Full-time: Starting from Ye Xiu vs. Faker

Chapter 443: Top Eight Draw, Reverse Second Segment of Laughter (Part )

It’s no wonder G2 lost his composure.

They are really in a state of extreme lack of self-confidence now.

In the first three days of the group stage, G2 was like a fat pig lying in a pigsty.
Every day, a brother would be dragged out screaming by a group of burly men, and then half an hour later, his blood would be spilled in the slaughterhouse.

This process continued for three days in a row. Three of the four LEC brothers were defeated. We were thankful that G2 did not suffer a nervous breakdown on the spot.

Even though they have basically regained their form now, this extreme anxiety still affects their mental state.

Coupled with the huge pressure from the LEC audience later, the mentality of the G2 players was somewhat distorted.

A typical manifestation is that they now subconsciously hope to draw a weaker opponent so as to at least secure a spot in the semi-finals.

This doesn't seem like the mentality that a strong person should have.

But obviously, they don't care about that now.

So the question is, which team is the relatively easy target?

It seems that only SKT
SKT is already the best draw that G2 can get.

"SKT is good, they feel very smooth when playing..." Jankos thought.

In the spring, he beat up the jungler named Xiao Hei so badly that he didn't dare to enter the jungle after three rounds of beating him.

He even thought that if he could beat Xiao Hei a few more times, maybe his touch would be back and he would have a chance to win a point or two in the final.

Although Xiaohei seems to have been optimized by SKT in the summer, which makes Jankos feel a little regretful.

But considering that SKT's league results in the summer are still declining, and judging from the video, it seems that Bengi is also the standard "SKT jungler" who revolves around Faker.
So the feel should be similar?
As for the other two junglers, Peanut looks like a very fierce player, while An Bixin is suspected to be the soul of the SSG.

It seems that Bengi is the one who is easy to bully.

"Khan? He should be able to fight." Bai Shu thought.

Khan suffered a heavy loss when he was hunted by the national server for the LCK player who sneaked in. To be honest, Bai Shu also did it.

His national service level has not fallen after all.

Although his style is obviously not suitable for single-line suppression and defeating Khan, he is good at calling junglers.

Khan's style at that time was still that of a typical young man who was reckless and always accurate in his pursuit.

When the Chinese server masters used the same mentality as when the masters in Glory besieged Ye Xiu to bully the LCK players headed by Khan, he also mixed in and got some chips.

Compared to the other two guys whose strength is unknown but who look difficult to beat, perhaps Khan will be a softer target?

As for CAPS and perkz, they don't think Faker and Deft are easy to bully, especially CAPS. The pressure Faker brings to him is even greater than that of Xiye from Fanhua.

But no matter how great the pressure is, after all, we have fought before, so we have some idea of ​​what is going on.

All in all, the entire G2 team feels that if they can draw against SKT, it would be the most comfortable matchup.

And it seems that God also thinks that LEC's journey to the World Championship is a bit too miserable.

Come with great momentum and leave in disgrace.

After all, it is a noble division with four places. If we really get defeated in the quarterfinals, it would be a bit embarrassing.

So Feng Xianjun pulled it out casually, and SKT's team logo, which was mainly red with two festive yellow wings, appeared in the group where G2 was.

At that moment, the G2 lounge exploded.

Jankos jumped up from his chair while laughing wildly, and Perkz on the other side also slapped the armrest.

CAPS and mikyx didn't make much noise, but they were also laughing happily.

But after laughing for two seconds, Jankos suddenly stopped laughing and subconsciously glanced at Bai Shu.

Why is it Bai Shu? Is he also the absolute core?

That’s not the case, but Bai Shu has done a good job of promoting the stereotype of the quiet and steady international student, and has always been the most stable and calm one in the G2 team.

When the most outgoing Jankos gets mad, the coach always says "learn from Bai Shu" when he is scolding him.

It feels like I'm someone else's child.

But today, Jankos doesn't seem to have to worry about being caught as an example.

Because Bai Shu did it too!
Although reason told Bai Shu that opening champagne at halftime was not a good habit.

But after looking around, it seems that the only stable opportunity is to play against SKT.

He still longs to go further.

So at this moment, although he didn't make such a big movement, the smile on his face couldn't be hidden.

When Jankos saw that Bai Shu had also done it, all his worries disappeared immediately, and he started laughing in the second stage!
The G2 lounge suddenly became a sea of ​​joy.

On the other hand, SKT

"G2? That's good, we can avenge you in the spring." KkOma looked at the group results of the first group and smiled at Faker beside him.

"They should be a good whetstone." Li Xianghe thought about it and nodded.

G2 is very strong, but not that strong.

SKT is what G2 considers to be the soft persimmon among the second seed, but isn’t G2 itself also the soft persimmon among the first seed?
Lee Sang-hyuk knows that SKT needs time and training.

During this period, almost all the SKT players who originally had some complaints about KkOma's sudden arrival were impressed by his personal performance.

In just a few days, they not only completed the research on the version at the speed of light, but also were able to brilliantly combine the individual ability characteristics of SKT players who were not so compatible with the version to create a tactical style that was unique to them.

In the first game, they didn't have much power to fight back against the flowers.

But by the second stage the day before yesterday, they were already able to fight back and forth with Fanhua.

It turns out that as long as KkOma is given enough time and information, he can improve a team's technical and tactical level to a terrifying level.

So, what's next?
Give KkOma some more time?

How far can they evolve?
What Lee Sang-hyuk is least worried about is SKT's talent.

And now, the talent scouts who can discover and realize their talents are already in the team. In this case, what is there to hesitate about?
Plans have changed, prepare to win!
Of course, Lee Sang-hyuk also knows that the current SKT does need some time to continue evolving.

So I still have expectations for the next round of opponents.

G2 is strong, but not too strong.

It can put a lot of pressure on SKT without directly sweeping SKT out.

And beating the opponent that ended their MSI journey this spring can be considered a kind of clearing of inner demons.

Sign on.

The other players of SKT also seemed to think this was a good draw.

The reserve of East Asians and the strict management of SKT prevent them from laughing like G2, but there is still a little smile on their faces.
But Faker himself thought it was a good sign, so he didn't emphasize the expression management of others.

So, when G2 is laughing, SKT is also laughing.

Well, yes, both teams felt that they had won.

Just to increase the viewing point, Tencent Esports officials placed a live broadcast camera in each lounge.

The reactions of both teams upon seeing the draw results were shown to the audience. Seeing both teams smiling, the audience also smiled.

"Good fellow, you all think the other party is a soft persimmon that is easy to bully, so you are all laughing, right?"

"It's okay, in two days the team will stop laughing!"

"The loser will probably get hit hard by a boomerang."

"Fight! Fight!"

This scene was truly hilarious. The only person who wasn't smiling in the whole scene seemed to be Feng Xianjun, who was in charge of drawing lots and therefore maintained a certain seriousness.

The audience felt their blood boiling at the thought that one of these two teams who were laughing so happily would go home crying in two days.

Anyway, they are not LPL teams, so it doesn’t matter how fiercely the fight is.

What? Bai Shu is Chinese?

How about a little cheer for G2?
……

On the other side, everyone from Fanhua had returned to the lounge.

"In this case, it seems that we have a chance to meet SKT in the semi-finals?" Zhang Jiale looked at the draw screen, suddenly thought of something, and smiled.

Perhaps because of the disparity in the world, there has been a slight change in the draw rules for the quarterfinals of the S game.

The rule that "teams that qualify from the same group in the group stage will be in different halves of the draw for the quarter-finals" does not seem to have been proposed yet.

This means that as long as Fanhua and SKT can break through their respective opponents, they will have a chance to meet again in the semifinals.

“Isn’t that just a remake of MSI?” Sun Zheping also thought this arrangement was interesting.

They are still very confident that they can reach the semi-finals.

So if G2 comes out, it will be a replica of MSI.

And if SKT comes out, it will be the game in which East Asia wins the if line of MSI.

"Why don't we just let Excellent Era take over? They are nominally a North American team, so why not just have an MSI rematch in the upper half!" Zhang Jiale suddenly became interested.

As for the stage, the sweaty Feng Xianjun certainly didn't want the upper half to become a replica of MSI.

As early as when the abstract draw positions of SKT, G2, and Fanhua were drawn in the same half, he already felt that something was wrong.

This way we won't be suspected of having an inside job, right?
Moreover, if SKT and Fanhua really meet again in the semi-finals, since they have only played two games in the group stage, will the audience suffer from visual fatigue?

Sure enough, the rules for the next session will have to be changed.

While thinking in his mind, Feng Xianjun took out another small ball, slowly opened it with trembling hands, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Fanhua, the opponent in the quarterfinals - KT!

"KT? Interesting!" Zhang Jiale's eyes suddenly lit up.

KT is very strong and was able to play against Happy until the third game, and they also have some similarities in style.

Fighting with them, in a sense, is also a warm-up for the final battle with Xingxin.

Although it is still unknown whether Xingxin can beat Blue Rain in the same zone.

All in all, playing against KT is very exciting, and it makes Fanhua, a group of warriors, very excited!

On the other side, KT was also very excited.

"Are you going to compete against the world champion?" Peanut's smile was sunny, but the slight bloodthirsty fighting spirit in his eyes could not be hidden.

Using the cutest smile to launch the most brutal invasion, this is the style of the new strongest jungler in LCK.

"Did he severely suppress Deft's AD? Now we have to see it!" IMP's eyes widened. He attached great importance to everything about Deft.

The man in front of him has become Deft's nemesis in the World Championship, so it is very necessary for Lord IMP to see how much gas this old man has left in the tank.

After the reorganization, the style of the KT team is quite unified.

They are just a group of warlike warriors.

If they were not backed by one of the largest telecommunications companies in South Korea and were not professionally trained, just looking at the atmosphere, they would look like an Internet cafe team.

Their only thoughts on winning the world championship were:
Fuck him!

This time, when the camera was turned to the lounges of both teams, the picture finally looked a little bit normal.

It’s just that... the murderous aura is a bit strong?

Seeing the tacit fighting spirit and murderous intent in the eyes of the dozen or so people on both sides, there is no doubt that the tickets for this game will be sold at sky-high prices again.

"KT was eliminated... Then the result is completely determined."

"I didn't expect that we would have to fight this civil war..."

On Blue Rain's side, Yu Wenzhou pushed up his glasses and made this comment.

That’s right, the lottery is basically over here, and all that’s left is to go through the process.

Although there are still two lots left to be drawn, it is impossible for Excellent Era to be drawn together with Happy. After all, SSG and Blue Rain are in the same group and can only play against Happy.

However, this also perfectly avoided a clash between Xingxin and Jia Shi, which would have caused controversies such as the "guaranteed team".

After all, if Excellent Era could really defeat Blue Rain in the quarterfinals and advance to the semifinals, then no matter how they struggled in the semifinals, it wouldn't matter anymore.

Although the possibility of this is basically zero.

When he drew this lot, Feng Xianjun lamented again.

As expected, having two teams from the same club enter the World Championship together brings too many problems.

Next year, this loophole must be filled at all costs!

As for Xingxin, they are not very familiar with SSG. They only know that there is an old Deng who transferred from Honor of Kings as a jungler in SSG.

Therefore, their main focus was on comforting the members of Jia Shi who had just lost to G2 and were about to play against Blue Rain.

"Are you confident in beating Blue Rain?" Ye Xiu looked at Wu Xuefeng.

"No, I can only say that we will try our best to knock out their stuff and clear some obstacles for you." Wu Xuefeng smiled bitterly.

A good cook cannot cook without rice. The future of Excellent Era is promising, but given their young average age, lack of experience, and obvious shortcomings in the lineup, it is too difficult to beat a team as impeccable as Blue Rain.

Ye Xiu thought about it and made a joke: "In that case, if we win the championship, you guys will get one third of the credit, okay?"

"Okay, okay, thank you for your generosity, Captain..."

And so, just like that, at nearly four in the morning Beijing time, amidst the yawning eyes of countless people, the four matchups in the quarterfinals were finally finalized.

Upper half: G2 vs. SKT, Fanhua vs. KT.

Lower half: Blue Rain vs. Excellent Era, Happy vs. SSG.

Two games of grudges and two strong dialogues.

The smell of gunpowder is on the verge of breaking out.

However, before the teams started fighting, fans on the Internet showed signs of starting a fight first.

(End of this chapter)