Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
On January 15th, the tenth season of the preseason officially began.
The top half of the teams would compete in Beijing, while the bottom half would compete in South Star City. The nine teams in each division would compete in a single cycle and finish within a week. The schedule was very tight, and it would be broadcasted live online.
Tianheng's schedule for the preseason was quickly sent to the group.
January 15th against Jing Zhe, January 16th against Ice Soul, January 17th against Yueying …
Yan Bin sent a row of tearful emojis with a long face. "This is too much of a nightmare!"
Three bosses in a row at the start of the season!
Xie Xiaotian: "I've been beaten by Brother Yang so many times, I'm already used to it."
Xie Xiaotian: "So what if you get killed? You'll be a hero again when you revive ~ "
After being beaten by Ye Shaoyang and Chi Shuo, the rookies of Team 2 had also honed their tenacity. Although their chances of winning against a strong team were not high, they would still give it their all.
Coach Lin said, "Don't take the results of the preseason too seriously. The main thing is to give you a chance to play against strong players. Just do your best and relax. "
Team 2: "Roger that!"
The preseason match on the night of January 15th, Tianheng VS Jing Zhe.
Although the rookies lasted for more than 30 minutes in both matches, they were still shaved by 20 points in the end.
There was a lot of scolding online.
Under the Tianheng eSports Club's official Weibo, fans left comments expressing their doubts.
What's Tianheng doing this season? Sending Team 2 to compete in the preseason?
I was so excited that I set the alarm and turned on the livestream. In the end, I didn't see Chi Shuo, Old Qin, or Qujiang, but a bunch of kids from Team 2 acting?
Are you acting for your father? Is it fun to be a fan? Coach Lin Feng
Sending Team 2 to compete in the preseason, is he looking down on his opponents or thinking too highly of himself?
Tianheng is floating right into the atmosphere. The preseason is being used to train the players!
Hehe, you guys don't understand the deep meaning of Coach Lin's words. If Team 2 loses, you can find excuses. If Chi Shuo leads the team and loses, how humiliating would that be?
I guessed that the Chi Shuo would be 02/2 as well, so I let the kids from Team 2 take the blame.
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The official blog was scolded by thousands of comments.
# Tianhuan Squad's Fan Forum was in a foul mood. Everyone was scolding the coaching team.
Ye Shaoyang glanced at the comments. Only a few rational fans were cheering for Tianheng. Most of the fans were disappointed. This was not surprising. Tianheng's results in the previous season were not good, and many fans had already left. Everyone had been looking forward to this season for so long. It was normal for the fans to find it hard to accept sending Team 2 to train in the pre-season.
But Coach Lin had actually put in a lot of effort.
Team 1 had been crazily arranging mock competitions for the past few days. In order to prevent the internal tactics of the division from being leaked, the mock competitions were all arranged with foreign teams. The day before yesterday, they had just finished playing GOW in the Japanese division. Yesterday, they had arranged for TIP in the Korean division.
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Coach Lin had been so busy these past two days that he did not even have time to look at Weibo.
The kids from Team 2 were also under a lot of pressure. Fortunately, the coach said that the results of the competition were not important. The important thing was to fight against the experts and accumulate experience in the competition. They braced themselves and continued.
January 16th, Tianheng VS Ice Soul. They lost again.
Fortunately, the loss was not as ugly as yesterday. The score was 12/12, and they won a small game with difficulty.
The Internet was still scolding.
January 17th, Tianheng VS Yueying. They lost again, 12/12.
The anti-fans who hated Tianhuan Squad were gloating. They were so happy that they were about to set off firecrackers during the New Year. The negative emotions accumulated by Tianheng's fans reached a peak. Some of the die-hard fans who had previously spoken up for Tianheng also began to fight back.
The topic # Tianheng is no good # was directly scolded and became a trending topic.
Congratulations to Tianheng for losing three times in a row. Set off firecrackers to celebrate!
And let Team 2 play? Coach Lin Feng, is there something wrong with your brain?
I found that this season's Tianheng is very funny. They sent Team 2 to train before the season's competition and bought an Omega player to put in the center of the publicity photo. This is because the results are not good, so they can only rely on hype, right?
So you bought an Omega player to be a decoration at home and didn't let him play? Are you putting him in the center to look good?
The Omega boy is really good looking. You can earn back the cost by buying him for 5 million to shoot an advertisement. This is not a loss. As long as the club can make money, what's the point of results?
I've been a fan of Tianheng for six years, and this is the first time I've been so disappointed! You have to work hard to get into Team B, and then you can go home for the second round. Anyway, you will be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Don't waste time.
Is Chi Shuo afraid of losing, so he decided to retire and give the position to the newcomers of Team 2?
Congratulations to Team Chi for retiring early.
Team Chi is retiring soon + 1
Coach Lin looked at the comments on the trending topic and sighed softly in his heart.
This decision of his was indeed risky, but the facts would prove that he had done the right thing.
Ye Shaoyang and Cheng Xing were both newcomers with no experience in major competitions. If Tianheng directly sent their home team to play in the pre-season competition, they would most likely lose against Jing Zhe, Ice Soul, and Yueying. Then, if they met these teams in the regular season, it would be easy for the newcomers to be traumatized and make mistakes.
They would first go to Team A or Team B as a buffer to let the newcomers build up enough confidence and familiarize themselves with the rhythm of the competition. Then, they would play against the strong teams in Team S, and their chances of winning would be higher.
The pre-season competition was only to determine the teams. The regular season was the main event.
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The intense S10 pre-season competition was progressing at a speed of four to six matches per day.
The rankings of the teams in the pre-season competition changed every day.
In the second half of the competition, the Northern Shepherd team, led by the ace of the European region, Xiao En Winston, was exceptionally strong. They had not lost a single match so far. The strongest team in the first half was Jing Zhe, who also had a perfect record. Ice Soul was ranked second, and Yueying was ranked third because Xu Zhuo and Xie Weiyu were not well-coordinated enough.
Halfway through the pre-season competition, Tianheng was at the bottom of the first half of the competition because all their opponents were Bosses at the start of the competition.
A week later, the pre-season competition was over.
Tianheng had played eight matches in the first half of the competition. Their final result was three wins and five losses, and they were ranked seventh in terms of net points.
Jing Zhe, Ice Soul, and Yueying, who were ranked first to third in the first half of the competition, entered Team S.
The fourth to sixth places entered Team A.
Tianheng, who happened to be ranked seventh, was placed in Team B, which had the worst results.
This was the first time that Tianheng Squad had been placed in Team B after losing in the pre-season competition 10 years ago.
On January 21st, the pre-season competition officially came to an end, and all the teams began their second round of promotions.
The other teams posted big words like "Congratulations to Northern Shepherd for being the first to enter Team S" and "Congratulations to Jing Zhe for being the first to enter Team S." Fans happily reposted and celebrated.
Tianheng Club's official Weibo account could not possibly say "Congratulations to Tianheng for being in Team B," right?
Therefore, the official Weibo publicity lady shamelessly posted a message: "The pre-season competition is over. Thank you to the fans for your attention and support for Tianheng Squad. Tianheng Squad has been placed in Team B. Although their results were not satisfactory, our players will adjust their mentality as soon as possible and work hard to play well in the regular season. Good luck, Tianheng! "
Team B was the "Underachievers Class," which was the concentration camp of the six teams with the worst results in the pre-season competition.
If they were not careful, they would be collectively eliminated in the second round.
The official Weibo publicity line amused the netizens.
The topic # Congratulations to Tianheng for bringing up Team B # was once again scolded to the trending searches. Many fans cried on the spot and expressed their desire to leave. There were also many anti-fans who took the opportunity to criticize Tianheng, saying that they should disband on the spot.
Tianheng has never disappointed anyone when it comes to disappointing people.
One round of the S9 playoffs, one round of the S10 regular season, forget it!
S9 did not win any prizes, and I still felt lucky that you guys would change after Old Nie and Ah Ning retired. I thought that you guys would play well in S10, but in the end? You guys fell into Team B, what should I say? Awesome, awesome, awesome?
I'm really confused. Are the coaches trying to purposely eliminate Team B?
It's not like Tianheng doesn't have money. Can't they spend money to hire a few good players?! Look at Northern Shepherd, they even spent 20 million to bring in a mid laner from the European competition. Old Nie and Ah Ning retired, so they went and bought a support archer! They can't bear to spend money, so they got a bunch of rookies to fool your father!
+ 1. This season, Tianheng looks like they're all rookies. I don't know who's the starter and who's the substitute. Chi Shui's standard has also obviously dropped. Anyway, I don't think so.
Other teams buy players to improve their skills, but Tianheng only wants to improve their attractiveness.
This is the first time I've seen a player in the center position not appear in the promotional photo. They really bought him for decoration!
I advise you guys not to go overboard. It'll be a joke if you can't even get into the playoffs.
Congratulations to Sky Huan for being demoted to Group B. [Firecracker.Jpg]
Chi Shuo's Weibo was also flooded by fans. There were more than 100,000 comments under his latest Weibo post. Half of them were scolding him, and the other half were advising him to wake up. There were even a few old fans who tearfully wrote essays to persuade Chi Shuo to retire if he really couldn't do it.
The negative news was overwhelming, but no matter how much the fans scolded, the groups had already been decided. Tianheng, a powerhouse club that had won second place in the World Series, had a bad start to the season and was directly relegated to Team B.
Yan Bin said to Coach Lin in private, "I'm sorry, Coach. We originally thought that we could get into Team A, but we didn't perform well in the last two matches. Our net score was only one point lower than the sixth place team."
Lin Feng smiled and patted him on the shoulder. He comforted him. "It's okay. I've seen the videos of the pre-season matches. You guys played well. Even against strong teams like Jing Zhe and Ice Soul, you guys didn't collapse. You lasted more than 30 minutes before losing. Many people who don't understand competitions only look at the results and not the process. You don't have to care about the comments online. "
Yan Bin sighed in relief and whispered, "But there are benefits to being in Team B. There's less pressure in the beginning."
Lin Feng nodded. "Yes. There are too many rookies in Tianheng this season. They have to kill monsters and level up to accumulate some experience before fighting the boss. "
Tianheng's decision to drop into Team B not only caused the netizens to curse, but many professional players were also puzzled. Zhao Xinan directly sent a row of question marks in the group chat. "Tianheng Shuoyue, Captain Chi, what's going on with you guys??? After dropping into Team B, we won't be able to meet you guys in the next two stages of the competition. "
Chi Shuo replied, "It's the coach's arrangement."
Fang Zhengqing smiled. "There are too many rookies. Coach Lin doesn't have confidence, so he sent you guys to Team B to level up."
Xu Zhuo: "You want to kill monsters and level up first, then fight us after leveling up, right?"
Chi Shuo: "Yes, get some experience and equipment, then fight the boss."
Chi Shuo replied casually, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Tianheng was going to have a big change this season. As an old and strong team, they had taken the initiative to drop to Group B, not even caring about their reputation. This kind of method of cutting off all means of retreat, also showed the determination of the coaching team.
The current Tianheng might not be able to beat these strong teams.
But what about Tianheng, who had finished leveling up in Team B, in a month?
Just like those experts who had reached a bottleneck, they went to train and break through. When he reappeared in the game, he would definitely bring a terrifying wave of bloodshed to the game.
Those who truly understood Chi Shuo would never dare to underestimate Tianheng's team. Even if they dropped into Team B, it was just a temporary break of wings. They would fly again one day.
Therefore, the coaches of the major teams did not dare to relax after seeing Tianheng drop into Team B.
They would continue to pay attention to Tianheng's matches in Team B.
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S10's regular season officially began on January 22nd.
Every Thursday to Sunday was the league's competition day. Saturday and Sunday were prime time with better ratings, so Team S 'matches were scheduled. After all, Team S was full of strong teams with a lot of fans. Almost all the celebrity players were in this group.
Team A's normal classes and Team B's lousy classes were scheduled for weekdays like Thursday and Friday.
Of course, the ratings on weekdays could not compare to those on weekends.
Tianheng's first match was next Thursday at 7 pm, and their opponent was Team NTG from Team B.
There were still a few days to prepare, so Coach Lin gathered everyone in the meeting room and began to do a pre-match analysis. "NTG is a special team. They fought their way up from the qualifiers this year, and they were the champions of the secondary league. Most of you don't pay much attention to the secondary league, but I've watched the videos of them in the secondary league. This team's midlaner and archer are pretty good, and their jungler is a tool, similar to Jing Zhe's double C lineup. "
His gaze swept across the room, and finally stopped on Chi Shuo. "This match is the debut of Shaoyang and Cheng Xing. The coaches' idea is that we should also use a double C lineup to fight them head-on. Chi Shuo will sacrifice his economy and use a jungler with control to roam around with Shaoyang. Shaoyang will be the main attacker in the early stages, and Cheng Xing will join the team later on when he develops. "
Chi Shuo nodded. "Okay."
Coach Lin looked at Ye Shaoyang and said gently, "Shaoyang, you usually perform very well in the mock competitions, so we have a lot of confidence in you. Don't you think it's too stressful for you to be the attacker in the first match? "
Everyone looked at Ye Shaoyang.
Ye Shaoyang smiled slightly, and his gaze was confident and firm. "Thank you for your trust, Coach. Don't worry, I'm fine. "
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