161 Group Stage Finale(1/2)
On October 8, the first round of the group stage ended.
The general form of each group also has a contour.
But this kind of thing is hard to say. Even if it looks good now, there is no guarantee that it will be able to qualify in the group.
The second round is the real excitement, and many changes may occur in a group.
There are some teams that seem to be without a show, but they can win all the way.
If you feel stable, you may not win.
In short, there are quite a lot of suspense. In addition to wildcard teams, there is obviously a gap in strength between teams that can participate in the World Championship.
There are two tricks left, and no one can say which team to win.
Except for IG, it is really stable, and there should be no suspense in qualifying.
In addition to the 3:0 record in the first round, the more important reason is that the condition is too good.
The three teams in the same group did not last for 30 minutes in the first round.
If you say that you can win IG after a sudden burst in the second round, it is obviously unlikely.
IG only needs to win another game in three games in the second round. If the victory reaches 4 games, it will basically lock in a place to qualify in the group.
The situation presented in Group A is a bit polarized.
The competition is not fierce, winning 4 games can ensure qualifying.
Unlike some extreme groups, winning 4 games may not necessarily mean that the second in the group may be, and you have to play counterfeit games or something.
What's more abnormal is that, all four teams have the same record.
But it's very rare.
After the first round, there will be three days off.
On October 12, the second round of group stage will begin.
I didn't have time to play during these three days of rest.
Although the LPL team performed well in the first round, they were still training during the three-day break.
You must not go out to roam at this time.
Once you go out, you will definitely be photographed. Some people will say that.
I didn't fight back, it was all evidence.
However, European and American teams are quite comfortable.
After the training, go out to play and experience the customs and customs of Jiangcheng.
If you don’t go shopping, there will be time after the second round, so you’re afraid you will lose your mood.
For IG, the rest time is more than three days, but six days.
The second round was like this in groups.
It’s not the turn of my group, nothing happened that day.
In Group A, IG should theoretically be on the first day.
As a result, Group B played on the first day, and Group A stayed for the last day.
This also leads to three extra days of rest time, which is equivalent to six consecutive days of vacancies.
But from another perspective, if the team that has finished playing in advance, they will either go home or start preparing for the knockout round afterwards, and you still have to prepare for the battle here.
Overall, it's more comfortable to play in the end.
I can watch three days of competition and learn something.
The World Championship is originally a process of mutual learning, and you can always steal something from other teams.
Although you can prepare for the next game in advance after you finish playing in advance, you don’t know who your next opponent will be.
If you prepare for the battle in advance, there is no targeting.
This arrangement is also a bit of a concern for the official.
As for the host, there are some benefits in the schedule.
Some people are also questioning. If you question it, the official will give a reply.
There has never been a requirement, and the competition schedule is based on the group number.
In other words, I can arrange whatever I want.
The most popular thing to call when encountering big things is sticks, all kinds of unfairness and so on.
This time, their most popular team is in Group A with IG, and it is also the last day of the game.
Then there is nothing to say.
The first three days of the game was really interesting.
RNG in Group C is relatively stable, and he directly qualified first in the group. The double-killing of Samsung also made LPL fans very excited.
Samsung is a bit miserable, so don’t RNG punish them twice, but fortunately they lost these two games.
The remaining two opponents are still firmly in the team, and the second team qualifies.
No one can appreciate Samsung now, and even the fans in South Korea do not like this team.
Chen Gong knew very well that in the next knockout round, if he met them first, he would be in trouble.
In Group D, EDG finally qualified and was also the first in the group.
Although I lost one game, I played a super match and finally decided to be the first in the group.
If Chen Gong had not appeared, he would develop at the normal pace.
EDG couldn't even qualify for the group, and directly stopped at the top 16.
Now not only has the quota for the quarterfinals been locked, but he has also qualified first in the group.
It seems that the third seed is not a bad thing, at least it is not that much pressure.
Fans were all excited and felt that LPL was really going to crush LCK this year.
There is another IG game that didn’t play, but IG is the most stable, and there should be no problem in the first place in the group.
Even if he made a mistake in the second round and lost to SKT, he would not lose in the other two games.
You can play in the best match and compete for the first place in the group with a guaranteed minimum, and it is unlikely that you will lose to SKT twice in a row.
All three teams qualify first in the group, who dared to think before?
Whoever said that would really be criticized?
It has become a reality now, no wonder fans are excited.
This led to the fans' courage, and they started calling out three LPL teams in the semi-finals.
Chen Gong is not as optimistic as everyone.
It feels a bit lingering.
Especially for EDG, you may have to play SKT or Samsung in the quarterfinals, and neither of these two teams may be able to beat.
In addition, EDG is still cursed so far, so it is likely to stop in the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals every year are sometimes a blessing.
If it is in the quarterfinals this year, as long as it is not too ugly to lose, EDG will not be scolded so badly.
With the normal development of S7, EDG is really being scolded too badly.
The No. 1 seed stopped in the quarterfinals 16, which is indeed a bit unreasonable.
In addition to the leak of the training match caused by Yu Shuang's translation, almost everyone shouted and beaten during that period.
At least I have qualified this year, and I am still the No. 1 seed.
If you can't beat the Korean team, as long as you don't lose too ugly, everyone can understand it.
The key is that they are not the No. 1 seed and do not bear so many expectations.
Originally, fans of LPL this year did not expect the other two teams to win the championship.
October 12th, the last day of the group stage.
All the quarterfinals will be decided, and the lottery will be drawn immediately after the game is finished.
The official also understands it very well, but there are actually not many highlights in this group.
There is no surprise to IG and SKT.
The highlight is IG's Sino-Korea battle against SKT.
If you want to talk about this group, the only one who has hope to defeat IG is SKT.
Many people think this is an accident when they lose so badly in the first round.
To be continued...