The five-minute countdown ticked away as countless players and netizens waited anxiously.
When the countdown ended.
The official live broadcast of the event, which had been purchased by the major live streaming platforms from the official platform, was displayed in front of the millions of players and netizens at the same time.
Dazzling neon lights flashed in the stadium.
It was a grand and majestic stage.
The camera panned over the sixteen teams participating in the finals, as well as the Star Level pro players.
The bullet screen in each of the major live streaming channels exploded in an instant.
"It's starting, it's starting!"
"I see Star King! Circle God is next to him! "
"Addisi is there too! The LPL players are all sitting together! "
"The North American division is at the bottom right corner of the camera? Autumn, the god of support! My idol! "
"F * ck, F God! And Moon Queen! "
"Damn it, it's finally starting! F * ck f * ck f * ck f * ck, I'm so nervous! "
When the emotions of the majority of the Chinese server players and netizens had calmed down a little, the voices of the Chinese server's official hosts could be heard from the live broadcast. They introduced the basic rules of the drawing of lots and chatted about the possible results of the drawing of lots later.
The players and netizens were also discussing excitedly on the bullet screen:
"The first seed will be separated in the first round of the group stage, right?"
"Anyway, as long as our God doesn't meet SSK in the first round, everything else is fine."
"The same goes for KG and Quick Water! Don't be in the same group as SSK! "
"But I heard that there's a dark horse in the Korean division this year. Team Minx is the second seed, beating Fate by a notch …"
"Hey, why aren't they drawing the lots yet?"
Perhaps it was to meet the expectations of the majority of the players. Very quickly, a few Western and American hosts from the official Fist Corporation came up to the stage in evening gowns or suits. They held their host cards and smiled as they introduced the basic situation to the players from the various clubs. Then, the male host announced the official start of the lot-drawing ceremony.
Immediately after, the camera quickly shifted to the audience below the stage.
Several figures slowly got up from their seats and walked toward the stage.
Morning Star of China's God.
Autumn of North America's Season.
Han Shihao of Korea's SSK.
Spoon from the European MLG.
There was another commotion on the bullet screen of the livestream. The players and netizens had no trouble recognizing the identities of these people. They were the four captains of the first seeded teams in this year's finals. They were the first to go up on stage as representatives to draw lots to determine the results of their respective groups.
The four captains went up the stage.
Under the guidance of the host, they came to a lottery box and each took out a small round ball. Then, they stood side by side on the stage.
In front of countless eyes and more than a dozen cameras, they opened their respective balls one after another to show the results of the draw.
Season is in Group A.
SSK was in Group B.
MLG was in Group C.
God- Hand of God was placed in the last group D.
This was only the first round of drawing lots, so there wasn't much room for discussion for now. When the representatives of the other teams from the other divisions went up the stage one by one to draw lots, the players and players below the stage and online began to tense up.
The results of the lots were presented one by one.
At the back of the stage in the middle of the stadium were three giant LCD screens that displayed the results of the lots of the teams in real time.
When Phoenix, the captain of Legend, opened the small round ball in his hand to show his team's group A, the audience was already in a state of shock. Needless to say, the bullet screen of all the major live streaming channels in China was instantly filled with commotion.
"Group A!"
"F * ck, Legend and Season are in the same group!"
"Not bad! There's one less strong opponent! Let's see if they can fight head-on! "
Cheers and excitement were the majority.
Then, when Shi Hang, representing Team Speed Water, went up the stage to draw lots, the players and netizens of all the major domestic streaming platforms were overjoyed.
"Edis is awesome!!"
"F * ck this luck! They perfectly avoided the other three most troublesome groups! "
"Speed Water has a chance to advance to the next group stage!"
Indeed.
Looking at the lineup of the teams in Group C, Europe's number one seeded team, MLG, was considered the weakest among the four seeded teams. On the other hand, Team Thunderclap from the LMS region was also in this group. For Speed Water, they posed no threat at all.
This was especially so when the Vietnamese team, the wild card team, was drawn into Group C. The Chinese players and netizens who were far away in China cheered excitedly. The atmosphere had reached a fever pitch!
"It's done!!"
"Speed Water will definitely advance to the next group stage!!"
A wild card Vietnamese team, a weak team from the LMS region, could not pose a threat to Speed Water. Even if MLG was strong, the current situation in Group C made it almost certain that Speed Water would be able to advance to the next group stage.
This was practically the most ideal group!
When the live camera panned to Speed Water's captain, Shi Hang, it was obvious that he was smiling from ear to ear. Many players from the other regions also did not hide their envy.
The Chosen Ones …
Their luck was too good.
But for the vast majority of domestic players and netizens, it was a little too early to celebrate.
Because very soon …
When Tian Tian represented Team KG on stage to draw the lots, the results were displayed —
Group B.
In an instant, the originally lively atmosphere in the live broadcast rooms of the major live broadcast platforms was suddenly doused with a bucket of cold water.
Half of it was chilled on the spot.
Group B.
Although they avoided the God- Hand of God battle with their brother team in Group D, in Group B … the team in first place was still SSK.
The strongest team in the world.
Just last year, no one had forgotten that KG had fallen at the feet of SSK. The painful memory of losing three matches in a row and being mercilessly massacred seemed to have been reawakened.
Being drawn into the same group as SSK almost meant that there was only one second place left for the other three teams to fight for. The difficulty level was raised from the very beginning.
But the domestic players and netizens in the live broadcast room quickly cheered up and sent messages of comfort to each other.
"It's okay, it's okay. At most, we'll fight for second place."
"As long as the other teams in Group B are slightly weaker, KG still has a good chance!"
Indeed, they were quite lucky. Soon, the other two teams in Group B were drawn. They were North America's Crown team and Europe's BW team. Seeing this, the vast majority of domestic players and netizens heaved a sigh of relief and cheered again.
That's it!
That's it!
No matter how outstanding BW and Crown were, they were just two new teams in the new season. There was still a gap between their strength and that of a veteran top team like KG. Therefore, KG should be able to achieve the same result as Quick Water, securing the second place in the group and advancing to the next round!
When the lineups of the eight teams in Group B and C were determined, the results of Group A and D were soon revealed.
Group A.
North America's first seeded team, Europe's second seeded team, Legend's second seeded team, North America's second seeded team, Cog's, and another team from the wild card region.
It seemed that although Season and Legend were strong opponents, the remaining two opponents were not enough to pose a threat to them. Vaguely, they were already able to secure the next round.
However …
When everyone's eyes fell on the name list of Group D.
The atmosphere in Milton Stadium suddenly became silent.
In the live broadcast rooms of all the major domestic live broadcast platforms, the bullet screen seemed to have been emptied out in an instant.
It was as if they had been petrified.
After a while, the official male commentator in the live broadcast room took a deep breath and commented with a slightly trembling voice:
"This is …"
"The group of death."
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