Chapter 417 Jinair wins the championship and prepares for ESL
After finishing the StarCraft 2 Golden League, Gao Ran also went home to rest.
He declined the invitations from Brother Huang and Brother Sun to commentate.
Brother Huang and Brother Sun originally wanted to see Gao Ran not competing, so they pulled Gao Ran to the commentary box for a professional analysis.
However, Gao Ran is not very interested, mainly because he has no grades.
If he were the world champion, Gao Ran would definitely feel comfortable sitting in that commentary position.
There is a saying that says this. If the same sentence is spoken by a successful person, he is correct.
But if it comes out of your mouth, no one will listen.
Gao Ran might as well go home to rest for a few days, and then come back after a few days to prepare for the next ESL China qualifiers.
That is the real competition.
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High-burning energy means that Dream's two little brothers cannot rest.
They must improve their basic skills as soon as possible at this stage, and they will also participate in the next ESL China qualifiers.
Maybe we can meet Gao Ran in the game...
For them, every game now is a good training opportunity.
The boss of Dream has already decided that no matter what the results of the qualifiers are, the club will fund them to register for the ESL offline auditions.
Speaking of which, I have to mention the ESL competition system.
ESL has a total of 24 places in the 5 major regions, and there are 2 places in the Chinese region qualifiers.
In addition to the 24 qualifiers, there are still 8 places available for the auditions.
At that time, all professional players who have not received a quota can go to the audition competition on site until the other eight quota spots are determined.
Then the 24 people who have already advanced formed 8 groups of 32 players to start the battle.
However, sometimes many professional players will not go to this audition, including China’s national players.
First of all, StarCraft 2 is a personal project. More than 90% of clubs will not give you funds to help you participate in the ESL auditions. They will only reimburse you for travel expenses if you enter the main competition.
Like Time a few years ago, he continued to participate in auditions to gain experience in competitions. In fact, he participated at his own expense.
There is no public expense involved in this move.
Secondly, what if they go to participate?
The players who made it through the auditions are undoubtedly good players, but among the many quotas in the Korean and European regions, these players are not included. How great are the individual strengths of these players?
There is no way to reach the top 8 and get the bonus.
I participated in a competition in the past and reached the top 32, but was eliminated in the top 16 and went home. I didn't make a dime and lost so much money.
Many people are unwilling to do this.
But from the perspective of competition, there are very few opportunities for training in competitions. The experience of each competition may help the players make a qualitative leap.
No matter what e-sports event it is, teams or individuals often evolve after a big competition.
The intensity and atmosphere of the competition are different from ordinary small competitions.
Dream must have no idea to support Dream players to compete in big games.
There are too many reasons.
The first is the relationship between Gao Ran and Dream. Even if Gao Ran does not make it out of the qualifiers, Ye’s father will sponsor Gao Ran to go abroad to play competitions. There is no possibility that Gao Ran will pay out of his own pocket.
The second point is that now that Dream has become bigger due to its high popularity, the club has no shortage of funds to send them abroad.
Moreover, Gao Ran is going to play abroad anyway, so why not send two newcomers along?
It can also create a wave of topics to increase the audience’s favorability.
No matter what angle you look at, Dream definitely has no other choice.
These two new players from Dream are also very happy to have come to Dream. Not only do they have a comfortable training environment and friends, but they also have high-energy guidance and so many good competition opportunities.
It made their careers smoother instantly.
Fox's parents have never wanted him to play professionally, but now his parents are completely relieved.
Dream is such a big club, and the big brother of Fox is now full of advertisements on the street. There is nothing wrong with following the high-energy club, and the future is bright.
After investigation, they found that the newcomers who had been teammates with Gao Ran were now developing very well.
Dota's Zhao Hao is currently ranked No. 1 and No. 4 in the country and is worth almost tens of millions.
Needless to say, Ji Zifei and Chen Tianxin from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
When they call Jq and Fox now, they have nothing but to tell them to train well.
The domestic market of StarCraft is not very good, but top players can still develop well.
During the few days he went home to rest, Gao Ran also learned the news that Father Ye and the others wanted to create an interstellar competition.
He knew that Gao Ran wanted to bring StarCraft together, and there was currently a shortage of bad guys like them in the country to sponsor competitions. However, with Dream's reputation, relying on sponsors would not cause much loss.
Ye Jianing's father is a smart man, and every decision he makes has several considerations.
Gao Ran thought about whether he should participate for a few days, and finally decided to support Yishou's domestic competition. The competition will be held after ESL, and the competition format and invitation list are also being drafted.
This kind of game is not suitable for qualifying.
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The Golden League playoffs begin.
Gao Ran was also lying at home, looking at the game with his arms and legs spread out.
It is definitely impossible for him to start a live broadcast of this, which is tantamount to competing with the official channel for viewers.
However, he still watched the whole process.
8 teams compete against each other until a champion is chosen, which is also different from the bubbling competition system a few years ago.
After the first day of battle, the four teams of KZ, Jinair, DPG and KIG were still in the top four.
The next day's semi-final match between the KZ team and DPG was also a fierce battle. Lu Bu defeated several opponents one after another as if he was victorious, and finally defeated DPG in a thrilling manner.
The strong confrontation on the other side also reached its final battle.
In the end, the human civil war between Byun and Maru made Gao Ran stare at the screen intently. The intensity of this game was very high.
The two top 3 human players in the world fought hard for 18 minutes before Maru seized an opportunity and devoured his opponent's main force to defeat his opponent and join KZ in the finals.
After KIG defeated DPG in the third place match, we finally reached the finals.
The KZ team faces Jinair.
However, this game was not as exciting as expected.
Maru, who was in a hot state, directly passed through Dear, Lu Bu, and Time, forcing his opponent into a general battle 6-0.
After Lu Bu was resurrected, although he won a game against Maru, he was still killed by Maru to complete the All kill!
Rogue wasn't even given a chance to play.
It's completely a one-man show.
"Maru is in good shape this year, and Byun is in good shape too."
"And those monsters from the European and American divisions."
"And Gao Ran..."
“ESL is interesting!”
Brother Huang and Brother Sun, who were also dressed to watch the excitement, said with unconcerned expressions that the upcoming ESL should be the game they are most looking forward to in recent times.
For two world-class players, Gao Ran and Time, the first thing they have to do is to successfully obtain direct invitations.
