Captain Green of the British team came out of the backstage, their first opponent was Turkey, and Pablo shouted 2-0 as soon as he heard the result.
Turkey's e-sports level is relatively poor, and it is obviously not the opponent of the British team. Tao Lele said enviously, "It's good, I hope we can also draw a weak opponent in the first game."
Xiao Zhang snorted, "Is there a strong opponent here?"
Everyone: "… "
Although this is not so pleasant to say, it is not completely unreasonable.
Over the years, only the South Korean team has stabilized in the head of the Chinese team, and South Korea has the qualifications for the exemption of the wild card competition, so other countries may not really be the opponents of the Chinese team.
"It's not right to say that." Liang Minghui's eyes swept over the US team lightly, and said in a voice that several people could hear, "Look over there, the members of the US team are all players from PD and D2 teams, PD and D2. Two of the best teams in the United States, both of which have reached the quarterfinals of the World Finals."
When he said this, everyone noticed that, isn't it, all the members of the US team are familiar faces.
Luo Lie asked inexplicably, "Why is this? Isn't the reorganization of the Wild Card Tournament just to allow players who are not eligible to participate in the World Tournament to participate in the Wild Card Tournament and get world rankings?"
Song Xueyang narrowed his eyes slightly, "That's what the International Competition Committee means, not the country. It seems that the United States is not willing to take the second place, and sent the two strongest teams while the players from all over the world have not yet run in well. First place in the wild card race."
Luo Lie frowned, "I suddenly feel that although Chairman Hua is fierce, he is still very kind to us."
At least give them a chance to play in the World Championship and get a world ranking, while the members of the other teams in the United States are not so lucky.
Song Xueyang laughed, "So, your dean is also very kind to you."
Rory nodded again and again.
At this time, Captain Green passed by them with the British team. Captain Green was a handsome and very tolerant man, and his style on the field was the same. No matter how tough the enemy was, he was always calm. , One-handed freezing and stacking is very handy. It is currently one of the best ice techniques in the world. Fans call him the "Prince of Ice".
He smiled and nodded to the Chinese team, "I wish you good luck."
Louis nodded to Luo Lie, and Luo Lie also wanted to nod, but he felt that it was not polite to nod to the senior. For a while, he couldn't think of how to express his respect, and he hurriedly pulled out a silly smile.
Pablo walked in the middle of the team with his head down, "He's smiling so cutely, and he has little tiger teeth."
Louis said speechlessly, "I don't understand what you want to express."
"If only I was a fan."
Lewis: "…"
The British and American teams left one after another, and Shen Huai and Guan He finally came out.
Si Qianjin hurriedly asked, "What was the result? Who was drawn?"
Tao Lele said with a smile, "Captain, what are you anxious about? Both the US and UK teams have drawn lots. Our opponents are not us, so there should be no pressure left."
Shen Huai nodded in the eyes of everyone's expectations, "There is no pressure, it's a bye."
Everyone: "… "
Actually bye! What kind of aura is this!
Si Qianjin never expected that he would be able to draw a bye, "Yu Shen has won the jackpot! This is called good luck, and it's hard not to win!"
Liang Minghui also smiled and said, "With Yushen's luck, before the game even started, I thought we had already won."
Shen Huai smiled, "You don't blame me. After all, there is one less game that can be used as a reference for world rankings."
Sunny said sincerely, "I'm already very happy to be able to participate in the wild card tournament. It's not bad for this one."
Tao Lele also nodded again and again, "That's right, Yushen, you are too polite. During the training period, you have arranged for us before and after you are busy. It is a good thing to have a bye, we can't be so stingy."
Shen Huai smiled slightly, "Well, the first round of the competition will all end tomorrow, so we only have one day off. Those who want to watch the competition can come to the scene, but the organizer has not reserved a place for us, so everyone can only stand. Watch from the back. Those who don’t want to watch the game can rest in the hotel and prepare for the game the day after tomorrow.”
"it is good!"
Everyone just went through two weeks of special training and rushed to the United States non-stop. For the next day and a half, Shen Huai arranged for everyone to have free activities, also to give them enough time to rest, but he himself returned to the hotel. Research player profiles.
He has done his homework for the famous players from various countries, and he plans to report the rest today and then study it. However, it is a waste of time to check so many players one by one. He intends to check only a few relatively strong countries.
Shen Huai was watching the video of the Nordic player Bill's game when Song Xueyang suddenly sat down beside him, "Bill is good at forcing teams, his style of play is more aggressive, and his talent is the same as you who chooses to point out redemption, with passive HP recovery, the less HP The harder it is to kill. He also likes to cooperate with his teammates, and he will hardly stay by the head of the head of state during the battle of the head of state."
Shen Huai was fascinated, and immediately clicked on the next video, "Where's William? No one in China plays Inception, and I haven't had much contact with this professional player."
Song Xueyang seemed to think of some interesting picture, and laughed, "Lucky William, a rookie who just participated in the World Championships last year, it's normal for you not to understand. This guy is absolutely top-notch, and his operation is not bad. He is famous for his big He can draw useful skills almost every time, and domestic players generally call him the Son of Heaven.”
He summed up a player in just a few words, and Shen Huai couldn't help asking, "When did you study this?"
Fengyue didn't make it to the World Championships last year. Song Xueyang didn't need to study the players in the World Finals so carefully. Second, William was a rookie. Even if he was interested in studying it at the time, he couldn't remember it so clearly.
Song Xueyang said, "During the training period, I knew that even if I told you not to work too hard, you wouldn't listen, so I can only help you a little bit so you can rest a little more."
Shen Huai didn't expect Song Xueyang to study the information of those players specially to help him. He remembered that during training, when he returned to his room every night, he had to summarize the training situation of the day and come up with suggestions for improvement. Holding his notebook, he accompanies him on the sofa without saying a word.
Only now did he know that Song Xueyang was helping him sort out the information of players from all over the world at the time. In order to make himself do less work, he would rather spend a lot of time researching and sorting it out. How could he not be moved? In addition to being touched, he was even more grateful to Song Xueyang for understanding him and supporting him. When he was working hard, he didn't say a word to stop him, but extended a helping hand to him with actions.
Shen Huai couldn't help but stretch out his hand to give Song Xueyang a hug, "Thank you, we will definitely get the first place."
Song Xueyang patted his back gently, "With you here, there's no reason not to take the first place."
"Wrong, we are there."
Song Xueyang smiled, "Okay, will you continue listening?"
"Listen!" Shen Huai immediately entered the state, "The US team's lineup this year is full of veteran players from PD and D2 teams. The strength should not be underestimated, but we are all familiar. The rest of the British, Nordic, and Australian teams all have new players. , tell me about it."
This time, the two chatted until the evening, and even ate dinner while talking in the house. Shen Huai finally had a general understanding of the players who participated in the wild card competition this year, and he planned to go to the scene tomorrow to see the rest .
The next day he made an appointment with Guan He to go to the scene, and Zhou Ning also followed. Recently, the two of them have a very harmonious relationship, which can be seen at a glance.
As soon as they went out, they ran into Si Qianjin, Tao Lele, and Luo Lie. Tao Lele asked, "Did Yu Shen also go to see the game? It just so happens that we are going too, shall we?"
When I got to the competition site, I met Sunny, Jin An and Jia Yunge, and they arrived one step earlier.
Shen Huai asked, "Where's the fire guy?"
Jin An said, "We went to him, he said he wanted to rest in the room."
Shen Huai nodded, Liang Minghui was not in good health, the training has been very hard these days, and he should rest more to prepare for tomorrow's game.
Guan He said, "I looked at the schedule. The British team and the American team started at the same time. The United Kingdom is in Hall A, and the United States is in Hall B. Which one are you going to watch?"
Luo Lie had already thought about it, "Team Tao and Si Ge are very interested in the PD and D2 teams in the United States, and want to go to the scene to have a look."
Jin An said, "I want to see the British team with Yunshen and Sunny, how about you captains?"
Guan He turned his head and asked Zhou Ning, "Which one do you want to see?"
After this period of training, everyone has already asked Zhou Ning about everything, except that they are still a little curious about when the two of them got along so well.
Zhou Ning smiled, "The United States, I really like D2's Wave, and I want to go and see it."
Everyone was keenly aware that the aura around Guan He was a little colder, but Zhou Ning was the only one who didn't notice it.
Shen Huai and Song Xueyang decided to go to see the British team, so they parted ways.
Because the organizer only gave them a pass to enter and leave the game site, and did not arrange an auditorium for them, so everyone was ready to stand and watch the game, but as soon as they entered the door, they found that the auditorium was empty. To half of the people, especially in the VIP area near the stage, there was no one at all.
Sunny asked in surprise, "Why are there only so many people?"
Shen Huai didn't understand either. He heard that the tickets for this year's Wild Card Tournament were selling very well. All 100 tickets in the VIP area were sold out in the first hour. He thought there would be a lot of people at the scene.
Jin An has participated in the wild card competition many times with the Xiaolang team, and he is more experienced. "Because the wild card competition is uncertain about the opponent, the pass is sold in advance. One pass can choose to watch five games, and the organizer the night before the game. The results of the lottery and the time of each game will be posted, and spectators can exchange their tickets for seat cards. Generally, those who have bought a pass will want to keep it to watch the semi-finals and finals. There are fewer spectators watching the game from the first round. The game was between Brazil and Spain, and their fans were relatively small, but there should be more people in the British team. We can find a place to sit first, and almost every audience in the first round was full.”
Sure enough, it didn't take long for spectators to enter the stadium one after another, but only half of them were seated until the start of the game. What surprised them the most was that there was still no one in the VIP seat in the front row. Several spectators wanted to go to the VIP area to watch, but they were all blocked. Security stopped.
Sunny was a little helpless, "I didn't expect no one to come to the VIP area."
Jin An took a closer look and found that there was indeed no one there. "It's a bit strange. I usually don't lack so much even if I'm absent. It's better if there are fewer people. The place is too small, and it's very noisy when there are many people.
It didn't take long for the game to start. The first game was the duo of Pablo and Luis. The two were also well-known. The combination of Holy Light and Berserker had both frankness and output.
The level of Berserkers in the European server is generally better than that of other servers. Pablo's style of play is very aggressive. In contrast, it is rare to see a dad with a delicate style of play like Louis, especially after Pablo's duel. He easily survived ten seconds under the fierce attack of the enemy by himself. His positioning is superb and his reaction is fast enough, which is really good.
It's just that Shen Huai felt that he and Jia Yunge were still far behind. The two of them cooperated tacitly, but their overall strength had not yet reached a world-class level.
Hearing his comment, Song Xueyang reminded, "We fought with him, do you remember?"
Shen Huai was at a loss, why didn't he remember when he played with a professional player in the UK
"That European service live broadcast..."
Shen Huai suddenly remembered that it turned out to be the "brotherhood" at that time. Forgive him for only being impressed by this, but he really didn't think there was anything special about them at the time. Compared with their performance at the time, it is really a big improvement.
There is really no suspense between the UK and Turkey. The whole game went well, only 2V2 and 6V6 were played, and it was over before the 1V1 arena match.
Shen Huai and the others went to Hall B again. The American team's game wasn't over yet, but it could be seen that they had a big advantage, and it was only a matter of time before they won.
When Luo Lie saw him, he happily patted the chair next to him, "God Feather! This! I didn't expect that there were not many spectators, we just had a seat, and no one came after the game was over."
Shen Huai glanced at it. There were very few viewers here, and there was also no one in the VIP area, which made him feel that something was wrong, "The same is true in Hall A."
Si Qianjin complained, "These rich people don't even come after they bought the VIP area. Isn't this making those who didn't buy the front row jealous?"
Shen Huai was speechless.
The American team's opponent is the French team, which is stronger than the British team's opponent Turkey, but there is no chance of winning if they compete with the American team.
This was the last game of the day. After the game, Shen Huai didn't go back and stayed at the scene to wait for the draw.
Seven teams were eliminated in the first round, and the remaining eight captains were all familiar faces in the World Championship. They were a little surprised when they saw Shen Huai. No one expected an actor with looks, resources and background like him. He actually came to play e-sports with them.
More people think that Shen Huai is an e-sports ambassador sent by China, just to support the scene, anyway, there is a substitute, just right for him, and they don't take him as an opponent, and everyone who chats with him is talking to him. He wanted an autograph and asked about making a movie.
Before it was Shen Huai's turn in the second round of draws, the staff told him that there was no need to draw, the British team had already drawn them.
Captain Green extended his hand to him in a gentle manner, "It's my honor to be able to compete with someone as beautiful as you, and I really hope to see you on the field."
Shen Huai could hear that he was making fun of himself, but he still shook his hand politely, "Thank you, it's also my honor."
Greene was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but praise, "You are the most elegant Chinese with British pronunciation I've ever seen."
Shen Huai had learned spoken English at first, and even when he arrived in the UK, people would always praise him for his authentic pronunciation. Green was not the first person to say so.
He thanked him again and returned to the audience to share the news with his teammates.
The United Kingdom is a country that often reaches the semi-finals in the World Championship. Its strength is naturally different from those teams that were eliminated today. Without the Korean team, the strength of the British team is already the best, and this game will definitely not be so easy. .
However, Shen Huai was not too worried. The Chinese team has several top gods in charge, and their training results are also very good. There is a great hope of winning this battle.
That night, the organizer opened the channel for redemption of seat cards. In ten minutes, more than 200 seats showed that they had been reserved. Everyone was very proud, and the Secretary went forward for a long time, "Look, our Chinese team has to have an appeal. Right? Let them see what a full seat is tomorrow!"
Shen Huai didn't expect everyone to be so enthusiastic, but a large audience is a good thing, proving that more and more people are becoming fans of Chinese e-sports teams.
The next day, Shen Huai brought everyone in early. Because the stage was relatively small, both players waited in the same waiting room. After the commentator invited them to enter, they bowed together and entered their respective soundproof rooms.
Shen Huai finally said "Come on", looked at the circular door that opened slowly in front of him, took a breath, and strode onto the stage, the team members followed him one after another, and the dazzling lights on the stage gave him a moment. Unable to open my eyes, I could only hear the neat applause from the audience.
When the lights on the stage were removed, his vision became clearer. Just as he was about to bow down to the stage, he saw a row of bodyguards dressed in black sitting in the last row of the VIP area. They were surrounded by a man in the most prominent position. The man was five points alike to himself, and he was clapping his hands solemnly.
Pablo screamed and almost didn't jump down, "Mr. Shen!"
Shen Huai was even more shocked. That person was his father, Shen Nuo.