The next morning, the top 36 elimination rounds of the National University League finally kicked off in the Guangzhou Tianhe District Stadium. [Full Text]
The schedule was tight.
Even if it was a best-of-3, there were a total of 18 groups to play, and they all had to finish within two days. So, starting at 7: 30 AM, the two teams in the first group had to take the field.
Lin Feng and the others from the Shanghai Television Industry Association had also woken up early in the morning and headed straight for the stadium at seven. Su Xue, on the other hand, had arranged to meet with Huya TV in the afternoon, so she had come with them to watch the match.
When they arrived at the stadium, there was already a long queue outside. Most of them were local League of Legends players and college students from nearby universities.
After all, this was Devil City. The esports atmosphere wasn't much worse than Magic City or Shanghai.
With Chu Fangnan leading the way, the representative team of the Shanghai Telecommunications Association avoided the long queue and directly entered the stadium through the side door. They found the spectator seats in the front row and sat down comfortably, waiting for the official start of the competition.
At 7: 30 AM, both the upper and lower levels of the stadium were filled to the brim with people. The place was bustling with noise and excitement.
The S-shaped lights on the dome of the stadium were switched on along with the passionate drumming. The colorful lights flashed back and forth in the stadium, and the audience cheered in unison. In an instant, the atmosphere of the top 36 elimination rounds was filled to the brim.
Amidst the loud cheers, the two teams in the first group took the stage and sat down in their respective rooms. The first best-of-3 match of the day began.
An hour later, the first round came to an end.
The team from Wuhan University of Wuhan defeated the team from Harbin Institute of Technology with a score of 2: 0 and got off to a good start.
The audience below the stage naturally gave him another round of warm applause.
"Not bad, Wuhan University's team."
In the front row of the spectator stands, Su Xue, who had no qualms about joining Lin Feng and the others, was slightly taken aback.
"Their adc is pretty good too."
Zeng Rui nodded and explained.
"Wuhan University's team's overall strength rating is B, but their adc is a famous King of the Chinese server. He participated in the tournament last year and was rated B +."
Ceng Rui paused for a moment and added,
"But from the looks of it, it's about to cross the threshold of A-."
Anxin's eyes turned into crescents as she smiled.
"After all, a year has passed."
"Well, people will always improve ~"
…
Very quickly, the second group's match began as the players from the other two teams stepped onto the stage.
This time, the cheers and applause from the audience were especially enthusiastic, and there were also many cheers mixed in —
"Zhejiang University! Zhejiang University! "
"Zhong Zheng! Zhong Zheng! "
The atmosphere became even livelier.
There was no other reason than that one of the two teams in the second group was the Zhejiang University team from the East China region, while the other team was the Central South University of Political Science and Law.
The audience was very familiar with the previous team from Hangzhou City. Among them, as long as they had watched the National University League last year, they all knew that Zhejiang University was the last place in the National Finals last year and was quite strong.
But at the same time, the strength of China University of Political Science & Law was not weak at all. They were ranked seventh in the country last year, and their team's comprehensive strength evaluation index was also B +.
This meant that the next match would definitely be a fierce battle between the strong and the strong!
It was definitely full of explosive points!
In the front row, the players from the various university teams could not help but sit up straight as they prepared to watch the match.
The level of this duel had already reached the level of the top eight in the country. To the audience below the stage, it was naturally a good thing to be able to see these two strong teams meet in the top thirty-six elimination round. If any of the teams were eliminated, they would have one less strong opponent.
But at the same time, no matter which team was left, it would still be a strong opponent that they had to guard against.
…
This group of 'best-of-three' matches had been played for a full three matches.
In the end, under the enthusiastic applause and cheers of the audience, the Zhejiang University team defeated the China University of Political Science & Law team 2 to 1, becoming the second team to advance today.
The cheers from the audience were endless.
Many of the girls in the audience even had their eyes lit up, and they kept shouting a name in infatuation —
"Sun Ruinian!"
"Sun Ruinian, Sun Ruinian, Sun Ruinian!"
"So handsome, so handsome!!"
As the captain of the Zhejiang University team and also a celebrity on the campus of Zhejiang University, Sun Ruinian's appearance was absolutely the handsome type. Many girls in the esports club were his die-hard fans.
But today, Sun Ruinian's performance on the field was the reason why he conquered the audience.
"He really played well —"
Ceng Rui couldn't help but nod, expressing his admiration for the Shanghai TV Association team.
Today, the Zhejiang University team was simply going all out. As the team's adc, Sun Ruinian played an even better performance, especially in the last match point battle. His adc, Little Pao, was simply carrying the entire team, and the wave of four kills in the Dalong group battle caused a stir in the audience.
This level … to say that it was an A- evaluation index was a little low.
Lin Feng rubbed his chin and gave his evaluation.
"Oh, as expected of someone taught by Old Shi ~"
"Not bad!"
His tone was that of an old man.
The team members next to him couldn't help but want to roll their eyes, but after thinking about it carefully, they had to admit that these words really didn't seem to be too much for someone of his status.
Because in terms of seniority, Lin Feng, who was of the same generation as Shi Hang, could make Sun Ruinian call him "senior."
But …
Was there really such a virtuous "senior"?
The team members couldn't help but look at Lin Feng, their hearts filled with regret.
… …
Compared to the second group's showdown, the remaining two groups in the morning were a little less interesting.
For the representatives of the Shanghai Telecommunications Association, especially the teams from BUST, Fudan, and the other two teams from Guangzhou and Beijing Telecommunications Association, who had not participated in the competition, they were just there to watch the competition between the teams from other universities.
In Lin Feng's words, "This kind of small fry is just a cameo. They wouldn't even survive one episode in a TV series, so don't worry too much about them."
"Hey, us?"
"We're definitely the main characters, hahaha —"
A certain someone, who was still bragging about himself, howled in pain. An Xin grabbed his ear and pulled him out of the stadium with the rest of the team for lunch.
After lunch, the afternoon matches were about to begin. Su Xue looked at the time and said her goodbyes to Lin Feng and the others. She hailed a taxi and headed back to Huya TV's headquarters. Only Lin Feng's team of five and Chu Fang returned to the stadium.
In the afternoon, the other strong teams in this year's High School League finally appeared one after another.
The first group was a best-of-three match, and one of the two teams was the runner-up of last year's university tournament.
Shenyang University of Science and Technology.
Both matches lasted an average of 25 minutes. Shenyang University of Science and Technology crushed their opponents in a dominating fashion, securing a 2-0 victory and advancing to the next round.
After a brief silence, the stadium erupted into thunderous cheers and applause.
"As expected of last year's runner-up."
Ceng Rui's expression was solemn.
"They're so strong."
Zhang Hao was also dumbfounded. "This strength … it feels like they're even stronger than Zhejiang University."
Meanwhile, Lin Feng's mind was wandering.
"Sigh … I wonder what Sister Xue is going to talk about at Huya …"
"It should go smoothly, right?"
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