Chapter 199

G2's side reacted just as excitedly, but since big brother Firrrrrre was comparatively calm, everyone kept some restraint amid the excitement.

The only exception was Ka Lao Si; this guy reacted even more exaggeratedly than RNG's side, shouting loudly and running around the room like a locomotive with a blown boiler, even rushing to the front of Riot's stream team, his face shoved into the camera as he screamed madly.

The feed then switched back to the lottery livestream, where WildTurtle drew the last ball—whose outcome was already certain—and it was SKT.

When the broadcast switched to both teams' training rooms, a strange scene appeared: H2K everyone wore bitter smiles, which was fine, but puzzlingly, even the SKT side had an extremely solemn atmosphere.

The LPL commentators were puzzled by this.

Wawa said: 'Ah, that's not right—H2K not being able to smile is understandable, but why does SKT also look scared?'

Miller said: 'Um... I'm not sure either. Maybe H2K has some secret weapon? And SKT found out? But that shouldn't be—no matter how you say it, H2K is just a European team, and not even Europe's second seed; even if SKT faced Europe's top seed G2, they should easily handle it, so there's no reason for them to be afraid.'

Yutong nodded: 'I think so too.'

Miller mused: 'But could it be that SKT, realizing at this point that the semifinals would be against RNG, therefore...'

Wawa instantly exclaimed: 'That's possible! Miller, you found a great angle! Don't say it—I really feel that's the case!'

Yutong nodded again: 'Yes, that does make sense.'

Wawa wore a satisfied look: 'That said, when RNG drew G2 earlier, the G2 coach also looked excited.'

Miller chuckled: 'That's Ka Luo Si—he's not only G2's coach but also their owner. This guy has always been like that, never one to conform.'

Wawa fumed: 'You like to jump, huh? I hope you keep jumping even if it's a 3‑0 sweep!'

……

The quarter‑final lottery results were finally settled.

Shortly afterward, Riot announced the schedule on its official accounts across major global platforms.

(The following times are in Beijing time)

Upper Bracket:

RNG vs G2, October 17

H2K vs SKT, October 16

Lower Bracket:

Snake vs SSG, October 14

ROX vs EDG, October 15

Some rejoiced, others lamented.

Considering the three LPL teams' quarter‑final lineup, this draw is clearly unfavorable for the LPL, since two of the teams are matched against strong LCK opponents.

But RNG fans' fighting power is famously off the charts, so on Chinese‑language internet a bizarre nationwide celebration erupted—Weibo, Tieba, Zhihu, and all major platforms instantly turned into RNG fan festivity sites.

On Zhihu, the well‑known dog‑praising blogger 'Canyon Demolition Squad Leader' wrote an answer to the question 'How to view the group results of the S6 World Championship quarter‑final draw?' which was upvoted to the top by dog fans.

【Thanks for the invitation.

【In a nutshell: heaven‑chosen lot, the script is written—see you at the SKT semifinals!

【Having drawn this lot, I really can't help wanting to send a banner to the Great Turtle (WildTurtle)! Thank you, thank you so much!

【Next, analysis: why is this a good draw?

【Although the lower bracket is an LCK vs LPL showdown, the upper bracket is literally a heavenly top‑top lot, a free ticket from heaven for RNG!

【RNG vs G2, this is the most suspense‑free of the four quarter‑final matchups—let me explain in detail.

【As everyone knows, although G2 is Europe's top seed, those in the know understand that this team has been overrated ever since it rose to EU, always being an internal‑war phantom god.

【Everyone knows MSI, right? G2 8—was slammed by European netizens; then the summer split saw a massive roster overhaul, the new jungler kicked the Korean aid jungler Trick, after which the team underwent a major upheaval, with top, jungle, marksman and support all completely replaced; this guy doesn't even know what love potion he fed the G2 owner, yet he even brought his own terminally ill brother—formerly a Douyu streamer—into G2, tsk, I can only say it's awesome.

【Although the European new magic king Perkz still has something going for him, he barely managed to lead G2 to win the EU summer crown; European netizens are also bewitched, not realizing that G2's real mainstay is AP, truly thinking that if the jungler is rank one on the Korean server he's invincible, claiming he's Europe's strongest newcomer, world's number one jungler, etc. —in short they hype him to the heavens, but in fact he's just a newcomer with a blank résumé, hasn't fought many tough battles even in Europe, and after luckily beating the weak ROX at Worlds he starts spouting bombast (for details, everyone can search his post‑match interview after the group stage G2 game).

【Just how much real ability does the jungler have?

【When the time comes, everyone will see—Xiang Guo will teach him how to be a person.

【No need to say more about the bottom lane—G2's bot lane duo is said to be Europe's top, but the European region itself is a joke; doge + mata can make Zven + Mithy blow up!

【Once the bot lane gains a huge advantage, the support can be freed; then the jungler Xiang Guo, together with mata, can roam and go on to free the mid lane Huye, and the entire lower bracket will become RNG's hog farm.

【The top lane Looper's task is extremely easy—just pick any useful hero that scales, hold the lane, then just watch the mid‑jungle‑bottom four brothers perform.

【In summary, regarding this match I think it should be 3‑0 or 3‑1 (after all, we can't rule out G2 pulling off a big move and stealing a game). Anyway, as long as RNG doesn't get swollen‑headed, it's just as I said before: a free pass to the semifinals!

【As for the lower bracket, that is indeed a bit tough.

【But we've long seen clearly that EDG is essentially the same as G2—our LPL region's internal‑war phantom god, invincible in domestic matches but a pushover abroad; who could forget how they were swept 0‑4 by FNC last year? No way, no way?

【So nobody has ever expected anything from EDG as a top seed.

Speaking of Snake, their performance in this S6 is indeed eye‑catching, but it feels like they're just trying to look good on the standings—they already revealed all their signature moves and trump cards in the first round of the group stage, so they fizzled out in the second round. With no trump cards left, facing the tough three‑star team in the quarterfinals, it can only be said that misfortune outweighs fortune.

So I think, for the knockout stage, just watching RNG is enough.

Then let's look at the matchup situation in Shang Ban Qu where RNG resides.

RNG vs G2: easy advancement, preserving plenty of trump cards.

H2K vs SKT: I personally think H2K could pull off an upset, draw out SKT's strengths, and drain some of SKT's trump cards. That way, regardless of the outcome, RNG can rest in the semifinals.

RNG will face SKT with ample trump cards, giving them a very high chance of reaching the finals!

Then, in the lower bracket, whoever reaches the finals will have fought their way out of such a hellish battle, definitely having revealed all their trump cards; thus the final will be a genuine showdown where they compete on pure strength. As for RNG's strength, I have never worried about it.

In short, is this a good draw for the LPL?

An absolutely excellent draw!