ca-book Chapter 83 Drawing Lots
Chapter 83 Drawing Lots
"Congratulations to IG for defeating FPX 3-1 and advancing to the knockout stage as the top seed in their group."
[Would they beat FPX 3-1?]
What did you do during the Lunar New Year? You look so terrible.
[IG is pretty much finished now; their lowest-paid player is playing in the C-League.]
[Congratulations, host, on achieving a best-of-five (BO5) victory in the official competition. Random hero proficiency is being awarded as a reward...]
[Congratulations, host! You have achieved full proficiency with Swift Scout - Teemo.]
Mu Chun packed up the peripherals, looking somewhat tired.
He had absolutely no interest in mastering the new hero.
This should have been an easy 3-0 match, since FPX couldn't even beat RNG, but the game turned out to be unexpectedly complicated.
After putting away the keyboard and mouse, he looked up at Rookie and Jiejie.
I have absolutely no idea what I did during the last two Chinese New Years.
I initially thought that his poor performance in training matches was an act, or that he was adjusting.
But in today's match, the mid and jungle players had no rhythm at all, no coordination, and it was like they were playing solo queue.
Moreover, both players kept giving FPX opportunities, and the game dragged on for more than 30 minutes before it ended.
Especially in the third game, the mid and jungle players clearly respawned together, so how did they manage to watch the enemy jungler backdoor?!
Don't these two brothers trust each other a little too much?
Rookie and Jiejie walked quickly at the front with their heads down. They felt bad for letting their teammates down today, especially since they were carried by a newcomer.
Jiejie is alright. It's Chinese New Year, so he's going home to be with his family and girlfriend. LPL sponsors will inevitably use some of his services, and besides, he's a victim of Akshan and the bush synergy, so he's not that embarrassed.
Rookie is different. He went back to South Korea for the Lunar New Year and then came back. He inevitably used some of the sponsors' products. He could even be considered a partial beneficiary of the bush incident.
After all, he had someone constantly counter-ganking him, which made it quite enjoyable for him, especially since his opponent was Doinb, whom he didn't get along with.
Back in the lounge, Daeny didn't say much, but simply pointed out what needed to be ordered.
He had seen everything during the training matches after the Lunar New Year. Neither the midfielder nor the jungler had psychological issues, and there was nothing he could do about it.
[Rational discussion: Who would be the best opponent IG would draw in the knockout stage?]
That evening, the discussion thread became a trending topic.
The qualification situation in the group stage is now clear.
The top teams in the group are AL, JDG, TT, and IG.
[It's definitely TT, they beat us 3-0 in the Demacia Cup with one kick.]
[TT is really no good. They beat BLG, and IG's group is incredibly weak. They won't be able to beat anyone else outside of IG.]
That must be AL, right? They also won the Demacia Cup 3-1 by stepping on the head.
[With their performance today, they still managed a 3-1 victory against FPX. Does that mean FPX is just another AL team?!]
[Worrying about that is less important than worrying about Nakano's performance. The third game was completely unbelievable; he just watched as the enemy backdoored. Chunfeng is practically burning himself to death trying to win.]
Is the Buddhist disciple about to pass away? Ameruk!
【I just don't understand, why can't Chunfeng carry? Is there something wrong with his performance today?】
[Having no problems is the biggest problem. In this battle of gods and men, you're the only one who doesn't fit in. If they don't target you, who else should they target?]
[For those who truly believe Chunfeng can consistently carry, I suggest revisiting the unspoken secrets between Akshan and the bushes.]
Is it true that IG hasn't won a single scrim recently?
[Those who believe in training matches are all here. If training matches were effective, Zidane would have already won the Grand Slam.]
……
The group stage officially ended the following day, and the knockout stage draw would begin after TES played against LGD.
In the training room at the IG base.
Mafa stood in front of the crowd, with a screen beside him displaying training records since the start of the competition.
Daeny played against AL the most, and after the Demacia Cup, Daeny and Tabe often arranged practice matches.
The win rate is only 51%, and it is showing a downward trend.
The massive defeat also occurred after the New Year.
The state of the mid and jungle is one thing, but more importantly, AL did not have a holiday during the Chinese New Year, and Kael's laning phase is also improving, so the advantage that the bot lane has gained in the laning phase is gradually diminishing.
After that, BLG and TES didn't play many scrims, but their win rate against them also dropped significantly after the New Year.
JDG had the lowest win rate, despite playing in the middle number of matches, with a win rate of only 33%.
Mu Chun was deeply impressed by this, as he had almost never won since the start of the training matches.
JDG's AD Peyz has a pretty good laning phase and is able to withstand the pressure. Of course, this is also a result of the scrim system not giving him any talent; if he had talent, things might be completely different.
Top laner Ale is a player who specializes in countering TheShy. With the bot lane unable to capitalize on its advantage, the gaps in the top lane are widening.
Scout is familiar with Jiejie and Meiko's playstyles, so the jungle-support synergy doesn't work.
Seeing that everyone had seen enough, Mafa immediately spoke up, "Our coaching staff believes that TT is definitely the best, even though we haven't played many scrims."
"TT also upset BLG, but their victory was hard-fought. They probably don't have many trump cards left now, and if they draw the same opponent, it's basically a guaranteed win."
Mu Chun nodded silently. That was for sure; hitting a TT (a type of TT) guaranteed a spot in the game.
But the lottery is more about luck than anything else; it's an official arrangement.
Will IG's guaranteed advancement to the finals generate buzz?
There will definitely be some buzz, even if you put TheShy and the other three guys in ARAM, it won't generate much interest, and nobody really wants to watch it.
A rematch of the Demacia Cup final against AL would generate even more buzz.
The match against JDG features a reunion of Iceland's mid, jungle, and support players; the combined popularity of the three Icelanders is definitely higher than that of the two.
Perhaps his bot lane matchup with Peyz will also be a hot topic, Chinese vs. Korean!
Especially with their current form, they're falling behind if they lose.
If they face off against TES, it'll be another epic battle, and the viewership will absolutely explode!
This is on a completely different level from the guaranteed admission final.
Soon, the lottery officially began.
The referee stood on the platform, rummaging through the balls in front of him, and casually picked one up.
TT was placed in the upper half of the draw.
Cheers erupted from the audience immediately afterward.
JDG is in the bottom half of the bracket.
The last two, AL was the first to be drawn.
IG has been placed in the lower bracket and will face JDG.
IG's performance against JDG was phenomenal!
[IG's luck with the draw is bad; their chance of being guaranteed a spot is gone.]
[You don't know how to make a fortune slip, do you?]
[The draw had already given TT to IG, guaranteeing them a spot in the finals. IG fans, don't be so crazy.]
As expected, TES, who finished second in their group, will face NIP in the bottom bracket.
[The reckoning has begun! IG vs. JDG, who should be the FMVP? Did the "Thief Saint" really steal anything?]
[IG lost, TES came in, who is the fifth-place champion, the World Championship underdog!]
Is it possible that if TES loses to NIP, Monkey will come back to get revenge?
[That's possible; TES can lose to anyone.]
[You think IG isn't one either? They're not giving TT the points because they're afraid of losing to TT and embarrassing themselves.]
Daeny clapped his hands. "After you've finished watching, go get some rest. Tomorrow we'll study JDG and see if we can arrange a few more scrimmages."
As everyone got up to leave, Daeny suddenly spoke up, "Muchun, stay behind. Teemo is playing bot lane; we need to talk to him."
For a moment, the group of people who were about to leave turned back in confusion.
When did he learn to play Teemo, that disgusting champion? I've never seen him play it.
They play a dozen or twenty ranked games a day, and there are two or three Teemo games mixed in, so naturally they don't know.
But Daeny keeps an eye on Mu Chun's account every day, so it's impossible that she didn't know.
Mu Chun nodded and stayed in the training room.
After a brief conversation, the two decided to temporarily refrain from using Teemo, even in ranked games.
After all, such a nasty hero can only be pulled out when the opponent is least prepared, to strike unexpectedly.