"Why is the third seed in the LPL so strong?"

After the play-in tournament was played, a topic post was soon moved back to China by LPL players from the Internet.

At the beginning, everyone didn't take the IG competition seriously, after all, the No. 1 seed has fallen in the quarterfinals for two consecutive years, and it would be good for the No. 3 seed to qualify.

In fact, not only other players or players in the competition area think so, but the LOL players of LPL also open the live broadcast room with such a mentality when watching the game.

As long as you don't lose a small day, everything else is OK.

Little IG, it's hard to get into the World Championships, what more bikes do we need, and if we get out of the play-in tournament first, it's a success.

However, IG's fighting power seems to be beyond everyone's imagination, and the first game against LYN is 13:2.

In the second match against GMB, the opponent's crystal was bulldozed in 24 minutes with an exaggerated figure of 20:3, which was as clean as a man-machine game.

Win all of them in the group stage, plus a comfortable 3-0 win in the knockout round.

IG fans woke up suddenly.

Damn, is this the IG I know?

The jungler is not easy to get up, and the mid-laner dares to play the kind of mage hero who binds the spirit in the early stage, and TheShy, who is on the list, has the feeling of an e-sports defense tower, and at the same time is fierce in the line, the number of times he has been caught and killed can be called heaven and earth compared to LPL.

Even the lowest road, which is recognized as the most dish, is like EDGzet possessed, and the word "steady" is prominent.

[Turtle and turtle, there are so many billions of fierce points, this year is the most ......]

[Brother, it's better not to say that sentence, I have a headache when I see it. 】

[The IG of the play-in tournament is really good, I feel that the joint training with EDG is still effective, this little Jiang comrade and Da Jiang practice for half a month as if they have changed people, and it is so stable that it makes my scalp numb. 】

[I heard Boss Wang reveal that as long as the two families don't become opponents for a day, the training match will continue to play, and I really want to know what the price is, so EDG can't refuse. 】

[So the question is, TheShy is already so fierce, how far is Nexus now?] 】

[Looking forward to it, the group stage is about to start, I can't wait to see Columbia kill the Quartet.] 】

During the World Championship, IG and EDG fans had a wonderful honeymoon period, and they can often see the interaction of fans under the Weibo of both teams.

Every time you win a game in the play-in round, IG's Leziren fans have to run to EDG's official blog to express their gratitude.

And the two official blogs also released tidbit photos or videos of the joint training period in a timely manner.

"How do you think about going up to exchange blood at that point, is it replaced by tofu scum in your mind, a disadvantaged hero takes the initiative to ask you for blood exchange Eighty percent of it is shaken."

"It doesn't matter if you don't judge, shake people, King Ning lives on the upper road, why are you afraid that there is a wild father going up to bite him."

“……”

Many of the tidbits and videos released by IG are when Jiang Chengzi's little classmate was reprimanded in a fancy way.

Grunt!

From the photographer's point of view, it feels like an Optimus Prime-like man standing in front of you, full of pressure.

No one dared to complain about this man wearing an EDG team uniform and a mouth full of pressure words.

Spitting?

Hehe, dare to complain, I'm afraid it's not Chris who closes the door and doesn't use it.

The LPL region was happy because of the excellent performance of the IG play-in tournament, but the analysts of other regional teams were busy.

A No. 3 seed can make it through the play-in, yes, it is to kill through, unceremoniously general, and other veteran powerhouses such as FNC that also qualify, compared with the two, people can intuitively have a feeling that they are not at the same level.

IG's strength is so strong, how strong should the EDG that can press the opponent to the ground and rub it?

Although past experience told them that EDG in the World Championship did not need to worry, IG's performance in the play-in tournament still made people can't help but complain and be vigilant at the same time.

"When did LPL become so fierce?"

And with the play-in round and the knockout round, the four teams that can enter the group stage have been determined.

C9 in North America, FNC in Europe, IG in LPL, and FB teams from Turkey.

After the second distribution, the group stage grouping that will start in October has finally been improved.

Group A: EDG, SSG, AHQ, C9!

Group B: LZ, MSF, IMT, FB!

Group C: G2, GAM, TSM, IG!

Group D: FW, SKT, RNG, FNC!

On the night when the results of the grouping came out, inside the Louvre.

[Everyone, Yanzu analyzes, what is the qualifying form of our three LPL teams? ] 】

[There is no suspense in the two groups of AB, as far as Dragon Ball's dominance in the LCK this year, the No. 1 seed is basically locked, and the other three teams remain, I think IMT should be able to qualify.] And our Guodian, I didn't dare to assert it when I didn't listen to my brother in the past, for fear that they would get away, but there is an SSG enemy in Group A, and AHQ and C9 can be careful of being stolen. 】

[It's Group C where Xiao IG is, if it can continue to be in the play-in round, it shouldn't be a big problem to get the second place in the group, TSM understands everything.] 】

The big win in the play-in tournament was said by many Korean miscellaneous yin and yang to be not competitive enough, but after comprehensive consideration, players still think that IG in Group C can at least qualify as the second in the group.

The only thing that kills is Group D, which is unanimously considered by esports players at home and abroad to be the Group of Death.

The No. 1 seed in the LMS region, the lightning wolf known as the killer of the LCK.

LOL's only triple crown to date has SKT, Faker, who suppressed all the mid-laner emperors in the world.

The rest of the FNC is said to be the S1 World Champion at the farthest end, and the veteran Haoqiang who beat EDG 4-0 at S5 is said to be the strongest.

RNG is the lower lane of UZI, which enjoys the first AD of LOL in the incense burner version.

It seems that everyone is not surprised who qualifies in Group D.

Is this year the most promising year for the LPL division? (Popularity No. 1)

Jiang Zhun's help post in the anti-bar was put in second place for the first time by the player's newly created discussion post.

In the second week after the play-in tournament, the World Championship that all esports players were looking forward to finally began.

……

The venue for the group stage is the same as the play-in tournament, which is at the Wuhan Central Gymnasium.

Unlike RNG, which only arrived a day earlier, all EDG members who agreed to IG sparring have been in Wuhan since the play-in tournament.

On the morning of October 5th.

Jiang Zhun, who stopped training yesterday afternoon, got up very early.

This is the relaxation that should be there, EDG can be said to have maintained the feel, approaching the group stage, nofe felt that it was not enough to relax just to watch the small day play-in tournament being abused and tense nerves, and finally took a half-day vacation.

The alarm clock at the head of the bed shows that it is just past seven o'clock, unlike the team members who can't get up even if they go to bed early, and the absolute execution brings Jiang Zhun the ability to control his biological clock to the greatest extent.

After a brief wash, Jiang Zhun walked from the back door of the hotel to the nearest wetland park for morning exercises.

From another point of view, if you really can't do anything in the e-sports industry, if you have absolute passive execution, it seems that you won't be much worse in other industries.

At the end of the run, the sweat that flowed slowly on the skin during the slow walk was blown by the breeze, and the last trace of impetuousness because of the approaching race disappeared.

Personal All Attributes 94+!

After working hard for so long, this is a perfect answer sheet handed over by Jiang Zhun.

Jiang Zhun returned to the hotel at the meeting time, briefly rinsed his sweaty body, put on his clothes, and finally had breakfast in the hotel restaurant and waited for more than 20 minutes before seeing his teammates who were rubbing downstairs.

"Wow, Brother Prospective, are you so early? Did you be nervous and couldn't sleep last night? "The sister saw Jiang Zhun sitting in the position and flipping through the notebook for the first time, and stepped forward in two steps." Come on, come on, let me help you relax and relax...... What, you're just playing pop-up? ”

"Help me relax?" Jiang Zhun's eyes lit up.

Deliberately rubbing his body, the bones of his hands creaked, "Great, I'm looking for someone to help me move my muscles." ”

Sister buckle: "! ”

"Factory daddy save the forehead!"

"Alright, stop making trouble!"

Ming Kai sorted out the team uniform, and said helplessly: "Hurry up and have breakfast, after eating, as the host, we have to enter the stadium in advance." ”

Zet smiled, ignored his partner, and sat down next to Jiang Zhun after picking up a breakfast at the restaurant.

As a qualified businessman, although it is Boss Wang's all-inclusive, Lovely Dezhu can be regarded as helping the team members win the best hotel in terms of specifications.

"Ding!"

The elevator doors open.

Jiang Chengzi, who was a little thin, was the first to walk out, and there were IG people in the door, and King Ning was a little dizzy from being squeezed by broilers.

"Go down, go down, hurry down, the Lao Tzu came first, so you can't wait for the next trip."

"Old Song, it's time for you to lose weight!"

"I'm not fat, right, I weigh about the same weight as the Nexus."

Quiet!

In the hall, the two team members face each other and look at the broiler who says he weighs about the same as the Nexus.

Almost?

Jack, who had already joined the team in advance, covered his mouth and ran to Jiang Zhun to make a special gesture of length and width.

"You don't think about the proportional difference between length and width?"

Jiang Zhun ignored Jack's love for this living treasure jumping up and down, his eyes retracted from the game, and motioned for TheShy to go eat first.

Thirty minutes later, all the members were ready and walked out of the hotel lobby quickly.

As soon as they walked to the place where the bus stopped, Jiang Zhun and TheShy saw a man with a very smart face.

"Cheng Lu !!"

"Old ginger !!" Dressed in a dark gray T-shirt, Khan handed the backpack to the tall pray, and ran over in two steps to say hello.

"Long time no see!"

"yes, long time no see."

The three of them stood together, Jiang Zhun and TheShy were both online in height, but the oldest man had a little bit of a small and delicate taste.

The members of the Dragon Ball team behind him had strange eyes, just like the IG crowd, looking the three of them up and down with a teasing look.

"Are the three of them all out of WE?" ×N

With two No. 1 seeds, one No. 3 seed, the world is really crazy sometimes.

After the greetings, Khan smiled and said, "Okay, see you at the top, I've won the LCK championship, the championship!" ”

Jiang Zhun: "Unfortunately, I'm also the champion, the LPL champion, and the continental champion who defeated your LCK, the two of me!" ”

Khan: "Continental champions, how can it be counted, it doesn't count!" ”

TheShy：……

Good guys, the continental champion doesn't count, so I, who doesn't have a champion, am not qualified to stand with you?

"Hmph, two is two, look at how I abuse the two of you in the knockout round." Brother Han Zi looked arrogant, as the first senior brother to walk out of WE, he had to let the two younger brothers see what the king of LCK was.

I can't beat the offline live PK, and I won't lose on the LOL one-on-one line.

TheShy, who had been dissed a lot by two people, was also a little anxious, "We are the champions of the play-in tournament!" ”

"Poof, hahaha, okay, the play-in champion is also the champion!"

"Donghe, hurry up, it's time to go!"

The horn sounded behind him, and Khan hurriedly ran back, "You guys have to work hard in the group stage, don't be eliminated!" ”

"See you in the quarterfinals, and then see how much you have improved since you came out of WE!"

……

The Wuhan Sports Center was crowded, and as long as there was a place where people could sit, chairs were arranged.

Among young people, LOL has undoubtedly become the number one competitive game, and now that the World Championship is held at home, those who can afford it will naturally choose to buy a ticket to watch it live, and even buy a ticket from Wuhan to the Bird's Nest.

It's just the poor players in the outer division, the venue that can accommodate more than 13,000 people has grabbed a total of about 1,000 positions in their hands.

In the crowded venue, there are all the faces of Chinese players.

The World Championship was held for the first time, and the facilities of the venue can be said to be as perfect as possible, with sixteen team flags placed around the venue, and various gorgeous lights with the S7 theme song, so that players waiting for the opening ceremony will not be bored and can only play on their mobile phones in place and wait.

In the background, Jiang Zhun's heart seemed to rise and fall with the discussion of the players.

Not scared, but excited!

Not far away are the players from each region who are also waiting to play, Faker! Ambixin! Big brother! ……

Rumble!

Suddenly, the lights converge on the center stage, the countdown of five counts flashes, and the shouts of the players are drowned out by a loud drum beat.

"Did you prepare the opening design for the finals in advance in the group stage?"

Recalling the opening ceremony of the Bird's Nest in his previous life, Jiang Zhun heard the drum sound in a trance, and admired the designer behind the scenes.

"It's time to start!" I don't know who reminded me, and the players stopped communicating with each other.

The Summoner Trophy appears on the large screen in the center of the stage, and the director switches to the presenter's screen.

"All the summoners on the scene, this is Wuhan, China, welcome to the 2017 League of Legends World Championship !!" The figure of the Immortal Grip slowly emerged from the darkness.

"Hello everyone, I'm Ren Dong!"

"Woo!!"

The audience applauded thunderously, and the long-awaited group stage officially began under the announcement of the host.

"Now, after the fierce competition in the play-in round, the sixteen strongest teams in the world have been produced!"

On the big screen, followed by Ren Dong's explanation, the pictures of the teams in each major region qualifying for the competition appeared on the screen.

After two minutes, the picture fades.

The host's thick voice resounded again in the sports center.

"Now, let's give a round of applause, three-time World Champion, legendary team SKT!"

"Wow!!"

Applause and lighting alone seemed to be not enough to hide the excitement of the audience, and many players in the audience screamed and shouted the names of SKT and Faker.

"There are so many fans!"

At the signal of the host, all SKT staff walked out one by one and waved to the audience, while the staff brought the summoner trophy with a whole body of sterling silver. The dazzling trophies exude a different charm under the lights.

The summoner trophy was sent to the pillar in the center of the stage by SKT's double C, and Jiang Zhun seemed to be able to sense the breathing of the players from the major teams around him at this moment.

Yes.

How could there be no one who didn't crave that trophy?

Honor!

Money and applause!

Everything under the light, as long as you touch that trophy, everything will turn from illusion to reality.

"Give me Faker and I can triple crown...... (Korean)"

With a slight mutter, Jiang Zhun looked around strangely.

They are Group A, and they are AHQ people except SSG, and the Korean language, it seems that the coach of AHQ is not Korean.

"Next, let's invite the other teams from Group D to appear!"

"From the LMS region, the winner of the Summer 2017 - FW Blitzwolf team!"

……

Because SKT needs to carry the championship trophy as the champion of the previous edition, the appearance of the group stage has been reversed from Group D to Group A.

As the clock ticked by, all 15 teams from the World Finals had already taken their toll.

As the last EDG member to appear, there was a feeling of stormy pressure coming to the face.

The first to appear was the last champion, and the host country was the last to play, although it was a normal arrangement, but when this team did not have much glory on them.

The organizer's appearance order is really equivalent to roasting them EDG on the fire.

EDG's black benchmark had already flashed on the big screen, Jiang Zhun didn't think about it anymore, patted the somewhat sluggish zet, and was the first to walk out of the backstage.

Order!

You should keep the wind and rain behind your teammates.

"Wow!!"

"Wow, ahhhh

“EDG！”

“EDG！”

Airplanes!

The moment you walk out of the passage, your ears seem to be automatically covered with a protective film, and only the sound of buzzing remains.

Belongs to the home of the LPL.

There were louder, more and longer cheers than the previous SKT.

The thunderous applause of the audience lingered for a long time.

That's the benefit of having a tournament on their home soil.

The five EDG walked to the center of the stage and looked at each other, smiled at each other and opened up a little distance, and made a pre-game debut action that the LPL team had never seen before in the eyes of the audience in disbelief and surprise.

Zet and Meikou stood beside Coach NOFE, one to the left and the other to the right, and came with a wave of standard Bolt celebrations.

Nofe's tears were a little wet, and he held his hands up like the team.

This is......

Is this ROX?

No, there are also differences, Jiang Zhun pulled Ming Kai and Scout to stand in the middle, and slammed his right hand into a fist on his chest at the same time, offering their knightly salute four years in advance.

They are not anyone's shadows, they are EDG!

“EDG！” “EDG！” “EDG！”

"Hey, it hurts a little ......"

"Who made you hammer so hard?"

The handsomeness only lasted for a second, and when he stepped off the stage, Scout was overly excited and rubbed his chest wildly.

And just after EDG successfully assumed the posture of the host, the group stage of the 2017 League of Legends World Championship finally kicked off at the Wuhan Sports Center.

Match 1: LPL No. 2 Seed RNGvsFNC!

The second is nine o'clock.

(End of chapter)