South Korea has a total area of about 100,000 square kilometers, about half the size of Jilin Province.

The main job of the meteorological observatory is to copy the weather forecast of Jilin Province and send reminders to the people of the underworld in Korea that it will be sunny or rainy in the whole country.

So, even though Seoul and Busan are spread across South Korea, the total flight time is less than an hour.

I haven't queued up for security + take the shuttle bus to get on and off the plane for a long time.

But.

Due to the influence of a certain movie, the EDG people unanimously chose to travel by plane instead of train.

At 1:55 PM, land at Gimhae International Airport.

After taking the subway to the vicinity of the Busan Convention and Exhibition Center to familiarize themselves with the environment, and going to Waisho No. 1 Street for a meal that is said to be the most authentic barbecue in the area, EDG rushed to the official hotel and gathered with other LPL teams for a pre-game meeting.

Relative to previous seasons.

This World Finals has certain benefits for LPL.

Neither 8.18 nor the final version 8.19 has made any significant changes.

Except for Kai'Sa and Tamm, two heroes who have too high an appearance rate and win rate, the other adjustments basically have no impact on the overall situation.

In other words, the style of play used by LPL teams in the playoffs is still applicable in the World Finals, and there is no need to overturn the entire tactical system as in individual periods.

The choice of each position is mainly based on the individual's ability.

Whether it is a hero who focuses on laning, playing a team, or focusing on wandering and supporting, or positioning heroes in POKE, strong opening, etc., there are opportunities to appear on the field.

The four LPL seeded teams got together to discuss the information gathered during the training match and try to avoid capsizing in the gutter.

This is also the last time we will be together to communicate with each other.

After the group stage, even if the four teams EDG, IG, RNG, and JDG are from the same region, they will have to fight for honor.

"The electric wolf is playing very fiercely this year, and he likes to choose the early lineup, so he should be a little careful."

"TL wasn't as strong as they were, they played a little bit messy, and they didn't seem to get along very well."

"Samsung is very strange this year, and I haven't won a training match with us, so I feel like I'm hiding my strength."

"Samsung hasn't won against us."

The coach of RNG and IG finished speaking.

Abu added with a strange face: "I haven't won a fight with us......"

The training match is just a thing to find out and train the lineup.

There is certainly no team that will give it their all.

Neither winning nor losing is representative.

But this kind of 'not doing your best' is a relative thing.

- Samsung doesn't go all out, and of course RNG, IG, and EDG can't go all out.

In the case of not going all out, Samsung didn't win a game, which can also explain a certain problem.

Don't...... Is it really like the meme said, the Samsung S8 will explode?

"Samsung is not in good shape, good news for us!"

RNG coach Sun Dayong smiled: "As long as we grab the first place in the group, we can play the second place in the other groups, and whoever touches Samsung can pick up a bargain." ”

"You guys are the easiest to pick up, UZI is too experienced." JDG coach Redmi thought about it and said his opinion: "Their upper midfield state has declined more seriously, CuVee is now barely able to take out his hand with only a single belt, as long as he can limit the play of Ruler and Corejj, Samsung will have no winning point." ”

"G2 is just the opposite, they are weak in the bottom lane, but the upper midfield is not bad."

"FNC is something......"

“……”

After a brief discussion.

The coaches of the four teams went back to compile the required information.

On the afternoon of October 10.

The opening ceremony of the group stage was officially launched.

With a total area of 13,000 square meters, the Busan Convention and Exhibition Center is home to thousands of visitors from all over the world.

When the countdown is read to the last second, the official logo of the fist smashing the barrier covers the entire screen in an extremely shocking way, and then it moves to the summoner sculpture on the scene.

The camera pans down.

LCK Roaring Emperor Jeon Yongjun wore a burgundy suit and strolled out of the side passage.

"Welcome to the Busan Convention and Exhibition Center in South Korea, are you ready for the 2018 League of Legends World Championship schedule?!"

Accompanied by the hoarse roar of the Roaring Emperor.

The audience gave enthusiastic responses.

"Every year, there are strong teams from all over the world who chase their ultimate dream with hope, and their dream is to lift the legendary championship trophy with the spirit of never giving up!"

"It's been a very, very long, arduous journey."

"There was sweat and tears along the way."

"And in the end, there is only one team that can lift this trophy and reach the top of the world."

"Let's look forward to seeing who will take home the much-anticipated 2018 League of Legends World Championship trophy!"

Speaking of which.

Roaring Emperor Quan Yongjun sorted out his emotions and raised his voice again: "Next, I ask the representative of the last World Champion EDG team, General, to return the trophy!" ”

As soon as the words fell.

The theme song of this year's World Finals sounded.

Xing Dao was wearing an EDG short-sleeved team uniform with two gold stars, wearing a battle uniform printed with the national flag, holding the summoner trophy made of various precious metals in both hands and walking towards the center of the stage step by step, and placing the trophy engraved with the name of the EDG team twice on the pedestal.

When the trophy was decided, the big screen showed the images of the previous champion teams.

There is the Taipei assassination star to create a four-one push, based on the embrace of the top of the world.

There is a celebration of SKT dominating the field.

There is the touch of snow white when the Samsung dynasty won the cup.

There is a lot of boiling with SKT once again on top of the world.

There is also the glory of EDG from not being favored by anyone to sweeping all the way and winning the championship by counterattacking, and then establishing an undefeated myth.

Roaring Emperor Quan Yongjun looked at the championship trophy placed beside him, sighed a few words, raised the inscription card again, and began to introduce the participating teams in this year's World Finals-Group Stage.

After the representatives of the four groups A, B, C, and D took the stage, they began to play the promotional video of this group stage.

I have to say.

The stick is not only small in the country, but also small in XX, and the heart and eyes are not big.

The previous promotional videos all belonged to the 'rain and dew even' mode, except for a few legendary players who would have a little more shots, the appearance time of teams from different regions was basically the same.

And this year.

In the promotional video, Bangzi focused on KT, AFs, and the three Korean teams, and described the glorious journey of each player with a lot of pen and ink and space.

Of the more than five minutes of film, only 30 seconds were given to other divisions.

Whether it is the elder brother Doublelift and the factory director at the level of ancient living fossils, or the world's top level Rookie, UZI, and Caps, they are all just flashing on the screen.

The game hasn't started yet.

The teams outside of the LCK region are already full of anger and ready to show their real skills and give some color to the stick that no one has in sight......