matchstick heaven

In the first match of the Msi semi-finals knockout round, the wild card team POP from Indonesia faced the LPL spring champion Eagle.

This is a confrontation without much suspense, but it is enough to be called "exciting".

POP's AD player Rainbow Luman—that is, the one who came out of the LPL—crazy Carry, which caused a lot of trouble for the Hawks' bottom lane.

From the pressure given during the laning phase, to the stable output and life-saving ability in the mid-to-late game, his performance is perfect.

If it weren't for the fact that there is a big gap in the overall game understanding, this game might not be so easy in terms of player strength and state.

The victory of the last round was fixed, and Shen Qing chatted with the assistant coach in the background.

The assistant coach said: "Lu Manzhen played really well. It's a pity. If he stays in LPL, he should be able to go further."

"Well, the LPL bot lane has more competitive pressure, which can stimulate potential."

"However, I heard that when they reorganized last year, Lu Man signed a long-term contract with POP. Even after retiring, he plans to stay in the team as the team leader."

Shen Qing looked at the close-up of Lu Man that the camera showed, it was a very young face with a bit of baby fat, making him look younger than he actually was.

"When no one wanted him, POP gave him a chance to play. It should be regarded as a timely gift, but now he has given him a share. It is normal to have feelings."

"Oh, it's a pity that the S12 Summer Finals is really a pity. There is no way around it. Young people always like to make waves. Every year, there are people who lose in waves and get away with nothing."

"In fact, the protagonists of Msi every year are basically the four major regions, but the wild card teams can still give people a lot of surprises. For them, this opportunity to communicate with the four major regions is also very valuable. A lot of progress."

The assistant coach nodded: "As long as you don't act badly, don't give up on yourself."

During the conversation, the Eagles pushed the opposing base flat, sending POP away 3-0.

But every small round of POP is full of highlight operations, and there are also several wonderful counterattacks in the highlight clips played on the screen.They also won applause from the audience and encouragement from all members of the Eagles.

When the two sides shook hands, Luna even hugged Lu Man.

In the second semi-final match after that, LCK's traditional strong team NSS played against LCS's ten thousand-year-old H1. In the end, NSS won the victory without any suspense.

The finals are just a few days away.

Due to the tight schedule, all members of the Eagles did not have the opportunity to go to Montenegro. After winning POP, they have been playing training games with several eliminated teams.

Shen Qing led the coaching staff to study the NSS games for many days. From the LCK Spring Split to this MSI, and to every Rank of the opponent's players, they have been thoroughly understood.

Shen Qing stayed up for 2 big nights and formulated 3 sets of systems. The players are also very good, and the training effect is outstanding.

Maybe it was the encouragement brought by a series of victories, or maybe it was the freshness brought by the unfamiliar opponents, which made all members of the Eagles full of enthusiasm. For this Msi championship, they are bound to win.

This passion continued until the day of the final.

"Coach," Little F said before going on the court, "I'm so excited now! It feels completely different from playing in the LPL finals. At that time I was very nervous. Have I evolved?"

Several old players on the side laughed.

Shen Qing also laughed, and said: "No, I dare say you will still be nervous when you return to LPL."

"Ah? Why?"

"Firstly, this time we have prepared well in the early stage. You have played against the opponent twice in the previous confrontation match. You feel very confident, so you are not afraid. Second, the pressure is different. If you can't win the spring final, you will participate Without Msi, I also lost an LPL championship. If I lose in the Msi final, I will lose a Mid-Season Cup championship at most, and it will not affect the S game, and the pressure of public opinion will be small."

Little F scratched his head: "Ah? Is that so?"

Old F knocked his head aside: "Do you think you can learn to resist pressure in such a short time?"

Pan Luping also said: "The psychological pressure of playing in the Mid-Season Cup is not that great, but it's another story to lose ugly."

Shen Qing smiled.He thought that in the years when the public opinion environment was the worst, the teams that went out to fight could not afford to lose even a group match.It's definitely better now than it was then.

The lights were focused on the gorgeous center of the stage, and he appeared with the players, paid tribute, and received applause.

The first two rounds of the final were played with great enthusiasm, and the "kill" sound of the loudspeaker in the bottom lane even attracted the NSS players on the other side of the stage to look sideways, showing panicked expressions.This scene was later made into an emoticon package with the words "pupil earthquake", which was circulated in various LPL forums.

In the third game, when playing the first wave, there was a small mistake, and the bottom lane was cut off, and it was snowballed in the later stage.At the end, the score came to 2-1, and NSS fought back after losing 2 sets in a row and pulled back a victory.

In the 4th game, the NSS player seemed to have some mental problems. He didn't dare to choose his own hero in the BP stage, and he was killed by the lane not long after entering the game.

Since then, the Eagles have made great strides all the way, and Little F even played tricks, wandering around on the opposite high ground without pushing the tower, waiting for the opponent's personnel to be revived from the spring.

The final victory was easy, and the enthusiastic cheers of the LPL audience who came to support them also ignited the blood of the players.

When the lights came on, the team members jumped and hugged excitedly on the stage, and Shen Qing couldn't stop laughing in the background.

At first, he told Zhang Renmin that it was a vacation to play Msi. After all, at the beginning of the season, Zhang Renmin still wanted to dismantle the team. At that time, no one thought that Eagle would survive and persist all the way here.

Now that we have won the Spring Championship, we can still win the Mid-Season Cup, which is indeed a surprise.

Although judging from the state at the time of the Spring Finals, it may not be smooth to return to the LPL to play the summer game, and the players are generally tired to participate in the MSI, but these are things for later.At this moment, they are happily trying to throw the team favorite little F up.

Shen Qing was at the edge of the stage, illuminated by a bunch of edge lights.

There are many familiar faces in the audience.He saw Zhu Rong, the owner of the Internet cafe who took him in back then, and also saw a few players he had coached.

"we are the champion--"

"The Eagles! Step by step! Making their history!"

"This young Eagles team! Their time has come! They will dominate S15!"

The official Chinese commentary seat is a certain distance away from the main stage, but these passionate words have penetrated the distance and penetrated straight into the hearts of every audience and contestant.

Shen Qing could feel the adrenaline rush.

He suddenly wanted to tell Zhou Chenshan, "We won".

No, Zhou Chenshan is also watching the game, he should already know... He should come to watch the game live, watching this kind of finals must be very enjoyable...

Shen Qing thought a lot in this soft edge beam, until it was time to take a cup photo, he was pulled into the crowd by the excited Luna.

In an instant, cheers engulfed him.

……

The Eagles stayed in Montenegro for 3 days, went to the famous seaside and visited several local attractions.

In the past few days, the melons about the Eagles coach and the president of KUP at home and abroad are really sweet. Some domestic fans found a photo in the "National Geographic" magazine of the month. In the work, two people are sitting next to each other under the starry sky A small light source illuminated the backpack of one of them, and the fat eagle hanging on the backpack was shining with silver light, and the atmosphere of the whole picture was wonderful.

"Coach Shen and Mr. Zhou, right? Yes, yes, yes!"

"Fuck!"

"Did you actually go to Mingsha Mountain? I cried, how romantic it is!"

Shen Qing didn't care about surfing the Internet for the time being, and didn't realize that the relationship between herself and Zhou Chenshan had become bigger and bigger.

He was busy gathering with old friends who came to watch the game, occasionally went shopping in a novelty, went to the beach to enjoy the breeze, and hesitated whether to ask Zhou Chenshan to travel with him. After thinking about it, the time was too short. He was too troublesome to come, so he gave up.

However, when Shen Qing is not acting with the team members, he will make voice calls with Zhou Chenshan.Zhou Chenshan asked him to help bring a set of special stamps, but he didn't bring a translator, so he searched for it in English for a long time, and finally bought it.

When I returned to the homestay villa I stayed in these few days, Little F and Old F were live broadcasting, and the others ran to the beach to surf.

The little F who won the FMVP was telling the barrage how much training he had before the final. The old F was playing an RPG game for 2 days.

The two of them, Black Tea and Luna, haven't even logged in to their LOL accounts for the past few days.Only Pan Luping played Rank for a long time and chess for a long time.

Shen Qing counted the days in his mind, the summer competition will start in a few days after returning home, plus various program invitations and filming tasks after winning the championship, plus the supplementary live broadcast time, the players have very little time to train.

"It's time to play ranked. The new version of the defense tower mechanism has been adjusted again, and then the time for wild monsters has changed a little, and the early rhythm is faster."

Old F answered "OK" casually, turned his head to look, and was amused: "Coach, are you still playing with stamps?"

Shen Qing raised the stamp book and patted his head, then turned and left.

The team translator on the side said: "Coach Shen bought it for Mr. Zhou."

"Ugh?"

"Yesterday he was talking to Mr. Zhou on the phone and I happened to pass by, and he asked me where there was a commemorative ticket package."

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

The barrage in the live broadcast room has gone crazy, there are people knocking on CP, and there are also fencing emojis.

On the 4th day after they won the championship, they completed all the itinerary in Montenegro and flew back to China.

At this time, there are less than 10 days left before the start of the summer split.

Now the whole team is relatively slack, forcing them to play ranked will only make them bored with LOL, so Shen Qing gave the players another two days off, and asked Zhang Renmin to coordinate with the league officials for the summer schedule, try to Put the hard-hitting teams back.

On the day of vacation, the players returned to the team a little late.

"Coach," Luna asked him, "Is there a training match tomorrow?"

Shen Qing smiled: "Ah, what else?"

"Just one more day~"

"Don't think about it, count the days," Shen Qing pointed to the calendar on the wall, "Look how many days are left before the start of the competition."

"It's KOG again, I'm about to throw up..."

The opening match of the summer split was another start for their old enemies.

Shen Qing also felt a little tired of playing, but the Eagles had relaxed for too long recently, so they went up to play the first game. If the loss was too ugly, they would probably be ridiculed by the crowd.

"Let's study the new version, develop some routines, and strive to pass the first half of the regular season smoothly."

"Oh... that's fine..."

"OK," Shen Qing clapped her hands decisively, "Now! Who wants to solo with me?"

"Oh? Me, me, me! I'm coming!"

Little F jumped up from the chair.