The S10 World Championship would officially begin on December 10th.
The 8th to 9th of December was the reporting period set by the Alliance. The four teams from the Chinese region went to the designated hotel to check in together on the afternoon of the 9th. The competition was still held at the Seoul Esports Center, and the hotels where the players were received were the same as the previous Singles competition.
The Chinese contestants were arranged to stay on the 22nd floor of Building A.
Ye Shaoyang and Chi Shuo's rooms were on the other side of the corner. His teammates swiped their cards and entered the room. The two of them walked side by side with their luggage. Chi Shuo stopped at the door of Room 2219. He lowered his head to check the door card and said, "I'm here."
Ye Shaoyang looked at the familiar room number and said in surprise, "Isn't this the room I stayed in last time?"
Recalling what had happened in this room, the two of them looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
During the Individual Competition, Ye Shaoyang had discussed tactics with Chi Shuo in this room. He had also kissed Chi Shuo intimately here to help Chi Shuo get through his Susceptibility Stage.
That was their first kiss, and it was still fresh in their minds.
Ye Shaoyang's ears couldn't help but heat up at the thought of Chi Shuo pressing him against the wall and kissing him forcefully. He blamed himself for not knowing enough about the Alpha's susceptibility period. He thought that biting the neck would be enough like the previous temporary mark. He didn't expect to be kissed.
She also did not expect that Chi Shuo would confess after the kiss.
Ye Shaoyang didn't hate it anyway, so he simply agreed.
Now that they were revisiting this place as a couple, Ye Shaoyang realized that he had made the right choice.
After agreeing to be Chi Shuo's boyfriend, there was no longer any animosity between the two of them, and they were more in sync than before. They had the same goal and wanted to achieve it together with their loved ones.
Chi Shuo looked at Ye Shaoyang with a gentle gaze. He gently held Ye Shaoyang's hand from the back of the suitcase and said, "Last time, it was you who stayed here. This time, it's me. It's fate."
Ye Shaoyang said, "Perhaps this room will bring us good luck again?"
The two of them smiled at each other and squeezed each other's fingers intimately. They took out their key cards and swiped them to enter the house.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Tang Can send a message in the Tianheng Group: "The Alliance has informed us that there will be a buffet from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. during the competition. Lunch will be officially at 1 to 2 p.m., and dinner will be at 5 to 7 p.m. Due to the different schedules of the contestants from different countries, please bring your access cards and go to the restaurant according to your own schedule. "
Coach Lin reminded him, "Pay attention to the rules during the competition. You are not allowed to leave the team without permission. Once the grouping is out, I will inform everyone about the training arrangements immediately. "
Everyone replied, "Got it."
There were a total of 16 qualifiers in the God Wars World Tournament. Since Korea had won the World Championship last year, three teams had qualified. Hua Nation originally had two teams, but Yueying and Jing Zhe had qualified from the outer bracket. This year's Chinese representative team was very spectacular. The Alliance's chairman, Qiu Heng, had also personally accompanied the team.
However, the anti-fans in the country were right. E-Sports was not a competition that could be won by having more people. If four teams went to the international competition and did not win the championship in the end, they would have to bear more criticism than any previous season.
Yueying and Jing Zhe had qualified from the outer bracket. Even if they did not win the championship, the fans in China would not criticize them. The most important thing was participation. They had already worked very hard. However, Tianheng was different. As the champion of the Chinese Professional League, Tianheng carried the hopes of many people. The pressure was also the greatest.
Coach Lin was worried that the contestants would be nervous, so he sent out a red packet in the group: "I will send 66 small red packets. Everyone, grab them with your hand speed. I hope the following competition will go smoothly!"
66 red packets popped up one after another. The Tianheng Group was like a rain of red packets. Everyone used their hand speed to grab the red packets, which diluted the tense atmosphere before the competition.
That afternoon, the competition schedule was released. Coach Lin took a screenshot and sent it to the Tianheng Group.
Group A: BM from China, FNO from America, TOC from Korea, ZZC from Africa.
Group B: JZ from China, FLD from America, AMT from Europe, TIP from Korea.
Group C: TH from China, GOW from Japan, YNF from Africa, GXC from Mexico.
Group D: YY from China, ATB from Korea, HER from Europe, MOK from Japan.
Cheng Xing looked at the letters and felt dizzy. He sent an emoji of a headache in the group.
Coach Lin marked the three teams in red and explained, "North America's champion FNO, Korea's champion ATB, Europe's champion AMT, and China's champion Tianheng are in the four groups. They will not meet strong opponents in the group stages. Moreover, among the teams in Group C, other than Japan's GOW, who is relatively strong, the rest of the teams from Africa and Mexico are very weak. This kind of draw is very advantageous for us. "Qu Jiang asked," After the group stage ends, which group will we play in? "
Coach Lin sent a schedule. "Group C's first team will play Group D's second team, Group C's second team will play Group D's first team."
Everyone studied the schedule carefully and could not figure it out for a long time. After all, no one knew which of the 16 teams would be left after the group stages.
Ye Shaoyang said, "Let's not care about anything else. We just have to try our best to get first place in Group C."
Coach Lin smiled. "Yangyang's conclusion is very correct. Tonight at 6 o 'clock sharp, go to the restaurant downstairs for dinner. At 7 o' clock, the four teams from China will take turns to practice their tactics. "
Everyone quickly got to work. They quickly packed their luggage and went downstairs to eat.
At 7 o 'clock at night, to prevent their tactics from being leaked, everyone used their laptop to log into the game. After all, they were unfamiliar overseas. If they went to places like Internet cafes, it would be troublesome if the other party's built-in surveillance camera captured their training content.
In other countries, it was important to be vigilant.
The operator of Contest of Gods in China opened a server for them to train. The players turned on their computers in their respective rooms and logged into the Chinese server.
In the first round, Tianheng played Yueying, while Beimu played Jing Zhe. In the second round, Tianheng played Jing Zhe, while Beimu played Yueying. This kind of frequent rotation really tested the players' mental fortitude.
Moreover, they were facing the top players in the country.
Under normal circumstances, it was unimaginable that Tianheng could play against so many strong teams on the same day.
However, in the international tournament, this was nothing out of the ordinary.
The training lasted until 12 o 'clock at night. The four teams each had their own wins and losses.
Even if Tianheng was the champion of the domestic league, they could not guarantee that they would win every round against teams like Beimu, Jing Zhe, and Yueying. They played three rounds and lost one round. It was already very good that they had a winning rate of around 70%.
The coaches of each team began to review the games. They reviewed the games until 2 o 'clock in the morning before letting everyone go to bed.
The next morning, Ye Shaoyang and Chi Shuo woke up early to have breakfast. Other than the European and American players who were jet-lagged, the Asian players were still sleeping at this time. Ye Shaoyang and Chi Shuo seemed out of place among the group of European and American players.
The two of them looked at each other and calmly sat by the window with their plates in their hands.
While they were eating, a handsome guy with short hair and blue eyes suddenly walked towards them. He greeted Ye Shaoyang in broken Chinese, "Lieyang, long time no see."
Ye Shaoyang looked up and tried not to laugh. "Mitchell, why did you cut your hair?"
Mitchell scratched his head. "Zhou Zhou said that my hair looks like a toy poodle."
Ye Shaoyang was speechless.
Wasn't Zhou Zhou a little too direct? Although Ye Shaoyang thought so too.
Mitchell asked eagerly, "Do I look a lot more handsome after I cut my hair?"
Ye Shaoyang said, "Ahem, you look a lot more spirited."
Mitchell was obviously very happy. He looked at Ye Shaoyang with a smile. "I'll definitely be able to kill you this time."
Ye Shaoyang kindly reminded him, "We're not in the same group."
Mitchell said seriously, "Then I'll wait until we meet in the knockout round to kill you!"
Ye Shaoyang looked down at the breakfast on his plate and said helplessly, "Let's eat first."
This guy had been thinking about killing Ye Shaoyang for a year now, but he still hadn't achieved his goal yet. According to Captain Zhou, after Captain Zhou single-handedly killed Mitchell once in the International Server, Mitchell chased after him for several months until he killed Zhou Jiawen three times in a row before he finally stopped.
What a persistent little lunatic.
Ye Shaoyang looked at his back as he turned and left. He couldn't help but laugh. "Mitchell's personality is indeed like a toy poodle in battle mode. Is he really not going to consider switching to a Warrior? "Chi Shuo said calmly," Battle Mage is also his personal style. "
A moment later, another person walked towards them. It was a blonde beauty with blue eyes.
Ye Shaoyang remembered her. Vanessa, the female A player he had seen in the World Singles Competition. She was the jungler of the European champion team, AMT. She was also the MVP of the European Server this year. She was a very talented newcomer.
She won the MVP in her first year. Her legendary experience was the same as Miss Zhao Xinping from the Northern Shepherd team.
Vanessa stopped in front of the two of them, and said with a smile, "Sun, Moon, how are you?"
Ye Shaoyang said politely, "Hello."
Vanessa said, "It's a pity that we're not in the same group. I wish you good luck and advance to the next round."
She spoke in English. Ye Shaoyang often participated in international competitions in his previous life, so he understood everyday English conversations. He nodded at her and said, "Thank you. I wish you good luck too."
After Vanessa left, Chi Shuo leaned over to Ye Shaoyang's ear and said, "You're the champion of the World Singles Competition. You'll be the center of attention no matter where you go. Tianheng will also be the focus of the coaches of the major teams in the upcoming competitions. There's no need to expose the many ultimate moves we've practiced in private so early. "
Ye Shaoyang nodded in agreement. "Yes, we'll play the group matches as usual. We'll talk about it in the knockout stage."
On December 10th, the group matches officially began.
Every group would have a round-robin competition within the group. It was a BO3 system. The top two teams would advance to the top eight of the World Championships. They would then compete with the teams from other groups in the knockout stage until the champion was decided.
When it came to the World Championships, the teams that could come to this arena were the top teams in their respective regions. Therefore, the officials would not neglect the group matches. Every match would be staggered and broadcasted worldwide.
On the first day, the most favored team in this World Championships, Korea's ATB team, was scheduled for prime time at 7 pm. The other teams' matches were staggered. Tianheng vs Mexico's GXC match was scheduled for 2 pm.
The viewership ratings were not high at this time, and there were not many viewers at the venue.
However, the Chinese netizens all set their alarms and turned on the livestream to watch the first match of Tianheng's World Championships.
Mexico's GXC team was a team that had advanced from the Latin American region. The esports teams in the region were not strong, and their strategies were not novel. Tianheng's match against GXC went quite smoothly. They won the first match in less than 20 minutes.
In the second match, GXC changed their lineup and focused on Tianheng's jungler. However, they did not expect Chi Shuo to choose a tool to protect Ye Shaoyang's development. He let Ye Shaoyang lead the tempo and destroyed the opposing team's mid lane, taking down the middle tower as quickly as possible.
Tianheng still won the match in 20 minutes.
The Chinese viewers were stunned.
Previously, when they watched Tianheng's matches, one match would often drag on for 30 minutes. Today, two matches were finished in 40 minutes, and no one was able to react.
Wasn't this victory a little too easy?
It felt like a demon king beating up a newbie?
After all, the Latin American region had only started in recent years. The players and coaches were not as professional as them. There was no need to be happy about beating the weakest team in Group C.
They did not seem to know much about Tianheng either.
This grouping was more advantageous for Tianheng. The opponents in the group stage were not very strong, and there were no champions from the other regions. Tianheng would definitely have no problem advancing!
The groups were drawn by the League of Gods World Championships under the supervision of a notary. There was no possibility of any under-the-table manipulation. However, the teams from the same country would be divided into different groups and then drawn randomly by elimination. The rules were the same every year.
Luck would naturally affect a team's fate. Tianheng's luck in the group stage was not bad. Ye Shaoyang could already guess the Korean media's opinion — they advanced by luck.
However, what about after the group stage?
Four out of eight, two out of four. Every round was an elimination round. Could they keep winning by luck?
The team that won the championship in the end would definitely be the strongest team.
On the first day of the competition, the team that defeated Mexico in 20 minutes was just an appetizer for Tianheng. They would use the following matches to prove their strength and shut up the media who doubted them.
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