In the blink of an eye, a third of the way through the tournament we've played eight games and played against eight different teams.

During this time, we met a few very good teams who were on a par with us, and we played all the BO3 games with them, but there were a few games that we won at the last minute.

There was only one game, we lost to our opponent, not because we didn't play well enough, but because the opponent was really too strong, it was a strong team from Donghuang District, with the strength of the second line.

We fought with them twice. In both games, we handled the early stage very well, and even took some advantage in the lane, but our opponent was a team that could match the Radiant team, and they did not panic when we suppressed them in the early stage, but responded calmly, and did not mess up because of our pressure on the knife. After the matchmaking period was over, the team got ahead of us, took the opportunity and got the rhythm of the game in their hands, so we lost to them.

Afterwards, Qin Fan and us analyzed the problems we had in this competition and the reasons why we lost to this team.

According to Qin Fan's analysis, as long as it is not a team in the upper reaches of the second line, we can basically win, but if we encounter a team with the strength of the upper reaches of the second line, we will lose eighty percent, but we also have a chance to win. That's why, Qin Fan said that we have a chance to win the champion team in Ning'an District.

The reason why we lost to that team was not because we didn't have enough online ability, nor because we didn't handle the team battle well in the later stage, but because we lost in the rhythm of the middle game. Compared with the teams in the upper reaches of the second line, we are no weaker than them in all aspects, or even stronger, the only difference is the rhythm in the middle stage, as long as we stabilize the advantage in the early stage, and then do not be led by the opposite rhythm in the middle stage, even if we can stalemate, then we have a great chance to win them in the team battle in the later stage, so as to win the game.

However, this qiē is easier said than done, we have to conduct targeted training to ensure that the rhythm in the medium term can compete with the second-tier teams, and at that time, we will really be worthy of those second-tier teams.

With the most intuitive analysis, we immediately set out to improve our current sense of rhythm.

After that, we went through two more games, one of which was against a weak opponent and won the game after a bit of entanglement with them. In the other game, it was against a champion team from Xihe District, which was a strong team in the upper reaches of the second line.

This time, we didn't repeat the mistakes of the past, according to what Qin Fan told us to deal with, after getting the advantage on the early line, we were not in a hurry to play the rhythm, but stalemate with the opponent, we had no rhythm, and they didn't want to catch the rhythm of the game.

In this way, after spending the first 20 minutes, we slowly had the capital to compete with them, and in the later team battle, we relied on the tacit cooperation between the five people to win the opponent, thus establishing an advantage point in the whole game, relying on this advantage point We encroached on the territory and economy of the opposite side step by step, and finally won the game.

If the first time we played against the second-tier team in the Donghuang District, it was still a little jerky, and we didn't know how to deal with such a strong team, but this second time we played against a team of this level, we were already familiar with it and had a way to deal with it.

Qin Fan said that we are a team that grows in battle, and the more opponents we meet, the stronger the opponents we encounter, the faster we can grow.

After winning the first game, our morale was high and we all had self-confidence, and the opponent was demoralized, so we took this opportunity to win the championship team from Xihe District again in the second game of BO3!

When winning the championship team in Xihe District, countless people were a little dumbfounded, different from the previous game, most of the teams we won before were at the level of the second tier and midstream, but the team that won this time was a real upstream team, we can defeat such a team, it means that we also have such strength, how can we not be shocked?

The fact that a team from an ancient city has such strength is an incredible thing in itself.

In fact, we were able to win this BO3, and there was also some luck in it, because the opponent team knew that we had lost to an upstream team, so they didn't look down on us at all, and they underestimated the enemy. The second is that our strength is not bad, it has reached a level close to that of the second-tier team, and our ability to match the line is comparable to that of the first-line team, which makes us not collapse online in the early stage, but has a small advantage.

The combination of these two points gives us a chance to overcome today's opponents.

"We have now met two teams in the upper secondary line, after the baptism of two games, we now have the experience to deal with such a team again, as long as we can improve the rhythm in the medium term, we are a real secondary upstream team." Qin Fan said to us after the game.

In the days that followed, we worked hard to improve the strength of the team and at the same time to cope with the competition.

It didn't take long for us to meet the champion team of Ning'an District who had won against the Radiant team, and we played three games against them, and finally because they seized the opportunity to start the group first, we were caught off guard. Even though we had handled the teamfight well enough, we were still wiped out. Subsequently, the only remaining ADC and Shanglan on the opposite side bulldozed our base with a wave of troops.

I have to say that this champion team in Ning'an District is indeed strong, we have tried our best, but in the end we still lost the game. This team is a bit stronger than the champions in West River, otherwise we wouldn't have played all three games against them, and the only win was a mistake in the middle of the opposite side, which allowed us to take our chances.

Counting this lost game, we have lost two games, temporarily ranked third in Group B, there are two teams before us, a team from Donghuang District and a champion team from Ning'an District, both of which have won against us, and their two teams have lost one game each, and the points are higher than ours.

Our position in Group B is something that many people didn't expect before the start of the tournament, they would have thought that we were the bottom of Group B when they first knew that we were a team from the ancient city, but now, we are third in Group B!

After returning in the evening, Qin Fan analyzed the situation of the group qualification with us while we were resting.

'We're not in a good situation at the moment, we're two-thirds of the way through the game and the remaining games are very important for us. We are now in third place in Group B, which seems to be very beautiful, but it is not. There are only two teams in a group, that is, the top two teams, no matter how shocking and incredible we are, as long as we are in third place, there is no chance of qualifying. ”

After a pause, Qin Fan continued, "In the next game, you are only allowed to lose one game at most, and you can't lose to the two teams that have defeated us before. Otherwise, we don't have enough points. If you can't get out of the group, you will be eliminated! ”

Hearing Qin Fan's words, our hearts all became solemn.

Because it is a double round-robin format, in the remaining two games, we will definitely meet the two teams that beat us, one is the team from Donghuang District and the other is the champion team from Ning'an District. If we want to qualify, these two teams are the biggest hurdles on our way forward, as long as we lose one game in the hands of any team, then our trip to Ning'an this time can come to an end.

So, the two games with them, you can only win, you can't lose!

The day of the competition was coming soon, and we didn't relax in training for a day, our opponent that day was the champion team from Ning'an District, we got up early in the morning, cleaned up and went to the e-sports stadium.

There are as many people in the esports stadium as ever, and even as the game gets hotter and hotter, more and more people come here to watch the game.

Seeing us enter the arena, many people under the competition stage exclaimed, nearly a month of competition, there are also many people who know our team, an unknown team from the ancient city, to the later blockbuster became a dark horse, it is difficult not to remember.

"The strength of a team from the ancient city to be ranked third in such a competition is evident."

"I don't know if they can make it to the semi-finals, but if they can make it to the semi-finals, it will be really amazing."

Someone shook his head, "It's difficult, they are now in third place, they have lost two games, and the top two teams have only lost one, today their opponent is one of the top two teams, if they lose today's game, then there is basically no hope for the top four, even if they win, there is only hope, and they must win the other team in the top two." However, they have lost to the top two teams before, and it is difficult to win. ”

Hearing this, many people sighed, "It's a pity, it's rare to have a dark horse, but according to the current situation, it is a little difficult for them to advance to the semifinals." ”

While everyone was talking, the five of us were already on the stage and sat down, the opposing team was already in place, and the game was soon underway.

We took turns to pick and chose a five-to-five lineup to enter the game.

This time, we learned from the experience of the last time we lost to the opposing team. At the beginning of the game, we tried our best to play to our strengths and pressed the line with a supplementary knife. After the end of the alignment period, we are not in a hurry, and we have one word in our hearts, stability.

As long as we stabilize the middle term, don't get led by the opponent, and even if we can play the rhythm ourselves, then we can win this game.