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Chapter 68 A Good Fortune! Why is it a good fortune?

Of course, more importantly, two LPL teams finished first in their groups this year, giving them a significant advantage over LCK teams in terms of momentum.

As for whether WE in Group D can take down SKT and have all three LPL teams advance as the top seed, that's up to fate.

Seeing that LPL is showing signs of resurgence this year, Ghostcrawler and others at Riot headquarters were overjoyed.

They chose to hold the finals at the Bird's Nest, hoping that the LPL could win the championship by playing on home soil. It would be meaningless if the LCK always won.

If the LPL doesn't win the championship this year, they will definitely target the LCK next year.

Fortunately, the current situation is developing as they planned. Now it remains to be seen whether Team WE in Group D can advance through the group stage.

"It would be great if WE also got first place in the group stage, then all of us LPL teams would advance as the top teams," Meiko said, looking at the screen.

"It's hard to say. There's a tough rabbit team in Group D. Hopefully, they can get through." Wang Yao shook his head.

WE not only suffered a comeback defeat against SKT in the first round, but also almost got knocked out by the Rabbit Team, and C9 is no pushover either.

Soon, Group D began its battle for qualification.

Just like in the previous two matches, WE defeated C9 and Rabbit Team in succession, bringing their record to 4-1.

During that time, WE was almost crushed by the European team, but fortunately, the incredible plays of Xiye and Condi in the mid and jungle prevented WE from being defeated by the European team.

However, the Rabbits' many unconventional lineups during the group stage surprised many league viewers.

In other words, they lacked experience in operations; otherwise, WE might have really been defeated by MSF and suffered a humiliating defeat in the round of 16.

Ultimately, SKT advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-1 record, while WE followed closely behind with a 4-2 record.

The only game SKT lost was against Rabbit Team, but their unconventional strategies didn't help SKT and WE overcome the odds.

"I hope EDG and RNG don't draw WE. It would be really upsetting if there were an all-Chinese match in the quarterfinals."

After seeing all the group stage results, Wawa couldn't help but speak up.

When it comes to the draw for the quarterfinals, there will no longer be a rule of avoiding teams from the same region; only teams from the same group will be subject to a half-group avoidance rule.

This means that teams from the same group can only meet in the finals if they want to be in the knockout stage.

At this moment, the eight teams that will advance to the finals have all been determined.

EDG, RNG, WE, SKT, SSG, LZ, FNC, FB.

On stage, two official LPL hosts stood by the prize pool, with Yu Shuang and Ren Dong in charge of hosting the draw.

The EDG representative in charge of the draw was Clearlove, and in this situation, he was more suited to come out and show off on behalf of the team.

The person officially selected for the quarterfinals draw was Icon, a player from the OMG team, nicknamed "Cold Young Master".

Considering that Leng Shao has a good appearance and is a young mid-laner in the LPL, symbolizing the LPL entering a new era, he will be the one to conduct this year's quarterfinals draw.

Soon, Leng Shao, dressed in a well-tailored suit, came onto the stage with a smile and took out several balls with the team's name written on them from the prize pool.

The first team drawn into the upper bracket is EDG, followed closely by LZ. These two teams will meet in the upper bracket!

This means that EDG will likely face LZ in the semifinals this year, meaning the seeded teams from the two regions will have to clash early!

When the results of the second round of draws came out, the quarterfinal matchups were finally finalized.

In the upper bracket, EDG will face SSG, and LZ will face WE!

The lower bracket features RNG vs. FNC and SKT vs. FB.

After seeing Leng Shao's brilliant draw, many EDG fans were stunned into silence. Although these three LPL teams didn't face each other in the quarterfinals, the championship favorite LZ will most likely encounter EDG in the semifinals.

In contrast, SKT's match against FB in the lower bracket is practically a guaranteed spot in the semifinals, while RNG's match against FNC is equally easy.

The main competition in the quarterfinals has moved to the upper half of the bracket!
Seeing this draw that practically guaranteed RNG and SKT a spot in the semifinals, various esports streamers expressed their opinions in their live streams.

"Of the three LPL teams this year, only RNG is a sure thing to make it to the top four. To be honest, the other two are a bit disappointing."

PDD adjusted his glasses. He wasn't very optimistic about EDG's chances against SSG because Clearlove and Ambition are the same type of jungler.

It's unlikely that the factory manager would want to beat up Master An like Xiang Guo did, unless the team commander is replaced and the factory manager is willing to follow orders and use the invasion tactics.

At least EDG's jungler can't be too timid...

After all, the opposing Ambition is genuinely afraid of fasting-style junglers, but not so much afraid of steady, rhythm-based junglers like Clearlove.

The LPL region has consistently reached the quarterfinals every year. EDG's eight-stroke defeat of Kai has truly terrified people. Even when playing against SSG, who were defeated twice by RNG, many people are still on edge.

"This year has been so tough for EDG. They finally made it out of the group stage as the top seed, and then two LCK teams came up right away..."

PDD shook his head, thinking that EDG would be considered a success if they made it to the semifinals this year.

So what if you have a six-game winning streak in the group stage? The LZ team next door also has a six-game winning streak, right? If you can't beat the LZ team, it's all for nothing.

Besides, it's hard to say whether EDG can even make it to the semifinals!
Meanwhile, in the Deyunse live stream on Zhanqi TV, Xiaoxiao and Xika also shared their personal opinions on the draw.

"Brothers, this year we really have to look to RNG and Uzi. EDG is basically doomed to fail after being drawn into this group."

"With Samsung and Dragon Ball as obstacles, even if we make it to the finals, we might face SKT or RNG. To win the championship... we can only say that the level of competition is extremely high, and the difficulty is also extremely high."

Seeing this, online enthusiasts also began to discuss it with great enthusiasm.

"Isn't this great? At least the quality of the top half of the bracket is top-notch. If they can't beat SSG, it just means EDG's six-game winning streak is a pile of crap!"

"What good is it if you don't have the strength to win a championship? You'll still get crushed by SKT, won't you?"

"The legendary script has already been written for EDG. If they can win the championship, I would call EDG the most awesome team in the history of the World Championship!"

On the eve of the quarterfinals, various onlookers, including those who support Korean football, the Korean football team, and even those who support Chinese football, gathered on forums to discuss this year's quarterfinal draw.

A post from Baidu Tieba quickly went viral after the lottery ceremony ended.

A post by user "What kind of ox or horse are you?"

Good fortune! Why is it considered a good fortune?
Hopefully, EDG can bring out the best in SSG and LZ, clearing some obstacles for RNG in the lower bracket. Of course, a win would be even better.

If EDG loses and RNG wins and takes the championship, then EDG deserves one-third of the credit for the title. As for WE, well, it's up to fate.

I'm an RNG fan, a rational one.

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This silent yet defiant post circulated among fans of the "starf" and "60e" forums, sparking a fierce online battle that built a new chapter in the Louvre forum.

Meanwhile, at the esports hotel in Wuhan, the EDG team had already packed their bags and were ready to depart.

Upon arriving in Guangzhou, they were met not only with various official filming assignments but also with a series of intense training matches.

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(End of this chapter)