I'm the strongest mid laner

Chapter 525 The first battle begins, the fateful showdown CPvsSKT
"It's started, it's started~"

"I hope to draw a good lottery."

Xiaohu clasped his hands together and kept worshiping in front of him, as if he was seeking the blessing of the Bodhisattva.

Xiye echoed from the side: "Yes, I hope to be assigned to a better group~"

Draw lots and divide into groups. If you are assigned to a relatively weak group, it will be easier to advance, and if you are assigned to a strong group, you will be more competitive.

After all, there are only two teams in a group that can advance. Xiye came to the World Championship for the first time, and he very much hoped to go further. Naturally, he hoped that WE could enter a relatively weaker group, so as to break through.

The three teams sat together to watch the draw ceremony, and there were no taboos among the contestants, and everyone discussed happily.

UZI said with a smile: "I think it's okay, as long as you don't meet CP, it's the best lottery~"

Judging from several competitors, UZI believes that CP is still the strongest.

There is only one LZ that deserves vigilance in the LCK, but after all, this team only rose suddenly in the summer split, and its background is a little bit worse.

UZI himself is also confident in defeating the bot laner Xuan Ming. This version is the ADC version, and he is still very confident.

For SKT, if you analyze the regular season and playoffs, you will find that their state is not stable.

Although they defeated the powerful enemy KT, they were almost swept away by LZ in the finals, which can also explain some problems.

To be honest, UZI is still more afraid of KT. The overall strength of that team is really strong.

Pawn is an old opponent, and he was taught a lot by them when he was in EDG.

Deft in the bottom lane has never lost against him, and he can overwhelm him no matter in the lane or in the team, so UZI is really a little afraid of facing deft in the lane.

The good news is that KT was blocked from the World Championship, and UZI's most feared opponent was gone.

As for SSG?

UZI is really not afraid. In his opinion, the reason why SSG can defeat KT is because of KT itself.

It's not how strong SSG is, but how arrogant KT is!

BP released Kalista consecutively, causing the team members to lose two games in a row and their mentality exploded. The coach should bear the primary responsibility.

If Kalista played for him, he believed that the first game of KT would be over in less than 60 minutes.

"That's okay." Xiaohu said with a smile: "It's impossible for us to meet CP in the group stage~"

Everyone knows that if they fight to the end, they will definitely face a battle with CP.

However, everyone is still "teammates" for now.

In the group stage, it is impossible for teams from each division to meet in advance, and they will meet in the quarterfinals at the earliest.

For example, UZI is worried about encountering CP. In fact, it is not the group stage, but the quarterfinals.

If the quarter-finals meet CP, it means that the two teams of the LPL are in a civil war, and one team must go.

If you are lucky, you will not be in the same half area as CP.

In this way, if the two sides meet, they can only be in the final stage. This is what UZI meant.

He didn't want to be in the same half as CP.

If the three LPL teams can advance from the group stage, it means that there must be two teams in the same half, and they will meet in advance.

If you are lucky, there will be a civil war between the top four.

If you are not lucky, there will be a civil war in the top eight.

The WE and RNG players present here do not want to have a civil war, but hope to be able to go to the other half.

"Look at Lao Song's luck." JackeyLove said.

Today's lucky draw guests are amazingJ and rookie.

The grouping of the group stage is also done by drawing lots.

Everyone's fate is in the hands of these two men.

"Welcome everyone to the draw of the 2017 Global Finals"

The voice of the host is sonorous and powerful.

Ren Dong has a tall figure and a loud voice.

At this year's MSI, Ren Dong's interview with faker went viral, and he gained the nickname "Grip of the Immortal".

In the world, apart from Chen Lang, only Ren Dong showed a faker face.

"The guests of this lottery ceremony are invited, rookie and amazingJ!"

The first is the draw for the finalists. The No. 9 seeds from the four regions of South Korea LCK (SSG), Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan LMS (HKA), North America (C[-]) and Europe (FNC) were divided into four groups in turn.

Play-ins are of no use to LPL viewers, after all LPL has no teams in play-ins.

However, the two teams FNC and SSG were like hungry wolves entering the herd in the play-in competition. There was no problem in qualifying and they got a spot steadily.

The teams that entered these two groups meant that only one team could advance.

For the wild card team, the group that does not enter FNG and SSG is a good sign.

Everyone didn't care about the wild card draw, and everyone chatted freely about other things.

Afterwards, entering the environment of the lottery draw in the group stage, everyone became silent and began to watch seriously.

The No. [-] seed is drawn first, and the No. [-] seed in each division occupies a group, and the opponents who are drawn later will be included in the group.

amazingJ was the first to draw the small ball, and when it was opened, it displayed the team logo of CP.

This means that CP entered Group A.

On the big screen behind the stage, CP appeared in Group A.

Subsequently, the past of CP began to be played on the big screen.

The first broadcast was the recent summer championship. All five members raised the Silver Dragon Cup together in the center of the stage. The shining lights all shone on the players, as if they were covered with a layer of brilliance.

After that, it was the perfect team battle cooperation in the game, defeating the opponent.

The scene of trash talking appeared on the screen, and there were also bold words about Chen Lang's attempt to win the triple crown.

amazingJ continued to draw the black ball. After fiddled with the ball in the cylinder for a few times, he volleyed above and finally hit a black ball. He took out the black ball that was touched and opened it to LZ.

amazingJ himself didn't pay attention, and directly lifted out the upside-down LZ, creating a farce.

"666, the lottery of the ancient handsome man is fine~"

"It's really not bad. The teams in the wild card group A are all trash, so there is no challenge."

Although it is said that CP is not afraid of challenges, no matter what opponents come, but from the perspective of the audience, it is definitely better to see a team with no risks.

The strength of the wild card Group A is very weak, so the audience praised amazingJ's luck.

"Reverse draw?"

"Is it implying that LZ overturned?"

"amazingJ is a metaphor that LZ will be eliminated, so the team logo is reversed~"

"It's interesting, is this [blessing] from the eliminated team?"

"LZ is also the champion of the LCK summer split, how could it be eliminated early, and the worst is the bottom four?"

Seeing someone say that amazingJ's action is a metaphor that LZ may be eliminated in the group stage or the quarterfinals, many barrages laughed.

According to the results of the S game last year, the LCK team has one runner-up and two semi-finalists.

Regardless of the championship won by CP, the average strength of LCK is stronger than that of LPL.

Moreover, both SKT and ROX stepped on the LPL's EDG and RNG to advance, and the two sides are also facing each other head-on.

Therefore, Barrage does not think that this year's summer champion LZ will be eliminated early.

After the LZ team was drawn out, the big screen also played the picture of this team.

The five met together and won the championship in the first season.

It's a bit like the protagonist of a web novel, and the members of the team are all assembled from various teams, which is very inspirational.

Soon, the four groups were determined.

LZ is in Group B, G2 is in Group C, and FW is in Group D.

After the No. 2 seed pool is drawn, it's rookie's turn to draw the No. [-] seed pool.

Rookie was dressed more formally than amazingJ, wearing a handsome suit.

But he didn't wear a coat, just a white shirt outside.

"Lao Song's style is fine~" JackeyLove joked when he saw rookie appearing on stage.

"It's really changed a lot." Xiaohu nodded and said, "It's really not just a joke that people rely on clothes."

These days, rookie played training games with them, wearing short sleeves and big pants every day, and his hair was messy.

Now, rookie in front of the camera is dressed in formal attire, coupled with her carefully groomed hairstyle, her spirit is completely different.

Except for this face they knew each other, everything else was completely different from usual, like two people.

In the hotel, rookie is a dick, and it is too much to say that rookie on the stage is a handsome guy.

"He would be more handsome if he was thinner." Chen Lang looked at his chin and commented.

rookieS5 came to LPL, he was still a little fat back then.

He hasn't changed much in the past two years, but he has lost a lot of weight this year, and he is obviously trying to lose weight.

Professional players generally don't lose weight too much during the competition, which will affect their state. Rookie's steady flow is the most correct way.

"Obviously you can rely on your appearance to make a living, but you have to rely on your strength." Xiaohu sighed.

UZI's face turned black, he also wanted to test his appearance to eat, but unfortunately his strength didn't allow it!

Rookie smiled and walked forward to draw lots, with a nervous smile on his mouth, one hand covering his chest, and the other reaching into the glass jar to touch the ball.

He opened the black ball, and then pulled away the huddled seal, and a team logo with wings appeared on it.

And this lottery directly made all the people watching the game in the world gasp!
"this this"

"This move is too awesome!"

"I'm stupid, come with your own hands."

"Should I say good or bad?"

"Rookie is too memorized, isn't it? He rushed straight to SKT, this group A is a ghost!"

"The remaining two teams are sad. Didn't they break through and come to Group A looking for abuse?"

"Wonderful, we can see the duel between CP and SKT in the group stage~"

"The old enemy met again, and said that he wanted to see SKT and RNG in a team to make him revenge. I didn't expect SKT to meet CP directly. Isn't this going to be hanged again~"

Rookie directly draws SKT in the first-hand draw!

He himself didn't expect to get this lottery, and his expression was a little embarrassed.

The host Ren Dong shouted loudly: "SKT has been assigned to Group A, which puts a bit of pressure on the other teams."

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if SKT is not in a good state, judging from the results of the world championship, it is not bad.

And the honor of the past year, SKT is not inferior.

Spring Festival is the champion, MSI runner-up, summer runner-up
Not to mention the intercontinental competition, after all, it is a group honor, not a single club honor.

Won two championships and one Asian championship in one year, this result is definitely very good.

In other words, SKT has reached the finals in all competitions, which is enough to show that its strength should not be underestimated.

"Fuck!" Xiaohu burst out laughing when he saw that Rookie had won SKT.

This means that if one of the strong enemies is taken away, the remaining opponents will be much easier to fight.

For them, the chances of advancing to the group stage are a little higher.

The whole WE team also patted their chests, and then laughed and said, "Rookie's lottery is really good."

"It's really good~"

For WE and RNG, they are welcome.

As the black balls were drawn by rookie one by one, the final distribution of the group was also decided.

Group A: CP, SKT, GAM
Group B: LZ, WE, TSM.

Group C, G2, RNG, AHQ.

Group D, FW, MSF, IMT.

When Group C came out, all RNG members were very happy.

Because their team is the best pick compared to WE and CP.

CP has SKT in the team, and WE has LZ in the team. Both teams are very strong.

RNG's team only has G2 and AHQ, and their strength is not particularly strong.

Even if SSG entered Group C in the play-in match, they were not afraid of each other.

When Xiaohu was confirmed in Group C, the pressure on him instantly eased a lot, and he smiled happily.

When he was laughing, he took a sneak peek at UZI. When he saw that UZI was expressionless, he retracted the corner of his grinning mouth instantly, and restrained his smile.

Then, he saw UZI laughing suddenly, apparently in a very good mood.

So, Xiaohu laughed again while sitting on the gaming chair, and even jumped up and patted the armrest of the chair.

Chen Lang happened to see this scene, and he teased Xiaohu: "Brother Hu, just laugh, why stop?"

Xiaohu pretended not to hear Chen Lang's teasing, and changed the subject: "Brother Lang, you guys are going to play SKT again, come on."

"Yes." UZI also nodded with a smile on his face.

He didn't notice Xiaohu's small movements, but Xiaohu's eyes kept secretly watching UZI.

Although UZI is not a "team bully", but with UZI's influence and status in the team, he is a "team bully".

Xiaohu also has a submissive character, so he has learned to observe words and emotions.

He was worried that his smile would make UZI unhappy, after all, this is also a worthless behavior.

If you want to win the championship, it is naturally impossible to be afraid of any challenge, and you will not be complacent about which group you are assigned to. This is not the behavior of the strong.

He was afraid that his gloating expression would be seen by UZI, but when he saw UZI also smiled, he felt relieved.

WE looked more serious. I thought avoiding CP and SKT was a very good start.

Who would have thought that they would bump into the LCK summer champion LZ!

Even though I think that LZ is not as threatening as SKT, but I am still very worried about being an enemy of LZ.

"This sign is okay~"

RNG fans think this result is very good.

"Rookie is really unlucky, not as good as an old-fashioned handsome man."

This is the opinion of WE fans.

"Come on, come on!"

This is a fan of CP.

As a team that wants to hit the triple crown, CP fans think that it is the same in any group.

If the group stage is full of fear, afraid of meeting this or that team, then how can we win the championship?
This is the difference caused by the difference in confidence brought about by the results.

After all, this group of WE players is entering the World Championship for the first time, and most of WE fans are new fans. They will naturally worry that the competition in the group is too strong. If WE is not the opponent, they will be eliminated in the group stage.

The last time WE entered the S game was S2, and it has been 5 years.

All the players have changed over and over again, and all of them have only played professionally in the past two years. They have very little experience in all aspects, and they still suffer a lot in the competition.

RNG is indeed a good draw, there are no strong competitors in the group, and it is basically not a problem to advance to the quarterfinals.

After the lottery was over, everyone started a new round of training.

Until a week later, the S7 World Championship officially started.

The play-in match started first, but people rarely watched the play-in match, and everyone would rather play two more training matches.

The strength of the wild card team is indeed quite weak. It is an exaggeration to say that if you find a few thousand-point champions in the first district to form a team, you may not lose.

The main reason is that the overall strength of the wild card competition area is indeed a lot worse, far from the strength of the four major competition areas.

Many players do not have a king rank, and some of them are diamond ranks.

The lowest tier is Platinum.

This player is also the lowest ranked of all professional players.

The gap between platinum and king is too big, which is why many viewers think that finding a few thousand-point kings in a single position in a district can kill the finalists.

Occasionally watch the play-in matches, and also watch the games between SSG and FNC.

After all, these two teams are teams from the four major regions, but because the third seed had to participate in the play-in competition.

It is indeed possible to clearly see the huge gap. The two teams won the game just like a human-machine game.

Play-ins play for a week and then it's over.

The four teams finally selected are SSG, FNC, C9 and FB.

The end of the qualifying round is the moment when the group stage begins.

On October 10th, the country is still on the National Day holiday, and the S5 Global Finals group stage will officially start!
The first battle is CP against SKT.

(End of this chapter)