The training room was as quiet as a chicken.
The head coach's words were hard for the players to accept for a while.
——Even if you can't win this MSI championship, you can't use the team's best system to win the game.
the reason is simple.
Riot Games will go all out against the system of the team that won the MSI.
And based on this tone, we will finally confirm the tone and version answers in the general direction of the Summer Split and even the World Championship.
if
ig relies on the 'four words' written by Chun Li to win the mid-season championship, so even if it can enter the world championship.
In the end, he couldn't make it to the finals.
turn out to be
I have been studying the MSI opponent for almost two weeks, but I made a mistake?
Li Nian thought about the coach's plan.
Whether it is skt of s7, rng of s8, or g2 of s9, they have won the championships in all major competitions.
The results of it?
At the beginning of the summer season, the fist and sword came down, not only cutting off your Rendu lineage, but also taking away your ring grandfather.
While the players were thinking hard, KKoma left the coaching desk and walked to the tactical blackboard.
"msi will implement version 8.8, this version."
"It will still be a bottom lane-focused version!"
"The operational version was strangled in the cradle by fists as early as the spring split. The only thing we can choose is the play style of our opponents in the spring finals!"
Li Nian nodded.
S8's RNG on MSI is indeed unique among the 14 participating teams, and they also happen to have a thorough understanding of the current version.
Stealing from your friends?
Li Nian was excited just thinking about it.
A dead Taoist friend will never die but a poor Taoist.
The rest should be left to Uzi to worry about.
"kkoma is taking the next step with the banner!"
Li Nian was shocked and recalled the purpose of Leehom working overtime crazily in the spring finals to study RNG's Kai'Sa tactical system.
It turns out it’s going to be a double hit!
As expected of an old fox, he is already studying his opponents in the S game.
After analyzing the tactical ideas and requirements, it was already close to 12 o'clock in the morning.
Not only did the team members not lose money, but they became even more excited.
Especially Jack.
"Brother, are you also the core of the tactic?" He took a mouthful of hot and sour noodles, and the heat flowed from the chopsticks to the computer, "Brother Nian, remember to come to the bottom lane and be my dog."
He patted Baolan who was sitting next to him again, "Xiaobao, from now on, my brother will be the male prostitute that you have to protect with your life."
Bao Lan shook off his claws with a wave of his hand and patted the team uniform with a look of disgust on his face, "It's better not to die suddenly than anything else."
"Others are playing hide-and-seek, but you are playing snake!"
Before Shiba Inu could refute, Li Nian interrupted, "Don't bet on the flash of your career. You have to save this flash."
Jack groaned twice.
"Okay, you two have begged me, so let's do it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jack felt like he had two ponytails on his head and turned into the real Chunli with twin ponytails.
After finishing the late night snack, I finished my exercise.
Li Nian returned to the dormitory and played with his mobile phone.
At this time, the public opinion on ig on the Internet is booming.
After s7 won the championship, lpl's audience confidence gradually built up. At least now, they are already in the world's first division.
Check out the Resistance Bar
The top one is of course very popular, 'How to evaluate the possible performance of ig in msi? '
"The MSI only needs to look at the LPL and LCK. The other divisions are here to accompany me throughout the whole process."
"Predict a wave and end the game 3:0."
"Haha, do you think kz is a fool? Our R emperor's strength has soared, killing lck explosively. Even Guan Zeyuan once said that with ig's current strength, I can at most be at par with kz."
"What time is it open?"
"Stop spending! Five five open!"
What followed was an endless scolding battle, and Li Nian quickly retreated in order to purify his eyes.
Without changing tactics.
Maybe KZ is really true, but now that we have to change our tactical thinking and play style in just ten days, we are really anxious.
But, KKoma is very thoughtful.
They have a full schedule of training matches.
But that's it.
Both rng and edg teams are on vacation, and they will all go to Paris by then.
The championship teams from the Japanese and Vietnamese divisions that are relatively close to them will participate in the qualifying rounds. When ig took the first two days off, these wild card divisions had already arrived in Berlin to start preparations.
The delay between the two places is too high, and it is impossible to schedule a training match.
Then coach Leehom relied on his own ability to crazyly invite skt and kz to play training matches.
But kz was a little bit resistant to this appointment.
Because they both regard each other as their biggest rivals in this mid-season championship, and frequent training matches will expose their skills and tactics and give the opposing coaching staff room to study and develop.
The result is that everyone either uses the outdated playoff lineups and old tactics in a very tacit understanding, or they practice some troublesome swing lineups, but don't drag out all their cards.
and
They even began to suspect that ig deliberately messed up in training matches.
Lost all ten games!
The team members were all too aggrieved to speak out.
They all held their breath in their hearts.
Threatening that when we are released, we will kill you and turn everything upside down!
Under such repeated torture, the group embarked on a journey to Berlin, Germany.
The group took a group photo with the team flag unfurled at Pudong International Airport, boarded the plane, and began an extraordinary flight that lasted more than ten hours.
I sat there for more than ten hours straight.
The group was exhausted. Not to mention checking in for the trip, even asking them to drag a suitcase felt like it was filled with lead.
"Are you there yet?"
Song Xiuyan's soft voice came from the other end of the phone, "There will be a fashion show recently. Come and go shopping with me after the game."
"Victoria's Secret? If so, I will go. If not, just ask Yu Shuang to accompany you."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment.
"Hey Hey hey"
"Actually, if you want to see it, I can."
Li Nian raised his eyebrows and quickly replied, "You're trying to stir up trouble, Song Xiuyan! If you're serious, go ahead if you have time!"
"Great."
Li Nian pursed his lips when he heard the cheers on the phone.
actually
Agreeing with her 'yes' seems pretty good too!
The next afternoon.
In the training room built by Riot Games, ig held its first general meeting after arriving in Berlin.
"There are a total of 6 teams in the main stage of this mid-season tournament."
The end of the qualifying rounds in Berlin also announced that the msi group stage is about to begin.
"Among them, ig, kz, tl and fnc are guaranteed to be eliminated in the main draw, and the rest are the LMS champion Flash Wolves who succeeded Shoulei in the qualifying stage and the evs team in the Vietnam division."
The result is no different from the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational. The five major regions plus the strongest wild card, the Vietnam Division, make up all the teams in the main stage.
'Six teams will compete in a double round-robin bo1, each team will play 10 group matches, and the last four teams with the best records will advance to the knockout stage.'
Although this is not the first time for Leehom to participate in the Mid-Season Invitational, all the players are junior brothers of MSI.
"It is worth noting that this year's MSI has changed the rules!" KKoma cleared his throat, "The team that wins the first place in the group stage will have the right to choose its opponents first in the knockout rounds, and can confidently choose its opponents in the third and fourth places."
Shiba Inu asked, "What's the point of this? The third and fourth rankers themselves are just cannon fodder, and their strength is indeed very good."
Li Nian shook his head.
"Actually, it's to avoid what happened in 2016."
The s6 msi held in Shanghai had a schedule that Riot least wanted to see.
The host RNG, which had just won the spring championship at that time, had an impressive record of 8 wins and 2 losses in the group stage, leading the group throughout the whole process.
The rules at that time were not so user-friendly.
The fixed team leader will play the fourth team, and the second team player will play the third team player.
After all, in most cases, the fourth in the group is considered the weaker side.
But 2016 is an exception.
In which year was SKT ranked fourth in the group?
Peak 96line!
The result is obvious. SKT's status has improved rapidly after entering the knockout round. rng is just a small stone in front of them. They bump into it and they don't know that rng has been crushed.
After rng was eliminated in the semi-finals, the host country failed to make any further progress. The highlight of the showdown between China and South Korea was ahead of them, and the ratings of the finals were naturally not guaranteed.
Li Nian is not sure whether the fist operation is a beaver or not.
After all, in the MSI group stage of S9, the first and second place ig and skt lost to the fourth and third place g2 respectively. The final became the only LCS civil war from S2 to S11.
If you can't beat it, you can't rely on the competition system.
kkoma also thought so. He stretched out his hand and looked at the whiteboard, "We and kz are in the first echelon, there is no doubt about it."
"The remaining three teams are Flash Wolves, fnc and tl," kkoma analyzed the situation for the players. "Among them, fnc's outstanding performance in this division also deserves our attention."
No one disputes this.
During the training period, the team members have watched the spring finals of Europe and South Korea several times.
FNC's performance this spring has been quite strong.
The regular season record of 14 wins and 4 losses ranked first in the league. In the finals, it was like eating a Snickers bar, sweeping G2.
According to the competitiveness of the previous divisions, Europe is considered the third division after China and South Korea, and is much stronger than North America and LMS.
"What we have to do ahead of time is to get familiar with our new style of play. It doesn't matter even if we lose the game."
kkoma glanced at the team members and said, "The task is very simple. If you reach the top four, you will win!"
theshy rubs his hands.
Among the entire team, he is the one who has changed the most.
The previous Sword Lady, Jayce, and all the offensive top laners have to be abandoned, and a tank with the ability to start a team must be selected.
finally survived
TheRang looks like.
May 11th is the starting day of the MSI group stage.
The weather in Berlin is much colder than in Shanghai, and it has been cloudy and overcast these days with no sunshine. Li Nian sometimes leaves the hotel to find something to eat, but his fingers are numb from the cold wind.
Today, in order to keep warm, a group of people put on the msi prepared by Tengjing this year over their short-sleeved sweaters.
When they arrived at the LCS EU studio in an officially arranged bus with the unique IG team logo.
There were many spectators here waiting to check in and check in. When they saw the ig players in their uniforms getting out of the car, they all took out their mobile phones to take pictures, and at the same time bursts of cheers came out of their mouths.
When the six ig players got out of the car, the German audience's eyes lit up with the MSIs they put on to keep out the cold.
The classic red and white base, the sleeves are also embroidered with traditional Chinese cloud patterns, and the LPL competition logo is on the back, with a golden dragon surrounding the logo.
This outfit was quite eye-catching in Berlin, a foreign country, and the onlookers reacted strongly to it.
Li Nian and his teammates passed the case under the escort of security and confirmed that no one was carrying contraband before letting them pass.
A narrow corridor leads to the team lounge in the backstage. The honorary history of the European Division is recorded on the walls on both sides.
Quickly walk through the passage and enter the lounge.
The team members finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Nian took the time to find Vincent and asked him where there was a vending machine to buy a few cans of Coke for his teammates.
When they returned to the lounge, the staff had already arranged for each team to prepare to go on stage for the opening ceremony.
The audience at the scene had already waved cheering sticks and started spontaneously shouting countdowns. The restless voices and unabashed excitement and joy poured into Li Nian's ears through the walls.
"Three, two, one!"
There was an explosion of cheers and the sound of a fist symbol breaking glass.
Li Nian's heart trembled suddenly, and he took a deep breath to try to calm down the excitement spreading from the bottom of his heart.
This sound also started his and ig's journey in this mid-season.
The first thing to be played was the promotional video for this mid-season championship. Berlin's major landmark buildings appeared in front of everyone's eyes one after another.
The camera finally stops at the Brandenburg Gate.
Then Oucheng's handsome, angular face appeared in the center of the screen.
The popular local player made the audience more and more excited. Fans shouted Marin and cheered for him!
"This is the seventh year of my career," Oucheng said in the promotional video, with his hair slicked back, "I have never led a team to the finals of a world-class event before."
"But I think this is my only chance in this life," Oucheng said firmly, "New fnc, new hope for Europe."
"I will tell lpl and lck with practical actions that you have ruled this stage for long enough, and now it is time for Europe to revive!"
The audience burst into cheers, and even in the chat channel of the Mouse Platform live broadcast room, many Europeans expressed their expectations with various expressions.
Regardless of whether Oucheng's words can be realized in the end, he has figured out the truth about public opinion.
Yuzhen stood in the background, looking at Oucheng's handsome face, he had long lost his worldly desires.
Her heart is now focused on her roommate.
The camera switches to the senior brother who is traveling with the team this year. He has tendons and an inverted triangle figure. It seems that he has been exercising a lot recently. His pectoralis major muscles have filled up the liquid uniform.
This may be related to the recent changes he has had.
"My mission here this time is very simple. Win the championship and let you have a taste of my punch as big as a sandbag!"
The domestic barrage live broadcast room was peaceful.
"Death declaration applies for combat!"
"I'm laughing so hard! With fists as big as sandbags, can North America qualify for the World Championship once without relying on c9?"
"What's the matter, c9 is not a na team, right? The U.S. Air Force will be at your door soon."
It has to be said that the name of the c9 sponsor is loud enough. Once the US Air Force takes action, the entire chat channel in the live broadcast room is filled with emoticons.
In the studio, the live big screen is still playing.
Maple crossed his arms and appeared in the center of the camera.
"We, the Lightning Wolves, will use our strength to prove today that we are by no means just a piece of meat to be slaughtered by others."
The next Vietnamese team also came over and made harsh words, but their faces looked dull and there was no aggression in their words.
Little Peanut’s handsome face appeared, and just like last year’s World Championship, the audience burst into screams from a lot of female fans.
"I am still the well-deserved jungle king of LCK this year. Now, junglers all over the world will not be able to defend their jungle areas!"
Little Peanut changed his restraint and began to speak wildly and cruelly.
He almost read out Li Nian's ID card.
The editor deliberately left the first division's speech until the end, and Li Nian naturally became a well-deserved debut.
"I'm really not good at this kind of trash talk," Li Nian on the screen looked more lazy, as if he was forced to work overtime, "I don't want to say it."
"The display cabinet at home is too empty. I'm going to buy some decorations to put on display."
The scene was filled with laughter, even sjokz couldn't hold it back.
"Brother Zuizi, you've started again, haven't you?"
""The MSI championship trophy is a decoration"!"
"The starch fans are furious. I only have a championship trophy, and you call it a decoration?"
"I understand, I can still say this in the S game!"
This is the end of the promotional video.
Since skt, the champion of last year's msi, was unable to participate, there was no part of last year's champion team returning the trophy.
The other teams left the stage and returned to the lounge.
Only IG and the host FNC are left in the opening game.
Will update more tomorrow.
I have been in really bad shape these past two days.
(End of chapter)
