After the first two matches in Group A were over, it was time for Group B.
The first two matches of Group B today were also battles that did not have much suspense.
The first match was between Cog and Season, the first and second seed of the North American region. Although the venue had been changed from the LCS region to the world finals, the difference in strength between the two teams was still there, an objective reality.
It could be seen that on COG's side, Seven, as the core player of the top lane, was already giving it his all. His Gnar was also playing a strong suppressive effect in the lane. However, he was unable to wait for his jungler to come to his aid, and was unable to further expand his advantage. Instead, his opponent's jungler was constantly gank the top lane, and was unable to display his full potential in the middle of the match.
In the end, Team Season secured victory in the 31st minute of the match.
The players from the various clubs in the spectator stands shook their heads.
It wasn't that Seven wasn't playing well.
It was that his other teammates had dragged him down.
Otherwise, Team Cog, who was in Group B, might have had a chance of going further, instead of the current situation where they had no hope of advancing from the group stage.
Of course, when it came to the fact that they had no hope of advancing from the group stage, the members of the wild card team in Group B were even more disheartened.
Following the match between Team Cog and Season, the wild card team faced their opponent, Team Legend.
It was another one-sided battle.
This was especially true when Phoenix, the team's ace mid laner captain, began to adjust and change his playstyle. He adopted a strong mid laner hero that was more inclined towards offense. The wild card team, which was already far weaker than them, had no way of fighting back.
24 minutes.
Team Legend easily won their third match in the group stage, and with a 3-0 record, they were currently in first place in the group.
The progress made in the morning was very efficient. After fighting all four matches of the two groups, it was already noon. It was time for lunch again. The players of each team and the audience in the stadium began to enjoy their lunch, and they also took a break to recover and adjust themselves.
At this time, the official live broadcast channels of the major domestic live broadcast platforms could not help but clamor.
Because the first match in the afternoon was the match that they had been looking forward to for a long time.
KG versus SSK!
Although KG had already won two consecutive matches against Crown and BW respectively, these two victories were expected and did not excite the players and fans of the national server too much.
However, the next match against SSK was different.
To be more specific, this match was directly related to the fight for the first place in Group A.
On a larger scale —
This was the first time in a year that the Chinese server's LPL division had challenged the world's strongest Korean team in the world finals.
This was especially true for KG's squad, as this match was even more significant. Last year, they had suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat at the hands of SSK and were stopped in the quarterfinals. This year, they would meet their old rival again. Now that KG had grown stronger and more mature, would they be able to take revenge on SSK?
All the major Tieba forums on the Internet began to have heated discussions, and posts related to the prediction topic emerged one after another.
The bullet screen in each of the major live streaming channels was flooded with excited discussions.
"Sigh, if we win this match, KG's team's first place is half guaranteed!"
"Don't talk about first place, that's not the point."
"That's right, if we win, we'll be proud of our entire LPL division!"
"We've really gotten our revenge! We'll get back at them for last year! "
"Sigh, don't be too optimistic, don't put too much pressure on KG."
"KG's form is pretty good this year, but he still needs to calm down. After all, his opponent is SSK …"
"Regardless of the outcome, they're already guaranteed to make it to the next round. Just try your best to show what you're capable of. It doesn't matter if you lose."
"That's right, it's only the group stage, there's no need to put so much pressure on yourself."
The direction of the discussion in the bullet screen changed without a sound. Later on, the players in the live streaming channel also came to a consensus and calmly prepared for the upcoming match.
To put it bluntly …
The reason was that the majority of the Chinese players could not help but feel a little uncertain.
Their opponent was SSK.
How could they win just because they said so?
In any case, they just had to calm down and not lose their momentum.
At this time, many local players had already begun to mentally prepare themselves and comfort themselves.
…
One o 'clock in the afternoon.
The next match of Group A began.
The ten players of KG and SSK had already entered their respective rooms on the stage. The tactical coaches of both clubs were also pacing back and forth behind their players, either solemnly or solemnly, as they made their final arrangements and communications.
Soon, the BAN interface appeared on the screen of several giant LCD screens on the stage.
In the spectator stands, the players of the various teams and clubs subconsciously straightened their bodies. Their gazes were focused on the screen, preparing to watch this match seriously.
In their respective arenas, the ten main players of both teams had also entered their respective preparation states.
The expressions of several players on KG's side were solemn.
They all knew that today's match was the key to deciding their placement in the group stage.
It was also the chance to avenge their humiliation after a year.
Don't relax.
Don't retreat.
Go all out, go all out!
Tian Tian took a deep breath, and then another deep breath. When his gaze landed on the screen in front of him again, the aura around him finally began to slowly rise, and the pure fighting spirit in his eyes began to burn fiercely.
Not far away, in SSK's arena.
The expressions of several SSK players were as calm as ever, as if they were preparing for an ordinary match. However, from the eyes of every player, it was clear that no one was letting down their guard, and they were all in their most solemn stances.
Even a lion had to go all out against a rabbit.
Moreover, the opponent of this match … deserved all their respect.
On the middle player's seat, Han Shihao, who had been resting with his eyes closed until a moment ago, slowly opened his eyes. However, the light in his eyes flickered slightly, with some unfathomable profoundness.
The BAN selection had begun.
When the blue side KG's upper unit confirmed the hero that had been locked onto, the entire stadium was in an uproar.
Peerless Blademaster.
Fiona!
Tian Tian's top lane Blademaster!
In the front row of the audience seats, Huangxue Nightsong, Shi Hang, Ceng Rui, and the others could not help but feel their eyelids twitch.
"This move …"
"He's really going all out."
Morning Star's brows furrowed slightly, and his gaze fell on the purple column on the other side of the spectator screen.
He saw the hero that SSK had just chosen for the middle lane.
Mechanical Forerunner Victor.
It was Victor again.
In the previous match, Han Shihao had chosen this hero. In the match against BW, his performance was mediocre. Was there a deeper meaning behind his decision to choose this hero again?
But speaking of which …
Based on his understanding of Han Shihao, the world's number one middle lane, the leader of the Four Emperors, usually would not choose this kind of mediocre, line-oriented hero.
Among the audience, some were expectant, while others were puzzled.
Amidst the gradually clamorous and heated atmosphere, a certain someone remained silent.
Strangely silent.
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