LOL: This man is too persuasive!

Chapter 160 The World Championship begins!
"Why is the third seed in LPL so strong?"

After the finals, a topic post was quickly moved back to China by LPL players from the Internet.

At the beginning, no one took IG's game seriously. After all, in a region where the No. [-] seed has failed in the quarterfinals for two consecutive years, it would be good for the No. [-] seed to advance to the finals.

In fact, not only players or players from other regions think this way, but LPL LOL players also open the live broadcast room with this mentality when watching the game.

As long as it doesn't lose to Xiaoli, everything else is fine.

Little IG, we have entered the world championship against all odds. What kind of bike do we need? If we get out of the qualifying round first, we will be successful.

However, IG's combat effectiveness seemed to exceed everyone's imagination, and they defeated LYN 13:2 in the first game.

In the second game against GMB, the team flattened the enemy crystal in 20 minutes with an exaggerated score of 3:24, as cleanly as a man-machine game.

They won all the group matches and easily defeated their opponents [-]-[-] in the knockout rounds.

IG fans were suddenly awakened.

Damn it, is this the IG I know?
The jungler is not easy to get ahead, and the mid laner dares to play the kind of mage hero that binds the spirit in the early stage. TheShy in the top lane has transformed into an e-sports defense tower. While the lane is fierce, he will be caught to death. Compared with LPL, the number of times can be said to be heaven and earth.

Even the bottom lane, which is recognized as the weakest, seems to be possessed by EDGzet. What stands out is the word stability.

[Guigui, there are so many billions of points, this year is probably the most...]

[Brother, it’s better not to say that. It gives me a headache when I see it. 】

[IG played really well in the finals. I feel that training together with EDG is still effective. Comrade Xiao Jiang and Da Jiang have been practicing for half a month, and they seem to be different people. They are so stable that it makes my scalp numb. 】

[I heard Boss Wang reveal that as long as the two companies don't become opponents for one day, the training matches will continue. I really want to know what the price is that EDG can't refuse. 】

[Then the question is, TheShy has become so powerful, how far is Nexus now? 】

[Looking forward to it, the group stage will begin soon, I can’t wait to see my brother kill everyone. 】

During the World Championships, fans of IG and EDG had a wonderful honeymoon period, and they could often see fan interactions on the Weibo accounts of both teams.

Every time I win a game in the qualifying round, IG fans will go to the EDG official blog to express their gratitude.

The two official blogs also released behind-the-scenes photos or videos from the joint training period in a timely manner.

"Why did you think of going up to exchange blood at that point? Has your mind been replaced by tofu? If a weak hero takes the initiative to exchange blood with you, 80.00% of the time it will be a bluff."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know how to judge. You are shaking people. Prince Ning lives on the road. Why are you afraid that a wild dad will come up and bite him?"

"..."

Many of the behind-the-scenes videos released on IG are when Jiang Chenglu, a young student, was scolded in a fancy way.

Gollum!

From the photographer's perspective, it feels like a man like Optimus Prime is standing in front of you, full of pressure.

No one dares to complain about this man who wears an EDG uniform and talks pressure.

Make complaints?

Haha, I dare to complain even if Chris shuts the door to death.

The LPL region is delighted with IG's outstanding performance in the qualifying rounds, but analysts of other teams in other regions are quite busy.

A No. [-] seed can defeat the playoffs. That’s right, he can defeat them without any hesitation. Comparing the other established and strong teams such as FNC, which also qualified, it makes people feel that they are not on the same level. Feel.

IG is so strong, so how strong should EDG be, which can push opponents to the ground and rub them?

Although past experience tells them that there is no need to worry about EDG in the World Championship, IG's performance in the finals still makes people can't help but complain and be vigilant.

"When did LPL become so fierce?"

After completing the playoffs and knockout rounds, the four teams that can enter the group stage have been determined.

C9 in the North American division, FNC in the European division, IG in the LPL and the FB team from Turkey.

After the second allocation, the group stage groupings that will start in October have finally been completed.

Group A: EDG, SSG, AHQ, C9!

Group B: LZ, MSF, IMT, FB!

Group C: G2, GAM, TSM, IG!

Group D: FW, SKT, RNG, FNC!

On the night when the group results came out, it was in the Louvre.

[Everyone, Yanzu, please analyze the qualifying pattern of our three LPL teams? 】

[There is no suspense about the two groups AB. Longzhu’s dominant number one seed in the LCK this year is basically locked. For the other three teams, I think IMT should be able to qualify.As for our Guodian, I didn’t dare to say for sure if I didn’t listen to my advice before, for fear that they would get away with it, but there is only one SSG enemy in Group A. AHQ and C9 can just be careful about stealing points. 】

[This is Group C where little IG belongs. If we can continue to be in the finals, it shouldn't be a big problem to get second place in the group. TSM understands everything. 】

After a big victory in the qualifying round, many Han Zai were angry and said that they were not competitive enough, but after comprehensive consideration, the players still believed that IG in Group C could at least qualify as second in the group.

The only fatal thing is Group D. Domestic and foreign e-sports players unanimously think it is the group of death.

The number one seed in the LMS division is Flash Wolves, known as the LCK killer.

LOL's only triple crown so far is SKT, with Faker, the king who suppresses all mid laners in the world, sitting at the helm.

The remaining FNC is said to be the world champion in S1 at the far end, and the veteran powerhouse who beat EDG 5-[-] in S[-] at the far end.

RNG is in the Xianglu version, sitting on the bottom lane of UZI, who has the first AD in LOL.

It seems that no one is surprised who will qualify in Group D.

"Is this year the most promising year for the LPL division?" 》 (No. [-] in popularity)

For the first time in the anti-bar, Jiang Zhun's request for help was pushed to the second position by a new discussion thread created by players.

In the second week after the qualifying rounds, the World Championships that all e-sports players have been looking forward to has finally begun.

……

The group stage will be held at the same venue as the qualifying round, both at the Wuhan Central Gymnasium.

Unlike RNG who only arrived one day early, all EDG members who agreed to be a sparring partner for IG have been in Wuhan since the start of the playoffs.

The morning of October [-]th.

Jiang Zhun, who stopped training yesterday afternoon, got up very early.

This is the kind of relaxation that should be expected. It can be said that EDG has always maintained a good feel. As the group stage is approaching, nofe feels that just watching the torture and tension in the qualifying rounds in his childhood is not enough to relax, so he finally took a half-day off.

The alarm clock on the bedside showed that it was just after seven o'clock. Unlike the team members who could not get up even if they went to bed early, Jiang Zhun's absolute execution ability also gave Jiang Zhun the ability to control the regulation of his own biological clock to the maximum extent.

After a brief wash, Jiang Zhun walked familiarly from the back door of the hotel to the nearest wetland park for morning exercises.

From another perspective, if you really can’t continue in the e-sports industry and have absolute execution ability, it seems that you won’t be any worse off in other industries.

At the end of the run, the sweat slowly flowing on the skin when he stopped and walked slowly was blown by the breeze, and the last trace of the impetuous feeling because of the approaching competition disappeared.

All personal attributes are 94+!
After working hard for so long, this is a perfect answer from Jiang Zhun.

Jiang Zhun returned to the hotel at the meeting time. After briefly rinsing his sweaty body, he put on his clothes. Finally, he had breakfast in the hotel restaurant and waited for another twenty minutes before he saw his teammates who were wandering downstairs.

"Wow, brother Zhun, are you so early? Were you too nervous to sleep last night?" Meikou first saw Jiang Zhun sitting in his seat, flipping through his notebook, and stepped forward in two steps. "Come on, come on, let me, my handsome Tian Da, help you relax... What, are you just playing Xiaoxiaole?"

"Help me relax?" Jiang Zhun's eyes lit up.

Deliberately rubbing his body, the bones of his hands made a crunching sound, "That's great, I'm just looking for someone to help me stretch my muscles."

Sister button: "!"

"Factory dad, help me!"

"Okay, stop making trouble!"

Mingkai straightened his team uniform and said helplessly: "Hurry up and have breakfast. As the host, we have to enter the venue early."

Zet smiled, ignored his partner, took a breakfast in the restaurant and sat next to Jiang Zhun.

As a qualified businessman, Lovely Dezhu helped the team members secure the best hotel in terms of specifications, even though it was Boss Wang who took care of everything.

"Ding!"

The elevator door opens.

Jiang Chenglu, who was a little thin, was the first to walk out. Inside the door were everyone from IG. King Ning was a little dizzy from being squeezed by the cock.

"Get down, get down, get down quickly, I got here first, so you can't even wait for the next trip."

"Old Song, it's time for you to lose weight!"

"I'm not fat, okay? I'm obviously about the same weight as Nexus."

quiet!
In the hall, the two teams of players faced each other and looked at the broiler who said he weighed about the same as Nexus.

almost?
Jack Ai, who had already joined the team early, covered his mouth and ran to Jiang Zhun to specifically sign the length and width.

"Don't you think about the proportional gap between length and width?"

Jiang Zhun ignored Jack's jumping up and down in love with this living treasure, and withdrew his eyes from the small game, signaling TheShy to go eat first.

Ten minutes later, all members were fully prepared and quickly walked out of the hotel lobby.

As soon as they walked to where the bus stopped, Jiang Zhun and TheShy saw a man with a smart look on his face. "Cheng Lu!!!"

"Old ginger!!!" Khan, who was wearing a dark gray T-shirt, handed his backpack to the tall Pray and ran over to say hello in two steps.

"long time no see!"

"Yeah, long time no see."

The three of them stood together. Jiang Zhun and TheShy were both tall, but the oldest man looked a little dapper.

The Longzhu team members behind them had strange eyes, just like everyone else in IG, looking up and down at the three of them.

"Are the three of them top laners from WE?"×N
Two No. [-] seeds and one No. [-] seed, the world is really crazy sometimes.

After the greetings, Khan said with a smile: "We agreed to meet at the top, and I finally won the LCK championship, the championship!"

Jiang Zhun: "Unfortunately, I am also the champion, the LPL champion, and the intercontinental champion who defeated you LCK, both of me!"

Khan: "How can the Intercontinental Championship count? It doesn't count!"

TheShy: ...

Good guys, the Intercontinental Championship doesn’t count, so am I, who don’t have a championship, not qualified to stand with you?

"Hmph, just two, let's see how I torture you two in the knockout round." The man looked arrogant. As the first senior to step out of WE, he must show the two younger brothers what it means to be The king of LCK.

I can't beat a real person PK offline, but I won't lose in a single match in LOL.

TheShy, who was dissed a lot by the two people, also became a little anxious, "We are the champions of the finals!"

"Pfft, hahaha, okay, the winner of the finals is also considered the champion!"

"Donghe, hurry up, it's time to go!"

The horn sounded from behind, and Khan hurriedly ran back, "You guys have to work hard in the group stage, don't be eliminated!"

"See you in the quarterfinals. Then we'll see how much you've improved since coming out of WE!"

……

The Wuhan Sports Center was packed with people, and every space in the venue that could seat people was filled with chairs.

There is no doubt that LOL has become the number one competitive game among young people. Now that the World Championship is held at home, those with the ability will naturally choose to buy a ticket to watch it live, and even buy a ticket for the entire journey from Wuhan to the Bird's Nest. Bought them all.

It's just pity for the players in the outer division. They only managed to grab about a thousand seats in total in a venue that can accommodate more than 3000 people.

In the packed stadium, all Chinese players could be seen.

The World Championship is being held for the first time. It can be said that the official facilities of the venue are perfect. Sixteen team flags are placed around the venue. Various gorgeous lights paired with the S7 theme song make the players waiting for the opening ceremony less boring. I can only play with my phone in place and wait.

Backstage, Jiang Zhun's heart seemed to rise and fall with the players' discussions.

Not scared, but excited!
Not far away are the players from each division who are also waiting to play, Faker!Anbixin!Big brother! …

boom!
Suddenly, the lights in the venue converged on the central stage, the five-count countdown flashed one by one, and the players' shouts were drowned out by a huge drum sound.

"Did you prepare the opening design for the finals in advance during the group stage?"

Recalling the opening ceremony of the Bird's Nest in his previous life, Jiang Zhun heard the drum sound in a trance and admired the designer behind the scenes.

"It's about to begin!" Someone reminded me, and the players stopped communicating with each other.

The Summoner's Trophy appeared on the big screen in the center of the stage, and the director switched to the host's screen.

"To all summoners present, this is Wuhan, China, and welcome to the 2017 League of Legends Global Finals!!!" The figure of the Grasp of Immortality slowly walked out of the darkness.

"Hi everyone, I'm Ren Dong!"

"Woo!!!"

The audience burst into applause, and the long-awaited group match officially began under the host's announcement.

"Now, after fierce competition in the qualifying rounds, the sixteen strongest teams in the world have been formed!"

On the big screen, following Ren Dong's explanation, pictures of teams from each major competition area qualifying for the competition appeared on the screen.

After 2 minutes, the picture gradually dimmed.

The host's thick voice sounded again in the sports center.

"Now, let us give a round of applause to the three-time world champions and legendary team - SKT!"

"Wow!!!"

Applause and lights alone seemed not enough to cover up the excitement of the audience. Many players screamed and shouted the names of SKT and Faker loudly.

“So many fans!”

At the host's signal, all SKT members walked out one by one and waved to the audience. At the same time, the staff brought in the sterling silver Summoner's Trophy.The gorgeous trophy exudes a unique charm under the light.

The Summoner's Trophy was placed on the pillar in the center of the stage by SKT's Double C. Jiang Zhun seemed to be able to feel that the breathing of the players from the major teams around him was a little faster at this moment.

Yes.

How could anyone not desire that trophy?

honor!

Money and applause!
Everything under the lights, as long as you touch that trophy, everything will turn from illusion into reality.

"Give me Faker, and I can win the Triple Crown... (Korean)"

With a slight muttering to himself, Jiang Zhun looked around strangely.

They are in Group A, and besides SSG, they are surrounded by people from AHQ. As for Korean, it seems that the coach at AHQ is not Korean.

"Next, let's first invite the other teams from Group D to appear!"

"From the LMS division, the 2017 Summer Split Champions - FW Flash Wolves!"

……

Because SKT needs to lift the championship trophy as the last champion, the order of appearance in the group stage has changed from Group D to Group A.

Time passed by, and all fifteen teams in the global finals were on stage.

As the last member of EDG to appear, there was a sudden feeling of pressure like a storm.

The last champion team will appear first, and the host country will appear last. Although it is a normal arrangement, this team does not have much honor.

The organizer's order of appearance is really equivalent to putting their EDG on the fire.

EDG's black benchmark flashed on the big screen. Jiang Zhun didn't think any more. He patted the somewhat dull Zet and was the first to walk out of the backstage.

Order!

You should keep the wind and rain behind your teammates.

"Wow!!"

"Wow ah ah!"

"EDG!"

"EDG!"

hum!
The moment he walked out of the passage, his ears seemed to be automatically covered with a protective film, leaving only the buzzing sound.

It is the home stadium of LPL.

The cheers for SKT were louder, longer and longer than before.

The audience's thunderous applause lingered for a long time.

That's the benefit of having the tournament on their home soil.

The five EDG players walked to the center of the stage and looked at each other. They smiled at each other and pulled away a little. In the eyes of the audience who were in disbelief and were extremely surprised, they made a pre-match move that had never been done by an LPL team before.

Zet and Sister stood next to coach Nofe, one to the left and the other to the right, doing a standard Bolt celebration.

Nofe's tears were a little wet and he raised his hands like the team members.

This is……

Is this ROX?
No, there were differences. Jiang Zhun pulled Ming Kai and Scout to stand in the middle. He made a fist with his right hand and hit it hard on his chest, giving them the knighthood ceremony four years in advance.

They are no one's shadow, they are EDG!

"EDG!" "EDG!" "EDG!"

"Hey, it hurts a little..."

"Who asked you to hammer so hard?"

The handsomeness only lasted for a second. When he came off the stage, Scout was overly excited and rubbed his chest crazily.

And just after EDG successfully assumed the role of a host, the 2017 League of Legends Global Finals group stage finally kicked off at the Wuhan Sports Center.

Game [-]: LPL second seed RNG vs FNC!

　The second is nine o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)