Time flew by, and soon it was January of the 99th year of Lingyuan.
The White Phoenix team, like the other powerhouse teams, was about to enter the Super Cup, a world-class event. The next two to three months would be even busier.
However, it was already the second half of the domestic League A, and the arrangements for the following events would be adjusted by the organizing committee formed by the powerhouses. At the very least, there would not be a situation where a team would play two matches in one day.
Sixty-four teams from all over the world drew lots through online video and were divided into four groups, A, B, C, and D, to play the group matches first.
Each group was divided into sixteen teams, and the teams in the group would play a BO1 match. The winner would get two points, the draw would be one point, and the loser would not get any points.
In the end, the top two teams in each group would advance to the top eight of the Super Cup.
It was important to note that the group matches were not completely random. Teams in the same division would be assigned to different groups, and in the group matches, they would not meet in advance.
In the end, Thunderclap was assigned to Group B, Razor was assigned to Group C, and White Phoenix was assigned to Group D.
Teams from other divisions that came from the same division would draw lots in advance. As for the only seed in the division, it was up to them.
On January 17th, the first round of Group D began. In the following week, there would be a total of four matches, and then a week of rest.
On the first day, White Phoenix defeated the first seeded team from the Australian division, Gerrard.
On the third day, White Phoenix easily defeated Bodo from the South African division.
On the fifth and seventh days, it was still a complete victory.
To be honest, the teams they met were all very average. Other than the first seeded team from the Australian division, Gerrard, the other teams were not even as good as the Hua Xia League A teams.
This was also a common problem in international competitions. Many teams from weak divisions did not enter the international competition by virtue of their strength, but because the place they were in was far behind.
In Group B and Group C, Thunderclap and Razor, the two old powerhouses, also won consecutive victories. Although they did not win as easily as White Phoenix, they had not tasted defeat.
This was also very normal. Thunderclap was ranked fourth in the world, and Razor was ranked eighth in the world. They were both in the top eight. In the situation where they did not meet a strong team, it was normal to win, and abnormal to lose.
The results of the three teams winning all three matches greatly stimulated the spectators in the Hua Xia competition zone.
The popularity of the Super Cup was unimaginable. The audience in the Hua Xia competition zone burst forth with great enthusiasm. The streets and alleys were filled with posters of the Super Cup. The popularity of the White Phoenix team reached a new high.
Many of Bai Xiaowen's high school classmates were watching him compete in the Super Bowl. In front of the TV screens in bars, squares, and other places, a classmate would point at Bai Xiaowen on the screen and boast, "Look, that's my high school classmate. He even borrowed my pen during the exam!"
Unfortunately, Bai Xiaowen did not have many friends in high school. On one hand, he used to have too much self-esteem and didn't dare to interact with girls. On the other hand, he was too good-looking.
There were two outcomes for a handsome man. First, if his EQ was high enough, he could mix with other boys and become a popular figure in the class. Second, if his EQ was not high and he was even antisocial, he would be easily isolated by other boys.
In the second half of the third year of high school, Bai Xiaowen had the Eye of Evolution and was too outstanding. In addition, he was busy exploring the spiritual world and had little contact with his classmates. It was even more difficult to gain any friendship.
However, he still had friends.
Jiang Wen called to cheer for Bai Xiaowen. Now, she was studying psionic gourmet at a non-key university and was already in her third year. She was expected to intern at her own restaurant next year and prepare to take over.
A week later, the second round of the Super Cup began.
The situation was not as optimistic as the first week.
The Thunderclap team encountered the European League's Skovos team. After a fierce battle, they swallowed their first defeat in the group stage. Fortunately, they successfully won the next three matches. Currently, they had seven wins and one loss and had 14 points. They were tied with the Skovos team for first place in Group B.
The Razor team was more miserable. They encountered a strong American team, the Mifulin team. They lost without any temper and even affected their morale in the next match. A dark horse, the All Spirits team from the Southeast Asian division, stole a victory.
Fortunately, Roaring Heavenly Lord came to his senses in the last two days of the competition. He played his strengths and won the last two matches of the second round. Currently, he had six wins and two losses and had 12 points. He was tied with the All Spirits team for second place.
This situation was not optimistic. If the points were the same, whether they would qualify would be determined by the winning and losing relationship.
The domestic media and audience questioned. Losing to the Mifulin team was acceptable. After all, the Mifulin team was always in the top three in the world. However, being taken advantage of by the Southeast Asian division, which had always been regarded as weak, was as uncomfortable as being ridden on.
The audience was not harsh because the competition in the group stage was really cruel. Fourteen out of the sixteen teams had to be eliminated. In the end, only two teams could qualify!
The strength gap between the teams in the group stage was relatively large and there were fewer upsets. Generally speaking, teams that qualified would have at least 12 wins, and it would be normal for them to have more than 25 points.
In this situation, every loss was very uncomfortable. If they lost three or four matches in the group stage, even if they had more than ten wins in the end, it would be useless. They would still not be able to qualify.
Then there was another week of rest. The White Phoenix team took advantage of this week to compete in the domestic League Division One. No one could stop their winning streak. Even the Razor team was overthrown.
Although the Razor fans claimed that this was to hide their strength for the Super Cup and that Roaring Heavenly Lord did not try his best, the other audience members did not agree.
As a result, the White Phoenix team was called a "supernova" and attracted a large wave of fans. Some people even began to predict that the White Phoenix team would win the 1999 Hua Xia League Division One Championship and the Super Cup.
Of course, most people still scoffed at this prediction.
The Super Cup was only in the group stage and the League Division One was only in the regular season. It was far from the intense time. It was not like there had never been a new team that was fierce in the regular season but soft in the playoffs …
No matter what the outside world said, Bai Xiaowen just laughed it off. The other members of the White Phoenix team also did not care. Now, the new team, the White Phoenix team, already had the faint aura of a king's team. This was the confidence accumulated from countless victories.
Before the third round of the Super Cup group stage began, Bai Xiaowen suddenly encountered an abnormal situation.
The C-grade gold equipment that had been collecting dust in the storage space — The Call of the North, had a response.
Gloria, through this two-way contract, initiated a call to Bai Xiaowen!
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