Dean, stop being C, your teammates are not worthy!

Chapter 282 - Have you heard the story of ANX?

It is not accurate to say that it is a duel between SSG and ANX.

Because ANX still has room for error.

The current score of ANX is 3-2, leaving only SSG as an opponent.

And SSG is 1-3, and there are still two opponents to play.

As for the game between IG and H2K, no one would think that this game would be an upset.

And even if it is an upset, it will not affect the result.

IG has ensured that they will qualify first in the group, and H2K must cherish their opportunity to perform in the last two games.

I don’t know when the next time I will appear on the world stage will be.

The match between ANX and SSG started as scheduled.

As people expected, SSG, who got serious, completely suppressed ANX.

Leader An had a very good rhythm in the early stage, and after six, he used the big move of the wine barrel to tear open ANX's defense head-on.

"ANX is too anxious, but there is nothing we can do. It has no advantage in the early stage against SSG and it is too difficult to fight in the later stage."

Yuan Shen sighed.

Still one step behind.

After all, it was the runner-up team in history, and it played five games with SKT.

In the S6 version, the only team that could come back from behind by 10,000 and fight fiercely for 71 minutes in the late game was SSG.

"It's a pity. It's difficult to get into the playoffs in this state. Samsung and RNG are probably the strongest teams in the second group. I don't know who will be drawn. Group D will probably not pass the quarterfinals."

Jack has already begun studying his opponents in the quarterfinals.

They didn't take their opponent H2K seriously in the next round.

And this is indeed the case.

H2K was extremely passive in the face of IG. In the first ten minutes, it was completely broken through, and the economic gap widened by as much as 3,000.

At twenty-one minutes, H2K didn't even wait for the game to end before clicking surrender.

"H2K has lost its temper!"

Leader An, who was watching the game, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Prepare for the playoffs, we still have a chance."

Emperor Chi also breathed a sigh of relief.

The opponent H2K can already be ignored.

Their biggest enemy now is ANX, a team from the wild card!

As long as you beat them once, you can appear second in the group.

If all three LCK teams advance to the quarterfinals, then...

"Can you hold the title of the first division in LPL?"

Everyone in SSG looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes.

Although IG is very strong, RNG is suppressed, and EDG is about to stop in the top 16.

Is this kind of competition area worthy of the first competition area?

IG and them are completely different teams from two different worlds! !

…

"Congratulations to IG again!! After this game, IG has won all six games. It is the first team to advance to the quarterfinals. The audience at the scene is also very happy. After all, it is the world's number one team appointed by Riot Games."

"Yes, it looks like IG's opponents will most likely be RNG, FW and...Group D is not sure yet, but it won't be too difficult to face anyone. I just hope there won't be a civil war."

"Don't say that, RNG still has a chance. RNG must work hard for the decisive battle in Group B tomorrow!"

Miller said with a smile.

Today's game has reached this level and has nothing to do with LPL.

In the next two games, they were completely watching a show.

unless……

If RNG can defeat ROX head-on and reach the first place in the group, then ANX and SSG may be RNG's opponents in the quarterfinals.

The competition between H2K and SSG will begin soon.

Not many people paid attention to this game.

Because everyone is waiting for the last game to be played.

Judging from the state of SSG and H2K's 0-5 result, there will be no suspense in this game.

As long as SSG wins this game, the score will reach 3-3, which is the same as ANX.

And the relationship between victory and defeat is one to one.

An extra game will be played to determine the second qualifying spot in Group A.

Some viewers from LCK and LPL also took this opportunity to order takeout, set their alarm clocks, and prepared to rest for a while before watching the finale.

Even the IG people went back home and planned to have a meal in the hotel and watch the game.

No one is optimistic about H2K.

Even G2 in the division thinks so.

Before the game, Perkz directly tweeted a "laughing" emoji and manually @H2K Club, sending the sentence "Byebye".

Everyone has forgotten what is the biggest feature of this World Championship.

Upset...

They forgot that the one who represented H2K was the former king of mid laners, Ryu.

The H2K team, which had already been eliminated, showed unparalleled potential in the last game.

They did not give up on themselves, and they still played very seriously in this game.

No one was optimistic about them, and everyone regarded this game as an insignificant entertainment game, a foreplay before the final battle between ANX and SSG.

The last sprint before the climax, the calm before the storm...

Only H2K regarded this game as a battle of life and death.

Ryu, KT's former mid laner, picked Zed.

Skin selection.

Impact Blade.

White calamity.

This is his inner demon.

But facing SSG, the team that eliminated KT in the bubble match and advanced to the world championship as the third seed, Ryu fought again.

After 48 minutes of fierce fighting, Ryu killed Ruler in the last team battle, attracting the attention of Master An.

Almost at the same time, H2K jungler Jankos grabbed the big dragon.

When the audience came back after eating and drinking, they were greeted by an extremely shocking result.

SSG, lost to H2K unexpectedly.

The ANX people who were still preparing for the extra game were stunned, but followed by great joy.

Ecstasy!

As the first wildcard team, they advanced to the quarterfinals!

This is the sixth League of Legends World Championship.

This is the first time for a wildcard team to enter the quarterfinals!

"H2K!!! H2K!! "

The venue was filled with a passionate atmosphere, and all the audience at the scene gave applause to this wildcard team without hesitation.

Odoamne, who won the game, shed tears on the scene.

He is from Romania and entered the LOL professional circle in 2013. He joined C9E in the S4 season and joined H2K after the team was disbanded. As a team-oriented top laner, he is not strong in online ability and relies heavily on the help of the jungler.

Last year, he seemed powerless in the face of an unsuitable version, but this year's version is undoubtedly suitable for him to play.

The best Rumble and Tree are both available options, and Tree is even T1 in the version.

But even so, they still stopped in the top 16.

But this is enough.

The five H2K players bowed shoulder to shoulder to the audience and bid farewell to the world stage in tears.

On the other hand, the five SSG players looked at each other when they shook hands, their faces were dull.

They didn't expect such a scene to happen.

When they played the game, they felt something was wrong.

But when this scene really happened, it was still a bit unacceptable.

They studied IG and ANX for a long time, but they lost to H2K in the end? ?

This dramatic scene made Anzhang look sad.

"It's over."

"Our world championship journey is over..."

"We stopped in the top 16 in our first world championship, huh..."

The fragile CoreJJ cried out.

They carry too much hope.

Samsung is the second champion team in South Korea.

Two years ago in S4, in South Korea, the ten Samsung players shone so brightly that even SKT was dwarfed by them. Later, they became the backbone of the wave of aid to China. Until now, the ten Samsung players have played an important role in LPL.

But as the new generation of Samsung, they stopped in the top 16...

"Come back next year. Don't forget that even our predecessors stopped in the top 16 in S2. We still have a chance. I will definitely win next year!"

Ruler said firmly, and Anzhang smiled freely.

"How many games have you lost? How many games have you lost? That's nothing, you little brats."

"Go and say goodbye to the audience. See you next year. Be energetic and don't lose face!"

...

"We don't have our own servers, there are not many offline competitions, the region doesn't have much money, and there are not many fans. It's as desolate as the ice and snow in Russia." ANX team support Likkrit smiled, not as depressed as the audience thought.

"Thanks to H2K, we became the first wildcard team to enter the quarterfinals of the world championship. I am honored."

Hearing him say this, the audience at the scene had mixed feelings.

The last time the CIS region appeared in the international arena was at the S3 season world championship.

The wildcard region representative team at that time, the Lithuanian GamingGear.eu team, ended the group stage with a record of 1-7 (1 win against TSM), but it was a little embarrassing that this only victory was won by chance after TSM saw that there was no hope of qualifying and the captain of the gorilla chose Teemo as AD.

Since the S4 season, the wildcard zone has been dominated by Brazil and Turkey.

Russia itself is a region with a long history of e-sports and a strong atmosphere. The old Russian LOL team M5 started with CS, Dota and other projects. Another well-known Russian e-sports club Virtus.pro is also a world-renowned e-sports giant with CS and Dota as its main projects.

"In Russia, the audience of CS and Dota is about 50% for Dota, 40% for CS, and only 10% for LOL. Dota and CS have a longer history in Russia. In the era when home networks were not yet popular, basically everyone had the experience of playing CS1.6 and Dota in Internet cafes, so Dota and CS are more popular in Russia. Another interesting point is that Dota fans hate League of Legends very much."

Likkrit shrugged. As an old Dota player, he has become a traitor in the eyes of fans after switching to LOL.

Russia's e-sports history and atmosphere did not bring any advantages to its League of Legends (LOL) project. It was not until the end of 2015 that the CIS region had its own official league, the LCL. The regular season of the LCL region was still conducted online, and offline competitions were not held until the playoffs.

The ANX players compete in such an environment. They usually stay in their own homes to train and compete. They don't meet until the playoffs, but after the game, everyone returns to their homes.

"No one had heard of us before we came here, and no one expected us to achieve anything. We were at the bottom of everyone's power rankings, except for Riot's Jatt - thank you Jatt for putting us there. Fifteenth (total sixteen teams).”

ANX, such a dark horse, gradually unveiled its mystery in the post-match interview. “The regular season competitions are all online,” “the players train and compete at their own homes,” and “the playoffs have only been training together for a month. , but we went back to our respective homes right away”, “There were still people playing World of Warcraft before the game started”, “I started training only after I came to the United States”…

These things that are completely unbelievable to viewers in other competition regions are their normal state.

"Thank you H2K. Even if you win a game, it won't have any impact on the result. You still fought with full fighting spirit to the end. But when everyone feels that you are not qualified to represent a division, you still can do it." Fight on your own.”

“Not being favored by others does not mean that you will definitely fail.”

Kira shrugged. Unlike other players, he was already married and had a wife and daughter.

So compared to other players, he has two identities: husband and father.

Kira married his wife Victoria the same year he embarked on his career. Their daughter is already one year old. The little guy often watches with interest behind his father when his father plays games, but Kira himself does not want his daughter to leave. Follow the same path as him, because in his concept it is better for girls not to become professional players. Maybe parents are like this, no matter what choice they make, they will never regret it, but when it comes to their children, they always have more concerns.

"The source of my ID is Death Note, and my dream is to become the best mid laner and best player in the world. After experiencing this world championship, my self-confidence has also improved a lot. Now I know that we are paying back A good team, not the best, but not the worst either!”

Kira was very calm, "Likkrit and I, our ice bird and fire man are the combination of ice and fire, they are very strong together."

…

ANX’s competition interview is a hit.

"E-sports Scarlett", "E-sports Jesus", "Post-match interview with the little prince" - these titles all point to the same person, ANX's support player Kirill "Likkrit" Malofeev.

This boy with long, smooth hair is murderous on the court. Assisting Brand is his specialty. In post-game interviews, he was impassioned and left countless golden words on the stage.

I don't know who discovered that Likkrit's appearance is somewhat similar to that of the famous actress Scarlett Johansson. This topic also heated up rapidly with ANX's success in the World Championship and became a hot topic during the Global Finals.

Likkrit himself doesn't mind that everyone says he looks like Scarlett, because Scarlett is also an actress he admires, but the person involved feels that he doesn't have much in common with the actress. . And he started growing his long flowing hair in S3, which was around the same time when he officially started playing League of Legends seriously.

"BO1 has overturned..."

When Yuan Shen knew the result, he was a little surprised.

But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

Historically, ANX's opponent in the quarterfinals was H2K.

Was beaten three to zero.

It is normal for BO1 to overturn.

It's just that today's game reminded him of the original S11 in history.

At that time, EDG and T1 were tied one to one in the group stage, and everyone was waiting for the playoffs.

As a result, EDG lost to 100T in the last game...

It can only be said that Guodian never disappoints people.

"If ANX reaches the top eight, it should be difficult to break through again."

Fuman thought about it for a while and then stopped taking it to heart.

"It's just that the original idea of ​​asking SSG to help us explore the road fell through. Why is this SSG so unsatisfactory!"

Jack was almost furious.

They beat up ANX and didn't hold back when they beat H2K, but no one expected that SSG would lose to H2K.

Isn't this funny? ?

"We have a training match with EDG tomorrow. I don't know if they can handle it."

"The flight to Chicago is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, so you can go there in advance to adapt to the environment."

Su Xiaoluo made arrangements after the game.

The quarterfinals start on October 14th, with one week left.

Compared with the Group D team, which only had three days to travel, rest, and shoot the MV promotional video, they had much more time to prepare.

This is also one of the benefits of Group A teams.

But in the quarterfinals, the No. 1 seed has no advantage.

All teams are treated equally and return to the same starting line.

…

On October 8, it rained lightly in San Francisco.

The second day of the second round of the group stage started quickly.

In the battle for Group B, people are paying more attention to the battle between ROX and RNG.

For CLG and SPY, it is too difficult to advance to the quarterfinals.

In the first match, RNG played against CLG.

RNG seemed to be getting stronger and stronger in the S game. The energy that H2K burst out in desperation yesterday also inspired many people.

In the first game, CLG was defeated effortlessly. Even with the home buff, the audience was more willing to cheer for RNG.

The record came to 3-1.

In the second game, ROX played against SPY. ROX won without any surprise.

In the third game, SPY played against RNG. RNG won again...

The Internet has been completely boiling since the game started.

Unlike yesterday, today's China-Korea battle was placed in the last game.

ROX 5-0 vs. RNG 4-1!

The battle of the two Rs!

If RNG wins, they will play a tiebreaker.

If RNG loses, they will qualify as the second in the group.

And ROX, like IG, qualified with six wins.

"Don't have a civil war!!"

"Go RNG!"

"Defeat ROX, go RNG!!!"

The audience cheered one after another.

However, the outcome was not determined by their will.

ROX showed unprecedented strength. The bottom lane chose Ashe and Peaunt chose Nidalee to fight against Xiangguo's Lee Sin head-on.

Mars hit the Earth...

Smeb's Jayce and Looper's Kennen.

Kuro's Ashe and Xiaohu's Viktor.

Each lane was tit-for-tat, and the two sides fought until the 47th minute.

But at this time, Mata's rash team fight ruined the whole situation.

The defeat was like a landslide.

RNG, who lost the Baron, was pushed all the way and lost the game.

"What a pity! We still have a chance if we delay a little longer. Lucian and Minotaur are still too weak in the late game."

Miller sighed, but didn't take it seriously.

RNG qualified as the second in the group, which was the same as they expected in advance, no difference.

I can only say that there is no surprise.

"Mata..."

Yuan Shen sighed.

No one thinks that Mata is acting, but just thinks that he is a little anxious.

Because Mata has been in LPL for two years and his performance has always been okay.

Only he has always been skeptical of Mata.

It is not a big problem to start a team rashly, everyone gets anxious sometimes.

It's just that Windtalker Jyra is too much.

I don't know if I can see it this time.

...

The third day of the game is as scheduled.

Today, two top giants will successfully enter the quarterfinals and go to Chicago.

There will also be two teams that will shed tears on the scene and stop in the top 16.

All EDG members are there, as if they are facing a great enemy.

They have been resting for nearly a week, and today they will face the biggest turning point in their lives.

In today's three games, life and death depends on luck!

The score of Group C is very stalemate.

The three teams are 2-1, and only EDG is 0-3.

There is only one point difference between them.

EDG still has the chance to advance to the quarterfinals.

The teams they faced in the first round were FW and C9.

The result of the game was a bit surprising.

FW, who did not defeat C9 in the first round, performed exceptionally well in this game.

FW, who won the game, scored 3-1 and temporarily became the first in the group.

The second game was a battle between EDG and C9.

"EDG must not drop the chain again, and must cheer up!"

"Yesterday we deliberately simulated the play of SKT, FW, and C9. EDG should not be so miserable..."

"They still have strength, but they may have been stunned and lost confidence."

"I think there is something wrong with their thinking, and I don't know what they are afraid of..."

The IG people who have arrived in Chicago are talking about it, and EDG did not disappoint the LPL audience and them again.

A set of rapid early-stage play, rare mid-term no mistakes, and a fierce battle for nearly 30 minutes, EDG finally won their first victory in this S game!

Celebrate together! !

Mingkai almost cried after the game.

But he knew he couldn't cry.

Because EDG is still in danger. They had a big hole in the first round, so they had to exert 1000% of their energy in the second round... and they might not be able to advance.

...

EDG won the first victory, and the whole audience went crazy.

Although the record of 1-3 is ugly, C9's record of 2-3 is not good either.

The third game started.

SKT vs. FW.

SKT, who had rested for a week, showed its fangs.

FW couldn't stop them from moving forward.

And the fourth game was EDG vs. SKT.

This game was crucial.

SKT was a mountain weighing on the hearts of all LPL viewers.

Whether they could change their fate depends on today's game.

What no one expected was that EDG, who won the first victory, seemed to have finally found their form and showed their strength again. After fighting for 36 minutes, they defeated their opponents.

The score officially came to 2-3!

SKT, on the other hand, fell to 3-2.

At this moment, everything went crazy.

EDG's heart was pounding. The biggest obstacle was over after they beat SKT.

They had already won two of the three games.

They only needed the last game to complete three consecutive wins and the record would become 3-3.

As long as they could beat FW and SKT beat C9.

They would be able to fight for the tiebreaker with FW!

At that time, they would have a great chance to complete the unprecedented historical theoretical qualification! !

Even EDG began to get excited.

…

"If SKT loses to C9, wouldn't all four teams be 3-3?"

Jack suddenly asked, and everyone in IG was stunned.

"That's too much, it shouldn't be that bad."

"The tiebreaker has to be played for three rounds, it's crazy."

Xiao Ming and Rookie shuddered just thinking about it, only Yuan Shen didn't say a word and didn't know what he was thinking.

It's not like he hasn't seen a situation where four teams are 3-3 before.

It's just rare.

With this expectation, the fifth game officially began.

C9 lost to SKT without a doubt.

This result also made IG feel relieved.

The last game, EDG vs. FW.

2-3 EDG and 3-2 FW.

EDG's life-and-death battle.

The Wolf King from the LMS region tried his best, but failed to get another point from EDG.

In this game, FW's base was directly flattened.

The score, 3-3 tie!

The audience on the scene, all began to cheer.

The last battle will really determine the second qualifying spot in Group C.

As long as they can beat FW, EDG can be the second in the group and complete the theoretical qualification that countless LPL fans are most looking forward to, and advance to the quarterfinals!

The quarterfinals, which were previously hated and despised, are now the highest honor that EDG is eager for.

Before the start of the last game, the attention has risen again, and the IG people are also following closely.

All the major commentators and hosts cheered for EDG and LPL on Weibo, hoping that they could qualify.

FW was also nervous. They were tied with EDG at 1:1, and they no longer had any psychological advantage.

In the last game, they were on the blue side, so they were at a disadvantage in BP.

Time stopped at this moment. Everyone in IG knew that EDG had come to this point.

The last step, the final blow.

Life or death, all depends on today!

Under such high expectations, the last game of the day finally started!

In this game, EDG really made a concerted effort, still using the familiar early stage high-speed rhythm system, and played very fiercely. The factory manager seemed to have a second spring in this game, and Karsa, who was arranged by the excavator, was clear.

The economic gap widened step by step, and the audience shouted until their throats were hoarse.

In 28 minutes, EDG won the game.

Meiko burst into tears instantly, and the factory manager kept taking deep breaths, took off his headphones expressionlessly, and smiled instantly.

"Three teams entered the quarterfinals. It was like this last year and it's the same this year!! This is the first division!!"

"That's right. For two consecutive years, LCK teams have been eliminated in the round of 16, and they all met IG in the group stage. IG is the killer of LCK and the nemesis of the Korean team!!!"

"Congratulations to EDG!!"

"LPL is invincible!!"

The audience cheered overwhelmingly. There was only one day left in the group stage!

In the end, AHQ and TSM advanced together, but the European No. 1 seed team G2 was eliminated in the round of 16.

The North American division, which had been deprived of the No. 1 seed pool, occupied a seat in the quarterfinals.

But the European division was completely wiped out.

The voice of NA＞EU was very loud.

The fourth day of the second round of the group stage ended, and the top eight teams were officially released!

Group A: IG, ANX

Group B: ROX, RNG

Group C: SKT, EDG

Group D: AHQ, TSM

Eight teams, three LPL, one LMS.

The Chinese team occupies half!

The remaining four teams are two Korean teams, one American team, and one wild card team.

Such a quarterfinal pattern is unexpected for everyone.

However, LPL viewers also have something to worry about.

Because IG qualified as the No. 1 seed, LPL has a two-thirds chance of a civil war.

Although it is good to be guaranteed to enter the semifinals, at this time, no one would think that IG will be upset.

No matter who they play against, they can enter the semifinals.

In this case, it seems better to let RNG and EDG play other teams.

"It would be best if RNG played against SKT and could play something against them. In this way, they can also do their best to help IG win the championship and clear some obstacles for IG to win the championship. Of course, winning is better. If they lose, IG wins and wins the championship, RNG has one-third of the credit. As for EDG, two words, go with the flow. I am an IG fan, a rational fan."

On October 11, the second day after the group stage officially ended, the quarterfinal draw ceremony officially began.