Chapter 258: Just the winner of the winners' bracket, not the champion!

The MSI schedule is quite tight, almost a back-to-back without rest time.

The winners' bracket semifinals end and the next stage of the match begins immediately.

And just as everyone expected, the confrontation between the upper and lower halves showed a clear gap as soon as they touched, and the death half was well-deserved.

The next day.

The highly anticipated winners' bracket final between V5 and G2 was announced to start.

However, before the match, both the G2 team and the European local audience were extremely excited, and even full of confidence!

After all, if nothing else, G2 being the first to reach the winners' bracket final on this MSI stage of local operations, only one step away from the final, is already the best result since the peak of S9!

Before the match, G2's official Twitter also posted a promotional image: "Recasting European glory, it is my duty!"

And on the commentary desk, in addition to Cat and Pierce, G2's former legend Perkz was invited to assist, and there were also many local spectators in the audience stands cheering for their own team, showing the home advantage.

"Today's match is quite critical; the winner will directly skip the subsequent schedule and enter the grand final, sitting and waiting for the challenger to come!"

Pierce didn't troll when treating his own local team, pulling the two people next to him to make prediction analysis: "Who will the two of you be more optimistic about before the match? After all, everyone is 2-0, and everyone is the first seed!"

Cat was noncommittal, being as tactful as possible for the sake of the home field: "From the game performance, I am more optimistic about V5; as for the score, I will give it 3 to 1."

However, Perkz on the other side, not knowing whether he wanted to troll or deliberately wanted to pit his old club, had an extremely arrogant tone: "Oh! How could it be three to one? I am very optimistic about G2! They are terrifyingly strong this year! I even feel it might be three to zero!"

But this was too much of a troll, and even the old troll Pierce couldn't listen anymore.

"Not to that extent... Although this V5 lineup had some doubts when it was formed at the beginning of the season, it has proven that they are all right so far. By comparison, the G2 lineup is still slightly inferior."

Perkz, however, didn't think so, and retorted quite seriously: "No, actually the two teams are very similar! Have you all forgotten what G2 is called this year?"

Remember the first round of the group stage, when G2 played against GG, the North American three-Korean team, they flashed V5's team logo together.

That was actually G2 playing their "own meme," because G2 was jokingly called 【European V5】 by foreign netizens this year.

And it really wasn't hard-riding; there are indeed some similarities!

Their ability to continue to dominate Europe this year is inseparable from their complete reorganization, which is to rebuild the team with Caps as the core and re-form four people.

And top laner BB has also debuted for many years but has never entered the World Championship, until recent years he gradually walked into the European mainstream vision, and came to G2 across regions after winning the North American championship at TSM.

Jungler Yike is also a newcomer, mid laner Caps is also the undisputed first mid laner in Europe, and the support is also an old man who has no operations and can only play with his brain...

As for the AD position, Hans Sama is interesting—his nickname is "European Brother."

Europe's brother!

Besides because they both have firm eyes, they are both getting worse year by year after leaving the first batch of teammates with achievements, their playing style is also aggressive and occasionally slightly brainless, and even they were both kings at the age of 14, and even their signature heroes are Draven, and even they have both dyed their hair red...

Perkz on stage was still fanning the flames: "It's not that I'm bragging, although Ye is already strong enough, but when it comes to playing MSI, it has to be Caps; he is the MSI mid lane king!"

"You guys just watch, this mid lane will be blown up! It'll be three to zero!"

【Too sincere, I can't tell whether he's trolling or sincere for a moment】

【Actually Ye is quite good, there's no need to force Caps, if Ye is willing to come to G2, we G2 fans can also accept it】

【Perkz, don't hate too much, isn't it just because Caps came to grab your mid lane position and refused to leave, causing you to be unemployed directly... But this is not a capital offense!】

【Don't be careless, this G2 team holds the sword of the emperor passed down from their ancestors! The last one who opened champagne before the match like this has already become the 1020 that will be praised for generations!】

【This match must be three to zero, if it's not three to zero I'll eat it directly】

Obviously, no one took Perkz's words seriously, not even G2 on the opposite side.

They have confidence in themselves, but they also know V5's strength very well, especially Caps, who was severely educated by Ye Bo at the S-championship last year, and they all wanted to defeat the strong enemy at home very seriously.

However.

The reason why G2 is called "European V5" is more because of their playing style.

Top laner BB is one of the most prominent offensive top laners in Europe in recent years, jungler Yike's counter-jungling jungle core is a signature skill, and since European Brother can be called this nickname, it is not difficult to see his style.

The combination of these five people is an early-game bombardment system similar to V5 throughout the spring.

Basically, they are the type that if you don't die in 25 minutes, the base will smoke!

This offensive style helped them be invincible in the European civil war, relying on the top strength of the three-lane players in the league, but when facing the real 【genuine V5】, they were exposed instantly!

First of all, Yike, the best newcomer who was bragged about by EU netizens, often used Nidalee and Kindred to 1v1 and blow up the jungle area in the region.

But when he met an opponent like Xun whose compatibility was completely consistent—he was directly pressed and beaten throughout!

Whether it's personal operation, match experience, or the "back spirit" that flashes from time to time... Yike was played dizzy!

BB's proud offensive top laner couldn't break through Flandre's defense at all, and even frequently gave opportunities because of this.

Caps chose a pure meat mid lane Nautilus to save his life.

But helplessly, the European Brother in the bottom lane showed his style. A confident Draven was repeatedly caught by Ye Bo's K'Sante, and he even handed over more than one classic Cleanse to solve the knock-up.

The first game was extremely bloody.

In 19 minutes, a kill difference of 17-1 was actually played!

All European spectators couldn't help but gasp when the base exploded, and even the local commentators on the commentary desk clearly had unnatural expressions...

————Except for Perkz, who seemed to be "stealing a laugh" openly.

"Hey, this is too easy to play~~" Xun made a gesture of his clothes being slightly dirty when he went off stage: "Hey, it's not that I'm saying, even Brother Chuan could do this, it feels like there's no intensity at all~"

"Then how about letting Chuan come up and play a game? It's not easy to come to MSI once." Flandre took the initiative to suggest.

He really felt no pressure, and empathized that Beichuan had finally come to the scene, and he must really want to go on stage sitting backstage.

"I have no opinion."

"It's all okay~ Master Ye, what do you think?"

Everyone looked at Ye Bo to seek the final opinion.

Ye Bo, of course, had no opinion.

After all, this kind of international training opportunity is very rare, and it has an extraordinary effect on the training of players, which cannot be compared to the league.

V5 bought Beichuan at the beginning with the idea of letting the two people progress together, but later Xun's progress speed was clearly faster than the other party, but they never gave up on cultivating the latter.

"Oh!? Latest news, V5 has changed the jungler!" Pierce, who had no hope after watching the first game, showed joy again.

"This might be an opportunity for G2! As far as I know, Beichuan has appeared in V5 only a handful of times, and he should not be their main player!"

Cat also nodded and said: "G2 has also come to the blue side; this game should be the most hopeful one. If they lose, V5 will probably change back to Xun immediately."

The G2 members on the other side thought the same.

In the second game, they looked extremely serious from BP to the game content, choosing a standard four-protect-one AD core lineup, and it was really stable in the early stage.

Of course, it was mainly because V5 was also practicing the lineup in the second game, letting Beichuan use tank functional heroes that Xun usually uses less.

This was actually a tacit understanding between the two in private.

The two junglers communicate frequently, and their understanding of playing style and other aspects have already converged.

And Xun specializes in his most proficient jungle core offensive system, while Beichuan uses more heroes like Maokai, Poppy, Sejuani, and even Ivern...

Obviously, Beichuan's special training has been effective!

Although the hero he chose was functional, the actual playing style was still the original offensive style, which led to him choosing a Sejuani but instead constantly counter-jungling Poppy, making Yike equally exhausted.

Ye Bo also practiced an Orianna that he usually had no chance to play, which led to a relatively slow rhythm in the early stage.

But slow is slow.

Once it came to team fighting, the strength gap between the two sides appeared again immediately.

"Sejuani carries the ball and flashes into the field! Orianna's ball pulls three people in mid-air! But Jin Kesi handed over Flash!"

"Hans Sama's position is very good! He can output without pressure, no one can touch him, this wave of team fighting is hard to say! G2 has a chance..."

"Why does this Jin Kesi seem to have no damage at all!"

The four-protect-one Jin Kesi, with nearly three items, bombarded Ornn and Sejuani and Braum with a rocket launcher.

But clearly Sejuani had already been counter-attacked by the four people to a residual blood, but it just couldn't be shot to death for a long time.

If one was shot to death, Jin Kesi might have had room to operate if she ran away!

"Ah, it turns out Jin Kesi's third item is a Rapid Firecannon, then it's reasonable. In this case, it should be better to wait for him to buy an Armor Penetration Bow to fight in the team," Pierce comforted everyone.

"Wait! Why did he go home and buy a Vampiric Scepter!?"

"Is it to build a Blade of the Ruined King? But it feels like it's definitely not as powerful as an Armor Penetration Bow; the three big meat pillars on the opposite side are too fleshy." But in fact.

Facing this kind of super big meat lineup, Jin Kesi's fourth item was not even Blade of the Ruined King, but Bloodthirster!

This equipment understanding, even the V5 members on the opposite side didn't understand.

Hans Sama just thought that the opposite Orianna could often touch him at the limit distance, but he didn't want to build a Maw of Malmortius, so he bought a Bloodthirster to prevent consumption, and didn't think so much.

But it was just such a simple equipment choice.

It can be said that it almost directly led to G2's defeat!

By the key resource team at 30 minutes, G2 couldn't see any fighting power on the front, and the three big meat pillars stood in front and hit you, and Jin Kesi's output couldn't even see the fluctuation with the naked eye!

Four-protect-one lineup, but no damage!

V5 repeated the old trick and prepared to let Sejuani carry the ball into the field.

But this wave was perhaps because of less practice, Beichuan and Ye Bo had some cooperation errors, Sejuani flashed QR a little early, the ball had not been completely put on, but Ye Bo's hand on the R key had already pressed it!

But just at this time, Ye Bo's eyes suddenly froze.

He seemed to notice some "strange phenomenon."

It seems, it's not quite the same as the situation he expected?

"Oh my god!!! Orianna and Sejuani actually pulled five people!!! The cooperation between Ye and Chuang!"

"Why can Ye's Orianna always open the team like this? How is his Orianna different from others!"

"And although Jin Kesi reacted extremely quickly with Cleanse and Flash DF to pull away, he really has no damage! He can't even shoot off Sejuani's pig skin! It feels like V5 can win even if Orianna misses the big move!"

【Not brother? Professional players don't know how to build equipment? I'm Silver and I know this lineup must buy armor penetration first!】

【So it's really a makeshift team, professional players are not as powerful as imagined, I feel like I can do it too~】

【Classic example of denying the whole, European and American losers are vegetable, you go sit in the V5 mid lane position and try!】

【To be fair, I think this little Chuan also looks delicate and pretty】

【Don't say, Chuan looks like he's really okay, at least it feels a pity to stay on the bench, it's really okay to go to some teams with weak junglers?】

The fleeting changes, and the subsequent eye-popping R-full-five-person bombing team fight, successfully attracted everyone's attention.

Except for Ye Bo himself, no one noticed the slightly strange change just now.

After 2-0.

G2 clearly started the traditional art of "lying flat" mode, directly starting to choose their respective signature heroes.

Caps took out Yasuo to fight Sylas, and top laner BB even took out the classic "ranking hero" 【Darius】!

Of course, BB's Darius and another European newcomer Adam are known as the "two great kings of Europe," which is really their signature skill.

Unfortunately, Flandre didn't get used to it, and backhanded a top lane Quinn to torture the other party!

"Is there such a hero reserve? The global BP mode is really an enhancement for players with deep hero pools... Two, do you think there is a chance in this game?" Pierce sighed: "Two, do you think there is a chance in this game?"

Perkz's mouth couldn't hide it anymore, so he simply didn't pretend and said with a full face of smiles: "It's definitely gone!"

"Although Sylas is not strong in this version, this is Ye's Sylas, it's not looking for trouble to release it in the match point game~"

"If you ask me, G2 might as well release Akali, anyway, it's all fireworks, give everybody the biggest one~"

Cat still gave face to the home team, barely saving face: "That's not necessarily true, Beichuan feels a bit nervous, it's not obvious when playing Sejuani, this game is a hero like Viego, maybe there is still a chance."

The pressure of the international arena is not the same thing as the league—this is also the core reason why many people are kings in the league, but they collapse when they reach the World Championship.

Let alone Beichuan, who is playing in an international tournament for the first time, even some old guns who have played for many years are still the same.

Of course, this game V5 is also because they saw the opponent has a trend of lying flat, so they let go of their hands and feet to fight, just to find the feel for the finals.

And just as the commentary desk said.

Although Sylas is not strong in this version, it also depends on the ID.

Caps seems to have dreamed back to last year's S-championship, and his eyes became clear as he played the line, and soon good news came from the mid lane.

However, the signature skill is still charming.

BB's Darius found an opportunity in a canyon team fight to Q-Flash into the field, and the sharp Noxian Guillotine beheaded Quinn, triggering Bloodrage!

IQ instantly -200%, courage instantly +500%!

"Darius rushed in... Darius fell in seconds!"

"Darius's armor equipment against Quinn is completely naked in front of Sylas, this is the foreshadowing of not playing well in the mid lane, Sylas's damage is too high, even stealing Darius's big move is so painful, otherwise it feels like BB could kill everything in this wave!"

"Hey, but V5's bottom lane didn't come in this wave, and the two of them still want to counter-attack? G2 still has four people even if the state is not good!"

"Wait what?????"

Viego took over the body of Darius and cooperated with Sylas to pursue.

G2 directly threw away the bottom lane first tower and came to the canyon, it can be said that even if they get the canyon, they don't make any money at all, and at this time, seeing the two people still want to pursue, there is naturally no reason to retreat.

But that Viego Darius, as if he had received the highest order of the Balance Sect, rushed into the crowd without even wanting his life, and caught someone and flowed smoothly AWEAAA.

By the time the Bloodrage was bled, Viego Darius was already dying.

However, someone had already vaguely guessed something...

Viego Darius suddenly flashed Q forward to hang Bloodrage on the opponent with his life, and Sylas, whose execution reset, flashed into the phantom of Darius, smashing down 【His Way - Noxian Guillotine】!

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Sylas stealing Darius's big move cannot stack Bloodrage layers, Viego taking over Darius stacks Bloodrage but has no big move to perform beheading, but the combination of the two has a very wonderful effect!

It can be described as the "Pickpocket Combination" that stole everything from you!

European Brother flashed forward, still wanting to operate, but was almost cut to death by the full-layer true damage of the full-layer Bloodrage.

Only Little Cap swayed his left arm and ran away without looking back, saving his life.

"It's over!"

The European audience at the scene also sent cheers with excitement.

After all, there were few people who sincerely believed that G2 could win before the match, and there were quite a few V5 fans on the local side, and the atmosphere was still comparable to the home field instantly after the result came out.

"Congratulations to V5! They have become the final winner of the winners' bracket! With a 3-0 record, they proudly became the first to advance to the MSI final stage!"

"They are about to wait in the final stage for the results of the lower half to come out, waiting for their final final opponent!"

"And our G2 team will return to the losers' bracket in the lower half to conduct a cruel 2-1 confrontation to compete for the last final ticket..."

【It's really light and easy, it feels like the award can be presented in advance! Let me ask who can fight in this lower half?】

【G2 is really vegetable, this European Brother is even more brother than brother, the taste is too strong】

【Brother is? Not familiar with people who can't even come to MSI】

【JDG's mouth is about to laugh crookedly, with V5 helping them play the psychological shadow of G2 and Gen. G, this is not easy to win, it is recommended to thank/FF directly when entering the finals】

【Heh, won't someone really think V5 is stable? Just the winner of the winners' bracket, not the champion!】

【No problem, LOL matches have been played for so many years, where did the champion come from? Aren't they all custom winners, it's a mess to open a custom game】

The continuous tournament continued the next day.

The V5 members sat firmly on the Diaoyutai to observe the opponents, analyze the war situation, and look forward to what the two biggest opponents can expose in a battle.

The four 2-1 teams will conduct two rounds of draws, and each must win two more BO5s in a row to kill into the finals.

This undoubtedly is destined to expose quite a few things, which can be regarded as one of the advantages of killing into the finals 3-0.

And Perkz, who drew lots on the scene, actually made a big joke again—JDG and Gen. G met one round in advance!

Of course, the result didn't matter, after all, these four teams are likely to be the final confrontation between these two teams, just the order of playing first.

But, the next day.

The thing that really made everyone drop their glasses and was unexpected...

I don't know if Gen. G was beaten out of their souls and didn't change their energy, or if JDG was beaten through the Ren and Du meridians, a situation that no one could think of.

The normal situation was completely one-sided confrontation!

Pierce on the commentary desk shouted extremely excitedly: "JDG!!! The LPL seems to be sending the LCK region home first!!!"

"I said, Europe is really the second region!"

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