With the teams from all major regions going to the World Championship. The change in the rules of the Worlds has also attracted a lot of attention.

Unlike the previous round-robin matches played in the group after the group grouping, this year's World Championship uses the Swiss round setting.

Actually, it's very simple to understand this.

If you want to pass the test of the Swiss round and enter the knockout round, you need to win three games at this stage, otherwise you will be eliminated if you suffer three defeats.

The Swiss round consists of five rounds, each of which is determined by draw.

This means that as long as you win three games at this stage, then you will directly qualify with three bars.

At the end of each game, lots will be drawn again, and one bar zero will be played with one bar zero, and zero bar one will be played with zero bar one.

The most extreme schedule is five races.

That is, the opening game is directly zero-bar two, and then the team with the same zero-bar two is played first, and the team that plays one-bar two after winning, and then competes with the two-bar team for the chance to qualify.

Overall, it is still a test of strength, and it also reduces some of the luck elements.

For example, if there is a team, they can't beat EDG and T1, but they can play other teams.

If in the past, if this team was assigned to the EDG and T1 groups, it would have basically been sent.

Because you can't beat EDG and you can't beat T1, then it doesn't make sense even if you can beat others.

After all, only two teams from each group can qualify for the group stage, and EDG and T1 have already taken this spot.

But now it's different, even if this team is unlucky enough to meet T1 in the first round, and in the second round they encounter EDG, who lost the first game due to bad luck and bad form, and then loses two in a row.

At this time, he is going to play those fish belly teams that are also zero bar two.

As long as you adjust your mentality, you can still qualify.

So the format itself isn't really a big problem.

The redraw after each match also increased the uncertainty of the game.

But......

"It's a little suspicious that BYD's fist is doing something."

Ah Le looked at the draw on the stage and touched his chin.

Because EDG and T1 did not meet in the first round, both sides played European and American fish belly.

"Don't doubt it, it's just the first round, it's normal."

Xu Yuan thinks it's quite normal, there are so many teams in the first round, it's too normal to not match T1.

He glanced at the name of the first team with interest.

BDS。

Brother, are you?

Although Xu Yuan still remembers some things about this world competition, such as what one wears four, what hybrid competition area kneels and so on.

But it definitely doesn't include such teams that you don't recognize.

After watching the first draw, EDG started training as always.

Because Worlds versions change a lot, no matter how they change. It's almost impossible to go back to the incense burner version.

So EDG had to adapt to the current version.

The four guarantees are their last underpants now, but you know, no one wants to wear their underpants outside except Superman.

"Niko can play as always, and the Tsar looks to be okay, but Fofo, you must find a way to train Sindra, and you still need to work hard."

"Pig Girl's Rundown King has a high appearance rate in the play-in stage, and the effect is also good, even if the Play-in Tournament can't be completely used as a reference, but at least it shows that these heroes can be used, Jiejie, your Rundown King, I'm not worried, Pig Sister still needs to play a little more thoughtful, and there is also a Ruier, your Ruier's proficiency is too low."

"Quisanti weapons crocodiles, these relatively good top orders are your strengths, you have to continue to maintain them, but your sword demon still needs to practice, and now the proficiency is too low, I won't talk about Orn, and you have to find a way to deal with Rambo."

"As for the lower road...... There's nothing to worry about down the road, Fuchiko, your hero pool is fine, right? ”

Abu and Maokai stood behind the contestants, and the small notebook in their hands was densely covered with words.

Their expressions were a little sluggish, and they had two big dark circles under their eyes.

EDG's understanding of the current version may not be the fastest one, but their way of crossing the river by feeling the stones also makes BP not become particularly disadvantaged.

Now in the middle and upper, there are still many heroes to be trained.

It should be noted that the heroes to be practiced here do not refer to whether they will play.

There are basically no professional players who can't play, but whether they can show it in the game is another matter.

It's hard for Fofo to come up with a hero like Akali now, and Ah Le's sword demon can take it, but the performance is also very ordinary.

EDG's target opponents have always been the top teams, and one or two versions of heroes can't play, which is enough to put them at a disadvantage in this kind of team competition.

Therefore, the problem of hero pools must be dealt with as soon as possible.

Fortunately, it's just the beginning of the game.

Although Nakakamino has all kinds of problems, most of these problems are not major problems, but if it's just a hero pool, there is still a chance to bring it up.

Because the more tournaments an esports player plays, the faster he will improve.

Competing in this kind of top-level competition may be more effective than training dozens of them yourself.

After the first round of draws, most of the audience in LPL and LCK felt quite cool.

After all, there was no civil war.

The only thing that is unhappy is the fans of only one team:

KT。

Speaking of which, KT is really mildew.

Because of the change in the world line, it is now EDG who has won the No. 1 seed, so JDG has replaced the No. 2 seed.

As a result, the draw still did not change, which directly led to the team that KT originally needed to play......

From BLG to JDG.

It seems that even the goddess of fate is joking with them:

Oh?

I heard that you originally played BLG in the Swiss round and successfully qualified?

Then I'll reward you with a JDG this time.

At this time, KT fans on the Korean Internet have become numb.

They now have only one mindset:

WTF？

But maybe it's because it's still the first one, so KT fans are still struggling after a while.

It's okay!

Now that I've hit JDG, I won't be able to touch it in the future.

EDG played fish belly in the first round, and EDG they KT couldn't touch it.

It's the same with T1.

It's okay! It's okay!

However......

Is it really okay?

At 4 p.m. on October 19th, EDG faced BDS in the first World Championship.

On the whole, there were no waves, crushed from the beginning to the end.

This game still relies on Nakakamino C, and Xu Yuan didn't exert any strength.

If you fight this kind of team, you should train hard!

And after the first round of the two days, it was soon time to draw lots.

The lottery kid known as Captain Dragonfly takes to the stage.

Then I pumped a DK for KT

Because when DK played G2 in the first round, it overturned.

Now, KT fans really can't hold back.

Playing JDG in the first round, and playing DK in the second civil war?

I'm playing with your mom!

"No, are the people who drew the lot really us Koreans?"

"What the hell did KT do to be treated like this?!"

"The Swiss round is disgusting!"

Even LPL viewers couldn't help but laugh out loud when they saw this scene.

Because regardless of whether DK wins or KT wins, there will be a zero-bar two-to-two Korean team in the next third match.

"It's a good sign, why do you say it's a good sign, I forgot about it later."

"Byd, you can forget that, right?"

"KT is really out of blood, but fortunately now T1 and EDG do seem to be dominant, and the Swiss round should not be able to touch these two teams, and the others can at least play a dozen."

"I didn't expect DK to have never beaten G2 in the first hand, is the third uncle and Xiushen's Nakano so rubbish now?"

"One thing to say, Brother Xu's play is still okay, and the third uncle is no problem fighting, DK's up and down roads are too pure."

But soon, the LPL audience couldn't laugh.

Because in the second round, EDG drew BLG with the same bar.

The LPL is also in civil war!

"It's a little disgusting, but it's normal to think about it, and the probability is not low."

"It's okay with this draw, after all, the LCK itself is already in a civil war, and our civil war is normal."

"After having KT playing DK, I actually think it's quite fair."

BLG fans are naturally worried.

EDG is the one who knows best what their strength is now.

Played a full five games with JDG in the second final and won the victory.

This is something that BLG can't do.

BLG was able to play full with JDG for the first time, and almost all the games were 3-0 at the speed of light.

And even JDG can't do EDG......

I'm afraid it's a bit difficult.

The second round begins.

In the match with BLG, EDG did not play smoothly.

In fact, in the eyes of Abu and Mingkai, it doesn't matter if they lose.

Under the Swiss round mechanism, EDG's strategy is to play as full as possible.

The reason is simple, because their group needs more games to feed Nakakami experience.

But having said that, it doesn't mean that EDG will play match-fixing or anything.

They just chose very decisively to practice the new Worlds system and heroes.

So this one is very tough.

This is known as the labor pain.

But even so, BLG still failed to defeat EDG in the end.

Because they got Xia for Xu Yuan.

"It feels like they're in a bit of a bad shape, it's weird."

After the game, Xu Yuan frowned.

This BLG actually has a chance to win, but in the middle of the game, they inexplicably became much more hesitant than before, giving EDG a chance to drag it on.

This was very unexpected by Xu Yuan.

He originally thought that even if BLG was changed, it was only pulled when he played the original Weibo.

But now that he is only in the group stage, he clearly feels that BLG's state is not quite right.

Why?

Xu Yuan couldn't figure it out.

There are a lot of mistakes on both sides of this one, and the only one who didn't make a mistake is Xu Yuan.

So after this fight, the LCK audience took the lead in opening the champagne.

"EDG, that's it?"

"ESPN really overestimates EDG, and there are back-and-forth fights with BLG, what is this?"

"But it's true that Savior's play is still very exaggerated, this person is the person EDG needs to target the most!"

"Yes, but EDG only needs to target the bottom lane, their midfield can't defeat our Chovy!"

“kk，8884？”

"Ah, 1557?"

"Xiba, it's just a group stage of MSI, why are you guys remembering it for so long?"

"kk, you can't beat GenG in the summer tournament, what qualifications do you T1 fans have to speak?"

"Without us T1, your LCK wouldn't have achieved anything!"

"You LCK? kk, I already knew that you T Miscellaneous were a group of creatures as disgusting as the R Miscellaneous next door, so you can see okay, without you T1, our LCK would still be invincible! ”

In the face of these controversies, most of the other LCK viewers were surprised.

Many of the so-called Samsung fans who tout Chovy are actually fans who hate Lee Sang-hyuk and other T1 teams.

Abbreviation: Skewers.

Just like the 2020 American election, in fact, many Americans who voted for Dengzi don't feel anything about Dengzi at all, they just hate Trump more.

After the second round, KT, who won DK, didn't have time to catch his breath and fainted again in the third round draw.

Because of the win against DK, KT's current record is one bar and one bar.

Isn't that a coincidence, you say?

BLG is also a bar!

In the disbelief of the world's audience, Captain Dragonfly once again exerted his might.

In the third round, BLG plays KT!

At this time, KT fainted, and KT fans were completely dizzy.

They broke the defense directly.

"What the hell are you trying to do with your fist!?"

"If you want KT to die, you can say it directly, there is no need to do this."

"Isn't this World Championship held in our Korea? West Eight, what's going on with the referee team and the people who drew lots? Exert your strength! ”

Looking at KT starting from the Swiss round, what kind of opponents have they played?

Round 1 JDG.

Second round DK.

Third round BLG.

What the is this devilish schedule?

The KT boss started complaining directly on Twitter:

"There is no sign of any improvement, our opponent in the next round is still the third seed in the LPL, how can we qualify safely? To be honest, I don't know. ”

"Shouldn't a team with quality in the Swiss wheel be more advantageous? Why does it seem like a nightmare for us? ”

It's an outrageous schedule.

It's like the heavens are telling KT: stop fighting, get out of here.

The LPL audience is really smiling now.

"I didn't think LCK had any e-sports spirit before, but I didn't expect it to be there! This kind of lottery has made KT draw, ho ho ho, exaggerated! ”

"If KT makes it all the way to the knockout round and then wins the championship, is it the most valuable championship in history?"

"Don't say it, it's true!"

"It's a pity, it would be nice if EDG and T1 lost one or two more teams in the back, and then sniped KT."

"Are you the devil!?"

The heat of the hapless KT even surpassed the upcoming first round of qualifying.

Because now the four teams that are about to qualify for the first round of two bars have been determined.

GenG，G2，JDG，EDG。

Before this draw, LPL viewers were still a little worried.

The teams that qualify in this round will not play Bo1, but BO3.

For the LPL, the best-case scenario is naturally no civil war.

Although JDG and EDG are both teams that are very sure of reaching the knockout stage, the situation of civil war is really not what the audience wants to see.

"Is it going to be JDG again?"

Xu Yuan leaned back on the chair in the lounge and loosened his wrist.

According to the original draw, he remembered that there was an LPL civil war in this round.

But not necessarily, because now the rounds have changed.

"The civil war is really disgusting."

Ah Le nodded and said.

Practicing heroes is returning to training heroes, and the civil war in the World Championship is just disgusting.

Captain Dragonfly took the stage again, and the first team to draw was directly EDG.

Xu Yuan was calm, and his eyes watched his next move seriously.

Captain Dragonfly picked up a small ball again, unfolded it, glanced at it, and showed the team's name to the screen.

G2！

"It's really changed."

Xu Yuan muttered softly, and the whole person relaxed.

It seems that the fist really didn't make any small movements.

Otherwise, it would have been a civil war between EDG and JDG now.

So what to say......

The original civil war between BLG and LNG may also be a coincidence.

This made Xu Yuan breathe a sigh of relief.

Because the current EDG is far from invincible, the current T1 win rate is estimated to be less than 40%, which is 55% to 45% with JDG.

And once this one loses, he may have to play other two-bar teams.

In this case, there is a great possibility of encountering KT or BLG with the same two-bar one.

In case it's BLG, then it's a civil war.

If you win...... EDG came out on top.

BLG is directly two bars two!

And the two losses were lost to EDG, which is a bit embarrassing.

Because in the Swiss round, except for the first round of the game, there are no rules to circumvent in the same division.

As for playing G2......

Xu Yuan was really not particularly worried.

The current G2 is no longer the G2 of the S9.

What lineup is the G2 of the S9?

Top laner Wunder, jungler jankos, mid laner Caps, bottom laner Perkz plus Mikyx.

At that time, Wunder was still a very level person, and you can't say that Theshy who played on the top single but S8S9 was a garbage top single.

Not to mention the jungler Jankos lambs.

Although many LPL viewers have the deepest impression of him as a G2 comedian, in fact, Jankos has dominated the European and American junglers for a long time.

Not to mention the mid-laner Caps of the S9.

S8 is still a small hat, S9 he has become a hat king.

As for Perkz, who has moved to the bottom lane, he just needs to develop steadily and have a few playable heroes.

Auxiliary Mikyx is also not a dish, and playing sapphire blue can play the position gap.

Unfortunately, these ...... It's the G9 of the S2.

So, what's left of the S13's G2?

The top laner Brokenblade is barely the top in Europe and the United States, but in the face of LPL and LCK's top laners, it can't play any advantage at all.

He couldn't even beat Dolan.

Jungler yike,This name to play FPS may be quite fierce.,It's a pity that this is a Moba game.,The play is mediocre.。

The mid laner is still Caps, but the former hat king is no longer good, and many times it has become a breakthrough for G2.

Now G2 has become a team with the bottom lane as the core.

AD player Hans Sama and veteran G2 celebrity Mikyx are now the ones who carry G2 forward.

Speaking of Hans sama, this player is actually very interesting.

S7's MSF Rabbit team, which played BO5 with SKT, is the AD player.

This player is not of Chinese descent, but a player from Cambodia who lives in Germany.

And Tianzi is also outstanding, he became the king for the first time at the age of 14, and in S6 he had five king accounts and successfully topped the first place in the European service, and also hit the top 40 in Hanbok.

This level of proficiency is outstanding in the entire LEC.

Somewhat similar to his experience is the current Jackeylove.

became the king at the age of 14, reached the top of the hanbok at the age of 15, and received invitations from major top teams, and was finally raised by IG for two years with three million.

When he reaches the age of competition, he is immediately transferred to the starting line-up.

Finally, at the age of 18, he won the S9 world championship.

This is the true portrayal of the so-called genius boy.

What is a super newcomer?

This is a super newcomer.

Many people say that Ah Shui is the last super newcomer in LPL after his debut from S7 Xu Yuan, but there is actually no problem with this.

Because even if it is like A Bin, the first season in the LPL is a sleeping dragon and phoenix.

The current G2 basically relies on Hans sama to C,

So Xu Yuan is not worried about G2 at all.

The team that laid the road?

His favorite thing is the team that lays the road!

"Hehehe, G2......"

"It's kind of, funny."

in the conference room.

Ming Kai couldn't help but laugh after getting the information of the current G2.

"What's wrong?"

Abu asked curiously.

"You forgot? G2 once threatened to blow up RNG's four guarantees and one, and once gave us cruel words before the S8 World Championship. ”

Ming Kai explained.

He still remembers this incident very clearly, because Perkz specifically tweeted harsh words.

"The results are now ...... Instead, G2 played four guarantees and one and relied on C in the bottom lane. ”

"The funniest thing is that the Perkz people are gone."

Ming Kai laughed when he said this.

Maybe this world is a giant RNG.

G2: Question the four guarantees one, understand the four guarantees one, and become the four guarantees one!

I don't know how Ah P, who once let go of cruel words, feel now?

In the midst of the intense training, time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day of the competition.

"There are so many people, do we have so many fans coming to Korea?"

At this time, EDG had already boarded the bus to the arena, and Jiejie looked at the endless crowd outside the stadium with some surprise.

There are really a lot of people watching this game, are many EDG fans coming to Korea to cheer for them?

Jiejie was a little moved.

"You say, is it possible that they are actually LCK fans and just want to see us or G2 lose?"

Xu Yuan opened his mouth leisurely.

Jiejie fell into deep thought.

It seems like...... It's really possible.

And the odds are not low.

For LCK fans, this match between G2 and EDG is pure enjoyment.

The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands, those are all thorns!

Whether G2 loses or EDG loses, they will be happy.

Needless to say, EDG, all three championships were held in the hands of the LCK.

G2 is also a nuisance for LCK.

Because the G2 of the S9 crushed the SKT, it also crushed the DWG.

It's not over after winning the war, they also abused the spring of DWG.

And in front of SKT, the EDG logo was frantically lit.

This is a murderous punishment for LCK fans.

So it's really normal for LCK fans to hate G2.

When this group of B is dominant, they really don't have any face left for the LCK team.

Whoever loses, there is only one feeling for LCK viewers:

Such as! Open champagne!

So this kind of pure enjoyment game, there are really a lot of LCK viewers who come to watch.

"I won't emphasize it if I have too much, this BO3 is a good fight, and there is no time for us to practice in the future."

Abu has essentially taken over the current EDG training, and at this time he also clapped his hands and spoke in a deep voice.

"I'll try to pick a lineup with a lineup, and I'll force the line in the middle and upper, and we need to increase the tempo."

"We have too few early rhythm points now, and we can only rely on the bottom road."

"If you want to fight T1, the first thing is to resist their early rhythm!"

"And G2 is a good whetstone because G2 also likes to play early rhythm."

"So this one must be done with all his might, and there should be no contempt."

"If you can't even win G2, why talk about playing T1?"

After this period of research on T1, Abu noticed one point:

The early pacing of T1 is outstanding.

It's so good that many teams can't handle it at all.

But to say that T1 has no weaknesses doesn't seem to be enough.

Their team battles really don't have that feeling that people can't fight at all after watching them.

The current T1 strength point is the rhythm and alignment in the early stage, and the pull between the operation and team battles in the middle stage.

They do a good job of pulling, but there is always a weakness in pull-type teamfights.

As long as the rush is hard enough, as long as the economy is not pulled apart.

Then it is actually completely capable of fighting.

Abu's judgment is still very sharp.

If Xu Yuan knew what he was thinking, he would also nod his head again and again.

Because T1 is like that.

JDG and T1's BO5 can be seen, in fact, many times JDG team battles are advantages at the beginning, and T1 can't withstand them at all.

But in the follow-up pull, JDG couldn't bear T1.

It's because T1 is very good at pulling, and after defeating the opponent's key skills in the C position, he can choose to chase very decisively.

So the question is, if you can rush T1 to death in one wave, won't it solve the problem?

That being said, it's not that easy to do.

JDG obviously saw this, but the fourth still lost the opportunity because of the problem of Nakano's cooperation.

As a result, T1 has almost no opponents.

Those who can withstand their team battles are often disadvantaged in the line, and they can't be pulled in the follow-up of team battles.

The team that doesn't have problems with the lane, but doesn't have the ability to fight with them.

The current T1 is a pentagonal warrior.

The only drawback, under the stack of other capabilities, is also difficult to target.

So what Abu can do is to use this game after game to make up for what EDG lacks the most.

Because for EDG's team battles, Abu has always been very relieved and relieved.

With Xu Yuan here, he doesn't need to worry about team battles.

It's a race against time, it's hard, it's as hard as it gets.

The middle and upper gap is there.

But if you want to win, no matter how difficult the race is, EDG can only choose to run forward.

"Long time no see."

When EDG arrived at the dressing room, Caps, who was being straightened by the makeup artist, greeted Xu Yuan happily after seeing him.

"You said you were going to leave the field for a while, and Lucas was very sad."

Xu Yuan smiled dumbly,

"Really?"

"Well, he's always wanted to invite you to G2."

Caps nodded earnestly.

Ah P really coveted Xu Yuan for a long time.

"Help me talk to him and thank him for recognizing me."

Xu Yuan smiled and spoke.

"I will, so can you be a little less serious about the next game?"

Caps blinked and joked.

"I will too."

Xu Yuan replied seriously.

The two looked at each other for a moment and laughed.

They both knew that the other was joking.

Both Caps and Xu Yuan are players who are extremely hungry for victory.

No matter how good CAPS is, it is impossible to really ask the opponent to release water.

"Is this Brother Yuan's connections?"

Ah Le smacked his tongue.

Even G2 has a good relationship with the player?

Ghosts, Brother Yuan's big hands!

"It's a good fight, and there are flowers everywhere."

Fofo silently said such a sentence.

Ah Le was stunned for a moment and nodded.

Ten minutes later.

Players from both sides, debut!

(End of chapter)