League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 498 Still a Gold Medal!

Chen Dongqing walked out of the venue with a smile and his teammates, but his face was full of helplessness.

"Did the opposing team not watch TI?" Chen Dongqing laughed. "Why didn't they ban Io? They didn't ban it in either game. Isn't that just asking for a quick push?"

These two matches were utterly boring.

The opposing team released Io twice in a row, clearly intending to let the Chinese team pick it.

At first, Chen Dongqing thought there was some underhanded trick involved. He wondered if Kyrgyzstan had figured out a way to counter Big Brother's Pokémon, and he was a little hesitant when making his choice.

But once the lineup was finalized, his doubts vanished instantly.

These enemy heroes are terrible in the early game, they have no crowd control, and they can suppress our carry Io? I'll eat shit on my head!

Sure enough, the first game was won in just 23 minutes, which was incredibly fast.

In the second game, the opposing team was even more arrogant. After being crushed in the first game, they still released their Pokémon, and were crushed again.

This time it took a little longer; they lasted 24 minutes.

Two matches lasted 47 minutes, and I gave myself a swift and joyful end!

"You don't understand, do you? If I were them, I would have done the same." Substitute Charles laughed from the back. "They definitely can't beat the Chinese team anyway, so they might as well finish the semifinals quickly. What was the factory manager's saying again? Study the opponent for the third-place match in advance!"

"Oh?" Chen Dongqing couldn't help but tease, "You even know the factory manager's famous quote?"

"Of course!" Charles exclaimed cheerfully. "It's so famous!"

In the 2016 Spring Split Finals, Clearlove said, "Study the MSI opponents in advance," and then QG swept them 3-0. This statement resonated throughout the esports circle, and even Charles heard about it.

This final can be said to be the starting point of QG's legendary journey, and also the starting point for Clearlove to officially become a comedian.

Whether Kyrgyzstan's claim of studying their opponents in advance for the bronze medal match is true or not remains to be seen.

If it's true, then it just shows they're very clear-headed.

Just like the provincial teams in League of Legends, when you have a clear enough understanding of your own strength, a bronze medal is already something to be happy about.

If you're not clear-headed, and you clearly only have the ability to win a silver or even bronze medal, but you're still fantasizing about winning the championship, then you deserve to suffer.

Chen Dongqing smiled and returned to the dormitory with his teammates to rest and prepare for the afternoon's final.

Maybe he's a bit carefree; having not slept well, he plans to take a nap to catch up.

Of course. It's not really a morning nap now, because the Asian Games don't have as many fancy appearances and interviews. They just go up and play, and then they leave. The process is simple, and the two matches were played so quickly. It took them less than two hours to go back and forth. It's not even 11 o'clock yet!

This is more like taking a nap after waking up.

Chen Dongqing opened the door to her dormitory and saw that Liu Shiyu was indeed still sleeping.

He must have slept for too long, because when he heard Chen Dongqing open the door, he woke up from his daze and saw Chen Dongqing sitting by the bed. He was a little confused for a moment.

"Are we leaving already?" Xiangguo mumbled sleepily. "Good luck! The semifinals should be a breeze, right?"

Chen Dongqing rolled his eyes, turned around and walked out of the room, taking a look at the training room of the LOL division.

Xiao Hu and Uzi, on the other hand, weren't that lazy. Their biological clocks were very stable, and they were already sitting in the training room, casually watching videos or live streams.

As you can see, Xiaohu has opened a webpage and is watching a live stream of a DOTA2 match.

In the video, the first game between Malaysia and Thailand has already reached the late stages, with both sides planning their final team fight.

Turning around and seeing Chen Dongqing walk into the training room, Xiao Hu couldn't help but give him a thumbs up and praise him: "You played those two games way too fast! I was just having breakfast, and you were already done."

Chen Dongqing chuckled and said, "That just means you ate breakfast slowly. These two games together lasted a total of 47 minutes."

"47 minutes, right?" Xiaohu pointed at the screen. "Both teams played for fifty minutes in the first game!"

In the video, the 50-minute battle finally came to a conclusion. The Thai team's Magnus made a perfect jump-R to stun the two core members of the Malaysian team, and then ruthlessly pushed back the two carries to their own camp!

Although it's unclear why the Malaysian team made such serious mistakes in the 50-minute game, this match could indeed be declared over early.

The Malaysian team had no way to deal with the two older brothers' nearly two-minute respawn time and could only watch the game end in defeat.

Upon seeing the competition results, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but shake his head, wondering if they would ever meet xNova in the finals.

Chen Dongqing sat down in his seat, put on his Bluetooth headset, and started a video call with his girlfriend.

Lin Yuanhua had clearly adjusted her routine, and she was now full of energy, praising Chen Dongqing's heroic performance.

"It's alright, don't overhype it. The main problem is that our opponents aren't very strong. After all, they're only so big and have so few people. How can they compare to us?" Chen Dongqing said cheerfully. "I told you yesterday that the remaining two events are easier than LOL. Now you believe me, right?"

"I believe you! I believe you!" my girlfriend laughed on the other end of the phone. "Of course I believe you. But believing is one thing, and worrying is another. They're two different things, you know?"

"My assessment is that I don't quite believe it enough," Chen Dongqing said matter-of-factly, "You won't understand the next day and a half of the competition anyway, so just watch me receive the awards, three gold medals are a sure thing!"

"OK, got it." Lin Yuanhua nodded with a light laugh, playing along with her boyfriend's boasting.

Chen Dongqing turned on his computer and chatted with his girlfriend while also opening the live broadcast room for the Asian Games.

He still needs to learn more about his opponent in the final.

Interesting things soon followed.

Although the Malaysian team fell short in the first game, they performed exceptionally well in the following games!

With the help of xNova, the Malaysian player number one achieved a lane advantage in two consecutive games. After taking over several jungle camps, he quickly developed and gained momentum, and then took over the game in the late game in both games!

Malaysia rallied from a 0-1 deficit to win 2-1, turning the tide and advancing strongly to the final!

Time flies, and it's already afternoon.

The first event, of course, is the bronze medal match.

The Kyrgyz people were stunned to see that the other side was still Thailand.

To be fair, in terms of hard power, Thailand is in no way inferior to Malaysia.

Malaysia only has one professional player, xNova, who is a position 5 player.

Can the center position really go against the grain?

How could you let your team come back from a 1-0 deficit to win 2-1?

Then all our research on Malaysia was for nothing?

Kyrgyzstan and Thailand came from the same group, and in the double round-robin tournament, they didn't win a single game against Thailand, so they knew their chances of winning were slim.

Sent.

As it turns out, researching your next opponent in advance is indeed a mistake, since you may never actually encounter them.

Ultimately, as expected, Thailand swept Kyrgyzstan 2-0 to win the bronze medal!

After the third-place match ended, the atmosphere in the venue reached its peak. No one left the venue; instead, everyone focused even more intently on the stage.

The finals are coming!

Domestic platforms and DOTA2 streamers are all on high alert, ready to watch the game.

"It's here! The finals!" YYF and other DOTA2 streamers opened their live streams early to enjoy the top-tier hype.

Luwei also started streaming, and he excitedly shouted, "Brothers, open your eyes wide and don't miss it! Maybe the game will be over in the blink of an eye in just three rounds."

Like many office workers, Luwei missed the morning's game.

He lingered in bed for an hour in the morning, and when he opened his eyes again, it was the match in Thailand. Can you stand that?

Having learned from the experience of the morning, countless other office workers dared not slack off and seized every opportunity during their relatively quiet afternoon workday to watch the final match.

Don't miss this afternoon's match!

They want to witness CNDOTA win the gold medal with their own eyes!

At this moment, both players have entered the arena!

Chen Dongqing stood on the stage and exchanged a glance with xNova; both of them had smiles on their faces.

Meeting teammates from the same club in the finals—that's the strength of an esports powerhouse!

After exchanging glances, both players took their seats at the same time.

Malaysia's number one player put on his headset, connected to the voice channel, and saw the ID "CHN ilex" enter the match room. He couldn't help but ask, "Jianwei, do you think we have a chance to win?"

xNova shrugged and smiled, "What do you think?"

"I feel like we can't win, hahaha." After being tortured in the group stage, Malaysia's number one player now understands.

I now understand what it means to be outmatched by others and to be in a world of endless possibilities.

Malaysia's point guard is undoubtedly strong. Called up to the national team as a high-ranking amateur, he holds his own against various national team point guards, and was arguably the biggest contributor to Malaysia's comeback from a 1-0 deficit this morning.

But the more matches he played, the more he understood the gap between himself and Ilex.

There is absolutely no chance of winning this match.

A silver medal is enough; it's better than a bronze medal!

With this silver medal, he may attract the attention of many Southeast Asian clubs and start his professional career!

Clearly, in terms of mentality, the Malaysian team is much better than the Korean team in the League of Legends arena.

As for the result of the match

The three games lasted a total of ninety minutes.

China defeated Malaysia 3-0, winning their second gold medal!

At that moment, the stage lights began to shine again, and the cheers from the audience below the stage began to roar with excitement!

Chen Dongqing took off his headphones and stood up. Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, he smiled as he packed up his peripherals, waved to the audience, and walked away with his teammates.

As expected, it was another three speedruns!

Even the reeds on the Douyu platform were amused.

"DOTA2 matches are really too predictable," Luwei couldn't help but say. "They're just going to stomp everyone, right? All the other teams are just here to fight for the silver medal, aren't they?"

At this moment, the live broadcast room was filled with comments!

[Gold medal! Another gold medal!]

【Huh? That's it?】

That's it?

[The three games combined lasted just over ninety minutes. That's impressive. Are you playing League of Legends here?]

The game DOTA2 has two mechanisms that make games relatively long: tower defense (team skills that make towers and creeps invincible for a period of time, with a long cooldown, but they respawn after the first tower in each lane is destroyed) and buyback.

A game can easily last forty minutes, and even an hour is not uncommon!

As for the Chinese team, they haven't had a single match that has lasted more than 35 minutes in the 11 matches of the Asian Games so far!

This gap in strength is just too exaggerated, isn't it?

Because the match was played so quickly, the audience's memory of the first game hadn't even cooled down yet.

In the first game, Chen Dongqing picked PA when Io was banned. After crushing the Malaysian offlane in the laning phase, he decisively chose the Desolator and Black King Bar (BKB) fighting style and won the game in 27 minutes.

In the second game, the Chinese team played a draft trap. They first picked Bloodseeker, but ended up putting him on the safe lane. Maybe then picked Storm Spirit, which immediately set the pace of the game. In the end, Bloodseeker and Storm Spirit were running around the field, and the game ended in 29 minutes.

The third game will last longer.

The main reason was that Chen Dongqing chose Spectre. Even though he didn't build Radiance and opted for Diffusal Blade and Manta Style to speed up the game, the pace of this hero wasn't very fast, and the game ended in 34 minutes.

Soon, the Chinese team members returned to the competition stage.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the man who was once again wearing his award-winning attire and taking to the stage.

Chen Dongqing stood on the champion's podium, watching once again Mr. Huo hang the gold medal around his neck, and once again watching the five-star red flag ascend to the top.

Four days of competition, 22 consecutive victories, and two gold medals.

Is this man really going to go undefeated in all three events?

8 month 31 number.

The fifth day of esports competition.

Today, the competition has finally moved on to a brand new event.

StarCraft 2.

Chen Dongqing walked alone towards the competition venue without any teammates.

At the entrance of the venue, he was once again surrounded by countless reporters.

As the only Chinese athlete and a two-time Asian Games gold medalist, Chen Dongqing was besieged by all the reporters!

Chen Dongqing patiently answered all the questions one by one.

Finally, the CCTV reporter asked a bold question.

"Ilex didn't lose a single match in the first four days of competition," a CCTV reporter asked. "Are you confident you can continue this success in today's match?"

After spending a few days with Chen Dongqing, the CCTV reporter understood what kind of person Chen Dongqing was, so he gradually became bolder in asking questions.

Facing the camera, Chen Dongqing confidently stated, "Of course!"

After dealing with the reporters' onslaught, Chen Dongqing was finally able to enter the venue to undergo a series of procedures, including urine testing and equipment checks.

Before long, he was already sitting on the field, competing in the quarterfinals.

The StarCraft 2 project is progressing slightly faster, so the knockout stage will start directly from the quarterfinals and will be completed in one day.

The quarterfinals will be played in the morning, followed by the semifinals, third-place match, and championship match in the afternoon. The championship match will be best-of-seven (BO7), and the rest of the matches will be best-of-five (BO5).

In the morning's matches, Chen Dongqing competed in the third match against the host country, Indonesian player Jaquelton.

Chen Dongqing didn't know this person, and of course he didn't need to know him.

Three matches, two Protoss and one Terran, all ended in a clean sweep!

After a short rest at noon, the afternoon arrived quickly.

This is Chen Dongqing's first appearance, facing off against the Vietnamese insect king, meomaika.

This time, Chen Dongqing randomly picked two Terran players. He first used his ultimate ranged infantry to suppress the Zerg in two games, and then in the last game, he randomly picked Zerg and defeated his opponent in the Zerg mirror match, directly breaking the heart of the Vietnamese Zerg King!

After the match ended, Chen Dongqing stayed at the scene to watch the next semi-final.

The next semi-final will be between South Korean player Maru and provincial team player Nice.

Nice, a player from the provincial team, was also in excellent form. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Sri Lankan players three times in a row to advance.

But in this semi-final, Nice's situation took a sharp turn for the worse, suffering three consecutive losses and being swept by Maru, dropping directly into the third-place match!

Fortunately, Nice maintained a stable mindset, and in the subsequent bronze medal match, he defeated the Vietnamese "Bug King" 3-0 to win the bronze medal!

All I can say is that the landscape of StarCraft competitions is quite abstract.

Because the eight players were divided into multiple levels, and the differences between each level were significant, the matches only resulted in shutouts and being shut out.

After the bronze medal match, it's time for the final.

The live stream's popularity began to rise gradually, quickly surpassing 100 million views.

Because of Chen Dongqing, countless viewers who had no idea about StarCraft clicked into the live stream, bringing the game's popularity to unprecedented heights.

Chen Dongqing's numerous relatives and friends also clicked on the live broadcast room on time, and of course they wanted to witness Chen Dongqing win three gold medals.

Backstage, Maru looked at his opponent's ID, couldn't help but take a deep breath, and stepped onto the stage.

Ilex is very strong.

But carrying the glory of Korean star games for nearly two decades, he had to win.

On the other side, Chen Dongqing clenched his knuckles and stretched his back.

With only four games left to achieve a perfect record at the Asian Games, he needs to get serious.

The contestants took to the stage, and the final competition began.

The first map was Earth Dragon Island, and Chen Dongqing was randomly assigned to the human race.

This will be a war between humans.

In this match, both sides adopted the standard double-gas expansion strategy. Chen Dongqing took the initiative and then chose to suppress with Banshee missiles, while Maru chose to defend with double missiles at the start.

Although Maru defended very aggressively and even managed to stop Chen Dongqing's barrage of attacks, the economic losses were still a significant concern. Ultimately, Chen Dongqing managed to cripple Maru's economy through rapid maneuvering and finally secured the victory with a tank wave.

In the second game, Chen Dongqing was randomly assigned to the Zerg race. He chose to rely on the information advantage of the random race to steadily expand his base, and then launched an attack with the Queen and Zerglings!

Maru easily defended against the attack, but because his scouting was blocked, he had no idea what the Zerg's subsequent tactics would be.

Soon, the dragons were on the scene, and the human race was routed.

In the third game, Chen Dongqing randomly got the Protoss role, making the match much easier.

He immediately used Blink Stalker, dividing the Stalkers into multiple waves. Relying on the Stalkers' ability to Blink and escape, he manipulated the humans at will.

The game was uneventful. In less than ten minutes, Maru's economy was completely destroyed, and then he was completely overwhelmed!

In the fourth game, Chen Dongqing returned to the human race.

The map was lost and then regained. In this game, Maru, who was on the edge of the cliff, chose an aggressive barracks tactic. However, Chen Dongqing had anticipated this and disrupted Maru's rhythm by using a Reaper to break in. At the same time, he built a defense at home and completely countered Maru's barracks tactic!

Left with no other choice, Maru could only muster a desperate punch, but it was successfully defended by Chen Dongqing's tank and rifleman!

Maru, his mentality completely broken, had no choice but to type GG, surrendering for the first time.

4: 0!

Zero shutout!

It's still a gold medal!

The moment the match was won, all the official daily newspapers published their pre-prepared articles.

On August 31, 2018, Chinese e-sports athlete Chen Dongqing won three gold medals in a row, becoming the third-highest number of gold medal winners at this Asian Games so far.

The name Chen Dongqing suddenly became famous throughout the country!

Sorry guys, I'm late.

But the Asian Games storyline is finished.

No problem

(End of this chapter)