3 PM.
All the seeded teams of the major divisions had arrived at the Martial Market Sports Center.
A total of 22 teams!
They were all the best in the major competition zones.
The rules of this year's global finals had changed.
If it was the previous S6 season.
The 22 teams would start the group competition together after drawing lots.
However, this year's S7 global finals.
The organizers wanted to increase the value and enjoyment of the global finals.
The mechanism of the 'qualifying competition' was added.
The third seeds from the 12 divisions around the world would be assigned to four groups to compete in a double-loop BO1. The top two teams in each group would advance to the knockout round.
As for the four teams at the bottom of the four groups.
They would be directly OUT!
As for the elimination round.
The eight teams would also compete in four rounds of BO5.
In the end, there were only four teams.
To be able to advance to the main competition of the global finals.
The purpose of doing this.
They could directly eliminate the weaker teams in the preliminaries.
To prevent them from being in the main competition.
Occasionally, one or two people would be lucky enough to make it into the top eight.
After all, the 12 teams were the third seeds of each division.
It was fair to compete together.
Survival of the fittest.
It had always been the truest reflection of this circle.
This competition format.
It also greatly increased the attention of this year's global finals.
As the 22 participating teams from all over the world appeared one after another.
The grand opening ceremony ended.
The drawing of lots for the qualifiers officially began.
What was worth mentioning was…
The opponents that WE were assigned to were R7 and GMG.
Two teams of cattle and horses.
In terms of strength, they were comparable to a second-rate team in the LPL.
There was absolutely no possibility of a failure.
As the qualifiers began.
The audience, who had been waiting for a month, watched with relish.
Lu Yiming and the others left early.
The qualifiers.
It was the competition between the third seeds of the major competition zones.
As the top seed, RNG was only responsible for going through the motions and participating in the opening ceremony.
Time flew by.
Five days later.
The first stage of the qualifiers had ended.
Out of the 12 teams that were seeded third, four teams were eliminated on the spot.
They didn't even make it to the global finals.
It was a little cruel for them.
But a competition was a competition.
The weak could only be beaten.
Compared to the teams that didn't even make it into the qualifiers, they were already lucky to be able to travel for five days in the World Competition.
Another five days passed.
The qualifiers were over.
Twelve teams.
In the end, only four teams advanced!
Team C9 from the North American division.
They were from the European Division, and were also the world champions of League of Legends S1, FMC.
As well as the LPL's Team VE.
In the end.
It was the Turkey's FC team.
These four teams.
Will advance to the main competition.
The finals represented the highest value in the world!
What was worth mentioning was…
As the third seed of LCK, Team SSG didn't need to participate in the qualifiers.
This could be considered a special privilege of the championship zone.
After all, the global finals had always been dominated by LCK.
……
……
It was October 5th.
The group stage of the global finals officially began!
The sixteen teams that represented the highest level of the League of Legends this year were all back.
What they were about to face.
It was the drawing ceremony!
This year's draw ceremony.
It was not as perfect and balanced as the S8 season.
In a sense.
He still used a completely random method.
However, it was different from last year's S6.
Because of the qualifiers, eight weaker teams were eliminated first. To be able to participate in the main competition, even the weakest team was more capable.
However, there were still differences in strength.
It was just that it was not that obvious.
At this moment.
The various teams were secretly praying that they would not encounter any strong teams.
Especially if he met T1 and LZ, these ruthless people.
RNG players were no exception.
It was not because of fear, but if he could be assigned to the same group as the weaker ones, he would have a 100% chance of advancing to the top eight while retaining his strength. Why not?
Only Lu Yiming.
They looked eagerly at the box on the stage.
He had a deep impression of it.
This year.
Originally the top seed of the LPL, Edg was eventually assigned to Group A.
They had met with SKT in the group stage.
Most importantly…
It was one thing for the team to lose to SKT.
However, they had been defeated by C9 and AHQ.
In the end, he was the number one seed of the LPL.
Instead, he bought a plane ticket home after the group stage.
After this wave.
Furthermore, it had created a famous meme,'Top 4, Top 8, Top 16',' Stronger year by year'.
"I changed history. In this world, if RNG is the top seed, then why would EdG be assigned to Group A?”
He watched as the draw balls were opened one by one.
Lu Yiming muttered to himself.
"F * ck, SKT is in Group A!"
"Edg has been assigned to Group C!”
"We are also in group D."
"LCK's top seed, LZ, is in Group B.”
"F * ck, are we going to face SKT in the group stage? Or should he go directly to Group B to face the top seed of LCK?？？”
"This is a f * cking Hell Mode opening!”
“……”
He looked at the results on the big screen.
Xiang Guo, Xiao Hu, and his teammates.
At this moment, even people were dumbfounded.
The rules of drawing lots.
Two teams from the same competition area could not be assigned to the same group.
If he drew it.
It was deemed invalid.
A new round of drawing would be conducted until the teams in the same division were avoided.
Group C had an Edg.
Group D had a VE.
In other words, as the top seed of the LPL, RNG could only be assigned to the two groups A and B.
But in these two groups?
SKT and LZ.
There was a wolf in front and a tiger behind!
Facing such a situation.
Not to mention his teammates, even the countless LPL viewers who were watching the live broadcast were anxious.
They had to face the big BOSS in the group stage.
Who could take this?
"Did the MDG make it to Group C?"
"In this case, fate has already changed!”
"In other words, the RNG team that I lead will carry their original fate and get the draw for Group A?”
Lu Yiming's eyes lit up.
Regarding this change.
He was also very surprised.
However…
They were going to meet T1 in the group stage?
Just thinking about it was a little exciting!
"It's our turn."
"Yiming, go draw."
"Let's see if your luck can give us a good result.”
Brother Li's face darkened.
He said helplessly.
Only two groups, A and B, could enter.
One of them was the Triple Champion, and the other was the Galaxy Battleship that had even lost the Triple Champion to them 3:1.
It was hell difficulty for anyone!
Compared to everyone's worried faces.
Lu Yiming immediately rushed forward excitedly.
If you don't know.
He thought that this guy was so excited because he had encountered a weak team.
"Contestant Lu Yiming's mentality…is really…really impeccable!”
The LPL commentator, Rita.
After seeing this scene, he immediately laughed awkwardly.
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