The qualifying rounds are over, and the time has quickly come for the group stage.
The teams in this MSI group stage include BBQ Stalls from LCK, G2 from European LCS, EDG from LPL, Team SoloMid, Wanwan Flash Wolves, and Vietnam GIGABYTE Marines selected in the finals.
Speaking of which, the North American region has really stretched its hips to a certain extent, and has to compete with the smaller regions in the playoffs.
The long-standing dispute between NA and EU about who is stronger and who is weaker has basically come to a conclusion. Although G2 did not perform well in the S game, they still performed extremely well in MSI.
Of course, letting these teams compete with the smaller divisions for spots is pure bullying. If they can't make it to the semi-finals, the group stage is still fine.
On the day of the opening ceremony, Qin Yu felt the competitive charm of the Brazilian Selecao for the first time.
Not only football, but also e-sports are receiving considerable attention.
"It's begun, it's begun, the long-awaited MSI!"
"Brother Gou, come on, you'll take another Gou Master in the country with you."
"During a foreign war, all guns should be pointed outward. Brothers, anyone who dares to be a brainless black dog brother will have trouble with the two hundred thousand brothers in our desert death bar."
Domestically, the MSI scene was broadcast for the first time.
The scene at this moment is just in time for the opening ceremony.
At the same time, the cheers at the scene continued uninterrupted.
Several English commentators are already in place, and the female commentator in the middle is naturally Maomao, an old acquaintance of LPL.
"Hey, Maomao, do you still support the LPL teams in this MSI?"
"Of course, I like the current EDG." Maomao made no secret.
Another male commentator said: "But the LPL's performance has always been bad. Last year, S6 was eliminated in the quarterfinals. I think the names of the five major regions should be eliminated."
"Boy, you said it was last year. Didn't you watch any of this year's EDG games?"
"Okay, I admit that I admire Humility's playing style, but that's because those top laners in our region play like Bichi. I prefer SKT. Huni is still our old buddy, isn't he?"
Regarding the arguments of several companions, Maomao was noncommittal. This is how they are. When your favorite competition area fails to achieve results, it is a sin for you to even praise it.
This year's MSI region is full of characteristics, starting with a vigorous samba snare dance.
The lights around the stage are colorful, allowing people to experience the enthusiasm unique to the Samba nation.
At this time, the screen began to play the winning scenes of previous MSI champions.
The first one was naturally EDG in 2015. At that time, the top laner was not Qin Yu, and the mid laner and bottom lane were still fat generals and pilots.
Ming Kai looked up and felt deeply.
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
"What, looking back on past glory?"
"No, I just lamented that we will definitely create another miracle this year."
"work hard together."
"come on!"
The opening ceremony entered the second half, and the moment the flags of the teams in each major competition area appeared, whether it was the live audience or the summoners in the live broadcast room, the long-lost passion seemed to be awakened again.
The major teams entered the venue one after another under the welcome of the live commentary. Their EDG ranked third.
When all the teams reached the stage, the lights focused on the Grand Slam team SKT, which was already standing in the center.
The 2017 Mid-Season Invitational Tournament officially begins!
"So, I feel sorry for Da Fei, who took so long to lift a trophy."
"Don't make trouble. Don't tell me that you think the trophy is too much like me. If you don't want to lift it, I will."
"Okay, you will be responsible for all the club's trophies from now on."
The two of them were naturally joking.
The first game of MSI is SKT against G2.
They are in the second game.
"Let's go, let's go to the warm-up training first." Ming Kai greeted. The two coaches, Nofe and Qin Yu, were watching the game outside. A Guang will temporarily take over the training at the unit.
"humility, do you think G2 can beat SKT?"
After playing training games for a period of time, nofe has a deep understanding of G2, a very strong team. It is definitely not weaker than WE, who played the finals with them, and is even stronger.
Can you beat SKT?
"Anyone can win SKT in the group stage. The opponent doesn't like to spend money in the group stage. SKT in the knockout stage is the biggest enemy."
"What did you communicate with G2 Ah P yesterday?"
"It's nothing, I just mentioned some precautions. SKT looks down on us and won't play training games with us. G2 is a friendly force that can cheat us a lot."
The hosts of today's MSI broadcast are Changmao, Guan Zeyuan and Su Xiaoyan, and the commentary is left to the Haier brothers.
The two teams that are about to compete on the stage are very relaxed.
Ah P hummed a ditty optimistically.
"Oh, perkz, you look very relaxed today, can you C me?" ZV in the AD position turned around and asked his mid laner.
"I heard that Mr. Zhuge Qin of LPL gave you some great tips?"
"Oh hahaha, of course, wait and see my mid laner's carry performance."
Jungler Trick smiled. Although he had been in Europe for so long, he could only understand half of it if he spoke English too fast.
Fortunately, his mid laner is not weak.
I just don’t know what the outcome will be if I meet feker?
Qin Yu looked at BP from the audience.
It seems that the G2 coaching staff did not listen to their own suggestions to move Galio, but instead gave him to SKT like in the previous life.
Of the two shield monsters, Lulu and Karma, each side removed one.
Ah P's hero pool is very strange. Unlike the traditional European king, any type of mid laner can play.
The first three ban selections can only be said to be satisfactory. In the first game of the group stage, neither SKT nor G2 wanted to expose the team's details so quickly. Qin Yu thought to himself, how could the G2 team coach blindly follow the advice of a player from another team?
Change tactics?
The blue side has G2, Ice, Zyra and Blind Sin, while the red side SKT has male guns, Verus and MF. For those who don’t know, they might think they have traveled to the S6 world arena.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! SKT, who snatched Galio later, naturally banned a captain.
"Sure enough, he's hiding a trick."
Nofe frowned, obviously Feker knew how to play Galio in the mid lane, but the result of BP was to let the top laner play, and Feker played the popular S6 version of Syndra.
It seemed that in the first game, no one wanted to expose anything.
"Continue watching?"
"Keep reading. Coach, please pay more attention to the jungler's farming habits."
In the note that the unknown girl gave him, Qin Yu agreed very much that Peanut was the winning point in defeating SKT.
There is no doubt that Little Peanut in S6 is very strong, but the S7 version instantly shifted from the jungle position to the AD position, and without the stupid buck horse, it is obvious that he wants to train Little Peanut into another jungler of SKT.
It was obvious that his training had failed.
Qin Yu knew it was because of his past life experience, but a girl player could make such a conclusion through the LCK team's game video. This was why Qin Yu was impressed.
Little Peanut is still Little Peanut, and the difference in one word represents the loss of spirituality of this former wild king of S6.
The lineups of the two teams highlight one restraint.
In the group stage, if you don’t make big moves, I won’t make big moves either.
The blue team's G2 midfielder even came up with a very strong combination of clockwork and blindness. Korean wild kings are all blind, but playing blind in front of the little peanut who is obviously still powerful, Trick is too young and wants to prove himself too much.
[Hey, hey, Feike, what are you doing?]
[The four people in G2 are so smart, they squatted and flew like a wave when they came up.]
[What’s the key, Feike gave first blood and also handed over Death Flash, haha, why do I feel that the decision seems familiar to me.]
[Hahaha, Miller, I think you must say that it was Brother Gou who gave you the clever tip, right? I believe it.]
[Indeed, I heard that G2’s P looks very old, but he is the same year as our dog brother and has a good relationship. 】
In the barrage, I saw Dafei sending out some, and a lot of hahaha expressions came out.
Nofe also shook his head. Compared with S6, this year's SKT is not as scary as last year.
However, Qin Yu is not as optimistic as others.
The bang in the S7 Spring Split is still normal, and Little Peanut is in the same state, but in terms of hard power, it is not comparable to other teams.
Maybe it’s because I’ve eaten too much food in the hotel restaurant in the past two days and my stomach is full.
Qin Yu is almost used to stretching his hips at the beginning of the group stage every day.
However, G2 failed to find any suitable opportunities in the first ten minutes, and SKT's defense was airtight.
In ten minutes, the last last hit in the bottom lane led to a 14-kick lead.
G2 got the first blood money, but the economies of both sides were equal.
Fortunately, a wave of speed increased in the mid-term. The blind monk crouched in the bottom lane for fifteen seconds. R flashed and kicked back the auxiliary MF, and the score expanded to 2:0.
Then SKT changed colors in the middle, and Little Peanut's male gun caught Ah P Clockwork's double moves.
In fifteen minutes, G2 blind monk cooperated with the top lane crocodile to cross the tower and successfully killed the bottom lane duo.
"bang!"
This wave made it clear that they were going to overtake you in the bottom lane, but Bang relied on his personal strength to hold on, and he didn't regard G2 as a human being.
It seems that Tui Tui Stick has started his own meditation training since the spring game. I wonder how he feels about the dunk.
In less than twenty minutes, G2 led SKT 4:0.
Many viewers who didn't know why thought that SKT won the first game.
Nonfe's first reaction was the same, but we have to wait and see the economic gap clearly. The economic gap of only 2,000 yuan cannot make a conclusion.
Even if Peanut's personal strength declines, S7's SKT is still considered a strong team, and its strength lies in the opponent's operation.
Through constant pulling and switching, the gap between SKT and G2, which is four heads behind, is only 300 yuan. Can you believe it.
"NO! NO! I said it before the game. You can't let Galio go to the opponent. The coach should go back and explain to the boss."
"Can you find an opportunity? I can't play on the road..."
At seventeen minutes, G2's top laner Crocodile took the initiative to send a wave, but the second tower was directly pushed down by SKT, and the economy instantly achieved a lead.
The audience in the live broadcast room was speechless;
The familiar scene brought back bad memories.
Is it possible that we will continue to be suppressed by SKT for another year in S7?
When will it be the end?
"Come on, coach, it's our turn to play."
After seeing thirty-six minutes, Qin Yu stood up and said.
The current G2 offense is sufficient, and defeating the bloated WE in the previous life may not be a problem, but even a team like KT was defeated by SKT three to zero.
The opponent's decline in the summer split is obvious, but not now.