The post-game interview session of the global finals is conducted by multiple hosts in different languages from each competition region, so EDG saves a lot of time in arranging who will be interviewed after each game.
None of EDG's five main starting players can take the blame, so the whole army must attack.
For the Chinese interview, Abu very considerately assigned Klin Dirty Dance, probably because he wanted Mingkai to experience the feeling of returning home in glory, while the rest of the group waited for him to fight.
The host in charge of the Chinese stream interview this year is Yu Shuang. She was not well-known in the LPL hosting industry before, but she became famous in this world competition with her beautiful blue and white porcelain cheongsam. No wonder Guan Zeyuan paid tribute to her
Fascinated.
According to online reports, Yu Shuang seems to be very fond of FNC's ADC player, Rekkles, who is known as the most educated player in Europe. I don't know how Guan Dajun feels now.
Klin Lawu followed Yu Shuang to the main stage, while Yang Yi took the initiative to take over the interview task of Han Wenliu.
Considering this guy's past "brilliant record" in post-game interviews, his little thoughts are naturally self-evident.
Abu didn't say anything more, and he didn't mean to stop Yang Yi. He just sighed silently in his heart.
This kid is good at everything. He is talented, capable, and has a professional attitude. He is usually very lovable, but there is only one problem - he has an open mouth.
There is no world champion at the moment and he is jumping like this. If this Xiaobi Zaiji really wins the global finals championship, then he will be crazy to the sky?
When the time comes to talk trash to others, I'm afraid I won't just open and close my mouth and say, "What a champion are you?"
But...thinking about that scene, Abu is really looking forward to it.
After all, compared with a trophy from the global finals, the negative effects brought about by Yang Yi are not a problem at all.
And considering that EDG just defeated SKT, it can be said that they have barely taken off the label of "foreign war amateur". This is a great opportunity to restore the image of China's e-sports.
At this time, letting Yang Yi go to Han Wenliu to pretend to be a big deal would definitely do more good than harm to EDG at the moment, so Abramovich adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards this matter.
And Yang Yi was standing in front of the temporary space in the venue, looking at the LCK host next to him with a confused look on his face.
He thought that since he had been with Scout and Jiang Chenglu for a long time, he should be able to master some simple Korean indistinguishably, but now it seems that Yang Yi obviously overestimated his language talent.
The Korean male host chattered a lot, but he could only understand the three words "Smecta".
Fortunately, there was an official Korean translator standing next to him, otherwise Yang Yi would have been a little confused - because Scout and Jiang Chenglu's Chinese improved rapidly, EDG had already kicked their own team's commentators and helped the other team to join the flexible team.
Among the army of employed people.
Perhaps it was because EDG's management worked hard to help Yang Yi pay various fines in order to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
"Congratulations on your victory over the powerful SKT. How does it feel to defeat the Triple Crown champion in the BO1 of the group stage?" the translator asked.
After hearing what the translator said, Yang Yi couldn't help but frown slightly.
No matter how you look at this issue hosted by South Korea, it seems to have some arrogance of the so-called "first division".
I won't mention the modifier "powerful SKT". The "group stage", "BO1" and "triple crown" in the second half of the sentence are nothing more than emphasizing that EDG just won a BO1 by luck.
The real outcome still has to be decided in BO5.
What happened to the host sent by LCK this year?
It doesn’t matter if she’s not a pretty Korean girl, but she’s hosting an interview with a gun and a stick. It seems I can’t be too kind.
Thinking of this, Yang Yi immediately replied calmly:
"That's it. After all, it's not the first time I beat SKT. I was more excited during the intercontinental competition."
When the translator from Riot China heard this, he felt extremely stressed.
There was obviously a bit of anger in Yang Yi's flat answer. Although it sounded very relieved, if he translated everything truthfully, maybe there would be a full-scale martial arts show at the interview. If there was an interview accident at the scene, he would be responsible for the translation.
Employees must be held accountable from above.
Fortunately, as the intermediary translator, he can use Chunqiu brushwork to modify the dialogue between the two parties:
"Well... I'm still happy to beat SKT, but I don't feel as excited as I did during the intercontinental competition."
The meaning is still the same, but the tone is much more tactful.
However, the LCK host, who has always been smooth sailing, found it difficult to accept such an answer.
After all, the record in the LCK division is too dazzling. Ever since SKT won the S3 Global Finals, Koreans have dominated the League of Legends game for four full years.
In the past few years, the teams in the LCK division have been killing everyone in the world championship. The only one who can defeat the LCK is the LCK itself, so many Korean viewers and commentators call the S game the LCK Autumn Finals.
In previous years, some teams were lucky enough to defeat the Korean team in the BO1 of the group stage, but those teams all know how hard-won it is to steal a victory from the Korean team, and they will be very self-aware in interviews and say that they were just lucky.
, how come you don’t know how to be humble at all?
So the host asked a more lethal question:
"EDG is currently ranked first in Group A with a record of three bars and zero. It seems that qualifying will not be a big problem. I just wonder if EDG has the confidence to break the team's history this year and successfully break through to the quarterfinals?"
The translator was on the verge of tears. He had tried his best to use tactful words, but the Korean host was too bullying. There was no way to cover up the questions he asked, so he could only repeat what was said.
But Yang Yi, who was mentioned in the top eight every year, didn't have much reaction.
Brother, I just started playing professionally this spring. This is my first time participating in the global finals, okay?
EDG has been in the top eight in previous years. Do you have a relationship with me, Majesty?
Then EDG also won the MSI championship before, do I have to have a share?
However, as a member of EDG, he still gave a resolute counterattack:
"Actually, I didn't have much confidence before playing against SKT, but after this game, everyone in our team is full of confidence, and I feel that winning the championship will not be a problem."
The translator was completely screwed up and translated Yang Yi's original words to the Korean host.
As a Chinese, he can certainly understand the yin and yang of Yang Yi's words, and listening to it is indeed enough to relieve his anger.
No wonder Majesty has only made his debut for a year and already has a large number of fans on the Internet, quickly becoming the star player in the LPL region second only to PigDog.
Given his temper and character, apart from those energetic Koreans, which fan who truly supports the LPL region can say they don’t love him?
The Korean host is not a fool, and he can naturally understand the implication of Yang Yi's words. It is precisely because of this that he is a little angry:
"So, EDG's current goal is to win the global finals? Why are you so confident that you can directly become the champion from the top eight?"
At this point, he even laughed out loud: "Is it because EDG has you this year? Do you think you are stronger than EDG in the Deft era?"
Obviously the host didn't do enough homework. He thought that Yang Yi was Deft's substitute before and only got the chance to start after Deft returned to LCK. However, this was not the case.
"We are a team that almost shut out SKT. If we don't deserve to win the championship, then who is qualified to win the global finals? Is it SKT who fell behind us by 10,000 gold in more than 20 minutes?"
Speaking of this, Yang Yi gradually became a little more conceited and even spoke unabashedly:
"As for Deft, he is indeed very strong, but he just defeated the winner of SKT. The person standing here to be interviewed...is me."
He did have some opinions about Mr. Dai in the past, but most of them were completely dismissed after actually experiencing EDG's canteen. There was only some resentment about the fact that Mr. Dai came to China to make money but did not learn Chinese.
But the words of the Korean host at this time undoubtedly aggravated this resentment.
If you use Deft to suppress me, where are they now?
"Among the top ADCs in the LCK, Bang is just my loser, Deft can only sit at home and watch me play, and Ruler can't even beat my loser Uzi. As for the most famous PraY..."
Yang Yi smiled at the host, and his smile was extremely sincere: "PraY may not be able to see me."
The implication is that the LCK No. 1 seed LZ, who currently dominates Group B with the same three-bar zero start, may follow EDG's old path and go home directly in the first round of the knockout round.
The Korean host wanted to refute, but the flood of applause and cheers at the scene had drowned him out. At the same time, the official director also conveyed a warning to him in the headset.
So the interview finally got back on track. I asked a few questions about the previous game and ended hastily. However, the previous conversation between the two had already spread on the Internet.
Originally, the Anti-Stress Bar was still immersed in the joy of EDG beating SKT, but as soon as this interview came out, the home page of the post bar immediately flooded the screen endlessly.
[Guigui, as expected of you, Brother Yangzi, you really dare to say anything!]
[Is there anything I dare not say? Look at the face of the LCK host, he should be so crazy.]
[If you ask me, Brother Yangzi really vented his anger this time, and he immediately became a fan! 】
[No wonder Aldermaniac is so strong in every battle. Fans follow him. All the four major ADCs in the LCK have been demoted to be worthless by him. 】
[I didn’t even say that I am the world’s number one ADC, but it just highlights the momentum of the world’s number one ADC.]
[Mainly, what Brother Yangzi said is not wrong. The two world’s number one ADCs have not beaten him in the game, why don’t they just pretend to be cool? 】
[You are fierce when playing games, and even more fierce during interviews. Brother Yangzi, you drive me crazy!]
[Although, if EDG is eliminated from the top eight again this year, wouldn't Majesty be embarrassed? 】
[Anyway, I stopped talking here, and I just said these few words about Brother Yangzi today. Even if EDG reaches the top eight every year, I will not criticize Brother Yangzi, and I will only say a few words about EDG. 】
[I don’t even want to complain about EDG, beating SKT is so awesome!]
[It’s great to see Brother Yangzi trolling people, punching the Ruler Emperor and kicking the Rat King, and even Mr. Dai, who didn’t make it to the World Championships, was pulled out and whipped to death.]
After returning to the lounge, Yang Yi smiled knowingly when he saw these discussions.
Because he offended a certain group when he debuted, he only played real anti-pressure games, and it has always been his base.
Even Zhu Zong can't stand Yang Yi's outspoken words. He often engages in righteous quarrels with Yang Yi and his fans on Weibo. Only when he becomes the anti-pressure of the E-Sports Louvre can he be more supportive in public opinion.
Yang Yi, it’s the same this time.
There is only one thing that everyone disagrees with:
[But why is Brother Yangzi so unfavorable to LZ? I think the Rat King should be able to meet him. LZ is invincible in Group B, okay? 】
[One thing to say is that it is true that Khan even took out the heads of the top dogs and still killed them indiscriminately. If he was Chinese, he should be given a dog head seal at least, sir. 】
[I really feel that LZ is more likely to be a champion than SKT this year. If EDG hadn’t suddenly awakened, this year’s finals would have been SKT beating LZ.]
[The main thing is to look at the grouping. What if you are lucky during the knockout draw and SKT and LZ are drawn into a group? 】
Obviously, the Internet is still very optimistic about LZ. After all, they are the champions of the LCK Summer Split. However, Yang Yi's words are not false. He really thinks so in his heart. LZ may not be able to advance to the quarterfinals.
Although LZ looks invincible in Group B, in fact, for a strong team, it is not a good thing for the opponent to be too weak.
Because if you fry too much fish, you might be assimilated by the fish.
The other three teams in Group B are IMT, GAM and FNC. None of them can beat them. Let alone LZ and EDG. Even if WE and RNG are thrown in, they can still qualify first in the group with six bars and zero.
It's also a three-bar zero start. SKT can still put pressure on EDG even though it's 10,000 behind in economy, while LZ is a pure abuser.
If the top two teams hadn't met each other in the first knockout round, he really wanted to face LZ in the quarterfinals, who had yet to recover.
There's just no way around it. FNC, the most famous team in Group B, now has zero points and three and can't protect itself. It's about to go back to the top 16. Who else can be expected to suddenly emerge and knock LZ into second place in the group?
The boss of G2 is already laughing at FNC for wanting to go home to the top 16!
Of course, they themselves are not that strong. They have only defeated FB in one wild card division and lost to SSG in the LCK. Tomorrow is the day they face RNG.
If you win, you still have a chance to qualify. If you lose, it won't be that difficult, because FB is very likely to be eliminated directly 0-6, and beating them doesn't count as a win at all.
The next day is the final day of the first round of the group stage.
Perkz was indeed too optimistic about his teammates. Although he was not at a disadvantage against Xiaohu in the middle, G2's bottom lane simply couldn't withstand Brother Zuko's three-man line. RNG steadily won the game.
Also got a perfect start with three bars and zero.
WE also played steadily. Xiye performed very well with Jayce in his hand, and won the final game against TSM in the last game. So far, all three teams from the LPL division participating in the global finals have finished in the first place.
They achieved a 3-0 record in one round and ranked first in their respective groups.
The LPL audience was all crazy with joy, which confirmed what Brother Zuko said:
