October 13th, the second day of the group stage.
The first match of the day was still Group C, SKT versus RNG.
In the waiting room before the match.
The barbecue stall was waiting for the match to start.
Brother Li, who was playing with his phone, looked at Li Jiu, who was pacing back and forth. He was a little annoyed. "You've been acting weird since you came back last night."
"My girlfriend is here to cheer for me. She flew from Seoul to Berlin." Li Jiu laughed with his arms akimbo and chest out. The word "cocky" was written all over his face.
Brother Li's face darkened. "You've said it many times. You don't have to repeat it."
"Isn't Zhao Enjing here to cheer for you?"
Brother Li's face darkened. Li Jiu always poked at his sore spot.
"Miss Enjing said she'll watch the match and cheer for me."
"Tsk tsk! Who doesn't know how to cheer in front of the screen? Lin Yuqing cares about me, and another good friend of mine is here too. "
Brother Li said, "Li Jiu, that's enough. Shut up! I don't want to hear it. "
The waiting room suddenly quieted down.
Teddy and Clid snickered. Li Jiu was back to bullying singles. However, this time, with Brother Li in front of them, they were no longer directly targeted.
After a while, Li Jiu looked at Teddy. "Hey! Pu Chengchen, is anyone here to cheer for you? "
Teddy was speechless.
Teddy turned to look at Guapi with tears in his eyes.
"Brother Xianghe, save me. Quickly subdue this monster."
Inside the Verti Concert Hall.
Lin Yuqing and Jin Zhenxi sat in the front row. They were especially quiet among the noisy European audience.
"Do we really have to wave? Can he really see us? "
Lin Yuqing was a little conflicted. Why did she agree to Li Jiu's request so easily?
Due to her personality, other than the time when Li Jiu was booed at the Lolpark, she had never done anything too agitated.
Jin Zhenxi said, "We've already agreed. Are we going back on our words?"
Lin Yuqing sighed. "We seem to have spoiled him too much."
"It's because you really love him that you're giving in to him."
"Maybe."
Lin Yuqing turned to look at Jin Zhenxi with a smile. Her expressive eyes seemed to be asking something.
Jin Zhenxi turned her head away and did not speak.
Finally, the contestants began to appear.
Seeing that Li Jiu was the first to appear, the two of them stood up and waved at him.
"Li Jiu, we're here."
"Here."
Even though the stadium was dark, Li Jiu could still see the two beautiful figures in front of him.
The corners of his mouth rose, and he placed his left arm in front of his eyebrows, showing his wrist to the front.
I will win.
Seeing Li Jiu's actions, Lin Yuqing couldn't help but laugh. She waved her left hand forcefully.
On her left wrist, a silver bracelet was faintly discernible in the dimly lit stadium.
For today's competition, Long-hair and Little Umbrella were the commentators for the Chinese broadcast, and the current player Zoom was the guest commentator.
Long-hair: "It's here, the long-awaited clash between RNG and SKT. These two old rivals have fought against each other many times in the international tournament, but I believe our audience still has the highest expectations for this match between these two teams."
Little Umbrella: "RNG and SKT have fought against each other a total of six times. SKT won all three of the 'best-of-five' matches, and both had their own wins in the 'best-of-one' matches.
However, this year's SKT is terrifyingly strong. Let's see if RNG can still get some points from SKT in the 'best-of-one' matches.
After all, FNC lost to SKT yesterday. If RNG can get some points from SKT, their chances of advancing from the group stage will be much higher. "
Long-hair: "As a current player, Zoom, what do you think is the key to RNG's victory?"
Zoom: "As a top laner, it seems that RNG's most worrisome opponent is Langxing in the top lane. Of course, I'm not saying that Langxing isn't a good player. In fact, his performance in yesterday's match was very good.
However, after watching the match, we know that their opponent, Li Jiu, is too scary. FNC's captain is already a hero with strong resistance to pressure, but he was still beaten up badly yesterday.
We all know that RNG's core is in the bottom lane. As long as the other lanes don't explode, the ball can be passed to Uzi in the later stages. However, the current situation is that SKT's top laner is too strong. RNG's top laner may not be able to withstand it. "
Long-hair: "Yes, during the summer when Langxing was playing badly, fans always joked that no matter who Langxing was fighting, the opponent looked like Theshy.
However, his opponent now is someone even more terrifying than Theshy. Whether he can withstand the pressure is still a question mark.
Most RNG fans hope that Langxing will become the next Letme, but Letme's resistance to pressure isn't something that can be trained in a day or two. "
"Hold it in, I'm a little nervous. Why does the commentator feel like Langxing is going to be beaten to a pulp?"
"Thank goodness Senior Colonel didn't come. Senior Colonel was praising Li Jiu on the show, saying that Langxing is a success if he doesn't get solo killed."
"Langxing, it's time to show your true skills. Beat up Li Jiu, and you'll be the world's number one top laner."
"Langxing? Even the masters of the European server can't beat them. Won't they be beaten to the ground by Li Jiu? "
"Little Tiger, get up and drag Brother Li into your rhythm. Let's all play together."
"It's best if both sides' top, mid, and bottom laners start to play solo. That way, RNG will be awesome."
… ….
After the players from both sides finished their appearance on stage, they sat in their seats and started to adjust their equipment.
Li Jiu glanced at the RNG player on the right. This was the first time he faced five players from China on the field.
It didn't feel any different.
Li Jiu had heard of the concept of a Chinese class before.
No matter if it was a gimmick or if they really believed in this concept.
That was the business of the boss and the fans.
The boss could build a team around this concept, and the fans could discuss this topic enthusiastically.
However, there was only one thing that was most important for the players, and that was to play every match well.
In eSports, results spoke louder than words.
I respect your choice, but you're not nobler than me because of your choice.
In fact, eSports was still okay. The level of the top players was getting closer and closer. It wasn't impossible to form a Chinese class and obtain good results.
In La Liga, there was an even more extreme example, Athletic Bilbao.
This team in the Basque region was extremely xenophobic. The team had been established for a hundred years and adhered to a tradition: their players only wanted Basques.
As long as the Basque tradition made it very difficult for them to recruit players, they basically used their own youth players.
Moreover, they would never let go of the outstanding Basque players. It was almost impossible for a player to want to transfer in Bilbao.
Llorente wanted to transfer in advance before his contract expired, so he was directly sent to the reserve team by Bilbao.
Earning money was a small matter, but dignity was a big matter. I don't want the transfer fee. You can sit on the bench until the contract ends.
The survival philosophy of this stubborn team was very simple and crude. Only the contract stipulated a strong penalty could defeat the Basques.
Compared to the Chinese class that was becoming more and more promising in League of Legends, Bilbao's survival path was getting worse and worse.
However, whether it was eSports or football, in the end, they were all competitive events. In the end, results spoke louder than words. Any gimmick had to be built on results.
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