After winning the game, everyone in TES celebrated.

Xiaotian said, "It seems that DK is really not doing well. I don't feel any pressure in this game."

Ah Shui responded: "It's normal. The current DK and the previous DWG only have the same mid laner. The others are gone."

Lu Yi said: "It's a good thing for us. We start with the easy ones and then move on to the difficult ones. The difficulty will gradually increase. It's better than playing against the strongest opponent right from the start."

Shan Ji agreed: "Yishen is right, the group stage is just for practice."

TES only had one game today, and after the game everyone chose to go back directly.

Eat first, then review the game, and finally arrange a training match with other teams.

In the next few days, the group stage will continue.

G2 and EG in the same group as TES also pose no danger and have become experience babies.

Whenever TES wants to practice something, they use these two to practice.

Soon, the group stage came to an end.

TES won all six games and became the first in Group B, with DK second.

Group A, T1 first in the group stage and EDG second.

In Group C, JDG first and DRX second.

Group D, GEN first, RNG second.

An outrageous thing happened. The LPL and LCK regions took all the places in the quarterfinals.

This broke the defense of many European and American audiences:
[Now this game has become a forbidden delicacy between the two of them! ]

[Why is the gap between regions getting bigger and bigger? 】

[Each group has a team from LPL and LCK, which is exactly two qualifying spots. If this continues, European and American teams will never be able to overturn! ]

[If this continues, I really don’t want to watch the game anymore. ]

This is probably a problem that the authorities did not think of in advance.

So after discovering that the European and American audiences were collectively defeated, they chose to make a promise, saying that the format of next year's S game will be changed and the group stage model will not be used.

The new competition system will ensure that teams of all levels have the opportunity to advance.

To put it bluntly, it is to give European and American teams with relatively poor abilities the opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with TES, so no one cares too much about them.

After the group stage, the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals will be held.

At this time, all the TES players were backstage at the game venue. After today's group stage, everyone chose to stay here and planned to watch the draw for the quarterfinals first.

Zhan Ma asked: "Who do you want to meet? Right now, the only teams I'm meeting are DRX, RNG, and EDG."

Ah Shui complained: "There is a two-thirds chance of a civil war. It's a bit disgusting. I don't want to fight a civil war."

Hang agreed: "I don't want to either. I've played in the LPL for a few months and I know exactly how many seconds they spend on vision and where they place their wards."

Hearing this, Shan Ji exclaimed: "Oh my god, so awesome? No, buddy, you can fight five people alone now, so awesome."

Hang suddenly felt that he had exaggerated a bit, and chose to retreat a little: "I mainly dealt with the opponent's bottom lane and support in the early stage. In the first few minutes, other lanes had nothing to do with me."

Ah Shui looked at Lu Yi: "Yishen, who do you want to fight?"

Lu Yi responded: "DRX, there is no choice."

The drawing of lots has begun. The first four groups will be drawn first.

The first one to be picked out is TES!

The second is GEN, the third is JDG, and the fourth is T1.
Seeing this, Zhan Ma said: "In this case, if we can enter the semi-finals, the opponent we will meet will most likely be GEN. I think none of the four runners-up in the group can beat GEN."

Xiaotian muttered: "GEN is not bad, as long as there is no civil war."

Then we start drawing the first place in each group and confirm the matchup with the first place in the group.

The first one to be drawn was TES' opponent, and everyone became serious.

The guest draws a new lot and spreads it out.

DRX!

"Nice! Brothers, this is not a civil war! Nice!" Xiaotian was very happy.

Hang cheered: "DRX! Go DRX!"

Just then, Warhorse said, "Well...you guys would also say don't get too excited..."

Zhanma asked everyone to pay attention to the photographer not far away. Every year during the draw ceremony, photographers would come to capture the contestants' reactions in the locker room.

Many famous scenes were created for this purpose, the most famous of which is Xiaohu’s second laugh.

In short, every year when the draw is made, there are people who open champagne on the spot, as if they have drawn a team that they can definitely win, but in the end they are slapped in the face. Zhanma is obviously worried that TES will repeat the same mistake.

However, the TES people don't think so. Xiaotian said:
"It's okay. As long as you are strong enough, you won't be afraid of being slapped in the face."

Hang echoed: "We are TES, we are the No. 1 seed of LPL, how can we back down at this time?"

Shan Ji also got excited: "Brothers, no one dares to open the champagne in advance, for fear of being slapped in the face, so we TES must stand up! Let the world see our confidence!"

After Shan Ji finished speaking, he looked at Lu Yi and said, "Right, Yi Shen, you think so too, right?"

What everyone didn't expect was that Lu Yi said, "I think it's better to be cautious, just in case."

As soon as these words were spoken, the pheasant, which had been excited, immediately became wilted.

The reason why he dared to be so arrogant was because of Lu Yi. He felt that Lu Yi would definitely do the same.

But who would have thought that Lu Yi didn't think so!
"Ah? Yishen, you...can't be..." Hang also felt like the sky was falling!

Xiaotian and A Shui didn't react much. They knew that Lu Yi was deliberately trying to scare Shanji and Hang.

The draw continues, GEN faces EDG.

T1 faced RNG, and the remaining one was JDG against DK.

The fans of the quarterfinals have also decided.

The draw is over, and everyone in TES is preparing to go back to the hotel and have dinner first.

But as soon as everyone walked out of the lounge, they met the other teams in the quarterfinals, who all stayed to watch the draw.

The EDG players were right in front, and they also noticed TES, so they stopped and waited for TES to pass by.

After approaching, the coach said: "The pressure is so great. We played against T1 in the group stage, and now we have to play against GEN in the knockout stage."

Zhan Ma responded: "You are a bit unlucky. T1 and GEN are both difficult to deal with."

The factory manager continued, "I hope there will be a good result. By the way, how about a training match? Let's make it now. Do you have any ideas about how to deal with GEN? After all, if GEN and you both win, you will have to play against GEN in the semi-finals. Should we prepare in advance?"

The factory manager turned into a curious baby and wanted to ask everything.

Lu Yi could feel the pressure on him, it was a lot!
The opponent is too strong.

The EDG players also looked eagerly at their big brother TES.

Zhanma Dunshan also has a sense of being the big brother to everyone, after all, he is the No. 1 seed of LPL.

But before Zhan Ma could say anything, another group of people suddenly came over.

RNG!

The RNG team rushed over, led by coach Zhu Kai.

Zhu Kai walked over quickly and found Zhan Ma and the TES team and said:

"Hello, Coach Zhanma. I think you haven't arranged a training match with the top eight teams yet. Then let's make an appointment now. We will play against T1. The pressure is so great! Although T1 is the second seed, you know, this team is like drinking fake wine when it comes to the S game."

Zhu Kai was so excited that saliva was flying everywhere.

"Hey, hey, hey! Coach Zhu Kai, we have already arranged a training match with TES, and it's first come, first served." The factory manager was not convinced.

Lu Yi was dumbfounded. Zhu Kai and the factory manager used to be colleagues. Zhu Kai was EDG's coach before and had fought side by side with the factory manager. Now the two of them were actually arguing.

Zhu Kai said, "Have you made an appointment with TES? Does TES know that they have made an appointment with you? Don't play these tricks. I'm not a fool."

Zhan Ma was so frustrated that he could only say, "I think you can go and ask JDG to make an appointment. JDG is also very strong."

Zhu Kai immediately made a decision: "Then let EDG find it, it's just the right match, and we RNG will play against TES."

Generally speaking, after entering the knockout stage, teams from different regions will be wary of each other, especially LPL and LCK regions, which are very wary of each other. This is because in many cases, the styles and BP of a region are similar.

A certain hero may be used more in LPL, but rarely in other regions, so it has not been released.

If an LPL team plays a training match with an LCK team, it will easily expose the tactics of the entire region.

After arguing for a long time, the two teams finally made a decision to play one by one. EDG will play today and RNG will play tomorrow, taking turns.

After the discussion, the three teams walked out together.

Just then, Lu Yi met a few familiar faces, Chovy and his GEN teammates!

The GEN team also noticed this side, the two teams passed each other, and the atmosphere was depressing.

After all, they are our opponents in the quarterfinals, so it is difficult to treat them well.

After returning to the hotel, everyone in TES went to eat together.

The restaurant is much quieter now, after all, half of the team has been eliminated.

Those teams that didn't make it to the quarterfinals were either not in the mood to eat, or had their farewell dinner outside.

While eating, Lu Yi took out his mobile phone to check the trend on the Internet.

Sure enough, the rhythm is here, isn’t it?
#TES celebrates the quarterfinals.

When I clicked on it, I saw a picture of them celebrating in the lounge.

The following comments are the key points:
【Hahahaha, TES is very confident this year, this is a good thing, brothers.】

[I seemed to see them crying on the stage after being slapped in the face.]

【Historically, teams that mention opening champagne have never had a good ending.】

【TES exists to break all these rules. 】

In addition to TES, there are also situations of other teams.

Lu Yi found RNG. After knowing that the opponent was T1, the RNG players couldn't laugh and looked at each other. T1 was such a strong team!

Especially in the S game, it feels like there is some kind of special bonus.

The comments below are one-sided.

【It’s over, RNG is going home in the quarterfinals. 】

[I feel like RNG would rather face GEN in the quarterfinals than T1. ]

[This is fate. It feels a bit similar to S7. RNG can beat SSG, but they met SKT. ]

[Maybe this is fate, RNG can't avoid T1 in this life. 】

[What if, I mean what if, RNG really beats T1, wouldn't that be a big win? ]

[If I win five million, I will take off. ]

Lu Yi continued to watch, he wanted to see what was going on with EDG.

They found it very quickly, and EDG's reaction was rather calm when they learned that their opponent in the quarterfinals was GEN.

Of course, there are only two reactions at this time. One is to be very happy, excited, and laugh out loud.

The other thing is EDG’s current state, which makes me laugh.

Lu Yi was on GEN's side. When they saw that their opponent was EDG, everyone on GEN was so excited that they almost beat drums and gongs to celebrate.

The comments below are polarized:

[GEN was so happy that they broke into laughter. They met a weak team. ]

[Is this different from being recommended for admission? ]

[That’s enough. Can you blow it after you finish beating me? ]

[What if we beat EDG? Can we beat TES? ]

Lu Yi continued searching and found JDG’s video.

The JDG players are somewhere in between, they are happy but not too exaggerated.

It feels like the entire JDG team is quite Buddhist and won’t have very drastic emotional changes.

In the next few days, the eight teams began frantic training.

Of course, the situation of the training match became the information that all fans were concerned about.

Various information comes from the Internet from time to time, such as T1 is invincible in training matches and GEN has won more than ten consecutive training matches.

It is difficult for RNG to win a training match, and JDG and TES are evenly matched.

I don’t know where this information came from, but it has nothing to do with the real situation that Lu Yi saw.

A few days passed quickly and the quarterfinals began!
The first quarter-final match is between TES and DRX!

At noon, everyone in TES went to have a meal and then began to rest.

Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared in advance. As team members, the most important thing now is to adjust our mentality.

Lu Yi took out his mobile phone and started playing to see what was going on online.

Sure enough, someone is analyzing the situation of TES and DRX and the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams.

First up is the top lane position, Shanji VS Kingen.

Thirty-seven!

The following comment is: "TES just needs to hold steady in the top lane and not give up."

Jungle position, Tian VS Pyosik.

Six four open!

The following comment: "Kailangtian is not afraid of anyone, so TES must make Xiaotian happy these days."

Mid lane position, GodYi VS Zeka.

Ten to zero!

The following comment is: "You are?"

Obviously, this person is asking who the mid laner of DRX is, and no one knows this unknown guy.

ADC position: Jackeylove VS Deft.

70% to 30%.

The following comment is: "Here I am again, reliving the fear I felt in KT!"

In S8, it was A Shui who personally sent Drft away. At that time, the two were in IG and KT.

Support position: Hang VS BeryL.

Thirty-seven open.

The following comment is: "Just don't fall behind, the opponent's support is quite good."

BeryL is really something. Not only his operation but also his ideas and commands, as well as his weird hero pool are all very abnormal!
In comparison, Hang is indeed much inferior.

In the end, the entire team, TES vs. DRX, the score was 60-40!

The following comment: "TES will win as long as the double C can develop, the others just need to keep stable."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, TES set off and got in the car and headed straight to the game venue.

When passing by the entrance of the competition venue, everyone saw the audience waiting to enter.

The audience held various cheering cards in their hands, most of which were related to TES.

"There are so many people, probably all international students." Hang muttered.

Xiaotian guessed: "It's probably because we are not that famous abroad."

Zhan Ma said: "Generally speaking, local teams are the most popular. Of course, T1 is different. They have won too many championships and became successful very early."

"But our opponent is DRX, and they are not a local team, so they can't compare with us."

...(End of chapter)