Chapter 298 Who will be the champion in Group A?
That night, under the guidance of the staff, the LPL group arrived at the dormitory.
Although the dormitory is not big, it has everything you need, with all kinds of daily necessities neatly arranged.
Just as everyone was packing their luggage and getting familiar with the environment, they received the long-awaited team uniforms.
The design of the League of Legends Chinese team uniform is simple and elegant, with the overall background color being pure white, symbolizing the purity and fighting spirit on the e-sports stage.
On the right shoulder, the red and white decoration is firmly buckled on the shoulder like a shoulder pad. The red and white color combination is eye-catching and solemn, adding a bit of majesty and sense of mission to the team uniform.
The bright five-star red flag is attached to the left chest of the players. Such a conspicuous position allows the players to always feel the strong power given by the Chinese players behind them during the game. Everyone knows that putting on this team uniform means shouldering the heavy responsibility of winning glory for the country.
The moment they received the team uniforms, brilliant smiles broke out on everyone's faces, as if they were children who had received the most precious gift. Even the usually calm Li Yi couldn't help but feel excited when he looked at the meaningful team uniform in his hand.
His hands trembled slightly, an indescribable excitement surged in his heart, and everything before him seemed like a dream.
The national team jersey, which was once just an unattainable dream, is now truly in his hands. This sense of unreality makes him tremble uncontrollably, his heart filled with pride and he secretly vows to go all out on the field and live up to the glory that this jersey carries.
Li Jiongjun slowly glanced at the Chinese League of Legends national team in front of him. The players were brimming with vigor and vitality, and their eyes were full of determination and anticipation for the upcoming game.
Looking at the team he had led carefully, he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. He raised his hand and clapped everyone's hands, saying in a loud voice: "Everyone is very energetic. Come on, let's take a group photo!"
When the team members heard this, they nodded quickly, with excitement shining in their eyes.
In fact, since we first arrived here, everyone has had the idea of taking photos to commemorate the occasion, but it always feels like something is missing when taking photos alone. Now that the coach has suggested taking a group photo, everyone thinks this is a great idea.
Everyone gathered quickly, stood shoulder to shoulder, straightened their uniforms, and straightened their backs.
Some people had unstoppable smiles on their faces, while others had determination and confidence in their eyes.
At this moment, the camera shutter made a crisp sound, freezing this scene forever.
In the picture, the team members are wearing neat team uniforms, the five-star red flag on their chests is bright and eye-catching, and behind them is the dormitory representing the starting point of their e-sports dreams.
This photo is not just a simple group photo. It carries the passion and dreams of Chinese e-sports players and witnesses the important moment when the Chinese League of Legends national team steps into the international arena.
It is destined to become the most meaningful and profound photo in the history of e-sports, inspiring generations of e-sports players to move forward courageously...
On August 8, the sun was scorching, and the blazing sunlight sprinkled on the earth, adding a touch of warm color to the e-sports feast that was about to begin.
After making sufficient preparations, the LPL team arrived at Mahaka Square in a mighty procession with a nervous and excited mood.
This place is about to become their battlefield for pursuing glory, carrying the dreams and expectations of countless e-sports players.
As the flag bearer of the Chinese team, Li Yi shoulders the expectations of the entire team and the honor of the country, and steadily moves forward.
Each step was steady and powerful, yet with a barely perceptible tremor. His heart was beating like a drum, and his blood was boiling in his chest.
When he finally climbed the stairs and came to the center of the stage, a sense of sacredness overwhelmed him. He couldn't help but take several deep breaths, trying to calm the waves in his heart. Then he slowly reached out his hand and tightly grasped the flagpole holding the national flag.
Looking around, although the audience below the stage was not crowded, the bright red color was particularly eye-catching.
There was no shortage of enthusiastic Chinese fans at the scene. In addition to a group of loyal followers who took the trouble to follow from China, there were also many official hosts gathered here.
It’s a pity that Wawa and Miller were unable to be present in person as the summer regular season was still in full swing, but hosts such as Jide and Wang Duoduo came here to witness this historic moment together.
The Chinese fans at the scene were in high spirits, waving the bright five-star red flag in the breeze. Their eyes were shining with excitement, and they shouted in unison: "The Chinese team will win!"
Those shouts, like surging waves, one after another, echoed throughout the Mahaka Square, conveying endless strength and confidence.
This shout gave Li Yi and his group great encouragement...
Domestic audiences were looking forward to witnessing the first performance of Chinese e-sports athletes in the League of Legends event at the Asian Games in front of the screen, but unfortunately, there were no broadcasting rights for this event.
This news was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing everyone's hope of watching the exciting game.
In desperation, the audience could only understand the progress of the game through live text broadcast.
In today's world where smart devices are so advanced, the live broadcast room suddenly becomes text-only, which really makes people feel like they are traveling through time.
Suddenly, I seemed to be back to more than ten years ago, when everyone held a candy-bar phone in their hands, and even if there was only 2G network, they could watch NBA live broadcasts on Tencent without worrying about being caught by the teacher.
Just set it to automatically refresh every 30 seconds and you can follow the scores of both teams in real time. Although the picture is simple, it is still fun.
Now, when I was in college, I no longer had to worry about being caught by the teacher for watching games in class, but I couldn’t actually watch League of Legends games through video. The contrast was quite dramatic, and it unexpectedly created some different “program effects”.
It’s true, the barrage of comments in the live text broadcast room also kept scrolling.
If the platform wasn’t smart and the text wasn’t erased by the barrage like before, everyone might not even be able to see the score.
Although the Chinese team did not appear in the first match of the League of Legends event of the Asian Games, the popularity of the live broadcast room soared, and the number of online users exceeded the five million mark in the blink of an eye.
In stark contrast, the number of viewers for the ongoing summer regular season is far less than a fraction of that five million.
But everyone has long been accustomed to such terrifying popularity performance, as if everything was expected.
After all, in today's e-sports field, League of Legends is the undisputed top stream and firmly occupies a core position.
Nowadays, even those top stars who are once very popular and highly sought after cannot be compared with Li Yi and others in terms of popularity and influence.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the scorching rays were shining on the competition venue in Mahaka Square. The Chinese team faced their first match in the League of Legends event of the Asian Games, and their opponent was the Japanese team.
This match was seen as a duel without suspense from the beginning. Compared with other national teams, the overall strength of the Japanese team was indeed quite good, and the players could barely reach the level of Korean server diamond masters.
However, when they stood in front of China's top players, the gap between the two sides was instantly highlighted. This was a contest on a completely different level.
At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team began to show off their hero pool.
In the top lane, Holy Spear confidently showed off his Fiora. His fierce attacks and flexible movements directly declared his absolute dominance in the top lane.
Wushuang even took out his signature hero, Kindred, and his nimble figure shuttled through the jungle, controlling the rhythm of the game.
The bottom lane combination uses Vayne and Gallo, whose powerful laning ability and late-game output make people full of expectations.
Li Yi, based on the lineup, chose a more stable Galio, who can not only provide control but also support teammates at critical moments, building a solid line of defense for the team.
Although the opponent was not very strong, the Chinese team did not slack off at all and was still very cautious in choosing the lineup, striving to win the game steadily.
The game went as smoothly as expected. The Chinese team quickly took control of the situation on the field with superb operation and tacit cooperation. They continued to attack and beat the Japanese team back step by step.
After just 26 minutes, the game was coming to an end, and the Chinese team ended the battle with a massacre-like victory, with the head-to-head ratio fixed at 28:1.
In fact, this only kill was given away intentionally by the Chinese team.
It is out of consideration for international friendship and also to avoid embarrassing the other side. After all, there are relevant requirements in the country. If victory can be guaranteed, try to concede one goal. A score of zero will inevitably seem a bit embarrassing.
This is just like a table tennis match. Except for a few special cases where the game ends in a shutout, most of the time the athletes will give up the ball appropriately, just like the classic scene where the big devil gave up one point and made Ai Fukuhara cry. In competitive sports, the display of strength is important, but friendship and respect are equally indispensable.
The moment the game ended, the Chinese fans at the scene could no longer contain their excitement and burst into thunderous cheers.
They waved the bright five-star red flag in their hands, with proud smiles on their faces, and shouted to their heart's content, their voices echoing throughout the venue.
The cheers were filled with pride in the Chinese team's strength and immense joy for victory.
The audience and participating teams from other countries were also shocked by the outstanding performance of the Chinese team.
They all looked at him with admiration, secretly feeling that the players of the Chinese team are indeed the strongest in today's e-sports world. Facing weaker opponents, they can beat them so easily.
From the suppression in the laning phase, to the tacit cooperation in team battles, to the perfect control of rhythm, every operation of the Chinese team is textbook-level, which makes people unable to help but be impressed.
Seeing the strong performance of the Chinese team, everyone had a clear understanding in their minds: at this pace, the championship of the League of Legends event of this Asian Games will undoubtedly be fiercely contested between the two extremely powerful teams, the Chinese team and the Korean team.
The South Korean team also has top players and rich experience in major competitions, and their strength should not be underestimated.
This will be the battle for third place...
Do not!
The two third-place teams have actually been determined.
Vietnam and Chinese Taipei...
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the scorching sun penetrated the glass of the Mahaka Square competition venue without reservation, illuminating the entire venue.
The match between the South Korean team and the Kazakhstan team started on time, and no one expected that it would be another shocking massacre.
The overall level of the Kazakhstan team is really worrying, and it has not even reached the level of domestic platinum players.
After all, this is a team they temporarily put together after e-sports was confirmed to be included in the Asian Games. There is a lack of coordination among members, and tactical coordination is out of the question.
Come to think of it, it seems hard to find a second team that could lose to such a makeshift team, except for the Chinese national football team, which is highly expected by everyone, has infinite possibilities in the future but is always worrying.
Standing opposite them was the South Korean team, which had fielded its dream team lineup.
From the beginning of the game, the South Korean team showed overwhelming strength.
Faker is in the middle lane. His operations are as smooth as his arms and fingers, precise and sharp. Every skill he releases seems like a precise control of the battlefield.
The jungle player was like a ghost, moving around in the jungle, constantly looking for opportunities to gank, and completely disrupting the rhythm of the Kazakhstan team.
The upper and lower lanes also had huge advantages. Relying on superb operations and tacit cooperation, the South Korean team suppressed the Kazakhstan team under their own defense tower.
After just 23 minutes, the game ended without any suspense, with the Korean team defeating the Kazakhstan team. This easy victory made Faker smile for the first time in a long time.
In the recent league games, the high-intensity confrontation and huge pressure did make him a little breathless. This time, the Korean team's players were all replaced, and he was able to fight side by side with the top players in each position of the LCK. This feeling made him regain his confidence.
He couldn't help thinking, how great it would be if he could maintain this state and defeat the Chinese team in the Asian Games.
In his eyes, the Chinese team is the biggest competitor for the championship. Defeating the Chinese team will not only allow him to return to the top of e-sports, but also restore the reputation of Korean e-sports.
When he thought of this, a hint of determination and desire flashed in Faker's eyes, as if he had already seen the scene of standing on the highest podium, draped with the national flag, and receiving cheers from the crowd.
In the subsequent games, the entire stadium almost became a "massacre show" between the Chinese and South Korean teams.
In every game, they are like majestic kings, crushing their opponents with absolute advantage.
It was very easy to win three consecutive games.
Time quietly came to four o'clock in the afternoon, and this much-anticipated battle finally began.
The two teams in Group A that had maintained three consecutive wins, China and South Korea, finally met on a narrow road.
The atmosphere at the scene was ignited instantly, the audience's enthusiasm reached its peak, cheers and shouts intertwined together, as if to overturn the entire venue!
When the game is over, there will be only one undefeated team left in Group A!
(End of this chapter)