Qin Yu's marksman had less than a thirty percent win rate against gdt. In the final match of the finals, during the crucial peak showdown, he surprisingly picked Hou Yi, stunning everyone present. Both cheering fans and commentators were momentarily speechless, unsure how to explain yLs' choice of Hou Yi.
Viewers watching the livestream instead of attending in person flooded the chat with question marks upon seeing yLs select Hou Yi.
"Did yLs pick the wrong hero?"
"Most likely a mistake..."
"Damn, they locked it in?"
"What are they doing, this is a guaranteed loss!"
"Let me be the first to congratulate gdt on winning the 2022 Autumn Championship."
"..."
Just when everyone thought Qin Yu locking in Hou Yi was the most surprising moment, yLs continued to make one astonishing pick after another.
He Wang picked Baili Shouyue for the mid lane, Chen Jing chose Zhuang Zhou for support, Jiang Zui took Diao Chan for the solo lane, and for the fifth position, Sheng Kuang unhesitatingly locked in Li Bai.
Honestly, this lineup was quite common in casual games, but on the competitive stage, it gave the impression of reckless play.
Many in the comments suggested that yLs, seeing their impending loss, had started picking heroes randomly and were now playing passively.
Some yLs fans were already complaining before the match even began, saying yLs had let down their supporters.
As the loading screen faded, the seventh peak showdown officially began.
Everyone expected yLs' lineup to be crushed and dominated by gdt from the start. However, one minute passed, and yLs was developing stably. Two minutes passed, and yLs was still developing stably...
As three minutes approached, many started a countdown in the comments.
"I bet 200 yuan that Qin Yu will be tower-dived and killed by Yang Sinian between three minutes thirty seconds and four minutes."
"Second that, I bet 300 yuan."
"I bet 500 yuan..."
"..."
Just as everyone predicted, Yang Sinian was already lurking near Qin Yu's lane by the three-and-a-half-minute mark.
gdt's mid laner and support had cleared their mid lane wave and were moving towards Yang Sinian.
As if anticipating this, Sheng Kuang also appeared in Qin Yu's half of the jungle, and He Wang even placed a Baili Shouyue's first skill near Qin Yu to provide vision, while Chen Jing was already guarding Qin Yu under the tower.
At three minutes fifty seconds, the first team fight erupted around Qin Yu.
Qin Yu was left with critically low health, and at the same time, a sound effect echoed in the game: "firstBlood!!!"
"Hahaha, I knew Qin Yu would get first blood!"
"What is yLs even doing? Qin Yu is such a noob, he's useless. In such an important match, they let him play marksman, and Hou Yi at that."
"...Huh? First blood wasn't Qin Yu."
"What? Nani?"
"(ÒwÓױ)! gdt's solo laner gave first blood."
"Holy crap? Jiang Zui solo-killed gdt's solo laner?"
"..."
To everyone's disbelief, the team fight around Qin Yu concluded. Qin Yu not only survived but, with Chen Jing's protection, managed to kill the opposing marksman.
Concurrently, the director replayed the action in the solo lane.
Jiang Zui, playing Diao Chan with ease, had eliminated the opposing solo laner.
On the stage, Jiang Zui, while recalling to heal, said, "Aren't gdt surprised? The national server Diao Chan who held the title for a year? I was the one who boosted that account. They all thought I was invincible in the solo lane, but they didn't know my best hero is Diao Chan..."
As Jiang Zui finished speaking, He Wang's Baili Shouyue, using prediction, blind-sniped the enemy's low-health support, securing another kill. Seeing Jiang Zui's smugness, he couldn't help but boast, "They all think I only play support mages. Little do they know, when I first started playing this game, I was a Baili Shouyue player with deadly aim."
ps: Last year, due to the pandemic and various other reasons, I was absent for a long time. But now I'm back to finish the grand finale seriously, and then I'll release a new book. In short, 2022 was a year of rest and adjustment, and 2023, like 2021, will be a year of hard work and dedication!