When the topic shifted to the top teams from the other competition zones, the few people present could not help but feel a heavy pressure weighing down on their hearts.
Although they appeared to be full of confidence on the surface, and had made their own breakthroughs in their recent training and preparation, in truth, everyone was still nervous and worried about the upcoming S6 finals.
"What's there to be nervous about?"
Shi Hang glanced at the others from the corner of his eyes. "I should be the one who should be nervous. Hey, if you have any experiences, share them with me."
He was being honest.
Among them, Shi Hang was the only one who had just returned to the professional scene this year and did not have any experience in the world's top competitions. Morning Star, Tian Tian, and Huangxue Nightsong were all veterans who had competed in the S Series League for many years.
Huangxue Nightsong pursed his lips.
"What experience can there be? Just fight to the death and get it over with."
Tian Tian nodded and added, "Also, don't underestimate any of your opponents."
Both statements were correct.
Especially the last sentence. During the S5 World Finals last year, KG Squad had suffered a huge loss because of this. In the group stage, they were almost beaten to a pulp by a wildcard team — even a wildcard team had the potential to pull off an upset.
"Wild card teams mainly have the guts to fight. They dare to use heroes and tactics that normal teams don't dare to use carelessly." Morning Star nodded in agreement and commented, "Sometimes, you might really kill an old master with a random punch."
Huangxue Nightsong shook his head.
"But based on our preparation this year … we don't have to worry too much."
"In the group stage, all three teams should be able to advance."
"The real test we have to worry about is the elimination round after the group stage."
The atmosphere suddenly quieted down.
Yes.
After the first group stage of the 16 teams in the finals, it would be the elimination round of the top eight.
In previous years, it was only at the elimination round of the top eight that the real killing stage began. It was obvious that when the remaining eight teams were eliminated, any one of them would definitely be a top team. None of them would be easy to deal with.
Be it Assassin from Taiwan, Legend from Europe, Season from North America, or SSK from Korea …
Victory or defeat would be hard to predict.
Just the top seeded teams from the major divisions alone accounted for half of the spots in the top eight.
If the remaining three teams in the LPL could make it to the top eight, it would mean that they would most likely clash with the top seeded teams in the other divisions. Otherwise, it would be a civil war between the two teams. It was definitely not a happy thing to draw such a civil war.
So …
From the quarterfinals onwards, if one wanted to advance to the next round, they would have to fight their way out of a mountain of blades and a sea of flames, one step at a time.
It was destined that every battle would be an extremely arduous battle.
"Also, don't be too optimistic."
Morning Star looked at the others and reminded them in a low voice.
"Even if it's the group stage this year … the three of us might not be able to advance easily."
"This time, S6 —"
"Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers!"
…
In the minds of the vast majority of ordinary League of Legends players, if they were to list the top teams in the world, their first reaction would be SSK, Season, Legend, and Assassin. These teams were recognized as the top seeded teams in the major divisions.
In the past few seasons, the performance of these top seeded teams in the world tournament did not disappoint everyone's expectations. At the very least, they were able to advance easily and steadily in the group stage. At the same time, they overshadowed the other participating teams.
It was precisely because of these powerhouses that most of the ordinary players on the server subconsciously thought that as long as they were not unlucky enough to be grouped with so many strong teams in the group stage, then the three teams in the LPL region should not have a problem advancing to the next round if they encountered other teams.
But at least at this moment, Morning Star did not think so.
Even Huangxue Nightsong's expression turned serious. He nodded to express his agreement with his old friend's view.
"Yes."
"This year … the other teams are not weak at all."
Even Tian Tian showed a look of agreement and chimed in to add,
"Our KG has also collected some information on the other divisions. Europe and North America … The other teams in the finals this year are more threatening than in previous years."
Shi Hang was the only one who looked confused.
"Hey, why are you guys so well-informed?"
"Am I the only one who doesn't know?"
Lin Feng raised his hand.
"I don't know either."
For example, Lin Feng hadn't even returned to the professional scene yet. Naturally, it was impossible for the club's specialized personnel to be responsible for collecting information on the other divisions for his own use. Moreover, he didn't need to worry too much about this for the time being. As for the Rapid Water team that Shi Hang was in, because they had just made it into the S-League for the first time this year, they were busy with intense training and didn't have enough time and energy. When it came to collecting information on the other top teams in the world, they naturally couldn't compare to KG and God.
Morning Star, Tian Tian, and Huangxue Nightsong looked at each other, then began to patiently explain the situation to Lin Feng and Shi Hang.
After a brief summary of the situation, he understood the basic situation.
It turned out that the European and North American divisions this year did not only have top seeded teams like Legend and Season.
The rest of the teams that qualified for the next round …
They were all extraordinary.
"In Europe, their LCS champion this season was not even Legend."
"They only placed third and almost missed out on this year's S-League."
Huangxue Nightsong was the first to explain the situation in the European division. This news was not new. When the European LCS season ended, such a result shocked the esports community on the local server.
The strongest team in Europe with the third of the Four Kings, "Phoenix" …
This year, they were beaten so badly in their own division?
This was something that had never happened in previous years.
"It's not too surprising that they won the first place in the European division this year," Morning Star said. "MLG's Spoon has been really good recently."
He was talking about the other top European mid laner of the Seven Kings.
In Europe, there were several recognized kings. Phoenix, one of the Four Kings, was undoubtedly the number one king, and right behind him …
It was the MLG mid laner, Spoon.
Lin Feng suddenly understood.
"Oh … I remember this."
"We've played against each other before."
Moreover, it wasn't just once. Back then, it was during the Nightingale – Nightingale Dark Battle. Later on, someone went to the European Kings of Kings Group and had the experience of playing against this MLG's Seven King Tier Mid Laner.
He was indeed very strong.
"In addition, Phoenix and their Legend team have not been in good shape recently, so it is reasonable for MLG to win the LCS championship."
At this point, Wildsnow Nightsong paused and frowned.
"But their second place in the European division …"
"That's a little unexpected."
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