Chapter 58: Main Event
After three days of bloody battles, the group stage was finally over. Group D was upset one after another. LGD, the Western Tigers, defeated their strongest opponents, Korean rising star MVP and American powerhouse EG, and qualified as the first in the group. In the subsequent games, MVP
Relying on teamwork, they defeated EG and won the second promotion ticket in Group D.
The main event list is now released:
Winner Bracket: Newbee,OG,Navi,DC,Liquid,Fnatic,LGD,MVP.
The other teams all fell into the loser group, and the first round was a cruel death BO1.
Who can win this valuable Manila championship has become the most discussed topic on the external network. As for the internal network...
Min community news posts are as follows:
[The Tigers are down! LGD has defeated MVP and EG in a row to advance to the winner group, and the only designated champion has awakened again!]
[Maybe bluntly said that Sumail’s level is average!]
[Star player Maybe is full of praise for the level of domestic mid laners, saying he can compete with the world’s top players!]
[Ti4 champion mid laner Mu, current ladder leader Paparazi, and win king The One, who is the future star of Sean’s mid laner?]
Lie, win, king?
I just woke up and saw this official news headline, and I almost spit out the milk in my mouth.
Damn it, you guys can see how many times I defeated CDEC.
Ouch, I have such a bad temper.
I was so angry that I hurriedly opened the keyboard arena on my phone, ready to argue with the masters, but when I clicked on the community and saw the comments on the first few hot posts, I almost spit out my blood again.
[No, can any cat or dog nowadays be compared with Maybe, Sumai and the others? 】
[This The One and Midone are the same thing, they know three things. The other heroes are really annoying, especially the blue cat, tsk tsk.]
[Originally, it was said that Theone got points from acting as a booster. I didn’t believe it, but now I believe it. Otherwise, why wouldn’t I even dare to play in the main game? I’m probably scared away.]
[Haha, how could you not even remember your ID? Maybe you feel like you are being arrogant and talking about someone else, right? 】
Haha, when did I ever play Blue Cat? Three axes? I am a sea of heroes! Don’t you dare to play in the main game? Is it really just "spreading rumors with one mouth and killing people with the keyboard"?
Just wait for me.
I angrily drank the breakfast milk in my hand, and received a reply under every hot comment:
[Xiao Se: I can’t wait to put my fingers into your anus and draw a chocolate circle on your mouth!]
…
Today is a rest day, and the main event will not be held until tomorrow.
Just now, the list of matches for the winner's group and the loser's group has come out. There are several very interesting matches. LGD happened to face Fnatigs and played VGJ.S.
I don’t know what kind of sparks will be created when Maybe meets the Priest again. As for Wings, I think it shouldn’t be a problem for them to fight VGJ.S.
I scrolled down and was shocked when I saw VGJ.T’s opponent in the next game.
Evil Genius, the strongest shark in the loser group actually let them meet?
Now...it's really a bit difficult.
I was silent for a long time, then picked up the phone and made a call.
…
The Mall of Asia was packed with people, tens of thousands of people filled the venue, and various team flags and national flags were flying in the venue.
As a type of competitive sports, e-sports is of course indispensable for the grievances and hatreds between national divisions. Especially when a team is all of the same nationality, there are especially many national fans.
For example, Sweden's Glory Alliance, Philippines' local Mineski, Malaysia's Fnatic, South Korea's Supernova MVP.Phx...and of course China's Wings, LGD, VGJ.T (Newbee's current team and Kpii belong to Malaysia and Australia respectively).
But there are also some simple Dota fans who come to watch the exciting games. Just listen to the cheers before the game starts:
【Let’s go,Liquid!Let’s go,Liquid!】
【Evil Genius!Evil Genius!】
【Navi!Navi!Navi!】
【OG!OG!OG!】
The entire audience was almost filled with fans of these four teams, which was enough to see how huge the foreign DOTA fan base is.
There were fewer and fewer empty seats in the venue, and the big screen began to play promotional videos of each major team in turn.
It is now ten o'clock in the morning, two hours before the first round of the loser's bracket starts. I had already entered the venue earlier and sat in my seat, anxiously waiting for the call.
Waiting for a call that allows me to play a game.
"Huh, we finally came in. Here, here!" A boy in a peaked cap dressed as a student sat down next to me, carrying a big bag, and greeted his companions. I turned around and looked, and saw three men and two women. I didn't know they were in a group.
Swordsmen are also relatives and friends.
The boy in the peaked cap first spoke two sentences in fluent English. Then he looked up and saw that I had an Asian face, so he changed to Chinese: "Excuse me, can you change seats with us? We will hold up a banner later, and we may block you."
I nodded and reached the edge. He thanked me and started tinkering with his companions. I first saw a little bit of red in the package, and then some golden. When they carefully unfolded the banner, it was all
All eyes on the scene gathered in unison.
There were countless people holding team flags and national flags in the stadium, Finland, Ukraine, the United States, Canada, Sweden, South Korea... I always felt like something was missing, and it turned out to be this.
I smiled when I saw the five boys and girls holding up the "banner" in front of me. This was not a banner, it was clearly a five-star red flag.
"Hey!" one of the girls exclaimed. The size of the flag was a bit big. She was unsteady and couldn't catch it. I just stood up to help catch it. She glanced at me, blushed and said thank you. She felt quite shy.
I laughed: "It's okay, I'm Chinese too. Are you here specifically to watch the game?"
"No, we are international students from Malaysia. We met online and came here specifically for this competition. You are so young, are you here for travel?"
I touched my nose awkwardly: "Uh, I'm a professional player."
"Really? Do you know Maybe and the others?" a man wearing an LGD uniform asked immediately.
"Quite familiar."
As soon as they heard what I said, these foreign students who were far away from home immediately asked me about their favorite professional players. Among the five people, some liked Mu, some liked Maybe, and some liked Hao... It was the blushing girl who asked me Somewhat unexpectedly, she actually likes Yang. Oh my god, when I was hesitating whether to tell her the true face of Yang God, a thunder exploded in my ears.
"USA!"
A white man with a huge body smiled and shouted as he walked past us.
I was startled, turned around and looked around, and then noticed that this place was surrounded by fans of EG, VGJ.S, and DC. (These three are all teams from the European and American divisions, and most of the players are American)
It is an international practice for fans of different camps to ridicule each other in competitive matches, and there is no malicious intention. However, there is an old saying in China that it is disrespectful to reciprocate.
"A!" The team of international students on the side also shouted at the top of their lungs. As they started, red flags began to light up one after another in half of the surrounding areas, and the horns of support gradually became louder. I even saw a man wrapped in Red flag, the foreigner who was shouting heartbreakingly felt his heart suddenly surge.
The hosts couldn't help it anymore and shouted the names of their countries and supporting teams. The scene was very mixed but lively.
This feeling is really difficult to express in words without being there in person.
Bang bang bang! Fireworks were everywhere, and as the opening ceremony progressed, the first game of the main event was also the first round of the loser's bracket, a brutal BO1.
The beautiful blond host walked onto the stage and gave a fluent opening speech to stir up the atmosphere of the audience. Then a majestic voice from the background shouted passionately:
"Evil Genius VS VGJ.Thunder!"
In the first game, our team played EG.
The audience burst into applause. I clutched my phone tightly and recited in my mind:
Catch up.
Chapter completed!