Chapter 78 MSI Draw
As for the LCK teams, they are basically on vacation now.

Gen.G and T1, who advanced to MSI, are completely unavailable. They seem to have their own unique training methods.

You can make an appointment for the North American LCS.

But to be honest, the training effect of those bottom-ranked teams is not very good, mainly because the B lineups they selected are not serious.

What's the point of practicing Garen Cat in the bottom lane, and a Sion in the bottom lane for both junglers? Besides, the game has a lot of lag.

The LEC competition in Europe has not yet ended.

The training match became a problem

That night, I unexpectedly made an appointment with TES.

In fact, their team had already gone on holiday a long time ago, and now it is JackeyLove who has organized them to practice online.

"Brother, I keep my word. I will definitely make everything clear to you." After seeing the message sent by JackeyLove, Xia Sen couldn't help but sigh that it was really great!

I just mentioned it briefly to him, but I didn't expect that he actually took it to heart.

The training match with TES was very successful. Xia Sen played with an Ice Maiden and a Galio, plus Sylas, and Xun played with three Kindreds and had a lot of fun.

After seeing the crystal on the opposite side explode.

JackeyLove sent a message: I won’t fight anymore, Director Xun is too fierce, the gods said he is jade!
Xia Sen concluded: "I think if you play jungle core, in the mid-game, Coach Xun should go to the side lane to deal with the soldiers, or both of us should go there to bring the rhythm point, so that the middle lane will be more stable."

"Also, it's quite risky to keep entering the opponent's jungle, especially when I'm playing a hero like Galio, I'll be gone if something goes wrong."

"Also, when our mid-game AD is in the middle lane, there is no need to always be laning."

"Brother Bin, don't play too alone. You should save some skills before the resource group."

Although they won these games, there were still many problems exposed. These were actually problems that had been accumulating for a long time, and Xia Sen found an opportunity to bring them up briefly.

If you want to change, you have to take it slowly.

Coach Xun nodded: "Yes, I played it as a rank, and kept counter-jungling. The opponent should be in a bad state during the holiday, so it seems to be fine."

"It's not impossible to advance this way, but the field of vision needs to be optimized. Director Xun, please help me with the field of vision first and then we can see what happens next." On also said seriously.

elk nodded: "Indeed, if xun plays jungle core, I don't need to occupy the middle lane all the time, I need to lean more."

Bin scratched his head and did not refute. He was also clear about this problem, especially when he was playing the Captain before, he was often criticized for his love of using big moves in fights.

Tabe couldn't help but feel his approval when listening to the team members' summary, especially since Xia Sen was becoming more and more capable of reflecting on problems.

Moreover, the entire BLG seemed to have regarded Xia Sen’s words as the Bible and had no intention of objecting at all. This was a good sign, indicating that the entire team suddenly had a backbone and a soul.

As long as the team can come together and move towards a goal, why worry about not being able to achieve the great cause?

Time flies, it is early morning of April 4th.

In the LEC region, what JDG failed to do was to come back from 2- down to - down, but the European lions MAD succeeded, defeating the veteran powerhouse G and successfully claiming the number one seed.

At the same time, the MSI qualifying draw ceremony began. This MSI adopts a loser group stage system.

The second seeds from each major region (except LCK, because they won the championship last year) and the teams from the wildcard regions will participate in the qualifying round.

The eight qualifying teams are JDG (LPL), G2 (LEC), LLL (Brazil), PSG (Southeast Asia), DFM (LJL Japan), R7 (Latin America), GG (LCS North America), GAM (VSG Vietnam)

Eight teams will decide three qualifying spots to participate in the loser's group stage, and there will be two groups in the play-in stage. The winners will advance and the losers will compete for the last spot.

There are also a total of eight teams competing for the championship in the loser group stage. The eight teams are divided into two groups. The winners of the two groups and the winner of the loser group will advance to the next stage of the competition (both are bo5 formats).

In other words, as long as you enter the loser group stage, you will have a resurrection armor and have a chance to be resurrected in the loser group.

As for the qualifying group stage, LPL viewers don’t care, and they all say that JDG will be happy if they lose a single game in this round.

Pure fried fish.

On the 27th, JDG’s official Weibo account announced the news of flying to London.

At this point, everyone stopped criticizing and netizens began to speak in unison, hoping that LPL could achieve good results at this year's MSI.

BLG is not in a hurry, as the group stage will not start until May 10th, and the draw will not be held until after the qualifying round.

There's no point going there too early, as the delay when playing on the Korean server there will be higher.

Xia Sen was somewhat thankful that he had accumulated enough simulation points, otherwise he would have been penniless.

On May 2, JDG defeated R0 7:19 in the qualifying round. They said on Twitter that this was the most brutal game, with an average game time of minutes.

On the second day, we defeated GG again 2:0.

Not surprisingly, JDG advanced to the quarterfinals ahead of schedule.

The official Weibo account sent out a push and all the major teams sent their blessings.

On the same day, BLG boarded a plane to London. Out of consideration, they took lvmao with them as a substitute. Yu Hui just smiled and said that they must bring back a championship so that he could also share in the glory.

It was Xia Sen’s first time to take a cross-border flight, and he was a little nervous. He checked his seat belt several times, and it seemed like everyone else felt the same way.

12 hours later, the plane landed and everyone was picked up by the staff and put into an all-black business car.

Somehow, Xia Sen was a little panicked. He was trying to confirm whether this was London, so as not to get beaten up.

Fortunately, my worries were unnecessary. I arrived safely at the hotel arranged by the authorities and the environment was nice.

There is a special training room, and Xia Sen and Bin became roommates again.

After half a day's journey, everyone was exhausted both physically and mentally. They quickly lay down and began to adjust to the jet lag.

On the second day, the team started its first training session, and Tabe gave specific instructions after it ended.

"It's best not to go out. If you go out, remember to call the staff. The security here is not as good as in China. Please pay more attention to safety."

It is impossible to go out. I am a little scared to go out in this unfamiliar environment with so many foreign friends outside.

I can go and play after the game is over.

I have to say that the delay when playing on the Korean server here is really high, and there is also the risk of being blocked. It is incomparable to the dedicated line specially set up by the club.

So everyone can only choose to use the super account issued by Riot to conquer the European server.

In just two days, Xia Sen rushed into the top ten. In recent days, high-ranking European server players have been complaining bitterly, and professional players from all over the world have flocked in, causing the high-end level of their server to rise significantly.

Players who were originally at the King level jumped to Master. Especially Chovy, who was about to become the first, caused some players to complain.

In response to this, netizens from LCK and LPL simply said: If you are not good at it, practice more. If you can't afford to play, don't play.

On Twitter, once someone complains, they will be criticized immediately.

Now, the players who impressed European players the most are Bao Xiasen, chovyZues
These IDs often appear in the live broadcast rooms of high-end anchors in Europe. Xia Sen plays the rhythm-type mid-lane to perfection, and Chovy and Knight's laning is smooth.

Zues' Jayce was what shocked everyone the most. The smoothness of his performance was like Jayce himself.

Foreigners began to speak on Twitter: "I know the others, but where did this Bighand come from?"

"My favorite streamer now has to avoid him before I dare to play in ranked."

The reply came quickly: "The rookie king of the LPL region, BLG mid laner, nicknamed GOD Xia!"

"Very impressive. He won FMVP against Knight, was selected to the best team several times, and his league statistics are also the best."

Someone posted Xia Sen's data, and netizens gasped.

"Is this a new guy? Oh my God!"

"Then this year's MSI championship should have nothing to do with our region."

"Don't lose heart, buddy. What if?"

These past two days, the entire BLG team has been playing very hard, mainly because there is really nothing to do in the hotel and they just play LOL as soon as they open their eyes every day.

Xia Sen was quite adaptable, but the others felt a little uncomfortable. There was no entertainment space, which was a bit difficult to bear.

"No wonder you are God Xia and I am Xun Dao, we are not on the same level." Xun was tired, now he really admired him, he persisted in this kind of life for three years. It's terrible.

On May 5, the knockout round came to a perfect end, and the three teams that advanced were: JDG, GG, and G7.

Eight teams: JDG, BLG, GG, G2, C9, T1, Gen.G, MAD.

No one is surprised by this result, this is normal.

At the same time, the group stage draw ceremony began.

The audience knew that the highlight was coming, and they gathered around the screen to pray for their home team.

Xia Sen and others also stood in front of the screen, and there were official cameras nearby recording in real time.

This thing is not a good thing. Xiaohu laughed twice because of it.

So everyone tacitly watched out for the camera.

"The draw doesn't really matter. There are only eight teams, and it's not like the World Championship where we have to divide teams into groups. No, this year it seems to be a Swiss round. I still don't understand what that means."

"That's a little off topic, but it's true. This year's draws are pretty good. After all, even if you lose the first game, you can still fight your way up from the loser bracket."

Xun still hopes to test the waters with a weak team first and get a taste of the world-class competition.

"Why don't we have a G2 to test their strength?"

The guy who drew the lots was very steady and directly drew BLG's opponent to GG.

"Nice! No pressure!"

"Okay, good sign!"

Everyone was delighted, but they all tacitly agreed not to show it too exaggeratedly.

The ecstasy of the GG team members was played in the lower right corner of the screen.

"What's going on? Why are they so happy?"

"You guys don't know this, right? The North American and European regions are optimistic and playful, but if we do the same, we will definitely be liquidated!"

“Indeed, the cultural styles are different.”

Xia Sen and the others were also stunned. How could they be so happy to beat us? Especially the mid-lane guy who smeared the cake on his face.

The draw is over and the groups are as follows.

Upper half:
Group A: JDG, G2
Group B: MAD, T1——
Lower half:
Group C: C9, GEN.G
Group D: BLG, GG
I can only say that this draw is extremely good for China and South Korea.

North America and Europe are off to a hellish start, as they are likely to all be stuck in the first round and then go to the loser group.

"Oh my god, it's over. This year's MSI has become a China-Korea competition again! Sad!"

"The guy who drew the lot must be a mole, f*ck!"

"What should we do? Can we trust our G2?"

There was wailing in the North American and European regions, and Chinese and Korean netizens were not as happy as imagined.

After all, if you look at it this way, both regions have the opportunity to meet in the finals in a civil war.

At the same time, they avoided strong teams in the first round, which was very comfortable to watch.

But even though I avoided it in the first round, I will always encounter it later.

LPL netizens are worried that BLG might fall to Gen.G. After all, this is a team that has made T1 look weak.

Since last year, how many times have you stepped on T1?
"Believe it first! BLG can't possibly lose to GG, right?"

“That’s true, but I’m more worried that JDG will lose to G2. I’m a little worried about Knight’s performance in the tournament.”

"That doesn't make sense. JDG, remember, don't open the champagne before playing against G2!"

LPL is worried, and LCK is almost the same.

"Oh my god, it would be better if China and South Korea met in advance, otherwise it would be a waste of time later."

"I heard that Ruler is invincible in LPL, so why should our region give it to them?"

"It's been a while since our region won the MSI championship, we must do our best this year!"

Netizens on both sides rarely mentioned the threats from North America and Europe.

Because there's really no threat.
(End of this chapter)