“North America is missing two towers?”
"Tian, you have gone too far!"
Caps had a prematurely aging face and expressed his position in a very serious voice: "I hope you won't joke about the 911 incident. I lost my uncle in that disaster... He was the best in the Middle East. Pilot.”
"Hahahahahahaha——"
"Hahahahaha!"
"O-M-G!"
"You will go to hell, and Jesus will not be able to reach out and fish you up."
"Is it because Jesus couldn't catch Tian and Caps because there was a hole in each palm of his hand?"
"Oh, No!!"
Everyone in G2 almost went crazy laughing.
Ever since Ye Tian started the hell joke mode with soap, the G2 club, which is known for its integrity, has come up with new tricks every day, and has also recorded some jokes that do not hurt the feelings of the ethnic group and sent them to the official Twitter to express Ye Tian's Tong Tiandai gets along well with other people.
The reason why the atmosphere is so relaxed is not only that G2 itself is very optimistic, but also because this year's World Finals will be held in Europe, and the first stop city is Berlin, Germany, where the G2 club is located.
The finals are held at the LEC studio in Berlin.
The group stage was held at the Verti Concert Hall in Berlin.
In other words, before advancing to the knockout rounds, G2 will definitely play at home. Not only does it not require bumpy roads and jet lag adjustments, but it also does not require adapting to a new accommodation and training environment. It can just lie down at the base and wait for work.
A few days after the release of the World Championship version, teams that need to participate in the finals on October 2 have arrived one after another.
Compared with last year, the scale of this year's qualifying competition has not been expanded. It is still composed of seven wild card teams and the bottom teams of the five major regions of South Korea, Europe, North America, Vietnam, and LMS.
The teams in the five major competition areas are South Korea's DWG (Big Turtle), Europe's SPY (European Snake), North America's CG, Vietnam's UOL (Unicorn), and LMS's HKA (Hong Kong Attitude).
The wild cards are DFM (Tofu Demon) from Xiaoli, Oceania MMM, Latin America ISG, CIS UOL, Brazil FLA, Southeast Asia MEGA and RYL from Turkey.
That's right.
It is the team with the same name as the old royal family.
To be more precise, he should be a little fan of the old royal family.
This team not only has the same name as the old Royal Family, but also adopts the crown team logo, and publicly stated that the reason for using this name is to replicate the old Royal Family's former world runner-up performance.
only.
A slogan is a slogan, and strength is strength.
This team, which has the same name as the old Royal Family and is nicknamed the Royal Family-Turkish Clan, lost three consecutive games to DWG and Brazilian FLA in the first three qualifying games.
Although they tied with FLA in the fourth game and advanced to the next round by virtue of a playoff, they were immediately defeated by North American CG with a score of 3 to 0 that they had no ability to resist. They were eliminated from the World Finals, leaving a team behind. The audience who were looking forward to a good show were disappointed.
In addition to the other three promoted teams in North American CG, namely Hong Kong Attitude HKA, European Snake SPY, and Big Turtle DWG, although Vietnam was promoted one level by Riot Games and obtained a place to directly advance to the group stage, the second There is still a certain gap between the strength of seed LK and the established divisions.
The dust has settled on the play-in competition.
The staff went on the main stage to prepare the props needed for the lottery ceremony.
The first thing played on the big screen was Riot Games’ new title.
The first thing to rise was a scarlet crescent moon. Then, the entire screen lit up, and in the plain surrounded by mountains, a beam of light rose into the sky.
Four ink shadows snake forward, entwining around the light pillar, gradually blending into one, rising like flames.
The flames condensed into a fist, which struck the camera with a shocking movement and then gradually dissipated.
The large RIOT LOGO and the small GAMES text below are exposed below.
"The League of Legends Global Finals returns to Europe after four years. For the LPL region, the experience of the last expedition to Europa is a scar that is difficult to heal in the hearts of every witness."
"At the beginning of 2015, LPL rose rapidly with the signing craze. It won the championship in mid-season and was in the limelight for a while. However, it suffered an unprecedented tragic defeat in the World Finals, casting a lingering gray curtain."
"After that, we spent three years settling down, finally restarting, and returning to Europe again. We defended our glory as the defending champions, kept in mind the lessons of the past, and maintained the humility of challengers..."
What the LPL audience saw was a short film carefully produced by Tengjing.
but.
The vast majority of viewers didn't buy it.
[Defending champion? Where is the defending champion? 】
[Isn’t the glory with Brother Tian? Fenghuang, who is going this year, really wants to help Brother Tian win the championship? 】
[It’s such a good promotion to be honest and fist-pumping. You have to be smart and come up with such a disgusting line alone]
[If you really can’t, go to Tieba to find a copywriter, stop being funny]
[To tell you a joke, last year FNC missed the championship with 35 million, and this year FPX made the same mistake with 35 million]
[It’s useless no matter how much FPX offered, okay? The principal actually offered 50 million, Brother Tian didn’t go, the Europeans gave 1.5 small goals]
[That is before tax. After paying nearly half of the tax, there is only 80 million left. If FPX is willing to pay 60 million, Brother Tian might be able to stay and help LPL win the third championship]
[It’s not that easy. Faker won the championship for the first time and was completely cut. He didn’t enter the World Championship in S4. He came to pick the fruit at the end in S5. It wasn’t until S6 that he regained some strength. Brother Tian was cut twice in a row. He may not stand out this year. Come out】
[Fist has strengthened the system that Brother Tian is best at, right? If G2 replicates EDG's tactical system, it will definitely play better than last year's EDG]
Watch the discussion.
Some people behind the navy company have come up with new ideas.
——The Riot Games deliberately strengthened Ye Tian's rhythm. Even if it didn't have any actual effect, it would disgust both parties.
Inside the LPL studio.
Zeyuan, remember to take the Cat King who has not retired but is just not wanted by others to analyze how to group the LPL division in the most beneficial way, what kind of performance the G2 team that invited Ye Tian to join will perform, and by the way mentioned the battle for this year’s World Championship. Power ranking.
This year's ESPN Poisonous Milk Ranking puts the G2 team, which hired Ye Tian generously, at the first place in terms of combat power.
The second is SKT, which won the summer championship after reorganization and advanced as the No. 1 seed in the LCK.
From this order, we can see the unprofessionalism of ESPN. When making rankings, ESPN's first consideration is not the strength of the team, but the star players. I am afraid there is still a certain degree of deliberate manipulation.
The third is FPX.
As the No. 1 seed in the LPL, it makes sense for Little Phoenix to be placed here.
The fourth RNG is not quite right.
The decline of RNG this year is not as obvious as usual. Even if UZI showed an unprecedented state, these playoffs games can even be called an enhanced version of the peak Bang - more ferocious in the lane, stronger in driving the rhythm, and stable team battles. Sex is not much weaker.
But except for UZI, RNG's other positions can only be described as unsightly.
Let’s compare this to Zach’s passive.
UZI is the unshakable center, and the other four players are the four groups surrounding the center.
Fifth FNC, sixth Griffin, seventh TL, eighth DWG, and ninth is IG's turn. Even if IG did lose ugly in the mid-season, this ranking is too low.
In contrast.
The player strength ranking made by two commentators hand-picked by Riot Games has a much higher degree of recognition.
The first is Ye Tian.
The second is Faker. The third is Doinb.
The fourth is UZI.
Going down are Clid, Tarzan, Xiaotian, Cpas, Chovy, LWX, Theshy, Nuguri, Perkz, Showmaker, Jankos, JackeyLove, and Rookie in order.
The list includes both veterans who have dominated the world, as well as new faces such as Nuguri and Showmaker. From a certain perspective, it can be regarded as a change of times.
S1-S2 belongs to ancient times.
At that time, League of Legends was in its infancy, with a small number of players. Many of the players competing in professional events were old guys who had transitioned from other e-sports.
Players who rose to prominence during that period did not necessarily possess superhuman talents; most were just lucky.
certainly.
It must be admitted that this group of players played a role in paving the way.
The cosmic man Smile who laid the foundation for LPL's rich AD argument, Froggen who created the first European and American law king, and ALEX who beat him with a wine barrel, developed the North American BestRivenNA of Riven Lightspeed QA, allowing everyone to re-recognize the supporting role. The support god Madlife, the Moscow Five (M5) who uses new tactics one after another, etc., all provide solid shoulders for future generations of players.
Next, there are the players who became famous in the S3-S6 seasons.
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After the exploratory period, what has emerged is what is commonly known as the golden generation. These are geniuses who emerged during the period when player enthusiasm was at its peak. Although there are some mediocre people who have exhausted their talents and disappeared from the rest of the world, there are all those who remain. Mainstay.
At their peak, they could almost be said to be first-tier all-around players from operation to lane awareness to team fights. Even a special case like UZI, who was caught by Level 2 and restrained for a lifetime, knew he would be caught. But he refused to leave, not that he didn't know at all.
The players who emerged from S7-S9 are the silver generation.
Compared with the golden generation, due to age factors, the silver generation can only work in an environment where players are gradually losing and the competitive state is not so enthusiastic. They often have certain flaws and it is difficult to grow into a true hexagonal warrior.
Players who are the same age as the golden generation and became famous only in the silver generation are pseudo-silver. They can only be reduced to stepping stones during the golden generation. They barely make it to the top with much richer experience and training than the silver generation. Their flaws are more obvious and unable to To make up for it, no matter what the results are, there is no possibility of further improvement in personal strength.
In the future, League of Legends competitions will gradually become a stage dominated by the Silver Generation and the Pseudo-Silver Generation, but at this moment, the Golden Generation still exudes a dazzling brilliance. In addition to Ye Tian, Faker, Doinb, and UZI are all outstanding players. A true golden generation player.
When the VIT team's mid laner Jiizuke and coach Yamato Cannon were invited to the scene, the draw ceremony officially began.
Coach Yamato Cannon, who is tall and straight and wearing a long woolen windbreaker, stood behind Pool 1. He stretched out his hand and pulled out a small silver ball. After twisting it open, he opened the rolled up note and showed it to the entire audience.
"G2 was drawn first!"
"Let's look forward to seeing which teams are unlucky enough to be assigned to the same group as G2."
Froskuinn (Mao Mao), a famous Chinese blowjob girl, has a clear voice: "G2 is the strongest team in Europe ever. It won the MSI championship for the first time, a world-class achievement. Before the start of the World Championship, G2 invited Tian, who has two FMVPs. Joining, for the second and third seeds in other divisions, G2 is like their nightmare”
"That's right." Commentator Vedius answered: "The second one drawn is LPL No. 1 seed FunPlusPhoenix, and the theme MV of this year's World Championship is Phoenix. It's a very coincidence."
The last two teams are the reorganized SKT and North American TL.
The position of the first pool is irrelevant. It must be one pit at a time. The main thing is where the team in the second pool will end up.
All the teams in the second pool are praying, hoping to be placed with North American TL and never encounter G2, SKT, and FPX, three strong teams that are clearly at the forefront of the world.
Jiizuke, the VIT mid laner with a slovenly appearance and rough hair and beard, took a step forward and took out the black ball from the second seed pool. The first thing he showed was... LCK second seed GRF!
【Qiangqiang is having a conversation】
[Group A instantly becomes a death group]
【The show is coming】
[GRF can really compete with G2 this year]
[A G2 and a GRF are both teams that can advance. A weak team will die immediately, while a strong team will have to fight hard]
[If IG or RNG is drawn into it, it will really take off, and whoever is the last one can only be used as a sandbag]
The audience was talking a lot.
The second person to be drawn out was JT from LMS.
JT may be unfamiliar to you alone, but when it comes to its predecessor, veteran players must be familiar with it - the predecessor of JTeam e-sports club is Assassination Star TPA, which won the S2 championship. In 2016, it was acquired by Jaylen and the team name was changed.
In terms of background, JT is indeed good.
In terms of strength...
To be honest, as a team that only emerged after the core players of Flash Wolves FW left, JT is still unable to threaten Little Phoenix FPX.
Jiizuke continued to reach out.
FNC fell to Group C where SKT is located.
Since C9 and TL belong to the same North American division, they came to Group A according to the principle of avoiding the same division and competed with G2 and Griffin for qualifying spots.
The C9 players who were waiting for the results in front of the screen covered their faces and howled when they saw this.
Follow-up.
AHQ fell to Group D.
RNG came to Group C according to the principle of avoidance.
IG came to Group D according to the principle of avoidance.
GAM falls into Group B.
For the teams that advance from the play-in round, HKA is in A, SPY is in B, CG is in C, and DWG is in D.
Since then.
All four teams have settled.
Group A: G2, GRF, C9, HKA
Group B: FPX, JT, GAM, SPY
Group C: SKT, FNC, RNG, CG
Group D: TL, AHQ, IG, DWG
Players have made a lot of analysis and predictions on the group battle situation and the qualifying teams. In addition, there are also a lot of rhythm posts. For example, Riot Games deliberately strengthened European and American teams, and the system that Tian was good at after joining G2 was obtained. BUFF type of statement.
The major clubs are happy to see this happen and are adding fuel to the fire one after another.
For a time, there was a lot of talk that G2 and Ye Tian were taken care of by Riot Games, and S9 was said to be a customized version.
"Faker!"
G2 coach Swani was furious in the training room: "Why is there a customized version? Isn't it customary for unpopular heroes to be properly strengthened before the World Championship? There must be maggots who see that we have a chance to win the championship this year and are making small moves behind the scenes."
"That's right, everyone must not be affected." General Manager Romain Bigeard calmed down: "For us, the most important thing is the world championship. As long as we win this world championship, all doubts will be put on the table."
"But it's really disgusting. We obviously didn't practice those heroes who were strengthened! Let alone EDG's tactics!" Jungler Jankos knew that someone was deliberately messing with their mentality, but he still couldn't help it.
What are the characteristics of professional players?
That's right.
It's paranoia + arrogance.
These two characteristics determine that professional players cannot bear to be injured out of nowhere, let alone have their honors stained.
"This is simple."
Ye Tian spoke lazily: "We haven't practiced enhanced heroes, nor have we practiced the same tactics as EDG. Just let the news out. As long as we don't use it, those rumors will turn into jokes."
"But if we do that, won't we reveal our tactics?" Caps felt bad.
"Little hat, little hat, you are still too young." Ye Tian tapped the table with his index finger, attracting everyone's attention before continuing: "Let me ask you a question. SKT has now released a news saying that Faker will be in this world championship. I won’t choose Ryze or Tsar, and I will definitely not choose a small cannon for speed push in the bottom lane. Do you believe it?”
"Of course I don't believe it. Anyone who believes it is a big fool!" Ah P said firmly.
"They said that, I must be more careful to prevent Ryze, Tsar, and Pao from playing." G2 coach Swani understood what Ye Tian wanted to express, and his eyes lit up.
"OK." Ye Tian asked the second question: "Then do you think other teams will believe us if we tell us about our heroes who have been strengthened without fist training and EDG-type tactics?" (End of Chapter)