LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 259 Why is it a good sign?
It turns out.

The North American audiences' predictions couldn't be more correct.

In the qualifying match of Group B one day later, the supermodel LZ still led the pack and achieved the second 6-0 qualification in this year's World Finals.

Following closely behind, FNC caught the last train to the quarterfinals with a record of 4-2.

The North American second seed IMT, who was not expected to have high hopes, returned home easily.

"I feel like Longzhu is definitely our biggest opponent in this World Championship, and we have to deal with it well."

In the hotel, during a rare break, the EDG team gathered together to watch today's game.

After watching the game, the factory manager was thinking habitually.

Lin Ruo felt that saying this was equivalent to not saying anything. Everyone knew that LZ would most likely be their biggest opponent in the World Championship.

However, only Lin Ruo himself knew that in fact SSG was the one who was pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.

"Have you noticed a problem?" Lin Ruo said after thinking.

"LCK teams generally like to pick Varus as the priority in the bottom lane."

The Rat King Pary and the Ruler Emperor are both like this.

"Well, because of Tristana's rise, LCK teams have been keen on promoting the idea of ​​using Varus to counter her dominance."

Nofe noticed this data very early, and in his opinion, this is also an important point that must be referred to when playing against LCK teams.

The characteristics of the hero Varus are similar to those of Tristana. Both are ADCs with extremely strong comprehensive abilities. The difference is that the former is not as flexible as the latter, and his ability to push lanes and towers is not as good as Tristana.

In terms of output, Tristana has high burst against squishy targets, while Varus has fast attack speed against Chetan.

Its certain ability to take the initiative, coupled with the fact that it is not at all inferior in laning confrontations, makes it one of the few options on the field that can compete with Tristana's advancing rhythm.

And in the later stages of the game, Varus's output ability is also not weak.

In other words, the reason why Varus comes out is most likely because the opponent takes Tristana and goes to the bottom lane.

This is a related thing.

For EDG, Tristana's priority is naturally higher than Varus.

Lin Ruo was thinking about one point, how to use the lineup to weaken Varus's laning in the game.

Over the next two days, the team trained in an orderly manner, and the remaining eight-team rosters were gradually released without any upsets.

First of all, in Group C, RNG fought back after losing to G2 in the first game, easily defeated FB, and maintained their heroic performance in the first round in the final battle for Group with SSG.

mlxg's Lee Sin once again defeated Master An.

RNG finally secured first place in the group with a 5-1 double kill record.

SSG was forced to settle for second place.

After the game, after the match, A-P, who had a 3-3 draw but failed to qualify, cried on the chair and burst into tears on the court, creating a famous scene.

Poor A P finally received cheers from the audience in the last game, but the cheers were more of a comforting kind.

And European audiences weren't buying it.

For two consecutive years, the number one seed was eliminated in the round of 16. Criticizing them for one point less is disrespectful to G2.

It's unbelievable. Is this the famous scene Lin Shen mentioned? Yes, I've already remembered Perzk's tearful moment. And then... I'll always remember this round of 16.

[Their famous scene is advancing with a perfect record, while our famous scene is the number one seed being eliminated.]

[The LPL region's EDG is known as the "God of Civil War" because they consistently reach the quarterfinals, while our G2, who consistently reach the top , should be called the "Super God of Civil War." The only team that can surpass them in this regard is the "Super Super God of Civil War," TSM.]

[Hehe, EDG exploded this year, so how long do we have to wait for G2? You can't expect them to break into the top 16 next year.]

"It's okay. Didn't we beat Group 18 team RNG in the group stage? Maybe next year in we can beat RNG to reach the quarterfinals, or even the semifinals."

[A ten-year-old G2 fan smiled and said nothing.]

As European audiences gradually turned to outrageous discussions, RNG, which had defeated SSG twice to advance, dominated all the hot searches tonight.

Quan Zhonghe posted on Weibo: "Keep going, all-Chinese team, you deserve to go further."

This attracted countless RNG fans to respond in the comment section.

[What? I heard RNG is the only all-Chinese team from LPL participating in the World Championship this year. Love it.]

[Five Chinese players will definitely win the championship. Let's make history, RNG.]

I really hope RNG can make it to the Bird's Nest. If nothing else, China needs an all-Chinese team for the World Championship.

Thanks to the powerful marketing of the all-Chinese team, RNG's fan base grew significantly that night.

On the fourth day of the group stage.

Because there will be a quarterfinal draw ceremony after the game, all the teams in this World Championship gathered at the Wuhan Sports Center to wait for the results.

WE, with their united efforts, played with all their might in the second round of Group D, defeating SKT at the start and achieving a perfect record of three wins.

It’s a pity that the state could not be sustained.

They lost to SKT in the final tiebreaker and eventually finished second in the group with a record of 5-2.

There was warm cheers at the scene. Today's WE played with the bloodiness of LPL and deserved the thunderous applause from every home fan.

LCK fans couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If the three LPL teams were to qualify as the first in their groups, then LCK would have lost all its face. Fortunately, SKT managed to save face.

at the same time.

TSM was eliminated with a record of 0 wins and 6 losses, which made North American fans very angry.

They are so awesome in North America.

No team made it to the quarterfinals, and Meimei achieved the glorious record of being completely annihilated.

The soul of the team, the eldest brother, also successfully achieved the four consecutive achievements of 16 16 16 16.

Since then, four groups of eight qualifying teams have been finalized.

Group A: EDG, MSF.

Group B: LZ, FNC.

Group C: RNG, SSG.

Group D: SKT, WE.

After the last round of post-match interviews, Ren Dong and Yu Shuang, who were responsible for hosting the draw, slowly walked onto the stage and gave a brief opening speech.

Then the representatives of the eight teams came on stage, with the first and second place teams in each group on each side.

Lin Ruo, the team representative, was the first to appear and stood under the EDG flag in Pool No. 1.

After everyone gathered, Ren Dong and Yu Shuang briefly introduced the rules of the draw that would begin later.

The competition pool is divided into two halves, during which the four teams will compete in pairs through BO5 to determine the final single spot.

First, the four teams that qualified as the first in their groups will face the other four teams that qualified as the second in their groups.

Secondly, two teams that qualify from the same group will not be placed in the same half of the draw.

Based on these two rules, the special guest icon responsible for the draw stepped onto the stage.

The draw will begin soon.

EDG, as the first team in the upper half, was reflected in the seed pool in the center of the big screen.

Following closely behind is LZ.

"Hmph, time waits for no one. Looks like we'll have to face EDG in the semifinals."

LZ Lounge.

Excited Khan was eager to try it out.

He wants to defeat EDG and prove that his team is the strongest in this World Championship.

As for which second-place team in the group will be their next opponent, they don't care at all.

"I also want to fight with Lin Ruo and see what the strongest ADC is like."

The fat rat king Pray was eating chocolate, and his partner was standing next to Lin Ruo at this moment.

Looking at the groups in the upper half, Gorilla on the stage glanced to the side calmly.

Lin Ruo, with his hands behind his back, smiled calmly in response.

With SKT and RNG entering the bottom half of the bracket, the draw for Pool 1 was complete. The LPL crowd at the scene subconsciously dreamed of a civil war at the Bird's Nest, though it could also be a clash between two Korean teams at the Bird's Nest.

Compared with this, the final match between China and South Korea is naturally the most popular attraction.

This sign is hard to say whether it is good or bad.

Next is the draw for Pool No. 2.

icon quickly drew the first lot, then slowly opened it and revealed the name inside.

First sign, MSF!

According to the principle that teams from the same group cannot meet in the quarterfinals, MSF automatically jumped to the lower half of the group and became the opponent of SKT in the quarterfinals.

Wolf stepped out and shook hands with Hans.

Icon then drew SSG, the second place in Group C.

The audience couldn't help but exclaim, because SSG's opponent will be EDG, which is in the first row.

Lin Ruo smiled and shook his head.

The plot was going in the wrong direction, and SSG actually came to their battle column.

Cuvve looked a little bitter at this time.

This draw result undoubtedly fulfilled the wishes of most LCK fans and avoided a civil war.

But facing EDG... although this is what he wants to face the most, it is still uncomfortable.

Qualifying as the second in the group is too disappointing, and it all comes down to poor performance.

"I'm really looking forward to playing against you guys. I always thought that you guys, SSG, would be the strongest opponent that EDG would face in this World Championship. It's a pity that we only met in the quarterfinals."

Lin Ruo said softly while shaking hands.

Cuvee was confused.

EDG is overestimating themselves as the second team to qualify from the group.

The SSG lounge at this time.

Master An pulled at his hair and said, "If we want to win the championship, we must first defeat the LPL champion, and then in the semi-finals, we must defeat the LCK champion, who is likely to come out on top. It's really very difficult."

Compared to this, it seems that if we can enter the finals, it will be the easiest game.

"Zaihe, you must not be suppressed by Lin Ruo this time, otherwise..."

Sect Leader An glared fiercely.

Ruler didn't dare to speak, and complained silently in his heart, if you hadn't been beaten by mlxg's Lee Sin in the group match yesterday, you wouldn't have had to face EDG.

The draw on the field is still going on, and the third team to come out is LPL’s third seed WE.

LZvsWE.

Another battle between China and South Korea.

For LPL viewers, the risk level is explosive and the highlights are also full of layers.

But for WE fans, it was full of thrills but no highlights.

They couldn't even beat the LCK runner-up SKT, and now they want to go against the champion team LZ?

The 60E circle was once again flooded with slogans.

If you lose, you don’t lose anything; if you win, you make a lot of money.

After the two sides shook hands, the FNC team was drawn as the last pick.

All the quarterfinal matchups are officially announced.

EDG vs. SSG will be the first match after the opening of the semi-finals.

There was a lot of discussion on the forum after the game.

RNG is really lucky. It feels like there's no suspense against FNC.

[It's the same with SKT vs. MSF. The bottom half of the bracket is basically a foregone conclusion, but the two China-Korea battles in the top half are more exciting.]

[The two strongest undefeated teams in this tournament are both in the top half of the draw, so it should be exciting.]

[EDG shouldn't have much trouble against SSG, but WE will have a big problem against LZ.]

[If two teams make it to the semifinals, it's considered a success. If all three teams make it, everyone is happy.]

At the same time, in the LCK forum, the audience's mood actually improved because of the draw.

This sign is really good.

In their opinion, SKT can almost dominate the lower half of the bracket, and reaching the finals is an inevitable result.

As for RNG…

SSG lost to RNG purely because of their cowardice, and they deserved to be drawn against EDG. As long as they don't encounter an LCK team and engage in a civil war, the audience will enjoy watching it.

And they only have some insignificant demands on SSG.

Why is it a good draw? I just hope SSG can match EDG's strengths and clear some obstacles for LZ to reach the finals. Of course, a win would be even better. If they lose, and LZ wins and takes the championship, then SSG deserves one-third of the credit for this championship.

[It's okay, West Eight SSG, please give me some strength. I don't expect you to win, just get some points.]

This is a really good draw. SSG will take care of themselves. If they get swept, they won't be able to come back.

"Being defeated by RNG 2-0 is already embarrassing. If you lose to EDG 3-0, you will never eat kimchi again. You don't deserve it."

In addition to the discussion among Korean fans, European audiences are also discussing the slim chances of the two teams qualifying.

As for North American fans.

Countless people started to protest on Twitter.

[It's none of our business. Our North American region didn't even participate in this World Championship.]

[Yes, I swear in the name of God, our North American team has been preparing for next year's World Championship since the end of the summer season.]

[As you know, we disdain to participate in this year's World Championship.]

It made all the European fans laugh.

[Yes, our European champion G2 actually didn't participate in this year's World Championship. ]

[TSM should have already booked a spot in the top 16 of next year's World Championship.]

[I hope poor TSM can get their first win of the year at next year's World Championship.]

...

The draw is over.

On a rare day off, the EDG team had a big meal led by the factory manager.

The factory manager doesn't want to invite him either.

But Lin Ruo would get close to him every moment to talk about the treat.

Didn't you say that on stage on your own initiative? It has nothing to do with me, clearlove7.

The factory director was forced to do his best to be a good host.

The next day after the meal, I took everyone as a guide to visit the Yellow Crane Tower, the most famous attraction in Wuhan, to take photos and check in.

After all, it would be unreasonable to go to Wuhan without visiting the Yellow Crane Tower.

On the third day, all the EDG members, who had been preparing intensively for the game, boarded a flight to Guangzhou.

On the flight, Lin Ruo continued to call the next person: "Zhao Zhiming, you are from Guangzhou, right? If we go to Guangzhou, do you have to..."

Ai Loli's face darkened: "Brother Lin, I'm a substitute, and my salary is very low."

Lin Ruo understood what Ai Loli meant and patted her on the back: "Don't worry, I won't mind your low salary."

Love Loli: ...

Lin Ruo then quickly made a list: "I want to eat free-range chicken, roast goose, barbecued pork rice, and water chestnut cake. They are all local specialties. You can decide."

"Oh, by the way, I looked at the map, and it seems there's a famous free-range chicken restaurant near the airport."

Ai Loli gasped. "Dude, are you here for a competition or a trip? You've already prepared your strategy in advance, right?"

It was obvious that Lin Ruo came here both for tourism and competition.

(End of this chapter)