When the first round of the IG group stage ended, many viewers had expectations for this result.
But there are also quite a few viewers who have this expectation but also retain some escape routes.
After all, judging from the historical performance of teams in the LPL division in the S competition, they are often lower than expected.
Because of this, when IG actually advanced to the quarterfinals with a complete victory in the group stage, the fans' excitement was in a sense higher than originally expected.
"3/0 may still have an element of luck, but 6/0 is crushing in terms of strength. Our IG takes the first step, and the other two brothers...oh, one, come on!"
"This IG's style of play is very exciting when it comes to aggressiveness, but sometimes it's terrifyingly stable..."
"Brother Luo's Draven won the MVP again, darling, the data is 6/0. So far, I have made statistics. The data of Brother Luo so far in the S game is 37/2/16, averaging more than 6 kills per game.
, a bit strong!”
"I feel like IG has played at least half of the operational rounds in these games. If fights were more frequent, Shine's data would be even more exaggerated!"
"Tsk tsk, with an average of 6.2 kills per game, it currently ranks first in the average kills per game list in the S game. Friendly science, the second and third places are iBoy and Uzi respectively. One of them is 5.2, and the other is
5.1.”
"The LPL division is still more focused on fighting, so there will be more heads per game. So the question is, there are players from three teams in the top three, why does one team feel weird?"
The big guys in the Tieba forum are doing various analyses.
But they racked their brains and couldn't figure out why EDG's group stage started at 0/3 when there was iBoy, a player who ranked second in kills per game!
And not only iBoY, but also a junior boy is ranked in the top three on the ad list.
In this version where double C determines everything, EDG's double C data is so outstanding, but the team's results are so abstract.
This is so puzzling.
"It can be judged from this that gorgeous data is sometimes useless. Players with average data may not be weak. Didn't the rhythmic article a few days ago make sense to many people? Why doesn't anyone say it now?
?”
"That's right, my brother Shine's average output is lower than others... Damn it, Brother Shine, why are you third in average output?"
When the audience looked at Li Luo's data after the second round, they were shocked.
KDA still ranks high at the top of the list, more than doubling the lead over Xiaohu, which ranks second.
The average damage scored is 833, ranking third among all players.
The average economic distribution is 460, ranking second on the list.
The average number of injuries suffered was 219, ranking 78th on the overall list, with a total of 83 people.
Damage accounted for 33%, ranking only eleventh on the list.
The economy accounts for 22.3%, ranking ninth on the list.
The average CS per minute is 10.7, second on the list.
The damage conversion rate is 186, third on the list.
Averaged 47 kills per game, No. 1 on the list.
He averaged 15 minutes of match-up leadership per game, 1011, ranking first on the list.
One after another gorgeous data is placed in front of Western and even Korean media.
Their firepower was as if it was blocked by plasticine, and they suddenly became mute.
How can such data be hacked?
What is the proportion of black damage?
IG itself is a joint output of multiple core points, and anyone who is not blind can see this.
Otherwise, there is no unit in this version whose average output can exceed half of the AD players?
With an economic ratio of just over 22% and a team output of 33%, what else do you need for a bicycle?
They can't make fun of the average number of injuries sustained, right?
I don’t know how my data falls.
At this time, he was invited to participate in an interview on English flow.
The person in charge of the interview was Sjokz, the big wave host of the LCS North America Division.
"Hello, Shine, I'm glad to invite you for an interview."
jokz came up to him with a smile on his face and shook hands with Li Luo.
"Thanks."
Li Luo smiled shyly and replied.
At this time, the translator following behind was just stunned, but didn't think much about it. After all, this sentence in English was quite simple. I heard that Li Luo was a high school student before, so it was normal for him to understand it.
"Congratulations to IG for ranking first in the group with a luxurious record of 6/0. First of all, the first question is...how long has player Shiine been playing professionally?"
jokz's first question made Li Luo a little stunned.
Li Luo did not answer, but looked at the translator.
The translator repeated what Sjokz said. After listening, Li Luo answered in Chinese: "More than three months."
"It's only been three months..."
jokz was obviously surprised. After thinking for a while, she asked: "It's incredible. As a newcomer, don't you feel nervous when you step on the stage of the World Championship for the first time?"
After repeating it through a translator, Li Luogang replied: "There will definitely be tension, so there are some flaws in my performance. I will try to improve slowly."
jokz looked at Li Luo with obviously more surprise.
She suspected that Li Luo was in Versailles.
But Li Luo's appearance is really endearing. Even though she is European and American, she still feels comfortable with Li Luo's appearance.
With such an appearance, Li Luo's words seemed more convincing and more credible.
"The knockout rounds are coming next. As the top player in the group, which opponent do you hope to face next?"
Faced with Sjokz's question, Li Luo thought for a moment: "I feel like he's quite strong, and he'll be good to anyone he meets."
Li Luo's answer was a bit perfunctory.
This is also the main reason why Li Luo doesn't like interviews very much.
This is true for interviews in any competition area, and some questions that can arouse heat and topics will be asked.
They hope that the contestants being interviewed can be a little bit crazier and say some cruel words.
The audience hopes so too.
But Li Luo's temperament doesn't really like to say harsh things.
He has already stated his goals and that of the entire IG team in interviews before.
In this case, just say it once.
In Li Luo's view, any team that can enter the quarterfinals is a big challenge.
As for who I will meet, it doesn't matter, anyway... IG has to transcend the past.
For Sjokz, today's interview was a bit boring.
She asked a few more questions in succession, but received bland answers.
In her eyes, Li Luo's calmness was not that of someone of his age.
She had interviewed faker before when SKT defeated EDG.
faker confidently expressed that their goal this time is still to be the world champion, and they are confident that they can achieve this.
The confidence in his words gave Sjokz a new impression of this year's big devil.
From faker's words, Sjokz can really feel the latter's strong confidence.
This is the declaration of the Triple Crown winner.
And Li Luo...
Although he was ambiguous in his answers, he was humble and low-key.
But Sjokz had a vague feeling that Li Luo's confidence came from within, but he just didn't express it.
The weird thing is that Faker and Li Luo are the founders of the Triple Crown dynasty.
One is a newcomer who has only debuted for about three months.
So why do these two people feel so similar to her?
The interview is over.
Li Luo stretched.
After adapting to the rhythm of the game, Li Luo felt deeply about the advantages of "youth".
Although the second round of the group stage was played in one day, Li Luo did not feel very exhausted. On the contrary, he was so energetic that he could even go out and sweep an entire street of night market snacks without feeling tired.
Normally, being scheduled to play on the first day of the second round is a big loss for any team.
It can be seen from today's BP that no one in Group A played Ezreal again throughout the whole day.
Even AHQ, which was led astray, came back... although they knelt down three times in a row after they came back.
In other words, the team that competes on the first day of the second round often becomes the pioneer, acting as a wave of guinea pigs for the other teams in the group.
But this also has advantages.
As the saying goes, finish working early and get off work early.
Everyone at IG has more than a week to prepare for the knockout rounds, and they can even rest for two days before the other top eight spots are determined.
That night, Li Luo was walking around the snack street while watching the live broadcasts of the next few games on his mobile phone.
All three teams scored 2/4.
I'm afraid tonight's extra game will be played very late.
According to the rules of the quarterfinals of the S competition, if two teams in the same group meet in the knockout round, they may only be in the finals.
Li Luo did not give up the possibility of a few tenths of a percent. What if the second place in their group overturned all the teams and advanced to the finals?
Of course, this situation is highly unlikely.
As the clock rang at midnight, the second spot in Group A was finally determined.
FNC did not lose their balance because the last one was killed by IG.
They fully demonstrated what European will is and what European tenacity is.
It was precisely with this will and belief in hard work that we successfully made a breakthrough in the face of adversity and became the second team to advance to the quarterfinals.
Compared with FNC's legendary accident, IG's 6/0 is not so dazzling.
At least the European audiences are extremely happy today.
…
IG people did not go to Guangzhou immediately.
According to the official arrangement, after all the places have been competed for, a promotional video for the knockout round will be shot from the scene, and then the players can set off to Guangzhou to prepare for the competition.
During these three days of competition, IG did not relax in training while watching the competition.
And one after another, the top eight teams were gradually released.
In Group B, LZ became the second team to qualify with 6/0.
The dominance they showed in the group stage was no less than that of IG.
In addition, the second team that stood out in Group B was the MSF Rabbits.
In the following Group C, although RNG was upset by G2 and won a game in the second round, they successfully defeated SSG twice and ranked first in the group with a record of 5/1.
Although SG was beheaded twice by IG, they steadily won against other teams and finally qualified second in the group.
The one that attracts the most attention and receives the most attention is naturally Group D.
The EDG team won the first two games of the second round despite a 0/3 disadvantage in the first round of the group.
This makes many EDG fans hopeful.
The provincial team's anti-Korean hero Flash Wolves successfully defeated SKT in a match against SKT. This is undoubtedly great news for EDG.
As long as they can defeat SKT, there is a high probability that they will get a chance to play in the playoffs!
With renewed hope, EDG fans recovered the support items they had thrown away, regrouped, and cheered for EDG in this last-ditch battle!
In the second meeting with SKT, EDG still lived up to expectations and gained a huge economic advantage in the early stage.
The cheers from the EDG fans at the scene started from time to time when EDG got the first kill.
Many EDG fans even started to tremble with excitement.
What a desperate situation!
As long as it can be won, it will be the ultimate comeback in a desperate situation!
This is much more shocking than FNC's comeback.
EDG also seems to feel that victory is in sight. Under the highland tower, i wave y showed the icon. He seemed to be swearing to SKT, if we can lead you the first time, we will naturally lead you the second time!
Then……
Another sentence was added later.
Naturally, it can also be turned over a second time.
When the tone of Miller and Baby gradually became sad, countless EDG fans at the scene began to break their guard.
During the battle to push the high ground in the middle, EDG, who had originally retreated, was seduced by SKT's people. They touched the big tree and turned around, and a team battle broke out.
This wave alone had a devastating impact on EDG as a whole.
Wolf flashed to the last row of the team, controlled Feng Nu to use her ultimate move to revive Monsoon, and combined with the two pieces of redemption equipment, all SKT members returned to excellent condition.
EDG's head-to-head battle was instantly defeated.
And this defeat seemed to replicate the first game they encountered SKT. Once the first defeat happened, there would be a second and third one!
Some fans at the scene couldn't help crying.
These fans realize very clearly that as long as EDG loses this game, their journey to the World Championship... will come to an end.
From the opening game to the key battle, then from the key battle to the battle of life and death, and then to the battle of honor.
EDG walked all the way, but finally arrived at the train station.
The beginning is also the end.
In the backstage lounge, no matter the EDG staff, coaches, or manager Li Zhe, they were all in disbelief at the scene before them.
Especially...Li Zhe.
Li Zhe's intestines turned green with regret.
They...the top sixteen!
IG, already in the top eight!
And who is the person who helped IG reach the quarterfinals?
Is it their top lane that shines? Or is it their mid lane that has always been stable?
Or is it King Ning, the jungler who is gradually becoming the mainstay of the team in the early and mid-term?
Or is it...a completely new bottom lane?
No.
no.
neither.
The person who helped IG reach the quarterfinals was Li Zhe.
At this moment, Li Zhe felt as uncomfortable as eating flies.
The more uncomfortable he felt, the easier it was for him to think of Su Xiaoluo's face, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.
By this time, everyone knew clearly that the help Li Luo provided to a team was definitely not just a stable arry point.
The overall rebirth of IG is inseparable from Li Luo!
But the fact was established and he could no longer change it.
Li Zhe's mood is very complicated now.
As Li Luo's guide, he was actually very optimistic about Li Luo.
On the one hand, he hopes that Li Luo can go further.
On the other hand, he didn't want Li Luo to go too far.
If he goes too far...can he still offer more generous terms than other teams next year?
This conflict of emotions is too complicated.
…
EDG regretfully retired, becoming the first team in the LPL division to retire.
After all, they did not escape their fate.
At this time, the eight teams that had confirmed their seats in the top eight each sent a representative player to stand on the stage.
The representative sent by IG is undoubtedly Li Luo.
After walking to the stage, Li Luo silently came under the flag belonging to the IG team, and then silently began to close his eyes and rest under the dazzling lights at the scene.
"Hey! Li Luo!"
A familiar voice sounded from the side. Li Luo turned around suspiciously, only to find Shi Senming standing not far from him, greeting him with a smile.
Li Luo also smiled and waved to Shi Senming.
“You’ve been to Guangzhou and you have time to have morning tea together?”
Shi Senming took the initiative to extend the invitation.
Li Luo hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
"Then it's settled! I forgot to add you vx last time. We'll add your contact information after the lottery is over."
"good."
Li Luo smiled and agreed.
There are few people in the industry who don't like Shi Senming's character.
This also applies to Li Luo.
Is it true that RNG’s social butterfly reputation is in vain?
"Then it's settled!"
Shi Senming looked very happy and lively.
Li Luo stood for a while longer, and not long after, the person in charge of drawing lots for the knockout rounds walked onto the stage.
He is the mid laner ion of the OMG team.
Mr. Leng was wearing a small suit, and his straight body looked quite stylish.
Soon, the host in charge of the draw, Yu Shuang, came to the stage in a cheongsam. After a simple opening remarks, the draw officially began.
"According to the rules, teams that have collided in the group stage will not be assigned to the same half zone..."
After Yu Shuang explained the rules bit by bit, Leng Shao took the lead in drawing out the first place lottery in each group.
The two top teams in the group on the left half are IG and LZ.
The two top teams in the group on the right half are SKT and RNG.
Seeing this grouping, many viewers secretly swallowed their saliva.
There is something special about this lottery.
Judging from the distribution of the top teams, as long as both the LPL and LCK teams advance to the semi-finals...then there will definitely be two division wave 5 battles between the LPL and LCK!
What they need to pay attention to next is undoubtedly the opponents that these four teams will face.
In the second pool.
Leng Shao took out the first lottery.
The audience stared nervously at Young Master Leng's hand, and Young Master Leng slowly opened it.
The first sign is MSF.
"MSF team, the second ranked team in Group B in the group stage, they cannot be in the same half zone as LZ, so their opponent is... SKT!"
Li Luo raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
This group seems familiar.
I remember that the quarter-finals before the rebirth was also a collision between the Rabbitohs and SKT.
In this way, it is interesting.
The second team that Leng Shao drew immediately after was C9.
Li Luo narrowed his eyes slightly.
"C9 team, the second seed team in Group D, cannot be in the same half zone as SKT, so their opponent is... IG!"
Many spectators at the scene breathed a sigh of relief.
North American teams are always easier to deal with than Korean teams.
Although subconsciously many teams hope that IG can draw SSG and directly eliminate the weak No. 3 Korean team that was double-killed by RNG.
But firstly, they cannot change the result of the draw, and secondly, the possibility of a civil war between the Korean team is a scene that many viewers want to see.
Although the third and fourth draws have not yet been drawn, the result is basically a foregone conclusion.
SG cannot be in the same half zone as RNG, so their opponent can only be LZ.
RNG, on the other hand, faced their old enemy... FNC.
So far, all the eight-to-four games have been announced.
The showdown between IG and C9 will be held on the day after the semi-finals begin.
"C9, water ghost."
Li Luo looked at the game words on the big screen and smiled meaningfully.
5. Of the teams that have lost in the World Championship, C9 is the only one that has not regained its place.
