Alliance: IG, I will take you to rush again

Chapter 137 The Knockout Draw Ceremony, IG Surrounded (Please Subscribe!!!)
Since then, the S7 group stage has ended.

The group rankings are officially announced, and some eliminated teams have even left Wuhan.

And some teams like G2 have a good mentality, so they choose to play in Wuhan for a while, and watch the next game by the way.

After all, their S7 has come to an end, and the rest of the time is a holiday. It is a rare time to come to China, so naturally they have to enjoy it.

This kind of casual mentality really needs to be learned in China.

However, this year, the three teams are all the first in the group, and the LPL will announce to the world in the strongest state at home.

This S7 they will keep the champion in the Bird's Nest.

……

Although the group match has ended, they still have another task to do on the evening of the 15th.

It is the next knockout draw ceremony.

For this lottery, LPL sent Shao Leng as a representative.

This is the advantage of LPL's home game, and the lottery will be drawn by one's own people.

Everyone in IG sat in the lounge waiting for the draw to be announced.

On the big screen, the icon is dressed in a suit and looks dignified.

Although OMG did not make it to the World Championship, Leng Shao can still contribute in other ways.

Everyone expects him to draw a good lottery.

"Not to mention, icon looks so handsome! Just the watch in his hand, at least hundreds of thousands, is worthy of being a wealthy family."

"With this good looks, this family background, what kind of profession do you come out to play?"

King Ning, who was sitting off the court, couldn't help complaining.

He is really envious.

It is because of the good image of the icon that he can draw lots on behalf of the LPL.

"I hope to draw a good lottery. The second seed also has an SSG. It is best not to meet in the quarterfinals."

Ah Shui looked forward to it.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter who comes, it will happen sooner or later, if you can't beat it, send it."

Lin Yue said calmly.

He didn't pin his hopes on the lottery. In Lin Yue's eyes, beating anyone was the same.

His goal has always been the championship, and it would not be impossible to meet the real champion SSG in the quarterfinals in advance.

This is more challenging.

Having said that, all results are in the hands of icon.

……

"Please icon draw the No. [-] seed."

Yu Shuang said.

icon smiled and began to draw lots.

The quarter-finals are divided into two halves.

If possible, everyone naturally hopes to see the civil war in the Bird's Nest.

The upper half is extracted first.

icon drew RNG in the first hand, and WE in the second hand.

This also means that if the two teams successfully defeat their opponents in the quarter-finals, then the next semi-final will be a civil war between WE and RNG.

And this also shows that IG is the team in the other half.

"Phew! It seems that the difficulty is soaring in a straight line, and we are only in the lower half."

Ah Shui looked extremely nervous.

This is the first time for most people in IG to experience the draw ceremony of the knockout round.

Sometimes in addition to strength, luck is also an important factor.

This time in the second half, IG may also directly meet the three South Korean teams in advance, and the difficulty factor soars.

Even Lin Yue, who was quite well prepared, became nervous.

All eyes were on Icon alone.

Including Rookie standing on the field representing IG.

The other two No. [-] seeds must also be assigned to the lower half, namely the LZ team of the LCK and the IG of the LPL.

The two teams are the No. [-] seeds in their respective divisions and the top names in their respective groups.

The audience at the scene also became excited.

Unfortunately, the two teams will not meet early in the quarter-finals.

The draw for the No. [-] seed is over, and it's the turn of the No. [-] seed.

The audience, commentators, and fans of the live broadcast platform held their breaths.

The next second seed draw is the most critical.

Any LPL team that can't keep it will meet the LCK, and more people want to see the LCK team fighting, so one team will be eliminated.

This is what icon himself wants to see.

However, no one can tell what the final result will be.

"Come on, icon, start drawing the second seed pool now."

Icon took a step forward with a smile on his face, he looked quite decent and calm on the surface, but actually his heart was already surging.

He also came with a mission, so it's up to him next.

Leng Shao opened the ball and took a look at it for himself, then showed it to everyone.

No. [-] seed and first pick—MSF.

In other words, the opponent of the IG quarter-finals is the second seed MSF from Europe.

This is the qualifying team that was previously in Group D with WE.

“nice!!!”

Everyone in IG was happy, and they avoided the LCK in the quarter-finals. When they met such a team, they would definitely win the lottery.

Lin Yue, Ah Shui and others couldn't help laughing.

The result of this draw is undoubtedly something to be happy about.

Even Rookie, who was standing on the field, couldn't help but laugh.

Also smiling and waving to everyone was Hans Sama, an AD player from MSF.

MSF sent him here.

Compared with the two well-known teams of RNG and LZ, the MSF player feels that IG is undoubtedly a better team to deal with.

Because IG is young.

This IG team has never played BO5 in the world championship, and there are too many unfamiliar faces in the team. MSF feels that this is their only chance to break through to the quarterfinals.

Both teams were delighted with icon's draw.

The coaches of both IG and MSF jumped up.

The next step is to draw other teams.

icon won the third seed FNC from Europe in the second draw.

The miracle team that lost all in the first round of Group B but still qualified for the group stage.

FNC is the team that RNG will meet in the top eight in the upper half.

Even the icon couldn't help laughing out here.

Because, the next lottery is very clear, the LCK side cannot avoid civil war.

In either case, LZ will have to play their own team in the quarterfinals, which is good news.

Next, icon draws SSG.

This also means that LZ will meet its own team in the quarterfinals.

The opponent of WE's quarterfinals is SKT.

CoreJJ on the SSG side of the field was targeted by the camera, facing the cheers of the audience, this one could only smile wryly.

LZ mid laner Bdd and SSG support CoreJJ shook hands, neither of them expected that the opponent would be their opponent in the knockout round.

However, WE will also face challenges. Even if SKT is not in good condition, no one dares to underestimate SKT in BO5.

SKT is still the favorite to win S7, and Faker is still the big devil.

Everyone is more worried about whether the young WE2.0 can play BO5 well.

At MSI a few months ago, WE seemed very uncomfortable in the BO5 foreign battle.

This is what inexperience leads to.

Even though the LPL results in the group stage are so good, everyone is still very worried about the knockout stage.

icon arranged the entire lottery ceremony, and the opponents of each team's knockout round have also been announced.

Upper half: RNG-FNC, WE-SKT
Lower half: IG-MSF, LZ-SSG
icon has done its best, and the rest is up to the players themselves.

icon waved his hand and left the stage, then leaned over.

After the lottery, everyone in IG returned to the hotel.

At the end of such a fulfilling day, everyone was exhausted physically and mentally, and soon fell asleep.

After waking up the next day, without too much time to adjust, everyone from IG flew to Guangzhou to prepare for the next knockout match.

On the plane, Lin Yue looked at the scenery in the sky, feeling quite emotional in his heart.

This short period of half a year is a bit too dreamy.

Everything went very smoothly, the champion of the Intercontinental Championship, the champion of the LPL Summer Split, and now entered the S7 knockout round.

Until now, the results are satisfactory, but only he knows the hardships of the process. Lin Yue doesn't know how he survived the countless days and nights of improving his proficiency.

Hearing the slight snoring sound from Ah Shui beside him, Lin Yue only felt that life was wonderful.

Effort is still useful.

"The next quarter-finals will be against MSF. If I remember correctly, MSF and SKT played five rounds at the time, and almost defeated each other. This kind of opponent must not be taken lightly."

"On the other side, LZ will still lose to SSG without any accidents. That is to say, if the quarterfinals go well, their opponent in the semifinals will definitely be SSG."

Lin Yue looked out the window, thinking secretly.

He can't manage the affairs of the other half of the district for the time being.

After all, SSG is the real champion of S7. After defeating the LZ team, the state of the whole team has changed. It is definitely not easy to win against them.

Only one step at a time.

……

After arriving in Guangzhou, IG continued their training, and they would not let themselves rest until the real holiday came.

Maybe it's because the record in the group stage is so good, everyone's training enthusiasm is even higher than Chris imagined.

Even the playful King Ning is no exception.

Sometimes it was Chris who called everyone to rest.

Everyone knows the importance of rest. Without a good body and state, how can we win in the next tug-of-war.

But the members of IG also understand that if this World Championship is a unique opportunity in this life, they don't want to give up.

In this way, the time came to October 10th, and the quarter-finals of the S19 World Championship officially started.

The first game is the match between LZ and SSG in the second half.

Tonight IG didn't spend time in training, but gathered in front of the TV.

The outcome of this game will directly affect who their next opponent is.

Although the IG side has not yet started the fight, it is called to study the opponents in the semi-finals.

Not only IG thinks this way, but also MSF. MSF thinks they have a chance of winning against IG, so they also gathered to watch the game.

The match between LZ and SSG attracted the attention of many people for a while.

Tonight's commentary is Miller and the Doll.

The two commentators are also very interesting. From their point of view, SSG is the challenger. As the third seed in the division, SSG has no chance of winning.

And LZ, the biggest favorite to win the championship in S7, has a high probability of breaking out of the encirclement from the civil war.

Miller and Wawa even used the direct match between SKT and ROX last year as an example.

"Just like ROX last year, even though not many people were optimistic about them, in the semi-final match against SKT, ROX still played until the fifth game. I believe last year's game was quite impressive, and no one would Think ROX is weak."

"It's the same today. Although LZ is in a hot state and won the LCK Summer Split, SSG still has a 20% chance of winning. There is hope."

Miller laughed.

He is looking forward to the two teams being able to present the highlights of the quarterfinals to the audience.

Everyone in IG in the hotel hoped that the two teams could play longer, and it would be best to play five rounds to expose all tactics.

It's best to lose both.

In the first game, LZ from the blue side selected: Top Lane Weapon, Jungle Prince, Mid Lane Syndra, Bottom Lu Xia and Thresh.

The SSG lineup of the red side is: top laner Kenan, playing wild boar girl, mid laner Malzaha, and bottom laner Gallo.

This grasshopper mid laner is the characteristic of SSG's preparation.

In the previous group stage, no other team would try such a hero.

SSG's mid laner Crown is not as weak as he looks.

This guy's consistency is key for SSG.

Except for Lin Yue, no one is optimistic about SSG.

This is also normal, after all, this LZ team has demonstrated its dominance in the summer split.

LZ's top laner Khan smashed the entire LCK just by laning. He is undoubtedly the first top laner in the LCK this year.

It's a pity that even if Lin Yue took the initiative to attack this time, none of the IG team would bet with him.

In the increasingly puzzled expressions of everyone in IG, SSG was stable in the early stage. Although CuVee's Kenan did not have an advantage in the lane, in team battles, Kenan's performance was better than weapons.

When a thunder strikes, no one on LZ's side can stand it.

In the first game, it was actually the slow SSG who took the initiative.

The game lasted until 44 minutes. Although the number of kills of the two teams was almost the same, the SSG team played their own operations.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, SSG went first.

At this time, no one realized the seriousness of the problem, and felt that LZ was just in a bad state, and it was just a test of the water in the first game.

But in the next two games, the gaffe developed into an uncontrollable direction. SSG's rhythm in the second game was even more suffocating than in the first game. SSG, which gained the advantage, did not give LZ a chance to comeback.

In 26 minutes, SSG took down Baron, widening the economic gap between the two sides to as much as [-].

After that, SSG played steadily, relying on the superb performance of the mid laner Crown Yanque, entered the game at 29 minutes, and won the second game before 10 minutes.

At the end of the game, Crown Rock Sparrow was 9/1/7. Not only was it superb, but the participation rate was 100%.

With his performance like this, LZ was naturally overwhelmed, and SSG went straight sets, rewriting the score to 2-0.
In the next third game, SSG still widened the economic gap to as much as 28 in [-] minutes.

Crown even took out the rare functional hero Ice Girl in this round, driving the rhythm of the audience together with Zhumei, the leader of Anmen.

In this round, it was Chidi's turn to carry, and Xiaopao scored 5/0/4, beating LZ lightly.

The unexpected 3-0 upset everyone's mind.

No one thought that this was SSG who was double-killed by RNG in the group stage, and their state was completely different from the group stage.

He played quite decisively, with few mistakes, the ability to seize opportunities, the rhythm of An Zhangmen, the support of Crown and the output of Chidi team battles.

In this way, SSG defeated LZ and advanced to the semi-finals.

The five members of IG never expected that SSG would advance to the semi-finals, or reach the semi-finals with such a big advantage.

This kind of performance made everyone present shudder, and this SSG team should not be underestimated.

The favorite to win the championship, LZ, fell to the quarterfinals.

Seeing Khan lying on the chair frustrated and refusing to leave, Lin Yue couldn't hold back.

This guy who has been working hard to win the championship never gave up. For Khan, his pain has just begun.

……

"What am I talking about, you can't just look at the surface of things. The game depends on the state. As far as SSG is vigilant and there is no flaw in the performance, it is very difficult for LZ to win."

Lin Yue laughed.

He knew this result a long time ago, and it was far from everyone's surprise.

And Lin Yue really felt that SSG's lineup is not weak, and everyone has their own performance.

Even in single lane, Khan has never played against CuVee, let alone CuVee's team play.

Brother Crown repeatedly took out black technology, SSG really has something hidden.

The group stage is different from the knockout stage, there is no harassment like the spicy pot, and the rhythm of An Zhangmen is really not comparable to that of ordinary junglers.

"I don't even know how RNG beat SSG in the group stage. It seems that we need to learn from it."

Ah Shui said.

"Let's play our own game well first, and then think about the next thing after winning MSF."

Rookie said.

SSG's perfect performance really put a lot of pressure on IG.

It was through personal experience that Lin Yue could feel the horror of SSG.

This team's ability to win the S7 championship is definitely not due to luck, their strength lies here.

The IG game is scheduled for 20 pm on the [-]th, so they don't have extra time to think about the problem. The immediate goal is to defeat MSF.

Under Lin Yue's repeated reminders, no one would underestimate MSF.

That night, Chris had another conversation with Lin Yue alone.

The two discussed about tomorrow's BP.

"Lin Yue, do you have any thoughts on tomorrow's game against MSF?"

"After all, they are the second seed in Europe. Although I am more assured of you, just in case, I decided to chat with you first."

Chris asked.

"MSF, this team is far stronger than expected. Their team has a lot of black technology routines, and they must be played with caution."

Lin Yue said.

"What signal did you get from their video?"

Chris was very curious about where Lin Yue got the news.

"..."

Then Chris and Lin Yue chatted for a long time about tomorrow's BP.

The two worked hard for the next day's game.

……

On the second day, at one o'clock in the afternoon, everyone from IG arrived at the Guangzhou Gymnasium. At this time, there was already a scattered line in front of the gate.

Many of them followed all the way from Wuhan to Guangzhou.

This year's home game, the LPL audience is very enthusiastic.

It just so happens that the three teams that have been recruited are also up to the challenge, and fans are naturally willing to make progress with the team.

Moreover, they believe that IG will not stop at Guangzhou.

Many light signs read "See you at IG Shanghai!".

With such a group of loyal fans, everyone on IG is also quite moved.

Amidst the crowd watching, IG walked into the venue and waited for the game in a few hours.

Not long after, the MSF team also arrived at the scene.

The enemies were extremely jealous when they met, and both teams came to the scene with the determination to win.

MSF is quite confident.

However, everyone in MSF felt humiliated when they saw the hippie smiling faces of everyone in IG and didn't care.

For some reason, everyone in MSF always has a feeling that IG doesn't take them seriously at all.

Seeing this scene, MSF increased its determination to win.

……

"Welcome to the scene of the S7 quarter-finals. I remember today's commentary."

"I am one of today's commentators, Su Xiaoyan."

"Hi everyone, I'm Shenchao!"

In today's knockout match, there was an invited guest, Shenchao, in the LPL commentary booth.

The top laner who made SKT three ban crocodile appeared in the commentary booth.

I have to say that Shenchao is really strong.

Not only in the field of LPL, he is also very good at commenting, so he often becomes a guest.

And this quarter-final match with LPL teams is very important, and the commentary lineup will naturally not be too bad.

(End of this chapter)