[215] Foreplay, beating monkeys(1/2)
The day passed like this, and the night was uneventful.
Qi Zhou got up early the next morning, washed briefly, and then had breakfast with his teammates.
After breakfast, we started playing training matches.
This morning, Abramovich contacted different groups of Pakistan Railways teams to play training matches.
It sounds like they are playing a training match, but in fact it is the Chinese national team that trains them.
The level gap between the two sides is still very large.
Therefore, the Pakistan Railway team cherishes this opportunity very much. For them, playing a game with the Chinese team may learn more than what they can learn from playing in a season.
The whole morning was spent playing training matches. At noon, everyone in the Chinese team had a little something to eat, and then got on the bus to the competition site.
The exhibition matches of the Asian Games officially started this afternoon with a simple opening ceremony.
Arriving at the competition venue, everyone in the Chinese team went straight to the lounge.
The lounge here is different from a dedicated e-sports venue. This lounge is very large, and at the same time, all the teammates are here!
Different teams stand in different places, only a few meters apart. If they want to chat, other national teams nearby can hear them.
After entering the lounge, Qi Zhou quickly noticed a few familiar faces. The first was the Korean team standing in the middle of the lounge.
They seemed to be afraid that others would not notice, so they deliberately chose the most conspicuous position.
When other teams pass by them, they will greet them warmly.
At this time, Abu suddenly said: "There will be an opening ceremony later. You all should tidy up your appearance and pay attention to your appearance."
Qi Zhou straightened his collar and shoulders. The material of the team uniform was not bad. It was very comfortable to wear and had no wrinkles.
"In the first game, we are playing against the Annan team. Who will be on our bottom lane?" Meikou suddenly asked.
Abu: "You go first in the first game. Your hero pool is more suitable for this version."
Meikou nodded, and then said to Xiao Ming: "Shi Senming, then I will go first in the first game."
Xiao Ming: "Behave well, I'll cheer you on below!"
The relationship between the two seems to be quite good, which is in sharp contrast to the relationship between the factory director and Uzi.
Abu then said: "Which of you will be in front later? The one in front must hold the national flag."
After hearing this, everyone was eager to try. This was a great honor, but they were also a little embarrassed.
In the end, Uzi was the first to step forward and volunteer: "Let me do it. I already have the national flag printed on my face, and one on my hand is just right."
When Uzi said this, Qi Zhou noticed that Uzi actually had a national flag printed on his face, right in the middle of his left face.
Just because Uzi's face is a bit big, some details are easily overlooked.
"Come on, your image is not very good, it's better not to stand in front." The factory director objected.
While objecting, the factory director looked at Uzi with disgust.
The factory director's meaning is also very obvious. Uzi is a bit obese and has an unhealthy body shape, which is not in line with the spirit of the Asian Games.
"Mingkai, you're almost done. It's none of your business. If I don't come, why don't you come? Looking at your wretched look, your image is really bad!" Uzi began to fight back. The most embarrassing thing for him was to see someone face to face.
Call him fat.
The quarrel between the two attracted the attention of other people around, and Abu quickly said: "Okay, okay, stop arguing, it's not embarrassing."
The factory director and Uzi also realized that the impact was not good, so they kept their mouths shut.
At this time, Meikuan suggested: "Why don't you let Brother Zhou come? Brother Zhou is very good in all aspects. He is handsome and tall. He is also very Kerry in the game, and he is also an FMVP in the summer competition."
Xiao Ming agreed: "I also think Brother Zhou is good.",
Abu glanced at Xiye again, and seeing that Xiye had no such intention, he said, "In that case, Lao Zhou, you go ahead and get the national flag."
Qi Zhou actually wanted to refuse at first, but he thought that after he refused, the factory director and Uzi would definitely continue to quarrel.
Qi Zhou simply agreed, and now he was the only one who could suppress these two living treasures.
Soon, there were about a hundred people in the lounge, and almost all the participating teams were here.
There is a corridor outside the lounge, along which you can walk to the back of the stage.
At this time, everyone could hear the noise coming from the direction of the stage, and the host seemed to have already taken the stage.
The audience seemed to be getting restless.
Although Qi Zhou couldn't understand what the host said, he could guess that he was introducing the schedule or something like that.
Soon the staff came in, asked all the teams to get ready, and then gathered in the corridor to prepare for the stage.
On China's side, the starting five and coach Abramovich walked out of the door together.
Walking out of the lounge and walking along the corridor, the movements on the stage became clearer and clearer.
Qi Zhou heard the screams and cheers from the audience, and he became excited and was finally about to start fighting!
When they arrived at the end of the corridor, directly behind the stage, the Chinese team members stopped and lined up, ready to play.
At this moment, a group of people came to the EDG.
Judging from the appearance, Qi Zhou can definitely be from the wild card division. After a closer look, he found that it was the Annan team!
The Annan team and the Chinese team are in the same group, and the first game is between the Chinese team and the Annan team. It can only be said that they are enemies.
Qi Zhou didn't know anyone from the Annan team. Generally speaking, teams in this wild card region have frequent personnel changes.
If you can't perform well, you will have no income. Without income, you will naturally have no motivation. Therefore, many people retire after playing for one or two years and go to Hukou to support their families.
While Qi Zhou was thinking, other teams came over. There were eight teams in total, all lined up in eight rows and preparing to play.
After a while, the staff at the front signaled that everyone could come on stage in order.
So the Indonesian team was invited first. They are the host after all.
The Indonesian team was followed by the South Korean team, who came on stage behind them, holding the national flag in their hands.
After the Korean team was the Chinese team. Qi Zhou took a national flag from Abramovich and walked towards the stage.
Others followed him. The moment he left the factory, Qi Zhou heard someone in the audience shouting: "Team China! Team China!"
"Brother Zhou! Brother Zhou!"
"Director! Director!"
"Uzi! Uzi!"
Qi Zhou took a casual glance and found that there were quite a few people holding national flags in the audience.
In addition to the national flag, they also have support signs with various igs on them.
Among them, his ID is the largest.
Qi Zhou walked to the side of the stage along the route of the previous rehearsal, and then found the right place to stop.
The Chinese team's starting five and coach Abramovich are in place. Everyone is raising their heads and chests, for fear of being caught in a bad mental state by the camera.
Immediately afterwards, the Annan team also appeared on the stage. There were people on site to cheer them on, but they were far behind compared to the Chinese team.
After everyone from the Annan team came on stage and stood next to the Chinese team, everyone was in high spirits.
A few minutes later, all eight participating teams had completed their debut ceremony.
A promotional video started playing on the big screen at the venue.
In this promotional sign, Qi Zhou also has many shots, and he should have the most shots among the Chinese team.
Of course, among all the people, the one with the most shots is naturally Faker.
After the promotional video ended, the host began to read the lines, and the audience below cooperated very well and cheered one after another.
Soon, the opening ceremony will be over.
Except for the Annan team and the Chinese team, which are about to compete, the other teams have left the game early and are preparing to return to the lounge.
After all the other teams went down, the Chinese team and the Annan team came to the middle of the stage.
The two teams lined up and shook hands with each other.
After shaking hands, they all turned around and walked towards their computers.
Qi Zhou found the first computer, sat down on the chair, and began to debug the equipment.
Putting on the headphones, all the sounds on the scene disappeared, and only the voices of teammates and coaches could be heard.
After both parties are ready, the first BP game begins!
In this game, the Chinese team is on the red side and the Annan team is on the blue side.
After all, the opponent is the Annan team, so the Chinese team is relatively conventional in terms of BP. It does not use any ultimate moves and has no special routines.
Soon, the lineups of both sides were determined:
Red side Chinese team: top laner Ornn, jungler Olaf, mid laner Ekko, adc Han Bing, assistant Morgana.
Blue side Annan team: top laner Nuo Shou, jungler Lee Sin, mid laner Clockwork, adc policewoman, assistant Karma.
To be continued...