Chapter 187: Qualification Battle (3)

This match can be called the most crucial battle of the D Group qualification day; in netizens' predictions, the outcome will extremely likely determine who will top the D Group and advance.

Samsung still chose to play steadily in this game, but they made a fatal mistake—they listened to rumors and truly thought Uzi would not play Jhin, coming up with an extremely extreme BP, banning in the ban phase consecutively the three AD champions Caitlyn, Ezreal, and Jinx, then their blue side first pick locked Ashe, trying to completely suppress RNG's core Uzi's performance, and through skipping class they easily took the victory fruit.

As a result, nobody expected.

RNG's last pick locked Jhin.

At that moment, the venue camera gave a shot to RNG's coach; Fly, who always shows a stern face, revealed a "scheme succeeded" smile in front of the camera:

Surprising or not, unexpected or not?

You didn't expect that, huh?!

We, Uzi, unable to endure Snake's beating, stubbornly practiced Jhin!

Once this champion was locked, even Liang Yan, watching the match in a hotel, was startled, and once again a mysterious feeling of the wheel of fate quietly turning welled up in his heart.

(Ps: In reality, S6's Uzi only pulled out Jhin at the quarterfinals.)

The actual development also proved Liang Yan's intuition was not an illusion.

After the BP blunder, it felt as if the entire SSG squad had gone stupid; Xia Lu, already passive due to the BP mistake, plus the players being out of form, in the opening few minutes Xia Lu was pressed under tower and violently beaten by the combo of Uzi's Jhin and Mata's Janna, and then RNG sent two more waves of mid-jungle four-man ganks on two, and within less than ten minutes they opened a gold difference of nearly 3,000.

RNG's gold curve kept rising, while SSG's kept falling...

Ultimately, the match began in a manner beyond everyone's expectation, and ended in an astonishing yet not surprising manner.

RNG defeated SSG.

By this point, the stalemate in the D Group's score finally showed a clear dividing line, with RNG standing out and firmly holding first place.

In the next match, SSG quickly recovered from its daze, mixed with the fury of being tricked, and gave SPY a thorough beating, successfully achieving a 23-minute speedrun.

Thus, SPY's S6 journey came to a complete end, with a final record of 0-6.

European netizens felt somewhat disappointed, but because they had anticipated this outcome the moment SPY was placed in this group of death, the overall mood was actually fine.

Moreover, not many people blamed SPY; under SPY's official Twitter account, the comment section was filled mostly with comforting voices, which can be described as very harmonious.

However, D Group's final qualification result is still not set in stone; we still need to play the last match to be completely clear, and that match is:

RNG versus TSM.

Prior to this match's outcome, TSM's record was 3-2.

If RNG wins, then D Group's standings will be completely decided: RNG first, SSG second, TSM will miss the quarterfinals.

But if TSM wins this match, then a bizarre situation will arise where three teams in Group C will all be 4-2 tied, and because the three teams have head-to-head results from the first two rounds, the advancement will still be determined by those results, necessitating a three-way tiebreaker match!

In other words, TSM is not yet out!

SSG also still has a hope to contend for first place and advance!

For a moment, netizens worldwide seemed to split into two camps.

One side is LPL netizens, all hoping RNG wins.

The other side is netizens from other regions, all cheering for TSM.

As for the venue, there is no doubt—this is North America, and TSM is the absolute most popular team in the North American region.

Amid the deafening cheers of the audience for TSM, the entire Belle Grove City Hall trembled; that extremely intense scene infected every spectator present, infected the commentators, and also infected the TSM players on stage.

But it also stimulated the extremely aggressive and competitive Uzi.

This kid doesn't know what fear is; he only gets heated.

"I want Lu Xi An!!!"

"Give me Lu Xi An!!!"

During the pick phase, RNG's team channel echoed with the angry roar of the heated kid.

Although Fly had been RNG's coach for a year, he clearly knew the consequences of defying Uzi at such a moment, so he hesitated not at all, even giving Uzi the first pick to lock Lu Xi An. This move left all commentators and streamers shocked to the point of their souls leaving their bodies:

"What?!!!"

"First pick Lu Xi An?!!!"

"Ya'er yo!!!"

"Oh my goodness!!!"

Everyone felt:

"Blue side first pick Lu Xi An?"

"RNG has gone crazy!!"

"Isn't he afraid of being targeted by BP?!"

"Isn't he afraid of being blown up by Konta?!"

The G2 crowd watching together also had the same doubt. Besides Liang Yan and Lao Zhang, being people who came from the LPL, they understand Uzi better than the other G2 members.

"I think……"

Lao Zhang glanced at Liang Yan, wanting to speak but stopping.

Liang Yan nodded:

"Uzi is completely heated."

It is well known among LPL netizens that when Uzi gets completely heated in a match, two outcomes arise: either he blows up the enemy, or he blows up himself.

This match ended quickly.

22 minutes, RNG speedran TSM.

Uzi finished with an astonishing 17-3 record, putting on a splendid individual performance.

After the match ended, D Group's rankings were completely locked, results as follows:

First place: RNG, 5-1

Second place: SSG, 4-2

Third place: TSM, 3-3

Fourth place: SPY, 0-6

After the match, RNG's official Weibo posted at lightning speed:

【Quarterfinals, we're coming!】

【RNG aiming for the championship!】

The number of comments broke ten thousand in just half an hour, and the paparazzi all turned into repeat machines, piling up skyscrapers in the comment section:

【Aiming for the championship!】+1

【Aiming for the championship!】+2

【Aiming for the championship!】+3

【Aiming for the championship!】+10086

At the same time, RNG manager Sanshao also posted a sentence on his personal Weibo:

【@G2, waiting for you to fight!】

The netizens got even more excited.

……

In the hotel, G2 training room.

The atmosphere was somewhat eerie.

Things took an unexpected turn, and RNG surprisingly advanced as first place.

In that case, if G2 also advances as first place in Group A, it means there is absolutely no chance of drawing RNG in the quarterfinals, because a first-place team cannot be drawn against another first-place team.

Assuming G2 successfully advances to the semifinals, they also have a higher chance of avoiding RNG, because based on the analysis of the two coaches and Liang Yan of RNG's performance in today's match, RNG's win rate in the quarterfinals—whether they face ROX or draw the two top teams from Group B that have not yet been decided (Snake Team and SKT)—is less than 30%.

For RNG to advance to the semifinals, the chance of drawing an internal match is the greatest…… which is a one-third probability of drawing EDG.

And they might not even win.

After everyone silently analyzed it in their own minds, they reached this conclusion.

"Too low."

Ka Lao Si said irritably, quite inexplicably, but everyone understood.

Nobody spoke, because there was nothing to say.

It really is too low.

But what can we do?

Unless G2 voluntarily gives up first place.

Such a thought flashed through everyone's mind, but no one dared to say it out loud.

Ka Lao Si paced back and forth in the training room like ants on a hot pan, his facial expressions changing extremely quickly, his face looking ferocious.

Finally, not knowing what decision he had made in his mind, his emotions seemed to calm down; he walked over with a cold face to check if the door was closed, then pulled the curtains tight, before turning to face everyone, taking a deep breath, and speaking coldly:

"Brothers, if I don't personally take down RNG, I can't swallow this anger."

"So I will make a decision on my own, even if you disagree—"

"I decide, all matches in the second round—"

His gaze quickly swept over Liang Yan, a hint of struggle flickering in his eyes, but in the end he gritted his teeth and said:

"All matches in the second round!"

"Liang rests!"

"Old Li up!"