Chapter 172: The group stage division is very interesting!
Chapter 172: Rhythm targeting, interesting group stage division! (7.6k please subscribe)
"What bad luck! Riot Games is really targeting us! They develop a system and then weaken it. They have no shame at all." Wushuang was still scrolling through his videos, but the next video he scrolled to was directly about the version update. He was so angry that he couldn't help but shout out.
Dry!
Now I can’t even eat breakfast. I really have no appetite at all.
"Alas... the League of Legends designers have the final say on the global finals version. What's the point of us getting angry?"
"Anyway, the US and Korean servers update faster. We'll go and try it out after the update to see what's going on. The Censer and the hero Kalista that goes with it have also been weakened. Maybe we don't have to ban Kalista on the red side anymore? If that's the case, this change is actually not bad, it just favors the bottom lane more." Liu Qingsong analyzed.
"Indeed, if Kalista can be released from the red side's position, it means that Riot's designers have considered the balance issue. The blue side's win rate is indeed too exaggerated."
Take the domestic league for example, in the qualifiers between IG and WE, the advantage of the blue side was too obvious.
The two sides fought until the score was 20 to , and WE's blue team increased its winning rate by at least %.
"Since this update has disrupted our plans, I asked my boss for permission to go directly to Wuhan on the 9th and conduct on-site training in advance so that we can rest better." Li Jiongjun also said as he listened to everyone's conversation.
The official start time of the global finals is the 27th, and the group stage starts on the 5th.
Under normal circumstances, EDG would have to go there a few days earlier because they have to play in the qualifying round, but they would not be so crazy as to go there on the 10th.
Because we arrived too early, all the expenses had to be borne by the club itself. With so many people, it would cost more than 200,000 yuan in more than ten days.
Not to mention they were a full month early.
Li Jiongjun was not sure whether he would be approved, so he decided to apply first.
Unexpectedly, He Youjun replied as soon as the message was sent.
"No problem, you can spend it at the World Finals without worrying about it. I'll give you the maximum amount and you can do your best in the next games! I'll be there every time the group stage starts."
Put your phone down after reading the message.
"Let's get ready. We will go directly to Wuhan on the 8th, and start preparing for the global finals on the 9th."
“This version change only shows one thing, Riot Games is afraid that we have destroyed the balance of the game, which is actually a good thing for us.”
"After all, we still have a lot of strategies that we haven't used yet. The longer we keep them hidden, the greater our advantage will be. We will just follow the version and give everyone a big surprise."
"Okay!" When this was mentioned, everyone who was eating breakfast in the cafeteria also became excited.
Everyone is very excited and can't wait to go to Wuhan right now.
Now that the time has been set, all we need to do is do more preparation work.
"Everyone, don't get so excited. You still have two days of vacation. If you really stay in the base... I'm afraid that when you go to Wuhan for training, you will think about taking a vacation, and you can't guarantee this state."
"Then relax and rest. Li Yi went out for a walk for half a day yesterday, and many fans took extra photos and posted them online. You guys stayed at the base the whole day and didn't go anywhere."
"The main thing is that I don't know where to go for fun in Shanghai. Whenever you go out, there are basically queues." Wushuang spread his hands helplessly.
Because it is summer vacation, there are really a lot of people coming to Shanghai to play.
"Then we can go to some less popular attractions." Liu Qingsong suggested, "I heard there are a few old alleys with many specialty shops and not many people."
"Old alley? Sounds good. Maybe we can find some new and interesting things here." Lin Weixiang agreed.
"How about we go to the suburbs? Find a place with mountains and water, breathe some fresh air, and escape the hustle and bustle of the city."
Jin Gong's eyes lit up. "That's a good idea. We can have a picnic or something and relax."
"Or go to some theme parks? Not the super popular ones, but try some exciting rides and visit a haunted house." Lin Weixiang had another idea.
Li Yi glanced at Lin Weixiang. It seemed that Mo Zi was the person he met in the escape room.
But that was several years later, and it might never happen again.
After all, Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong have already come to GT and did not stay in NB, so they did not become members of FPX.
According to this plot, there shouldn't be any Mohist mechanical devices appearing, right?
However, this kid really needs the coach to take more care of him. They can't control his chaotic private life, that's for sure, but he must maintain his competitive form.
Otherwise, you can only give up your position as a gesture.
But then again, the current starting ADC is Cheng Lu, and Lin Weixiang probably needs some time to calm down.
I guess when Jin Gong retires from the second line, Cheng Lu will return to the top lane...
According to Jin Gong’s current condition, it is hard to say when that will be.
"Then let's have a picnic... Let's go together, and we'll come back tomorrow to see the lottery. I know a place where we can go fishing."
"Okay!"
"But there is a problem. The global finals are about to begin, and we are going on a picnic and fishing. Will there be someone deliberately trying to lead the pace? It's not a proper job... Other clubs are training frantically, but we are the only one who is complacent about winning the championship." Wushuang said.
"Yesterday, Brother Yi played a friendly match with Pineapple Saidong. There were many people on Weibo who were making a fuss about it. They said Brother Yi was too arrogant. He didn't train but played with the female anchor..."
This is not nonsense, it can be found on Weibo and various competition forums.
The remarks are more exaggerated than each other.
So he definitely had no doubt that someone would do this, after all, it had already happened once during the mid-season tournament in Brazil.
Once you go out and get recognized, there will inevitably be another big wave of excitement.
For the players, it actually has a great impact on their mentality.
After all, the global finals are coming soon.
Li Jiongjun hesitated again...
At nine o'clock in the morning, all GT members got on the nanny car heading to Meilon Town.
Because the solution is simple.
Why don't we just put away our cell phones and go to Wuhan Gate to train?
It's time to relax now. Why put so much stress on something that hasn't even happened yet?
We arrived at the destination at twelve noon.
After getting off the car, Li Yi looked around and liked the environment very much.
The air in the camp seemed to have been washed, so fresh that every breath was a pleasure.
"There is such a place in the Magic City."
"That's you guys, I won't bring anyone else with me."
"Come on, move the things down. Don't think about those things today. Just enjoy yourself."
Everyone was excited to move things out of the car.
It took about an hour and a half to set up the tent.
Li Yi picked up the fishing rod directly.
The green grass beside the small pond is like a velvet carpet, fresh and shiny. The branches and leaves of the big trees next to it are intertwined, forming a shade that covers you as soon as you sit by it.
The September breeze brings with it moisture and the scent of grass. It is very comfortable and can take away fatigue and worries.
Holding the fishhook happily, waiting for the fish to bite.
At this time, five young people came over, three women and two men. Li Yi looked at the five of them.
The five of them also saw Li Yi's face clearly, and their eyes immediately lit up.
"Show God!"
"Xiu Shen, why are you here?"
Li Yi smiled and greeted them.
I didn't expect to meet fans here.
Five little fans immediately gathered around...
Wushuang, who was lying in the tent, got up immediately when he saw Li Yi being surrounded.
I came over here to see what was going on. I heard screaming when I was still some distance away.
"Hello sease! I'm your fan."
"When I went out today, I saw a magpie calling. I was wondering what good news it was. I didn't expect to be so lucky! I actually met a real magpie while camping here."
"Show God, can we take a picture together?"
"sure."
It is indeed troublesome to take a group photo with a lot of people, but there are only five of them, so it is no problem.
He stood up from the pond, patted his butt, cleared the mud, then stood up and took a photo with everyone.
"Xiu Shen, are you and Pineapple Saidong in a relationship?"
"No, we're just good friends."
"Then good friends wouldn't... You're a Huya anchor and you're playing a friendly match with a Douyu anchor. Isn't that helping other platforms to attract traffic?"
After hearing this, Li Yi was stunned for a moment.
This is really true... Although his own live broadcast room is extremely popular, it is inevitable that some people will go to Pineapple Saidong's live broadcast room.
No wonder they thought in this direction.
How about contacting the Huya staff and going back to the base tomorrow to organize a friendly match, bringing one or two anchors to play together, and help them increase their popularity.
There happens to be a lottery ceremony tomorrow, so I might as well go and watch it.
I played so much with Pineapple Sedong before, but Huya didn’t even tell me about it. I feel embarrassed.
"Come on, Showshen S7 World Finals!"
"Okay! We will definitely do our best!"
After taking photos with a few young fans and chatting for a while, he took out his mobile phone and contacted his supervisor.
Because what the little fan just said makes a lot of sense, and we still need to figure out whether it is against the rules.
[We at Huya don’t actually have such a rule. Interactions between anchors on different platforms are allowed, but you are not allowed to check rooms on other platforms.]
[But your suggestion just now is quite good, Xiushen. There will be no time for live broadcasts in the next two months. Why not just hold an event and I will select the anchor...]
After reading it, Li Yi replied with an "OK", everything is fine, the only problem is... why the fish won't take the bait?
I've been sitting next to this small pond for more than two hours. Could there be no fish here?
But I saw the old man next to me pull up another fish.
This pond doesn't seem to be without fish, which means one thing: there is something wrong with the bait prepared by the coach and the fish won't eat it.
Look at the time, let’s prepare for the barbecue tonight.
I put away the fishing rod and returned to the campsite.
I saw Jin Gong was already grilling meat.
"Let me tell you, my grilling skills are superb. I'm the one who grills meat for everyone at home. Just wait and see this time. The meat they grilled at the last celebration banquet wasn't as good as mine!" Jin Gong was even more excited when he mentioned this.
"Brother Yi, where is your fish?" Lin Weixiang asked.
"It's clear at first glance that they are air force..."
"No, I can see you don't want to fish. Haven't you heard? The explosion protection is only temporary. The air force is the main theme."
Soon, the whole camp was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
At this time, version 7.18 has been quietly launched on the Korean and American servers.
Countless professional players entered the first game of the global finals version to adapt as soon as possible.
As long as you enter the OPG professional player viewing platform, you can see a green light.
But many people from home and abroad come here for the GT team.
I opened the team interface and found that the dots below were all black. Is there no one online in a team?
what's the situation?
GT is now the number one seed in the lpl, with a strong record and is the favorite to win the championship.
Why don't you adapt the new version?
Are you so confident?
Fans also found it strange that they wanted to watch OB when the contestants were not live streaming.
In the end, even OB couldn't see it...
I just find it very strange.
At this time, a lot of news about GT going on vacation appeared on the Internet.
Not only that, there are also photos to prove it, showing the entire GT team setting up tents at the campsite with smiles on their faces.
The scene that Wushuang was worried about before finally happened.
With the help of someone who was specifically leading the trend, it quickly became a hot topic on Weibo.
All GT members went on a picnic vacation.
[Tsk tsk tsk, GT's life is still comfortable. The number one seed is different. There is no need to do version training at all. 】
[RNG and EDG have not had any activities so far and are fully committed to training. ]
[What's wrong? GT is being targeted by Riot Games, can't they just give up? Just like you said, we're just runners-up in the GT World Finals, can't we just relax and feel good? ]
[Hahaha, this year is the most hopeless year. So what if the world finals are held in the Bird's Nest? The No. 1 seed takes the lead.]
[It's such a high-intensity game, so what's wrong with going out for some fun? No one can sustain 18 hours of high-intensity training. Why don't you put pressure on your home team at that time? ]
【GT is so inflated that it has no boundaries. That’s why I don’t like GT. 】
[Xiao Heizi, this is hilarious. Even if GT won 10,000 world championships, you still have reasons not to like it.]
[No, so many people in Brazil were slapped in the face, saying that GT was arrogant, but didn’t they win the mid-season championship later? ]
At this time, RNG’s official Weibo posted an official message.
Inside are photos of all the players gathering for training.
The nine-square grid is pretty well stacked, the training is boiling, the sweat is precious, the results are in return, the heart is uncompromising, the actions are not restricted, the royal family will never give up!
It’s true that this photo and this caption attracted a large number of fans to leave messages.
[This is in stark contrast to a certain team.]
【RNG is the hope of lpl! 】
[This meta is really comfortable for RNG. As long as they train well, there will definitely be something to show for it.]
[I am dying of laughter. Your Uzi has been training for so long, but can he play Xia? He always moves Xia on the blue side, it makes me die of laughter. ]
[Kuroko, you should worry about whether your home team will make history, like Lao Gandie, where the No. 16 seed can't enter the top . Knowing that it's not a mid-lane version, you still run out to play? ]
……
After seeing this, He Bin couldn't help but admire RNG's ability to ride on the popularity.
After all, GT had just been on the hot search for a short time when RNG’s photos came out.
There is no doubt that this was intentional.
The RNG management is also notoriously shameless in the LPL.
The global finals haven't even started yet, but you're already operating in advance, right?
Of course, he was not afraid and arranged for his staff to post on Weibo. When the photos were posted, the first one was a close-up photo of Li Yi. After being photoshopped, he looked even more beautiful. Countless people were struck by his appearance at first sight.
#GT战队#Family, we are GT. We have just gone through high-intensity training and successfully won the summer championship! Behind this is the countless sweat and efforts of the players, who are now in an extremely exhausted state of load.
Therefore, we arranged this picnic for the players to let them relax a little. But we GT will never slack off. After returning from this picnic, the players will return to training with more energy and effort, and go all out for the global finals! Please continue to support us! #全球总决赛##GT加油#
I have to say that this little essay is arranged.
There were some fans who were hesitant at first, but then they thought it was indeed true.
GT was originally targeted by Riot, and then he spent a lot of time training and adapting to the completely different version.
We finally won the summer championship, but when we returned to the base to prepare for the global finals, we were dizzy when we saw the version announcement. The system we had developed with great difficulty was cut off.
My mood is definitely not going to be good. If I continue training under this circumstance, my condition will definitely not be right.
The club's decision is more humane...
Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is really no problem. Instead, the people who are trying to stir up trouble have bad intentions and want to put pressure on them.
So what they have to do now is to stand firmly on GT's side!
[First, GT's vacation is not using your money or ours. If the boss is willing, why are you still complaining here?
Second, competitive sports involve winners and losers, so please look at it rationally.
Third, if you win, you make money, and if you lose, it’s nothing. I’ll just watch where the game ends.
Fourth, slander itself is a form of admiration.
You can say whatever you want, all GT members finished the race healthy!!!】
This set of rhetoric keeps popping up in various discussion topics.
The main point is that a single spark can start a prairie fire.
The originally exaggerated rhythm was just brought back to normal.
RNG club.
Bai Xing sat in his boss chair.
He slammed the table hard and shouted angrily: "Why does GT have so many brainless fans?"
He spent a lot of money to hire a group of internet trolls to set the pace and do some operations at the same time.
Increase some popularity and attract some fans in the global finals.
He will no longer be worried about lack of sponsorship, especially since he heard that Top Sports is now considering establishing a team and also providing a naming sponsorship.
If you become the sponsor, you can get a large sum of money for free, and the club is still yours and you can ask for payment every year.
Just thinking about it really smells good.
This is also the reason why Shirahoshi is willing to spend money on this to ruin GT's reputation. If their performance in the global finals is bad, then he will just kill them directly.
It’s all because of these brainless fans...so disgusting.
The next day, all GT members returned to the base at six o'clock in the afternoon.
We had a lot of fun, but the ride back was a bit tiring.
Li Yi washed his face and sat in front of the computer and started the live broadcast.
Because Huya had already made a live broadcast preview yesterday.
And the anchors they choose are also those they think have potential.
However, there was a small incident that night.
The official chatted with Miss privately and asked her if she was willing to participate in this event, but she refused.
The fans in the live broadcast room also felt it was a pity and kept asking her why she didn't participate?
"I'm a PUBG streamer, not a LOL streamer..."
However, Huya quickly found an anchor to replace Miss.
She is also the female anchor Dong Yueyue whom they want to push up at this stage.
Although I don’t know if she is playing with a substitute, the level she displayed in the game is that of a queen.
Miss Ayi has fallen from grace. If they can come up with a queen, her popularity will definitely not be low.
Then add a few more popular anchors, including Carl, Fat Zha, Guanren, and Jin Canyi.
The other people in GT thought they had nothing to do anyway, so they also did a live broadcast with Li Yi.
There were exactly ten people, and they shuffled their positions and had an entertaining match.
Of course, on the GT side, the anchors still play according to the positions they are good at.
It is worth mentioning that my husband got the Master Yi and successfully killed Li Yi’s Lucian in the top lane, and his popularity also exploded.
"So strong! His weapon master is really strong. I am operating very seriously! But my strength is not as good as his."
Although he went to the top lane, Lucian's laning ability is beyond doubt, not to mention that everyone has already regarded Li Yi as the number one player in LPL at this stage. As a result, the number of subscriptions for Call Me Sir directly skyrocketed by 200,000.
Others also have 30,000 or 40,000 subscriptions...
Simply put, this one event is equivalent to the subscription volume of their live broadcast for more than ten days.
As the draw was about to begin, GT returned to his position in the third game.
I just picked a lineup and speed-run it in fifteen minutes.
After saying hello to the anchors, everyone left the room together and opened the live broadcast room for the global finals draw.
As soon as I entered, I saw Xiye with a baby face and rookie with a slightly serious expression.
The two of them served as lottery guests and conducted the lottery ceremony, with each person drawing a group.
Because a new qualifying round format was added this year, the groups need to be drawn first in the qualifying round.
Only after the draw will the subsequent group stage be divided.
And don’t underestimate the qualifying round. There are twelve teams competing for four places in the group stage, so it can be said to be very intense.
As for the way to advance, it is also very simple.
First, there will be a double round-robin BO1 within the group, and after the end, the top two teams in points will advance to the knockout stage.
The eight teams in the knockout stage will play a bo5 match, and the winner will get a place in the group stage.
And there are many familiar teams among the twelve teams.
First is the third seed of LPL EDG.
Then there is FNC, the king of Europe. It is the team that eliminated EDG in the global finals last year. Naturally, its strength is very strong.
Next is North America’s third seed, C9, each of whom are tough opponents.
However, Riot also knows how strong both teams are, so they were not arranged in the same group and were seeds in Pool 1.
There is also a pool number one, which is HKA from the LMS Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan region.
However, the draw for the qualifying round did not receive much attention.
It just felt like it was too long.
After yawning several times, I finally saw Xiye stop.
The grouping for the qualifying round has also been determined.
Group A: EDG, GMB (LCL region) LYN (LLN region).
Group B: C9, ONE (Brazil CB Division) DW (Oceania OPL Division)
Group C: FNC, YG (Southeast Asia) KLG (LCS)
Group D: HKA (LMS Division of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), FB (Türkiye TCL Division), RPG (LJL Division of Japan)
Everyone just took a quick look and knew which group EDG was in. When they have nothing to do, they can watch the knockout stage.
There is still no suspense about whether we can advance.
It would be just fine if EDG fails to advance, so they won't be embarrassed in the group stage.
……
As soon as the draw for the qualifying round was over, the draw for the group stage, which everyone was paying close attention to, began immediately.
Rookie reached into pool 1 under the spotlight.
It can be seen from the camera that the hand has tightly grasped a small ball and then taken it out.
"Okay, let's see which No. 1 seed player rookie drew..." As soon as Ren Dong finished speaking, rookie opened the ball.
"GT!"
The big screen at the scene flashed red, and then the GT team name appeared.
"Gigantic Treasure"
Then the picture on the big screen changed continuously.
GT's highlights continued to shine throughout the year.
Win the Spring Season Cup!
Hold high the trophy at the mid-season tournament!
The plane of 94396 in the summer season is roaring continuously.
The light flashed, and it was time for the summer season awards ceremony!
All the GT players flashed across the big screen and finally stopped at Li Yi's photo.
GT is now a team in Pool 1 that is causing headaches for Pools 2 and 3.
But because of the changes in the version, they are not that scared.
What is really scary is Dragon Ball.
They have been dominant in LCK, and now this version is even more in their favor.
I feel like they will be a strong contender for the S7 World Championship.
They still don't want to touch the dragon balls...
Rookie continued to draw and finally drew all four teams in Pool 1.
Longzhu is in Group B, G2 is in Group C, and Flash Wolves is in Group D.
The next pool No. 2 will be handed over to Xiye.
At this moment, the two mid laners also showed a hint of envy.
If possible, they really don't want to be the lucky draw guest, but would rather play in the global finals.
"The first team in pool two is..."
"SKT!!!"
Ren Dong's tone became several degrees stronger.
The barrage in the live broadcast room was also scrolling wildly.
Because no one expected that the draw would be so exciting.
SKT was drawn to Group A and directly staged a mid-season clash.
Is the atmosphere so tense right at the start of the global finals?
[How did Rookie draw this lot? This is too scary, isn't it? ]
[It's over. I feel the pressure of the GT group stage is huge. If I don't advance as the first in the group, I feel that I will be eliminated in the quarterfinals. ]
【Serve the country with loyalty, serve the country with loyalty! 】
[Are you crazy? Are you starting to think of everything as serving the country with loyalty? ]
[I think this is a very exciting draw. If GT can't even beat SKT, how can they hope to win the championship? ]
Rookie's little hands kept drawing teams out of pool two.
RNG base.
I saw that the SKT team entered Group A.
Xiaohu couldn't help laughing at first, because they were all teams in Pool 2, and if they were unlucky, they might really meet SKT.
But now that it has been taken away, there is no need to worry about this problem. Not only that, you can also sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers.
SKT vs GT.
The two men who gave him the most headaches in the middle lane.
I smiled for just one second and then realized that the puppy was not smiling, so I quickly stopped smiling.
Wait until the puppy smiles, then happily go over and hug it.
Soon the teams in pool 2 were drawn.
The grouping was also determined.
Group A: GT, SKT, AHQ.
Group B: Longzhu, IMT, GAM.
Group C: G2, SSG, RNG.
Group D: FW, MSF, TSM.
Since this is a new competition system, and he was afraid that some people would not understand and ask why there were only three teams in the group, Ren Dong also gave an explanation at the end.
"The remaining team in each group will be drawn in the play-in round, so it will be determined after the play-in round is over."
"However, we still follow the principle of avoiding the same region. If EDG advances to the group stage, it will basically be in Group B and Group D."
The rest of the time was handed over to the studio, where the guests began to talk about the duration and analyze the group stage.
Of course, the most exciting one is Group A.
GT and SKT...
Being assigned to a small group, it will undoubtedly be a strong battle!
But I still feel that there is no suspense about which team will advance.
AHQ's performance in their small fish pond is not even up to the level of dominance, and there is also Flash Wolves overhead.
Flash Wolves never gained any advantage in previous encounters.
Not to mention AHQ, they are definitely a runner-up. Even though the version is very targeted at the mid lane, the gap in strength cannot be made up.
The only highlight of AHQ coming to Group A is Faker's revenge.
After all, Ximen’s Fizz and his predicted Kassadin that could kill Faker alone are still impressive to everyone.
Simply put, the godly performances of Xiye and rookie, the two mid laners, made the game extremely interesting.
The competition between any other groups is not as exciting as that between Group A.
(End of this chapter)