For Su Can, the loss of missing a few days off is certainly heartbreaking.
But if he saw the Korean team win the championship, he would be even more uncomfortable.
Su Can decided to participate in the competition, but Su Can went directly in no hurry.
It's a four-day competition. Just go there and check in on the last day.
To put it bluntly, it is because of the format of the Intercontinental Tournament. It seems that a total of 12 teams from three divisions are participating.
It's just a group battle, which can be understood as three teams fighting each other. The process is relatively simple.
You can ignore the Wanwan Division. To put it bluntly, it is a confrontation between China and South Korea.
In the previous group matches and the like, it wouldn't be a big problem if we were even close.
In the first intercontinental tournament last year, the start of the LPL was completely dark.
Even if they lose to the Korean team, they can't beat the Korean team in the first place, but in the group stage, they can even lose Wanwan, and even the Wanwan team is standing in front of the fountain and mocking them.
It was quite disappointing for LPL fans to see at that time.
But this competition system determines that no matter how bad you perform in the group stage, you will not be eliminated.
After the LPL entered the knockout rounds, they quickly adjusted and regained their form. First they defeated Wanwan, then the LCK, and directly won the intercontinental championship.
Even though it was just a small intercontinental championship, many old fans cried when they saw it. They had to wait for several years to see a victory over a Korean team and win the championship.
Normally, even if I don't make it, I won't have any problem beating the teams on the other side of Wanwan in the LPL. I don't even need EDG to take action. Those three teams can take care of Wanwan.
The last day of the finals is more critical.
If Su Can goes over, he can't guarantee the championship. At most, he can only guarantee that EDG can win.
But if other teams pull their hips, they still won't be able to win the championship.
Part of the reason why Su Can had to attend was to consider public opinion.
If he doesn't lose the title, he probably won't be able to escape from this big pot.
Of course, Su Can still believes in the overall strength of this year's LPL and believes that winning the championship will be no problem.
If he doesn't play, there's no guarantee that EDG can beat the opponent.
There is also good news for Su Can. This year’s intercontinental competition will be held in China.
As long as you don't leave the country, it will be very convenient and save Su Can a lot of trouble.
After waiting for the first three days, Su Can collected rewards for another three days, which was considered to be the ultimate use.
But on the day of the competition, Su Can took a bus to Dalian.
I found a place to stay a few kilometers away from the Dalian Sports Center. Looking back on the day of the competition, I thought it would be faster to get there.
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Su Can watched all the games in the past few days.
They performed quite well in the LPL group stage and finished first in the group, which was completely opposite to last year's intercontinental stage.
Under this situation, from the team players to the fans, the emotions are unprecedentedly high, and they feel that they can win the championship this year.
The final against LCK on July 8 attracted tens of thousands of spectators to the scene.
Even if it is an intercontinental competition, it is a blessing to be able to witness the championship live.
But as soon as the game started, LPL was given a blow.
In the finals of the intercontinental competition, there is a lot of emphasis on the formation, which team will appear first and which team will appear second.
Only before the fight will you know who you will face, so when arranging the order of battle, you must also guess the opponent.
The first one to play in the LPL was IG. IG was in pretty good shape this time in the intercontinental competition, winning both games in the group stage.
In everyone's speculation, they thought that the other side would send SKT out first.
IG played SKT in the group stage and successfully won the game without any setbacks.
If they face SKT again in the finals, I believe they will have a certain psychological advantage.
It's a pity that the LPL coaching staff guessed wrong, and the LCK sent the most powerful KT out in the first game.
In the Spring Split LCK, the KZ team is definitely the strongest. I don’t know whether it’s because the version changes are a little uncomfortable or because they were beaten by EDG at MSI. Their condition is not very good after the start of the Summer Split.
To say that the one who is in the strongest form right now must be the Galaxy Battleship and KT team they just formed this year.
IG's current state is still far behind its peak. The first game was not even intense, and IG was killed by the opponent.
After losing the first game, the situation was not right. The second team to appear must win.
Otherwise, how can we fight if we are 0:2 behind the opponent?
Fortunately, the LPL has also thought of this possibility. The second game is scheduled for the strongest team at present, RNG.
No matter whether you lose or win in the first game, you must send your strongest players out in the second game. This is the thinking of the LPL coaching team.
If I win the first game, I will send my strongest team to pursue the victory and try to win another game.
If you lose the second game, it is also very important to win the next game quickly to stabilize the morale of the army.
Normally, the strongest team is definitely EDG, but after Su Can left, EDG was no longer enough.
Even from being the strongest team, it suddenly became one that can compete with RW for who is the best among the top four.
From all aspects, RNG is the most suitable.
The second team in the LCK is AFS, which is commonly known as the African team.
Their ideas were similar, and they sent the second one with the strongest force.
Maybe after reviewing it afterwards, everyone felt that KT was the strongest at the time, but in the eyes of the LCK coaching team, the African team was the strongest on their side.
Currently in the LCK league, the African team is temporarily ranked first.
In the original time and space, RW helped to fight the fifth round, and the strongest team would be sent to the fifth round.
The LPL side sent RNG, and the LCK team at that time was the African team.
But after losing, many netizens in South Korea were questioning why they didn't play KT.
In hindsight, it's hard to say who the final champion will be if KT really plays.
The strength of both sides is not weak, and the status at this time is considered to be evenly matched.
Su Can had been watching the game on his mobile phone, and the fight was quite intense. The two sides fought fiercely for more than 40 minutes. In the end, RNG failed to fight in the team battle and was beaten by the opponent to end the game.
As soon as the game ended, everyone felt their heads were buzzing.
Before today's game started, everyone felt that they had a high probability of winning the championship.
Not to mention everyone, at least 80% think so.
As a result, after two games, the commentator had no energy to talk.
Even tens of thousands of spectators at the Dalian Sports Center were silenced.
On the Korean forum, some people are already talking about "Dalian Library" and starting to make crazy remarks.
Originally, it was a small intercontinental competition, and it didn't matter to South Korea. They had won too many championships in the LOL event and had absolute dominance.
But at MSI two months ago, Su Can and EDG beat KZ badly. In previous games, when had the Korean team been beaten so badly?
Including the two games in the group stage, the total score was 5:0, which is unprecedented.
After winning, the domestic side also made all kinds of excuses, and the media even exaggerated something like "breaking South Korea's rule."
The stickman is also holding his breath, and now that the wind is blowing, it’s normal for him to have a smile on his face.
When it comes to people with bad habits, Bangzi has always been unique.
For the LPL side, the scariest thing is not that they lost two games in a row, but that they lost two of their strongest teams.
In terms of strength, the remaining EDG and RW are a bit worse than those two.
It is somewhat unrealistic to expect the two of them to come back from two games in a row.
In the intercontinental competition, where one team plays one round, it is obviously more difficult to let two teams chase three teams.
Looking at this posture, there is a high probability that he will be taken away by the opponent 3:0.
When morale hit rock bottom, Su Can finally showed up.
It's not that Su Chan deliberately delayed his appearance until the end, and at the critical moment, Galio activated [Hero Appearance] or something like that.
He came outside the stadium shortly after the first game.
He had overlooked one thing before, that is, he himself could not enter.
After the game starts, it is impossible for outsiders to let you in casually.
Su Can came to the back door, originally wanting to show his face and go in.
But the security guard is a little older. He is in his thirties or forties and has moved up.
When Su Can asked them, "Don't you know who I am?", the other person didn't say anything, but the look in his eyes clearly meant that Su Can was mentally retarded.
"I don't care who you are, even if you are the King of Heaven, I can't let you in today."
"How do you prove that you are a contestant? The competition has been going on for a long time and there are still contestants who have not entered?"
"If you were really a competitive player, the first thing I would do as your boss would be to fire you."
Su Can: "..."
Not only did he not go in, he was caught by the security guard and gave him a lecture.
Fortunately, another security guard had a slightly better attitude and reminded: "If you are a real player, call someone from your team to come out and pick you up. If you have a work permit, you can get in."
"Okay, okay, thank you!"
Su Can quickly took out his cell phone, changed his phone card or something like that and called Jin Xingyu.
When Jin Xingyu heard Su Can's voice, he was so surprised that he ran out without saying anything.
The main thing is that the coaches of the four teams are now getting together to discuss and come up with ideas and tactics for EDG in the next game.
If Jin Xingyu spoke, no one would probably pay attention to him.
He immediately rushed outside without looking back.
After seeing Su Can, he looked up and down to make sure there were no arms or legs missing.
"Damn, where have you been? This time, you are back."
Jin Xingyu didn't wait for Su Can to speak, and continued: "Everyone is under too much pressure during this period. Do you know, there are people outside saying that you are dead."
Su Can: "..."
"Damn it, Su Can is back?"
When they followed Jin Xingyu to the backstage of LPL, everyone gathered together and were almost frightened when they saw Su Can.
Being immersed in the atmosphere of the game today, no one thought of Su Can.
Now he appears unexpectedly, startling everyone.
Among them, Letme had the most violent reaction. She had been educated many times by Su Can. Letme now has a psychological shadow.
Su Can's figure appears in dreams from time to time.
Even though everyone is now a comrade in arms, they still can't help but react a little after seeing Su Can.
Others were just surprised at most, but everyone in EDG was excited.
Su Can, who has been waiting for so long, is finally back.
Once Su Can comes back, everything will be easy to say.
Abu and the others didn't blame Su Can for being away from the team for so long, and they didn't even say hello. They just came over and said, "Just come back!"
After a brief commotion, the scene became quiet. Abu looked at Su Can and asked, "Can you go up and fight?"
"No problem, why did I come back all the way if I can't play the game?"
Su Can also breathed a sigh of relief. He had made up a few reasons, saying there was something going on at home.
As a result, everyone was stunned and didn't ask, which saved Su Can a lot of effort. It turns out that this is the world of adults.
People from several other teams, including coaches and players, were stunned when they heard this.
The first reaction was that EDG was joking.
Su Can has been away from the team for so long. Although the specific reason is not known, people in the circle are sure that Su Can has not come back for a long time.
Judging from this posture, he probably just came back today.
One thing is certain after being away for such a long time. Su Can has basically never trained with the team.
For players who have not trained for nearly a month, even if you are at your peak, the coach will not dare to let you play casually.
It's okay if they are abusing their opponents. After all, their opponent is SKT, which is ranked among the top in the LCK. How can it be considered a abuser?
Even if Ray is not that strong, he is still better than Su Can who has been away from the team for a month without training, right?
EDG was able to make such a decision, which surprised many people. Professional players all know that EDG is the most strict team.
The current practice makes people wonder whether they seek medical treatment in a hurry.
Su Can's next words made people's hearts tremble.
"By the way, I forgot to bring my peripherals. Ray, please lend me yours."
Everyone: "..."
Su Can didn't bring the mouse and keyboard with him since he left the team, and he hadn't played any games during this period.
In addition, there is no need to buy a set. Just borrow Ray's and use them. Su Can is not very particular about these.
And if he uses Ray peripherals, he can just go up and skip the debugging process.
Sun Dayong, the supervisor of RNG, couldn't bear it anymore and reminded him in broken Chinese: "The OhYes player has not played in a game for so long and has not received training. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to play rashly, right?"
As a coach of another team, it is a bit impolite to interfere in EDG's affairs, especially when it comes to personnel issues.
But now the LPL is a whole. Just like last year, everyone is relatively united and discusses tactics and other things together.
Now a reminder is also necessary.
If they really don't perform well, not only will Su Can be criticized, EDG may not be much better either.
There are some die-hard fans of Su Can who, seeing Su Can being criticized for not playing well, felt angry and decided to challenge the team.
If you hadn't forced Su Can to play, how could Su Can have played without much training?
Generally speaking, there is no need to be so forceful. It might be better to continue to let Ray play.
After all, League of Legends is a team game. No matter how strong one person is, if he cannot cooperate with his teammates, it will still be difficult to win against the opponent.
Besides, after not training for so long and not even bringing any peripherals, whether this person can fully utilize his abilities is another matter.
But after EDG listened, everyone's expressions became weird.
I find it funny when you tell Su Can about training.
In the past, Su Can did not train at all in the team, and he was not a fierce yuppie.
Here at EDG, habits come naturally, and Su Can is strong even if he is used to it without training, so now I think it’s nothing.
If Su Can is not allowed to play, the entire EDG team will not agree.
However, EDG didn't say much. It's hard to talk directly about the team's training matches to the outside world.
Other teams also know that Su Can usually plays less training matches, but no one knows that Su Can never plays training matches. They just think that the person he is playing is not me.
Even if he took the initiative to say that Su Can never fights, no one would believe him.
Nofe explained a few words, all of which were clichés, such as "the team now needs Su Can's personal ability" and the like.
The other teams didn't say anything more after hearing this. After all, it was an internal matter within EDG.
If they really didn't play well, then EDG could single-handedly help several other teams attract firepower, which can be considered a good deed.
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