October 31st, the second match day of the semi-finals.
It was around 11 o'clock local time in Iceland, and the entire KT team was already waiting in the lounge.
Although he just had to open the champagne with Lin Cheng before the game, after all, it had been seven years since he reached the semi-finals of the global finals. It was impossible for Mr. Dai to be completely calm.
The same was true for Little Peanut. The two tried their best to conceal their inner excitement and chatted with their little brothers while waiting for the game to start.
Lin Cheng behaved the most calmly, clapping his hands like a rare boss.
"Listen to what I have to say! T1 has been holding back for so long. He may prepare some special tricks to deal with us today, but don't mess around."
"Leave it to me if you have any difficulties. Just play as everyone normally trains. Even if we are really tricked and lose a game first, it doesn't matter."
"Even if our opponent can trick us in one game, can he trick us in two games? Even if he can trick us in two games, can he trick us in three games?"
"It's very difficult!"
"As I said before, don't pay attention to things like unbeaten records, just calm down and believe me! We can win!"
Kang Dongxun nodded silently beside him.
Although Lin Cheng seems unreliable at ordinary times, he is indeed the absolute soul of this KT team, both on and off the court.
He can turn the tide on the court and calm the lounge off the court. What coach wouldn't like a player like this?
Just when Mr. Kang was feeling greatly relieved, Lin Cheng's cell phone rang a message alert.
He looked down.
Xiao Tong: Enxi is also cheering for you today. Finish the fight early and let Enxi rest. (Knock on head)
Lin Cheng put away his phone and his expression became serious.
"What I just said is now invalid."
He held out three fingers and said, "3:0! Send T1 away directly! It's very late in Korea time, don't let our fans stay up late."
teammate:"······"
coach:"······"
Isn't that what you just said?
On the other side, T1 lounge.
The coaching staff is mobilizing the T1 players, and even the club CEO Zhao Mashi is here.
Although Zhao Mashi usually doesn't interfere in team affairs, this game is too important.
If they can surpass KT, then T1 has a very good chance of winning four championships.
It’s not that Mr. Zhao Mashi is obsessed with honors. He doesn’t even play games at all, but from a businessman’s point of view, he also knows how important it is for T1 to consolidate its influence by winning another championship after many years.
After all, it has been five years since T1's last world championship.
If we win this year's championship, another group of sponsors will come to us.
From another perspective, preventing KT from winning two consecutive championships is no less important than T1’s four championships.
KT's influence is already growing, and if this continues, it will affect T1's commercial value.
Nowadays, many big international brands have begun to enter the e-sports industry. In the past, the preferred sponsorship target was definitely T1, but now KT is faintly competing with T1 in terms of influence.
Therefore, Zhao Mashi is the person who least hopes that KT will continue to win this year.
If KT wins this year, T1 fans will be as uncomfortable as eating flies at best, but it will really affect the club's interests.
In other words, even if T1 really loses today, Zhao Mashi will only hope that EDG wins the final championship.
Anyway, this champion cannot be KT.
"Come on! Don't be afraid of losing this time against KT. Although most of us here have never beaten KT once, I feel that the chances are much greater now than in the LCK."
"We have been in good shape in training matches recently, and this version suits us. It's time to defeat KT."
"Everyone has high hopes for us, and I hope today we can let everyone see where the upper limit of T1 is."
Moment carried out pre-war mobilization with great affection, and the young people of T1 were also very motivated.
At this time, Zhao Mashi really hoped that Faker could say a few words.
As a role model for the younger brothers in the team, although Faker is not sociable, he has a good relationship with the players he is familiar with. As the number one player in the league, if he stands up to boost morale, it will definitely be more useful than a coach.
But Faker's personality is really not good at this. He just listened silently to the coach's instructions.
Zhao Mashi sighed in his heart.
Faker is good at everything. As a professional player, it is not a big problem if he has some personality flaws. On the contrary, this kind of personality makes him focus more on the game.
But he lacks leadership qualities.
This can be fatal at certain times.
This year, T1's young players always have mental problems in key games. Faker's competitive state is hardly the same as when he was young, and at this time, he cannot be the team's anchor.
Zhao Mashi was thinking, if he was willing to spend a lot of money last year, would it be possible to really bring Lin Cheng to T1?
Lin Cheng is undoubtedly the backbone of KT. The various videos and voices released by KT from last year to this year have proved that this guy is not only a highlight on the field, but also good at uniting teammates.
If Lin Cheng came to T1, he would have reached the top of his game and had full traffic, right?
Of course, it could also be that Cheng Za and Ke Za fight each other every day.
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It was already past 8pm Korean time.
Just after dinner, Han Seoyan and Zheng Shiyan were cleaning up the kitchen, while Xiao Tong and Eunxi were waiting in front of the TV for Lin Cheng to come on stage.
The little girl Enxi sat obediently on the mat, staring eagerly at the broadcast on the TV.
"Why doesn't uncle come out yet?"
Xiao Tong touched the little girl's head and said, "It's almost over! Uncle will be very happy to know that Enxi is cheering him on."
Just as he was talking, a message alert sounded.
Xiao Tong looked at her phone.
"Oh! Uncle is saying hello to Enxi."
"Really?"
The little girl craned her neck to look at Xiao Tong's cell phone, but it was a pity that she couldn't read.
"What else did uncle say?"
"Uncle asked my sister to help give our family Eunxi a kiss."
The little girl held her little hands coyly and blinked her big eyes.
"Then, does Sister Tong want to kiss Enxi?"
This cute look made Xiao Tong amused.
She pouted, "Of course! Come and give me a kiss for my sister."
Enxi grinned and leaned her chubby face closer.
"Mua~~~"
"Okay, my sister helped my uncle kiss Enxi. My uncle will be in high spirits today."
The little girl buried her head in Sister Tong's arms and started to giggle happily.
The message tone sounds again.
Lin Cheng: I promise to get off work at 3:00! But when I get back, can Xiaotong give me a reward? I’m very happy with it. Xiaotong will just cosplay the Sword Dancer once, okay? It’s the skin of Baisi Dao Girl.
Phew! This guy.
Xiao Tong curled her lips.
Lin Cheng's plans in Iceland were heard by Xiao Tong in Seoul.
Don’t you want to take the opportunity to bully Sister Tong!
Enxi quickly raised her head, "What did uncle say again?"
"It's nothing, uncle said he would work hard."
"Ouch."
The little girl agreed and curiously looked at the screen of the mobile phone in Xiao Tong's hand.
Xiao Tong was a little embarrassed at this time.
I wanted to move my phone away, but I felt that it was a bit guilty.