As the host venue for this group stage to the semi-finals, this is a very professional e-sports venue, covering an area of 3,500 square meters, with 5 studios, 5 director rooms and other professional e-sports function rooms.
This was also the home ground of the Overwatch Shanghai Dragons.
There is a game where KT will play today. The entire KT team has arrived at the venue early and is waiting in the lounge.
As the game approaches, Chinese Exile released a promotional video for the group stage.
Because it is aimed at LPL audiences, the promotional video mainly tells the history of LPL from chaser to front-runner, and expresses the determination to defend the dominance of LPL by winning three consecutive championships.
Then there is a pre-recorded video of the five members of FPX returning the trophy.
Due to the epidemic, the previous on-site trophy return session was changed to a short video.
The good thing is that FPX players don’t have to be publicly executed. After all, they have not been shortlisted for the World Championship. Going to return the trophy is simply murderous.
The disadvantage is that it is said that the 30-second trophy return video took five people from FPX to record for three hours, and they suffered a lot.
After the short video of returning the trophy was played, there was a short opening ceremony of the group stage.
I have to say that the special effects in the opening game of the group stage were well done, but they were very awkward.
A performer climbed into the sky amid a curtain of neon lights. After a dance of lightning and thunder, he arrived at the arena that slowly rose above the clouds.
At this time, the players from both sides of the opening match were already sitting on the competition seats on both sides of the arena. The entire floor and walls of the studio were filled with extremely realistic screens. The competition between the two sides seemed to be separated by a cliff, and around the arena.
It's the abyss displayed by special effects.
In addition to the awkward dancing, even everyone in KT in the lounge felt that the stage special effects were absolutely amazing.
Ai Ming: “That’s so cool! This special effect is so cool.”
What a pity! It would be great if a real person from KDA could be invited to perform, then I could see the little fox.»
Tu private: “I don’t know how it looks at the scene?”
Lin Cheng’s angle is the most tricky: “Did you see the cliffs on both sides? We’ll push anyone down if we trick him.”
Teammates: “·······”
In fact, the qualifying round has been played here for several days, but there was no opening ceremony in the qualifying round, and there were no deliberately displayed special effects. Before, Lin Cheng just thought the stage looked good, but today it is much cooler with all the special effects turned on.
According to past practice, the host team will appear in the opening game. As the No. 1 seed in this year's LPL, Taobo is scheduled to play the first game against North America's No. 2 seed FLY.
This game is actually quite interesting. The most aggressive AD in LPL faced off against the most aggressive AD in North America. It was full of gimmicks.
Brother Yegui is also a senior-level living fossil player. He made his debut in S1, and it has been six years since he last participated in the S game.
Although he was once called the worst AD in North America, everyone recognizes Yegui's bravery.
The LPL audience is already used to the sudden death of Ah Shui playing EZ and then handing E, but when it comes to the originator of sudden death, Mr. Dai is a step behind Brother Yegui.
When Ye Gui Ge was young, he used flashes to stick to his face. He used a plane to fly W and ride on the face of the AP mage on the opposite side, and the small cannon W sat on the faces of the four people on the opposite side... These were all Ye Gui Ge gave to the audience.
the impression left.
The two ancient ADs in North America have similar flashes. The elder brother never flashes to the death, and the wild turtle brother always flashes forward. The common point is that both of them like to die suddenly.
The result of the opening game was not unexpected. Taobao easily defeated North America's second seed FLY, creating a massacre.
However, the protagonist of this game is not both ADs. Taobo's jungler had a huge advantage in the early stage, and 369 looked like a god of war in front of SOLO.
A few days ago, KT and FLY played a training match. Lin Cheng played three hard games at that time, which made SOLO confident. Facing 369, who had been beaten by Lin Cheng, SOLO bluntly stated on Twitter before the game that he could compete with Lin Cheng in the training match.
If it's 50-50, then you definitely won't be afraid of 369.
It is exactly the same, SOLO's Xiong tried to kill alone in more than 3 minutes, but was counter-killed by 369's Qinggang Shadow, and then was caught by Kaa twice, and FLY's top lane was directly penetrated.
I can only say that Lin Cheng, the world’s number one top laner, has done a lot of harm to the big brother SOLO.
Just after the game ended, Jankos, the G2 jungler who was watching the game in the hotel because he had no game duties today, posted a tweet: I thought that after LGD lost a few games in the playoffs, some people had unrealistic fantasies about the LPL.
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Ah P: I suggest that Riot Games revise the rules to allow two sides with too large a strength gap to surrender.
G2 official: The gap is too big! Is it LPL or LCS? Maybe both.
The gap between the two sides in this game indeed seemed too big. The English commentator of LPL praised highly: 369 is really a monster.
Lin Cheng’s loyal henchman, LCK’s English commentator Vals immediately jumped out to cause trouble: That’s because he hasn’t met Cheng yet! When 369 meets Cheng, you will find that he is like a baby.
Then KT’s official made a rare sarcastic comment, replying to FNC’s comment praising TES: That’s all.
Let’s not talk about the online taunting battle, but the following two games will feature teams from the qualifying rounds.
As a result, UOL and PSG, who performed well in the qualifying rounds, were severely beaten by DWG and RGE respectively, and they were unable to fight back throughout the whole process.
Then the question comes...what level is Lao Gan Daddy?
Why were PSG and UOL, who had beaten Lao Gan Daddy in the qualifying round, so vulnerable in the group stage?
At a time when LPL viewers are discussing and mocking Lao Gan Daddy, the focus of the first game day is ushered in, KT vs. JD.com.
KT, who have dominated the LCK for a whole year, met JD.com, which competed with Taobao for the LPL championship all year long. It can be said that it attracted the attention of the global LOL audience.
Lin Cheng has already sat in the game seats with his teammates.
Looking at the special effects on the floor and wall screens live is not as shocking as the broadcast, and people will lose interest after just two glances.
What is it like? First, are you nervous about playing in the World Championship?
Lin Cheng: “There’s nothing to be nervous about. It feels just like an online game.”
波no: "That's right! There's not even an audience, so there's no need to be nervous."
Lin Cheng: "Then why are you shaking?"
“I’m not shaking, don’t accuse me falsely.”
“You’re just shaking, haha! Kim Ki-bum is panicking.”
"I don't."
"You are·····"
"I don't!!!"
A roar pierced his eardrums, and Lin Cheng quickly took off his headphones and rubbed his ears.
“If it’s not there, it’s not going to happen. Why are you yelling so loudly?”
Pantyhose was also rubbing his ears, "Lin Cheng, are you out of your mind? Why do you have to provoke him?"
Lin Cheng: "I'm not afraid that everyone will be nervous. I need to regulate my anger."
Pantsro: "You idiot! I feel a little panicked when you do this."
Lin Cheng: "Don't panic! Hold on tight and don't send me away! I'll carry!"
