"Victory has been decided. In the first round of the post-match competition, Happy won on their home turf. "The match hadn't truly ended, but Pan Lin had already announced it on the show.
Team Happy had won five points in the group arena. Now, they had killed five of their opponents in the team competition and won another five points, for a total of ten points.
As for Team Blue Rain? They had only won three points in the group arena, so not only did they need to win the team competition, they also needed to keep the number of casualties on their team below five. Unfortunately, they weren't able to do this. Bullet Rain fell, and Blue Rain's five players died. Even if Song Xiao could rely on his perfect Receding Tides to defeat Su Mucheng and Qiao Yifan and win the team competition, it wouldn't change the outcome of Blue Rain's loss.
"Coach Li, can you tell us about this match?" Pan Lin said.
"This match … how should I put it …" Li Yibo pondered, "Team Happy completely grasped Team Blue Rain's tactical characteristics, greatly limiting Blue Rain's performance. From what we can see, the two opportunities that Blue Rain managed to seize in this match were actually Happy's arrangements. But if you want to say that it was a trap, you can't completely say that. In reality, it was an opportunity. It was just that during the execution, there was a certain amount of interference, and Blue Rain wasn't able to resolve it well. "
"For example, Wei Chen's delaying of Yu Wenzhou and Lu Hanwen?" Pan Lin said.
"Yes. Happy's tactical arrangements were actually very bold. He entrusted Yu Wenzhou and Lu Hanwen, two All Star level players, to a veteran who had left the pro scene for seven years and then returned. Let's think about it. If Wei Chen's Windward Formation had been killed earlier, or if he hadn't been able to stall the two players by himself, the situation of the match might have been very different, "Li Yibo said.
"If that really happens, I wonder if Happy will come up with any remedies?" Pan Lin asked.
"We don't know about that. If I were to guess, there should be, right? After all, this is a rather risky arrangement, "Li Yibo said.
"Oh, the competition has officially ended. As expected, even though Song Xiao fought 1v2, because his character was too strong, he defeated Happy and Happy. However, this won't have any effect on the final result of the match, "Pan Lin said.
"From the final statistics of the team battle, Blue Rain didn't fall into a disadvantage. Indeed, they won the team battle, but unfortunately, they lost the entire match," Li Yibo said.
At this time, the contestants of the two teams had already come out of the contestant stands.
Both parties lined up in the middle of the square and shook hands with each other again.
Compared to before the match, the mood of the two teams was at two extremes.
"You played very well. Thank you for your guidance." Yu Wenzhou maintained his usual calmness, unfazed by anything.
"You played so-so," Ye Xiu wasn't polite with him.
"See you next round," Yu Wenzhou said. If it were anyone else, these words would have sounded like vengeance, but coming from Yu Wenzhou's mouth, it was just a simple statement of fact.
And then, Huang Shaotian.
"Hahahaha," Ye Xiu only laughed.
"What are you so proud of? It was just a narrow victory, "Huang Shaotian looked down on him.
"Winning the championship comes from taking risks," Ye Xiu said.
"Talk about it after you get past us!" Huang Shaotian yelled.
"We'll talk about the next round," Ye Xiu said calmly.
Player by player, the two sides exchanged simple words. The winner wasn't arrogant, and the loser wasn't dejected. And last on Happy's side was naturally their sixth player, Wei Chen. He had been the most eye-catching in the team competition, the one who had done what everyone thought was impossible, Wei Chen.
"Are you convinced now?" Wei Chen said as he shook hands with Yu Wenzhou.
"I've always been convinced," Yu Wenzhou said with a smile.
"Are you scared?" Wei Chen asked as he shook hands with Huang Shaotian.
"I'm scared." Huang Shaotian rolled his eyes. He was grateful and respectful to this boss from the bottom of his heart, but when it came to getting along with him, there was no way he could be serious.
"Little Devil, do you know how strong senior is yet?" On Blue Rain's side, Lu Hanwen stood in third place. He hadn't even passed puberty yet, and his voice hadn't changed. He was also a bit shorter than the other players, so Wei Chen easily patted his head.
"Very strong." Lu Hanwen nodded. "Let's fight again next time, senior!"
"Little Bastard!" Wei Chen cursed inwardly. He obviously knew that if he and Lu Hanwen had fought a few more rounds, the odds of victory would definitely have been in his favor. And today's match had nothing to do with victory. From the perspective of life and death, he had been killed by Yu Wenzhou and Lu Hanwen. And what he had done was only what he had hoped to accomplish. He had achieved his goal, so he had succeeded, but as for victory … forget him, Blue Rain had won the team competition.
This final result could be considered a big problem for the Alliance. They had a hard time choosing the most valuable player of this round.
In the team competition, Blue Rain had won the first round, but in the end, Happy had won the first round. In the team competition, it could be seen that Happy and his team hadn't fought for victory at all. They had just gone to the team competition to earn points. From this perspective, Happy had succeeded in the team competition. They had achieved what they wanted to do, but … could they just ignore the true victory?
Just from the statistics, Huang Shaotian had been the best in the team competition. Whether it was the damage he had taken or the damage he had dealt, he had been the best on the field. This showed how active he had been and how much he had contributed in the competition. However, Happy had achieved his goal in the team competition. This was the first problem. The second problem was that in the group arena, Huang Shaotian's Troubling Rain had been smashed by a tree and lost half of his health. No matter how you looked at it, it should have been a bad review.
As for Happy's player? Wei Chen's performance in the team competition had been shocking, and had played a decisive role. However, he had been defeated early on, and there had been many decisive battles after that. He hadn't participated in any of them, and he hadn't appeared in the group arena either.
Speaking of the group arena, Happy and Mo Fan's performance had also been shocking. However, he hadn't participated in the more crucial team competition after that.
Thus, after weighing the pros and cons, in the end, the most valuable player of this round had been awarded to Ye Xiu.
In the group arena, Ye Xiu had also contributed a lot to the 1v2. However, as a rookie, Mo Fan had defeated Huang Shaotian, and he had also completed a 1v2, which made him stand out even more.
In the team competition, Ye Xiu hadn't been as eye-catching as Wei Chen, but there had been a few crucial moments where his performance had played a decisive role.
"Perhaps we've just gotten used to Ye Xiu's performance as a core player, so we've always overlooked him?" In a commentary after the match, it was described that Ye Xiu had quietly become the key player of this round, and then there was this note:
Happy's victory in this round didn't garner too much praise. The next day, in the Esports Weekly, Happy's victory was called "the most utilitarian way to win under the new competition system."
The reason for this kind of commentary was mainly because Happy had revealed his intentions in the team competition, revealing that they were going to win by such a small margin. The team competition had always been the highlight of the competition. Happy had lost the team competition, but in the end, he had won the entire group competition. This was somewhat unsettling. The new season had been first used in the playoffs of the ninth season, but it was only until this match that this kind of situation had occurred for the first time.
"Even though it was a home game, he still racked his brains to win by relying on a lucky point advantage in the group arena. Will Happy have enough courage and confidence to face the next two away games?"
In another media report, there was this kind of discussion.
The victory in the group arena was described as a fluke. Of course, it was because of Huang Shaotian's Troubling Rain incident where he had been nearly killed by a tree. This kind of unexpected situation was obviously seen as an accident, and Happy's victory was framed as a fluke on the basis of this accident.
Then, there were two away games …
This casual wave of the brush was filled with malice. As long as Happy won the next game, the first round of the competition would be over. But the other party's casual move was two away games. This meant that they were certain that Happy would definitely lose the next game.
Those who liked to slander Happy found a lot of topics to talk about because of this match. But before Happy could compete again, the fourth game of the first round on the second day gave this group of people a beating.
In the fourth game, Micrograss challenged Team Thunder in an away game. It was another game where the score was 10 to 9. And the score distribution was exactly the same as Happy's match against Blue Rain. Micrograss won the group arena 5 to 3, but lost the team competition 5 to 6. But the final score was 10 to 9, Micrograss won.
Was it utilitarian?
Was it a fluke?
The answer was no.
The problem was that the two games were so close to each other. The same result, but there were two different opinions. It was easy for people to feel that the comments were unfair. In the various reports, when commenting on this match, they couldn't help but link Happy's match against Blue Rain. The main reason was to compare the difference in the process. This showed that even though the result was the same, Happy was utilitarian, and Micrograss was not.
"In the group arena, Micrograss obtained a strong victory. There was no luck."
"In the team competition, Thunder was strong in their home game, but Micrograss did not rely on the advantage they obtained in the group arena. Instead, they engaged in an intense battle with Thunder in the away game. In the end, they obtained five points. This was the result of them chasing after victory."
"The intentions and attitudes displayed by the two teams were decisive."
In the end, the discussion between Micrograss and Thunder became a comparison between Happy and Micrograss. The various reports were afraid that they would not explain clearly and ruin their own image.
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