There are three teams in the North American region: C9, LMQ, and TSM.

There are three teams in the European region: Alliance, FNATIC, and SK.

There are two teams in Southeast Asia: TPA and LGF.

There are two teams in the Wild Card Tournament: PG Team and MS Team.

The two teams from the Wild Card region are from Brazil and the Philippines, which are also good teams, and according to the latest format, the four regions with three participating teams will be prioritized to be grouped to ensure that there will be no intra-country derby, and the grouping will also be broadcast live in the game, attracting the attention of players around the world.

Although the cancellation of the format of going directly to the quarterfinals has been met with some boycotts, it essentially makes the game more fair and full of uncertainties, and if two teams with very different domestic strengths meet in the World Finals, maybe the former weak team will eliminate the strong team.

The World Finals are a feast and an opportunity to practice and learn, and it's not sure which team will shine at the World Finals.

All professional teams are paying attention to this group 'draw' activity, and fortunately, the official machine 'draw' avoids players like Lan Yu from blocking their teammates.

The time of the 'draw' is set in the evening of the United States, the daytime time of China, and it is a rest day, and the number of people online has set a new high, all of them are paying attention to which group stage opponents their favorite teams will meet in real time, four groups, four teams in each group, take the top two to enter the quarterfinals and then play a double-elimination tournament, giving all teams a great chance, especially the teams that enter the quarterfinals.

The results of the 'lottery' were quickly generated by the machine, and the results also made the National People's Congress 'pump' the air conditioner.

Group A: OMG, FNATIC, KTA, LMQ.

Group B: Team T, Team SGB, Team Alliance, Team TSM.

Group C: EDG, SKTT1, C9, TPA.

Group D: SK, LGF, PG, MS.

After watching the grouping 'draw', the players in China were collectively silent, and then the major forum websites resounded with a scolding, why? The group of death, and not one team, is all three teams facing the group of death.

Although I knew before the game that I would definitely encounter a strong team, a tourist team like the Wild Card Zone team is basically a point giveaway, and it is lucky to be able to spread one, but no one thought that none of them could be shared, but the mid-stream team SK team from Europe encountered three weak teams in a row, and the qualifying situation is particularly clear.

And looking at the T team in Group B, we have to encounter the SGB team that was the first to lock the World Finals in South Korea, followed by the Alliance team that has never been defeated in Europe, and finally the only weak team is the old friend of the T team.

Not to mention the players, even the members of the strong teams in each region are all dumbfounded, which is the group stage, which of the top three teams has the strength of the top eight strictly speaking, they are all the top teams in their respective regions, and now they are all bumped together, is there going to be an atmosphere of finals in the group stage?

The phone calls are constant, all from professional players from various clubs, to train, the only thing to do now is to desperately contact the strong teams in China to grab training places, and then have to find a lot of information.

The T team is quite prepared, as early as after the end of the game, Lan Yu and Ye Qing are responsible for finding the materials of each team every day, and now there are many live broadcasts, video materials are available, and there is still a month or so to get rid of the opponent.

But the heart of the T team is very heavy, the death group, the three death groups, each group has an almost insurmountable mountain, even the optimistic T team feels that this game is very dangerous, and the possibility of losing the group stage is very 'sex'.

Even Lan Yu also received a call across the ocean, crying from the North American TSM team Dyrus, before the crow's mouth said that the two teams would not meet in the group stage, and the result really met, now dumbfounded, the weakest in this group is the TSM team, and among these teams, the most familiar in addition to their own C9, that is, the LMQ and T teams in the same region.

Speaking of LMQ, they were placed in Group A, although there are regional restrictions, but LMQ represents North America, so they will compete with OMG teams in Group A for a life-and-death match, and this derby looks particularly sad.

A 'draw' made all the teams in the World Finals nervous, even the powerful South Korean team began to collect information about their opponents, everyone used to think that the three teams would rush to the top of the hierarchy together, at least one of them could enter the quarterfinals, but now it seems difficult.

The T team only regained their strength after a small loss, not because they didn't understand the danger, but since it was difficult to change the result, they could change it as much as possible, and their goal in the first round of the group stage was still fixed on the Alliance team from Europe and the TSM team from North America, although one is the first in Europe and the other is an old North American powerhouse, but compared with the Asian region, the strength is still lacking.

As for the SGB team from South Korea, it is best to have a chance to win, if you can't beat it, you don't have to be reluctant, the road is still long, the advanced quarterfinals will give China a seat, and the other two teams in China think the same, everyone is looking for two relatively weak opponents in the group to do the main assault training, and the T team has also formed a training match partner with the OMG team, and each other will deliberately imitate each other's opponents' playing style to help compatriots train, and strive to be able to rush out one more.

The intense training lasted for more than ten days, and the initial nervousness and anxiety are now slightly certain, and only these professional players can understand the changes.

After that, Lan Yu received an email that the C9 team and the TSM team would leave for H City, China in advance, in order to cooperate with the recording of a documentary by domestic e-sports media, and to take a vacation to experience the stage layout of the World Finals in advance; Three, let's take a look at the old friend T team.

Lan Yu invited them to come to China to play very early, it just so happens that the training intensity has been a bit high recently, and it is always a good thing to meet friends, and at the same time, he also invited the OMG team and the EDG team, although everyone is an opponent on the field, but it does not affect the 'private' to be friends, and the upcoming World Finals can also have a discussion, I believe each other will benefit a lot.

The visa over there went smoothly, two days later the two teams landed directly in H City, the T team with the members of the OMG team and the EDG team also went to the airport in person to receive them, and the club was also equipped with two translators for the special 'door', so that everyone could not have too many obstacles to the 'exchange' flow.

I have long heard of some beautiful scenery and food in H City, while receiving the C9 and TSM teams, the OMG team and the EDG team also took a good look at H City by the way, there was a transfer transfer, and a very good tour guide was hired, and the famous scenic spots in H City were visited, and all kinds of food were countless, and the two teams from North America had a great time, so they simply brought the director and team in charge of the documentary, and the group directly formed a sightseeing group.

Of course, the topic of 'communication' between each other is still inseparable from the World Finals, this is the most severe group challenge since the start of the World Finals, the strong team catches the right child, and I don't know if it is the organizer's 'yin' scheme, but there is no doubt that in this case, the team that qualified will be stronger, and the competition will be more confident in the future.

However, there is a little change, the previous group stage is BO1, a winner or loser, after the new competition system has been changed, each team has to play BO3, which can be regarded as minimizing the unexpected situation and ensuring that all teams can play their normal strength.

Talking all the way, the TSM team has been jokingly testing the lineup of the T team, and Lan Yu told them one of them very generously, of course, it is just a 'mystery' eye, the TSM team will never take Lan Yu's words seriously, they have watched a lot of T team games, and the cunning of the commander can be seen from many details, and this cunning commander is Lan Yu.

Lan Yu smiled mysteriously, did not continue the topic, but continued to discuss the matter of the training match with the OMG team, in the past ten days, the two teams have 'touched' each other thoroughly, the T team appreciates the calmness and strong execution of the OMG team, and the OMG team admires the infinite creativity and tacit understanding of the T team, and they also have a friendship with each other.

So when they help each other train, they are going all out, both sides have stayed up all night studying the object to imitate, trying to help each other pass the level, there can be no 'selfish' intentions in this situation, otherwise no one can really improve, fortunately, the two teams are full of expectations for the upcoming game.

The two teams from North America only stayed in China for three days, and these three days were almost a feast, documentary? What is that, in the end, the documentary originally named "Expedition Preview" was forced to be renamed "Charming City", which was regarded as a free promotion for H City, and Lan Yu even thought about whether to go to H City's E-sports Division to ask for a little advertising money.

At the time of separation, the OMG team and the EDG team had returned to their respective cities in advance to continue preparing for the game, while the T team as the landlord sent the two teams back to China, and the few days here were very memorable, especially when the interest came, a group of people also went to the training room of the T team to play heads-up and two-on-two, and there were winners and losers for each other, which was worth the trip.

"There are so many beautiful 'girl' children in China, and I have to consider whether to return to China to pursue a career after I go back." When they were about to part, the captain of the C9 team, Hai, said jokingly.

And the Dyrus of the TSM team hugged and said goodbye to Lan Yu, Group B is the most dangerous group, unless a miracle happens, otherwise the TSM team is likely to fail in the group stage, but this does not delay their entertainment mentality, this T team actually admires the North American players, even if they stop in the quarterfinals every year, they still keep shouting and shouting and killing, screaming if they can play, laughing if they can't beat, and the perfect mentality is convincing.

After bidding farewell to the two teams, the T team began to slowly resume training again, but this time they were not in a hurry to play a training match with the OMG team, but calmed down and everyone watched a large number of videos together, before Lan Yu was watching, and then formulated tactics in the way of narration, and now it is a collective viewing, and then looking for some breakthroughs from it.

The World Finals are just around the corner.