Originally, IG and RNG were chatting. As soon as Chen Yiqiu came in, people on both sides looked over.
Ning was the first to stand up and come over to say hello: "Qiu Shen! Is he so handsome? Is this your new team uniform?"
"Ning." Chen Yiqiu responded.
Immediately afterwards, UZI and Xiaohu also came up.
UZI greeted: "Qiu Shen."
Xiaohu gave a thumbs up and said: "Very good, very energetic!"
Chen Yiqiu joked: "Can we see golden rain in the S game this time?"
UZI is embarrassed Just smile, this golden rain is a joke made by RNG fans.
Before this final, fans of RNG said on the Internet that they wanted to see golden rain in the final.
That is, I want RNG to win the championship.
Embarrassingly, RNG lost in the semi-finals and did not make it to the finals.
This golden rain has become a meme.
Ning said: "RNG should go back a little and let us IG come!"
"Qiu Shen, when the time comes, you will fight from the upper half and we will fight from the lower half. Let's meet Finals."
No one else was surprised when this came out of Ning's mouth. After all, Ning has always been so carefree.
Jackeylove, who couldn't stand it, came over, grabbed Ning's arm and pulled him to the side: "Gao Zhenning, you're almost done. You should think about how to advance to the group stage."
Ning dismissed it: "The group stage is not casual. Do you want to fight? It’s impossible that you won’t be promoted, don’t worry.”
At this moment, a staff member came in and greeted: "It's time, everyone, get ready, it's time to play."
So RNG and IG stood up one after another, including the three teams. Players, managers, substitutes, more than 20 people, walked out of the backstage lounge and came to the back of the stage.
At this time on the stage, the host Colonel Guan came on stage and began to read the opening remarks.
The audience at the scene also became excited:
“It’s coming!”
“Where are the fans of TES!”
“Here are the fans of RNG!”
"Come on IG, we will always support you!"
After the opening remarks, Colonel Guan welcomed:
“Now, let us welcome our three representative teams from the LPL division with the warmest applause. First, the Spring Split Champion, MSI Champion, Summer Split Champion, and Team Taobo. !”
All the TES fans cheered: “Taobo! Taobo!”
Chen Yiqiu led the TES crowd to the middle of the stage and accepted A baptism of cheers and applause.
On the big screen above, highlights of TES' games over the past year appeared, as well as the winning moments, and the atmosphere was full.
Colonel Guan began to introduce Taobo's team members one by one, starting with Chen Yiqiu. Every time he introduced one, the data was displayed on the big screen.
After everyone in Taobo was introduced, Colonel Guan began to welcome IG and RNG.
IG and RNG appeared one after another, standing on the left and right of TES.
When all three teams came on stage and were introduced, they took a group photo together.
The follow-up is an interview with the coaches and managers of the three teams, mainly to talk about the prospects for the S game.
Immediately afterwards, Fujii, the ponytail representative, took the stage to give a congratulatory speech, handing over the task of competing for the LPL's first S championship to TES, IG and RNG.
The expedition ceremony is over. The official blog of the LPL division has updated the expedition photos of the three teams, and all the following are blessings.
So "LPL's most promising year" became a hot search topic.
The next day, at the airport, the three LPL teams set off!
At the entrance of the airport, everyone also met a lot of fans who came to see them off. There were thousands of them in total.
After taking photos with the fans, dozens of people from the three teams got on the plane together,
and arrived at the destination after more than an hour's flight.
For Little Peanut and Lee Sang Hyuk, this is like a trip back home, and they feel very familiar.
On the plane, Ning was sitting in front of everyone at TES. He suddenly turned around and asked:
"Have your TES booked a hotel in advance? Where is it? Is it the same hotel as us?"
Hongmi shook his head: "Of course not, we don't stay in a hotel."
"Huh? If we don't stay in a hotel, where can we stay?" Ning asked.
“We plan to go to SKT’s base, which is convenient for training.” Hongmi responded.
"Pfft..." The little peanut who was drinking water spurted out all the water in one breath.
"What do you mean? Did I hear correctly? Live at the SKT training base?" Xiao Peanut looked at Hongmi as if he had seen a ghost.
Hongmi nodded: "Yes, didn't Manager Guo Hao tell you in advance?"
Everyone looked at Guo Hao, Guo Hao smiled and said: "I originally planned to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect it now. Don’t tell me, yes, I contacted SKT in advance.”
"They think it's okay, and they are very welcoming. They also said that there are old friends who want to meet you and catch up on old times. I think it's good."
Little Peanut rolled his eyes directly: "Huh? Why is this happening? ? Then I’m dead?”
Isn’t this a sheep entering a tiger’s mouth? There was no need for Li Zaiwan to come to him, he just delivered it to his door.
After getting off the plane, everyone at TES got in the car and went straight to SKT's training base.
The surrounding scenery became familiar, and Chen Yiqiu suddenly remembered the days when he played in the LCK. Judging from the time, it was less than a year since he left.
A moment later, the car parked at the entrance of the SKT training base. It was still the same, no change from before.
Everyone in TES got out of the car. Chen Wei and Liu Qingsong were a little nervous. After all, they had never played in SKT.
Suddenly, a man in a suit walked over quickly.
Everyone saw that he had a handsome face, gentlemanly demeanor, and walked very stylishly. If he could be a little taller, he would be a standard handsome man.
Coach Kkoma!
Little Peanut quickly stepped forward to say hello: "Coach Kkoma!"
"Everyone, thank you for your hard work." Kkoma came up to say hello with a smile on his face.
"Manager Guo Hao, coach Hongmi." Kkoma shook hands with Guo Hao and Hongmi, and the three of them exchanged pleasantries.
Chen Yiqiu and Li Sanghyuk also walked up to say hello.
Seeing Lee Sang Hyuk, Kkoma gave him a hug, and then said: "I feel like you are a little fatter than before, Sang Hyuk."
Little Peanut joked: "The food over there is so good After eating, brother Xianghe eats too much every day, doesn’t he become fat?”
Kkoma again? He looked at Chen Yiqiu, stretched out his hand, and said at the same time:
"Chen Yiqiu, the god of top lane! I watched your performance in MSI, Intercontinental Championship, and LPL Summer Finals, and I don’t know what words to use. It’s hard to describe, but I know that you will have to rule the top lane position for a long time.”
Chen Yiqiu responded: "It's hard to say. There is a lot of competition for the top lane position now, and there are many promising newcomers."
Kkoma asked: "Is that the player named Theshy? He is indeed quite good. He has talent, talent that is visible to the naked eye, but it is not easy for him to surpass you. After all, you are also making progress and you are also competitive."
Little Peanut was making crazy expressions next to him, trying to attract Kkoma's attention. force.
Obviously he was the first to come up, but he was left behind by Kkoma.
Kkoma finally looked over, and Little Peanut quickly said: "Coach Kkoma, long time no see."
Kkoma said at this time: "Wanghu, you have also gained a little weight, and it seems that you have not eaten less."
"Let's go, I will take you in to see, have you brought all your luggage? "So everyone walked inside under the leadership of Kkoma.
Entering SKT's training base, at the entrance of the hall, everyone saw a glass cabinet.
This glass cabinet is full of trophies and medals!
Glittering under the light.
Guo Hao stepped forward and looked at it in fascination. These are all glory!
The league trophy is placed in the corner, because there are too many trophies, and the league trophy seems to have insufficient gold content.
However, in many clubs, the league trophy is placed in the middle because there is no other trophy that can be obtained.
“Maybe this is the foundation of a wealthy team.” Guo Hao admired.
Everyone went upstairs and took a tour of each floor. Anyway, there was nothing else to do now.
However, when everyone was sightseeing on the second floor, suddenly, a voice came:
"Brother Yiqiu, Lee Sang Hyuk!"
When Chen Yiqiu looked, he saw Li Zaiwan running towards him!
Although he was shouting "Il Qiu brother Lee Sang Hyuk", others were running towards Xiaohuahua.
“Oops!” Little Peanut panicked and ran away.
So the two started chasing each other wildly.
"Stop! Wanghu, where can you run?"
Kkoma smiled awkwardly and said: "The two of them have a good relationship, so after meeting, they couldn't help but..."
Chen Yiqiu and Li Sang Hyuk are used to it and are not surprised by it, but Chen Wei and Liu Qingsong find it quite new.
Because Little Peanut usually has the image of a big brother in front of them, but now, this image is shattered.
Everyone continued sightseeing, and finally came to the accommodation area and began to choose rooms.
SKT did not enter the S tournament, so the players went back during the holidays and the rooms were already vacant.
What surprised Chen Yiqiu and Li Sang Hyuk the most was that their two rooms were always unoccupied and reserved exclusively for the club.
And someone will come here every month to clean and keep it clean and tidy.
Everyone at TES put their luggage in the room, and then followed Kkoma to the training room.
"This is where we train daily. You can play training matches here." Kkoma introduced.
Entering the training room, Chen Yiqiu found that the layout here was different from before. It had been moved, but it had no effect.
Chen Yiqiu sat in his previous position and put on his mouse and keyboard. It felt like he was back a year ago.
After getting familiar with the environment of the training base, everyone from TES went to dinner together with Kkoma and Li Zaiwan.
I came to the hotel and found a place to sit down. Not long after, another acquaintance came.
I saw a handsome, slightly fat man walking in. He was wearing sunglasses and dressed quite fashionably.
Bae Junsik!
Little Peanut saw this and said happily: "Pei Junzhi, you are here too? He is so handsome. Are you in love? By the way, I remember someone online said that you are in love with the female anchor. Is it true? "
Lee Sang Hyuk complained: "Can you stop gossiping?"
Bai Junzhi greeted everyone: "Coach Kkoma, Brother Yiqiu, Brother Sang Hyuk..."
Then he sat down next to Chen Yiqiu. Chen Yiqiu smelled the perfume. It seemed that Pei Junzhi had begun to enjoy life, and the focus was not on the game.
It’s understandable. His team is considered to be one of the best in the LCS. If you put it in the world, it won’t be ranked high. This is something that cannot be changed by one person.
Since you have chosen to go to the LCS division, you are not going there to get results.
The waiter began to serve the food, and everyone chatted while eating.
Soon, the topic shifted to this S competition.
Kkoma suddenly said: "In this S competition, do you TES have any pressure? The goal must be to win the championship. Are there any opponents who you feel are difficult?"
Little Peanut smiled: "Coach Kkoma, do you have any? What confidential information can you reveal about the three LCK teams? "
Kkoma shook his head: "How could I have that kind of thing? We were in the first round of the playoffs and didn't even meet KT, AFS and GEN. , didn’t take the time to study Investigate them."
Hongmi said: "I think the three LCK teams are quite strong. Taken together, KT should be the strongest. AFS and GEN are relatively close, each with its own characteristics. "
Kk oma nodded: "I have the same opinion. What about the LEC? I think the G2 team also has great potential in this S competition. Their lineup basically brings together powerful players from the entire division."
Hongmi agreed: "Well, G2 is indeed capable. If you underestimate them, it is very likely that they will overturn. In fact, I am thinking that if G2 can help kill an LCK team, it will be a good thing."
Kkoma smiled: "The grouping of the S competition is a big problem. There is some luck in it, but it shouldn’t have any impact on you TES. Your strength lies here.”
Hongmi smiled and said: “Coach Kkoma thinks highly of us. We are still learning.”
The two started chatting and cherished each other.
After eating, everyone at TES returned to the training base together.
It was still early, so Chen Yiqiu went back to his room to pack his luggage, and then came to the training room.
It turned out that everyone else was here and had already turned on their phones and logged in, preparing for ranking training.
It seems that everyone is under a lot of pressure.
In the next two days, everyone at TES played ranked games at the SKT training base to regain their feel.
Chen Yiqiu is also paying attention to the news on the Internet. All major competition areas have set off and are arriving in the LCK one after another.
The groupings for the play-in rounds are also out. LCK won the S Championship last year, so their third seed can directly enter the main stage.
The LPL's third seed RNG needs to compete for a spot in the main draw starting from the playoffs.
On the third day of staying at the SKT training base, everyone in TES was training in the training room. The door to the lounge was pushed open, and Hongmi walked in and said:
"I have made an appointment for a training match. , it will start in an hour, everyone is ready."
Little Peanut asked: "Who? "
Hongmi responded: "G2."
"G2, it turns out it's them."
Everyone started to prepare.
While you still have time, check out the news online.
There is a lot of news discussing the S game now.
"Vote for the top 20 players in Riot Official S Tournament."
Suddenly Chen Yiqiu saw an interesting title.
Top 20 players? It seems like every S competition has this, it is a reserved program.
Chen Yiqiu clicked in and took a look. He was still voting, but the deadline was in two days before the qualifying rounds started.
This voting is divided into two parts, voting by professional media people, institutional voting and online voting by fans.
Finally, the results are combined and a relatively objective result is obtained.
Of course, as long as it is voting, there is no absolute objectivity, only relative objectivity.
Chen Yiqiu took a look at the current situation, and he was the first, whether it was professional voting or online voting, he was the first.
The second place is Lee Sang Hyuk.
It is also explained below that this is the first time in history that the first and second place come from the same team. (End of chapter)