Tencent Sports: On April 19th, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the 2018 LPL Spring Split are about to kick off. The players of the four teams are all undergoing high-intensity sprint training, and Rookie, who just won the MVP award of the Spring Split, is no exception. Rookie is the soul figure of iG on the court, and off the court, he is the most famous super star in the Korean server. Not only does his main account rank as high as 13th in the Korean server, but his secondary account is also in the King's segment. Recently, he has frequently used this secondary account to do a large number of solo ranks.
According to data statistics, Rookie's winning rate in the last 20 games has reached as high as 65%. In terms of hero selection in the past seven days, it can be described as a "sea of heroes", among which there are both the more developing Ice Bird and Spring, and the more assassin Yasuo and Demon Princess. Among them, Ice Bird and Yasuo have been used the most for practice, reaching 16 and 11 games respectively.
Due to the emergence of the conqueror talent, the possibility of Yasuo stepping onto the court has greatly increased. And the performance of AFS's mid-laner Kuro in the playoff match against KT, where Yasuo dominated, further proves the current strength of this hero. However, Yasuo has always been Rookie's forte. The EQ flash he used in the 2015 playoffs is still widely talked about even today. It can be said that with just a little practice, he could bring it to the court. However, Ice Bird is different. Although this little-known hero has received significant enhancements due to the 8.6 mage equipment update, it has never been able to step onto the LPL stage. This is largely because of its extremely high operational difficulty. The release of the ice wall and the positioning of the ultimate move have stumped countless professional mid-laners. So far in the competition, only "God of Law" Froggen has been able to perfectly control her.
However, Rookie is always so fond of bringing unexpected surprises to others. His performance in Ice Bird in the Korean server Rank was astonishing. Through extensive practice with Ice Bird, he can now almost effortlessly take over every game. With an overall winning rate of 81% and a KDA of 5.76, all these confirm his extremely high proficiency with the Ice Bird. Therefore, this Ice Bird move is likely to become iG's biggest trump card in the playoffs. It is believed that all the opponents who will face iG next will have to be worried about it in their BP.
