After the Huaguo team finished the game and returned to the hotel, the logistics team prepared two tables to celebrate.
Everyone gathered in the restaurant for a late-night snack. Chairman Qi excitedly raised a glass of juice and said with a smile, "Congratulations to everyone who made it to the finals! Whether we win or lose, at least we can get the prize this year!"
Winning an award was something I never even thought about before.
Today, the Huaguo team has achieved a "zero breakthrough" under the leadership of Coach Jiang. Their national team has created a miracle together!
Everyone happily ate supper. It was only 11 pm. Jiang Shaoyu called the players to his dormitory and briefly reviewed today's game.
After the replay, the players went back to rest first, and the coaching staff stayed behind to work overtime to prepare the lineup and tactics for the next finals.
Qin Bo opened up the information about the players of the US team, pointed to the data table and said, "This year's national team lineup of the US team is similar to last year, with three snipers and two in other positions."
"Among them, the snipers Venus, Robert, and Barton all played in the group stage and the knockout stage. The strongest is Venus, who is the absolute main force and has the most kills. Barton is more of a long-range cover to assist his teammates in rushing forward. Everyone The coach can look at the stats I've come up with..."
It is very obvious from the graph. Venus is the main output, and he takes most of the heads in the games where he plays. Robert is an auxiliary output, while the sniper Patton is more used to suppress firepower and cover. If it is a game where Patton plays, most of the heads are in the hands of teammates in the front row.
The sniper's play has two main attack, auxiliary cover. The configuration of the three snipers in the US team is two main forces and one auxiliary.
"Assaulter Stley and Assaulter Aldridge are from the same club and are regular partners and often play together; Medic Stella and Scout Eureka are also players from the same club. I counted the group stage and the knockout stage. According to the data of the stage, it is found that their lineup is more determined by the combination of the situation, and the turnover rate of the game is very low."
Jiang Shaoyu looked up at the data, thoughtfully. Teams with a low turnover rate are difficult to play, they won’t make mistakes in downwind games, and they can also seek opportunities without being arrogant or impetuous in headwind games. At least the American team’s mentality is much more stable than the Korean team.
South Korea's loss to Huaguo in the Asian Championships left a psychological shadow. In addition, after Cha Renjun took office, he was eager to express himself. The whole team was impetuous.
But the US team is different. Their head coach Asta has led the team for 5 years, and the national team's military spirit is very stable. On the surface, Asta is personable. Every time he sees Jiang Shaoyu, he smiles and shakes hands. He also takes the initiative to congratulate the Huaguo team for reaching the semi-finals.
This "Laughing Tiger" is the strongest opponent.
Compared with Cha Injun, who just took office in the Korean team, he is not at the same level at all.
After listening to Qin Bo's summary, Jiang Shaoyu calmly said: "Little Pei's freestyle play has been exposed, and the United States will definitely find a way to target them. Their most powerful team is the three-sniper lineup. We also have three snipers in China. What do you think of the odds of winning if you fight against each other?"
Lao Xu said with a smile, "Xiao Liu and Xiao Pei are in a very stable state. If it is true that the three snipers are on the gun, the key will depend on Mo Hantian's performance!"
Lao Cui agreed: "Last year, Xiao Mo was hit by a series of headshots by Venus from the US team, and he walked off the stage crying. I'm afraid that when he remembered this dark history, his mentality collapsed again, alas! "
The pressure of the finals is already great, and Mo Hantian is indeed an uncertain factor.
Jiang Shaoyu nodded and said: "I think, when playing the US team, you can change the commander appropriately to disrupt their rhythm. For example, the fast-paced sneak attack style of commander Ye Qingming has not been used yet. On some maps , reconnaissance is also very restrained snipers."
Everyone nodded in agreement. In fact, the combination of the lineup and the map is the key to the tactical layout. The biggest advantage of the Huaguo team is that they have spent nearly half a year familiarizing all the maps by heart. No matter what map the opponent chooses, they don't have to be afraid.
The tactical discussion continued until three in the morning before Jiang Shaoyu fell asleep.
Before going to sleep, he turned on his mobile phone and found an unread message from his eldest brother: "I went to the United States on a business trip and bought tickets for the finals, and went to the scene to experience it."
Jiang Shaoyu frowned and replied, "You don't understand e-sports, so what are you doing here?"
Jiang Shaocheng said, "You haven't slept yet? It's already three o'clock."
Jiang Shaoyu: "We are having a tactical discussion. Why haven't you slept?"
Jiang Shaocheng sent a helpless expression: "The company has a lot of business, and I am also having a remote video conference with the country." He followed up and asked: "After this session, if you win the championship, should you answer? home?"
Jiang Shaoyu frowned: "Let's talk about it."
Jiang Shaocheng didn't ask any more questions and put down his phone.
At the same time, the coaching staff of the US team was also working overtime urgently.
Asta held a stack of materials in his hand and carefully analyzed: "Huaguo's tactics have changed a lot. From the current point of view, the lineup they have used in this world competition includes pure melee first wave, three sniper long-range guerrilla warfare, and three reconnaissance. The assassination flow, the ACE2.0 stabilization system, the double sniper attack and blasting, etc." He paused, looked at several assistant coaches and assistant coaches, and said: "But no matter how the lineup changes, the Huaguo team has an absolute core. ."
Several people looked at each other and said at the same time: "Fred?"
Ashtar nodded: "That's right! Fred is their absolute core. This is a rare and talented player with excellent overall situation awareness and commanding ability. Moreover, there is a strange tacit understanding between him and Coach Jiang. Presenting 100% of the coach's tactical ideas on the field is the most terrifying thing."
The idea of the coaching staff is very good, but it is difficult to play half of the power in actual combat. The players are really fighting, and they are likely to forget the coach's instructions.
But Fred's every command can fully present the master's ideas. On the surface, Fred was leading the game, but in fact the real opponent of the US team was Jiang Shaoyu, who had been behind the scenes.
"I have led the team for so many years, and this is the first time I have met a coach like Jiang Shaoyu." Ashtar said with emotion, "He is innovative, very calm, and very good at grasping the opponent's psychological state and the rhythm of the game. Have you noticed? All the teams that played against the Huaguo team before, didn't have enough time-outs?"
Everyone thinks about it carefully, it really is like this! The German team, the British team, and the South Korean team will never have enough time-outs to hit the next key game, but Jiang Shaoyu is able to handle it with ease.
This is the master of psychological warfare.
"This final is not only a technical competition, but also a psychological game." Asta touched his chin and said with a smile, "We not only have to arrange the lineup and tactics in advance, but also think about when to call a timeout. Moreover, we Guess where Fred will play. Guess who's in command and what map."
Everyone: "… "
Tired! This has become a guess me guess puzzle game
The U.S. team also held a meeting until 3:00 in the morning, and only then did the lineup and map for China have been determined.
The finals will be officially held at 7 pm on December 21st.
There are still three days before the finals to rest and adjust. The US team and the Huaguo team are all training intensively. The South Korean team has to play a third place match with Italy. The two teams are also practicing frantically.
The Italian players have a very relaxed mentality. They have reached the semi-finals for the first time this year, which is already the best result in history. On the contrary, the Korean team is under enormous psychological pressure, and the overwhelming domestic scolding has put a heavy burden on every player and coaching staff.
On the evening of December 20, the third runner-up battle started.
Italy played very casually, like the stream of consciousness gameplay of "shooting at random", but the Korean team couldn't let go. They were too tense, and the more worried they were, the easier they were to make mistakes.
The overall strength of the Italian team is actually not as good as that of Germany.
But this year, their luck is really good. In the 8-in-4 draw, the black coach of Brazil was drawn to Huaguo, and they picked up the omission to draw Germany. As a result, because the mentality of the German team collapsed, Italy unexpectedly won.
Today's competition for the third place... The Korean team's mentality has collapsed again.
Italy unexpectedly beat South Korea.
The audience was stunned, this year's South Korean team Waterloo is too serious, right? Didn't even get the runner-up! The Italian player inexplicably won!
The entire South Korean team booked air tickets to return to China overnight. When they were packing their luggage to go to the airport, they happened to be seen by Lao Lin and others who were passing by. The crowd sighed in their hearts.
There is no eternal king in e-sports. If you use all kinds of tricks and do not focus on training and competition, the final result can only be surpassed by others.
Go well, no delivery.
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December 21, the final day of the sixth World Series.
The game was crowded with people. Since it was the home stadium of the United States, many local people came to the scene to cheer for the national team. There were hundreds of thousands of spectators throughout the game, and the Stars and Stripes of the United States team was fluttering everywhere.
Of course, there were also some Chinese who came to watch the game. The red square formed by the Chinese was very eye-catching. Everyone held the national flag in their hands and shouted excitedly.
Compared with more than 90% of the American audience, Huaguo's audience is pitifully small, but their enthusiasm is clearly transmitted to the backstage through the live broadcast screen of the game.
- They represent the support and expectations of countless Chinese for the national team.
The atmosphere was very lively. Jiang Shaoyu led the team to the backstage and rested with the team members in the preparation room. Suddenly, the screen in the preparation room showed the camera to the auditorium, and a familiar figure appeared on the screen.
The man was wearing a suit, a mask and sunglasses, and he looked out of place in the audience. Jiang Shaoyu stared at him, and Pei Feng noticed Master's gaze, and immediately looked back - isn't this the Alpha brother who came to the national team base to look for Jiang Shaoyu
Pei Feng was still jealous at the time, misunderstood what the other party had to do with Master, and it turned out to be Master's brother.
Thinking of the Oolong at that time, Pei Feng coughed in embarrassment and said with a smile, "Master, your elder brother came to watch the game in person."
Jiang Shaoyu raised his eyebrows: "He recently came to the United States on a business trip, so he just stopped by to have a look."
Pei Feng found that Master's personality was actually a bit arrogant. He was very happy when he saw his brother just now, but on the surface he pretended to be cold, with a "it doesn't matter if love comes or not" attitude.
Such a proud person, even if he likes it, will he be embarrassed to say it
Jiang Shaoyu changed the subject and said, "Okay, get ready to play the game." He looked back at the players and took the initiative to extend his hand: "In the finals, relax and play well, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose, it's already great to have come this far, and give your best. The level is enough, don't leave any regrets. Come on everyone!"
Pei Feng immediately stretched out his hand and placed it on the back of Master's hand. Others also came around one after another and folded their hands together. Pei Feng shouted loudly, "Team Huaguo, come on!"
Everyone shouted together: "Come on!"
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"Friends from the audience, welcome to the 6th World Series Finals! Tonight, the Huaguo team and the US team will determine the title of this World Series through a BO7 final!"
"In the past, it was very difficult for our Huaguo team to even qualify for the group stage, but this year, we have reached the world finals. Let us give the national team some encouragement with the greatest enthusiasm!"
The number of viewers in the live broadcast room exceeded 50 million, nearly ten times more than the previous year's World Series. This game has been looking forward to the finals for six years, which has attracted the attention of almost all gun king e-sports fans in China.
The barrage area was filled with refueling by the Huaguo team.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, the game officially started. Asta and Jiang Shaoyu walked to the big stage together and shook hands politely in the middle of the stage.
Reporters from all over the world are excitedly filming this picture - this will be the peak showdown between the world's strongest theoretical old coach and an e-sports player's actual combat coach!
The two came to the soundproof room to confirm the system draw.
Team USA takes the lead.
"Asta chose the mode of endless bloody battle. In the first round, they want to play a quick round!"
"There are a lot of maps in the bloody battle mode. Let's take a look at Coach Jiang's BP, the ghost castle, the food pedestrian street, the port of hope... All the maps he bans are better for snipers?"
"The American team's snipers are very strong, and Hua Guo's snipers are not weak. The first game is a test of each other. With Coach Jiang's BP method, there is a high probability that he will not be in the three-sniper lineup."
"Coach Ashtar submitted the map very quickly."
Horror Cinema, a relatively unpopular map.
Asta chooses this map, will there be any special tactical arrangements