League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 328 Hoping to beat them again at the World Championship

The lights on the top of the stadium flashed continuously, eventually shining on the QG players' bench, where five teenagers were standing up laughing and celebrating with their arms around each other's shoulders!

"This BO5 truly showcased QG's 'never working overtime' spirit!" Remember said with a smile, "Three consecutive wins, and all three games ended incredibly quickly!"

"After winning the match as the Spring Split champions, QG will become the first LPL team to qualify for the S7 World Championship!"

Offstage, not only QG's audience but also most of FPX's fans were cheering, screaming, waving flags, and shouting encouragement.

Some of FPX's fans are former members of QG, and seeing their ex-husband win, they don't mind giving him some cheers and applause.

Anyway, the home team losing doesn't mean they're definitely eliminated, there's still the qualifying round!

Inside the live stream, countless viewers were also discussing it.

QG is still fierce; they really dominate in the LPL.

[QG has been in trouble for over a year, and you're only just realizing it now?]

[Is there a counter here? How fast were those three games combined? Did they break EDG's record?]

The fastest BO5 record is 74 minutes, during the Spring Semifinals between QG and EDG.

On the day the game ended, the audience didn't really think anything of it, they just felt that the game seemed to have been played exceptionally quickly.

They were astonished when they finally did the math.

Countless viewers, after considering the combined time of the three shows, shook their heads in dismay.

[No, the second game was too slow; it took over thirty minutes to win. We can't break that pattern.]

As expected, EDG's record isn't so easy to break.

Lin Yuanhua stood at the backstage entrance, which was closer to the FPX side, so she watched Chen Dongqing walk towards her.

Chen Dongqing also saw her, smiled at him, and gave him a thumbs up.

Lin Yuanhua responded by giving a thumbs up.

This scene made his teammates behind him grimac.

Isn't that disgusting? Enough already.

Chen Dongqing grinned and strode over to the FPX players' bench.

As soon as I arrived, I saw my old teammate Liu Qingsong.

Clearly, Liu Qingsong was not satisfied with the result of this semi-final.

Or rather, he was dissatisfied with all the summer tournaments after the Intercontinental Cup!

What kind of incense burner is this? Is it targeting me?

If you're an idiot designer, don't update if you can't do it! You're just copying others' updates all the time!

Is this a game for normal people? Everyone's building a B-grade incense burner, and there's no support item!

Before S7, all the supports in the World Championship played hard supports and roamed around. Liu Qingsong was greatly influenced by this and also developed excellent roaming skills.

Now that the designers have suddenly introduced a support champion, Liu Qingsong can hardly help but suspect that this is the designers' punishment for him, the champion support player.

Chen Dongqing, of course, had no idea what Liu Qingsong was thinking. He simply smiled and said, "Alright, what's with that look on your face? Want to come eat with us later? Linko's treating!"

Upon hearing the words "linko is treating," Liu Qingsong's mind went blank for a moment, as if he had returned to that summer of 2016.

He hadn't had a meal treated by Linko in a long time.

Liu Qingsong finally spoke, saying, "Okay."

Chen Dongqing patted his old teammate on the shoulder, and then shook hands with Lin Weixiang.

Upon seeing Chen Dongqing, Lin Weixiang immediately looked aggrieved: "My dear Brother Shu, you've been really targeting me these past few rounds!"

In the third game, Chen Dongqing and Gao Dewei played a fancy four-man gank on the start, not to mention that in the mid-game, Chen Dongqing also caught Lin Weixiang a lot, causing him to be out-farmed by Uzi by more than 100 CS.

Chen Dongqing chuckled and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. It's the Ardent Censer meta, so targeting ADCs is a sure thing, right?"

After the two finished shaking hands, it was time for the next person.

Teacher B's face also showed a look of dissatisfaction with life, and he was obviously in a low mood.

Chen Dongqing cut to the chase and said directly, "Good luck, we should be able to make it to the World Championship together, right?"

If FPX wants to make it to the World Championship, it will be quite difficult, because they will have to beat at least one strong team.

The upcoming match between WE and EDG is similar; both teams have accumulated enough points in the Spring Split, so a win for either of them would directly qualify them for the World Championship.

FPX will then have to compete with the loser of the two teams for the third seed spot.

It would be better if they were playing against EDG, since FPX did beat EDG in the regular season.

But it's hard to say about playing against WE, since FPX has never beaten WE before, having been defeated four times since the Spring Regular Season.

But Doinb looked serious and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely lead my team to the World Championship."

"That's good." Chen Dongqing shook hands firmly, cheering on his old teammate.

He certainly hopes FPX can make it, because that would prove QG's absolute dominance in the 16 limited edition.

Even if this team is split up, it can still form two galactic battleships!

After the handshake ended, Chen Dongqing and his teammates stood in the center of the stage and bowed in acknowledgment. As expected, they were stopped by Lin Yuanhua when they returned to the passageway.

It may have been intentional on the part of the organizers that when Lin Yuanhua was in charge of hosting QG matches, the person he interviewed had to be Chen Dongqing.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with bringing Chen Dongqing along for this interview.

During the post-match data presentation, Chen Dongqing put his arm around his girlfriend's waist and they looked at the data panel on the TV next to them.

Because Quinn was fed from start to finish and Renekton kept feeding him damage, Quinn's damage output was exceptional. In less than 25 minutes, he dealt a whopping 16934 damage, and the MVP results screen showed a damage percentage as high as 36%!

This damage was snatched from Uzi's hands, which is truly remarkable.

Chen Dongqing asked smugly, "What did Quinn say about this?"

Lin Yuanhua rolled her eyes and refused to answer, saying, "I'm off to an interview!"

After the MVP award came the interview segment. Chen Dongqing walked onto the stage with his girlfriend, smiling broadly, which immediately drew cheers from the crowd.

The two waited until the camera's red light came on, greeted each other, and then Lin Yuanhua took the opportunity to ask questions.

"Let's start with the usual question: how does it feel to win the match?"

Upon hearing the question, Chen Dongqing replied without hesitation, "It's awesome!"

"As you know, the FPX players are like brothers to me. So, I actually really enjoy beating them, even more than beating EDG or WE. I hope I can beat them like this again at Worlds."

Upon hearing this, the audience members laughed heartily.

Especially the last sentence, which was what all the audience members thought.

At this moment, viewers in the live stream started flooding the screen with comments expressing their tears.

Even after they've all left the team, he's still wishing his old teammates well in making it to the World Championship. Seriously, it makes me want to cry.

I was deeply moved.

Backstage at FPX, the team members, who had already packed their bags and were planning to return to their base, froze upon hearing this.

To outsiders, these words might sound touching.

But when they heard that, they thought it was pure nausea.

What, you want to beat us to advance in the World Championship?

They will definitely make it to the World Championship.

As for winning again, that's absolutely impossible!

On stage, the interviews continued.

Lin Yuanhua continued, "Speaking of the World Championship, after winning today's semi-final, Brother Shu has made it to the global finals for the third consecutive year. Are there any opponents you'd like to face in this year's World Championship?"

Three consecutive years?

Chen Dongqing was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then realized that Lin Yuanhua had included LGD's performance that year.

Chen Dongqing waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile, "I wouldn't say it's three consecutive years. In my mind, only entering the World Championship as a starter counts. As for the opponents, there are actually quite a few, such as G2 from Europe and KT from Korea. These are teams that have left a deep impression on me, and I'm really looking forward to playing against them."

Chen Dongqing's words elicited varying reactions from different parties.

The viewers in the domestic live stream mainly focused on the first half of the sentence. The meaning of the sentence is quite obvious. It's a sarcastic remark about LGD!

But the audience didn't think Chen Dongqing was wrong.

LGD deserves to die!

The S5 World Championship was a meta dominated by top lane fighters. Fiora had just been reworked and was incredibly arrogant. If they had fielded Maokai back then, LGD wouldn't have won the championship, and they certainly wouldn't have made it to the top 16!

It's all that idiot Firefox's fault!

Europe, G2 base.

Happy Boy A-P is watching the LPL semi-final match live.

The European Summer Split has already ended, and the European powerhouse G2 lived up to expectations, winning the championship.

In other words, they are already able to study their opponents in the World Championship.

Their primary research subject is, of course, QG.

Through the translator, Ah P learned that Chen Dongqing had mentioned G2, and he immediately beamed with joy. He smiled and said to the person next to him, "Oh, guys, Ilex mentioned G2. He thinks we're an interesting team! He's looking forward to playing against us!"

Beside him, jungler Trick suddenly asked, "Is the reason he finds us funny because we're so bad?"

"No, no, no, no!" Ah P said "NO" several times in a row before finally speaking, "He was referring to G2 and KT together; he genuinely acknowledges us!"

At this point, ADZven asked again, "Could it be that he thinks KT is also bad?"

Ah P: "...Possibly."

Hahahaha

Upon hearing this, everyone in G2 laughed, and laughed heartily.

Meanwhile, in Seoul, South Korea.

Inside the SKT base.

Lee Sang-hyeok also watched the interview live.

Hearing Chen Dongqing's words, Li Xianghe fell silent, which was rare for him.

Beside him, Wolf popped a potato chip into his mouth and then said, "Sang-hyeok, he didn't mention us."

"I know," Lee Sang-hyeok replied softly.

But he didn't think Ilex was wrong.

The teams ilex mentioned were all the spring champions of their respective regions, and they directly faced QG at MSI, so ilex should remember these teams.

Faker intends to make Ilex never forget this World Championship.

Back on stage.

After the second question, Lin Yuanhua asked a few more questions as usual, about the opponents in the finals.

Chen Dongqing, of course, said he didn't care about this. Whether it was WE or EDG, they were all prepared.

This concludes the interview.

Chen Dongqing quickly packed his bags and rode back to the base with his teammates.

Afterwards, they left the base and joined the FPX team, booking a large private room at a restaurant that both teams frequented.

Sitting in the private room, Chen Dongqing opened his phone and entered the LPL live broadcast room.

The first game between EDG and WE has begun.

There have been no kills yet, and the laning phase is just a back-and-forth game with no clear clues.

Lin Weixiang stuffed a piece of beef into his mouth, then leaned over and glanced at it: "Oh, watching the game?"

Chen Dongqing rolled his eyes and said, "What's going on? Shouldn't you guys be more concerned about this match than we are?"

To be fair, the two teams in the current competition are also somewhat related to these two teams. The winner will play against QG, and the loser will play against FPX. Moreover, both of them are facing a tough challenge.

But QG is obviously under no pressure, after all, they are the defending champions and their spot in the World Championship has already been secured.

But why is FPX so relaxed?

"We're definitely not in a rush," Lin Weixiang said nonchalantly. "We don't watch the live broadcasts anymore; they're too tedious. We watch the recordings and study them slowly."

"That makes sense." Chen Dongqing nodded and turned his attention back to the competition.

At this moment, the factory manager was teaming up with Scout to invade the jungle, stealing Condi's red buff and forcing Condi to use Flash.

At this point, Lin Weixiang asked again, "Who do you think will win this best-of-five series?"

"I don't know," Chen Dongqing said casually. "Maybe EDG."

Actually, judging from the recent performances of both teams, it's really hard to say which team is stronger.

Chen Dongqing made this judgment purely because of his perspective as a reborn person.

EDG was the Spring Split champion that year, and they are indeed good at internal competitions.

In the first game, thanks to Clearlove's control of Condi's rhythm, EDG played steadily and secured the victory!

By this time, both teams had finished their meal. Chen Dongqing said goodbye to the FPX team and then quickly returned to the base to start his live stream.

He certainly couldn't miss out on this reasonable way to stream water!

When he opened the live stream and then the tournament live stream room, he saw that EDG had already entered a major disadvantageous phase in the second game.

Chen Dongqing immediately understood the casting choices upon seeing them.

EDG has once again chosen Lucian for mid lane.

I don't know why, maybe because their performance in scrims was too good, EDG always had some strange superstition about this hero, which led to Lu Bu's three losses in the group stage and their elimination in the round of 16.

Chen Dongqing actually has some insights into this mid-lane hero.

Lucian's advantages in mid lane are quite obvious: long range, high burst damage, and wave clear, making him excellent at bullying mages.

The problem is that Lucian can only bully, not get a solo kill.

Professional mid laners aren't stupid. You, Lucian, don't even have any crowd control. Who can you kill with just your E?

Not everyone is Faker, standing under the tower and letting you steal everything.

Furthermore, after picking Lucian, it's inevitable that the team will have a situation where the AD damage is too high. In the current meta, the top lane is full of tanks, and Lucian's ability to deal with tanks is notoriously weak.

Once the game reaches the mid-game and all the top laners have stacked up their armor, even if Lucian fires thirty shots, he won't be able to take down anyone.

And this game is a perfect example.

Although the junior player managed to suppress Xiye's Syndra with Lucian, in the mid-game team fights, the suppressed Xiye not only failed to disappear but instead pushed the ball and, with the help of his teammates, instantly killed Clearlove!

On the other side, Scout's Lucian was directly defended by 957's Shen.

Lucian refreshed his E repeatedly and unleashed his ultimate to its full potential, but unfortunately, he only managed to take away half of Lucian's health after a full combo.

Before he could even deal with Shen, all four of his teammates were already dead.

In the second game, WE successfully won back a game.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but smile as he watched this scene.

If their losses in the regional competition can make EDG realize that Lucian mid lane is not a viable option, that would be good.

To avoid repeating Lu San's kneeling incident.

The third game began quickly.

This time, it seems that EDG really realized that Lucian mid lane is no longer effective. They didn't even bother to pick it this time, and directly chose Taliyah mid lane to continue their synergy with Clearlove.

This time, the rhythm was right.

Taliyah's roaming ability and ability to coordinate with the jungler for kills are exactly what EDG needs right now!

After finding their rhythm, EDG won consecutive victories and secured the third game!

In the fourth game, EDG repeated their winning strategy by picking Galio as their mid-laner.

WE, on the other hand, took a risky move, pulling out Kassadin and betting on the late game.

However, EDG did not give Xiye a chance to reach level 16. With a tidal wave of attacks, they won the game in 31 minutes!

The results of the second half of the semifinals are now in: EDG wins 3-1!

EDG, with its third-place finish in the Spring Split and guaranteed runner-up finish in the Summer Split, became the second LPL team to qualify for the World Championship.

They will face off against QG at the Wukesong Arena in Beijing on September 3rd!

(End of this chapter)