I just messed around, how could I become the number one in the world?

Chapter 386: Going to the S8 World Finals, the Korean home court is only for the Koreans?

Gu Chen's slight move directly led EDG to win the S8LPL Summer Championship.

It received cheers from the entire network!

This is the first time in two months that Gu Chen has won the MVP with such a brilliant performance! !
In the past, when Gu Chen played in the top lane, he basically just played as a meat tank.

Now we finally have a carry hero.

Such scenes are so precious to today's audiences!!

But at the same time, many people feel that Gu Chen should return to the middle lane.

After all, Ryze's performance in the last game shows that Gu Chen's strength is still there and has not declined.

But they didn’t know that Gu Chen’s move was just the tip of the iceberg.

Tell the truth!

Many of the heroes that Gu Chen is proficient in in the mid lane can be used in the top lane.

And it can achieve good results.

It just depends on the lineup.

Just like in the last game, we had both Zzai and Scout choose meat tanks, so that the team would not be without a front row, resulting in no one to take damage in the mid-term team fight.

Of course!
If Gu Chen directly takes action and uses a warrior as the top laner, he won’t have to worry about these restrictions.

In the next versions, meat tanks will be weakened, while assassins and warriors will be strengthened.

At that time, Gu Chen will take out Fiora, Noxus, weapons, etc. for a walk.

With the revised talents, it can really be both the front row and output! !

Of course, all of this is unclear to the audience.

They just felt unhappy now, thinking that with Gu Chen's ability, it would be fine for him to play mid lane, and switching to top lane was simply unnecessary! !

EDG naturally didn't care about the cheers from fans outside.

joke! !
With Gu Chen's strength in the top lane, he is so powerful with just a slight attack. If he goes all out, the championship will be within his grasp.

In the current version, switching to the middle lane obviously won’t produce such an effect!!

……

The LPL summer season champion has been decided.

The order of places for the entire World Championship is also determined.

EDG also successfully won the championship, and of course they also played as the number one seed.

The second seed is IG!

As for the third seed, it needs to select a team from the regional qualifying round.

After a few days of competition.

The results of the regional qualifiers are out, and RNG finally won the third seed! !

In the end, LPL set off for the World Championship: No. 1 seed EDG, No. 2 seed IG, and No. 3 seed RNG!

All three teams are very strong.

Both IG and RNG are battle-hardened teams.

Especially IG!

In the summer finals, they fought back and forth with EDG, which is enough to show how strong they are.

And on the LCK side.

Their team for the World Championship has also been determined.

The number one seed is KT, the number two seed is AFS, and the number three seed is GEN.

The number one and three seeds are both teams that the LPL is relatively familiar with, and they are often encountered in major competitions around the world.

But the second seed seems a little unfamiliar.

Few people know that this is also a dark horse team in LCK.

Netizens are talking a lot.

[It seems that LCK is not very strong in this world competition! SKT didn't even make it. Tsk, tsk, there will be no Faker this year! ! ]

[What a pity that SKT is not here. After all, this year's World Championship is held in Korea. Our ace team can't even enter the World Championship. Hahahaha!!]

[Hey! Don’t underestimate KT and AFS. These two teams performed very well in the summer season. Their top laners are even more ruthless. I believe everyone knows KT’s Smeb, a veteran top laner in LCK, Jayce Jinchuriki! !
Everyone should have an impression of Klin. He was the one who came to the Asian Games. At that time, he beat Letme several times. His hero pool is even more terrifying. He can use Jayce, Gangplank, Kennen, Shen, and even top lane Quinn and Yasuo! ! 】

[Damn, the LCK top laner is so strong? ? ]

After learning about the LCK teams, many netizens couldn't help but worry about the LPL.

The world championship version has strengthened the warrior assassin in the top lane, but the meat tank has been weakened.

What does the top laner in LPL know?

Sion, Ornn, the tree...

Among the three teams that participated in the competition, TheShy used more warriors.

People like Gu Chen and Letme rarely use it.

Although Gu Chen can bring out a mage in the top lane, how can he deal with the Jayce and Kennen of the LCK team? ?
After all, Gu Chen is not familiar with the road!

In laning, you may not be able to flash against the LCK top laner!

For a while, every day under EDG’s official Weibo, there were people asking them to move Gu Chen to the mid lane.

[Let Maoshen play in the middle lane, it’s a ball…]

[By the way, can Maoshen still start in this world game? I heard that Maoshen's hand injury is a bit serious!! ]

[I hope to see Maoshen in the World Championship. Although he was a bit mixed up in the top lane, as long as he can win the championship and win three consecutive championships, then it doesn’t matter if he is mixed up!!]

……

As the world championship teams from major regions around the world are determined.

More than ten days later.

Team members from all major regions have gathered in South Korea.

South Korea also tries its best to show its hospitality as a host.

only……

They give the contestants kimchi, instant noodles, and ramen every day!!
Is this for human consumption? ?
Even if it's just leftovers, it shouldn't be so shabby, right? ?
Players from many regions were complaining.

Especially from LPL.

All three teams have Chinese people.

We are used to eating rice as the staple food, so how can we tolerate these little pickles?

EDG's side is very clear.

Kimchi definitely cannot be a staple food, so we immediately found a Chinese restaurant.

The factory manager chuckled at Scout and said, "By the way, do the people here eat kimchi every day? Three meals a day?"

Scout scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Ahem, not really, I'm just eating ramen noodles too!"

Scout has also been in LPL for many years.

He has become somewhat accustomed to the food in LPL.

Uzi: "..."

Gu Chen: "..."

Meiko was speechless when she arrived: "Tsk tsk, to be honest, I've only seen it on videos before, but I didn't expect that they actually use kimchi as a treat in Korea."

This is really a bit surprising.

"Haha, at least there's Chinese food here, otherwise we'd have to play the game on an empty stomach!" Gu Chen couldn't help but laugh. "Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense, we're in someone else's territory now, don't let us become big news before the game even starts!"

Abu waved his hand and invited everyone to enter the box.

……

In the following days, the EDG members basically ate at Chinese restaurants.

Apart from eating, the other thing is of course to play training games. The World Championship is a rare opportunity to compete with major teams.

Especially for the two strongest regions, LPL and LCK!

Both sides want to play against each other in a training match to test their strength.

This time the world championship is divided into three stages.

The first is the qualifying round!

The second is the group stage!
The third is the knockout round!
What is going on now is the qualifying round, and the major LPL teams do not need to take action.

It’s just that the teams from each region can be watched on the field. Even if most of the qualifying teams are not strong, there will always be a team that can come up with a good lineup.

Play training matches while watching the qualifying matches.

Time passed very quickly.

After a few days of qualifying rounds.

Some wild card teams have finally finished their games.

This time's group stage is still divided into four groups: ABCD.

Group A: FW, AFS, PVB, G2!

Group B: EDG, GEN, VIT, C9!

Group C: KT, MAD, TL, RNG!

Group D: FNC, 100T, IG, GRX!

When the group stage groups are announced.

There has been a heated discussion on all major social media platforms for LPL.

The commentators also gathered together to discuss the grouping of the World Championship.

A thorough analysis has been conducted on all the LPL teams in this group stage.

"This grouping is OK for LPL, but RNG is a bit difficult to handle. As the third seed, they have to face KT."

"However, even if I can't get the first place, I still have a chance to get the second place!!"

The doll started talking.

Miller also said: "The main reason is that IG was almost guaranteed to advance. They were lucky and did not meet the LCK in this group!"

Guan Zeyuan: "Yes! But EDG has a high chance of winning against Samsung. Samsung is not very good this year and barely got the third seed in LCK."

As a loyal fan of Samsung, Guan Zeyuan naturally supports Samsung.

However, after seeing the grouping, he was immediately depressed. He could have met anyone else, but he met the most difficult one! !
EDG has been the strongest team since S6, and has won countless championships of all sizes along the way.

Naturally, Samsung has been beaten many times.

"Hahaha!!"

I remember laughing at this time: "Brother Guan is going to collapse this time. Samsung is the third seed this season and they can't touch EDG!!"

Guan Zeyuan suddenly stood up, "Actually, that's not necessarily true. You all know about this version. All tanks are weakened. This is equivalent to weakening the four-protect-one strategy in disguise. The advantage of the bottom lane is gone!!"

"In LCK, these major teams all have top laners, and they are both as fierce as tigers. On the other hand, on our side, only TheShy is a bit more powerful."

As soon as he said this.

The rest of the people were silent.

This seems to be a big problem.

The version used in the World Championship is not the same as the one used in the Summer Championship. The version used now is for the top lane team.

This is a huge nerf for the LPL, which is still accustomed to tankiness.

After a long silence, Miller said: "As long as Scout plays normally and Uzi shines, EDG can at least make it to the quarterfinals!!"

"And don't worry, Maoshen will take action. To be honest, I can see that Maoshen is leisurely in every game. It is obvious that he did not use his full strength. It was only in the fifth game against IG that he showed some strength!"

"This time in the world, Cat God's top laner will definitely give us a huge surprise!"

Guan Zeyuan is cheering for Samsung, while Miller is cheering for EDG!!

After these words, Miller left Guan Zeyuan speechless.

Gu Chen's performance in that match was indeed at the level of a world champion. Even Guan Zeyuan had to admit that Gu Chen's strength had not declined but had improved a lot.

Wawa said: "It's useless to say this now. We will know after the group stage."

Jide also agreed: "Right, right, right. Now let's just talk about the surface situation of the team. As for the actual situation, who can tell? Every team has its own hidden cards!"

Several people continued to chat.

……

There was also idle chat in other places.

Many people even started live broadcasts to capture this wave of traffic and praise LPL! !
But suddenly, a shocking news shocked the entire LPL.

[According to reliable information, in this training match between the major regions, KT had the highest win rate, sweeping every game, especially their top laner, who carried many games.]

[Wow! It seems that the meta of this world competition is focused on the top lane! ! ]

[Yes, yes! I also saw their leaked results before. The top laners of both KT and AFS teams scored double-digit results and killed more than a dozen people! ]

[This is so scary. It seems that LPL is a bit difficult to deal with. The tanks are weakened this season. In teamfights, the top laner is just a tool. But the top laner in LCK is a core output. In this comparison, they are much weaker! ! ]

All of a sudden!

Many people became worried!
Given this situation, can LPL really beat LCK in the World Championship?
After all, the entire LPL is still in the era of playing tanks.

In the game, Jayce is still banned, but everyone in LCK is proficient in using Jayce.

Especially now.

EDG, the team of champions, has Cat God no longer in the mid lane!
The core player who can lead the team to a comeback is gone. Can they still win the championship facing LCK?
Fortunately, EDG fans still support them as always.

[Don’t worry! Don’t worry! LPL is really strong this year! 】

[That's right! Don't boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige. I just strengthened the warrior top lane. It's not like other lanes can't be played. If you don't have a big advantage in the top lane, do you still want to beat multiple people at once? You're dreaming!]

[To be honest, the top laners of the three teams participating in this competition, whether it is Letme or Maoshen, they all have heroes other than tanks, such as Letme's Gangplank and Shen, and Maoshen's Ryze. LPL will definitely enter the quarterfinals! ]

After all, looking at the current grouping.

IG is the most stable!
Basically, we have safely advanced to the quarterfinals.

On EDG's side, there is only one Samsung that is difficult to deal with.

But judging by LCK's record, Samsung had a bad season this season, only getting the third seed, which they fought hard for.

From this perspective, EDG, as the No. 1 seed, should have no problem defeating the No. 3 seed? ?
In other words, RNG is a bit worse...

But they were assigned to KT, the strongest team in LCK this season.

However, it is not difficult for RNG to emerge.

At least the other opponents in the group are not very strong. As long as RNG performs normally, they can also win the second place and get a ticket to the quarterfinals.

With the group stage completed, the major teams rested for a few days.

at last!

At the Seoul Stadium, the group stage has begun!!
The first day's game is against the number one seed from the LPL region, EDG!

They will face C9!

(End of this chapter)