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

There are three teams in Europe: Alliance, Fnatic, and SK.

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

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

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 direct entry to the quarterfinals has been met with some resistance, it essentially makes the game more fair and full of uncertainty, and if two teams with a huge difference in domestic strength meet in the World Finals, maybe the once 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, and fortunately, it is drawn by the official machine, which avoids players like Lan Yu who are shrouded in the aura of black hands to block their teammates.

The time of the draw is set in the evening of the United States, the daytime period of China, and it is a rest day, and the number of statistics 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 people gasp for air.

Group A: OMG, Fnatic, KTA, LMQ.

Group B: WT, SGB, Alliance, TSM.

Group C: EDG, SKTT1, C9, TPA.

Group D: SK, LGF, PG, MS.

After watching the group draw, the players in China were collectively silent, and then the major forum websites sounded 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 would be able to spread it, but the mid-stream team SK Team from Europe encountered three weak teams in a row, and the qualifying situation is particularly clear.

And look at the WT team in Group B, to meet the SGB team in South Korea that was the first to lock in the World Finals, followed by the Alliance team that has never been defeated in Europe, and the only weaker team in the end is the old friend of the WT 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 WT team is quite prepared, as early as after the game, Lan Yu and Ye Qing are responsible for finding materials for each major team every day, and now there are many live broadcasts, video materials, and there is still a month or so to get a simple understanding of the opponent.

However, the hearts of the WT team are very heavy, the death group, the three death groups, each group has an almost insurmountable mountain, even the optimistic WT team feels that this game is very dangerous, and the possibility of losing the group stage is very high.

Even Lan Yu received a cross-ocean call, 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 WT teams in the same region.

Speaking of LMQ, they were placed in Group A, although there are regional restrictions, but LMQ is representing 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 together, and at least one of them could enter the quarterfinals, but now it seems difficult.

The WT 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 first-round group stage goal 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 the strength is still lacking compared to Asia.

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 occupy a seat for China, 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, the WT team has also formed a training match partner with the OMG team, and each other will deliberately imitate each other's opponent's style of play 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 the domestic e-sports media, and to take a vacation to experience the stage layout of the World Finals in advance; Third, let's take a look at the old friend WT 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, it does not affect being friends in private, and there can also be a discussion about the upcoming World Finals, I believe each other will benefit a lot.

The visa over there went smoothly, and two days later, the two teams landed directly in H City, and the WT team with the members of the OMG team and the EDG team also went to the airport to receive them in person, and the club was also specially equipped with two translators to facilitate the communication without too many obstacles.

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 delicacies were countless, and the two teams from North America had too much fun, 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 teams catch each other, and I don't know if it is the conspiracy of the organizers, but there is no doubt that in this case, the team that qualify 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 each team can play a normal strength.

Talking all the way, the TSM team has been jokingly testing the lineup of the WT team, and Lan Yu told them one of them very generously, of course, it was just a blur, the TSM team will never take Lan Yu's words seriously, they have watched a lot of WT 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 training match with the OMG team, in the past ten days, the two teams have touched each other thoroughly, the WT team appreciates the calm and strong execution of the OMG team, and the OMG team admires the infinite creativity and tacit understanding of the WT 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 spent all night studying the object to imitate, trying to help each other pass, in this situation, there can be no selfishness, 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 the E-sports Division of H City to ask for a little advertising money.

At the time of separation, the OMG team and the EDG team had already returned to their respective cities in advance to continue preparing for the game, while the WT 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 WT team's training room to play heads-up and two-on-two, and each other won and lost, which was worth the trip.

"There are so many beautiful girls in China, and I have to consider whether to return to China for a career after I go back." Before parting, Hai, the captain of the C9 team, said jokingly.

And Dyrus of the TSM team hugged Lan Yu goodbye, Group B is the most dangerous group, unless a miracle happens, otherwise the TSM team is likely to lose in the group stage, but this does not delay their entertainment mentality, which WT team actually admires 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, the perfect mentality is convincing.

After bidding farewell to the two teams, the WT team began to slowly resume training again, but this time they did not rush to play a training match with the OMG team, but calmed down and everyone watched a large number of videos together.

The World Finals are just around the corner.