This group is not a big problem for Gao Ran. The British player Daniel Gao Ran has never played against him, so he doesn’t know much about him.
However, looking at past game videos, we can see that his playing style is not very mature yet.
He is a relatively young player.
The other two players, Trap and Soo, are players who are relatively familiar with Gao Ran, but their current strength is not among the first-line players.
Therefore, the pressure on this group to qualify is not particularly high.
It all depends on how Gao Ran performs on the spot.
There are 8 groups competing in 4 days, with two groups every day. The progress of the competition is still very fast.
Regarding the grouping of the three Chinese players, Ozawa is in Group A and Time is in Group H.
The two of them are much more difficult to fight as a team than Gao Ran.
All three of them have been to Katowice and played in that venue.
Time and Ozawa haven't seen each other for a long time. When they got on the plane, they were chatting about whether the high-burning hand injury had any impact.
Gao Ran twisted his wrist. To be honest, he felt pretty good now.
However, based on the opinions of all parties, hand surgery will definitely be required after finishing the game this year.
Time and Ozawa got a big news and kept it in their hearts.
Gao Ran told them that he must trust them. Of course it wouldn't be a big deal if they talked loudly, but there would definitely be a gap between them and Gao Ran.
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Gao Ran and the others arrived in Katowice ten days in advance.
It is also to adapt to the climate and time difference in Katowice.
Originally, Time and Ozawa usually would not come so early, but his high-energy professional habits made him go very early every time to prepare.
The two of them just followed along.
Although Gao Ran is three years younger than them, he has much richer world championship experience than them.
Before Gao Ran came to Katowice, he also spent his 20th birthday at home.
I live a very low-key life with only my parents and two friends.
Jianing didn't even come back.
With the competition ahead, Gao Ran also wanted to focus all his energy on the competition, and he also promised many friends.
If I can successfully win the championship this time, I will come back and treat them to dinner.
After arriving at the hotel successfully, Gao Ran and the two Chinese team members also started the final preparations.
Almost every World Championship is precious to them.
Especially now that China's StarCraft industry is gradually recovering, there are more and more young talents, and the impact they are receiving is getting bigger and bigger.
In the last Chinese qualifier, Dream's young player Fox and Ozawa fought to a score of 2 to 3, almost killing Ozawa and scaring the latter into a cold sweat.
Time also met a very high-level professional rookie in the knockout rounds, and they fought hard until the final game before winning the game.
After the popularity of StarCraft in the first half of the year, the number of StarCraft 2 players also began to grow. Although the increase was not large, the professional environment was much better.
Some young people who had originally given up on StarCraft and went back to school came out to give it a try.
Nowadays, the domestic cup competitions and leagues are doing well. If the league implements a promotion and relegation system tomorrow, there may be some changes in the competition system.
There are really too few opportunities for domestic players in this league right now.
Ye Jianing didn't want to disturb Gao Ran before the game, so she booked a flight for the day when the official game started.
There are two reasons. The first is that players’ concentration before the game is very important. They need to be completely focused on the game, especially this kind of world finals.
Ye Jianing has played all the games and knows that competitive status is very important.
Now they are like a taut string that cannot be loosened.
Another reason is public opinion.
Before I started playing professionally, I could see the public opinions of various sports. Here, a certain player took his wife (girlfriend) out to play games. No wonder he performed so poorly.
Or say that a certain player has no professionalism at all, etc.
There are even many comments that attack players’ girlfriends or wives, and they are all dirty.
Nowadays, Gao Ran has paparazzi and media, and if he is photographed, it will still have an impact on the players.
The most indispensable thing in China is keyboard warriors.
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Gao Ran's pre-game practice mainly consisted of practicing with Time, and Ozawa practiced relatively little.
Mainly because the former's technical level can be regarded as a first-line player, he can achieve the purpose of training, and Time's training is very serious.
There is a gap between the latter's strength and Gao Ran's, so it would be meaningless to fight.
Not long after arriving in Katowice, Gao Ran also met his destined opponent, Satan.
Satan was also very happy to see Gao Ran.
After all, there were rumors some time ago that Gao Ran might not play, and he was still disappointed. It wasn’t until the final group list came out that he became excited.
He really didn't want to touch anyone else, he just wanted to have a good discussion with Gao Ran.
Although the two people didn't speak the same language, they became friends over time.
This kind of friendship is based on mutual appreciation.
What Gao Ran admires about Satan is that he is the only player who can come close to him.
No matter what the project is.
It’s not that Gao Ran is arrogant. Whether in Dota 2 or PUBG, there is no doubt about Gao Ran’s strong strength.
In the FIFA event, even Iric was no match for Gao Ran. Even though Gao Ran injured his hand in the final, he still won the championship.
But Satan is different.
He is a highly motivated player who goes all out and is not sure whether he can beat him.
Gao Ran had watched a lot of Satan's recent game videos before, and his condition was perfect. This time, he was well prepared.
It is bound to have a strong impact on high combustion.
His current world ranking in points is No. 2 in the world.
The first place is Flime, a Zerg player who is nicknamed by fans as having a fear of heights. His results in the competition are too stable, and he has played one more tournament than Satan.
The total points are higher than the latter.
Satan is in the lower half of Group B, and the only way to meet Gao Ran is in the finals.
But Satan firmly believes that Gao Ran will come out smoothly.
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The group stage matches two groups on one day and lasts for a total of 4 days. Gao Ran is in Group G and will appear on the last day.
His first opponent in the group stage was Soo, and the Korean Zerg players lost.
The winner advances to the upper bracket and wins one more game to advance first in the group, while the loser goes to compete for another spot.
It's a 4-player double elimination match.
The reason why this player Soo is called loser is one reason, and the other reason is because loser was too weak to win runner-up in various competitions, and lost a lot in the finals.
At that time, this was at its peak about five years ago.
Nowadays, the age for losing money is no longer young, and I have gradually transformed from a professional player.
Bonjwa is a slang term in Korean, which means the best.
This title was first initiated by Korean folk, and later spread among officials and water friends.
In layman's terms, anyone who can be called "my seat" must be a player with absolute strength and dominance in that era, but the current title of "my seat" is not as precious as it was in the earliest days.