-185- The group stage is over
In the cheers of fans, TL gnawed the hard bone of SKT on the third day of the group stage, so that TL seems to be no longer controversial to list TL as the second-ranked strong team in this MSI - aside from the lightning wolf and the big buffalo, the high-profile triple crown champion SKT has now become the bottom of the four strong teams, which is quite embarrassing to think about.
But then, it's time for the jujube combination to come down.
Yes, after playing SKT, TL has already played all five other teams in one round.
Then in the second game of the afternoon, it will naturally be the turn of the long-lost water cooler trio.
"Hmph, it's time to get serious." In the backstage lounge, Jensen made a contemptuous voice.
TL's opponent in the second game of the afternoon was the Lightning Wolves, the weak team second only to the Big Buffalo, which was perfect for the water cooler trio to warm up.
Of course, the odds of winning are huge, but the pressure is not small for Jensen, Xmithie and CoreJJ.
After all, the last time he fought the lightning wolf, he was too hard, and Carter of Winter Jujube also took five kills, just like the man-machine bureau abusing vegetables.
If the trio didn't play the last crushing game after they came on the court, then it would be natural for the audience to compare them and conclude that Winter Jujube > Jensen, Redleaf> Xmithie, or even Olleh > CoreJJ would be humiliating.
In the lounge, Mr. Oki, xmithie, Jian Huang, Senior Brother and Buckle JJ were watching the game below, while thinking about what lineup to choose to choose to play Lightning Wolf.
And Tang Xiaotang, Chen Zilan and Olleh are very leisurely, and the next group stage has nothing to do with the three of them, and they are relatively relaxed in their mentality.
Among them, olleh was discussing the ban/pick of the game lineup with coach cain, Tang Xiaotang and Chen Zilan walked around the backstage area, first went to take a photo with Brother Li, got two caps with the name of the SKT team given by Brother Li and put them on, and then went to IG's lounge to string the door, and was surprised to find that caps and Ah P were also inside.
These two people came to find the broiler and Brother Shuizi to exchange their experience in the middle and lower roads, and they happened to catch up with the translator to go to the toilet, plus the broiler and Brother Shuizi are in English on the construction site, and it is extremely difficult for the two sides to communicate, so Tang Xiaotang and Chen Zilan, who happened to come over to set up a close match, were arrested as temporary translators, and they looked confused throughout the whole process.
And today's follow-up game process is also very smooth, probably holding his breath, in the face of the lightning wolf, Jian Huang took out his own hero Enchantress, directly won the MVP of the game, and swept the lightning wolf over, which is quite enjoyable to see TL fans.
In fact, in Tang Xiaotang's memory, this game should have overturned, and it was the lightning wolf who defeated TL in an upset, and it turned out to be so easy to win, which surprised her - it is estimated that it was because of her relationship that caused the butterfly effect, which caused the script to not unfold normally.
So the question is, in this game, when Tang Xiaotang did not participate, the two sides played according to the original team, or did they have a different ending than expected, so will the group stage, semi-finals and finals be consistent with the script in memory?
Feel...... It's hard to say!
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MSI's group stage will be held at the Vietnam National Convention Center for five days from May 10 to May 14.
On the fourth and fifth days of the game, after the jensen system was deployed, TL's combat effectiveness showed a significant decline.
Although the lightning wolf and the big buffalo are crushed as always, it is different when playing SKT and G2, and both are destroyed.
As for IG, the strongest team on the surface, needless to say, it is an invincible opponent, and you don't have to think about the ending.
After the game, many people thought that this was the water cooler trio of Jensen, Xmithie and CoreJJ, to be precise, Jensen and Xmithie, the problem of the lack of strength in the midfield, but in the eyes of Tang Xiaotang, Chen Zilan and Coach Cain, it was not entirely the case.
It can only be said that the performance of G2 and SKT in the first round was too poor, and when they met in the second round, the two teams found their form and showed their 100% strength, so it is normal for TL to lose to them.
Of course, the audience definitely doesn't care about this, it's normal to blow to death if you win and squirt to death if you lose, so Jensen and Xmithie have been scolded a lot in the past two days, among which Xmithie has a better mentality and is not affected, and Jensen is similar to Chen Zilan in this regard, she is very concerned about the outside world's views, and she enters autism mode as soon as she is scolded, and she has a sad face when she eats with her head drooping, looking like she is about to cry, which makes Tang Xiaotang unable to stand it, and comforts him from time to time.
And finally, at the end of the five-day group stage, the list of top four teams naturally came out.
First up is the leader IG, who lost to SKT on the last day, with nine wins and one loss, and is in first place in the group.
Then there was TL, which lost to IG in the first round and IG, G2 and SKT in the second round, with six wins and four losses, and finished second in the group.
Then there is G2, which lost to IG, Big Buffalo and TL in the first round, and lost to IG and Big Buffalo in the second round, with five wins and five losses, ranking third in the group. It is worth mentioning that this is also the only team that can be killed by the big buffalo in this MSI, you must know that the big buffalo won two in the entire MSI group stage, and all of them were G2, I have to say, G2, there is really you.
Finally, SKT lost to IG, TL and G2 in the first round and IG and G2 in the second round, with five wins and five losses, and tied for third place in the group with G2.
As for the lightning wolf and the big buffalo who are experienced in this year's MSI group stage, they can only regret to be out.
"Then it's up to IG to choose the opponent for the Final Four, right?" Sitting in the hotel room watching the live broadcast, Tang Xiaotang asked while watching.
Today is the last day of the group stage, because it is still Jensen's set of player configurations, Tang Xiaotang and Chen Zilan have nothing to do, they simply stay in the hotel room and sleep lazily, and watch the live broadcast of the game online in bed by the way.
"yes, I hope you don't pick on us." Chen Zilan said with some palpitations, her head was smashed the last time she hit IG, and to be honest, she was still a little cowardly. But after a pause, she relaxed again, "But the probability of choosing us shouldn't be great." ”
"Huh? Why? Tang Xiaotang said unexpectedly.
"Why? Why do you say? We are second in the group, so normally we must choose the weakest team, either SKT or G2! Chen Zilan looked at her strangely, obviously this thing is also eccentric on weekdays, why can't such a simple question turn around?
"This ......" Tang Xiaotang looked at her stunned, and suddenly realized something - in a normal script, the TL with the worst game in the group stage should be the fourth in the group, and then selected by IG as the opponent of the semifinals.
At that time, because of IG's expansion and carelessness, TL will send IG away with a score of 3 to 1, which will become the biggest upset at this MSI, just like last year's RNG and G2.
But now, because of her butterfly wings, TL is no longer the weakest bottom team in the Final Four, but has become the second strongest team in this MSI.
So will IG choose TL as the opponent for the Final Four again?
If IG chooses G2 or SKT instead of TL, will they still look down on their opponents and swell to the point of overturning?
She was thinking about this question, and in the live broadcast screen, after a short discussion within the team, IG also gave its own answer.
IG chose G2 as their opponent in the semi-finals.
In this way, TL's opponent is naturally determined - the only team that can beat IG in this MSI group stage, the legendary triple crown winner, SKT.