That's what we do with silver

After finishing the play-in match on October [-]th, the groups for the group stage were completely determined that night.

The official start of the group stage will have to wait until October [-]th.

The venue of the game was also changed from Seoul to Busan.

During this period, except for the local teams of the LCK, the players of other participating teams basically lived in hotels officially arranged by Riot.

Everyone on IG is no exception.

But to be honest, in the past few days, the lives of IG and others are really a bit boring.

Because in the past two days, everyone has not played training games, and they can only play Rank every day to maintain their state.

As for the reason...

It's almost the same as when I was in China before.

In the beginning, when everyone from IG first came to Korea, in fact, many LCK and LCS divisions, even wild card teams, were very happy to make appointments with IG for training matches.

However, after playing a few rounds full of expectations, the mentality of each player became more and more wrong. Slowly, no one took the initiative to send out invitations.

There is no way, the feeling of being beaten up all the time, and then severely frustrated in self-confidence, doubting oneself is really uncomfortable.

More importantly, many teams sincerely feel that they can't learn anything from playing against IG in training games.

Or it just collapses naturally if you can't beat the line.

Either the wild area is bad, and then the bottom road or the middle road is overtaken by the tower, and the snowball is over.

What can I learn from this?

What new tactics and new ways of playing, what new systems and new ideas, nothing at all!
I can't beat pure matchups, and I have been suppressed all the time. I can't feel any improvement at all except for making people feel like I am good!
This kind of training game with only negative effects for half a day is still playing a hairy game?
Substitution!

Ever since, slowly, no one made training appointments with IG.

As for EDG and RNG in the same division?

Come on, the two teams have been tortured enough in China.

The two teams that default to IG as the number one enemy in the championship competition are even more unwilling to expose their tactics and hidden moves in advance, and naturally they will not have other ideas about IG.

In this way, under unexpected circumstances, IG rarely played a training match for two consecutive days.

But fortunately, this kind of thing has little effect on the mentality of the players.

If you don't have a training match, you can play Korean Rank and keep a stable state and feel.

After all, after so many victories, everyone already has strong self-confidence.

Don't panic at all!

……

As for Zhao Yun himself.

To be honest, when he first came to a foreign country to play games, this kind of public-funded travel experience made him somewhat excited and excited.

But after staying for a few days, it quickly calmed down.

Because this place in Busan seems to be like that.

Apart from the fact that the ping value of RANK is extremely low and it is more comfortable to play, there are really not many surprises for him.

If he had to say it, being able to hear the theme song "Rise" in Times Square nearby would make him feel even happier.

By the way, the style of IG's team uniform this year is really good-looking, and the special word "extreme" on the back makes it really handsome!
In general, I am still looking forward to this World Championship.

Then, after three relatively relaxed and peaceful days, the group stage of the S8 World Championship officially started.

On the first day of the group stage on October [-]th, IG's first opponent was the renamed Samsung team, GenG.

The game time is scheduled for eight o'clock in the evening.

At this point, everyone in IG couldn't help feeling that they were going to play the game hungry again.

Of course, although they won't have dinner in advance, the club still prepared some fruits and bananas for everyone. It's not a big problem to eat something casually while waiting for the game.

Before the start of the IG game, the results of the group match that day did not appear to be upset.

KT crushed TL, RNG also won MAD, and FW Lightning Wolves also easily handled PVB.

After a few days of offseason, the continuous exciting games on the first day of the group stage also made the audience quite enjoyable to watch.

Then, at eight o'clock in the evening, amidst the anticipation of countless spectators, the focus battle of the first day of the group stage came.

IG vs. Gen.G!

Of course, it is said that it is a battle of focus, but most of the focus is on IG.

Before this game, whether it was audiences in China, audiences in other European and American foreign card divisions, or even fans of the local LCK in Korea, IG's support rate had a huge advantage.

There is no way, the strength and honor of IG itself is one of the reasons, and besides that, the support rate of IG in South Korea is higher than that of Gen.G, and the huge number of fans of T1 is also a considerable contribution The strength is coming.

Anyway, even as a pure passer-by audience, it is quite incredible to see that in the World Championship held in South Korea, the support rate of the IG team in the LPL division can surpass the Gen.G in the LCK division. .

Just like that, in the anticipation of countless spectators, players from both teams have already sat on the competition seats, and the first group match of IG is about to start!
Before the start of the game, in the commentary booth on the LCK side, several commentators also routinely expressed their views on the two teams.

There are four official commentaries on the LCK side, all of which are well-known and popular commentators of the LCK.

Then, they also took turns to speak.

"Ah~ How should I put it, although GenG's performance in the bubbling match of the summer split was amazing, but if the opponent is IG, it really makes people feel very disturbed, Smecta."

"Indeed, you must know that it is IG! Not only the last S7 champion, but also this MSI champion. What's even more frightening is that their winning streak is still going on. No matter how you look at it, it is too much pressure to fight against an opponent who seems to have no flaws!"

"More importantly, in last year's S7 World Championship, GenG was taken away [-]-[-] by IG at the time, and now they meet again after a year. GenG has become weaker, while IG has become stronger. Last year was even stronger, which is unsettling any way you look at it."

"Anyway, it's too appalling for a whole year of unbeaten winning streak and not losing a game, Smecta!"

"If we only look at the strength on paper, I can't even imagine for a while, where is GenG's theoretical winning point."

"According to my personal opinion, I think that if GenG wants to win IG, then dealing with Lancer is the top priority. If Lancer can be restricted from playing in the jungle, then GenG will have a great chance of winning."

"Then the question is, what method should be used to effectively limit Lancer's performance in the jungle?"

"...Uh, I don't know about this. With all due respect, the professional design of this aspect is too superficial. Let him be considered by the coaching staff of GenG."

"The coaching staff of so many teams in the LPL spent the entire summer split, but failed to find an effective solution. Now let GenG's coaching staff solve this problem in a few days, isn't it a bit too demanding for them? ah."

"Ahh~ Lancer! Thinking of this name makes one's scalp tingle. I thought his performance in the top lane of S7 was perfect enough, but I didn't expect him to be even more incomprehensible after he switched to the jungle position? What? There will be such a terrifying existence!"

"No matter what, GenG is the team that represents us in the LCK! Please give GenG more trust! Believe in the boys!"

"Even if the opponent is the strongest big devil IG, we will always believe in GenG!"

"Come on GenG! Come on LCK!"

"..."

All of a sudden, for the upcoming game, several LCK commentators began to cheer for GenG, and the Korean audience at the scene also cheered and cheered, chanting cheering slogans such as 'GenG Fighting'.

Of course, apart from the LCK, commentators in other divisions are also doing the same thing.

It's just that, compared to the rational and objective style of the LCK, in the commentary seats of the LCS Europe and America, the speeches of a few commentators are much more unrestrained.

For example, in the live broadcast room of LCS.EU, three European and American commentators even put on IG's white team jersey on the spot, and a black boy even took a team logo with the IG team logo on it. The little flag waved wildly there.

"Oh~ I can see the game of my first favorite IG team again. There is nothing more exciting than this."

"Ask who do we think will win? Who do we support more? As you can see, no one thinks that IG will lose at all, okay? I'm even thinking about how many levels Haru will be suppressed by Lancer in this round, level three ? Level [-]? Even an incredible level [-]?"

"Please everyone, if you really watched IG's summer split in LPL before this, you wouldn't have any other thoughts about the results of this game. This IG team is invincible, understand?"

"If Ning is the jungler, then GenG may still have a [-]% chance, but it's a pity that Lancer played in this game. I can't imagine how GenG can win."

"Instead of thinking about that impossible thing, let's guess, what jungler will Lancer choose in this round?"

"I don't think there will be too many surprises. Qianjue Leopard Girl Rock Sparrow can choose one of the three."

"Anyway, if I were the GenG coach, then I would definitely ban Leopard Girl, because compared to Qianjue and Rock Sparrow, Lancer's Leopard Girl made me feel for the first time whether he had cheated."

"Hey~ Is there a possibility that all three junglers are banned?"

"Hahaha, how is it possible, what about the other positions where all three bans are given to the jungler? This is just the first group match. Do you think GenG will go to such an extreme?"

"Anyway, no matter what hero you choose, Lancer is invincible and you're done!"

"IG! God of War IG! I will always support the invincible IG!"

"..."

In the official live broadcast room of the LCS, the atmosphere of the three commentators was extremely joyful, and they even said a few words of Rap to add to the fun when they talked about the rise.

At the same time, compared to the rationality and objectivity of the LCK side, the exaggerated work of the LCS side, the official live broadcast room of the LPL is much more serious.

On the contrary, De Yunse, the second road commentator, made the show more joyful and interesting.

Then, at this point in time, De Yunse has just welcomed the retired player KID to join. In the camera, Xiaoxiao, Xika and Kid are making pre-match predictions for this game.

Baldy: "Who does the anchor support to win? It's funny if you ask such a question in our live broadcast room, you know? I'll say it again to the new viewers who come in. As long as this IG is still alive, then our De Yunse will be unconditional." Support IG to win, OK?"

Fatty: "Don't be ridiculous, guys, if you want to say that you are a bit suspenseful about playing KT, you can be so nervous when you play GenG. Let me put it here. None of the three paths of GenG is an IG opponent. IG is definitely winning with its eyes closed, you know!"

Kid: "Win is definitely won. I just hope that GenG can release Leopard Girl to Lancer. Well, I can't wait to see the crying expressions of Koreans, brothers!"

"..."

Without any cover-up, the three of De Yunse showed their identities as iron-blooded IG fans all the time.

Then, amidst the anticipation of countless spectators and commentators, the game finally started.

"OK, BP starts. In this round, IG is the blue side, and GenG is the red side."

"The top three bans on IG's side choose to ban: Karma, Xia, and Malzaha. The two mid laners are all bastard heroes that Crown loves to use in the bubbling match. Xia is to dismantle Xialuo. This ban is very It’s clear, don’t let Crown mess around, you must fight me in the middle lane! IG’s aura will be fully charged!”

"Then the top three bans on GenG's side, Qian Jue, Rock Sparrow...they thought about the last move for a long time, they were very hesitant and tangled, but in the end they still banned LeBlanc, two junglers and one mid laner, all of them were only A unique BP that only appears when facing IG!

OK, there is no problem at all, at least from this Ban person, I can see that GenG is under a lot of pressure. Although I can't see their expressions clearly, I can already feel the GenG coach frowning. "

"Then what IG said, the classic first pick to take Kai'Sa, although it was weakened a little before, but IG still continues to grab it, first help Jackeylove to ensure the strength of the bottom lane!"

In the screen, with Xika's real-time commentary, IG grabbed Kai'sa first.

On the GenG side, the bottom lane combination of Verus and Thresh was quickly selected.

The selection was quick, and it could be seen that they were prepared in advance.

Then the follow-up selection on IG's side is also very fast.

The second choice, Huan Ling, Luo.

Three choices, Wild Huntress, Nidalee.

The speed of light of these two heroes is determined.

Suddenly, looking at the familiar hero's head on the live broadcast screen, the three of De Yunse shouted at the same time.

"Here we come! Leopard Girl!"

"It's self-confidence! If you dare to let me go, I will definitely choose!"

"Fuck! With brothers! I can see Lancer Leopard Girl again!"

"It can be seen that GenG should have let it go on purpose, and then there are countermeasures to deal with it, but Lancer is not afraid at all! Take it without hesitation!"

"No problem, classic leopard girl! It's my favorite part of Lancer's solo show!"

"Yes, yes, brothers, without further ado, I'll directly announce that this round is purely fun!"

"Although I haven't seen GenG's lineup yet, I unilaterally declare that IG has won!"

"Lancer's Leopard Girl! Leopard Ritian! Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill!"

"..."

Countless LPL viewers subconsciously had the same idea about IG's first three-handed Leopard Girl.

'Nice!Take care! '

As for those viewers in other regions who didn't pay attention to IG before this, their first thought was.

"Ah? IG's jungler is Lancer, but didn't I remember that he was the top laner Fmvp last year?"

"Playing Wild Leopard Girl? Is there really someone playing with this hero in the current version?"