League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 141 How embarrassing would it be to lose to another team in fifteen minutes in the World Championship?

"Damn, guys, did we go a little too far this time?" Uzi looked at the post-match results panel with a slight worry.

The kill score was 13 to 0. The opposing team didn't take down a single tower or secure a single dragon. It was a classic case of a complete collapse.

"It seems so. We should have given them one." Chen Dongqing scratched his head. "But there's nothing we can do. I'm too excited about my first time playing in MSI. Let's go shake hands."

At this moment, the cheers of the audience surged like a tidal wave. When facing the North American team, QG's home advantage was absolute!

Surprisingly, although the North American team was thoroughly defeated this time, they didn't look too bad. They even smiled at the QG players while shaking hands and said things like "Good job," showing a great mentality.

Originally, the CLG players still had some hope of winning the championship.

During the late S5 transfer window, their core player Doublelift left the team, and the team recruited four new players to start from scratch. Against all odds, they won the North American championship.

This gave them considerable confidence, and they felt that they might have a chance to win the MSI championship.

But after this opening match, their hopes of winning the championship were almost completely dashed by QG.

QG used a late-game composition and wiped out their early-game composition in 23 minutes, which is unacceptable to anyone.

Whether it was laning, supporting others, or team fights, they lost miserably.

What's the point of winning a championship? They might as well just go on vacation!

Look at Shanghai in the distance, my family!

After experiencing such a setback, everyone in CLG has relaxed their mindset and is now in a much better mood.

They were no longer concerned about the game itself, but were instead thinking about what to eat after the second game.

How about trying the legendary hot pot?

After the match, Yu Shuang approached Chen Dongqing again, asking him to prepare for a Chinese-language interview.

In such a global event, both regions conduct their own post-match interviews, and this time the North American region interviewed Uzi.

Now that the weather has warmed up, Yu Shuang is wearing a relatively fitted cheongsam, which accentuates her slender figure. She first asked Chen Dongqing to introduce himself, and then asked him questions.

"This should be Ilex's first appearance on the world stage, right?" Yu Shuang said with a smile. "Compared to previous matches, is there anything different?"

What's the difference?

Chen Dongqing thought to himself, "It's simpler than the league, I shouldn't say that, right?"

He laughed and said, "Actually, I don't feel there's any difference. It's just a normal game. Maybe it's mainly because the competition is being held in Shanghai. If you're playing the competition at home, there's definitely no difference."

After he finished speaking, applause and cheers erupted from the audience.

Yu Shuang nodded in satisfaction and smiled, "That's right. I've been watching from the audience the whole time. Every time you made a brilliant move, the audience cheered loudly. That's the advantage of being the host team!"

Following that, Yu Shuang asked, "So, what are your expectations for the team's final performance at this MSI?"

"The final result?" Chen Dongqing smiled. "I just hope that the MSI trophy can stay in our LPL region."

This was tantamount to Chen Dongqing's declaration of victory, and the audience below the stage once again gave him a round of applause.

Chen Dongqing smiled and waved to the audience, then turned and left the stage.

Uzbekistan had just finished his interview with English Stream, and the two returned to the backstage dressing room together.

"You played great today!" Linko gave the two a thumbs up as soon as they got back. "Get some rest. I bought you some hamburgers and fried chicken. The next game is still a while away, so eat something to tide you over."

According to the rules, during the group stage, each team will have two matches per day, and with six teams, that's a total of six matches per day.

The first match starts at 2 o'clock, then one match every hour, with the last match at 7 o'clock.

Today, QG's schedule is exactly two matches, one at 2 PM and the other at 7 PM. After the opening match, their next match will be at 7 PM.

"It's only three o'clock, not even three yet!" Uz said, sounding a bit frustrated. "Can we leave the stadium and get something to eat first?"

"I already asked," Linko said. "They said no."

"What can we do? Just wait." Chen Dongqing took a spicy chicken burger and sat back down, quietly passing the long four hours.

After a short rest and adjustment, the second match began quickly, with G2 and FW as the two teams.

Based on the results of the scrims, these two teams are roughly equal in strength, and neither can beat QG.

During the match, the two teams indeed engaged in a back-and-forth battle.

The match lasted forty minutes. Although FW gained a 22-12 kill advantage through team fights, the two teams were evenly matched in terms of economy!

The QG players were utterly baffled by how FW had managed to pull it off.

Is this kind of reverse loss-making operation something that professional teams can pull off?

Fortunately, they managed to gain such a large lead in kills, which at least means they've been winning team fights consistently.

At 44 minutes into the game, FW successfully achieved a 3-for-0 exchange in a team fight around the dragon. Afterwards, the mid and top laners recalled to base to replenish their health and then teleported to the front, using their numerical advantage to push down G2's base.

After the game ended, Perkz, the cheerful boy who had been a core member of G2 since S6, touched his face with a hint of helplessness, then flashed a sunny smile again and shook hands with the Flash Wolves players.

As expected of a unified European and American culture, their optimism after the game is truly a shared trait.

At 4 o'clock, the third match started, this time it was SKT vs. SUP.

The match between South Korea and Türkiye in the league is a foregone conclusion, as it represents the biggest gap in strength between the two teams.

SKT abandoned their usual defensive counter-attacking style and directly picked a bot lane pressure composition with EZ and Karma, followed by a mid-jungle invasion with Ryze and Kindred.

Even though SKT used a playstyle they weren't good at, the outcome of this game was never in doubt. SKT ended the game in 28 minutes with a 20-1 kill score.

The only kill Blank gave up was when he was caught by the enemy's double TP support while tower diving in the early game.

"SKT's offense is actually quite aggressive," Chen Dongqing said, munching on fries. "SUP simply can't handle it!"

"We don't need to consider this situation." Banbazi shook his head. "I doubt that any of the five members of SUP are at the Master level in the Chinese server."

The wildcard league ultimately started too late. Not only are the individual players not strong enough, but the teamwork between teams is also terrible, making it look like a random casual game.

It's fair to say that the wildcard region still has a long way to go if it wants to grow.

The fourth match was a major battle between CLG and FW.

Despite being thoroughly defeated by QG, ​​CLG is actually quite strong. If Chen Dongqing remembers correctly, according to the original historical trajectory, CLG should have been the runner-up in this MSI.

Of course, part of the reason for this runner-up finish is that RNG and SKT met in the semifinals earlier than expected.

In this match, although CLG's mid and jungle were suppressed by FW's Karsa and Maple, their Caitlyn fast push strategy finally took off.

After the female police officer acquired a full set of six items, she took down Karsa with three shots and Maple with two shots, successfully winning the game!

It can only be said that after this match, some viewers from other regions have changed their opinion of QG's strength.

Was CLG really that strong? They even beat Flash Wolves?

How strong is QG, the team that just played against Linglongta CLG?

Chen Dongqing took a water glass, filled it with a Coca-Cola, and sat back down in his chair. "We just need to watch one more game before it's our turn to play, right? Who's our next opponent?"

"SUP," Linko quickly replied, then glanced at Chen Dongqing and couldn't help but say, "Although SUP doesn't really put any pressure on us, you've been eating way too much, haven't you? You've been eating until now? Aren't you afraid it will affect your performance? If you have this problem during SUP, you'll be laughed at."

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Chen Dongqing waved his hand. "I just like playing games after dinner."

The main reason is that he has a system, and his attributes are constant, so eating and such are not affected at all.

Hearing Chen Dongqing's words, Uz couldn't help but swallow, wondering if he should eat some too.

But after thinking it over, I decided against it.

It will be their turn to go on stage soon.

After that match, we moved on to the fifth match.

G2 vs SKT.

Interestingly, even with stronger opponents, SKT still opted for an aggressive, offensive lineup.

The mid and jungle duo remains Ryze and Kindred, while the bot lane has been changed to Lucian and Braum.

The strategy remains focused on controlling the mid and lower lanes, followed by proactive invasions and tower dives.

Although SKT still managed to gain the upper hand this time, it was clear that their rhythm had become somewhat disrupted.

The match lasted for over thirty minutes before SKT finally managed to secure a victory through a Baron fight.

Thankfully they won. After all, G2's lineup is more late-game focused. With the respawn time shortened, if the game had dragged on for a few more minutes, G2 might have actually turned the tide.

"Something's not right with SKT!" Xiangguo frowned. "Are they practicing lineups? But they don't need to!"

The current meta is relatively slow, and SKT, which should be very suitable for this version, is actually speeding up, which doesn't make any sense.

"I guess they just want to get off work early so the game ends faster," Doinb said from the side. "The Korean team is just too strong; they can win no matter what they do."

"Indeed." Chen Dongqing nodded.

"Alright, stop thinking about it," Linko called out from the sidelines. "It's our turn. Get your peripherals ready, let's finish this match quickly so we can go out for dinner. I've already found a restaurant."

Another advantage of playing at home is that you won't have to worry about food and drink.

If you're in a foreign country, what to eat after a match is always a problem.

The QG players quickly stood up and stretched.

Sitting for hours on end really makes me feel numb.

"As for SUP, how about we try to take it within twenty minutes?" Xiangguo said with a smile.

"Don't be too arrogant!" Park Unyong reminded him from the side, "You need to respect your opponent."

"Yes, we understand," Chen Dongqing said with a smile. "These are all things we say behind closed doors."

Park Unyong thought for a long time before he finally understood what "sayings behind closed doors" meant.

Meanwhile, after the SKT members returned to the rest area, Kkoma asked, "Do you want to watch QG's last match before you leave?"

According to the rules, they can leave now.

"There's no need for that," Bang said. "This match isn't very useful for reference."

"Then it's up to you." Kkoma shrugged and started packing up to leave.

While tidying up, Kkoma asked, "How did you feel about today's match?"

"It was alright, although there were some problems along the way, we still won," Blank said. "In this aspect, we are indeed not as fast as ROX."

"It's alright," Kkoma laughed. "This isn't exactly our forte anyway. We'll just try to get through this group stage using this approach and avoid revealing too much of our skills."

The SKT members all nodded. They packed their things and headed out of the venue, preparing to take a bus to a hot pot restaurant they had previously chosen.

It wasn't until he was in the car that Kkoma finally took out his phone, turned on the live stream of the match, and intended to take a quick look at how far the game had progressed.

But what he saw made his pupils shrink.

"What is this?!" Kkoma couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"What's wrong? What the hell?!" The Korean Wolf peeked over and took a look, then also exclaimed in surprise.

The game had only been going on for 15 minutes and 57 seconds, but QG had already pushed into SUP's base and launched an attack on the inhibitor turret!

Urged by their coach, the SKT players all turned on their phones to watch the live stream of the match, but they were all incredulous at what they saw.

Is it being pushed so fast?

Meanwhile, on the field...

Uzi started worrying about the opposing team again, asking, "Isn't pushing so fast a bad idea? It's too disrespectful to them. Should we wait a bit?"

"Indeed, let's wait a while," Chen Dongqing said, licking his lips. "We'll push it in the next wave."

This was his most satisfying game. Playing Jayce, he got a solo kill in the top lane within five minutes, and then called on Xiangguo to tower dive seven minutes later, successfully gaining a two-level advantage in the lane.

Meanwhile, in the bottom lane, Doinb and Xiangguo executed a four-man gank on Uzi, freeing him up and allowing them to push towers ahead of schedule.

As the team with the strongest offensive capabilities in the LPL, QG's skill in ordering food is also top-notch.

If any point is not defended properly, the collapse will be catastrophic.

Immediately afterwards, SUP became lost in Jayce's barrage of cannon fire. Every time they were hit, one of them had to go back to base. Meanwhile, Uzi took the opportunity to push towers aggressively, thus creating this situation!

"QG has recalled to base? Huh?" The commentators had changed, and Guan Daxiao asked in surprise on stage, "What's this?"

"They're probably trying to play it safe," said the long-haired man sitting next to him. "Pushing too hard isn't a good idea."

Colonel Guan immediately understood: "That's true."

Seeing QG's team retreat, the five Turkish guys from SUP finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That way, at least we won't lose too badly.

How embarrassing would it be if we lost to another team in fifteen minutes in the World Championship?

But QG didn't give SUP much of a break either.

In the following period, QG shifted their focus to pushing the top and bottom lanes, and then secured the Baron buff precisely at the 20-minute mark.

Twenty-one minutes later, a wave of attack caused the SUP base to explode!

The head-to-head ratio was fixed at 11-0.

Thank you for the 1200 Qidian Coins donation from my tea shop, thank you boss!

Today's match is the usual 8K. Tomorrow we'll start the SKT mini-game, and after that, we should be moving on to the knockout stage.

See you tomorrow, brothers!

(End of this chapter)