The dilemma of V Society is justified, and in fact, the upcoming Epicenter Cup also takes a lot of effort to decide on the list of invited teams.

The original plan was for one direct invitation from each of the four major regions, which was originally scheduled to be announced after the Kyiv Major. But the results of the Southeast Asian team this season are really not complimentary, and no team has the slightest result.

Coupled with the good results of IG's two consecutive competitions, the organizers had to adjust the direct invitation list and set five direct invitation teams:

Serenity、IG、OG、VP、EG。

Due to the change in the number of direct invitations, the organizers of the Epicenter Cup even adjusted the scale of the event, expanding the original plan of 8 teams to 10, except for 5 directly invited teams, and the four major regions each decided the only qualifier place.

The last team will be decided by public voting, and this place will unsurprisingly fall to Na'vi, who has two runners-up and one champion and an extremely large number of fans.

This Epicenter Cup is the last chance for all teams that have not yet received a direct invitation to TI. So even in the qualifiers, the teams involved took it 100% seriously.

After EG, the overlord of the American region, was directly invited, it was Team Odd who came out of the encirclement. It may be unfamiliar just to hear the name, but the contestants are old acquaintances of everyone.

Odd, a newly formed professional esports club, recently acquired the ThunderBird team, which is not a newcomer, but the original team of DC.

DC had a tumultuous season, with tepid results and a problem with the team's operations, so they had to change doors in the middle of the season to find a sponsor.

Fortunately, the team members still maintain their enthusiasm for TI, and after changing the team name twice, they once again launched an attack on TI.

It is not surprising that Liquid was awarded the qualifiers for the European and CIS regions.

Right now, the strongest teams in this tournament are OG and VP, and with both of them directly invited, it's only natural that Liquid will come out of the encirclement.

As the only team in Europe to have won the continental championship this season, Liquid's strength should not be underestimated, regardless of the gold content of this tournament.

In order to qualify for the Epicenter Cup and then participate in the competition for the direct invitation to TI, Liquid can be said to have done his best in the qualifiers, and also clearly showed the strength of the remaining teams in the same region, and this qualifier was easily obtained.

On the other hand, the Southeast Asian region, which is now the weakest competitive, is a little difficult to look at, and the whole qualifier is hot, but in the eyes of industry insiders, it is completely a rookie pecking at each other.

After an elusive battle, the final qualifier was awarded to Clutg.

Of course, no one is optimistic about what they can achieve at the upcoming Epicenter Cup.

Overall, the qualifiers for all three regions went relatively smoothly, and almost after the group stage, it was almost impossible to guess which team would have the last laugh.

But the situation in the Chinese division is not so clear.

、NewBee、EHOME、VG. J、LGD、LFY、VG、

Eight teams gathered, and the battle situation can only be described as unpredictable.

Although the final spot was won by the team, they had high hopes before the tournament and unexpectedly fell into a tough battle in the first round, losing 1:2 to the newly restructured LFY team and falling into the lower bracket.

Immediately afterwards, LFY, who completed the block, was defeated by VG.J 2:1 in the second round.

In the upper bracket final, just when the audience thought that VG.J had the chance to win, the result once again exceeded everyone's expectations. VG.J, who showed strong strength in the first two rounds, was sent away directly by LGD 2:0 cleanly!

After almost a season-long struggle, LGD seems to have finally found the right direction. May has worked hard during this time, and has been pulling Jing Zhun to practice.

The game version of the qualifiers is 7.06, which has just been updated, and the requirements for the ability of the mid laner are far beyond the previous 7.05. Two games in a row, VG. J's mid-laner Freeze was beaten by May to the point of not being human, and the mid lane was completely shattered.

It can be said that LGD's win against VG.J is almost entirely due to a huge advantage played in the middle. The Rhythm Demon King, who joined in the middle of the season, has been in a bit of average form lately, and often habitually sends one or two waves inexplicably after the end of the laning period.

Before the game, LGD was actually not favored, because LGD did not achieve any results this season, and they did not even go abroad much. In addition to LGD and VG, the other six teams have already made their mark on the international stage.

It's just such a team that no one is optimistic about, LGD, has won all the way and reached the finals of the epicenter cup China qualifiers!

Although many people began to expect LGD to break through and show its strength in the epicenter cup. But there are also many people who are worried about LGD's weak competition experience, for fear that LGD will be embarrassed in the epicenter cup after winning the Chinese qualifier championship.

However, just when these people wanted to give LGD the title of "King of the Civil War", the team that fell into the lower bracket in the first round suddenly woke up, quietly completed the feat of one in the lower bracket, and achieved revenge on LFY in the lower bracket final, and returned to the qualifier finals!

Along the way, LGD's advantages are almost all in the middle, and the performance on the side is quite average.

In the face of VG.J, even if the opponent's disadvantage is a big smart like rOtK, LGD's advantage lane does not play any advantage, so that rOtK is extremely rare not to be blown up in the laning period.

When encountered, LGD knows what cruelty is!

May can't take advantage of the jumping knife hand at all, although it is not pressed, but it does not want to play an advantage. However, there is nothing wrong with the balance of power in the middle, and LGD's flanks are the problem.

Ame and Yao's dominant duo are really flattering in their online abilities. The tactical focus is generally on the disadvantaged lane, the combination of xinq and iceice is simply executing the opponent on the line, breaking through LGD's advantage lane in two consecutive games, and xinq's No. 3 position is completely hammered by Ame's head.

The rhythm demon king's play is quite normal, but the old problems since the start of the qualifiers have not been able to get rid of it, and in the case of gaining an advantage in the lane, two games in a row were set on fire because of the overly aggressive move, burying the hard-won advantage.

Might has worked hard and has been trying to use his personal abilities to improve the situation, but his headache is that he can always find a near-perfect response, which makes it almost impossible for May to start.

Absolutely!

Those who have been training with serenity for a long time have become completely accustomed to facing an unsolvable enemy midlaner in the mid-term, which is also the key to their victory over LGD.

And the ID of this "enemy midlaner", but!

After a period of hard practice, Maybe's level has indeed improved, but the jumping knife has not worked hard. In the eyes of Jump Knife, he can handle such a level as Maybe, and even play it with ease.

In the final, LGD was bloodied with a score of 2:0.

The result is wonderful, but the team members are all happy for the rest of their lives.

The defeat in the first round put a lot of pressure on them, and if this qualifier is repeated, they really can't guarantee another one-five miracle.

And LFY, who was eliminated in the lower bracket finals, was also very regrettable, they did not fall completely at a disadvantage, and even had a good chance of winning at one point.

If they can successfully win again and enter the final, they are actually quite sure. In fact, as two teams from the same club, LFY had a clear advantage in the training match against LGD!

In the current China Division, the competition for the qualifiers is even more fierce when the two big brothers, serenity and IG, do not participate in the competition.

True to the name of the Death Zone!