Chapter 276 KT: If you want me to go home, you can just say so. There is no need for this. As teams from various major regions head to the World Championships. The rules changes in this World Championship have also attracted a lot of attention. Different from previous groups that played round-robin matches within the group, this time the World Championship uses the Swiss round setting. It's actually very simple to understand this. If you want to pass the test of the Swiss round and enter the knockout round, you need to win three games at this stage. Otherwise, you will be eliminated if you suffer three losses. The Swiss round consists of five rounds, and the matches in each round are determined by drawing lots. This means that as long as you win three games at this stage, you will directly qualify with three bars and zero. After each game, lots will be drawn again. Those with one bar and zero will play against those with one bar and zero, and those with zero bar and one will play against those with zero bar and one. The most extreme schedule is five games. That is, start with zero bars and two, then play against the team with the same zero bars and two first, and after winning, play against the team with one bar and two, and after winning again, compete with the team with two bars and two for the chance to advance.
Because EDG and T1 did not face each other in the first round, both sides were beaten by European and American players. "Quisanti Weapon Crocodile and other outstanding top laners are your strengths. You must continue to maintain them, but your Sword Demon still needs practice. The proficiency is too low now. I won't talk about Ornn. In addition, You still have to find a way to deal with Rambo." A Le looked at the draw on the stage and touched his chin. Generally speaking, it is a test of strength, and it also reduces some elements of luck. Because the version of the World Championship changes a lot, no matter how the version changes. It is basically impossible to return to the incense burner version. Each redraw after the game also increases the uncertainty of the game. Xu Yuan thinks it's quite normal. There are so many teams in the first round, so it's normal that they can't match T1. EDG's opponents have always been the top teams, and if they don't know how to play one or two versions of heroes, it's enough to put them at a disadvantage in this kind of competition between teams. What he wants to fight at this time is those fish belly teams that also have zero bars and two. Four guarantees and one are their last underwear now, but you know, except Superman, no one wants to wear underwear outside. Although there are various problems in the midfield and upper jungle, most of these problems are not big problems. If it is just a hero pool, there is still a chance to bring it up. As long as you adjust your mentality, you can still qualify. Nowadays, there are still many heroes to train in the mid-to-high level. So EDG must adapt to the current version. But now it's different. Even if this team is unlucky enough to play T1 in the first round, it will encounter bad luck and bad form in the second round and lose to EDG in the first round, and then lose two rounds in a row. After watching the first draw, EDG started training as usual. It is difficult for Fofo to pick up a hero like Akali now. Ale can pick up Sword Demon, but his performance is very average. It should be noted that the heroes mentioned here do not refer to whether they can play or not. EDG's understanding of the current version may not be the fastest, but their way of crossing the river by feeling for the stones also prevents BP from becoming particularly disadvantaged.
"As for the bottom lane... there is nothing to worry about in the bottom lane, Yuanzi, is your hero pool okay?" "I'm a bit suspicious of BYD's fists." "Don't doubt it. It's just the first round. This is normal." Because you can't beat EDG and you can't beat T1, it doesn't make any sense even if you can beat others. Brother, who are you? Although Xu Yuan still remembers some things about this world championship, such as one wearing four, kneeling in the hybrid competition area and so on. He glanced at the name of the first team to play with interest. Fortunately, the game has just begun. After all, only two teams in each group can qualify in the group stage, and EDG and T1 have already taken this spot. Their expressions were a little sluggish, with two big dark circles under their eyes. But it definitely does not include this kind of team that you don’t even know. but…… There are basically no professional players who can't play, but whether they can show it in competitions is another matter. BDS. "Niko is playable as always, and Tsar seems to be effective, but fofo, we must find a way to train Syndra, and we still need to work hard." If in the past, if this team was assigned to the group of EDG and T1, it would basically be sent. For example, there is a team that cannot beat EDG and T1, but they can beat other teams. Therefore, the problem of the hero pool must be resolved as soon as possible. Competing in this top-level competition may be more effective than training dozens of games by yourself. So the problem with this competition system itself is actually not that big. Abu and Maokai stood behind the players, the small notebooks in their hands were densely packed with words. "Pig Girl's Ruined King has a high appearance rate in the play-in stage, and the effect is also good. Even though the play-in stage cannot be used as a reference, it at least shows that these heroes can be used. Jiejie, I'm not worried about your Ruined King, Pig Girl. You need to play more thoughtfully, there is another Riel, your Riel proficiency is too low.” Because the more competitions e-sports players play, the faster they will improve. After the first round draw, most viewers in the LPL and LCK felt quite happy. After all, there was no civil war. The only ones who are unhappy are fans of one team: . Speaking of which, KT is really bad. Due to changes in the world line, EDG now takes the No. 1 seed, so JDG instead takes over as the No. 2 seed.
As a result, there was still no change in the draw, which directly led to the team that KT originally needed to play... From BLG to JDG. It seems that even the goddess of fate is joking with them: Oh? I heard that you successfully qualified for the BLG round in Switzerland? Then I’ll reward you with a JDG this time. At this time on the Korean Internet, KT fans are already numb. They now have only one mentality: WTF? But maybe because it was the first one, KT fans were still nervous after being upset for a while. fine! If you beat JDG now, you won’t be able to touch it again. EDG was beaten in the first round, so EDG and KT couldn't touch them. The same goes for T1. fine! fine! however…… Are you really okay? At four o'clock in the afternoon on October 10th, EDG faced BDS in the first World Championship. Overall, it was uneventful, from start to finish. This game still relied on the mid, top and jungle as Xu Yuan didn't exert much effort. To fight this kind of team, you should train your troops hard! After the first round of two days, the drawing of lots soon came. The drawboy known as Captain Dragonfly takes to the stage. Then I drew a DK for KT. Because when DK played G2 in the first round, it overturned. At this time, KT fans really couldn't stand it anymore. Play JDG in the first round, and then play DK in the second round in a fucking civil war? I'll play with your mother! "No, are the people who drew lots really us Koreans?" "What on earth did KT do to deserve to be treated like this?!" “The format of the Swiss round is too disgusting!” Even the LPL audience couldn't help laughing when they saw this scene. Because no matter whether DK wins or KT wins, there will be a Korean team with zero bars and two in the next third game. "It's a good sign. Why did you say it was a good sign? I forgot about it later."
"Byd, this can be forgotten, right?" "KT is really unlucky. Fortunately, T1 and EDG seem to be really dominant now. I shouldn't be able to touch these two teams in the Swiss round. The others can at least beat each other." "I didn't expect that DK didn't beat G2 in the first game. Is the middle and jungle of Sanshu and Xiu Shen so rubbish now?" "One thing to say, Brother Xu's performance is still okay, Uncle San's performance is no problem, and DK's top and bottom lanes are too pure." But soon, the LPL audience stopped laughing. Because in the second round, EDG drew the same BLG with one bar and zero. LPL is also in civil war! "It's a little disgusting, but after thinking about it, it's quite normal. The probability is not low." "There is no problem with the draw. After all, the LCK itself is already in a civil war, and our civil war is normal." "After KT beat DK, I actually think it's quite fair." BLG fans are naturally on tenterhooks. They know best what EDG's strength is now. I played five games with JDG in the second final and won. This is something BLG cannot do. BLG was able to play a full match against JDG for the first time, but was defeated by the speed of light 3-0 in almost every game thereafter. And even JDG can't beat EDG... This one, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. The second round begins. In the game against BLG, EDG did not play smoothly. In fact, in the eyes of Abu and Mingkai, it doesn't matter even if they lose. Under the Swiss round mechanism, EDG's strategy is to fill the game as much as possible. The reason is simple, because their team needs more games to give experience to the upper midfielders. But having said that, it does not mean that EDG will crack down on match-fixing. They just decisively chose the system and heroes they would use to practice for the new World Championship. So this fight was very difficult. This is the so-called labor pain period. But even so, BLG still failed to defeat EDG in the end. Because they got Xia for Xu Yuan.
"It feels like they're in a bit of a bad shape, which is weird." After the game, Xu Yuan frowned. BLG actually had a chance to win this game, but in the mid-term they inexplicably became much more hesitant than before, giving EDG a chance to drag on. This was beyond Xu Yuan's expectation. He originally thought that even if BLG changed, it would only be done when posting on Weibo. But now that it's only the group stage, he clearly feels that BLG's state is no longer right. why? Xu Yuan couldn't understand. There were a lot of mistakes on both sides in this game, and the only one who didn't make any mistakes was Xu Yuan. So after the fight, the LCK audience took the lead in opening the champagne. "EDG, that's it?" "ESPN really overestimated EDG. They had a back-and-forth fight with BLG. What does this mean?" "But it is true that Savior's performance is still exaggerated. This person is the person EDG needs to target the most!" "Yes, but EDG only needs to target the bottom lane. Their midfielder can't defeat our Chovy!" "kk, 8884?" "Yeah, 1557?" "Xiba, it's just a group stage of MSI. Why do you guys remember it for so long?" "KK, you can't beat GenG in the summer split. What qualifications do you T1 fans have to speak?" "Without us T1, you LCK would have accomplished nothing!" "You LCK? kkkkk, I have known for a long time that you T1 are just as disgusting creatures as the R next door, so just look at it. Without you T, our LCK will still be invincible!" Faced with these controversies, most other LCK viewers are not surprised. Many so-called Samsung fans who praise Chovy are actually fans of other teams who hate Lee Sang Hyuk and T1. Abbreviation: Chuanzi. Just like the 2020 America election, in fact many Americans who voted for Denzi have no feelings about him at all. They just hate Trump more. After the second round, KT, who had won DK, didn't have time to take a breath and fainted again in the third round. Because they defeated DK, KT's current record is one draw and one draw. You say, isn't this a coincidence? BLG is also one-on-one! In the eyes of audiences around the world who couldn't believe it, Captain Dragonfly once again showed off his power. In the third round, BLG beat KT!
This time, KT was dizzy, and KT fans were also completely dizzy. They broke through the defense directly. "What do you want to do, Fist!?" "You can just say that if you want KT to die, there is no need for this." "Isn't this World Championship held in our country, South Korea? Xiba, what's going on with the referee team and the people who drew the lots? Work harder!" Looking at KT starting from the Swiss round, what kind of opponents did they fight? JDG in the first round. DK in the second round. The third round of BLG. What the hell kind of schedule is this? The KT boss started complaining directly on Twitter: "There are no signs of getting better. Our opponent in the next round is still the third seed of the LPL. How can we safely qualify? To be honest, I don't know." "Shouldn't it be more advantageous for the Swiss team to have a strong team? Why is it like a nightmare for us?" This schedule is truly outrageous. It was like God was telling KT: Stop fighting and get out of here. The LPL audience was really smiling now. "I used to think that the LCK didn't have much e-sports spirit, but I didn't expect that it still has it! This kind of draw was even given to KT. Wow, wow, what an exaggeration!" "If KT can advance all the way to the knockout stage and win the championship, will it be the most valuable championship in history?" "Don't say it, it's true!" "It's a pity. It would be nice if EDG and T1 lost one or two games later and then sniped KT." "Are you the devil!?" The unlucky KT is even more popular than the upcoming first round qualifying match. Because now the four teams that will qualify in the first round with two bars and zeros have been determined. GenG, G2, JDG, EDG. Before this draw, LPL viewers were still a little worried. The qualifying teams in this round will not play Bo1, but BO3. For the LPL, the best situation is naturally not to have a civil war. Although JDG and EDG are both teams that are very confident of reaching the knockout stage, a situation like civil war is really not what the audience wants to see. "Are we going to fight JDG again?" Xu Yuan leaned on the chair in the lounge and relaxed his wrist. According to the original draw, he remembered that there was an LPL civil war in this round. But that’s not necessarily the case, because the wheels have changed now.
"Civil war is really disgusting." Ale nodded and said. Training heroes is a matter of training heroes, and the civil war in the World Championship is just disgusting. Captain Dragonfly took the stage again, and the first team drawn was directly EDG. Xu Yuan calmed down and watched his next movements seriously. Captain Dragonfly picked up a small ball again, unfolded it, took a look at it, and showed the team's name to the screen. G2! "It's really changed." Xu Yuan murmured softly and relaxed. It seems that the fist did not do anything small. Otherwise, it should be a civil war between EDG and JDG now. If you say so... The original civil war between BLG and LNG may also be a coincidence. This made Xu Yuan breathe a sigh of relief. Because the current EDG is far from invincible, and the winning rate in T1 is estimated to be less than 40%, which is 55% to 45% with JDG. And once you lose this one, you may have to fight other two-bar-one teams. In this case, there is a great possibility of encountering KT or BLG with the same two bars and one. If it is BLG, then it will be civil war again. If they win...EDG will qualify. BLG is directly at odds! And the two losses were to EDG, which is a bit embarrassing. Because in the Swiss round, except for the first round, there are no rules to circumvent the same division. As for playing G2... Xu Yuan is really not particularly worried. The current G2 is no longer the G9 of the S2. What is the lineup of G9 for S2? Top laner Wunder, jungler jankos, mid laner Caps, bottom laner Perkz plus Mikyx. At that time, Wunder was still a very good player. You can't say that a top laner who couldn't beat S8S9's Theshy was a rubbish top laner. Not to mention the jungle Jankos lamb.
Although many LPL viewers have the deepest impression of him as the G2 comedian, Jankos has actually dominated European and American junglers for a long time. Not to mention Caps, the mid laner of S9. In S8, he was still a hat player, but in S9, he has become a hat king. As for Perkz, who is transferred to the bottom lane, he just needs to grow steadily and know a few playable heroes. The support Mikyx is not good either, playing Sapphire can create a matchup gap. Unfortunately, the above... are the G9 of the S2. So, what’s left of the S13’s G2? Top laner Brokenblade is barely considered top-notch in Europe and the United States, but he can't have any advantage against top laners in LPL and LCK. He can't even beat Dolan. Jungle yike, this name might be very powerful in FPS, but unfortunately this is a Moba game, and his performance is mediocre. The mid laner is still Caps, but the former cap king is no longer good and has become G2's breakthrough in many cases. Now G2 has become a team with the bottom lane as its core. AD player Hans Sama and old G2 star Mikyx are now the ones carrying G2 forward. Speaking of Hans sama, this player is actually very interesting. The AD player of the MSF Rabbit team in S7 that played BO5 with SKT was him. This player is not of Chinese descent, but a player from Cambodia who lives in Germany. And Tianzi is also very outstanding. He joined the King for the first time when he was 14 years old. In S6, he had five King accounts and successfully reached the first place in the European server and the top in the Korean server. This level is outstanding in the entire LEC. Someone whose experience is somewhat similar to his is the current Jackeylove. He became the king at the age of 14, reached the top of the Korean server at the age of 15, and received invitations from major top teams. In the end, he was raised by IG with million for two years. Immediately move into the starting lineup after reaching competition age. Finally, at the age of 18, he won the S9 world championship. This is the true portrayal of the so-called genius boy. What is a super newcomer? This is the super newcomer. Many people say that Ah Shui is the last super newcomer in the LPL since Xu Yuan debuted in S7. There is actually nothing wrong with this. Because even Bin, who entered the LPL in his first season, was still a young player. The current G2 basically relies on Hans sama for C.
So Xu Yuan is not worried about G2 at all. The bottom lane team? What he likes most is the team that plays the bottom lane! "Hehehe, G2..." "Kind of, funny." In the conference room. After Mingkai got the current G2 information, he couldn't help but laugh. "what happened?" Abu asked strangely. "Have you forgotten? G2 once threatened to defeat RNG's four guarantees and one, and gave us harsh words before the S8 World Championship." Mingkai explained. He still remembered this incident very clearly because Perkz specifically posted harsh words on Twitter. "But now...G2 is playing four-guarantee-one, relying entirely on bottom lane C." "The funniest thing is that the Perkz people are gone." Ming Kai burst out laughing when he said this. Maybe this world is a huge RNG. G2: Question the Four Guarantees, understand the Four Guarantees, and become the Four Guarantees! I don’t know how Ah P, who used to say harsh words, feels now? During the intensive training, time passed quickly and the day of the competition arrived in the blink of an eye. "There are so many people. Do we have so many fans coming to Korea?" At this time, EDG had already boarded the bus to the stadium. Jiejie looked at the endless crowd outside the stadium with some surprise. There were really a lot of people watching this game. Did many EDG fans come to Korea to cheer them on? Jiejie was a little touched. "Do you think it's possible that they are actually LCK fans and just want to see us or G2 lose?" Xu Yuan spoke leisurely. Jiejie fell into thought. It seems...it's really possible. And the possibility is not low. For LCK fans, this game between G2 and EDG is a pure enjoyment game. The palms of my hands and the backs of my hands are full of thorns!
Whether G2 loses or EDG loses, they will be happy. Needless to say, EDG won all three championships in the hands of LCK. G2 is also very annoying to the LCK. Because S9's G2 crushed SKT and also crushed DWG. Even if they won, it wasn't the end, they also tortured DWG's Quan. And in front of SKT, he flashed the EDG logo crazily. This is heartbreaking for LCK fans. So it's really normal for LCK fans to hate G2. This group of Bs really didn’t save any shame for the LCK team when they had the upper hand. No matter who loses, there is only one feeling for the LCK audience: It seems! Open the champagne! Therefore, there are quite a lot of LCK viewers who come to watch this pure enjoyment game. "I won't stress it any more. This BO3 is a good fight. There will be no time for us to practice next." Abramovich has essentially taken over the current EDG training. At this time, he clapped his hands and spoke in a deep voice. "This time I will try to choose a split lineup. The middle and top players will force me to press the line. We need to improve the rhythm." "We currently have too few points to exert our early rhythm and can only rely on the bottom lane." "If we want to fight T1, we must first withstand their early rhythm!" "And G2 is a good whetstone, because G2 also likes to play the early game." "So this one has to go all out without any slights." "If you can't even beat G2, why are you talking about playing T1?" After studying T1 during this period, Abu noticed one point: T1's early tempo is excellent. It’s so good that many teams can’t handle it at all. But to say that T1 has no weaknesses, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Their team fights really don't feel like they are completely unbeatable after watching them. The current strong point of T1 is the rhythm and laning in the early stage, as well as the operation and team battle in the mid-term. They pull well, but pull teamfights always have a weakness. As long as the charge is strong enough, as long as the economy is not stretched too far. Then it is actually completely possible to fight. Abu's judgment is still very sharp.
If Xu Yuan knew what he was thinking, he would nod his head again and again. Because that's what T1 is. You can see it from the BO1 between JDG and T5. In fact, many times JDG has the advantage at the beginning of team battles, and T1 can't stand it at all. But in the subsequent push, JDG couldn't hold T1 anymore. It's because T1 is very good at pulling. After destroying the opponent's key skills in the C position, it can choose to pursue it very decisively. So here’s the question, if we could kill T1 in one wave, wouldn’t that solve the problem? However, having said that, it is really not that easy to do it. JDG obviously saw this, but in the fourth game, they still lost the opportunity due to the coordination problem between the middle and jungle. This leaves T1 with almost no opponents. Those who can withstand their team fights are often at a disadvantage in the lane, and they can't handle the follow-up team fights. A team that has no problem laning, but doesn't have the ability to fight in a teamfight with them. The current T1 is a pentagonal warrior. The only shortcoming is that it is difficult to target due to the stack of other abilities. So what Abramovich can do is to use this game after game to make up for what EDG currently lacks most. Because regarding EDG's team battles, Abramovich has always felt at ease and assured. With Xu Yuan here, he doesn't need to worry about team battles. This is a race against time, very difficult, as difficult as climbing to the sky. The gap between the middle and upper levels is there. But if they want to win, no matter how difficult the race is, EDG can only choose to keep moving forward. "haven't seen you for a long time." When EDG arrived at the dressing room, Caps, whose hair was being fixed by the makeup artist, saw Xu Yuan and said hello happily. "When you said you were leaving the game temporarily, Lucas was very sad." Xu Yuan laughed dumbly, "is it?" "Well, he's always wanted to invite you to G2." Caps nodded seriously. Ah P has really coveted Xu Yuan for a long time. "Tell him for me and thank him for recognizing me." Xu Yuan smiled and spoke.
"I will, so can you be a little less serious about the next game?" Caps joked with a wink. "I will too." Xu Yuan answered seriously. The two looked at each other for a while and laughed. They both knew the other was joking. Both Caps and Xu Yuan are players who are extremely eager to win. No matter how good Caps is, he can't really ask his opponents to give up. "Is this Brother Yuan's connections?" Ale clicked his tongue. Are there players who are even close to G2? Damn it, Brother Yuan’s big hands! "Well done, there are flowers everywhere." fofo said this silently. Ale was stunned for a moment and nodded. ten minutes later. Players from both sides appear! (End of this chapter)