Chapter 315: The draw for the quarterfinals
But these ......
It has nothing to do with RPG teams anymore.
After packing up their gear and stuff, everyone in the RPG team went straight back to their exclusive lounge.
They didn't leave.
Because, after the end of overtime, the top eight teams of the World Championship will be officially announced, and then there will be a draw for the quarterfinals.
After the game, DRX rested for about five minutes, cleaned up the mood that had just been blown up, put on his shirt again, and sat on the stage.
At the same time, everyone in Team FLY was also eager to try and came to the stage to complete their last game in the group stage.
These two teams seem to have the same number of points in the group stage, but in terms of both theoretical strength and overall team operation, DRX is far superior to FLY team.
After all, Team DRX is the second seed in the LCK, and its strength is definitely incomparable to Team FLY. You can let DRX give it for nothing, but it's not realistic to want DRX to upset again.
In the final overtime, DRX and FLY defeated the FLY team with their excellent individual operation ability and team operation cooperation, and FLY finally missed the quarterfinals with a record of 3 wins and 4 losses.
However, although the FLY team unfortunately stopped in the group stage in the end, both the fans of the team and the spectators from all regions of the world gave them enough respect!
This year's FLY team has done a tough enough job!
They weren't favored by anyone, but they even beat Team DRX in an upset at one point.
This is the first-ever wildcard team to shake the authority of the LCK region! This also makes League of Legends players all over the world remember this dare to fight and fearless FLY team!
In this case, all the top eight teams are also produced.
The difference from last year is that this year's quarterfinals are completely dominated by the LPL region.
In the quarterfinals, the teams in the LPL region reached a terrifying four, and none of the teams failed in the group stage.
This year, it is the home field of the LPL division, and this year, it seems that the LPL wants to achieve three consecutive championships, and it is just around the corner!
And after all the top eight teams are released, the much-anticipated draw for the quarterfinals will follow.
In the LPL division, three teams are first in the group and one team is second in the group, according to the rules that the top eight are not avoided in the same region, the team that is second in this group is very likely to stage a civil war with other LPL teams.
Although this can ensure that the two teams can advance to the top four, but in this case, it is obviously not what the audience in the LPL region wants to see.
What everyone wants to see is that four LPL teams are the top team in the group, and four LPL teams win in the quarterfinals at the same time!
Therefore, the LCK region is also a little worried about the result of such a draw.
Only two of them have made it to the quarter-finals, one top-on and one second-place, and they don't want to have a civil war in the quarter-finals.
They would prefer to see that the only two sparks that are retained can advance to the semi-finals, which is the most perfect script.
But apparently......
In the face of this year's LPL division, the idea on the LCK side can only be said to be very bold.
Night.
With the end of the overtime between DRX and FLY, it was time for the draw.
The player in charge of the draw is the FMVP of the first two editions of the S Series event.
One is the jungler winner of the S8 World Championship champion, and the other is the jungler Xiaotian of the S9 World Championship Van Pras.
I have to say that it is a bit regrettable that the two-time world champion FMVP participated in this year's S-series event in such a situation.
But e-sports is like this, even if your team wins the championship, even if you win the FMVP, but, in the new year, your strength is not enough, you will be slapped to death on the beach by the power of the new generation!
The draw ceremony for the quarterfinals came as scheduled.
The second seed in all groups, the second place in the group, will remain in the original group, and the first group will be drawn at random.
The same four teams, the same four-day competition.
Every day, there will be a BO5 knockout match.
Without the repechage, defeat means leaving, and the winner will advance to the semi-finals.
In this case, all teams must show their real strength in this BO5, otherwise they will be eliminated!
Similarly, the grouping is clear at a glance.
…………
The two jungler veterans who were in charge of the draw for the quarterfinals slowly stepped onto the stage in a cold field.
Gtwo, the second place in Group A, remained in Group A intact.
Group B is, Group C is FNC, and Group D is DRX.
At the same time, the draw begins!
"Welcome to the draw for the quarterfinals!"
"The first draw is Group A!"
"The team in the quarterfinals against Gtwo is ......"
The moderator paused.
"It's an RPG team!!"
The first game of the quarterfinals has appeared!
RPG, vs. Gtwo!
As soon as the game came out, the audience was in an uproar!
The No. 1 seeded teams in the two divisions collided here in the quarterfinals!
LPL viewers are okay to say, after all, in everyone's eyes, there is still a certain gap between the strength of the Gtwo team and the RPG team. Therefore, even in such a grouping situation, the audience of LPL is not very worried.
On the contrary, fans of the Gtwo team are worried.
"Can you beat it......"
"Xuan!"
"It feels hard to ......"
Even the Gtwo players were a little dumbfounded after seeing such a grouping.
Why don't you play the RPG team that is the favorite in the first round of the knockout round?!
Immediately!
Gtwo officially started the revitalization on Twitter:
"It's a pity! This year's S finals will be staged in the quarterfinals in advance! ”
Audience: "......"
Gtwo is alive every day, and the audience is already commonplace.
Ignoring the inexplicable operation of the Gtwo team, everyone turned their attention back to the scene of the draw ceremony.
Next, Group B will be drawn next.
"Group B vs. Team ......"
"It's Team Suning!"
Suning vs. this group, is equally eye-catching!
The civil war in the LPL begins here!
And if it is divided like this, this will also be the only civil war in the LPL region in the quarterfinals!
However, such a civil war also means that there will inevitably be a promotion to the top four between the team and the Suning team!
"Sure enough, the civil war is still out of line!"
The audience felt sorry for it!
It is unlikely that four LPL teams will reach the top four!
"Group C against FNC is ......"
"Team Taobo!"
"Taobo? Taobo plays FNC, it feels like it should be the most stable one, right?? ”
In this draw, everyone is more relaxed.
The two teams of Taobo and FNC are also the two teams with the biggest gap in everyone's opinion.
The last group, naturally, goes without saying.
The previous ones have been drawn, and the only ones left are the big turtles against the DRX team!
That's right!
The LCK division is also a civil war!
The final result is a miserable cry in the LCK region!!
Originally, there were only two teams in the LCK region to advance to the quarterfinals, and now, these two teams collided in the first round of the quarterfinals!
What does this mean?
This also means that in the LCK region, there is only one team that can advance to the top four!
"I wipe ...... This probability can be collided?? ”
"Insider! Lowdown! ”
"How could this be! DRX is just two teams, but these two teams have come together! ”
Fans in the LCK region are frying the pot and mourning is everywhere.
This is too ruthless, right??
"There are only two teams in total!"
Fans were dissatisfied and even wanted to complain about the tournament officials.
They have reason to suspect that this wave of lottery was drawn by the winning king with his stinky feet!
But......
What made them a little helpless was that in front of the camera, they did see Winning Wang's hands instead of feet sticking in.
Meanwhile.
On the side of the LPL division, they all expressed their incomprehension of such complaints and dissatisfaction with the LCK:
"This lottery is not good??"
"You LCK people are in the 'Miko' brains!"
"Yes! Isn't this sure that a team will make it to the final four?? ”
Hearing such remarks as LPL, the LCK audience was immediately confused.
Aren't we on the same channel???
How can this special quarter-final civil war be a good thing?
However, the audience who is not full of LPL seriously explained to the little brothers in the next division:
"If you weren't for the civil war between the two teams, wouldn't both of these teams be out of the quarterfinals??"
“……”
As soon as these words came out, the LCK audience suddenly became angry in their hearts, both sides said your crooked words, I said my Martian text, and began to erupt angrily!
……
In such a violent atmosphere, the draw for the quarterfinals officially came to an end.
In addition to the LCK and LCS regions, the quarterfinals draw this time were very satisfying.
Next, it was time for the players to prepare for the week.
After the emergence of this grouping situation, it is very beneficial to the LPL side.
Now LPL.
Of the four teams, three of them were the first in the group stage, and it was the time when the momentum was high.
In the selection of points in the half zone, RPG plays Gtwo and DWG plays DRX in the upper half, and Suning plays and Taobo plays FNC in the lower half, that is to say, as long as the RPG side can stand out from the encirclement, in the finals, there is a high probability of civil war!
In the second half, under the encirclement and suppression of three LPL teams, FNC wants to highlight the encirclement......
It's almost impossible.
Moreover, the opponent FNC faced in the first game of the quarterfinals was the Taobo team, which dominated the LPL for almost half of the summer.
So far, the state of the Taobo team is still very good, although it may lose to the RPG, but it does not mean that the strength of the Taobo is weak, and even, even if the Taobo side lost the game in the summer finals, but in the official ranking, the personal strength ranking of the Taobo players, most of them are still ahead of the RPG side.
Therefore, under the suppression of the Taobo team, it is almost impossible for FNC to qualify.
Even everyone speculated......
Won't there be another "Summer Finals" at the Grand Finals, right?