Soon.

The IG crowd came to the hotel they had booked in advance and put down their luggage.

“Go！ Go！ Go！ Ah Shui shouted excitedly: "Lao Song invites guests to a big dinner!" ”

"Okay," Rookie said with a Buddhist smile, as if she had already figured out what to ask, "see how much you can eat." ”

However, the crowd had not yet walked out of the hotel door.

An excited shout came from not far away: "Chen?!" ”

Everyone was startled and turned their heads to look.

A European and American man in a black and white T-shirt, a mustache, and glasses ran up to him, with an excited smile on his face: "It's really you, chen!" ”

It's G2's mid-laner - perkz!

Nicknamed Ah P!

"It's you," Lu Shen blinked, reached out and shook his hand.

"Chen, wait for me!" Ah P is like seeing an idol, hehe Zhile: "I will come to the group stage and meet with you!" ”

"Eh," Lu Shen was speechless for a while, so he could only nod his head and say, "Oh, then I wish you success"

Soon, Ah P and the rest of the IG also said hello and left in a hurry, as if they couldn't wait to share the news with their teammates.

Leave the IG crowd in place with a bewildered face.

In fact, although it is a coincidence, it is also reasonable.

This year's S8, G2 is playing as the third seed in Europe, and like EDG, it has to start from the play-in round.

So they came to Seoul early.

I just didn't expect everyone to be in the same hotel.

"Okay, okay, come back to your senses, Lao Song is still waiting for a treat!"

The episode passed, everyone got back on track, what should they do.

After a while, Rookie took everyone directly to a Korean barbecue restaurant.

Not to mention, although Korean barbecue restaurants in China have long been proliferated, the flavor of this restaurant is indeed more unique.

Of course, the fee is also more expensive!

In the evening, seven o'clock.

Just as the IG group returned to the hotel and began to prepare for the training match.

"Brother Shen! You're on the list! Not far away, Ah Shui's exclamation came: "And Lao Song, you are also on the list!" ”

“？” Lu Shen raised his eyebrows and looked at him in confusion.

Not only him, but Rookie and the others also looked at it.

"The official poisoned milk list! Phew, the official player rankings! Ah Shui pointed to the webpage on the computer with great interest: "Look, Brother Shen is the first in the jungler, and Lao Song is the first in the middle unit!" ”

When everyone looked at it, it was true.

This thing can be said to be an annual S pre-game repertoire.

But there are almost no exceptions, and the players who are on the top of the list every year are all sent!

This is why the poisoned milk list is also named.

At this time, on the list.

The first jungler position, is writing: IG-ChenYu!

The first unit is: IG-Rookie!

Others, the first in the top order was given to KT's Smeb, the uncrowned king, after the S6, once again ranked first on the list.

AD first, of course, it's a spicy man - Uzi!

The first support is the mata given to KT.

It can be seen that Riot officials are still habitually optimistic about LCK players.

This year's KT is indeed a Galaxy Battleship, and it is even more popular than last year's LZ!

Of course, IG is last year's champion, and The Shy, ning, and Sapphire are not low in their rankings, all of which are in the top three!

"What about me, what about me?" Ah Shui flipped through the AD rankings with great interest.

First, Uzi.

Second, Mr. Dai.

Thirdly, Ou Cheng Rekkels.

Fourth, the ruler.

Fifth, Kramer.

Finally, the sixth - Jackylove!

“？” Ah Shui's eyes widened slightly: "Dude, you didn't enter the top five?!" ”

"Yes," Lu Shen patted him on the shoulder calmly: "Don't think about it, you are the one who lags behind the most among us." ”

"Damn!" Ah Shui's face was full of pain: "Wait for me!" Dude, play well, slap your face and slap back! ”

For a while, everyone ridiculed.

"Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi!"

"Don't bully young people into being poor, right?"

"Don't bully the poor of the youth, don't bully the poor of the middle-aged, don't bully the poor of the elderly, the dead are big~"

Following.

Finally, under the close attention of countless people around the world, the S8 World Championship has been announced!

October 1.

It happens to be the National Day holiday in China.

Countless viewers were in front of their computers, watching the live broadcast.

Seoul, LOL PARK Venue.

This is a newly built e-sports stadium located in the heart of Seoul, Gangnam-gu, the most prosperous area!

And just look at the name, the main one is a 'LOL' theme!

From Internet cafes to Riot Mess Booths, café lounges, and more, it's all available!

The atmosphere is not strong!

But. Again, the play-in tournament is somewhat of an 'unofficial competition'.

The teams participating in the play-in tournament do not have many fans except for a few major regions.

Although the atmosphere was hot, it was not as exaggerated as imagined.

Even, if it weren't for IG last year's all the way from the play-in to the finals and finally won the championship, everyone's enthusiasm for the play-in competition would be even lower!

in the audience.

The IG crowd also came to join in the excitement and feel the atmosphere on the spot.

Soon.

After the opening ceremony of a women's group dance with Korean characteristics, the first day of the competition began!

Not surprisingly, the combat effectiveness of the teams in the four major regions is obviously not at the same level as other wild card teams!

Especially G2, this year, they seem to be really as strong as they said when they were working!

Even Rookie and the others looked thoughtfully: "I feel that some of their ideas are quite interesting." ”

After the first day of competition, next.

In the next few days, the IG people did not go to the scene again, but played a training match in the hotel while watching the game and preparing for the group stage.

In the past few days, the play-in tournament has been quite hot!

Teams from the four major regions show their talents and fight indiscriminately in their respective groups!

The atmosphere of the entire S8 World Championship is also getting higher and higher!

Of course.

IG people are not shrinking in the hotel all the time, but in their spare time during the day, they travel around to check in, highlighting a combination of work and rest.

Halfway through, many people took photos and posted them on the Internet.

For a time, it caused a lot of heated discussions in China!

"I've seen this scene, and it was the same with SKT last year, as soon as I came to China, I traveled everywhere and posted on Weibo!"

"Come to think of it, climb the Great Wall and see the Forbidden City, right? What's the matter, IG is also starting to float? ”

"Big brother, the group stage is about to start, why don't you hurry up and train?"

"Pull it down, IG training matches are going crazy!"

"Le, instead of sitting in front of the computer 24 hours a day, why don't you go out and relax after a training match?"

"Do you understand? The training has already been practiced, and it is more important to adjust the mentality before the game! ”

“.”

Soon.

October 7th is coming.

The results of the play-in round are out!

Not surprisingly, all the teams from the four major regions qualified!

And with the group stage roster completely confirmed.

Next, it's time for the annual group stage draw!

(End of chapter)