"BrokenBlade, welcome to Team G2."

"I believe that your arrival will definitely make our G2 team's journey to the third consecutive World Championship even smoother!"

"But your ID is a bit too long, why don't we just call you BB in the future? It's also a little more intimate. ”

As the captain of the G2 team, after the newcomer BB joined, Mingrui naturally had to welcome BB as soon as possible, and he was very excited and looking forward to the arrival of BB.

The reason is very simple, that is, BB's strength is indeed very strong, and he definitely belongs to the kind of player who can be expected in the future!

BorkenBlade, as a talented teenager born in 00, actually officially debuted in the RBE team of the TCL Turkey Division as early as 2016, and successfully won the runner-up in the 2018 TCL Summer Finals.

Although BB finally lost to the champion SUP team in the TCL region and failed to qualify for the 2018 League of Legends World Championship, because of his performance in the entire summer tournament, he successfully completed the transformation from "rookie debut" to "fame".

Then, he successfully received invitations from the European G2 team and the North American TSM team, and finally chose to join the G2 team and became the substitute for the champion top laner Wunder.

Although under normal circumstances, even if the runner-up in the wild card region is on the list, the strength may be several notches lower than the first-class top list in the four major regions, but BB's strength is really extraordinary.

BrokenBlade is very aggressive, and is extremely good at using warrior-type top laners, such as Raven, Knife Girl, Green Steel Shadow, and so on.

As for the style of play, it is very similar to this year's world runner-up top laner, Theshy from the IG team!

So, this is the most important reason why BrokenBlade can be favored by G2 boss Carlos and also expected by G2 captain Dark.

After all, after experiencing the S8 World Finals, although they didn't say it explicitly, the difference in strength between Wunder and Theshy is still very obvious.

And if in the 2019 international competition, the G2 team's top laner can have a player who does not lose too much to Theshy in the laning stage, then the G2 team's journey to the championship will be much smoother!

"Of course, no problem, in fact, my former teammates have always called me BB."

BB was pleasantly surprised and excited to hear the kindness from Dark, and then sat down next to the substitute jungler Jankos under Carlos' arrangement.

At this point, the G2 team's 2019 roster has been officially finalized.

Coach, YoungBuck.

Top Order, Wunder.

Jungler, Dark.

Midlaner, Caps.

Down, Perkz.

Auxiliary, Hylissang.

Substitute laner, BrokenBlade.

Substitute jungler, Jankos.

With the G2 team fully assembled, Carlos took the opportunity to announce a few things to everyone before everyone officially started preparing for the new season.

The first thing is that the region has been renamed, and in the new season, they will no longer share the three letters LCS with North American Laobi, but directly change to the LEC region, which is the abbreviation of the League of legends European Championship.

The second thing is that the entire 2019 LEC Spring Championship will officially start on January 18 and last until the end of the finals on April 15, a period of three months.

The third thing is that the entire LEC Spring Tournament will continue to use the B01 format of a double round-robin tournament, and then select the top six teams out of 10 teams to enter the playoffs, and the format of the playoff stage is also a double-elimination format, in order to adapt to the upcoming 2019 MSI tournament in advance!

"One more thing worth mentioning is that our playoffs will be straight from the first round onwards and will be based on the BO5 model."

"But you've heard that our regular season is BO1, but the playoffs are BO5, so switching between the two ways of playing will definitely cause some problems for your daily training and tactical set-up."

"But the rules of the competition are very fair to all 10 teams in the LEC, so I hope you can continue to be World Champions and strive to win our G2 team's fifth title in the LEC region and qualify as the MSI No. 1 seed!"

Boss Carlos said loudly, which immediately made the blood of every G2 player boil.

After all, they are going to continue to strengthen the G2 dynasty, so the next LEC Spring Championship, the 2019 MSI Championship, and the final S9 World Championship, they have to continue to win strongly, no matter what!

So, after a mobilization of the boss and coach, on January 4th, all members of the G2 team finally officially entered their preparation mode before the start of the new season.

With the S8 champion lineup as the team and the introduction of the talented top laner BrokenBlade, with the official start of the 2019 LEC Spring Season regular season on January 18th, the remaining nine teams in the entire LEC region once again felt the fear of being dominated by the G2 team, the European hegemon!

……

From January 18th to March 31st, the two-and-a-half-month 2019 LEC Spring regular season finally came to an end, and the final regular season standings and playoff roster of the LEC region were finally released.

1st place, G2 team, 13-5!

2nd place, Team OG, 12-6!

3rd place, Team FNC, 11-7!

Fourth place, Team SPY, 11-7!

Fifth place, Team VIT, 10-8!

Sixth place, S04 team, 9-9!

Looking at the record, the G2 team is not invincible, as they have not been able to win all 18 B01 matches.

But only the viewers who watched the game knew how terrifying the "not invincible" G2 team really was!

Because in the entire 18 B01 games in the regular season, Dark players only played 9 of them, and the remaining 9 games were completed by substitute jungler Jankos.

And the most terrifying thing is that even when the substitute jungler Jankos came on, he managed to win 4 of the 9 games.

But the most terrifying thing is that the 5 games that Jankos lost were all caused by the lack of run-in between him and the substitute BrokenBlade player!

So, after the internal permutations of the G2 team, viewers around the world understood the intensity of this year's G2 team.

That's ......

Dark with Wunder, invincible!

Dark with BrokenBlade, invincible!

Jankos with Wunder, almost invincible!

Jankos and BrokenBlade are what a "normal team" should be!

However, despite the fact that viewers around the world discovered the "weak link" of the G2 team, they still felt more and more desperate.

After all, they only need to use their brains to think about it to understand that unless the G2 team deliberately allows two substitutes to take the stage to practice, it is impossible for the G2 team to find any breakthrough!

However, for the LPL region, which also ended the regular season of the Spring Season on March 31, they didn't care about the strength of the G2 team at all.

Because in the eyes of countless LPL fans, this year's LPL division, at least in the upcoming 2019MSI mid-season tournament, they still have considerable hope of winning the championship!

The reason is very simple, that is, this year's LPL division has ushered in a complete and earth-changing major change!

To sum it up in one sentence, it is the abdication of the three royal families and the accession of the new four emperors!

The top eight teams in the 2019 LPL Spring Regular Season and the final teams to enter the LPL Spring Playoffs are as follows.

1st place, FPX team, 13-2.

Second place, Team IG, with a record of 11-4.

Third place, TOP team, 11-4.

Fourth place, RNG team, 10-5.

Fifth place, Team WE, with a record of 10-5.

Sixth place, SDG team, 10-5.

7th place, Team EDG, with a record of 9-6.

Eighth place, JDG team, with a record of 9-6.

And this regular season ranking is the key to igniting a new hope for the world championship in the hearts of all LPL fans!

The reason is very simple, that is, FPX, IG and TOP teams, as well as JDG, which became the fourth seed in the LPL of the World Championship last year, have all shown stronger strength than the RNG team, WE team and EDG team in this spring!

It seems that this ranking has nothing to do with the "World Champion", but the logic is very "logical", that is, the three teams that the G2 team has hammered in the previous two years have been hammered by the "New Four Emperors" team this year.

To sum it up, it is equivalent to the strength of the G2 team and the strength of the new four emperors!

So for the majority of LPL fans, if this year's international tournament can really be played by the New Four Emperors, then they have a considerable chance to defeat the G2 team and help the LPL region win the world championship!

When he saw the logic of LPL fans, Mingrui only felt that he wanted to laugh, after all, their idea was basically equivalent to "my friend is a cow pen, so I am also a cow pen", which is very outrageous.

But Mingrui doesn't have time to fight with these "logical and touching" LPL fans, because with the arrival of April 2019, the more intense playoff schedule has finally officially begun!

On April 4, 2019, the first rounds of the LEC Spring Playoffs and LPL Spring Playoffs kicked off successively.

In the LPL region, the JDG team defeated the WE team with a score of 3-1, and at the same time, because the LPL division also enabled the "double-elimination system" in the playoffs, because it was a "double-elimination system in the top four", the WE team was directly eliminated from the competition.

In the LEC region, the FNC team defeated the VIT team 3-0 and advanced to the upper bracket of the playoffs.

On April 5, it was the first round of the playoffs.

In the LPL region, the SDG team defeated the EDG team 3-0, ushering in the first major upset of the LPL playoffs.

In the LEC region, Team SPY defeated Team SK 3-1 and successfully advanced.

April 6, the second round of the playoffs.

In the LPL division, Zeng Qi remembered Mingrui's "teachings" in the offseason, and successfully fulfilled his promise to Mingrui on this day, leading the JDG team to successfully defeat the RNG team with a score of 3-2 and successfully advance to the semifinals!

In the LEC region, the FNC team in the upper bracket defeated the SPY team 3-1 and got the chance to compete with the losers between the G2 team and the OG team to qualify for the finals.

On April 7, it was the second round of the playoffs.

In the LPL region, the SDG team failed to continue their dark horse posture and was beaten 3-0 by the TOP team led by the golden left-handed Knight.

At this point, the top four of the spring tournament in the LPL region were officially born, namely FPX team, IG team, TOP team and JDG team, and they also officially sat on the throne of the "four emperors" of LPL.

On the LEC side, the G2 team bloodied the regular season dark horse OG team 3-0 without suspense, and directly advanced to the final LEC Spring Finals!

At this point, the first and second rounds of the playoffs in the two regions ended, and then they entered a week of preparation at the same time.

Subsequently, on April 13, the smoke of gunfire in the two divisions resumed.

In the LPL region, when the JDG team faced the FPX team that ranked first in the regular season, they once again continued their Black Eight Miracle, defeating the FPX team with a score of 3-2 and successfully advancing to the finals of the upper bracket.

In the LEC division, the FNC team lost to the OG team with a score of 1-3 and was eliminated, and after winning two consecutive runners-up, it successfully dived to the third place in the LEC division this year, and also lost the opportunity to participate in the 2019 MSI as the second seed.

On April 14th, there will be a day off in the LEC to prepare Team OG for tomorrow's Grand Final against Team G2.

On the side of the LPL division, the TOP team also lost to the IG team with a score of 1-3 and fell into the lower bracket, which was also the third time to lose to the IG team after being defeated twice by the IG team in the German Cup.

April 15 is a crucial day for both major regions, namely the upper bracket finals in the LPL region and the finals in the LEC region.

On the side of the LPL division, the JDG team still failed to continue the Black Eight Miracle after all, and was swept by the IG team with a score of 3-0, and then fell into the lower bracket.

On the LEC side, when the G2 team was about to play against the OG team again, they still showed no mercy, and still crushed the OG team with a score of 3-0 just like last time, and became the overall champion of the 2019 LEC Spring Tournament again!

At the same time, Team G2 and Team OG will also qualify for the 2019 MSI Mid-Season Invitational as the first and second seeds, respectively!

After the final of the LEC division, Mingrui had time to cheer for Zeng Qi and Zhuo Ding in the distance.

On April 16th, the lower bracket match between the TOP team and the FPX team began.

I thought that my left hand could kill Doinb like toothpaste, but unfortunately, after five rounds of fierce battles, Doinb still relied on his rich experience in the game of "bringing his own system" to successfully advance to the lower bracket finals with a score of 3-2.

However, on April 17th, Toothpaste successfully avenged his left hand, and once again led the JDG team to defeat the FPX team with a score of 3-2, killing Doinb twice, and successfully advancing to the final LPL Spring Finals!

Three days later, on April 20th, the duel between Team JDG and Team IG began again.

Although the JDG team has worked very hard, it is a pity that in the face of absolute individual strength, they still failed to pose a threat to the IG team, and were once again directly clean sheet 0-3.

As a result, the winner IG team successfully became the seventh league champion in the LPL region after winning the runner-up in the S8 World Championship!

At the same time, the IG team and the JDG team will also participate in the 2019 MSI Mid-Season Invitational Tournament as the first and second seeds in the LPL region respectively.

The Spring Finals of the LPL Division is the latest in the world, so with the release of the champions and runners-up in the LPL Division, all 13 participating teams in the 2019 MSI Mid-Season Invitational Tournament have finally been officially finalized!

LEC Division, No. 1 seed G2 team, No. 2 seed OG team.

LPL Division, No. 1 seed IG team, No. 2 seed JDG team.

LCK, No. 1 seed SKT, No. 2 seed GRF.

LCS, No. 1 seed TL, No. 2 seed TSM.

In addition to the eight teams from the four regions, there are also five champion teams from the Wild Card region: FW teams from the PCS region, PCB teams from the VCS region, DFM teams from the LJL region, INTZ teams from the CBLOL region, and ISG teams from the LLA region.

Because the G2 team won the championship of the S8 World Finals, the OG team qualified directly for the MSI main event, which is the winner-lose group stage.

The second seeds in the other regions are not so lucky, as they will have to compete in the play-in tournament in a double-elimination format with the champions of the five wild card divisions, and then compete for the final three teams that can advance to the main tournament of MSI!

……

"Brother Rui, I'm so uncomfortable, I was beaten 6-0 by the IG team!"

Soon after the MSI departure ceremony belonging to the IG team and the JDG team, Zeng Qi posted a message in the group chat of "Pingxiang Sanjie", and couldn't wait to complain to Mingrui.

"Damn, I'm uncomfortable, okay, I lost to you JD.com, and then I lost to their little phoenix, and finally I only won the fourth place in the LPL Spring Tournament."

Without waiting for Mingrui to respond, Zhuo Ding immediately complained without tears, after all, he thought that he could hit the runner-up in the spring competition in this spring competition and then qualify for MSI.

"Haha, after all, this is your first serious season in the LPL, and it is actually very good to be able to get fourth and become one of the Four Emperors, and continue to work hard when the summer season comes, after all, the LPL still has four World Championship qualifications this year, and there should be no problem with the TOP team."

"But what is there so uncomfortable about your anointed brother? IG people are the runner-up in the world, and you Jingdong are only the top 16 in the world competition, so it's actually normal that you can't beat it. ”

"If it's really uncomfortable, why don't you swap identities with your left hand and let him play MSI instead of you?"

After a while, Mingrui also responded to the two with a smile in the group chat.

"Forget it, this is my first MSI."

"Besides, I didn't have a chance to meet you in the S Tournament last year, but this MSI, our JDG team, is still very likely to have played against your G2 team in the arena, this is a once-in-a-lifetime training opportunity, and none of us want to miss it!"

Zeng Qi was looking forward to it, and said with great enthusiasm, although he knew in his heart that the JDG team would definitely not be the opponent of the G2 team, but if he could learn from the G2 team, it would definitely be a good thing for the growth of all members of the JDG team!

"Then it depends on whether your JDG team is competitive or not, but don't even play the play-in tournament by then, it will be embarrassing."

Mingrui chuckled and said again and again, and suddenly turned Zeng Qi's anxious face red.

But he knew very well in his heart that this was actually a blessing from Mingrui, a "bad friend"!

"Don't worry, Brother Rui, our JDG team can definitely advance to the main event."

"And when the time comes, we'll definitely meet in the upper bracket!"

So, Zeng Qi assured loudly that Zhuo Ding, who heard it, was really envious!

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