The playoffs are in full swing in all major regions.

The release of one team after another has made the S8 World Championship more and more popular.

LPL's summer duel was grandly opened under many publicity.

After all, RNG had just beaten IG in the middle of the day, and the strength they showed from the semi-finals was really champion.

EDG didn't need to say much about it, especially after the starting list of the summer finals came out, when Collier's eye-catching ID appeared on it, countless players were boiling.

Battle of the Pigs and Dogs.

It is also a very standard Spring Festival Gala program.

It's a pity that this e-sports Spring Festival Gala failed to make the majority of the audience get their wish.

The version of the summer final has been changed again from the beginning of the playoffs.

The conspiracy of Riot's designers became apparent in this round of version changes.

First of all, the knife sister has completed an enhancement for the first time.,Of course,It's said to be an enhancement.,In fact, it's just a callback.。

Shortly after the rework of Knife Girl, the designer realized that the damage of the new version of Knife Girl Q creep was too high, so the damage caused by Knife Girl Q skill to creeps was weakened to a certain extent.

Now it's just a reversal of the damage of the Q pawn.

In addition to this, Kenji's E skill has been enhanced, and the critical damage of the second sword has been increased by 20% at a lower level.

As a result, the current version of the list of heroes has become more selective, and the difficulty of BP has increased a lot if you want to focus on the top lane.

King Ning didn't wait for his version to come, and this version of Kai Yin also ushered in a strengthening, and the time that E skills can stay in the wall has increased, which is a big reinforcement for Kai Yin, who is more dependent on terrain shuttle, although there is no substantial increase in damage.

And the most critical point affecting the trend of this game is the weakening of "Verus".

Verus was one of the most popular heroes in the semifinals of the Summer Tournament, and Uzi famously relied on his hand length to pull when he used it to hit Ah Shui.

And when Li Luo faced the showdown with JD.com, he also raised Varus's priority to a high position.

Varus's changes seem minor, except for the base health stat.

But what you should know is that Varus's base health itself is only 549 points, and now this cut has suddenly become 499 points, and the base health is less than 500 points.

This makes it doubly difficult to fight on the lower road.

Neither Uzi nor Li Luo wants to see this happen, so this hero will be abandoned by both teams.

So here's the problem.

Does discarding Varus have a greater impact on RNG, or does it have a greater impact on EDG?

A: Obviously.

The final score of the summer tournament is exactly the same as that of the spring tournament.

Even JD.com still nibbled a point in the hands of EDG, but RNG failed to do so.

Is it because RNG is weaker than JD.com?

Not really.

The difference between coaches was vividly reflected in this BO5, which did not exceed two hours in total.

When the finals came to an end, the RNG crowd returned to the lounge in disgrace.

Facing them are Sun Dayong, who looks messy, and Heart, who is called "Xinma" by fans.

The contestant, who used to be the backdrop for Uzi Wayne, has now lost again.

Although RNG won the No. 2 seed, heart was not happy at all.

He's constrained at every turn in the BP process, and the feeling of being completely studied without much of his own hole cards left Herat extremely embarrassed.

Especially after the last BP was done, his whole mind was confused.

Uzi sat on the chair, wiped the sweat on his forehead a little tiredly, and then looked up at Herat, and said helplessly: "We can't beat the line to the line, and we can't beat the team battle." ”

"I didn't know how to win as soon as that lineup was chosen, and I felt it the moment the lineup was finalized, and this one was going to lose again."

"The Ancient God Emperor"

"Feeling...... It's like we're playing a game on our own...... That's it. ”

Uzi's words also expressed the thoughts of the other team members.

MLXG sat next to the play.

He didn't even make it to the finals.

Because the team didn't make it to the fifth, let him take on the position of savior.

In this BO5, they lost a lot.

The usual radar brother Kasza completely turned off when facing Ming Kai.

It's not that Kai is stronger than Casa.

In fact, in this BO5,Casa's several waves of operations are particularly eye-catching,In contrast, Ming Kai is like a small transparent,In addition to assisting teammates to open a group,Plus some unpretentious gank operations in the early stage,Ming Kai's performance seems to be inferior to Casa。

But only Casa, who is opposite him, understands that he is disgusted by this BO5.

With his own upper lane and middle lane resisting pressure, and at the same time trying his best to maintain the balance of power in the bottom lane, Casa is much smaller than Ming Kai as a jungler.

And there is a reason why EDG let Ming Kai start in the final.

Just because Kasa is a very standard "formulaic" jungler.

Formulaic junglers mean that Casa doesn't make too out-of-the-ordinary moves in the game.

All of Casa's decisions in the game revolve around a closed loop.

In this case, as long as someone can figure out where the closed-loop range of Kasa is, they will be able to grasp the lifeblood of Kassa.

Mingkai did it.

That's what he's best at.

In the case of having teammates to give him enough space, Ming Kai can rest assured to use his brain.

He's old, and the operation has slipped.

But the brain is not rusty.

On the contrary, the older a person gets, the more wicked he becomes.

At this time, Ming Kai seems to have entered a special state of excitement, he is like a dead tree entwined by countless vines, obviously sprouting and turning green little by little, but people outside can only see the vines, but they can't see the dead trees inside.

These vines are the entire EDG team.

The final of the LPL has come to an end.

EDG once again dominated the Summer with near-invincibility.

Their next target is only South Korea, the host of this year's S Tournament.

The No. 3 seed on the domestic side was quickly established.

Although they fell into the bubble game, this version seemed to give IG a boost.

IG smashed JD.com with a near-crushing posture and successfully advanced to the World Championship.

It is worth mentioning that in this year's World Championship, the third seed of the LPL does not need to participate in the Riot Play-In Tournament.

Because, LPL was the champion last year.

The treatment that this Korean team has always enjoyed is now LPL, and it was brought down by IG himself last year.

This also became a fun conversation for the audience before the draw ceremony of the S competition.

On the other hand, GEN, the third seed in the LCK region, must enter the bubble tournament and fight against the third seed and even the wild card team from each region first, and then win before officially entering the group stage.

This means that before the start of this World Championship, the LPL has transformed into the first division!

……

On the day of the draw.

EDG everyone sat around the training room, melon seed drinks ready, waiting for the upcoming lottery ceremony.

"There's no time difference when you hold a tournament in Korea, so I think it's pretty good."

Xiao Tian picked at his feet without any image, and said while picking.

"Anything else, I still like to play in Korea."

Meiko leaned back in the chair and said leisurely: "The pin over there is low, training and competition should be quite cool, especially someone's reaction speed like hanging up, this pin is so low, should it be reported by them at that time?" Isn't that Lao Li? ”

"Don't pull the calf."

Li Luo was speechless: "I am more concerned about who the lottery is this time." ”

"I think it's like a princess, right? I used to be an old godfather. ”

Xiao Tian said thoughtfully, and suddenly stopped picking his feet after finishing speaking: "The old godfather was born, lying down, I have the impression that our EDG's signing luck has been very good in previous S competitions, and this time it should not be ......"

"Brother Gongzi, take off your socks and stuff them in his mouth, I don't want to hear him beep."

The junior brother commanded directly in standard strange Chinese.

“OKOK。”

Jin Gong moved the chair forward with a smile on his face, and at the same time, Pu Fan's big palm stretched out towards Xiao Tian.

"Ouch, get out."

Xiao Tian looked disgusted.

"The draw has begun."

Abu's words interrupted the crowd's frolic.

The training room was quiet for a while, and everyone stared at the bucket in the hand of the lotter.

According to the rules, the No. 1 seed in four of the five major regions will be placed in the four groups A to D.

The last one to be eliminated is naturally North America, which has had relatively poor results in the previous S competitions.

The No. 1 seed in North America is bound to collide with the No. 1 seed in another group because of this.

There are only four groups, which is unavoidable.

With the start of the draw, the first four spots also appeared in the group pool one after another.

EDG, in Group A.

This is also quite funny, because EDG has been in Group A for most of the past S Tournaments, and there seems to be some special connection between them and Group A.

Team Korea's summer champion this year was Team KT.

DEFT seems to have entered a state of madness after the setback at the Asian Games.

In the playoffs, he played bravely, and the setbacks at the Asian Games did not show the slightest decline in him, but made him a more stable output machine for the team.

KT realized its dream of winning the championship and won the No. 1 seed in the LCK.

Standing in Group C is Team FW.

The evergreen lightning wolf entered the S competition with the first place in the division, and this spirit alone is enough to be praised.

Group D is the old giants FNC, who have reversed their decline in the summer and made it to the top of the tournament as the No. 1 seed after a long absence.

The grouping of the No. 1 seeds in each region does not attract much attention, there are four pits in total, and the difference is who chooses which one.

The key to start with depends on how the pit is configured.

One draw after another emerged from the draw pool.

The first team to appear in Group A is Team VIT.

VIT, Europe's No. 2 seed.

At this time, they also sat in front of the screen, nervously watching the live broadcast of the lottery.

When they noticed that they had been placed in Group A, the players looked sluggish at first, followed by shouts of OMG, and then all sorts of elegant words with Falk in the training room.

EDG is one of the favorites to win the championship in this S tournament, and it also has the ad death god shine that is circulating in Europe, and if they can be happy here, they will have ghosts.

However, after a short period of sadness, they also quickly adjusted their emotions and looked at their next opponent expectantly.

It's a bad thing to have an extremely scary team in the group, but from another point of view, as long as they are in the second echelon of the group, it can be a good thing.

If EDG can beat all the teams in the group, then the other three teams have a chance.

This is somewhat similar to a multiple-choice question, where the probability of getting a multiple-choice question with four answers right is always worse than a multiple-choice question with three answers.

Moments later, the second in Group A was unlucky...... Oh, and a second team with dreams has appeared.

MAD。

A team from the bend.

As the second seeds, they became the third member of Group A.

The EDG crowd who watched the draw ceremony had a bottom in their hearts when they saw this.

Now in Group A, there are LPL divisions, European divisions, and Southeast Asian divisions.

In other words, the last spot to be contested through the play-in tournament can only come from North America, South Korea, and wild card.

"It could be C9, or it could be GEN, and the probability of a wild card is not very high."

Abu said thoughtfully.

It's not that he looks down on the wild card team.

If you analyze it from the most objective point of view, the team that can finally qualify in the wild card is actually known to everyone for a long time.

Even if there is a possibility of an upset, the probability of an upset is too low.

Today, there are four teams from five major regions on the wild card.

They are GEN from South Korea.

C9 in North America.

G2 in Europe.

and Southeast Asia's No. 3 seed, GRX from Hong Kong.

If you think about it on your ass, these four teams will have a better chance of making it to the group stage.

As for the other teams......

can only rely on the upset to seek that slightest chance to qualify.

I have to admit that such a thing as an upset is possible on the field.

But in terms of the play-in format, unless you keep upsetting and upset, it will be difficult.

"C9 is a little better, if it's a GEN...... Then the situation in our group A is a bit complicated. ”

Li Luo said thoughtfully.

This sign isn't too good for them EDG, but it's not too bad either.

At least compared to the other two brother teams on the LPL side, it's really not bad.

Judging from the first three hands, EDG at least maintained their signing.

But RNG and IG are not so lucky on the surface.

The first is RNG.

The second seed was placed in Group B.

The three teams in Group B are KT, the No. 1 seed from South Korea, the No. 1 seed TL from North America, and RNG.

This means that RNG will have to face two No. 1 seed teams at the same time if they want to qualify.

If in the end G2 also runs to Group B......

Li Luo thought about it for a moment.

Good guys, I'm afraid the effect of the show is not going to be full directly.

IG, on the other hand, was assigned to Group D, which doesn't look bad, at least compared to RNG.

They didn't hit the South Korean team in their first three hands.

In the same group, they are FNC, the No. 1 seed in Europe, and PVB from Vietnam.

The reason why PVB didn't need to play Play-In was because they had the best result in the Wild Card Division in MSI.

On the surface, the strength is still relatively low.

But it's also possible that they'll encounter GEN in the Play-In Tournament.

There is no doubt that RNG has once again fallen into the death group.