Chapter 36 Away, starting, Russia is the strongest!
The intensity of the quarter-finals is not much better than that of the group stage. Among the two games before and after, there is only one rest day. The first game of the quarter-finals ended on July 23, and on July 25, the Chinese team ushered in an away game.
, the Russian team’s home game.
At 7:30 pm local time, 30 minutes before the official start of the game, all the members of the Chinese team entered the venue, completed the inspection, lined up to shake hands with the Russian team players, and sat quietly in their seats, waiting for the game to start.
The advantage of three heads in the last game greatly aroused the enthusiasm of the audience, especially the Chinese audience. There were red flags in the stands and the noise was endless; in front of the TV, the lights were bright. Even Xingxin Internet Cafe in Hangzhou,
At half past one in the morning, the hall was packed with people.
The crowd was so dense that Chang Xian, a reporter from E-Sports House based in City H, couldn't find the owner Chen Guo when he stepped into Xingxin Internet Cafe.
He stood on tiptoe and looked around. There were no lights on the first floor of the Internet cafe, but the hall was not dark. The 200-inch projection screen on the south wall had already been lit. Many people were sitting or standing on the computer seats, looking up.
Even in the aisles, people are sitting next to each other, people are stacked on top of each other, and people are crowded with each other.
Chang Xian tried his best to move forward with his small body. From a distance, he saw the proprietress sweating profusely, leading several Internet cafe girls to maintain order, and kept shouting: "Go back a little, go back a little..."
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"Hello, audience friends. I am your old friend Pan Lin."
The voice of the commentator came out. The huge Internet cafe quickly became quiet. The audience stopped pushing and watched quietly. Chang Xian stood on tiptoe and poked his head in the crowd. When he saw Chen Guo, he also wiped his sweat and turned around to lean on the computer.
On the table fender, I looked up at the big screen:
"...I am Li Yibo."
"Today we are broadcasting the Glory World Invitational Tournament, the second game of the eight-to-four match between the Chinese team and the Russian team. In the last game, the Chinese team relied on the advantage of home court to score 11:8, leading by three heads.
.Russia has the right to choose the map for this game. Director Li, in your opinion, what home map will they choose?"
"...What other pictures can I choose?"
Chen Guo's mumblings floated in the wind. Chang Xian was squeezed into the crowd, unable to move, and could only stretch out his ears. Hearing this sentence, he also smiled.
The boss lady... is also cute.
If you change this to another club, not to mention the championship team, it is the kind of lowly mid-range team that drinks less than half a bottle. The boss is aloof, and you can't even see him. Chen Guo is good, he is having fun for half the day.
In the Internet cafe, Chang Xian walked in casually and saw her five times out of ten...
Even if Happy wins the championship in Season 10, the boss lady's behavior may not change.
Chen Guo disappeared for a while some time ago. The team won the championship, Ye Xiu retired, and things were complicated after that, including guild management, advertising endorsements, club recruitment, looking for suitable players to transfer and strengthen... Although Tang Rou and the others can help
, the boss lady also had to run on her own. Not long after running, bang, big news broke, the World Invitational Tournament...
Ye Xiu dragged all the top players from across the country, including Tang Rou, Qiao Yifan, Wei Chen, and Luo Ji to the national team, not only as a sparring partner but also as a technical supporter. No, the boss lady had no place to inspect players from other teams and signed an advertising contract.
No one can show up, and I'm back guarding the Internet cafe every day.
"We still have 20 minutes to find out which home map the Russian team will play." On the projection screen, Li Yibo was calm and calm:
"But the Russian team's tactical style generally favors frontal attack, no detours, no fighting tactics, and fast-paced hand-to-hand combat. The map they chose should also be in line with this overall idea, and try to be as simple as possible. Of course, the Chinese team is on
Winning three kills in one game will put considerable psychological pressure on the Russian team. Under this premise, their picture selection ideas should add some changes to the simplicity..."
Having said so much is like saying nothing.
After two years of working as a reporter, even Chang Xian is familiar with Li Yibo's phrase "let's wait and see."
The two of them chatted nonchalantly. First they replayed the exciting scenes of the previous game, and then they began to review the battles of the other three groups from eight to four:
In the first half, the American team, the first in Group A, faced the Danish team, the second in Group D. The Danish team lost to the United States at home, 9:11;
Sweden, the first place team in Group C, faced the Netherlands team, the second place team in Group B. The Netherlands team drew with Sweden at home, 10:10;
The South Korean team, the first in Group D in the second half, faced off against the Norwegian team, the second in Group A. The Norwegian team relied on the strength of the home court, but was still scored three kills by the South Korean team, which was quite weak.
These are also the concerns of the audience, especially the South Korean team and the Norwegian team, which are in the bottom half with the Chinese team, which one will become the next opponent of the Chinese team; once they reach the finals, which one will win in the top half?
, will again block the Chinese team's road to winning the championship. Pan Lin and Li Yibo reported the past records of these teams and made some comments. Even Chang Xian listened with interest.
15 minutes passed by in the news, comments and gossip. At 19:55 local time and 1:55 am Beijing time, the list of players was displayed on the big screen. The first player on both sides stood up and walked to the field.
Go to the competition cabin.
Fang Rui, qigong master, Boundless Hai.
Alexander Ivanovich, battle wizard, nutcracker.
There was a sudden silence in Xingxin Internet Cafe. Chang peeked first, and saw the proprietress Chen Guo looking up at the projection screen, her lips pursed tightly, motionless. Colorful lights hit her face, and a thick line of lines was outlined on her plump profile.
shadow.
Battle Mage, Alexander Ivanovich.
Captain of the Russian national team.
The Russian national team is the strongest.
Fang Rui is not the strongest player in the national team. In fact, it’s hard to say whether he can be ranked among the top five in duels. In the first game of the arena match, on the opponent’s home court, he faced the Russian team’s strongest player.
What kind of results can Fang Rui achieve? And can he withstand the psychological pressure of starting?
The camera switched on the projection screen. Fang Rui waved to his teammates with a smile, turned around, and left the camera and the audience with his usual brisk figure.
After a moment, the competition cabin was closed, the venue lights dimmed, and the holographic projection beams criss-crossed and weaved into a map in the center of the venue——
The pale blue vortex surged and roared, spiraling into a huge funnel, stretching upwards diagonally, and standing like a wall. At the bottom of the vortex, the red magma rolled and rolled, bursting a magma bubble from time to time, pushing those as large as five or six steps around,
The black volcanic rocks, which are only small enough to accommodate, sink and float in the magma.