In order to celebrate the team's victory and qualification, Abramovich asked the boss Ed Zhu for instructions, and gave the players a whole day off with a wave of his hand, and then took the players and team staff out to a restaurant.
When the group returned to the hotel in the evening, it was almost twelve o'clock.
After eating and drinking, Yang Yi, who was tired and sleepy, lay down on the bed and unexpectedly entered the sleep mode, and even snored.
Playing three BO1 games in one night may seem less intense than a regular BO5, but because you have to observe and study your opponents all the time, the energy actually consumed is no less than playing a BO5.
Fortunately, Tian Ye, who was in the same room, was not sleepy at this time, and was planning to watch a few new episodes before going to bed, otherwise Yang Yi would have to give him a try.
But the next day, Yang Yi still got up early.
For some unknown reason, Yang Yi's sleep time has been fixed at six to seven hours since he became a professional. No matter how early he goes to bed or how late he stays up, as long as he sleeps for six or seven hours, he will
Wake up from sleep.
And the most outrageous thing is that if Yang Yi doesn't sleep for enough time, no matter how loud the noise is around him, it won't disturb him. Generally speaking, he sleeps like a dead pig. Tian Ye once tried to play the music at a very high volume next to him.
Watching anime didn't affect Yang Yi's sleep at all.
At first, he was a little worried about whether this would have any impact on his body, but after consulting the team doctor, he said it was a normal phenomenon and that his sleep quality was better, so Yang Yi felt relieved.
After leaning on the edge of the bed and replying messages to relatives and friends, Yang Yi suddenly felt his hands were itching unbearably, so he opened Baidu Tieba - it makes sense to do a post first after getting up in the morning, right?
Compared with the last post-game interview, Yang Yi was significantly less aggressive this time, which left the forum friends somewhat unsatisfied. Naturally, it did not cause extensive discussion on the forum like the first time.
However, his prediction on the qualifying situation of BCD's three groups really touched the hearts of all LPL viewers.
If it is true as Yang Yi said, both WE and RNG can win the first place in the group, then the three teams in this year's LPL division will create a record that no one has ever met before, and even if there is a newcomer in the future, there will be no way to surpass it -
—That is, the three representative teams in the LPL division all qualified first in the group.
And this year's group stage is even more valuable. Except for WE in Group D, both RNG and EDG took first place in the group by stepping on the LCK team. This is very rare and valuable.
During the S3 and S4 periods, LPL had a glorious history of having three teams in the top eight. However, during the S3 period, the number one seed in the LPL directly booked a spot in the top eight. During the S4 period, both EDG and OMG were defeated by Samsung Ten Sons.
, EDG even managed to survive by defeating AHQ in a playoff. Only Royal Family won the first place in the group by bullying the rookies from the European and American divisions and provincial teams.
Now not only did EDG double-kill SKT, proving the gold content of the No. 1 seed in the LPL region, but RNG also has a high probability of double-killing SSG to avenge last year's global finals.
Many spectators even opened champagne at halftime and directly shouted the slogan "The Strongest Generation of LPL in History". In this case, if any team does not win the first place in the group, or even goes home in the top 16, then
I will definitely be ridiculed until I win the World Championship and prove myself again.
The effect of EDG's double defeat of SKT is also very obvious. The piglets who used to be like rats crossing the street in the anti-pressure bar can now straighten their backs and speak loudly in the post bar. Yang Yi himself has inexplicably gained a large number of fans.
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Some anti-bar friends who were very unfriendly to EDG didn't want to join in with the bastards who used to be full of tricks, but they also felt that EDG did have the momentum to win the championship this year, so they suddenly became Yang Yi's personal fans.
Kangba was originally the place where Yang Yi had the best public opinion, and now there is a trend of haggis bar. Seeing this, Yang Yi was slightly inflated for a while, but he soon sobered up.
Because the people here are very realistic. If you play well, you will be praised. If you play poorly, you will be criticized. No matter how good you are in the past, as long as you make a mistake in a game, your account will still be confiscated by the friends. No wonder
It will be called an e-sports toilet by orthodox fans.
However, although the current anti-stress bar is called an e-sports toilet, it really has some of the artistic atmosphere of the Louvre.
At this time, the Anti-Stress Bar has not yet monopolized the rating posts by the bar team, and even the Zhihu forum "How to evaluate xxx" is very rare. What stands out are the various activities represented by the Anti-Stress Bar Art Troupe.
Posts, the creativity and imagination of bar friends are also endless, it can be said that a hundred flowers are blooming.
There are indeed many jokes between EDG and SKT. The most classic one is the little peanut who used to play Ming Kai as a ball. After the two reunited after a long separation, the little peanut realized that when I grow up, I will become you. Naturally.
It has become the best material for bar friends to liven up their lives.
Isn't there a post that replaces Xiao Yan with Klin Lawu, and has made a one-year appointment with Nalan Xiaohuasheng, and is now about to join the Yunlan Sect.
The BO1 in the intercontinental competition was the first time, and the group stage was the second time. Then the poster made a reservation in advance that the two teams would meet again in the finals, which is also the third time.
There were many similar posts, which made Yang Yi wander around the site for more than half an hour before putting down his phone.
Either way, there are talented people everywhere in the Laokang Bar, and everyone talks nicely. I really like being there.
After getting up and washing up, Yang Yi went out to have breakfast downstairs and brought a portion to Tian Ye. On the way back, he happened to meet Khan again.
"Good morning, Donghe."
Since this was not the first time that the two met, Yang Yi took the initiative to say hello to Khan, using the Korean he learned from the field last time.
Khan was obviously taken aback: "Wow, why did you get up so early for the Nepal Kerosene game? No wonder we beat SKT!"
Yang Yi was also surprised because Khan actually said this sentence in Chinese. Although the pronunciation was a big problem, he could at least understand the general meaning.
This guy has great language talent!
Perhaps seeing Yang Yi's shock, Khan took the initiative to explain:
"Before Wo, I played in China, and I was with the WE team at the time."
Your kid actually also played in WE?
Yang Yi was even more surprised because EDG's current starting top laner Jiang Chenglu also registered as a professional player with WE at the beginning.
WE is really full of talents when it comes to feelings!
It's 957 again, it's Khan again, and it's Jiang Chenglu again. The key is that these three top laners are not only strong in themselves, but their teams are also the first in their respective groups in the current group stage.
After chatting with Khan for a while, Yang Yi returned to his room again.
There are no teams from the LPL division in Group B, so the popularity of live broadcasts in today's group stage has dropped significantly. However, it has not had much impact on the Mouse TV station whose audience is not Chinese, even because of the existence of FNC, a veteran European team.
, the heat here is actually higher than yesterday.
Especially FNC, which started 0-3 and was on the verge of elimination, actually created a miracle on this day.
First, they lost to Group B hegemon LZ in the first game, and then defeated two other opponents in a row. With a record of 2-4, they entered the playoffs with the other two teams, and finally won a wave of four consecutive victories to win the group.
Second qualifying.
During the last game, the background data on Twitch went viral. When FNC demolished the opponent's base, the number of simultaneous viewers of the S7 Global Finals exceeded the peak of last year's Global Finals!
In terms of data, LOL has never lost. The number of viewers and the total duration of the global finals are increasing year by year. League of Legends players from all over the world can say this with a clear conscience:
"Our game is booming!"
Compared with the LZ team's 6-0 no-brainer victory, FNC's 0-4 start to the miraculous qualifying is undoubtedly more dramatic and story-telling.
Countless players have witnessed this miracle together, and the European audience is full of expectations for FNC's results this year - they can qualify from a desperate situation of 0-4 at the start, what else can they not do?
Yang Yi, who originally watched the Group B match for fun, was also stunned. At the same time, he was extremely speechless about the two eliminated teams in Group B. Damn it, I just said that FNC should not be able to qualify. You are not kidding.
Slap me in the face?
Especially the second seed IMT in the North American Division. This forced the team to start the first round 2-1, giving them a high probability of qualifying. As a result, they failed to win a single game in the second round of the group stage, losing four games in a row and going home to the top 16!
Are you embarrassed?
Is it really EUNA?
After watching the match in Group B, Yang Yi and his teammates went back to intense training, so much so that they didn't pay much attention to the match in Group C the next day, and only roughly saw the results online.
RNG lived up to the expectations of the LPL audience, crushing SSG again in the second round of the group stage. This time they even directly defeated Samsung, which has the top 3C.
In S6, Crown Brother was still the team's most important player. In S7, he couldn't even close his account. It's not clear whether it was Crown Brother who became profitable, or whether General Tiger has not adapted to the competition environment of the World Championship and failed to show the form he should have.
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And I don’t know if it’s due to his restrained style or something else. SSG’s jungler, An Bixian, is like a deus ex machina against the junglers of other teams in Group C, except that encountering the spicy hotpot is like a mouse encountering a cat.
With his violent, aggressive and pleasing style of play, Mala Xiangguo became the most popular jungler among the three LOL teams in just a few days.
I have to say that the growth rate of the incense pot is really scary. It was clear that last year, the leader An could play with the incense pot with applause, but now it has become a jungle area where he will avoid the incense pot when he sees it.
If Xiangguo is given a little more time, and he is paired with a few teammates who are strong online and don't kidnap him like Brother Bath, maybe he will be the Fmvp player next year.
The only fly in the ointment is that RNG failed to qualify without losing a game like EDG.
G2, known as the European branch of the Optimistic Family, burst out with amazing energy in the second round. Under the leadership of the patriarch Perkz, not only did they only score one point in the hands of RNG, but they also almost defeated SSG.
It almost qualified from Group C, but unfortunately it failed in the end due to the iconic management of the LCK division.
Although there is still the last game of G2 against FB in Group B, RNG with a 5-1 record and SSG with a 4-2 record have already locked in qualifications in advance, so the outcome of this game will be the same as the first day.
The same goes for the match between EDG and SKT. It couldn't change the ending of the story at all.
After losing to Samsung, the patriarch Perkz sat in his seat and shed tears, because he knew that this was the last game for him and his current teammates. Even before the start of the global finals, G2's boss had put down harsh words. If this happened
If G2 still fails to qualify in the World Championship, the team will be reorganized around Perkz next year.
Therefore, in the second round of the group stage, the whole G2 team played the game with a determination to succeed or die. However, the principle that the enemy must win is not universal in e-sports, and g only achieved two things.
In the final showdown with FB, he took out the Happy Style Man and successfully won the game; at the Wuhan match, the relationship between Perkz and his teammates infected many viewers, and everyone silently dedicated their hearts to this G2 team.
He gave the last round of applause to make Wuhan silent because of him.
At this time, the LPL audience who were applauding wildly could not imagine what kind of bad relationship there was between G2 and RNG, let alone that this man had regained their nationality for many people...
After both EDG and RNG won first place in the group, WE was under a lot of pressure.
Fortunately, there are not too strong opponents in Group D. Neither FW, the number one seed in the LMS division, nor MSF, the third seed in the European division, pose much of a threat to WE.
Only TSM, which was invincible in training matches every year and returned to the top 16 in the main game, actually stole a point from WE, giving WE its only defeat.
But even so, TSM still failed to qualify.
In the crucial playoff that determines the fate of qualifying, the senior brother Doublelift was directly defeated by the European Crazy Rabbit AD player Hans Sama. At the same time, the North American Dharma King Bilson, known as one god with four eyes, faced off against the unknown PowerOfEvil.
The two major players in the region are once again pleased to reach the top 16.
As the saying goes, no one will remember a top 16 player unless he has been in the top 16 every year. The tragic figure this time, the senior brother, once again received a wave of applause and tears from the audience, and then took his teammates out to buy contemporary products.
Before leaving, I took the opportunity to return to my hometown.
As everything has settled, all eight qualifying teams for the group stage have been announced.
All three teams from the LPL division qualified first in their groups. This result gave many viewers a familiar thought - is this really the most promising year for the LPL?
Three groups are ranked first. This first means that the three LPL teams will not encounter civil war before the semi-finals, so the probability of LPL advancing to the semi-finals will be greatly increased.
Even if two LPL teams meet in the semi-finals, there will eventually be a plot similar to S3, that is, one LPL team will definitely enter the finals.
But before the game starts, the first thing to do will be the part that players like to see the most.
