Zeyuan: "After the fierce competition in the qualifying rounds, today's opening match of the group stage is a blockbuster showdown! I believe everyone is looking forward to it."
Wanwan's tone was brisk: "Others don't know it, but Brother Chengzi must be looking forward to it."
Miller: "Well~~ Anyway, the champion and runner-up of last year's finals met in the group stage. This battle between Mars and the earth will definitely be exciting."
Zeyuan: "Indeed! There is no doubt that KT is now recognized as the ruler, but the charm of BO1 is that it is always full of variables. The two sides are a bit unfamiliar after not playing against each other for so long. Let's see if EDG can come up and cause some trouble for KT."
Miller: "EDG still maintained the same team after losing to KT in last year's finals and made a comeback. Let's see if there will be any surprises today? After all, we all say that you can't fall in the same place twice."
Wanwan: "Really? How many times has EDG failed in the quarterfinals?"
Miller: "..."
Zeyuan almost stopped tensing up, the corners of his mouth raised crazily.
"Haha! As expected of you!"
"Wanwan, I will drop Superman (call))"
"EDG: My latest result last year was runner-up, don't talk about the top eight (dog head)"
"It would be great if the official invites Abu. I want to see Wanwan and Abu explain together"
"Aren't you allowed to have a bloodbath in the commentator's seat that night?"
"I guess Abu will be carried to the hospital after the game. I recognize Wanzi's attacking power."
"Woo~~~Why is she so cute with her poisonous mouth?"
The director gave a board to review the hero appearance rate during the entire qualifying stage. Sword Demon topped the list with a BP rate of 95%, and a winning rate of 70%.
Next are Silas, Kalista, Dashu and Pig Girl, all of which are characters that perform well in this version of RANK.
Of course, the ecology of the finals every year is very different from the main competition. Whether these heroes are the answer to the version remains to be seen.
After about ten minutes of pre-match analysis in the commentary box, the director finally cut to the scene.
The host was delivering the opening speech, and fans from both sides were seen excitedly waving team flags and cheering to support their respective teams.
Compared to the deserted atmosphere of S11 in Iceland, the atmosphere at this year’s World Championship suddenly changed.
The contestants came on stage, and Lin Cheng took the lead and walked out of the entrance channel.
"Cheng! Cheng! Come on!"
"Brother Chengzi! I'm here to see you!"
"Cheng Bao! Charge me! Fuck EDG to death!"
The theater in Madison Square Garden is large and can accommodate 5,600 spectators. The stage is surrounded by stepped auditoriums.
English, Korean and familiar Mandarin filled the venue.
Lin Cheng feels pretty good!
There were many international students present, but there were also many European and American faces, and their enthusiasm was even greater. Lin Cheng had no idea that he was so popular in North America.
Lin Cheng waved, drawing even bigger cheers.
The enthusiasm of the audience was a bit unexpected, as KT seemed to be playing at home.
Online viewers all lamented the heated atmosphere.
In the camera, a buddy was waving his mobile phone in his hand and shouting in Chinese frantically: "Abu, answer the phone! Answer the phone quickly! Don't pretend to be dead! I know you are watching."
The barrage was laughing like crazy, and they all reminded Abu to answer the phone.
The subsequent appearance of Rookie caused a sigh of relief in the Chinese community.
Before this year, LPL viewers probably never thought that one day Rookie would represent a team from an outside region and compete against the LPL in the global finals.
I just hope that he won't try his best this time.
Fortunately, with the current state of IG, everyone may never have to watch Rookie face his old club in the World Championship.
EDG's next appearance also received a lot of cheers, but it was obvious that only the overseas students were so enthusiastic. Compared to KT's influence in North America, EDG was indeed much inferior.
After the players took the stage, members of the coaching staff from both sides also came on stage to prepare for guidance on BP.
Seeing Zhu Kai coming out, Lin Cheng stood up and waved hello from a distance.
It was like meeting a good friend who has been separated for many years.
Zhu Kai buried his head and pretended not to see it.
"You're pretending to be your mother! I'm giving you face, right? What's Brother Cheng's identity?"
"Brother Chengzi has already said hello, but Zhukai still has a face?"
"Cheng Za Chong! Fight him online with me!"
Zhu Kai would not know that he was already being bullied by the Internet in the barrage just because he had a bad attitude.
Although Lin Cheng was saying hello, what his teammates heard in his voice was his cheerful voice.
"Brothers! I'll work harder and beat the opponent to death later."