Chapter 40 It’s time to play overtime
The viewers of LCK and LPL also didn’t expect that in just a few days between the first and second rounds of the group stage, they could actually eat such a huge amount of melon.
Although they have always teased Faker for liking Eunjung and Eunjung liking Flashlight, most netizens are actually just following their words and do not think that Eunjing and Flashlight are really a couple. Maybe they are just friends who happen to know each other. .
As a result, a photo was suddenly exposed. During the World Championship, they met downstairs in a hotel officially arranged by Riot Games, and the two of them went in and out together.
This time Flashlight×Eunjeong is considered a rock hammer.
On the Korean forum, gossip posts took up most of the panels for a while.
[As I said a long time ago, the frequency with which host Eunjung mentions Flashlight on Instagram is obviously abnormal, but it is quite surprising that they are together. 】
[Player Lee Sang Hyuk, please be strong. Although you have lost Eun Jung, you still have two championships.]
[Looking at Twitter, many European and American teams are saying that player Faker has gone completely crazy in training matches these days. Is he really angry? 】
[It’s useless to be angry. At this time, player Flashlight should be sleeping soundly holding the beautiful host Eunjing, while player Faker can only stay with the game. 】
[I can’t wait to see ROX versus SKT in the knockout round, the scene where the two sides fight like a river of blood! 】
【But...if SKT loses, then wouldn't Faker...】
On various domestic social media platforms, posts about Flashlight and Eunjung are also in a hot state, and the popularity has even exceeded the qualifying score prediction posts of EDG and RNG.
[Bad woman, bad woman, bad woman! 】
[No, I thought this was just a joke, but they turned out to be serious? 】
[Brother, I went to Instagram to look through Eunjing’s history and found that Flashlight appeared in her photos from 2012. Do you understand what I mean? 】
【grass! So Lite-On really wasn't lying during the live broadcast. The two of them have known each other for a long time. 】
[So stop making fun of Faker and Eunjing. When they met, Faker was not even a professional player. 】
[I don’t care about any of this, I only care about whether I can see my dear Lite-On on EDG’s roster next year. 】
[Don’t dream upstairs, it’s a waste to give you EDG such a strong top order. We, RNG, should accept it. 】
[Well, Principal Wang said that he is already contacting Flashlight. Sorry, our IG is the best place for Lite-On. 】
【What a big dog owner! 】
The match schedule for the second round of the group stage is from October 6th to October 9th, which is divided into 4 days. The last 3 games of each group are all concentrated on one day, and the game time of Group A where ROX is located is 10 June 6th.
In other words, Group A, where ROXTigers is located, only has 3 days of adjustment time.
Although the time available for adjustment is very short, every day's time is also carefully calculated. Except for rest time, it is either training or ranking. It is really difficult to find time to think about other things.
Therefore, despite the extremely intense discussion outside, except for the charming moment after meeting on the first day, the follow-up can only be described as "nothing happened".
Zhao Enjing only stayed in San Francisco for one day before returning home.
This sudden visit was obviously a sudden whim, and she flew over without much thought. As a result, she got cold feet before the battle.
This kind of thing is normal. Who hasn’t made mistakes when they were young? Lin Qiguang was like this in his previous life, which caused a lot of regrets.
When she left, it seemed that she would come back later. Anyway, Lin Qiguang didn't mind Zhao Enjing's visit. He just hoped that she wouldn't crash with Li Zhien.
It shouldn't be that coincidental.
Three days passed by in a flash, and soon the second round of the group stage began.
Smeb's training results during these three days were very good, and ROXTigers had a three-point lead, so Nofe decided to let Smeb play the first two games.
The first game of Group A on October 6th was between ROX and G2. Because he was very confident in his own team, Nofe still used the usual BP in the first round and was very conservative in hero selection.
In the end, this game was naturally won by ROX. Due to the steady and steady tactics, the game lasted a slightly longer 34 minutes, which disappointed many viewers who wanted to see ROX win the game overwhelmingly.
At this point, ROX scored 4 points in the group stage, confirming a qualifying spot.
The group stage is always full of surprises. If no accidents happen, it wouldn't be called a group stage.
In the first round of the group stage, many people were still skeptical about the strength of ANX. They believed that the reason why ANX was able to beat CLG was entirely because the strange mid-support combination of Ice Bird + Fire Man caught CLG off guard.
But this time, ANX told the world: No, we are really a dark horse!
Poppy, Male Spear, Victor, Sivir, and Bader, ANX selected a lineup with a high attendance rate in the summer games of major leagues. Although it seemed that the understanding of the version was a little behind, in the end it was 12:3. The score beat CLG wildly.
The end of this game really made the world realize: perhaps, in the history of the League of Legends global finals, a wild card team will really be born to break into the knockout rounds!
The end of the game between CLG and ANX also means that the schedule of Group A of the group stage has gone through 2/3. Each team has experienced 4 games so far, ROX4-0, ANX3-1, CLG1-3, G20-4 .
Next, as long as ANX wins another game or CLG loses another game, everything will be settled!
In the third game, CLG vs G2, CLG won, and the points became 2-3.
In the fourth game, ANXvsROX, ANX won, and the points became 4-1!
The result of this game shocked countless viewers, but it is an indisputable fact.
Because they still adopted conservative BP and tactical principles, the tiger ROX was accidentally kicked hard by the dark horse ANX, and missed a good opportunity to win the group stage and qualify.
As a result, A's two qualifying spots are officially determined - ROX and ANX!
In the fifth game, G2 vs ANX, ANX won, and the points became 5-1!
At the end of this battle, ANX not only scored another point for themselves, but even temporarily surpassed ROX, which was originally ranked first, and became the first place in Group A, which shocked the world.
The EU No. 1 seed G2, led by the "European Happy Family Patriarch" Perkz, enjoyed a 0-6 winless record, becoming the first No. 1 seed in history.
In the sixth game, Lin Qiguang replaced Smeb and led the team to cleanly level the CLG base in 31 minutes.
At this point, the non-overtime schedule of Group A has ended. ROX and ANX have achieved a 5-1 record and started the overtime!
Although the first place in the group and the second place in the group are actually not absolute about whether a team can reach the top.
But being able to qualify as the first in the group means that at least they won't have to face the top names in other groups in the first round of the knockout round, and there is a high probability that they won't have to expose too many tactical reserves.
Therefore, we must go all out to compete with ANX for first place in the group.
It's going to overtime. (End of chapter)