Chapter 575: Heroes gathered, ready to go!
Say that.
Doinb was actually in a very happy mood.
The timing of this Asian Challenge Tournament is slightly unfavorable for LPL.
Because The Shy's hand injury is more serious than expected, it has reached the level of exemption from military service. He has just recovered and is still in the rehabilitation period. IG, which can only use Duke, is far from being able to reach the offensive threshold to defeat the opponent.
RNG's winning rate against the top four teams in LCK is almost 50-50. No one can judge the superiority or inferiority before the actual fight.
As for RW...even if Doinb is optimistic, he knows that they are indeed a little weaker.
If EDG's form has problems and it cannot consistently win a game, it will be very difficult for LPL to face LCK.
Fortunately, the top laner trained a monster-like Sword Demon in just one week. With this skill, he can completely make up for Xiye’s lack of roaming ability.
As for the other LMS region in Asia...
Neither LPL nor LCK cares much.
To put it nicely, LMS is a team with one superpower and many strong teams. To put it bluntly, except for Flash Wolves FW, it is just a bunch of weak teams fighting each other. This year, Wolf King Kasra and AHQ's absolute core Mountain all joined LPL, which made LMS bleed hard.
In everyone's eyes, LMS was accompanying the prince to study this time.
July 5, 3 p.m.
The opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Challenge was held at the intersection of Zhuqi Road and Lanling Road at the Dalian Sports Center, which has a flying saucer-shaped appearance.
Countdown to the last second.
The lights at the scene went out and it fell into darkness.
Accompanied by the opening drum beats of The Bloody Beetroots, the spotlights came on again, forming a series of cool structures in a staggered and rotating manner.
The big screen, stage and even the surrounding background are perfectly integrated through color matching.
When the main melody sounded, a red logo in the shape of a map lit up on the main stage that applied floor technology, and the big screen displayed totems designed based on the experience of LMS, LCK, and LPL.
"In the Far East, above the canyon, three heroes roam."
"One is a heroic spirit, who once possessed everything, bid farewell to his past life, and sought his way to a new world."
"One is the Condor, flapping its wings and soaring into the sky, hoping for revenge and returning to the top of the world."
"One is a hunter , brave and fearless by nature, who kills gods and demons, and his songs spread throughout the world."
"The heroes have gathered and are ready to go."
"We are waiting... we will not let you burn!"
The last note fell.
All lights on.
In the central aisle, the host Ren Dong, wearing a neat suit, walked out and said, "Hello, Dalian!"
“Welcome to the 2018 League of Legends Intercontinental Series - Asia Showdown!”
"This July, in the beautiful coastal city of Dalian, three regions and twelve teams will gather together . Let us welcome the team representatives to the stage!"
"First, let's welcome SKT, who will represent LCK!"
The team logo consisting of two large winged characters T1 appeared and rotated, and a photo of five main players and one substitute was displayed at the edge of the stage.
SKT members led by Faker walked out, immediately causing cheers from the audience.
As a double champion and the great devil who once ruled the world, even though SKT only finished fourth in the spring season this year, it is still the most representative LCK team.
"Next, please welcome FW from the LMS region!"
Ren Dong's voice sounded again.
As the strongest team in LMS, Flash Wolves FW also aroused the enthusiasm of the audience when they debuted. After all, in addition to being a provincial team, FW is also known as the "Anti-Korean Heroes", which made the audience have high expectations.
Wait for the first two teams to stand.
Ren Dong calmed down and spoke in a strong voice: "Finally, let us welcome the LPL region - EDG team!"
The words haven't finished yet.
The scene was filled with cheers, one louder than the other.
The moment Xing Dao took the lead and stepped out of the entrance passage, the atmosphere in the venue reached its absolute peak.
"EDG——"
"EDG——"
"EDG——"
“…”
"Brother Jie, kill them all!"
“Come on, Meiko!”
"Jakceylove mommy loves you!"
"Wangzai Wangzai, look here!"
The voices shouting the team's name paused, and voices of support for the players rang out one after another.
Among them, there was a sturdy man who was 1.8 meters tall and weighed 180 pounds. He had a full beard and a palm-sized patch of hair on his chest. He put his hands together like a trumpet and shouted in a voice as rough as Zhang Fei: "Brother Mingkai, I want to give birth to a baby for you!"
The factory manager glanced subconsciously, and his expression almost went out of control...
“We believe that summoners in every region are looking forward to the moment when the game starts. Now, let’s light up the light of the region together!”
Ren Dong tried hard to control the urge to laugh.
The staff switched to the background music of Cyberpunk Dominion.
Behind the representative players of each major region, the LMS Heroic Spirit, LCK Mighty Eagle, and LPL region icons slowly rose from below, each occupying an area, like a three-legged tripod.
"With the lights in the competition area lit up, all teams have assembled."
Ren Dong raised his voice to the highest level: "The 2018 League of Legends Intercontinental Series - Asia Challenge begins now!"
The participating teams began to prepare.
The big screen switched to a pre-recorded short film.
…
"Let's do it!"
"Can you hit them a little more gently? Don't let them lose their spirit."
"It doesn't matter. Among the four teams in Taipei, only FW has a chance to win. The others are just giving away points."
The ED G team members entered the player seats and chatted while debugging the equipment.
The intercontinental competition is divided into three stages: group stage, semi-finals and finals.
The group stage is divided into 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams, and they will compete against teams from other regions respectively. That is to say, EDG needs to play one game each with FW and KZ.
The same applies to the teams behind.
The division with the most wins advances directly to the finals.
The other two divisions will have semi-finals, and the winners will challenge the higher level.
The interesting point is that the semi-finals and finals will not be played according to the rankings, but will be arranged by the coaching staff of each major competition area. There is a possibility of "Tian Ji's Horse Racing", which makes the competition more complicated and more suspenseful.
…
"Hello everyone, I'm Wawa!"
"I'm Miller!"
"I'm Longhair!"
Three familiar faces appeared in front of the camera.
"Today we bring you the commentary of the first three games. The 2018 Intercontinental Championship uses version 8.13. This version is a new beginning for professional players around the world."
“Because all the major tournaments have played 8.11 and 8.12.”
Wawa introduced: "This intercontinental competition not only tests the hard power of the team, but also sees who can adapt to the version better and find the most effective lineup and rhythm."
"There is also the ability to learn." Miller added: "We often find that some teams are not fast enough to familiarize themselves with the version, but they have a strong ability to learn from others and can often use the opponent's effective tactical system for their own use."
"Yes, this is also an important aspect." Changmao echoed: "Oh, the game has officially started, let's take a look at the confrontation between EDG and FW, the two regional champions!"
