Chapter 189: An Aged Legend Holds a Young Man's Dream
While VC was busy training, the organizer of the Copenhagen major also released the championship group match schedule online.
In the ontology betting of the csgo game client, the betting on the top eight of the championship group is also gradually open.
The remaining eight teams were divided into four groups to compete.
The first thing that catches the eye is vc versus gg.
The organizers of the event know what popularity is. Because the teams have similar characteristics, the excitement of vc and gg is discussed together on the Internet.
The two teams had more or less conflicts due to their frequent confrontations with each other. And because GG unexpectedly won VC in the group stage, this game can be regarded as a revenge battle for VC. The game has not yet started.
, the competition team made enough gimmicks for the netizens watching the game.
The second group followed closely behind, and they were ysg from Denmark.
Relying on the perfect combination of props and strict tactical system, ysg has become one of the most difficult teams in this major. Although there are still some shortcomings, their strength cannot be underestimated.
This grouping can be said to be very good or very bad for Mengde.
The reason why I say it is good is because the grouping of the top eight is considered good for both the first team and the second team.
For the second team, although ysg's strength is good, their style is exactly what the second team is good at. In a real confrontation, ysg is a threat to them, but the threat is not that great. At least Meng De asked
Everyone in the second team is quite confident in themselves.
For a first team, gg is a pretty good opponent.
The previous loss to GG made the team members feel depressed briefly. It would be great to be able to play against them again and understand their grudges.
If we win, it will definitely bring the team members' fighting spirit to a new level.
But at the same time, why do you say this grouping is not good?
Because even if the first and second teams advance successfully in the quarterfinals, the next semifinals battle will be a civil war within vc.
"I really agreed with Zhang Yu's words." Meng De was quite emotional about this possible result, but then he thought about it.
Once he entered the knockout round, it was only a matter of time before he met again, and the pressure in his heart suddenly became much lighter.
On the other side, the first group of group B is the big devil ae as the home buff.
As the strongest team with local support, they are currently gaining momentum. Many people on the Internet are shouting for the arrival of the four-time crown dynasty. Although the fans on the Internet are a bit too inflated, the AE team is still a strong contender for the championship.
By.
Their opponent is the top 2 traditional European team god.
For god fans, this major can be described as a new year. Because they have been away from the championship group for more than 1,700 days, it is really joyful to see all the players of the Blue Horse Knight on the final stage of the major.
However, in this group, whether they can beat the strongest team on paper this year is still a mystery.
The last group is the French led by Peppers against the skate hc from Finland.
The French advanced 3-0 in the group stage. Their form can be said to be at its peak. On the offline stage, whether the stumbling hc can beat them is really a question.
"Contestant Yu, your expression could be a little softer."
In the Copenhagen stadium, Meng De and his players were filming a promotional video before the quarterfinals.
These contents will be officially required before entering the quarterfinals when the game officially starts tomorrow.
There were no problems with the others, but Wang Yuning was not very sensitive to the camera, so the pictures he shot were always a little weird, which made the director a little dissatisfied.
Wang Yuning had no idea. He felt that he didn't make too weird an expression, but the smile in the photo looked like a zombie.
He rubbed his face in frustration and was quickly pulled aside by the director to chat.
Broky and Niko were not afraid of big troubles. They laughed and mocked at the side: "Old Wang, can you do it? Why are you laughing as if you have done something wrong?"
"You're so energetic, aren't you? I'll kill you all when the filming is over." Wang Yuning made a very vindictive speech.
The team members were laughing and joking while filming the promotional video, and Meng De also relaxed with them.
They had previously invited ll to be their training opponent, but too intensive training really strained their spirits. Everyone wanted to show greater strength for the upcoming quarterfinals.
Now before the game starts, they have the rare time to shoot a promotional video, which actually makes them relax.
Because he really knew how stiff he was, the director decided to change the shooting action for Lao Wang, and the others sat aside to rest.
Meng De sat on a chair used for filming nearby and took out his mobile phone, ready to kill time as he pleased.
After several rest days of fermentation, the heat of the Copenhagen major not only did not cool down, but became even more intense.
Especially after the top eight groups appeared, there were more discussions in the forum.
Coupled with the start of the client's top eight guessing, the popularity has been pushed to a new height.
[This vc is playing gg again, a classic and old show...]
[Not to mention other things, I am worried that if both VC and A team win, the top four of Group A will have a headache]
[Really, if both VC and A team win, they must collide]
[Look at it a little bit and think on the bright side, if they all advance, can they directly lock in the finals? What’s more, it’s not done yet. The first day of the game has not started yet. How can it be that easy... Team A is okay.
, I feel that there is not much pressure. The first team just lost to GG in the group stage. Whether they can win is still a question.】
[I personally feel that AE really let him defend his title this time, and I feel that the difference in strength is not big]
Meng De hurriedly scanned the forum and found that VC was generally considered very strong, but netizens were still a little worried about the first day of the competition.
After all, the strength of other teams is not bad, and GG is also their old rival. Fans of VC naturally know what strength they have. Coupled with the historical record of the group stage, they just lost to the opponent, which makes fans think about them.
Have confidence?
However, Meng De personally believes that they are already one of the top teams in terms of game understanding, map proficiency, and even techniques and tactics.
VC has been in very good shape recently, so VC is not weak in the top eight.
The overall strength of team a must be higher than that of vc. Meng De believes that team a has the potential to win the championship. Of course, the premise is that nothing unexpected happens.
After reaching the quarterfinals, once you lose even one game, you will be directly declared eliminated. The element of upset is too great.
So even Meng De is not completely sure.
…
The day the quarterfinals begin.
Meng De's two teams got up early.
In fact, there are no heavy training tasks today, but these guys are either nervous or excited, and they can't sleep anyway.
So everyone got up and started training.
Logically speaking, they don't need to worry too much about today's game.
The second team is far ahead of ysg in terms of hard power, and they have won all the games from the group stage, so they are in pretty good shape.
Although the first team wanted to take 'revenge', due to their previous failure, they studied gg from beginning to end and now have the upper hand.
But there are some things that can never be explained clearly. Even if they know that the odds of winning today are high, they will still be nervous.
Wu Qiang saw that each of the players was in a bad state, and took the initiative to ask Meng De: "Don't you need to comfort me?"
He was a little worried that the players would be nervous when they went to offline venues.
Meng De naturally noticed the uneasy players, but he just shook his head: "They are just excited before the game. They will get better when they get to the offline venues."
The vc game is around 5pm, so after lunch.
They had no other tasks. Meng Derang the team's psychologist gave them a simple encouragement, and then drove to the offline venue in Copenhagen.
"There are so many people here!"
In the car rented by the club, kennys looked out the window and said.
Others heard the sound and looked around, only to see the audience in front of the venue checking in one by one.
Even though there is still more than an hour before the game starts, the queue is like a winding mountain road with no end in sight.
"Although I don't like the Danish team's style of play very much, I have to say that this country's e-sports power is still very strong." s1mple said.
"Today is the first day of the knockout rounds. There should be a lot of people coming to watch the game offline. When the finals start, the number of people offline will reach a new peak."
gla1ve raised his head very proudly: "No, we have not only top players in Danish eSports, but also a lot of viewers."
As a Dane and an industry practitioner, he is quite proud of this.
Broky said what he was most worried about: "I just hope that when it comes to the game against AE, some of the Danish fans at the scene will support us."
"There will be people who will support us." Meng De also joined in the chat, "As long as we play well, there will be people who will support us."
gla1ve shook his head silently. As a Danish player, he probably understands the character of the Danish audience.
As a purely Danish team, ysg cannot even get support from its own people just because of its flamboyant style.
As an international team, they want to get the support of Danish offline audiences, which is fine outside of ae games.
Once there is an ae competition, it's basically out of the question.
1ve's move, Mengde continued: "It's not a big problem if we don't have the support of the Danes. As long as we finally win the championship, their support doesn't matter... If we really get support, we end up living up to the expectations of our supporters."
, that’s called regret.”
s1mple also smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, anyway, the increase in fans has reached a bottleneck now, I need more black fans!"
"As long as I defeat them, I will have more fans."
The thing is one thing, but the principle is not that principle.
After all, who doesn’t want the support of their family and friends when they are away from home?
1ve thought about it, Huaxia has many fans who support them, and they actually have the support of many people.
gla1ve's heart slowly calmed down.
Mengde continued: "The game is about to start. Let me say a few final words."
"When the game starts, please adjust my condition. Let's play freely and throw away all restraints... We have reached the quarterfinals. As long as we win one game, we will equal our historical record. I feel in my heart
No need to worry."
"Everyone has been training very hard recently and is in good condition. Just get out of your own way."
"Work hard on every shot, and then try your best to enjoy the game!"
…
"Welcome to the Copenhagen major championship game, I am Henry the commentator!"
"I'm Jonny the commentator."
After the live broadcast room opened, the old partners Jonny and Henry made a series of opening remarks as usual.
Then they started chatting about the various wonderful performances in this group stage, which team was eliminated, and which team successfully advanced.
The simple exchange between the two quickly brought the audience at the scene and in front of the camera into the atmosphere.
Immediately afterwards, Henry looked at the camera with a smile and said: "Next, let's invite today's protagonist to enter!"
Amid the cheers of the audience, the lights at the venue slowly dimmed, and then the four huge screens in the center of the venue began to play commentary and kill clips again and again.
Someone soon identified it, it was one of muwo's three kills at the end of the game.
They were right, and soon the scene of Team GG shouting and celebrating appeared.
As the lights went on and off, the audience discovered that at some point, members of Team GG were already standing on one side of the stage.
Mechanically synthesized sounds can also arouse the emotions of the audience at this moment, just listen to echo in the venue:
"Let's welcome!!gg!!"
The excitement of the music continued, but the characters in the picture began to change.
"The director is left alone in this endgame. He has no way out and can only take the initiative to move forward..."
"Director, he did it!!!"
"...s1mple once again completed this incredible endgame!!"
The wonderful scenes played by VC in the past continued to appear on the big screen at the scene, and the audience seemed to be immersed in the scene, returning to those wonderful games in the past.
The air column machine erupted from the edge of the stage, and then the flames rose, illuminating the young and determined faces of the VC crowd.
As the music rhythm continued to intensify, finally with the explosion of C4, the lights of the main stage slowly came back on.
Only then could the audience see that at some point, members of the vc and gg teams had arrived at the center of the stage.
"Next, let us invite the trophy of this Copenhagen major to enter!!"
From the player channel on one side of the venue, a former legendary Danish player held a trophy with the characteristics of a Maple Leaf and slowly walked towards the middle of the stage.
The ten contestants above the stage all looked at that piece in unison.
It's not that this legendary Danish player is so famous, but that he is holding a trophy that these people on the stage only dream of lifting.