Chapter 148 Good luck!Why is it said to be a good sign? 【Six thousand! 】
It is worth mentioning that the current EDG players are naturally in a dedicated lounge.
After all, the game is played on one's own territory, so it is very simple to contact the special lounge in advance.
While everyone was watching the draw ceremony, the team photographer was holding a camera and faithfully recording the reactions of the EDG players.
Xu Yuan sat in the center of the sofa and glanced at the camera with a strange look on his face.
Drawing lots, photography.
The connection of these two things always reminded him of the famous Xiaohu's second smile.
But he just doesn't care.
Isn’t it okay as long as you win?
If you win, who will get the chance to whip your corpse?
"Draw the No. [-] seed first, right?"
Mingkai asked casually, holding a bottle of iced black tea.
"Well, it depends on which group you go to. There is still a rule of avoiding the same group. It's a pity that we can only play one Korean team in the group stage."
Xu Yuan said indifferently, Pity is written all over his face.
It would be great if no one in the same group could avoid it, just go to the Swiss round.
Wouldn't it be exciting and exciting to have a group match like KT?If it wins the championship, it will be the most valuable episode.
Xu Yuan is not afraid of the Korean team.
This is actually not because he thinks he will be able to win the Korean team stably.
Even if MSI beat SKT, Xu Yuan didn't think that they would have to hold their own against SKT in the World Championship.
Just because his goal has always been to win the championship.
And if you want to win the championship, you will definitely have to fight until the end.
Since we have to fight no matter what, what is there to be afraid of?
Let’s fight with real swords and guns!
Today's draw is a player from LPL.
To be more precise, it is the person who once played top laner in EDG, AmazingJ.
AJ for short, or pointed hook.
Xu Yuan really wanted to laugh when he saw that he still looked young.
Even if he was asked to guess by himself, it would be difficult for him to guess that he would become a tiger-toothed four-dog, right?
The current posture is still a clip, Brother Crystal still gives people the impression of sadness, AJ is still honest and responsible, and Baiyun is still calm and not good at words.
Maybe this is time, no matter how powerful the disguise is, its prototype will be exposed in the face of time.
AJ wore a shy smile and stretched out his hand to pick at the four balls in the No. 0 seed pool.
Barrage is much more tense than EDG.
"Who will be in Group A? Now I hope to see EDG first, so I don't have to wait forever."
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"I hope EDG's signing will be better!"
As a fan, it is normal to hope that the home team's signing will be better.
AJ pulled around for a few times and finally took out the first small ball.
LPL has always been very clean in this kind of lottery ceremony. They don't do any evil tricks and whatever they draw is what they draw.
This is also the atmosphere that has been passed down from our ancestors.
Disdain to play that kind of particularly insidious one.
So there are definitely no hot or cold balls.
AJ opened the ball with a hint of surprise on his face, and then pointed the note at the camera.
EDG!
"Guigui, is this really EDG first hand? My heart can't stand it right now!"
"AJ is awesome, is EDG going to Group A? This is it!"
"It's okay. It would be better to know the EDG group earlier."
Different from the original EDG, the current EDG carries more hopes.
Because they won MSI and defeated them head-on.
The [-]-[-] score in the Summer Split also demonstrated their strength, and they are absolutely the only team in the LPL.
Coupled with the sudden rise of Xu Yuan, there are now far more people supporting EDG than those supporting other teams.
"Are we the first ones?"
Ming Kai was stunned.
He really didn't expect AJ's draw to be so accurate.
"It depends on whether the LCK seed is the second seed or the third seed. Either way, it will be abuse."
Xu Yuan put his hands behind his head, not particularly nervous.
Even if he draws SSG, the original champion, he won't be particularly worried.
Because SSG actually didn't do well in the group stage. They slowly evolved in game after game and completely adapted to the version.
Became the champion in the end.
Even RNG once defeated Samsung twice in the group stage.
So to say how much Xu Yuan is afraid of SSG, it's really not that much.
A little attention, but not much.
The remaining three teams from B to D are: The No. [-] seed in Group B from the LCK, the LZ team.
The No. 2 seed in Group C from Europe, the G[-] team.
The No. [-] seed in Group D from Wanwan, Team FW.
Today's North America is completely incomparable with Europe. There is no suspense in the phrase EU>NA.
They don't even qualify for the No. [-] seed.
Immediately afterwards, it was the turn of the No. [-] seed pool.
"Actually, to be honest, I hope to draw SKT."
Xu Yuan spoke softly, "We only played against them in the intercontinental competition. To be honest, it was a bit unenjoyable."
"Since MSI, we have only met them twice, right? Once at MSI and once at the Intercontinental Championship. It would be great if we met them in the group stage of this World Championship. We can torture them again."
He spoke with unusual confidence.
Others in EDG have no objections, because they really have good confidence in beating SKT.
Even those who are afraid of the Korean team will not lose any confidence after winning twice in a row.
Today's EDG self-confidence has reached its peak.
Xu Yuan watched the lottery without blinking.
He wasn't sure if there was such a thing as a butterfly effect.
If everything goes well, it should still be SKT.
This is his favorite script.
On the contrary, EDG fans don't really want to draw SKT.
The reason is actually very simple...
"Don't come to SKT! Let's get into the quarterfinals first!"
"If you want to beat the Korean team, you have to play in the quarterfinals. If you expose your tactics after playing against SKT and get stolen by SSG or Longzhu, it will be a big loss!"
"I believe EDG can beat SKT, but I don't want them to meet in the group stage!"
In a word, they think EDG can play.
But not necessary.
Meeting SKT in the group stage is likely to expose their tactics, which is something they don't want to see.
However, it backfired.
After hesitating for a while, AJ put his hand into the second seed pool and took it out.
The moment he opened the ball, a helpless smile appeared on his face.
The next moment, the note was displayed in front of the camera.
SKT!
EDG fans are a bit embarrassed.
If you really don’t want to see anything, why should he just come?
"It's really SKT..."
"It stinks! If this move involves Europe, America or LMS, why don't we just take off?"
"I have confidence in EDG, but will EDG be exposed too much in the group stage?"
As for the LCK audience, most of them are actually really... quite happy! "Good draw! Why do you say it's a good draw? I just want SKT to play more EDG stuff and clear some obstacles for LZ and SSG to win. Of course, it would be better if they win."
"Yes, if LZ meets EDG in the semi-finals or even the final, and defeats EDG to win the championship, then SKT will have three points of credit for this championship. I am a LZ fan, a rational fan."
"As for SSG? Whatever happens."
Why do you say most of them are happy? Because SKT fans are not happy!
"Wow! EDG!!!" gritted his teeth
"Bye bye! We must win, SKT, FAKER!!!" These are SKT fans in prayer.
"An~ yes...this is not what I want to see!"
This is sad SKT fans.
MSI was beaten twice in the group stage.
In the final, they were beaten head-on by someone three to two, and there was no excuse.
We met in the intercontinental competition and lost again!
This year's SKT really suffered a lot from EDG.
So much so that now SKT fans get excited when they see EDG, directly triggering PTSD.
The painful memories opened again! Even the Korean commentator couldn't hold back, "Ah hahaha, it's SKT again!"
"It's a fateful showdown between them and EDG!"
"It's okay, SKT will definitely learn from the lessons of the previous two times and successfully win EDG this time!"
"SKT, especially SKT in the S tournament, is not an easy opponent to deal with! SKT has evolved!"
"Gui! We will definitely win!"
This means that Xu Yuan did not hear what the Korean commentator said, otherwise it would have been hilarious.
Fate duel?
Brother, these few times we have played against each other, you seem to have only won two small games, right? You haven’t won a big game, who is your fateful duel?
You are?
It was as if Meng Huo had been captured twice, and then he said to Zhuge Liang seriously, "Prime Minister, we are matched against each other!"
Kong Ming would probably be laughed to death by Meng Huo.
It can only be said that the Korean commentators do not dare to offend SKT fans, which is a bit euphemistic.
But it's okay. Although the commentators dare not say it, the players really don't care.
In the SSG lounge.
When Leader An saw that SKT had the misfortune to meet EDG again, his face immediately became a little troubled.
He spoke abruptly, "Ruler, turn off the camera."
Emperor Chi quickly clicked off the camera.
Then—
"Hahahahahahahaha! Xiba SKT!!! So damn good!!! Hahahahahaha!"
Leader An couldn't hold himself any longer and burst into laughter.
Full of fun and happiness! In a word:
What a death!Open the champagne! Don't think that SKT is an eternal god in the eyes of other Korean teams.
Other teams, both fans and players, also hate SKT.
Because SKT fans are so disgusting to others.
Even if they are all from the LCK, they are disgusting with other teams not once or twice.
Especially SSG, as a team that has always been in tit-for-tat with SKT, every time SKT gets results, SSG will be slapped hard.
As the veteran leader of SSG, Leader An definitely doesn’t want to see SKT.
So now he is laughing heartily after seeing SKT encounter EDG again.
Not even a moment mourning the death of SKT, instead smiling.
And the same thing is the LZ team lounge.
"Hahahahaha! They are the unlucky ones!!!"
Team LZ also smiled.
BDD is the one who laughs the most.
He has been scolded many times by Faker's fans for not respecting his seniors and for not being careful when shaking Faker's hand.
Such accusations make BDD really laughable.
It's just because LZ defeated SKT, they couldn't win the game, and they started to settle after the game.
Fans are like this.
"Ani...you guys..."
Only the current top laner of the LZ team smiled helplessly.
His face is not particularly handsome, but he looks relatively regular.
The most important thing is that the head is quite big.
"It's okay, Qinghuan, just laugh if you want."
Pray Leng Buding said.
Marin, LZ's top laner, was a bit dumbfounded. "I am also a top laner from SKT. Even if I transferred from AFS to LZ in the summer split, it's not good to laugh at them now." In the summer split, after Smeb joined EDG, KT had to Looking for a brand new top laner, Khan was finally chosen.
As Khan chose to join KT, the original competition for LZ failed, and finally found the top laner who was still in AFS in the spring split, the former FMVP top laner of SKT, marin.
This is the butterfly effect.
"Mo Ya Yigu, didn't you say you were unhappy when you said you wanted to return to SKT but were rejected?"
Pray looked ridiculous, "Do you still want to speak for them now?"
"The behavior of the management has nothing to do with the players. I still hope that Sang Hyuk and the others can go further..."
Marin scratched his head and sighed.
His condition is very unstable, and it is normal for SKT to refuse. He does not blame him.
But it happened to be in the finals.
He performed well and used his experience to withstand impatient opponents, helping LongZhu win the Summer Split.
Marin no longer has the terrifying dominance of S5, and its mistakes have begun to increase.
But that doesn't mean he can't even maintain his level as a top laner.
The experienced experience is still very useful.
"Hahaha!"
In the EDG lounge, after drawing SKT, Mingkai laughed twice.
But then he felt something was wrong.
Why doesn't Xu Yuan smile? He secretly glanced at Xu Yuan beside him.
Xu Yuan: ...
He noticed Ming Kai's eyes.
Brother Kai, do you want to recreate this underworld scene? Come on then!
"Hahahaha!"
Xu Yuan also smiled.
"Hahahaha!"
So Mingkai also laughed.
We can’t be stuck by RNG, we EDG must also have our own second laugh! "It's really no... problem. We've drawn SKT again. Let me see if Bang's recent development is normal."
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled.
I vaguely remember that Bang once said before MSI, "SKT is your forever home."
As a result, there was no sound after it was dried to pieces.
Xu Yuan is a very vengeful person.
This time, no matter what, I had to break it to Bang, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Little brother, EDG is your forever home! A garbage region like LCK cannot realize your potential!"
Xu Yuan was so excited when he thought of such a scene! And SKT at this time...
"Ah, we met again."
Wolf looked a little ugly and smiled reluctantly.
SKT’s only Li brother is usually very crazy.
But things are unusual now.
The strength shown by EDG in the summer finals made even SKT sweat a little after watching it.
I can't find the weakness at all!
Although SKT's midfielder is still slightly stronger, EDG can easily beat them both in the top and bottom lanes.
If the midfielder is slightly stronger, will it change the overall situation? Now, not the mid-jungle version!
Wolf has no confidence now when he meets Xu Yuan.
One can imagine how deep the shadow Xu Yuan left on him.
As a top support, Wolf is most proud of causing trouble and dilemma for the opponent's AD.
However, he couldn't influence Xu Yuan at all.
It's normal to feel discouraged.
"...In other words, let's qualify first."
"As long as we can qualify in the group stage, we won't encounter EDG until the finals. This is already the best draw."
Lee Sang Hyuk also frowned and could only comfort his teammates in this way.
Do you want him to say that he has a [-]% winning rate against EDG now? He doesn't have the confidence.
The main reason is that the fists are like blind. Such a strong incense burner system just doesn't target much.
At most, the value has been slightly weakened, but it is still abnormal.
The World Championship incense burner version has been confirmed.
As for the incense burner version, if the AD is very powerful, add a very powerful single leader.
SKT will also be sweating!
The subsequent group drawing was no different from what Xu Yuan remembered.
The only difference is that because WE replaced RNG in the group, WE and SSG met in the group stage.
But this time, RNG came to the FW group.
Because this draw was done after the play-in rounds, the No. [-] seed pool was also drawn.
The final grouping situation is as follows: Group A: LPL first seed EDG, LCK second seed SKT, LMS second seed AHQ, LEC play-in team C9.
Group B: LCK's No. [-] seed LZ, LCS's No. [-] seed IMT, MSI's outstanding performance in the Vietnam region team GAM to qualify for the group stage, LEC's qualifying team FNC.
Group C: LEC's No. 2 seed G[-], LCK's No. [-] seed SSG, LPL's No. [-] seed WE, and LCS No. [-] seed FB [Fairbacher] who advanced through the play-ins.
Group D: Flash Wolves FW, the number one seed in the LMS division, MSF, the second seed team in the LEC [Rabbits], TSM, the North American cult, and RNG who advanced through the play-in rounds.
"RNG's draw is indeed good. Isn't it a sure bet to advance to Group D?"
Mingkai was a little envious.
Although I am not afraid of SKT, I definitely want to take it easy in the group stage.
Group D really looks like a bunch of rotten fish and shrimps.
FW?
What kind of rubbish team is this? Are you asking the audience in the LMS region to believe in them? Flash Wolf?It's just a peeing wolf! A team that relies solely on Casa to drive the rhythm is completely impossible to go far. At most, it will have a chance to bite the Korean team twice in the group that's all.
TSM is also a famous competition player.
Before every group stage match, it’s like, “Ah, our TSM training matches are invincible!”
Then I sent it as soon as the group stage was over.
Big glass?It really doesn't work.
And MSF is even funnier.
How strong can the European teams be?
The G2 that has been praised all the time is the B-type, not to mention this MSF? The icon is still a funny rabbit.
How lethal can a rabbit be?
Mingkai felt that if RNG couldn't beat MSF, then he would just take it!
nonexistent.
Hearing Ming Kai's words, Xu Yuan smiled a little unfathomably.
"Hard to say."
Brother Kai, if the rabbit is anxious, it will bite people.
MSF…
This team left a deep impression on him in his previous life.
If RNG doesn't pay enough attention and doesn't study its opponents.
Then they are on MSF...
It’s really not necessarily possible to score two points stably! "There's nothing bad to say about this."
Ming Kai curled his lips.
"Brother Kai, you forgot that you were raped by Brazil..."
Xu Yuan suddenly said something.
Ming Kai: ...
Ah, the brain is shaking! "No, are you really my fan? Why do I feel like you look like a black man? Do you remember the games I lost so clearly?"
Ming Kai only felt that it was outrageous.
Painful memories came flooding back.
October [-]th, opening ceremony!
One team after another, the flags of each team gradually fluttered above the venue with the sound of introductions.
EDG is also one of them.
As they took the stage, the big screen in the stadium showed footage of their summer split victory.
Among them, the European and American commentators are still full of passion.
"EDG! Defeated WE with a score of three to zero! They encountered countless strong enemies along the way, but for EDG, WE is just one of them!"
"Now, they will compete in the S7 global finals as the No. [-] seed in the LPL!"
"If EDG has proven in the MSI finals that they still have the ability to compete with the strongest teams in the world, then in this World Championship, their only goal is to win the championship!"
Xu Yuan raised his head and looked at the flying flag.
"Ah."
He responded softly.
After the opening ceremony, EDG did not continue training.
Because they have a game today.
The opponent is, AHQ.
Although the AHQ team sounds a bit humorous, no matter how humorous it is, it is no reason for EDG to relax.
In the first game, WE played against FB.
There is nothing to say about this game. [FB] Feuerbacher’s team does not have much strength in the first place and is purely a make-up.
As the second seed in the LPL, WE still has no problem beating this kind of team, even though it will be broken at the first touch against EDG in the summer finals.
What surprised Xu Yuan the most was that the FB team was also a top team.
They pressed the skateboard shoes, but did not press the Prince Galio system that WE is most comfortable with.
Even Feng Nu gave it to WE.
It can only be said that it stands out from the sky.
For European and American teams like this, the coaches’ BP level is basically non-existent.
WE defeated FB without any trouble and got the LPL off to a good start.
In the second game, G2 played SSG.
This scene is quite interesting.
Although the big European and American brothers can often pull off some ruthless tricks that make people’s eyes dazzle, Perkz’s performance is really good.
Especially after being ridiculed by Xu Yuan before the game, perkz now only thinks about reaching the top eight and finding a way to meet EDG.
Then give him pleasure and send him off!
For Ah P, what kind of No. [-] seed? It doesn't matter, I, P, can do whatever I want.
He will not have any fear.
In the early and mid-term, G2 even had an experience advantage of two to three thousand, which made European and American audiences very excited.
Could it be that? Then there is no more.
G2's mid-term operations are simply a mess, the kind that I can't even stop talking about.
SSG only needs to operate step by step, and G2 will start delivering by itself.
SSG won this game that seemed thrilling but actually had no surprises, and also helped LCK get off to a good start.
In the third round, LZ plays IMT.
It’s also a cruelty, and there’s nothing much to say about it.
The remaining games between FNC and GAM were a feast for Xu Yuan's eyes.
Western food is really good!
FNC is like a retard, not taking any neutral resources, and when it has the greatest advantage, it has even destroyed one of GAM's incisor towers.
Then he started to get sick.
During the Baron team battle, AD was left alone, and GAM directly caught the opportunity to kill him.
Then there are the constant team battle victories.
FNC fans couldn’t believe it.
Farke!Can’t our team fight defeat Vietnam? It can only be consistent with history.
The Vietnamese guerrillas are a bit ruthless, and it is normal that European and American soldiers cannot defeat them.
FNC was panicked and started fantasizing about stealing the tower.
Then GAM noticed it and directly killed the person who stole the tower. They counterattacked FNC and directly killed FNC.
Vietnamese fermented bean curd FNC, out on the list! Next is the game between SKT and C9. There is nothing to say.
How could SKT dare to play haphazardly with the lessons learned from FNC? They lost too many big games this year! Now even in the group stage, we are going all out.
In 24 minutes, the head-to-head ratio was ten to one, tyrannizing C9.
It's a little bit guarded for European and American audiences.
However, after SKT's game, it was the most interesting game today.
EDG, against AHQ.
The point to watch is not whether EDG will lose, but how many minutes EDG will speed through! "gone."
Xu Yuan stood up suddenly with a calm expression.
Behind him, his teammates looked calm and walked towards the entrance.
The pace is steady and powerful! (End of this chapter)