League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 262 The Four Finalists Are Born!

The cheers from the audience exploded to an extreme level!

What's this?

You could push the base, but you won't. You just want to kill Lee Sin again, make Lee Sin feed like crazy, and then push the base.

What grudge or hatred could there be?

Many viewers expressed their confusion, because in their understanding, QG was not such a team.

At this point, many viewers who knew the inside story began to explain it to their friends, and many people understood the reason and expressed their understanding!

QG did a great job!

Before the match, countless North American cult members who were loudly chanting "TSM" all wilted, quickly transitioning from boastful words to silence.

There's no way I can say it.

Throughout the entire match, TSM failed to secure a single kill.

They were shut out completely!

"Congratulations to QG!" Changmao shouted, his voice more passionate than ever, "They've secured their fourth consecutive victory in the group stage!"

Watching the racial knight get swarmed at the fountain, the long-haired Taiwanese man applauded enthusiastically, showing his strong support.

They haven't killed enough; they should have killed them ten times!

Su Xiaoyan, meanwhile, added fuel to the fire with a smile, saying, "After TSM loses this match, their record will be 1-3, and their chances of advancing are not optimistic."

The camera panned to the TSM players' bench, where the burly Doublelift had taken off his headphones and stood up with a helpless expression.

He has nothing to say about this match; he is simply a victim.

He wasn't killed in the bot lane either. Thanks to Caitlyn's strong laning ability, he didn't even lose much in CS. But the game was still lost without any suspense.

Looking at the kill score of 0-16 on the post-match panel and then at Lee Sin's 0-8 score, he felt a headache coming on.

You're so racist!

Just as the senior brother was sighing, the QG players walked over.

It's clear that QG, having just secured a resounding victory, is currently in a state of great pride and satisfaction.

Chen Dongqing smiled and shook hands with his senior brother, saying in simple English, "Sorry, actually I just wanted to kill that blind monk."

Chen Dongqing was referring to the final fountain dive incident. He had thrown his combo at the Lee Sin, but unfortunately, the Caitlyn was also within the skill's range, causing him to kill her as well. There was really nothing he could do about it.

The eldest brother rolled his eyes. "Stop talking, bro."

Chen Dongqing nodded, then walked to the next person.

Next up is Bjergsen, the legendary mid laner from North America, a veteran mage who has been around since the early days.

Chen Dongqing wasn't familiar with this person, so he just gave him a casual greeting.

Next up is the racial knight Sevenskeren.

Seeing the QG players approaching, Race Knight Sevenskeren habitually extended his right hand, wanting to shake hands with Chen Dongqing.

But Chen Dongqing remained expressionless, withdrew his hand, and walked past the racial knight.

The idea of ​​racial discrimination is permanent and will not disappear over time; it will only deepen slowly because it is related to education and the surrounding environment and is already ingrained in one's bones.

Chen Dongqing did not believe that this person had reformed.

He walked right up to top laner Hauntzer before extending his hand again and shaking hands with him.

Behind him, the QG players all moved in unison, all choosing to skip the race knight during the handshake.

Sevenskeren's face flushed red and then turned pale, and he was so angry he felt like he was going to grind his teeth to powder.

He couldn't wait to rush up and punch that handsome Asian guy, breaking his face!

But he knew he couldn't do that.

Racial discrimination only resulted in a fine of $20,000.

But if he actually goes up and hits Ilex, his professional career will probably be over.

And to be honest, we might not be able to win.

But besides rushing up and hitting him, what other ways are there to get revenge on him?

Win it back on the field?

this.

The thought of this filled Sevenskeren with gloom, and he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.

The QG players bowed in the center of the stage to acknowledge the audience, and then went back to give their respective interviews.

Chen Dongqing was drawn away by the English-language stream in Europe this time. In the interview, following up on Sjokz's question, he expressed his opposition to racial discrimination.

After the interview, the QG team members took turns returning to the rest room, where Coach Cui praised the players' performance in the match.

They swept TSM in this game, and even from God's perspective, there's nothing wrong with how they played!

Chen Dongqing smiled and lay down on the sofa behind him, taking out his phone to scroll through some information.

If I'm not mistaken, it should be around 6:30 AM in China right now.

Due to time constraints, the number of viewers for this group stage match was not large.

But QG's victory in this match was so satisfying that discussion threads on the forum continue to emerge!

When Chen Dongqing clicked in, he did not see the rating post for the performing arts troupe as expected.

I'm late again.

But there are still quite a few other posts.

[Good! Support the righteous massacre!]

Racists deserve to die, no doubt about it!

Here's a compilation of content from North American esports forums for you guys.

Chen Dongqing saw the third post and immediately clicked on it. The forum of the defeated region was the most interesting.

Seeing their number one seed being so brutally defeated, the audience on the North American forums was outraged, and many were wailing in despair.

At this moment, many people who enjoy themselves and those who hate TSM have also taken the lead, and all sorts of comments have emerged.

Some people took screenshots of Chen Dongqing's remarks against racial discrimination during a recent interview and posted them online, which unexpectedly garnered a lot of support.

Regardless of the circumstances, Chen Dongqing's actions of speaking out for his race and protesting against racial discrimination are certainly not problematic; it's inherently politically correct.

In Europe and America, political correctness is everything, and conforming to the meta is the ultimate goal; even a god-like player like TSM can't go against the meta.

Chen Dongqing spent a long time looking at the reposted posts before finally exiting with satisfaction, and then browsing his own forum as a dessert.

However, as soon as I refreshed the page, I was fed a mouthful of shit.

Why did they spawn camp? Why didn't they shake hands after the match? That's so rude!

"." Chen Dongqing didn't know what to say for a moment. He clicked into the post and saw that the poster was full of benevolence and morality, as if he was placing himself on a moral high ground.

Chen Dongqing continued scrolling down the post and soon saw a result that satisfied him.

If political correctness is the standard in North America, then so is the prevailing view.

Let's keep fighting, QG is the meta!

Such comments, which contradicted the original version, were immediately drowned out by countless insults, with numerous forum members perfectly demonstrating the aggressive nature of the anti-forum.

Chen Dongqing refreshed the page again, only to find that the post had been deleted. Feeling quite disappointed, he could only return to the Tieba homepage to continue refreshing.

He soon came across a post predicting the outcome of tomorrow's match.

Tomorrow is the third day of the group stage, where the first round of the group stage will come to an end, and the second round will also begin on the same day, serving as a transition between the two.

QG's first opponent tomorrow is Flash Wolves, who are the last team remaining in the first round, and their second opponent is G2.

Regarding these two matches, the opinions of the forum members are quite unanimous: victory is inevitable!

The matches over the past two days have shown that QG's individual skill level remains unmatched, with only KT posing a threat to them.

Before their second encounter with KT, the audience wasn't too worried about losing.

Many people didn't even plan to get up early to watch the game; they planned to have a good night's sleep instead.

Why even bother watching QG's matches? They'll just wake up to another victory!

And this has indeed proven to be true.

While it was still 4 a.m. in China and most viewers were still asleep, QG faced their fifth opponent, Flash Wolves.

Yesterday, the two teams briefly stood on the same side, treating TSM as a common opponent, and both teams dealt a heavy blow to them, which can be considered as establishing a revolutionary friendship.

In the preparation room, Karsa even sent a message with great interest: "Hi everyone."

Chen Dongqing replied with a hello, and the atmosphere became quite friendly for a moment.

Of course, this friendliness only extends to before the match begins.

Once the match begins, both sides need to be fully prepared and work hard for this point.

At the start of the game, Wolf King Karsa played the tempo perfectly. His map control style was the nemesis of aggressive players like Xiangguo. In a key counter-gank in the early game, he even managed to take down Xiangguo!

But QG wasn't worried.

They understand what FW's approach is.

They will get lost in the middle of the process.

They won't even make it to the middle of the season.

Just ten minutes into the game, FW's top laner, Mimi Dan, made a major mistake. Because he positioned himself too far forward, he was chased and hammered all the way by Chen Dongqing's Jayce, and was eventually killed in front of the tower.

Immediately afterwards, Karsa made a gank in the mid lane, but Goldwyn did not back down at all, taking on two opponents at once. Syndra dodged Lee Sin's crucial Q with a backhand movement, and then turned around and pushed to interrupt Lee Sin's ward jump!

Syndra then gracefully executed a basic attack QR combo, instantly taking down Lee Sin!

Maple wanted to switch out Syndra, but then Xiangguo arrived and saved Godve!

FW's rhythm plummeted instantly and never recovered.

This game was dominated by Gao Dewei's Syndra, who extended the mid-lane advantage to the bottom lane, while Chen Dongqing in the top lane already had an advantage.

Ultimately, QG's advantage in all three lanes gradually translated into an ever-widening economic gap.

Finally, at 31 minutes into the game, QG, with the Baron buff, pushed forward and won the match!

This concludes the first round of the MSI group stage.

The group stage standings have been largely set, and the qualification prospects for most teams are now clear.

Leading the pack is, of course, QG, who finished the first round with a 5-0 victory.

Following closely behind is KT, who only lost one game to QG and are ranked second with a record of 4-1.

These two teams are almost certain to advance.

Unless a Brazilian criminal enters the arena in the second round and shoots both teams, they will be able to advance to the knockout stage no matter what, since the requirement of six teams advancing to the top four is not high at all.

Then there are the two teams in the middle.

GAM defeated Flash Wolves and TSM

G2 won against Flash Wolves and GAM

Both teams are tied for third place with a score of 2-3.

Then there are the next two teams, TSM, who only beat G2, and FW, who only beat TSM, both ranked fourth with a score of 1-4.

At the very start of the second half, TSM took to the stage first to face GAM.

TSM's recent schedule has been quite unfavorable. Since their victory in the European vs. American match on the first day of the group stage, they have not won again, losing all four subsequent matches.

If they lose this match, QG and KT will be waiting for them next, which will basically confirm that they will be out of the playoffs.

Under such pressure, the TSM players had no choice but to give 120% focus and take the game seriously.

Fortunately, GAM showed some mercy, and TSM won the game smoothly, barely surviving with a 2-4 score.

Immediately afterwards, Flash Wolves also entered the fray and engaged in a fierce battle with KT.

Like TSM, Flash Wolves' chances of advancing from 1-4 are also uncertain.

But this game wasn't particularly important to the Flash Wolves.

The plans and ideas of the four teams are quite consistent. QG and KT are not included in the points-grabbing plan.

What they need to do is to score enough points in the internal battles between the four teams to help them advance.

As for facing the two teams at the top of the leaderboard, you only need to have one mindset—winning is a huge bonus, losing is no loss.

With this mindset, Flash Wolves played with extreme relaxation.

When they relax, their "Anti-Korean Heroes" trait comes into play again.

In any BO1 match, the outcome is always unpredictable.

Karsa seemed to have taken this game to a whole new level, completely dominating Peanut and successfully counter-ganking several times in a row, firmly controlling the early game.

Little Peanut was so dizzy from the beating that he didn't even know who he was.

As the game progressed into the mid-game, AD Betty took over the reins. With the protection of Galio in the mid lane and Lulu as support, Varus had a perfect output environment. In the Baron team fight, he occupied a favorable position in advance and managed to defeat KT!

The Flash Wolves players all looked delighted.

Winning this point against KT could very well be the key to their advancement!

Next, the QG team took to the stage. Their opponent was G2, who is also a rival of Flash Wolves.

Chen Dongqing was extremely ruthless, launching another wave of kills and successfully helping the team to a 6-0 score.

Countless office workers and students across the country woke up and checked their phones to see news of their favorite team's second consecutive victory, which made them extremely satisfied.

There's really no need to watch QG's matches.

On the fourth day of the group stage, the six teams continued to play intensely.

QG stood out from the crowd in this chaotic battlefield, and once again secured a victory against FW.

However, this match was not the main event of the day. After a break, QG returned to the stage, this time facing KT.

KT is currently in a mediocre position, neither the best nor the worst. After losing to Flash Wolves, the gap in wins between them and QG has widened to two games, completely shattering their hopes of competing for first place.

But they couldn't possibly fall to third place, so winning or losing didn't matter to them. Therefore, they didn't bother to take the match against QG too seriously and simply gave up and played for fun.

QG seemed to share the same idea, and both teams coincidentally chose aggressive lineups, then engaged in a bloody battle throughout the entire game!

Both sides engaged in fierce skirmishes across all three lanes, with frequent lane kills and the junglers from both sides racking up kills wherever they went.

In the 32nd minute, the two sides had an astonishing kill score of 28-22!

In the final team fight at Baron, Chen Dongqing's Riven and Uzi's Ashe delivered a perfect performance. One became a war god, unleashing terrifying AOE and ample control, while the other became a damage-dealing machine, reaping the rewards from several low-health enemies.

In a brutal three-for-five exchange, Uzi and Shi Senming survived to the end!

The two players managed to take down Baron Nashor with great difficulty, and then QG pushed forward. In a team fight on the high ground, the two sides traded two for four. Chen Dongqing and Uzi were almost at full strength and won the game in one fell swoop!

This match was a thrilling spectacle for viewers around the world. Throughout the entire game, both sides were constantly engaged in team fights, providing support, executing skillful maneuvers, and turning the tide of battle – all the essential elements were there.

In a match that lasted nearly forty minutes, the two sides managed to rack up a total of sixty kills, creating a kind of chaotic and exciting spectacle.

Chen Dongqing stood up from the players' bench and glanced at his KD.

8-4-11.

He died quite a lot this game, and his KDA will likely drop significantly after this match.

But it's not a big problem. He had a blast in this match, so that's all that matters.

Walking over to the KT players' bench, I saw Smeb still shouting unwillingly, "He'll definitely win next time."

Hearing those familiar words, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but blink and said, "Then let's meet again in the finals."

The two teams then parted ways.

The fourth day of the group stage has come to an end, and the fifth day of the finals is fast approaching.

From today onwards, QG and KT will no longer be the main characters; the stage will be handed over to the four teams behind them.

The four teams are still tied, but one team has a significant advantage.

That's the Flash Wolves.

They have a 3-5 record, which is the same as TSM and G2, but they have a huge advantage.

That means they've already played against both QG and KT.

They have no strong opponents tomorrow, which is practically equivalent to winning one more game!

Soon, the fifth day of the competition finally began.

In the first match, G2 made their debut and won an internal battle against FW, bringing the score to 4-5 and taking the first point.

In the second match, QG took to the field against GAM.

The Vietnamese team's performance in the second round was not ideal. They started 2-3 and haven't won a single game since, continuing to lose until now, where they are down 2-6.

QG showed no mercy, handing them another defeat and bringing their score to 2-7, completely eliminating their chances of advancing.

The four-way race for second place has turned into a three-way race for second place.

The match continued afterward.

In the third match, FW returned to the stage, and this was a crucial game because their opponent was TSM.

Flash Wolves lost to G2 in their second game today. If they lose this game, they will be out of contention for the next round. They absolutely must win this game!

Fortunately, the Flash Wolves came out on top this time!

Karsa and Maple were absolutely dominant in this game, one had an unstoppable early game tempo, and the other secured a solo kill in the mid lane!

The top laner encountered a familiar situation: despite having the advantage, his team was at a disadvantage, and in the end, he could only say that he was powerless to turn the tide and lost the game.

At this point, the situation in the game began to become delicate.

Flash Wolves' group stage matches have concluded, and their score is now fixed at 4-6.

G2 won one game and still have one game to play, but they won their first game today against Flash Wolves, bringing their current record to 4-5.

Only one TSM fell to 3-6.

After winning the game, the Flash Wolves players seemed to have already qualified, hugging each other on the bench before shaking hands.

When shaking hands, TSM looked as if they had lost their parents, their faces extremely gloomy.

Although they are only one point behind, theoretically, if they can win the next game, they will still have a tiebreaker.

But in reality, anyone who has seen the schedule knows that they have already sent them.

Because QG will make a move.

In the fourth match, KT finally took to the stage, facing off against GAM, and secured an undisputed victory.

Poor Vietnam, they were repeatedly challenged by China and South Korea, and ultimately finished the group stage with a score of 2-8.

Then, in the fifth game, the main event finally arrived.

QG vs. TSM.

This is the biggest challenge TSM faced at the end of the group stage.

If TSM wins, they'll qualify for a tiebreaker; if they lose, they'll swim home.

Clearly, this is far too difficult.

So the Flash Wolves were practically bursting with champagne after winning the match, because they knew that QG couldn't possibly lose to TSM!

Facing the race knight again, the QG players were already too lazy to even bother with this jungler.

One anti-racism campaign is enough; doing it again would be like creating something out of nothing.

However, the race knights do indeed love to give away loot.

QG didn't target him much, but he still ended up with a dismal 1-5 record, helping his team to be eliminated.

TSM finished the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational group stage with a 3-7 record, ending their run in fifth place.

QG sent away GAM and then TSM today; they're practically bringing bad guys along.

The four finalists have been determined!

After the group stage ended, as is customary, the MSI organizers asked QG to choose their knockout stage opponent from among the third and fourth place teams.

After discussing it for a while, QG decided not to fight amongst themselves and chose G2 instead.

The knockout stage matchups are now set.

QG vs. G2!

KT vs. FW!

Today's word count is a bit low, but the plot ends here, so that's all for now.

See you tomorrow, brothers!

(End of this chapter)