Since all the matches from the playoffs to the finals will be held at the Super Brand Mall, VG must leave the Imperial Capital for Shanghai in advance.
Gu Xing packed his luggage and leaned at the entrance of the base to wait for his teammates.
Jin Wenhe walked out carrying large and small bags, and several gift boxes in his hand.
"What are you doing?" Duan Deliang, who was passing by, was confused. "You are going to the Shanghai market and you have to drop by to give gifts?"
"Aye, the officials have booked hotels for several of our teams that have home stadiums abroad, but the training conditions are very average, especially the network environment, so we definitely can't play in the Korean server," Jin Wenhyuk explained, "So I thought about working with VGP.
After contacting us, we asked them to vacate the room on the third floor of the base and lend it to us. Anyway, it was originally a trophy display room and a shooting room, so that we can use the second team’s dedicated network line for daily training.”
"But I'm borrowing someone else's base, so why don't I bring some greeting gifts?" He flashed the gift box in his hand, "Inside are some of your signed team uniforms and postcards, just to express your feelings."
Duan Deliang gave a thumbs up and praised, "This gift is great!"
Giving nothing would be a bit excessive, and giving something too expensive would be too intrusive. The size of the gift given by Jin Wenhyuk was just right.
The group of people waited until the evening before leaving the base. It took an hour to take a bus from the suburban Mentougou to the high-speed rail station. It was estimated that they would have to arrive in Shanghai late at night.
Jack, who was seated next to him, probably got a little carsick, so he got into the car and fell asleep.
Gu Xing also tried to catch up on some sleep, but he was tall and the train chair seemed a little narrow, so he always felt uncomfortable. He turned around and saw Yu Wenbo sleeping peacefully with his arms spread out, and he had to say that it was good to be young.
Duan Deliang in the front row is rubbing the hearth stone with a tablet. It seems that a new version has been launched some time ago, and he is having a lot of fun playing with the odd number of thieves.
Gu Xing was bored, so he yawned and took out his mobile phone to surf the Internet.
The counter bar is now full of playoff game reports and qualifying situation analysis.
It is worth mentioning that the playoffs had already started a few days before VG's departure - after all, they were number one in the Eastern Conference and were directly sent to the semi-finals, and would have byes in the first two rounds.
The group promotion rules for the playoffs are exactly the same as the previous two years. There are still 4 teams in each division, and they compete in staggered matches.
In other words, the LPL only changed Group AB into East and West this year, and the rest of the competition system has not changed.
The teams entering the top half are WE, RW, BLG, and VG; the teams in the bottom half are RNG, Snake, IG, and EDG. They will challenge from bottom to top. Only the one who laughs last can win the Silver Dragon Cup.
The four playoff teams in the Eastern Conference are all well-known and ruthless players. Even a strong team like RNG is only ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference. It actually relied on the relationship between victory and defeat to barely hold down JD.com and get the last place.
A ticket!
Of course, this has something to do with the fact that Mala Xiangguo, who suffered from hemorrhoids, and Uzi, who suffered a recurrence of hand injury, took turns taking truces, so that RNG once dived to the fifth position in the Eastern Conference in the middle of the season.
At the end of the regular season, the two adjusted their condition and returned to form, leading the Royal Family to a winning streak. They even defeated JD.com in a key battle and narrowly advanced to the playoffs!
It is conceivable that RNG with full staff cannot be underestimated!
When Gu Xing looked at the schedule, he saw that the Royal Family swept the Snakes with a score of 3:0 in the first round of the playoffs!
In the next game, RNG will face IG, a new force that has as many regular season wins as VG.
The post bar is currently full of expectations for this focus show, and there are endless debates in various posts.
[It feels like I can play 5 games. I am optimistic that RNG will take another step forward!]
[Laughing, if RNG can beat IG, I will stand on my head and wash my hair!]
[That’s right, even if you don’t look at the current level of the Extreme Team, with 17 wins and 2 losses, it is a top team that can compete with VG. If you Royal Family won’t win the Snake Team, you think you can compete with IG. Liang Jingru gives it to you
Courage?]
[Nike, pull it down, IG’s most experienced player in the playoffs from top to bottom is Broiler. The other four newcomers who have no competition qualifications may not be given a good education by RNG, and they may be promoted to the top six by then.
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[Experience? If experience was useful, Uzi would have played professionally for 6 years without even a league championship? Who is he planning to capture this year?]
As a gathering place for the first generation of dog boys, Kangba will definitely help IG and ridicule RNG.
Gu Xing actually believed that the royal family would have a greater chance of winning.
Whether you have competition experience is secondary.
The key is the version.
Based on his experience, Riot’s updated playoff version is very suitable for RNG!
Compared with the various forward-looking analyzes of IG's matchup with RNG in the second half, Kangba can be said to have ignored the top six matches in the second half, with very few discussion posts.
Without him, it’s just that the popularity of the team’s players is too low.
RW also swept past WE and will face BLG, which was renamed from IM.
Needless to say, the uncle team has continued IM’s Iron Turtle style of play from the past. They wish that there would not be a single battle during the laning phase, and they could safely develop to 40 minutes and wait for the Liushen equipment to join the team again.
The level of blood is extremely low, the viewing quality is extremely poor, and it doesn’t attract fans. The most famous players in the team are actually AJ and Golden Horn!
Needless to say, RW, the combination of Doinb and Casa is riddled with scandals. The former single-handedly caused the collapse of Rainbow QG, and the latter even went against the will of nature.
It's good if you don't get scolded, so why do you need a bicycle?
Gu Xing was about to continue reading the post, looking for some fun to relieve his boredom, when he saw Jin Wenhe, who was sitting next to Duan Deliang, turned to him and said, "Little Gu, the official best lineup for the Spring Split has just been released. I will send the link.
Here it is, remember to forward it."
Clicking on the link to jump to Weibo, Gu Xing saw the complete best lineup list from the official League of Legends tournament blog.
This is the first time that the LPL has announced the best lineup for a single tournament. Originally, the best players in each position throughout the year were announced at the annual awards ceremony at the end of the year, and there were only five winners.
Now even the Spring Split is divided into first, second and third formations. Even though the number of participating teams has increased, the probability of winning is still much higher than before where one had to be the strongest at that position to have a chance to get the honor.
However, the "gold content" of the first team is still very high, representing the strongest players in the spring competition in the eyes of the judges.
Gu Xing took a closer look and found that Que's family was very official.
The first team consists of top laner TheShy, jungler Virtue, mid laner Rookie, bottom laner JackeyLove and support Meiko.
VG, which ranked first in the regular season, and IG, which followed closely behind, were divided into two players each. Although Guodian's results were not as good as those of the Eastern duo, they were still the veritable leader in the Western Conference, so there was nothing wrong with getting a spot in the best lineup.
The main thing is a divided cake!
Gu Xing felt bored, but after browsing the data of the other four players, he still raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Top laner Jiang Seung-rok showed unparalleled strength in this spring split after his hard work last summer.
20 single kills in a single season, including 11 opponent single kills, with an average of 0.59 single kills per game, ranking first in the league!
He averaged 13.15 kills in 15 minutes per game, ranking first in the same position and second in the league - no need to think about it, the only possibility is that he is the first player.
The average output even exceeded the 600 mark, and the performance was extremely impressive in the three-core environment of this year's spring competition!
As for Rookie, he participated in an average of 2.63 kills in 15 minutes per game, with an average damage of 654 points, and a damage conversion rate of 144.2%... ranking first in the same position!
Gu Xing clicked his tongue in amazement and admired the terrifying statistics of Jiang Chenglu and Song Yijin.
On the eve of the end of the regular season, VG once lost to IG, but the opponent recovered the loss in the Spring Split. At that time, the Extreme Team relied on the personal strength of the middle and upper lines to just open a gap in VG's defense!
Song Jinghao could barely withstand the pressure, while Kuro seemed to be struggling.
As a result, the lane rights in the upper half of the area could not be competed, and Gu Xing could only go to the lower half to find opportunities to help Jack. As a result, during the team battle, Yu Wenbo was cut in from the middle by IG and died instantly. It was reasonable for VG to lose.
To be fair, they have never been very good at attacking in the lower half.
Even in the S7 World Championship, which was completely victorious and won the championship, only the lower half was focused on in the group stage. After the top lane environment changed, Gu Xing changed his tactics back to the upper half.
Judging from the countless previous duels, this trick has been tried and true. VG’s strength in the upper, midfield and jungle is among the best in the world!
However, this year, the status of VG's two single lanes has been slightly ups and downs, and IG's top, middle and jungle have reached the peak of their strength.
So much so that when the two teams met for the second time, VG’s most commonly used tactics no longer worked!
In short, IG's play style is more restrained than VG's to a certain extent.
Gu Xing was glad that they were not in the same half zone as the opponent, otherwise it would have been very difficult for the two single lines of the team to deal with it!
Now let RNG try to solve it first. Judging from the current version trend, VG may not meet IG in this playoffs!
While he was thinking, Gu Xing received a video call from Shen Guanshan.
After the signal was connected, I saw my girlfriend’s youthful smiling face.
"You haven't arrived in Shanghai yet?" Shen Guanshan glanced at the familiar high-speed rail seats behind Gu Xing.
Gu Xing checked the ticket information and said, "It will take another two and a half hours... Are you outside? It's quite noisy around here."
He noticed that there was restless background music around Shen Guanshan, accompanied by bursts of screams and cheers.
"I'm at a local League of Legends game in France!" Shen Guanshan had to increase the volume to ensure that Gu Xing could hear, "Can you imagine that in a tournament that's not even a minor league, all the offline venues are full? , I managed to grab a ticket!”
She turned around her phone, trying to let her boyfriend feel the atmosphere of the scene.
Gu Xing looked shocked. The venue under the camera could only be described as a huge crowd of people, roaring with gongs and drums!
Thousands of spectators entertained themselves in their seats, making waves, with team flags flying in the air, and even team mascots played by staff jumping around to interact with everyone...
All in all, the scene became frenzied and full of passion!
"Is this really a small local event?" Gu Xing couldn't believe it.
Shen Guanshan chuckled softly, "Why did I lie to you? Well, this is the name of the competition... Open Tour France 2018 is a small tournament similar to a tour. Competitions are held in several cities in France, such as Lyon, Tours, There are venues in places like Marseille for local audiences to watch.”
After Gu Xing heard the name of the event, he confirmed that what Shen Guanshan said was true.
He had never heard of this event at all.
The LCS.EU division is the top league, and the next level is the European Masters, which has a similar status to the domestic LDL.
Open Tour France... I guess it's the city hero competition that Dong Xiaosa originally formed a team to compete in!
However, the stadium with thousands of people is completely full?
Those who didn’t know better thought it was LCS.EU playing in the playoffs!
This is unscientific!
Which city hero competition has such attention?
Under normal circumstances, if there are 100 live people on site, it will be considered a success!
"It is said that Riot Games will hold serious local leagues in various European countries next year. The one in France seems to be called LFL... I think the popularity will be even higher by then!" Shen Guanshan's face turned red with excitement.
"Gu Xing, do you see? You must enter MSI. Many people here like you very much!" She was full of expectations. "If you can come to Paris, the scene will definitely be ten times more explosive than today!"
"The team is entering!"
The camera shook slightly, and the whole venue was shaken by the sudden wave of cheers!
The enthusiastic e-sports atmosphere made Gu Xing's heart surge even though he was nearly 10,000 kilometers away!
"I will definitely be able to go to MSI, Guan Shan, just look at it!" He made a bold promise.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After arriving in Shanghai, everyone in the VG training department transferred to the bus and spent a long time before arriving at Mount Good Hope.
"Hey, I haven't been here for a long time and it feels like the community hasn't changed much..." Duan Deliang felt nostalgic.
He stayed at Mount Good Hope the longest and had the deepest feelings.
Duan De's conscience was filled with emotions as he experienced both the difficulties at the beginning of his career and the ecstasy of winning his first championship trophy.
"Who rented the LGD base opposite us?" Jack looked at the bright lights in his former neighbor's villa and was very curious about it.
The Optimistic Team moved to Hangzhou this year, so naturally they had to throw away their original base.
"It still belongs to us," explained Zhu Xiaolong, who went to receive a group of members outside the community. "Boss Ding sublet it from the Queen Mother and uses it as a base for the PUBG branch."
VG has been expanding rapidly in the past two years with the glory of the League of Legends division. Of course, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which is currently popular, will not let go and insists on getting a share of the pie.
The current business situation is pretty good, but I don’t know what the situation will be like in two years.
Brother Long entered the VGP base with members of the VG training department. When he passed the training room, he received the attention of countless members of the second team.
Gu Xing recognized an old face and waved hello cordially, receiving flattered and surprised expressions from the youth training team members.
"Xingguo!" Chaowei, who is similar in height to Gu Xing, rushed over with enthusiasm, showing his signature innocent smile, "I have made great progress recently, and the coach is praising me!"
At least in Chinese, except for his barbecue-flavored accent, which is similar to Poison Coin, he has no problem communicating in simple terms.
"We were in a game a few days ago. I played very well in the laning game and almost won, but you Qianjue was so powerful that you snatched the Baron away in front of us...
"
Chaowei gushed endlessly.
Li Ruixing rolled his eyes in a corner where the newcomers couldn't see.
If you beat me in a laning game with Rank, you want to brag about it for the rest of your life, right?
I wonder if you didn’t take my share in the end!
How about I send you a certificate, and it says on it, 'Chaowei suppressed Kuro in the laning phase in the 2018.3.24 qualifying match, and I hope players all over the world will know about it'?
Look at your triumphant smile, you clearly want to step on your brother and get the upper hand!
His heart can be killed!
Gu Xing couldn't hear Kuro's voice and patted Chaowei on the shoulder to encourage him, "Keep working hard and don't slack off. Whatever effort you put in, you will get results."
The blue cat nodded sharply, with a well-behaved look on his face.
Gu Xing said goodbye to the members of the second team and walked to the third floor with his teammates carrying their suitcases.
Brother Long accompanied him throughout the whole process, and couldn't stop showing off on the way, "The kids in VGP are all very good. I feel like I can just pick any random player to BP on the stage, and I can win all the empty bans!"
"So awesome?" Jack praised him very much.
“Isn’t it good?” Zhu Xiaolong’s face burst into laughter, “So far, we haven’t even lost a small game!”
"Attention, it's a small session!" he emphasized.
It can only be said that VGP’s dominance in the secondary league is better than VG’s in the LPL.
Since Chaowei returned and squeezed out Xiang Tao, he quickly pushed to end the game 20 minutes into the game. The opponent had no ability to resist since the laning period. Able even picked Yasuo in the bottom lane. It was clear that he would not
Treat the other person as a human being!
"Then I wish you all the best in advance for winning the championship!" Gu Xing joked.
"I'll go find Bobby later and ask them to send the LDL championship trophy," Jin Wenhe teased, "I'll just pop the champagne at halftime!"
As soon as he said this, the stairs were filled with joy.
However, the happy time is always short-lived. All members of VG went to the dormitory where the second team had vacated the trophy display room to briefly clean up, then connected to the Internet and started training seriously.
Time flies and the LPL playoffs are in full swing.
IG and RNG really had a fierce collision where Mars hit the earth.
The Royal Family changed their style slightly this year. After Xiang Guo failed to succeed in the hunger strike style, they began to change their style of play again.
He finally compromised and realized that focusing on the top half was unreliable, so he focused on protecting Uzi.
Facts have proved that Uzi is indeed trustworthy now.
The entire BO5 was completely his stage. After selecting Kai'Sa, he even scored five kills and completely tore the IG formation to shreds!
Team Ji's personal strength is really strong. They tried their best to win two games and pushed RNG to the edge of the cliff!
In the decisive game, Xiaohu stood up and with a command flag, Thain directly hit the clockwork of the broiler until he doubted his life.
Just dealing with the artillery carriage took a lot of effort!
Song Yijin is invisible, and IG's rhythm is driven by Ning Wang alone.
Xiangguo is also a reckless man, he can guess Gao Zhenning’s gank ideas, and cooperate with Li Yuanhao to counterattack in two waves to seal the victory!
In the end, Uzverus scored four kills, ending IG's playoff journey!
Compared to the fierce battles in the top six in the lower half, the situation in the other half is much more comfortable.
The total game time is only 75 minutes, RW speed-passed BLG!
The Iron Turtle style of play that Isatis is proud of is extremely difficult in this version with declining Korean operations!
The True Eye Sea has been abolished, and the green jungle knife has been deleted. When they are at a disadvantage, it is difficult to arrange their vision to reach the sky!
Casa Doinb's midfielder doesn't have a good reputation, but his strength is top-notch. He easily gained the advantage in the early stage and snowballed all the way to push BLG!
At this point, all the top four spots have been determined.