Hot talk is hot, the reality is cruel, and the results of the next game still disappointed many North American audiences.

C9 has always been known as the team that most resembles the Korean team, but their opponent is the Korean team SKT, the former world champion SKT team with the Faker Demon King, who lost 1-2.

In the first game, the C9 team ran like a sophisticated instrument, especially the "node advancement" style they were good at, which made the Korean team a little unable to cope with it, and after winning the first game, the North American audience from afar fell into the wave of carnival and couldn't extricate themselves.

Even C9's Hai was excited to high-five each other frequently, but unfortunately from the second game, the Korean team accelerated the pace of the early stage, and played a prepared response to the "node advancement" tactic, and easily won the second game.

In the third game, both sides did their best, after all, the C9 team is only the most like the Korean team rather than the Korean team, and many places deliberately pursue the rhythm of South Korea but lose their own characteristics, this game is very difficult, almost the whole game is behind, but it still persists for more than 30 minutes before losing.

After a good start but failed to have a good result, the C9 team defeated the two major rivals of EDG from China and C9 from North America in a row, and basically locked up the qualifying place in the group.

The WT team was rested, and the TSM team was challenged by the SGB team, and the outside world almost unanimously agreed that if the TSM team could beat the SGB team, the WT team would definitely let them gamble on another qualification right in the group.

Even the SGB team thought so, so they were on fire from the first game, and although they didn't perform well against the WT team, it was the first team to secure a place in the World Finals in the strong Korean region.

Although the TSM team has been very strong in recent years, its strength is limited, and it is simply powerless to parry in the face of the mad dog-like rush of the SGB team, and it has lost two games in a row and lost the chance to qualify from the group, because even if the WT team loses to them, the three teams are two wins, and the competition must be for the head or game time, and the WT team will definitely not take this risk.

Looking at the spirit of the WT team when they faced the SGB team, this team is no longer the ignorant regional team of the year, at that time Lan Yu was very excited to establish contact with the legendary god team, but now the WT team has grown to the point that even the TSM team has no confidence to beat them, which can be regarded as a kind of inheritance.

The group stage proceeded in an orderly manner, and it was similar to the outside world's predictions, and there were no major changes in the final qualifying places.

OMG in Group A and WT in Group B both topped their group with three wins, the other two teams being KTA and SGB.

The situation in Group C and Group D is also clearer, with South Korean team SKT topping Group C, while China's EDG team managed to qualify after a hard-fought victory over Team C9.

Group D was uneventful, with almost all of the teams gathered here, with Team SK and Team LGF from Taiwan joining forces to qualify for the quarterfinals with other teams.

The final result was somewhat difficult for foreign fans to accept, North America, Europe and the wild card region were all wiped out, as the birthplace of this game, as the owner of various world No. 1 in the past, fans had to accept the result of their beloved team falling from the altar.

The game became a battle between China and South Korea for the world leader, and everyone else was reduced to spectators, although many teams such as C9 and TSM have improved significantly, but they are still a little behind.

Maybe it's age and reactions, maybe it's mentality, but it's still hurtful that no hometown team can return to their home stadium for the quarterfinals, but the U.S. team has always been free and easy, and even if they are seeded, they will not be worse in the quarterfinals in the past few years.

The captains of the TSM team and the C9 team also posted an invitation to support the WT team from China on social platforms, and among all the teams selected for the quarterfinals, only the WT team has a lot of ties to them, and now that they are out, in order to keep the fans alive and hopeful, both clubs have made every effort to promote the friendship between the two teams and the WT team.

In the interview of the domestic competition, the WT team did not hesitate to praise the two teams, and both sides did not need to say too clearly about this kind of momentum and borrowing, and as soon as the North American side made a move, the country also understood what they meant.

The quarterfinals will be moved to the Staples Stadium in Los Angeles, North America, but at the H City E-sports Stadium, the organizers specially arranged a farewell and farewell ceremony, the solemn farewell is for those teams who have gone all out but failed to make it to the top eight, the organizers have gifts, and the farewell ceremony is specially prepared for the top eight teams.

Although China and South Korea are always opponents in terms of competition, it does not mean that there is too much hostility between fans, you are strong, I will learn from you and then surpass you, you are weak, you are welcome to learn from me.

Both WT and OMG have beaten their Korean opponents in the group stage, and although they haven't met the up-and-coming SKT team, they do have a good understanding of the popular Korean style and style of play, and even if they meet their opponents again in the quarterfinals, they will be able to cope with it.

Therefore, the audience in China is very much looking forward to the three Chinese teams being each other's helpers on the road to the championship, and it is best to kill a few Korean teams, and some people have even begun to want to be interested in the grand scene of the championship, second and third places all being won by the Chinese team, but more people are still waiting for the official electronic lottery with concern.

Eight teams played a double-elimination tournament, which was the most possible to maintain fairness and chance, and in anticipation, a live channel was opened in the game that night to broadcast the first round of the eight teams.

The grouping situation came out quickly, and the audience in both China and South Korea was in a cold sweat, because in the first round of the winner-bracket match, the two regions suffered derbies separately.

OMG vs. EDG, KTA vs. SGB, WT vs. SK, SKT vs. LGF.

This grouping caused an uproar among fans, but there was nothing to do, the electronic draw could not be faked, and this time China and South Korea had three teams that entered the quarterfinals, and the LGF team from Taiwan, China and the only remaining SK team in Europe are all luck-based second-rate teams, and they were lucky to be divided into Group D in the group stage, facing six strong teams from China and South Korea, these two teams can only be sent to the team.

The group established by the professional players immediately let out rows of miserable expressions, all from the OMG team and the EDG team, afraid of what to come, although they were mentally prepared, but when they really won each other, they still sighed a little too early.

Fortunately, the Korean team also has a first-round derby, everyone learns from each other and studies each other, and the final victory or defeat still depends on who plays better on the spot.

When everyone in the group was howling, the five members of the WT team went online collectively, and then posted a unified thief smile emoji.

Not only did they avoid the first round of derbies, but the WT team was also assigned to a weak team like SK team, so it was basically certain that they would enter the upper bracket.

In addition, the South Korean SKT team, which is known as the most championship-looking team, also faces the weak LGF team from Taiwan, China, and it is estimated that it will be able to successfully advance to the upper bracket if there are no major accidents, so that the upper bracket is likely to become two Chinese teams and two Korean teams, and the other Chinese team will start from the lower bracket.

The draw group has been decided, and then there will be a three-day break, and then it will be time to leave for the United States to prepare for the quarterfinals, the three Chinese teams have studied it and decided to play a dozen training matches, but the OMG team and the EDG team are both playing with the WT team, because the two teams have now become opponents, and they must not continue to fight.

The strategy of the Chinese team in the group stage is a unified rhythm and style, so that they can learn from each other and make up for each other, and the rhythmic style of play is a relatively strong Chinese style of play, but when it comes to the quarterfinals, everyone has to tap the potential of their own team again on this basis, and it is difficult to guess the outcome or defeat, they are all old opponents, and they are familiar with each other's habits and playing styles.

The WT team is also willing to play training matches with these two teams, and it is good to get to know each other better, and unless they can go all the way in the upper bracket, they will definitely meet these old friends again.

In order to control the feel and get enough rest, the WT team only played three training matches with the two teams, and then the OMG team and the EDG team contacted other teams in the domestic professional league for training, and the WT team packed their bags.

The visas have already been completed, and Lan Yu, Yuan Xiaoye and Chen Chuxiao have already been to the headquarters once in advance, so they are familiar with each other, because the TSM team and the C9 team are building momentum for the WT team, and now fans in North America basically regard the WT team as their home team.

Every day on the social platform, fans post Chinese cheering banners made by American friends, and a little decoration has been added to the venue, which has a very Chinese feel, which has caused dissatisfaction among Korean fans, and the two sides are scolding and fighting every day on the American social platform, these Lan Yu They don't know.

This trip to the United States was unprecedented in scale, with the members of the three teams plus their respective leaders and staff, as well as official commentators and staff, a huge group of nearly 100 people.

Many tyrant-level fans also spontaneously bought air tickets and tickets, estimating the time to come to the United States to cheer for the Chinese team, such as the most die-hard fan of the WT team, Lan Yu's cousin Lan Lie took a full thirty people to the United States.

And what made Lan Yu most stressful was that this time it was not only the club that sent people, but also the parents who were busy also took time to fly to the United States to watch the game.

This decision is not even clear to Lan Yu, it was only before departure that he knew that his parents would catch the next day's plane over, the company still has a real estate for sale today, and the two of them still have some things to deal with, so they can't follow the first time, but there are no arrangements for the next few days, that is, to seriously follow the club to see the performance of the WT team in the United States.

This can be regarded as cheering for Lan Yu, in this era when e-sports is not accepted by many people of the previous generation, it is also a kind of progress for parents to be able to watch their children win glory for the country in person.

Not only that, even the parents of several other team members, Hengyu Real Estate Group also arranged to go together, so while being excited, several team members also felt more pressure on their shoulders.

When the plane landed, the organizer took the TSM and C9 teams to the airport to greet them, and there were many fans from North America who came to cheer for them, which shows that the United States has been quite successful in building momentum for the WT team.

It's like a big gamble, if the WT team performs well, then it will be honored to be friends, and if it doesn't, then the TSM team and the C9 team will be saddled with a reputation for poor strength and vision......

The hotel where he stayed was not far from the place of the competition, Lan Yu because of a poisoning of water and soil, this time there were doctors with the team, after landing, he had to check the body of five people and take some medicines, especially Lan Yu, although the symptoms of airsickness have improved a lot, but the flight of more than ten hours still made him a little unbearable, and after landing with Hai and Dyrus, they simply greeted them for a while and then went back to the hotel to rest with a tired face.

The tournament will start in two days, and the WT team will be able to take a break and have a final tactical discussion.