Lin Feng hadn't waited for his seniors to come back, but the Golden Spear Cup University Esports Competition was already in full swing in Shanghai.
The first round of the group knockout began on Thursday. Shang Cai belonged to the Yangpu area. A total of ten university esports teams signed up and were divided into two groups, A and B. The two teams with the highest points in each group qualified and advanced to the next round of knockout.
"Let's play hard today!"
"Show us the spirit of Shang Cai!"
"It's only eight matches. We'll win all of them. Four wins today, four wins tomorrow. This time, we have to show those other universities what we're made of!"
At about 4: 30 in the evening, Dou Zi, the president of the Shang Cai Esports Club, had already brought a group of players from his esports club to the competition venue early. He was full of ambition and high-spirited as he gave a pre-battle motivational speech.
Today's competition venue was placed in an internet cafe near Yangpu University that had a cooperative relationship with the Golden Spear Company. The entire hall was generously rented out by the organizers. The competition between the two groups of ten teams was all held in the internet cafe hall. Each participating team had to play two full rounds of eight matches, divided into two days.
According to past experience, Deng Zhe estimated that as long as they could get a record of five wins in eight matches, they would be second in the group. Last year, they got five wins to advance. If they could get six wins, it would be even more stable.
But when it came to Dou Zi, the president was more confident than the vice president. With a wave of his hand, he boldly announced that they would win all eight matches to advance, leaving no chance for the other opponents.
His voice was a little louder. The other university esports teams passing by heard it and rolled their eyes.
"Which school is this?"
"Win all of them … Advance with eight wins? Aren't you afraid of breaking your skin with your boast- "
"The wind is too strong. Be careful of your tongue."
The members of the Shang Cai Esports Club were also a little embarrassed. Lu Ze was persuading Dou Zi in a low voice.
"Captain Dou, let's keep a low profile …"
"The opponents in the group we were assigned to this time aren't weak."
That was the truth.
In the first knockout round of the Gold Spear Cup, Shang Cai was assigned to Group A of the Yangpu division. The other four teams were Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai Electric Power, Ocean University, and Tongji University.
Although Fudan University, which was recognized as the top university in Shanghai, was assigned to Group B, the overall strength of the university teams in Group A was not weak.
"Let's not talk about Shanghai and Ocean University …"
"Shang Li is a tough nut to crack, not to mention that Tongji is also here."
Sun Ming seemed a little worried. After all, in the Gold Spear Cup last year, they were eliminated when they met Tongji University's team in the top 16. They clearly knew the strength of Tongji University's team. With such a big dragon coiling around Group A, it was estimated that one of the advancement spots had already been secured.
Dou Zi despised the pessimistic attitude of her two old team members.
"What are you talking about?"
"So what if we're comrades? Did you lose all your confidence just because you were defeated once last year?"
"Last year was last year, and this year is this year! It's because we lost last year that it's better to be in the same group this year. We have to regain our face! "
In response to Dou Zi's sonorous and heroic declaration, Kamiya Saka, who was next to him, seemed to appreciate it very much. She smiled and nodded in agreement.
"The president is right."
"Isn't there an old saying in China, where you fall, you have to climb back up. Only those who can stand up again from the quagmire of defeat are truly great warriors."
As if to prepare for tonight's match, Kamiya Saka was dressed very simply today. An ordinary white shirt with a light yellow sweater jacket, a pair of jeans, and a pair of canvas shoes. But even so, her temperament still stood out in the crowd.
In any case, there were many esports club members from other universities passing by. They couldn't help but sneak glances at her. In their hearts, they were probably envious and guessing which family this beautiful girl was from. Was she here to cheer for her friends and relatives?
Dou Zi seemed to admire Kamiya Saka's attitude.
"That's right!"
"That's the attitude we want from Kamiya Saka. Comrades are nothing. We'll beat them down in a minute!"
His words were truly heroic.
He had no choice but to be confident. Lin Feng was standing next to him. Lin Feng led the team to win the National High School League last year when he was still in high school. A mere Gold Spear Cup, a small competition, of course, was nothing!
At this moment, Lin Feng was looking around the internet cafe lobby with a list of the groups for tonight's first elimination round in his hand.
So Fudan was also in the Yangpu region …
An old acquaintance.
Last year, during the National University League, his Shanghai TV Association team had played against Fudan University in the finals of the East China region. Unfortunately, he had caught a cold at that time, and Tang Tang seemed to be on her period. Both of them were not in their best condition, which was why they lost.
But to be fair, Fudan was indeed strong. Old Shi's friend, Golden Flash, was also from Fudan University.
Of course, this wasn't what Lin Feng was most concerned about.
What he was concerned about was that Ceng Rui had also gone to Fudan this year, and it was said that he had been forcibly dragged over by the Fudan Esports Club not long after enrolling. Ceng should be here by now, right?
Looking around, Lin Feng soon found a familiar figure in the crowd. His eyes suddenly lit up and he waved his hand.
"Ceng, Ceng!"
"Over here!"
"Hey, hey! Over here! "
His voice attracted the attention of the surrounding high school teams. They looked at a certain person who was happily greeting Fudan's team. Who is this kid? He looks like he's from Shang Cai, but I don't know him. He's a freshman. How does he know people from Fudan?
Tsk, how can Shang Cai compare to Fudan? He's probably just trying to make connections.
In the midst of such private speculation, Ceng Rui, who was not far away from the Fudan team, walked over with an annoyed expression.
"I heard you, I heard you. The game is about to start. We're all busy preparing. You don't have to be so loud —"
Lin Feng laughed.
"It's nothing. I just wanted to say hello!"
"I didn't know that Fudan was also in the Yangpu division. Hey, you guys are in Group B?"
Ceng Rui nodded and glanced at Lin Feng. "You guys are in Group A, right? Fortunately, we didn't meet —"
This was the truth.
When he saw the group list, Ceng Rui really breathed a sigh of relief. If his Fudan team was really in the same group as Lin Feng's Shang Cai team, even if Fudan was the strongest team among dozens of universities in Shanghai, if they met a team led by a certain person … it would be really hard to predict who would win.
Lu Ze, Sun Ming, and Deng Zhe from the Shang Cai eSports Club were a little surprised to see Lin Feng chatting so well with a guy from the Fudan team. They didn't expect Lin Feng to have such connections at Fudan University.
Of course, Dou Zi also knew Ceng Rui —
Last year, during the National University League, he had watched every single match of the Shanghai Television Association's team!
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