Everyone in the competition and training department gathered in the hotel corridor, and team leader Jin Wenhe was still exhorting the players.
"Have you got your passes? The game will start later in the afternoon. If you don't want to eat at noon, you can bring two bananas!"
"Be careful and don't forget to charge your mouse, otherwise you will be fined!" He reminded him and couldn't help but mutter, "Why are you still used to using wireless models? You have to mention it before every game.
.”
"Don't worry, I just recharged it before going to bed last night..." He patted the team leader on the shoulder, "Brother Wen He, times have changed. From now on, everyone will probably be wireless mice. You have to get used to it slowly."
In the past few years, wireless mice were often criticized by gamers because of their inaccurate positioning and insufficient battery life. They had to be recharged from time to time. Only office workers would use them if they were convenient and concise.
Affected by his inertial thinking, Gu Xing initially thought that the wireless mouse was just average, but now he feels that it is much better than the G900 version.
With the rapid advancement of technology, wireless mouse positioning is in no way inferior to wired mode, and the battery life is ridiculously long without being bound by a cable.
He opened the bag and popped a Domori black chocolate into his mouth. Tasting the bitterness spreading in his mouth, he turned around and left the corridor to the elevator entrance.
Then I saw Ming Kai and Xiang Guo walking together.
The two of them have not yet recovered from the loss in the quarter-finals. Their faces were downcast and they looked listless.
Now meeting Gu Xing face to face, Ming Kai forced himself to smile a little.
"I can only rely on you now, but don't be kicked out like the two of us," Gui Jiao Qi sent his sincere blessings, "Go forward, and the farther you go, the better."
Xiangguo added, "But don't be too stressed. It's not a big deal if you lose. If it doesn't work out, just come and keep me company!"
He also casually said, "Three teams are holding hands, whoever makes it to the semi-finals will be the dog!"
"Liu Shiyu, shut up," Ming Kai said viciously, "No one will think you are dumb if you don't speak!"
Gu Xing didn't take it seriously, "Don't worry too much. I'm quite confident today. Why don't you two go and watch my performance live?"
"It's crazy," Gui Jiao Qi shook his head like a rattle, "I never want to go to that venue again in my life."
Being eliminated by Longzhu with a clean sheet under the spotlight at home, no one can withstand it.
"Me too!" Xiangguo added.
If it were explained that Kai didn't want to go because he was beaten so badly, he was about to develop PTSD symptoms.
Liu Shiyu is more regretful.
I didn't sleep all night last night. I was lying on the bed baking pancakes. I was always thinking that if I performed better in the final game, I would be able to lead RNG to the semi-finals without having to dream of Guangzhou.
He didn't want to watch any more videos about last night's quarter-finals match, for fear of dragging himself into the endless pain of last night.
Gu Xing was not in the mood or position to comfort the two of them. After saying goodbye, he quickly took the elevator downstairs and boarded the bus.
Li Zhixun was sitting in his seat, scrolling through his phone, looking very happy.
"What are you looking at?" Gu Xing put down his bag and asked curiously.
"The comment section of our official blog," Mr. Hou explained, "is now filled with people cheering us on."
Under the Weibo post about RNG being eliminated and leaving yesterday, VG's official blog just posted a crying emoticon and it attracted thousands of replies. Netizens were enthusiastic and encouraged it, substituting the anger that arose after the defeat of the first two teams.
All poured into Du Miao.
"Isn't that normal?" Ding Jun said with a smile, "We are the only ones left in the LPL division. We don't have the chance to cheer for other teams!"
Yu Wenbo sat down next to Li Zhixun, "Hurry up, Mr. Hou, can you translate the Korean forum? I'm just waiting to have fun!"
"Isn't it in the anti-counterfeit bar you saw?" Easyhoon was confused.
"No, there are only a few reprinted posts on Korean forums, not enough to read!" Jack was dissatisfied.
Li Zhixun had no choice but to act as a translator and switch to the Inven forum.
Since Mr. Hou retired, he gradually no longer rejects Korean online forums.
Of course, the main reason is the change in public opinion.
Last year, he won the second Summoner's Trophy in a head-to-head match against Lee Sang Hyuk in VG. The Korean Net is now full of praise for Lee Ji Hoon, instead of the ridicule and ridicule at the end of S5.
Easyhoon now browses the forum without any psychological burden, it is just for fun.
"Your uncle, please spoil him!" Gu Xingpa pulled out his eye mask, flattened his seat and closed his eyes to rest.
The bus slowly drove away from the hotel, and he could still hear the Marquis' gentle Chinese speaking on the way.
"This comment is a mockery of the LPL, saying that our group training has been of no use at all. The bad chess basket sparring will only get better and better. If you encounter the LCK top laner, you will still be beaten to pieces."
"Oh, the post about Kangba yesterday was reposted to the Inven forum..."
When Jack saw that he finally lived here, he was very happy.
Gu Xing's curiosity was aroused, as if his heart was scratched twice by a cat. He removed his blindfold and asked, "What post?"
Looking at Li Zhixun's mobile phone, Gu Xing also laughed out loud.
The main content of the post is two animated pictures. The first picture is taken from the second round of BP between RNG and SSG.
After Samsung chose to release Xia Luo, the RNG player bench was given a close-up screen.
Firefox was pacing behind Uzi, exchanging something with his ADC. The caption of the animation was "Can you play Xayah? Xayah is invincible."
Uzi thought for a moment and shook his head. The subtitles changed to 'I can't'. Firefox walked away quickly, and the subtitles changed to 'Then choose a cannon'.
The author of Inven's post was worried that KR netizens wouldn't understand it, so he very considerately added a Korean translation for the subtitles.
Although Uzi's mouth shape is just right, to be honest, it is inevitably a bit embarrassing - after all, the coach will not ask the players about their hero proficiency on the spot, so RNG must have been prepared not to play Xia Luo in advance.
However, this animated picture is still difficult to express, at least it made Gu Xing laugh.
If you eat it with the second animated picture, the laughing fruit will be even better.
The picture first showed SSG looking depressed after losing the first game, and everything in the picture entered the BP of the second game. When the three-star players and coaches saw that RNG ignored Xia Luo and insisted on playing small guns, the six faces turned into chrysanthemums.
shape.
The contrast between the front and back is very clear.
The comments on the Korean website below are even more true. Mr. Hou saw that he was interested and even translated two of them.
[Is this picture real or fake? Does Uzi not know Xia? 】
[Yes, but I just don’t choose, eh, it’s just for fun!]
[It’s unimaginable, I really like his operation. The shooters in our division are too conservative in the lane, really not as good as Uzi]
[What's the use of just laning? I think Uzi can win! If you want to see pure personal strength, you can go watch the Solo game]
[Coach Edgar is really strong and dares to bet that if RNG can play Xia Luo, there is a high probability that it will win two games in a row. Then SSG will be in danger]
Gu Xing fully satisfied his curiosity and then lay down to take a nap.
Not long after, the entire VG team arrived at the Guangzhou Stadium at the foot of Baiyun Mountain.
The bus's dark paint and eye-catching fist logo immediately attracted many spectators from around.
"Brother Xing, go, go, go, you must win today!"
"You are the only ones left in the LPL. What will we do if we are eliminated too!"
"Wow, RNG lost yesterday, my youth is over!"
"Why is it like the comments on the royal family's official blog, HZ quickly stopped, your youth is over before VG has been eliminated?"
"This B iron stringer, he also holds a VG support item in his hand, he is a hammer HZ!"
Gu Xing listened to the exchanges among the onlookers around him, smiled and waved his hands, "Don't wait here. If you don't come in, there will be more people queuing up to check in."
"I don't have a ticket, Brother Xing," a strong male fan responded, "I wanted to buy one last night, but I ended up getting scammed by scalpers!"
Someone around me immediately echoed, "The scalpers are really arrogant. I saw RNG was still cursing after losing the game yesterday, saying that it was hard to sell tickets for the semi-finals because of the LPL's performance!"
Everyone was filled with indignation.
"Ms. Gan Lin, this is why they raised the ticket price for this show to 1,200 yuan last night, right?! The normal purchase price is 280 yuan, and the scalpers tripled it to make up for all the subsequent losses!"
Good guy.
Grandstand tickets can be purchased for thousands of dollars?
It’s hard to watch the big screen in that place, so entering is basically just to experience the atmosphere!
According to this situation, the infield is not allowed to start 5K?
Although Gu Xing was unhappy with the scalpers, he had nothing to do.
Because the unit responsible for selling tickets this year is Damai.
I understand everything.
"Then what should you do?" Gu Xing walked towards the backstage passage and asked with concern on the way.
"There is a big screen broadcast outside the venue. We are watching it here, and the sound can also be heard in the venue. Anyway, we don't give money to scalpers!" The fans' attitude was very firm.
"Then be careful to prevent heatstroke. I think it's quite hot in Guangzhou at noon." Gu Xing waved goodbye to the supporters. When he entered the backstage passage, he found a VG staff member and transferred a sum of money to him to help him buy some cold drinks outside.
To the enthusiastic fans waiting outside for the live broadcast of the game.
Then I settled down to sign in, submit the keyboard and mouse peripherals for official inspection, and proceed with the pre-match process in an orderly manner.
When everything was ready, VG members went to the lounge for a short meeting. Hongmi emphasized the BO5 tactics for this game.
"Mainly focus on the top and jungle, grab Wunder's wound and tear it hard," he looked at Gu Xing, "No matter what method you choose, whether to break through from the middle or the jungle first, in the end you must allocate resources to the top lane, so that Maibo can
If we gain weight, we can win the game more easily!"
Gu Xing nodded and agreed, "I understand, I must make clear arrangements for the opposing top laner!"
Vincent knocked on the door and poked his head in, "Get ready, we're about to appear."
Hearing this, the players all checked whether the tissues and drinks they were about to bring to the stage were complete.
Gu Xing stood up.
"Everyone, please listen to the sales consultant's words first!" Kuro continued to play the role of a follower, calling on his teammates to put aside what they were doing.
In fact, he didn't need to say anything, the team members would also focus on Gu Xing.
Throughout the entire season, Gu Xing has supported this team with practical actions and has long become the soul and absolute core of VG.
He called on all the players in the team to form a circle, and each stretched out their right hands to join each other, "Everyone has been tired of talking about cheering for the past two days, but I still want to say..."
"Now we bear not only the performance pressure of individuals and teams, but also the attention of all viewers in the entire competition region."
"Whether it is to avoid disappointing everyone who supports VG or to realize self-worth, we must win this BO5," Gu Xing glanced at the faces of each teammate and spoke in an extremely firm tone, "Our journey is impossible.
Stop in Guangzhou!”
"You're right, bro, how can we only win the top eight in our first serious World Championship?" Jack groaned, "Brothers, come on! Come on VG!"
Everyone shouted in unison, not only giving confidence to their teammates, but also injecting strength into themselves.
…
"Welcome to Guangzhou Stadium!"
Ren Dong stood on the stage in a fiery red Tang suit, next to the Summoner's trophy on the high platform. Facing the tens of thousands of spectators in the stands in front, he said in a loud and high-pitched voice, "Good afternoon to all Summoners on site and in the live broadcast room.
What is about to begin is the third match day of the knockout round of the 2017 League of Legends Global Finals."
"Let's invite the dueling parties to appear!"
He waved his hand, "First up is the number one seed from the European region, G2 Esports!"
"Top laner Wunder, jungler Jankos, mid laner Perkz, bottom laner Imp support Beryl, as well as substitute player Madlife and head coach Youngbuck!"
Dry ice mist rose from the front of the stage, and seven G2 members took the elevator and appeared in front of everyone.
Koo Sung Bin, the shortest person, squatted in the front with his knees bent and his arms tilted down like an eagle flapping its wings.
The rest of the players have different postures. Wunder, who is standing at the back and is responsible for the height of the team, stretches out his arms that can defend James and stretches them flat on both sides of his body.
Team Ginyu!
There were many old VG fans at the scene who were very familiar with this, and they immediately shouted loudly in the audience.
This was exactly what VG did when they faced ROX in the semi-finals of the S6 World Championship. At this time, G2 activated the Sharingan and stole it.
However, considering that G2 has Goo Sungbin, a former champion member of VG, the team’s posture is a bit intriguing.
Many netizens in the live broadcast room were making wild guesses.
[What do you mean? G2 hinted that they are VG last year and are preparing to re-make and win the championship, right]
[You know what the heck, it’s obviously a tribute to VG to show our close relationship]
[Perhaps everyone is just being sentimental. G2 just wanted to link the whole flower work with Dragon Ball, and it happened to collide with the one used by VG before]
[This reason is pure nonsense. If others don’t know it, how can Imp know it? 】
[One thing to say, I am still more curious about VG’s appearance...]
Shortly after G2 came on the stage, Ren Dong shouted in a longer and more powerful voice, "Next, we invite the 2016 Global Finals champion and LPL No. 1 seed Vig!"
The scene was filled with thunderous applause, mixed with the deep bass of the support sticks and the loud screams of the fans.
"Top laner Smeb, jungler Virtue, mid laner Kuro, bottom laner Jaan, as well as substitute Able and head coach Homme!"
Immortal Grip raised their voices again, and under the spray of dry ice mist, the elevator slowly carried the entire VG team to the stage.
The seven people did not make any moves at first.
Although the audience is disappointed, they can also accept Sister Li.
However, after the elevator stopped running and all VG members arrived on the stage, Song Jinghao and Gu Xing swung their arms and raised one leg at the same time, performing a strange left-right symmetrical dance.
Finally, the two of them finished by bending sideways, extending their hands and facing each other with their index fingers.
The place was buzzing with noise.
【What is introduction? 】
【Fuck Dragon Ball Fusion!】
[Gotenks vs. Ginyut! Unexpectedly, the protagonist of this quarterfinal match is actually Dragon Ball (Team). Little Peanut is probably going to die from joy]
[Awkward and good at the same time, VG’s live sparrow is top notch!]
[It feels so numb, I see Kuro freaking out next to me]
In fact, Li Ruixing was envious and jealous.
He was very dissatisfied with the fact that Song Jinghao and Gu Xing were able to perform a combined appearance.
Why not me?
Gu Xing had his own considerations.
Teaming up with Song Jinghao to pose in this posture corresponds to VG's tactical direction in this game.
Ueno combined!
The G2 players really didn't hold back.
Ju Chengbin's big teeth were sticking out, and he looked like a fat rat.
Ah P’s face was filled with joy, obviously he was made to laugh by VG Ueno’s awkwardness.
In the front row of the infield stands, Shen Guanshan stared at the stage and kept pressing the shutter of his phone, recording the moment with a smile.
Ren Dong's already rich voice, enhanced by the live sound effects, echoed in the ears of every audience.
"Heroes chase legends. Let's wait and see who will win the third semi-final ticket to Shanghai today!"
The camera focused on the shining silver Summoner's Trophy on the high platform, announcing the start of the quarterfinals!
The screen faded, and when the brightness rose again, the pre-game promotional video recorded by Riot Games was displayed in front of everyone.
In the video, Gu Xing faced the camera with a stern expression, and his tiger's mouth completely covered the Canton Tower in the distance, which attracted bursts of cheers from countless viewers at the scene!
"No one can stop us," Gu Xing raised his chin with a defiant look on his face, "The same goes for G2. Any opponent who dares to stand in front of VG will only be eliminated."
The main tone up to this point has been quite serious.
Until the camera showed Gu Chengbin, the player who holds two S crowns said in a frivolous tone, "In this BO5, I will prove who was the absolute core of VG last year!"
"Without me, VG would never be able to win the S championship again!"
Imp was as arrogant as ever, "When the game is over, I'm going to ask the salesperson whether it's more comfortable to play with Jie Kuo or with me..."
There was constant noise in the stands on all sides.
Gu Xing had just sat down and had not yet put on his headphones when he naturally heard Imp's words.
He finally understood what Gu Chengbin was laughing about that day.
Doesn't this guy know that this statement is ambiguous and can easily be misunderstood?
"Ah Yixi," Kuro's father said eagerly and angrily, "Is Cheng Bin going too far? There is no pre-match interview with Jiang Ziwan. It is clearly a content that should only appear in the trash talk session!"
Duan Deliang shook his head helplessly, "You have never been teammates with him. We are almost used to Gu Chengbin's routine harsh words. If it weren't for that mouth, he wouldn't have been unable to survive in OGN."
Imp is a true all-round and no-nonsense fanatic. When he offended a lot of OGN seniors and fan groups, he stood out as a person who dominates the world and no one dares to speak out.
It would be surprising if one day the interview didn't come out with some harsh words.
Gu Xing heard the voice of the baby on the commentary table and just put on the sound-isolating headphones at the referee's urging.
Wawa has been in a state of flux these days, and the LPL commentary team is in the midst of a lean year. Three people like Zeyuan, Wang Duoduo, and Remember have only joined the team in the past two years, and it is impossible to play the leading role alone.
In critical moments, he and Miller have to step in.
Four knockout games in four days, Wawa is too busy to keep his feet on the ground.
"Friends in the audience, can you please give VG a little more applause?" His voice was a little hoarse, but he couldn't hide his enthusiasm, and he was doing his best warm-up work.
"Today's game is very crucial. The loser will end their journey to the global finals. The last team left in the LPL on this world stage will face Galaxy Battleship G2, which has dominated the European arena for two years!"
Wawa took a deep breath and felt the hot atmosphere in the venue, "Don't forget the miracles VG created throughout the previous year. You can always believe in VG. This is the pride of our LPL division. They will definitely turn the tide!"
Nine out of ten people who came to the scene were VC fans. The silver-white flags fluttered in the wind. The audience responded to the suggestions put forward by the dolls and shouted the name of the VG team in the stands. They were energetic and set off waves of people to create a deafening frenzy.
Momentum.
In the English commentary box, Jatt heard the commotion from the stands behind him and couldn't help but chat with the guests around him.
"Peter, when you were in Wuhan, you could feel the flaming enthusiasm, right?"
The senior brother, who was wearing a tight-fitting team uniform that showed off his muscular body, shrugged, "Yes, the Chinese audience is really crazy... People always say that the fans of my TSM team are all over the world, no matter where I go.
At home, but it’s really different in this World Championship.”
Jatt showed an expression of willingness to hear the details.
"You know, VG can not only get cheers by killing towers or removing eyes, but even if the camera shows Virtue during the group stage, the scene will make waves!" The senior brother put on an exaggerated expression when he spoke.
"It doesn't help that we wear sound-isolating headphones. Occasionally, external noise will still enter our ears through the microphone," Doublelift said in a joking tone. "After getting used to this kind of noise in the second round, my teammates and I sometimes pass it through."
This is a way to judge whether the on-site director will cut the camera to Virtue, and then use this to judge whether this guy is going to do something small again."
"But you still lost," Jatt mocked mercilessly, "and I remember you made harsh words during the pre-match interview in the second round of the group stage, saying that the other three teams in Group A were all rubbish, and then you were like
Three consecutive defeats."
Mentioning the embarrassment, the senior brother's face remained unchanged, "That's right, I think the problem lies in the first game that day. Our self-confidence was completely crushed by Virtue - I have to say, this guy is simply a monster.
I doubt he can win the league with my brother, a noob."
Compared to the LPL commentators who are serious and restrained for fear of being criticized by fans, the commentary style of the English stream is obviously more open-minded.
Senior Brother has become a frequent guest in the English stream of the World Championships. After being eliminated in every World Championship, he will quickly join the commentary booth.
Thanks to the fact that every time he enters the global finals, he wears trial equipment and can be eliminated in less than two weeks. Doublelift has been able to commentate on many world events and has already mastered the self-deprecating routine.
Another commentator, Papa Smithy, ridiculed the LPL, "I never dreamed that so far in this World Championship, there would be more European teams on the stage than the LPL host!"
Neither the Rabbitohs nor G2 have been eliminated, and at least they look much better than the solitary LPL.
"I even doubt whether I want to dream back to the S5 World Championship. The LPL was even worse at that time. There was only one top eight team, EDG. But coincidentally, they also faced the No. 1 seed in the European Division. They were swept out by Fnatic. No.
Do you know how the plot will unfold today?"
PapaSmithy is an old LPL fan. As the resident commentator of LCK, what he is best at is bragging about LCK teams.
During the TOP20 selection process, he pointed at Kuro, saying that he looked down on an unconventional mid laner like Li Ruixing.
You know, PapaSmithy was still bragging about Kuro during the S6 World Championship and believed that Li Ruixing had the opportunity to usher in a new era of mid-level units.
In just one year, the evaluation has experienced a polar reversal, and the main theme is the change of face.
"I think VG still has a good chance of winning today..." Just as the senior brother was about to explain his reasons, he heard a sonorous and powerful crisp sound coming from the earphones.
"BP has begun!"
"VG has the upper hand in the group stage rankings and has the priority to choose sides. In the first game, they got the blue side for themselves and sent Luo to the ban position first!"
This is also a regular ban for the blue side.
Luo is very strong now, but not yet worth grabbing. But if you can't help but grab it, you have to give all Phoenix Legends to the red side.
Therefore, Redmi thought for a long time before the game and still did not move this ban position.
After all, Imp+Beryl is not an RNG duo, so Xia Luo can definitely do it.
G2 routinely sends skateboard shoes to the ban.
"VG then blocked Ryze and wanted to limit Perkz, but G2 chose to block Jayce!"
Wunder's Jace can be taken out and used, but that's about it.
In terms of proficiency, he is still incomparable to the top laner from the LCK who is known as the "Jayce Division".
In addition, Jayce, a hero, needs help from the jungle, and Jankos is not helping now. After much deliberation, G2 decided to ban him.
VG's third ban was to ban the small cannon, and G2 backhandedly pressed Feng Nu.
They are all unsurprisingly regular.
"VG decided to take Kennen directly in the first grab, let's see what G2 chooses..."
The hero selection voice in the stadium lingers.
My favorite color is spring!
The senior brother on the commentary stage widened his eyes, "Ah?!"
"Jade God?" He looked extremely surprised, "Jankos is going to do some sex work!"