Chapter 416: The Grand Opening Ceremony
PS: xiexie's ruthless feather tip!
ICM has great ambitions, and they have always been committed to making the WCG the top international event on a par with the Olympic Games and the Shijie Cup.
Of course, on the day Cui Zhengyuan was reborn, e-sports was still the preference of a small number of people. Whether or not it can be popularized and become a movement that satisfies the attention of the people of Shijie also depends on the development of science and technology.
But this time, with strong sponsorship, the scale of the WCG is far larger than the previous two editions, and even comparable to some government-level celebrations.
Seeing that the opening ceremony kicked off, the flag-raising ceremony was about to be held, followed by the entry of the athletes, followed by the theatrical performance. The activities were one after another, and Cui Zhengyuan couldn't continue to bother, so he said goodbye to everyone and went back to prepare.
In addition to the expansion of the scale, the WCG has gradually taken the upper echelon route since the beginning of this year. For example, today's opening ceremony was attended by officials from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Korea and members of the International Olympic Organizing Committee.
The appearance of this kind of person representing the official status directly raised the status of the WCG out of thin air. From Cui Zhengyuan's point of view, Zheng Xianhao, who was with several officials, was so high-spirited.
But now these are not in the scope of Choi Jung-won's consideration, and the first performance of "Beyondthegame" is more important than that.
Because after returning to South Korea, things came one after another, and he and the band only had three rehearsal opportunities. I'm afraid that when I perform for a while, something will go wrong. So taking advantage of this opportunity to be the finale, Cui Zhengyuan nested in the waiting room and sharpened his guns with the band.
While they were rehearsing in earnest, the first part of the WCG Opening Ceremony, the athletes' entry had already begun.
E-sports players from various countries are guided by the national flag. After circumnavigating the field for a week, he stood in the designated position. Because of the high prize money to attract, it led to the WCG finals this time. The number of participating countries was three times higher than in the previous two editions.
Thanks to Choi Jung-won's foresight, the tournament was extended to one week. Otherwise, if a total of more than 750 players were crowded into three days to fight it out, the staff alone would not be able to endure the intensity.
After the athletes enter the stadium, it is a lifting ceremony modeled after the Olympic Games. The five-ring Olympic flag and the WCG flag were slowly raised, officially kicking off the competition.
The opening ceremony was followed by a grand performance. Most of the audience here today also came for this, so the atmosphere entered a climax from the beginning.
Because it is an e-sports event, Choi Jung-won asked the participating guests to choose the program. They all tend to be dynamic and energetic electronic music.
As a result, as the singers on the stage became more and more famous, the atmosphere became more and more crazy.
When Lee Jung-hyun's "Crazy" made the scene really crazy, the prelude sounded more and more clearly in the ears.
It was as if there had been a riot, and even the music was muffled by the shouts that reached into the sky.
Since its release, Beyondthegame has become known as a classic track representing the esports sport. Its singer is Choi Jung-won, the pride of the Republic of Korea.
Everyone knows that the Emperor's superstar is coming.
The fans in front of the stage, the audience in front of the TV, and the singers who have finished performing behind the scenes. All of them were in good spirits.
A void and dark stage suddenly burst out with the strongest light, making Cui Zhengyuan, who was standing in the middle of the stage holding a standing microphone, look so unruly. The confident and flamboyant face, set off by the backing band, carries boundless fighting spirit.
Meanwhile. On the large LED digital screen, CG images of various games and highlights of the WCG qualifiers will be scrolled.
Cui Zhengyuan's singing, in such a background, completely and thoroughly shows the charm of e-sports.
A haode singer. The best part is that it can guide the atmosphere of the audience. Especially the stage of rock music, without the interaction of the audience, will be overshadowed a lot.
Although it didn't take long to debut. But Cui Zhengyuan's skills are deep enough. Instead of standing in place like a normal band singer, he took off the microphone and ran from one side of the stage to the other.
The hard work paid off, and the tens of thousands of fans at the scene gave him a great response. Light sticks, banners, colorful silk scarves, and LED light signs complement each other to build a gorgeous scene.
In particular, when the song enters the climax, the phrase "beyodthegame" becomes a chorus. The billowing sound resounded in the night sky, forcing back the Korean Wave from far away in Siberia.
The spray made of carbon dioxide, the bizarre neon lights, and the constantly spraying fireworks make Cui Zhengyuan's slender figure taller and taller. No matter how strong the sound effect is, it can't suppress his passionate singing.
The man on the stage has the charm to control everything. In his music, anyone has no choice but to indulge and go crazy.
In the tide-like crowd, Cui Zhengyuan couldn't notice a corner at all. A group of trainees from A.P Company are all here today.
The standing performance stage is usually impossible to see. Now that they have such an opportunity, how can they stop their yearning heart.
Looking at the radiant figure on the stage, Ju Limei, who will go to China to study in the near future, has rippled eyes and a beautiful heart.
Although in daily life, I already feel that Cui Zhengyuan is extremely good. But when she saw the figure on the stage, she realized that there was still such a deep charm hidden by her boyfriend.
Hidden in the crowd, he looks like an ugly duckling, and he can only look at Prince Charming holding the moon in the distance.
You have to work hard, and only by standing side by side with him on the stage as soon as possible will you not be left behind in the middle of your life.
Just as she was thinking, her arms were held separately. It turned out to be Hyomin and Yoo-li, the two girls were obviously having fun, their little faces were red, and they flushed with excitement.
"Ernie, what are you doing in a daze? Dance to the singing of the Standing Oba! Unable to help but say, the two of them took Juli and began to jump.
At this time, where else will you pay attention to the dance steps? Of course, how comfortable and how did it come, a large group of trainees from A.P Company danced around Juli. If they were seen by the teacher in charge, they might be furious.
This group of lawless little guys has forgotten everything they usually learn, and it is all like taking drugs.
Choi Jung-won has gone completely insane. Enjoy the stage wholeheartedly. Looking around, at the scene of tens of thousands of people, it is natural that there is no figure of Juli and others.
After soaking in the sea water for two months, he returned to the most familiar stage, only to find that it was the music that he enjoyed the most. If acting is a novel experience, then music is like an indispensable daily routine, and you can't leave it behind at any moment.
After the opening ceremony, the WCG officially kicked off the competition.
Because the opening ceremony was held at 6 o'clock in the afternoon Korean time, it was almost 9 o'clock in the evening when all the links were over.
In order to get the WCG off to a good start. In order to make it a high-quality product, only one game was scheduled today. That was the group stage of CS1.5, where the host South Korean team wNv played against 3D from the United States.
This is a group stage Group A matchup, mimicking the pattern of the shijie Cup, with three points for the winner and zero points for the loser. Due to the best-of-three overtime system, there is no such thing as a draw in CS matches.
Unlike wNv, which has never made a name for itself in front of the world, 3D has become a leader in the North American CS industry. In particular, the captain's sniper, Ksharp, is definitely before the 1.6 era. No.1 in the shijieCS world.
Although wNv has the advantage of landlords, no one thinks highly of them, even if they are the champions of the Korean qualifiers. At this time, there is undoubtedly a very big gap between the CS level in Asia and Europe and North America.
But the end result left everyone in the eye. It's incredible.
The old man is a consistent style of 3D, and the Korean player on the team, Rambo, is known as the master of the endgame.
is such a division of kings, but it was abused by wNv's Kombat storm in the game. They couldn't keep up with the rhythm of wNv at all, and were made like headless flies by all kinds of large-scale shifts and sharp tactical coordination.
Especially Shaguar's crazy assault sniper performance. It shocked the world.
In an era when AWP was also used as a defensive weapon and long-range firepower, the Shaguar, who jumped up and down and was nimble like a monkey in the Amazon forest, made use of the sniper rifle of the synchronization of scope and gun. Mess up the 3D defense line again and again.
And because Choi Jung-won provided a lot of tactical information, wNv is countless times higher than 3D in terms of understanding the map. When Rambo was killed by Sakula's partition three times in a row, there was an uproar.
If it weren't for the fact that this was a competition on the main stage, if it weren't for the countless competition supervisors on the scene, and even the Olympic Organizing Committee sent supervisors, they would have even suspected that wNv was cheating.
The inferiority of Koreans in the shijie cup cannot be doubted. But fortunately, this is WCG, and under strict monitoring in many aspects, cheating will not exist.
That is to say, wNv has been at the forefront of shijie and has a tactical level that is many times higher than that of other opponents.
Seeing that on the NUKE map, wNv, as the attacker, played a 3D score of 13:2 on the defender with a geographical advantage, Choi Jung-won smiled reservedly.
This is still 1.5, if it was 1.6 after the improvement of the smoke bomb, he would have sacrificed the infield offensive tactics of wNv, which was rampant in the past.
CT, which is the advantage, 3D has lost by a big score. After the two sides changed sides, there was no suspense in the game. wNv won the first map with a crisp 3:0.
If on NUKE, wNv takes advantage of the map understanding. Then on the second map, Inforne, wNv's meticulous teamwork makes 3D even more desperate.
Whether it is the flashbang propulsion tactics in Area B, or the transfer of a combination of A and B, it brings 3D into the abyss.
When Shaguar cooperated with alex, after a wonderful 1V5, the WCGshijie finals, the first round of the group stage of the CS1.5 project came to an end.
The international column from South Korea, composed of members from China, Norway, South Korea, and the United States, completely destroyed the North American hegemon 3D. 16:2, 16:7, two big scores in a row, showing a reality, that is, the wolf is coming.
At least from Cui Zhengyuan's point of view, you can see that the team leaders from other countries who came to spy on each other frowned and had solemn expressions.
Originally, they were there to observe the performance of the opponent who valued them the most, in 3D, but unexpectedly, a rookie team created a big problem for them. (To be continued......)