"Happy that the match against 301 Degrees is over. Happy that we won."
In the live broadcast of the match between Samsara and Hundred Blossoms, Pan Lin immediately announced the results of the important match.
"Happy that we won!" Li Yibo sighed, his voice full of sorrow. Pan Lin didn't respond. He also sighed softly and continued to focus on the match.
Happy that they won. This was good news for Hundred Blossoms, but unfortunately, they didn't have another chance this time. In the team competition against Samsara, Hundred Blossoms was clearly at a disadvantage. Right now, it was a 5v4, and Hundred Blossoms was down one player. It looked like their double victory over Samsara in the regular season was no longer possible.
Would there be a twist?
Pan Lin and Li Yibo both watched silently. If there wasn't a twist, then there was no need for commentary.
"How's Wind Howl's match?" Li Yibo suddenly asked.
"It's not over yet." Pan Lin had been paying attention to the news from time to time, but all he knew was that the match wasn't over yet. Apart from that, there were no other details.
The match continued. As another Hundred Blossoms player fell, the chance of a twist became lower and lower.
Pan Lin sighed again.
Hundred Blossoms had done their best to maintain hope in front of a powerhouse like Samsara. Finally, they had won two points in the group arena, overtaking Wind Howl and taking the initiative back into their own hands.
But fate had once again played a joke on them. They had taken the initiative, but they hadn't been able to grasp it. Right now, they could only wait for the result of the match between Micrograss and Wind Howl.
The result never came, but the match between Samsara and Hundred Blossoms had already ended.
6 to 4. For Samsara, it wasn't a spectacular victory, but the stadium had become a sea of joy.
Round 38 had finally ended. Samsara had accumulated 319 points, leading the leaderboard from the first round onwards. They had never been surpassed. They had already clinched the championship four rounds earlier, but out of respect, they did not want to celebrate too much. But now that all 38 rounds had ended, there was nothing to be reserved about. This was Samsara's home stadium, so the celebration for winning the regular season championship had long since been prepared. Even before the match had ended, the celebration had already begun.
The members of Team Hundred Blossoms shook hands with the members of Samsara amidst this laughter. Samsara's players were quite kind. After greeting the Hundred Blossoms players, they waved their fists and celebrated with the Samsara fans in the stadium, their victory for a total of 38 rounds.
"We are the champions!"
Queen's classic song was played at the venue. The fans in the stadium also shouted this slogan. In the regular season, this was a reality. For the upcoming playoffs, this was a beautiful blessing.
Team Hundred Blossoms' player walked off the stage dejectedly in this atmosphere. No one would think too much for the losers, and this wasn't the first time Hundred Blossoms had tasted disappointment in such a grand celebration. Their senior had walked down from the highest stage of the finals in disappointment three times.
"Is it over?" The players who had just finished their match didn't know the results on the other side. After asking, they learned that Micrograss and Wind Howl's team competition was still ongoing.
"Is there still hope?"
Everyone still had hope in their hearts, but this feeling of not being able to touch it with their own hands was too terrible. They were like fish on a chopping board. They could only wait, foolishly wait.
What would happen?
Their eyes were filled with anticipation, impatience, and many other emotions.
This continued until the moment the news finally arrived.
"We're in," the first person to receive the news said.
"Is that so?" Yu Feng let out a long sigh and sat down on the player bench. His nerves, which had been stretched taut for who knew how long, finally relaxed.
"We're in?" Someone confirmed.
"Yes, we're in, we're in! Wind Howl lost to Micrograss. We're one point ahead. We're in the playoffs!!" The person who received the news said excitedly.
Team Hundred Blossoms looked at each other.
Excitement? Joy?
At a time like this, it didn't seem like either.
After fate took care of them, they felt a sense of relief as if they had escaped death.
In the live broadcast, Pan Lin and Li Yibo had clearly received the news as well.
"I didn't think it would be such a dramatic result," Pan Lin said.
"Yes, in the final team competition, the three teams that were determined to win were unable to win. As a result, the score remained the same, "Li Yibo said.
"You can't say that it remained the same," Pan Lin laughed, "Before this round, Wind Howl was eighth and Hundred Blossoms was ninth. But Hundred Blossoms obtained four points this round, surpassing Wind Howl and squeezing into the top eight. "
"Unfortunately, Team Wind Howl wasn't able to enter the playoffs," Li Yibo said.
"But they're still young. Let's continue to work hard next year!" Pan Lin said.
As for this season, that was how it ended …
Micrograss's stadium wasn't as lively as Samsara's. After all, for Micrograss, they had only ended a match that didn't affect their rankings. They didn't need to celebrate making it to the playoffs. The stadium seemed to have just ended a very normal match, applauding for the two teams. But under the applause, there was the team that had lost the most in this round.
Lost. It was over.
The instant the match ended, Team Wind Howl knew this result. They were the team that had to win this round. If they didn't win, they wouldn't have a chance at all, but they lost in the end.
Especially when they found out that 301 Degrees and Hundred Blossoms had lost the other two matches, Team Wind Howl was even more vexed. An opportunity had appeared, but unfortunately, they hadn't grasped it.
Round 38 of the regular season, Team Wind Howl's tenth season ended. They had failed to enter the playoffs. For a team that had once shouted the slogan of winning the championship, this was a complete failure. They hadn't thought that their summer would end so early. They didn't know what to do next. Everyone had blank expressions on their faces. Just like that, they silently left the stadium. A season's worth of hard work, a season's worth of struggle, everything had returned to square one.
The results of the ten matches in Round 38 were gradually coming out. These results would determine the final rankings of the season, and would also determine the matchups in the playoffs.
The live broadcast hadn't ended yet. They had been waiting for this moment. When the results of the final match came out, Pan Lin and Li Yibo quickly organized the information they had on hand, and did a simple broadcast of the season's final results.
Team Samsara, with 319 points, became the champions of Season 10.
In second place was Team Tyranny, with 278 points. They weren't as strong as last season, and even started this season with many doubts. But after Round 38, they quietly suppressed the other teams and took second place.
Team Blue Rain was third, only one point behind Team Tyranny. They had swapped places with Tyranny several times, but in this final round, they were still one point behind Tyranny.
Micrograss was fourth with 270 points. Fifth was Team Thunder with 254 points. After them were Happy, 301 Degrees, and Hundred Blossoms, the three teams that had gone through the final round to enter the playoffs.
Team Wind Howl had unfortunately fallen to ninth place with a single point difference. Void was tenth, and Misty Rain was eleventh. After them were Miracle, Royal Style, Parade, Heavenly Swords, Lightweight, Conquering Clouds, and Radiant. Bright Green and Seaside were the only two teams that hadn't scored over one hundred points, and were ultimately eliminated.
It's over!
For the teams below the top eight, Season 10 was over. As for the top eight teams, they would step onto the final stage of the playoffs. According to the Alliance's usual matchup table, looking at these eight rankings, everyone could already see the matchups for the playoffs.
"First place Samsara will face off against Hundred Blossoms in the first round of the playoffs," Pan Lin announced the first matchup.
"This is really … the two teams have just finished their final round, and then they'll have to play two or even three rounds of the playoffs," Li Yibo said.
"Then, Tyranny will face 301 Degrees, Blue Rain will face Happy, and Micrograss will face Thunder," Pan Lin said.
"Yes, after that, the winner of Samsara and Hundred Blossoms will face off against the winner of Micrograss and Thunder. The winner of Tyranny and 301 Degrees will face off against the winner of Blue Rain and Happy. In the end, the two victorious teams will compete in the finals. "Li Yibo finished listing out the playoff matchups.
"Coach Li, can you predict how the playoffs will go?" Pan Lin asked.
"Haha, that's hard to say. In the playoffs, everything from the regular season has lost its value, especially now that the playoffs are in a different format, it's even harder to predict from the regular season. Take Team Tyranny for example. They were once doubted during the regular season, but now everyone knows that they were saving their strength for the playoffs. Under these circumstances, how will Tyranny perform in the playoffs? I can't say, "Li Yibo said.
"Then what about Team Happy? Coach Li, what do you think? As a new team, this team actually made it to the playoffs in their first season. This is unprecedented. Coach Li, where do you think they'll go? "Pan Lin said.
Li Yibo's liver trembled. Happy, that was an existence he didn't dare to predict!
"Uh, Happy … You can say that they're a new team, but the new bottle is filled with old wine. Ye Xiu, Su Mucheng, and Fang Rui, those three have a lot more playoff experience than the other seven teams. But apart from that, they're all rookies. I've never seen such a mixed team. I'm looking forward to how they'll play, "Li Yibo said.
"Haha, Happy's team just finished their press conference. The reporter asked a question about the playoffs. Guess how Ye Xiu answered."
"How did he answer?" Li Yibo said.
"He said, since I've already made it this far, I won't be left behind again," Pan Lin said.
"Ha, I hope so!" Li Yibo laughed.
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