Seeing that many viewers in the barrage were analyzing the possible consequences of Brother HooXi joining G2, Qin Feng, who wanted to continue talking, smiled and said nothing.
Whether HooXi can lead G2 to a new height will ultimately need to be proven through time and competition.
Ignoring the barrage, Qin Feng focused his attention on the game that had just started in front of him.
However, even if he gave up the sniper rifle and switched to using rifles as much as possible, Qin Feng still had dominant strength in the ladder of the level in front of him.
This fight was a seven-game winning streak. Except for the meal time, the fight lasted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Qin Feng originally wanted to take advantage of his winning streak to continue to improve his touch, but it seemed that the time spent playing games in the past few days was too long. When the last game ended, Qin Feng suddenly felt that his fingers were a little stiff, so he simply
I gave up the idea of continuing to fight.
"Well... that's all for today. I'll probably go out for a meal with my teammates later."
"It should be almost twelve o'clock in the evening in China. Everyone should try to go to bed early to be better for their health." Qin Feng glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the screen and sighed subconsciously.
[Ah? Are there still young people who don’t stay up late? Young people who don’t stay up late have no soul!]
[Sparrow food, but my staying up late is not called staying up late, it is called staying up alone to give my tired soul some rest time. This is the gentlest resistance to the busy pace of life.]
[God A, he is so gentle! Do you really want to broadcast on time just to keep the audience's schedule? He really... I cried to death. 】
[Hmm... If you are a brother who lives in the underworld, you can go to Bizhan. There are quite a few virtual anchors that start broadcasting in the middle of the night. You should feel quite companionable if you watch them in the middle of the night. 】
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In the next few days, Qin Feng did not start broadcasting or train alone. Instead, he deliberately reduced the training time and used the time to analyze the tactics and playing styles of the opponents he might face in the next game.
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On the tactical notepad spread out in front of the screen, the Chinese characters painted with iron and silver hooks recorded Qin Feng’s analysis of the positioning habits of the opponents he might encounter in the IEM knockout rounds in the past few days.
"Day 6 of the group stage, Faze VS Astralis, map of death amusement park.
blameF had almost no choice on both offense and defense to go behind, and Faze's frontal firepower forced blameF not to join Astralis in facing the gun.
The Farlig sniper rifle is in average condition and may be a breakthrough for Vitality's attackers. However, it is worth noting that when the defender gets the sniper rifle for the first time, Farlig will often choose the A small ball position or press forward deeper.
Faze's side rarely made any big mistakes in their defensive decisions, but the offensive side's performance was a bit lackluster. The possibility of hiding offensive tactics in the group stage cannot be ruled out.
Cousin’s tactics in the defensive side’s pistol round are very fixed. They always gamble on the 4B point at the beginning, and let the Rain God alone scout at the balloon position. We may be able to formulate a corresponding plan for Faze’s 4B counter-touch after the start.”
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"Day 3 of the group stage, Mouz VS NAVI, map Nuclear Crisis.
Most of MOUZ's offensive tactics revolve around a line of smoke in the outfield, and use a far-point sniper rifle to assist teammates in completing the process of getting to K1. After getting to K1, they mainly use silent contact tactics, with the sniper rifle standing straight
It is an effective countermeasure.
s1mple usually takes a very bold position after the defender gets the sniper rifle. In many rounds, he chose the red room to hold up a gap in the box. If NAVI has sufficient economy, he may be able to use two sniper rifles.
Preview to target s1mple's habit of stealing s1mple.
eleic pushes forward a lot in nuclear crises. Especially when NAVI cannot open the situation, he often chooses to push forward to the dead center groove under the oil barrel. Try to be careful when controlling the outfield.
MOUZ's defense doesn't have many habits worth targeting, but most of the time a rifle is responsible for guarding the iron plate connection. From the DEMO of several games, we can temporarily think that the iron plate is the weak link of MOUZ's defense."
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"Looking at all the games, Faze is still one of the strongest opponents. In addition to marksmanship, the ability to read the game and near-perfect coordination can be regarded as the magic weapon for Faze to win. How to prevent ropz from getting information and how to disrupt Faze
The key to defeating Faze is the rhythm of map control."
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Looking at the player habits recorded one after another on the notepad, Qin Feng turned the gel pen in his hand casually, thinking about how to layout these specific habits.
Analysts may give their suggestions before the game, but for Qin Feng, constantly reviewing DEMO seems to have become a habit after joining Vitality.
The five-day off-season passed in a blink of an eye. Astralis and NAVI also defeated their opponents in the quarter-finals and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
At noon on July 16, after a simple lunch, the Vitality team immediately set off for the IEM Cologne Knockout Tournament venue.
Different from the group stage, the IEM Cologne knockout stage games are no longer held in offline studios, but at the prestigious LANXESS Arena in the center of Cologne.
According to the official statistics of the event, there were a total of 20,000 tickets sold out by spectators from 69 countries and regions within 24 hours. This is also the sixth consecutive year that IEM Cologne has sold out all the venues after 2015.
The tickets show the enthusiasm of spectators from all over the world for CSGO events.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The opening game of the semi-finals will be played at 3:30 pm, Vitality vs. Astralis.
Then at 7 o'clock in the evening, Faze and NAVI will bring the second game of the semi-finals.
After arriving at the venue, the players briefly accepted the pre-match interview, and then Zonic continued to lay out the pre-match tactical arrangements for the players.
Zonic himself is the former coach of Team A, so he naturally knows very well about gla1ve's commanding style.
Even if the tactics and ideas will change after the team members change, the command habits will be ingrained in the DNA of every IGL.
Siluke
After zonic finished explaining most of the tactics and the important points to note on certain maps, he saw that the organizer's staff had begun to urge him, so he put down the small notebook in his hand and walked out of the player tunnel with the team members.
"In short, we have almost arranged the tactics. Come on, boys."
"You have to remember that three of us are from Astralis. This battle may also decide who is the orthodox member of Team A." Zonic teased Adu and Demon Man half-jokingly.
"Don't worry, there's no problem. Our goal is to win the IEM Grand Slam and Major championships." Qin Feng looked relaxed, "Maybe after the Major in the second half of the year, Adu will become an ajor five-time champion."
To be honest, since joining the professional circle, Qin Feng has gradually understood the encouragement those "hyperthyroid players" can bring to his teammates.
Whether it's apEX or Pat Bear, regulating the atmosphere within the team is definitely one of the important factors that cannot be ignored for a team's success.
Compared to his teammates who sigh and punch the table after losing the game and roll their eyes, who doesn't like the rope twister who shouts "ry" to comfort his teammates?
"Let's go, get ready to enter the venue." The cameraman accompanying the players in the tunnel warned.
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3:25pm.
The map BP results of the two teams Vitality and Astralis were displayed on the big screen in the center of the stadium.
Hot sand city, nuclear crisis, lost desert city.
Among them, Scorching Sand City is the first map chosen by Vitality.
Qin Feng subconsciously pressed "F" in front of the monitor of the Prodigal Eye and looked towards the stands outside the players' seats.
The auditorium outside the stadium was very lively. More than half of the nearly 20,000 spectators were waving flags and homemade signs. The stands closest to the Vitality player seats were packed with spectators wearing black and yellow team uniforms.
, exactly the color scheme of Vitality. The lights dimmed, revealing a white and yellow wing pattern, which is Vitality’s team logo.
The various "slogans" in the audience seemed to be interpreting various aspects of life:
"Chokestralis!"
"Vitality fans are just a bunch of wallflowers chasing fame and fortune."
"6657,UP UP!"
"Where is the equipment?"
“Lets Go Vitality!”
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Mouya TV, CSBOY live broadcast room.
The commentary is still performed by the partnership of Mo and Masisi.
"This game is a bit interesting. Mo Nan, Adu... Jiuye, gla1ve. They are old teammates. They were all in Team A before."
"There is also a little bee coach, zonic."
"Who is missing? Tom Cruise is missing."
"The only thing missing is Tom Cruise. The equipment is not there."
As soon as Masisi said this, the barrage naturally became more energetic very quickly.
[Four dishes and one soup are classic, right? Where are you with the equipment?]
【I can’t get there!】
[The battle between real and fake Team A, wait for God A to lead Demon Man and Adu to beat up former teammates.]
[This weak brother’s sniper rifle shouldn’t be able to beat Aether, right? But when I watched the live broadcast a few days ago, Aether seemed to have been using a rifle. Could it be that Shushu still can’t let go of the sniper rifle? 】
At this time, Vitality's advantage in winning BLAST Lisbon was reflected. Even in the preparation stage, the team was still very topical.
Of course, the reason is ultimately due to a man who is not on the playing field.
"It seems that Team A is being led by the strong blameF in this game. Are you afraid that gla1ve's tactics will be targeted by zonic?" Masisi suddenly saw blameF in the live stream holding a piece of paper and seemed to be talking to the Astralis players.
What are you communicating about?
"Hmm... that makes sense. Little Bee's coach zonic knows both Team A and gla1ve very well. It might be miraculous to let Da Zhuang take charge. What's more, blameF played the position of gun man leader in COL before."
Mo paused and added, "But I still think the Little Bee will win 2-0. After all, the gap in sniper strength between the two sides is indeed a bit big."
"If Astralis wants to win, it still depends on whether Brother Li can show his strength." Masisi said from the side.
The director also happened to cut the scene to compare the data of the two players, successfully allowing Mo and Masisi to continue the topic of data.
"There is a reason why Farlig is nicknamed Brother Weari." Masisi looked at the data in Pure Stream and gave his own evaluation, "In the past three months, he has averaged 71.4 ADR per game. It is hard to imagine that this is
Data of a first-line team’s main sniper.”
"As for Aehter, it's a bit outrageous, guys, with an average rating of 1.46 and an average ADR of 93.5. Are these really the data that a newcomer who has just joined the first-tier international community should have?"
"You must know that the games Aether has participated in recently are all top events. The opponents Fnatic and Vitality have to face are the world's top teams. Otherwise, Aether's data may be even higher." Masisi explained, "As for Astralia,
Except for blameF's data, which can be compared with Aether, the rest of the team members are far behind."
"But everyone knows blameF's playing style, and it's easy to increase your own data." Mo smiled.
[Don’t be embarrassed, Brother Weili doesn’t have three items of data that are higher than Aether? Can’t you see it? Let me show you. The headshot rate is higher than Aether, the average number of deaths per round is higher than Aether, and the age is older than Aether. I am single
It was announced that Brother Weili had won the victory.]
[What is the most outrageous thing? The most outrageous thing is that this is the data from all the games in the past three months. God A's data is from playing the Major with Fnatic and playing against the world's top teams with the Bees. The data of Brother Fali
A lot of the data comes from playing against third-tier teams like IHcore.】
[Speaking of which, I have been watching God A’s game for so long, and I have hardly seen God A get caught with his back a few times. I seriously doubt that blameF will not be able to catch God A’s back in this game.]
[However, it can be seen that Team A still wants to win. This game was actually directed by blameF, who probably also did a lot of things against Vitality. 】
While the commentators were chatting and laughing with the audience, the game in the hot sand city soon began.
On the map chosen by Vitality, Astralis naturally chose the defensive side.
Even though the M4A1 has been weakened by 5 rounds of bullets, it is still difficult to shake the great advantage of this laser gun in the confrontation of guns.
However, Qin Feng doesn't mind too much about choosing a side at the start. The gap between Astralis and Vitality at this stage is not a problem that can be made up by choosing an advantageous side at the start.
The map itself of Scorching Sand City is extremely dependent on the performance of the team's snipers. Once the snipers in the attacking team control the middle, the attacking team can easily rely on the control of the middle to open up the situation.
Coincidentally, both ZywOo and Qin Feng are the kind of top snipers who can afford a core position if they have the resources.
At the beginning of the pistol round, Adu spent all his money and gave two P250s to Qin Feng and ZywOo, confirming his status as the tool maker of the pistol round.
After all, dupreeh's role in pistol rounds is often to take the lead and take orders. Body armor is not particularly important to him. Even the flash grenade in his hand was taken away by apEX.
Vitality uncharacteristically gave up the tactic of three-two pinching A, and instead asked Adu to intercept the back outside the A gate. The four bandits came to the second floor of B, preparing to clear the first floor of B and then make a wave of second contact in area B.
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Astralis naturally prepared tactics carefully. Farlig came under the XBOX at the beginning and formed a wave of up and down double frames with gla1ve on the trail. BlameF was behind the middle gate to observe possible enemies in the middle.
However, this wave of split-level double racks happened to run into a wave of counting by the four members of Vitality.
"Bah, bang, bang, bang." The sound of Glock and USP exchanging fire instantly sounded. However, fortunately, apEX, who jumped out of the way, was not killed immediately, which perfectly opened the first wave of CT gun lines for the following bandits.
[1ve killed X using USP]
[Vitality.ZywOo using P25la1ve]
[Killed Astralis.Farlig using P250]
One wave for two, Vitality paid only apEX alone and ZywOo's fifty health points.
BlameF behind the center goal could not make up for the gun, and Astralis, who lost control of the map, had to choose a position of one A, one center and one B.
It all depends on personal ability.
Unfortunately, Konfig, who was guarding area B, did not perform astonishingly. He only replaced the Demon Man and was once again eliminated by Qin Feng's P250.
In the 3-on-2 endgame, Astralis' return to defense was naturally unsuccessful, and Vitality took the lead in the offensive side's pistol round.
