"D comes back, D comes back, can fight."

"I have a T that can solve it."

"Here, do you see the end of the world here?"

"I'll jump first and you go find the ice dragon."

"Ice dragon, ice dragon! I've fooled you!"

"The blue cat buys work and protects the offline."

"It's okay, it's okay, he can't get out of two cars."

…

Training was rough and they were off for nearly two months. SPS, who returned from vacation, quickly regained their form under intense training, but they also had to admit that SPS games could no longer be as dominant as the previous two Majors.

Already.

Especially these foreign teams, they have adopted various tactics in response to SPS's dual-core play style. There are conventional tactics such as three-core delaying or all-team fighting, and there are also disgusting tactics such as playing mahjong in the middle. In other words, they are still in the exploratory stage and want to improve their training.

Let’s see which method works better.

Xiao Se is not stupid. He also knows that these teams will be competitors in the Kiev Major in the future. How could he expose his routine? So SPS simply plays a quick game with them. It is common for a 30-minute game to explode with 50 kills.

thing.

After a day of training, Xiao Se noticed Bai Yu sitting at the sixth table recording something. He went over to take a look and found that it was SPS's battle lineup and related data from the whole day.

"Don't look at it, I haven't finished it yet." Bai Yu hurriedly put away the tablet.

"You don't need to analyze these." Xiao Se didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He knew very well that Bai Yu was not an analyst's material.

"Ha, that's not what Qingtian said. I learned some skills from her." Bai Yu held out her little finger.

"It's not a matter of technique, it's that we are gradually getting rid of dependence."

"What do you mean?" she asked.

Xiao Se asked Bai Yu to temporarily serve as the team leader. In addition to his own selfishness, a large part of it was for change and adaptation. Because analysts are not allowed to enter the battle room in the TI arena.

Behind the success of the two Majors in DAC and Frankfurt, it is inseparable from the efforts of the five-person logistics team behind her. Especially Qingtian, the homework she does outside the game is definitely no less than any professional player.

To be honest, Xiao Se was embarrassed to pay her only that little salary.

"But, is it normal for data analysts to work with teams in all major competitive fields?" Bai Yu said.

"The rules of DOTA2 have not changed, so we can only adapt to the rules." Xiao Se understood what she meant, but there was nothing we could do if V Club did not allow her to do so under the roof.

"So...you just gave up on Qingtian?"

"No, on the contrary, I am ready to make good use of her."

Bai Yu was stunned.

"The authorities are fans." Xiao Se continued, "Sometimes separation is a better choice. The distance will magnify the problem. Finding problems is the purpose of our special tournament. It is best to win the championship, but this is not the priority.

The weight of it.”

"In other words, Qing Tian wants to watch all your game videos and then compile the problems that arise into a volume?"

Xiao Se snapped his fingers and cast an approving look.

"That will be a lot of work." Bai Yu trembled.

"This is Qingtian's initiative. I think she would be happy to accept the challenge," Xiao Se said.

As the game time approaches, it is time for the SPS players to head to the officially prepared team hotel in Kiev. Although the Hyatt Hotel is good, it is still too cozy. As the saying goes, "die in comfort."

The six of them packed up lightly and arrived at the official team hotel.

At this time, most of the teams had arrived in Kiev, and Xiao Se and others could still see team members getting off the bus on the opposite side.

These players are all familiar to each other. They must be players from teams like SG and Baidu.

The last team to get off the bus is more familiar.

The green bottom emblem and two white letters form a simple "OG".

EPICENTER Cup champion, OG team.

The King walked in the front, followed closely by Notail, followed by Ceb, jerax and Ana. Finally following them was Li Keren pushing a suitcase.

"Huh? Isn't that Li Keren?" Bai Yu noticed her savior at a glance.

"Let's go there." Xiao Se said expressionlessly.

The SPS group crossed the road and walked directly towards the intersection, with Yang walking at the front, Fy and xNova following closely behind, and Xiao Se and AME walking at the back.

Their arrival quickly attracted the attention of other teams, and some young players even came over to ask for autographs and photos, which shows how famous SPS is.

Probably noticing the arrival of SPS, the OG players did not enter the hotel immediately, but stood at the door waiting.

Wang Quan stood with a half-smile, stretched out his right hand, "Long time no see."

Reaching out to avoid hitting the smiling man, Xiao Se didn't hesitate and directly held the hand.

"I'd rather not see him," he said.

"I think you still don't know who your opponent is in the opening match of the group stage, right?" Wang Quan let go.

"Let's wait for the draw. What, you want to compete in the first game?"

"No, no, you don't have to wait, as long as you want-" the corners of Wang Quan's mouth raised, "miracles will happen."

"I wish you good luck." Xiao Se sneered.

OG team members entered one after another. Li Keren gave Bai Yu a complicated look, turned around and walked into the hotel before she could say a greeting.

"Xiao Se, why on earth would she..." Bai Yu thought she had done something wrong.

"I'll explain it later." Xiao Se looked at their fading backs and clenched his right fist slightly.

…

The next day, there were two days before the start of the Kiev Major group stage.

The competition rules of the Kiev Major have been released, and the Swiss round rules were used in the group stage instead of the original double-elimination tournament. There are four rounds in total, and all games are BO3.

The first stage of the group stage: 16 teams are randomly divided into 8 groups to compete.

Finally, they were divided into two groups, the teams that won the first stage were divided into one group, and the teams that failed in the first stage were divided into another group.

Since the rules of the Swiss round are relatively complex, they will not be described in detail here, and will be explained later based on the progress of the competition.

…

[Big training before the Ti game, all the heroes gathered in Kiev!]

[OG arrives in Kiev, the new champion battles SPS for the first time!]

[OG double happiness or SPS three-yang success, Kiev Special Championship team inventory! 】

[The first battle for international students is the Major, prediction of the dark horse team in the Kiev Major!]

The remaining heat of the last Major is huge, and the most exciting one is the opening game of the group stage between SPS and OG.

As we all know, OG mid laner The King has ridiculed ONE many times off the court, intentionally or unintentionally, but ONE himself has never responded through official or personal channels. Even in the live broadcast, Xiao Se only said, "The real story will be revealed in the competition."

Now the two teams really meet each other, and it's the opening match.

If we look at the number of championships and performance in the finals, SPS is currently the well-deserved No. 1, but OG, as the new champion, is also very aggressive.
Chapter completed!