In August, the entire LCK was in a stalemate. Other than SKT, who had taken the lead, the second and seventh ranked teams were only one win away from each other.
Thus, there were three distinct groups in LCK. SKT was the only one who had won all the games, while the other six teams from second to seventh place formed the second group.
After that, KT, HLE, and JAG formed the last group to fight for a spot in the World Championship.
No, it should be said that KT and HLE were fighting for a spot in the World Championship. Those two teams had at least won three matches, while Airplane's current record of 0 wins and 14 losses made those who heard it cry. A spot in the World Championship was unavoidable.
Regardless of which of the three teams was more useless, the biggest highlight of August's LCK was who would win the remaining two spots in the World Championship.
What? The champion of the Summer Championship?
Are you out of your mind?
All of the LCK teams had been crushed by SKT in the Summer Championship. With SKT blocking their path to the World Championship, who could compete with them for the championship?
What was the highlight?
Of course, if SKT did not win the championship, that would be the highlight of this year's LCK.
After every round of competition, the second group's ranking could change drastically. The situation could change at any moment.
Other than SKT, no one could say for sure that they would win the World Championship.
Other than SKT's fans, who were clearly enjoying the show, the fans of the other teams were worried sick about it.
Griffin's fans: "We want to enter the Summer Championship. We're the second seed. Other than SKT, we're invincible."
Fans of the other teams: "We'll try our best to improve our ranking and gain more points to increase our chances of entering the World Championship."
Gen G's fans had the lowest request: "Give me a chance. I don't want anything else. Just let me enter the Bubble Match."
As they had already secured their spot in the World Championship, SKT's official team had announced the location of their team building: Jeju Island.
The barbeque stall's Guapi fans were celebrating wildly on their official Twitter account.
Teddy: "Jeju Island, yoho, we're here."
Mata: "I thought they were going overseas for the team building. Jeju Island is not bad."
Clid: "I want to eat Jeju Island's black pork."
Li Ge: "Jeju Island again? I've been there before."
Li Xu: "Can I bring my family?"
Seeing that the SKT players were having a good time with their imagination, the second group of fans suddenly had a bold idea.
"SKT is already on shore. If they go easy on SKT and we get a point from them, won't we instantly take the initiative?"
Under such circumstances, SKT began their journey in the last month of the summer season.
In the eighth week of the competition, SKT smashed the dreams of KZ and AFS fans, winning 2: 0 in both matches.
As a result, KZ and AFS instantly dropped to sixth or seventh place on the scoreboard, one position behind in the playoffs.
Some were happy, while others were sad. KZ and team Africa were not in a good situation. The fans of the other teams in the second group, especially those who did not have to face SKT again, immediately sang and danced. The atmosphere on the internet was jubilant, praising SKT's strong demeanor.
"The greatest respect to one's enemy is to defeat them, SKT deserves to be called the strong."
"SKT continue to win, continue to make history with a 2: 0, the whole of LCK is witnessing history."
"SKT go go go! The whole of Korea is watching you. "
"There's still SB and DWG behind, crush them!"
Li Xu took a look and saw that most of the people who posted the posts were fans of GRF and GEN G. There were also some fans of KZ and AFS who had already lost.
It was as though not having to face SKT again was equivalent to having one more victory.
As expected, the best way to comfort someone was to let them know that they were just as unlucky as they were.
"It doesn't matter if we lose to SKT, but if other teams lose to SKT, it means that we didn't lose either."
In the ninth week, SKT only had one match left. Although this match did not affect LCK's current situation, it would affect their chances of survival. Their opponent was HLE, the third-last team.
Han Hua's team was very strange.
At the end of the season, it was as if the former ROX Tigers had been reborn from the Edo Soil. They had transformed into the ultimate water demon and started to attack the teams in the first half of the season.
In the previous match, HLE had just defeated DWG, the second-ranked team, and sent GRF to second place.
If they could gain a point from SKT, HLE's chances of survival would be much better.
What was originally an ordinary match between a class tyrant and a noob was deliberately hyped up by the officials and the media, attracting the attention of many parties.
Although HLE was not considered a strong team, their predecessor was the famous ROX Tigers. Their grudge against SKT could last for three days and three nights.
The five young men of ROX were mercilessly swept away by SKT when they first got close to the championship trophy. After that, SKT became ROX's killer. Whether it was in the domestic or international competitions, they blocked ROX's path to the championship.
ROX snatched the championship trophy from SKT's hands for the first and only time, and became the last song of that legendary team.
The LCK officials even put up a poster of the most exciting BO5 match during the S6 era.
"Can HLE be possessed by David again and defeat the giant?"
"Will the grudges of the past play out again?"
"A young man left for half his life, but the spirit of a tiger still remains?"
"Of the two legendary teams, one has returned to the top of the mountain, the other has fallen into the dust."
"In a frenzy to survive, will a miracle favor the endangered HLE?"
Under such circumstances, the fans of SB and DWG, who still had to face SKT, started to make a ruckus, enthusiastically discussing the possibility of HLE defeating SKT.
Anyway, even if HLE defeated SKT, it would not affect the situation of the playoffs. They were happy to watch the show. Moreover, if SKT's loss affected the mentality of the players, SB and DWG might have a chance.
In fact, for a team with a winning streak like this, once their invincible golden body was broken, it was very easy for them to fall from grace.
Many Chinese viewers also joined in the discussion.
"ROX, huh? I still remember watching the live broadcast of the international tournament in university. Little Peanut waved his hand wildly while dodging Li Ge's ultimate. I still remember that kind of confidence and arrogance. "
"Yeah, the clash between ROX and SKT at their peak was really exciting. There were so many classic scenes."
"The person above said that a few days ago, Little Peanut was punishing the meat plate armor and was beaten up the entire time. He was carried off the stage in the second round. I don't know what to say. The peak is not here, I can only recall."
"Peak? You want to return to the peak after defeating 777? Dream on. "
"Seven Chan's Cursed Words of the Dead is really scary. It's like Cai Wenji's Heartbreak in the Three Kingdoms."
"Heartbreak: If you kill me, you'll become a fish. That's right, 233333."
"It's such a pity for Little Peanut. At his peak, he was destroyed by the two map control junglers, Dumb Chicken and Amir Abe. Now is the version that's suitable for eating meat, but he's already become a hero."
"My Fried Chicken likes the ROX Tigers. They're always there when the LPL results are released."
"The person above said that's heartless."
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