Full-time: Starting from Ye Xiu vs. Faker

Chapter 444: First settle accounts, then question (Part )
There are three days of rest between the group stage and the quarterfinals.

It was supposed to be a two-day event, but seeing how Group D played, by the time all the stages were finished it was already nearly five in the morning.

G2 happened to be one of the first teams to start fighting in the upper half, and the time interval was too short.

LEC's last remaining young team has had a hard enough time recently, there is no need to give them another blow.

So the overall schedule was moved back one day.

With one more day, the participating teams naturally breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to arrange training matches all over the world even more non-stop.

Even among those teams that had been eliminated, several stayed behind, not because they wanted to travel in China for a few more days, but mainly to help teams in the same division play training games.

Of course, it is also to avoid the surging tide of public opinion on the Internet.

For the eight teams in the quarterfinals, these three days are the last chance to prepare and cram. If they miss it, they will be doomed.

For the audience, it is a three-day vacuum period with no news or games to watch.

So what should we do during these three days?

Apart from reading the previews of the quarterfinals written by various bloggers who worked overtime, there is probably only one thing we can do:

Settle down those unlucky guys who were eliminated in the first round.

Obviously, it is impossible for Tencent Esports to really give out a title like the top nine that is bound to be full of controversy.

Therefore, no matter whether you are a complete waste who was eliminated with 0-6 or a person who died with 3-4 after many battles, in theory, the ranking is exactly the same and the prize money you get is exactly the same.

However, the same bonus does not mean the same treatment.

The eight teams that were eliminated received different kinds of criticism afterwards.

It may not be believed, but the only team that was not criticized at all was not the two Group D warriors who died standing there at 3-4, but DFM at 0-6.

For Japanese fans, DFM's entry into the finals is already a pleasant surprise among pleasant surprises, comparable to the Chinese national football team entering the World Cup.

After the qualifying round, their fan base was completely filled with joy.

As for the main competition, they have a plan in mind.

Without expectations, there will naturally be no resentment or regrets.

In the entire DFM, except for EVI who barely reached the level of combat power in the main competition, the performance of the other four teams in the intensity of the group stage may not be comparable to that of a true eye.

In a sense, they are the ones who truly have no regrets.

As for LJL viewers, they are more interested in other things rather than questions that are not worth discussing, such as "Can DFM win?"

For example, among the two female players of Xingxin, who is more suitable for the title of "Empire's Valkyrie".

At present, it seems that Tang Rou has the upper hand. The oppressive force of "any random hero can beat Evi's crab" has really left a deep impression on the Japanese audience.

It is said that some Japanese painters have been drawing hero portraits of Tang Rou and Su Mucheng overnight.

When DFM ended their journey in the World Championship with six consecutive defeats without any suspense, the screen of the live broadcast room in Japan was filled with consolations such as "thank you for your hard work".

Other teams do not receive the same regional hero treatment as DFM.

LGM is also doing okay.

They were eliminated in the playoffs with a score of 3-4, which means they had the strength to qualify, but they lacked a little bit of luck.

Many viewers and fans who are more confident in LPL believe that the reason why LGM was eliminated was largely due to the civil war.

With the rules as a shield, LGM will receive fewer arrows. In addition, LGM itself is a dark horse team, starting from the relegation match and entering the playoffs. No matter how far they go, they have essentially made a profit.

Being able to reach the top 16 and not die in foreign battles, at least in the eyes of LGM fans themselves, this result is still satisfactory.

But there is indeed controversy.

Some fanatical fans of Yizhan and Xuanqi firmly believe that if the places were given to their home teams, they would definitely advance to the quarterfinals, and even have a chance to compete for first place in the group.

So they accused LGM of wasting opportunities and occupying the toilet without doing anything.

Such funny remarks may seem eye-catching, but they do exist.

However, the number of people was limited, and they were soon overwhelmed by other fans who came to form a team, saying "It's better to be in the top 16 than at home".
In addition, the officials of the two teams were also sensitive enough. After realizing that something was wrong, they immediately commented on LGM's farewell to the World Championship to express their support, so these accusations came to nothing.

Generally speaking, it is because LPL's results are good enough. The Big Three plus Excellent Era entered the quarterfinals, and they all had a certain suppressing advantage over the LCK teams in the same group.

Plus, LGM didn't lose the foreign war, so its reputation will be a little better.

So the LGM players are living a good life, and there is an unexpected surprise waiting for them.

Almost immediately after they finished the game, they thought they were eliminated in the round of 16 and their plan to attract new sponsors had completely gone to waste.

I learned from the management that there may be new sponsors coming in and they may even consider naming the team.

Listen again, wow, PSG!

The team name PSG is well-known even among people who don't pay attention to football. After all, when they introduced superstars such as Messi and Mbappe to form the Galactico, it greatly increased their popularity among people outside the circle.

Such an unexpected surprise confused everyone in LGM.

And what’s even more confusing is yet to come.

Being eliminated in the round of 16 was a very embarrassing result for LGM itself. It was just a one-round elimination, it was too shameful to watch.

But from the outside world's perspective, especially outside the circle, this is already a very good result.

Especially a team that has appeared in front of fans all over the world and has a certain international reputation.

That is even more popular for investment.

In the field of publicity, being in the top nine is better than being at home. This is really a true saying.

In a sense, this is another kind of unique situation where one fails in the arena but succeeds in the business world.

Another team that lost like LGM but was not criticized too badly was FW, which lost 3-4, but overall it was not a shameful loss.

However, they are the last remaining team in the region, and stopping here means that the performance of the entire LMS region this year will end in the round of 16.

So there is definitely still some controversy, and many Taiwanese trolls have also begun to criticize.

But FW doesn’t really care what these people cursed.

Anyway, more than half of the players in the team are studying how to find a job in a major competition area, and there are very few who want to stay in FW.

Taiwan is just that big, but in a certain parallel world, it was able to rely on the advantages of the well-developed gaming industry to give birth to a team like Assassin Star that miraculously won the championship and became one of the five major competition regions.

As for this side… it’s just like what the legendary AD who once competed with the God of Forever for the starting AD in the parallel world said:
"It's better to retire than to go back."

Apart from these three teams whose public opinions are still acceptable, the remaining five...

It's going to be a serious disaster.

(End of this chapter)