Chapter 350: Top Eight Grouping

"Hurry up."

"Big Dog, why do you only remember to go to the bathroom when you are about to leave?"

"..."

The next afternoon.

LGD gathered and prepared to go to the gymnasium to supervise the game. Of course, it is called supervision because the draw for the knockout round will be held on site after Group B.

In addition, Fujii needs to record materials, so it is not suitable to stay in the hotel.

Regarding this.

C Bo complained a little.

After all, when the group stage draw was made, the staff came to the hotel in advance to set up the camera. Now that they are notified to go to the scene, it must be the recording team being lazy.

On the bus.

C Bo found a seat by the window in the back row as usual, and then took out his mobile phone to browse the forum. Compared with yesterday, today's discussion focused on the prediction of the draw and the analysis of the qualification of Group B.

Among them.

A certain iron-blooded Qing fan hopes to draw SSG.

In his words, the hero pool of Crown was blown up by Qingshen. It is easier to play than playing against SKT.

Haha.

C Bo didn't expect netizens to say that, and a smile suddenly broke out on his face.

In addition, he also found an interesting post about the difficulty of cooperating with Clockwork and Nightmare.

Or rather.

The trend led by LGD has just begun. When passers-by feel like playing with friends to gain points, they soon find that this routine is not as easy as they imagined.

Many high-ranking players have encountered a threshold, that is, they cannot perfectly replicate RR's combo and cannot be as smooth as Qingshen and Eimy.

"When watching, the brain tells the hand: I know it, when playing, the hand tells the brain: I don't know it."

"My R is not accurate, I really am not accurate."

"My friend plays Nightmare, he said I am not proficient. Woo."

"The combo is simple, but it is difficult to do it without giving people room to react."

"I am just curious about how many times LGD has practiced. They can't have been practicing this routine since the playoffs."

"Without dozens of games, you can't practice such cooperation."

"I am not a master of Clockwork, but I have played Clockwork for hundreds of times. The problem is that this routine requires calculation ability. It is even more difficult to grasp the timing of release when encountering those with displacement."

"Forget the wave in the middle tower, Nightmare dribbled into the field from the wing and rolled up the Emerald God and Tristana perfectly? This cooperation is more difficult."

After reading a series of comments, C Bo inexplicably felt a little proud. He didn't dare to think about what these people would look like if they knew that this routine was completed in two days.

Of course.

He also felt that this speed was exaggerated.

But this is genius.

After all, this routine is not dominated by Nightmare. It is said that it depends on proficiency, but in fact it requires more time to enter the game. Of course, this routine is not unsolvable, at least they have corresponding experience internally.

Thinking of this, C Bo poked his head and saw Qin Hao looking at the scenery outside the window, and shouted: "Hey, PP! I'll post a post for you to see."

"Huh?" Qin Hao turned his head, and Dalang was a little dissatisfied: "What about me? I want to see it too."

"Look at Gou Ba, the post didn't praise you."

"Fuck, my Urgot's solo kill, didn't anyone praise you?"

"I said that this post didn't praise you, not that no one praised you.

Besides, the weapon is not purely countered by you, and the counter storm is blocked by your shield. If you dare to fight close, you will be pulled."

Then what counter heroes play a single kill is not a single kill.

Regarding this point.

Dalang did not refute, he also felt that counter heroes should play an effect. But after reading the post, he knew why C Bo sent it to Qin Hao.

This comment area is full of Qing praise, which makes people envious.

"What do you feel?" Dalang was very curious. He believed that C-Bo was also waiting for Qin Hao to speak.

"This is affirmation. Who doesn't want to be affirmed?" Unexpectedly, Qin Hao responded enthusiastically.

"They feel it's difficult now, just because it's only been one night."

"You're so damn right."

C-Bo muttered.

At this moment, he remembered that he worked so hard, but he couldn't train Nami and Wind Girl to satisfy Cvmax. Although he felt that his proficiency was fine, the problem was that he couldn't play the effect the coach wanted.

If there really was a post asking whether soft support was strong or not.

He might be like these netizens, and he needed to use the eyes of God to chase those professional players who played outstandingly. In this matter, there is no difference between professionals and passers-by.

Qin Hao didn't have so many feelings.

After all, he had never encountered a situation where his proficiency did not increase after working hard. In his world, hard work is useful, and if it is useless, it must be not hard enough.

"Everyone is discussing the new round of draws online." As an optimistic representative, C Bo did not immerse himself for too long, "Who do you want to draw the most?"

"The second place in Group C is SSG, and the second place in Group D is FW..." Da Lang gave his thoughts: "If I were to choose, I would definitely choose FW."

"You are afraid of laning against CuVee." C Bo teased.

"Don't be nervous, Da Nang, CuVee's tanks are not necessarily better than yours." Eimy interrupted.

Of course, this is what he really said. The reason why SSG was sent to the bubble by SKT 3-0 this year was that CuVee's tree was a little crazy.

"It is definitely easier to play against FW than against SSG." Da Lang explained.

"I just want to say one thing, manage your expressions well." Qin Hao suddenly became serious.

"Haha."

Hearing this.

Everyone was a little bit nervous.

After all, last year's second laugh was too classic, and there was also Blank's smile that made him laugh until S7. Including this year, G2 posted a 6-0 promotion dynamic before the game.

As a result, the comment area is now full of GIFs of Ah P crying.

Qin Hao shrugged, "I'm not kidding." There were at least three waves of face-changing in the dynamic war last night, which is enough to show that netizens are very angry now.

From the perspective of ordinary people.

You must feel good if you draw the lottery you like.

But from a professional perspective, smiling is not allowed, and the audience can easily think that you are getting carried away.

Maybe you don't think so.

But they think you think so.

"What are you afraid of? At worst, I will pretend to be dead." C Bo agreed with Qin Hao, knowing that the boomerang will come quickly.

"Heh."

Qin Hao knew that C Bo's mouth was harder than steel, and he was used to it.

The group went to the backstage of the venue and waited for the game to start.

Because they were bored.

C Bo brought the topic to WE again, saying that Mystic was not in good shape recently, and the Internet started to scold him for not working hard.

"... WE obviously worked hard during the training camp. You can't think that they have fun every day just because they went to the bar. How can they have so much time to have fun?"

"This is an image problem."

"The main reason is that people outside don't believe WE's official announcement."

During the training camp.

WE released internal photos, the purpose of which was to tell fans that the players were working hard to prepare for the World Championship.

But because of the previous thunder, fans always think that this is a staged photo. And this is also part of the stereotype. It can be regarded as one extreme to another.

"Oh, it's because they performed mediocrely in the group stage, otherwise there wouldn't be so many weird words and malicious associations."

When saying this.

C blog was opening the WE super chat, and there was a post in it cursing:

"Why is Mystic so mediocre compared to the league. Why does WE gradually become dependent on Xiye C. Seeing that the mid lane wants to win so much, I really want to ask everyone.

If we miss this time, will WE have a chance to get to this point?"

The background is the expedition photo released by the WE official blog, and next to this photo, there is a nightclub photo of Mystic.

Karsa glanced at C-Bo's phone, "WE was on the red side in the first round, and we didn't dare to let Kalista, Jayce, and Elise play. In the end, we couldn't get a suitable line combination in the bottom lane and could only develop."

Karsa talked about the reason why WE lost to LZ, "Let's see if we can change this by getting the blue side in the second round."

Very soon.

After watching WE win IMT with difficulty, Caps Yasuo single-killed BDD Taliyah and became famous, and finally the game was killed by LZ in the ancient dragon group.

In the third game, WE played against LZ.

Before the BP, Karsa was still talking to Eimy, and there was finally a position on the left to target the hero pool.

In the end.

Both sides banned 5 junglers.

In the first round, the left side banned Tsar, Jayce, and Elise, and the right side banned Kalista, Prince, and Lulu.

Then the second round.

With Tristana, Wind Girl, and Sejuani on the left, and Twitch, Gem, and Taliyah locked on the right, WE continued to block the jungle, pressing down Lee Sin and Gragas, and sending Shen and Corki to the ban position on the right.

See this.

On the left, Tristana is swaying. Wind Girl and Pig have good win rates in this version; on the right, there is a bit of a transition to protect Turtle.

Until——

"Pantheon? Locked!"

In the commentary booth, Miller was very surprised.

And in the backstage, Cvmax suddenly said: "No more hiding."

The reason why Cvmax said this.

Because during the spring season, he had imagined that Taliyah was swaying, so that when encountering heroes that Taliyah was difficult to deal with, the jungler could play.

It was also at that time.

Tarzan began to practice Taliyah jungle.

"BP was blown up." Big Wolf muttered, "The middle lane can't be played."

Compared with the last time when the three lanes had no initiative to develop, this lineup was more uncomfortable.

Because when LZ locked the Blue Steel Shadow on the fourth floor, WE determined that the pressure on the top lane was not great, so they chose to change the formation and sway Tristana to the bottom lane to help the middle and top get Kassadin and Poppy.

In this way, Poppy can defend the Blue Steel Shadow in team battles, and Kassadin can easily find the position of Turtle in team battles. Compared with the first three hands, the idea is clearer.

But.

Hongmi didn't guess that the opponent could also shake.

In the scenario he imagined, Kassadin was easy to beat Taliyah. After all, LZ took the rat in the bottom lane, and Taliyah had to relieve the pressure on the bottom lane even if he roamed, and the benefits of doing so were average.

Who would have thought that LZ would now become Taliyah jungler and Pantheon mid laner, and Kassadin's laning environment was worrying.

And the most important thing is.

Pantheon and Taliyah work well together.

On stage.

BDD didn't know how the outside world felt.

The moment he picked up the talent, he was not proud. The reason was that the Taliyah system that Tarzan understood needed to be partnered with the mid laner Crocodile.

The problem was that he was not very adaptable to the blood exchange rhythm of Crocodile, so he had to settle for the second best and choose to use Pantheon instead.

It's a bit embarrassing to say it.

He played Pantheon, not because Pantheon was strong, but because this hero was relatively brainless. So even though he knew Pantheon was very hardworking, he had no choice.

After all, unless the jungle Taliyah was played alone, if it was not equipped with point control, the mid and jungle would not be so easy to work together, and the effect of one plus one greater than two could not be achieved.

It's hard to touch Jianxiye's line.

Qin Hao followed with a grin.

After all, if you put yourself in Kassadin's perspective, this game is already halfway lost. But this Taliyah has a good rhythm.

It first upgrades to level 4 to gank the middle, forcefully jumps over and kills half-blood Kassadin, then clears the vision of the upper river, goes around the position to gank the upper, and plays Poppy's flash.

Less than 10 minutes.

Kassadin's record is 0-2, with only a pitiful 32 last hits, and the overall left side is lagging behind by 1,400 in economy.

"send."

"WE's BP is too formulaic."

"We can only compete for second place."

"Now the probability of civil war is not zero." C Bo teased a netizen's high praise comment before the game. At that time, RNG double-killed SSG. Many people said that there would be no civil war in the top eight, and that the top four would occupy three seats.

With such a victory.

Some netizens subconsciously ignored the fact that WE was not going smoothly.

"Harmful, WE will be scolded."

"Want? Already!"

Click on C blog to open Weibo.

Just as he thought.

Netizens who lost their expectations vented their dissatisfaction.

It is clear that WE still has a high probability of qualifying, but it seems like it will be eliminated early.

Or.

For a while, people couldn't see through this WE. In terms of performance, they defeated SKT strongly in the intercontinental competition.

Do you want to say strong?

The game content shown by WE is not particularly stable, and it relies heavily on the laning state of the bottom lane. The most important thing is that when it comes to foreign battles, Xiye gets buffs and Mstic gets debuffs.

Take these few days of group matches as an example.

When Mystic got Varus, he was once suppressed under the tower by Rekkles Kasumi, which was actually a bit inappropriate.

Of course, the bottom lane is a two-man lane. Just looking at AD's performance can't explain much.

It just starts with entering the World Championship.

Mystic is clearly not as good as the league. This is the key to the violence of public opinion.

When the WE crystal is pushed away.

The barrage was all about "Greek den" and "nightclub guys don't deserve to win". Full of malice.

After LZ double-killed WE, it locked the first place. WE had no chance to compete for the top spot in the group like the other two participating teams.

Browsed Weibo for a while.

C Bo suddenly showed a gossipy expression, "Is there a conflict because I lost too much?"

"How to say?"

"Look at this."

C Bo raised his cell phone with a picture of the one he just lost to LZ. Xiye glanced at his brother-in-law inexplicably while packing up his peripherals, but there was no smile in his eyes.

The title given by netizens was: "You can't hide someone's heart if you want to knife it."

"Death stare?"

Qin Hao twitched the corner of his mouth: "I really have a rich imagination. I can't go back to the past without revenge now."

Can just looking at a teammate turn into a conflict?

And fans on both sides really started to curse.

Seeing this, Qin Hao complained: "It's the same with Erduanxiao. It doesn't have that much psychological activity at all. It's just that it can't stand up to the imagination of netizens."

And the premise of brain supplement.

People believe that Uzi is the dominant player in the team, and they believe that after Mystic's thunderstorm, it will affect the relationship within the team.

It is in such a chatting atmosphere.

Game 5.

WE vs. FNC.

The content of this game can be simplified as success means Caps, and failure means Caps - have an advantage in the lane and start sending out in the mid-term. A perfect interpretation of what it means to be stupid.

Just for European and American audiences.

They think Caps is very impressive, but his teammates are too bad to break through.

After all, my sister-in-law excelled in this game.

He was first attacked by 957 over the tower. Then he saw Condi's position in his field of vision and ran to connect the line to get another one.

In the end, sOAZ defended the label of LPL international friend with a score of 1-7-4.

Until 9:30.

All games are over.

The glass basin containing the balls was re-arranged on the stage.

"Let us invite the guests for today's draw..."

When Ren Dong introduced.

Wearing a black suit and combing his hair like an adult, Icon slowly walked onto the stage.

"Now, I would like to ask the Icon player to draw the four teams from Pool 1."

Icon followed the instructions meticulously to complete his lottery work.

at the same time.

The knockout group template appeared on the big screen.

"Who is drawn first? Gold! It should be RNG." Changmao stared at the ball.

The next second.

Icon unfolded the team logo, which was RNG.

"In this case, RNG goes to the upper left corner. And the next team drawn will determine the division of Pool 1."

Many viewers held their breath and stared at the black ball in Icon's hand.

After all, the top eight no longer have the principle of avoiding the same division.

If LGD is also placed in the top half, the two teams will stage a civil war in the semi-finals, and this is a situation that RNG fans are not willing to see.

The sphere was slowly opened.

The moment I saw the color of the ribbon, Icon smiled.

"MSF! Also ranked in the top half!"

Long hair increases volume.

"This is good news for us." Yutong was a little excited.

[Good sign. 】

【Icon’s handsome man! 】

[Hopefully a soft persimmon. 】

[The top eight will always encounter a war between China and South Korea. 】

Regarding the related probabilities and grouping situations, someone has already made a data model. So at this moment, team fans just want to pray for good luck.

then.

Icon drew out LGD and ribbons printed with LZ in turn. In this way, the top two teams in the upper half are RNG and MSF, and the second half are LGD and LZ.

"Next, please Icon move to Pool 2 and draw the other four teams."

[I’m 60E, so I don’t dare to watch it. 】

[60E get out of the live broadcast room. 】

【Never engage in civil war. 】

【So nervous. 】

No matter how nervous you are.

Icon still explores the ball at his own pace.

He opened the small ball in the second pool. The moment he saw the color, Yutong lost his voice: "The first one was drawn to SKT..."

"Then this..."

【Grass. 】

[Haha, good sign, avoid civil war. 】

[Guigui, RNG and SKT are so destined. 】

It’s not that enemies don’t get together.

Icon's first draw gave Uzi a heart attack. Fortunately, SKT's performance in the group stage was mediocre, and Uzi sat in front of the camera and didn't lose his composure.

The familiar team logo is printed right below RNG.

at the same time.

Shi Senming shook hands with Wolf and then returned to his position.

"The second draw." Changmao stared at the color: "It should be WE!!"

"In this way, WE will become MSF's opponent."

【Comfortable! 】

[Listen to me, thank you Icon. 】

[This is the best sign, right? The top eight only have 2 colored pens, one MSF and one FW. 】

Immediately afterwards.

Icon drew the third black ball.

The unpretentious team logo appears in the audience's field of vision.

"Team SSG will challenge LGD in the quarter-finals!!" Yutong almost yelled.

Because before the draw, he was still saying that he wanted to see SSG play LGD, but he didn't expect it to happen.

Accompanied by applause and whistles from the audience.

CuVee showed a depressed expression and shook hands with C Bo who pretended to be cold.

"In the end, there is no doubt that FW will challenge the LCK's No. 1 seed, the LZ team."

in the screen.

The last blank position was filled in with the FW team logo.

At this point, the draw results for the S7 quarter-finals knockout rounds have been settled.

Top half: RNG vs. SKT; MSF vs. WE

Bottom half: LGD vs. SSG; LZ vs. FW

"Heroes chase legends, and legends will never be extinguished."

Ren Dong raised his voice and said, "The group stage competition of the 2017 League of Legends Global Finals has come to an end."

"We...see you in Guangzhou!"

On the way back to the hotel.

C Bo was still talking about how he felt when he got SSG, "You don't know, when I shook hands with him, his palms were all sweaty."

Amidst the laughter.

Night falls.

Looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel, everyone in SSG is sitting in front of the computer practicing hard. Although they were mentally prepared to face LGD from the day they were double-killed by RNG.

But the moment it was really drawn.

CuVee admitted that he was a little disappointed. Because he didn't want to run into LGD so early.

By half past three in the evening.

CuVee was just about to finish the training and go back to the room when Supervisor Edgar left him behind, "Shengzhen, you are the key to this BO5."

When saying this.

Edgar put his right hand on his shoulder...