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Chapter 304 Reaching the Pinnacle of Asia!

The Dalian Stadium, which can hold more than 10,000 spectators, ultimately only produced scattered, intermittent sounds, which was quite embarrassing.

On stage, the members of Team Machi appeared somewhat embarrassed and uneasy, even a little at a loss. They had originally thought that even if they couldn't enjoy the home crowd treatment, they could at least give a symbolic round of applause.

The LPL players, who hadn't even made their appearance yet, were incredibly proud and in high spirits, practically itching to jump up and unleash a set of military-style boxing!

Spicy Hotpot, with his more volatile temper, immediately started cursing, "No wonder they're LPL fans! Well done! We've been giving these people too much face, they deserve to be punished!!"

"Indeed, it's about reciprocity."

Even a player with a good temper like Wang Yao would clench his fists in anger when he thought about what happened last year!

Casa was a little embarrassed, but he was also a little relieved. It was a good thing he ran away this year, otherwise, how embarrassing would it have been to go on stage?

Last year's Intercontinental Cup was held in Kaohsiung, and the Taiwanese audience created this awkward moment when the LPL teams took the stage.

After the South Korean team took the stage, the Taiwanese audience deliberately made a lot of noise, which can be said to be a full display of double standards.

Viewers with such blatantly biased views deserve to be severely punished!
On stage, all four LMS teams received the same treatment.

They didn't care about anything else and waved to the audience with smiles, each one eager to end this awkward moment as soon as possible. Many of them were also at the event in Kaohsiung last year.

At the time, they were just watching the show, but when it actually happened to them, they realized how agonizing that time was!
The live stream attracted countless netizens who all cheered!

"An eye for an eye is an eye, and the audience here did a fantastic job!"

"That was awesome! All I can say is that those narrow-minded Taiwanese viewers deserved to die; karma is what it is!"

"Great! The audience is so supportive, the contestants can't let them down!"

"I'll give you a number: can you finish the fight in 15 minutes? Don't even give them 15 chances to surrender! You're going to humiliate them thoroughly!"

"..."

The LMS team members slunk off the stage like stray dogs.

Ren Dong continued, still drawing out the last syllable, "Next, let's welcome the fourth team from the LPL region! Rogue Warriors!"

Poison Coin was the first to walk out of the passage, and he seemed very excited. At this point, Wang Yao could understand him.

Anyone familiar with Doinb's professional career understands why he was so excited; after all, he's a player with a mixed reputation.

In S6, QG practically dominated the LPL in the Spring Split, but then, near the playoffs, the infamous 'mid-jungle rift' occurred.

Poison Coin had a falling out with the other four players of QG, and even made Uzi take the blame for the unfounded accusation of being a "team-destroying maniac".

At that time, Zaozi couldn't even get a starting position in the QG team, and the disbandment of QG really had nothing to do with him.

At the time, both sides had their own version of events, but more evidence pointed to the fact that Poison Coin was indeed not sociable.

However, Doinb is indeed a formidable player. After QG was acquired by NB, QG's original owner created a team in the LSPL and recruited Doinb. As a result, Doinb actually led his team back to the LPL.

There are many people who call themselves the emperors of LSPL, such as Xiye in the early years and ZuoShou a couple of years ago, but compared to Doinb, they are really not that good.

The main problem is that Poison Coin doesn't care about teammates; you can assign him any four teammates and he'll lead them to kill.

Therefore, there are differences even among the LSPL emperors.

In his early years with QG, Dubi (the "Poison Coin") placed great importance on live streaming because he longed for a bigger stage.

A bigger stage often means greater attention, attracting more viewers to his live stream, which in turn brings him more fame and fortune. However, before he could even fully appreciate the joy of the large stage, the audience erupted in cheers and applause far exceeding those he had received upon his entrance.

It can be described as a thunderous roar!

"Now let's welcome! The LPL Spring Split champion team, EDGaming!!" Ren Dong said, drawing out the last syllable.

The audience at the Dalian Sports Center unleashed all the pent-up enthusiasm they had been holding back!

Wang Yao walked at the front of the line, waving to the audience with a smile on his face. Clearly, he was already used to such a big scene!
After the formalities, it was the turn of the four LCK teams to take the stage: KZ, KT, SKT, and AFS.

The audience continued to applaud enthusiastically, especially when Lee Sang-hyeok appeared on stage.

This year's "Big Boss" is having a tough time.

SKT is a club that doesn't usually spend money extravagantly. Rather than buying superstars, they prefer to develop their own players, likely because they benefited from Lee Sang-hyeok's influence.

Last year, the year of S7, was SKT's only year of big spending.

They beat out numerous clubs to sign Peanut and Huni, but ended up getting nothing in return.

They were thoroughly outmatched by Longzhu in the league and failed to win the World Championship, only managing to take home the MSI title in S7.

For a club like Barbecue Stall, winning the Spring Split championship and MSI is a failure!

Therefore, this year they have returned to the youth training route, and even the "Big Demon King" has to accompany his young players as they grow.

However, the barbecue stand does have the potential to develop youth training programs; Lee Sang-hyeok is a living example of that.

Many young people in South Korea grew up watching Lee Sang-hyeok's games, regarding him as a role model, idol, and goal to strive for.

For many young people in South Korea, going to work at a barbecue stand is seen as a pilgrimage.

That's Lee Sang-hyeok's charm.

Unfortunately, the LPL cannot find such a benchmark or iconic figure at the moment.

In addition, there are also national circumstances involved. After all, South Korea treats e-sports as a legitimate profession and has corresponding policy support.

But it's not like that in the country.

Back in the backstage lounge, the entire EDG team waited to go on for the match.

The format of the intercontinental competition is that teams of the same ranking play against each other during the group stage, so there is no strategy like the "Tian Ji horse racing" tactic.

"Same-ranked matchups" means that the first-ranked player plays against the first-ranked player, the second-ranked player plays against the second-ranked player, and so on.

Based on the points accumulated during the group stage, the team from the top-ranked region will advance directly to the finals, while teams from the other two regions will enter the knockout stage.

Based on this format, EDG's opponents in the group stage are clear: Flash Wolves, the LMS Spring Split champions, and KZ from the LCK.

These two teams are old rivals they've faced at MSI. EDG basically has to beat these two teams when they play against each other!

After all the teams had taken the stage, Ren Dong used the last of his strength to shout, "Now let's hand the stage over to the contestants!"

"Let's wait and see who will be crowned the champion of Asia this year!"

(End of this chapter)