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htmlOn October 3, the first phase of the S12 finalist, which lasted for four days, came to an end. In the end, FNC of Group A and DRX of Group B each advanced to the group stage as the first in the group. Group B's RNG defeated SGB to determine the second place in the group without any danger; Group A determined EG as the second place in the group through the game, and LLL and DFM ranked third and fourth places respectively. Next is the cruel and intense knockout stage of the finalists. According to the rules of the finalists knockout match: the knockout match schedule is BO5. The third and fourth places in the two groups will play a Bo5 game on October 4. The winner is eligible to play the second place in another group on October 5. A Bo5 match will also be held. The winner advances to the group stage and the loser will be eliminated and returned home.
S12 finalists knockout schedule is as follows (the following are all Beijing time):
at 2 am on October 4th: MAD vs Vietnam SGB
1 at 7 am on October 4th: Brazilian LLL vs Japan DFM
1 at 2 am on October 5th: EG vs (MAD or Vietnam SGB)
1 at 7 am on October 5th: RNG vs (Brazilian LLL or Japan DFM)
6 at 2! Analysis of the situation of qualifying in the S12 finalists knockout round
on October 3, the finalists group rankings are shown in the figure below, FNC and DRX go straight to the group stage. Group A BYG, CHF, and Group B ISG and IW unfortunately stopped entering the finals. The six teams, EG, LLL, DFM, RNG, MAD, and SGB, will enter the finalists knockout stage. The schedule for the S12 finalists bo5 knockout round has been determined. Among them, the No. 4 seed RNG of LPL and the winners of LLL and DFM will start a bo5 showdown at around 7 am Beijing time on October 5. If RNG wins the game, they will enter the D group D where GEN, CFO, and 100T are located.
Comprehensive the performance of each team in the first stage of the finalists. I personally think that MAD in Group B will easily defeat SGB, and DFM in Group A will also win the bo5 match against LLL on October 4. Then the personal prediction of the final S12 finalist knockout match will be: MAD VS EG; DFM vs RNG. Both bo5s are very topical. First, MAD competes against EG:NA and EU. Judging from the results in the past few years, EU's international competition performance is better than NA. Not to mention the distance, let’s talk about this year’s MSI mid-season championship, G2 crushed his bloodline and suppressed EG several times. In addition, on the first day of the finalists, FNC easily defeated EG. If nothing unexpected happens, this bo5 game from MAD VS EG will be full. But given that MAD is good at bo1 (second in the regular season volleyball league in the summer season) and has not won a bo5 game this year, I am a little optimistic about EG's advancement.
DFM vs RNG's bo5, the topic level + traffic is full, and everyone knows it. DFM is the king of the Japanese competition zone (LJL), and has ruled the Japanese competition zone for 10 years invincible. This summer DFM won the 3-0 championship and won the 12th league championship in the team's history. Last year, DFM completed a historical breakthrough in the division and beat C9 in the finals to qualify as the first in the group. Currently, DFM's lineup is a Korean player. DFM once started 0-2 in the finalists, but after a brief adjustment, DFM also won BYG and CHF more and more. On October 3, DFM also defeated EG, who was relatively strong in the same group, but unfortunately, he lost to EG in the overtime and missed second place in the group.
RNG performance was not good at the end of the summer season, and the discomfort caused them to play until the last game of the Bubble Game before they could advance to the World Championship. In the final stage, RNG opened the first game and lost to the DRX team, which is also the No. 4 seed. Fortunately, the adjustment of rng was timely and defeated MAD, ISG, IW, and SGB to determine the second place in the group without any danger. Judging from the performance of the finalists, RNG is remarkable. What is happy is that the players' condition is gradually recovering, and BP is gradually adapting to the version, and it also demonstrates its top-level operation and pulling ability in the competition; what is worrying is that the players often give away a wave when they are inexplicably advantageous in the competition, and the team battles are also relatively rough. But how to say, the world competition is not about crushing the opponent, but about choosing different heroes in the game against each team one by one, understanding the version deeper, finding a way to win by yourself, and only by making progress can you go further.There is a word I particularly like: things are artificial at least they try!
Overview: Based on the performance of the six teams in the finalists' knockout round in the first stage of the finalists and the team's hard strength, the other two teams that are predicted to enter the group stage are LCS's EG and LPL's RNG. In the end, who do you think will win the last two promotion places in the S12 finalists? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area for discussion and exchange!
