The opening ceremony of this year's International League was held at the Mansai Esports Center in Seoul, South Korea. This season's league is divided into four divisions: China, South Korea, North America and Europe. Each division has three teams qualified for the competition. There are twelve teams in total, namely:
China's Black Rose (HM) team, Tianqi (TQ) team and Liuyun (LY) team;
Korea's ACE team, MTG team and UG team;
North American LGG team, OB team and NTP team;
And European RD team, SWW team and TTT team.
The international league competition is divided into two stages. The first stage is the group stage. The twelve teams are divided into four groups according to the lottery. Each group has three teams. In the event of a tie, the player with the highest score wins. After the group stage, the winning teams of Group A and B, and the winning teams of Group C and D will compete in the semi-finals respectively, and the winning team will be qualified to enter the finals.
As in the past, in this year's International League, there are dark horses that stand out, and there are also veteran teams that are daunting. In this way, which group they will be assigned to during the draw has also become a crucial part of the event. In other words - luck has also become a part of strength.
Three days after arriving in Seoul, South Korea, the twelve teams finally gathered at the Wansai E-sports Center, preparing for the much-anticipated draw. The media from various countries have already focused all their shots on this place. Countless e-sports fans hold their breath in front of the computer screen, waiting for the moment when the dust settles.
"Please send representatives from each team to draw lots." The host said in fluent English.
"You go." You Jing turned around and said to Lin Xiao at the player's bench of the Black Rose team.
"What are you going to do?" Lin Xiao was drinking water, looking up in confusion.
"...The host said that it's time to prepare for the lottery grouping." Xiao Li glanced at him speechlessly, "Lin Xiao, your English level is a bit weak."
"What kind of hole is there, as long as it is enough." Lin Xiao glanced at it and stood up from the chair, "Then I'll go."
You Jing nodded: "Go."
When Lin Xiao came on stage, representatives of other major teams also stepped onto the stage one after another, and glanced roughly. Although many people had seen it while studying the video of the battle, the only one he could really say he knew was So a few—Yan Duzhou from Team Tianqi, Zhang Fengyu from Team Liuyun, and Devin from Team ACE.
Speaking of Devin, Lin Xiao couldn't help but take a second look. This man is still tall and handsome, and it is enough to cause a large wave of female fans to scream when he comes on stage. He was probably the only one who represented the team as a coach, but it was him who made this matter seem so logical.
If he is still there, he must be many times more beautiful than this guy. Lin Xiao muttered in his heart, and looked sideways at Devin, his half-smile expression suddenly became more intense, oh, I almost forgot, it seems that there is such an acquaintance.
Jiang Minjun, who represented MTG on the stage, felt the gaze turn his head, and happened to be watching Lin Xiao with a strange smile on his face. His heart jumped subconsciously, but in a blink of an eye, he also recognized the team uniform on his body. With a raised eyebrow, he walked over with a half-smile: "Hello."
Lin Xiao also smiled at him very politely: "Hello. o meet you."
Jiang Minjun said in fluent English: "The Black Rose team has not participated in the international league for several years. I didn't expect to be lucky enough to meet this year."
Lin Xiao continued to laugh: "Me too, Me too."
Jiang Minjun said: "I heard that the ghost priests in your team are very strong, and I am looking forward to our head-to-head confrontation."
Lin Xiao: "Me too, Me too."
Jiang Minjun glanced at Yan Duzhou who was standing next to him, and raised his eyebrows arrogantly: "Our Korean e-sports players don't have any aging problems, and we won't give you too many opportunities like in the LPP league. I hope you don't It's better to go back home too early. Of course, if you need it, maybe we can show some mercy to your subordinates, so that the loss won't be too ugly."
Lin Xiao: "Me too, Me too."
"..." Jiang Minjun finally realized what was wrong, and his face darkened, "Do you not understand English at all!"
Lin Xiao: "Me too, Me too."
Just when Jiang Minjun was about to run away completely, Yan Duzhou, who was listening to the whole process, finally couldn't take it anymore, he pulled Lin Xiao and said, "He is provoking you."
Lin Xiao said innocently: "I know, am I not provoking him?"
Is this a provocation? Yan Duzhou was speechless, but seeing Jiang Minjun furious, he had to admit that the so-called provocation was indeed very effective: "...what do you want to say, let me translate it for you."
Lin Xiao smiled: "Tell him, this year we won't be aces but newcomers, and we can crush them." After finishing speaking, he gritted his teeth and said to Jiang Minjun word by word: "Wait for me, I will give you some color to see see!"
Jiang Minjun was a little taken aback by what he said, so that the content translated by Yan Duzhou next to him didn't catch his ears very much. He just felt that this inexplicable English sentence sounded so familiar. Suddenly something flashed through my mind, and I almost shouted: "It's him!"
That's right, that LovelyGhost! This completely incomprehensible English is exactly the style of this guy! Just like what the IP check showed, this guy is indeed a player of the Black Rose team!
Just as Jiang Minjun chased after him and said something, the lottery session finally officially started at this time, so he could only hold back his little thoughts for the time being.
"Play well and don't always think about other unimportant things."
A voice came from behind, Jiang Minjun turned around, saw Devin who was quietly looking at him, and sneered disdainfully: "Devin, as the coach of ACE, you should take care of your team's affairs first."
Devin is used to his disrespectful attitude, and smiled calmly: "Be careful of losing money."
Jiang Minjun sneered contemptuously.
At this time, the three Chinese teams had already drawn lots, and it was the South Korean division's turn next. The current grouping status is as follows: Team Tianqi is in Group A, Team Liuyun is in Group C, and Team Heimei is in Group D. Those in the same competition area happen to not be in the same group, perfectly avoiding the situation of cannibalism. It can be described as very lucky.
Jiang Minjun glanced at the grouping situation of the Black Rose team, and muttered in his heart: "Group D, Group D, Group D..." While reaching into the box, when he took it out, when he saw the letter "D", he suddenly I am very happy.
We're assigned to the same group, so we won't torture them to death until then! In the MTG team that entered the league as the second place in the Korean competition area, Jiang Minjun is absolutely confident in the strength of his team. He turned around and wanted to continue to challenge Lin Xiao, but found that the other party had already returned to his player bench as if nothing had happened. After I went, I suddenly felt that my breath was hanging in my chest, which was extremely uncomfortable.
In the players' seats of the Black Rose team, the team members have been paying attention to the final grouping situation. Seeing Lin Xiao's return, Xiao Li took the lead and asked: "That person is a Korean player, right? We talked for so long. know?"
Lin Xiao responded, "I know it, you know it too, isn't it Jiang Minjun?"
Xiao Li was stunned for a moment, and immediately said with an unhappy face: "Damn, what do you have to say to this person?" After a while, he remembered something, and a suspicious expression changed on his face: "No, you Can you speak English, how can you communicate with him?"
Lin Xiao hooked the corners of his mouth: "I've said it before, English and so on, as long as it's enough."
Xiao Li choked on him: "So what did you guys talk about?"
Lin Xiao smiled: "He actually provoked me just now, so I told him that even if we don't need a main force like our Yu team to play, we can still abuse them."
Looking at the clear and distinct words "MTG Team" in the column of Group D, Xiao Li laughed loudly: "That is a must!"
You Jing's voice suddenly floated: "In the group stage, I was not arranged to play in the first place, right?"
Lin Xiao spoiled with a smile: "So, there is nothing wrong with what I said, Jingjing."
Xiao Li couldn't help but wailed: "Team You, take care of him too! It's fine for you to yell in private, but it's disgusting to bring it out all day long, don't bring such a bully!"
As the words fell, the host's voice came through the speakers in all directions, lingering in the entire venue.
The lottery for the group stage has finally officially ended, and the specific grouping process was officially displayed in front of everyone through the big screen:
Group A: Team Apocalypse (China), Team LGG (North America), Team TTT (Europe)
Group B: ACE team (Korea), SWW team (Europe), RD team (Europe)
Group C: Team Liuyun (China), Team UG (South Korea), Team OB (North America)
Group D: Black Rose Team (China), MTG Team (Korea), NTP Team (North America)
Except for two European teams who were unlucky to be in the same group, the teams in other divisions were very lucky to be separated. Among them, the ACE team and the RD team are the seed teams of their respective divisions, and they were evenly divided into Group B, which immediately aroused a lot of heated discussions.
Faced with the current grouping situation, overall, Lin Xiao is still very satisfied, especially for the grouping of the MTG team, he and Jiang Minjun have the same thoughts. It would be a great thing to meet him in the group stage. It's better than being eliminated before meeting him. Otherwise, where would he go to find someone to slap him in the face
Look down on the old man? Then let him, the old man, educate his junior well!
The author has something to say: Regarding the fact that there was no description of the media and public opinion after the finals, Lao Jiang really did not intentionally catch up with the plot. After thinking about it, it seems that there should be such a period. A little floating, the rhythm may not be controlled for a while and I jumped for a short period, please bear with me. Thank you little angels for your corrections, I will pay more attention later~! If you have any other questions, you are welcome to correct me. Lao Jiang will pay attention to the areas that really need to be improved.
There is one more thing about this article. Earlier, Lao Jiang considered whether to publish a blog, but because the blog cycle is long, troublesome and expensive, I’m not sure how many people would want it, so I posted it on Weibo (@一叶如来_青梅) sent a market survey on the website, and if you want a little angel, you can leave a message so that Lao Jiang can have an idea in his mind, so that he can decide whether to sell it or not. If it comes out, the content of media and public opinion corrected here will be supplemented accordingly, and at the same time, some extra episodes will be added after the end. emmmmmmm, if there are not many people who are interested, Lao Jiang will save energy and not toss. love~
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