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All over the world, wherever there is an e-sports culture, EOH is one of the most popular models.

Due to the different market sizes, the independent leagues in each major region have received different degrees of attention, and some do not make much money and barely maintain the operation of the competition.Some are so popular that they attract money and feed a prosperous industry.

But no matter how popular the league is, the attention is far less than that of the World Championship.

"World Champion" is the unparalleled highest honor.

On July 7st, the first day of the World Championship group stage began.

There are eight consecutive BO1 games, and the schedule is from evening to early morning. The three Chinese teams CQ, SP and Scorpion are ranked in the first, third and fifth games respectively.

Before the start of the competition, a song and dance performance was performed on the main stage of the venue to celebrate the official opening of the EOHS12 world championship competition.

The lights and dances on the stage are brilliant, and e-sports fans from all over the world are participating in the grand event. From the auditorium to the Internet live broadcast room, countless cameras and countless pairs of eyes are aimed at the center of the stage together, waiting for the big teams to appear on the stage after the performance .

The order in which the sixteen teams will appear is consistent with the order in the schedule.

Scorpion and today's opponent KTE took the stage at the same time, one left and one right. Both teams were led by captains, dressed in team uniforms, held high the national flag, and greeted the audience together, causing a burst of warm cheers.

The giant screen on the stage was lit up, and the introduction videos of the two teams were played.

Scorpion's video gave Zuo Zhengyi a lot of shots. His Jialan and Laura have won two consecutive high-profile five-kills in the world this season. The organizer of the ECS tournament league gave him a high evaluation of "the king of the middle lane".

Even though most of the audience were Korean audiences, they did not hesitate to applaud the two penta-kill shots.

After a brief appearance, the next two teams took the stage.

After all the sixteen teams showed up, today's competition finally started.

Game 8: CQ vs. DN[-].

The battle between China and South Korea, the EPL champion and the ECS champion.

This game can be regarded as one of the biggest highlights of today, which made the group stage attract the attention of the audience from the very beginning.

The whole Scorpion team was watching the game in the background, and Zuo Zhengyi sat next to Pu Yecheng, who had been sending out comments since the ban & pick.

Since it is the first official game after the revision, the BP of CQ and DN8 are relatively conservative, but there are still differences.

CQ focuses on lineup hardness and fault tolerance, tends to have an advantage in laning and pushing towers, operates stably, and is not prone to sudden death.This is Tommy's style. He is a coach who doesn't like to rely on the individual performance of the players.

DN8 pays more attention to the flexibility of the lineup. Today, when the assassin has been slashed, it still focuses on the early rhythm, which gives enough trust to the middle and field.

Pu Yecheng asked: "Which lineup do you think will win the most?"

Zhang Zili said: "CQ."

Song Xianfeng said: "I think it is DN8."

Yan Qingyun shook his head: "It's about the same, let's see how it plays."

Ji Jue didn't comment. He and Zuo Zhengyi had watched dozens of DN8 game videos together, and he was more familiar with DN8's middle field than his teammates.During the month of special training, they were also the ones who studied the most.

From the perspective of paper strength, although CQ is not weak, DN8 is obviously stronger - it is a "hexagonal" team with all-round development and no weaknesses. It is the real favorite to win the championship this year.

Ji Jue looked at Zuo Zhengyi.

Sensing his gaze, Zuo Zhengyi also glanced at him.

Although he didn't speak, Zuo Zhengyi understood what he wanted to say and shrugged his shoulders indifferently, obviously not afraid of DN8.

This casual movement relieved Zuo Zhengyi's cloudy heaviness that lasted for several days. He seemed to be born for the competition, and he suddenly came alive when he stepped on the field.

There is even a smiley face.

——When CQ and DN8 played fiercely, the top laner Fu Yongta resisted three and killed one.

Zuo Zhengyi yelled and almost jumped up with joy: "Okay, Cai Yong! You didn't embarrass your father and me."

Zhang Zili was also excited to see it, and took the opportunity to take advantage of his relatives: "That's great! I didn't embarrass my uncle!"

Zuo Zhengyi slapped his dog's head violently: "Baking."

However, despite Fu Yong playing well, CQ lost.

DN8 is not only strong in the middle and wild, but also in the other three positions. The whole team cooperates tacitly and can quickly adjust to a slight disadvantage.Although the frankness of the lineup is not that high, it has an indestructible momentum.

In this case, CQ's biggest weakness is exposed: not aggressive enough, not sharp enough.

The BO1 format only played one round. When CQ left the field, the players looked very solemn. The World Championship did not start well, which was a blow to them.

This atmosphere also affected Scorpion, everyone put away their laughter and became nervous.

The second game was a confrontation between two foreign teams.

The third game is SP playing against the Japanese team.

SP won, bringing the first victory of the night to the Chinese division.

Obviously different from CQ, after the assassin was weakened, SP took out their housekeeping skills and put their ADC on the field to kill the Quartet, playing [-]% of the attack.But since the Japanese team on the opposite side is not considered a strong opponent, no matter how they play, the result of this game is not surprising.

SP is the defending champion after all.

When it was Scorpion's turn to play, it was almost midnight.

The plaster inadvertently exposed under Zuo Zhengyi's sleeve attracted the attention of the camera. For the first time, the close-up of his appearance did not hit his face, but his wrist.

But this shot was fleeting, and he adjusted the keyboard as usual, his eyes only a little more cautious than in domestic competitions.

The broadcast rights of the World Championship in China were bought out by Dragon Elephant TV. In addition to the official live broadcast room, there were dozens of stream commentaries from different perspectives and styles. The top anchors in the EOH division were all watching the match live without exception.

The traffic of Dragon Elephant TV has entered the annual peak period.

At this moment, the eyes of the entire e-sports circle were focused on Seoul at midnight, and countless expectations spread thousands of miles away, turning into pressure and becoming a drop of sweat shed on Zuo Zhengyi's back.

"Strange, I'm more nervous than I expected." Zuo Zhengyi's brain was full of the game, forgetting that he and Ji Jue were in an embarrassing period, and subconsciously confided.

"It's okay." Ji Jue said, "We have practiced very well recently, we can just perform as usual."

He stretched out his hand far away, and patted Zuo Zhengyi's wrist.

BAN&PICK started soon, and Scorpion chose a lineup that was similar to DN8 but very different according to the original plan.

From the point of view of thinking, Scorpion and DN8 have a relatively similar understanding of the current version. They both believe that in the current environment where the positions are relatively balanced, it is difficult to rely on a single position to carry, and rhythm and coordination are more important.Although the Assassin was shaved, he only returned to a reasonable strength, instead of being kicked into the sewer, he used the middle-field linkage as the metronome of the whole team, and he was still unmatched.

However, the output points of DN8 are relatively scattered, while Scorpion has a very clear core output, so the lineup is more inclined to the middle and late stages.

But this does not mean giving up the early stage. On the contrary, the style of play that Scorpion has practiced recently is to play rhythm in the early stage and play teamwork in the late stage.

That is to say, the middle laner and the jungler have one master and one deputy. When the mid laner is not fully developed in the early stage, he can't give much output. Output point, but if it can be killed, the head will be handed over to the mid laner, so as to give Zuo Zhengyi a chance to develop ahead of time.

Once his equipment is formed, Scorpion will enter a strong period, and the positions of the main and deputy positions of the Nakano and the wild will be reversed.

At first glance, this is a perfect tactic, which can be dealt with in both the early and late stages.

But it is not the case in practice.

It requires that the jungler must be very carry in the early stage, and feed the mid laner who can't give much support and eats other people's heads like a pendant.It is also required that the upper and lower lanes should not make mistakes when cooperating with the middle and wild ganks. Every time there must be tangible gains to snowball, otherwise the mid laner will not be able to support it, and the jungler will gradually be abolished. Not later.

For Zuo Zhengyi, the biggest difficulty is not that he has to bear all the pressure in the late game, but that in the early game, he has to treat himself as a support, rely on and trust his teammates, and hand over half of the command to the jungler .

——Coach Park seemed to come to punish him.

The more he confessed that he was not confident in team play, the more Pu Yecheng forced him to take the team route.

It tortured him like an eagle for more than a month, and of course it also tortured Ji Jue and Shang Shangliang.

In the beginning, Scorpion played a mess.

After more than a week, it gradually looked a little better.

After more than a month, they are very proficient.

For example, now, Ji Jue and Zuo Zhengyi are lurking in the grass on the road.In the early stage, the jungler controlled the rhythm, Scorpion took the dual command route, Ji Jue was in charge of commanding ganks, and Zuo Zhengyi paid attention to other details.

They briefly communicated with Song Xianfeng, confirmed that the movement skills of the unit on the opposite side had been handed in, and decisively controlled the strong kill, taking advantage of the situation to take down a defensive tower.

A set of coordination is flowing like clouds and flowing water, KTE's top laner has already noticed it but has no chance to escape.This is the sixth head in this field, and the third head given to Zuo Zhengyi.

The mage with a record of 3-0-3 can start to walk sideways before entering the mid-term.

The domestic live broadcast room was full of joy. A while ago, the most unfavorable Scorpion among the three teams unexpectedly caught the eyes of all the audience—their overall strength has improved by more than one level.

This is different from the improvement of Zuo Zhengyi's terrifying carry ability that refreshed the public's perception time and time again, but an improvement in teamwork.

Even Song Xianfeng, the most unstable top laner who has always been criticized by others, is not stable.Every time Nakano ganks, he can play perfect coordination, greatly reduce the number of misoperations, and he is neither stealthy nor aggressive.

The same is true for Yan Qingyun and Zhang Zili who are on the bottom lane.

The scorpion came alive, and then seemed to be completely "dead".What happened was that the team suddenly had a "sense of unity", and everyone worked together.What is dead is that everyone is like a screw, firmly nailed to their own position, only doing the right thing at the right time, so smooth that it is almost mechanized.

The BO1 ended very quickly, with a victory in hand, Zuo Zhengyi stood up as if waking up from a dream.

——It was so easy to win, easier than he imagined.

On the one hand, KTE is not top-notch, and on the other hand, Scorpion played this game more perfectly than in training—they didn't even reach the period when he should play at his full strength, and ended the battle early.

Even so, Zuo Zhengyi's back was still wet with sweat when he got up to step off the stage.

Several teammates huddled together and bumped into each other playfully. Someone pushed him onto Ji Jue.Zuo Zhengyi fell over crookedly, Ji Jue grabbed him back, held him half-armed very restrainedly, gently held his wrist, and asked, "How do you feel?"

Zuo Zhengyi habitually didn't want to give Ji Jue a good face, but the sound of crystal explosions exploded and rose in his mind like fireworks, and he curled his mouth uncontrollably.

"It doesn't hurt." Zuo Zhengyi endured and endured, desperately suppressing the curvature of his lips, and pretending to be calm, "You played well today, keep up the good work, jungler."

"..."

After finishing speaking, before Ji Jue could take the opportunity to chat with him, Zuo Zhengyi quickly got into the crowd.

——In the first game of the World Championship, Scorpion successfully won a good start.

The first light of dawn appeared on Zuo Zhengyi's "Road to Heaven".