Chapter 295 Quarterfinals grouping, against FNC!
Immediately afterwards, the game between IG and KT began.
The second match between the two sides, everyone in EDG is looking forward to it.
Meiko is already gearing up: "If IG can beat KT, then we can't beat KT with a hand in hand? Brothers, the championship is guaranteed."
Meiko joked: "What if IG really beats KT and has transformed, then we will be killed. How about IG becoming the champion? "
The factory director seemed to be more open-minded: "I think it would be acceptable if IG wins the championship in the end. It is better than LCK winning the championship. They are all my brothers."
However, when he said this, Abu looked over, his eyes full of resentment.
"Mingkai, can you be a little more ambitious? Will you accept IG winning the championship? Have you ever thought that neither the boss nor I would accept it!"
The factory director quickly explained: "Hey, aren't I assuming that we can't beat IG? If we can't beat IG, IG won the championship. There's no way."
Abu ordered: "No assumptions! No assumptions, we must win the championship!"
Abu also had his reasons for saying this. The boss had chatted with him before the start of the S game, and he also expressed his determination to win the championship.
Of course, I also got some promises from Edju. If I don’t win the championship in the end, it will be troublesome. How can I deal with Edju?
However, everyone at EDG soon discovered that something was wrong. KT had nothing new in this game, either in terms of BP or play style, and it didn't feel very positive.
IG was quite energetic, and in less than thirty minutes, they flattened KT head-on.
Of course, because IG lost two games before, although now they have defeated KT, they are still second in the group. KT only lost this game and ranked first in the group.
"Huh? What are KT doing? It feels like they are hiding something." The gesture was disappointing.
Su Mo joked: "Like to hide things? Be careful and hide until S9."
Abu greeted: "It feels like KT really didn't put in their full strength. It's probably because they are ranked first in the group, so they deliberately reserved their strength, which is understandable."
"Now let's see what FNC and RNG have to say."
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps at the door.
A tall figure rushed in and cheered:
"We won! We won KT! Take off! Take off from Wuhu!"
Everyone in EDG was embarrassed on the spot.
The person who came was none other than King Ning!
Wang Ning was so excited that he danced with excitement. People who didn’t know thought he had won three consecutive S competitions.
Abu reminded: "King Ning, did you go to the wrong door? This is EDG."
But King Ning said: "You're right, I'm just here to find you. How about us, IG, are we strong? Are we under a lot of pressure?"
Everyone in EDG was scratching their heads. Although the members of EDG and IG had many contacts and often communicated with each other, the relationship was not so good that they felt like brothers.
When King Ning came suddenly, everyone didn't know what to say.
Su Mo teased: "King Ning, what do you mean, you IG have the confidence to win the championship?"
King Ning was full of confidence: "It's necessary, KT has been won by us, who can stop us?"
Su Mo nodded: "OK, let's see your performance then."
"But to be honest, I don't really want to meet you in the quarter-finals. There's no point in fighting a civil war so early."
King Ning laughed loudly: "Brother Mozi, you're scared! You're actually scared! Hahaha."
"Uh..." Meiko and the factory director both couldn't stand it anymore, wondering why this person's emotional intelligence is so low?
I feel like I don’t care about other people’s feelings at all. I just say whatever I want and say whatever I want.
"Okay, okay, go back quickly." Abu advised.
"Hey, don't worry, we are all brothers. What's going to happen if I stay for a while? Will it put you under great pressure?"
Suddenly, two figures appeared at the door.
Sapphire blue and Jackeylove.
After seeing King Ning, the two people walked up quickly, each holding an arm and walked towards the door, and said at the same time:
"I'm really sorry for disturbing him by letting him run out again."
"Hey, what are you doing..." King Ning still wanted to struggle, but was eventually dragged away by the two of them.
EDG is ashamed of everyone.
· Posture complaints: "This guy has such a low emotional intelligence, it's hard to stand up."
· Meiko said: "It feels like you and him are at two extremes."
· The play-off between FNC and RNG will not start until other games are finished. Everyone in EDG chose to go back to the hotel first and have a meal, so there was almost no time.
Everyone gathered together to watch the game between RNG and FNC.
RNG made a difficult comeback and won FNC, retaining its first place in the group.
Meiko cheered: "Nais, then we have G2 and FNC to choose from, and there is a high probability that there will be no civil war."
The director complained helplessly: "What is FNC doing? They didn't win against RNG? What a waste."
Su Mo smiled: "You really want to draw RNG now, factory. If you can really send RNG home, you can dance in front of Uzi."
After the group stage is over, the draw for the quarter-finals will begin.
The host came on stage, and the results of this group match appeared on the big screen.
Four groups ranked first: AFS, EDG, KT, RNG.
Four groups ranked second: G2, TL, IG, and FNC.
The host began to announce the rules, which were actually very simple. The first place in the group beats the second place in other groups.
· EDG has three potential choices, G2, IG and FNC.
Meiko muttered: "Hey! Don't tell me, Europe and the United States are indeed stronger this year than before. Three European and American teams have entered the quarterfinals, and both G2 and FNC have a chance to compete for the first place in the group, but they fell just short in the end."
He began to flatter him: "Brother Mozi said before that Europe and the United States are very strong this year. Can I still lie to you? Right, Brother Mozi."
I saw the guest take one out of the pool that was ranked first in the group and spread it out.
"KT!" the host read.
Then he took out another one.
「EDG!」
It’s EDG’s turn!
The follow-up is AFS and RNG.
Then the draw for second place in the group started, and everyone in EDG became nervous.
The first group came out second.
TL!”
The factory director made a judgment: "TL is gone. They will definitely not be able to beat KT."
Su Mo asked back: "Which group is number one that TL can beat?"
"Shh..." Meiko made a silencing gesture.
The second group was drawn out second.
「FNC!」
Seeing this result, everyone in EDG suddenly became calm.
Mainly, the other two options, G2 and IG, don't seem to be better than FNC.
I felt quite nervous when I was not smoking, but after seeing the results, I felt calm.
The lottery is still going on, and the third group to be drawn is IG!
means, AFS versus IG!
Meiko muttered: "AFS beats IG? Their big brother KT is having such a hard time, I feel AFS is going to be worse."
Iboy nodded: "I feel it should be no problem, IG will definitely be able to enter the next round."
The last one doesn't need to be drawn to know, G2.
So the four BO5s are determined:
KT vs. TL.
EDG vs. FNC.
AFS vs. IG.
RNG plays against G2.
As soon as this result came out, the 2018 Global Finals LPL group became lively.
IG, Ning: "What kind of rotten fish is AFS? Easy to handle!"
RNG, UZI: "Our RNG has no pressure, G2 is a very easy team to beat."
RNG, Xiaohu: "Nice! Take off! Take off from Wuhu!"
IG, Jackeylove: "Our IG feels okay."
RNG, UZI: "What do EDG say? Mingkai, don't pretend to be dead, are you scared to death? The strength of the FNC team is much higher than you think. You will know it after playing. Don't stop at the top eight."
EDG, Clearlove8: "Haha, let alone your opponent, you are better than the opponent. A European and American team has to work so hard."
Su Mo raised his head and glanced at the factory director, who looked unconvinced. He didn't have a problem with FNC, but he couldn't stand UZI's attitude.
said: "Now that the opponent has been determined, we will study FNC's play style in the next time."
"If we win FNC, there is a high probability that the next opponent will be KT. If KT was not given to TL, it would be good. We have already studied KT before."
EDG everyone nodded, and the next step is to study FNC's game and review both this S game and FNC's game.
The next morning, Su Mo got up, washed briefly, and went straight to the training room to start training.
As a result, after entering, I saw Rita and Luo Xin.
The factory director is chatting with the two of them.
"Brother Mo Zi is here!" Suddenly, Luo Xin noticed Su Mo, and Rita also turned around.
"Good morning." Su Mo greeted and sat down in front of his seat.
"Brother Mozi, are you sure you will play FNC in the quarterfinals? Can I interview you?" Luo Xin couldn't wait to ask.
Su Mo nodded: "Okay, what do you want to interview?"
Rita said first: "Brother Mo Zi, you just woke up and haven't had breakfast yet. Why don't you eat something first? We are not in a hurry."
The director of the factory came and said: "It's okay, I won't die of hunger."
Abu's voice came: "There is food here, Xiao Mo, eat some first."
Su Mo took a lunch box from the table, which contained fried noodles, and said while eating:
"Ask me."
Luo Xin then asked: "Brother Mo Zi, don't you want to play FNC in the quarterfinals? FNC seems to be quite strong, and they are inseparable from RNG in the group stage. Do you feel any pressure?"
Luo Xin smiled brightly and continued to ask: "You should know FNC's mid laner Caps. He said something in the media yesterday that he wanted to line up with you and let you go to the middle. What do you think?"
Su Mo said: "Playing in the middle is also one of my tactics. If the conditions are right, I will consider it."
Su Mo's answer is more official, because the content of the interview will be posted online by Luo Xin later, so it cannot be too casual.
So Luo Xin asked again: "FNC's ADC player Rekkles once said that he is a fan of yours. He also said last night that he wanted you to play the bottom lane. How do you respond?"
Su Mo smiled: "Otherwise, let him team up with Caps and come on the road to fight me together, which will save a lot of trouble."
Su Mo finally understood that FNC was just playing a round-robin game and wanted to drag him into a pit.
C lost to you, TL lost to KT, G2 lost to RNG, and they were completely wiped out. Was it a mistake in prediction? "
Rita's eyes were a little playful, as if she had finally caught Su Mo's mistake.
However, Su Mo was very calm: "Where you go in the end does have a lot to do with the grouping. However, if AFS is eliminated, there will only be one team left in the LCK. If RNG is eliminated by G2, there will be one team left in Europe and the United States."
As soon as Su Mo said these words, the factory director jumped up from his chair: "Xiao Mo! I heard it! I heard what you said, don't quibble, you just said it!"
Su Mo spread his hands: "Yes, I said it, and then what?"
The factory director gave Su Mo a thumbs up: "I knew you had vision, yes, why can RNG win G2? Right, I think so too, hahahaha."
The factory director was happy now. Once RNG loses to G2, he can take off in front of UZI.
Rita and Luo Xin are much calmer. They are the hosts and commentators of the LPL. Naturally they are on the side of the LPL and don't want RNG to lose. Of course, they also believe in Su Mo's judgment.
The two asked Su Mo a few more questions and then left.
Just as Su Mo thought, after this interview was published, it caused an uproar on the Internet:
"Originally I liked Brother Mo Zi, but I didn't expect him to be this kind of person, and now I like him even more!"
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"What do you mean? RNG lost to G2? It feels a bit outrageous, it's impossible."
"I think Brother Mozi thinks too highly of G2. It's not that RNG is really strong, G2 doesn't have this ability."
"You don't listen to what Brother Mozi said, okay, let's see who gets slapped in the face when the time comes."
Three days passed quickly, and the quarterfinals began!
First of all, it was KT versus TL. Everyone in EDG gathered together to watch. In the end, as expected, KT defeated TL three to zero.
The next step is EDG versus FNC!
At noon, everyone from EDG set out from the hotel and went all the way to the competition venue.
After getting off the car, Su Mo was about to go in when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Brother Mozi! Brother Mozi!"
And he was shouting in very poor Chinese.
Su Mo looked over and saw Caps and everyone in FNC walking over quickly.
Su Mo greeted: "Caps."
"Brother Mo Zi, I really didn't expect that I would meet you in the quarter-finals, ugh..."
Caps felt a little melancholy, and then said: "I hope we can play a wonderful game, Brother Mo Zi."
Su Mo nodded: "Well, I hope so, do your best, without regrets."
Himmediately, Rekkles came over: "Brother Mo Zi."
Rekkles wanted to be more unrestrained and hugged Su Mo directly.
"Will you play the bottom lane today? Brother Mozi." Rekkles suddenly asked.
Su Mo smiled and said: "Didn't I respond before? It depends on the situation. If the situation is suitable, I should fight."
“No problem, I’ll wait for you!” Rekkles was quite generous.
The two teams walked in together, and then parted ways at a fork in the road.
· EDG everyone entered the lounge, put down their things, and all that was left was to wait for the game to start.
On the other side, in the commentary box, Rita, Wawa, and Miller are also making preparations.
The official live broadcast room, although GG is still being played, the popularity of the live broadcast room has exceeded 200 million! Still rising rapidly.
Soon, the GG countdown ended, and the screen turned to the commentary box.
The three commentators are ready.
Zhi Jianwawa explained:
"Okay, audience friends, what is about to be played is the second BO5 of the quarter-finals of this S competition. The No. 1 seed EDG from the LPL division will face the No. 1 seed FNC who came to the LCS division." Later, it was overturned. "
"So for EDG, this is definitely not an easy task."
At this moment, Rita became excited: "We also received news from the front, that man, he is going to play!"
On the competition field, the host came on the stage. After a brief opening, he welcomed the players from both sides!
The two teams EDG and FNC came out one after another, and the audience went crazy:
“EDG! EDG! EDG!”
There were so many EDG fans at the scene that the cheers were overwhelming.
Although this is the territory of LCK, it is not far away, so there are many viewers coming from China.
As for those who cheer for FNC, in addition to FNC fans, naturally the majority are LCK fans.
For them, winning in the LEC is better than winning in the LPL.
After a brief appearance, Su Mo came to his seat, put on his headphones, and was ready.
Entering the BP session of the first game, this time EDG is on the red side and FNC is on the blue side.
BAN status:
EDG: Olaf, Xayah, Sivir
FNC: Nightmare, Urgot, Kai'Sa
Watanabe carefully analyzed: "FNC has done enough homework, mainly focusing on EDG's relatively strong and systematic heroes. On EDG's side, BAN has two ADCs, but Sivir is not It is considered a favorite, but Sivir of Rekkles plays well. "
Miller continued: "The biggest feature of Sivir is that the laning mode is simple, and it is enough to push the line without thinking. In team battles, as long as the development is good, the output cannot be low, and the lower limit is relatively high."
Entering the hero selection stage, FNC got the Sword Demon on the first floor.
Rita explained: "FNC can play Sword Demon with a mid-to-upper swing. Caps player's Sword Demon is also very strong. Kerry passed it once in the game against RNG."
EDG got Galio Lucian on the first and second floors.
Wayman expressed a little surprise: "Did Galio be chosen too early? The opponent's Sword Demon can swing. If the opponent switches the Sword Demon to the middle to line up with Galio, the line will be very difficult."
FNC got the wine barrel and the bull head on the second and third floors.
Miller explained: "No problem, Niutou is now a T0 support. It doesn't require much equipment. It can be very powerful with its ultimate move. Moreover, starting a team is simple and straightforward. Wine Barrel is also the jungler with the highest appearance rate."
"Of course, this may have something to do with the frequent use of warrior heroes in the middle and upper levels. The jungler needs a hero who can deal AP damage."
EDG locked Thresh on the third floor and entered the second round of BP.
EDG banned Ryze and Syndra.
FNC added Qinggangying and Qianjue to their ban list.
· EDG locked the Rock Bird on the fourth floor, and FNC got the Sword Girl and the Great Inventor on the fourth and fifth floors.
Hawa exclaimed: "The great inventor? FNC suddenly started to use technology. We all know that European and American teams like R&D. It seems that this is what they have prepared for EDG's bottom lane."
Miller continued: "Personally, I think this Sword Girl is most likely played by Caps. Relatively speaking, Sword Girl is more difficult to maneuver than Sword Demon. I think Caps is more stable when playing Sword Girl."
Su Mo did not hesitate at all, and greeted: "Give me a hammer form Poppy."
So EDG got Poppy on the fifth floor!
Handwa explained: "Wait a minute, something is wrong. Where does this Poppy go? Is Poppy easy to fight against the Sword Demon? Or is he in the mid lane?"
Rita analyzed: "I think Poppy is mostly used for Counter Sword Girl, that is, he intends to go to the middle. Of course, if FNC sees through this, swap heroes in the middle..."
"Theoretically, it is possible, but if Bwipo's Sword Girl is not proficient enough, Mo Zige may not need to use his strength, and FNC will destroy itself."
Both sides were exchanging heroes and adjusting the split situation. Suddenly, Sword Girl was replaced on the road, and Sword Demon was in the middle.
On the EDG side, there was no reaction. Su Mo was still holding Poppy.
Time is passing by, and it is about to enter the last twenty seconds. Once it enters, neither side can continue to adjust the line situation, and the lineup will be fixed.
At this moment, FNC adjusted again, with Dao Mei switching to the middle lane and Sword Demon going to the top lane, while EDG remained motionless and remained unchanged in response to all changes.
The lineup is confirmed:
Red side EDG: top laner Bobby, jungler Rock Bird, mid laner Galio, ADC Lucian, assist Thresh
Blue side FNC: top laner Sword Demon, jungle jungle barrel, mid laner Sword Girl, ADC Great Inventor, auxiliary Niutou
At this time, Su Mo on the EDG side has already started to laugh: "They also want to play psychological tactics with us, and they trade back and forth, thinking that we will be fooled."
Meiko smiled and said: "You think too much, everything is under the control of our brother Mo Zi."
Su Mo said: "This is a good fight and a good start."
The factory director was full of confidence: "I'll use C here, and you guys can stay in the lane."
Entering the game screen, Su Mo communicated with the system: "Maximize Poppy's proficiency."
【Consume one Mastery Proficiency Card, and the proficiency of Hammer of Holy Perseverance Poppy will be raised to the full level. 】
Su Mo went out and went straight to the middle road.
The director even gave him a special close-up.
"FNC has not. There was no reaction. It seems that they didn't realize that EDG successfully changed the lane. "
Rita explained: "I suddenly remembered that Caps had said on social media before that he wanted Brother Mo Zi to come to the middle lane to face him?"
"Although Brother Mozi came into the game as a top laner this time, he is still in the middle. I wonder if the Caps players are mentally prepared."
The first wave of troops came out, and Su Mo hid behind to prevent the opponent from discovering it.
If the opponent notices that he has changed positions too early, he may grit his teeth and change back.
Caps' Sword Girl appeared in the middle lane, standing next to the army line. She was not in a hurry to push the army line, and seemed to be waiting for Su Mo to go.
Su Mo walked over after the soldier had lost his health.
So, everyone in FNC discovered a problem:
"The opposite team changed lanes in the middle!"
Caps suddenly laughed: "I asked him to come to the middle to fight me, and he really came."
In the middle lane, Su Mo stepped forward to hit the target, taking down three melee soldiers with one skill, and at the same time, he could nudge the sword girl.
On the top lane, Galio faced off against the Sword Demon. Scout could only resist the pressure in front, but he had no choice but to defeat him at all.
Of course, even if he switched to the middle, he still couldn't beat the opponent. Both Dao Mei and Sword Demon were too strong in the line.
For Scout, the only good news is that Bwipo is not as good as Caps in terms of personal strength, which makes it quite difficult for him. It can be said that he has no pressure at all in this round.
There was no fighting at the middle level, they were peaceful and harmonious.
At the same time, Poppy and Sword Girl continued to push the line of troops. Sword Girl took the lead in rising to level two, decisively linked her wings with both blades, and hit the target!
The doll exclaimed: "It's so fast, Poppy is in danger!"