The photographer also came to the stage and took photos of the contestants one by one. The atmosphere was very lively.
In LPL, everyone is in a competitive relationship.
But after reaching the stage of the World Championships, the lpl was unanimous in communicating with the outside world, and the players were also cheering for each other.
ig, who received the third seed, is different from ym and rng. They will have the opportunity to officially advance to the S8 World Championship group stage after the finals selection in early October.
Defeating edg is just the beginning for them, the real challenge is yet to come.
However, judging from the situation in the finals every year, ig still has great hope of advancing.
Rookie and Ah Shui also seemed confident. They spoke directly on the spot and joined their brothers in Busan after completing the qualifying round.
After taking a group photo of the three of them with Letme, Su Chen returned to his teammates, only to find that Xiaotian and Left Hand had already taken off their clothes.
"Why did you take off your clothes? Weren't you very excited when you first got them?" Su Chen asked.
The Garlic Bastard took out his cell phone with a dark face and pulled out a photo of the scene that had just been posted on Weibo.
Su Chen took a closer look and immediately understood why they took off their clothes decisively.
The s8's new product is a long hooded windbreaker design. Although the size is customized according to the player's size, the proportions are really a bit problematic.
Zuo Zuo and Xiao Tian, who are just over 1.7 meters tall, look stunning in these clothes. The hem of their clothes almost reaches their ankles, making them look particularly short.
Moreover, there was also a problem with the angle when taking photos of the audience at the scene. When it was posted online, many people were already discussing the height of Xiaotian and Zuo, who were estimated to be just over 1.6 meters tall.
[Ym, why are there a bunch of yordles trying to form bonds here, hahahaha]
[No wonder the main camera is given to Jiang Shen. Only with his height of 1.85 meters can he hold this style. Others who are shorter would look too short in their legs.]
[I feel that the relationship between the three teams this year is quite good. I saw the puppy even took pictures with YM's people, because he was beaten to tears just a few days ago...]
[This year should be the strongest year for lpl. I hope my dream can come true! 】
…
After the expedition ceremony is over.
In the live broadcast room of the Shark Fighting event, Wawa, Miller, and Guan Zeyuan also conducted some popular science on the situation in other competition areas.
LCK's three world championship teams this year, ranked from the first seed, are kt, gneg and the African team afs.
SKT, which has entered the World Championship three times in the past three years, will not appear again this year.
"It's a pity that S8 doesn't have Faker, but LCK is also very strong this year." Wawa said seriously.
After spending a whole spring, kt rose strongly in the summer split and advanced to the playoffs as the first place in the regular season. In the end, they eliminated the spring champion Samsung Geng 3-1 in the final and won the summer championship.
In lck terms, this year’s kt team has brought together the glory of the division in the past few years and is also the most anticipated team in recent years.
The top laner has Smeb and Marin, the top three laners in LCK history. In the middle lane is S4 Samsung White's champion mid laner, and LPL's conscientious supporter pawn.
The jungler is kt night watchman score. He is currently the only jungler in lck to achieve 1,000 kills.
Bottom lane deft and mata are also historical players in their respective positions.
In addition, they defeated Samsung in a crushing manner in the finals, which further highlights the strength of this kt team.
"The style of kt's team is actually a bit like that of skt from s5. They are very dominant on the wing. You can often see them playing flat games with four points and one point," Miller said.
In the other three major divisions, LMS still has the Flash Wolves standing out, winning all 14 games in the summer split. They defeated Mad in three finals to get the No. 1 seed, setting a record for six consecutive championships in the division.
However, due to the overall decline of LMS in recent years, many people believe that they have reaped the dividends of the times. Now the overall strength of the competition region is not necessarily better than wild card regions such as Brazil and Vietnam.
The number one seed in North America is still the tsm team. Although the two-god bond between Bjergsen and Big Brother failed a bit in MSI, it still works well after returning home.
In the semi-finals, the senior brother had two MVPs in three games, defeating his former team TL. Then in the final, Bjergsen took over the game. Syndra Clockwork taught the 100t mid laner Yue Lun with forehand and backhand, making him doubt his life on the spot.
tsm's vigorous performance has also given the North American region full confidence in this year's World Championship trip.
Breaking out of the group stage and reaching the quarterfinals will make history!
Finally, there is the European Division.
Like geng, g2 seemed to be cursed by msi after returning from Berlin. The summer split performance jumped repeatedly, and it even almost failed to make the playoffs.
G2, the champion of the Spring Split, faced VIT, which was fourth in the division, in the first round of the playoffs. After winning two games first, in the third game, AP took out Yasuo in the middle, and ended up losing 0-8.
Super performance helped vit successfully win the game.
Probably due to the influence of Ah P's manipulation, all members of g2 performed abnormally, and the good situation was wasted. vit successfully performed to let two people chase three.
The highlights of fnc's massive defeat of vit in the finals made people even more suspicious of g2's match-fixing.
Fortunately, Europe's optimistic family has always had a good mentality. The boss directly tweeted that if he fails to enter the World Championship, he will run naked around the base with all members of G2.
Ap also forwarded this tweet to show his determination.
In the end, g2 got the third seed status as they wished, and entered the finals without any danger.
Under the premise that the wild card team is basically a tourist group for the World Championships.
Three LPL veterans also directly talked about their chances of winning this year's World Championship.
"Let's first assume that ig can safely enter the group stage. This shouldn't be too reasonable. As of this year, no third seed from the four major regions has failed in the qualifying rounds." Guan Zeyuan opened his mouth, scaring Wawa and
Miller broke into a cold sweat.
"Don't say steady progress. In other words, say there is a chance. That way we will feel a little more reassured." Miller said with a smile.
"Okay, okay," Guan Zeyuan said helplessly, "I made the arrangements based on the World Championship version and the team's style."
"Among the three teams in LPL, YM is the number one seed. Basically, everyone in the same group is guaranteed to advance. I am very relieved about this."
"The second seed of rng, I hope he can be assigned to the group of fnc or tsm. The puppy is good at beating Ou Cheng and the big brother, but it is best not to encounter kt. I think the style is a bit restrained."
Wawa nodded in agreement: "Kt's style is indeed more restrained. It's best to avoid nature."
"The one that may be more difficult is ig," Miller continued, "I still hope that ig can be divided into a group other than kt. It would be great if the three teams can work together to reach the quarterfinals."
…
A few days after the expedition ceremony.
Conversations about the World Championship are gradually heating up.
Since the lpl has performed very well in the international arena this year, old players who quit due to the loss of s7 have also returned and joined the discussion.
In the "Anti-Bar" of the E-Sports Louvre, relevant posts are also being updated intensively.
[Pure passerby, rational discussion if ym wins this year, Jiang Keda should be the first person in lol history]
[The first person in history has blown it. The S championship in the spring and summer MSI Asian Games is a one-year Grand Slam achievement. If Faker does not count S3, the total honors in the past three years are equal to two Grand Slams. Unless there is another one, jkd
The Grand Slams in 2016 were barely on par, but if we win the S crown this year, we should be the number one top laner in history.]
[Is it better than most horses in one championship? I think we can be on equal footing at most!]
[They are all S championships. If YM really wins it in 2018, it will be a Grand Slam, and it will be five FMVPs a year. The S5 won by Ma Datou and Feike together will definitely not be as valuable as the single-core team led by Jiangsu University]
[Is jkd single-core?? Do you think Xiaotian and Knight are dead??]
[It seems that you were bragging about the factory director in this way in 2015, right? I don’t think it’s too early to speak, because it would be funny if Incheon ended up having a civil war again]
…
On September 24th, the global finals draw ceremony will be held.
In the ym base, everyone was sitting on the sofa in the living room, and Meng Ma moved the projector in.
pdd and Xiao Ma also rushed over. All the core members of the ym team gathered here. About twenty people were crowded into a room, and the atmosphere was slightly tense.
"Teacher Whore, I heard that you went to Jing'an Temple yesterday to burn incense and worship Buddha?" Su Chen suddenly interrupted in the silence.
PDD, who was drinking water, almost choked, coughed a few times and said awkwardly: "How do you know?"
Su Chen pointed at the pony without hesitation, and a wail suddenly sounded in the living room.
"Aren't I nervous?" pdd rubbed his head. "I used to dream that one day my team would be able to compete in the World Championships. Now that it has finally come true, I can't sleep."
"Ym's voice has been too loud these days. I'm afraid that we will be criticized for our poor performance. If the entire top 16 is upset or something, we will probably be ridiculed by the LPL crowd for a year." pdd said with a smile.
"I remember EDG in 2015. I was watching the live broadcast at the time. When they were beaten 3-0 by FNC, I was split into tears." Xiao Tianwai recalled on the sofa.
At that time, he had not yet entered the professional world. Three years later, now he has embarked on the same path as the factory director, which is a bit sad.
"It's not just 15 years, it's not just 2016. I remember we were all in the top eight in 2016, and the scolding seemed to be even worse that year." He said aloud.
"Actually, in the earliest days of S3, those of us hadn't taken the World Championship seriously yet, so we thought we might not be lucky this year and we would win it next year," pdd said with emotion, "But in the past two years, I really felt like the World Championship
The game knocked the wind out of many people’s minds.”
"It is indeed easy to lose confidence after years of failure," pdd looked at Su Chen, "So, although some people thought it was crazy, I still liked the harsh words Old Su said that night in Wukesong.
.”
"I just want this kind of momentum!" He smiled and patted Su Chen on the shoulder.
Everyone lamented the great years of LPL over the years, and soon, the lottery ceremony for the global finals finally began.
Meng Ma also explained this year’s lottery rules in advance.
The entire ceremony is divided into two parts, the qualifying round and the group stage.
The first and second seeds from the four major regions advance directly to the group stage, so they do not participate in the draw of the qualifying rounds.
Meng Ma also omitted this part of the explanation.
The focus is on the group stage.
The entire group stage is divided into four groups ABCD, with four teams in each group.
The No. 1 seeds of the four major regions, kt, ym, fnc, and fw, each occupy a group.
The rest will be ranked from the second and third seeds according to the principle of avoiding the same division.
In the group stage, teams from the same division will not be in the same group.
Soon, the drawing ceremony officially began.
The lucky draw guest for this year’s group stage is me, who used to play as a top laner for LGD in the S5 era, and is known as the “Princess”.
Dressed handsomely, he went to the round basin in the No. 1 lottery pool, reached in and stirred it, took out a ball, and carefully opened it.
Flame showed the note to the camera, with the name "flash wolf" written on it.
"Lightning Wolf is very lucky, he hit the target on the first shot." Xiaotian said with a smile.
"What you said sounds a bit weird." Zuo Yi glanced at him inexplicably.
The rest of the people ignored the two people's banter and all watched the live broadcast attentively.
There was actually no suspense in the first round of drawing. Everyone just wanted to know which group ym would be divided into.
Flame continued to draw prizes, and the second ball he drew out revealed the team name of FNC when spread out.
The third one is kt, and ym is actually the last one to be picked out, and is placed in group d.
"This is the finale." Zhang Xiaowen smiled.
pdd didn't say anything, he knew that the highlight was coming next.
Flame walked to the second prize pool, reached in, and quickly grabbed one with quick eyesight. When he spread it out, it was the team name of rng!
"What the hell is rng's luck?? Didn't he make it to the quarterfinals in a group with Flash Wolves!?" Xiaotian immediately started complaining as soon as he saw it.
Among the four groups, the Flash Wolves are recognized as a team that has reaped the dividends of the times. Although they are in the No. 1 lottery pool, their true strength is estimated to not be even up to the level of the LPL third seed.
"I guess Xiao Ming and the others are already laughing their heads off in the base. This is really good luck." Zuo Zuo said with a smile.
Flame then drew prizes and picked out the third seed in the AFS and LCK divisions, which was second only to geng in the second lottery pool and was also a relatively poor draw.
However, FNC itself is also a strong team, so they don’t really care about this. Ou Cheng, who was watching the draw ceremony live at the base, didn’t even blink.
Then came the draw of Group C. With a smile, Flame put his hand into the No. 2 prize pool, took it out after a few seconds, and slowly opened the ball in his hand.
When he showed the note in front of the camera, the entire ym base fell into silence.
The note in flame's hand is actually geng's name!
According to the principle of region avoidance, geng was unable to enter group C with kt from the same region, but automatically moved forward and entered group d of ym!
"No, what kind of luck is this?" pdd shook his head helplessly.
The second seed in the lck is undoubtedly the worst pick in the second pool.
"Don't panic, stay calm, there's still one round left," Meng Ma comforted.
After I drew the second seed Mad in the LMS division for kt.
The second round of drawing begins again.
In Group A, Flame once again drew PVB in the Vietnam Division, and the wild card team was properly signed.
Fans of the royal family went directly to the living room to kneel down. This grouping is equivalent to rng going directly to the top eight. You can open the champagne in advance.
In Group B, fnc ushered in the second seed 100t from the North American division, which was a good draw.
In Group C, kt won the second seed vit in the European division.
The remaining team in the second pool, tsm, was automatically assigned to ym in group d.
Before the start of the qualifying rounds, the status of each group is as follows:
Group A: fw, rng, pvb (Vietnam wild card team)
Group B: fnc, afs, 100t (second seed in North America)
Group C: kt, mad, vit (Europe’s second seed)
Group D: ym, geng, tsm (No. 1 seed in North America)
After the lottery was announced, everyone in the ym base fell into silence.
Basically, everyone watching the live broadcast has reached a consensus.
Group D, where ym is located, is the most competitive among the four groups and the most difficult to qualify.