Chapter 61 The intercontinental competition begins! On, why is it a good sign! (2-in-1)
July 4th!
The plane carrying the LPL team roared to the ground and arrived at Xiongshi International Airport!
Fans who had already received the news rushed to the airport to pick him up in advance.
At the airport pick-up gate, one LPL player carried a suitcase and passed through the crowd of people picking up the plane under the escort of on-site bodyguards.
Among them are the IG players.
Due to team size requirements, this time IG only brought seven players: Duke, Theshy, Ning, Rookie, Anyi, Megan, and emergency substitute West.
As soon as he got off the plane, An Yi smelled the sea breeze with a faint salty smell.
This was also her first time coming to the southern tip of the motherland, and she was a little excited for a while.
As a Northeastern man, Ning felt deeply about the crossing from north to south: "I'll go! It's so hot, I should have worn less clothes."
Good brother Baolan responded directly: "So who is like you, flying south and still covering up so tightly? Let's learn from An Yi."
As soon as these words came out, the teammates' eyes shifted to An Yi's body.
You can see that the girl today is only wearing a white one-shoulder dress, revealing her delicate collarbones and white neck. Her snow-white bare feet are wearing white sandals, which are very cool.
Aware of his teammates' gaze, An Yi turned his head.
Seeing this, the group of people peeked and quickly looked away,
Xihuang also changed the topic: "Then what. How many fans will welcome us when we go out?"
Duke, as a world champion, is very optimistic: "There should be quite a few."
< br>Rookie patted his big belly: "Be confident, there will be a lot!"
And after playing the game for so long, isn't it just to make a name for yourself!
After all, they are also the undefeated king of the LPL now. They must have some cards when they go out.
As a result, everyone on IG walked out proudly, ready to welcome the cheers of fans.
Who knows.
"Come on RNG! Come on UZI! Show the style of our LPL division! Our LPL depends on you!"
"Mystic! Brother-in-law! Look here!”
“Li Ruchan! We will always be with you!”
The fans outside were so crazy that they almost broke through the wall of security guards.
Originally everyone on IG was full of confidence, but at this moment everyone’s smiles froze.
It is hard to imagine that IG would have a period when it lost in terms of traffic. It is obvious that IG at this time is a small and transparent one, and no one cares about it at all.
The joys and sorrows of human beings are not the same. At this time, everyone on IG only thinks that they are noisy.
Ning is the most confused: "Huh? The pigeons have never lost in the summer race and are ranked first in the regular season. Why don't you give me any face?"
Baolan said directly to his heart: "Still in the regular season! Still in the regular season! Who will spoil you after you leave the competition area!"
Theshy also smiled: "What kind of championship are we?"
As for everyone at IG, walking at the end of the LPL team, they just felt: We shouldn’t be in the plane, but at the bottom of the plane!
Fortunately, a few people still got consolation prizes.
I just walked by and suddenly heard a few voices from outside: "Little IG, come on!"
Looking around, everyone on IG saw a handful of fans holding IG flags and shouting.
Seeing this, everyone regained their confidence: What, we still have fans!
After greeting the fans cordially, everyone got on the team bus to the hotel with satisfaction.
Because they are in the same division, the four LPL teams are naturally arranged to be in the same hotel.
After introduction, we learned that not only is this a sea-view room, it is also equipped with complete training facilities and fitness and entertainment facilities, which surprised the team members.
As soon as he arrived at the hotel, Mafa received news that the four LPL teams were going to gather together for a meeting.
Yes! Together!
After all, the essence of the intercontinental competition is that four teams from the same division compete against other divisions.
After entering the knockout stage, the BO5 is based on the division as a whole, with four teams competing for points with teams from other divisions at least once a game.
At that time, there may be some kind of "Tian Ji horse racing" situation.
For example, you can choose to use the No. 4 seed to play someone else's No. 1 seed, then the No. 1 seed to play someone else's No. 2 seed, the No. 2 seed to play someone else's No. 3 seed, and the No. 3 seed to play someone else's No. 4 seed.
In this way, a No. 4 seed is sacrificed to replace the opponent's top combat power, that is, a low-class horse versus a high-class horse, and then the remaining teams are completely crushed by their strength, and the weak defeat the strong.
OMG, the fourth seed of the LPL in history, was fed to the LCK's Galaxy Battleship KT. It consumed a strong team in the LCK in vain, thus creating a decisive opportunity for the LPL.
It can be said that this competition system is full of fun, so the four teams naturally need to carefully plan the order of appearance and team tasks.
However, this kind of pre-match tactical matters can be left to the coach. The players do not need to take care of it before going on the field.
But just when the IG players were sitting in rows in their training room, preparing to play some Ranks, Mafa brought back the tactics of the LPL coaching staff.
After hearing this ‘tactic’, Ning, who was straight forward, thought that he had heard wrongly or was too shocked.
He said at the top of his lungs: "What? After entering the knockout rounds, we need to find an opportunity for our fourth seed IG to fight against the first or second seed of LCK (King SKT or Galaxy Battleship KT) and LMS. No. 2 seed (FW Flash Wolf), other teams will beat other people’s No. 2, 3, and 4 seeds!”
Good news: The coach has rich experience in Tian Ji’s horse racing!
Bad news: The inferior horse is actually me!
Xihuang was anxious: "It's so insulting. No matter what happens, our IG will never be inferior. Why should we be sacrificed for other teams?"
When Mafa heard this, he was also angry: "I never I don’t think you are inferior, and you should not belittle yourselves. As a coach, I proactively provide this strategy to our coaching staff on your behalf. Before you comment, please listen to what I have to say.”
Continue. , as the old father of IG, he began to explain patiently: "First of all, do you think you are the weakest among all LPL teams, the so-called inferior horses?"
Captain Rookie took the words: "Absolutely. No, EDG and WE among the four teams all lost to us, at least that’s the record.”
Mafa nodded: “That’s it.”
Everyone was confused after hearing this and didn't understand what it meant.
At this time, An Yi, who had been silent, spoke up: "What the coach means is that we are not inferior horses, but hidden dark horses!"
The reckless Ning scratched his head: "I I don’t understand why he changed from a low horse to a dark horse?”
Looking at his clueless look, An Yi rolled his eyes: “Brother Ning, have we lost?”< br>
Ning shook his head: "No, how can we lose before the game has even started."
The thoughtful Baolan had already figured it out: "So if you lose, you are the inferior horse, but if you win, you are the dark horse."
Suddenly, Ning turned his head and clapped his hands: "Oh! That’s what happened!”
Everyone will think that the fourth seed is the weakest in the competition, but IG is the only exception.
Because the seeding ranking is determined based on the Spring Split, but IG introduced Theshy, Anyi, and Ning in the Summer Split to complete the transformation. IG in the Summer Split and Spring Split are already completely different, and they are absolutely powerful. Who!
At this time, IG was wearing the "sheepskin" of the "fourth seed" to face the leading teams in other divisions.
If you can win it with your strength, you will make a lot of money. If you can't win it, it will not be a loss if you consume the opponent's top combat power.
Whether you lose or win, this will be of great help to the LPL as a whole, commonly known as a two-way profit game.
As for the dark horse or the low horse, which one IG wants to be depends on its own strength.
But there is no doubt that to make such a decision, IG needs to withstand huge pressure from public opinion, because if it really loses, it will be a veritable inferior horse.
But this is the time when LPL must unite, so Mafa can only choose to stand up and ask: "So have you decided which horse to be?"
Ning slapped the table: "That's a definite dark horse! Am I weaker than my opponent? I want to be the second horse!"
An Yi is also a rare arrogant person: "That is, our little IG will not kill unknown people, but fight They are the elite!"
Theshy laughed: "Oh! That's so crazy!"
Ning grabbed Baolan's collar and said, "Am I crazy?"
< br>Baolan was speechless: "I didn't say it, you dragged An Yi!"
Seeing the interaction between the two, the teammates all laughed.
Seeing that the misunderstanding was resolved, Mafa also told him: "Okay, hurry up and prepare. We will play training matches with other teams later."
Duke smiled and asked: "Yes. Are you going to play against SKT? "
Aki knew what this person was thinking. He must have been holding on to the words "Faker, I won the championship again" for a long time, so he smiled and said, "We will definitely meet him."
It’s impossible for the LPL to not even be able to beat the round robin, finish third, and then be eliminated by the LMS in the knockout round.
Thinking of this, An Yi was suddenly stunned.
No! It seems that the LPL was actually ranked third in the round robin in history!
Although he could advance to the knockout rounds no matter how the round-robin match ended, he was worried about something going wrong. To be on the safe side, An Yi asked: "Coach, can I see the next schedule?"
Mafa nodded: "No problem, I've posted the schedule in the group."
The girl hurriedly opened it to check, and then saw a scene of the hell scroll.
July 6 schedule:
JT vs. EDG
KT vs. RNG
M17 vs. MVP
WE vs. FW
JT vs. SSG
MVP vs. IG
July 7 schedule:
KT vs. AHQ
M17 vs. IG
AHQ vs. RNG
FW vs. SKT
SSG vs. EDG
SKT vs. WE
It seems to be the butterfly effect. There have been some changes to the known order of the Rift Rivals.
But although the order has changed, their opponents have not changed because of the locked ranking.
And An Yi is also very clear about the outcome in the original history. On the first day of this intercontinental competition, leaving aside the unknown IG, the LPL team will be completely wiped out!
Yes, if there is no slip of the tongue, the whole army will be annihilated!
Originally in history, the LPL also encountered a similar Waterloo, so that it went from being proud of the second division to being stepped on by BayWan.
There were even various remarks at that time that 'anyone who criticizes the LPL is politically correct'. It can be said that the confidence of the entire competition area was shattered on the first day.
Seemingly seeing something wrong with An Yi's face, coach Mafa took the initiative to ask: "What's wrong, An Yi?"
The girl said bluntly: "I feel something is not good."
As soon as this sentence came out , teammates are also very confused.
The team leader Aning rarely came over to join in the conversation: "What's wrong? Isn't this a sign? We played two LMS teams on the first day of the LPL, so no matter how you look at it, they are the lowest. Let’s start with two wins and two losses.”
In response, An Yi didn’t know what to say and could only nod: “Well, I hope so.”
I understand that I am just an ordinary player and all I can do is play well. I just hope that other teams can cheer up.
But Mafa could see that the worry in An Yi's eyes was not fake.
At this moment, fans who have learned about the schedule have begun to party online.
As a maggot baby with more symptoms than certificates and more cases than academic qualifications, he posted such a post on the Anti-Stress Blame Bar.
"On why intercontinental competition is a good draw"
In an instant, some normal people and most of the crazy people rushed in.
The poster directly came to the conclusion: "On the first day, the LPL will encounter two weak persimmons from the LMS. Kill them at will. I think the LCK is just a bid to sell Seoul! It is recommended to award the champion directly!"
"Holy shit! This is the first day to beat EDG against JT. Let's get one point first! WE and FW have won and lost each other in MSI, but overall I think WE is stronger. Counting him 0.5 points, RNG beats For KT, I count him with 0.5 points. IG will definitely win the MVP. No matter what, Tianhu starts with at least 3 wins and 1 loss." "Can it still be 0.5 points?" "Who! Hang? ”
"Needless to say, IG is definitely determined. It's a rookie team that has struggled in the regular season. It has no experience in major competitions. The LCK is not a vegetarian."
"It doesn't matter, IG will do its best, enter After the knockout rounds, I hope IG can play something like FW, SKT, and KT, and leave the rest to EDG and RNG. "
"? What do you mean by playing something and looking down on me like that? Little IG?”
“Let me tell you, IG has won seven games in a row, and is the purest fourth seed!”
“Blow Gou 8, and it’s still hidden! No. 1 seed, I feel embarrassed for you son of a bitch when you say this (smiley face)"
"Not strong? Why did other teams lose to IG? Don't they want to win?"
"Then how did IG get the fourth seed? Didn't I lose by myself in the spring split? Didn't IG go there? LCK gives points?”
“An ant claw is an ant claw, and a crab baby is a crab baby. If you always use the ant claw as a crab baby, why didn’t you compare it with NM when he gave birth to your CS? I checked your ingredients. The day before yesterday was the slime monster. Yesterday, I was a knight. Today I am a KR player. Remember to change your account next time."
"Is this urgent? There is a 78 in the regular season! Yes, you were beaten by your KR dad when you were ranked first in the league. "
"Oh! I really became a KR guy today. I found out the ingredients, nmsl (it's okay)"
"The strongest seed in LPL? It doesn't matter, I, SKT, will take action! How dare you, little IG, come to touch you? The fourth seed can't touch it, nmsl (then it's okay)!"
"So, here we are. Wouldn’t it be nice to give the fourth seed IG to SKT and Flash Wolves in the knockout round? Just let Tian Ji race and see if IG is an inferior horse.”
That is to say, An Yi didn’t see this post, otherwise. She would have laughed it off.
IG may not be able to win the civil war, but as long as it can win, the name of the Phantom God in foreign wars will not be blown.
As for SKT 1557, let’s not talk about it. The main reason is that Faker of SKT has been a little alone this year, and the other teammates and even their professional attitudes have problems.
Of course, all this has not yet fully fermented, so the final outcome is still unknown.
And An Yi only knows one thing, that is, the following games must not be taken lightly.
No matter who your opponent is, just go all out!
So after a day and a half of devilish training, the LPL division will meet their first day's challenge.
July 6.
Xiongshi Exhibition Hall!
As the first intercontinental tournament, Riot Games can be said to have spent a lot of money on promotion.
On the first day of the opening, the venue was overcrowded. Obviously fans of each team had been looking forward to this for a long time and came to support their home team.
Along with the official animated short film, the teams in each competition area are introduced one by one.
At the same time, the hosts Ren Dong and Anna also took to the stage. After the warm opening ceremony, a total of 12 teams from the three major competition areas of LMS, LPL and LCK were invited to the stage one by one.
It's just that among the teenagers, the flowing little skirt and high-heeled shirt are too eye-catching.
In an instant, a trend became popular on the Wanwan Underworld Forum: In three minutes, I want all the information about this female player!
This also reveals that although IG has a good record in the LPL, it has not yet become famous in the international arena, so fans in other regions do not know much about it.
Just seeing such a cute female player, they decided to get to know her.
After completing the cutscene, the teams from each division exited and returned to their respective lounges, waiting for the start of the game.
Because all teams compete as a group in the division, the four teams in the LPL naturally gathered in the common room.
Here, An Yi also met many old faces.
In the lounge
As soon as Aki sat down, the director of EDG came over to greet his beautiful girl fan 'Aki'.
He tossed his hair self-righteously, and then showed a kind smile: "Hey, Sister Benzi, we meet again."
Seeing the old man coming over, An Yi also greeted him politely: "Hello, factory director, just call me An Yi."
Seeing an outsider come to flirt with his little An Yi, Rookie immediately stopped him.
Ming Kai asked doubtfully: "Huh? What do you mean, Old Song? Guard against your own people!"
Ben, the former IG assistant, also jumped out at this time: "Who is with your own people?"
Ming Kai immediately pointed at him: "Hey! It's too much for a WE person to say this while standing on IG's side!"
Ben said confidently: "I am an old IG person, and Brother Shy is also an old WE person. We are called WG family members!"
In a sense, WE giving Theshy to IG is indeed considered a success. Last family member.
Seeing this, Mingkai immediately complained: "The enemy is currently here, and someone is forming a small group! Where is the coach, come out and take care of it!"
As expected of Mingkai, he has a way of making jokes.
Hearing this, Abramovich, who came with the team to serve as an assistant coach in the competition area, immediately gave him a warning look, "Be honest, don't keep hooking up with other female players." Mingkai immediately withered after looking at him.
But what he was thinking in his mind was: When I get rid of you, I will be the head coach of EDG. Let’s see what you Ji Xing has to say!
EDG is a rebel per capita!
Ke Anyi felt that this was an opportunity. In order to prevent the competition region from repeating the same mistakes, she planned to tell these 'teammates' to be careful.
So she started the topic and said: "Senior Mingkai, you will represent our LPL in the opening game against JT. Are you confident?"
This "Senior Mingkai" was directly called It went to the heart of the factory director.
Who wouldn't like such a cute young girl? So he immediately patted his chest: "You're kidding! I'm super brave, okay!"
Originally An Yi wanted the factory director to be careful, but after hearing what he meant, she underestimated the enemy even more, so she hurriedly said: "Well, that's not what I meant."
Ming Kai raised his hand to stop: "I understand what you mean! Don't worry! I'm already studying my opponents in the knockout round in advance!"
An Yi :? ? ?
Asshole! Don't say this nonsense!
However, before An Yi could say anything more, the factory director was called away because they were about to play the opening match.
Before leaving, the factory director gave a thumbs up and said to the members of the other three teams: "Watch it! Today I will let LMS and LCK know what the King's Corpse and the Death of Thunder are. !”
At this moment, the factory director didn’t realize that his head was already full of Flags!
Then the EDG players stepped onto the stage with confidence, and the fans shouted passionately.
"EDG! Come on! EDG! Come on!"
46 minutes later, the EDG base exploded.
The commentator was a little helpless: "EDG underestimated the enemy a little. With a 5000 economic lead, they failed to complete a wave. Instead, they were caught by Luo on the opposite side. They started the team perfectly and left a counter wave. FoFo is the explosive of the aircraft. Bao is really accurate."
Miller: "EDG played a good game and was overturned. We must maintain a stable mentality. I hope our LPL team can make adjustments quickly."
First battle! JT defeated EDG!
At this moment, all LPL fans are confused.
You must know that this is the least difficult game among the four games. It is recognized that the disparity in strength is huge, but EDG has been overturned?
In an instant, fans shouted: EDG has never disappointed in this aspect!
No one mourned EDG for a moment. The next one to rush to the battlefield was God of War RNG!
RNG: Today, let the world cheer for me again! Drink.Drink.Cheer for me!
But who are their opponents? It's KT!
That brought together all the powerful players in the LCK and created the first Galaxy Battleship!
How many galaxies are there?
A brief introduction: top order Smeb! Jungle Score! Mid laner Pawn! Deft! Assist Mata!
It can be said that any one of the players is the cornerstone of a team.
Let’s talk about Smeb first, the former top laner of ROX and the future number one top laner in the world. He was only defeated by Theshy.
Let's talk about General Pawn, who was once the leader of EDG's team. He was brought up despite a waist injury and could crush WE to pieces.
Not to mention Deft and Mata, a future champion AD and a support position. legendary player.
Looking back at RNG, although they went out with UZI, UZI suffered a hand injury at this time, so they could only send out Y4 as a substitute in the bottom lane.
Needless to say the final result.
MLXG and Xiaohu barely managed to carry the big cauldron, but in the end the gap in overall hard power still made them feel that they were beyond their capabilities.
At the end of 35 minutes, KT passed the level both up and down. General Pawn was old and brave, and his sword was still young, giving Xiaohu a complete childhood.
Miller: "Although we are very reluctant, RNG, which we had high hopes for, also fell here. We must admit and face up to the enemy's strength."
World War II! KT defeated RNG!
At this time, the atmosphere in the entire LPL team became a bit strange. The originally optimistic players also fell silent, and they did not dare to look at their mobile phones anymore, because the public opinion knew what it was like.
And they can only pin their hopes on WE!
As the leader of the LPL, WE is bound to face the recognized top team this time - FW Flash Wolves!
The two teams are very close in strength and are almost the two most evenly matched opponents.
It's a pity that Karsa, the last wolf king of the Wolves, showed his strength. At this time, he was not the old man who was old and decrepit. He suppressed Condi with perfect rhythm.
Karsa: I will attack in radar form!
Assistant Snake and Karsa cooperated tacitly. The perfect Yeshu linkage found an opportunity in the mid-term to end the 2-0 Xiye and directly win the Baron.
It only takes a moment from 'Xi shocked me' to 'Xila laughed at me'.
And Xiye transformed into 'Mao Maotou' and lost his voice. Brother 957 sacrificed his teammates again and took caution. He just beat the opponent Qinggangying by 20 knives and lost. Somewhat confused.
LPL lost three games in three games! Hell begins!
Although An Yi has already learned about the history, he still feels sad.
The Internet became even more noisy because of this.
"One chance of losing is in one's own hands, two chances are in the hands of others, and three chances of swimming trunks are in the shopping cart."
"That's it? The second division? Isn't that embarrassing enough! While the Bay Province is close, swim back quickly!"
"No, if RNG and WE can lose, why should you, EDG, lose?"
"Why can't you lose? The eldest brother still laughs at the second brother? Are you a noble family?"
"United as one, united to the outside world"
“LCK and Flash Wolves are too fierce, who can stand up to them!”
“IG: I don’t know if I can stand up to them.”
“Damn! There’s another IG. What! I just found out! This time IG has become the last panties!”
“I used to call people low-key, but now I call them panties? This time, the netizens have changed their minds so quickly. Sichuan Province needs you. Inherit the culture!”
“Why don’t IG just lose and go home together? Let’s do it and no one will blame anyone.”
At this time, the outside world is unanimously negative about the LPL, and it is completely unimagined that a round-robin tournament is like this and there is no need to enter the knockout round.
Looking at the rest room, the coaches of each team were paralyzed while reviewing the game. They did not expect it to start like this, and then they couldn't help but look at IG.
Their whole village’s last hope!
At this time, IG is really prosperous. As the fourth seed in the LPL, there are five coaches arranging draft picks for them at this time.
When has IG, who has always been the BP of the team members, ever enjoyed this kind of treatment?
It's the focus of BP
Theshy faced EDG's coach Nofe with a confused look on his face: "Top lane. Why choose the big tree?"
Ning had no choice but to face the red rice coach: "Wild core? You? Do you think I look like a wild core?"
In an instant, many coaches couldn't help but wonder how IG drafted, and why IG couldn't understand their bottom-of-the-box tactics.
But when they heard Mafa say what Lucian was in the top lane, Lucian in the mid lane, Lucian in the bottom lane, and jungler Lucian was the only one missing, they all understood.
Maybe only IG understands IG best. In that case, let them give it a try!
After the players are ready, the final card battle of LPL is about to take place!
(End of this chapter)