Before the start of the FOG World Championship every year, in order to increase the enthusiasm of players to watch the game, the game official will launch the World Championship win prediction betting activity in the game client. Players can use in-game game currency to bet on the team they think can win the championship. After the game is over, players who are lucky enough to win the championship team will receive corresponding game coins according to the odds.
This year, this in-game activity started after the confirmation of the teams competing in the World Championships in each major region. The total amount of bet in the game currency also represents the popular ranking of each team to win the championship to some extent.
The data ranking in the game client has gradually stabilized as early as a week ago, and now it is the No. 1 favorite to win the championship: the European Holy Sword.
The second favorite to win the championship: the Chinese Free team.
Since the establishment of the FOG League, it is the first time that the first and second teams that have won the championship have encountered the situation in the quarter-finals.
The moment Yu Sui drew the lottery, it meant that one or two of the most popular teams to win the championship this year would inevitably fall into the quarter-finals.
It's not Free, it's the holy sword.
Since the establishment of the Holy Sword Club, the worst record in the World Championship is the semi-finals.
The Free Club was just established this year, and there is no way to trace its historical record. If Yu Sui's personal performance is calculated, his worst record in the World Championship is runner-up.
According to this data, the historical records of both sides are very impressive.
And after this quarter-finals knockout match ended, the losing side not only had to pack up and go home, but also had to set the record for the worst record in history—
World Championship quarter-final round.
Before the start of the World Championship, everyone expected that the fateful team Free and Holy Sword might meet, and they would give a final answer to the unsuccessful practice match at the beginning of the season.
But no one expected the two sides to meet so early.
In the lounge of the stadium, Yu Sui was reminded to draw lots but the staff were still there.
According to the regulations, if the players are not accompanied by the accompanying staff of the team, the staff of the competition team shall serve as translators and receptionists to take care of the single players.
The staff watched Yu Sui draw out the holy sword competition ticket, his face was shocked, his jaw was about to drop.
The two favorites to win the championship have met? Is this too early? !
While the staff was terrified, they felt sorry for Yu Sui. They were so lucky before and got the precious No. 1 qualifying spot. The No. 1 seed team had an advantage in the quarter-finals. The possibility of promotion is very large, but I didn't expect that there would be a holy sword.
At this moment, the other No. 1 teams are afraid that they are all relieved. Yu Sui took this piranha and the next lottery from the No. 2 seed pool.
After a brief shock, the staff shook his head and turned to look at Shi Luo. He wanted to slow down and comfort the young player who had just entered the World Championship for the first time as an adult, so that he should not be afraid and not be too stressed.
But when he saw the expression on Shi Luo's face, the poor staff couldn't say any words of comfort.
Shi Luo looked at the word "Holy Sword" on the synchronous live screen, his pupils lit up, the corners of his mouth twitched a little, and the tip of his right finger on his knee trembled slightly with excitement.
Shi Luo lowered his head and smiled, and then he couldn't help laughing out loud.
staff member:"… "
The staff collapsed inwardly, is this newcomer laughing? !
Are newbies so crazy now? ! ! !
The rookie player is going to give away the head of the current favorite team to win the championship. Is it worth being happy? ! ! !
I don't know if he had witnessed Yu Sui's stomach hemorrhage and was admitted to the hospital. Shi Luo's rejection and vigilance against bloodstains were different from ordinary people.
Especially when these things are tied together with Yu Sui.
That's why Shi Luo was furious when he saw the tweet with the bloodstained single-wing picture of Shengjian, and he really wanted to go out of the lounge and go to the live broadcast room to tear up this group of people.
Regardless of whether the holy sword was intentional or not, Shi Luo paranoidly felt that this was cursing Yu Sui and provoking himself from the air.
Shi Luo couldn't stand bullying, there must be an explanation for this, it just so happened that the Holy Sword Game Control Point wanted to disgust the other No. 1 teams, and it was right in Shi Luo's arms.
Shi Luo's killing intent and excitement were too obvious, and the staff's faces were full of disbelief. What happened to this year's World Championships? One by one this is all crazy? When the top eight meet the Holy Sword, even Free will not have a winning rate of more than 50%. What's so happy about this
The staff was still worried that the boy was overly stimulated, and said softly in Chinese, "The lottery is just like this. You may encounter anything. You can't say anything about luck."
Shi Luo's eyes were red, staring at the live screen: "Yes, with a one-third probability, we finally got it."
The staff tried hard to confirm, "You... are you really happy? Are you really sure about your quarterfinals?"
Evil, a rookie whose professional ID was included in the World Championship roster in the first year, pointed to the Sacred Sword team logo on the live screen and said, "Have you seen this team? They are dead."
staff member:"… "
The lottery is still going on, the first group of Free vs. Holy Sword in the left half is determined, and then the next group of North America vs. Korea is determined.
The Swedish team that has just qualified from Group D in the right half will be confirmed against NSN, and the last group of another North American team will be confirmed against Norway in the wild card division.
The staff couldn't stop gasping. Anyone with eyes could see that this year's top eight teams were extremely unevenly distributed. There were two top-seeded teams in the left half that were strong enough to explode, and the Holy Sword Piranha who swam into the second pool. , but also a strong Korean team, the left half is simply the place where a strong team is buried.
The staff is a fan of the North American team in the left half, and couldn't help but mutter in English that the left and right half of the year are not balanced at all, and it is too easy for the right half to qualify.
"If you think it's unfair, go to Shengjian to reason with it." The lottery was over, Shi Luo got up and said lightly, "It's the first time I've seen someone who played dirty and disturbed the balance of promotion."
"Of course, it may also be the reason why I have zero experience, and I rarely see bad writing."
Shi Luo put on his coat and went to find Yu Sui. The draw was over. The captains of the eight advanced teams walked out of the live broadcast room in turn. Shi Luo and Gu Gan slapped the palms, but Gu Gan was still brooding, "They..."
"It's good." Shi Luo looked at the captain of the holy sword not far away, "I thought it was up to you to send them home, but now it's fine, we'll do it ourselves."
Yu Sui walked out of the live broadcast room, and Shi Luo and his eyes met, no more words needed.
Yu Sui Shiluo went back to the hotel together. Everyone, including the team's staff, had a meeting in Zhou Huo's room. The two of them looked for it, and before they entered the room, they heard Chen Huo's loud voice.
"Control! Control points!" Chen Huo held the top eight battle table written and painted by Lao Qiao, with no shyness on his face, "Control your mother? It's so lacking in existence! I just want to block the other No. 1 teams. , I want to send someone else home to the top eight, but I'm controlling my grandfather's head, is it still fun?!"
When Yu Sui and Luo entered the room, Chen Huo looked at Yu Sui and smiled, "Okay, this is the first time I'm so lucky."
Puppy leaned on the sofa beside him and smiled lazily, "Exciting."
Compared with several players, the faces of the other team members in the room were less excited and more worried.
Just a few minutes ago, there was a tweet on the private account of the manager of the holy sword:
[whisper, please accept a small gift from me. 】
Lao Qiao held the phone, his face still angered, "It's not that we think too much, they did it on purpose, it's amazing, we didn't bother them, they actually have the face to pick things up, who is sorry for whom? Are they still reasonable?!"
"Why doesn't it make sense?" Unlike Lao Qiao, Zhou Huo can better understand the thoughts of the middle and senior management of a purely commercial club like Shengjian, "From the perspective of the owner of Shengjian, at the end of last season... my club just won the championship, Originally, I wanted to spend more money and let these players continue to play games for me and win the championship. I didn’t expect that I would add so much signing fee in the new season. I have used the sweet date sticks. The division still left, and he took two important players with him, and returned to their declining competition area. The three of them also rebuilt the team together, and even made it to the World Championship... I must not be able to swallow this breath."
Zhou Huo looked at Yu Sui, "Didn't you say before that the manager of the Holy Sword threatened you when you left?"
Yu Sui was actually the least surprised that the Holy Sword suddenly made such a move. He nodded, "He said... I'm back in my competition area, and it's impossible for me to win the championship again."
"I know how much they hold grudges, but when they left, what they said was still very unpleasant." Yu Sui looked at the battle table written by Lao Qiao and smiled at Zhou Huo, "I caused the trouble myself, the old club. The lesson for me has come now, I admit."
Zhou Huo has been conscientious in taking care of everyone in the team this year. A manager has done too little for him. Yu Sui usually doesn't say it, but he is grateful. Now it is possible that because of the past and hatred in the team, the results of the entire team will be affected, and it is actually unfair to Zhou Huo to be in the top eight.
Unlike these players, Zhou Huo had nothing to do with Shengjian before. He didn't come to be the manager of Free. Zhou Huo and Shengjian could be said to be well water and not river water.
Lao Qiao looked at Zhou Huo and reacted, with a little apology in his eyes, "Just... there's nothing I can do about it, Liang Zi already made it, and even if he turns around and loses, he can't blame Yu Sui..."
Shi Luo's eyes moved slightly, and he interjected, "I also have my share. It was me who directly provoked the Holy Sword a few days ago."
Zhou Huo looked at a few people for a while, then laughed, "Do you think we got into trouble before blaming you? What are you kidding?!"
Zhou Huo was helpless, looked at the team who were also crowded in the room and followed the filming, adjusted his tie, and suddenly said, "Open the camera and shoot a piece of material for me, now I will explain it to everyone, and it happens that I will use it later. ."
The little brother was stunned for a while, then nodded quickly, turned on the camera neatly, and aimed at Zhou Huo.
"Since you have entered a club, as the manager, whether it is your past involvement or current grievance, whether it is good or bad, it is my responsibility. The job of a manager."
I still haven't figured out how to play this game. In the past, Zhou Huo, who was a mother-in-law and a mother, is now full of rage, and his murderousness is exactly the same as those of the villains in the team.
Zhou Huo looked around at everyone in the house, and was talking to a few players and other staff, "Isn't the worst result losing? Isn't the worst result dying in the quarter-finals and being attacked by trolls? Don't worry. Whether it's public relations or black control, I can handle it. Winning is the honor of our entire team. It was shot by you shot after shot. You have almost no vacations for nearly a whole year in a season, and you are overdrafted. Physical fitness, staying up all night, all night, all night, shot by shot."
"It's your job to go to practice hard and go to the game. It's the job of me and all the logistics staff of our entire club to deal with the aftermath of the loss. Everyone performs their duties."
"You don't mind us applauding after you win the game all day long, and we don't have the right to mind your troubles outside the arena." Zhou Huo calmly looked at everyone in the room, "I will be the manager for you one day. I'm responsible for everything, and I'm paid, so please don't add psychological burdens to yourself, so please don't make me feel bad."
"Being so targeted by the last world championship club on the world stage, forcibly lifting our club in less than a year to this position, I am happy that we are fortunate to publicize this high-level issue."
Zhou Huo finally looked at Yu Sui, his eyes gleaming, "In China, on the day of the draw for the group stage, you told me that it would be very refreshing to eliminate a strong team with your own hands, the pleasure is enough to offset all the fatigue and pain, I have never experienced it. All of our staff have never experienced it before, please try your best..."
"What does that feel like, let's feel it for ourselves."