Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 126 The Demacia Cup Begins

"Wow, my old thief's luck has finally turned around! Pick my thief!"

"I'm crying, I'm crying. The top laner has gone to a new team, I hope he can play a different style."

"Galactic battleships have never had a good ending."

"Shut upstairs, no one will think you're mute if you don't speak today."

Under the picture of the roster announced by Rw's official Weibo account, countless fans of the players burst into tears of joy.

The new season's Rw roster has excited some "veteran" players who have been playing since the early days.

The landscape of the LPL is finally about to change. Just like the LCK, all three teams—RNG, Edg, and RW—have been strengthened. On paper, the LPL is stronger in S8.

Even Li Luo went to Rw's official Weibo account and replied, "Keep it up, old thief."

Sima Laozei is one of the few ADCs that Uzi admires.

According to an unverified rumor, Sima Laozei was once a well-known critic at the Louvre. One day, he criticized a professional player, telling him to "try it yourself if you're so good." Surprisingly, Sima Laozei actually went on to become a professional player.

MaGe is one of the most prominent domestic AD carries in the LPL. In the early stages of S8, it was definitely fair to call him the second best AD carry in China.

He's very strong, serious, and a bit of a brooding player. He's turned the tide many times and was once the absolute core of OMG. But OMG really isn't worth watching.

As two renowned teams in the league, OMG's AD carry is a graveyard, and EDG's top laner is a graveyard.

These two clubs are really cursed. MaGe is a very stable AD player with excellent laning fundamentals.

This season, Ma Ge has a deep hero pool and a variety of unconventional strategies, which have become his signature.

Miss Fortune and Karthus are undoubtedly demonstrations of his skill. He is not aggressive in nature, but he can be very aggressive when he needs to be.

In addition, Rw's crucial performance in the S8 Intercontinental Cup saved the day and helped LPL secure a vital opportunity, which made Li Luo feel very positive about the team.

Unfortunately, Rw eventually had to leave or disperse, and Ma Ge returned to his original place, omg.

The once-genius AD carry has been gradually replaced by the new generation of JackeyLove and Lwx, and some League of Legends players who started playing after S8 rarely hear this name anymore.

At 9 p.m., the last team, BLG, announced its roster for the S8 season amidst much anticipation.

#Bilibili Esports Club 2018 League of Legends Pro League Spring Split Full Roster#:

Team Manager: Yu Yi (BLG.Bge)
Head Coach: Yang Jisong (BLG.Maokai)
Top Laners: Shi Weihao (BLG.AmazingJ), Zhao Aodi (BLG.Freecss)
Junglers: Yang Dai-ji (BLG.SKS), Lee Jae-yeop (BLG.Chieftain)
Mid Laner: Jiang Xiayun (BLG.Athena)

AD Carry: Xie Jinshan BLG.Jinjiao
Support: Yin Hanji, BLG.Road
Although mid-lane substitute Mole was snatched away by RNG, this lineup still attracted a lot of attention from fans.

With AJ and Audi already booked, plus two noobs in the bot lane, this S8 season has all fans excited.

With the influx of capital into the new LPL season, all the prime spots on the jerseys of all team members have been reserved, with prices alone being 50% higher than last season.

2017, April 12.

As the last tournament of 17 and the first tournament of 18, the Demacia Cup was held in the ancient city of Xi'an, a city with a history of thousands of years.

Thanks to the efforts of Tencent Esports, Xi'an, as an emerging esports city, is experiencing a booming esports atmosphere. As the "Winter Season" of the LPL region, the Demacia Cup serves as a crucial training ground for teams after the transfer window closes. Unlike previous years, this year's rosters have undergone significant changes, attracting considerable attention.

The entire competition will begin with the qualifiers, which include not only the major teams from the LPL, but also teams from the entire LDL secondary league, as well as the champion teams selected from the City Championship, the University League, and the previously held Hundred Cities League.

Because of the addition of the Never Give Up Association, the competition format is different from the previous one. This competition is divided into qualifying rounds, with the champion teams from various regions and the teams from the LDL City Championship playing against each other first.

The qualifiers will begin once there are 28 teams from the LPL.

Because LPL won the S7 championship, the prize money for this Demacia Cup has been raised to 100 million RMB by the sponsors.

Upon learning that most teams would send two teams to compete, the rookie teams from various places were eager to show their skills.

They would have no confidence if they were to play against the top teams of various major teams, but they were full of confidence when they were to play against an unknown second team.

Anyone who can defeat RNG, or even single-handedly kill any member of RNG, can brag about it for a year or two even if they lose.

On the afternoon of the 26th, a huge tent was erected outside the Xi'an Tenghua Stadium as a test site for the organizers.

To passersby, many professional players would go in with happy faces, only to come out with long faces as if they had encountered a major disaster.

Even members of various teams who had only been seen on live streams were present and entered the tents.

The physical examination for the Demacia Cup is not strict, and it may be the first time such a basic qualification test has been introduced. So the items checked this time are blood test, laboratory test, MRI, imaging, and the most basic physical fitness test.

After two months, many contestants passed the test and qualified for the Demacia Cup.

Of the entire RNG team, all four members except for Xiangguo passed the test. Only Xiangguo was rejected because his physique was clearly abnormal.

"Go back and practice hard, otherwise you'll be doomed if you can't make it to the Spring Split."

They patted Xiangguo on the shoulder to encourage him, and everyone watched with smiles as Xiangguo boarded the plane back with a long face.

Many professional players appeared in this Demacia Cup, but unfortunately, all the fans were disappointed when the competition started. Except for Rw, which fielded its full roster, the other teams, including RNG and EDG, fielded their second teams.

The intensive week of matches flew by, and by the 29th, the four semi-finalists had been determined.

RNG and Edg, leading the pack in the blue bracket, will be the first to face off in a best-of-three series starting at 6 PM.

On the other side, the red bracket features the super team Rw and IG, who narrowly lost to WE last season and almost made it to the World Championship. After the best-of-three matches in the blue bracket are completed, the red bracket will begin.

This year's LPL teams have certainly lived up to everyone's expectations in terms of strength. IG's new AD carry, Jacklove, is only 17 years old, but his aggressive playstyle after taking the field is quite reminiscent of Uzi.

TheShy, We's substitute top laner, also made a few appearances, and the audience was surprised to find that this previously unknown top laner performed no worse than the champion top laner Duke.

Especially during the match against BLG, his aggressive and daring Fiora left a deep impression on all viewers who like aggressive top laners.

On the day of the best-of-three match against Edg, all RNG members came to the stadium, ready to watch this evenly matched battle.

Although Edg is currently considered a second team, top laner Ray and jungler Karsa are still performing admirably.

In RNG's second team, the three rookies in the top, mid, and jungle play styles that are completely unlike those of a second team. If their IDs were covered, this team would definitely have the strength to challenge for the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)