Chapter 425

Inside the ENCE training room.

Looking at the scoreboard for the third round of IEM Beijing, they felt immense pressure.

Actually, by this round, there was no need for a scoreboard to show it, because the two major groups A and B wouldn't collide; meaning, having both won their first two rounds in Group A, they naturally ran into each other.

After sunNy joined, as the hope of Finland, ENCE had been struggling immensely. Now, many in the team wanted to learn from the advanced thinking of the Great Rain God and say to AleksiB on Twitter: "It was the brothers' fault."

But they were different from Faze; back then, Faze purely felt a clash of styles and wanted to supplement their combat power.

They had voted AleksiB out purely because they felt he played poorly, making their experience very uncomfortable.

Now that they had kicked AleksiB out, each of them discovered they were playing even more uncomfortably.

When AleksiB was on the team, they at least had the ability to go toe-to-toe with Vitality.

But now that they had kicked AleksiB, they felt fear just seeing the opposing team logo.

xseveN paused for a moment before remembering they were supposed to face Vitality tonight.

Then he glanced at the current data for IEM Beijing, and upon seeing it, the "pain mask" appeared.

sergej already had goosebumps.

sergej took a look and finally understood allu's expression.

sergej was drinking cola and nearly spat it out upon hearing this.

However, Nice always actively attempts plays on both the offensive and defensive ends; his crosshair placement, small tactical plays, and ways of seizing timing are all worth learning for ordinary players, and even many professional players.

allu handed over his phone.

"To be honest, by comparison, Zywoo is actually more like a cheat; Zywoo's awareness really feels like we have boxes on us."

"Doesn't Nice?"

These two teammates were hyping up the opponent's star player one after another, and now he felt his confidence was heading in a negative direction.

xseveN walked into the room, heard sergej's complaint, and remembered watching Xu Beifang's personal perspective last night.

As for Nice, his absurd positioning ability is also something ordinary people can hardly reach. As the person with the strongest positioning ability in the world, this is truly something you can only learn by "collecting trade."

However, he also agreed with xseveN's words; as the world's number one rifleman today, Xu Beifang's technical and tactical operation level had become the benchmark for the community.

sergej asked: "What are his stats now?"

"Many of his actions are extremely targeted. He completely knows what he needs to get out of his actions. As long as you settle your heart, you can learn a lot through his perspective."

"It really doesn't!" xseveN explained, "If you've studied his perspective, you'll find he's even more absurd in terms of technique and tactics. His crosshair is always moving, completely pre-judging whether you're going to peek or do a counter-flash wide swing, etc."

sergej took a sharp breath: "This really isn't a human! His 1.8 rating for the entire tournament at IEM Cologne before was already the best in history. Many people predicted this record couldn't be broken for many years. Could it be that he's going to break this history in this tournament?"

Rating: 1.89

1st map rating: 1.56

2nd map rating: 1.49

3rd map rating: 1.45

"Vitality's recent performance is a bit too exaggerated, isn't it? In two BO3s, they didn't even let their opponents take many rounds. I really doubt if Faze was playing seriously."

"Doesn't look like it?"

sergej retorted: "Would they play to map three if they weren't serious? And this was 16:0."

16:0

A pure shutout; for a player who truly wants to compete, this is a disgrace.

He is completely in a league of his own on the data leaderboard!

And unlike NIKO in the "World's Number One" sequence.

"Is this really a match a human can play? I feel like I performed quite well this time; after a few BO3s, my rating reached 1.2, but this Nice really doesn't act like a human!"

Nice is the most powerful player they have encountered today, and naturally, he is also their best teacher.

But it is very difficult for ordinary players to master NIKO's playstyle of precise pre-aiming regardless of the position.

But is this Nice a human?

"Doesn't look like it." xseveN shook his head.

After all, they had just been beaten up at EPL and had only just recovered.

They could see crazy discussions about this match all over the internet; to say nothing else, the "Faze-powder" had already been stripped of their right to speak.

"After all, they won the Major championship by stepping on Astralis's head~" allu couldn't help but sigh.

NIKO is very proficient in pre-aiming; NIKO's talent in pre-aiming is currently unmatched. He has a feeling of ease for pre-aiming on different maps and different positions.

allu silently added: "When I watch his perspective, I only remember one sentence: 'What am I supposed to learn from this?'"

"What kind of human-shaped walking USB?"

He is far ahead of all other outstanding players; he is 0.33 higher than the second-ranked gla1ve!

Plus, this guy follows a completely academic path, and many of his operations are very worth learning.

"So can you guys stop hyping him up?" allu felt his head hurting more and more, "We're running into Vitality tonight."

He thought to himself, what if Xu Beifang ends up with an average rating of 1.9 in this tournament?

The tournament has only just started for two rounds, and with the large fluctuations in team strength during the group stage, everyone's data is generally a bit higher at this time.

Watching NIKO's pre-aiming is very pleasing to the eye.

The painful memories of EPL surfaced in his mind, and the feeling of being completely shredded in frontal duels surfaced in his heart.

He deliberated for several seconds and tentatively said: "So allu, how should we play next?"

allu looked at his uneasy teammates in the room and deliberated: "We will win."

At 11:30, Xu Beifang had finished his morning routine training, and the others in the room were more or less the same, each of them relaxing briefly while waiting for the "Bald Master" to announce mealtime.

Thanks to having played against ENCE at EPL, they knew ENCE's approximate strength range, so they didn't have any psychological pressure when they got the matchup table.

So they didn't need to spend too much time studying tactics; they just needed to do their own training well.

Xu Beifang stood up, stretched, loosened his muscles and bones, and then opened his phone, casually killing time.

Just after opening his phone, he saw a manager from 5E send him a message on WeChat.

"They got the post-match discussion section out so quickly?"

He was quite surprised; knowing that the interview was only a day ago, 5E managed to rush it out in one day?

There's a reason programmers have that hairstyle.

Purely working like a beast of burden for the boss.

After complaining, he also curiously entered the 5E app.

After 5E finished this section, they also put a homepage push on the app, briefly explaining the new content.

Xu Beifang clicked directly in and found the match they played against Faze yesterday.

Vitality 2-1 Faze

Below were four major categories: Analysis, Battle Report, Post-match Data, and Evaluation.

First is the analysis; this stage mainly focuses on some data of both teams' players in this tournament.

Actually, it doesn't have much effect here; after all, before this match, the group stage had only finished one round, which can only show how the previous performance was.

Scrolling down, the number of map appearances for both sides and the recent confrontations between the two teams do have some highlights.

As for the subsequent battle reports and highlight performances, as the person involved, he had no desire to watch them.

Faze didn't show any performance that particularly surprised him in this BO3.

He directly turned his attention to the final evaluation.

As soon as he clicked it, he saw the headshots of their ten players.

Below each person's headshot, there were different ratings.

As the most outstanding player in this match, Xu Beifang's rating below was an exaggerated 9.7.

Zywoo's rating was 9.5, and the ratings of the others were also around 9. This match was a comeback from 0-1, and finally even resulted in a shutout, so everyone's evaluation of them was quite good.

The first hot comment below:

【Pure individual ability, who's turret was that 2-second A1 five-kill?】

There were quite a few people replying below this comment.

【I was stunned by that turn; one A1 killed all of Faze】

【Valve is right, the A1 bullets are really enough】

【This is Beifang; he doesn't actively play as an ECOtezhongbing, but when he does, he's really clear about it!】

【Naming and criticizing Dou Dou, always playing as an ECOtezhongbing until he disappears】

【When it comes to ECOtezhongbing, you still have to look at Dazhuang】

Second evaluation:

【I thought the odds weren't high, Beifang's performance is too exaggerated】

Old gambler jokes.

Xu Beifang then shifted his gaze to Faze's side.

As the losing side, their overall evaluation wasn't very high.

Only Olofmeister got a 7.9 rating, the evaluations of others were on the low side, and even NIKO got a 2.9 rating.

For Olofmeister, everyone's requirements weren't very high; after all, Olofmeister had expressed his desire to retire a long time ago.

Olofmeister's age is indeed quite old, plus the problem of his hand injury, the fact that he can stand here is already very good.

And in this BO3 today, Olofmeister really didn't have any major mistakes, playing standardly, so the evaluation he got was good.

As for why he was Faze's top-rated player, it was mainly because the others were even worse than him.

Clicking on the second-ranked Rain, the atmosphere of everyone's evaluation was a bit regrettable.

【Great Rain God, you should be more diligent; how come you got blown out on Dust II now?】

【You really blocked a bullet for the Faze boss, can you retire, and then use heavy money to dig Beifang over? I don't even dare to imagine that scene】

【Coward, I dare to imagine it!】

【When can we see Diligent Rain again】

Fans were more angry at his lack of ambition, because in their eyes, Rain is definitely one of the most powerful riflemen in the world, but his recent performance has been unsatisfactory.

They still wanted to see the Great Rain God stand tall.

Coming to Broky, his performance today was actually commendable; even across three maps, he was the person with the second most kills on Faze.

As for the rating being so low, it was mainly because of this guy's utility.

【Give him one BO3, he can flash his teammates 18 times】

【Not just flashing, he threw two smoke grenades and one fire wrong】

【Oh my god, Broky's utility is simply me!】

【Broky is a bit too abstract; practice utility hard, feels like there's a chance to compete for a top-tier sniper】

For the Faze-powder, they also roughly understood some things about Broky, the newcomer.

Xu Beifang often streams playing FPL, and everyone is familiar with the ID Broky, knowing that this guy is a utility genius.

But most of them thought that once this guy truly reached the top tier, he would practice hard and solve the utility problem.

But now they found that while his gunplay details had improved, his utility was still so terrible.

It left people quite speechless.

Then coming to Coldzera, everyone was speechless about this guy's shutout, and many even hung the reason for being shut out on Coldzera's head.

After all, not every player can be shut out four times in four different teams.

Netizens in the comment section frantically brushed the "c16:0zera" meme.

Finally, there was NIKO with the lowest rating.

Xu Beifang felt that NIKO shouldn't have such a low rating.

But the attacks from netizens on NIKO were mostly about his identity as an IGL, and his abstract performance in this match today.

【Seriously, Faze would be better off finding a second-tier IGL and freeing him from the burden of commanding; NIKO's commanding is pure constipation】

【I still remember how high-spirited he was last year; how did he become like this now?】

【Feels like NIKO is playing more and more painfully in Faze】

【Although Neo's commanding gunplay is too weak and indeed doesn't work, we really don't think your commanding is good, NIKO】

【NIKO, please step down from the IGL position, otherwise no one will compete with Beifang】

【How about we go and invite Karrigan back】

NIKO's commanding has always had problems; NIKO's thinking in the game is a bit single-celled, and his playstyle is also quite simple, just two modes.

Either explode with grenades directly, or default to slowly controlling the map.

On the defensive side, it's also very constipated; once the opponent gives information, he as the IGL can pull the whole team to move around.

If Faze wants to rise, they must get another good IGL.

As for calling Karrigan back, that's definitely not going to work.

Although the contact wasn't deep, he could roughly feel what kind of person Karrigan is; as a well-known high-achiever in the circle, Karrigan's spirit is still very full.

Voted out by Faze, now MOUZ is booming; he will at least lead MOUZ to achieve some results before there is a possibility of returning.

Of course, it's also possible he'll just stay in MOUZ.

After all, the current roster strength of MOUZ is not bad; it just needs to be polished and grown.

However, many netizens talked about NIKO's slipping, which piqued his curiosity.

He searched decisively and soon saw the clipped match posted by AY on Bilibili.

Accompanied by dynamic BGM, AY gave some information about the match in the video.

Immediately after, both sides began formal offense and defense. Through AY's perspective, Xu Beifang also realized the timing and thoughts of his teammates and opponents in the match at that time.

In this round, Faze's early offensive exchange was indeed beautiful, but there was a problem in the mid-game game.

NIKO was feinting and commanding his teammates to rotate, but he didn't consider the information that he would press forward from A Slope, which ultimately became his opportunity.

Then Xu Beifang intercepted the bomb, and both sides entered the bullfight of the clutch.

This is also where the heavyweight segment comes in.

AY analyzed the game ideas of Xu Beifang and NIKO, so that netizens wouldn't just watch the fun.

Xu Beifang was also quite curious about how NIKO suddenly died by himself.

Then he saw the side of him that he couldn't hold back.

NIKO silently jumped onto the iron bridge railing; he could understand that NIKO didn't have much health left, and actively going to fight wasn't a good choice. Waiting for him to actively come and find him, the possibility of holding him dead was greater.

But the subsequent action of constantly shaking his body in place to increase his attention made Xu Beifang a bit speechless.

The playstyle of constantly AD-ing in place is a relatively old technique.

The main purpose is to increase attention and be able to move at any time in the face of sudden situations.

But the problem is, NIKO was operating subconsciously here, forgetting the possibility of falling down in this place.

If it were shaking back and forth, there would be no problem.

But he was shaking left and right, directly falling to his death.

"NIKO fell to his death; what kind of ghost is this, NIKO? This is too humorous."

Listening to the sound of Wanjiqi holding back laughter in the background, Xu Beifang could only say that the "NIKO-hater" had won.

This abstract operation by NIKO really made him happy.

Xu Beifang glanced at the time; unknowingly, it was already 12 noon, but today's lunch hadn't arrived yet. Beside him, Shushu had already looked at the door 4 times, just waiting for the bald coach's mealtime announcement.

Xu Beifang had eaten breakfast, so he wasn't that hungry, but there was nothing to do now, so he planned to find some videos of hoof trimming or carpet washing on Bilibili to kill time.

Because of the recent matches, many Bilibili uploaders were making content.

But there were also those who were broken.

For example, Leon Kai, this loyal Faze fan, was shattered during yesterday's match.

As a Faze-powder, he couldn't believe that Faze would be shut out by Vitality. He said several times in the live stream that Faze might win, but in the end, he was completely numb.

The contrast before and after was particularly interesting, making the viewers in the live stream happy.

But immediately after, he also brushed a quite interesting video on the homepage.

"Please choose your IEM Beijing ending," the video had tens of thousands of views.

"The heat is up; the creative enthusiasm of CSGO bloggers is unprecedentedly high!" Xu Beifang exclaimed and clicked to start watching the video content.

Just starting to play, it first showed a Tom and Jerry lion screen.

After the intro screen ended, the Vitality team logo appeared, with the following written below:

【Vitality Ending!】

【Vitality adjusted well during the Berlin Major off-season, took IEM Beijing without pressure, Beifang lifted the Grand Slam prize money at home.】

The barrage started to brush the screen frantically:

【The episode that best fits reality】

【The most normal episode】

【The most reasonable episode】

【Ninety percent possibility, this is the standard ending】

Vitality's performance in the Berlin Major was very powerful. Starting from the Berlin Major, their adjustment ability after the off-season was indeed not bad, so this really fits the public's judgment.

Xu Beifang was naturally aiming for this goal.

Immediately the next second, the music changed.

It became sad directly.

The screen also showed Xu Beifang's expression of bowing his head in annoyance.

【Vitality Ending 2】

【Beifang went crazy at home, but the old men on the team didn't act like humans, helplessly defeated by Astralis, completing a top-tier waste of effort.】

Xu Beifang complained: "The episode I least hope for."

Once a member of the "Lao Wang" sequence, he had already sat through various "prisons," and he definitely didn't want to only get a runner-up in this kind of scene.

He then continued to look down.

【Tyloo Glory Ending!】

【Danking went completely crazy at IEM Beijing, showed extremely exaggerated individual ability, and led Tyloo to win the championship at home!】

Now is fantasy time!

Xu Beifang didn't look down on Tyloo, and the barrage floating on the video also replaced his inner voice.

【The most delusional episode】

【The most sci-fi episode】

【Too humorous, I feel like I haven't woken up yet】

【The most impossible episode】

Tyloo has strength now, but they haven't won much in major tournaments, have no confidence, and can't even play their due strength, which is a bit awkward.

And they have quite a lot of their own small problems and small faults.

Tyloo needs a lot of time to truly walk into the international sequence.

In the next scene, the music changed suddenly, as if the uploader was afraid that others wouldn't know he was a Faze-powder.

"Who is calling the fleet?"

Immediately after, the Faze team logo appeared on the screen.

【Galaxy Battleship Ending】

【Faze's entire team state is full, the gods return to their positions, fighting passionately with Vitality in the finals, NIKO killed Beifang at the three boxes in the town in the finals, completing his own redemption.】

【The episode Faze-powder looks forward to most】

【I want to see this scene appear so much, your doubts? What are you saying, I can't hear you! The roar of the battleship is too loud!】

【The episode I want to see most】

But the next second, this blogger directly released Wanjiqi's original soundtrack:

"They are all stinky fish and rotten shrimp, how can this be played?"

Although he knew Wanjiqi wasn't talking about Faze, combined with Faze's negative ending in the picture, it was a bit hard to hold back.

【Faze Ending 2】

【NIKO's commanding was blown out again, Broky's utility was abstract and didn't act like a human, Olofmeister's hand injury appeared, Rain was nowhere to be found, Coldzera was still covering the rear, the Galaxy Battleship returned to the shed.】

Subsequently, the endings of Renegades, EG, and Astralis appeared one after another.

Among them, Astralis's ending was the one with the most barrage.

【Astralis Ending】

【Astralis regained their fighting spirit after the Berlin Major, made all research on Vitality, successfully defeated Vitality in the final, and lifted the trophy in Huaxia for the first time.】

Even Xu Beifang admitted that this was indeed the most likely episode.

His and Zywoo's state was very good, but Astralis's performance in the confrontation over the past two days was terrifyingly stable; the data of the five of them were very similar and also very outstanding.

This kind of outstanding state, even he felt pressure; after all, the focus of the two teams' performance was different.

If the data he put up was the same as the data of Astralis's most outstanding player, then Vitality might be very dangerous.

This is caused by the difference in team system playstyle.

However, no matter how good Astralis's state is.

Xu Beifang also had a reason to win the championship.

He finally had a chance to fight at home, and the Grand Slam had always been their goal since the Major; he didn't want to drag it to next year.

shox's state is gradually declining, and with the Major won, everyone's concepts are changing.

He wanted to take advantage of the days when everyone's fighting spirit was high to get more honors.

And the champion of this IEM Beijing, Xu Beifang is determined to win!

He would definitely not let any ending other than the first one in the video appear.