Chapter 180 Frustration of the newly promoted God of Gamblers
IEM Imperial City Station, the day of the semi-finals.
Mengde rarely slept in and gave his teammates a half-day off.
They were so busy for several days that they couldn't even get 8 hours of sleep every day. The players were seriously sleep deprived and slept until noon. It wasn't until Meng De ordered takeout that everyone could get up comfortably to wash up and eat.
Meng De was the first to finish washing up. He was already very hungry, so he just took the takeaway and started to enjoy it.
After the first game, the performance of Kennys and FG really surprised them. This made all members of Team A dive into training, desperately trying to improve themselves.
It wasn't until the day before the game that Meng De noticed that his teammates were in poor mental condition, so he took the initiative to give them half a day off to let them have a good rest and maintain their mental state.
The rare rest time allowed them to briefly escape from the busy preparation process, and everyone was in a good state of mind for a while.
While eating lunch, he picked up his mobile phone and browsed the forum. Now Meng De likes this kind of surfing method that does not require using his brain more and more.
Two days have passed since the first round of the knockout stage of the IEM Imperial Station. The first round was quite exciting and sparked a lot of discussion on the Internet after the game.
This was originally an S-level competition held locally. Although the competition team did not expect that offline tickets would not be sold enough, the popularity on the Internet has really increased. The number of viewers for just one quarter-final live broadcast has exceeded
Other csgo events besides major are live broadcast.
What's more, at this stage, the major is about to start. Apart from IEM Imperial City Station, there are no other large-scale events to watch. Due to various factors, the discussion triggered by IEM Imperial City Station this time is almost at the major level.
[After watching the entire quarter-finals, it turns out that Team A only played two games, and the other three games were full]
[It’s really alas, Team A played the easiest, and even created a history of 16:0. They played completely crushingly in that game. As for the other three bo3 games, everyone played at full capacity]
[One thing to say, this time the grouping of IEM Imperial City Station is really something. AE met God in the quarter-finals, but God took him away after three games. Just watch it and laugh at me at night.
Wow, this is probably the Dane’s worst result in recent competitions]
[Group is a factor, but it is a fact that ae has not beaten god. The blue horse knight has been in great shape in the past six months and feels like he is about to rejuvenate.]
[This time, several teams played very hard. Unfortunately, ao was only a few points short of winning fg, and bikg even failed to win a few overtime games. They are all players with long-term pain.]
Meng De browsed a few posts and found that most of them at this stage were still discussing the results of the knockout rounds.
In this quarter-finals, the final winning teams of Group B are Team A and fg.
It’s more interesting to play in Group A.
The first game of Group A is the highlight of the quarter-finals, with god facing off against ae.
These two teams are the highest-ranked teams in this IEM Imperial City Station. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the favorites to win this competition.
This time they had no choice but to encounter each other. One of them had to be eliminated, which also made this game more interesting.
There is not much difference in strength between the two teams, and even members of Team A have different views on the winner of this game.
After a bo3 match, three hours of fierce fighting left the audience stunned. In the end, God was in better shape and won the first overtime in Figure 3.
The second matchup in Group A was an upset.
The CIS team bikg faced off against the second-tier European team oco. Although the people on oco looked familiar, they were all second-tier veterans, so no one was optimistic about them before the game started.
But after actually entering the game, the combat effectiveness displayed by these "old men" was not inferior to the first-line goalkeeper Bikg.
They took the lead in winning their own map with a score of 16:9, although they did not perform very well entering the opponent's map selection and lost the second map.
But after entering Figure 3, the interesting part officially begins.
After entering the third picture, the two sides began to push and pull, and the score was locked all the way, and finally even entered overtime.
The scores between the two sides were always inseparable. In the end, it was not until the third overtime that OCO stabilized the game with a wonderful team wipeout and successfully ended the game.
This small upset has become an important topic of discussion for Team A after training in the past two days.
However, their important goal in the past few days is still fg, after all, fg is their next opponent in the top four.
Mengde restarted their group stage games in the past two days, conducted second-floor discussions on some of the discussed play styles that had appeared many times, and conducted actual simulation training.
It wasn't until last night that Team A's training against FG was finally almost over.
After lunch, everyone in Team A climbed into bed again and took a short lunch break.
After the lunch break, they started to get into the mood, practicing gun practice and running pictures.
It was not until two hours before the game that Meng De signaled everyone to stop and prepare to hold a small meeting.
"I think you are all more or less looking forward to facing Kennys this time." Meng De glanced around the room, "We have completed all the preparations before the game, and we will see what happens next.
With your performance in the game, there is no need for everyone to be too nervous. Adjusting your mood and maintaining confidence are the most important things at this stage."
Hearing what the coach said, most of the members in the room fell into deep thought. Only Zaiwu and DD had expressionless faces. They and Kennys had never been teammates before, so naturally they didn't have the complicated emotions of former teammates turning into rivals.
"Coach, what do you think is our winning rate against fg this time?" dd said carelessly, seeing the silence in the room, he directly found a topic.
Meng De turned the pen and smiled: "For me, if we enter the semi-finals, we already have the ability to win the championship."
dd:!!
When I suddenly heard that I had the possibility of winning the championship, I immediately lost my mind.
He smiled and explained to dd: "Our previous strength was not weak, but due to the change of team members, there were some conflicts in the style of play. gla1ve and they need to adapt to you and Zaiwu, and you two also have to adjust.
Use your own style of play to adapt to the entire team."
"Besides, I think that at this stage, we have ushered in an important period of strength for the team system. Whether it is regular default defense or special dynamic defense, you can all play well. After entering the offline, everyone
My personal status has also improved to some extent. Next, if we want to significantly improve our strength, it will be very difficult..."
"At this stage, only by continuously enhancing the team's self-confidence through winning can they become stronger from the inside out."
What Meng De said is a bit metaphysical, but the importance of self-confidence to csgo is much clearer to the players present than Meng De.
Especially the old members of Team A, they clearly saw that the first team won the major championship, and the team's performance suddenly fell off the same level.
This is the confidence that the major championship brings to them, which changes them from the inside out.
"We have done all the preparations, and we will face kennys next. As long as we perform to our level, I think it will be no problem to enter the finals."
gla1ve also said: "FG's preparations are definitely not as good as ours. They probably don't have any candidates for training matches, so the advantage lies with me!"
Hearing this, everyone in Team A laughed out loud: "You can't say this nonsense, gla1ve, you are like an old general on the stage now, with flags all over your body."
Due to regional reasons, if the game is played abroad, Team A may have more trouble. They may not have more connections than FG. Even if they want to train with the first team, the first team will have to endure a delay of more than 100 to train.
The effect may be greatly reduced.
But this is in China. After entering the knockout rounds, it is extremely difficult for FG to find a match for training matches.
The advantage of gla1ve is for me, there is indeed nothing wrong with it.
All members of Team A are ready and full of confidence, preparing to face their old friend Kennys next.
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"Friends from the audience, welcome to the semi-finals of the IEM Imperial City Station. I am the commentator of this game."
"I have evil views."
Listening to the shouts from the two commentators on the scene, everyone in Team A got ready in the lounge.
"Teachers, it's time to go..." The staff of the competition team came to remind, and Meng De led the team into the player channel.
Walking to the back of the stage, less than 5 meters away from them, everyone in fg was arranging in formation and walking towards the stage.
Meng De and FG coach Frank looked at each other and smiled, then raised their heads and looked back, looking for Kennys.
Because of kennys, fg's relationship with Team A is actually pretty good. Not to mention becoming best friends, we often play ladder games together on weekdays.
But fg looked very serious today, and they obviously understood what this game meant to them.
Meng De finally saw kennys' figure on FG's tail. It is worth mentioning that kennys was actually wearing a Chinese national flag!
The moment he saw Meng De's gaze, Kennys expression brightened obviously. He opened the corners of his mouth, grabbed the national flag and wanted to wave to Meng De.
Feeling the atmosphere in the player tunnel at this moment, he pretended to be calm and calmed himself down.
Meng De just nodded to Kennys and parted ways at a corner.
Not being able to talk to his old brothers, Kennys, who was wearing the national flag, couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Kennys, don't stretch your hips today!!" Broky's voice came from the player tunnel, causing everyone in fg to turn around in surprise.
Kennys raised the corners of his mouth and followed the team into position.
The little pepper in front of me asked: "What does broky's Chinese sentence mean just now?"
"He said you've been playing too hard lately."
"Look for a fight!"
kennys started playing with his teammates again, but he was already satisfied inside.
So, coach, let me show you my growth during this period.
"First of all, let us invite FG, a traditional strong team from France!!"
The host's clear and bright voice spread through the microphone to every corner of the venue. Under the dazzling lights, everyone stepped onto the stage in response to the excited shouts of the audience.
Kennys, who was walking at the back of the team, finally showed his full face. He had a smile on his face and listened to the voices of people in the audience shouting "Kenny". Everything here seemed so familiar and he liked it so much.
The cheers from the audience went up to a higher level, and everyone was shouting with excitement for Kennys from the bottom of their hearts.
The audience burst into applause. The host waited for the audience to calm down and shouted again: "Next, let us invite again, an emerging team from China!"
The door to the player tunnel opened, and players from Team A wearing blue and white teams slowly walked out of the tunnel.
The cheers in his ears became stronger and stronger. Feeling the emotions of the audience, gla1ve raised his hands and shook his fingers to make a wave motion.
The audience at the scene was also very cooperative, and the sound continued to accumulate. When 1ve raised his hand high, the accumulated sound was completely released.
There was endless applause in the venue.
After the applause subsided, the host came to Kennys with a microphone and asked with a smile: "Hello, Kennys, I am the mayor of our favorite town. I once served as a sniper in the A team, but now I have entered
FG and Team A have become rivals, and I want to see how you feel."
Kennys took the microphone, considered it and said: "Team A and FG are two completely different teams. There are huge differences in terms of team configuration and game methods. Team A's competition system is one of the best in the world.
Yes, players there only need to focus on training. But now I am more suitable to stay in fg, I need to have a sense of crisis, and I need to get out of my comfort zone."
The host nodded, grasping the fact that Kennys had stayed in two teams, and continued to ask: "You have been in the A team for a long time, and now you have transferred to FG. This time you are forced to play with your old club. Is this...
Will it affect your performance during the game?"
"Definitely." This answer surprised the host. He thought Kennys would say something special.
"Team A is a very important place to me. It is not only an old club, but also a home that accepts me. Now that I am forced to leave home due to my own reasons, my mood is naturally complicated, but in this game I also
There will be no slacking off, precisely because I have been in Team A, I know better how strong they are. Besides, I also want to show my best side to the coach and to the audience.
"
Kennys' sincere speech moved many viewers at the scene, and another debate broke out in the live broadcast room.
The host got the answer he wanted, and turned around again to ask the members of Team A about their feelings about Kennys. There was nothing surprising about the members of Team A, they just answered in a normal way, saying that they would do their best.
Seeing that they couldn't get anything out of the way, the host let them go and began to arouse the emotions of the audience, constantly asking who they hoped would win in this game.
The result was of course no surprise. The voice of Team A fighting in the local area seemed to be rising to the sky.
The game has not yet started, but the fiery atmosphere has already begun to permeate the scene.