There are a total of sixteen teams, including eight KPL division teams and eight wild card division teams, including teams from Japan, South Korea, South Asia and other regions.
Participate in the night of drawing lots for the 16th and 8th groups in the group stage. Different groups determine different opponents.
The level of the sixteen teams is definitely not the same. As the saying goes, luck is also a part of strength. This draw can be said to determine the top eight, semi-finals and even finals opponents that will be faced later. It can be said to be crucial.
Each team from the wild card team to the KPL team takes turns to take the stage. Each team, each starting player and coach will be introduced in turn. After each team takes the stage, they will bring their own flag. After the introduction of the team,
, inserted into a huge sand table in the middle.
Finally, after the introduction of the sixteen teams, sixteen bright flags will gather in the sand table.
The final eliminated team will have its flag taken away, and only one flag will be left in the sand table. I heard that after the quarterfinals, the sand table will be replaced with crystals to place the flags.
After each team inserts the flag, there will be an interview. Among the questions about the wild card team, everyone prefers to play against SS. In the eyes of the wild card team, Xigua's name has always been high in strength and status. Everyone has a high opinion of Xigua.
He Buyi is even more curious.
The KPL teams asked about the teams they least wanted to play against, with AA firmly at the top of the list. Even SA and SS both wanted to not be in the same group as AA.
I heard that SH's coach went to the temple to seek amulets, just to avoid meeting AA in the quarterfinals.
Of course, Lao Wang had just met me on the lottery night and asked about it, but it was just a misunderstanding. He was originally going to accompany his wife to ask for a peace charm for their newborn daughter, but he did just ask for it in this way.
AA, SA, SS, and SH, as the teams in the first seed pool, cannot meet in the group stage, but this may not happen in the subsequent quarterfinals.
In the end, excluding the wild card teams, AA and BA were in a group, and CC and SH were in a group. BA was both happy and sad. I was happy that the quarterfinals and AA would not meet, but I was sad that they would be beaten in the group stage.
Comparatively speaking, CC can only be happy. If he draws the weakest one among the One King and Three Saints, he may be able to beat the opponent. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has a good draw.
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"Come Mingyue, let's take a group photo." BGB arranged the positions of the contestants on the stage, and quickly called out to Mingyue, who was still chatting in the distance, to come over, for fear that the contestants would leave without knowing.
"Come on, come on." Mingyue came over with a long black gauze dress, and was placed in the front row by BGB, standing next to Qingfeng.
Suddenly there was a roar of cheers. Although no one paid special attention to it, everyone knew that Qingfeng hugged Mingyue and cried. At this time, everyone started to cheer.
"Go away, go away, don't make trouble, don't make trouble." Qingfeng started to feel embarrassed, she really convinced this group of people.
Then, standing next to the two of them were Buyi, Zhengrong, Xinghai and Xigua, and on the other side of the bright moon stood Zhengrong. It can be said that the first row is filled with the most popular star players this year.
It was also the first World Championship draw night that Mingyue participated in, and it was also the first time that she occupied the C position in the group photo, following the peak of King A's dominance.
Fans also had different opinions on where they stood when they saw the group photo. Among them, there was constant discussion about Ming Yue and Qing Feng standing together.
"It's still an official meeting. Qingfeng is definitely his biological son. Qingfeng Mingyue will go to Oita today."
'Wuwu Mingyue Qingfeng friendship lasts forever. The two children must be good to each other. Come on for the competition and the world championship. Come on, my friendly team.'
'By the way, this is the first contestant who has cried in front of Mingyue. I clocked in and clocked in. I feel like there will be no shortage of it in the future.'
'AA is the only league now. Even with SS and SA, I feel like I can't compete with them in June 4th. Now the world championship is an easy mode for AA, but it is a hell mode for others. No wonder
The breeze will cry.'
'I just want SH to be clear in my heart. If I don't ask for anything, I don't dare to hope for anything else.'
'Come on, World Champion, no quarrels!'
"KPL, come on, play well."
'The first row is awesome. Save it as a souvenir. It will definitely be different when you look back in the future. The first female professional player, still in the C position. Rise up, my moon!'
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The status of each team in the group stage.
Needless to say, AA ranked first in the group with a complete victory record and successfully entered the quarterfinals.
The same goes for SA, who kept a clean sheet against the teams in the group and entered the quarterfinals as the first place in the group.
SS was upset, losing to the same team BC Club in BO2, entering the quarterfinals as the second place in the group, winning a playoff with the third place KPL team in the group, and almost being eliminated.
Here comes the excitement. After a fierce battle between SH and CC, CC lost to SH in the end. In the extra round, SH won the first place in the group. CC ranked second in the group and entered the quarterfinals.
In this group stage, only the Korean team DYD broke through and entered the group stage together with SA.
The main reason is that SS has three KPL teams, and SA group has only one KPL team, so there must be a wild card team in SA group that enters the quarterfinals, and one KPL team in SS group must be eliminated.
It can be said that the Korean team is now the only team in the eyes of all teams. Whoever is drawn in the quarter-finals will be able to advance directly to the semi-finals. If they cannot beat the Korean team and stop in the quarter-finals, they will be laughed at for a year.
After SH entered the quarterfinals, SH fans, especially Qingfeng fans, were just like New Year's Eve. After the sadness of the previous lottery night, the fans' mentality was much calmer this time. It can be said that they are in a rare peaceful state.
After hearing that the coach specifically went to the temple to pray for blessings, many fans followed suit and started climbing mountains to pray for blessings. They also posted photos of climbing mountains or going to temples in super chat.
In contrast, no one expected that the quarterfinalists would be most worried about SS fans, and no one could have imagined that SS would be upset.
Qualifying second in the group is equivalent to meeting one of SA, AA or SH. For SS in an upset state, SH may not even be able to beat it, let alone SA and AA.
Sadness is not enough to describe SS fans, but after what happened with Qingfeng, and during the game, fans didn't want to be too harsh. They mainly tried to comfort them, for fear of being scolded by their children and losing their mentality.
'What should I do? I would never have thought in my wildest dreams that I would lose to BC.'
'Who would have thought that Xigua's condition is so bad? There are also stars and rumors. What's wrong with everyone? Before, it was 50-50 with SA.'
'I heard that Xinghai was in great shape during the training match, but he seemed to have been beaten badly.'
‘There’s something wrong with the World Championship mentality, I’m going crazy.’
'I just hope everyone can get back to their best. The draw for the quarterfinals is coming soon. I'm so scared. Don't draw AA and SA. This is my last hope.'
'The boss must have told me that he was practicing the lineup. I really can't accept it.'
'Pray to meet SH now, the last hope.'
"Why don't we go pray for blessings and try to treat a dead horse like a living horse?"
