The results of the draw for the quarterfinals.

It can be said that ......

Except for the LPL region, other regions seem to be acceptable.

Roxtiger took on a reverse version of EDG, who were almost secure in securing a place in the semi-finals.

Although H2K failed to draw EDG, at least they avoided two Korean teams, and RNG actually struggled in the group stage, and their head-on was also very big.

Even TSM that draws SKT is acceptable.

Losing to SKT doesn't seem so humiliating either?

Besides, EDG's defeated team can't be drawn, and the other three teams that are second in the group, even if it is RNG, TSM does not dare to say that they can win safely.

In the final analysis, it is the North American competition that does not have high expectations for their results at all, from the players to the audience.

Being able to qualify first in the group is already considered to have completed the task ahead of schedule.

Only the LPL division is as uncomfortable as eating.

EDG and RNG, two teams that struggled in the group stage, no one had any hope for them for a long time.

The only one-seedling TOP, and also got the most difficult script!

It seems that since the beginning of this World Championship, the TOP has not had any better luck, first entering the group stage of death.

As a result, the quarterfinals drew the strongest SSG among the four opponents, and even if he could cross the SSG, there was still Roxtiger waiting for him in the semifinals.

Just like the domestic audience said.

TOP was forced to take one of the most difficult paths.

If you can win the championship!

is bound to be crowned a god, and there is no more difficult script than winning the TOP championship.

As for the team atmosphere of TOP, there is nothing wrong with it.

Although the players felt very depressed about this result and felt that they were a little unlucky, they were not timid.

Anyway, I have won all the way from the beginning of the summer season to the present, and I haven't lost a single game, and in this case, I still say that I have no confidence, which is too fake?

People's mentality is fluctuating, how can anyone always ensure that their mentality does not change?

Although Gao Dewei is arrogant and conceited, he swelled in the early days of LGD.

Isn't the reason for the expansion because of the S5 Summer Championship?

What?

You're the protagonist of a certain one.,The reincarnation of the god king still asks for blessing.,Then I didn't say it.。

After all, he has become a god and still maintains a mortal heart, asking God to bless him, this mentality is indeed a stable yuppie.

The day after the end of the draw ceremony.

All the members of the TOP boarded the plane to Chicago, not only one team, but also the members of the other seven teams in the top eight and members of the training team.

It's equivalent to Riot chartering a special plane.

League of Legends has eaten the first wave of dividends in the e-sports industry, and as the most popular MOBA game in the world, Riot is no longer the unknown small company it was at the beginning.

With deep pockets, it is nothing for them to charter a special plane.

Traveling from San Francisco to Chicago is the equivalent of flying from the West Coast of America to the heart of the Middle, a journey of about 4-5 hours.

Li Hansheng took out his headphones and prepared to put them on, and asked Jay Lun to give him another intracranial solo concert.

Just as he was about to start, he noticed that someone was tapping him on the shoulder.

He looked up and saw that it was H2K's jungler jankos.

Xiao Yang is also a top musician in Europe, with a big personality and a very familiar personality, although the two have not met each other much, he still takes the initiative to talk to Li Hansheng.

"Hey, Noob, do you want to make an appointment with us when you get to Chicago?"

He is direct, very in line with the European and American style of doing things, straight.

Originally, for TOP.

The best training match is definitely for the three Korean teams: Roxtiger, SSG, and SKT.

Nothing else.

The other teams don't have enough intensity, and playing training matches with them is a pure waste of time.

But now the embarrassment lies in.

SSG are TOP's direct rivals in the quarterfinals, while Roxtiger are their semi-final opponents, and when this group is out, it will be impossible for the two teams to make a training match with the TOP again.

The TOP can only be picked from the top half.

However, the overall strength of the upper half is not as good as that of the lower half.

Looking for TSM about a training match??

What to train with them, talk about the 100 ways to unfold the party.

RNG？？

Come on......

TOP doesn't know how many times I've fought with RNG in China, and I know each other.

Especially now RNG focuses on the top half.

The team that can compete with TOP in the upper half of the region is estimated to be only one Roxtiger, and SKT is barely half of it.

RNG simply isn't enough to see.

The only remaining targets are SKT and H2K.

H2K is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

The reason is the person in front of Li Hansheng, jankos!

As it stands, the opponent in the semi-finals is likely to be Roxtiger.

If the two teams are compared, the three roads have advantages and disadvantages to each other as a whole, the upper road is barely equal at present, Gao Dewei in the middle lane slightly suppresses Kuro a little, and the lower lane is subject to the restrictions of the version, Gu Shengbin must be more powerful than the Rat King, but under the restrictions of the version, it is so powerful.

And the current version of the jungle is crucial!

No doubt.

Condi is a good jungler, but his personal style is more focused and leans towards a herbivorous rhythm jungler.

It's completely two styles of player with Peanut.

However, this version does not have a living space for herbivorous junglers.

TOP has played a few training matches with Roxtiger, and almost all of them have been suppressed in the jungle, which affects the alignment of the three lanes.

H2K is strong in the jankos in the wild, and he is also very aggressive.

If you play a training match with H2K, you can give Condair's wild area an increase in intensity, which will help you in the semi-finals against Roxtiger.

For a team that is aiming to win the championship, it is necessary to make sufficient preparations for the follow-up in advance, rather than taking one step at a time.

"No problem." Li Hansheng smiled and nodded, "When we get to Chicago, let's make an appointment." ”

“OK！” Jankos laughed, "Let's help each other and see each other in the finals!" ”

It is worthy of being a top musician whose mentality does not lose to perkz.

After a long journey, the plane finally landed, and the weather in Chicago was not as friendly as San Francisco, a once-glorious city that has now become Americana's famous Rust Belt.

Take the bus prepared by Riot to the hotel.

It is clear that the city is abandoned, with poor infrastructure and potholed roads.

And the main thing is......

The black color that can be seen everywhere on the streets has also increased.

Vincent is also constantly reminding and warning, "Chicago is not comparable to San Francisco, you should never go out at night!" Unless Riot is arranging for you to take part in various filming assignments, don't have the idea of visiting Chicago, unless your cousin is Anthony. ”

"It's all America, how big is the gap?" Ah Shui thought it was strange.

"Nonsense, there are also some places in China where the folk customs are obviously stronger than other places." Li Hansheng rolled his eyes, and then pouted at the black Nunu outside the car window, "Why don't you go and make friends with them?" You have such a fine skin and tender meat, you should have a very good appetite for them. ”

"Garlic." Ah Shui's head shook like a rattle, "Let's let them play with cotton." ”

Well?

Li Hansheng stared at Ah Shui with wide eyes, this kid is well hidden, he deserves to be a good brother with similar ideals!

"Why is my cousin able to hang out if he's Anthony?"

Li Hansheng smiled, "Anthony is a fierce man who can go to the slums of Brazil to talk and laugh with people, and he almost went with you to buy watermelons and was cheated by a fruit dealer who looked like Ah Wei, and you immediately made it clear that Liu Huaqiang was your cousin." ”

"Gan, Lao Li, if you're not disgusting, I'll die, right?" Gao Dewei's face darkened, and he immediately scolded.

This is mainly the credit of sand sculpture netizens, some people found that after the comparison, Gao Dewei does look very much like the fruit seller who was shot by Liu Huaqiang on the head.

"I heard that Chicago is the prototype of Gotham City, and the folk customs here should indeed be quite simple." Gao Tianliang was also teasing, and he didn't know if it was an illusion as soon as the words fell?

It was as if they had heard the sound of gunfire.

Boy.

Worthy of the free America, shooting every day.

This also completely cut off the team's desire to go out and hang out.

"It's not just Chicago, Detroit...... The combination of the dark side of these cities in the Rust Belt of America is the prototype of Gotham City. Li Hansheng gave his teammates popular science.

Really......

After coming to the hotel, the person in charge of Riot also repeatedly emphasized to the team members not to act alone, not to go out without authorization, even if you go out to shoot, you must follow the arrangement, otherwise Riot will not be able to guarantee the safety of your life.

Similar to going to the Golden Gate Bridge to watch the sunrise in reverse, it is estimated that it cannot be reproduced.

However, the top eight teams don't have the heart to go out and play.

The overall schedule of the group stage is long, the pace is not so tight, even if you lose one, there is still room for adjustment, and there will not be that sense of urgency to lose one and be over.

But the quarterfinals are different.

This is a life-and-death, bayonet fight!

And because the opponent was determined very early, there was a lot of game video left in the group stage to study.

Opponents will watch videos of your matches over and over again, looking for ways to target you.

In this kind of confrontational situation, everyone has to be urgent!

I don't know if I regard TOP as one of the competitors on the road to winning the championship, SKT is obviously not in the same half zone as TOP, but it still hasn't looked for TOP training matches for the first time.

TOP can only settle for H2K to play training matches and give strength to Condit's wild area.

In order to make Condi feel the intensity.

Li Hansheng deliberately closed the fight, giving Jankos more room to play, and let him give Condi a higher intensity!

Don't really say it.

After several high-quality training matches, everyone also has a new understanding of the overall strength of H2K.

I also understand why they were able to force SSG so badly!

The characteristics of SSG are actually a bit similar to the two teams of EDG and IM, and they no longer have the style of the three-star white team in the S4 period.

At that time, S4's Samsung White relied on mata and dandy's strong wandering ability and field of view control in the early stage of Nosuke's ability to completely light up the map, and then used the information difference obtained to create more and less small-scale team battles locally, slowly rolling snowballs, and establishing advantages.

And today's SSGs almost don't take the initiative to attack, they just play operations with you, and resource replacement is delayed to fight with you in the late stage.

Although SKT hardly attacked in the early stage, relying purely on mid-term line transfer operations and resource replacement, SKT is still different from SSG.

Because SKT will not give up attacking, even if they are inferior in the medium term, they will try to attack as long as they seize the opportunity.

However, the two teams play in a similar way to a certain extent, which is why SKT defeated SSG with a difficult score of 3-2 in the original S6 World Finals.

SSG's defeat in the summer tournament was too young, and he was not as stable as Bang at his peak.

As far as mid laner is concerned......

Brother Crown is actually S6's first midlaner, and he is more dazzling than faker in terms of personal performance.

It's a pity that fate likes to play tricks on people so much, when he was the most carrying, he missed the championship, and when he was a tool man, he was able to win the championship, but he was not recognized.

The crown is even more pitiful than Ryu in a way, after all, Ryu is indeed a loser, he does lose, and it is a fact that he is ridiculed.

But the crown is the victor!

Obviously he is a champion but he will never be recognized by fans and viewers just because he defeats people who can't be beaten.

Strictly speaking, he is the most typical victim of fan circle culture?

When everybody sprayed him as a bastard.

Who remembers that high-spirited teenager in S6, who led a group of old and small SSG to the finals, and even almost pulled SKT off the throne?

Through the training match with H2K and the study of the video of the group stage of Group C, TOP also summed up the way to deal with this SSG from the gameplay of H2K.

That's ......

Strong open!

SSG relied heavily on head coach Edgar's pre-match set-up, which was like entering a piece of code in advance, and they were executing the coach's commands on the field like a manipulated AI.

Change the rhythm of the field by forcing the ball and let the opponent fall into the rhythm of the game that he is not comfortable with.

The SSG has nothing to do.

ANX, H2K, and FW essentially beat SSGs in this way.

Coincidental!

The most disruptive region in the world is the LPL division!

It's just that the shortcomings of the teams in Group C in terms of mid-term operation ability and finishing ability gave SSG a chance to breathe, so they were able to advance in the end.

But undoubtedly, it also exposed the shortcomings of SSG!

………………

"Welcome to the 2016 World Finals Knockout Live!" The bearded North American presenter stood on the stage in an impassioned tone, "This is the Chicago theater!" ”

As a landmark building in Chicago, the theater is decorated in a retro style, with beautiful murals everywhere, and the auditorium is even divided into two floors, which is a bit of the feeling of ancient Europeans watching opera.

The auditorium was still overcrowded, all tickets were sold out, and the scene was full.

As an annual feast of the world's most popular games, the enthusiasm shown by the audience is also world-class.

"First of all! Let's have the third seed from the LCK region to advance as the second place in Group C...... xy！ ”

The lights shone on the left side of the stage, and the Samsung crowd came to the center of the stage with bursts of applause.

"Order Cuvee! Jungler Ambition! Mid laner Crown! Down the road Ruler! Auxiliary Corejj! Substitute Wraith and head coach Edgar! ”

The Samsung players are a little restrained under the spotlight.

Strictly speaking, all members of this SSG team belong to the rookies of the World Championship, after all, this team is the reconstruction completed by Edgar this year, and the youngest ruler in the team, Ruler, has only started his career for the first time in this year's LCK Summer Tournament, and is an absolute rookie.

Although Ambition is a star midlaner in the ancient days of the LCK, this is also his first appearance in the knockout stage of the World Championship, and the position is still a jungler.

Mainly the North American audience at the scene was not excited enough, they did not know enough about this SSG.

Moreover, SSG's turtle style of defending and counterattacking is not enough to attract fans.

Fresh face + non-fan play, the audience can like you to have a ghost.

The host then shouted again, "The next one to appear is the No. 1 seed from the LPL region, who won all six matches in Group A, known as the Group of Death, and became the top Esports Gmaing in the group and finally qualified!" ”

The TOP team logo appeared on the screen of the live broadcast!

Lights to the right side of the stage!

Li Hansheng stood at the front of the queue.

"Noob! Jungler Condi! Mid laner Godv! Down the road imp! Assist lvmao! Substitute Jackeylove and head coach BSYY! ”

The enthusiasm of the audience seemed to be ignited in an instant, and they all let out warm cheers and applause and the muffled sound of the support stick struck, weaving into the most pleasant sound on the scene!

Those who don't know think this is the home of the LPL.

The main reason is that the Chinese student group on America's side is very large.

In addition, TOP's very ornamental style of play in the group stage has made many viewers like them, especially the two defeats of the strongest team SKT in the eyes of European and American audiences, which made everyone recognize their strength!

This is the first time Ah Shui has been on stage since coming to America, and the feeling it brings him is different.

"Wuhu! Brother Meng, on the part of fans, we have already won! He grinned and teased, "We have no reason to lose at home!" Come on, I'll go backstage and deduct 6666 for you. ”

Once the game is about to officially start, there is no need for him, a substitute, to remain on the stage.

After the team members sat down, they put the headphones on their heads as soon as they sat down, and under the effect of high-end sound-isolating headphones and white noise, they seemed to be isolated from the world, and they could not hear the noise of the scene at all.

This was followed by the commissioning of the equipment and the preparation of the required runes in advance in the suit.

Imp is also constantly thinking in pieces, "Brother Meng, help me overturn the SSG, don't save face for me!" ”

Gu Shengbin is full of resentment towards Samsung.

After all, after S4 won the world championship on behalf of Samsung Bai that year, the management only proposed a 50% salary increase for them.

This humiliating offer is simply looking down on people.

It's like Real Madrid handing Ronaldo a humiliating offer far below the market price when he led the club to win the Champions League at his peak.

This will only make the athlete feel that the club is insulting them.

Today!

He's going to prove to Samsung's management what a stupid decision they made to let him go!

“OK，OK！” Li Hansheng smiled, "Then you can educate the little brother Ruler well, and let him personally feel how big the gap is with your senior." ”

"That's a must-drop!" Gu Shengbin said another authentic Dongbai dialect, and he didn't know what he was usually watching.

After both sides are ready, make a direct decision to the referee behind you!

With a crisp sound, it goes straight into the BP screen!!

"The BP of both sides has officially begun, because TOP is the first in the group, so it has the right to choose the right of priority, and this time TOP took the initiative to choose the blue side!" Zeyuan, who is known as a fan of Samsung and Crown, was officially selected to be the commentator of this game.

And he is partnered with Wang Lao Er, "It seems that TOP will make certain adjustments in tactics, both sides have plenty of time to study their opponents, and now is the time to test the research results of SSG and TOP these days!" ”

"Huh? Did TOP actually take the initiative to ban Sindra?? Ze Yuan looked very surprised!

You must know that as a popular hero in the middle of the current version, the blue side can completely grab it, and even if you want to ban, it should be the red side to bear this ban position.

"Maybe TOP has other options." Wang Lao Er didn't rush to make a conclusion, "Samsung will ban the leopard girl here." ”

The TOP side is starting to target the second-hand ban!

Took the initiative to send Ember to the ban position, obviously wanting to target the newcomer Ruler.

The SSG sent Jace to the ban position.

On the last ban, TOP blocked Ice, while SSG chose to send Olaf to the ban.

"Huh? SSG seems to be very aimed at Condi in the wild area? "Wang Lao Er noticed that something was wrong.

SSG actually put two precious bans in the jungle and attach so much importance to Condi??

But that's not what the SSG really thinks.

They also know that Condi is not the kind of jungler who is very aggressive, but he can't stand the TOP overall offensive and is very aggressive.

Especially the personal ability of the top three lines is extremely strong, once the three lines have the right to the line, even if the player who usually doesn't like to attack very much, in the face of such a good environment, he will run to the opponent's wild area to try to attack, which will make Ann head very uncomfortable.

Just ban it directly.

"Is Cold Ice really worth banning?" Zeyuan's attention is on the selection of TOP bans.

He glanced down at the data he had collected before the game, "Cold Ice's appearance rate in this World Championship is not high, and it is not even as high as Lucian......

In the first two versions of the World Championship, Ice was weakened twice, which directly caused the hero to fall off the altar.

Ban Ember can understand that this hero can push the line, can start a team, and even if he is weak, he can rely on one-handed functionality to provide positive help to the team.

The only drawback is that the tank cannot be moved.

Can......

Where does the S6 World Championship come from the living space of the tank.

"Even if the TOP side can get the combination of EZ+Karma, SSG can also take the policewoman backhand, right?"

It is worth mentioning ......

The appearance rate of female policemen in this world championship is second only to Ash, but the TOP doesn't like this hero.

The TOP side directly grabbed Karma.

There's not much to say about that.

SSG's response is also very fast, Crystal Vanguard + Kenan!

"Wow!" Ze Yuan suddenly exclaimed, "SSG, this is a big move as soon as it comes up?" Scorpion jungler? Sure enough, I came prepared! ”

Every team has a different way of thinking.

Some teams will choose to come up with their most confident system in the first game, and if they lose, they will consider using the prepared black technology routine to turn the tables.

And some teams will come up with carefully prepared black technology as soon as possible, as long as they can win, then they will have the first opportunity in the knockout round of BO5!

Obviously.

SSG is the latter!

Scorpions belong to the absolute underdog in the arena, but there is a reason to play.

The main thing is the ultimate!

First, it can forcibly force the C position of the TOP to produce the mercury ribbon, which is to put a heavy economic burden on the TOP.

You must know that most of the C positions in this version do not have displacement skills, and the scorpion is accurate when it is pulled!

The second is the scorpion's strong ability to open a group!

5 minutes ......

No, if you come out of the CD shoes + click out [Insight], the flash CD will only be more than 3 minutes, which means that every 3 minutes or so you can get a stable and strong means to open the group!

What's most lacking in this version?

Isn't it the ability to start a group!

The TOP side also seemed a little surprised, but they were still selecting people at their own pace.

EZ+ Victor's double C wins!!

Crown iron fan Zeyuan opened his mouth as soon as he saw this selection, "This is definitely a substitute for ban, I can say that the best person used by Victor in this World Championship is Brother Crown!" No one else has any taste of him! ”

And there wasn't much delay on the SSG's side either.

After all, this is a black technology routine carefully prepared by them, so they have done enough preparation work!

Policewoman + Zyra, this is the bottom lane combination they chose!

The option is back to the TOP again.

"SSG has chosen to leave the counter position to the crown brother in the middle lane, let's see what kind of hero the TOP will choose!"

Suddenly!

There was a sudden commotion at the scene!

The reason is ......

4L on the TOP side suddenly appeared with a clown's avatar!

As the most popular character among the villains, the Joker is the representative of Gotham City, and is deeply loved by the audience.

And isn't Chicago one of the prototypes of Gotham City?

Places with simple folk customs have a unique love for clowns.

Especially considering that Li Hansheng took out a hand of Mo to list in the group stage.

Teemo can walk on.

Why can't a clown??

The audience at the scene began to heckle and signaled that TOP must lock up the clown.

The director also gave a close-up to Li Hansheng, who was talking and laughing with his teammates in the player seat.

"Wouldn't it? This clown will never be chosen! "Zeyuan is the affirmation of grinding!

But this time he was right.

TOP didn't lock the clown, but deliberately lit up the clown to enliven up and adjust the atmosphere.

And actually.

The TOP really chooses the hero ......

Soar Giant Zach and ...... Prince of Demacia!

"Huh??" Wang Lao Er and Ze Yuan looked at each other, "Did TOP also take out his own black technology??" ”

"This game is interesting, there are so many heroes who have not appeared in the arena before!"

The TOP crowd under the close-up is still talking and laughing.

And SSG on this side.

Head coach Edgar frowned.

It's not just Korean players who hate variables, Korean coaches generally hate such variables!

And there are two variables at once!

Zack!

Prince!

These are heroes who have long since disappeared from the ring.

They don't even know which of these two heroes goes into the wild and who goes online.

After all......

With Li Hansheng's urine, there is no hero he dare not play.

Heroes like Ice Bird and Timo dare to take it to the list, what's wrong with a little Zack or the prince taking it to the list??

"Xiba, what the hell are you thinking on the other side?" Edgar fell into deep thought.

The prince fights Kennan, and there will be no brother who sprays me with scribbles.

(End of chapter)