novellk Chapter 278 The Grouping of the Knockout Tournament
Chapter 278 The Grouping of the Knockout Tournament
Chapter 278 The Grouping of the Knockout Tournament
“Nice!!! Nice fight!!!”
As soon as everyone in EDG pushed open the door of the lounge, nofe's excited voice had already reached their ears.
And after the sound of nofe sounded, echoes echoed quickly in the lounge.
Obviously, it is not only the EDG players who are excited to qualify for the first place in the group stage.
These staff members who have accompanied everyone in EDG all the way to the present and have put in all their efforts are also very proud of this matter.
This can also be seen from the sincere smiles on their faces at this moment.
Therefore, everyone in EDG quickly cheered with them after experiencing the initial confusion.
However, the cheers did not last long after all.
For EDG, this is only the beginning of their World Championship, and it is only the initial honor they can get.
Even though many people didn't say anything about the World Championship this time around.But everyone knows that their team's goal in this World Championship is definitely not just to be number one in the group stage.
They want to break through the quarterfinals and achieve a breakthrough that they have never achieved before.
Under this premise, it is gratifying to get the first place in the group stage, but it is not to the extent that they can always be excited.
Therefore, after experiencing the jubilant celebration for the first time, everyone in EDG quickly got on the bus back to the hotel.
However, EDG's group stage is over, but at this time they have no conditions to prepare for the knockout round.
After all, the group stage at this time is not completely over yet.
The teams that qualify for each group have not yet been determined, and EDG's opponents in the knockout rounds have not yet been determined.
In this case, even if EDG wants to prepare for their knockout match, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.
So, after thinking for a while, nofe simply gave everyone in EDG a half-day off to let them relax a bit.
Of course, it is said to be a holiday, but it is impossible for nofe to really let the EDG players move freely.
Whether it's a regular dinner or a hangout afterward, they are accompanied by EDG staff, including Nofe herself.
It is absolutely impossible for them to let the EDG players make any mistakes at this critical moment.
After all, at this time, if any of the five members of EDG had the slightest accident, it would be an extremely heavy blow to EDG.
At nine o'clock in the evening, everyone in EDG finished their dinner and walked from the restaurant to the night streets of Wuhan.
The cool night wind blew over the face, blowing the broken hair on Chen Ye's forehead.
A bit of coolness blew over, and Chen Ye's heart recovered a little bit of clarity.
I have to say that the consecutive days of games, as well as the high-intensity preparation and analysis, are quite tiring.
At least at this moment, Chen Ye felt somewhat exhausted physically and mentally.
He felt a lot more comfortable after being blown by the cold wind.
"Ye Bao, I know there is a very delicious night snack shop, do you want to check in later?"
Just as Chen Ye's thoughts were spreading beyond the sky, Brother Shengqiang's voice suddenly sounded beside him.
When he came back to his senses, Chen Ye thought about Brother Saint Gun's question.
"Well... yes, but I'm not too hungry right now, let's talk about it later."
Brother Holy Gun chuckled and turned to look at iboy.
"Let me tell you, Yebao is willing to go, so will you go now?"
The iboy glanced at Chen Ye first, then at Brother Shengqiang, and nodded reluctantly.
"That's all right, if you don't eat for free, you will treat yourself anyway."
"Hey, when did I say I want to treat..."
The two of them got entangled in each other, and Chen Ye took advantage of this opportunity to walk over to the factory manager.
At this time, the factory director also looked a bit absent-minded.
"What are you thinking about?"
After Chen Ye opened his mouth, the factory director seemed to come back to his senses.
Seeing that it was Chen Ye, the factory director smiled a little.
"I didn't think about anything, it just... feels a little unreal."
Chen Ye raised his eyebrows, continued to look at the factory manager, and waited for his next words.
The factory manager glanced at him and chuckled.
"It's nothing special."
"It's just... for me and EDG, I can double-kill SKT in the group stage. I'm still a little... I can't believe it."
As he said that, the director's face had a look of nostalgia.
"You know, our results in the World Championships in the past few years...really."
The factory manager sighed slightly, "That's why after I really double-killed SKT in the World Championship today, I felt like a world away."
The factory manager's expression was very complicated. At least at this moment, Chen Ye couldn't see all the emotions in his heart clearly.
Chen Ye didn't say anything more, but turned his gaze to the bright night in Wuhan.
"Then you may be feeling too early."
The factory manager was slightly taken aback, and turned to look at Chen Ye, but only saw a determined side face.
"After this, we will do a lot of things that make you feel like a world away."
"For example... breaking through the quarterfinals, reaching the semifinals, and then... entering the finals."
The factory manager didn't know if it was affected by the neon lights on the street. In short, Chen Ye's eyes became brighter and brighter as he continued to speak.
When the word final was mentioned, Chen Ye's voice paused slightly.
Then, he took a slow, deep breath.
For some reason, the factory manager became a little nervous, and subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"In the end, we will get that... all of us, dreamed of... the championship!"
The moment the factory director heard the word champion, his body trembled almost uncontrollably, and a feeling of boiling blood filled his body immediately.
Chen Ye's words shouldn't have made him so excited.
After all, he, his team members, and his fans have said these words many times in previous years.
But only this time, the factory director really felt a sense of reality from Chen Ye's words.
It was as if what Chen Ye said was true and achievable!
After Chen Ye finished speaking, his eyes had already fixed on the factory director beside him.
Under his gaze, the factory manager couldn't help trembling slightly.
Then, the factory manager nodded slightly.
"That's fine, I'll just wait for that day to come!"
Chen Ye laughed, didn't say anything else, and followed in the footsteps of the rest of EDG.
The conversation between the two just now has already made them a little behind the team.
After that, everyone in EDG wandered around the streets of Wuhan, chatting about things, enjoying this rare relaxing time.
And during this process, some people continued to recognize the EDG team.
It has to be said that the city of Wuhan is still very dynamic. In the case of university towns everywhere, the young people are even more exaggerated.
Among them, young people who like e-sports are naturally an extremely large group.
Almost every time everyone in EDG walks, they will be recognized by some young people, and they will scramble to come up to take a group photo.
Among the EDG players, Chen Ye and the factory manager also became the most popular two.
But there is a difference.
Most of the people who took pictures with the factory manager were boys.
Most of the people who rushed to take a photo with Chen Ye were girls.
When they saw Chen Ye, their eyes lit up for the first time, and then they shyly came over to ask for a group photo.
Some of the brave ones simply asked Chen Ye for WeChat directly, and there were those who directly held hands when they came up, which made Chen Ye a little uncomfortable.
Of course, in the end, Chen Ye didn't add any girls on WeChat, and he pushed away all those who held hands.
Chen Ye is conscious enough in his heart that he will reject all possible ambiguities when he is already with Su Qiaoqiao.
But at this scene, Brother Holy Gun and iboy who were watching on the side felt a little sour in their hearts.
The two of them hadn't joined EDG for a long time, and neither was as amazing as Chen Ye in terms of looks or performance on the court.
Therefore, their fans are of course not as good as Chen Ye and the factory manager.
There are about ten batches of people who want to take a photo with them, and only one or two want to take a photo with them.
Moreover, in most cases, they came to take photos with Chen Ye and the factory manager after they had finished taking photos.
This gap made both iboy and Brother Holy Gun want to scold their mothers.
No, he's handsome, isn't he?
After that, the group continued to wander the streets of Wuhan.
At one o'clock in the morning, everyone came to the night snack stall that Brother Saint Gun mentioned.
I have to say that the supper stall that Brother Saint Gun found was pretty good, at least Chen Ye had a great time eating it.
But in the end, the EDG staff didn't really ask Holy Gun to pay.
After all, it is the World Championship now, and EDG is not so stingy.
After the supper was over, everyone in EDG walked back to the hotel where they had collapsed, as if they were eating.
……
"Ah... I can't take it anymore, I feel like my legs are going to break."
After returning to his hotel room with Chen Ye, the iboy threw himself on his bed, and a muffled sound came from the sheets.
Chen Ye chuckled, "Go wash your face and soak your feet first, so you can sleep more comfortably."
With that said, Chen Ye sat on his bed and turned on his phone.
What he wants to watch now is the final results of other group matches after the match between EDG and SKT.
After the end of the group stage, the qualifying teams of each group have been freshly released.
The order of the battle was officially announced after the lottery ceremony.
EDG in Group A, after qualifying as the No. [-] seed in the group stage, drew lots to MSF.
SKT is facing off against WE.
In short, the four matchups in the knockout round are arranged in chronological order, and this is the order.
October NO.19, four o'clock in the afternoon.
LZ VS SSG.
October NO.20, four o'clock in the afternoon.
EDG VS MSF.
October 21st, four o'clock in the afternoon.
RNG VS FNC.
October 22st, four o'clock in the afternoon.
SKT VS WE.
It has to be said that the duel grouping of this knockout round is almost the best ending for the LPL division.
The three LPL teams have all successfully qualified from the group stage.
And in the knockout round of the quarter-finals, they both successfully avoided the other two teams, avoiding the embarrassing situation of the civil war in the competition area.
Relatively speaking, the LCK next door, which also entered the knockout round with three teams, is not so lucky.
Their own No. [-] seed and No. [-] seed met directly in the quarterfinals.
As for this game, the general opinion of the outside world is also more optimistic about LZ.
After all, the LZ team defeated SKT in the summer finals and entered the World Championship as the No. [-] seed of the LCK.
However, most of the EDG team did not think so conclusively that LZ must win SSG.
To put it bluntly, none of the teams that can enter the World Championship from the fiercely competitive LCK division will be a simple character.
SSG's ability to reach this point also proved their strength.
In the history of the S game, there are also a lot of teams where the weak beat the strong.
Besides... In terms of analysis within the EDG team.
The strength gap between LZ and SSG is not as big as it seems on the surface.
No matter which team wins in the end and becomes EDG's opponent in the semi-finals, it will be a big test for EDG.
Yes, LZ and SSG, but also EDG and MSF.
These four teams belong to the upper half of the knockout round.
The final winner of the two knockout matches will also become the opponent in the semi-finals.
So the current EDG is also starting to study the two teams of SSG and LZ.
Of course, even if EDG needs to study these two teams, they will not say that they will put the cart before the horse.
For MSF, they also did not let down any vigilance.
After the half-day holiday, everyone in EDG quickly entered the state of preparing for the battle.
Under such circumstances, Chen Ye had the opportunity to chat and call Su Qiaoqiao only in the early hours of the morning.
When other people contacted him, it was almost impossible to find him.
October NO.18, the night before the official start of the knockout round.
At three in the morning, Chen Ye received a call from Rookie.
"Yo, the phone is finally connected."
Hearing Rookie's joking voice on the phone, Chen Ye unconsciously smiled.
"No, I'm really exhausted these days."
The two have a good personal relationship, and the atmosphere of chatting seems relatively relaxed.
"How do you feel? It's the first knockout round of the World Championship, do you feel very nervous?"
Chen Ye smiled, "It's okay, I feel that the World Championship is not as exaggerated as you said, and I played normally."
Rookie laughed out loud on the phone when he heard that.
"If you say this, many people will feel ashamed to death."
Chen Ye also laughed twice, "You don't have anything to stay up late, why don't you go to bed so late?"
After hearing this, Rookie restrained her smile, and her tone became a little more serious.
"Although you should already know, I think I should remind you."
"The MSF team, don't look at it as a European team, but their actual style of play... To be honest, it doesn't look like a European team."
(End of this chapter)