LOL: I've already been transferred to the manager, but you just came to the system

However, the joy of TSM fans did not last long, because in the final tiebreaker with MSF, they unfortunately lost and were forced to qualify as the second in the group. The thought of facing WE and other terrifyingly strong teams in the quarterfinals made the North American audience feel scalp tingling.

At 8 o'clock in the evening on the 15th, after the eight qualifying teams were determined, the draw for the knockout stage began.

The LPL players gathered at the Wuhan Sports Center once again and for the last time.

The venue for the S7 semi-finals has been moved to Guangzhou, so after today's end, all the teams that have advanced to the quarterfinals will set off.

"Hey, let's see who's here - oh, it's our TES dude who's ranked first in the same group as us."

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Su Wangzai laughing strangely and trying to liven up the atmosphere.

"Hahaha!"

Inside the room, members of the three LPL teams all smiled to varying degrees.

If you get good grades, you will naturally feel very happy.

Overcoming the three teams from LCK, all LPL players advanced as the first in their groups, and there was absolutely no civil war in the quarterfinals. This was a result they had never dared to imagine at the beginning of the season this year.

"All this is thanks to Prime Minister Lin!"

As he thought about it, many eyes turned to the figure in the crowd of people wearing black and gold uniforms.

It was because the other party accepted the training mission of four teams in the Intercontinental Championship with great magnanimity that the LPL has achieved such results today.

"Humph, don't you see who is leading the training camp?"

Feeling the attention of the people in the room, a certain person in charge, Bobby, raised his head proudly.

As witty as me!

"Although we avoided a civil war in the quarterfinals, two teams will still be placed in the same half. If that happens, a civil war between our divisions will be inevitable after we advance to the semifinals."

Firefox's tone was somewhat regretful.

Lin Shuyang smiled and said, "That's better than the previous two years, isn't it?"

They all advanced as the first in the group. If they play well, they can even occupy three places in the semi-finals. By then, it doesn't matter whether there is a civil war or not. In any case, it is better than S5 and S6, where one or two teams were eliminated in the group stage and the quarterfinals.

He really doesn't want to experience the feeling of being beaten up by the LCK region again.

At present, it seems that all the efforts have not been in vain. Although RNG had two consecutive big games in the group stage in order to break through its own tactical system, as long as the final result remained the same, it would have been a great feeling for all the players to defeat the LCK team in the group stage.

Now, I don’t know how many viewers are discussing the LPL civil war in the Bird’s Nest.

"No matter who we draw in the quarterfinals, just don't draw into the same zone as you TES." UZI raised his head and took a sip of his drink, looking in the direction of TES.

Jin Gong grinned, "Why, I like playing against you RNG."

"In the semifinals, I can have fun with Letme in the top lane, and I won't TP to catch you in the bottom lane."

Hearing this, the others rolled their eyes.

Want to meet RNG in the semi-finals?

Jin Gong, your map of Yan State is too short. You don't like to be caught when you bully others, right?

The WE players did not join in the discussion. To be honest, their training group discussed privately that they did not want to be drawn against TES even if they had to play another full BO5 with RNG.

The reason is also very simple.

Playing a match with Master Guang's team is really a brain-burning task.

"The drawing of lots has begun!"

……

"Hello, summoners, welcome to the draw ceremony for the 2017 League of Legends World Championship knockout round. I am the host, Ren Dong!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Yu Shuang."

On the stage, Eternal Grasp, dressed in a red suit, and Yu Shuang, dressed in a white and red plum blossom cheongsam, stood in front of the camera.

"Today, only eight of the twenty-four teams that dream of winning the championship have been left. In the next games, they will have to compete in a more brutal knockout qualification battle. Let us first welcome the four teams that advance as the number one seeds, namely TES, WE..."

Representatives of the four group-leading teams appeared on the stage.

When seeing the players from WE, RNG and TES teams appear on the screen, the audience once again gave warm applause.

LPL took three of the four group first places, how cool is that?

[I laughed my ass off. Seeing this scene, I wonder if those high-minded LCK fans will get sick. 】

[Sick? Even if you are sick, you have to keep it to yourself. Who can you blame for being second in the group? ]

[God will take its course, no one will be spared, whatever you laughed at us before, you will laugh back at us now. 】

[The biggest fun has to be the MSF guys. Who would have thought that the second seed from Europe would get first place in the group without saying a word.]

[Why is it the No. 2 seed? Where is the No. 1 seed? 】

【G2 (on the plane): Please don’t hurt each other, thank you. 】

[But there is a problem. Our three teams don't need to fight each other. Similarly, the three teams in LCK, which are all runners-up in their groups, don't seem to need to fight each other either. In this case, at least two of the top eight teams will be China and South Korea. ]

The LPL audience who reacted expressed their concerns.

The previous group stage was BO1, but LCK teams have failed quite a few times in the BO1 system. The really terrifying thing about these people is the tactical adjustments in BO5 and the discipline they can maintain for a long time in high-intensity, multi-game matches.

It is not impossible for the second place team in the knockout stage to beat the first place team and advance...

Obviously, the audience on the Korean side was watching the live broadcast of the quarterfinal draw with this consideration in mind.

[Shit, kill, kill, kill all these arrogant people from LPL. ]

[What if the three teams are first in the group? Winning a few group matches will cause you trouble. Don’t let us eliminate all of them in the quarterfinals when China and South Korea meet. ]

[Ahem, stop making fun of me, TSM and MSF are in the same group, so at least there are two groups that won't be China vs. Korea.] [That's fine, it's fine if we can beat both of them in the quarterfinals, otherwise people will think that LPL won the previous championships.]

[My LCK team is invincible in BO5. ]

“Beat TSM!”

“Beat TSM!”

“SKT is also OK!”

What was unexpected was that Xiao Ming, who was responsible for drawing lots on the stage, kept repeating the person his team hoped to draw.

TSM is recognized as the weakest team in the quarterfinals. As for why they wanted to draw SKT, it was when the three training teams were meeting together to discuss it. Brother Yang told them that SKT's adaptation to this year's World Championship version was very poor. The bottom lane could not support the tactical system of the Censer Monster, and the top and jungle players were complete weaknesses. Although the second jungler, Peanut, was stronger than Xiaohei in personal strength, he could not integrate into the team system.

WE has already experienced this firsthand in the group stage. If possible, they would run into RNG in advance and give SKT a beating while they are still struggling to adjust, sending them home.

……

The first place in the group has been unveiled, followed by the second seed team led by TSM brother.

Why do we say that TSM is the leader?
That's because the three LCK teams including LZ all had expressionless faces, except for TSM's support Biofrost, who had a smile on his face. If you didn't know better, you would think that the four people on the right were the top team in the group.

“Wow!”

However, TSM's self-entertainment was soon interrupted by the cheers of the LPL audience below the stage.

The guest of honor for the draw for the quarterfinals, the spicy dance contestant Li Ke Er, walked onto the stage in a neat suit.

"Let us welcome today's draw guest, LPL jungler Li Ke Er La Wu..."

Lin Shuyang was listening to Ren Dong's cheers backstage. When he saw the young man with the bowl-cut hair walking onto the stage, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"puff……"

Sure enough, Seven's will came late.

I don’t know if it was because of the angle of the camera in the live broadcast room, but MingKai, who was standing in the middle of the stage, formed a strange arc with the second-placed TSM support player in the group. Together with WE’s Missing on the right and the two hosts extending out, an Arabic number 7 was just placed in front of the big screen.

【777! 】

[Okay, okay, as long as the leader isn't the only one doing the drawing, I think we can all rest assured.]

[Big guts, you are doubting the luck of my African Onmyoji. ]

[Master Guang’s luck should not be doubted. He only draws the Korean team in the group stage every year, and will definitely face the champion of that year in the knockout stage.]

[(Laughing with sidelong eyes) If you don’t defeat me, Master Guang, how much value will your S-League championship have?]

After Mingkai came on stage, he considered that this was his own pig farm and waved to the audience.

Ren Dong simultaneously read out the rules for the quarterfinal draw, namely, the draw between different zones in the same group, and the draw between the first and second place in each group.

After saying that, Mingkai put his hand into the transparent glass tank of the No. 1 seed pool and stirred it. After two or three seconds, he took out one of the gray balls.

After prying it open with force, he took out the banner with the team's logo printed on it.

"RNG!"

When Mingkai saw the RNG team logo, he was obviously stunned.

RNG!
But it’s not too surprising. Our own region has won the first place in the group stage this year, so it is an abnormal probability to draw MSF.

The RNG fans below the stage cheered.

As the first team to be drawn out among the eight teams, the special meaning makes people excited.

Without wasting time, Mingkai fished out the second ball.

However, the moment the team logo appeared on the banner, Mingkai's dead fish eyes suddenly twitched, and the scene at the Wuhan Sports Center suddenly became quiet.

All I saw were the three letters "TES" printed on the banner.

[Knock, Qijiang's bad luck. ]

[Although I know that a civil war is inevitable, RNG and TES are in the same half of the group...]

"Depend on!"

"what?"

"No!"

"We are in the same half as Brother Yang?"

In the backstage lounge of the LPL region, the RNG players showed painful expressions.

No, how about playing?
What you don't think will happen. They all thought that they would rather share the same half zone with WE than to face TES before the semi-finals, but Qijiang you just arranged it directly.

In contrast to RNG's reaction, all WE members looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as they don't share the same zone with TES, it'll be fine. Otherwise, based on how well Brother Yang knows them, even if they can win in the semifinals, they'll probably be completely defeated, and it'll be dangerous for them to make it to the finals.

After the positions of TES and RNG are determined, there is no need to elaborate on the positions of WE and MSF.

But when Mingkai reached out to the second seed pool and completely confirmed the matchup situation in the quarterfinals, there was another scream at the scene.

On the big screen, the matchups between the eight teams in the two half zones were extremely clear.

Upper half: RNG vs SKT TES VS TSM!

Lower half: WE vs SSG MSF vs LZ!

"Ah, isn't that how they are grouped?" (End of this chapter)