Rise

The format of the MSI Mid-Season Invitational is very simple.

The six participating teams from each major competition area will first compete in two rounds of group matches. Each team will play a total of 10 games in two rounds. Based on the accumulated points of wins and losses, the top four will advance to the semi-finals.

The semi-finals begin with a BO5 format.

The four teams will then determine the winner, and the two winning teams will advance to the finals.

The final is also a BO5 format.

The first team to win three wins will be the champion of this MSI.

According to a basic situation in previous years, a simple strength ranking of the six teams in the six major divisions, there is no suspense that the team in the wild card division is at the bottom, and then the Taiwan server division can only be ranked fifth in the past few years, and occasionally Maybe there is a sudden burst and a rush forward, but it is still not as good as the other remaining veteran competition areas.

Further forward——

The LPL division of the Chinese server and the two LCS divisions of Europe and the United States are basically evenly matched. The battle data of various international competitions in previous years also show that the three major divisions always win and lose each other. It is difficult to say who will win. Stronger than anyone.

Therefore, the teams in these three divisions are often classified into the same echelon, and the LMS division in the Taiwan server is considered to be half a position behind.

The last remaining Korean server LCK division is recognized as the strongest division in the first tier.

But in fact, judging from previous years, the LCK division's lead over the second tier behind it is not completely impossible to catch up. Occasionally, it is caught up by the second tier team.

Therefore, their lead is considered to be only half a body length.

If we follow this judgment and analysis, this year's MSI mid-season tournament should be an extremely competitive event with a lot of suspense.

Basically, except for the wild card division that is destined to be a foil for the green leaves, in the competition between the representative teams of the other five major divisions, it is difficult to say who will have the last laugh - even if the Taiwanese division seems to be the fifth in theory. , it may not be impossible to pull off the strongest Korean server division with an upset.

However.

When this time's MSI officially kicked off.

When the representative teams from the six major regions quickly jumped into the fierce and fierce battle.

Almost immediately, everyone discovered that this year's MSI may not be judged by the old concepts of the past.

everything.

Compared with previous years, earth-shaking changes have taken place.

…

To some extent, this year's MSI is not completely different from previous years.

At least, in the first round of the group stage, the two major LCS divisions of Europe and North America, as well as the LMS division of the Taiwan server, from the MLG team to the Season team to the Assassin team——

The various confrontations between the three teams are still a familiar fierce stalemate.

It's hard to tell the difference.

Assassin won MLG.

MLG defeated Season.

Season turned around again and killed the assassin.

To put it simply, in the competition between these three teams, the results in the first round were all 1 win and 1 loss, and no one took advantage.

Then the three teams each easily won a victory against the representative team in the wild card division, so after four games, the overall results were 2 wins and 1 loss.

The results were exactly the same, and the score was tight.

For the vast audience of ordinary players from all over the world, this scene is quite familiar and not surprising.

but.

This is only after temporarily excluding the other two teams.

If the two representative teams from the Chinese server LPL division and the Korean server LCK division are also included, then——

Everything is completely different from previous years.

If you count the two teams God-God's Hand and SSK.

Then, the other four MSI teams will have to add two more defeats to their respective first-round results.

In other words, facing the top teams in the spring from the four major regions of wild card, Europe, America and Taiwan, God-God's Hand and SSK won all four games in the first round.

It is not surprising that SSK can achieve such results.

But God-God's Hand can also do this, which is enough to make the outside world marvel and move, and also make countless Chinese server players and fans ecstatic!

This year’s LPL…

Really rise!

…

Previously, he also said that based on the assessment of the strength of the divisions, the Chinese LPL division should be on a par with the European LCS and North American LCS divisions. There is a chance of winning or losing.

Against the Assassin who entered the LMS region on the Taiwanese server, we can't say that we can win with certainty either.

But in this first round of the MSI group stage——

God-Hand of God defeated MLG, Assassin and Season team one after another!

Facing three powerful enemies, including Europe's top Dharma King, the Seven Kings' top jungler, and the world's support god, Team God showed an even more stunning style this time!

Fight hard and win!

And compared to this, there is even more shocking and even ecstatic news.

Including the four wins against the wild card, Taiwan server, and European and American divisions, God-Hand of God team’s complete record of the first round group stage.

It was a five-game victory.

In contrast, the SSK team, which also won four other BO1 games, had a final first-round record of 4 wins and 1 loss.

The first collision between God-God's Hand and SSK team in the first round of the group stage ended with the former's victory.

This alone seems to be enough to shock the entire e-sports circle. God-God's Hand, who was once considered to be only in the second echelon, is now not only among the first echelon, but even seems to be on the verge of becoming one. The once unique SSK team was eliminated from the first echelon——

And the God team itself seems to want to be exclusive to the first echelon!

However, this news has a regrettable footnote——

The SSK team's first defeat had a very reasonable reason that no one could fault.

because.

In the first round of the group stage, what the SSK team sent was not the complete main lineup of their own team.

As the core of the team and the biggest ace, the world's number one mid laner.

SSK captain F-Han Shihao.

Didn't play.

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"Unprecedented!"

Battle news and professional comments continue to go viral on major online forums and social media platforms.

The most visible thing is this kind of comment.

It represents the indescribable complex emotions of countless ordinary gamer fans, professional e-sports insiders, and senior professional commentators and commentators.

This is no small matter...

It is a serious, top international event with a specification level that is almost second only to the S Series World Championship.

Every team participating, even in the wild card division, is by no means a weakling, and the rest are the top teams in the major established divisions.

Among them, the outcome of every game starting from the group stage is extremely important, and it is directly related to whether or not they can advance. No team dares to be careless in such a situation. In addition to going all out, Still try your best.

But unfortunately——

Just this time at the MSI Mid-Season Invitational, SSK, which is now recognized as the strongest team in the world, made such a move that was simply outrageous.

Entered four main first-team players.

But in the most critical position of the mid laner, who was supposed to be their most ace winner, they did not send out the world's number one mid laner who was enough to make the final decision.

Only one midfielder from the second team came on as a substitute.

Such a move, even without making any other statements, seems to have demonstrated an attitude to the world.

contempt.

random.

Just MSI, just the spring finals champion of several major competition regions.

There is no need for my main ace to come on stage.

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