LOL: God of the World Tournament

On the last night of the 2019 World Championship Qualifiers, Riot Games officially held a countdown to the S9 Global Finals to light up both sides of the Huangpu River in the magical city.

At the same time, this is also the departure ceremony of the LPL team!

The host's countdown ends.

Various buildings on both sides of the Huangpu River in the magical city are lit up with dazzling neon lights and LED billboards.

The team logos of League of Legends and the three teams IG, FPX, and RNG are dazzling against the night view of the Huangpu River.

"FPX Little Phoenix! FPX Little Phoenix!"

"IG!!"

"RNG! RNG!"

"Chen Mu! Chen Mu~"

First, there were cheers from the two teams RNG and IG. Although IG has been a bit awkward in recent games, it is still the first team in the LPL division to win the world championship and has a huge fan base.

The same is true for RNG. Although RNG had a big wave last year, after all, it has Brother Zaozi, the number one traffic player before LPL, and it has recovered after a year.

It is said that the combat power of RNG fans is extremely terrifying now. Perhaps they realize that RNG will be doomed if it does not succeed this time, and the fans are as crazy as returning to the past.

Just like the scene this time, the number of people is obviously much smaller than the IG fan base, but the momentum of shouting and cheering is not inferior at all, which is simply outrageous.

But compared to FPX fans, or Chen Mu fans, the number of these two teams is a bit small. When Chen Mu walked out of the stage, the cheers from the audience instantly drowned out the fans of the two teams. .

This event was broadcast live, and there were many spectators outside the venue, but there were even more viewers behind the camera.

Amidst the cheers of the audience gathered at the scene and the fans of the team, the prelude of detailed drum beats and a slightly hoarse voice reached everyone's ears:

What are you willing to lose?

What are you willing to pay?

Well kid

Just today

What you gonna do now

where do you want to go

It's your reflection looking back to pull you down

Going forward is nirvana, going backward is mediocrity

So are you gonna die today or make it out alive

Will you be unable to lose today or will you win a world?

When everyone was listening intoxicated, the voice suddenly became excited, igniting the depression accumulated in the music:

You gotta conquer the monster in your head and then you'll fly

Conquer your distracting thoughts and fly to infinite glory

Fly Phoenix fly

The immortal firebird spreads its wings

It's time for a new empire

Create a new dynasty

Go bury your demons then tear down the ceiling

Bury your inner demons and break free from the shackles of restraint

Phoenix fly

The immortal firebird declares to the world

At the end of the song, the entire audience began to focus on Chen Mu, and deafening cheers and screams suddenly erupted from the scene. This fiery and restless atmosphere attracted the attention of the policemen who were maintaining law and order at the scene.

At first, they didn't take it too seriously. They felt that it was just a trivial matter, just a simple party.

Now it seems that the elders still know how to prepare for a rainy day. The intensity is almost as high as that of a live concert.

And this song is the theme song of the S9 World Championship that Riot Games released just a few days ago.

The reason why this theme song makes everyone look weird, not to mention the content of the song, is that the name of the song is "Phoenix-Nirvana".

In addition, in the end, all the spotlight was focused on Chen Mu alone.

Isn't this a bit too coincidental~

"what?!"

"Oops, xdm, I feel it, I feel it~"

"Damn it, 'forward is nirvana, backward is mediocrity', 'Phoenix fly', 'create a new dynasty', all the elements are there. If FPX doesn't win this year, I'm sorry for this theme song~"

"Good boy, the official poisonous milk is the most deadly!"

"Oh, this song is great, bro! Phoenix, we are little Phoenixes! Thank you for the poisonous milk from Riot~"

"This Riot Games company is really messing up, so I just need to name them!"

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After all the players from the three teams stood on the stage and finished their poses, everyone in FPX was still a little reserved and nervous.

Doinb also tried to be funny to relieve the reserved atmosphere, but it only made his teammates look at him for being stupid.

LX looked at everyone's reactions a little strangely, with doubts in his big, intelligent eyes.

Jin Gong and LQS looked at each other, their lips moved but they didn’t know what to say. Apart from being a bit thick-skinned, they seemed to have nothing wrong with them~

In contrast, the members of IG and RNG on the other side seemed much calmer. The main reason was that they were all regulars in the World Championship. It was not their first time to participate in the expedition ceremony, so there was no special feeling.

Then it was time to wait for the event to end and go back to the club to continue training.

The completion of the expedition ceremony and the official exposure of the theme song also mean that the opening date of the S game is getting closer.

The training intensity at FPX is also getting higher and higher, and even Chen Mu has changed his past behavior of leaving get off work early. Although the club will not care about Chen Mu's behavior, everything is in accordance with Chen Mu's own habits and ideas.

However, Chen Mu's work and rest habits are always unusual in the e-sports industry, and it would be bad if it affects other team members, so Chen Mu consciously stays in the training room to "suffer" time.

Just when the players from the three teams on the expedition were all working overtime, Chen Mu even started a live broadcast to add extra time.

Chen Mu didn't care at all about the question marks that filled the screen.

"Do you want the skin to be blind monk or sword master?!", "Paris purchasing agent~", "98K jungler".

But at this moment, the Korean media also reported the latest news about the S9 Global Finals. The Korean media stated that this year’s World Championship will allow a seven-man lineup, and the team can bring two substitutes!

This is a big deal for every team.

As we all know, in previous global finals, only one substitute was allowed. This also made some teams with many substitutes very distressed. Everyone thought carefully and could only bring the most suitable substitute.

This year's World Championship will allow seven-man lineups, and teams can bring two substitutes. The complete World Championship rules will be announced soon. This news will undoubtedly be very beneficial to the teams in the LPL division.

As we all know, the entire FPX roster consists of 7 people. The top lane position is between Jin Gong and A Guang, and the ADC position is between Lin Weixiang and Sima Laothi.

At first, FPX fans were struggling for FPX. Who should be the substitute? !

Golden tribute? ! A Guang? ! Lin Weixiang? ! Or the old thief Sima? !

Each of these four people has performed brilliantly this year, and it would not be good to leave anyone behind!

But now, it’s solved~

Riot Games has solved this problem perfectly!

For a moment, LPL fans, especially fans of the FPX team, were happy. This was God feeding us!

During this period, the atmosphere in the FPX club became increasingly tense, akin to a college entrance examination. In fact, I wasn't so nervous at first, but coach Zhanma hopes that FPX can try to develop a system with the bottom lane as the core, so that FPX can have more trump cards in the world championship.

It's a pity that the effect achieved by Liu Qingsong or Sima Laothief was really not very good. After Chen Mu's suggestion, they changed to practice a magic core routine and achieved some results.

In order for the two of them to quickly become proficient, others had to accompany him to practice together, striving to complete the development of the routine at once.

Coupled with other regular training schedules, FPX will inevitably become busy.

However, the results are also very gratifying. At the end of the qualifying round where rookies competed against each other, the familiarity and running-in of the routines were completed before the official start of the group stage.

At the same time, Riot Games also officially confirmed that the S9 game version is 9.19.

The 9.19 version has made changes and adjustments to a total of 26 heroes. Karma and Sylas were weakened, and the Sword Demon was slightly strengthened after the redesign, but it still cannot return to T1.

To put it simply, the previous favorites on the field have been weakened across the board, giving many heroes who were originally stuck in the middle and lower reaches room to play.

Aircraft Tsar, Xayah, and Kai'Sa's late-stage cores are weakened to enhance the strength of early-stage heroes, further shortening the game time and speeding up the game's pace.

In other words, the version of the World Championship once again shifted the weight of the game to the upper, middle and jungle, causing countless FPX fans to say that Chen Mu is taking off again.

Of course there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand viewers.

FPX fans think that FPX is going to take off, and IG fans also think that IG is going to take off. With so many heroes in the mid lane able to play, then Rookie is not going to take off~ Rookie really depends on the version's preference for him.

At present, it seems that the top laner has been strengthened, but many strengthened heroes can also be played in the mid lane.

However, with so many heroes available, in Chen Mu’s opinion, the more important test is the player’s hero pool and the linkage between top, middle and jungle assistants~

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Guan Zeyuan, I remember, and Cat were already sitting in the commentary box of the live broadcast room chatting. Behind them, in the background, the S9 lottery ceremony was about to begin.

"What we will be conducting is the drawing ceremony for the 2019 Global Finals group stage."

"Before starting the draw, please pay attention to the following key points of the rules. First of all! Teams in the same division will not be divided into the same group."

"Now, let us invite Jiizuke and Yamato Cannon as lottery guests to draw the teams for the group stage. First, let us invite Clearlove to come forward and draw the teams for the first seed pool of the group stage~"

Under the introduction of the European and American hosts, two bearded men in suits and ties walked onto the drawing table.

These two people are mid laner Jiizuke and coach Yamato Cannon from the host VIT team as guests of the draw.

Soon, all the teams in Group A were drawn, they are:

Group A: G2, GRF, C9, HKA

Guan Zeyuan said in surprise: "We don't have our team in Group A. We don't have to face G2 and GRF in the group stage. I don't know if that's a good thing~"

I remember thinking about it and saying: "I don't think it's a good thing! Among the teams that were not drawn out later, the other two teams in the LCK division, SKT and DWG, are undoubtedly strong teams, and TL and FNC are not easy to mess with either. ~”

This group received warm cheers from the LEC European Division. In their opinion, the three teams in Group A were not strong enough for G2, and were almost equivalent to being sent to the quarterfinals.

Stable~

The European and American bearded men on the other side drew the team list of Group B under the guidance:

Group B: JT, FPX, GAM, SPY

"This draw is very good. It feels very friendly to FPX."

If you remember, the other two people also expressed their approval. After all, compared to other well-known strong teams, FPX is really the chosen group.

"I think, I think these teams are a bit underwhelming! What kind of teams are these?!" Guan Zeyuan still felt that Cat was being conservative, so he laughed and started cheering.

"Yeah! What kind of nonsense is this! JT, although I am a fan of Jay Chou, but I can't watch it enough. And this big Vietnamese brother of GAM, where did SPY come from?" Cat It's not too big of a deal to watch the excitement, and he just started to boo him in a weird way.

"Hahaha, this group is indeed a bit of a natural choice for FPX Little Phoenix. It can be said that he will be ranked first in the group! If this group cannot win the first place in the group, then" Guan Zeyuan is not afraid of his poison at all Breasts, just put down your bold words!

At this time, the other two groups were slowly divided.

Group C: SKT, RNG, FNC, CG

Group D: DG, IG, TL, AHQ

Seeing that SKT and RNG were in the same group again, the three commentators looked at each other and were a little afraid to speak. Finally, Guan Zeyuan said:

"Judging from RNG's performance in the summer split, their overall players' condition has improved a lot, and they can play well."

"As for SKT, they have only one goal, and that is to win the championship! They also shoulder the responsibility of rebuilding the glory of the LCK!"

I remember answering: "The other two teams, FNC and CLG, are also quite strong, especially FNC. As the oldest European team, they should not be underestimated. Group C is a battle between dragons and tigers~"

"Yeah, this group is a bit like the group of death~"

At the same time, the ooze monsters who were nervously paying attention to the lottery ceremony in the live broadcast room howled, SKT! It's SKT again! It’s still SKT! Why is it so lingering?

The RNG club watching the live broadcast was also deathly silent, and the faces of the five people were all ugly.

UZI looked at the dazzling red of SKT on the screen, lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.

In every World Championship, RNG has this big devil to defeat, because SKT will stand in front of them every time.

The commentators also had a strange thought when they looked at the distribution of Group C.

Perhaps Brother Zaozi really only has the chance to win the championship if he can defeat SKT head-on in the World Championship.

This is true from the past to the present and even in the future~

But others don't know, but Chen Mu knows clearly that RNG has already made a big move in last year's World Championship, but after this year's RNG has been dormant for a year, it will once again stage what is called "the top eight every year, and it will be better every year." One year stronger~”

After talking about Group C and then looking at Group D, the solemn expressions of the three commentators suddenly relaxed and became relaxed again.

There is no way. With the lessons learned from Group C, IG's AHQ and TL in Group D are obviously not that impressive. At least they are not worried that IG will overturn.

"IG is in Group D, so I feel quite stable. DWG is indeed a strong opponent, but AHQ and TL are a little behind!"

"AHQ is finished this year, and I don't know if the LMS division will be there anymore. TL was very good in the civil war in North America, but it fell behind in the World Championship~ These two teams are really not very competitive!"

"Yes! Group D should be IG and DWG competing for the first and second seeds!" (End of this chapter)