Honestly, those lines sound like a joke to any normal person—yet somehow they worked.
Before the match even started, Uzi's stream and Crystal's stream were already flooded with people claiming to be "Brother Infinite Borders fans," launching nonstop attacks.
Their rhetoric was extremely unified: these people had no professional ethics, deliberately sabotaging Brother Infinite Borders.
How can you drag a pro into Goose Goose Duck until 1 a.m. the night before a match? That's obviously not a normal schedule for him.
Uzi pretended not to see those comments.
If he responded, it would easily spark a narrative.
But he was thinking too—on the day before matches, it really is better not to mess around with Lin Fan. If they lose a key match, he'd get raided to death.
Back when he was a pro, getting flamed was one thing.
Now he's just a small streamer. He really doesn't want this much drama.
Even if Uzi thought that way, the "fans" in his chat didn't.
Seeing their idol "getting bullied," how could they accept it? They immediately started clapping back.
"If you've got guts, go tell your 'sh*t-soil-bro' not to play other games. Why are you bringing narratives into small streamers' rooms?"
TL: Infinite Borders Bro is written "Infinite", "Soil/Ground", "Bro". 3 Chinese characters.
"Dine is trash. People just haven't fully realized it in the past half year. Starting summer split, he'll be exposed."
Uzi watched the argument and got a headache.
He could only shift his attention back to the official broadcast.
Then the big screen finally switched to the Ban-Pick screen.
He relaxed a little.
"Alright, summer opener Game 1 begins—TES versus EDG!"
"TES is on red side today. Let's see how both sides draft and how they understand the patch."
On screen, EDG's first ban was Twisted Fate.
"Twisted Fate… yeah, even in MSI, Twisted Fate priority was already high. Brother Infinite Borders used it a lot and looked great. On this patch, roaming mids still feel very strong. Banning it first makes sense—EDG clearly did their homework."
"On red side, TES should probably handle Lucian. Viper's Lucian is scary. He'll be nerfed next patch, but right now you have to ban it."
As Uzi finished speaking, TES immediately banned Lucian.
No matter what, he's still a pro—game understanding is there.
With Ban-Pick on screen, chat arguments calmed down a lot.
Uzi finally felt relieved—casting the game helps. Just shouting doesn't do anything.
"EDG's second ban is Syndra. That's fine too. Syndra is great at suppressing scaling mids. If EDG is thinking about giving Scout Azir or Orianna, Syndra has to go—especially Brother Infinite Borders' Syndra."
"But this means Brother Infinite Borders' prestige is maxed out. Two bans right away. JackeyLove is so comfortable."
Hearing that, chat went wild.
"Hahaha, that sour taste—Uzi opened his mouth and I smelled it."
"Very pointed. Very pointed."
"Xiaohu: Even spring me couldn't beat Brother Infinite Borders. His personal skill is crazy."
"Stop hyping. Look at Brother Infinite Borders' sleepy state. Today the 'little junior' will smash him—public humiliation!"
Before long, both sides finished bans.
EDG first-picked Lee Sin. Not showing mid early and grabbing Lee Sin usually means they want mid-jungle tempo.
TES took Gnar and Viego on picks one and two.
Hecarim got hit hard this patch. Early jungle clear hurts a lot. If the enemy plays starving jungle, Hecarim's tempo can break.
So they gave Tian a Viego, a champ that's still fine in this patch.
But in terms of early pressure, it's still not as good as Lee Sin.
"TES needs to give Brother Infinite Borders a mid pick with more aggression and lane priority, otherwise jungle pressure will be huge," Uzi analyzed.
Seeing Gnar, EDG instantly locked Kayle.
With the patch changes, top lane can run scaling again, and Kayle is a level-16 transformation.
But giving Kayle to Flandre still made people doubtful.
Ever since winning Worlds, Flandre's form declined too obviously. People couldn't help wondering whether he'd even keep playing next year.
So if EDG dared to play this into TES, they must be confident.
EDG's third pick was Ahri.
Three picks and their system was clear: use Ahri's push to pair with Lee Sin and "raise a top-lane dad."
But TES wasn't scared at all.
Mid instantly locked Galio.
Galio doesn't fear mages. His base damage is higher than Ahri's. With passive, as long as he doesn't eat every spell, he can trade HP for lane priority—relieving jungle pressure.
"Galio?"
"Holy crap—Brother Infinite Borders turned into Big B Teacher?"
"What is this? Why not pick something to kill Ahri?"
"Jungle already locked Ruined King. Before level six, you can't do anything anyway. Plus tower dives are riskier. This is clearly a level-six plan. Galio is fine."
Chat spammed.
EDG didn't expect it either. They already showed Ahri. With TES's mid strength, shouldn't they pick something vicious and smash lane?
Why Galio?
But once they saw Galio, EDG instantly banned Draven and Zeri.
TES's comp meant bot had to be the big carry, otherwise they'd lack damage later.
But the pool of ADC carries is still huge.
TES in second-ban phase banned Kalista and Yuumi, then answered with Aphelios.
After hesitating, EDG picked Senna plus Tahm Kench.
That put all pressure onto Flandre top.
TES fifth pick locked Renata.
Renata might not be the same terror as before, but with Aphelios she's still strong.
The moment that lane appeared, EDG's faces all dropped.
Senna–Tahm Kench isn't strong in lane. The only upside is high room for error.
After banning Lucian–Nami, TES answered with Aphelios–Renata. Bot lane pressure instantly maxed out…
EDG's draft completely collapsed.
Maokai's face looked dark on camera. He didn't expect White Moon to outdraft him so hard—he got zero advantage from draft.
Since when did White Moon draft like this?
Did your players all become monsters, and you evolved too?
Just looking at the comps, it felt like EDG already lost half.
But the comps were locked. All they could do was play it out.
Blue side EDG: Top Kayle, jungle Lee Sin, mid Ahri, bot Senna + Tahm Kench.
Red side TES: Top Gnar, jungle Viego, mid Galio, bot Aphelios + Renata.
The coaches shook hands. Luo Sheng was smiling.
The moment both teams entered Summoner's Rift, fans began roaring for their teams.
But you could clearly feel TES chants were slightly louder.
Lin Fan started Doran's Ring plus two health potions.
His runes weren't the standard Aftershock or Predator.
He took Arcane Comet.
That surprised everyone.
"But with this patch making everyone tankier, Arcane Comet is fine. It boosts laning. Ahri already can't out-push Galio, and with more damage pressure, the lane should be even harder," Miller thought and analyzed.
"So let's see Brother Infinite Borders' Galio. Is it like we think—stronger in lane?"
Most viewers weren't optimistic about Comet Galio.
"He's inflated. Brother Infinite Borders has always been inflated. MSI champ and he forgot who he is."
"He needs to fall once, learn the sky is high. I don't know why I want TES to lose the opener so badly."
"Thought he reformed. Didn't expect the night before he reverted—playing Goose Goose Duck until 1 a.m."
While chat argued, mid lane had already traded for a bit.
Ahri really couldn't contest level two. Scout tried to abuse range and auto a couple times, but he got hit by Winds of War and then Arcane Comet procced, chunking over one full bar of HP.
The damage was completely over the line.
It scared Scout into backing off repeatedly.
When he tried to trade HP back, Lin Fan didn't give him the chance.
Scout checked his HP and decided not to potion yet.
He thought: once I hit level two, even if I drink, it only goes back to full anyway.
But from the spectator view, Viego was quietly walking toward mid.
The instant Galio hit level two, Viego stepped out of the brush.
Lin Fan flashed instantly, W-taunted, and Tian didn't hesitate—flash W stun.
Winds of War plus Arcane Comet maxed the damage. Galio passive Colossal Smash slapped Ahri down to one-third HP.
Tian followed with a quick Q-A, pushing Ahri even lower.
Scout took his hands off the keyboard.
He didn't want to flash. Even if he flashed, he couldn't escape. Red buff was already sticking to him…
First Blood.
2:20.
Galio easily took the kill.
Tian got an assist too. With first blood, TES instantly led EDG by 600 gold.
Scout stared at his grey screen, full of regret.
If it was Galio plus Jarvan, he'd definitely be careful.
But he never expected Viego to gank mid at level two.
One bad step, and he handed them the opening.
Ahri already can't push faster than Galio.
Now it's even more painful.
TES removed most key information… but kept Galio's level-two kill threat!
Arcane Comet provided the extra damage, preventing "not enough damage" and letting them finish.
But TES's tempo didn't stop there.
They shoved mid, then Galio and Viego went straight into blue side's top jungle.
With no flash, tower dive kills were unlikely, but Flandre still chose to run.
Jiejie glanced at his blue buff and didn't overthink—he left too.
With Galio on the map, Scout would have to catch mid after respawn, so this blue was gone anyway.
Sure enough, TES didn't touch Kayle.
They invaded and took blue instead.
In front of everyone's shocked eyes, Galio punched the blue buff to death with Justice Punch.
Back to mid—Scout stared at the blue buff under Galio's feet and his mind got messy.
Damn it. That brother…
With Galio holding blue, Scout's Ahri was forced into prison lane.
Galio didn't even pretend to save mana. He spammed spells nonstop, applying wave pressure, then kept drifting toward jungle.
Turret damage is higher, so early ganks are harder—but in the jungle, your Lee Sin doesn't have a turret protecting him.
Your mid has no lane priority. You have to accept this bullying.
Jiejie felt dizzy. He couldn't even touch either Scuttle Crab.
Top-side Gromp and blue were both invaded and taken.
Lee Sin's entire tempo collapsed. He stared at the empty jungle, not knowing what to do.
As for the second Scuttle Crab, with Tian strongly suggesting, Lin Fan half-reluctantly used Q to take it.
"Gasp—"
Seeing that, the audience collectively inhaled, contributing a tiny bit to global warming.
"Dine's imperial status is confirmed!"
"I've never seen a mid take Scuttle this early—especially Galio. This is insane."
Miller's line got huge agreement.
If it's Zed or LeBlanc taking Scuttle for tempo and XP, fine.
But Galio? At most, you take blue.
Taking Scuttle too? Deranged. Absolutely deranged.
Kill XP plus blue plus Scuttle XP—Scout was going to be down nearly a whole level.
Normally, five and a half minutes of mid lane gets you level six.
Now, after eating the 4:30 wave, he might hit six immediately…
After shoving the wave under turret, Lin Fan recalled at five minutes.
Scout's tight nerves finally eased a bit.
But he still spam-pinged the map.
Because Galio was about to hit level six.
And Galio had a ton of gold: first blood plus passive gold plus 50 CS—1771 gold.
That's enough to shop hard.
First: Dark Seal.
Then 1100 gold for Bami's Cinder.
Then Boots.
That build confused everyone.
"Not Everfrost—so is he rushing Turbo Chemtank?"
"It fixes movement speed, adds tankiness, and in lane you already have Arcane Comet plus base damage for pressure. This item is perfect!" Miller's eyes lit up.
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