Chapter 377 The curtain of the PCS Global Finals kicks off
After a year of fierce competition, all 32 teams that have reached the PCS Global Finals have been announced.
The total schedule has also been released.
The group stage groupings will be announced on November 24th, and then the main competition of the global finals will begin on November 28th.
The group stage will be held from November 28th to 30th, Beijing time.
The semi-finals will be held from December 4th to 6th.
The two-stage competition will take place at the Berlin Esports Arena in Berlin, Germany.
The teams that advance to the finals will be held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, on December 10th and 11th.
The champion will receive a bonus of US$6.41 million, and the MVP player in the finals will also receive a Mercedes-Benz.
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Detailed competition rules are as follows.
The group stage lasts for 3 days, with 6 games played every day. The first day is Group A, the second day is Group B, and the third day is the group knockout.
In the first two days of competition, each group will be ranked based on the accumulated points in the competition within the group.
The top 8 teams in each group advance to the semi-finals, and the bottom 8 teams advance to the group knockout on the third day.
The points in the group knockout rounds will not be cleared, that is to say, these 16 teams will accumulate points from 12 games in the group and knockout rounds. The top 8 teams will advance to the semi-finals, and the bottom 8 teams will unfortunately be eliminated.
To put it simply, the group is a process of [32 to 24], eliminating 8 teams.
After the group stage, the remaining 24 teams will be assigned to the three semi-final groups based on their group stage results.
The semi-final stage lasts for 3 days and is conducted in a round-robin format with 6 games every day.
The group stage points will be cleared in the semi-finals, and each team will be ranked based on the total points of the three-day round-robin competition. The teams with the top 16 points will advance to the finals, and the teams with the bottom 8 points will stop in the semi-finals.
There were 12 games in the finals over two days.
The winner will be crowned the global champion in Berlin, Germany.
This schedule is a great test of the team's condition and stability.
If you are unlucky and do not reach the top 8 in the knockout round on the first day of the group stage, you will easily be eliminated.
This is also the first time that Dream has played in the global finals.
But it's the same for them.
As long as they are strong enough, there will be no problems.
When Dream went to Berlin, the airport was surrounded by a lot of media. Last week, a highly popular CCTV documentary was also broadcast, which caused a huge response.
Before going to Berlin, he helped Gao Ran to significantly increase his popularity. Gao Ran's parents proudly greeted relatives and friends to turn on the TV.
It's definitely worth watching TV for once in this life.
This is a personal recorded interview.
[Gao Ran. Monologue of an e-sports genius].
In this documentary, everyone also saw many different kinds of high energy.
The Gao Ran that everyone has seen before was mostly on the playing field. He was proud and confident, calm and calm, and had an extremely leadership temperament.
During the live broadcast, Gao Ran didn't interact with the barrages very often and looked like a cold boy.
However, from their teammates, parents, teachers, and classmates, they learned a clearer picture of Gao Ran.
Privately, Gao Ran is not just an Internet-addicted teenager who likes reading, watching movies, and traveling.
It’s completely different from what everyone thinks of professional players.
But once you devote yourself to training, you can quickly calm down and be able to endure loneliness.
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Gao Ran, whose popularity was already very high, has risen to another level.
I even received an incredible endorsement deal.
Coca Cola.
Such a big brand would actually ask Gao Ran to be the spokesperson. Gao Ran was a little confused at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it is not incomprehensible.
In the previous stage, Coca-Cola also found many sports stars to endorse, and the results were very good.
But after all, Coca-Cola’s target group is young people and teenagers under the age of 30. In addition, Gao Ran is now popular, and it has been officially praised and recognized.
This choice of spokesperson is not controversial at all.
After Dream returns from Berlin this time, he will carry out endorsement activities.
So this competition has another meaning for Gao Ran.
If he can lead the PUBG world championship and the Dota world championship double championship, he seems to be popular?
However, his parents and Ye Jianing constantly reminded Gao Ran to focus on the current game, and Gao Ran knew this very well.
Therefore, when facing the media, I try to adopt an avoidance strategy and do not respond to many off-site rumors.
Get on a plane with the team and head to Berlin.
They need to adapt there for about 10 days.
The Chinese teams that went to Berlin this time were not all at the same time, and compared to the PCS tournament, there was one less Chinese team participating.
4 teams, 4AM, Tianba, Dream, SSS.
Everyone's psychological expectation is that 3 teams will enter the finals.
But no one expected what would happen in the Battle of Berlin this time...
After the group stage groupings were announced, Ye Jianing and two friends from the United States came to Berlin, Germany to watch the game and cheer for Gao Ran.
This semester of their school is also over.
She also made an appointment with Gao Ran.
After this competition, we will return to China to sort out things and then go on a trip together. We both happen to be on vacation and will probably have 15-20 days of free time.
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In this group stage, Dream is finally not in the same group as its old rival GenG.
However, even if they are in the same group, GenG will no longer compete with this dominant and powerful Chinese team for jumping points.
The grouping of the group stage this time also adopted a fixed format, and this format will also be used in the global finals in the future.
PCS tournament standings rankings with odd numbers and even numbers are in the same group, and even numbers are in the same group to ensure absolute fairness.
What’s a little annoying is that there are three Chinese teams in Dream’s Group B.
Dream ranks 4th in total points, 12th in 4AM total points, and 26th in SSS total points.
In terms of team distribution, the teams in Group B are slightly more famous than the teams in Group A, but neither group is weak.
After Dream adapted to Berlin, he began to slowly improve his condition.
This global finals will take about 10 days, the group stage knockout finals, the state is very important.
A few days later, under the watchful eyes of PUBG fans around the world.
The PCS Global Finals finally begins!
In the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds client at the start of the game, Dream also received more than 4 million votes...
This result also surpasses the peak popularity of 4AM.
At that time, 4AM's popularity was only about 40% of what Dream is now.
In comparison, the votes of other teams were a bit miserable.
The competition in Group A of the group stage has begun, and the curtain of the global finals has officially begun.
First of all, Tianba team will play in Group A of the China Division. Group A will play for one day, the top 8 will advance to the semi-finals, and the bottom 8 will go to the cruel knockout rounds on the third day.
The ranking of the top 8 is neither difficult nor easy. It requires a wonderful performance in one set.
