Looking at the six teams in Group B of the KPL Spring Split, none of them are easy to mess with. Among them, the first-seeded "Temple" team leading Group B is the biggest, which is the biggest challenge for the Prime team.
Although according to the rules of the KPL Spring Split, the top four teams in Group B after the last two rounds can advance, but getting a good ranking in the promotion round is very important for the subsequent playoffs.
The Spring Split is a round-robin points match, while the playoffs are a knockout round.
According to the rules of the competition, the order of the knockout rounds for groups A and B is the first place versus the fourth place, and the second place versus the third place.
In other words, if the Prime team ranks first in Group B in final points, then the first round of the knockout round of the playoffs for the Prime team is basically equivalent to a walk-off against the fourth place in Group A. But if the Prime team is unfortunately ranked first
The fourth place in Group B will be the first to face the first place in Group A in the knockout round of the playoffs, and the first place in Group A will probably be the powerful "Tiangong" team.
Thinking of this, Han Xiaojun scratched the back of his head and thought: "According to the upcoming schedule, our Prime team cannot be ranked fourth in Group B, because the first place in Group A must be the Tiangong team, and we must avoid Tiangong in the playoffs.
That’s all…”
Du Juan frowned and said, "But our Group B has Temple and Quake, can you ensure that we can beat them?"
Although Han Xiaojun was arrogant just now with the arrogance of killing the Heavenly Palace and destroying the temple, he still analyzed Du Juan's problem objectively: "Well... To be honest, with our current strength, it is very difficult for Prime to compete for the top two in Group B.
, the only way out is to compete for third place. In this way, we will meet the second place in Group A in the playoffs, so we can successfully avoid Tiangong."
Hearing this, Su Zhe asked: "The second place in Group A is probably Team Devil, right?"
Han Xiaojun nodded and said: "It's probably Devil."
Last year's KPL semi-finals were exactly: "Tiangong", "Temple", Devil and Quake. Therefore, this year "Tiangong" and "Temple" are the two top seeded teams, while Devil and Quake are the two second-tier seeded teams.
"But Devil was third last year and is very strong. It is not safe for us to run into Devil in the first game of the playoffs. It is best for us to compete for second place in Group B. If we can squeeze out Quake
If we go down and line up behind the temple, the situation will be much better, because if we get second place, we will face the third place in Group A." Su Zhe said.
Han Xiaojun nodded when he heard this: "Well... it is indeed a good way to defeat last year's fourth place Quake in the points competition and avoid last year's third place Devil. But it is not easy."
Tiger, who is experienced in KPL, also nodded and said: "Yes, although Quake is ranked fourth, I think their team's cooperation is very exciting. In terms of strength alone, even if Quake is slightly inferior to Tiangong and Temple, it is not as good as Devil."
It’s almost the same.”
"Despite this, I still hope that our ranking in Group B will be as high as possible. After all, Group B is a round-robin match. If you lose once, you still have a chance. But in the playoffs, it will be a real knockout. There is only one chance. Once you lose,
All the hard work has been wasted..." Su Zhe said.
These words also won Du Juan's agreement.
"Su Zhe is right. The points competition in Group B is about overall strength, but luck will account for a large proportion in the knockout rounds of the playoffs. In the points competition, we win a game with 1 point and lose a game with 0 points.
, strive not to lose in other games except the temple!" Du Juan said.
After hearing this, Tiger frowned and shook his head: "This request is too difficult. If we really achieve such results, we will probably get the first place."
Lucky poked Tiger's arm: "Hey! As a veteran KPL driver, please don't be so cowardly!"
Wangcai also nodded and said: "That's right, our Prime team scored 23:0 in the qualifying round, why are you panicking? Besides, the captain is here, and the captain will guarantee you to win the KPL!"
Su Zhe laughed, half-jokingly patted his chest and said: "Come on, come on, the captain will bless you to win the KPL and come back with a championship!"
…
In the blink of an eye, the KPL Spring Split has officially kicked off, which also means that the new KPL has officially begun.
Group A and Group B were fiercely fought, and the first opening match set a record for the highest number of viewers in the history of Honor of Kings live broadcasts, even exceeding the number of viewers in last year's KPL finals - the influence of this game is so strong.
It's obvious.
But another important reason for setting the record is that both groups had ace teams competing in the opening matches.
The opening match of Group A - Team "Tiangong" versus Team Freeze!
The "Tiangong" team easily defeated its opponents in two games, winning the games with big scores of 13:2 and 9:1 respectively. In the end, they won the BO3 match 2:0 and won the first point of Group A.
As for the "Temple" team, it has a strong momentum. In the first game, the "Temple" team's opponent is the old enemy of Han Xiaojun and Akon, the Southern champion Thunder team from the City of Kings. However, in front of the powerful "Temple", the Southern President
The champion has also lost its former prestige.
In the first game, the "Temple" team won 17:9, and they continued to guide the rhythm throughout the game. In the second game, the "Temple" team grabbed the rhythm master Gui Guzi and cooperated with the jungler Nakolulu to play a strong routine.
They won a complete victory with a terrifying score of 19:3, and won the first point of Group B with a total score of 2:0.
In the two games between "Temple" and Team Thunder, all members of Team Prime watched the live broadcast and were shocked by "Temple's" top-notch operations...
After reading it, Wangcai was stunned and said: "The Demon Emperor's consciousness is getting better and better. It's impossible to tell that he is a player who just came out of the King's City Tournament. Now looking at his cooperation with the Temple Team, it seems like he
He is like the great god of the temple team."
Lucky praised Hanshan very much: "On the side, it still depends on the operations of Master Hanshan... Although there is no unfettered operation like Skywalker, Master Hanshan is very stable. As long as Master Hanshan does not die, the Thunder team on the opposite side will basically not dare to
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Han Xiaojun nodded and said: "Yes, Han Shan is a stable figure. He can contain three or four enemies by himself. It is impossible to break through the crystal of the temple without getting rid of him. The Skywalker on the side of Tiangong is already powerful enough, right?
He is the MVP of the KPL league, but he cannot restrain Hanshan by himself every time. He has to call on his assistant Peanut to dare to clash with Hanshan head-on..."
After listening to Han Xiaojun's words, Lucky said depressedly: "What should we do? Let's make a deal first. When we meet the temple, I won't face Hanshan. Changge, you go to face the battle! As the captain, you must get it.
Lead by example!”
Su Zhe smiled helplessly: "Okay, okay, I'll go to the line and take the lead... But to be honest, even though Team Thunder lost this game, their strength is not bad."
"Yeah." Akon immediately expressed the importance of his oldest enemy: "Team Thunder is indeed very powerful. I have experienced this before when I was in Team Dream. When I watched the first game just now, although the temple controlled the rhythm,
Team Thunder never collapsed."
Han Xiaojun also nodded and said: "Well, the first game is actually very similar to the game between us and the Paw team. If the Thunder team makes a mistake, it will collapse long ago, but they can withstand such strong pressure and persist for twenty minutes.
This level is extraordinary.”
Dujuan let out a long sigh and concluded: "Anyway, even one sentence is not simple!"
Next to him, Wu Zi also said with a serious face: "It seems that the next games of Group B will be difficult to play."
Su Zhe nodded heavily, deeply convinced.
There is only one day left before Team Prime will go into battle.
