Chapter 253: Honorable Retirement
Two years later.
The world-class PUBG tournament attracted the attention of many esports fans around the world, and for the first time, it was broadcast live in multiple languages in various countries at the same time, and the number of viewers at the same time broke the record of the number of viewers in previous game competitions.
After a month-long selection competition, the final was finally held at the largest venue in Europe, and 25 teams composed of nearly 100 of the world's top e-sports players fought for two days and ten rounds, and the final championship was locked in the competition between an Asian team and a European team.
Before the live broadcast, all the audience was waiting with bated breath, and the commentator tried his best to convey every detail to the audience, but the last two teams were too exciting to express the fierceness of the battle with words.
In just a few minutes, the live broadcast platform showed the interface of the final chicken, and the commentator instantly sat up and almost roared to announce tonight's champion.
"Congratulations to the SOD team for eating chicken in a single game, ranking first overall, and winning the championship of this year's world-class PUBG League!"
"This is also the third time that SOD has won the championship in a world-class competition, and it can be said that it is firmly on the altar and standing!"
For a while, the number of people on the live broadcast platform in Asia exploded, and many contestants walked up to the SOD members together and hugged to congratulate them.
Although the DS team has been pressed by SOD in recent years, the relationship between the two teams is getting better and better, and the captains Yang Feng and Zhao Qichen hugged each other tightly, causing fans to scream.
The national flag is rising, the award ceremony is solemn and sacred, it is not the first time that SOD has stood on the top podium of such a big competition, but this time, everyone's expressions seem to be unusually solemn.
This award means that SOD will become the leader of the world-class team of PUBG, and Wen Zhouxing finally couldn't help but run from the backstage to the venue, watching several people wearing black uniforms to shed tears of excitement.
The trophy was handed over to Zhao Qichen, now he is twenty-four years old, the captain of the world's strongest team, and the general manager of Meiyu Group.
This time the trophy was unusually heavy, Zhao Qichen put it in his hand and suddenly laughed.
The members next to them did not have the joy after winning the award, and all stood with their hands in their hands, bowing their heads and saying nothing.
The audience at the scene seemed to understand what was about to happen, and consciously quieted down, and the audience of the live broadcast frantically brushed the barrage.
The awarder signaled that the champion team could say a few words, Ma Monkey silently took the microphone, and handed it to Zhao Qichen without hesitation, he said enough, this time, he didn't want to say it again.
If you are close to Zhao Qichen, you can clearly see the elastic bandage on his right wrist, which is wrapped close to the palm of his hand, and the hand holding the microphone is trembling, but he is clenching it extremely tightly.
"Hello everyone, I'm the captain of SOD, sunshine, I'm sorry, I want to say more today, I hope you don't dislike me, okay?"
There was warm applause from the audience, and the sound of fans roaring from time to time was heard, and Yu Xintian finally couldn't help crying in the audience.
"I don't remember that this is the first few years I've been playing e-sports, I always feel that it hasn't been long, I've always felt that it's not enough, maybe I'm this kind of Internet addicted teenager, from being unknown, to tasting the fruits of victory for the first time, and now, we SOD don't know how many years have passed."
Zhao Qichen looked at the audience, paused, and continued: "In fact, for so long, some people have been speculating whether our team is not in harmony, or who is SOD relying on to support it, in fact, I want to say that the team can not get to where it is today, it is inseparable from everyone around me, and I am also very grateful to them for their company all the way to achieve the team today."
The old wolf next to him silently hugged Zhao Qichen's shoulder, and the two glanced at each other with a smile.
"I think today was probably the most tiring game I've ever played, and I don't know how many games I'll make it to, so every game feels like it's the last, but luckily, God favors me, I persevered, and it persevered."
As he spoke, Zhao Qichen raised his arm and said with a smile, even making people be able to ignore his uncontrollable trembling.
"There is no feast in the world, I hope to be able to leave at the most beautiful time, I am today to officially announce my retirement, SOD is not only sunshine this belief, but he itself is a faith!"
As he spoke, Zhao Qichen waved the trophy, smiled at the camera, walked off the podium, and walked away without looking back.
The people in the audience instantly erupted into a voice of disbelief, and some fans even sat in their seats and couldn't cry.
Although the reporter received the news in advance, he still did not get out of the shock, and when he was relieved, he was about to rush up to interview, but many e-sports players stopped him.
The chaos in the arena became a mess, Zhao Qichen walked away, reporters flocked to the scene, players from other teams spontaneously blocked reporters, and Yu Xintian, the manager of the team, cried silently in the audience.
She still remembers what Zhao Qichen said before the game, he said: "The era that belongs to him is over, and it is enough to have the scenery over the years."
He doesn't want to retire undignified like that when he is no longer capable of fighting, what he hopes is that everyone only remembers his glory and extinguishes it when it shines the most.
From the field all the way to the lounge, unimpeded, some substitutes from other teams even came up to shake hands with him, Zhao Qichen responded with a smile one by one.
Back in the lounge, everything was quiet as if nothing had happened, and tomorrow we will continue training for the next game.
A month ago, he was sent to the hospital in the middle of the night with unbearable wrist pain during a training session, where the doctor diagnosed a tendon injury, and he may not be able to play again in his life.
It was only at this time that the members learned that Zhao Qichen had endured this pain for two months.
That night, there was an unexpected silence in the base, Zhao Qichen stared at his wrist in a daze until midnight, and Wen Zhouxing watched his case and didn't sleep all night.
After that, Zhao Qichen insisted on participating in the World League, no one could organize him, and he would announce his official retirement after the game.
Before the game, the members were like crazy, practicing in the training room day and night, and Mao Yu began to step up practice when he learned that Zhao Qichen would be replaced by him if anything happened.
Since then, Zhao Qichen's daily training time has been greatly reduced, but every time he looks at the training room late at night, it is always brightly lit.
In fact, he knows that every member of the team is working hard to get a perfect answer in his last game.
Thankfully, he did, SOD did, ten rounds, and even though his wrist hurt so much in the end that he didn't feel anything, he didn't let up for a moment.