Chapter 689 Will Samsung S8 explode?
South Korea's total area is about 100,000 square kilometers, which is roughly half the size of Jilin Province.
The main job of the Meteorological Bureau is to copy the weather forecast for Jilin Province and provide reminders such as sunny days or rainy days to the people of Korea.
Therefore, even though Seoul and Busan are located at the two ends of South Korea, the total flight time is less than an hour.
There is no need to queue up for security check and take the shuttle bus to get on and off the plane.
but.
Due to the influence of a certain movie, all EDG members unanimously chose to travel by plane instead of train.
At 1:55 pm, we landed at Gimhae International Airport.
After taking the subway to the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center to familiarize themselves with the environment and going out to Eat Out on No. 1 Street to eat what is said to be the most authentic barbecue in the area, EDG rushed to the official designated hotel and gathered with other LPL teams for a pre-match meeting.
Compared to previous seasons.
This World Finals has certain benefits for LPL.
There were no significant changes in either 8.18 or the final version 8.19.
Apart from the obvious weakening of Kaisa and Tam, two heroes with too high appearance rates and win rates, other adjustments have basically no impact on the overall situation.
In other words, the playing style used by LPL teams in the playoffs will still be applicable in the World Finals, and there is no need to overturn the entire tactical system as in some other periods.
The choice of each position depends mainly on personal ability.
Whether it's a hero that focuses on laning and teamfighting, roaming and support, or a hero that focuses on POKE and strong opening, they all have the opportunity to enter the arena.
The four LPL seeded teams got together to discuss mainly the information collected from the training games, trying their best to avoid unexpected setbacks.
This was also the last time we were together and shared what we had.
After the group stage, even though the four teams EDG, IG, RNG, and JDG are from the same region, they will have to fight for their own honor.
"The Lightning Wolves play very aggressively this year and like to choose early-game lineups, so you have to be a little careful."
"TL didn't perform that well. Their play was a little messy and they didn't seem to be well coordinated."
"Samsung is pretty weird this year. They never won a practice match against us . I think they are hiding their strength."
"Samsung has never won a match against us."
The coaches of RNG and IG finished speaking.
Abu added with a strange look on his face: "He has never won a fight with us..."
The training match is a way to test the situation and practice the lineup.
There is definitely no team that will go all out.
Winning or losing is not representative.
But this kind of 'not giving one's best' is a relative thing.
——If Samsung doesn’t play at their best, RNG, IG, and EDG certainly won’t be able to play at their best.
The fact that Samsung didn't win a single game without giving its all also indicates a certain problem.
Could it be... that the Samsung S8 will really explode as the joke says?
"Samsung is in bad shape, which is good news for us!"
RNG coach Sun Dayong laughed: "As long as we get first place in the group, we can play against the runner-ups in the other groups. Whoever meets Samsung will get an advantage."
"You are the easiest to pick on. UZI is too experienced in fighting Chidi." JDG coach Hongmi thought for a moment and expressed his opinion: "Their top, mid and jungle are in serious decline. CuVee is only barely good at solo laning. As long as they can limit Chidi and Corejj's performance, Samsung will have no chance to win."
"G2 is just the opposite. Their bottom lane is weak, but their top, mid and jungle are not bad."
"FNC does have something..."
“…”
After a brief discussion.
The coaches of the four teams went back to organize the information they needed.
Afternoon of October 10th.
The opening ceremony of the group stage officially began.
The Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, with a total area of 13,000 square meters, gathered thousands of visitors from all over the world.
When the countdown reached the last second, the official LOGO of Fist Smashing Barriers covered the entire screen in an extremely shocking way, and then moved to the summoner sculpture on the scene.
The camera moves down.
LCK's roaring king Jeon Yong-jun, wearing a burgundy suit, strolled out from the side aisle.
"Welcome all audiences to the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in South Korea . Are you ready to welcome the 2018 League of Legends World Championship?!"
Accompanied by the Roaring Emperor's hoarse roar.
The audience responded enthusiastically.
"Every year, strong teams from all over the world come here to pursue their ultimate dream. Their dream is to hold the championship trophy that represents the legend with the spirit of never giving up!"
“This journey has been very, very long and difficult.”
“There’s been sweat and tears along the way.”
"And in the end, there is only one team that can lift this trophy and stand on top of the world."
“Let us wait and see with the utmost anticipation who will take home the much-anticipated 2018 League of Legends World Championship trophy!”
Speaking of this.
Roaring King Jeon Yongjun calmed down his emotions and raised his voice again: "Next, please invite General, the representative of the last world champion EDG team, to return the trophy!"
As soon as the words fell.
The theme song of this year's World Finals then sounded.
Xing Daonei was wearing an EDG short-sleeved team uniform with two gold stars on it, and a battle robe with the national flag printed on it. He walked towards the center of the stage with the Summoner's Trophy made of various precious metals in his hands, and placed the trophy with the EDG team name engraved on it twice firmly on the pedestal.
The moment the trophy fell, the big screen played images of previous championship teams.
There is the Taipei Assassin who pioneered the 4-1 split and stood at the top of the world.
There was celebration of SKT dominating the arena.
There is the touch of white when the Samsung Dynasty holds the trophy.
The whole stadium was boiling with excitement as SKT once again reached the top of the world.
What’s more, EDG went from being unfavorable to sweeping the entire team, making a comeback to win the championship, and then establishing the glory of being undefeated.
Roaring King Jeon Yong-jun looked at the championship trophy placed beside him, sighed briefly, raised the inscription card again, and began to introduce the participating teams in this year's global finals - group stage.
After the representatives of the four teams A, B, C and D appeared on the stage, the promotional video for this group stage began to play.
I have to say.
Not only is the Korean country small, its territory is small, but its mind is also not that big.
Previous promotional videos all belonged to the "equal treatment" mode. Except for some legendary players who had more shots, the teams from different regions had basically the same amount of appearance time.
And this year.
In the promotional video, the Korean team focused on introducing three Korean teams: KT, AFs, and Gen.G, and used a lot of words and space to describe the glorious journey of each player.
In the more than five-minute film, only thirty seconds were given to other competition areas.
Whether it was the ancient living fossil-level big brother Doublelift and Zz1tai, or the world-class Rookie, UZI, and Caps, they all just flashed across the screen.
The game hasn't started yet.
Except for the teams outside the LCK region, they are already filled with anger and are ready to show their true strength to the arrogant Koreans.
