After dinner, everyone in TES went back together.

The next step is training, and we will arrange training with teams from other regions.

The teams in their own region are very familiar with each other, so there is really no need for too much training.

For TES, it would be best to be able to make an appointment with the four LCK teams, plus one or two top teams in Europe and the United States.

At the same time, the official announced the top 20 players of this year's S game.

The first place is naturally GodYi! The ranking is full!

The second place is Chovy.

The third place is Xiaotian.

Fourth place: Jackeylove!

Fifth place: Peanut.

TES occupies three of the top five places!

After this ranking came out, it sparked heated discussions online.

[Isn't this a deliberate flattery? ]

[Holy crap, is TES really that strong? ]

[What do you know? This is a reflection of strength! ]

[Isn’t TES the strongest team in the world now? 】

Of course, this is unacceptable to LCK fans, and the entire Internet is criticizing the official for making such a ranking without basis and being too biased.

It was mid-September and the draw ceremony for the group stage began.

TES gathered together to watch the draw ceremony
The host came on stage and began to introduce the rules.

The rules are also relatively simple, with a total of three drawing pools.

The number one seed is in pool one.

Pool 2 mainly consists of the No. 2 seed plus the No. 1 seed from the PCS region.

The remaining teams are in pool number three.

While the host was still introducing, the TES members began to discuss.

The warhorse asked, "Who do you want to be on the same team with?"

Ah Shui responded: "This kind of thing can't be useful just by thinking about it, it depends on luck."

Hang said: "I prefer to be on the same team with the wildcard. If there is another European or American third seed, it will be really cool."

Xiaotian analyzed: "Anyway, there will definitely be a team from the LCK region. If I have to choose, I think it will be more fun to play against T1."

Everyone was terrified when they heard this!
Hang complained: "Why pick T1 when there are so many other options? T1 has a buff bonus in the S game. Maybe his performance in LCK is not the best, but in the S game, he is the biggest threat."

Lu Yi didn't say anything. Seeing that he didn't say anything, everyone looked at him.

Hang asked, "Yishen, what do you think?"

Lu Yi's answer was simple: "This kind of thing is not something we can decide. It's all the same. It doesn't matter who we beat."

The draw ceremony has begun!

The first step is to draw the four number one seeds and determine their positions.

TES, the number one seed, is among them.

The person drawing the lots reaches in, stirs it, and then draws one.

"C9!"

The first one to be drawn was the number one seed from the North American region.

This way he is in Group A.

Draw another one.

"TES!"

"Brothers, here we come!" Hang became excited.

TES is in Group B.

Next are Europe’s No. 1 seed RGE and LCK’s No. 1 seed GEN in Group C and Group D respectively.

Then start drawing from the remaining two pools. This is the key.

The person who drew the lots took out a lot and spread it out.

"T1!"

Hang cheered and jumped for joy: "T1 is in Group A, not the same group as us! Hahahaha!"

Ah Shui joked: "Can you please be more ambitious and act like we are afraid of T1?"

Hang asked back: Aren't you afraid?

Ah Shui: "Your fear is your own business, I am not afraid at all."

Suddenly, Lu Yi said, "I know, he is afraid of Dr. K."

The so-called Dr. K is T1's support Keria. This person likes to do scientific research in the bottom lane and plays the support role that others don't play.

This often causes people who play against him to feel uncomfortable because they are dealing with strange things they have never seen before.

In this regard, Hang naturally cannot compare with Dr. K.

Xiaotian agreed: "This is a very revealing statement. I feel this is the reason."

Hang also did not deny it: "This person is really disgusting. Can't we just hang out together? Why do we have to do something ridiculous?"

Shan Ji couldn't hold it in any longer: "Brother, you can go and discuss it with him and see if he will listen to you, hahahaha."

Hang suddenly laughed too: "I just said that, to vent my complaints. Others are capable, there's nothing I can do about it."

The draw ceremony is still going on, and this time G2 was drawn!
This means that G2 and TES are in the same group!
Seeing this, Hang became worried again: "To be honest, a weird team like G2 is also quite disgusting. You say they are not strong, but they can give you a lot of fun every year. But you say they are strong, but they don't have any results every year."

Shan Ji agreed, "Yes, G2 is the kind of professional water ghost who can't get any results himself, but has to drag a strong team into the water every year."

Lu Yi said: "If that's the case, then it's a good thing to meet them in the group stage. Maybe they can drag down the LCK team in our group."

Hang said in horror: "Yishen, do you still want to use the water ghost? This is a very scary idea, it can easily backfire."

Lu Yi responded: "I didn't draw the lot, so I can't decide. Now that I've drawn it, let's just leave it at that."

The draw ceremony is still going on. This time, JDG was drawn and was placed in Group C.

Finally, there is the CFO, in Group D.

Entering the third round of draw.

EDG was drawn into Group A!
In this way, EDG and T1 met in the group stage!

“Oh my god! T1! It’s actually T1!”

"What kind of plane are you doing?"

"We are in big trouble."

"Why T1?"

The TES team suddenly heard EDG's wailing coming from next door!

EDG coach’s room is right next door, and it seems that all EDG members are watching together in the coach’s room.

Hearing this, everyone in TES laughed.

Hang gloated: "EDG is in trouble now. I feel like they are in danger. Their classmate is the No. 1 seed in North America."

Just then, DK was pulled out!
So DK is the team in Group B of LCK!

"Hey! DK! This feels good!" Hang became optimistic and seemed to think that DK was easier to deal with.

Soon, the fourth round of draw began.

This time, those drawn to Group B are the qualifying teams.

Shan Ji muttered, "The qualifiers? They should be noobs."

The four teams in Group B have been confirmed: TES, G2, DK, and the qualifying spots!

Zhan Ma greeted, "The groups have been determined now, although we need to wait until the final rounds to find out who the last team is."

"But it's not a big problem. The teams in the play-in round are of average strength and don't pose much of a threat to us. Our focus now is training against G2 and DK."

After the grouping results come out, teams in the same group generally will not arrange training matches, as it is meaningless.

Even if you make an appointment, it is impossible for the other party to take out what he has prepared in advance. If no one tries their best, it is better not to play the training match.

So we can only prepare by watching their previous games and looking for their previous teams. As the groups are determined, the schedule is also determined.

Of course, no one cares about the qualifying rounds, all we need to look at is the result.

Watching the qualifying rounds can be misleading.

A team in the play-in round might come up with something that comes out of nowhere and feels like it works pretty well.

But this is just an illusion, because the opponent is not strong enough, which makes these routines seem useful.

The first match of the group stage was between C9 and FNC.
After all, this time the competition is held in the North American region, so it is reasonable to let the number one seed play in the opening game.

The second game is between TES and DK!

A head-on collision between the LPL and LCK regions!
After the schedule was confirmed, netizens have been discussing the match between TES and DK online.

【Little DK, easy to take down! 】

[I feel DK has a chance to win, after all, they are the former champion team. ]

[DK will protect the glory of LCK! ]

[It's not that bad. If DK can hold out for 30 minutes, they'll win! ]

It’s the end of the month and the qualifying round has begun!

With only a few days left until the final competition, all TES players have increased their training volume.

In October, the qualifying rounds were completed and the places were determined.

Group B joined an EG.

Currently, the four teams in Group B are TES, G2, DK, and EG.

This result has little impact on TES, their focus is mainly on G2 and DK.

After two days of rest, the group stage of the main competition began!

At noon, everyone in TES had a quick bite to eat and then went to the game venue together.

Outside the competition venue, everyone saw a lot of spectators waiting to enter.

There are many Asian faces among these people, probably international students or tourists.

Many people were holding TES support signs in their hands, and they were obviously TES fans.

Enter the competition venue and go straight to the lounge.

The TES players put down their personal belongings and waited for the game to begin.

Zhan Ma greeted, "We only have one game today. DK is relatively weak among the four LCK teams. As the No. 1 seed of LPL, we must win beautifully to boost the morale of the LPL region!"

Hang muttered, "I feel like DK is not going to be easy to deal with either. Let's just play it safe."

Ah Shui responded: "DK is not a casual fight, don't be nervous, I will help you win this game easily."

Hang: "Wenbo, are you so sure? Then I'll lie down."

The time is almost up, and the TES players choose to leave the locker room and prepare to go on stage.

Before the first game started, there was a collective appearance of the sixteen participating teams.

In the corridor, other teams also came out of the lounge, and suddenly the place became lively.

"Tao Bo!"

"Yishen!"

The EDG players noticed this side and came over on their own initiative, as if they had found their organization.

Soon after, the JDG and RNG teams also came over, as if they had found their big brother.

Although within the competition area, everyone is an opponent and an enemy.

But when it comes to the S game, at least at this stage, everyone is friends and companions.

Going behind the scenes, Lu Yi met teams from other regions.

The four LCK teams also huddled together.

However, Gen and T1 obviously did not get along well. The two teams had little communication, as if they did not know each other.

This is a bit similar to TES and JDG. Due to various reasons, the relationship between the two teams is not very good and they are not very enthusiastic towards each other.

At the scene, on the stage, the host appeared, and after a brief opening speech, he began to invite the contestants to come on stage!

"Let us welcome the TES team from the LPL region!"

The TES members walked onto the stage, and the audience cheered:
"Tao Bo! Tao Bo! Tao Bo!"

The five members of TES wore their latest team uniforms and stood in the middle of the stage, accepting the cheers and welcome from the audience.

Next were JDG, EDG and RNG, in that order. After they appeared on the stage, the three teams surrounded TES in the middle, like the moon surrounded by stars!
The host continued the welcome: "Now, let's welcome the GEN team from LCK!"

There were also quite a few GEN fans at the scene, all shouting:
"GEN! GEN! GEN1"

Next up are the remaining three teams in LCK, G2, DK and DRX.
The four teams from the LCK region stand next to the LP region, located on the edge of the center.

The next one is the LEC region.

The next one is the LCS region, and finally the wildcard region.

Sixteen teams appeared on the stage, with TES standing in the middle, and its status immediately emerged.

The entire LPL region is also in the middle, this is the status!

On the big screen, the promotional video for this S game began to play.

The audience was extremely excited.

After the promotional video was finished, fourteen of the sixteen teams left, leaving only FNC and C9 to play the opening game.

Back in the lounge, everyone from TES sat on chairs and watched the game.

Shan Ji suddenly said, "It feels so good. It's like I'm the center of the world!"

Hang agreed: "There should be more activities like this in the future. When I get older, I will show these things to my son."

Lu Yi couldn't hold it in any longer: "Oh my god, have you planned for that time?"

"Sure, there's something."

C9 and FNC's match BP technology, enter the game screen.

Since they are not in the same group, the TES players are not too concerned. They just want to see if they have any understanding and playing style of the new version.

At the moment it seems not, it is still similar to the training match.

The first game is over.

Immediately afterwards, the second game started between TES and DK!

Zhan Ma greeted, "It's our turn now. Everyone, perform well and show your best! This is our first appearance in this S game. We hope to make a big splash and have a good start!"

The pressure suddenly came up. Now TES not only had to win, but also had to win beautifully, so that subsequent games would be easier and they would have a psychological advantage.

At the game, in the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan, Rita and Jide were ready.

Guan Zeyuan explained:

"The second group match of the day is about to begin, with TES from the LPL region facing GEN from the LCK region! This is the focus of today's match, and I believe everyone has been looking forward to it for a long time!"

Rita echoed: "After all, this is a match between the two strongest regions, LPL and LCK. This involves the two regions' understanding of the version and style, so the outcome of this game is crucial."

"There are all kinds of analyses online about the strengths of the LPL and LCK regions, but those theoretical analyses are just theories. Only after playing the game can you know the truth."

Remember to answer, "Now, let's turn the camera to the scene and welcome the contestants from both sides!"

Welcomed by the host, the TES members appeared on the stage.

TES fans at the scene went crazy:

"Tao Bo! Tao Bo! Tao Bo!"

"Yishen, I want to give birth to a baby for you! Yishen is so handsome!"

"It's time to show our strongest LPL region's combat power!"

"Brothers, Wuhu takes off!"

As soon as the five members of TES stood on the stage, that feeling came.

"Let's welcome DK from the LCK region!"

DK's starting five appeared on the stage, and there were many people cheering for DK, but they could not compare with TES.

After the two teams appeared, they shook hands in the middle of the stage and then went to their respective positions. (End of this chapter)