The Masters Invitational went faster than Lu Fei had imagined.

There are fewer and fewer teams left in the upper bracket, all seeded teams, while more and more teams are eliminated in the lower bracket, and many strong teams are sent back to their hometowns one after another.

Since MDK's defeat to Mouz, there hasn't been a tough team.

It was also luck from the defeat in the first game.

After 4K defeated MDK, he encountered eoL led by Vesslan and Element, and then fell into the lower bracket, at this time MDK had won three games in a row, and 4K was temporarily not eligible to compete in the same game, but after 4K killed a few big nail households, MDK broke the upset and trampled Mouz to death.

4K is extremely eager to meet MDK, at least it will be easy to enter the Final 4.

As a result, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment, 4K after the victory over the Finnish powerhouse SoA, the bad luck came, at this time the winner group fell a fierce team - the new army led by the former NIP king Ahl 2easy, after a fierce battle in the top 8, the unbalanced 2easy actually hung up 4K and entered the top 4.

MDK's luck was undoubtedly good, as the team facing AdrenGX in the semi-finals turned out to be AdrenGX.

A month ago, it would have been a harder game than Mouz, but AdrenGX is in a vacuum.

Because Vesslan had just left, and at the same time brought a large number of good players to esu, AdrenGX was actually a shell team at this Masters.

MDK, who is getting better and better, easily won AdrenGX and moved into the top two positions in the lower bracket with a complete victory.

On April 20, 2002, the Masters finally broke the biggest upset since the start of the tournament.

EoL, led by Vesslan and Element, defeated the giant SK 12:8 and 12:10 respectively on the two maps of Desert II and Train Battle, once again confirming the "nemesis" ability of Element, a talented teenager, which is the eighth time that SK has lost to eoL in the official European name competition, to be precise, to lose to Element.

In fact, this is not an unpopular, Vesslan and Hyb used to be NIP people, they themselves know Potti and HeatoN very well, and at this moment, SK has just recruited Xenon and XeqtR, more than strong, not dexterous, plus Element's command, SK's failure is also reasonable.

After all, in history, SK's real generation of golden combination has not yet been formed, while eoL is at its peak.

But when the peak state meets the peak state, it is difficult to tell who is the boss.

The first place qualification match in the upper bracket was played between eoL and 3D.

In this game, Lu Fei also personally came to cheer for the two friends, which can be said to be the most magnificent battle since the start of the ESC, and the two sides fought inseparably and thrillingly.

3D's Miller and Moto were particularly eye-catching in this match, with 1v3 and 1v4 emerging in an endless stream, and finally 3D threw eoL into the lower bracket by a narrow margin.

At this time, the situation in the lower bracket was even more confusing, and the remaining four teams had exactly the same record, and finally after the drawing ceremony of the organizing committee, SKVSeoL and 2easyVSMDK were formed.

SK didn't give eoL another chance this time, and Potti and HeatoN solved Vesslan and Element very cleanly, and it was because of this game that eoL went into decline.

On the MDK side, Ahl is alone and can't scream, and when he plays MDK, just Ray is enough for him to deal with it, and the other team members have even more difficulty dealing with monkeys, because everyone is a rookie, and rookies fight rookies, so you have to use some brains.

Obviously, 2easy was no match for MDK, a group of Lu Fei**'s little foxes, and finally lost the game.

This result is a complete result for both 2easy and MDK, because the record indicators of the club behind have been completed by both sides.

The next competition for the last finals place made Lu Fei exhale: "It is not necessarily a good thing to say that the road is too smooth, and if you don't bump into it, you won't bump into it, and if you do, you will be wronged." ”

SKVSMDK！

The battle for the first place in the lower bracket.

When it comes to SK, which is famous all over the world, there are really few people in the CS circle who don't know about this team.

SK's name is like thunder, and in the first half of '02, SK is taking off day by day.

The rapid development of SK is inseparable from the famous team leader of BDS, the good club environment, scientific operation and management, extremely strong sponsors behind it, the development strategy of big star shuffle, and the team itself is even more star-studded.

Potti and HeatoN, the twin stars are not only the most powerful duo in the world, but the two kings have perpetuated the myth of undefeat for many, many years, and become the well-deserved CSNo.1.

XeqtR and Xenon may be slightly inferior to Potti and HeatoN in terms of strength, but they are absolute superstars, and Mr. Lake did not hesitate to spend money to pull XeqtR to coL, which shows his value.

NiRee, this player is not known by many people, because like Ray, he is a person who became famous in the 1.1 era, and both are famous for their sniper rifles.

NiRee and Ray are a bit of the same thing, Ray's AP emphasizes precision, efficiency, and absolute insurance for a single confrontation, but NiRee's characteristics are streaks, thrilling, and group attacks are often earth-shattering.

In the team that NiRee has served, Taste, with his excellent sniping ability, forcibly propped up half of the team.

Inheriting the tradition and style of NIP, SK has always emphasized teamwork, and it can be said that it is the best team in the world to work together.

The royal road advance battle has been the mainstream tactic of CS for many years, this tactic has low risk, low mistakes, and a high winning rate, starting from 02 and until 05, this kind of advance war has been jokingly called SK play by many industry insiders and experts.

SK's combination in the first half of 02, although it has not yet gathered the golden lineup of 0304, but throughout the world, only the 3D luxury lineup can compete with it, if you have to find some SK flaws, it may be the lack of tactical roles like Element, Lu Fei, and Vesslan in the team.

The well-known European e-sports media "CS Perspective" once analyzed: If SK gets a tactical player, SK will be invincible in the world.

This analysis was well fact-verified in 0304.

After a week of fierce fighting, only the last three teams are still alive on the stage, North American Chariot 3D, European King SK, and International Column MDK.

The battle between MDK and SK is not favored by anyone at all, it is a game that MDK will definitely lose, and perhaps the root cause of this thinking is the fateful feud between SK and 3D, after all, SK and 3D are really equal opponents.

Without SK, 3D won't flash; Without 3D, SK would be lonely forever.

On April 22, Paris time, SK's match against MDK was held in Hall 1, the main venue.

The time is set at 1 p.m., which is the prime time of the evening for China and South Korea in East Asia; For the United States and Canada, the time is 7 a.m.

The organizers can be described as well-intentioned, and the purpose is not to let go of the ratings.

In Asia alone, tens of millions of people watch HLTV broadcasts, which is a huge intangible wealth.

When Lu Fei and his party came to the player's passage, they also happened to meet SK and his party.

"Hello, long time no see." Potti was the first to say hello, and he was very impressed by Lu Fei's command of Erin's team to play a friendly match with NIP.

Today's Lu Fei is different from the past, he stands in front of Potti as an opponent.

He is no longer a behind-the-scenes planner and conductor.

"Hello." HeatoN nodded to him as well.

"Wow, you know them all." The monkey admired Lu Fei so much.

In Lu Fei's case, there is really nothing that is impossible to happen.

"I've seen it once before in China." Lu Fei replied lightly.

Alice noticed that XeqtR was following Potti, his Norwegian horse face looking particularly grim at all times.

Alice couldn't help but want to laugh.

She knew that XeqtR must be very unhappy with Lu Fei in her heart.

At the beginning, MDK defeated the golden battleship coL, and the shot of Lu Fei finally killing XeqtR is an eternal classic, in other words, Lu Fei's fame is all thanks to XeqtR.

In today's final battle, XeqtR must take revenge.

When I looked up again, the runner's passage had come to an end.

As soon as the field of vision suddenly opened, the crowded scene of the main venue appeared in the eyes of each player, the flags of various colors fluttered in the air, and the lights from the sky above the competition platform were reflected on the superstars, and the audience immediately resounded with a tide of applause and cheers.

And the most intimate thing for the MDK people is that they heard the voice of the narrator:

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Versailles Exhibition Center in Paris, where the battle for first place in the lower bracket of the ESC Masters Invitational will officially begin in 40 minutes, with the two sides facing MDK from the United States and SK from Sweden."

After saying this, the commentator's voice began to be excited: "I am a commentator from Washington, USA, my name is Mix, I have a great dream since I was a child, that is, to become an excellent commentator, today, I am very honored to explain this great game for friends from all over the world, although I only drank a big bucket of Coca-Cola at noon today, but I will try my best not to go to the toilet to explain this game......"

The audience burst into laughter.

However, the narrator did not have only him, because the next voice made Lu Fei can't help but raise his head, because this is the voice of the Chinese:

"Ladies and gentlemen, friends, welcome to the beautiful Paris, France, I am a commentator from the Chinese Wild Boar Dam, my surname is Zhu, my name is Zhu Zong......"

Lu Fei, Alice, and Monkey all knew Chinese, and they were stunned by this opening sentence on the spot.

At this point, the central screen refreshes the subtitles:

22 April 2002

13:00 p.m. Paris time

Matches: Lower Bracket E1, G4

Venue: Main venue

Maps: De_Aztec (suspension bridge), De_Cbble (castle), De_Inferno

Mode: Loser's Bracket Three-Draw Double Defeat 24-Turn

Opponents: (USA) VS (Sweden)

Line-ups:

MDKLVSSKPotti

MDKSoVSSKHeatoN

MDKRayVSSKXeqtR

MDKKayVSSKXenon

MDKKillerVSSKNiRee

Referee Panel:

Referee: Marcelo? Song (Argentina)

Technical referees: Vikadot (Chile), Kirii Matsukami (Japan)

Third official: Joseto Hosseto (France)

Broadcast Crew: BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, ACTV, HLTV France

Narrator: Mix (USA) Zhu Zong (China)

In today's game, Lu Fei played.

Facing SK, he knew that it was powerful, and he didn't dare to be careless at all.

He knows Potti and HeatoN very, very well, but this is the first time he's had a face-to-face firefight.

As for the result of this game, he didn't think about it either.

After nearly 30 minutes of warm-up testing, the battle curtain of Aztec finally opened, with MDK doing T first and SK doing CT.

The server refreshes three times and the match begins.