I just turned eighteen, and you want me to make a comeback?

Chapter 133 - The Battle for the Champion
The BO3 format is undoubtedly more reasonable than the BO2 format, and it greatly improves the team's competitiveness and viewing experience.

What’s the point of a one-to-one draw often occurring in the S5 summer season?
The audience who came to watch the game undoubtedly hoped that the two sides could completely decide the winner, rather than both sides getting beaten hard and ending the game in a whimper.

In addition, considering that MSI will be held in China this year and there are more teams than last year, the schedule is also more compact than last year.

In order to kick off the spring season, the official opening game is a highlight.

RNG vs. Flash Wolves.

The showdown between these two teams is undoubtedly highly anticipated.

Because this is a showdown between the first and second place in the official rankings.

Before the start of the competition, the CPL officials made a simple division of the strength of each team.

There are a total of sixteen teams, and five teams, FW, RNG, EDG, AHQ, and QG, are tied for the first tier.

The six teams WE, Snake, IG, OMG, HKA, and MSE are in the second tier.

The remaining five teams, EPA, M3, LGD, VG, and HYG, are in the third tier.

This ranking obviously takes into account the rankings of the S5 Summer Games of the original LPL and LMS regions.

For example, the two teams HKA and MSE, although not strong, at least made it to the playoffs and ranked among the last six, which is a bit too disrespectful.

Not conducive to unity.

Therefore, this ranking is only the result of official comprehensive consideration, does not involve grouping and schedule, and is more entertaining.

However, the official rankings of the top teams were not biased at all.

According to the official CPL ranking, Flash Wolves is the strongest, followed by RNG, EDG ranks third, AHQ ranks fourth, and QG is the last of the first-tier teams. Although there is a gap compared to the other four teams, it is still far ahead of the second-tier teams.

This also represents the outside world's expectations for many teams in this CPL.

Five galactic battleships!

The first one is naturally the Flash Wolves, which combines the S5 Summer Championship champions of the two major regions.

The team that combines the top, jungle and support of Flash Wolves and the double C of LGD is unmatched by other teams in terms of performance and potential.

The only team that can compete with them in terms of results is EDG.

The second one is RNG, which has strengthened its top and mid positions with two Korean players.

The second strongest team officially rated.

The reason why they surpassed EDG and AHQ is because RNG's training match results were so impressive.

In the preparations after the New Year, all the teams that played training matches with RNG were beaten.

All the teams that have played against this RNG have only one sentence to say about it.

The synergy between the jungler and the support is too strong, and the top lane is too stable.

Even Flash Wolves could only beat RNG in training matches at a 64 or even 55 level.

The reason for winning is often because a breakthrough was opened in the top lane.

In terms of jungler-support collaboration, I have always been at a disadvantage.

Of course, because it was a training match, both sides certainly did not bring out their real weapons, and Yuan Shen's playing style was also reserved, but even so, it can be seen how strong RNG is.

In addition to these two teams, EDG and AHQ also still maintain a strategic partnership. Exchange matches and training matches have continued non-stop. Even AHQ's base is rented on Lingshi Road, becoming a neighbor of EDG.

In terms of strength alone, both teams are at the level of the top eight in the world championship and should not be underestimated.

QG introduced Uzi, who performed well in last year's summer season and is also a member of the Galaxy Battleship.

Of course, this doesn't mean that other teams are not strong.

IG has strengthened its top lane, and although the bottom lane is still a weakness, the combination of Rookie and MaRin still makes many fans look forward to it.

The overall strength of the region has improved by more than one level compared to S5.

January 2016, 1, Shanghai Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center.

The new competition venue is bigger than last year.

The venue can accommodate nearly two thousand people.

The new CPL league has a total of sixteen teams and more than one hundred and fifty players, which is quite impressive.

"Let's welcome all the CPL teams to the arena, starting with last year's world champions, Flash Wolves!"

Under Ren Dong's high-spirited tone, one team after another took to the stage.

New year, new atmosphere. The version of League of Legends has been updated, and professional players have also welcomed a lot of fresh blood.

Stepping into the battlefield again, Yuan Shen looked at the many new faces and couldn't help but feel excited.

Although the quality is not as good, in terms of the number of teams and the number of viewers, the new CPL league is not inferior to the World Championship.

Especially for a popular team like Flash Wolves, every game can attract a lot of attention.

Even a win or loss in the regular season can reach the top ten hot searches.

All sixteen teams came out, and Ren Dong also announced the official opening of this spring season.

As the product of the merger of two major regions, the new CPL league has two MSI places and four S-League places.

However, although there are more places, there are also more teams.

The competition in the spring and summer leagues will be more intense.

The level of excitement will also be taken to a higher level.

However, before the audience could get excited for long, they saw a blood-pumping scene on the big screen.

The promotional video for the new season begins playing.

Deep and exciting music began to play, and right at the beginning, a naked man with his upper body exposed appeared taking a bath.

Just when everyone was laughing and thinking that the official was clearly indicating Uzi, the camera switched and the factory manager lifted up his wet hair and gave a cold smile to the camera.

"Fuck! The factory manager is so wet and tempting!"

"I have to say, the factory manager is becoming more and more arrogant now."

“It’s an eyesore!!”

What appeared next was EDG's training room. The first shot was of EDG's new team uniform with a black background and white stripes, and a big EDG printed on it.

After taking a shower, Mingkai picked up his team uniform and put it on casually.

Tian Ye smiled, stretched out his hand, and bumped fists with Deft.

Pawn has his back to everyone and slowly turns his head, standing in the center of the screen.

Mouse appeared wearing the EDG team uniform. He gently tossed a coin with the CPL logo printed on it. The camera kept zooming in and focusing on the CPL logo on the coin.

After entering it, I arrived at the AHQ training room.

Everyone in AHQ also made similar moves.

Every contestant will be treated with an independent camera.

But only the five teams that participated in the World Championship last year, EDG, LGD, IG, Flash Wolves, and AHQ, can enjoy it.

The other teams either served as background or just flashed by.

Accompanied by passionate music, the huge makeup photo of Flash Wolves appeared.

The new and old members of Flash Wolves wore black printed short-sleeved shirts.

The Douyu TV logo is printed on the left chest, and the Flash Wolves logo is printed on the right chest.

There are logos of investment sponsors everywhere, on the shoulders, back, and abdomen.

But the most eye-catching thing is the small star above the Flash Wolves logo.

This means that Flash Wolves has won the World Championship!
All members of Flash Wolves are gathered together, watching with eager eyes!

After all the teams appeared, the camera turned and a long staircase appeared.

Each team is climbing up the ladder. The camera keeps passing through the ladder, and you can see that the team with better performance in the previous season will appear higher up the ladder. The speed at which the camera passes through the ladder gradually increases.

Appearing there was the CPL Spring Championship trophy, and a figure sitting on the top steps, closest to the championship trophy!

Surprisingly, it was Yuan Shen, who was well known to CPL audiences!
At this moment, Yuan Shen sat on the top step, clasped his hands together and rested them on his chin, looking down at the team members who were still climbing the stairs, revealing a gentle and confident smile.

Finally, when the Flash Wolves reached the top of the stairs, Yuan Shen loosened his hands, supported his knees, slowly stood up, and turned to look at the championship trophy.

What appeared in the camera was Yuan Shen's profile and back.

"Gudu."

I don’t know who made the first sound, but the whole audience suddenly shouted and screamed.

"Flash Wolf!! Flash Wolf!!"

"EDG!!!"

"IG!!!"

Every team has its own fans, but the league champions EDG and the new champions Flash Wolves are undoubtedly the most popular.

Every team has changes, and every team is chasing the highest championship trophy, climbing the ladder, constantly moving forward, and forging ahead.

Putting Yuan Shen at the top, the director's intention is clear: this is our first CPL World Championship FMVP!
He is recognized as the world's number one top laner in S5 and is also the man who has achieved the highest achievement in the CPL region.

People's demand for the first place is always the highest.

Even a little behind next time will be a step backward.

What's more, the reorganization of Flash Wolves is a new challenge for both Yuan Shen and Flash Wolves.

Today, the other CPL teams are challengers.

Either someone else will successfully challenge the legend and take his place, or Flash Wolves will continue to sit firmly in first place, unshakable.

In just three minutes of video, the audience's anticipation and enthusiasm were aroused.

This is also the significance of the promotional video.

……

"It made me laugh to death. You know, the makeup artist originally said he wanted to add abdominal muscles to Mingkai, but after an hour of work, the result was still one piece."

Our reporter Yu Wenbo excitedly talked about the gossip he had heard, while Yuan Shen rolled up the CPL brochure in his hand and temporarily played the role of supporting actor.

"Mr. Mingkai, do you have anything to say to yourself after seeing this scene?"

Jack coughed twice and deliberately imitated the factory manager's voice and said, "Ahem, don't say I'm a wet temptation, that's my death stare, don't save it, makeup artists are all liars, I will never believe them again, and I will never shoot this again. Now I just want to blow up the me in that big monitor, preferably with one punch to blow up his pig head..."

In the Flash Wolves lounge, everyone burst into laughter again.

Even Zhou Luxi couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

"Should we do this? Now it seems that the scene of us holding the trophy together is the most boring one."

"Hey, we've all seen it. Excessive publicity is not a good thing."

"Yeah, we still have to achieve good results this year."

Hearing Wei Shen's overly steady words, Yuan Shen looked at him in surprise.

What dirty stuff?

Get off Wei now.

You are not that kind of Wei!
"That's not the case. Don't they want to hold the trophy? They have to have one too, right? Look at the stars on your chests, and you'll know what you should do."

"Alright, alright, get ready. We're going to face RNG at the opening ceremony today."

Char Siu smiled and clapped his hands. There is also a disadvantage to not playing in groups. That is, if you lose today, the next time you meet your team will be in the playoffs.

Although it is said that revenge is never too late, no one wants to lose the first game.

Version changes are still very frequent.

They don't want to lose to the opponents they value most, whether it is RNG or EDG.

After the opening ceremony, the contestants also entered the venue.

Flash Wolves' first opponent is RNG.

Before the game even started, fans from both sides had already started arguing in forums, online forums, and livestreaming rooms.

……

"Welcome back, everyone! The first match of the 2016 CPL Spring Split is about to begin, with Flash Wolves facing RNG. You've all been looking forward to it!"

"That's right, it's a new season and a new version. Recently, many teams have been studying the new version's play style. I feel that the changes are quite big. Maybe a few dark horses will emerge and change the landscape of our CPL."

The commentators today are Jide, Wawa, and Miller.

The two major competition areas were merged, and not only the teams and players, but also the commentators and hosts were merged.

The game quickly entered the BP interface.

In the new season and new version, the advantage in BP has also changed.

Flash Wolves had the right to choose the side in the first game and directly won the red side.

There are too many strong heroes in this version, and it is impossible to ban them all.

The blue team can only take one first, while the red team can at least take down two strong heroes, and has the option of a Counter position to restrain the opponent.

RNG on the blue side first banned the excavator, Viktor, and Captain.

The red side's Flash Wolf banned Spider, Kindred, and Tsar.

In the first game, both sides were ready for battle.

RNG grabbed the Minotaur without hesitation.

It is not an exaggeration for RNG to grab the support first.

As the FMVP of S4, Mata is top-notch in terms of command and overall view.

Especially when working with Xiang Guo as a jungler or support.

If the original Xiangguo was just a brainless reckless man, then with Mata, Xiangguo is like having an external brain.

A jungler who can perfectly execute Mata's commands is exactly what Mata needs most.

Moreover, the hero Minotaur can be regarded as Mata's signature hero this season, and is known as the Bull Demon King in training games.

Flash Wolves immediately locked down Gragas and Poppy.

"Wow! Is Bobby showing up so soon?"

In the update before the New Year, Poppy was reworked.

The original Iron Ambassador became the Fortitude of the Holy Hammer, and his skills were completely changed.

In the version where the CPL Spring Split started, Poppy had just appeared on the competition server, but I didn’t expect that Flash Wolves would dare to use her.

"Yuanshen is still so confident, but... it's a bit strange." Miller said.

"The red team grabs the top laner immediately, which is not like the style of Flash Wolves." Jide also shook his head.

"Could it be a support? Poppy's W should be able to restrain Minotaur." Wawa touched his chin and said.

"Hey, don't say that, really don't say that!"

RNG's second and third moves were obviously hesitant, as they were a little confused about Flash Wolves' tactical intentions.

When the time was almost up, RNG locked down Gnar and Lee Sin on the second and third floors.

The three T1-level junglers in this version, Jarvan, Elise, and Kindred, have all been banned, and Gragas has also been snatched away by the opponent. It is obvious that only Lee Sin can replace them.

As for Gnar, he is undoubtedly a very good hero against Poppy.

(End of this chapter)