In the afternoon, the VG training room was noisy and chaotic.
Gu Xing quickly pulled out the keyboard and mouse data cables from the chassis interface, rolled them together and stuffed them into his backpack.
"Wenhe, can you give me a banana?" Gu Shengbin shouted loudly after packing up his peripherals.
The leader rushed in with two handfuls of bananas in his arms, as if he was playing King Jiji, and pulled one off and threw it to the Imp.
"Do you want Heiqiao?" Manager Lu Wenjun shook the Dori in his hand.
On the day they faced SKT in the first round, before leaving the hotel, Gu Xing once shared a secret.
No one can say what the specific effects will be.
Anyway, the final result of the game was that VG defeated a strong enemy with difficulty.
Lu Wenjun thought it was a good thing and bought a bunch of dark chocolate of the same brand from the supermarket near the hotel to feed the players before the game.
Duan Deliang thought this was a good psychological hint and reached out to take a piece.
Before he could put it into his mouth, he heard his manager's muttering, "Pin Duan, you eat more, it will have some effect today, dry up SKT..."
When Gu Xing passed by, he couldn't help but smile. He packed up his schoolbag and left the chaotic training room.
As soon as I went out, I met two professional players, one tall and one short.
"Long time no see!" The tall man took the initiative to greet him.
"Good afternoon, Smeb," Gu Xing said hello as he was familiar with ROX's top laner, but he was also very curious, "Don't you live upstairs? Why did you run down here?"
There are 16 participating teams in the group stage, including substitutes and other staff, a total of about 200 people.
Riot has reserved several floors of the hotel for this purpose. The floor where VG is located, except for them and the Red Pegasus AHQ, is basically composed of European and American teams.
The Tigers live on a higher floor and don't usually come here.
"I met Luca," Smeb pointed to the sharp-featured European next to him, "the two of us exchanged team uniforms."
He then showed off the G2 team uniform in his hand, with the word Perkz printed on the back collar.
Perkz, who is slightly shorter in stature, has a bright smile, "I'm glad to meet you. I've wanted to chat with Virtue for a long time, but I never had the chance..."
Although he lives on the same floor as VG Club.
However, since we are in the same team, we usually do not schedule training matches, so the relationship between the team members is relatively normal.
Gu Xing shook hands with Perkz and exchanged pleasantries, but he couldn't help but curse.
Are you too optimistic?
Today is about qualifying for Group A. As a mid laner, Perkz is still thinking about changing team uniforms before the game?
Gu Xing felt that G2, who had not won a single game in the first round, acted like this, which was basically equivalent to announcing that they would study their opponents in the European division in advance for next year's Spring Split.
Perkz seems to have accepted the cruel reality, his expression is not sad at all, and his smile is still contagious.
He was still flirting, "After today's group stage is over, Virtue, why don't we change our team uniforms?"
Gu Xing thought for a moment.
The rankings of Group A will be decided tonight.
If we can qualify by then, there will still be a few days left before the knockout rounds.
If you are eliminated, you will have to go home directly.
Regardless of the outcome, he can spare some trivial time.
"OK OK..." Gu Xing agreed.
Perkz said happily, "You guys have to work hard next year, I also want to compete with you in private."
Gu Xing was puzzled.
It seems that G2 can firmly win the European Spring Split next year and enter the M Private Championship.
So crazy?
Gu Xing doesn't dare to say that he will definitely win the Silver Dragon Cup again when he goes back.
After all, from 2015 to now, the four LPL leagues have given birth to four different championship teams: EDG, LGD, RNG and VG. The rate of change of strong teams in the division is breathtaking!
Perkz seemed to see his doubts, patting his chest and confidently assured, "Let me tell you, the European competition is really bad, I can easily defeat the opponent!"
When Gu Xing thought about it carefully, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
There have been rumors circulating on the Internet that Europe is rich in Dharma kings.
From the former S1 champion xPeke, to the world's number one ice bird Froggen, to last year's world championship's brilliant Feven, the European kings of all generations are all world-class players.
As a result, the European division fell into a dilemma this year.
The two Dharma Kings in the ancient mid lane have long since aged, and Fei Ven has also seen a serious decline in form this year.
Looking at the whole of Europe, Perkz is almost the only scorpion player. There are no competitors and it has a leading advantage that can be called a gap!
As long as his teammates don't push his hips too much, he will be just like winning the championship trophy in the European competition.
"Niu Niu Niu, very arrogant..." Gu Xing complained in his heart.
While waiting for the elevator, Smeb also sent his blessings in English with a strong accent, "Good luck, little Gu. Try to qualify first in the group. Don't give SKT a chance!"
I guess I learned this title from Xiao Hua Gu, because everyone was calling Xiao Gu Xiao Gu affectionately.
Gu Xing was quite surprised by the content of Smeb's words. The other party's sincere feelings did not seem to be fake.
He responded with a somewhat teasing tone, "I thought you would support the teams in the same division. If SKT qualified second, you might have to fight a civil war in the quarterfinals."
ROX and Samsung both had a wonderful start with three wins and zero losses in the first round. According to the strong performance of the Korean division in the group stage in the past, of course, except for SSO, the only top 16 team in S3, the two teams are likely to win the first place in the group. As long as KT
If Group A enters the knockout round second, there will be a 2/3 probability of encountering a civil war in the top eight and sending away one of the LCK teams!
Under normal circumstances, no one would want to meet the double champions of the World Championship SKT so early.
The wave 5 format of the knockout round and the wave 1 group stage are completely different concepts. The background of a large number of SKT's champion members is here, which is really difficult to deal with. meb puffed up his chest, narrowed his eyes slightly, and still had a smile on his face.
"We at ROX are eager to meet SKT as soon as possible," his words were full of ambition, "and then defeat them with our own hands!" Meb felt his body tremble involuntarily with excitement when he thought of this.
He couldn't wait.
In the summer split, there was a chance to compete with SKT on the final stage.
Who would have thought that SKT would be defeated by KT two-for-three, and the ROX members who learned the news at that time almost broke the defense!
Now that Smeb is cheering for Gu Xing, he naturally wants to collide with SKT quickly.
In his opinion, ROX, which is gaining momentum, can definitely complete its revenge!
Gu Xing glanced sideways at Smeb.
The other person's smile was warm and kind.
"I'd like to lend you some good advice," Gu Xing lightly punched Smeb on the shoulder, "I wish you all the best."
Perkz took out his cell phone and sent out an invitation, "How about the three of us take a photo together as a souvenir, and maybe we can meet again next time."
Seeing that his teammates hadn't left the house yet, Gu Xing and Smeb simply crouched down slightly to match the height of the optimistic European patriarch, and made a group photo gesture towards the camera.
When he went downstairs to the lobby, he saw that Perkz had posted the photo on Twitter.
Ah P, who upholds an optimistic spirit, has short but interesting captions.
"Umaka Jungo ranked last in the group stage"
In the comment area below, a netizen asked Perkz what he thought of the second round of the group stage.
Ah P quickly replied, [I dare not say anything about VG and SKT, but we can definitely beat C9]
Netizens were very satisfied with what Perkz said, and he was probably from Portugal. He added the words ‘Fatos (facts)’ and a thumbs-up emoji to his comments.
Gu Xing exited the software.
There are very few unread messages in QQ, and they are all filled with messy push advertisements from Tencent.
There was also silence in the friends column.
It is now past five o'clock in the morning in China, and no one has gotten up yet.
He was about to put away his phone when he suddenly received two vibrations.
When I opened it, I saw that the person who sent the message was Pink Pie.
Pat kSta: [Come on for today’s game!]
He even added an exclamation point to emphasize the tone.
Gu Xing was stunned for a moment, "Get up so early?"
Shen Guanshan seemed to know that her boyfriend was about to enter the venue, so he replied very quickly, "I went to bed early last night, so I wanted to get up early to encourage you."
Then came another new message.
[I am stupid and have no literary talent, so I cannot write any gorgeous sentences. I just hope that you can stay calm and focused until the last moment of the game, and always have confidence in yourself]
After reading it carefully, Gu Xing replied with a Patrick Star like emoticon.
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After a few days of rest, the Municipal Auditorium was once again packed with seats.
The four-day second round of the group stage is about to begin. Group A, which was recognized as the death group before the game, will determine the final ranking today, and the number of spectators on site will naturally be full.
As the countdown numbers displayed on the big screen in the venue kept beating, the atmosphere in the municipal auditorium gradually became restless and hot!
The moment the countdown reached zero, the lights on the dome instantly went out, but the cheers continued, lingering in everyone's ears!
The fist logo on the big screen gradually disappeared.
Highlights of the first round of Group A matches in the promotional video are constantly flashing back.
Nidalee, the leopard girl with the ID VGVirtue on her head, has a strong figure and is extremely flexible. She dodges and moves in the canyon, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the enemy.
In the next scene, Olaf is more brutal and direct, holding two axes and his whole body is red, and goes straight to the opponent's formation!
The Berserker dominated the battle situation like chopping melons and vegetables, causing many excited spectators in the venue to cheer!
The screen shifted and the blind monk's body appeared in the center of the screen.
The narration also inserts live commentary and commentary from the English stream at that time.
"Lee Sin used the razorbill thrown by Syndra as a springboard...what did I see?!" the North American commentator spoke very fast and passionately, "Virtue successfully cut into the formation before SKT could react, and the Raptors swung
Use the tail to flash and kick Bang back!"
"Incredible way to start a group!"
When Gu Xing's handsome face was projected on the big screen, the scale of the noise in the municipal auditorium expanded again!
At the end of the first round, the audience had thoroughly seen his strength.
With bold and imaginative operations combined with a fierce invasion style, Gu Xing captured a group of fans in North America in just three games!
The video plays the original voice of the player being interviewed, "This is my first trip to the global finals. I want to go far enough, just like the meaning conveyed by the team name ViiGa Ming, to conquer all opponents. In the first round
The group stage is undoubtedly a good start, but it is by no means the end."
Ding Jun named the club back then, which was taken from Caesar's Veni, Vidi, Vii (I come, I see, I conquer), and Gu Xing just borrowed it.
Next is a collection of some of Faker's operations.
Although he is not as sharp as in the S3 season at this time, and the whole game is full of violent single kills, his overall strength has reached an advanced level. He is proficient in using heroes and judging the situation on the field, and his strength is extraordinary.
Lee Sang Hyuk's appearance in the video also caused a commotion at the scene.
"The loss to VG in the first round was certainly related to the opponent's brilliant coordination, but there are also things we didn't do well. As long as we are good enough, the enemy will have no chance of coming back," he pursed his lips, "In the second round we
It will show the level that the LCK division should have."
"SKT will not lose a game and regain the top spot in the group."
After hearing such swearing and confident words, a large number of SKT fans in the stadium banged their light sticks vigorously to show their support for their beloved players!
What follows is the exciting operations and interviews of two star players from their respective teams, Perkz and Sneaky.
At the end of the video, the four players stand under the Golden Gate Bridge, with the Summoner's Trophy behind them shining in silver, which is eye-catching.
The picture slowly darkens until it disappears.
The spotlight on the dome of the Municipal Auditorium was turned on, the stage lights were instantly full, and the ten players on both sides of the contestants' seats were already seated.
"Good morning to all the viewers in front of the screen!" Zeyuan explained in a confident voice, "Welcome to the live broadcast of the fifth match day of the 2016 Global Finals, which is also the decisive day for qualifying for Group A of the second round of the group stage!"
My teammates around me remembered raising their voices as well, "VG, our number one seed in the LPL division, will face the final test of the group stage today."
"Whether we can advance to the knockout rounds depends on the outcome of the game!"
Zeyuan is quite optimistic, "VG, which has won all three games in the first round, will be able to secure a qualifying spot by defeating its opponent C9 in the upcoming games. The remaining two rounds will have to compete for ranking..."
The director gave the scores of the four groups after the first round.
ROX stands out in Group B, while RNG and North America's second seed CLG are in a stalemate. The Royal Family's unclear positioning style is wavering, and the qualifying situation is still unclear.
In Group C, Samsung and H2K ranked in the top two, with CIS wild card ANX ranking third. The Flash Wolves, the number one seed in the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan divisions, have not won their first victory so far, and were ridiculed by netizens as a shame for the five divisions.
Group D is dominated by TSM, who also have three wins and a very high probability of qualifying. EDG, AHQ and Brazilian wild card INTZ all have 1 win and 2 losses, and the ranking is very confusing.
EDG, in particular, became the target of ridicule from the domestic audience during the short offseason adjustment period.
Now that we see the points situation in Group D, a lot of criticism has emerged in the live broadcast room.
[It really makes me laugh to death, losing the wild card to North America, and finally relying on the support of our three teams AHQ to get the first win. EDG, you are really outrageous! 】
[EDG’s third team is AHQ?]
[The two teams have a good relationship and have often arranged to practice together a few years ago. It is rumored that EDG boss Ed Zhu also had shares in AHQ, so they were called the third team]
[EDG is a team that feels like it has been taken away from them as soon as it arrives at the World Championship. S4 Nami Beef Noodles and S5 pilot pass the light. Deft’s condition improved this year. The factory director started to get sick. When he chose the male gun, he was roundhouse kicked by the Brazilian Blind Monk. If he chose a horse, he would win.
Step on the flying arrow and hit the ice R with your ultimate move]
[My evaluation is: The EDG team has a group of competition soft-footed shrimps, just like Kid. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a replica of the famous scene of probing the grass with their faces in the second round]
[EDG was assigned to the group with the weakest comprehensive ability before the game and ranked last. It’s really ridiculous. If it doesn’t work, just bring up the fat general and at least guarantee that one group will qualify? 】
After the director introduced a rhythm, he deeply concealed his merit and fame.
Zeyuan said, "The second round of the group stage is to play at least three games a day. To be honest, it will test the adjustment ability of the players and the team. I am afraid that a sudden collapse will affect the mentality. VG is entering the World Championship for the first time, so we still need to pay more attention to this aspect.
.”
"But I don't feel like I need to worry too much," remember to express your opinion. "VG is not a particularly young team. Double C has also been the world champion in the past two years. Their psychological quality is relatively better than that of young people.
…”
"As for Xiao Gu, he is a serious competition player. He performed very well in the LPL finals. I guess now he feels that the venue is too small and he can't get excited."
It really reminds me that I guessed correctly.
The municipal auditorium can only accommodate a few thousand spectators at most, and the white noise can drown out the applause and cheers in the venue.
Having witnessed the wave of cheers from nearly 20,000 people at the Guangzhou International Sports and Performing Arts Center, it is difficult for Gu Xing to reach the level of 'excited' now.
"Xiao Gu, please pay attention to the jungler on the opposite side," Hongmi walked up behind him, "We haven't prepared anything yet, so be careful when entering the game."
According to the rules of the global finals, the four clubs must announce the roster for the first game the night before, and subsequent adjustments can be made on the spot.
Three teams, including VG, maintain their original lineups.
Only C9 made the change.
They replaced Meteos, who had a mediocre performance in the first round, and in today's first game against VG, Hai was substituted as jungler!
Hongmi received the news last night and was caught off guard.
He wanted Xie Tunan's team to help sort out Hai's information.
It turned out to be useless at all.
The last time Leader Hai played as a C9 jungler was back in 2015!
The versions are completely different. The most you can do is to study and judge the other person’s role.
But a year has passed, except for Spider Queen and Rek'Sai who are still barely usable, the other strong junglers have long since changed!
Hongmi couldn't sleep all night last night.
He is most afraid of variables.
Hai Zhang hasn't played in a formal game for almost a year. Now he can be promoted to a firefighter?
Redmi's first reaction was that C9 had some hidden ultimate move and wanted to unleash it to drag VG into trouble.
After coming to the venue, C9 head coach Reapered's confident expression and the weird smile that often appeared on his lips made Hongmi even more sure of his thoughts.
Now he is still a little worried and has repeatedly told him to play jungle.
"I understand," Gu Xing reassured him, "I'll start with a safe hand and take a look first."
At this time, the referee gives instructions and is ready to start the BP session.
Hongmi finally ended the topic and flipped through the black notebook in his hand.
Although Xie Tunan was at a loss to study the leader of the sea, the other four players provided enough data charts to help him analyze.
Thinking of this, Hongmi felt calm and confident.
With a sonorous and powerful sound, the BP panel appeared in front of everyone!
Zeyuan's expression perked up, "C9 is on the blue side in this round, while the VG team is on the red side!"
Since the group stage is a double round-robin schedule.
Therefore, the two matches with the same team are fixed to be one for the blue side and one for the red side.
When VG faced C9 in the first round, it was the blue side. This round it was just the opposite.
"Let's see how the two teams' understanding of the version will change after the truce..." I remember eagerly waiting, "C9 will ban Xiao Gu's signature blind monk first!"
Without thinking, Hongmi blocked Sneaky's policewoman.
He didn't ban Leopard Girl first like other red teams did.
The strongest heroes in the current version are jungler Nidalee and mid laner Syndra.
The question is, if the red side directly bans Leopard Girl, how will Syndra deal with it?
If you can't help it, the blue side will almost certainly grab it.
Move another forbidden position to Syndra, and the first two bans on the red side will be wasted!
You know, in the S6 season, a team has a total of 3 ban positions.
If the two invest in strong heroes in the version, the red side's BP will be very limited!
Redmi plans to imitate the BP idea when facing SKT.
Syndra and Leopard Girl, either release them all, or ban one at a time.
C9 head coach Reapered thought for a moment and took the initiative to block Nidalee.
Last time, SKT's kka tried to double-open to steal Leopard Girl, giving VG Syndra and Jhin's super double C, but the results proved to be very poor.
This trick worked once.
Reapered naturally takes precautions in advance and will not make the same mistake again.
What's more, the jungler of this game's team, Leopard Girl, is just mediocre.
When Hai was still active on the court, Nidalee was not very popular.
When Leopard Girl became a must-ban monster, Master Hai took a back seat to work on the coaching staff, and there were not many practice sessions.
In other words, Hai's hero pool has loopholes in this World Championship.
But the result of a long talk between two jungler brothers who are close to each other is a repeat of the S5 script.
Meteos looks at the water dispenser and replaces it with the head of Shanghai!
Reapered listened to the players' plans and thought for a long time before deciding to let Hai play in the first game against VG.
He was thinking very long term.
Meteos himself is also an offensive player, but Gu Xing's style is more aggressive than him, and his operation is also far ahead!
After the last game, Meteos had no confidence at all, which seriously affected their competitive state. If G2's performance hadn't been even more outrageous, C9 might not have won their first victory yet!
We play three games in a row today. If Meteos is ravaged by Gu Xing again at the beginning, C9 will probably buy a plane ticket in advance and prepare to return to Los Angeles.
If C9 wants to qualify, it must pull one of VG or SKT down.
Reapered believes that the VG style is a bit restrained from the Meteos version of C9.
On the contrary, SKT's jungle position is more defensive, which will give Meteos a chance to break through.
So the pre-game strategy he formulated was to let Master Hai go up and beat VG to steal a chicken first. If he couldn't win, he would lose his appetite.
Letting Meteos stay in shape and bet on SKT behind them is the team's only chance of survival!
"VG banned Syndra because they didn't want to give Jen the strongest mid laner in the version..."
Zeyuan's voice suddenly sounded loud and clear, "C9's last banned position is Olaf, good guy, 3-ban jungler!"
There was a chatter of discussion in the municipal auditorium.
The barrages in the LPL match live broadcast room are all over the place.
[Would you like to play or not? It’s so targeted]
[I didn’t expect that Virtue almost turned himself into a murderer in the group stage]
[The three-ban jungler is really a top card, so respect him]
[I don’t understand why the leader of the sea is changed and the jungler is chosen to continue crawling to steal crystals]
[You, the leader of the sea, are playing jungle, can he play? 】
Hai kneaded his fingers in his seat. After a year, he was faced with the unfamiliar yet familiar contestants' seats again, and he was inevitably filled with excitement.
Although Reapered wants him to come out and help Meteos draw firepower, he doesn't have much hope that he can win.
But Hai has been on the coaching staff this year, and it's not without improvement.
The hero pool is certainly not as deep as other junglers.
But the overall view is much stronger!
Seeing that VG's third squad was given to Impat's Rambo, Leader Hai did not forget to communicate with the coach about hero selection.
Reapered followed his idea and deduced it in his mind, and found that there were no loopholes, so he readily agreed.
"Yanyong, is it okay for you to use Jayce?" He looked at his top laner.
Impat saw Rambo in the opponent's ban position and was still immersed in ecstasy and rage.
When he played VG Rambo before, if VG hadn't been pushing so fast, he would definitely have gotten a super stat.
As a result, you took the initiative to ban me Rambo in this game?
After hearing the question from fellow countryman Reapered, Impat agreed firmly, "Yes, Hai, please remember to come and help me!"
Leader Hai smiled easily, "Don't worry, we have a big stage in this round."
He has been working on the coaching staff for a year and can roughly guess the meaning of the opponent Redmi's ban on Rambo.
VG should want to let the upper half resist the pressure and let Gu Xing attack in the lower half!
In this way, if Rambo is not banned, Impat will develop safely in a single line when selected, which may be very troublesome to deal with in the mid-term.
In this case, he decided to focus on the top lane and help Jace open a breakthrough!
"VG picked Jhin and Zyra...the bottom lane is so strong!" I remember feeling emotional.
Zyra is currently the only support player, and her laning strength is ridiculously high.
Carrying the Thunder Lord's decree, Q [Deadly Bloom] plus two sprays of plants can trigger the reduction of blood volume!
Compared to Karma and Nami, Zyra's offensive ability is top notch!
"Headmaster Hai has locked on Rek'Sai," Zeyuan explained eloquently. "Although he has been weakened several times, he is considered a relatively strong character among the remaining heroes after joining the 3Ban jungle."
The third option is to get ice for Sneaky.
Not only is his laning ability good, but he can also search the wild areas in the early stage, providing Hai Zhang with sufficient vision information!
"VG chose the Spider Queen and top laner Poppy... Xiao Gu's Spider is interesting," I remember thinking thoughtfully, "I don't remember playing that many times, but my performance is pretty impressive."
Zeyuan answered with a smile, "From the summer split to now, Xiao Gu has never played a bad hero. His operation is too exaggerated, his hero training speed is also fast, and his proficiency is not inferior to that of the old jungler."
Headmaster Hai is quite happy.
The appearance of Bobby in the top lane confirmed his judgment.
VG really wants to keep the top half in this round!
As long as you avoid its sharp edges, you will have a chance to set the pace!
"Victor + Karma, C9's lineup is officially formed!"
The Marquis finally chose Clockwork Demon among several mid-lane mages.
This thing is a one-size-fits-all kind of thing, it requires a lot of players' basic skills, and it belongs to the old Pharaoh's must-have hero pool.
It's right to choose clockwork when faced with problems.
The lineups of both sides are confirmed.
Blue side C9: top laner Jayce, jungler Rek'Sai, mid laner Victor, bottom lane Ice + Karma.
Red side VG: top laner Poppy, jungler Spider, mid laner Clockwork, bottom lane Jhin + Zyra.
"Remember the tactics and strategies of this game," Hongmi rubbed Gu Xing's shoulders before leaving, "Be sure to stay calm in the mid-term and try to win this game."
As long as they can win this small game, VG will be able to declare the group qualifying in advance!
Gu Xing nodded, listened to the coach's instructions, and adjusted his sitting posture to prepare to enter Summoner's Rift!
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
The second round of the group stage will definitely not be as detailed as the first round, and the progress will be much faster, and a game can be completed tomorrow.
My head is groggy and a little sleepy, so I don’t want to force myself to code too much, otherwise I will feel sorry for the low quality.
There are only 5 days left, and if you spend 10,000 a day, you can reach the small goal of 27,000 words.
