At noon on May 10th, after eating black bean rice, a specialty of Brazil, the edg team took a bus to the Rio Olympic Stadium.
The residence is located in one of a string of resort hotels on the coast customized by Riot Games, and the destination is the Baja Olympic Park, which is an indoor stadium renamed for the Rio Olympics, the Olympic Tennis Center, the Olympic Aquatic Center, and other sports and recreational facilities.
, right in the heart of this coast.
So the whole ride took less than twenty minutes.
Although the name is the Olympic Stadium, you should know that the popularity of League of Legends in Brazil in 2017 has not yet reached its peak, and it is impossible to use the Maracana, the world's number one football stadium at the Bird's Nest level, for the group stage of the mid-season championship.
The low-key white building in front of you is really incomparable to a world-class stadium.
However, walking indoors is still very fresh and shocking. After all, since it can be used as an Olympic venue for athletes from all over the world, it is not too shabby.
The total audience capacity exceeds 10,000, which is equivalent to the size of the Yangcheng Stadium that was opened for the previous LPL finals!
Meixia and her teammates first put on makeup in the lounge, adjusted the equipment, and finally rehearsed the ten-minute entrance ceremony under the command of the on-site director, and then waited for the audience to enter.
By three o'clock in the afternoon, the venue was full of spectators. Following the reminder from the on-site staff, they entered the center of the venue again.
Only then did Mei Xia realize that this stadium was different from the Yangcheng Stadium and had an exciting architectural style.
The seats in the hall are arranged very close to the central stage, and are only blocked by low guardrails.
From a distance, it looks like an audience gathered around the octagonal cage to watch a violent and bloody performance, and the foam from shouting may touch the players on the field at any time.
Before the opening ceremony, Mei Xia followed the rehearsal steps, held the heavy golden championship trophy, and stood in the center of the field with five teammates.
The lights were turned off, the cameras were all facing the audience and the countdown on the field, and no one noticed where they were standing.
"Fortunately, there is no Brazilian team in the group stage. I heard that the South American fans here are very bad-tempered. If anyone dares to abuse the Brazilian team in the opening game, the guardrail is so short, so be careful when the audience jumps onto the field and engage in real-life fighting!"
The factory manager next to him swallowed his saliva and whispered softly.
"Haha, to say that the director is so strong, the Brazilian audience knows no team is our opponent no matter how hard it is. We should lose the opening game before we are likely to be attacked by fans!" Mixia analyzed seriously.
Hearing this, the director only felt a little itchy on his neck. As the idol of the famous Brazilian jungler brtt, he is undoubtedly the most famous player in the country besides Mika. And unlike Mika who attracts fans with his beauty, his favors are extremely valuable.
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So if edg does not perform well in the game, he is most likely to be kicked as a ball by fans on the spot...
The drums of Dongdongdong are loud.
The factory manager was so frightened that he trembled.
The countdown is over and the performance on the field has begun.
On the stage, the long-haired three-dimensional Russian Aunt Loyin held a leather drum under her crotch and beat out the rhythm vigorously.
As the lights came on, rows of drummers who were originally invisible on the stage like Mixia started playing and waving their hands and feet in a samba style.
The variations of the MSI theme song gradually became clearer and more intense, and then became like a storm.
At the end, the drum beat changes again, the raindrops shrink, the dull wind and thunder rolls, and finally the thunder explodes.
Six flags with the logos of each participating team lowered from the sky!
The audience applauded and shouted one after another!
"Let us welcome g2esport!" the host spoke in enthusiastic Portuguese. Since the Brazilian team was eliminated, the European team became the second team supported by most viewers.
Everyone in g2 appeared at the exit of the player tunnel. At the same time, because the tunnel extended from the center of the audience stand, they waved their arms to say hello and mingled with the cheering audience.
It doesn't look like the appearance of an e-sports player, but more like the appearance of a fighting athlete. If the player grabs the cape and hits two sets of uppercuts before trotting on the stage, it would be more like it.
"Then let us welcome the North American team t~s~m~!"
The camera then turned to the player tunnel on the other side, and walking out from there was the North American cult tsm team.
Compared to G2, which has the thinner PerkZ and the fatter Korean aid Trick to increase the team's body fat rate, here all the TSM members who go straight to the gym after the game, including several Asians, have double-door refrigerator body types, and are in MMA competitions.
The probability increases sharply.
As for the third team, SKT is the second favorite to win this MSI.
With the wolf here, the body fat rate instantly goes up a notch.
Then came the Vietnamese team gam who walked onto the stage with their heads down as if they were awake in an Internet cafe, and the treasure island team fw who dressed up in jeans, coach steak, and permed their hair, looking like they were attending a party rather than competing.
From this appearance order, we can see the support rate of the home audience, and the Brazilian organizer is not shy about his preference.
Five teams walked onto the field from five directions.
"Finally, let us welcome the defending MSI champion, Edward Gaming!" With the host's clever tongue-in-cheek pronunciation, the camera finally focused on the center.
A series of dazzling white lights flashed above Meixia's head, and finally stopped.
Card!
The whole body spread out from short to high, and appeared in front of the audience with Mixia and five teammates in a V-shape.
Although Mika, a Sakura girl, has a figure and is dressed in a knee-length skirt, she is unlikely to be a contestant in a fighting competition.
But at this bloody opening ceremony, the cheers reached their peak!
At this time, in the Huaguo MSI live broadcast room, three hosts, Mao Zeyuan and Su Xiaoyan, came to Brazil to take charge of the pre-game commentary session.
"This is the appearance of the defending champion. He comes on stage in the last round, all the flashlights are aimed! The cheers are as loud as possible!" Zeyuan said in surprise.
The last MSI was held in China, and it was natural for the defending champion EDG to get the C position. But this MSI can be said to be the first time an LPL team has played overseas as the final boss. It is hard not to feel novel and interesting.
Rong Yan.
"Mika's little face is turning red. The organizers should hurry up and finish the opening ceremony. The little girl can't hold the trophy anymore!" Su Xiaoyan laughed out loud at Mika's situation.
"Edg is going to play the opening game. Don't let the opening ceremony affect your condition. The trophy should be given to a more powerful factory director..." Changmao said he was concerned, but in his heart he was looking forward to what would happen to Edg.
It would be better to screw up the opening game.
The barrage started driving cars one after another.
[The shape of this trophy has a bad association in my mind...]
[Mika-chan still needs to do more exercise. For games like this, hand speed alone is not enough. There are many moves that require physical support]
[I don’t know the moves or anything, just play the game Mika-chan and kill Ah P with one hand.]
[Ap boasts that he wants to be the best mid laner in the world, just don’t be beaten to the point of begging for mercy in the opening game! 】
Late at night and early in the morning in the Huaguo live broadcast room, the screen was full of barrage, and the broadcast was fixed on the last scene of Meixia holding the trophy.
Black screen.
Then there is the promotional video that has been released before the game.
In the center of the stadium on the other side, the camera left, and Mixia immediately brought the trophy to the ground, "Whoa, let's go to the game! I haven't played in half a month and my hands are exhausted!"
"If you don't have strength in your hands, you should go to the gym. Look at TSM, everyone's chest muscles are so bulging." Later, Abu was heard giving advice to the players.
What is your coach hinting at?
"Hmph~" Mixia snorted, "The more bulging your chest muscles are, the worse the game operation will be!"
Yes, that must be the case. My gaming talent is not only replaced by the lower parts, but also by the fat on the upper part. Thinking about it this way, I feel a lot more mentally balanced.