(There was an error in the previous chapter. Suning was the No. 1 seed. It has been corrected.)
In a relaxed atmosphere, the draw ceremony for the knockout rounds is about to begin.
Host Yu Shuang began to introduce the lottery rules.
In previous years, when the knockout rounds were drawn, a representative player from each team would be present to shake hands with the drawn opponent players and declare war.
But this year due to the epidemic, this link has been omitted.
The barrage viewers were very sorry.
I really want to see the reaction of the opponent who drew KT. At 7, Leng Shao gave the three stars to Longzhu. The withered expression at that time, that expression of wanting to cry without tears but forcing himself to laugh, was really effective in the show.
Pantro: "Come on, come on! It's about to start. Let's guess who our opponent is. If you guess wrong, we'll treat you to supper. I guess FNC."
Bono: "I just said FNC."
Ai Ming: "I choose G2."
Lin Cheng: "Then I will choose TES. I think the opponent will definitely be an LPL team."
Tu private: "None of you choose JDG? Then I will choose JDG."
Everyone looked at Tu Private as if they were a fool.
In the knockout stage, the principle of avoiding the same division will no longer apply, but two teams in the same group will follow the principle of avoiding the half zone.
In other words, KT will definitely not draw JD.com in the same group.
Tupriven has already lost before the drawing of lots has started.
All the fools tacitly understood each other and did not remind Tu private.
The barrage is also very lively.
"Haha! Tu private is so stupid. He guessed seven on a six-sided die."
"Why don't you remind me? Do you have such a tacit understanding of cheating people?"
"It seems that these guys have cheated their teammates a lot."
"Come on, come on! The purchase is gone, KT Online Casino is open."
"I'm going to fight hard. If I lose, I'll go to sleep."
"I bet on G2 and bet all my homework and test papers."
"FNC, if you lose, stop masturbating for a week."
"Tobo, canned herring."
"I beat JD.com. If I lose, Brother Chengzi will never win."
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The teammates all placed their bets, and Malrang, who was huddled in the corner playing with his mobile phone, came over and said, "I also choose FNC."
The substitute player brought by KT in this World Championship is the jungler Malrang, and he has already played against PSG in the second round of the group stage.
Hmm~ It’s a blatant skin game, and the opponent can’t do anything about it even if they know it.
In that game, Malrang also selected Lee Sin, who is rarely used in the current version of the game. According to him, Lee Sin's skin is the best-selling, and when KT wins the championship, everyone will share more prizes.
Lin Cheng didn't expect that his silent teammate was actually a financial master.
Malrang's jungle style is radical. Although compared to Bono, he can play jungle core such as male gun, but KT's lineup that has been running in for a year has no ups and downs in performance. Kang Dongxun will naturally not make changes rashly.
Not surprisingly, after the group stage, it will be difficult for Malrang to have another chance to play.
"Why do so many people choose FNC?"
Lin Cheng looked confident: "I'm telling you, it's definitely not FNC. Generally, this kind of draw is done behind closed doors. It's most likely that we will play Tao Bo. The collision of the champions of the two divisions is more interesting."
Bono complained: "Where did you get so many dramas? And you still operate behind the scenes."
Lin Cheng was dissatisfied: "UEFA often does this! I don't believe Riot is White Lotus. They must also consider the ratings."
Bono retorted: "Can football be the same? It's just to sell tickets! A football ticket is worth billions of won in revenue, and e-sports audiences don't care whether you have a strong dialogue."
"Don't believe it! The ratings of online competitions still have a great impact on Riot's brand value."
Lin Cheng patted Malrang next to him and said, "Jin Gensheng, do you think my point of view makes sense?"
Malrang glanced at Lin Cheng and said, "My name is Jin Gencheng."
"Oh? That's right... Oh yo yo! My, my, my! I was wrong, how could I call you the wrong name? It's so weird, hahaha!"
Lin Cheng smiled awkwardly. He was obviously a very familiar person, but sometimes he would call the wrong person by the wrong name for no reason. He firmly believed that he was not the only one like him.
Pantro: "Wow! I've been teammates for a year and you still don't know your name. Isn't it a bit too much?"
Lin Cheng: "I apologized. Besides, how could I not know his name? I just called him wrong."
Bono: "What's the use of apologizing? Treat me to dinner."
Tu private was excited: "I want to eat beef, Lin Cheng treats me."
A group of people began to denounce Lin Cheng. Before the lottery results came out, Lin Cheng had to pay for a meal and go out.
KT's intra-team struggle has made the audience in the live broadcast room burst into laughter.
The drawing of lots finally begins.
The two guests who attended the draw were the champion junglers of S8 and S9, Xiaotian and Ning Wang.
FVP in the past two years can only attend this World Championship in this way, which shows that the competitive pressure of the LPL is indeed very high.
I don’t know if resting at home has made their temperament become decadent. The two FMVPs actually looked like pajamas in their suits, which caused a lot of ridicule in the barrage.
The first was the drawing of the No. 1 seed pool. Xiaotian, slightly nervous under the camera, drew the teams in the No. 1 seed pool one by one.
Although only two rounds of draws will determine the quarterfinals, the divisions in the first round of the knockout draw are actually very important, after all, they are also related to the semifinals.
In the end, the two No. 1 seeds in the top half were KT and SN, and the two No. 1 seeds in the bottom half were GEN·G and DWG.
This also means that KT will not meet the other two teams in the LCK until at least the finals.
Gen·G and DWG, who have been beaten by KT for a whole year, are probably breathing a sigh of relief.
Then King Ning began to draw the No. 2 seed pool.
The first ball was opened by King Ning, and the red background came into view.
TES.
The first one Ning pulled out was Tao Bo.
DWG, who is in the same group as Taobo, is in the bottom half, so this draw will not trigger the avoidance principle in the same group, and Taobo became the first second seed in the top half.
The opponent is KT.
In this way, TES and KT will meet in the quarterfinals.
When the situation of this matchup was determined, the audience watching the draw in the Chinese stream went crazy.
"Absolutely awesome! Prince Ning will give Tao Bo a powerful enemy when he comes up."
"The hatred of the Ninja World War continues into the World Championship, right?"
"Prince Ning: Jack, let me give you a surprise."
"This matchup is exciting."
"Tobo's current state is not good. It would be too miserable to beat KT right from the start."
"My left hand has not yet entered the state and I have to fight hard. I'm really worried."
"The designated biological father is here! 369 is about to start pulling again."
"The No. 1 seed in the LPL won't be eliminated in the quarterfinals, right? EDG calls the experts straight."
"I think of Knight's interview: reaching the semi-finals is considered a success, but now I feel really hanging in the balance."
“Now reaching the quarterfinals counts as success!”
"What a trap for Xiaozhen! The first round of drawing decided that Taobao will either fight KT to death or have a civil war with Suning."
"Indeed, if KT and DWG are drawn into the same half, we will definitely lose a spot in the finals."
"You're so ridiculous! You're blaming the lottery before the game even starts? Who made Taobo's death-defying group stage overturn?"
“You can’t blame God for being stupid, and you can’t blame luck for being bad.”