The first game on the second day was the second collision between the LPL and LCK divisions in this world championship. Yesterday's opening match between BMG and SKT was the first time.
As a result, although BMG gave people hope, they still lost the game, which made LPL fans cursed and disappointed.
The Aquamarine Alliance has been in its seventh year now, and it can be said that it has accompanied the youth of a generation.
Ever since Riot Games officially launched the top-tier and most valuable S-tournament, Chinese players have never been seen on every championship stage.
Yesterday, on the first day of the first match, two of the three LPL teams lost. Only KG won, and the winner was a wild card team. This rhythm is so familiar that many people inevitably have a bad feeling in their hearts.
But today,
All doubts, speculations, worries...
The moment KG exploded the AFS base crystal, everything suddenly disappeared. Even if AFS is the third seed, it is also the third seed of LCK.
And looking at KG playing AFS with great energy, Li Xiufeng took out a Rambo that he doesn't usually play, which seems to be stress-free.
...
"Okay, welcome to the interview booth. I don't think I need to introduce the player next to me to the Chinese audience, but I would like to ask Brother Feng to say hello to our audience."
On the commentary stage, Xitong first said this in Chinese, and then introduced it to the foreigners around the interview seat in fluent English.
It has to be said that with the development of China E-sports, as the top LPL league in China E-sports, the threshold for both commentators and hosts is also increasing day by day.
From the beginning, there were commentators like Wawa Milo who came from a wild background, and now there are many commentators who graduated from famous schools and are professional commentators. It is not surprising that Xitong is a bilingual host.
After hearing Xitong's words, Li Xiufeng smiled and raised his hand to say hello.
"Hello everyone, I am Phoenix, KG's top laner."
After a brief greeting, the interview began.
Xitong glanced at the script in his hand, raised his head, and said with a smile:
"In today's AFS game, I felt that KG seemed to be playing very methodically. Is it because he had a detailed understanding of the AFS team before the game?"
Li Xiufeng held up the microphone and said simply, "Well, our coach did a lot of homework before the game and carefully studied the AFS team."
"What a dedicated coach Long."
Xitong praised it and continued to ask, "Now that the game is over, after studying AFS, have you formulated any targeted tactics?"
"Well... yes."
"What tactic?"
"Let me think about it..." Li Xiufeng pondered and recalled for a moment, "The support should have good vision, the AD should not miss the shot, the mid laner should remember to support, and the jungler should not always think about the king."
"???"
Question marks popped up in Xitong's head.
She almost said, "That's it?"
Is this the tactic you developed?
If this is really the case, it would be the same as opening up Ahn'Qiraj in the 1960s. The leader came up and said directly, "Pull the T, DPS is output, and the nanny starts feeding."
Then he fired the boss with a fireball...
Are you kidding me?
At this time, Xitong laughed dryly and asked reluctantly, "No more?"
"Oh, one more thing."
"What?"
"Brother Feng, be more steady."
"..."
Xitong choked and felt that she was being teased.
A woman's desire for revenge cannot be underestimated.
If it were another contestant, Yutong would definitely put aside the script for the next questions and pick some questions that were difficult to answer and could easily offend people.
But at this time, Xitong, whose chest was heaving with anger, inadvertently glanced at Li Xiufeng's handsome and angular profile, and his chest suddenly calmed down.
Brother Feng, you probably didn’t do it on purpose, right?
Well, it must be.
Xitong calmed down and continued to the next question, "We have all seen that you took out Rambo in this game. What considerations were behind the choice of Rambo?"
"Coach Long told me not to choose Raven."
"Um?"
Xitong was stunned for a moment before reacting.
In other words, Li Xiufeng's destructive Vulcan Rambo actually made the choice to compromise during BP.
The water friends in the live broadcast room can’t stand listening anymore.
"Guigui! Fenggou and these people are so good at pretending!"
"Is Ma Run watching the live broadcast?"
"Ma Run cursed and exited the live broadcast room."
"..."
In the interview booth, Xitong asked two more simple questions and then ended KG's post-game interview.
AG and BMG also have games today, in the third and fifth games respectively.
At this time, it was already midnight domestic time, but KG's victory over AFS suddenly ignited the passion of many spectators.
In the event live broadcast rooms of major platforms, those who said "ye Qingjie" yesterday said "ye's youth is back" today, and the popularity of the live broadcast rooms is rising.
Backstage, the AG and BMG teams were also under a lot of pressure.
The two teams lost the game yesterday, and only KG defeated the wild card team. Although the coach told them to concentrate on the game during the meeting and not to browse the domestic Weibo forums if they had nothing to do.
But everyone is not a fool. Even if they don't watch it, it doesn't mean they don't know what kind of public opinion storm is currently sweeping the country.
As for today's game, AG and BMG originally had nothing to do with each other. After all, this is not their first time in the S game.
As a result, KG defeated the LCK team again today. The pressure is on!
There is no doubt that if BMG and AG lose the game again today, they will definitely be regarded as targets and "spurred" by countless domestic fans.
Can't lose!
You must not lose today!
...
Will cannot change the outcome.
But will can strengthen your faith.
With this momentum of never losing, AG played FW Flash Wolves in the third game.
Theshine took out Kennen, and in the early stage, they suppressed FW on the road and pounded them hard.
Rocky in the middle also took out Ike.
In the early stage, he was able to kill solo in the lane. After level 6, he went to the bottom lane again, which helped the bottom lane to establish an advantage.
As a result, AG won the game against FW in 25 minutes today. It was a completely different team from AG yesterday, which made AG fans rejoice.
"Is this AG!"
"Back! They're all back!"
"Let's talk about it, AG still has to help Rocky get C, Galio can forget about it."
"...."
After AG won the game, all of a sudden, the eyes of countless spectators in China were focused on BMG at the end of the day.
Everyone at BMG was immediately overwhelmed.
At the beginning of the fifth game, when BMG came on the stage, Uz1, who was in the front, walked heavily.
The chubby little face that usually had a smile on his face now looked serious.
"come on!"
"Come on puppy!"
"BMG charge!"
Some international student fans at the scene shouted.
In this game, BMG's opponent is FNC, which is also a famous and wealthy club in Europe.
The players on this team are all European and American star players. Not to mention other positions, ADC Ou Cheng (rekkles) is a professional player with both strength and appearance.
After the FNC game yesterday, when Aunt Yu Shuang was interviewing her, there were sparks in their eyes.
Netizens in the live broadcast room expressed their approval of the marriage because of the talent and beauty of the man.
.....
I disagree!
At the BMG competition table, Uz1 looked at Ou Cheng opposite him with a sullen face.
To be honest, he's very handsome.
But if you want to hire a female commentator from our LPL, that’s still far away.
Is Brother Feng handsome?
Aren't you still single?
The second match day of this game is the last game of the LPL division.
It officially started at three o'clock in the morning in China, and the popularity of the live broadcast room has maintained over 10 million.
In the early stage of the game, BMG's little tiger in the middle got the kill, and the little dog in the bottom lane suppressed the kill. Overall, it still had a considerable advantage.
However, after the first dragon team was defeated, FNC changed one for three, but the situation was restored again.
Next, the two sides kept coming and going.
By the time the game reaches thirty minutes, compared to today's two quick games between KG and AG, this one will seem a bit draggy.
In the end, the game lasted until nearly forty-two minutes, and BMG successfully won the game after a wave of baron groups changed from three to four and directly teleported to the high ground and killed the opponent's support.
At the same time, this also declares that following yesterday's defeat, the LPL division won three out of three games in today's game, sweeping away yesterday's depressing and gloomy atmosphere.
“Tsk, tsk, BMG’s win is so thrilling!”
"It's done! Just take it!"
"It feels like after KG defeated AFS in the first game today, both teams AG and BMG have opened up."
"Can you not let go? I don't need to say more about what if I lose!"
"..."
The group stage of the S competition is divided into two rounds, with one round lasting four days. KG has three games in the first round. After the first two days, only the MAD team from the LMS team is left.
LMS is the Wanwan competition area. Wanwan is not a big place, but this competition area has also been brilliant in the past.
But the LCK has not been doing well recently, and if there is no results next year.
I'm afraid that the three quotas for the S competition will be reduced, or even be banned and merged into other competition areas.
In addition, I have to say that KG was drawn into Group D, a group worthy of being kissed by the goddess of luck.
They had no game on the third day, and played MAD on the fourth day, which was also the last day of the first round.
There was no upset, no miracle, and no reversal. As expected, KG took MAD away neatly in 23 minutes.
This also means that KG won three out of three games in the first round of the group stage and holds three points. Although there is still the next round of the group stage, the qualifying situation at this time is bright.
However, KG did not gain many European and American fans, because in addition to AFS, the opponents they played were a wild card team DFM and a Benwan team MAD, which were teams that did not attract much interest from European and American audiences.
There is no way, this is the home stadium of Europe after all.
You have to play European teams, so that no matter you win or lose, you can leave a very deep impression on the opponent, just like the AG and BMG teams.
In the first round, AG had two wins and one loss, but they defeated Europe's J2. This team is the most talkative per person. They like to set up flags crazily before the game and are very popular in Europe.
After AG defeated J2 cleanly, it immediately became the most popular team in Europe among the three LPL teams, and KG could only take second place.
As for BMG, things are a bit bumpy.
On the first day of the game, they lost to SKT, and on the second day they defeated FNC in a fierce battle, which was able to regain their place.
As a result, we lost to C9 again on the third day.
In this way, apart from KG, among the three LPL teams, AG in Group C holds two points, and the qualifying situation is relatively good.
In contrast, the situation of BMG, which only scored one point at the end of the first round of the group stage, is not optimistic.
Can I qualify?
A lot will depend on how they perform next week.
...
After the first round of the group stage, the results of the group stage not only attracted the attention of countless domestic spectators, but also touched the hearts of many domestic companies.
You must know that Aquamarine e-sports is unprecedentedly prosperous. The number of views and exposure of each S game exceeds that of the World Cup every four years. Capital that never sleeps is scrambling to carve up this huge piece of cake.
During the expedition, all three teams received endorsements from many merchants.
As a long-established e-sports giant, BMG has received advertisements for Mercedes-Benz and War Horse, which amount to a lot of money.
Of course capital will not suffer losses.
In fact, this can be regarded as a kind of "bet", betting that the team they invested in can reach the finals, and even win the S championship, which has never been won in the LPL division.
This way they can also gain more exposure.
However, after the first round of the group stage, Mercedes-Benz, which is endorsed by BMG, felt a little panicked.
If this is a repeat of last year's world scene, or if they don't even make it to the quarterfinals, then I'm afraid they will lose nothing.
In contrast, KG won three consecutive games in the first round of the group stage, scored three points, and had a good qualifying situation.
At this time, many companies in China suddenly emerged inquiring about their sponsorship cooperation for next season.
Why are you considering next season before the S game is over?
Nonsense, with KG's performance, if they really succeed in the S game this time.
In just one month's time, the difference in sponsorship fees is an eight-digit difference. Who wouldn't be happy to win it in advance?
In the current situation, if it were KG's former boss, Brother Kun, he would probably have signed the contract with laughter from ear to ear and overjoyed.
After all, the group stage is not over yet, and it is still unclear whether KG can advance to the finals.
But the sponsor's bid at this time is already quite high, so if you sign, you will definitely make a profit.
It's a pity that KG has changed its boss. The new boss Pei Li is a boss who is not short of money.
Faced with the enthusiasm of a domestic sponsor, Pei Li simply recommended it to them.
When everyone heard the news, their first reaction was that the new boss had the guts to fight and bet. At the same time, they also felt affirmed. The boss must have taken a fancy to their potential.
As a result, in the evening, when Boss Pei arrived in Germany by plane, he came to the hotel to talk about this.
But the other party said casually that he actually felt that the logos of those sponsors were too ugly and affected the overall beauty and international image of the KG team.
this...
KG, who never expected it, were dumbfounded.
Just because of this reason, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of sponsorship fees have been turned down? Is this boss throwing away money, money, or money?
"No, Boss Pei, this is the pattern." On the sofa, Li Xiufeng put down "Emotional Intelligence" in his hand.
"Brother Feng still understands me!"
Pei Li immediately bumped shoulders with Li Xiufeng.
Pooh!
Everyone looked at Li Xiufeng with disdain.
At this time, Pei Li turned around with a smile and said to Link, "You are the manager of the club, what do you think of this matter?"
Link's expression changed, his disdain turned into seriousness, and he gave a thumbs up in admiration.
"High! Really high! Boss Pei doesn't accept these high-priced sponsorships. It seems stupid, but in fact it is a kind of reverse marketing."
"ah?"
Pei Li was stunned and scratched his head, "Reverse marketing? Why didn't I think of that?"
Link:......
The day after team owner Pei Li flew from China, the second round of the S competition began. KG's performance in Group D was as vigorous as ever.
In the second round of the group stage, when they played against the Korean team AFS, Ma Run was very dissatisfied and chose Rambo.
Li Xiufeng also took out the crocodile to save face, and ended up winning the game in twenty-five minutes.
I won’t talk about the MAD of the remaining Japanese wild cards DFM and LMS.
After DFM ended the game, they said with tears that the world championship was a big stage, the audience was very enthusiastic, the opponents were fierce, and they learned a lot...
I hope I will have the opportunity to be beaten again next year,
Oh no, let’s study again.
MAD, who comes from the Wanwan competition area, is more blunt.
In an interview with Wanwan Media, they said that they had many regrets in this World Championship, and there were many lost games that they could have won...
In contrast, KG, who has won six games and is ranked first, is relatively modest.
"We're really not that strong."
"To be able to win all the matches and qualify, it probably has more to do with luck."
"Our goal at the beginning of the group stage was just to beat DFM..."
