Chapter 189

Time flies and October 10th comes soon.

The arrangement of the training department today is for all members to go to the municipal auditorium.

If nothing else, the final rankings of Group D of the group stage will be revealed today.

When the game is over, all eight teams that have made it to the knockout rounds will be announced, and then Riot officials will immediately draw lots for the quarterfinals to determine the divisions!
All games in Group A and Group C have been completed in the past two days.

There is no doubt that the Rox Tigers qualified first in the group.

CLG is second in Group A.

In Group C, H2K won the first place with a strong advantage of 5-1, while EDG avenged their revenge in the first round of the group stage and successfully defeated the Brazilian team.

Needless to say about the Flash Wolves, the provincial team always sends a team when facing the national team.

EDG qualified second in the group.

"Which two teams in Group D do you think can win?" Duan Deliang sat next to his partner and asked sideways.

Lin Yi pondered slightly, "It's hard to say. Aren't RNG, TSM, and Samsung all 2-1? They all have the same points. And generally speaking, the strength of the three teams is pretty much the same. The main thing is who is in better condition today? You can qualify.”

“I don’t think TSM is very good,” Brother Long added. “There is still a big difference between the first round and the second round. Each team’s understanding of the World Championship version has risen to another level. If TSM still plays with the summer lineup, It’s definitely not as effective as before.”

His tone was extremely determined, and he looked confident.

The game went fast.

Lin Yi didn’t expect that Allen Chu was right.

The No. [-] seed in North America, which was able to go back and forth with RNG and Samsung in the first round, began to show decline from the first game.

Not only did they lose to the two biggest competitors in the group, SPY was even able to compete with them.

Although they still won in the end, anyone with a discerning eye can see that TSM has gone far in this World Championship.

The final battle to determine the rankings started between RNG and Samsung.

Lin Yi frowned watching this match.

I don't know if it's due to an illusion, but he always feels that every time RNG plays three stars, it seems that its strength has improved to a higher level.

It was as if there was blood suppression between the two teams.

Uzi hit the newcomer Ruler on the head in the bottom lane, and almost made 10 dollars in 30 minutes!

Mlxg also showed his true nature as a reckless man, and the old boss An couldn't put up any offensive in front of him.

The game lasted 34 minutes. In the end, RNG played a wave of 2 for 5 in the Baron team and successfully secured the victory.

At this point, the rankings of Group D have been divided.

The RNG group qualified first, and Samsung ranked second!
"Xiao Yi, get ready, the lottery will begin soon." As soon as the game ended, team leader Jin Wenhe pushed the door in from the outside.

Lin Yi nodded. He came to the venue last night to rehearse the ceremony, so he was familiar with the process.

Following the staff, they came to stand at the entrance of the backstage passage, and the players sent by the other seven teams also arrived one after another.

After stepping onto the stage, many spectators who were watching the Group D match have not yet left.

After all, you are here, and there is no extra game today and it is still early, so the drawing ceremony does not take long, so you can just watch it before leaving.

"Let us welcome the representatives of the four teams that ranked first in the group," the host introduced loudly in fluent English, "They are from Rox Tigers, Vici Gaming, H2K Gaming and Royal Never Give up!"

After finishing his words, Lin Yi followed Tigers jungler Xiao Peanut and came within the circle of light with the VG team logo.

Subsequently, representatives of the four second-place teams also took the stage.

CLG, SKT, EDG, SSG.

The guest of the draw is WildTurtle from the North American LCS, known as Wild Turtle.

He is also a player in the AD position.

Speaking of ID alone, many domestic audiences may not know it.

But if you say that he is the iron man who smashed the HP of Imp skateboard shoes with a hammer in last year's World Championship, does it have a picture in your mind?
Lin Yi thought of this scene when he saw the North American host introducing him, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The ceremony continues.

"The eight teams are divided into upper and lower halves, with a total of four groups competing against each other. The first place in the group will face the No. 2 from other groups. In addition, the two teams that qualify from the same group will not be divided into the same half and will only meet in the finals. .”

After explaining the rules, Brother Yegui came to the center of the stage.

There are two transparent glass basins on it, namely Pool No. [-] and Pool No. [-], each containing four silver-white colored balls.

WildTurtle first reached into the No. [-] pool and drew the first four teams to determine the half-zone matchup.

The first one to be drawn was H2K, followed closely by the LPL team RNG!

Uzi was standing next to Lin Yi. He looked up at the screen and found that his team logo appeared below H2K. He immediately beamed, "Wow, we are in the same zone as the European team."

"It seems that even if we both make it to the semi-finals, we won't be able to meet each other by then."

Lin Yi participated in the World Championship for the first time. He didn't understand the rules and couldn't help but look a little confused on his face, "What do you mean?"

Uzi patiently explained to him, "The half-district rule is that even if I win the top eight, the top four will only play H2K or the side that beats them."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly realized something, "Damn it, doesn't this mean you and ROX are on the same side?"

Lin Yi's heart trembled when he heard this, and he looked at the delicate-faced little peanut.

broken!

An idea came to both of them at the same time.

The two teams played a lot of training matches in the summer split, and they knew each other's strength very well.

If these were placed in the same half, the two sides would definitely fight fiercely when they met in the top four!

Uzi almost slapped his legs and laughed, "H2K is easier to bully."

The four people in Pool No. [-] didn't understand each other's language, so they all communicated in simple English.

Yue Lun understood what Uzi meant, but he didn't say anything.

After all, Uzi thinks he is easy to bully, and he also thinks RNG is better to play.

Everyone’s opinions are quite different.

Lin Yi glanced at Uzi and saw his excitement, so he couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on him.

"We are in the bottom half with ROX. Wouldn't it be a good thing for RNG?" Uzi's smile faded at the speed of light. He carefully recalled the grouping rules again, and there was a sudden unnatural look in his eyes.

"Damn it, teams qualifying from the same group won't be in the same half zone. Doesn't that mean SKT is with us?"

Lin Yi smiled slightly and gave him a wishing look.

SKT, which has entered world-class competitions, has won all other competitions except MSI in 2015, when it was the runner-up.

The foundation of the double championship lies here. No team dares to say that they can definitely beat them in the knockout rounds.

Yue Lun was even more panicked when he heard this.

SKT!

He was distraught when he heard the team's name.

I can't get rid of you even if I go to Europe, right?
Brother Yegui in the center of the stage has finished drawing half of the area and moved to the second pool next to it.

The first ball is drawn.

LPL team EDG!

Yue Lun looked forward to it, but the result made him lose the desire to watch it.

EDG and them are in Group C in the group stage, so it is impossible for the top eight to be grouped together.

On the big screen, EDG's team logo suddenly skipped over the upper half and appeared next to the RoxTigers in the lower half.

Little Peanut looked happy.

He has watched EDG's games and can only say that they are purely giving away teams.

Even the Brazilian team can get a point from them. Wouldn't it be easy for ROX to beat EDG?
Peanut walked down the steps and came to the center of the stage with Clearlove on the other side of the stage to shake hands.

Ming Kai looked ugly.

What the hell is Mudd?
Might as well smoke VG.

He knows how bad EDG's state is in this world championship.

Qualifying second in the group stage means that the team will only draw one of VG, ROX and RNG.

If you want to break through history and break into the semi-finals, you have to rely on luck to draw RNG.

The other two teams had no hope of winning.

Fortunately, RNG was assigned to the half zone with H2K.

This results in EDG having to choose between VG and ROX.

To be fair, Mingkai definitely wants to play against VG.

He finally looked away. Whoever loses loses anyway. If he loses to the South Korean team, the Internet will definitely not stop, which is not a good thing for himself or the club.

The civil war in the top eight sent the teams from their own division to the semi-finals. Even if the LPL failed to win the championship in the end, it would not be EDG's turn to be pushed.

I tried my best, but it’s not the LCK team I played for, so what does it have to do with me?
It can only be said that it is reasonable.

The rest of the EDG players backstage were also in low spirits.

As the champions of the LCK Summer Split, ROX Tigers is definitely the favorite to win the championship. Whether it is personal strength or the overall level of team integration, today's EDG cannot match it.

Could it be that there is going to be another top eight?
Brother Yegui once again pulled out a silver-white color ball.

After spinning and unfolding the inner ribbon, he instantly smiled.

CLG.

North America's second seed.

The only seedling in the competition area.

The North American audience immediately burst into enthusiastic cheers.

CLG did not trigger the avoidance principle of different zones in the same group and came to H2K.

The war between Europe and the United States is about to break out!
Brother Yegui didn't mention how beautiful it was, but which of the four first-place teams in the group looked the best.

There is no doubt that it is H2K.

After all, even RNG can easily kill TSM.

The No. [-] seed can't defeat others, so why not the No. [-] seed?
A total of six teams have been drawn so far.

Lin Yi already knew the opponent he was about to face in the knockout round through the rules, and couldn't help but wave hello to the team representative on the other side of the stage.

Ruler tried to keep smiling.

Maybe he just couldn't pretend anymore, so he just lowered his head and pretended not to see.

Brother Yegui twitched again.

SSG!

Samsung triggered the rule of being in the same half zone as RNG and was moved to the lower half, falling next to VG.

Lin Yi walked down the steps and shook hands with Ruler in front of the majestic Summoner's Trophy.

His smile was bright and sunny, "I haven't played with you for a long time, I miss you so much."

Ruler was about to burst into tears, "I really don't want to meet you. Why are you so unlucky?"

"Don't say that, your strength is not weak," Lin Yi walked arm-in-arm with him towards the backstage passage, "It's as if the number one in our group has not taken it, and the strongest one has been drawn with one draw. Second in the group!”

He didn't expect that he would get three stars in the end.

VG has played many training games with SSG before.

With Hongmi's relationship, it can be regarded as the team with the most appointments among many LCK teams.

Compared with the Tigers and SKT, the overall strength is naturally inferior, but it is definitely not good!
Even if Lin Yi is very confident about the current VG, he is not sure of winning in the quarterfinals.

The knockout draw has come to an end.

Final result: H2K-CLG, RNG-SKT in the top half.

ROX—EDG, VG—SSG in the lower half!

(End of this chapter)

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