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Chapter 411: Qualifying is decided! The quarterfinals draw!
Currently, both EDG and SKT have already made it clear that they are the top teams in their respective groups.

The teams in the other two groups will definitely fight tooth and nail for first place in their respective groups.

Otherwise, they would face EDG and SKT in the quarterfinals, neither of whom are easy opponents.

Despite SKT's lukewarm performance, as long as their mid laner is still Lee Sang-hyeok, no team dares to underestimate SKT, and SKT will still be the strongest contender for the championship!
This is the boost that a top-tier mid laner brings to the team!
Fnatic immediately avenged their loss to 100T, but IG followed suit and eliminated 100T, continuing to put pressure on Fnatic!
Subsequently, IG directly defeated GRX, and as someone who excels at beating weaker opponents, they also ended the game in just 19 minutes.

Wow! IG is on fire! I think they really have a chance to beat Fnatic and take first place in the group today!

Fnatic also faced GRX, but they didn't falter and defeated them as well, bringing the two teams' records back to even.

However, the suspense will continue until the final round, with a showdown between GRX and 100T. These two teams have already been eliminated, and no one cares about their fate.

The main event is the last match, IG vs Fnatic!

Wang Yao also arrived at the scene immediately to follow the progress of the match.

"Will Jin Jingzhu be stubborn again today? RNG almost lost when they played the four-protect-one strategy," Wang Yao joked.

Fortunately, Kim Jung-joo didn't continue to be stubborn this time. He significantly increased the priority of the mid and top lanes during the draft phase, and TheShy did not disappoint him.

TheShy, playing Jayce, delivered a high-quality game, completely dominating Fnatic's top laner and establishing a huge advantage early on!

Yu Wenbo, who performed poorly in the first round against Fnatic, also delivered a brilliant performance!

Once again, it has been proven that Yu Wenbo can still perform exceptionally well as long as he is not the absolute core of the team.

With their all-out effort, IG successfully defeated Fnatic, reversing their previous record and becoming the top team in Group D.

"Great! IG has successfully secured first place in their group, which means they will avoid EDG in the quarterfinals draw. This is absolutely great news for our LPL region, as it will prevent an early internal conflict."

"And all three teams have successfully made it into the quarterfinals! Although RNG encountered some problems, it may just be that they were not in good form that day. As long as they are not eliminated, anything is possible."

"However, I still hope that our LPL teams will not have internal battles beforehand, otherwise that would be too bad."

The last day of the group stage is the Group C matches.

This group doesn't have any LPL teams, so it didn't get much attention domestically, but the entire EDG team still came to watch the matches in this group as soon as possible!

After all, KT is in this group.

The LCK's number one seed is still incredibly valuable, and as a potential rival on the road to the championship, we must understand them in every aspect!
However, no one expected this.

KT actually had a huge blunder in the second round!
They also won all three matches in the first round of the group stage, but were unexpectedly defeated by Team Liquid (TL) right away!

G2 then faced TL and won this European-American match, tying their record and starting to share first place in the group with KT.

In the subsequent matches, KT did not lose to MAD, but G2 also did not lose, which means that who will become the group leader will not be revealed until the last round.

Moreover, it was a direct, head-on confrontation between the two sides.

"Holy crap, is KT really going to crash and burn?"

Saint Gun's eyes widened, seemingly finding it hard to accept what had happened in Group C.

"Now you understand, right? Anything is possible in the second round of the group stage at the World Championship," Wang Yao said with a smile.

"Got it, got it. Next time I participate in the World Championship, I can't celebrate with champagne at halftime just because I performed well in the first round. I have to be more low-key."

Let's continue to follow this highly anticipated match.

This year, G2 Esports' Perkz pulled off a 'one-man-four' feat, acquiring Europe's strongest top laner Wunder and strongest jungler Jankos, forming a super team!
Logically, their record shouldn't have been bad, but they ended up as the third seed in the European region. However, as the tournament progressed, they seemed to have regained their form.

They actually pulled off a major upset against KT, defeating the number one seed from the LCK and bringing another huge surprise to the world!
As a result, G2 will be first in Group C, while KT will be second in Group C!
After the Group C matches concluded.

The draw for the quarterfinals will also take place immediately.

The eight teams were divided into two card pools.

The four teams that finished first in their group are EDG, SKT, G2, and IG.

The teams that finished second in their group were: Griffin, RNG, KT, and Fnatic!

"It's here! The draw for the quarterfinals is about to begin!" Wawa exclaimed excitedly. "Please, no internal conflict! Please, no internal conflict! I hope we get lucky with the draw!!"

"We should be able to avoid it. I still want to explain the draw rules for the quarterfinals. It's not as complicated as the group stage. It's just that people from the same group in the group stage will be avoided in half of the bracket."

"Teams from the same group can only meet again in the knockout stage if they make it to the finals. For example, EDG and Griffin can't meet in the knockout stage unless they both make it to the finals."

The stage was still being prepared, and the two commentators began to analyze the prospects.

"If EDG really has to draw lots, the best draw would be Fnatic, because Fnatic relies heavily on Caps, the European mid laner."

"EDG is least afraid of this kind of team. As for IG, they are a bit of a headache. KT, Griffin, and RNG are all tough opponents."

"Griffin should be a relatively weak team."

"As for RNG, they should avoid two LPL teams, so G2 would be the best option."

At this moment, the viewers in the bullet screen section couldn't hold back any longer.

"Damn, you've got some serious ideas. Here's the lot, you draw it."

"Hehe, are the Korean fans getting anxious? They're furious."

"If we really draw lots like that, then we'll be invincible."

"..."

After a lot of fuss, the draw for the top eight was finally held on the stage!

This time, LCK invited TheShy, the legendary top laner from CJ team, as the guest for the draw.

He's the guy who dominated the LPL with Jayce at the S3 All-Star tournament, making them cry their eyes out and contributing the classic moment of one shot that sent PDD swooping down four opponents.

Wearing a suit and with a smile, he walked up to the glass tank in front of the platform, put his hand in, and started to spin the gashapon capsule!

Then he took out a gashapon capsule and unscrewed it. After unscrewing it, he smiled and unfolded the small strip containing the team logo, displaying it to everyone.

The first team drawn is EDG, and EDG will be placed in the upper bracket!

Then, Shy continued to flip the gashapon machine to draw randomly, and the second team drawn was G2 from Group C.

"Wow! Looking at it this way, EDG only has two opponents left in the quarterfinals: RNG and Fnatic."

Because of the principle of avoiding teams from the same group in the same half of the bracket, neither Griffin from Group A nor KT from Group C can come to the upper half of the bracket, so EDG only has two opponents left.

(End of this chapter)