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Chapter 557 Where did the price go up this week? Did LGD ask for an extra penny?

After a brief celebration, the TES players, led by Zhou Dian, walked towards the RNG players' bench.

You still need to show proper manners; you can't expect the losing side to keep waiting for you.

During the post-match handshake, the RNG players didn't look too happy.

Langx, in particular, seemed rather lost and dejected.

After all, he was completely outmatched by Zhou Dian today.

If the player you're facing carries every game, then you'll definitely have a tough time.

In contrast, among the RNG players, Uzi seemed the calmest.

Uzbekistan, which has been said to have matured year after year, seems to have truly matured this year.

How can you lose a game like that and not even become famous!

Of course, it's also possible that RNG was swept 3-0 by TES, making them seem somewhat powerless to resist.

Sometimes, it's easier for the losing side to accept being completely outmatched.

The most painful thing is to fight to the very end, only to lose the game by a single misstep.

After shaking hands, the five members of TES walked to the center of the stage and bowed to the audience.

The audience is always the foundation of esports.

No competitive sport can be held without an audience.

After bowing, the TES players returned to their bench, packed up their peripherals, and headed towards the player tunnel.

At this moment, the RNG players, who had lost today's match, also came to the center of the stage and bowed to the audience.

Immediately, the live stream switched back from the scene to the commentary booth.

"Alright, congratulations again to TES for winning today's semifinal and advancing to the LPL Summer Split finals!" Wang Duoduo exclaimed. "And congratulations to TES for getting to go to Europe next month!"

This year's S9 World Championship will be held in Europe.

Therefore, Wang Duoduo used "going to Europe" to refer to TES's qualification for the S9 World Championship.

"Of course, RNG shouldn't be discouraged by losing today's semi-final. The S9 qualifiers are waiting for you!" Wang Duoduo continued.

After the commentators gave a brief summary of the third game that had just ended.

The live stream began replaying the highlights of the game.

There weren't many highlights in the third game; they were mainly concentrated in a few team fights.

Interestingly, when TES won the last team fight and was about to push down RNG's base crystal and win the game,

The broadcast director then cut to a live feed of the TES break room.

Inside the TES rest area, chaos had already broken out!

A group of people were jumping around and celebrating in the lounge.

Especially White Crescent, the head coach, and Guo Hao, the manager of TES, the two highest-ranking people in the lounge, hugged each other and then kept jumping around on the spot.

Their excitement was palpable, practically overflowing the screen.

Clearly, simply reaching the LPL Summer Split finals wasn't enough to excite the two of them to this extent.

What truly excited the two was that TES had qualified for the S9 World Championship.

Moreover, as one of the top two seeds, they don't need to play in the play-in stage; they can go directly to the group stage of the S9 World Championship.

Of course, the World Championship Play-In Stage is not difficult for the LPL region's third seed; they can easily pass through it.

Riot Games organizes the qualifying rounds to have more matches to stream and generate more revenue.

For TES, simply making it to the S9 World Championship finals would already be an achievement that exceeds the team's goals for the season.

The LPL region is still very competitive, with new and strong teams emerging every now and then in recent seasons.

In addition, there are several long-established teams that have been highly competitive for many years.

This makes it extremely difficult for LPL teams to compete for the only three spots in that year's World Championship.

At the beginning of this season, almost no one believed that TES would be able to make it to this year's World Championship.

Of course, FPX, another LPL team that has already qualified for this year's World Championship, was not favored at the beginning of the season.

But now, these two up-and-coming teams are vying for the number one seed from the LPL region to go to the World Championship this year.

RNG and IG, who were the most favored teams at the beginning of the season and were last year's MSI and S-series champions, can now only compete for the last spot for LPL to go to the S9 World Championship through the gauntlet.

One of the two teams is destined to miss this year's World Championship.

Of course, it's also possible that neither team will be able to go.

Returning to TES, making it to this year's World Championship was an absolute surprise for White Crescent and Guo Hao, as well as for their own team's fans and management.

Of course, this was before Guo Hao loaned Zhou Dian from LGD at a high price.

After acquiring Zhou Dian from LGD at a high price, the expectation for TES from fans to club executives is to make it to this year's World Championship.

Now, they did.

In any case, it can be considered that they lived up to expectations and successfully completed the mission.

For White Crescent and Guo Hao, this is enough to add a very significant chapter to their professional resumes as head coach and manager, respectively.

Furthermore, this is the first time that the two of them have led a team to the World Championship Finals.

How could a man not be excited for his first time!

In the official live stream, seeing White Crescent and Guo Hao looking as excited as monkeys on screen, viewers couldn't help but join in the fun, sending teasing comments in the chat.

[Is it really necessary to be so happy about beating RNG?]

[Exactly, anyone who didn't know better would think we won the championship!]

[HZ, don't get involved. Whether TES wins the championship or not doesn't affect the fact that RNG made it to the S9 World Championship!]

To be honest, being the coach and manager of TES is pretty easy. They don't have to worry about anything; they just have to wait for Zhou Shen to carry the team!

I feel like the white crescent moon is something special; they have a lot of tricks up their sleeve in the draft phase!

[This is ridiculous! Without Zhou Shen, it's still the same TES. No matter how many fancy tricks White Crescent pulls off, could they beat strong teams? Could they even make it to Worlds?] [You can say White Crescent got carried to victory, but if you say the TES manager got carried to victory, I won't accept that!]

[Without Guo Hao's intervention, where would TES have Zhou Shen? Zhou Shen would probably still be lying low on LGD right now!]

[I'm Xiao Heizi, and I apologize to Guo Hao. I used to think that Guo Hao was just stupid and had too much money to spend so much money to bring Zhou Shen from LGD and only use him for half a season. I didn't expect Zhou Shen to still be as strong as he was back then!]

I even feel that Zhou Shen has become even stronger since joining TES!

It's hard to say. Compared to the Grand Slam season, Zhou's playing style has changed somewhat, but he's still as top-tier as ever!

[Guo Hao: Haters, do you think I'm stupid and rich?]

[Where did the price go up this week? Did LGD ask for an extra penny?]

However, on the other hand, TES only has Zhou Shen's usage rights for a few months, which I feel is a bit pricey. LGD really has the nerve to ask for so much money!

[Don't rush, the season isn't over yet. I feel like TES still has championships to win, and then you might think LGD didn't ask for enough!]

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No matter how lively the chat in the live stream was, the live stream continued to progress as scheduled.

After a recap of the highlights of the game, the post-match results panel for the third game was then displayed.

Neither side dealt much damage in this game, as the match ended after just a few team fights, and there were relatively few actual battles.

"Okay, let's take a look at the MVP of the third game. It's Zhou Shen's Olaf!" Wang Duoduo said.

"That Olaf pick was absolutely brilliant, it hit RNG's weak point!" Rita added.

Olaf was able to get MVP in this game mainly because he did the highlight plays at the end.

In fact, in terms of their roles, Olaf's other teammates are no less effective than Olaf.

TES had already secured most of their victory during the draft phase.

After another round of casual conversation in the commentary booth, Wang Duoduo said, "That concludes our post-match commentary on today's semi-final!"

"Now, let's turn the camera to the interview area!"

The camera then pans to show Yu Shuang, Zhou Dian, and Xx on the live stream screen.

With Guan Zeyuan's support, Yu Shuang's interview support is now abundant.

He's practically become a regular post-playoff interview host.

After today's match, the top and jungle players from TES were invited to give an official post-match interview.

The questions asked in the post-match interviews were fairly standard.

In short, whenever Xx answered questions related to Zhou Dian, he would lavish praise on Zhou Dian.

Zhou Dian was a little embarrassed by the praise.

Finally, Yu Shuang asked, "Now that TES has qualified for the main stage of the S9 World Championship, I'd like to ask the two players, what are your expectations for the S9 World Championship?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Dian spoke first: "No expectations, my current goal is to win the Summer Split finals in five days and take the LPL Summer Split championship this year!"

Originally, Xx wanted to say a few words about his thoughts on the S9 World Championship and express his anticipation for participating in the World Championship for the first time.

But since his older brother had said that, he quickly added that he was just like Zhou Ge, and that he only wanted to win the Summer Championship right now, and wasn't considering anything else for the time being.

Yu Shuang received no reply and gave a slightly embarrassed smile.

"The two players are right, so let's wish TES a great performance in the LPL Summer Finals this weekend!" Yu Shuang quickly said.

"Thank you again to Zhou Shen and Xiong Xiong for joining us for the post-match interview!"

After bowing to thank the audience, the post-match interview came to an end.

It was just an ordinary post-match interview, but to Yu Shuang's surprise, the last thing she said to ease the awkwardness drew some dissatisfaction from FPX fans.

What does it mean to "wishing TES a great performance in the LPL Summer Split finals this weekend"?
What does this mean? They hope FPX loses the Summer Split finals and TES wins the Summer Split championship!

This isn't an international battle. What's the point of an official host supporting one side in the finals on an official occasion?
That's so unprofessional!
That's so unprofessional!
Of course, while it's said that FPX fans are dissatisfied, it's really just Doinb fans who are dissatisfied.

How many fans does FPX have right now?
Most of them are Doinb's personal fans.

The composition of TES fans is similar, with most of them following TES because of Zhou Dian.

Zhou Dian's fan base is naturally much larger than Doinb's.

When something like this happens, Doinb's fans naturally criticize him, saying he's too sensitive.

The host was just saying some polite things, and you can't stand it?

Why would someone with such a fragile heart watch esports?

When FPX loses the Summer Split finals, there'll be more for you to bear!

These online arguments naturally boil down to who can shout the loudest.

During this phase, TES fans naturally have a greater voice.

Of course, this clash between the fans of both sides on such a peripheral issue can only be considered a warm-up for the summer season finals this weekend.

Don't be fooled by the fact that TES fans are currently in the lead.

If TES loses to FPX in the Summer Split finals this weekend.

That's when Doinb's fans will launch a counterattack.

It doesn't matter which group has more fans or which group has fewer fans.

In the end, esports is all about skill.

The side that wins the final will naturally have an advantage and can easily mock and settle scores.

The losing side will have to wait for the next round of attack.

Of course, there are also fan groups that go against the grain.

There are only a few!
The more effective the marketing of a team or player, the stronger their fan base's ability to generate momentum against adversity.

Because marketing can only attract fan groups.

The fighting power of fan groups on the internet is boundless.

(End of this chapter)