Chapter 687: Drawing lots for grouping, the pit I dug!
After introducing the competition system from the qualifying round to the group stage.
The big screen switched to the draw.
This year's World Finals was held in South Korea, and the guest in charge of the draw was Princess Flame.
The first thing to be drawn is the bracket for the qualifying stage.
On the LPL side, EDG, IG, and RNG all started from the group stage.
Only JDG has to play a round of qualifying matches first.
and.
Judging from the strength of the mainstream regions, the qualifying round is basically just a formality to bully the wildcard teams.
JDG was assigned to Group A. The other two teams in the group were Mexico INF and Oceania DW... yes, it was the D Owl Kingdom and the big island where one needed to provide a criminal record to board.
It would be surprising if JDG didn't get first place.
After the qualifying round bracket is displayed, the group stage groups will be drawn.
This time, it is closely related to all the strong teams.
The No. 1 seeds from the four major regions of LPL, LCK, LCS.EU, and LMS were included in Pool 1, which means they will not meet each other. Because North America had the worst performance in the World Championship, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds were placed in Pool 2.
but.
Although they are both Pool No. 1, there are differences in strength.
The strongest is undoubtedly EDG, which is aiming for the triple crown.
Being assigned to the same group as EDG, they basically only have the possibility of competing for the second place. After advancing, they will have to face the first place in another group. Even if they have good strength, they will most likely stop in the quarterfinals.
For most teams, facing EDG is basically a death sentence for this World Finals.
The weakest one...
Of course it is Flash Wolves FW, who only bully Korean teams in BO1.
On stage.
Princess Flame reached her hand into the transparent lottery pool, spun it a few times, grabbed a silver sphere, opened it, and showed the team logo inside to the audience.
The team name that appeared was the one that everyone loved to see - FW!
Group A instantly became a hot commodity.
Flash Wolves FW was eliminated in the quarterfinals in the S5 season, and failed to advance past the group stage in both S6 and S7, with a record of 2 wins and 4 losses once and 1 win and 5 losses another time.
Only having the qualification of pool number one.
The strength is actually relatively backward.
For the teams in Pool 2, as long as they are drawn into Group A, qualifying is a sure thing.
Next.
Princess Flame took out the second silver ball.
This time, the team logo that appeared was...
EDG!
"hiss--"
"Depend on!"
"Don't B, don't B."
“No B, no B!”
“…”
All the teams except LPL started praying.
The number one seeds in Groups C and D are LCK champion KT and European champion FNC respectively.
There is no need to say much about KT's strength. It is definitely a strong team second only to EDG.
FNC's performance this year is also quite impressive, but European and American teams often have shortcomings in confrontations other than the mid lane, so relatively speaking, they are a soft persimmon.
Pool No. 1 is all settled.
Princess Flame came to pool No. 2 where the black sphere was placed and continued drawing.
The first to start celebrating were AFs.
——Not only were they drawn into Group A where Flash Wolves FW were, but the other team in Group A was also Europe’s second seed VIT.
It is no exaggeration to say that AFs has already secured first place in the group.
The more unlucky ones are Gen.G (Samsung) and MAD (Taipei No. 2), both teams were drawn into Group B where EDG is.
Samsung may still have a fighting chance.
MAD is ready to book round trip tickets directly.
In addition to KT, Group C includes LPL's third seed RNG and North America's first seed TL.
This draw is not very good for RNG.
But it's not particularly bad.
Although TL spent a lot of money to strengthen the team this year, buying Xmithie who reached the MSI finals and veteran AD master Doublelift, and breaking the pattern of the North American division with strong enough strength, RNG's strength should not be too threatened.
IG was assigned to Group D, along with FNC and 100T.
It is undoubtedly a very good lottery .
"Let's take a look at the qualifying situation."
Changmao analyzed the list: "In Group A, AFs is relatively stable, but we can't make a conclusion... Everyone knows that there are no weak teams in the World Championship, and any team has the potential to explode."
“FW didn’t perform well in the past two years, but I think we should be able to qualify this year.”
"There is no suspense about the first place in Group B. With EDG's strength, they will not feel any pressure to play against the third seed of LCK and the second seed of LMS. The teams in the play-in round will not threaten EDG's position at all."
Saying this before the game starts feels like a "poisonous promise".
But the LPL audience didn't think there was a problem.
In the LMS region, Flash Wolves FW is a very strong team, and the teams below may not be as strong as the top two in LSPL.
Want to threaten EDG, which has a dominant position in LPL and even the world?
It’s an international joke!
"Group C should be the group of death this year."
Zhihuan continued: "It's really hard to say who will win or lose between KT and RNG. TL, the No. 1 team in North America, should not be underestimated... RNG's schedule this year is really difficult. They met EDG early in the division and met two No. 1 seeds in the world championship."
"Indeed." Changmao agreed: "IG's pressure to qualify is relatively small. Overall, our LPL's luck in the draw is pretty good. If JDG advances, they will be in Group A, and they also have the possibility of fighting hard."
…
September 26th.
8.19, the world championship version has officially arrived.
This version will be applied in all the qualifying rounds, group stages and final knockout rounds, and no changes will be made unless there are bugs that affect the game.
What is quite unexpected is.
This time, Riot's designers did not make biased adjustments like before.
It just strengthened a series of veteran heroes including Noxus, Fiora, Kha'Zix, Elise, Jarvan, and Thresh, reduced the mana consumption and cooldown of Thresh's Q, increased the damage of Pike's R, and reduced Tam's health.
In terms of equipment, the only thing that was strengthened was a large mask that appeared very rarely.
It is a standard balance improvement.
It can be seen that Riot Games welcomes EDG's attempt to achieve the Three Crowns Dynasty...at least on the surface.
"Is Fiora available now?" the factory manager asked while flipping through the update announcement.
"It's not that great, it just adds a little bit of health recovery, it doesn't mean much." Xing Dao shook his head.
The reason why Fiora can't play this season is not because of lack of endurance.
In fact.
Fiora will never lack sustain.
The main reason why she can't play is that the environment is not suitable for Fiora to perform.
Think about it.
Conqueror + Endless Yasuo, every hit can be converted into true damage, and the speed of killing tanks is faster than that of Fiora.
It also has a faster clearing speed and more flexible displacement ability, as well as stronger penetration, higher burst, and more sufficient control. Except for being weak in the early stage, it has more advantages than Fiora in almost every aspect.
There's really no point in forcing yourself to pick Fiora.
"unless……"
Xing Dao thought for a moment and added, "Unless the other side chooses a captain first."
