Chapter 48
The 2017 LPL Summer Finals was the largest ever, and the official spent a huge amount of money, obviously to build momentum for the upcoming 2017 World Finals.
After the finals, the Wukesong Stadium was still not closed, because the official rented it for three consecutive days.
During these three days, in addition to the official League of Legends 6th Anniversary Celebration, there will be intense qualifying matches on the second and third days.
The qualifying match for the third seed of the LPL Division 2017 LPL Division.
Since IG ranked fifth in the league in points throughout the year, it will have a match today.
Against OMG.
The IG club also arrived in the capital Beijing a few days ago to prepare for the upcoming qualifying match.
Since Bai Qiu mentioned to the club that he had the idea of trying to play, he also trained with his teammates for a few games, and the overall feeling was not bad, but the club did not dare to let him overwork, fearing that improper recovery would leave any sequelae. On this day, everyone got up early, packed up everything, and went straight to Wukesong.
Along the way, everyone in IG looked very nervous and solemn.
Because everyone knows that if they lose today's game, then they really have no chance to advance to the S game this year, and all the efforts and hopes of the whole year will be shattered.
And OMG is very strong in this summer season. In terms of team popularity, Sima Laozei can beat everyone in IG except Rookie.
This is a strong enemy, and it is also a life-and-death enemy at present. Everyone has to treat it with caution.
"Brothers, just play as hard as you can today, OMG is not a big opponent."Ning Wang felt that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, and he joked:"Besides, our team's big brother is on the court today, don't be afraid, he will take care of everything!"
This big brother naturally refers to Bai Qiu.
Hearing the voice, everyone couldn't help laughing.
Bai Qiu was also happy, but didn't say much.
It's good to relieve everyone's nervous pressure.
All the way to Wukesong, as an internationally famous super stadium, Wukesong's scale is unprecedented.
When they first arrived here, through the window of the bus, they saw the dense crowd outside Wukesong.
This generation of IG has basically never played in any major competitions, so they have never seen such a scene. For a while, everyone was both excited and nervous.
"Turtle, there are so many people.…"
"It’s still the aftertaste of the finals. The finals just ended yesterday, and the popularity of Wukesong has not yet dissipated today…" Rookie said:"But… it feels like we have a lot of fans!"
In the square, there are indeed some fans holding IG support signs, and at a glance, the number is not small.
In addition to the IG team, there are fans of the OMG team.
The two teams actually have the same status in the LPL division, and both are considered upper-middle teams. However, because OMG is in better shape this year, it is now slightly ahead of IG.
In a sense, the game in Wukesong Stadium, with tens of thousands of spectators, is no different from the scale of the finals. Putting aside the gold content, only considering the scale, this is already a big game.
However, before everyone had time to appreciate the atmosphere of the competition, they were hurriedly pulled backstage by the coaching staff to start preparing for the game.
After a morning, by two o'clock in the afternoon, the Wukesong stadium was already full, and countless fans and spectators were waiting for the start of the game.
At the same time, the live broadcast channel was also connected.
The S7 third seed qualifiers will determine which team will represent the LPL region in the World Championship.
Therefore, today's game is very exciting in terms of both attention and popularity.
As soon as the live broadcast channels of some live broadcast rooms are connected, the popularity rises rapidly like a robot.
With such attention, the IG team has no time to pay attention to these things.
They are discussing tactics in the backstage.
When the opening ceremony in the front stadium is over, the coach said,"Let's play the first game as we just said...
Cherish, is that okay?"
Hearing this, Bai Qiu nodded.
"You have a hand injury. If you feel uncomfortable during the game, just... stop the game."Su Xiaoluo reminded him.
Bai Qiu nodded again, and the director notified him... it was time to go on the court!
That's right, as soon as Bai Qiu came out, IG arranged for him to play the first game of the day.
In addition to reassuring Bai Qiu, it was also to not put too much pressure on the opponent.
In a BO5, losing the first game would not be a big pressure. Sometimes psychological reasons can have a big impact on hand injuries.
IG was also afraid that this incident would make Bai Qiu's future career difficult.
It was a painstaking effort.