Whether Lee Sang Hyuk is a cool guy or not, and whether he is hiding something or not, no one in SKT that day can figure it out yet.
But what is certain is that Lee Sang Hyuk still maintained his last persistence as a professional player that day.
Of course, others are a bit unable to stand the test.
Fortunately, everyone knew what their most important goal was at the moment. We experienced the domestic bar atmosphere for a while that night, without drinking too much, and successfully took a taxi back to the official hotel.
On the way back to the room, Chen Yiqiu saw Pei Junzhi sighing constantly, and couldn't help but said: "You don't have to come back, Junzhi, I just saw that host Ji Xuan really wants to be with you."< br>
"That's what I said."
Pei Junzhi glanced at Chen Yiqiu: "I have to train hard for my good "junior"."
Chen Yiqiu: "?"
"If you want results, you must get results. Don't always push it on me. It makes me feel like I owe a lot of favors."
"Yiqiu, it seems that you really don't understand my feelings for you. .”
Pei Junzhi pretended to be sad and looked out the window: "Don't look at what I always say about liking young ladies. In fact, you don't know. I have been deeply attracted to you since the first time I saw you...Axi!"
Bang!
Before he finished speaking, Chen Yiqiu had already rushed back to the room, and at the same time, he gave Pei Junzhi a hard blow before leaving.
You are a pervert, get out of here.
“Really, I can’t even make a joke, what’s the point of staying in this club!”
Pei Junzhi rubbed his chest and once again felt the deep malice coming from the club.
"Come on, Junzhi, good night, sweet dreams!"
In the room, Chen Yiqiu shouted, regardless of whether Pei Junzhi heard it or not, he turned and walked into the bathroom to take a simple shower. Then fell into sleep comfortably.
……
The next day, SKT ended their day off and began to prepare for the second round of the group stage.
They listed the current situations of the three opponents in this year's group stage.
Then based on multiple data such as staffing and coach BP style, you can study your own tactics in a targeted manner.
Overall, SKT is very familiar with these preparations because they have maintained this habit many years ago.
If being able to maintain dominance in the S game is inseparable from SKT’s team personnel configuration, then a large part of the reason for winning so many championships is this good habit. addition.
In the past few days, other major competition areas, including the LPL competition area, have not been quiet.
There are several teams from the European Division traveling around, and there are teams from the North American Division showing off their strength in training matches. Finally, the rumor that "TSM is invincible in training matches" once again appeared on Weibo's hot search list.
It can be said to be a classic, you have to come here once every year.
On the other side, the LPL division presents a situation where some teams are happy and some are sad.
After a short offseason of publicity and marketing, the news and popularity of RNG defeating SSG in the group stage has become the hottest topic in China recently.
Clips of their battle against Samsung were edited by many up owners, and became popular on major video platforms such as Bilibili, Douyin, and Kuaishou.
RNG players such as MLXG and Uzi have skyrocketed in popularity and are unparalleled in the limelight.
On this occasion, White Vampire, the boss behind RNG, also accepted a media interview.
In front of the camera, Boss Bai was beaming with joy. He bluntly said that RNG’s achievements and status today are inseparable from his teammates and the entire coaching team.
At the same time, he also said that RNG will achieve the best and record-breaking results in this year's home game.
In the end, the media inevitably interviewed a hot man who was "closely related" to RNG.
Bai Xing's face remained unchanged, full of confidence: "Reaper is a very good player... I don't think I need to say more about this. He has proven himself countless times."
"At the same time, as a former As an RNG player, Reaper has always had a good relationship with us in private. We met a few times in this S game, and he has grown a lot.”
"Well...whether we can avenge SKT, this is not a single issue of victory or defeat."
"Of course, I personally support RNG more...I also believe that our players can defeat RNG now." SKT, I personally am looking forward to the day when I meet SKT..."
The boss made such nonsense in the media, and the entire RNG team members were sweating.
But one thing Shirahoshi said was true.
That is the current RNG owners, their confidence has skyrocketed, and they are not much better than the previous state with SKT.
Deeply speaking, although everyone has been "licking" Chen Yiqiu on the surface, the ambition for revenge will not disappear.
Defeating SKT with your own hands and stomping on Chen Yiqiu is what everyone dreams of.
Just thinking about it makes me tremble all over and feel elated.
I can’t imagine how it will feel when I actually defeat SKT.
“RNG has started again.”
October 11th.
The last day of the offseason for the opening of the second round of the 2017 Global Finals Group Stage.
In the hotel, Li Zaiwan was scrolling through the Korean version of Weibo and saw Baixing’s interview video.
"Can you understand Chinese now?"
Chen Yiqiu was surprised: "You have become a spirit, Li Zaiwan!"
"Speak more if you can speak." Pei Junzhi was not stunned at all, Laughed out loud.
"Waiwai, I have a translated version here. The LCK is also very concerned about RNG now."
Li Zaiwan was not happy: "What is becoming a spirit? This word is in You guys are not talking nice here, Yiqiu, can you please stop treating me like an old PUA?”
Chen Yiqiu: "?"
He was shocked: "Do you know about PUA?"
"Ah, isn't it very popular recently?"
Li Zaiwan blinked his eyes , back to the topic: "It seems that RNG has forgotten the pain. Why are they so persistent in defeating us."
"You are wrong, they are obsessed with defeating Yiqiu."
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Pei Junzhi said worriedly: "I understand this very well, because even as a teammate, I want to crush this guy. It's so annoying, Xibayou."
Chen Yiqiu: "Can you not do it? If you slander me in front of me, can’t you talk about it after I leave?”
Then he paused. After a pause, he couldn't help but shook his head and said: "When I was in RNG, RNG was not that strong. In the past few years, they have indeed improved a lot."
To be fair, this year's RNG is really good in terms of strength alone. Being ranked number one in the LPL, the members of the team have been in their best form since this year.
If it were not a matter of mentality, maybe they could go further.
The outside world often says that the reason why RNG has made such rapid progress is entirely because of Chen Yiqiu's stimulation.
After all, the former "team members" are now prosperous and even won the S tournament championship for a time. Bai Xing couldn't sleep after watching it for three days and three nights, so he tried every means to improve RNG's results, not to mention Try harder.
But in fact, Chen Yiqiu knows that even without himself, RNG's strength will increase.
This has something to do with the configuration of the team.
Of course, the current RNG should be stronger than the historical one. After all, there are indeed some artificial stimulation factors.
"It's a pity that I didn't meet them in the group stage this time, otherwise I would have seen their expressions after losing."
Lee Jae-wan is a typical talkative player, and this person is a typical helper. No help.
He used to have a good impression of RNG, but since he met Chen Yiqiu, he has no good impression of RNG at all. After losing the game, he tried his best to show off his face.
For this reason, Wolf is the one with the lowest popularity in the LPL within the SKT team. Because of Chen Yiqiu, the others are now more "national" and more popular in the LPL than the other one. The world is a dimension higher.
——LPL division LCK team, SKT!
“You can’t say that, we still have to face our opponents. According to the current ranking, if RNG is first in the group, we may only meet in the semi-finals.”
“So these Don’t think about it now. Maybe until the end, we won’t be able to do anything about this year’s S competition. Let’s meet.”
Lee Sang Hyuk raised his hand, looked at his watch, and clapped his hands: “Okay everyone, the second round will start tomorrow, we have to work harder, Kkoma will be back soon, everyone get moving. ”
“Ah~my poor vacation.”
"Is the offseason over like this?"
"No..."
"Time is like a sponge, it has been sent (squeezed) out!"
SKT everyone There was a lot of wailing, and it was considered as a formal farewell to his first offseason in S7.
In this way, the next day, the second round of the 2017 Global Finals group stage officially began.
Perhaps because of the home game, the officials deliberately moved the second round of Group A originally scheduled on the first day to the last day.
The other three groups will start the fight first.
The second round of the group stage is different from the first round. The schedule in the first round of the group stage is relatively random. Basically, teams from different groups compete every day.
The schedule of the second round is more specific. There are four match days in total, which can basically be understood as each day is a special match for one group.
SKT’s Group A was scheduled for the fourth day.
The first three days were the decisive battles of groups B, C, and D respectively.
It was also during these three days that S7 staged its first big show this year. Some people were happy and some were sad. There were countless famous scenes and shots of all kinds.
For example, G2 Ah P’s emotional breakdown after being eliminated, he couldn’t stand it in front of the camera, and the Pain Mask generation came online.
There was a shocking scene of FNC Ou Cheng sitting in the competition room for a long time, unwilling to leave his chair, and shouting for Ou Cheng on the spot.
There are also shocking scenes of RNG's invincibility, three stars in World War II, and double defeat of SSG. The Wuhan Sports Center was once "earthquake".
Finally, three days later, all the qualifying spots for the three groups were announced, and everyone set their sights on the last group that had not yet started in this year's S competition-Group A.
Whether EDG, the "heart and soul" of everyone in the LPL division, can qualify, and whether SKT can advance first, all depends on the results of today's event.
......
On the 15th, everyone from SKT arrived at the Wuhan Sports Center. After low-key checking in at the front desk, they went into the lounge and backstage to prepare.
During this period, Chen Yiqiu also caught a glimpse of the EDG people at the other end of the corridor.
Judging from his expression and state, Ming Kai showed a familiar playful smile.Jpg It seemed that they had recovered after a long period of adjustment and rest.
“I hope I can advance this year.”
Chen Yiqiu made a gesture towards Mingkai from a distance, and Qi Jiang smiled back.
Ten minutes later, the opening ceremony officially began.
Another ten minutes passed and the first battle of the day began.
EDG vs AHQ.
This is EDG's revenge battle. Facts have proved that their state and mentality have indeed recovered in all aspects during the offseason and the long break provided by the official care.
In this game, EDG finally showed its due strength, clearly understood the positioning of AHQ, revived the relationship between father and son, and won the game.
The audience was at a climax. During the post-match interview, Meiko even said bluntly with red eyes: We redeemed ourselves today.
Then the second game came, SKT played against C9 and won easily.
In the third game, EDG fought C9 again. C9, which had lost to SKT before, was still in good shape, but it was still difficult to stop EDG, who was determined to atone. The two sides fought fiercely for 30 minutes, and EDG won the final victory.
Now that the game is going on, the scene can no longer be described as an explosion.
EDG's original hell start of 0/3 has now reached 2/3, with the possibility of qualifying.
As long as they win SKT next, then today's worst guarantee will be able to play in extra games with other teams and win the second qualifying spot in the group.
At this stage, even EDG themselves are a little unable to hold back.
In the backstage lounge.
Tano's face flushed with excitement: "Brothers, if you have a chance, if you really have a chance!"
"Well, SKT is actually not that strong. Last time we were able to lead by 10,000 gold. It means they have big problems in the early stage."
Ming Kai nodded, he is also very active now.
Today's two victories at home have allowed him to regain his confidence and strengthen his determination to qualify.
——You all say that our EDG is one of the top five in the same city, but this top eight must at least advance to the top eight, but we don’t dare to reach the top sixteen!
"There is only one last step left. As long as we win against SKT, we can advance today."
Abu looked at everyone and saw that SKT could win. With three consecutive victories, the so-called plus The game has become useless for EDG.
So, SKT is the last mountain standing in front of EDG.
The last big mountain standing in front of the LPL division!
Everyone looked at each other and the director at the front desk had already given the notice.
"Come on!"
"Come on!"
"...Come on!"
Raise your hands high, EDG's third game today, VSSKT must avenge its previous humiliation and avenge a massive economic comeback!
In contrast, SKT on the other side is much calmer.
"Brothers, get off work as soon as possible. I have already started to study who can be drawn in the top eight."
"OK OK."
"Hey, my water glass is here, Xianghe Get it for me."
Chen Yiqiu greeted Li Sang Hyuk, and then got dressed: "You must pay attention in the early stage. EDG is very strong in the early stage. Try to choose a hero with strong early stage for this game."
"I know, SKT's only god."
The teammates joked and walked onto the stage together.
……
“Welcome back, this is the fourth match day of the second round of the 2017 Global Finals group stage...Wow, the wait is finally here.”
LPL commentary seats.
As the players from both sides took the stage, there were waves of noise below the stage.
Doll Miller and the three remembers were also excited, feeling an unprecedented passion and tension.
Whether EDG can advance and whether LPL can regain its humiliation from foreign countries depends on the next game. (End of this chapter)