Perhaps God was truly looking out for the LPL this year.
It wasn't just luck in the drawing of lots for the group stage.
And this luck … It seemed like it had really carried over to the group of the top eight, just as countless local players had hoped.
When the top eight teams were announced, it was indeed the most ideal situation that all the players had expected.
Three LPL teams.
Perfectly staggered!
There was no internal strife that people had been worried about, as each team had been assigned to a different opponent.
Moreover, even on this premise, the opponents that the three local LPL teams encountered were all sufficiently satisfactory results.
At least first —
They had actually avoided the 60% chance of encountering SSK!
In this year's quarterfinals, SSK's opponent was the top seeded team from North America, Season.
"The champion and runner-up of last year's finals."
"They're going to meet each other in the quarterfinals this year."
On the official commentary platform in the stadium, several Western and American commentators exclaimed from the bottom of their hearts.
On the internet, in the official live-streaming rooms of the major domestic live-streaming platforms, countless players and netizens were celebrating with gongs and gongs as if they were celebrating the new year!
It was a joyous atmosphere!
"What a great group!"
Many Chinese players and netizens were laughing so hard that their mouths were about to split.
Putting everything else aside, the fact that the champion and runner-up of last year's finals were going to meet in the quarterfinals was something that everyone was happy to see happen. Whether it was SSK or Season, they were both a huge threat to the teams in the LPL. Now that they were going to meet in the quarterfinals, one of them was bound to get hurt. No matter which team was eliminated in the end, it would remove a huge threat from the LPL in advance.
As for the other three groups …
They were also properly allocated!
Now that he was going against the third seeded team of the LCK, Fate was definitely not as strong as SSK.
In other words, KG had a high chance of winning against Fate!
On the other side, Quick Water encountered the Legend team.
This was a little difficult.
But looking at it from another angle, as the weakest team in the top eight, Quick Water first avoided the internal battle with their two brother teams. Then, among the other five teams, they had already lost two matches against MLG and knew that they were not as skilled as their opponents. Fighting against SSK or Season would only be more difficult.
In that case, it seemed that being assigned to Legend as an opponent was the most ideal situation.
Because don't forget …
This year's Legend Team wasn't as impressive as last year's.
Phoenix, Europe's Number One Wizard, had performed slightly worse than MLG's Spoon this year.
As for Shi Hang, the core ace of Team Rapid Water, he was able to hold his own against Spoon head-on. Now that his opponent was Phoenix, there was a chance that he might be able to take advantage of the situation.
As for Team God's group —
Needless to say!
In all fairness, even if Team God wasn't the strongest among the top eight teams, they were at least in the top three.
On the other hand, MLG's overall strength should only be in the bottom three among the top eight teams.
Thus, when the two teams met …
Team God's chances of winning were definitely in the bag!
Therefore, when Lin Feng saw the results of the grouping, his comment of "all of them can play" might have been a little too humble.
The truth was —
In this year's top eight, under these circumstances, there was a chance that all three teams in the LPL could advance to the next round!
…
The results of the drawing of lots made not only the fans of the teams, but also the players of the three teams in the LPL couldn't help but be overjoyed.
This year's luck was really good.
Morning Star, Tian Tian, and Shi Hang walked down the stage as representatives for the drawing of lots. When they returned to their respective club members, they were warmly welcomed.
"Captain, you're awesome!"
"Hahaha, this is a good draw!"
"I feel relieved now!"
"I feel relieved all of a sudden. I was so nervous just now, thinking about what if I got Season or SSK …"
Lin Feng also looked at Morning Star and smiled.
"Your group should be the one with the best chance of winning."
"The drawing of lots for the group stage was average. This time, it's all made up for the top eight."
Indeed.
Although MLG's strength was not to be underestimated, and they even beat Legend to become the top seed in this year's European LCS, they were perfectly countered by God's Hand.
"MLG's overall strength isn't too strong. The main thing is that their mid lane is Spoon, and their bottom lane happens to be the team's weak point."
Ceng Rui said as he looked at Morning Star and Barren Snow Nightsong with a hint of lament.
"They're completely countered by God."
The core of MLG was Spoon, the mid-laner. However, when it came to the mid-laner matchup, God had Morning Star on his side. Now that he was only a step away from the Yonko, he was more than enough to beat the European Wizard.
Not to mention that MLG's bottom lane was their weak point, and God had Barren Snow Nightsong, an ADC in the bottom lane, another strong core.
Therefore, even though the quarterfinals of this group had yet to begin, everyone could already foresee the outcome of the battle and even the outcome in unison.
"We can't underestimate Fate."
Morning Star cautiously reminded Tian Tian, "Don't worry.
"Although they lost to us twice in the group stage, it wasn't easy for us to win those two matches either."
Tian Tian nodded seriously.
"Yeah."
"Don't worry, we won't be careless."
This was a natural principle.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that they were able to defeat Minx and Assassin in a death group like Group D and force their way into the quarterfinals showed that Fate's strength and condition were not to be underestimated.
Even if KG's condition was better than last year's, they still couldn't say that they would definitely win against Fate.
Shi Hang listened for a long time and looked around.
"Hey, is there anyone who can give me some advice?"
Barren Snow Nightsong glanced at him.
"What's there to say about your group?"
"You're pretty lucky. If you want to win, you need to work harder as a mid lane. You just need to defeat Phoenix."
Shi Hang wanted to vomit blood.
"F * ck, they're the Yonko, it's not that easy!"
Beside him, An Xin added with a smile.
"But at least it's better than meeting Season or SSK, isn't it?"
Everyone quieted down.
They looked at each other.
Barren Snow Nightsong's expression turned serious.
"Yeah."
"It's good that these two teams are going against each other."
Tian Tian nodded solemnly. "If it's Season, he should be able to force out some of SSK's strength."
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