"God's Draw!"
"I would call it a good sign!"
"There is a high probability that the three LPL teams will become the top four."
"If you don't understand, just ask, is this sign really good?"
"It would be nice if there was no civil war. It's really annoying to watch civil war."
"..."
The top eight draws had just been drawn, and Su Can took a special look at the barrage on the domestic live broadcast platform.
They all have the same tone, and I feel that this sign is really good.
The main commentator said this in advance, so the audience naturally felt that there was no problem.
In fact, this sign is indeed okay.
But if you say it's too good, Su Can also feels that something is wrong.
The outside world generally feels that the signing between IG and RNG is better.
The two teams drawn are European teams. It is quite good to have two European teams qualify this year.
In everyone's general impression, Europe and the United States can be replaced by the word "Laobi".
There has always been no problem playing in Europe, but now that we have met two European teams, it gives people a sense of stability.
In this way, both teams can advance to the semi-finals.
After reaching the semi-finals, the two of them were in the same half zone, which was equivalent to a civil war.
Although no one wants to see a civil war, at this stage of the semi-finals, another civil war is considered normal and within the acceptable range.
And another advantage of the semi-finals civil war is that it can guarantee a spot in the finals.
If there had been a civil war between the two LPL teams that entered the semi-finals last year, it wouldn't have been two Korean teams playing in the Bird's Nest in the finals.
In addition, there is EDG in the other half of the area. EDG seems to be difficult here.
In the first round, they will play the African team. After entering the semi-finals, they will most likely play KT. They are trapped in the encirclement and suppression of the Korean team.
When facing the African team, everyone has nothing to worry about, but it is hard to say when facing KT. It seems a bit too crazy to say that it is a guaranteed win.
But thinking about EDG's winning rate against the Korean team this year, everyone thinks there is no problem.
There is a high probability that they will meet in the finals this year.
The LPL teams meeting up for the finals was something that was unthinkable before.
You know, the last time an LPL team reached the finals was in S4.
After S4, for the next three consecutive years, there was a civil war in Korea every year.
Not to mention the audience, even the fists were probably tired of watching, so the Korean team was also given some targets in the version.
This year’s result is obviously what Riot hopes to see.
If South Korea is allowed to win the championship in one division and there is no hope for other divisions, it is estimated that the game will become popular faster.
Su Can just took a look and wouldn't say what he really thought.
There is no problem on my side. I will beat anyone I beat, but it will be better if I beat the Korean team.
If we play against the other two teams in the LPL division, if we win later, some people will say that they are invincible in a civil war.
Although there are not many of them, after a few years, some people will be able to record the history.
In the other half of the area, Su Can felt that he was not as optimistic as everyone thought.
IG plays FNC. Logically speaking, IG has a greater chance of winning, but this year's FNC is definitely a strong team.
It has always been No. 1 in Europe and won two championships in the European Division in the spring and summer.
They are obviously stronger now than they were at MSI.
At the time of MSI, the top laner was just a substitute, and the main top laner was my sister-in-law.
However, in March and April this year, it was said that my sister-in-law had a conflict with her teammates after the team's training match. She injured her hand and was absent for a long time.
Even if the top laner is a substitute, it is still difficult for FNC to rival them in Europe.
But on MSI, it just feels like that, not very competitive.
Now that the main top laner has been replaced, one can clearly feel that the team's strength is much stronger than before.
Recall that IG's state may not be the best, and FNC is not without a chance.
As for RNG's game against G2, it's even more complicated.
When Su Can saw the names of these two teams put together, he wanted to laugh a little.
It would be interesting if both teams overturned.
But these have nothing to do with Su Can. They are all competitors in the World Championship, so there is nothing to say.
When going to bed at night, Su Can deliberately surfed the Internet for a while.
Today, in the last group stage, no LPL team will start.
The three LPL teams have played against each other in the previous three days and have determined their qualifying spots.
So after the draw ended today, the result of the draw was the most discussed in domestic post bars and forums.
Su Can also knew that everyone must be discussing this. He specifically wanted to see if any EDG fans would borrow money in advance and come up with some kind of bible.
For example, in the original time and space, a fan of a certain team’s meme about why it is a good draw is simply a classic that has been handed down from generation to generation.
If IG can play something with KT, then IG will have one-third of the credit for this championship.
As for EDG, two words - "just go with the flow"!
This year RNG has had no results throughout the year, and its rise in popularity has been directly interrupted.
They don't have that many fans, and they're not considered favorites to win the championship in various ways. Presumably their fans won't produce that kind of classic again.
On the EDG side, they have the most fans now, and Su Can wanted to see if there would be a version change.
It's a pity that after looking around, there are many fans of Loan, but no one has created such a classic.
It probably has something to do with the fact that no LPL team met KT in the first round, plus EDG was not placed in the same half zone as another LPL team.
If you want to encounter it, it can only be in the finals.
However, Su Can kept swiping and swiping, but he hit something amazing, the post-game reaction of RNG's draw.
It cannot be used very similar, it can only be said that it is exactly the same as the reaction of the original time and space.
When everyone saw that they had drawn G2, they all laughed wildly.
Su Can also took a special look and saw that the most classic Tiger General's second smile was also there.
After seeing this, Su Can instantly felt that something was going to go wrong.
The first time he saw the G2 draw, Su Can was still thinking that after he arrived, RNG had been beaten hard all year long and had never won the championship.
After the start of the World Championship, it has never been a favorite to win the championship. It is the kind of person who can succeed if it reaches the semi-finals.
Logically speaking, there should be no expansion, let alone capital expansion.
When you have a good mentality and don't underestimate your opponent, there is still no problem in playing a G2.
So Su Can felt that even if he got it, the result might be different.
If RNG is treated well, it can win no matter what. There is definitely a certain gap in the overall strength of the two teams this year.
But looking at their smiles, Su Can guessed that the classic was about to reappear.
That is to say, it is not easy for professional players to buy spinach. If they are found out, even if they are not the ones buying spinach, they will not be able to clean themselves up. It will have a greater impact on their reputation.
Otherwise, Su Can would have to go to stud and win with G2.
Judging from the odds, it is quite exaggerated.
…
After the knockout rounds are over, there is only two days of rest, and the knockout rounds will officially begin on October 20th.
The next day, the 18th, all the top eight teams left the hotel where they had been staying for a while and headed to Busan, the second largest city in South Korea, where the knockout rounds were held.
Busan is not that close to Seoul. It would take at least five hours by car. Riot Games arranged a flight for everyone, so we arrived relatively quickly.
After arriving at the hotel and checking in, everyone took a day off before starting the game.
The quarter-finals are played twice a day, and the game can be concluded in two days.
The 20th happened to be a Saturday, and the schedule was specially arranged this way. Four games were played in two days on the weekend.
The competition is arranged according to half zone, and four teams in the same half zone will play on the same day.
EDG's game is on the 21st. For Su Can and the others, they can have one more day of rest.
But on this rest day, there are no training games to play.
After the lottery is drawn, the default rule is that people from the same half zone will not make appointments for training games together, and the offers will also be made to those from the other half zone.
The other half of the zone is playing a game today, and the four teams are about to leave for the field. There is no time to play a training match with you.
Moreover, after today's game, two teams immediately went on vacation, leaving many fewer options for training matches.
For Su Chan, this is a good thing.
There was nothing to do, so everyone naturally focused on watching the game.
The main reason is not to study the opponents in the finals. The finals are still early, and it is a bit too early to say this now.
Check out the tactics and stuff, maybe you can steal something.
To put it bluntly, the World Championship is a process of learning and progress, and everyone is trying to figure out the correct version of the answer.
Why do some teams do reasonably well in the first round of the group stage, but then collapse in the second round?
To put it bluntly, others are still making progress and learning something, but you haven’t.
The game time is quite early, the first game starts at 12 o'clock domestic time.
But since it’s the weekend, time doesn’t matter and everyone can watch the game as soon as possible.
Today, two LPL teams are playing, and domestic fans must be paying close attention to them.
The first game was IG playing FNC. In the end, IG won and got the first top four spot, which was in line with expectations.
However, the fighting process was not so smooth, and I almost reached the fifth round.
If the opponent's AD hadn't sent a wave, there would have been a war song.
The score of 3:1 does not reflect the thrill of the process.
After winning this game, everyone felt that the second game was nothing, and the difficulty was obviously lower.
Not to mention that RNG seems to be stronger than IG. In China this year, IG has never won against RNG.
Let’s just say that the strength of the G2 team is really far behind that of FNC.
The second and third seeds of LPL are the first to enter the semi-finals, and after one EDG, the three teams will be in the semi-finals.
Before, these were the basic operations of the Korean team.
On the contrary, Su Can is more concerned about this second game.
When RNG won the first game easily, everyone felt that there was no problem.
As a result, things took a turn for the worse in the second game, and they were directly won by G2.
By the time G2 won the fourth game, tied the score, and the two sides entered the deciding game, no one could laugh anymore.
The two teams can reach the fifth game. Even if you insist on saying that there is a gap in strength, it also proves that the weaker side is better today.
Given the state gap, it is possible for both sides to win.
The fifth game did not go as expected. Just like the original time and space, RNG lost to G2 in an upset.
It seems that many things are destined, even if I arrive, I can't change it.
Even why not to pick up the lantern, and why not to block bullets, all the elements are complete, and there is nothing missing.
Su Can held his cell phone and listened to the explanation of the posture. It was a pleasure.
There was no loss in the whole process. The most exciting thing was that when we clicked on the blue trinket on the opposite side, we made a profit.
When the base exploded at the end of the fight, he remained silent.
RNG's defeat directly poured cold water on the very optimistic domestic fans.
The top four and three LPL teams that I fantasized about before now seem impossible.
It's no surprise that RNG will definitely be scolded. This is a beating that no one expected.
Didn't you laugh when you were drawn before the game? But you continued to laugh.
However, in terms of overall impact, it is still far from the original time and space.
Now that Su Can is here, EDG is the favorite to win the championship. No one thought that RNG would win the championship.
So it was just a curse, not that exaggerated.
From a certain point of view, Su Can can be regarded as saving them in a small way.
…
The next day, it was Su Can's turn to compete.
At 12 o'clock, this game is EDG playing the African team.
As the KT team that has all the hopes of South Korea, their game must be played at a later prime time.
The competition started at just one o'clock domestic time in Korea. Su Can and the others had to leave at eleven o'clock to put on makeup and so on.
For professional players, getting up to play games at this point really affects their status.
During the previous intercontinental competition, the African team was still the hope of the LCK. It can only be said that in just one or two months, the changes have been quite big.
After the intercontinental competition, the African team's condition was not that good.
Compared with the last match, the lineup of the African team has changed.
The candidate for the AD position changed from AIming to Kramar.
This Kramar also came to the LPL later and reached the World Championship with Lao Gan Daddy.
During the group stage, the African team was rubbed against FNC and had little power to fight back.
The reason why we were able to qualify second in the group was because the other two opponents were too weak and unstable, so they almost didn't qualify.
And Su Can knew very well that they had not adjusted well at all.
If I remember correctly, in the original time and space, this team also qualified as a group, but was directly killed by C9.
Stopping in the quarterfinals is nothing. The most uncomfortable thing is being swept 3:0.
The North American team could beat the Korean team 3:0 in the World Championship, which was something I would never have imagined before.
So against EDG, they have no chance of winning.
The two teams had previously played training matches during the group stage. Without Su Can, EDG had a winning rate of over 70% against them.
One can only imagine what would happen if Su Can got involved.
As a result, during today's game, although everyone was a little awake, the atmosphere was quite relaxed.
In the first game, EDG was first in the group and second in the group, so they had priority in selecting sides.
As before, I still chose the red side.
The two sides alternated their selections, and the most noteworthy top laner was Kennen for Kinn.
Kennen is a hero who plays a versatile role in the top lane. Anyway, I don’t have any heroes that I’m particularly afraid of in the lane.
There was only one sword girl who was difficult to beat and was banned.
This hero is not very strong in laning, but even if you can suppress me in laning, as long as you don't destroy me, then I will slowly develop, and when the ultimate move is activated in a team fight, it will be more effective than you.
When Kennen takes it out, just look at the big move during team battles. In this version, there is no such thing as AD Kennen playing solo.
This is what makes Kennen disgusting. The opponent clearly thought carefully about choosing this hero.
"Let's see what heroes OhYes is planning to use against Kennen."
"Jace can fight, I think I can choose a move."
"However, Jace is a hero that is easier to catch. Kennen will have a hard time cooperating with the jungler after he is strong."
"..."
The three commentators are discussing here, but they don't have much confidence because Su Can has too many things to draw from his hero pool.
Until he locks in, it's hard to say which hero is going to hit the road.
Probably something unexpected.
Su Can was also thinking that there were actually many people who could beat Kenan. He even seriously considered the Stone Man.
But after thinking about it for a while, I decided to be cool in the first game.
He directly asked Ye Tian to help him get a enchantress.
Enchantress is a hero who is more flexible in one hand and can be continuously consumed when fighting Kennen.
It’s not like no one has played the top-lane Enchantress, so the effect is definitely not that good.
Su Can mainly wanted to have some fun because his opponent's strength was average.
Nofe has long been accustomed to Su Can's wild ideas. As long as you don't hang up on the spot, I would agree to choose Teemo.
"Enchantress?"
After seeing this choice, the commentator was obviously a little surprised.
But he quickly came to his senses and heard Wang Duoduo say: "It seems that Ryze is going to go up in this move, and Enchantress will hit."
"This is also EDG's regular play style. They like to swing. Many times you think that the last counter position is for the top laner. In fact, the top lane hero has been selected long ago."
"This is OhYes's powerful hero pool, which allows the team to swing as much as they want."
"..."
The three commentators all thought they understood, and then praised Su Can one after another.
Then the Enchantress switched to the top lane, and when she hesitated, the expressions of the three commentators all changed as they saw that the time was coming.
Could it be that……
(End of chapter)
