Chapter 332-The legend has arrived and the finals begin!
5 month 18 number.

The MSI knockout semi-finals begin.

Everyone's attention was drawn to an extremely shocking and impressive opening ceremony.

The two teams that will fight today, LZ and AHQ, step onto the stage.

Whoever wins today will advance to the finals of this MSI, occupying the first of the two final spots and guaranteeing the runner-up spot!
However, before the game started, there was not much to watch in this match, mainly because the two teams seemed to have a big gap in strength.

LZ's performance in MSL this year deserves to be called the second favorite to win the championship after IG. The strength is very strong. Xiaohuasheng, who transferred to LZ in the new season, did not feel any discomfort when he came to LZ.

Although they lost Smeb, they welcomed Khan who returned from LPL. He is now in the limelight and is likely to replace Smeb as the top laner of LCK.

BDD's style in the middle lane is also very ferocious, and the bottom lane is represented by two familiar big brothers, Pray and Groilla.

This combination is even stronger than last year's ROX.

The main reinforcement was achieved in the mid-lane position, and BDD was better able to cooperate with his invading style of play.

A well-known team analyst once said that LZ's playing style this season, including personnel configuration, is very similar to IG.

Their top, mid and jungle are equally strong, and the bottom lane focuses on withstanding pressure and developing steadily. The audience also knows that this team is best at using individual strength and online capabilities to suppress others and obtain resources, and then win.

Therefore, LZ was given high hopes by everyone in this year's MSI.

Everyone thought that if there was any team that could stop IG now, it would be them!
The results in the semi-finals also proved this point. LZ had an extremely strong 3-0 record and crushed AHQ in all three games, making them feel depressed.

LZ also successfully advanced to the finals.

The time has come to September 5th.

IG vs. G2.

The attention paid to today's match is more than one level higher than yesterday's. The two opposing teams alone are enough to excite audiences around the world and the home crowd.

There is no need to say much about IG, and G2 is the top team in the European region this year.

Although they advanced with fourth place in the group, which was not a good result, as a European team, they still took advantage of the live audience, and cheers of encouragement could be heard in every corner.

Before the game, Europe's gold medal commentator even gave G2 titles such as "God Killer", "Savior of the Global Team", and "Savior of EU".

Intends to kill IG and end the miracle!
Unfortunately, this wish was destined to fail. After two days of rest, all members of IG were still in hot form. In the first game, they had great advantages in all three lanes. The jungler performed well and easily pushed down the G2 base.

In the second game, IG had already started to play tricks. ADC Sima Laozei even said in the pre-match trash talk: "I think our team... can win even if we bring a dog to fight AD!"

This statement instantly became a classic saying!
The meaning is very clear. Now our team is full of strong players. We can still win even if we replace them with disabled people. Do you accept it?

There is only one word to describe it: crazy. I, Han Jin, am crazy to no limit!
Such an arrogant attitude has also attracted widespread attention from around the world, allowing everyone to further understand IG's terrifying dominance today. Because if ordinary people said this, the grass on their graves would definitely be three meters long.

But when Sima the old thief said this...

Sorry, can't argue with that!
There were also many foreign spectators, especially the home spectators, G2 fans, who heard the naked contempt and shouted, hoping someone would put an end to IG, otherwise if they continued like this, they would really lose face in front of the whole world!
But soon everyone despaired.

Facts have proved that arrogance is not scary. What is scary is that there is really no one who can stop them and they can only let IG continue to be arrogant.

In the second game, G2's base was pushed down again, and the score came to 2:2.

In the third and decisive game, IG really started to play tricks and chose a new system. G2 was under tremendous pressure and was forced into a desperate situation in a life-and-death game. They did not give up and pulled out a set of ultimate black technology that had been hidden for who knows how long. After a fierce battle of forty minutes, nearly fifty minutes, they finally stole the IG base and scored a point.

But everyone was dumbfounded.

IG is messing around, why is it so hard for you to win?

Some G2 fans are also excited, thinking that IG is not invincible and G2 still has a chance!
But soon, when IG woke up and tried their best, G2 in the fourth game fell into the despair of the first two games again. In the end, after exactly minutes, the base crystal was flattened by a wave before the big dragon refreshed.

At this point, IG officially advanced to the 2017 MSI Mid-Season Invitational Finals!
The miracles continued, and the whole world was shocked!
The continuation of IG's miracle made everyone exclaim at this moment.

Sometimes it is like this. Even if you just look at the two team names before the game, you already have a rough idea of ​​the outcome. But until the last moment, before the game even starts, who will really give up?

E-sports has always been like this.

In fact, it is not just e-sports, but any sports competition where the word "upset" exists for a reason. Before the last moment to flatten the opponent's base, anything can happen. There are also countless people who, even if they are not optimistic about G2, will have a little hope in their hearts that they have not even noticed.

At home, the team's hopes were ruthlessly crushed by IG.

The semi-final match has moved from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo.

At the moment when IG pushed down the G2 crystal, the stadium, which was so passionate before the game, was now so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

IG successfully entered the MSI finals and met with LZ Team, the champion of this year's LCK Spring Season and an old friend of the LPL region, in the finals, starting the final battle!
After the game.

The host Yu Shuang invited Yuan Shen to the Sao Paulo Sports Center, with hundreds of millions of viewers around the world watching. Yu Shuang asked excitedly, "In the trash talk before the game today, SMLZ said that IG can win even if they tie a dog to it. What do you think of what SMLZ said? Do other people in the IG team think the same way now?"

The audience was cheering, and Sima Laozei's classic saying, "IG can win a game even if they pull a dog," set off the library.

Yuan Shenze pondered for a moment, then said seriously: "I think what he said makes sense..."

“??!”

As soon as this interview video came out, Yuan Shen and Sima Laozei, as well as the news of #IG advancing to the finals#, immediately topped the trending search list and dominated global public opinion!
That’s right, this time it’s not just domestic, it’s also overseas!
Today's IG has been in the spotlight too much in this year's MSI. In addition, they advanced to the MSI finals this year. At this moment, everyone's words and actions may become a famous meme and will be interpreted in various ways by the outside world.

In this way, IG's jungler and AD duo became completely famous.

IG entered the finals and was only one step away from winning the first global top and world heavyweight MSI world championship trophy in 2017, which is also their second MSI world championship trophy.

Domestic public opinion has already gone crazy, but in this short night, the amount of discussion about the MSI finals is rising sharply!
Because since the MSI competition was founded in 2015, the first two champions were LPL teams!

EDG, and IG!

This year, the same will be true.

As I said, in e-sports, no matter how great your performance was before, no one can guarantee victory 100% until the last moment. At most, your winning rate can be higher.

Now that IG has completely settled, how can domestic fans not go crazy?
EDG started to become a legend after returning from MSI and completely dominated the LPL region!
The current IG is much stronger than the original EDG. Everyone is looking forward to IG winning the championship trophy and returning home to bring honor to their family!
With such anticipation, May 5th is here as promised!
On this day, because IG made it to the finals, LPL fans who flew over from China booked their tickets overnight and rushed over.

On this day, all major live broadcast platforms and media had already done enough publicity and support. The names of famous broadcasters and celebrities were all changed to "Come on IG".

There is no need to mobilize after reaching the finals, because the words "World Championship Finals" represent everything!
The IG team got up early in the morning without even having breakfast, because it was the finals and they didn't need to eat. Staying hungry would help them stay focused.

Although it is not good for your health, many players in the e-sports circle do this now. It's fun to play on an empty stomach!
All the way to the venue, what I saw and heard today was obviously different from usual.

The current São Paulo Sports Center still looks familiar. After staying on the other side of the ocean to play games these days, the IG players have gradually become familiar with this place and adapted a little after the initial discomfort.

In the past, when walking on the streets, there was always all kinds of romantic atmosphere. Whether it was architecture or humanities, the unique charm of South America could be felt in this city.

But today, when I walked along and arrived outside the Zenith Stadium, I saw Asian faces everywhere!
Chinese people!
All of them are Chinese!
At this moment, it was not as grand as imagined, but it was this natural support that made everyone feel inexplicably moved.

Watching the scenes, although the background was clearly the São Paulo Sports Center, I could hear familiar Mandarin in my ears. One of them was a girl from Northeast China, and her voice was so friendly.

It's really shocking!
However, they couldn't meet and chat with the fans now. After entering the stadium and going backstage, they started the final discussion before the finals, discussing today's tactics and BP plan...

At the same time, LZ on the other side had also arrived at the scene and performed the same action as IG.

Time passed and it was eleven o'clock in the morning.

This is Pacific Time. In China, on the other side of the ocean, it is already five o'clock in the afternoon!
Sao Paulo Sports Center.

The São Paulo Sports Center is now packed with people.

The venue, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people, was packed.

Although there are many fans who came here today specifically to cheer for IG, including many Korean spectators from LCK, this venue is too big, and compared with the European and American audiences, they are still crushed in terms of numbers.

All major live streaming platforms have already connected to the live broadcast. The popularity has already broken the historical high before the game even started, and the number of barrages per second is terrifying.

At this moment, everyone outside is ready!
And soon, a big 10 appeared.

The audience at the scene and in the global live broadcast room went crazy instantly!
The atmosphere and enthusiasm of the audience were fully displayed to everyone for the first time in today's highly anticipated World Finals!
The shouts were like a tsunami, and the sound waves drowned out everything!
“10!”

“9!”

"8!!"

……

“3!”

“2!”

“1!”

“0.!”

Bang!
The fist logo falls, and the 2017 MSI Mid-Season Championship Finals officially begins!
The bright venue suddenly went dark, and a terrifying background music sounded. It was the theme song of this year's MSI Mid-Season Invitational!
The dim lights flickered in the gorgeous venue, the camera slowly moved, and the live band appeared, playing the chapter of this year's most grand event!
When the BGM reached its first climax, the big screen suddenly lit up, showing the glorious journey since the inception of MSI in 2015, and the final peak showdown between EDG and SKT.

Widowmaker and Undead Enchantress, Warp Song counter-camp and Morgana mid-lane...

Everything seemed to have happened yesterday, as bright and gorgeous as flowers, accompanied by the passionate voice of the English commentary, which flashed by in a flash.

Then, the picture changed!
In 16, IG fought hard with SKT in the semi-finals and finally advanced to the finals, successfully defeating the North American Wings CLG. In the home court of Shanghai, IG won the MSI World Championship.

Finally…2017!
The championship scenes of the champion teams from each major region that advanced this year emerged one by one.

"G2!! They are back!! The kings are back. They pushed down the opponent's base and ended this huge slaughter! They will represent the EU region and go to the MSI game!!"

"Invincible! After changing its name, the LZ team is still strong. They defeated SKT and became the new spokesperson for LCK. They are the favorite to win the MSI championship!"

LMS, LCK, NAEU...

Finally, when the screen turned to IG, when the picture of IG holding the LPL Spring Finals appeared, the IG fans who came specially to the scene cheered wildly!

"IG! An unprecedented winning streak! The world's strongest team, the defending champions, they are here! With unparalleled dominance, the rise of the Eastern Dragon, who can stop them?!"

It is like a jar of fine wine that has been precipitated by history, with a mellow aroma, telling the audience around the world who are watching the finals at this moment the past of MSI and the two teams that are fighting for the top of the world today.

Finally, the sound faded away.

The camera swept across the huge crowd of spectators, and then pulled to the center of the stage, where an exquisite and gorgeous, pure gold MSI championship trophy was quietly placed there, waiting for the person who was qualified to own it!
Close-up, close-up.

The BGM suddenly rises.

The scene exploded!
"Summoners at the scene, how are you!?"

"After half a month of fierce battles and training, only two teams from the 14 regions around the world fought all the way to the end and came to the Sao Paulo Sports Center! The host of the home court shouted loudly and excitedly: MSI, the world's largest stage!"

"Today is destined to be a moment that goes down in history. These two teams are IG, the defending champion of last year, and LZ, which is entering the MSI competition for the first time. Welcome them and encourage them! They are the strongest warriors, they are the unrivaled gods of war! From these two teams today, the world champion of this year's MSI will be born, so let's welcome them to the competition site!"

“Ohhhh!!
"First of all, welcome to LCK, the Spring Split champion team, where every player has outstanding individual abilities!!"

After the words were spoken, in the dim venue, the spotlight was turned, not on the stage, but directly on the audience!
At the end of the central aisle on the right side of the auditorium, LZ and his group walked down the stairs!
The scene was crazy!!
Countless smoke was sprayed all around, accompanied by red and green cheering sticks in the hands of tens of thousands of spectators. LZ and his team walked in the aisle of the auditorium, with enthusiastic foreign spectators on both sides.

His face was full of excitement and pride, and he looked very happy.

Looking at the two sides, one on the left and one on the right, it seems like a competition...

The atmosphere in the entire venue instantly became hot!
Everyone stretched out their arms and got close to the audience on the other side of the ocean. Every audience member went crazy and clapped and clapped with the LZ crowd!
Some people also gave various gifts to the LZ group, making the scene extremely light, like a coronation ceremony.

The background music reached its climax, and the LZ group finally walked to the center of the stage, standing at a 45-degree angle, facing the tens of thousands of audience members below the stage, all dressed in black, and the scene went crazy!
“LZ!LZ!LZ!!!”

After all, LZ is the top team in the LCK region. Although the number of global fans is not as large as IG, the players have many fans, especially Peanut. The atmosphere of the South American competition is also evident at this moment. After the five starting members stood in place, their names were immediately heard on the scene!
After the noise faded, the host said: "Okay, the LZ warriors are ready, and what they are about to face is..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard an explosion from below the stadium!
“IG!IG!IG!!”

The cheers were several times louder than before, and the sound was overwhelming, making everyone's eardrums hurt!
In terms of global influence, IG is now at its peak!!
The LZ members on the stage, who had been very confident and proud to see so many audiences cheering for them, were stunned when they heard the voice, and Xiao Huasheng even smiled bitterly.

"That's right! You have already guessed who they are. Your cheers tell me that this is an invincible team! Let us welcome the team that completed the Grand Slam last year, won both the MSI and S-League titles, and has continued its winning streak this year, crushing all other teams - I~~~~G!!"

“IG!!”

“IG!IG!!”

There was a hissing sound from the smoke as the IG group walked out from the left aisle of the auditorium. As soon as they appeared, the camera turned to the large projection screen and the audience at the scene had already gone crazy.

Everyone likes a strong person, and IG is that strong person!
Since the S5 World Championship, they have won almost all the championships, and Yuan Shen has become a legend! !

(End of this chapter)