“Welcome everyone to the draw for the quarter-finals of the 2017 League of Legends Global Finals!”

On the stage, Dong Ge was majestic, announcing that the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals had officially begun.

All three LPL teams qualified at the top of their groups, which is a great encouragement to the audience and staff in the entire LPL region.

Brother Dong is even happier today than when he used his immortal grip on Faker last time.

The dust of the group stage has settled, and the eight teams that advanced to the quarterfinals are IG and SKT in Group A, LZ and FNC in Group B, RNG and SSG in Group C, and WE and MSF in Group D.

Their team names were made into small balls and placed in glass boxes, waiting for the representatives sent by the divisions of each major team to draw them out.

The person who participated in the draw on behalf of the LPL division was the man who later became known as Shen Chao with magical powers.

I saw Shenchao wearing a baggy suit, a shy smile on his face, walking as if he didn't recognize his relatives, and pretending to be calm, he was the first to walk onto the stage.

It seems that he is ready to perform his work.

[Brother Chao! It’s a good draw! There will be no civil war in this wave of LPL, so you won’t have any pressure!]

[Fuck it, let their LCK go dog-eat-dog!]

[Brother Chao, give me your lifespan!]

The audience in the audience was also very excited and looking forward to it.

Although the three teams in the LPL are all top of the group, it does not mean that they are sure to win the LCK.

Over the years, I have been defeated by LCK in BO5 too many times.

If possible, the audience does not want the LPL to meet the LCK team so early.

However, two of the three teams in the LCK are second seeds, which means that at least one team in the LPL will encounter the LCK in the quarterfinals.

On the contrary, the fans in the LCK were not nervous at all.

Although this year's LCK group stage performance was not ideal, SKT and SSG were both beaten by the LPL in the group stage.

This has shaken LCK's dominance a little bit.

But they firmly believe that in the knockout stage and BO5 competition, the LCK team is still invincible.

As for the other two teams, FNC and MSF, except for the six teams of LPL and LCK, their fan base is relatively weak.

It's a pity that so few people pay attention to them. Even most fans from the two major regions think that these two teams are just cannon fodder.

...

"Draw lots, let's begin!"

With Brother Dong's announcement, Shenchao will draw the No. 1 seed pool first!

He took out a plastic ball from the glass cabinet and opened the note sealed inside. The name of the team written on it was.

"WE!"

Representatives from other divisions also successively selected the No. 1 seeds after him.

In order, they are WE, RNG, IG, LZ!

"Please draw the opponent from the second seed pool!"

Brother Dong once again signaled the representative of Shenchao to draw the plastic ball from the second box.

Everyone held their breath.

They know that this is the draw that really determines the matchup.

The quarterfinals of the World Championship follow two major principles.

The first is that the first and second seeds in the same group will not meet before the finals.

This is also the reason why Faker and Broiler made an appointment to see each other in the finals after the group stage, because they couldn't meet each other before the finals.

The second principle is the supplementary principle. If they are assigned to the same group duel during the draw, they will be postponed to the next opponent, and the remaining team will be added to this vacancy.

Everyone looked forward to the first plastic ball that Shenchao took out.

"WE's opponent is——"

Brother Dong deliberately prolonged the ending to create some atmosphere.

But when Shenchao unfolded the note in the plastic ball, fans instantly went crazy.

【SKT? How could it be SKT!】

[Brother Chao, you haven’t washed your hands after going to the toilet! They’re so smelly, you can even give them three stars!]

[Cheer for WE. They promised SKT during MSI, but they were eliminated by other teams in the knockout round, so they may not be unable to play!]

[Alas, I feel like the chances of winning are very slim.]

【Congratulations WE!】

When seeing that WE's opponent was SKT, the most uncomfortable thing was for WE's fans. The opponent they drew turned out to be SKT, the second seed in Group A!

SKT has a terrifying record of winning BO5 in the world championship, and is a super team that makes the whole world tremble.

Even though they were double-killed by IG in the group stage, no one can guarantee that they will defeat SKT in the BO5 of the World Championship!

Immediately afterwards, RNG’s opponents in the quarterfinals were also announced.

"RNG's opponent is-FNC!"

[Good or bad! There should be no problem with the top four! 】

[I feel like both MSF and FNC will work.]

[Acceptable, RNG rushes for me!]

RNG fans are relatively calm.

Among the strong opponents they expected, there were only two LCK teams that qualified second in the group.

SSG, which qualified with RNG in this group, was unlikely to meet RNG before the finals, while SKT, the second seed in Group A, was blocked by WE first.

Therefore, the only opponents that RNG can draw are FNC or MSF.

These two teams are naturally far less threatening to fans than the LCK teams, so they are not too worried.

At the same time, everyone in RNG who was watching the lottery ceremony in the lounge slowly breathed a sigh of relief, with smiles appearing on their faces.

After exchanging information with WE, they determined that MSF is not an easy team to fight, and in comparison, FNC is easier to deal with.

This draw was considered a good draw for them.

"Next, the opponents of IG, the number one seed in Group A, will be drawn! Their opponents are -"

"SSG!"

[SSG? Let me go, the draw this year is not very good. Both teams met the LCK in the quarterfinals! 】

[Why don’t I draw MSF? It feels so bad! 】

[Ah, actually SSG is not bad! SKT let IG do it, so SSG should be able to get through it. 】

[BO5 and BO1 are different, just in case...]

When they saw that IG's opponent in the quarterfinals was SSG, the audience suddenly became worried.

IG has shown great strength this year, but the psychological shadow of being suppressed by the LCK team for a long time has made fans always feel that they are half a head short and unsure of themselves.

But the fans on the LCK side became excited.

[Okay, okay! Good draw! What’s the use of being strong in the group stage? Who doesn’t have some hidden tactics? BO5 is the time to test your true strength! 】

[Let our LCK kings send you LPL quarterfinalists home!]

[It’s a pity that RNG is not the second seed, otherwise I really hope that he can draw our LZ, and then all the three LPL teams will get out of the top eight!]

[The world champion is destined to be our LCK, you should go home quickly! 】

LCK fans have absolute confidence in their division. Even if they are the second seed in the group against the top seed in the group, they have already declared victory before the game even starts!

Compared with the worries and uneasiness of LPL fans, they are obviously confident!

There is no suspense about LZ's next opponent. The only second seed left, MSF and LZ, form the final matchup of the quarterfinals.

At this point, all four groups of duels have been determined.

First half: WE vs. SKT, RNG vs. FNC.

Bottom half: IG vs. SSG, LZ vs. MSF.

...

"It's a pity that we didn't draw MSF. It would be terrible if we were sent home by the top eight of SSG."

In the IG lounge, which was also paying attention to the lottery ceremony, the child licked his lips and said with some worry.

"What are you afraid of? If you want to win the championship, you have to win against anyone!"

Chen Yu glared at him angrily. The child's ambition but lack of courage still existed.

"That's right, we SKT have won, but SSG is a loser? They can't even beat RNG."
To be continued...