It was no wonder that Shi Hang was smiling so happily.
After all, as a rookie team participating in this year's finals, compared to BW, Crown, and Minx, Quick Water's luck in the draw was just too good.
BW and Crown were drawn into Group A, and their opponents were KG and SSK.
Minx was even more unlucky to be drawn into Group D of the Group of Death.
Only they, Quick Water, were assigned to Group C. Among the few opponents they met, other than MLG who was considered a strong opponent, the other teams, whether it was the wild cards or Thunderclap, were all very weak.
It could even be said that this was the most suitable group for Quick Water.
To put it more bluntly —
With the strength of the Rapid Water team, if their luck in the draw was just a little bit off, then no matter if they went to Group A, Group B, or Group D, they basically had no hope of advancing.
Only in Group C could they advance to the quarterfinals without doing anything.
"That's true … Even if Quick Water were to get into Group A or B, it would be impossible for them to advance, let alone Group D."
Huangxue Nightsong gritted his teeth in anger.
Of the three teams in the LPL, Quick Water was the weakest.
Yet, they had the best luck in the draw. The group stage had not even started, and they were already guaranteed to advance to the next round.
Shi Hang laughed savagely.
"Sigh, I can't help it. I have good luck and good luck. If you don't like it, come and bite me."
Looking at Shi Hang's smug and arrogant attitude, everyone also sighed — —
The Heavens are blind ….
Why did this guy have to pick up such a great bargain for free?
…
The first group stage match ended, and SSK easily won their first match. There was not much time for rest in the middle, and the second group stage match of Group A soon began.
This time, Crown continued to fight.
Their opponent was the third seed of the European division, BW- Blue Whale.
"This match can be considered to be evenly matched."
The shadow puppet in the front row of the audience commented.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
The first round was truly a one-sided victory. Against a formidable opponent like SSK, the Crown battle team was indeed powerless to retaliate. However, in the second round against the BW battle team, the two rising dark horses of the year could really exchange blows and see who was stronger and who was weaker.
"If Crown loses again, then there's really no hope at all."
Shi Hang also commented.
Indeed.
Losing to SSK in the first round, and losing to BW in the second round, Crown would not stand a chance against KG in the final match. If they lost three consecutive matches in the first round of the group stage, they would basically be eliminated from the group stage.
Lin Feng rubbed his chin.
"Oh, then I'll bet on Crown."
Morning Star also nodded slightly. "Yeah, if we look at the overall strength and quality of the team, Crown should be slightly stronger than BW."
Wildsnow Nightsong raised an eyebrow.
"But BW's jungler is quite something. If he sets the tempo in the early game, BW might have a good chance of winning."
An Xin added with a smile,
"But the Crown Battle Team also has an AD core."
"Blade might not be able to gain an advantage against SSK's bottom lane, but against a team like BW, the bottom lane should be able to easily snowball into an advantage. Plus —"
An Xin paused, then turned to Tang Bingyao with a smile.
"He's Tang Tang's senior."
"He won't be defeated so easily. What do you think, Tang Tang?"
Tang Bingyao was a little embarrassed by An Xin's words, but then she looked in the direction of Crown and nodded earnestly.
"Yeah."
"Crown will win!"
… …
She seemed to have borrowed the auspicious words of the girls in the audience.
The second match of the group stage came to an end at the 33rd minute.
The two rookie teams had been fighting fiercely since the start of the match. In the first half of the match, BW team's ace player, Nate, had a huge advantage in the top lane and the middle lane with his wild mantis. On the other hand, the purple team's Crown team, Blade, had a Holy Lance Ranger at the bottom lane. He was making use of the time his teammates had bought him to develop and snowball his lances. In the second half of the match, Obama stood out.
A triple kill in the small dragon battle.
Then a triple kill in the middle lane battle.
In the final wave of Dragon's team battle that decided the outcome of the match, Holy Lancer Lucian, under the control of the Crown team's ace ADC player, turned the entire field upside down, brazenly taking the first pentakill in this World Finals.
He made a comeback and sealed the victory.
In the end, the eye-catching purple "Victory" emblem appeared on the OB screen of the giant LCD screen.
The audience stood up and applauded thunderously!
In the front row of the spectator stands, everyone in the LPL region nodded subconsciously. Lin Feng sighed in admiration.
"This time … I've finally unleashed it."
An Xin smiled sweetly beside him.
"He's the disciple of Bullet. Of course he's good."
Tang Bingyao's face was flushed. Although she didn't say anything, she couldn't help but wave her fists excitedly.
Even though she had never really interacted with the Senior Brother on the stage, seeing such a victory still made the girl feel excited and happy for her Senior Brother from the bottom of her heart.
Shi Hang rubbed his chin and clicked his tongue.
"If that's the case, it looks like Crown still has some hope."
"BW is really going to be a goner."
Today in Group A, BW was scheduled to fight three matches, and it just so happened that they had to fight a full round. Their first match was against the weakest team in the group, Crown. The remaining two matches were against KG and SSK, and the results were predictable.
If everything went according to plan, BW would lose three matches in a row.
At this moment, Nate, the ace jungler of the BW team who was about to leave the stage, had an ugly expression on his face.
It was understandable.
After all, he was a high-spirited dark horse in the European region. He was hoping to show off his skills in this year's finals.
In the end …
He took a beating right off the bat.
"So, when are Fatty and the others going to play?"
Lin Feng looked to his left and right.
Shi Hang, who had done his homework a long time ago, quickly answered for them.
"Not yet."
"After two matches in Group A, it's Group B's turn."
"But the next match is really worth watching. It's the highlight of the day!"
There was no need for Shi Hang to act mysteriously to keep the suspense. At this time, the players in the audience seats were gradually becoming restless.
Because at this moment, following the host's announcement, the two teams in Group B's first round slowly walked onto the stage from the backstage.
Europe's second seeded team, Legend.
North America's first seeded team, Season.
Led by their respective captains, the players of both teams walked to the stage and shook hands with their opponents.
Under the watchful eyes of the audience, the two captains shook hands calmly and calmly.
Second in the Yonkō —
God of support, Autumn — Autumn.
Third in the Yonkō —
Europe's number one wizard, Phoenix — Phoenix.
In the front row of the audience, Lin Feng couldn't help but subconsciously straighten his back.
"Oh … these two fellows."
"Worth watching."
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