On the first day of the qualifying round, except for LNG and GEN·G, which had some competitive intensity, the other wild card teams obviously had not completely separated from their own leagues.
In terms of hero selection, they basically still use the set they use most in the league. Hero wild card teams such as jungler Kiana, who currently have a high level of RANK but require players’ proficiency, have no choice.
Including Lucian + Nami, a combination that is currently being practiced by all bottom laners, most of them are banned. Many wild card teams, whether blue or red, are banning themselves. They seem to prefer female guns, which are simple to operate and have a high minimum limit.
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In addition to hero selection, the wild card team also has some obvious flaws in terms of basic skills and tactical literacy. When playing in a team, it feels like the players are a little panicked on the court.
On the first day alone, there were several incredible operations.
The prince flashed and hit the wall, and then the four people had empty EQs on their faces.
The female gun was in the perfect position for her ultimate move, but R dodged and interrupted her ultimate move.
There is even an operation where when the sideband is caught, the in-situ DF flashes twice in a row and teleports in person.
This is not to say that LCK and LPL players will not make these low-level mistakes, but such dense and frequent operational mistakes by wild card teams do seem to be a source of food.
Although GEN·G lost the first day of competition, Lin Cheng still treated his brother to a special Icelandic meal in the evening.
Of course, it's not shark meat.
If GEN·G won, Lin Cheng wouldn't mind playing tricks on Rascal, but since they lost, Lin Cheng didn't add fuel to the fire.
In addition to dark cuisine, Iceland’s specialties include salmon and lobster. I was eating with a smile on my face, and I couldn’t tell the gloom of having just lost to LNG.
The photo of the two having dinner together was also posted on SNS, causing LPL viewers to shout something bad.
Broken! Lin Cheng is teaching Rascal the secret of sword girl.
Next time the LPL teams meet, I have to give my sword girl some respect.
This play-in tournament is not as lively as last year. There is no fourth seed in Europe, and the fourth seeds in LPL and LCK are not fighting with the fish in the fish pond.
Three days passed, and two direct quotas for the qualifying round were announced.
Xiao Qilin LNG is also on track, winning 4-0 in Group A and advancing directly to the group stage.
The direct promotion spot in Group B was won by DFM.
Although C9 led by Ah P defeated DFM head-on on the first day, they lost to BYG backhand, resulting in the two teams having the same points in the end. Through the BO1 playoff, DFM successfully avenged C9 and entered the main game.
This is also the first time that DFM has reached the group stage of the global finals. The entire LJL region is excited. Evi finally has the opportunity to make his iconic praise in front of the global audience in the main stage.
Although they lost the opportunity to directly advance, GEN·G and C9 are teams in the major competition area after all, and their strength is still much stronger than the wild cards.
Neither team made any mistakes, and easily advanced to the main match with two scores of 3:0 in the knockout stage of the qualifying round.
At this point, due to the avoidance principle of the same division, the teams from the three major divisions did not overturn in the qualifying round, which means that the group stage will be automatically formed.
Group A: KT, FPX, RGE, C9
Group B: EDG,100T,T1,DFM
Group C:PSG,FNC,RNG,GEN·G
Group D: MAD, DK, TL, LNG
Just one day after the finals, the entire KT team participated in the filming of the promotional video for the first day of the group stage.
The shooting of the promotional video for the group stage is relatively simple. Just put on two poses and say a few lines and it's done. If it was too troublesome, it would be difficult for Riot Games to produce a promotional video every game day after the players are playing.
On October 11, the group stage officially started.
The opening game has always been the highlight, and Riot Games specially arranged a direct dialogue between KT and FPX this time.
In order to take care of the Asian audience, the opening game will start at 11 am local time in Iceland.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the entire KT team took the bus to the competition venue early.
The venue for this S game is still Laugadalur Sports Center, but unlike MSI, the competition venue has been changed from the original Hall B to the larger Hall A.
When filming the promotional video, Lin Cheng and his teammates had already visited the venue in advance. In fact, the venue layout this time is no different from that at MSI. I don’t know what the organizer’s significance is in changing to Hall A.
The atmosphere in the KT lounge is very relaxed, everyone is playing with their mobile phones and chatting.
On the other side, the camera in the FPX lounge recorded their pre-war mobilization.
Doinb is brainwashing his teammates in front of the camera.
"Brothers, come on! Although we lost a lot against KT in the training match, the game is different from the training match."
"Actually, the opponent's top laner is not that strong, so we don't need to be afraid of him."
"Play to our true strength, and then don't be afraid of losing."
"3,2,1, come on!"
The Chinese streaming broadcaster has released a promotional video for the first day.
Although Lin Cheng felt very perfunctory during yesterday's shooting, Riot's post-production was still very impressive.
DFM mid laner Ari was the first to appear. He walked out of the misty light door, symbolizing that the LJL division made history and entered the finals.
Stepping into a dark blue space, Ari looked around and found the Summoner's Trophy on the high platform in the middle.
He hesitated a little, but looked at the trophy eagerly.
This scene seems to indicate that the Summoner's Trophy is a bit far away for the teams in the wild card division, but they still desire it.
Finally, Ari couldn't help but stepped forward and slowly stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the trophy.
A soft hum sounded.
Ari turned around.
A tall and slender figure slowly emerged in the blue mist, and his face could not be seen clearly.
"Hands away."
A calm and unquestionable voice sounded.
"do not move!"
Another voice sounded.
On the other side walked out a figure wearing an FPX jacket, it was FPX mid laner Doinb.
His Chinese is pretty standard.
"The trophy is mine."
Doinb stepped forward and stood next to the Summoner's Trophy.
The camera focuses on the figure in the mist.
"It's long gone."
A calm voice sounded, and the figure slowly raised his head.
With this movement, the fog around him gradually disappeared, revealing his true appearance.
It was Lin Cheng.
Lin Cheng straightened his upper body and stepped forward slowly.
The clear footsteps seemed to create great pressure in this space, and Doinb looked solemn.
Ari glanced at Lin Cheng and silently took a step back.
Lin Cheng's appearance was calm and oppressive, and the reactions of the other two players alone made Lin Cheng look like the Demon King of the Abyss.
"Damn it! Brother Chengzi looks so handsome in this appearance!"
"That's unfair! Brother Coin appears like a monkey, why does he have fog special effects?"
"Just because he was the last champion and MSI champion, the trophy is his."
"Who still remembers that the trophy from the year before last belonged to Brother Coin?"
"It wasn't long ago!"
"I can't stand it any longer! There were two Koreans and one Chinese on the field, but not a word of Korean was spoken."