OGN TV released a promotional video for the LCK Spring Split.
At the beginning is the LCK icon with an eagle head and five stars, and two purple stones standing on the turbulent water.
The camera gradually zoomed in, and KT's top and junglers stood with their hands folded.
Then there is KSV sitting with his back facing each other.
Ambition, who won the championship and got married to her boyfriend, pushed up her black-rimmed glasses, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised.
The photos of the following teams quickly passed by, and they came directly to SKT as the main axis.
I don’t know if it was the photographer’s idea, but Li Xianghe and Su Yuhang appeared at the beginning of the promotional video on behalf of the team.
Li Xianghe in red team uniform is sitting upright, with Su Yuhang behind him with a smile.
The two of them were sitting apart from each other, looking sideways at the camera, and they looked a bit like an intimate couple.
Then there are individual close-ups of each team member, all of whom appear in transparent glass cabinets.
The first person to appear was Kuro from AFS, wearing an eye-catching blue uniform.
The next one is JAG’s UmTi, a pure white long-sleeved shirt.
Max from the MVP team wears white and blue uniforms.
Each team has corresponding close-ups of its members.
The one who played the most after that was naturally SSG, which won the last world championship, and was the predecessor of KSV.
Although most of them are from behind, with the ID on the team uniform exposed, but paired with the exciting music, they look very impressive.
Then came the appearance of SKT.
As the KeSPA Cup champion team, it follows closely behind.
Everyone has a close-up shot that lasts for several seconds, especially Li Xianghe at the end. The sharp eyes under the lens can be felt even through the screen.
Su Yuhang still had an indifferent smile, and his dark eyes were as clear as a stream.
Following SKT was the KT team that lost in the finals.
The most strange thing is that even in the promotional posters of other teams, Li Xianghe appears.
Jin Hekui (Deft) appears inside the glass cabinet, while Li Xianghe stands indifferently outside, vaguely containing the meaning of an old enemy.
He is truly a top player in the LCK.
At the end of the promotional video, there is a close-up of the double-ringed trophy. The silver trophy shines under the lights, and the five-pointed eagle head symbolizing the LCK appears prominently.
Not to mention anything else, such a majestic promotional video alone caused many discussions among fans on Twitter.
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The 2018 Spring Split will open on time at 4 pm on January 16th. The competition venue is the newly built LOL Park, which is the same place as the previous KeSPA Cup finals.
The venue was filled with fans and spectators who came to watch the game, and there were also many COSERs wearing corresponding hero costumes cruising around.
The opening match of the first round was started by the KZ team and the KSV team.
One is the world champion of S7, and the other is the veteran team of LCK. The collision and competition between these two teams has made the audience full of expectations.
As a good friend of Peanut, Su Yuhang also appeared at the competition venue. Along with him, there was also Li Xianghe who attended the opening ceremony on behalf of SKT.
Under the arrangement of Jin Zhenxun, the other team members gathered in the lounge and watched the opening ceremony of the spring game on the large-screen TV in the room.
The LCK Spring Split officially begins.
"Today, the war is reignited!"
Zhou Yongjun, who was holding the microphone, shouted angrily, and his rich voice spread throughout the venue through the loudspeaker equipment.
Su Yuhang, who was sitting in the front row, felt a strong impact.
Sitting with him were Jin Minna and Jin Zhixian, who had interviewed SKT before. One on the left and one on the right, they surrounded Su Yuhang.
"Today, we will compete for glory again!"
The audience applauded enthusiastically.
"Now, we begin to introduce the teams participating in the LCK Spring Split."
A promotional video began to play on the big screen behind the scenes, and each team's corresponding player appeared.
Finally, each team name is sorted by the first letter, AFS, BBQ, JAG, KSV, KT, KZ, KDM, MVP, ROX, SKT.
The icons of each team appear in turn and then appear in a row.
There are a total of ten teams competing for the LCK's spot in MSI and the Intercontinental Championship.
The competition lasts from January 16th to March 25th, and the competition format is a double round-robin BO3.
The playoffs start on March 31st and end on April 14th. The participating teams are the top five teams of the spring regular season, and the competition format is a BO5 bubble tournament.
This format is extremely unfriendly to the team ranked fifth in points.
You must defeat the teams ranked fourth, third, and second in points before you can compete with the team with the first points in the finals.
Once eliminated midway, the winning team will continue to advance and compete again with the team with the highest points.
Therefore, taking the lead in points in the spring game is equivalent to holding the ticket to the finals.
"First up is the AFS team that performed well last season! Their representative player is top laner Kiin."
Kiin appeared from the backstage and walked to the far left of the stage, his team's logo flashing under his feet.
"Next is the suddenly emerging dark horse team BBQ! Their representative player is the bottom lane Ghost!"
"Next is..."
The previous teams’ appearances were respected by the audience.
When Li Xianghe appeared on the stage, the entire venue began to cheer loudly, and the applause was like thunder.
It seems that the next team that will play the opening game is not KZ and KSV, but the SKT team.
The broadcast screen not only showed Li Xianghe, but also captured Su Yuhang who was sitting in the front row watching the opening ceremony.
On one side was a young girl who entered the venue slowly, and on the other was a bewildered young man sitting in the front row.
Although there was only a few seconds of synchronized footage, it still caused quite a stir at the scene.
"Isn't this director too naughty?" Jin Minna on the side couldn't help but say, "Obviously she just came here to watch the opening ceremony, but she was still discovered."
"Maybe the director saw me when I entered the venue," Su Yuhang explained.
Entering the venue with Li Xianghe, you need to walk through a long aisle. There are all staff preparing for live broadcast and broadcast.
In addition, both of them are wearing SKT's red uniforms, so they are naturally very recognizable.
"I remember that only player Li Xianghe participated in the opening ceremony this time, right?" Jin Zhixian discovered the point, "Su Yuhang, why did you come with me?"
Speaking of this, she narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled as if she had discovered some unknown secret.
"Mainly I came here to watch my good friends play."
"Good friend?" Jin Minna was stunned, and then asked uncertainly: "Is it... Han Wanhan (Peanut) contestant?"
She clearly remembers that before KeSPA started, Peanut was still a jungler for SKT.
"Yes." Su Yuhang nodded, "When I first joined the team, she took good care of me and was a good friend. So this time I came to watch the KZ team's opening match."
"Just friends?" Jin Zhixian didn't believe it.
"Really just friends." Su Yuhang replied seriously.
"I thought she was... the girl Su Yuhang likes." Jin Minna quietly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a chuckle.