On the evening of the 31st, Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium.

In this final that attracted global attention, DWG defeated SN 3:1 to win the 2020 League of Legends Global Finals (S10).

Two teams appeared at the finals.

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　　S10 is the highest-spec game in this year's League of Legends professional competition system. The final is a five-game three-win system.

The two teams participating in the finals are the SN team from the Mainland China (LPL) and the DWG team from the South Korea (LCK).

　　In the first game, the two teams fought for more than 40 minutes. SN regretted losing.

But they quickly adjusted their mentality. In the second game, they selected a lineup that is not common in the LPL. In the case of early economic backwardness, they relied on team battles to win the game and tied the big score to 1:1.

Bin poster.

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　　In the game, the top single Bin's Jian Ji got the "five kills" and his performance in the game was called "God Bin's Heavenly Fall".

This is the first "five kills" in the finals since the 10th S competition.

　　But in the third game, DWG withstood the pressure given by SN, and top laner Nuguri played well and led the team to rewrite the game score to 2:1.

In the fourth game, DWG cheered up and finally won the decisive battle.

　　On the stage of the S game, the teams in the Korean division have won the most championships, and they have achieved five consecutive championships in a single division from S3 to S7.

Until 2018, the iG team won the first S championship for LPL, ending the rule of the Korean team.

　　After winning the S8 by iG and S9 by FPX, LPL has achieved two consecutive S championships. This year's home game, people expect the LPL team to complete three consecutive championships and keep the Summoner trophy in China.

DWG.

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　　Unfortunately, SN failed to win the finals like their predecessors.

Throughout the entire game, DWG is the better-performing team, showing stronger strength. They helped the Korean division win the S championship after losing two years.

This night, the audience should give DWG applause.

　　Failure is bitter. After the game, the SN players looked solemn.

　　But time goes back to two months ago, if someone said that SN can make it to the S10 finals, probably few people would believe it, because this team is too young.

The top laner Bin and AD player Huanfeng both entered the LPL this year, and the current lineup is only completed this season.

SN.

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　　This year's LPL Spring Split, SN ranked 11th among the 17 teams, and even failed to make the playoffs.

In the summer split, they made rapid progress and finally won the third place, becoming the third seed of the LPL in the S game.

Before the start of the S game, the top first and second seeds TES and JDG seem to have a higher chance of winning than SN.

　　SN made his first appearance in the S game, but he was unfavorable.

In the first game of the group stage, they faced the European No. 1 seed G2, which was also last year's S game runner-up.

With multiple opportunities to win the game, SN finally lost with regret.

　　On the last day of the group stage, SN unexpectedly lost to the TL team in the North American division, and cast a shadow over his qualifying prospects.

But what many people did not expect was that just less than two hours later, SN won two games in a row in G2 and locked the group first!

The first promotion poster of the SN team.

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　　SwordArt, an auxiliary player in the SN team, is a veteran and is called a snake by the audience.

Prior to this, he had represented teams in other divisions in the S game many times, but his results were not satisfactory.

During the group stage, when asked in an interview if he would teach the young players on the team, he smiled and said, "My experience is from the top 16."

　　Professional e-sports is a “youth meal” project, and many players have to retire in their early 20s.

Because with age, the ability to react will decline, and sitting in front of the computer all the year round will accumulate many injuries.

　　And Snake, who has been in the professional arena for 7 years, did he ever think of giving up when he stopped at the top 16 every year?

It is difficult for outsiders to guess.

But judging from the voices released after each game, he is full of passion in every moment on the field. When he has an advantage, he warns his young teammates not to slack, and when he is disadvantaged, he encourages them not to give up.

The poster of SN's victory over TES, the player on the way is snake.

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　　People often pursue players with extraordinary talents and youthful ambitions, but the stories of veterans who are rewarded by nature are also very moving.

　　In the two knockout games, SN met the LPL team. The opponent JDG, who went into four in eight, was the champion of the LPL Spring Split.

SN lost one game first and pulled three games in a row. The scene where AD player Huanfeng was sniping on the high ground of JDG became one of the classics of this S game.

　　In the semifinals, SN ushered in LPL's No. 1 seed TES.

TES is the champion of the summer season and once beat SN 3-0 in the LPL summer playoffs.

In the game, SN's top laner Bin, mid laner Angel and jungler Sofm all contributed wonderful performances. In the end, SN defeated TES 3:1 and advanced to the final.

SN's promotion path.

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　　Two months ago, when I mentioned the outstanding players of LPL, the five members of the SN team might not be mentioned.

In the selection of the best team in the LPL Summer Season, none of them even entered the third team.

In the past two years, there have been many star players in the LPL, but this year, it is SN who stood in the S final.

　　Before the start of the final, Snake said: "As long as I can finish the last step, I will be remembered in the history of League of Legends."

　　Unfortunately, this last step was blocked by DWG.

But as long as you watch SN's performance in this S game, you will remember the names of these players.

S championship trophy.

Image source: Event organizer.

　　In competitive games, victory is the common goal pursued by everyone, and the bitterness of failure is something most people have to taste.

In this late autumn, Shanghai night, SN is a loser.

But until tomorrow, when the sunrise reflects on the Huangpu River, they will set out to challenge the peak again.

　　As for LPL, since S8, it has changed from a former challenger to a defender, and on this night, it once again returned to the identity of a challenger.

　　It took us eight years to win the first S championship. During this period, it was the sweat and tears of countless players, but we never gave up our efforts.

Next year, we still have the courage to start all over again.

　　Come on, SN!

Come on, LPL!

(Wang Hao)