Chapter 35: There are still experts?!

Similarly, Zitai's side also knew that the most correct strategy to beat Uzi's team wasn't to restrict Uzi through pick/ban, but to restrict the mid-laner Su Xing, who seemed to be somewhat misunderstood.

Although they didn't know Su Xing's champion pool well, they still extremely decisively banned Orianna and Taliyah.

"Damn, even my K'Sante is worth banning?"

The next second, AJ couldn't smile anymore. He never expected that Zitai's side would even ban the champion of a weak top-laner like him.

"My Bard was also banned..."

Xiao Duan was also a bit speechless. Among so many champions, Bard was the only one he could play decently. Was it really not going to be let through even once?

"This pick/ban has some substance."

Until he saw that the last ban on Zitai's side was Uzi's Caitlyn, Tabe was a bit surprised.

He didn't know who Zitai's side found to be the coach to help with the pick/ban, but looking at the pick/ban this game, this person on the opposite side had some skill.

"Indeed a bit ruthless."

Su Xing nodded and said, "Banning AJ's K'Sante is because this champion is a bit of a cheat. In team fights, he uses his ultimate to take away the fattest person on the opposite side; even if he gets traded, it doesn't matter."

He didn't know the skills of the champion K'Sante at first, but just now he searched on OPGG and finally found the win rate and skill descriptions for K'Sante in the T5 tier.

At first, he thought, how strong could a champion ranked in the T5 tier be? But when he saw the specific skill descriptions and numbers, he suddenly understood everything.

Although the numbers were pitifully low, the mechanics were perfect. In a sense, like Azir and Orianna, he belonged to a category that basically no one plays in ranked, but in professional matches, he could become a tournament favorite due to his unique and perfect mechanics.

"This is a bit of a headache..."

AJ was also a bit helpless. He now had Malphite in his left hand and K'Sante in his right, and at most he could add an Ornn to make do. As a result, the opponent directly banned the K'Sante he was most comfortable with.

"Banning Orianna and Azir is also very good."

Tabe praised, "They also know very well that Zitai's laning can't suppress Su Xing. Once Su Xing gets Orianna, he can pass the early game without any pressure. If Orianna gets her items, she can output terrifying damage in team fights."

"Not to mention Taliyah. If the laning phase doesn't provide enough pressure, then Taliyah can easily link up with teammates. In this way, there aren't many champions left for Su Xing to choose from."

"This Caitlyn is the masterstroke..."

Su Xing smiled and said, "The opponent knows we guessed their strategy is targeting the mid lane, so to prevent the bottom lane from being crushed, they banned Caitlyn, a champion with strong laning pressure."

Especially since it is well known that Uzi's Caitlyn is actually very strong. Once Uzi chooses a combination like Caitlyn + Lux, the opposing bottom lane won't be able to just hold on if they want to.

"It seems there are many talents among domestic coaches these years..."

Su Xing didn't forget to add, "One Tabe is enough to surprise me; I didn't expect there to be experts on the other side..."

Although he hadn't been in contact with Tabe for long, in these two or three games of pick/ban, he could feel that the other side was different from those domestic coaches he remembered who were only responsible for ordering takeout.

It was just that he didn't expect that the coach on Zitai's side wouldn't be outdone. For the audience in the stream, they might not see the logic in this pick/ban, but for these retired players, this pick/ban was already very perfect.

Banning AJ's K'Sante and his own Orianna and Taliyah was enough to show that the other side had very strong data collection and analysis capabilities, as well as on-the-spot adaptability.

Because this wasn't a professional league, it was the Old Man Cup; you couldn't use professional league thinking to deal with pick/ban. So the fact that the other side could accurately identify the characteristics of Su Xing's side and restrict them in such a short time was already very impressive.

Secondly, banning Uzi's Caitlyn was also a manifestation of the opposing coach's strength. No one knew if Uzi would choose Caitlyn, but as a coach, he had to consider whether such a possibility existed.

Once it appeared, could his own bottom lane handle it? If they couldn't handle it, then be decisive and ban it directly, strangling the accident in the cradle.

"I don't know." Tabe shook his head and said, "Dog, do you know who is on Zitai's side?"

"I'm not sure either."

Uzi typed rapidly, seemingly chatting privately with Zitai. After ten seconds, he said, "Zitai is being mysterious. Damn, he said it's a mysterious person."

"Is there that coach's voice in his stream?"

AJ didn't believe it and asked, "The coaching circle is so small; can't you tell by the voice?"

"No."

Uzi couldn't help but laugh, "He's too cunning. There's no coach's voice in the YY; he communicates with the coach alone via his phone and then relays it to the other teammates."

"6."

Su Xing laughed dumbly. It seemed the other side didn't want others to know who he was.

"My goodness, why is playing the Old Man Cup like a spy movie?"

AJ scolded with a smile, "Tomorrow, Gou Ye will go to Zitai's house; I must make him say who the coach is."

"Actually, it's easy to guess."

Su Xing said slowly, "First, it's certain that it's a domestic coach; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to complete multiple relays and communications in a very short time. Secondly, it's not a coach from a team playing in MSI; they are all busy preparing for the war. Who would have time to guide a group of old men to play the Old Man Cup?"

"Excluding these factors, the last point is that this person must be an LPL coach, probably not young either. An ordinary person wouldn't have a deep impression of Uzi's Caitlyn..."

"Damn, now that you say that, I think I know who it is."

After Su Xing's analysis, Tabe was suddenly shocked. He thought of a person who perfectly matched Su Xing's description.

"Who?"

Uzi was also extremely interested, "He doesn't show his face because he doesn't want others to know his identity. Take a look at your phone."

A few seconds later, Uzi suddenly realized, "It's him... No wonder then..."

"Who, who, who, who?"

AJ's gossip soul burned fiercely, "After the game, I'll pull a small group; let Su Xing in and I'll say it."

Uzi also sold a mystery and smiled, "I can only say this is not an ordinary person; he has some honors."

"OK, I understand."

After the short interlude, the lineups for both sides were finally determined.

Su Xing's side had Ornn top, Lee Sin jungle, Azir mid, and Lucian + Nami bottom.

Zitai's side had Malphite top, Xin Zhao jungle, Viktor mid, and Senna + Tahm Kench bottom.

"Damn, beast."

AJ scolded, "Zitai is a real beast. Banning K'Sante and stealing Tahm Kench, I only have Ornn left."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 36 =====