Chapter 100: Eliminate an LPL team first in the group stage! (Ask for monthly ticket)
Soon, after the on-site staff was ready, the draw ceremony for the 2017 League of Legends World Finals officially began.
The first thing to be done is the draw ceremony for the play-in tournament that few people pay attention to. After all, the third seeds in the four major regions except LCK are basically crushing the major teams in the wild card region in all aspects.
Of course, this sentence is not 100% correct. After all, in the S6 World Championship last year, the EDG team in the LPL division once lost to the INTZ team in the Samba division, which can be regarded as creating a historical record among the five major divisions.
Therefore, this year's qualifying tournament is full of highlights. After all, one of the third-seeded teams in the four major regions may be eliminated by the wild card team, and then directly stop in the top 32 of the World Championship!
So after the continuous draws of AmazingJ players, the grouping situation of this S7 finals was officially released.
Group A: Team WE, Team GMB, Team LYN.
Group B: C9 team, ONE team, DW team.
Group C: FNC team, YG team, KLG team.
Group D: HKA team, FB team, RPG team.
At first glance, the first place in each group can basically qualify stably, but e-sports is a place full of miracles, so who can have the last laugh depends on their performance in the S7 qualifying stage. .
The draw for the qualifying round is over, and now comes the draw for the group stage that audiences around the world have been waiting for!
Before the group stage draw ceremony began, the host once again solemnly introduced an important rule for the group stage draw.
That is, the principle of avoiding the same division!
The meaning is very simple, that is, teams from the same division cannot appear in the same group, so as to avoid the situation where brother teams in the same division "cannibalize each other" in the group stage.
After determining this basic grouping rule, the next thing Rookie players have to do is very simple, that is, continuously take out small balls with the team's name from the seed pool.
The first part of the group stage draw was also not interesting, because it was simply grouping the four No. 1 seeds into ABCD groups.
Rookie quickly completed this step.
Group A, EDG team.
Group B, LZ team.
Group C, G2 team.
Group D, FW team.
The next draw for the No. 2 seed pool is the most important of all the draw ceremonies tonight, because it will officially determine the specific grouping situation of the S7 World Championship group stage!
So, with the global audience holding their breath, Rookie drew the first No. 2 seed team... SKT!
Then the next moment, the entire LPL competition area exploded on the spot!
"Damn it, why is it SKT?"
"Hey, the SKT team should be entering Group A. Does that mean they will play EDG in the group stage?"
"Oh my god, do you want this World Championship to be so exciting..."
"Brothers, be more confident, aren't we the second seed in the LCK, SKT? We are the first seed in the LPL!"
"Our EDG will definitely qualify first in Group A!"
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay to meet SKT in the group stage in advance, because in this way, if EDG wants to meet SKT after qualifying in the group stage, they will get the final."
When the names of EDG and SKT appeared in Group A on the big screen at the same time, the LPL audience, especially EDG fans, immediately took a breath of cold air on the spot.
Although they had defeated the SKT team in the distant 2015 MSI, their fear of the SKT team remained unabated.
After all, the SKT team led by Faker has won two consecutive championships in the S5 and S6 World Championships!
This year, they will launch a sprint towards the three consecutive championships belonging to the SKT team to achieve the honor of four championships!
However, despite the fear in their hearts, EDG fans hurriedly comforted themselves, firmly believing that this year's EDG team will not let them down again!
But for Mingrui, this result is a bit not good, because he is really worried that the EDG team will directly dive into the top 16 this year and be eliminated in the group stage.
And if this happens, the G2 team will not be able to complete the three consecutive kills against the LPL team!
While Mingrui was thinking, Rookie also completed the selection of the second second seed team...SSG team!
Logically speaking, the SSG team should appear in Group B, but because the number one seed in Group B at this time is the LZ team from the same LCK division, so according to the principle of avoiding the same division, the SSG team's position was directly postponed to Group C.
In other words, the same group as G2!
“Beautiful!”
Seeing this result, G2 teammates put on masks of pain on their faces, because although the SSG team is the third seed in the LCK division, as the "successor" of the former world champion SSW team, the strength of the SSG team is really unacceptable. Look down on!
Only Mingrui was extremely excited, because in this way, their group C already had the potential to become the group of death.
As long as Riot officials give him a face and put the RNG team in their C group, then Mingrui's dream will come true!
After the words fell, the third second-seeded team was announced. It was the IMT team from the North American Division and was assigned to Group B.
Then there is the fourth second-seeded team, the AHQ team in the LMS division. After avoiding the Flash Wolves in Group D, they came directly to Group A.
As a result, all LPL viewers and EDG fans breathed a long sigh of relief, because the last team in Group A was bound to be a wild card, and their EDG team already had 100% qualifications to advance to the quarterfinals.
After all, fans of the EDG team do not believe that the AHQ team and wild card teams in the LMS division can pose any threat to their EDG!
Then came the drawing of the fifth second-seeded team...TSM team!
"Fake!"
"Fake!"
"Fake!"
And when the fifth team drawn by the Rookie player was confirmed to be the TSM team, the entire G2 team, including Mingrui, rang out "Fake!"
Because according to the principle of avoiding the same division, when the North American team IMT has entered Group B, then TSM, the North American team, can only directly enter Group C!
In other words, Group C at this moment has become a real team of death!
They are, G2 team, SSG team and TSM team!
But this result was extremely uncomfortable for Mingrui, because although he admitted that Group C was indeed the group of death at this time, how come the way it "died" was different from what he imagined? !
"No, what about RNG?"
"Why can't RNG be drawn into our Group C?"
"Official Riot Games, are you really engaging in secret operations?"
"Is this because the LPL officials are afraid that RNG will be eliminated by our G2 in the group stage, so they specifically told Rookie to separate us from RNG?"
"Ah ah ah, coach, is there any channel to report the lottery guests? This Rookie is definitely helping RNG cheat!"
At this moment, Mingrui really couldn't stand it any longer. After all, he had been holding back his desire to take revenge on the RNG team for a long time.
But seeing that he was about to succeed in revenge in the S7 group stage, why did Riot officials forcefully postpone his revenge for at least ten days? !
"Ahem, Dark, don't get too excited...don't even give me a scarf after saying this, otherwise you will be fined by Riot officials again."
"Let's just say, is there a possibility that Riot officials are actually quietly on your side?"
Seeing that Dark's reaction was much more intense than that of the other team members, the coach quickly comforted him. At the same time, his brain was running rapidly, and then he suddenly thought of something, and his eyes immediately lit up!
"How is that possible? If he is really on my side, he should give us RNG!"
"Then our G2 and SSG teams join hands to qualify, and at the same time we directly eliminate the RNG team and go home!"
Mingrui said angrily, if the coach hadn't stopped him, he would have really wanted to issue a scarf and question Riot officials directly.
"We really have no chance to be in the same group as RNG, but we still have a chance to meet WE." "Think about it, what is the current situation of our Group C? Europe, LCK, North America, so the fourth team will inevitably It can only be LPL, LMS or wild card teams.”
"If Team WE can put in some effort, they will have a 50% chance of being directly assigned to our Group C... After all, RNG will have only two choices whether they go to Group B or Group D after a while."
"So Dark, be happy. It's the same as when we eliminated the WE team in the group stage. After the MSI, didn't their WE team always remain unconvinced and always felt that our G2 team won the championship because of luck?"
"Then let's take the opportunity of the S7 group stage and use our true strength to tell him that WE can beat them, is it just luck?"
The coach said to Dark seriously, thinking that the 17-year-old boy was really a little impatient.
"It seems so."
The coach's analysis finally made Mingrui feel happy, but he was only a little happy. After all, the LPL team he wanted to eliminate the most in the group stage was still RNG.
It's a pity...
"Forget it, let them RNG live for two more days."
"For Team WE, please give us some help to advance from the group stage and then come to our Group C."
"In this way, our Group C can be regarded as a group of death in the true sense!"
Mingrui curled his lips and said, somewhat frustrated and forced to accept the grouping results.
However, when the grouping situation of the last three second-seeded teams was released, when the GAM team joined Group B, and the RNG team and MSF team joined the D group, Mingrui gradually became happy again.
Because according to the current grouping situation, the EDG team and the RNG team have a really good chance of advancing to the quarterfinals!
What is the final group stage classification?
Group A: EDG team, SKT team, AHQ team.
Group B: LZ team, IMT team, GAM team.
Group C: G2 team, SSG team, TSM team.
Group D: FW team, MSF team, RNG team.
It can be said that as long as the EDG team and the RNG team perform normally, they can avoid the fate of being eliminated from the group stage, and then have the opportunity to meet the G2 team in the quarterfinals draw!
By then, if we can crush the RNG team 3-0 in the BO5 battle in the knockout stage, then the pleasure we will get will obviously be greater than the pleasure of eliminating them in the group stage!
"If you think this way, it seems that Riot officials did help me operate behind the scenes."
"But I'm afraid that the LPL teams are too rubbish, and they really failed in the group stage this year."
"That way, even if we G2 finally win the championship in the Bird's Nest, the process will be much less interesting!"
Thinking of this, Mingrui became nervous again, and then without waiting for the host on TV to announce the end of the lottery ceremony, he immediately opened his scarf and posted a "blessing" message.
"@G2.Dark: The group situation of the S7 World Championship is out. Although we, G2, were unlucky and failed to meet the RNG team in the group stage and lost the opportunity to make RNG into the top 16, it doesn't matter. Knockout The same goes for eliminating you at every stage.”
"So I take this opportunity to solemnly give a few words to the three representative teams in the LPL division. Please remember and honor them."
“@WE E-Sports Club: Although your performance in the bubbling round was very rubbish and you almost couldn’t make it to S7, you are MSI runner-up after all, and you are still more or less capable, so I hope you will perform well in the finals. , don’t die directly in the top 32.
"Then after advancing to the playoffs, you must come directly to our Group C. Anyway, our G2 is determined to eliminate an LPL team in the group stage. Since RNG was lucky enough to avoid it, the unlucky guy can only be you WE now."
"@RNG E-Sports Club: You RNG must be snickering after seeing this lottery result, right? It doesn't matter. In my opinion, your RNG is just a grasshopper in the autumn, and you won't be able to jump around for a few days, but I still hope you can If RNG can give me a voice and get out of the group, it shouldn’t be as difficult as winning the championship, right?”
"@EDG Esports Club: To be honest, based on paper strength, your EDG chances of qualifying are quite high. But based on historical record, I really doubt you can beat AHQ and wild cards?"
"Why don't you doubt SKT? Then you still need to doubt it? You definitely can't beat it! So I also hope that you can give me a fight and don't lose the wild card again, otherwise it will really be the top 16 this year!"
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Facing these three "uneasy" LPL teams, Mingrui said earnestly, fearing that if they made a mistake, he would not be able to write the script he ultimately wanted.
Fortunately, although these three LPL teams are not strong enough, their self-confidence is as strong as ever, so after Mingrui released this scarf, they also released a scarf with the same content at the same time.
"In the 2017 League of Legends World Championship, our EDG/RNG/WE team will definitely win our LPL's first world championship trophy in the Bird's Nest!"
"Please wait and see!"
The LPL Yusanjia did not respond directly to Mingrui's "entrustment", but announced to the world their ultimate goal in this S7 World Championship.
So the answer is self-evident. For the Dark and G2 teams, LPL Yusanjia doesn't care at all. In their view, since the ultimate goal is set at the world championship, then in the process of winning the championship, no matter which team they encounter, They will all achieve final victory!
Faced with the response from the LPL Yusanjia, Mingrui just smiled softly and did not respond. After all, they made too many big words in the LPL division, but few of them were realized in the end.
So this time, Mingrui can also be sure that the LPL division will eventually leave with great ambitions and fail.
Because, this S7 world championship, the G2 team has already been booked!
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After the draw ceremony of the 2017 League of Legends World Finals, the G2 team was ready to leave for China.
Although the start of the S7 qualifying round is still early, on September 23, the start of the group stage will not be until October 5, which is still more than 20 days away.
However, in order to go to China in advance to adjust the time difference, adapt to the environment, and conduct training, the G2 team unanimously decided to leave early after discussion.
After all, in addition to the above reasons, all members of G2 hope that they can work with Dark to push their Canyon Top account to the forefront of the king in the shortest possible time!
And in addition to the reasons within the G2 team, there is another reason outside the team for their early departure...
That is, the three representative teams from the European Division have actually agreed to set off together long ago. However, when the specific time has not yet been determined, Rekkles, a player from the FNC team, insists on setting off as soon as possible. I don’t know what he wants to do after he is in a hurry to go to China. If you want to meet someone, you can’t just go to Uzi to get an autograph, right? !
So, after two days of flying, the three teams from the EU division finally completed their transfer in Seoul, the country of sticks, and flew directly to Wuhan, the Chinese venue for the S7 finals and group stages, in the early morning of September 15th. !
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"In the next two days, everyone will try to adjust to the time difference and adapt to the environment as quickly as possible. Then starting from September 17th, we will enter the state of preparation for the World Championships."
"Do you have any questions?"
After quickly checking into the hotel, G2 boss Carlos asked everyone in G2.
"Yes, can we go out and play? This is our first time in China!"
The G2 team members immediately asked excitedly. After all, before the plane landed, their previous "stereotype" of China had been instantly shattered by the dazzling high-rise buildings, making them realize that China was not there at all. As backward as reported by Western media, but very advanced and modern!
"Yes, but it can only be a small-scale activity and requires approval from the team leader."
Carlos immediately responded with a smile. Although he understood the thoughts of the team members, after all, "going out" was still relatively risky. If something unexpected happened before the game, it would be very bad.
"Carlos, China is one of the safest countries in the world. There are no robberies on the streets, not even thieves."
"The only thing you need to worry about is actually your diet. Although Chinese food is very delicious, you are foreigners after all, and your stomachs may not adapt to it, so you must not eat it to get a bad stomach... You should know about the EDG beef noodle incident back then. Right? ”
Mingrui said to Carlos with a smile, and then made a solemn request to Carlos through the laughter of his G2 teammates.
"Carlos, if possible, I would like to apply to take advantage of these two days of rest to go back to my hometown, Pingxiang, Jiangxi. It only takes two hours by high-speed rail from Wuhan, which is very fast."
"From April to September, I haven't seen my family for half a year, which is weird."
Mingrui looked at Carlos expectantly and expressed his true feelings.
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