They finished their meal slowly. Even though Li Jiu kept grumbling about drinking less, with Brother Li deliberately provoking him, in the end, he still drank until his head was dizzy.
Thankfully, Li Jiu did not act like a drunkard this time. He merely narrowed his eyes and looked like he was about to fall asleep.
Li Xu had no recollection of what happened after that.
However, when he woke up the next day, Li Ge kept looking at him with a strange expression.
"Last night, when Assistant Cui brought you some hangover medicine, you kept hugging her leg and saying weird things."
"What did I say?"
"How would I know? I don't understand the Chinese you spoke. Assistant Cui coaxed you to sleep before leaving."
Li Xu gulped. 'Did I really do that?'
He had no recollection of it at all.
Vaguely, Li Xu felt that he was at a disadvantage.
After knowing the truth, Li Xu was always on tenterhooks whenever he saw Choi Jung-yeon. However, Choi Jung-yeon did not seem to be acting strangely. This made Li Xu think that Li Ge was teasing him.
After a day of rest, the entire SKT team immersed themselves in the intense training competition.
On the 2nd of November, the semifinals of the S9 World Championship officially began. FPX and IG would fight for a spot in the finals, while SKT would fight with G2 for the last spot in the finals.
After lunch, the Guapi from the barbeque stall stayed in the hotel room, preparing to gather information on their opponents. This was also the last time that SKT would watch their opponents compete in the hotel room this year.
Many teams would prepare additional strategies in the knockout stages of the world championship. When their opponents were not prepared, they would often be caught off guard. There were many cases of strong teams losing.
At this time, it was much more meaningful to watch their opponents' matches than to play two games alone. After all, it was difficult to hide one's playstyle, vision, and habits in a match.
The European commentators on TV had different opinions when it came to predicting the winner. However, there was one thing that they agreed on: when two LPL teams meet, it was destined to be a good fight.
Speaking of which, it had been five years since the last LPL civil war in the semi-finals of the international tournament.
During the S4 era, Royal Family eliminated the dark forces OMG in the semifinals of the LPL civil war and advanced to the finals. In the end, they lost to SSW at that time. This became a painful memory for the LPL audience for a long time.
In the eyes of the LPL spectators, FNC, who had turned the tables with 50 HP and entered the knockout stage, OMG, who had swept White Shield with a 3: 0 score, was the LPL team with the greatest hope of defeating the Korean team. Unfortunately, they couldn't beat the LPL team, Royal Family.
Before the game started, Haru, Li Ge, and Teddy sat on the floor and played Dou Dizhu while Li Xu and Choi Jung-yeon watched the game excitedly.
As the grandmaster of the barbecue stall, Li Xu was banned from participating in the battle due to his strength being too overpowered.
After being recommended by Li Xu in Suwon, the three Guapi's fell in love with Dou Dizhu. In the past few days of training, they liked to take out poker cards and play a few rounds.
Li Xu sat on the floor and vigorously shook the coke in his hand. Then, he unscrewed the cap and slowly let out the air.
Compared to the feeling of the air bubbles bursting at the tip of his tongue, Li Xu preferred to drink a flat coke when the weather turned cold.
Li Ge couldn't stand Li Xu's eccentricity. Coincidentally, Teddy had a straight, so he was even more unhappy.
"Isn't it a waste of money to let out the air? It's better to drink sugar water. A flat coke has no soul. "
Li Xu looked at Guapi with disdain. "I like it. It's none of your business."
Guapi glared at him. He wanted to argue with him, but Teddy suddenly threw the cards in his hand. "King bomb! Three leads two. Haha, I win spicy! "
Li Ge opened his mouth. Suddenly, he was not in the mood to argue with Li Xu. He angrily threw away the cards in his hand. "I'm not playing anymore. The game is about to start."
"Which of these two teams do you think will make it to the finals?"
Clid: "I think IG. They are really good at fighting. Previously, GRF couldn't even win the early game advantage. This kind of team is very troublesome."
Mata: "I think FPX has a higher chance. From the quarterfinals, this team is very disciplined. This is what IG lacks the most."
Teddy: "I hope to meet IG in the finals. FPX likes to target the bottom lane too much. I don't like to always be surrounded by four."
Clid: "I also think IG is better. Their jungler route is easier to guess. I can counter squat twice and they will explode."
Seeing that Guapi was fiercely discussing which soft persimmon was better in the finals, Li Xu poured cold water on them. "You worry so much. Haven't you thought about how we will be defeated by G2 tomorrow? Then we can just watch G2 play FPX at home. "
Everyone looked at Li Xu and gave him a bitter look.
If you don't know how to speak, then shut up.
Li Xu happily prepared to continue talking, but Choi Jung-yeon next to him covered his mouth.
"The game is starting. Watch quietly."
"Oh ~ ~ ~"
In the first game, IG very specifically chose Quinn to target Crocodile. Both sides were very active from the start and constantly looked for opportunities to attack.
The two LPL teams met and the rhythm was obviously very different from the quarterfinals. Often, more than one team would start fighting at the same time. The scene was very intense, and the live audience and commentators were shocked.
IG relied on fast support and accumulated a rhythm advantage in the early stages of the game.
Unfortunately, it was the same old problem. IG's vision was broken and they were perfectly ambushed by FPX. The situation was reversed in an instant.
As the counter, it was obvious that Quinn's proficiency was not particularly high. The success rate of interrupting Crocodile's E was very low. There was no suppression at all in the lane. On the contrary, in the team battle, Quinn was almost silent compared to Crocodile.
In fact, in theory, Quinn restrained Crocodile. However, he was too fragile and had a low tolerance for mistakes. In the early stages, Crocodile could catch an opportunity, especially when Crocodile was very easy to coordinate with a jungler.
Other than Li Xu, there were very few Quinn who could really fight against Crocodile in the game.
Unlike IG, who liked to ride a roller coaster, FPX firmly controlled the situation after gaining the upper hand. They steadily expanded their advantage and smoothly won the first game.
This game could be said to have shown the tactical thinking of the two teams incisively and vividly. IG's recklessness and FPX's caution formed a sharp contrast.
When IG gained the upper hand, it was easy to be reckless and constantly give the opponent opportunities. Although they often went against the wind, they also lost a lot of games when they went with the wind.
In contrast, FPX was much more stable. They liked to accumulate advantages step by step through small-scale fights and operations to win the game.
The second game was much more intense than the first.
In the early stages, FPX built a huge advantage step by step through Nakano's coordination. However, in the middle stages, they were suddenly beaten back by IG's wave of attacks in the river.
Only IG dared to ignore the equipment disadvantage and start a team battle in such a situation. They just happened to take advantage of the moment when the opponent had fewer people and completed a wave of unscientific team battle, killing Tai Lung at the same time.
However, IG was not a team that relied on operations to win the game. Suddenly, a wave of super chaotic battle that lasted more than three minutes broke out in the middle of the game.
In this wave of battle, both sides fought more and more. Not only did they destroy all of their Flashes, but they also killed four TPs. After they died and revived, they rushed to the battlefield.
Everyone thought that with this kind of rhythm, the result of the game would be decided very quickly. Unexpectedly, this was just the beginning. After wave after wave of battles, IG finally won the game with their rich experience in chaotic battles.
In a single game, they killed 59 people. This was also the most exciting game in this international competition.
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