For this year's world finals, strength was undoubtedly the most important factor for all participating teams, but luck could not be easily ignored.
The players of the various teams and League of Legends players all over the world had a deeper and more intuitive understanding of this through the group stage of the finals.
Luck was too f * cking important.
From a certain perspective, luck might even be more important than strength.
Take a look at the group stage of this year's finals …
The representatives of each team went on stage to draw lots. Among the four groups that were divided, there was immediately a group like Group C, but there was also a group of death like Group D, which was completely different from Group C.
If you were lucky, then take a look at the third seed of the LPL like Fast Water. Even if they were just a rookie dark horse team participating in the finals for the first time, because of the wild card and Thunderclap in their group, even if Fast Water's strength was not too outstanding, they could still easily advance from Group C to the top eight.
Then take a look at the results of the other rookie dark horse teams, BW, Crown, and Minx —
Putting aside the fact that the first two teams were eliminated, at least if they were in the same situation as Fast Water, they would have a 90% chance of advancing to Group C.
Not to mention Team Minx. Even though they were rookies, their true strength was enough to compete with the other top veteran teams. Yet, because they were placed in Group D, they ended up with a dismal 1 – 5 record and were eliminated from the tournament.
The most convincing proof of this was naturally the number one seeded team in the LMS region, Team Assassin.
They were a top powerhouse team that had made it to the top eight, top four, and even the finals in previous finals …
This year, it was because of luck.
In Group D, they were directly eliminated.
Therefore, it was precisely because of these six days of group battles that they had a deeper and more intuitive understanding of the factor of "luck", that the League of Legends players all over the world became even more nervous and expectant.
It was nine o 'clock in the morning in Manchester City, and it was already night time in China.
At this time, in the official live broadcast rooms of major domestic live broadcast platforms, millions of Chinese netizens were already excitedly discussing the topic of the draw for the top eight.
Logically speaking — in this year's group stage, the luck of the three teams in the LPL division was generally very good.
Quick Water's luck was the best.
Although KG was matched up against SSK in Group A, the other two opponents in the same group weren't as strong as them, so they could still advance.
Although Team God seemed to be the unluckiest to be assigned to the death group, from another perspective, among the three teams in the LPL, God- Hand of God was the strongest overall. Sending God to group D was more appropriate than sending the other two teams to the death group.
Then …
Their luck in the group stage was ideal.
Let's hope that we can maintain this luck in the next elimination round of the top eight.
The bullet screen in the live stream was full of comments. The attitudes and opinions of all the players and netizens could be summarized in a unified way —
Not to mention anything else.
First of all, the most ideal situation would definitely be for the top eight teams to not bump into each other in the LPL.
Because if they were to bump into each other, it would be a form of internal friction.
Although from a certain point of view, this would at least guarantee them a spot in the top four, the ambitions of the players and netizens were not just limited to this.
F * ck, our LPL is so awesome this year, why are we still being so cautious and conservative?
The most perfect scenario would be for the three teams to stagger in the top eight, then defeat their respective opponents and advance to the top four!
"F * ck, if that's really the case, we'll have three spots in the top four this year!"
Some of the players could not help but be excited by this possibility.
Immediately, the eyes of more and more local players began to light up.
F * ck.
If that was really the case …
That would be awesome!
Just the fact that the LPL teams occupying three spots in the top eight this year was already a historical breakthrough and record for the LPL division.
And if the three teams could really go one step further in the top eight and occupy three spots in the top four, it was almost equivalent to directly locking in a spot in the finals. Even putting aside conventional mathematical logic, wouldn't this mean that this year's World Championship Trophy was already in the bag for the LPL division?
Once such a thought arose, it immediately ignited the hearts of the majority of the players.
Of course, there were also people who cautiously put forward different views on the bullet screen:
"Don't think too much about it."
"This is the top eight we're talking about. None of the other teams are weak."
"And if the three teams in the LPL really happen to stagger in the groups, doesn't that mean that the chances of encountering SSK will also increase?"
Indeed.
If the three teams in the LPL were to stagger in the top eight, then each of them would definitely have to face one of the other five teams. As for the probability of encountering the world's strongest team … it would reach three out of five, which was sixty percent.
The bullet screen went silent for a moment.
But then someone immediately retorted:
"There's no need to be afraid of encountering SSK."
"This year's SSK is not like the previous years. Looking at their performance in the group stage, it's actually just so-so. They even almost had a chance to win those two matches against KG."
"Even if they meet in the top eight, the outcome might not be certain, right?"
This reasoning quickly gained the support of more people.
And this way …
Everyone's emotions burned even hotter.
Because if even the scariest big boss in the past, the world's strongest team, SSK, was no longer a threat, then in this year's finals, there really seemed to be nothing that could stop them from advancing in the LPL region!
…
The lot-drawing ceremony for the top eight began under the watchful eyes of the public.
Inside Milton Stadium.
Under the fervent gazes of the countless spectators below the stage, under the guidance of the official host, the respective captains of the eight clubs went up on stage to draw lots. The results of the lots were clearly displayed on the big screen in the stadium and on the live broadcast online through close-up close-up shots of more than a dozen cameras.
It was also reflected in the eyes of millions of players all over the world.
First group.
God- Hand of God versus MLG.
Second group.
Team King versus Team Fate.
Third group.
SSK versus Season.
Fourth group.
Team Rapid Water versus Team Legend.
When the results of the draw were finalized, the eight captains of the top eight teams stood side by side in front of the main stage of the stadium with the results of the draw in their hands. Behind them, the results of the groups were displayed in a tree diagram.
The entire stadium was silent.
In the front row of the audience, Ceng Rui's eyes lit up.
"This …"
"This should be the most ideal situation, right?"
Lin Feng rubbed his nose and nodded in agreement.
"Yup."
"They can play all of them."
At the same time, the entire stadium was in an uproar.
Online, the millions of League of Legends players all over the world were completely fired up!
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