Chapter 487 The World Championship in full swing 【Seeking a monthly ticket】
"IG made a quick decision. The game ended too quickly. It seems that the recent state is very good, and it also helped LPL get a good start."
Wang Duoduo saw IG quickly ending the game without any surprise in his eyes. Before the game, he knew that an unknown person like FLY could not pose a threat to IG.
The final result was as expected before the game. IG easily won the first game. After a good start, the first day of IG's schedule came to an end.
The schedule of the first round of the group stage is actually very relaxed. There is only one game at most every day, so there is no pressure on the players.
But the World Championship tests the learning ability of the team and players. Whether they can adapt to the changes in the World Championship version, find a suitable answer, or fully utilize the applicable tactical system, this is the biggest test.
Moreover, Bo1 games often have various upsets, and one game determines the outcome. For teams like Europe and the United States that rely on on-the-spot performance, the chances are very high.
Secondly, there is the LCK team that likes to operate. This stable style rarely makes mistakes. On the contrary, the LPL team has a bold and aggressive style, which is prone to various accidents.
The other two teams in Group D, DRX and UOL, played the next game. Relying on the strength of the middle and lower double C players, Chovy and Deft, DRX also got a point.
Through these two easy games, the appearance of Group D has basically been determined. It will be difficult for FLY and UOL to compete for the final qualifying rights for IG and DRX.
The No. 1 seed from the LPL and the No. 2 seed from the LCK are obviously more than one level better than these two teams. The unicorn UOL, who previously controlled Thunder in the playoffs, was beaten like a younger brother in front of DRX.
After the appearance of the four teams in Group D, the match in Group B was followed immediately. There were not many spectators in the match between PSG and RGE, but the famous Paris Saint-Germain managed to lose to the third seed in Europe.
As the reincarnation team of Flash Wolves, Paris PSG has inherited the fine tradition of Flash Wolves, attacking hard in the competition area and being submissive in the world championship.
Although this game is not an upset, it is somewhat surprising. After all, PSG is also a regular in the World Championship, but it was beaten by REG, who had just entered the World Championship.
Paris Saint-Germain lost face.
In comparison, the next matchup in Group B is the real focus of the match. DWG faces TES. As the No. 1 seed of LCK, before the start of the World Championship, many people claimed that this will be IG's strong rival.
As the team in the LCK that most resembles the LPL in its play style, DWG's record in the spring split was not very good. However, after a season of running-in, DWG's record in the summer split improved by leaps and bounds.
They even won the LCK Summer Split championship in one fell swoop, successfully ascending to the top of the LCK and becoming the last draw in the next division. Especially their top, mid and jungle players can be regarded as the backbone of the new generation of LCK.
Top laner Nuguri, jungler Yon, and mid laner Showmaker are all operational players. They are very similar to IG in S8. However, the ghost king in the bottom lane seems a bit stretched and cannot compare to the original JackeyLove.
However, DWG cannot underestimate the personal strength of its top, midfield and jungle players alone, not to mention that the styles of these three players are very consistent with the requirements of the current version.
The two midfielders and top players are definitely the best in the world in terms of their laning strength, and jungler Yon is also the strongest jungler in the world. With these three players paired together, it is not an exaggeration to say that the top midfielder is the best in the world.
If Xiao Leyan hadn't been holding back, IG might have been able to compete with DWG in the top, middle and jungle to be number one in the world.
If it were not a wild core version now, and if King Ning could return to his peak state in S8, Yunge might have the confidence to dominate DWG in the top half.
But things have changed now, and IG has entered the era of Xiao Leyan’s wild core.
Therefore, Yunge is already prepared. If IG encounters DWG in the next knockout round, IG will definitely have to fight a tough battle. Even Yunge is not sure of winning. This DWG is really in line with the current version.
It's like the S10 version was tailor-made for them.
During the match between TES and DWG, Yunge led the IG players to watch the game in the lounge. As a result, after more than 20 minutes, the IG lounge was very solemn.
TES was beaten a bit miserably by DWG on the field. Just as Yun Ge worried before the game, TES's upper, middle and jungle were completely destroyed. Just like last year's IG, DWG directly penetrated TES's defense through the strong upper and jungle.
Showmaker also put a lot of pressure on his left hand in the middle. Just like facing Rookie, his left hand was completely pinned in the middle and unable to move during the laning phase.
In fact, neither Yunge nor IG players were surprised when TES lost the game, because IG was well aware of TES's strength, and it was not like IG had never played training matches with DWG in the previous qualifying stages.
With IG players playing rough, both sides were losing and losing, but the strength of DWG players was recognized by everyone at IG, because there is currently only one team that can compete head-on with IG online, DWG.
Even in the training matches, most teams could not withstand IG's strong laning ability. Of course, because IG was too unrestrained in the training matches, IG also made mistakes in the mid-term and was seized of opportunities to make a comeback.
But there are currently only two teams that can win IG in training matches. One is JDG, which Yunge has been guarding against before, and the other is DWG, the competitor in the world championship.
After watching the game between TES and DWG, Yun Ge had a very solemn expression. Although the group stage had just started, he felt that tactics to deal with DWG should already be put on the agenda.
"DWG is still a bit strong, but TES shouldn't be discouraged. Play well in the next games. It will be easy to qualify for the group stage."
The moment TES's base crystal was pushed away, Wang Duoduo began to comfort the TES players, and the vase Yiyi sister on the side also followed up to comfort the audience in the live broadcast room.
"The current LPL record is one win and one loss, which is pretty good. After all, DWG is the No. 1 seed in the LCK, and TES's performance isn't too bad."
As a result, Sister Bibi opened her eyes and told lies, and was caught and yelled at by the audience in the live broadcast room, because TES lost this game from beginning to end without any ability to resist, and it was not as bad as she said.
"It's so funny, one win and one loss, right? It's not about the first division. Why is it the same record as the fourth division?"
"If the second seed in the first division can't beat the first seed in the fourth division, how can you still save your face?"
"Sure enough, it won't be enough for newcomers to enter the World Championship. The World Championship still depends on IG."
"If you lose, you lose, but TES's loss is too ugly. It was completely pushed to the ground and rubbed."
"Judging from the results of this game, DWG is a team on the same level as IG. It can easily win against TES."
"IG's opponent is here, and DWG will definitely be the biggest stepping stone on IG's road to defending the championship."
Because TES lost so miserably and DWG won so beautifully, many viewers in the LPL have begun to lose confidence. They originally thought that IG was invincible, but on the first day of the World Championship, IG's winning situation has already begun to change.
Optimistic.
Not many people even care about the next Group C match. The European and American battle between FNC and TSM has completely become the main battlefield between IG and DWG.
During the game, all the discussion was about who could win the World Championship between IG and DWG. In the end, there was no winner. On the contrary, the two European and American teams played very well.
In the end, it was an established giant, S1, with a deeper world championship background. After more than 30 minutes of fierce battle, they successfully won the game.
TSM, the No. 1 seed in North America, actually lost to FNC, the No. 2 seed in Europe. The topic that EU is greater than NA once again occupied the topic list in Europe and the United States.
The LPL audience had no time to sit back and watch at this time, because there were LPL teams in the last game of the first day.
As the focus of Group C, it is also the match between two popular teams, GEN and SN, which will undoubtedly attract the audience of LPL and LCK.
Although TSM and FEN have good names and are the first and second seeds in the four major regions, most LPL viewers believe that GEN and SN have a greater chance of qualifying.
Of course, there will be upsets. As a group of death, it is obvious to all that there will be extra games in Group C. Everyone thinks that this group is very poor and cannot be separated.
In the last game on the first day of the World Championship, the LPL audience has high hopes for SN. The current record of LPL and LCK is one win and one loss. If SN can win the game, then the LPL audience will be able to live with it.
After all, I boasted loudly before, but ended up losing my temper as soon as the World Championship started. Then I am afraid that the face of the first division of LPL will be completely lost.
However, the LPL audience who watched the entire game was extremely silent because SN lost. On the first day of the game, the LPL total points lost to LCK.
This is not what makes the LPL audience the most angry. The key is that after losing the game, there is no place to vent. All the viewers who watched the game between GEN and SN were speechless.
Even the LCK viewers who won the game didn't want to talk much about this game because the battle between the two teams was so ugly.
As the opening match on the first day, the match between GEN and SN was the longest, lasting nearly fifty minutes, which was a major challenge to the audience's bladder.
In fact, after losing the game, the LPL audience was not so harsh on SN, because the situation on the field was always very anxious, especially in the late team battles, both sides had the chance to win the game.
It can only be said that Samsung is more experienced in being a coward, but the boys of SN are still too young. They were a little impatient in the last wave, and GEN found a flaw, thus ruining the game.
However, the game lasted for more than 40 minutes without a winner. In the current fast-paced version, it shows that the strength of the two teams is very close.
Even though the first round of the LPL was one win and two losses, the audience did not feel frustrated because the first day's game was just a bad show and did not involve the qualifying situation in the group stage.
IG did not play in the second round. Yunge stayed with the players and watched today's game at the base. Compared with the situation on the first day, the LPL's second day record was very good.
First, the third seed JDG faced G2, the dominant player in the European division. JDG, who had just arrived at the World Championship, showed no mercy at all. They fought fiercely for thirty-four minutes and finally won the game.
Then there is the TES team that lost to DWG yesterday. They adjusted their mentality in time and successfully defeated PSG and won their first victory in the group stage, which can be regarded as saving a little bit of the situation.
In the third game of the LPL team, SN faced FNC, who had just won the game yesterday. Bin played very strongly, hitting the lane directly on the top lane, successfully defeated FNC's top laner, and led SN to their first victory.
The LPL has won three consecutive victories, which makes the LPL audience look a little better, especially since there is no IG game today. The LPL still has three consecutive victories, which means that the other teams in the LPL are not weak.
The title of the first division is still preserved. The only bad thing is that the LCK team has also won three consecutive victories and has a gorgeous record.
Except for the loss to IG, the LCK team is still very stable and has not made any mistakes at all, except for the GEN game which was very long and nasty.
After two days of group stage play, all the teams have basically gone out for a walk, and the strength of each team can be seen with the naked eye.
Although IG has only played one game so far, all viewers and commentators have placed IG and DWG as the first teams. These two teams are definitely the favorites to win the championship.
Then there are some powerful teams that can disrupt the situation, such as the LCK teams DRX and GEN. It is not a big problem to break through the group stage and enter the knockout round. If the opponents in the group are good, they can even reach the semi-finals easily.
JDG of the LPL is also a team in this tier, and the top four are certainly capable. As for TES and SN, it's a bit hard to describe. After all, they both lost to LCK teams.
If the qualifying situation in the group stage is not good and we are assigned to a strong team, we may lose our players in the quarterfinals. Of course, as two young teams, if the players of SN and TES are in good condition, they will definitely be able to create miracles.
The remaining teams can basically compete for a small number of qualifying spots. If all four teams in the LPL and three teams in the LCK qualify, then there will only be one group stage qualifying spot left for other teams.
Now the European and American teams have the best situation, the G2 team. Although they lost to JDG on the second day of the game, the G2 group was very good.
There is only one competitor in the group, JDG, and there is no LCK team to disrupt the situation. The other team, TL, who broke through the playoffs, is in very poor condition and has no gimmick to compete with G2 for a qualifying spot.
In addition to G2, the qualifying spots in Groups B and D have been locked by teams from the LPL and LCK. The biggest variable at present is the death group Group C.
As a veteran and strong team in Europe, if FNC wants to qualify, it must go head-to-head with GEN and SN and grab a spot from these two teams in order to successfully qualify.
As for North America's No. 1 seed TSM, they have two well-known players in Big Brother and Bjergsen, but they can hardly win in the death group and are basically in the cold.
This year, no team in North America can compete. Although the group stage has only started for two days, the three North American teams have not won even a single game. They are playing like wild card teams. It is a complete shame for the four major regions.
Under such circumstances, IG ushered in the third day of the game. Compared with the previous two days of competition, the third day of the game gradually became much more intense. Many teams were accumulating nutrients and preparing to compete in the group.
