The commentator, who had done his homework, listed out the winners of the championships and grandly pushed this year's champions, Team Samsara, to the front of the stage.
Team Samsara's players were already congratulating each other as they walked onto the stage.
The award ceremony would be held directly after the match ended. For Samsara, the only downside was that this wasn't their home stadium, so they couldn't hear much laughter. Even though there was applause, it was only out of courtesy from the Blue Rain fans. They definitely couldn't share in this joy, nor did they want to.
As a result, Team Samsara's celebration was relatively low-key. This was clearly a form of respect for their home stadium audience. Over the years, the away team had always done this. Their true celebration would only begin when they returned to their home city.
But no matter what, the award ceremony would still be held. In this instant, this stage didn't belong to Blue Rain, but to the entire Alliance. Samsara was the main character, so the atmosphere on stage would be dominated by Samsara. No one would be too considerate of Team Blue Rain's disappointment. At this moment, Blue Rain's players were all silently standing below the stage. They could choose to leave and rest, but Team Blue Rain stood below the stage in an orderly fashion. Even though they had lost, they still maintained their composure.
"Tsk tsk tsk tsk …" Seeing this scene, Ye Xiu sighed with emotion.
"It's a good thing that Yu Wenzhou replaced you as the captain. Blue Rain really changed too much. If a scum like you were leading the team, your entire team would probably be standing there with their middle fingers raised, no? "Ye Xiu said to Wei Chen.
"Tch …" Wei Chen only replied weakly. Ye Xiu glanced at him and discovered that even though Wei Chen's expression was calm, he still wasn't very happy. Clearly, as someone who came from Blue Rain, he still had a bias in this match. And this bias obviously wasn't something like wanting to see Samsara lose after spending twenty million or something like that. He was the former captain of Blue Rain. He was the one who cared more about the team than anyone else. Even though he would never admit it, even though he said that he was only in the Blue Brook Pavilion for attribute points, even though he had retired because he was disheartened after losing to Yu Wenzhou.
Ye Xiu did not say anything else. In the broadcast, the chairman of the Pro Alliance, Feng Xianjun, walked up to the stage and took the microphone from the host. In front of the audience and the broadcast camera, he officially announced Team Samsara as the Glory Pro League Season 8 champions.
Afterwards, every member of Team Samsara received the Champion Medal: Champion Mouse and Champion Keyboard. The keyboard and mouse were custom-made and had the logo of the eighth season's champion. The special meaning they represented was probably something that no one would measure with money. Every member of Team Samsara went up to receive it, their expressions very excited.
Afterwards, it was time for Team Samsara to receive the championship trophy. Feng Xianjun personally handed it over to Team Samsara's captain, Zhou Zekai.
This was an away game, and Zhou Zekai was such a low-key guy. Holding up the championship trophy, something that Blue Rain fans would definitely see as a bit of mockery, was omitted. Chairman Feng Xianjun clearly had a lot of love for this new champion captain. He constantly whispered something into his ear. Of course, these whispers would not be broadcasted. On the program, everyone could only see Zhou Zekai smiling awkwardly. Even when facing the chairman of the award ceremony, he did not say more than a few words.
Perhaps he knew that the audience didn't like the scene in front of them at all, so after completing the necessary steps, he left out everything that could be left out.
However, the host and guests were facing the entire Glory audience, so there was no need for them to care too much about the audience's feelings. Right now, they were just chatting happily. Seeing that it was time to pack up and leave after the award ceremony, Li Yibo humorously expressed: compared to the majority of people who like to win at home, perhaps Zhou Zekai would prefer to win in an away game. That way, he wouldn't have to say much.
"Ha ha, you're right. If this was their home game, I don't think he would have gotten off the stage so easily. Who knows how many words he would have said in front of everyone. "
Even though the second round was short, it was already over. There was no need to let the fans and audience know about the depression in the hearts of the broadcasters and advertisers. The audience members who bought tickets would also receive compensation for this situation, but that wasn't important right now.
The trailer for the broadcast began to play the new champion's journey to the championship. From the regular season, to the playoffs, to the finals, the highlights were all edited together. These were all prepared beforehand. Samsara had it, as did Blue Rain. However, now that Samsara had won the championship, what appeared before the audience were Samsara's highlights.
"Team Samsara actually defeated Blue Rain 3-0 in the individual competition. I'm sure that many people didn't expect this result." The commentator and guests weren't done with their work yet. The second round ended after the individual competition, but there was still a lot of time left for the broadcast. At this moment, they could only find all sorts of content to fill in the gaps and wait until the rest of the content was ready. The television station wasn't unfamiliar with this sort of thing, but this time, there was a lot of time to fill in, so it was very sharp.
"Yes, although Team Samsara's players performed outstandingly in this round, don't forget that what truly decided the outcome of the second round was Team Samsara's line-up … …" Li Yibo had wanted to say this when the results of the championship came out, but at that time, he didn't have the time to analyze the match. Li Yibo had been holding back for a long time. Now, he finally had the chance to show off his vast knowledge.
"You're right. I'm sure that Team Blue Rain definitely didn't expect Samsara to be so strong. They were able to display such a strong stance in the individual competition." The commentator said.
"Moreover, Blue Rain's weakness definitely affected their line-up in the individual competition and group arena." Li Yibo said.
"Oh?" The commentator was a bit puzzled at first, but he quickly reacted and hurriedly followed up: "You're right. Team Blue Rain's captain, the All Star Yu Wenzhou, Glory's Master Tactician, usually doesn't participate in the individual competition. As we know, a team's main roster is usually their six-player team in the team competition. Usually, only the healer won't appear in the individual competition. However, Team Blue Rain, including their captain, has two main roster members that won't appear in the individual competition. "
"That's why Blue Rain is in a difficult position. They don't have another strong player that can guarantee that they'll appear in both groups. If it's only the individual competition, I don't think any strong player in the Alliance would be willing to do that. "Li Yibo said.
"That's right. But no matter how strong that player is, it's impossible for them to replace Yu Wenzhou or Xu Jingxi in the team competition. "
"In the end, Blue Rain is at a disadvantage because of the competition format!" Li Yibo said.
"It looks like Blue Rain needs to make some changes. They need to think of something." The commentator said.
"Do they need to?" Li Yibo smiled.
"Don't they need to?" The commentator was puzzled. Wasn't that what you said? Wasn't that what you meant? But seeing Li Yibo's smile, the commentator suddenly realized: "Oh, I heard that starting next season, the playoffs will be changed."
"Yes. Even though we don't know what the format will be, I think that a year's time is enough for the Alliance to come up with a format that will maintain the suspense and competitiveness of the competition." Li Yibo said.
"But the format of the regular season will still be the same, right?" The commentator said.
"Haha, Blue Rain won't have a problem handling the regular season. Their performance in this season is enough to prove this point." Li Yibo said.
"That's right. Blue Rain has been leading this season. They entered the playoffs as the regular season champions."
"Haha, even though the finals were a little short this time, I think it's enough to call it a classic." Li Yibo said.
"Yes. After all, this is the first time in the history of the Alliance that the finals ended early." The commentator said, "And with the changes in the season, it may be the only time."
"And this time, it just so happens that this kind of competition system needs to pay particular attention to the formation of troops to the extreme. Samsara relied on courage and momentum to win against Blue Rain. I think it's a perfect commemoration of the format that's about to be retired from the stage of history. "Li Yibo said.
"You're absolutely right."
It had to be said that Li Yibo was quite experienced when it came to commentating. A finals that ended early, a finals that made those who were waiting to reap the rewards half dead, a finals that made countless people feel like they hadn't had enough of, was described as a classic by this guy. The angle from which he analyzed the situation was also completely valid.
"I believe that this finals will leave a deep impression on the audience. Especially for our friends who have been paying attention to the Alliance for the past eight years. This will be a classic commemoration. "The commentator summed it up perfectly. At this moment, after the two sides had finished resting, the press conference began. The broadcast cut to the scene of the press conference.
Even though Samsara played arrogantly, off the stage, Zhou Zekai was just like a taciturn gourd. It was hard for anyone to feel any sort of hatred towards him. What's more, Team Blue Rain wouldn't lose their composure. As the losing side, Team Blue Rain's captain, Yu Wenzhou, took it all on himself. He had never covered up his own flaws, and he had always been direct about the trouble his flaws brought to the team. Li Yibo's analysis was reasonable, and Yu Wenzhou spoke a lot about this issue.
Their ace player, Huang Shaotian, didn't have a chance to appear in this match. It could be seen that he was in low spirits. When the reporters asked him if he had anything to say, he rolled his eyes and said something that no one thought would come out of his mouth.
"I don't want to say anything." Huang Shaotian said.
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Season 8 ended. Yes, half a year's worth of story, but I wrote it for a year. I worked harder than them … … If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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