CSGO professional player

Chapter 301 I heard that the Cologne trophy is a bit heavy

Why does IEM Cologne have such a high status in the hearts of CSGO players?

This question will have a different answer for everyone.

Has a long history, or is it rich in gold?

It's all possible.

For the professional players participating in the competition, Cologne is a holy place for all CSGO players.

In addition, even if they only look at the huge and luxurious championship trophy quietly placed in the center of the field, everyone can understand how important the championship of this heavyweight competition is.

Every year since 2014, Cologne is constantly producing legends.

NIP, Fnatic, SK, NAVI, Liquid…

Every team that left its name in the Lanxess Arena was once a leader in the CSGO world.

"I heard that this is the only trophy for this IEM competition." After packing up his equipment, Wang Che looked at the huge shining trophy shining with dazzling white light from a distance, and asked casually.

"Yes." cadiaN nodded aside.

"After the champion is born, the official will engrave the name of the champion team and player ID on the trophy, and the champion team can temporarily keep it for one year."

"When the next Cologne starts, the trophy needs to be returned."

"Then this trophy can only be kept at home for one year?" Wang Che asked in surprise.

"That's impossible, the official will make a replica in exchange." Stavn also walked over. "It is said that there is only one championship trophy for IEM Cologne."

"Wouldn't that be the same as the World Cup in football."

"That's right, that's it." cadiaN nodded. "So, Cologne's status in everyone's heart is unattainable."

"And to win the championship in Cologne, the difficulty is even much higher than the Major."

"After all, the Major can happen twice a year, and Cologne only has one."

Although Wang Che knew what was going on, he still couldn't help feeling overwhelmed when he heard such words.

and.

That being said, there is no doubt about it.

The gold content of the twice-yearly Major is still higher.

Because the IEM and BLAST competitions are based on a membership and invitation system, many teams are not eligible to participate at all.

Who can say that a team without qualifications has no strength?

It must not be.

The Major took into account these unqualified but capable teams.

"No matter what the team is, they must have the opportunity to participate in the Major!"

This is the original intention of Valve.

Therefore, in previous Majors, there were often some teams that were so little known that they had hardly heard of them, and even became dark horses.

And the final champion is the strongest in the true sense.

The only champion.

……

As soon as Wang Che walked backstage, he bumped into all the members of Faze.

They surrounded Karrigan, chatting about something.

Although they will face Navi next, they all have relaxed smiles on their faces.

As soon as he saw cadiaN, Wang Che and others, the eldest cousin immediately poked his head out.

"Congratulations, I watched the game, it's pretty easy to win."

"For the current Heroic team, entering the finals is naturally within reach." cadiaN greeted them with a smile.

Glancing at Wang Che, nodding his head again as a greeting, Karrigan turned his attention to cadiaN again: "This is also a good thing, we just said that Heroic should be easier to deal with than G2, heh heh, are you afraid?"

We're old friends, and Karrigan likes to crack some harmless jokes.

When everyone in Faze heard this, they all showed serious expressions to match their captain.

Broky even hid the KFC paper bag in his hand and said, "It's a fight against anyone, it doesn't matter to Faze, we win anyway."

"You pass the Navi level first." cadiaN pinched his nose at his eldest cousin and slapped the air. "The management of Faze is really blind, and found such a captain who loves to fart..."

"Hahaha, hurry up and go to rest, don't delay our discussion of tactics." Karrigan suddenly laughed.

"It's the same as who wants to talk to you." cadiaN turned her face away.

When he walked past his eldest cousin, Wang Che lowered his head and whispered, "Come on, see you in the finals tomorrow."

Karrigan was taken aback, then nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, Faze is very strong now."

And after walking a few steps, cadiaN seemed to remember something again, turned back to stop his cousin and said, "You and Faze have to work hard, Heroic is waiting for you in the final."

Karrigan, who returned to the team, just waved his hands behind his back.

……

July 7, 17:19 in the evening.

In the second round of the IEM Cologne knockout semi-finals, Faze Clan played against Navi.

This is the game that the audience in the Lanxess Arena is looking forward to today.

Faze and Navi are the two traffic kings, at least 70% of the audience came for this game.

If two months ago, Faze fans might still feel that.

The team I support cannot challenge Navi yet.

But the arrival of Ropz changed all that.

Regardless of lineup, game experience, or other aspects, Faze's current lineup is completely perfect.

The only possible problems are the running-in of the team, as well as the enigmatic state of the old Rain.

But being able to go all the way from the loser's group to the semi-finals has already shown from the side that these problems are not problems.

Contest player Rain's status is very online.

At this moment, in the eyes of Faze fans, Faze is fully capable of defeating Navi and even winning the championship.

On the other side, it is naturally impossible for Navi fans to lose out.

It echoed the shouts of Faze fans.

You call one, I call two, you call come on, I call rush.

Just before the start of the game, you came and I yelled for more than ten minutes.

The game map of the two sides was quickly determined.

The third child.

Purgatory Town, Desert Lost City, and Scorching Sand Castle.

As the countdown began, everyone turned their attention to the game.

Compared to Heroic playing G2, he was one-sided in picture [-].

The audience at the scene prefer to see a close game.

There are back and forth, and the exciting game process is always more exciting and intoxicating than crushing all the way.

And Faze and Navi did not live up to the expectations of the audience, and they perfectly filled the entire BO3.

The first picture of Purgatory Town is an active selection of Faze.

In the first half on the offensive side, the start went smoothly. Twistzz and Rain each performed well and scored five points in a row.

But as Navi in ​​the spear round stabilized his position, s1mple even hit a wave of five kills with a big sniper.

The situation of the game also began to become confusing.

Although Faze's offense is blocked everywhere, this is their active map after all.

He is slightly better tactically, and the state of his teammates is extremely online, and he quickly regained the rhythm of scoring points.

Soon, the score in the first half was fixed at 9:6.

In the second half, Navi's toughness was slowly revealed.

Even if Faze wins the pistol round first, the two Sand Eagles, s1mple and B1T, who started the round with one shot and one headshot, double five kills, directly tore up Faze's defense.

In the second half, Navi on the offensive side started chasing points frantically.

Brother Electronics, Marshal P, and even Bad Fat Ball all started to play consecutive kills.

In the face of Navi, who is full of seeds, Karrigan is helpless.

In the end, Faze could only lose in Figure 14 with a score of 16:[-].

However, the Galaxy Battleship did not lose because of this.

In the second picture, taking advantage of being the defensive side first, scored 11 points in one fell swoop in the first half.

Although the offense in the second half was a bit difficult, but at the critical moment, rain made a breakthrough in A1, and AK tore up s1mple's big sniper, which established the victory for Faze.

With a score of 16:13, Faze pulled back a victory.

In the final decisive map, the game in Hot Sand City was even more exciting.

It was simply a personal show of snipers from both sides.

s1mple and broky, if you take three kills, I will come back with four kills in the next round.

It's just that "Box God" is slightly inferior to the old Top1.

Although he worked hard, he still couldn't resist Navi's progress.

In the end, Dust2 scored 11:16.

Navi defeated Faze with a score of 2:1 and got the last ticket to the Cologne Finals.

The Galacticos was forced to return.

But the fans were not disappointed, and their eyes were still full of hope.

Because they saw that Faze was completely different from before in this competition in Cologne.

The team members are united for victory, no matter in any adversity, they never give up the chance to win.

Given time, they believe that Faze can break out of the fog and return triumphantly.

And this failure cannot be attributed to Faze's poor performance.

Just because that Superman is still Superman.

Wang Che's blood abuse liquid, the Rating of the double picture 2.2 can certainly make people's eyes widen.

But when Navi played against Faze, the strength of the three maps was full, and the two sides were almost evenly matched.

But someone posted a data of Rating1.78 against the sky...

s1mple.

It can be said that without his sky-high belt, Navi is likely to overturn in the semifinals.

……

The final two teams have been determined.

Heroic, Navi.

When analyzing these two teams, Cologne's commentators, as well as analysts, were caught in endless debates.

One side thinks that the "new king" Heroic has just won the IEM Summer Championship, and he is in the limelight for a while, so the chances of winning the championship are naturally higher.

Others believed that the performance of the Heroic players in Cologne was not as good as before.

And although Clear temporarily leads the stats list, it's fish frying stats, and his state declined when he played against G2.

They speculate that this may be the impact of offline games.

"The summer split is also an offline game, and there are spectators."

"Can that compare? This is Cologne, and there are at least 2 spectators in the Lanxess Arena!"

"Even so, his performance is still stable above 1.2, fully worthy of his title of star player."

"Navi just defeated Heroic, and s1mple's performance in the semifinals was simply crushing. As we all know, he is still a big player. The more intense the competition and the more spectators, the stronger he is."

"Heroic's style of play is more restrained against the CIS teams. Compared with Navi, who likes to play control maps, they have more opportunities."

"The final is a BO5. CadiaN is not young. How long can he last? On the other hand, Navi, their average age is only 21 years old! As for restraint? In the face of the ultimate marksmanship, it is not a big problem!"

"But excluding Pip, the average age of Heroic is less than 20 years old, and Clear and stavn are even only 19 years old."

"But there is still a fatal problem. Navi's star player is a sniper, while Heroic is a rifleman. The answer in the current CSGO version is that sniper is king. How can Clear win?"

"It's not that he has never defeated a sniper, and he has won against ZywOo, hasn't he?"

"..."

In the end, no one can convince anyone, and all the answers can only be announced by the champion after the finals the next day.

After watching Faze and Navi's BO3, everyone in Heroic immediately left the Lanxess Arena, boarded the bus and returned to the hotel where they were staying.

After returning to the hotel, it was almost eleven o'clock local time.

It was so late, it was impossible for Heroic to continue training.

But everyone didn't feel sleepy, winning the semi-finals still felt like a dream.

So, after contacting, they got together and discussed the strategy to deal with Navi.

"In the final BO5, we don't have a big advantage in map selection. Excluding Death Building and Dust2, Navi's winning percentage is not low on the other five maps." Xizt put the laptop on his lap, frowning slightly.

"Unfortunately, Death Tower is our map with the highest winning rate, but Navi doesn't play it."

There is also a trace of worry in cadiaN's eyes: "It is also worth noting that Boombl4 is not all in charge of Navi's command. Some opening tactics and mid-term decisions, s1mple and electronic can help him."

"And we, I'm in charge of everything."

"If possible, Clear, stavn, on the premise of not disturbing my thoughts, I hope you can remind me a lot in tomorrow's game."

"Once the game progresses to Figure [-], the mental and physical consumption may be a bit heavy for me, and it is inevitable that there will be things that are not considered properly."

"No problem." Wang Che nodded immediately. "I will open the mic to speak in the endgame and mid-game, don't worry."

"Especially in the endgame, you must talk about your judgment." Xizt paused and said in a deep voice. "Your current endgame win rate is Heroic, even the highest in this tournament."

"Just like ZywOo of the little bee, when his teammates enter the endgame, he will sound a reminder."

"And you act as if you are playing, and speaking out your judgment and decision-making is a very beneficial help to teammates."

"Of course, there is one more important point." cadiaN scanned everyone. "That is to find a way to limit s1mple's performance, but there is no need to force this point, because forcibly competing with him will put us at a disadvantage."

"Another point is to restrict Boombl4's actions to come out and get information."

"Navi's current play style and system are already obvious. Boombl4 uses information, s1mple, B1T, and electronic to kill people, leaving Perfecto as the bottom line."

"Although this style of play that can only be used by them seems simple, it is very suitable for Navi. They have unrivaled frontal firepower."

"Tomorrow we will not only consider the position of Boombl4 on the offensive side, but also beware of Boombl4 appearing from anywhere when defending."

Xizt closed his notebook and concluded: "In short, whether we can win tomorrow's game depends half on how well the tactics and plans are executed, and the other half depends on everyone's performance."

"Let's disband, it's getting late, everyone hurry up and go to rest."

Back in the room, Wang Che lay straight on the bed, looking out the window.

Bright stars are dotted in the dark night sky, shining brightly.

The word "championship" is no longer an unattainable dream for him now.

But how far you can go and how high you can climb requires not only a suitable team, but also extreme personal efforts.

After lying down for a long time, I still didn't feel sleepy.

Wang Che had no choice but to turn on the phone and scan the address book.

cadiaN?Or Felicity?

They should all be asleep, so it's better not to disturb them.

After hesitating for a while, Wang Che opened the domestic social software and posted a post.

"Entering the IEM Cologne Finals, I was very nervous and couldn't sleep..."

In less than 2 minutes, the fans who were still discussing the game on the small black box on the Perfect APP, were moved by the news and rushed in.

【Congratulations to Clear, come on tomorrow for the finals, we will always support you! 】

[Little s1mple, ridiculous. 】

[Fuck, dad is alive! 】

[I have a plan, I can deal with Navi, aim at Boombl4 for offense, and go around s1mple for defense. 】

[Fuck, buddy is awesome, I won't watch tomorrow's game without you. 】

[Clear, Clear, can you show me the Cologne trophy up close after winning the championship. 】

Looking at these happy and lovely domestic fans, Wang Che couldn't help smiling, and tapped his fingers on the keyboard.

"All Heroic and I will work hard."

"s1mple is too fierce this time, it feels a little difficult to deal with."

"Okay, brother, I already know how to fight Navi, and I will do as you said tomorrow."

"Look at the trophy? It's a trivial matter. After winning the championship, I will try to see if I can bring the trophy back to China, but I heard that the Cologne trophy is a bit heavy, and it is a bit difficult to carry it on the plane..."

Seeing Wang Che's quick reply, the fans were all stunned.

[Good guy, others sleep with trophies, you bring trophies home, right? But, I like it! 】

[Set up an exhibition hall, and I will take a look at it for a ticket. 】

[I only have two words, awesome...]

[Okay, Heroic won the championship tomorrow, and disbanded at the same place the day after tomorrow. The reason may be that a certain player sneaked away and returned home with the trophy...]

[The crime is extremely evil belongs to yes. 】

[Awesome, CNCS also has a Cologne trophy, and it's genuine! 】

……

After a wave of high-intensity web surfing, Wang Che soon felt sleepy, and gradually fell asleep holding the phone.

When I got up again the next day, it was the match day of the IEM Cologne Finals.

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