After the second day of the group stage, the audience had a deeper understanding of the strength level of each participating team.
SKT and V5 continued their dominance in their respective divisions, playing very stably and playing smoothly.
RNG and GRF basically meet pre-match expectations and have the strength of the second seed.
IG, G2, FNC, these three teams have more or less problems, which always make people feel a bit unreliable.
TL and C9 may become the most underestimated teams and may be the strongest disruptors this year.
As for AFS and FW, they won the title of the most disappointing team, and their performance was far below pre-game expectations.
In particular, Kiin, the leading player of AFS, was turned into a fool by V5's military training. In the subsequent game against TL, he was killed twice by SKT's single player Mr. Ohki.
The current ranking points of Group B include V5 and TL winning two games, and AFS and VIT losing two games.
Judging from this situation, TL really has a great chance of defeating AFS and advancing to the top eight.
TL's boss happily posted a tweet immediately after the game, lamenting that he had a "smart eye" and signed Smile and Madlife by name instead of pursuing his senior brother Doublelift.
As a team that was at the bottom of the league last year, it took only one year to dominate the league. It is also expected to advance to the knockout round with the third seed in the LCK. That is really a daydream scenario!
Some people are happy, and naturally some people are worried.
AFS lost two games in a row at home and immediately received strong criticism.
"I heard that Kiin is the top 20 player selected by ESPN this year, ranked 9th in the star top laner?"
"There is no controversy about this year's Dade Award, right?"
"Compared to the undefeated SKT and Griffin, AFS's performance is simply disgusting!"
"Stealing Samsung's spot but being so embarrassed in the World Championship, AFS is the sinner of our Kimchi Nation!"
"If the whole AFS team still has a little bit of shame, please commit suicide as soon as possible to apologize!"
"We have already lost to V5 and TL in the same group. Let's just lose another game to VIT tomorrow and be eliminated as soon as possible."
"Anyway, it is enough for our LCK to have SKT and GRF. Who would be stupid enough to expect AFS?"
"Impact, who has been living in North America for so many years, was able to kill Kiin twice alone. Doesn't this mean that Kiin is a weakling in the competition?"
It is true that AFS's performance is a bit impressive, but the group stage has only been played for two days, and the first round has not even been completed. There is no chance of catching up if the follow-up performance is better.
But the trolls in Kimchi Country couldn't wait to sentence AFS to death, venting all their anger on the club and players.
After the game that night, AFS was surrounded by a group of extreme spectators when leaving the venue.
The contestants were thrown mineral water bottles and cheering sticks, and were insulted and intimidated.
The AFS club management also has a typical fandom mentality and actually asked the players to stand in a row and bow to the audience to apologize.
However, this behavior undoubtedly fuels the arrogance of the trolls.
A group of people blocked the AFS team bus, forcing the players to kneel down and apologize, and even went to Guanghuamen Square to have their heads shaved to apologize.
When the three LPL teams left the venue and returned to the hotel, they saw this scene and couldn't help but sigh that the keyboard warriors of the LPL were still kind and gentle.
It is reported that many on-site security guards were later mobilized and the crowd was dispersed, allowing the AFS team vehicle to drive out of the scene.
When AFS returned to the base gate, they were greeted by a group of troublemakers holding banners.
What's more, black and white photos and wreaths of the contestants were also prepared.
Everyone in AFS, who was already exhausted physically and mentally, completely collapsed at this moment.
They thought of Ryu, Bang and Wolf, and Doinb, and now they really wanted to leave this sick country immediately!
……
That night, V5 reviewed today's two games in the hotel, and the players saw the tragic experience of AFS during the break.
"Hey, this is too tragic, isn't it? Is there really such a person with cerebral palsy who punches hard in reality?" Xiaotian shrank his neck and said slightly scared.
"Why didn't you call the police? This has risen to the level of a crime, right?" Xiao Duan couldn't help but frown.
"This situation is more complicated in our country. Calling the police can easily cause bad public opinion." Nuguri considered the measures and explained tactfully.
"Thankfully our coach is somewhat popular in Kimchi Country, otherwise it might be our turn to be blocked today!" Wei Shen joked.
"It's just a few cases. Most people are relatively rational." Theshy spread his hands and said helplessly.
Upon seeing this, Zhuge Liang gave the players repeated orders not to leave the team alone for safety reasons.
In addition, be a little more restrained in your words and deeds. Don't use provocative words during the interview such as "I mean everyone here is rubbish", "I want to make the scene as quiet as a library", "You can't afford to lose, can you?" .
This is not a coward, this means that a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall.
We know that Kimchi is a small country, the quality of its citizens is worrying, and there is still a group of idiots who are easily inflamed, but aren't they just like terminal cancer patients?
They are all like this, why not satisfy their humble vanity of being a "big country" and leave some good memories for others, right?
Furthermore, if you want to talk dirty, you have to learn from Ah P.
If you post on social software, the language barrier alone is enough to dissuade 90% of keyboard warriors, not to mention there is a wall in China!
Or just go back to your own territory and talk harshly, there probably won’t be many keyboard warriors who will spend money on cross-border ganks.
……
The last day of the first round of the group stage.
The opening match is between V5 and TL.
The two teams are currently tied on points, and this game will also temporarily determine the top spot in Group B.
"Team TL has a group of veterans with rich experience in the World Championship. They may not be as good as you in terms of operation, but they will definitely not lose to you in terms of experience and mentality! In this game, you must be focused, otherwise you may lose Jingzhou!" Zhuge
Please give the players vaccinations.
TL's top laner Impact, the S3 champion's top laner, viewers who often watch the global finals will definitely have a question, why is Omu as strong as taking medicine every time he enters the World Championship?
Jungler Xmithie, a senior player, is a living fossil who has played in four global finals in S3, S5, S6, and S7.
We all understand Smile and Madlife in the bottom lane, there is no need to say more.
For the mid lane position, TL introduced the old Pharaoh Froggen during the transfer period before the summer split to rotate with Pobelter.
After TL lost at MSI, the management and coaching staff realized that their mid laner was a bit unstable.
It's just the transfer period between the spring and summer seasons, and there are almost no outstanding midlaners on the market whose contracts have expired.
With an attitude of searching as hard as possible, TL found a suitable candidate: Froggen, who left FOX after the end of Season 7.
Froggen's record on FOX last year was quite dismal. On the one hand, his own competitive status declined a lot, and on the other hand, the FOX team was really lagging.
Except for Froggen, FOX's only big player is Looper at the end of his career. Everyone else is pretty green.
Rational analysis shows that Froggen is more than enough as a rotation mid laner.
It's a twist of fate that Froggen, who "unplugged the network cable", and Smile, who was "unplugged", actually became teammates.
I’m not saying this, but this list of TL should have been put aside a few years ago. There’s nothing wrong with calling it a space battleship!
