There are two colored balls left in the glass jar, but viewers who understand the lottery rules will understand that the top eight groups have been settled.
SKT will never be in the same group as WE. It will only be placed in the top half and collide with G2 in Group B.
WE’s opponent in the top eight was determined, LZ from LCK!
Just after the lottery ceremony, the commentators Changmao, Rita and the guest Twin Ponytail God expressed their opinions on the grouping situation.
Changmao: "Okay, the top eight groups have been determined. The three LPL teams can all accept it!"
rita: "Thanks to the fact that all three teams qualified first in the group stage, there will be no civil war in the LPL at least in the quarter-finals. In other words, the most ideal scenario of three teams meeting in the top four is possible." Shenchao: "I personally think this is definitely a good sign. The three teams have to treat Mr. Leng to a meal tonight."
Not only did the three commentators think it was a good draw, but the entire LPL was ecstatic after the draw results came out.
De Yunse: "Sure! Brothers, hurry up and buy tickets for the Oriental Sports Center!"
Electric Baton: "Give me Xiye's teammates, and I can beat LZ when I play mid lane in WE, do you believe it or not?"
Wawa: "EDG and RNG missed SKT perfectly. I hope G2 will come on strong and send SKT home."
Miller: "LPL signings are good, the rest depends on on-the-spot performance, come on!"
I remember: "I have read this script before the three Yu families join forces with the top four to encircle and suppress SKT."
Su Xiaoyan: "LCK's BO5 experience is very rich, so we still can't be too optimistic about the knockout rounds."
Colonel Guan: "I feel sorry for SSG. This year's World Championship will end in the quarterfinals."
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The three LPL teams came to Yangcheng in advance to seize the time to prepare for the game.
There are only five days of rest between the knockout rounds and the group stage, but there may be significant changes in the version research of each major team.
Therefore, we must make full use of the short offseason to enhance the team's strength.
However, while the outside world is unprecedentedly optimistic about the LPL's meeting with the top four, there are discordant voices in the training camp.
EDG's management announced that they will no longer conduct joint training with WE and RNG in the future. EDG's training team must sign a confidentiality agreement and must not disclose the training match situation.
The three Yu families who originally fought side by side parted ways.
"Master, you said EDG is splitting at this juncture. What are you trying to do?" A Chi complained angrily.
"It's very simple. EDG's management feels that the top four are stable and wants to take a look at the scenery from higher places." Zhuge Liang said with a chuckle.
"This, this is too petty, isn't it?" Ah Chi answered immediately and couldn't help but pout and tighten his airway.
EDG has the experience of defeating SSG in global competitions, and SSG's performance in the group stage was average. EDG is confident that it can surpass SSG and advance to the semi-finals.
In this way, there is a high probability that EDG will be WE who win LZ.
EDG's management is absolutely unwilling to give up the opportunity to go to the Bird's Nest to WE, but judging from the historical battle records, it is extremely difficult for EDG to win against WE.
The only chance is to win by surprise.
Therefore, EDG refused to continue training together with WE, not giving WE the opportunity to study EDG in depth, while secretly figuring out the routine.
"Everyone wants to win the championship. This is understandable! EDG wants to hide something, why don't we keep a few hands?" Zhuge Liang said calmly.
No one is stupid and is willing to give everything to pave the way for others.
However, you must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. The experiences and lessons summed up by the ancients have their own truth.
Although Zhuge Liang disdains dirty tricks such as "leaking BP", "spying on military intelligence", and "provoking before games", he doesn't want others to use them on him.
"Ah Chi, you have to remember that when you are a person, you have to leave some room for yourself, both for others and for yourself!" Zhuge Liang taught earnestly.
"Yes, master, I understand!" Ah Chi nodded heavily.
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A few days later, the knockout rounds resumed in Shanghai.
The first battle, RNG versus C9!
For the top eight seats, LPL and LCK each occupy three seats, and there is only one team left in Europe and the United States.
As the third seed in the LCS region, C9 has made it all the way through the play-in and group stages, and is worthy of being called the "Light of North America".
When it comes to foreign wars, the North American cult TSM and C9 are simply younger brothers.
The resilience of the C9 team and the ability to create miracles are far beyond the reach of TSM!
Before the game, the commentary team, e-sports self-media and even practitioners were generally optimistic that RNG would sweep C9 3:0.
Some people who are slightly more conservative also think that C9 can steal one point from RNG at most.
However, C9 is far more difficult than imagined.
In the first game, RNG chose a dual-shooter development lineup of Airplane and Big Mouth, while C9 chose an ultimate fast-break lineup.
Jianhuang suddenly took out the Dragon King, and cooperated with Damu's Shen to frequently double-team RNG on the wing.
The policewoman of Sneaky, the cross-dressing boss, has developed well, setting up a fast pace and feeding back to her teammates.
RNG was on the verge of collapse, until Letme's big bug TP circled around in the mid-term, and caught the opportunity when C9's midfielder made a mistake in retreating, and successfully kept the two of them and killed them.
C9's command was in confusion, and RNG was manipulated by RNG again in the river. Uzi dealt tons of damage.
RNG took the opportunity to control the Baron, changed the game pattern in one fell swoop, and took the initiative in the game.
In the follow-up, C9 fought tenaciously with RNG in team battles, using the perfectly developed policewoman to continuously consume the blood of everyone in RNG.
At the critical moment, Xiang Guo seized the opportunity to start a team battle. Everyone in RNG rushed forward and won the first game with difficulty.
On the post-game data panel, the female policeman surprisingly dealt a huge amount of damage close to 100,000, which is close to the combined total of RNG's two shooters.
It's a pity that C9 failed to win the game, otherwise the cross-dressing guy would definitely be the MVP of this game.
After watching the first game, everyone couldn't help but get rid of their misconceptions about C9.
C9 is definitely not weak, but can be called a strong team!
In the second game, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
The overall idea of RNG in this game remains unchanged, and it is still a double-shooter lineup with an airplane and a big mouth.
C9's backhand development combination of spring and small cannon has the capital to fight in the later stage.
During the game, C9 jungler Contractz’s prince performed very actively, helping Jian Huang withstand the pressure from RNG’s midfielder.
The game entered the middle stage, and Damu's strange move Alchemy worked wonders, repeatedly supporting his teammates and helping C9 continue to expand its economic advantage.
RNG was facing a tight battle, and the sidelines were involved in alchemy, so they had no choice but to lose.
C9 moved back to Yicheng and rewritten the score to 1:1.
In the third game, both teams chose bottom lane combinations that advanced quickly in the early stage.
However, during the laning phase, RNG's female police and wind female combination pushed the line too deep and were ganked by C9's jungler. Xiaopao gained an advantage early.
The alchemy of Damu on the road once again became the thorn in the back of RNG, making it difficult for RNG to take care of itself.
C9 fully learned the lessons from its previous failure and played very calmly and skillfully, without giving RNG a good chance.
Sneaky's cannon was so fat that it couldn't be solved again, killing the game.
In the fourth game, RNG realized that C9's top jungler had repeatedly set the pace in the early and mid-game in these rounds, and began to target C9's top jungler in terms of BP.
Sure enough, after pressing down Alchemy and Prince, C9's performance in the jungle was affected to a certain extent.
Especially the jungler Contractz, who once had no rhythm after choosing the pig girl who was not very good at it. On the other hand, Xiangguo's wine barrel has repeatedly cooperated with Xiaohu's rock bird to flexibly support, fattening up the puppies in the bottom lane.
RNG also made few mistakes after gaining the advantage, and won consecutive victories in team battles, successfully dragging the game into the decisive game.
