After the exciting pre-match performance, the five members of both teams appeared on stage one after another. The audience immediately applauded warmly.
The first IOI Global Finals trophy that Finger Games had prepared for the champion was placed in the center of the stage. The camera even gave it a few close-up shots.
This championship trophy was huge and gorgeous.
Finger Games could be said to have spared no expense for this global finals. Whether it was the venue or the trophy, they had to surpass GOG's international invitational tournament.
Previously, GOG's international invitational tournament trophy weighed 28 kilograms and was 35 centimeters tall. It was made of zinc alloy and gold-plated. It was carved with dragons and phoenixes and was exceptionally gorgeous.
Finger Games had organized the global finals to target GOG's international invitational tournament. They had to go all out if they wanted to put on a show. The venue and other aspects had already surpassed GOG. Wouldn't it be a joke if the trophy was small?
It had to be bigger than GOG's trophy!
Thus, the trophy made by Finger Games this time was even bigger than GOG's trophy. It was 40 centimeters tall and was one size larger.
However, considering that the trophy would be too heavy if it was still made of the same material, these thin and weak internet addicts might not be able to lift it. Thus, some adjustments were made to the material, and the final weight was 25 kilograms.
It was still very heavy, but at least it looked bigger than GOG's championship trophy while ensuring that the team members could lift it.
Finally, after a relatively long opening ceremony, the players from both sides took their seats and began to adjust their computers. The highly anticipated IOI Global Finals was about to begin.
Since it was the final finals, the commentary platform was completely full. There were a total of five commentators and three former professional players participating in the analysis and discussion of the competition.
Three of them were in charge of the commentary during the competition, while the remaining two commentators and three professional players were in charge of analysis before and after the competition.
The analysis before the match was mainly to warm up the field, analyze the current state of the two teams, their preparations, and the tactics they were good at, and predict the content of the next match. The analysis after the match was mainly to review the previous match and point out the turning points and key players of this match.
These three professional players were all star players of veteran European and American clubs. They were strong, had a deep understanding of the game, and were articulate. They were carefully selected from the six teams that were eliminated in the top eight.
All in all, the specifications of the finals were maximized, giving the audience a feeling that they had made a killing by buying the tickets!
The players were still adjusting their machines and preparing for the match. On the analysis platform, the two commentators and three professional players began to warm up and analyze the match.
"OK, let's take a look at the pre-match prediction for this finals. It's surprising. Apart from David, everyone else predicted that FRY would win."
"To be honest, such a one-sided prediction makes me feel a little uneasy. So let's discuss why we made such a prediction before the match. "
"Let's ask the three professional players to tell us the reason why you made this prediction. Is it because you were eliminated by FRY?"
The expressions of the three pro players were extremely relaxed. After laughing for a bit, the first player on the right spoke first.
"FRY Team is our old opponent. They might have eliminated us in the semi-finals and made us very indignant, but I have to say that I think their strength is indeed above ours. They are the popular candidates for the championship in this finals."
"On the other hand, we might not have fought with FV Team before, but FV Team seems to be a team that pays a lot of attention to routines and teamwork in terms of style. Their performance in the favorable situation is indeed impeccable, but I think that the overly smooth elimination journey has allowed them to not suffer too many setbacks and not have much experience in playing against the wind."
"FRY Team, on the other hand, is more comprehensive. We all know that they can quickly end their opponents after obtaining the advantage in the early stages. Even if they fall into a disadvantage in the early stages, they can still rely on their outstanding individual abilities to drag the game into the middle and late stages to turn the tables. Therefore, I judge that both sides will end up fighting five rounds, and FRY Team will obtain the final victory. "
Another professional player took over. "That's right, FRY Team is indeed more comprehensive in terms of team style."
"In the elimination stage, all teams are constantly exploring the answers to the version. We noticed that from the group stages to the top eight, and then to the top four, the popular heroes have been changing. The heroes that were non-ban previously are no longer appearing. This means that the lineup choices of both sides will gradually converge and gradually find the optimal solution for the version as the elimination stage progresses."
"After both sides' tactical reserves have reached the peak, the test is the ability to adapt to the situation, the ability to deal with the situation against the wind, and the players' performance. After the North American teams were all eliminated, FRY Team, the only remaining European team, is actually enjoying the home ground treatment. Considering their ability to deal with the wind and toughness, I believe that the final victory will belong to them. "
"What's more, there are many celebrity players in FRY Team. I think the value of the celebrity players will be reflected in such a big scene."
"That's why I'm guessing that FRY Team will win. The score is 3: 1."
The last professional player said, "I also think that FRY Team will win this competition, but the score I predicted is different from the two of them."
"I think that FRY Team will defeat FV Team with a huge score of 3: 0 this time. That's because our team has played a few mock competitions with FRY Team recently. I can't reveal the exact situation, but I have to say that FRY Team has improved tremendously compared to the semifinals."
"Their understanding of the version has improved. They even changed their playstyle completely, catching all of us off guard. In fact, they tortured us very badly, and FV Team might very well be unprepared for these new tactics. Therefore, I think that if FRY can perform at their normal level, they will undoubtedly win by 3: 0. "
Everyone else on the official analysis platform looked surprised because no one else knew about this.
This professional player's team had lost to FRY Team in the semifinals. If he felt that FRY Team's strength had increased by leaps and bounds compared to the semifinals, then his words were very credible.
Many of the commentators had smiles on their faces. Clearly, the three pro players' words had greatly increased their confidence.
While the organizers had to be fair and impartial and could not be biased towards both sides of the competition, they would still subconsciously support the European and American teams.
Chrétien and Zhao Xuming below the stage were not so optimistic.
Obviously, these commentators and professional players were predicting based on FRY Team's performance.
It did work after Chrétien sent two data balancers to the FRY team. These two Balancers and the coaching team came up with a brand new tactical plan, allowing FRY Team's strength to increase by a huge margin.
FRY had once again invited their opponents from the semifinals to play mock competitions. Of course, they would torture the other party until they could not find their bearings.
Thus, in the eyes of these professional players, FRY had the strength to compete for the championship to begin with. Now that their strength had increased by leaps and bounds, of course, they would definitely win the championship.
However, Chrétien and Zhao Xuming, who knew some inside information about FV Team, knew very well that the situation was definitely not that optimistic.
FRY Team's strength had increased because of the data analysts sent by the official platform. In that case, did FV Team not have any data analysts?
Yes, and it was much better than FRY Team's configuration!
Then, what kind of strength should FV Team be now after a week of training and preparation?
The blind confidence of these coaches and professional players was because they did not understand the real situation of FV Team at all. They thought that FV Team was still at the same level as in the semifinals and would not improve much.
What would happen to FRY Team if even they were so arrogant?
Zhao Xuming had a bad feeling.
…
It was finally the turn of the commentator, David, who predicted FV Team's victory, after the others on the official analysis platform finished speaking.
David spread his hands. "Alright, I can't deny that what you said makes sense. However, FV Team was not thought highly of from the beginning, wasn't it?"
"Every team had high hopes before they fought them. They were publicly recognized as strong teams, but they became a weak team after fighting FV Team."
"FV Team can always come up with some playstyles that we have never seen before. What's more, they are more like a whole. There are no particularly dazzling superstars in the team, but if you observe closely, you will realize that every one of them is actually very strong. They always appear where they should appear and do what they should do."
"That's why I think FV Team will still defeat FRY with 3: 0 and start their dynasty."
A commentator smiled and said, "This is really a surprising prediction. David, do you even think that FRY Team will not be able to get a small point from FV? FRY also relied on their strong performance to enter the finals. They are not a weak team. "
David nodded seriously. "Yes, I think so. Let's wait and see! "
After the commentators warmed up and analyzed the situation, the equipment debugging work of both teams was finally completed. The big screen switched to the game screen of the competition.
The three official commentators began to officially commentate the competition.
"Eh, both sides did not ban or snatch the cursed evil spirit that shone brightly in the semifinals!"
"The very popular Chaos Misfortune in the group stages was not banned again. It looks like both sides have found a way to deal with this hero. They are not afraid that the other party will get it."
"FRY Team banned the three core heroes that FV Team performed well in the semifinals. FV Team also banned the other party's celebrity player's ultimate hero to show respect."
"Both sides actually did not ban the popular heroes according to the previous understanding."
"Alright, FRY Team on the blue side will choose first. Let's see their first hero choice …"
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