For EDG, it was another simple victory.
The process may be a bit tortuous, after all, the second one was a big comeback, and it seemed like it was almost lost.
But judging from the score, 3:0 feels quite easy.
If KT plays more rigorously, the score will most likely end up being 3:1.
Although they still lost, it was a bit different to break EDG's undefeated streak.
But for fans, or for the entire LPL, the meaning is still different.
The finals haven't even started yet, but everyone in the country has started celebrating.
The first S competition champion, are you kidding me?
It’s really sad to have waited so many years for something like this.
Many old players have quit the game. Seeing that they are going to win the championship this year, they log in to their accounts again and play a few games to enjoy themselves.
But for IG, this year is still a little embarrassing.
After finally reaching the finals, IG has set a new record for the best results in team history.
IG had also entered the World Championship in S5 before this. At that time, they entered as the third seed and ended up in the top 16.
The group stage was also a mess, and I wouldn't have watched it today.
What kind of surrender on National Day, and his posture was killed by Huni.
It's just that there were good brothers to attract firepower that year, so it was okay in terms of public opinion.
Reaching the finals this year is something to be happy about.
The embarrassing thing is that the opponent in the final is too strong, a bit unscientific, and there is no hope of defeating him.
And judging from the current public opinion environment, it seems like EDG is the home team.
It can be said that the domestic support rates of the two sides are seriously unequal. This is the charm of the traffic team.
In the original time and space, IG's popularity was not that high in the year S8.
It's just that in the S competition, everyone failed, and he won the championship by relying on him alone.
The first LPL championship, the traffic is really too much.
In addition, the players really dare to operate, and their playing style is very beautiful and relatively reckless. This style can also attract the audience.
But now, their traffic is still incomparable to EDG.
Everyone can imagine that if they lose to EDG in the finals, everyone will be happy.
It is a situation that everyone is happy to see.
If this really upsets IG, then just wait for public opinion.
Then the question of owing a championship will come again.
If EDG wins, I guarantee no one will say this.
Because EDG has stepped on three Korean teams along the way.
Beat Samsung 2:0 in the group stage.
After entering the knockout rounds, they swept the African teams and entered the semi-finals.
Because of the special timeout, many people joked that the game was 4:0.
KT, who wanted to play South Korea in the semi-finals, was defeated 3:0. The quality of the game was very high.
He defeated three Korean teams in a row, basically in a crushing manner.
Coupled with the record before the World Championship, it is also quite gorgeous.
At this point, even the purest EDG haters can no longer say the words "Invincible in civil war, but invincible in foreign wars."
If you want to win a championship recognized by everyone, you have to win it by stepping on the Korean team.
But when it comes to the finals, I believe everyone will still go all out.
Who doesn’t want a championship? This may be the only chance in a lifetime to reach the finals.
If you miss this time, you will never see it again in your life.
As long as I can win the championship, I can scold you whatever you want.
It's very easy for EDG. In everyone's perception, defeating KT has cleared the last obstacle before winning the championship.
When being interviewed after the game, the topic of the final will definitely come up.
Since the opponent in the final was one of their own, and there was no grudge against the IG team, EDG was quite polite when answering questions.
I didn’t say any harsh words, I basically just wanted to enjoy the game and hope to give everyone a wonderful game.
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The next day after the game, everyone rushed to Incheon.
This is the last stop of this S competition.
Some people say that Incheon is very small, just a little bit on the map.
Some people also say that Incheon is very big, and how many people are trapped here, unable to get out for several years.
For domestic League of Legends players, after the S8 World Championship, Incheon has indeed become a memory for many people.
When the quarter-finals were played before, everyone might not be so anxious.
But after the semi-finals, the final will come immediately, and both sides will have to film and so on.
The shooting location must be Incheon, so you have to come in advance.
Fortunately, after entering the finals, there is basically no need to train. For the two teams, there is plenty of time.
After the filming, the two teams went to have a meal together.
Talking and laughing together, the relationship is very good.
Let’s just talk about this S game and other things. No one talked about the finals.
Anyway, they are all from the same competition area, and their relationship is not bad, so it’s okay to have a meal together and have fun.
After the meal, the official blogs of both parties posted photos of the filming and meal.
It conveys a kind of confidence to everyone, and is both an opponent and a friend.
The performance of the two teams also made the tension in the finals seem to dissipate a lot.
For many domestic viewers, watching the finals is probably a state of mind that is enjoyable.
Locking the championship in advance, is there anything more comfortable than this?
At the same time, many domestic fans have also begun to grab tickets for the finals.
Originally, the tickets for the finals must have been sold in advance.
I want to grab tickets at this time, but there are simply no tickets to buy.
However, many of the final tickets sold before were in the hands of Koreans.
When buying tickets, you must be particular about it. I can't let you foreigners buy all the tickets.
Most tickets will definitely be reserved for local fans.
The problem is that the Korean team did not reach the finals. Who would have dared to think of this before.
Before this S game started, no one thought it would end like this.
You must know that the Korean team has won five consecutive world championships, and the finals have been civil wars for three consecutive years.
Now I suddenly can't make it to the finals, which is a real slap in the face to the Koreans.
The only thing they can comfort themselves with now is that the two LPL teams that entered the finals all have Korean players.
There is still a Korean who won the World Championship this year, and this has not been interrupted.
The situation now is very similar to last year. Before last year's semi-finals, everyone was building momentum to believe that RNG could go to the finals.
Tickets for the finals at the Bird's Nest were on sale, and the prices were scary.
As a result, after the semi-finals, two Korean teams entered the finals, and the scalpers couldn't laugh anymore.
You can only make a small profit, but it is impossible to make a big fortune.
However, many domestic fans still went to watch the game.
First of all, it is the first time that such a large-scale competition is held in China. It is a good experience to watch the finals live.
Since the tickets have been purchased, it would be a waste not to go see it.
Moreover, SKT is so popular that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the only team in the world.
The popularity in the country is also not low.
To put it bluntly, except for a few popular teams in China, the popularity of most of the remaining teams may not be as large as SKT’s domestic fans.
Many people want to see the style of the Triple Crown winner and the number one player in LOL.
This year the situation is different in South Korea.
Koreans have such a strong national mentality that they always feel like they are the most awesome in the world.
Last year, the two Korean teams' participation in the Bird's Nest finals was regarded as a shame by many people.
This year here in Korea, the sticks are even more unacceptable.
I didn't want to go to watch the game live at all. Once I bought the tickets and saw the situation, I sold them as soon as possible.
Even if I lose money, I have to sell it. I really don’t want to go there.
Moreover, the Koreans are not on the same level as ours. Even if we wanted to sell the tickets last year, we couldn’t find a way.
You said there are definitely Korean fans who can go to the Bird's Nest to support the LCK team, but the number is very limited.
In addition, the Korean team had trouble winning the championship before, so they have long been accustomed to it, and it is not a rare thing.
But this year is the first LPL championship, and many fans want to witness that moment live.
So in the past few days, we have basically been in the vote-seeking stage.
I even bought a stick in a better location and took advantage of this opportunity to make some money.
An Lan and her best friend are also planning to come to South Korea. They don't need to buy tickets for the finals. Su Can has already made arrangements.
For teams that have entered the finals, it is very simple to get a few tickets.
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"If we meet tomorrow, please be gentle."
November 2nd, the day before the finals.
Su Can and Haro had just returned to the hotel after buying food from outside, and met IG boss Principal Wang in the lobby on the first floor.
Su Can wasn't surprised to see him. IG had entered the finals, so it was normal for him to come over and take a look.
As a boss, he still pays more attention to IG competitions.
Regardless of playing against a strong team or a bad team, I basically watch every game.
Even if I don’t have time to watch it at the time, I will watch the replay video later.
Even if you know that IG’s winning rate in the finals is low, there’s nothing wrong with coming over to support them.
You, like the boss of EDG, also want to come, but you won’t be able to arrive until tomorrow.
The finals will be held tomorrow at 4 pm Korean time. After noon, I will have enough time to watch the game. It is also very fast to fly domestically to South Korea.
After arriving in Incheon, I stayed in the same hotel as IG.
It is normal for the principal to come to this hotel in advance to check on the team members.
After seeing Su Can, he took the initiative to say hello, and his tone sounded relatively relaxed.
Su Can was really unfamiliar with him and had no contact with him before.
But when I really stood in front of myself, I found that speaking was okay.
It’s true that this guy has a bad temper, but that also depends on the time.
I didn't provoke him, so he couldn't make a bad face.
Knowing that he was joking, Su Can replied: "Don't say that, it's really hard to predict tomorrow's game."
Su Can could say this. Of course, someone with the rank of principal would be able to tell that this person was trying to save face by saying some polite words.
If it's true, you lose.
The topic of the finals was not continued. Everyone just met and had a brief chat.
Originally, a face-to-face meeting was enough, but Su Can suddenly thought of something.
He took out a packaging box from the plastic bag he was carrying and said, "The hot dogs I just bought, principal, do you want one?"
Haro was anxious as he listened. Isn't it a little awkward for you to ask someone of his wealth if you meet him if he eats hot dogs?
Su Can didn't feel this way at all. Instead, he felt that he wouldn't refuse.
The principal really didn't dislike it either. This guy usually eats a lot of food from roadside stalls, so how could he not like hot dogs?
Without being polite, he stretched out his hand to take it and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm planning to go to dinner. I'll have a quick meal first and then play hard tomorrow."
Su Can also nodded, knowing that this was a polite comment.
Without saying anything else, he took Haro upstairs.
After dinner later, we have to go to the rehearsal for the finals in the afternoon.
The time is relatively tight, so you can't waste too much time.
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The next day, the finals officially started.
Su Can and the others got up at around one o'clock at noon, washed up, and followed the car to the competition site.
Except for Su Can, no one else ate much and just filled their stomachs.
Don't eat too much before a game, this is a habit of professional players.
At the same time, now that the most important game has come, I really can’t take it anymore.
Before the game, everyone was optimistic that EDG would win easily. For the players, this was actually a kind of pressure.
Many times there are upset games, and a large part of the reason comes from pressure.
Although the EDG management is aware of this and has been providing psychological counseling to everyone, the more this time comes, the more emotions can no longer be controlled.
For countless fans in China, today is undoubtedly a happy and enjoyable day.
So everyone stayed in front of the live broadcast screen early.
The domestic finals start at three o'clock, and basically many people have been watching the commentary station at two o'clock for continuous analysis.
If it were in previous games, I would really be too lazy to listen to your commentary nonsense.
The bosses of both teams also came to watch the game, but their choices were different.
Edju went directly to the team's backstage, where he watched the game with the management and coaching staff.
If the director's camera showed him the lounge, he would probably be able to appear.
The principal, like ordinary spectators, chose the live auditorium to watch the game.
Of course, his position must be quite high.
Mainly because there were a lot of people, IG management accompanied me, and a group of friends also followed.
If we were to go backstage, it would obviously be inappropriate to go with this group of people.
But before entering the venue, the principal felt a little hungry.
He had just gotten up not long ago, and when everyone was eating together, he didn't take a few bites at all.
I had a high time at the bar last night, and I drank a lot.
I didn't get up until noon, but I just couldn't eat.
But after a few hours, I felt really hungry.
"The hot dog OhYes gave me yesterday tasted great."
The principal recalled: “I don’t know where he bought it.”
"Forget it, it's quite far from the hotel where they stay. It's too late to go there now."
The principal then directed IG's manager Kurama: "Go and see if there is anyone selling hot dogs on site, then buy a few and bring them in."
"I've been cooking in there for several hours, and I can't stand it without having anything to eat."
The management of IG basically sees that the principal is in a dog-licking mode. This is the corporate culture, and even the team members are also bitten.
For example, the EDG players don't have this attitude towards their boss, and no one will guide them even if they want to play black.
Of course, they are also very nice to the players, and it doesn’t matter if they say a few words when they meet.
There is actually a hot dog vendor selling hot dogs here at the stadium, which is one of the few types of food.
Kurama didn't hesitate at all about what the principal wanted to eat. He packed up a dozen sticks and they were all hot.
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(End of chapter)
