Chapter 142: Good fortune, why is it a good fortune? A sudden change! [Happy New Year's Eve! ]
Chapter 142: Good fortune, why is it a good fortune? A sudden change! [Happy New Year's Eve! ]
The guest for the knockout draw is still Perkz.
The host briefly introduced the draw rules. It was still the old system where the first place in each group would draw the second place in the group, and the opponents in the group stage would not be placed in the same half.
There are two glass basins, each containing four colorful balls, one in Pool No. 1 and the other in Pool No. 2.
Ah P came to the front of the stage and stretched out his hand to draw out the four group-leading teams, RNG, DRX, EDG and GEN.G, and arrange them in order.
What follows is the most exciting draw for Pool No. 2.
This will determine the knockout matchups.
Ah P opened the first colorful ball in his hand and suddenly showed a mysterious smile.
The familiar red and black wing team logo caused everyone in the audience to exclaim!
"T1!" Uzi shouted in the live broadcast room.
"Oh no! RNG is in the quarterfinals against T1 again! Why does it feel like getting first place in the group is worse than not getting it?"
"You can never avoid it."
Although he said so, Uzi obviously seemed to be just watching the fun.
The live broadcast screen was given to the backstage of the two teams.
In fact, in previous years, there were contestants who went to the scene to act as representatives for this segment, but due to the special circumstances this year, everyone just cooperated and came to the scene to watch the ceremony from backstage.
The T1 players who had just lost the game seemed to recover instantly when they saw this very familiar team logo, and there seemed to be fire in their eyes.
If you look closely, you might even be able to see the shadow of burning chakra behind it.
If they want revenge, they have to reach the finals, but before that, they need to crush every opponent that stands in their way.
On the other hand, all the RNG members couldn't laugh.
Obviously, even though T1 just lost to EDG in the group stage, no one would question their strength.
At least RNG won't.
Because if anyone looks through history they will find out.
Since T1 was founded, it has never met any LPL team other than RNG in all the quarterfinals of the S game.
Coincidentally, T1's S-League results have never been lower than the semi-finals~
The implication is that T1 has never lost in the quarterfinals, and in the entire LPL region, it only beat RNG.
If the previous EDG was the "Fermented Bean Curd King in the Group Stage".
As for RNG, it must be the "Fermented Bean Curd King in the Quarterfinals".
S12 history repeats itself.
It can definitely be said that "fate is wonderful beyond words"!
Xiaohu in the backstage originally wanted to put on a fearless smile to ease the atmosphere.
But after a few practiced glances to the left and right, he found that his teammates all had extremely stiff expressions, so he quickly restrained the corners of his mouth.
Instead, he looked towards the camera with a determined look in his eyes.
Ah P continued to draw the second group.
JDG’s team logo appeared, confirming the second group match.
"Wow! Nice, this is a great sign for JDG!"
Watching RNG's backstage screen disappear, Uzi pretended nothing happened and started laughing again in the live broadcast room.
"This way we can avoid a civil war! And this is also the best draw for JDG. There is no way it can be better than this. It is definitely the best draw!"
"The most important thing is that with this kind of half-area distribution, we might be able to get into the finals!"
Although this may seem like an attempt to change the subject.
But the first half is true.
After JDG and RNG were both settled, at least the worries about LPL's civil war have been eliminated, and DRX does not seem to be a big threat at the moment.
As A P's hand reached into Team 2's pool again.
The EDG members in the backstage also sat up straight, leaned forward slightly and looked at the screen.
Ah P spread out the colored balls and his eyes opened immediately!
"Wow~~~"
When he turned around and spread out the colored balls, he had a 50% chance of hitting the target accurately.
Grey double door team logo.
"EDG's opponent in the quarterfinals is————DK!" The bearded commentator at the scene was also extremely excited.
"The decisive battle in the S11 finals last year! This year, the S12 will be staged again in the quarterfinals!"
"The situation is very similar. It is also a battle to defend the second championship, but the positions are reversed. Will DK take revenge on the throne this time, or will Iceland's miracle continue to spread?"
The atmosphere at the scene was heated.
Because this matchup was last year’s final!
Last year, EDG fought with DK for five rounds and finally created a miracle with a glimmer of hope, shattering DK's dream of winning two consecutive championships and standing on top of the world themselves.
More importantly.
In the eyes of most people, DK's top laner Khan was the one who took the biggest blame in that BO5. It can even be said that he lost the championship single-handedly. He was considered the biggest breakthrough.
But this year's DK recalled Nuguri and reorganized the original DWG's top, mid and jungle.
Obviously, this will be an extremely anticipated match in the quarterfinals.
Then the remaining pairing will be automatically matched, European champion VS Korean champion.
This is the end.
The results of the quarter-finals are officially out.
Top half: RNG vs T1; DRX vs JDG
Bottom half: EDG vs DK; GEN.G vs RGE
"After many trials and tribulations, the top eight teams for this World Championship have been born!"
"In three days, the battle will start again at Madison Square Garden!"
The voice-over from the commentary desk disappeared, and the live broadcast screen froze on the final result of the game.
LPL netizens are obviously very optimistic about this pick and have already opened the sea of champagne.
[What a great lottery! There has never been such a wonderful start! Please cheer for me and applaud me! ]
[Please write an article titled "Good Luck" based on the lottery results, with the theme of "Hit things, go with the flow, be rational", reflecting your feelings and thoughts. The style is not limited, except poetry————PS: Five words are not allowed (the content must not be less than five words)]
[Good draw, why do I say it's a good draw? I just hope EDGRNGJDG can play out what T1DKDRXGG did and clear some obstacles for TES's resurrection. Of course, it would be better if they win. If they lose, TES resurrects and wins the championship, then EDGRNGJDG has one-third of the credit for this championship. As for GAM? 5 words, limited resurrection coins. I am a TES fan, a rational fan. ]
[No problem, I can only say that the team with the biggest advantage in this draw is TES, which has avoided the LPL civil war and has not encountered the LCK strong team! The only drawback is that I don’t seem to see them in this picture? ]
[Turtle, I thought of a very scary possibility. If T1 beats 3 LPL teams in a row and wins the championship with this draft pick, I can’t even think about it! ]
[Tadpole is still dreaming. He is already the second in the group, but he is still dreaming of a one-on-three victory? He has to cross the longest stinking ditch of RNG first! ]
[Why don’t you think highly of RNG? Didn’t you beat T1 at MSI this year? EDG can break history, so can RNG! ]
[This year's world championship theme is one&only, the chosen one, does it mean that I will be the champion? The only remaining glory of the European and American teams, pigeon! ]
The EDG members also have deep feelings about this quarterfinal opponent.
Of all the teams, they have the deepest bond with DK, and last year's final battle is undoubtedly fresh in their memory.
What’s important is that they both know each other’s strengths very well.
The main reason why DK ranked second in the group was that five players of the team were infected one after another during the group stage. Even so, they still won a game against RNG and forced a tiebreaker. Obviously, this DK team must have recovered 1% of its combat power when waiting for the start of the quarterfinals. They will definitely be the second only to T in all the second seed pools, and they can be called a hidden shark!
But Ye Bo was very satisfied with this draw!
He hopes to draw a strong enough opponent so that he can constantly improve and progress himself during the battle.
DK is undoubtedly the best target among the top eight opponents
But Ye Bo didn't expect this.
Accidents always happen faster than planned.
On the evening of the last day of the group stage, all EDG members returned to the hotel and first underwent routine daily antibody testing.
Afterwards, they gathered in Mingkai's room and had a hotpot to celebrate the record of double killing T1.
However, just when they were halfway through eating the hot pot, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"It must be the factory director who's back!" Jiejie stood up and opened the door for Mingkai who had just gone out to the bathroom: "Wait, don't let it be known that I was the one who put the mustard there!"
But when the door opened.
But it was not Mingkai who showed up.
Instead, they were official personnel wearing large white protective suits.
"Some of you have abnormal nucleic acid test results. You need to be quarantined separately now! Retest again!"
Upon hearing this, the group of people who were having a great time just now, who were huddled together, looked at each other in surprise.
He didn't even have time to pick up the mobile phone on the table. He quickly followed the staff back to his isolation room for re-examination.
five minutes later.
Having just unloaded the goods, Mingkai trotted back to his room with brisk steps.
When I got to the door, I found that it was ajar.
When I walked in, I found that the room was empty, with only the aroma of bubbling butter in the pot.
"Where's the person? Did he go to the toilet too?"
"I hope these brats won't do anything bad to me."
Looking at the cell phones that everyone had placed on the table, Mingkai didn't think too much about it.
I picked up my phone and checked Weibo, while eating a large piece of beef. I saw that the netizens on Weibo had never been so confident in my team. I felt very satisfied.
Then he scooped a big spoonful of the 28-sesame paste he had prepared before leaving and couldn't wait to put it into his mouth.
At this moment, someone suddenly sent a voice call on WeChat.
It's a staff member of the team.
Mingkai answered the phone without thinking.
"#￥@歪?"
"It's bad, Director! All four of them had abnormal results in their daily tests today! This seems to be really bad!"
"What. Poof!!!"
"Ah%#%#@% what the fuck!"
The staff on the other end heard the anxious shouting on the other end of the phone and quickly spoke to comfort him: "Director, don't worry. There is still good news. Ye Bo's test is the only normal one for the time being. Now we are waiting for their retest results."
"Oh my! Director, please don't cry. It's not that serious yet."
Four hours later, the results of the re-examination came back and confirmed the results.
Except Ye Bo——————all members of EDG were infected!
Based on the experience of conducting tests every day.
It is obvious that he was infected on the last day of the group stage.
After all, in the first round of the group stage, each team only had one BO1 match every day. Although the risk was considerable, if the process was fast, the players would only be exposed in the live player seats for half an hour.
But today is the last day of the group stage, and we have to play three games in one go.
Moreover, they were constantly intertwining and moving in and out of the scene frequently, which made the risk obviously more than three times greater.
Of course, it is really hard to say whether this thing can be defended or not.
Even a little metaphysical.
For example, no one knows why Ye Bo, who basically stays with everyone every day and even appears most frequently in post-match interviews, is the only one who has not been infected.
The testers thought it was normal.
It is true that some people will not be infected, or the probability of infection is very low.
However, Ye Bo vaguely guessed that it might be because of his previous improvement in "physical fitness".
After all, he had experienced "Sanyang Kaitai" at home before, and he was definitely not the kind of person who was naturally not easily infected.
The only answer is that I am in the process of improving my basic physical talent, from the original concept of old Dengbo being 30 years old to the body of an 18-year-old who is continuing to strengthen.
At that time, Ye Bo wanted to complain a little. He just felt that his physical condition had improved, but there was no more "substantial" improvement in his abilities.
But now it seems.
Perhaps, this is his biggest "improvement" for this World Championship.
That night, EDG's official Weibo account issued an urgent announcement, first synchronizing the routine text of the knockout rounds, and then clearly and concisely displaying the situation of all the players on the team.
It was afternoon in China and this news instantly became a hot search.
Yang's influence has been proven more than once before, including RNG losing to DFM, DK losing to RNG and many other upsets, which clearly reflect the impact of the symptom on the players' competitive state.
The most terrible thing is the arrangement of this world competition.
The authorities originally shortened the schedule due to inconvenience.
As a result, there are only three days between the last day of the group stage and the first day of the quarter-finals!
The quarterfinals will still be played one day at a time.
That is to say, even though EDG's quarterfinal match was ranked third, they still only had five days of rest.
You know, there was a three-day break between the group matches!
DK had reports of infection from the first day of the group stage, and on the ninth day after the end of Group D, all members still had not recovered to full condition. This is a lesson learned.
It is almost certain that the quarterfinals of the other four EDG players will almost certainly be affected.
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[Just say RNG is smart, they got stuck in CD in the qualifying round! ]
[Really? I feel like EDG's so-called military management has done something bad. It's 1% unavoidable in the North American environment. It has to happen. It's better to get caught in the group stage. At worst, they will lose to T! ]
[No, you can still negotiate with the virus, right? ]
[No, I would rather watch EDG reach the quarterfinals than change the results of the group stage. I can only say that I have no regrets this year.]
[Hohoho, the ancestor has appeared. Look, EDG is still destined to be in the quarterfinals. Even the heavens have destined you to be in the quarterfinals! ]
[Brother Taobo is still very clear-sighted. Champion skin and everything else are fake. Only your own health is real! ]
[Wait. Master Ye didn't get hit? What kind of positioning did he use? Why does it feel like there might still be hope?]
[He is an army all by himself, right? Hey, don't say it, you are really holding back! ]
(End of this chapter)