Chapter 323 The Young Lady Has Taken a Fancy to Reaper, the Unknown Rabbit Team
This god-like draw in the quarterfinals directly led to the LCK region eliminating a team after the quarterfinals.
SSG vs. LZ.
In the eyes of commentators and spectators in major regions around the world, no matter which of these two teams is eliminated, it is great news that everyone will celebrate.
Needless to say, SSG, although they are only the third seed of LCK this year, Samsung, who advanced to the S game, has the buff of maintaining the runner-up and competing for the championship, and is definitely a big enemy of other regions.
LZ is the rookie of LCK this year, and a tough character who can fight SKT hard.
So after the quarterfinal draw, in addition to RNG's draw results, LCK's draw is the most popular, even surpassing WE.
[It's really a great deed. Don't be too happy to watch the LCK civil war in the S game. ]
[To be honest, this move cut off an arm of LCK. It is recommended to issue Rookie a permanent green card. If he returns to Korea, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back. ]
[It was directly offline, right? ]
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Rookie was in charge of the draw for the quarterfinals this year, so his god-like draws also made him popular on the Internet.
He even got recognition from LPL teams.
"Good draw, Yi Jin. This one of yours personally eliminated the possibility of returning to China in the future. I don't know whether I should be moved or cry."
Back to the hotel.
After meeting Rookie, Mala Xiangguo immediately gave a thumbs up and expressed his gratitude and admiration for him.
"Hey, don't say that. I feel like they are scolding me to death."
Lao Song was a little embarrassed and waved his hands repeatedly.
"It's a pity that SKT and Samsung were not drawn together. I feel that SSG still has something to do with SKT. Maybe we can really expect a miracle."
Uzi still felt a little sorry and couldn't forget it.
"It's okay. This time we will most likely meet SKT in the semifinals. Isn't it better for us to defeat them ourselves than to let Samsung go?"
Liu Shiyu was in high spirits.
At this moment, RNG's confidence has reached the peak of team history.
They killed Samsung twice in the group stage, and once beat the opponent to the point where they had no ability to fight back. It would be a lie to say that they were not confident.
——Victory is always the most effective tranquilizer for an e-sports player.
"Don't think too much for now."
At this time, coach Feng Ge came from behind and whispered to everyone: "We LPL haven't made it past the quarterfinals for several years. Our current task is to make it past the quarterfinals. This is also the task given to you by the boss. As for the others, we'll talk about it when we meet them."
"It will definitely work this time."
"We shouldn't lose to FNC."
"Not really, we're not... uh, no more."
Everyone looked at the room area of EDG next door and chose to shut up.
In short, this year's quarterfinals, the advantage is mine.
...
In fact, there is a reason for LPL to be so confident.
This year's draw for the quarterfinals of the S game is definitely the most friendly to LPL. It can be basically confirmed that the home advantage is indeed very strong for LPL teams.
RNG plays FNC, which theoretically qualified this year, and WE plays C9, the same third seed.
The two teams performed very well in this year's LPL, and after the S game, they rarely performed as poorly as the previous teams.
Except for the small regret that EDG was eliminated in the round of 16, the LPL region is still full of hope and expectation for the future.
This hope and expectation did not disappear after the start of the quarterfinals. Instead, it intensified.
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October 19th.
The quarterfinals of the 2017 World Finals officially opened.
On this day, RNG, as the representative of the LPL region, played in the first game against FNC.
On that day, all the FNC members were nervous and wanted to play their strongest strength, and they did it.
Unfortunately, compared with the current RNG, there is indeed a gap in hard power between the two sides. After a BO5 battle, they failed to persist until the fifth game, and finally FNC was defeated by RNG with a score of 3:1.
RNG thus advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 World Finals and became the first team to lock in a semifinal spot.
Before the game was over, LPL commentator Wawa was already in tears, shouting excitedly: "We have made it to the quarterfinals!!"
Yes, RNG became the first LPL team to make it to the quarterfinals in recent years. It has made it to the quarterfinals again after three years since S4.
In addition to playing at home, this year's LPL seems to have really shown a soaring momentum and a soaring luck.
Waiting for the second day, everyone felt that this luck had increased again.
SSG vs LZ, LZ was defeated by 3-0.
This upset was the biggest upset in the history of the S game.
Because before the game started, almost everyone in the world believed that LZ would win the final victory.
As LZ, which was once praised as the world's No. 1 team by the official audience this year, lost to them in the strongest period of SKT.
Cuvee's painful mask was still within reach when the quarterfinals were drawn.
No one expected that LZ would not only lose, but also be defeated by Samsung 3-0.
Zero elimination!
What an exaggerated record is this?
It was at this time that everyone realized that Samsung in the World Championship was indeed different from that in the league.
It was not just as simple as adding the so-called buff. LPL commentator Guan Zeyuan even said bluntly: "I suspect Cuvee and other Samsung players have been acting all year, just to give us a little Samsung shock during the S game."
"The scheme is too deep, who can stand it!"
Not to mention the happiness and filial piety of Colonel Guan from the bottom of his heart, these words did have a certain degree of influence.
After the quarterfinals, Samsung also jumped to the top of the Riot rankings, and the title of the favorite to win the S7 championship appeared on them for the first time.
Even the SKT people who were watching the game on site felt the pressure.
Of course, they did not come to this conclusion because of Samsung's performance today, but after playing against Samsung in the training game during this period, they confirmed the state of Samsung's performance on site today.
——This team is not only strong in the training game, but also performs better in the main game than in the training game.
"It's a bit difficult. They are probably our biggest opponent this year."
As crazy as Li Zaiwan was, he was a little silent at this moment, feeling that it would be a tough battle.
"Samsung... this team is really strange."
Chen Yiqiu shook his head.
"Forget it, forget about them. It's our turn tomorrow. How are you all preparing?"
Kkoma clapped his hands and motioned everyone to look over: "Although MSF was unknown before, I got the news from a few friends that this team performed very well in the training match."
"Well... they really can't be underestimated."
Li Xianghe nodded: "The support in their team is very strong, and the style of the team is very... strange."
The reason why it is strange is that he has observed the video of MSF's game and found that this team really won by surprise, and the way they took was similar to last year's strongest wild card ANX.
But in comparison, MSF is more precious than ANX, because they come from the European division, one of the five major divisions in the world, and have a complete training system, coaching team, and even backup supplies, which ANX did not have at the time.
"Oh? Do you have any ideas?"
Kkoma blinked and looked at Li Xianghe expectantly.
"No, although they are very strong, I think as long as we play normally, the final victory will still belong to us."
Li Xianghe said confidently: "This is indisputable."
"Okay, in this case, boys, get ready, it's our turn to play."
Kkoma was very satisfied with the confidence of the team members. With a big wave of his hand, SKT returned to the hotel.
They did not train for a long time that night, because they had to play the next day. They had trained too many times during the off-season, so they did not seize this time to continue training, and the effect was not great.
So, the next day, on the 21st.
SKT got up early in the morning, washed and ate a simple meal, and then gathered together, boarded the bus, and went straight to the Guangzhou Gymnasium.
The venues for the 2017 World Finals were Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and the last one, the Bird's Nest in the capital.
Every time they advance to a new city, they will go to a new city, which is a bit similar to the kind of hot-blooded competitive animations that I watched when I was a child, giving people a feeling of constantly fighting monsters and upgrading.
The venue for the quarterfinals has been changed from Wuhan Sports Center to Guangzhou Stadium.
The venue has changed, the audience has changed, but the heat and enthusiasm have not changed.
Not only has it not changed, as S7 progresses, the discussion and heat about S7 in the outside world have become higher and higher.
It is reflected outside the venue, that is, it is overcrowded. Those who have not bought tickets have to wait outside all the time, wanting to experience the excitement of watching the game live.
When the SKT team arrived at the Guangzhou Gymnasium, it was already surrounded by people outside. At first glance, it seemed that there was no place to walk.
"There are a lot of people today."
"They are all our fans."
"Yeah, you are right."
Chen Yiqiu heard Li Zaiwan say this, and after a closer look, he really found that most of the audience at the scene this time were holding their team's support.
Among the players' support, Reaper's ID is obviously the one with the most.
"After all, it's the home court."
Pei Junzhi said something sarcastic as usual, which caused Chen Yiqiu to hit him with his fist.
"Ahem... Hey, isn't that the Rabbit Team over there?"
Influenced by Chen Yiqiu these two days, the other members of SKT also began to follow him and call the MSF Rabbit Team.
At this moment, following the shouting of Peanut, the SKT members looked over.
They found that at the other end of the passage, the Rabbit Team's bus had also arrived.
The Rabbit Team members wearing black and red uniforms got off the bus, surrounded by many people, but few looked at them.
They seemed to have gotten used to it a long time ago, and did not stay here for long. They quietly passed through the passage one by one and entered the venue to clock in.
"I feel that they must be full of murderous aura today."
Li Zaiwan murmured: "After all, if it were me who was ignored like this, he would definitely want to prove himself."
"You can prove yourself by defeating us. Not only MSF wants to do it, but other teams want to do it."
Li Xianghe has already got off the bus: "Everyone, it is a very difficult thing to protect what SKT has, but if you can do it, then I think it will be something to be very proud of."
"...It started again, he started again."
When Pei Junzhi heard this, he glanced at his big mouth and almost vomited.
"Whenever you find an opportunity, brainwash us and do it all-pervasively. I suggest you stop calling him Lee Sang Hyuk in the future and call him Lee Brainwash instead."
The teammates all muttered and complained, but still got out of the car obediently.
The treatment received by SKT is completely opposite to that of the Rabbitohs.
As soon as I got off the car, someone shouted, and a large group of people gathered around me.
"Faker!! Faker!!"
"Reaper!! Reaper!!"
"Chen Sheng!! Chen Sheng, I love you!"
"Chen Yiqiu exploded the carry today and advanced to the semi-finals to defeat RNG!"
"? There's something rare here!"
"What's so rare? I'm Reaper's personal fan!"
"...!"
The scene was very chaotic for a time, causing everyone in SKT who was surrounded in the center to sweat profusely.
"Everyone make way, everyone make way, pay attention to safety, be careful..."
"Thank you, thank you, everyone for your support."
"Wo Cancer, you are so cute!"
Pei Junzhi spoke half-baked Chinese and waved enthusiastically to a few fans.
"Stop fucking cancer, that word means love, let's go!"
When Chen Yiqiu saw that he still wanted to take the initiative, he pulled Pei Junzhi back: "Thank you for your support. Everyone, please give in. Thank you everyone..."
In this way, Wolf and other club staff acted as "bodyguards", and everyone in SKT entered the venue smoothly.
Then check in and wait for the opening ceremony to begin.
…
"No, what is Chen Yiqiu pretending to be! What is he pretending to do!"
Studio.
De Yunse and others were broadcasting the grand scene outside the S7 field at the moment. They happened to see the scene where SKT was being surrounded. They found the opportunity and immediately started shouting to make the show effective.
"Hey, how should I put it... After all, he is Chen Sheng, so there should be no shortage of cards and coffee positions."
Xiaoxiao coughed twice: "Watch your words."
"... I feel that SKT also received a walk today. In fact, the game is not interesting. The main thing is whether MSF can help RNG play something real about SKT."
"It's terrible. The number one seed in Europe, G2, has been eliminated. MSF can't even beat G2, but they still want to beat SKT?"
De Yunse and others expressed their opinions and unanimously believed that this year's Rabbit Team is the death squad, and they may even be considered cannon fodder.
There are many people who have the same idea.
Such as ponytails and assistants.
Today, the two came to watch the game again. They entered the venue early and found a suitable position.
In fact, since the beginning of the S game, Ponytail has been watching almost every SKT game from the front line.
Regarding this, no one knew about this at first, but as time went by, various rumors spread within the LPL division.
What ponytail is not looking at SKT, but Chen Yiqiu.
And the eldest lady has fallen in love with Reaper, and people like Jin Yibo are really going to suffer a lot.
Thinking about that scene, if they offended the future prince-in-law, Mr. Jin and the others probably wouldn't go in and sing "Iron Doors, Iron Beds, Iron Chains", which would be a shame for Ponytail's name.
Of course, Jin Yibo and others knew that these were rumors, but this did not mean that they were not guilty.
I learned about this character from various channels and knew that with his character he would not have any personal feelings... But it is true that he is attracted to Reaper. This "fancy" may be more from the perspective of the interests of the competition.
And this confirmation basically determines the tragic end of Jin Yibo and other Tengjing team in the future. (End of chapter)