on EDG’s savior Li Fan.
When host Yu Shuang smiled and asked him what his plans were for the next five days of rest period, Li Fan took the microphone with a relaxed tone.
“Um… first of all, we definitely need to train seriously to prepare for the upcoming playoffs, but,” he changed the subject, revealing a somewhat embarrassed smile, “if possible, I do have a small idea… BD’s CF division had a great exchange last time, but we didn’t have enough time, and many core issues weren’t discussed, so I still hope to continue chatting and not miss such a good opportunity.”
As soon as he said this, Yu Shuang was stunned.
Isn’t that right, Big Brother, don’t mess with me.
How to say something like this in the interview segment?
One could already imagine how massive the rhythm would be after saying this.
After all, before the group stage even started, participating in a Street Fighter match caused a huge uproar…
At this time, many people would definitely pop up again, telling Li Fan to train properly and not mess around with these things—wouldn’t it be better to steadily win these matches?
Because this seems more like provocation!
However, EDG probably wouldn’t dare to bench Unreal again, because the group stage proved that scout really isn’t up to par.
No wonder he couldn’t make it in LCK—with that level of strength, he’s truly mediocre.
But what Yu Shuang didn’t expect was…
Back home, this kind of rhythm didn’t emerge at all.
Instead, it was overwhelmingly supportive.
【Hahaha, as expected of you! Fan Ge! Truly using every method to yin yang the haters.】
【I also want to know the strength of Brazilian CF—is it as good as our domestic elementary school kids?】
【Fan Ge got abused to death by elementary school kids in Victory Square—BD’s professional players probably can’t abuse Fan Ge and will get abused instead.】
【Fan the Sixth Player confirmed! This guy isn’t planning to go to Brazil to play CF, is he? If he goes pro, that would be interesting.】
【Others do ranked during rest periods, Fan Shen plays CF during rest periods—no problem!】
【Support! Balance work and rest! As long as Fan Shen is happy!】
Li Fan’s fans all expressed support.
For this idol with exceptional talent, they were long accustomed to it and delighted to see it happen—moreover, playing League of Legends is truly neglecting one’s duties for them.
What professional League player? Better to call him the All-Rounder King.
His powerful strength and the record of leading the team to advance are the foundation for all his whims.
Esports is all about winning, right?
Scout trains hard every day, and then what? He loses every time he steps up, and now his reputation is at rock bottom.
Who says he trains hard now and has a bright future? Aren’t they all just calling him trash?
Of course, there are always some discordant voices trying to emerge.
【Heh, just won one match and already arrogant? Not focusing on training but wanting to play other games?】
【EDG management, do something about this? This is way too unprofessional!】
But they were quickly suppressed.
【Haters, shut up! Who carried EDG into the playoffs?】
【Fan Shen can do whatever he wants—you’re so great, you get up there! If you can keep winning like this, steal EDG’s starting spot!】
【Same old saying: Who brought EDG here? Who stepped up in their time of crisis? Unreal! Even if he wants to go play soccer now, we support him!】
【He earned his rest time with strength— who are you to dictate how he spends it?】
Public opinion overwhelmingly supported, affirming Li Fan’s irreplaceable status within EDG and among fans.
He earned absolute trust and influence with his personal strength.
Li Fan has always been a man of his word…
The exchange and learning he mentioned in the interview wasn’t just for show in the major interview segment—he hadn’t even told the coach, yet that very night he went with Diego to the BD base.
After all, whether to report to management or not doesn’t matter.
Anyway, it can always be retracted in the end…
What he said is right—consent can be withdrawn, no problem.
But this visit to the BD club wasn’t for fun and games, but with a clear purpose: in-depth exchange on core marksmanship and tactics.
“I have to say, we really benefited a lot.” A BD team coach present said this in a post-event interview with local Diego.
For BD’s players, Li Fan brought a completely different game mindset and on-the-spot reaction style.
His superhuman calm and bold predictions in handling endgames shocked BD’s professional players multiple times, as if they weren’t facing a MOBA player, but a veteran immersed in FPS for years.
His sniper quick-scoping precision was repeatedly praised by BD sniper vianna1 as top professional level.
“Unreal’s thinking is very unique—some of his positioning and on-the-spot decisions break our fixed patterns and give us new inspiration.
He’s absolutely a genius in any field, but I think he’s even more suited to FPS games—he’s the real king.” BD’s ace player DANIMAL evaluated.
Diego then wrote down what Li Fan said when leaving the BD club.
“And for Unreal, the gains from this exchange were equally huge—the high-intensity FPS confrontations greatly honed his instant reaction ability, focus, and mentality for staying calm under high pressure.
These qualities, in Unreal’s view, can play an equally key role in League of Legends’ crucial team fights… perhaps that’s why he became EDG’s key man.”
“Here, I also hope Unreal performs well in the upcoming Mid-Season Invitational and achieves a satisfactory result.”
Domestic esports media and self-media closely monitored any reports from Brazil about Li Fan, because this wasn’t just simple hype—it involved real money.
After all, no one can generate power for love forever.
Previously, their reposts of articles about Li Fan street-sparring CF and participating in Street Fighter matches had sparked massive discussions and traffic in China, making the first self-media to repost them rich.
This exclusive report on Li Fan visiting the BD club and receiving high praise from professional players—they naturally wouldn’t miss it; missing the first news would mean it’s not theirs.
Almost within hours of Diego’s article being published, multiple domestic esports portal sites and self-media big Vs quickly completed translations and reposts, with titles more eye-catching than the last.
《Shocking! EDG Savior Unreal Highly Praised by Brazilian CF Powerhouse: He’s an FPS Genius!》
《BD Ace Player: Unreal is More Suited to FPS, He’s the Real King》
《Unreal Exclusive Reveal: Behind the Powerful Key Man’s Abilities, It’s Actually CF Training?》
These reports quickly spread across major forums and social media, sparking a new round of heated discussions.
This time, many who saw the reports, after initial surprise, immediately had other thoughts.
“So Unreal plays so well because he’s supported by other games!”
“Playing League of Legends is truly just a side gig— he only needs to train other games to maintain his state; his real main job is these competitions he participates in.”
“If he trained League of Legends, he might not have this level of effect now?”
Ideas shifted, and discussions naturally followed.
【I think I get it—he uses CF to train ultimate reactions and instant decisions, then brings that state to League and delivers dimensionality reduction strikes!】
【No wonder his team fight positioning and skill releases are so insane—this is FPS-level dodging and pre-aim, right?】
【Holy crap, the more you explain, the more sense it makes—the more I think, the more it seems true.】
【Traditional mages practice last hits, Unreal practices marksmanship—this idea is genius!】
【Suggest other mid laners stop just doing ranked—go practice CF, maybe they’ll take off next season.】
【Case cracked—he’s not neglecting his duties; he’s doing higher-dimensional training… Support him in any game competition from now on—it’ll only make Unreal’s reactions stronger.】
This interpretation rationalized all of Li Fan’s neglecting one’s duties behaviors.
He was no longer a willful genius, but a pioneer with unique and advanced training concepts.
He proved the effectiveness of his method with actual results, making many question whether traditional repetitive ranked is the only path to improve esports level.
As Unreal’s cross-game training method became more legendary in the domestic esports circle, even with media and fans hyping it as a new era esports training revolution.
In the Snake Team Esports Club training room, Saint Gun Brother had just finished a ranked match, casually scrolling his phone, and saw the overwhelming reports about Li Fan and CF training.
Seeing those editors and fans seriously analyzing FPS reaction transfer to MOBA theory, and calling for professional players to learn this training method.
He couldn’t help but sneer, saying to his nearby teammates: “No way? People actually believe this? You guys go learn it—one learn and one goes silent, the faster you learn, the faster you die!”
“CF training method… My form has dropped lately, haven’t skimped on ranked volume, but it just feels off…”
In Saint Gun Brother’s view, Li Fan’s dominance on the arena, that almost perverted reaction and operation, absolutely couldn’t be trained just by playing a few CF matches.
“I’d rather believe he secretly practiced on a smurf at night, grinding until his fingers cramped, then acts during the day like he’s casually strong from other games—you think I’m right?”
Zitai heard Saint Gun Brother’s words and forced a smile.
What he said really makes a lot of sense…
But he seemed to be the fool—practiced other games for so long, no improvement in League of Legends, still losing as usual, really too frustrating.
“Saint Gun Brother is right—he must be secretly grinding extra!”
Amid this debate and hype over the cross-game training method, the Mid-Season Invitational playoffs arrived as scheduled.
EDG’s semifinal opponent was G2, who had a very standout performance this Mid-Season Invitational—after all, no one expected them to get second in the group.
This excited the European region—could a miracle happen in this Mid-Season Invitational this year?
This led to most people predicting pre-match that it would be a brutal battle.
Although EDG advanced thrillingly thanks to Li Fan’s performance, G2’s strong overall cohesion and black tech tactical ideas shown in the group stage were impressive.
In this situation, it really was hard to say.
Bo5 intensity isn’t comparable to bo1.
Even if they win, if the opponent adjusts in later matches, it’ll be troublesome.
So many expected this match to go the full distance.
This year’s LPL strength seems on par with Europe.
However, the match progression left all predictors stunned.
Because the entire match had absolutely no suspense!
Full-strength EDG, led by Li Fan, continued the form from the group stage days.
They turned into a precise machine, operating perfectly, firmly controlling the game rhythm from laning phase.
Slapping the predictors hard, as if saying how could LPL lose to Europe and West! That would be shameless?
In the first game, Li Fan picked Syndra.
Syndra’s extreme laning dominance made Ap’s Ryze suffer—every dark sphere release was like precision-guided, constant repositioning like a joke, forced to recall under pressure and eat all skills.
This created a laning gap in mid lane.
At level six, he seized the chance for a solo kill!
Ap scratched his head, his smile fading, mentality showing slight change.
Mid-game team fights, Li Fan’s Syndra put on a “death comes” show—every Energy Barrage precisely locked G2’s key carries, the impact was incredibly satisfying, easily helping EDG take the first game.
Second game, G2 tried to target Li Fan in picks and bans, banning Syndra.
In this Mid-Season Invitational version, BP is actually very difficult.
After all, so many jungler monsters…
Sejuani, Zac—which isn’t a Big Brother now?
Plus Galio, the hardest BP for coaches in this version.
But Kuaisu Xing didn’t need to worry about these—because he’d just say it’s the most comfortable!
Li Fan countered with Tristana.
To synergize with Ardent Censer, Tristana definitely needs practice…
Mid Tristana’s fast tower pushing and extreme single-target burst were played to the fullest this game.
Li Fan used Tristana for multiple laning kills and support cleanups, paired with Lulu’s Ardent Censer, shattering G2’s formation.
Match rhythm was suffocatingly fast—G2 couldn’t mount a proper counterattack before high ground fell.
Second game ended in nineteen minutes with a flat push.
After losing two straight, G2 players showed confusion and anxiety, especially Ap… this European optimistic family patriarch really couldn’t stay optimistic.
Honestly, being crushed like this, anyone would struggle.
Third game, Li Fan picked Talon based on the lineup, which shone brightly in his playoffs.
Talon has pressure in early transition, but Ap clearly couldn’t apply it.
Mid Talon’s roaming ability became G2’s nightmare this game.
Li Fan cleared lane then vanished from vision, pressuring G2’s top and bot lanes massively.
Every Talon appearance came with G2 players’ screams and black-and-white screens.
G2’s jungle became EDG’s backyard, vision fully suppressed, rhythm totally collapsed.
Clearlove flew high!
Three games, total time just one hour twenty-four minutes!
EDG cleanly 3:0 swept G2, powerfully advancing to finals!
Domestic official live stream room bullet comments exploded after the first game, now densely packed and hard to read.
【Holy crap! Unreal is a god! Won too easily?】
【One hour twenty-four minutes? My single ranked sometimes takes longer! Bladder about to burst!】
【Pure domination! Is this full-strength EDG? MSI championship is really possible now!】
【Fan Ge! Truly my superman! That Syndra orb, Tristana rocket jump, Talon blades… this is domestic top mid laner strength.】
【Ap got dumbfounded hahaha, camera on him and he’s dazed.】
【Ap said on Twitter today is brutal battle, where’s the promised brutal battle? Promised five-game full? Just this?】
Post-match English stream commentator booth, commentators exclaimed repeatedly.
“Unreal! He completely destroyed G2—the last time I saw a player in this form in an international event was Faker! Is LPL about to produce their top mid laner?”
“Is this the result of his CF training method? His reaction speed, assassination instinct… too exaggerated.”
“EDG proved to everyone that with an unhandleable Unreal, they’re the biggest favorites to win this MSI!”
“I really like this player Unreal now, whether from his laning or post-match other game participations—it’s truly shown me the uniqueness of a genius…”
“I believe they’ll bring us a real surprise in the finals!”
As Li Fan followed staff to the interview area, cheers erupted on site.
Not just Chinese international students and local Chinese—even more local Brazilian audience and esports fans from other countries were drawn to this special player Li Fan.
“Unreal! Awesome!”
“Fan Shen! Over here!”
Mixed with many simple support signs in English or Portuguese.
【The REAL King of MSI】
【CF> LOL? UNREAL = YES!】
A Brazilian guy in G2 jersey excitedly told those around him: “I was supporting G2, but Unreal played too spectacularly!”
“He reminds me of Brazilian soccer—that imaginative, unpredictable playstyle is too captivating! I’m his fan now!”
His thoughts represented many new foreign fans jumping in.
Li Fan’s hopping across multiple game domains, combined with arena-crushing performances, formed an extremely unique and charismatic personal tag.
In the entire League circle, only Li Fan could do this—others can’t, not even current three-time champion Faker…
The host smiled and handed the mic to Li Fan: “Welcome Unreal! Another beautiful 3:0 over G2—how do you feel now?”
“Feeling pretty good—teammates were in great form today, executed perfectly to beat this strong G2 team, so even though I thought about it, didn’t expect it to be this easy.”
“We saw you use three different heroes in three games today—Syndra, Tristana, and Talon, all with crushing effects. Tristana is your first time using her on stage—was it specially practiced?”
Li Fan thought: “Actually no special practice—mainly see what coach wants me to pick against their lineup. He asked if Tristana works? I thought this hero isn’t that hard… so agreed to the hero selection. Facts prove his tactical setup has no issues—trust the coach’s decision!”
“Coach’s tactical setup? He’s indeed a coach with deep League of Legends research!” the host said smiling.
Kuaisu Xing thought, wait that doesn’t seem right—wasn’t Tristana the hero you wanted to play?
You said Tristana can fast push and with Ardent Censer… invincible in team fights, easy win.
Then he smiled the next second—indeed, great player I spotted.
Loves giving coach the spotlight.
Right, my tactical research is perfect.
Next, can catch SKT off guard, make them think it’s my tactics.
Right, time to throw a smoke grenade.
“We know during the rest period you went to BD’s CF division for exchange—and today your reactions and operations, especially Talon’s roams and assassinations, had commentators calling it FPS-style headshot kills.
Many fans are hyping your cross-game training method—do you think playing CF helps your League of Legends performance?”
Hearing this, Li Fan couldn’t help laughing—what he said before was all made up… hope no pro actually believes it and tries.
Zitai suddenly sneezed, glanced at the AC at twenty-six—too low, did he catch a cold?
……
Li Fan said: “Um… I think anything that trains instant reactions, focus, and calm mentality could help.
CF is one of them—this game is actually very fun, lets me relax while maintaining high-intensity competitive state. But at the end of the day… it’s a personal relaxation method, not really training. I don’t know others’ situations, so I don’t really suggest copying it.”
The meaning was very clear.
It was more like a personalized adjustment and relaxation method.
Li Fan always said to play games relaxed and fun…
However, to fans who had deified him, it sounded more like humble talk.
After all, never trains, no League ranked records, yet crushes in matches—this made everyone have to believe…
【Unreal awesome—anyway this method suits me, play League one day win the game one day, can crazy climb!】
【Hear that? Fan Ge admitted it himself! Any game that boosts reactions and focus works—cross-game training rocks!】
【He said it tactfully—it works!】
【Other mid laners take note! Stop burying in ranked all day! Relax when needed.】
“So, next is the final finals—opponent will be the winner between SKT and Flash Wolves. Who do you hope wins?”
Hearing this, Li Fan didn’t hesitate, took the mic, looked calmly at the camera, and said word by word very seriously:
“I don’t particularly hope anyone wins.”
“Because for us EDG, who the opponent is doesn’t matter.”
Li Fan’s tone was flat, no emotional fluctuation.
“We came from China to here for this Mid-Season Invitational—our initial goal, from start to finish, has only been one…”
He paused slightly, voice rising a bit.
“That is to take the championship!”
“So, no matter who the finals opponent is—SKT or Flash Wolves—we will defeat them, then lift the Mid-Season Invitational championship trophy!”
No flowery rhetoric, purest goal declaration, yet more impactful than any passionate shout!
“Boom——!”
On-site audience, especially after witnessing the crushing semifinals, instantly ignited by these words!
Deafening cheers and screams nearly tore off the venue roof!
“Unreal! Unreal! Unreal!”
“EDG! EDG! EDG!”
Many Brazilian audience waved arms excitedly—they might not fully grasp the weight of these words in LPL, but they felt the powerful aura and winning belief from this player, the most captivating charm in competitive sports.
So cool! So handsome!
Domestic official live stream bullet comments went utterly mad when Li Fan said “take the championship.”
【Mad! Too mad! But I freaking love it!】
【Only one goal! Take the championship—hear that? In international events, no humility about performing better in finals.】
【No matter who, defeat them! Woo woo, got my blood boiling! If Fan Ge was there last year it would have been possible—not eliminated in quarterfinals.】
【This is Fan Ge’s confidence—people with strength talk like this, sounds very grounded.】
【EDG charge! Bring back that damn championship!】
【From today, I’m Unreal’s ten-year old fan!】
Even in EDG’s backstage lounge, coach Kuaisu Xing and teammates watching Li Fan on screen had their emotions stirred, all quite excited.
“This kid… said it perfectly! That’s the way! Not just strong in strength, mouth game has to be strong too.”
meiko smiled and shook head: “Looks like he really has zero pressure.”
Only Abu and Scout stayed silent beside.
Mainly both took big hits.
Abu never imagined he’d be demoted as manager just like that.
No chance to stay—after all, he’s a founding veteran.
Actually exiled to Honor of Kings…
And Scout now felt awful, slumped in his seat doubting life.
Just didn’t understand—why does he always lose when playing?
Li Fan steps up and it’s crazy win streaks?
Could he really not match Li Fan? How is that possible?
What strong mid laners in LPL?
As Li Fan’s “number one fanboy,” Yu Luo had material ready long ago.
The moment EDG 3:0’d G2, he started editing.
Yu Luo skillfully operated, excitedly compiling Li Fan’s key solo kills, precise skills, roams, supports, and team fight highlights from three matches, with explosive BGM.
Finally, Li Fan’s interview clip: “No matter who the opponent is, we will defeat them and lift the championship trophy!”
As the video ending.
Then glanced—very satisfied with the video…
Video title he racked his brain: 《【Unreal’s Path to Godhood】 Speedruns G2! Declares MSI Championship Inevitable!》
Almost the instant the video passed review, views skyrocketed.
Ten thousand, fifty thousand, one hundred thousand…
Bullet comments and comment section refresh speed insanely fast.
【Front row! Fan Shen awesome!】
【Hits the spot—only you can edit vids that make my scalp tingle! Too hype!】
【Rewatched the final interview ten times! So handsome—if my future boyfriend is this cool.】
【Goal only championship! Tears—LPL waited too long… start with MSI championship this year.】
【You’re really fast! Production team donkey not as efficient!】
【Tripled already—this quality deserves you blowing up!】
【Upstairs really tripled? I don’t believe!】
SKT’s temporary training room, tactical whiteboard densely covered in symbols.
Kkoma held a marker pen, pointing at projection screen replaying match clips.
Screen showed EDG from group stage and just-ended semifinals—especially Lucian, Tristana with shields, explosive team fight damage and insane lifesteal refusing to die.
“Key is this.” Kkoma mouse-highlighted the red-glowing Ardent Censer in heroes like Xiaohui, Lulu equipment slots!
“EDG’s understanding of this item is different from ours, even all teams worldwide.” Kkoma’s voice heavy, “They don’t occasionally build it in standard support items—they made it core, developed a system!”
“Since Unreal started, up to playoffs—they’ve used it very proficiently…”
“Even support first item Ardent Censer—this is exaggerated for us.”
Because after Ardent Censer buff, they researched it—conclusion: gains not worth it, only mid mages can build, support absolutely not first.
In this case… impossible to sacrifice a mid carry.
So never took the item seriously.
But EDG’s group stage performance made them pay attention and slowly research.
Research showed these routines viable, no big issues.
EDG has this trick… Ardent Censer gives ADC an extra item directly.
Crucial late game—no! Early game gives farming AD some combat power.
“Our problem now is time—mid suddenly practicing AD heroes like Tristana to Unreal’s rhythm-carrying level is too risky, doesn’t fit our style—so counter-strategy builds around bot lane.”
Kkoma turned to Bang and Wolf: “We must immediately start high-intensity practice—how to incorporate and counter EDG’s Ardent Censer system within our familiar framework.”
“Whether picking stronger laning combos to delay Ardent Censer timing, or using similar system to counter—needs massive practice and synergy.”
“Got it, coach—we’ll find the feel ASAP.” Wolf nodded.
Bang didn’t take it so seriously—EDG’s stuff is simple: build Ardent Censer and output.
Practicing no difficulty…
And EDG only strong in mid—Faker can handle easily.
In his years pro, never seen mid stronger than Faker.
Didn’t think this newbie Li Fan could change the team.
Last win purely stolen by Syndra—this guy so sneaky.
Ate control leading to loss—tons of domestic hate lately, saying could have perfect win streak.
But fans don’t think—already lost one earlier, no perfect record, losing another no big deal.
9-1 vs 8-2—what difference?
Both group first?
Group first to finals—same opponents, no change.
But SKT fans all Faker’s—can’t understand, no way.
But lost face of this match—will reclaim in finals!
Next day, SKT vs Flash Wolves officially started.
Compared to EDG’s devastating crush of G2, though SKT also won 3:0, process totally different.
SKT showed their suffocating operations ability.
Through vision suppression, resource trades, precise team fight kiting, step-by-step cornered Flash Wolves.
First two games, SKT used no new things—just familiar Korean ops to easily win.
However, in third game, SKT experimented—clearly felt needed to experience this intensity in actual tactics.
They picked Lulu support, and Wolf first item straight to Ardent Censer.
This build immediately caught all commentators and audience attention.
After all, they’d seen EDG’s Ardent Censer many times.
“Oh? SKT brought out Ardent Censer too? New understanding?” commentator said surprised.
But actual effect stark contrast to EDG’s smooth flow.
SKT’s Ardent Censer system seemed raw and disjointed.
Mid-jungle linkage rhythm slowed by accommodating bot’s new system—overall offense tempo dragged.
Match stalled due to SKT’s own rhythm chaos—even let Flash Wolves counter some disadvantage.
However, at anxious moment, Faker stepped up.
Orianna in key small-scale fights, with precise command doll control and ultimate, hard-turned the game.
Once mid river perfectly pulled three, once jungle with teammates instakilled enemy key carry—shattered Flash Wolves comeback hopes.
Though Ardent Censer attempt imperfect, Faker’s personal super play let them narrowly take third game, 3:0 eliminate Flash Wolves to finals.
Post-match, Faker as team rep interviewed.
Host naturally asked about finals opponent EDG and their hot new star mid Unreal.
Faker’s expression barely changed, just adjusted glasses: “EDG is a very strong team—they found their unique playstyle this version and execute well. Unreal is a very talented and strong opponent, but I’ll win my finals…”
Finally looked at camera: “Hope we two teams deliver exciting show for global audience in finals.”
As three-time champion, fans supporting him on site were numerous.
Faker ended interview, screams erupted immediately.
Faker politely bowed to on-site audience…
With SKT taking final finals ticket, this MSI ultimate showdown—EDG vs SKT!
In just one night, global esports forums, social media exploded with posts.
Reddit’s League of Legends section.
【Official】MSI 2017 Grand Finals: SKT T1 vs EDG
This post’s replies—refresh and new floor appears.
【Finally here! Faker vs that unbelievable newbie mid—I can’t wait, see if Unreal is really that godly in finals.】
【Honestly, never this hyped for a League match—mainly EDG and Unreal brought too many surprises.】
【Brutes VS Operations, Genius All-Rounder VS Great Demon King—this script, see who acts to the end!】
【Rational analysis: SKT’s heritage and big match experience overwhelming—EDG takes one game is success.】
【Upstairs living in what era? Look at EDG sweeping G2! Unreal born for big matches!】
【Pull it—G2 what trash team…】
【Then TSM even trashier?】
Domestic Tieba, Hupu, Weibo etc. unprecedented heat.
【Finals countdown! Rational discuss EDG win odds?】
【How evaluate Faker post-match comments on Unreal?】
These posts had sky-high floors—BP analysis, player state compares, tactic pros/cons, gods everywhere…
However, unlike past LPL teams in international finals’ must-win-or-spray atmosphere.
This time, with Li Fan, public opinion unusually… relaxed.
【Stop analyzing, tired? Fan Ge happy is good!】
【Predict what? 3:0 or 2:3 fine—as long as Fan Ge plays happy and pulls new antics post-match, I support! Even haters I can clap back!】
【What to worry? Trust Fan Ge’s hero pool!】
【? Who you? We Virtual God fans got no such rule! Win celebrate together, lose? Lose then watch Fan Ge play CF—next match maybe even better!】
In this chill and joyful unique atmosphere, 2017 Mid-Season Invitational ultimate battle, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s Olympic Stadium, arrived as scheduled!
