After the end of Round 14, all sorts of reports and comments quickly appeared within a day or two. Incidents like Tang Hao kicking a water bottle flying after a match had been captured, but it wasn't enough to make the headlines.
Even if they lost, they would still be the main character. Tang Hao didn't have that kind of status. The headlines on the front page were undoubtedly praising the victors.
Happy's fifth 10-0 was Thunder's team competition record. Of course, Samsara's 10-0 wouldn't be forgotten either. Overall, after 14 rounds, Samsara was in the lead with 123 points, 24 points ahead of the second place team. This was definitely an abnormal result. With this kind of strength, they were destined to be the main characters of this season. Even though there were a few who stole the limelight, the most eye-catching position on the front page of Esports Home was Samsara's 10-0. Happy still had to stand to the side. Even Team Thunder's team competition record wasn't as good as Samsara's.
Team Samsara had won all 14 rounds of the team competition, while Team Thunderclap had lost to Team Royal Style in Round 9. Their team competition record had been missing for a while, which made people sigh.
The front page gave enough respect to the leaders, but in the detailed reports and comments, Happy and Thunder still took up more of the content. After all, Samsara's only opponent this round was Heavenly Swords. In everyone's eyes, it was an easy win. There were no surprises or dangers in the match, so what was there to say? But Happy and Thunder weren't the same. One had completely defeated Void, while the other had reversed Wind Howl. How high level was the content of this match?
After discussing the performance of the two teams in this round, everyone unanimously decided to pay attention to how long their dominance would last.
Their gazes swept to the next round. Happy would be facing Team Lightly in their away game, while Thunder would be facing Misty Rain in their home game.
No one doubted Happy's strength anymore. Compared to Team Lightly, who was currently ranked 16th and had 46 points, their victory was already in the bag. Everyone was paying attention to whether or not Happy could achieve another 10-0. On the other hand, Thunder was going up against Misty Rain in their home game. Misty Rain's recent performance had been up and down, and her innovative playstyle had been questioned. Now that they were going up against Thunder, who had played extremely well in the team competition, people had already lowered their expectations for Misty Rain.
In fact, most people's attention had already skipped Round 15 because in Round 16, Happy and Thunder, the two most unexpected teams of the season, would have a direct confrontation in Happy's home stadium.
Hurry up and finish the fifteen rounds!
Many people had such thoughts.
However, the days had to pass one day at a time. Of course, the competition had to be fought round by round. The fifteen rounds couldn't be skipped in the blink of an eye. On the night of December 13th, Round 15 began on time. The television station chose to broadcast the match between Team Hundred Blossoms and Team Void.
In the end, Team Hundred Blossoms defeated Team Void with great difficulty with a 6-4 score. Neither team's position on the rankings had changed. Although eighth and ninth place were neighbors, the difference between them was like heaven and earth.
In the same round, Team Blue Rain's away game was a surprising 4-6 loss to Team Parade. In the individual competition, Team Blue Rain unexpectedly lost in the team competition. With this loss, Team Blue Rain, who had originally been in second place, suddenly fell to fifth place. And below Blue Rain was Team Happy, who had moved up one place this round.
Happy won their away game 9-1 against Lightly. People were especially disappointed that they didn't have another 10-0. Coincidentally, Team Samsara's score this round was also fixed at 9-1. Their opponent was Team 301.
Tyranny and Micrograss, the two powerhouses, both defeated their not-so-strong opponents 8-2. Another surprising match was Team Wind Howl. After losing to Thunder last round, they were embarrassed again this round. They were defeated by Team Royal Style in their home game 7-3.
This time, Tang Hao didn't kick any water bottles. As the team captain, he didn't even appear in the post-match press conference. From this, it could be seen how dissatisfied he was with Wind Howl's performance in the last few rounds.
Wind Howl had already experienced three consecutive losses. Their ranking had fallen all the way to seventh place. They were now five points behind Happy.
But objectively speaking, Wind Howl had faced Hundred Blossoms, Thunder, and Royal Style in these three rounds. They could even be considered strong teams. In a situation where a single round of the team competition could decide where 5 points would go, Wind Howl had gotten 3, 4, and 3 points in these three rounds. For example, 8-2 or 7-3, the difference in points might seem large, but because the team competition could decide where five points would go, these two differences had the highest probability of occurring in a match.
In an 8-2 match, if the team competition went in the other direction, it would become 3-7. Similarly, in a 7-3 match, if the team competition went in the other direction, it would become 2-8.
Such large differences in points were determined by Glory's competitive system. It was a completely different concept from football's 7-3 or 8-2.
Wind Howl's three losses in a row were due to these kinds of scores. It could be said that their strength still had a foundation. However, three consecutive losses still raised some doubts. In comparison, Wind Howl's own reaction was already big enough. Their captain Tang Hao couldn't accept their second loss in a row. With three losses in a row, he wasn't even in the mood to attend the press conference.
"I think, after three consecutive losses, we should stop here …" Wind Howl's vice-captain, Liu Hao, said at the press conference.
Yes, Liu Hao.
He was once the vice-captain of Excellent Era. After being traded to Thunder, he became the captain of Thunder. In the summer, he transferred to Wind Howl on a free transfer. After gradually establishing his position, he was appointed vice-captain by Wind Howl after the departure of former vice-captain Fang Rui.
After all, Liu Hao was skilled and had a certain amount of experience. He had been vice-captain, captain, and so on. He had experience in this area. In Wind Howl's eyes, he could become a good helper by Tang Hao's side.
For example, right now, when Tang Hao was angry and didn't come to the press conference, Liu Hao seemed to be very used to it. He spoke frankly with assurance, as if that captain had never existed.
At first, everyone was a bit surprised by his bearing, but then they thought about it. Oh right, Liu Hao was very used to this kind of thing. Because as early as the Excellent Era, the Excellent Era's captain, Ye Xiu, had never attended press conferences. It had always been him, the vice-captain, who handled the media when the captain was absent. Being stood up by the captain at the press conference, Liu Hao was a veteran. How could he not be calm?
He handled the media skillfully and firmly expressed that Wind Howl would win the next round. The reporters flipped through the match schedule. Wind Howl would be playing against Heavenly Swords in their home game. Originally, the scores of these three rounds didn't necessarily indicate how weak Wind Howl was. In the next round, as long as their mentality wasn't affected, Wind Howl shouldn't have any problems taking down Heavenly Swords. But now, Wind Howl's captain, Wind Howl's core, Tang Hao, seemed to be unable to take the current setback!
"I'm not worried at all." Liu Hao continued to speak calmly, "The captain desires victory more than anyone else, so he feels more ashamed of defeat than anyone else. As long as it's time to compete, he'll still be that person who doesn't fear anything and pursues victory. I firmly believe in this. "
Good answer!
Wind Howl's press officer was very gratified. He was especially moved by the appointment of vice-captain. Thinking back to all those years ago, Wind Howl's vice-captain, Fang Rui … he really was a guy who didn't know any better! He would often spout nonsense in press conferences. He didn't have any of the dignity of a vice-captain. There were many times when the press officer wanted to rush up and beat him up.
As a press officer, from the perspective of his responsibilities, Wind Howl's press officer felt like there was a gap of ten thousand light years between Fang Rui and Liu Hao. As for whether he was an All Star or a non-All Star, did that help? Not at all!
With Liu Hao's appropriate response, Wind Howl's captain Tang Hao's loss of composure after consecutive defeats didn't have any special effects. When the press conference ended and they left, Wind Howl's press officer gave Liu Hao a big thumbs up and went up to chat with Wind Howl's new vice-captain.
Wind Howl's consecutive defeats were like this, but what about Team Blue Rain, who had unexpectedly lost?
Team Blue Rain's performance at the start of the season was very strong. Apart from their 7 to 3 away game against Samsara, they were always able to laugh until the end, whether it was against Micrograss, Tyranny, or Wind Howl.
But after this probing phase, Blue Rain was clearly a team that had ended their honeymoon period. In the eleventh round, they lost to Hundred Blossoms 3-7 in their away game. In the twelfth round, after a beautiful 5-0 lead, they were tied 5-5 by Thunderclap. In the thirteenth round, they lost to Royal Style 4-6 in their away game. And now, in this round, Blue Rain actually lost to Parade.
These were their performances in these rounds. Blue Rain had originally been second in the rankings. It could be seen that in the beginning, Blue Rain's grip on the first place Samsara had been quite tight. But in an instant, with a 24 point difference, by the end of Round 15, Blue Rain had dropped three places from second to fifth, only five points away from the sixth place Happy. Five points was often a matter of one round in the Glory Pro League.
Blue Rain's disadvantage wasn't just in this round, but also in this round. But in the end, Team Blue Rain didn't disappear like Tang Hao did. In the post-match press conference, their captain, their core, still calmly answered the reporters' questions.
What was Blue Rain's problem?
This was what everyone wanted to know.
"I think it's just bad luck," Blue Rain's captain, Yu Wenzhou, said with a smile.
"If this can build up luck and give us luck in the playoffs, then I think it's a good thing!" Yu Wenzhou continued.
Build up luck …
The reporters didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This really was an unscientific explanation! However, Yu Wenzhou had just mentioned the playoffs. Speaking of which, Blue Rain's recent pace made people a little worried about their playoff position. But he didn't deliberately emphasize any inevitability. He just casually brought up the playoffs as if it was as simple as eating a meal.
This was also a very strong kind of self-confidence!
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