Time passed bit by bit, and soon it was time for the 2018 MSI competition.
This mid-season invitational tournament is held in Berlin. In addition to the four major regions, there are ten other regions that need to enter the play-in first.
As League of Legends enters Season 8, various small competition areas have also begun to develop.
One of the more worth mentioning is Vietnam and Little Days.
The Vietnam Division has always been a relatively strong wild card, and the famous player Bing Chang still has something to offer.
And here in the small days, the empire's most dangerous crab has become the undoubted star player.
The player evi was considered a very strong player in his childhood. He was able to reach dozens of places in the Korean server. Many LCK and LPL players in this branch may not be able to reach the top.
One of the more funny things is that because Xu Ruoguang is now the most famous and successful professional player, as long as top laners in major competitions show potential, fans will call them little Emperors.
Such as evi.
But this does not prevent his subsequent ranking in the eyes of many viewers from relying on his defense.
As we all know, ESPN's list is a poisonous list. So far, the only one who can resist this poisonous list is Xu Ruoguang.
Ning gave a thumbs up, showing that he was very confident.
At this moment, ESPN’s official tweets are suffering from cyber violence.
All the way on the plane, Xu Ruoguang put on an eye mask and started to rest.
Early the next morning, Xu Ruoguang got up under the warm sunshine, got dressed, and was ready to start training.
I also met many players along the way, but they saw that UR and his team had just arrived and needed to rest.
Xu Xiu shook her head and spoke calmly.
When Xu Ruoguang and Uzi came here, Hongmi and Coach Jin had communicated with each other. It is impossible to let them know about any tactical arrangements now.
Xu Xiu:......
Ah Shui asked casually.
For him, winning is the most important thing.
"Aren't there two Korean players in this year's LPL team?"
The rankings of these two mid laners are somewhat more reasonable.
"This is a very creative player who is very fierce in laning. We can often see him exerting strong pressure during the laning period to make his opponents breathless. But if you think he is only laning,
That would be a big mistake."
Walking further inside, there is the current IG coach, Kim Chang-soo.
"Hello, Brother Guang, I am IG's current assistant, Baolan."
"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about that thing? Just do military training during the fight."
Xu Ruoguang didn't bother to answer at all. Damn it, can I still report to you when I occasionally sleep in?
UR only has one brother, and that’s me, Brother Guang!
Xu Ruoguang replied pretending to be serious, and Coach Jin laughed.
Following Ah Shui, Xu Ruoguang walked into the current temporary training room of IG.
Xu Ruoguang turned back in confusion,
Because there has always been no problem with theshy's operation, what he needs to change is his gameplay and habits.
Xu Xiu had no objections.
"We didn't play on the first day, so it felt like it was staggered."
If Rookie is an unparalleled assassin on the court, then he has a careful and kind side off the court.
Ning had finished typing, casually took off the headphones and stretched.
As for the first...
Although the ups and downs of faker's status are partly due to one reason, if you lose, you lose.
"In this case, how about playing a training match then?"
Because their ranking is really a bit outrageous.
Hongmi, who was sitting next to Canyon, spoke calmly.
"This is LCK versus LPL, not Korea versus China. Why are they scolding you?"
He must be happy when a player has confidence, but Xu Ruoguang is too crazy. If he overturns, Hongmi is afraid that it will affect his mentality.
"After beating MSI this time, I guess it will become rare."
It was afternoon in a flash, Xu Ruoguang said goodbye to the IG players and walked out of the room.
Xu Ruoguang put down the last bottle of Wangzai milk and clapped his hands with satisfaction.
S7faker just won the championship, so I won’t say how many fans he has.
Xu Ruoguang nodded gently,
"Yes, hello, Coach Jin."
"MSI, let's work hard together."
After putting down their luggage and talking to Coach Hongmi, Xu Ruoguang and Uzi knocked on the door of IG's current temporary training room.
Xu Ruoguang turned his head and noticed his movement.
Because it was already the morning of the next day when Xu Ruoguang and the others arrived, there were not many people playing rank at this time, and there were no training matches.
However, in ESPN's evaluation of Impact, they said Impact is the cornerstone.
But after all, it has not been tested in the competition, so ESON did not rank him in the top five.
Xu Ruoguang immediately called Hongmi. Hongmi had no reason to disagree, so they made an agreement directly.
Uzi said this to Ah Shui while he was minding his own business, and time slowly passed by.
The big glass who came to TL performed extremely well. He is the undoubted core of this generation of TL and the absolute cornerstone player.
When I turned around, I saw Xu Ruoguang, whom I had met in IP.
After arriving at a relatively distant competition location, the first goal is to adjust to the time difference and schedule.
Everyone came to the first floor of the UR Club, and Hongmi clapped her hands and gave her final speech.
UR, has proven that they are very competitive.
Uzi's performance in Verus's version was amazing, maxing out his output.
When Uzi thought about it, it seemed like that was the case.
There seems to be nothing wrong with this statement, and it is not overly flattering. Logically speaking, it is impossible to be scolded.
The two chatted casually. Theshy's Chinese proficiency was no problem, but speaking it was a bit difficult.
There's actually nothing more to say.
Then Nami just ordered a bowl of beef noodles and sent it.
evi has been a loyal fan of Xu Ruoguang since his debut. He has been working hard to learn Xu Ruoguang's laning thinking and handling. Compared with the original him, he is much better.
Xu Ruoguang still attaches great importance to this.
"What will you do?"
"Ruoguang, can you ban your sword girl in the group stage?"
But people came quite well.
Seeing Xu Xiu clenching her fists and blushing, she was speechless and could only touch her head.
"It sounds a bit strange, Brother Guang, why did you get up so late today?"
The sixth place is Uzi.
this……
"Everything has been sorted out, Brother Guang, are you ready?"
"So confident?"
It’s okay to praise Xu Xiu. He just won the LCK Spring Split, so he can indeed praise him.
Fortunately, Ah Shui acted as the introducer.
The fourth place is naturally IG’s jungler, Ning.
After being kicked out by TSM, who said "Go away!", Da Zi was very unhappy, and he stopped saying harsh words at that time.
Whoever can't bear the pressure first will lose.
No matter what difficulties we encounter, don’t be afraid and face them with a smile!
Persistence is victory!
After the final mobilization, the UR team members boarded the bus to the airport.
A Chinese AD player who once played for the wealthy TSM.
Uzi thought for a while and said, "You must be very confident."
He leaned against the door and smiled.
Xu Ruoguang nodded slightly,
"IG is likely to be our final opponent, Uzi, then you will have to play against Bozi again, are you afraid?"
Not to mention other things like diet.
"Then do you know what I will do?"
He is packing his things and preparing to go to Berlin with the team.
"Yes, they are all champions of each competition area. This is the norm."
"Go ahead, evi!!!! The current Emperor of LCK is your future!"
Being attacked is inevitable.
Maybe the big truck driver hasn't taken the order yet.
During this period of time when he was recuperating, the entire Twitter has turned into a mess.
"Yo yo yo, isn't this just brother? We haven't seen you for a few days and he has become handsome again."
"Understood, coach, I will be a good tool."
In fact, the team leader had already warned him, but he still emphasized it again out of habit.
As soon as Xu Ruoguang walked in, the first thing he noticed was Assistant Baolan.
The two chatted and laughed and returned to their respective rest rooms.
The two chatted casually, and occasionally tortured Ah Shui, who had already begun to make dough.
Xu Ruoguang thought for a while and gave an answer.
"Why are Brother Lan so nervous? Brother Guang won't make things difficult for you. Brother Guang is a very nice person."
I really like what Chinese singer Na Ying said: Damn, the most annoying person is pretentious.
"We have reason to believe that in this MSI, this talented mid laner who has finally waited for his team will shine again."
These words came from his heart. He wanted to be the one who took responsibility, and he wanted to shoulder the burden himself.
That is Ah Shui.
"I'll make them regret it!"
"Emperor? Your performance is still so good."
Ning's rhythm this season is very good. In this version where the jungler needs to drive more rhythm, he is very comfortable in it and can often play very exaggerated rhythms.
it's out of the question.
This is his responsibility as a coach.
"If you like e-sports, then you will definitely like Emperor."
Rookie asked first, and then it became clear immediately.
Are you a nice person...?
Xu Ruoguang didn't mean to be embarrassed and stretched out his hand to shake his hand.
"You came at a good time. We haven't started training games yet, otherwise you might not be able to get in."
They also need to adjust for the time difference.
In the just-concluded LJL finals, the host said this impassionedly:
This made fans of Big Glass very unhappy and started scolding him directly.
Facing a wall, others' choice is to take a detour.
"It's very good. My teammates work hard and the atmosphere is very good."
Big Glass proved with his strength that the North American Phantom God may not be TSM, but may just refer to him.
Xu Ruoguang was a little sad,
"I didn't expect you to make such great progress."
Then EDG went out of the top eight.
But on the surface, he remained calm.
Wangzai milk may be childish for primary school students, but it is just right for Xu Ruoguang.
Because he was asleep.
Several computers were placed neatly, and it could be seen that Fist had prepared them very carefully.
"For example, if the support is slow, you will be jumped over the tower or something."
Xu Ruoguang sneered.
"Amazing staying power? Did Impact stuff his big thing inside you, so you can be so clear?"
Uzi, who was sitting in front, felt a little sad.
Now, as theshy grows, the two finally compete on the same stage.
Otherwise, MSI would not be TL, but TSM would be participating.
But theshy's choice is to step on the accelerator and start accelerating!
If theshy loses this self-confidence, then he will no longer be thrshy.
It is also the word impact that opens the sentence impact.
At this time, playing key games such as BO5 requires patience and persistence.
Xu Ruoguang smiled slightly,
"I think we still need to have the confidence to win the championship."
Ah Shui laughed and cursed,
"Let's go, let's come in quickly."
"Kiss your mother. You worked hard in training today, but you still can't do it for no reason."
There's nothing surprising about it.
This is the first time Xu Ruoguang sees Rookie outside the stadium.
At this moment, he just raised his head, and his expression instantly became excited.
A plate of fruit was placed in front of Xu Ruoguang, which Rookie went to get specially.
However, Xu Ruoguang has plenty of energy.
The medium content of UR is 40%, and the content of IG is only 60%.
Bozi reached his peak last year, and his situation in the LPL was similar to that of theshy, with one outstanding player killing randomly.
"Why ban the sword girl in the group stage?"
"It should be the first day of the group stage."
Xu Ruoguang communicated with him casually. Coach Jin had already left the training room, fearing that they would be too restrained.
At this time, he was standing behind Ning and looking at his rank.
A water:……
But the people at ESPN missed one thing.
Ah Shui rubbed his hair and gave suggestions.
Canyon ranked eighth, which is not surprising.
"I'm really not afraid, I'll torture you with one hand."
Kim Chang-soo was surprisingly not serious and even made fun of him.
He really didn't expect that UR, a newly formed team, could actually crush SKT and defeat SKT three to zero.
"You guys are so fierce. I feel like I knocked SKT out in the Spring Split."
Rookie sat on the chair diagonally opposite him and sighed sincerely.
"Actually, we're just here to learn tactics secretly."
Noticing the movement behind him, Jin Changzhu unconsciously showed a smile on his face.
This training room is not big, but it is not small either.
The reason for being on the list is simple,
"This veteran has shown his amazing durability and carry ability more than once. He is the most trustworthy cornerstone of TL. We have reason to believe that he will also give us some different performances in this MSI."
"Since I represent LCK in the World Championship, all my actions represent the honor and face of LCK, so I should treat it carefully and not relax at all."
Red rice:……?
"Axi, it's really..."
The car drove smoothly without any accidents.
It has been agreed that starting from today, IG and UR will have at least one BO3 training match every day.
This season, theshy has finally evolved from its infancy to a complete form. Raiden controls the top lane in the LPL, plays many famous scenes, and makes many LPL top laners talk about theshy.
Inside the door, Ah Shui stood up immediately after hearing the sound.
The ninth place is Showmaker.
Does the name sound a bit familiar?
In fact, he is the e-sports teacher Ohmu, who was once a top laner in South Korea.
He shook his head helplessly.
In S4, Nami was rated as the world's No. 1 ADC.
"Perhaps we should tell him in advance, His Majesty the Emperor, welcome you back to your loyal Berlin!"
Doublelift, known as Big Glass, Big Brother.
Looking at the busy traffic and exotic scenery outside the window, Xu Ruoguang put on UR's coat and couldn't help but sigh.
"I just arrived. I didn't expect that we would meet again in this situation. Please be more serious during the competition."
theshy, finally here.
"Yes, yes, I know you, Brother Guang. I have seen your Qinggang Shadow."
"Do you mean?"
"rookie?"
And in fact, he did it.
The bottom line is that ESPN just ranked the top ten strongest players in MSI.
he asked sideways.
Once upon a time, he was very optimistic about the future of theshy.
He also has some expectations.
"We haven't seen each other for several months."
After getting off the plane, Xu Ruoguang followed UR and stayed at a hotel officially arranged by Riot Games.
"They don't seem to have anything to fear."
Everyone is really half-assed.
So even theshy, who is a little reserved, was full of praise.
Xu Ruoguang smiled.
I really don’t blame LCK and LPL viewers for scolding it every time they see the list. It’s really not unfair.
The two called out each other's IDs and laughed in unison.
"He has encountered countless challenges in his three-year dominance of the top lane. However, neither smeb, nor top top laners such as Khan or Cuvee can pose much of a threat to him."
"Is your neighbor Dave?"
"You haven't changed at all."
ESPN praises Xu Xiu, but uses the method of pulling and stepping on faker.
"Brother Guang, what should I do if I get nervous?"
but……
It can only be said that geniuses are all like this. They can control thunder and lightning as soon as they appear on the scene. There are few examples of late bloomers.
After all, he won the LPL Spring Championship.
"Isn't one handful enough?"
As a relatively traditional sports commentary column, ESPN has always maintained its pride in e-sports. Even when it comes to ranking lists, they are extremely casual.
"Don't forget to bring your eye mask and put away all your peripherals. Bring a few more sets of team uniforms. Players from other teams will probably come to you to exchange team uniforms."
Only those who play top lane can understand how terrifying Xu Ruoguang's dominance is.
"how do you feel?"
As a top laner, theshy knows very well how difficult it is to achieve Xu Ruoguang's effect.
"His judgment of the team battle situation is very accurate, and his sense of smell for supporting the wing is also extremely sensitive. This is the most important point of IG."
In S5, Factory was considered by them to be the best jungler in the world before the World Championship, and his ranking was very high.
Some professional players don't care at all, but some professional players will have their status affected by this.
"It's not that I'm afraid, it's mainly because I feel like I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders."
Xu Ruoguang nodded slightly and looked him over.
"Nothing is perfect in the world, except the player Emperor."
Let me put it this way, there is nothing wrong with the first three rows, and ESPN also likes to rank the mid laner at the front.
Open the window, the sunlight is just right.
Xu Xiu:???
Unfortunately, Xu Ruoguang didn't care at all.
"Never give up, this is DFM's fighting will!"
Xiba!
The seventh place is theshy.
Xu Xiu turned around in confusion.
Finally, there are the top three that are less controversial.
Ah Shui took one look through the peephole and immediately opened the door.
He stood up cheerfully, "Brother Guang, are you here?"
In the Spring Split, he almost killed every single player, making him one of the most eye-catching newcomers this year.
This is such a shame.
At this time, theshy probably hasn't had breakfast yet and is making noodles.
"No, I seem to have gained a little weight."
The cornerstone of TL is actually doublelift.
"I don't understand what there is to worry about. You've even fought against fakers. Are you afraid of them?"
Therefore, the time difference must be adjusted.
It can be roughly summed up in one sentence:
Xu Xiu was not angry at being criticized and touched her chin.
Beryl replied lazily.
"During the group stage, I will use the Flag of Command system more, Xu Xiu, I'm sorry for you."
In his opinion, this is a matter of course. Is there anything to brag about?
Xu Xiu: Warning! Warning!
Canyon in the back was almost laughing.
"Hello, I am Xu Ruoguang."
In third place, ESPN gave the current FNC mid laner, caps.
Xu Xiu asked casually while looking at the scenery outside the window.
The fifth place is IG’s ADC, jackeylove.
So I was very polite and didn't choose to bother.
Ah Shui chuckled.
Hongmi warned patiently.
"I will definitely perform better than you."
Uzi hammered Ah Shui and said, "You can do well in the Chunjue. Before I came here, I was worried that you would become a loser."
"When does your game start?"
rookie:……
So, what is the status of IG at this time?
In fact, the higher the level of competition, the smaller the gap in personal ability between players.
"Haha, fight back."
Second, ESPN gave today’s IG mid laner, rookie.
"Si Guoyi! The pursuit of the evi player! It's so exciting and touching. This fighting spirit turned the situation around!"
"alright."
So now the title of Japanese Xu Ruoguang spectrometer has become the goal that evi strives for.
Although Caps' career at this time is not very long, it has already begun to show its prominence.
Both sides already know each other, so it's no problem to play a training match.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Xu Ruoguang for the time being.
Noticing Xu Ruoguang's gaze, Baolan pushed up her glasses nervously and stretched out a hand.
“How are you doing on IG?”
"That's for sure."
This is a headache for professional players.
This is theshy's answer.
Baolan was still a little nervous and said a little unceremoniously.
"Who? Oh, is the Emperor coming?"
Just when Xu Ruoguang was about to sit on the sofa in the middle, Rookie appeared.
In the tenth place, they gave TL, Team Liquid's top laner Impact.
"Are they Emperor and Uzi from the UR team?"
So, what do they boast about?
"I am happy to introduce such a mid laner to the world. Showmaker is very good at taking over the game in the mid-term and then completely killing it. Even though the laning ability is not yet clear, we have reason to believe that he easily defeated Faker.
Already one of the top mid laners in the world!"
Ning chuckled.
"It should be. Wait for me to take a look at it. Chicken, help me operate it."
"Emperor?"
They forced themselves to beat PGM, who was supposed to go to MSI in the world online, and led DFM to win the 2018 LJL Spring Championship, giving them the opportunity to go to MSI.
How exaggerated is that?
He leads all of Europe in laning ability by a single level or more.