Chapter 62: Rematch with SKT!

Here we go!

QG vs SKT!

Wawa Mi Lei's voice rang out, and the pick‑phase BGM began to reverberate throughout the arena.

QG, 8-0, first in the group!

SKT, 4-4, currently ranked fourth.

They meet again, QG is on the blue side.

On the BP screen, QG immediately put Ryze into the ban slot.

No problem, Faker's Ryze still deserves respect!

SKT banned Lulu, wow, they know what they're doing.

The Haier Brothers have personally witnessed QG's journey to where they are now; no one understands better than them how much the hero Lulu means to DoInb.

Just two words: easy win!

Especially Xu Dongmen burst onto the scene, becoming another big C after UZI's team.

If mid lane can secure Lulu, QG will find it hard to lose.

Lulu plus two marksmen can be called QG's signature system!

QG's second ban: Alistar.

SKT's second ban: Graves.

As expected, SKT dare not let Graves through!

Mi Lei's voice boomed with energy: 'In the previous round against SKT, XDM used Graves to achieve a god‑like performance, especially that divine‑level play in SKT's blue buff jungle, which is still talked about today!'

Unkillable Graves, the jungle fishing master!

Wawa looked at the screen: 'Now the initiative is in QG's hands—should we each take Kennen and Nidalee, or should we ban one first and then decide?'

QG gave their answer.

Just like in the first round, they put Kennen into the ban slot.

Wawa said doubtfully: 'I never expected this; I thought if they were going to switch, they'd swap Nidalee.'

Mi Lei also nodded: 'Indeed, judging from these past days of matches, Kennen's priority is clearly higher than Nidalee's, and the red side usually takes this ban.'

The blue side banning Kennen themselves was unexpected to many.

Including SKT's coaching staff.

On the match stage, Kkoma held a notebook and engaged in a lengthy deliberation.

Should we ban Nidalee or not?

Banning Nidalee would turn the jungle into a duel of tempo‑based junglers.

But if we don't ban it, Nidalee will become a T0 pick, giving the blue side a free grab.

Letting the enemy take it isn't impossible; we can snatch Ekko and Lucian instead.

Kkoma made a decision.

In his view, this exchange is worthwhile.

SKT's third ban: no Nidalee, but Maokai instead.

In the previous round, V's Maokai also played a key role, causing SKT considerable trouble in team fights.

After Maokai's magic resistance boost, it's also a champion that Ekko finds relatively hard to deal with.

Will QG try to snatch Nidalee?

They just hovered over it without picking, then QG snatched Ekko!

Wow, does that mean SKT will take Nidalee now?

The Haier Brothers' startled voices came through, yet at that moment SKT's internals showed a split.

Kkoma wanted to take Nidalee, but his starting jungler was very torn.

Coach, I want to pick a late‑game champion……

Blank timidly expressed his intention; the dark, earnest him beside the fair, handsome Kkoma looked like a prince and a frog, as if they were from different worlds.

Then let's go bottom lane first; if we'd known this, we shouldn't have banned Maokai.

Although Kkoma was a bit reluctant, he still agreed to Blank's request.

Even if you're the world's number one coach, during BP you still need to consult the players themselves; if you let them play with emotions, you're basically already close to losing.

Kkoma understood Xiaohei; his Nidalee had been publicly executed by Xu Dongmen just a few days ago in the previous round, and his heart still hasn't gotten over that hurdle.

Ah, does that mean QG can take Nidalee?!

Getting Nidalee second hand feels great!

OK, lock it in—XDM's Nidalee!

Wawa Mi Lei's voice was excited.

Although they didn't know what had happened, upon seeing Xu Dongmen take Nidalee they immediately felt relieved.

This round of mind games, we won.

In front of the screen, Xu Dongmen activated Nidalee's talent.

It was his suggestion to put Nidalee aside first and help top lane snatch Ekko.

Without Maokai, letting Duke take Ekko would make V's lane very rough.

Xu Dongmen wanted to look after top lane.

More importantly, even without Kennen and Graves, he isn't afraid of Blank's Nidalee.

Blank didn't dare to take it, which is somewhat unexpected……

Since you won't take it, I won't hold back.

One fluke turn of events let Xu Dongmen get a T0 Leopard Woman in the second hand.

Blood profit!

QG (Blue) vs SKT (Red)

Top lane: Ekko vs Poppy

Jungle: Leopard Woman vs Blind Monk

Mid lane: Lulu vs Sand Emperor

AD: Lucian vs Wheel Mom

Support: Troll vs Braum

"QG's lineup this game is pretty good, almost an advantage in all three lanes!"

"Every lane's matchup is easy to play, aggression maxed out!"

"What we need is this confidence to dare to lane against the opponent; why is it that every time we meet, we're the ones under pressure?"

Doll Miller's voice is very loud.

If this were the first day of MSI, they definitely wouldn't dare to be so showy, and might even think QG's lineup is a bit overconfident.

But their 8-0 record gave them full confidence in QG.

The lineup was picked well, and they early on smoothly gained an advantage.

Xu Dongmen, at the start, cleared the three monster camps in the upper half of the jungle, then directly crossed the river, transformed into a leopard and pounced into SKT's jungle to steal their blue.

The scene looked exactly like the previous round when the two fought, with the Leopard Woman side doing the invading both times.

Blank realized the jungle had been invaded; after arriving at the lower half, he didn't directly engage the three wolves, but first went to the blue area to scout.

"The Blind Monk discovered the Leopard Woman stealing their blue, but what can you do even if you see it?"

"Apocalypse already came early to support, QG's bottom lane dominance is very solid!"

"Blank is also quite decisive; as soon as he saw the Troll coming, he turned around without even looking and went back to fight the three wolves—this discipline is really good."

"No wonder he's SKT's jungler!"

Xu Dongmen, after stealing the blue, left nonchalantly.

His move earned wave after wave of cheers from the audience below.

Both were Leopard Woman, both started by stealing the blue.

After Blank carefully designed, he ended up blowing himself up; stealing one blue cost him the entire jungle.

Xu Dongmen, on the other hand, casually entered the enemy jungle, easily stole their blue buff right in front of them, with no penalty.

The gap in the jungler position was fully exposed at this moment!

Not only the jungle, but the bottom lane also showed a clear advantage in this game.

Lucian Troll vs Wheel Mom Braum

SKT, in order to prevent QG from getting Lucian+Braum, forcibly broke up this combo.

Apocalypse used Troll as a substitute!

This is not just a top laner; in the spring split, Troll appeared in the support role in over 70 games, ranking third, behind only Tauren and Braum.

As a hard support, it has stronger lane and crowd‑control abilities than Braum and Tauren, and in team fights it also has a move that can destroy tanks.

If you want to play more aggressively, you can even bring Undying Grip to boost lane strength!

Apocalypse this game was Undying Grip, paired with UZI Lucian, early on they pressed the Wolf Stick so hard it could only smell experience.

Plus, with Xu Dongmen applying pressure in the jungle, the Blind Monk's position was completely clear.

UZI and Apocalypse can suppress without restraint.

7:30, bottom lane 60 CS vs 45 CS!

Stain wildly pressed little Bang.