MSI finalists knockout stage second stage loser group has also ended. In the end, the Vietnamese team PVB narrowly defeated the Russian big brother VEG team three-to-two and won the last group stage place. This BO5 has also caused heated discussions in Europe and the United States. Let’s take a look together.
Troviel: a whole week of games, 8 wild card divisions, and finally the same division entered the MSI main stage last year, LOL.
frzned: However, this gap has narrowed. Vietnam used to beat every team (except LMS), but this year they looked like they gave up the game collectively and were almost eliminated.
IgotUBro: Is it because other regions have become stronger or Vietnam has become weaker?
take-to-the-streets: PVB seems to be worse than the last time I saw them, but FB and Vega look better than other divisions. LJL (Japanese Division) has also made some improvements.
frzned: Zeros and Nual were able to compete with world-class players, but now they look a little sad. I hope they will be awakened and make a comeback.
Azashiro: Zeros is definitely much worse than last year. "Bigkoro" was at least a pleasant surprise, and he looked pretty good, and actually, badly, "zeros" became too weak during this time.
StinkyTheOne: It feels like everyone is getting worse, but Vietnam is still a little better
happyjacky819: I believe this is the third year, and it is still a group of five major competitions and three wild cards (LPL/LCK/EU/NA/LMS+GAM/EVOS/PVB)
staysaltyTSM: This has won 2 seeds for the VCS Vietnam Division of the World Championship, so this actually has an impact.
7u0n9_4nH: The VCS host actually cried at the end of the 5th game.
happyjacky819: When the opponent's base exploded, many people burst into tears. They could not imagine how much pressure they were under as hosts in the fifth game. It would be sad if the home team did not appear on the stage of the group stage.
peternng1618: Imagine what kind of pressure the players have to bear
TheArmchairSkeptic: Yes, when they win, they don't look happy.
wojtulace: What I want to talk about is the gap in laning strength, especially ADC
425 points: I came from the Southeast Asian division.
I really hate seeing so many unfriendly remarks on Reddit when I say I am a wild card division, just because the teams are not from NA or the EU or any region, just because their level is different from these Western/Korea/China teams. Check your arrogance.
gives these teams a chance to remember that NA, the EU and other developed regions are honored to have a lot of funds and infrastructure to support their teams - like many developing regions, considering the situation of game providers and game organizers (such as Garena), and the overall income levels of these countries, they continue to move forward just by loving esports and LOL.
I really like the finalist series and I am looking forward to seeing what PVB can do in the group!
Exrou: Indeed, the salary of the entire PVB team is less than one TL star player.
aMigraine: Compared to the United States, these people mostly play at a lower minimum wage standard, and the server is sparsely populated, rarely contacted top players or played against top teams, and on Reddit, their matches are expected to be the same as South Korea and China.
It's not even limited to wild card divisions; LPL doesn't seem to know how good their team is, and FlashWolves has been overlooked for years, even when they beat the Korean team. At this point, there is no excuse besides the lack of efforts to learn from non-Western teams.
the_propaganda_panda: In fact, the Vietnam competition area is the second largest region. But I think he refers to developing regions. Vietnam has no infrastructure and no money, but at least we have a large talent pool and avid fans. Other regions are not that lucky, and the performance of minor leagues like LJL is so respectable.
Arreridan: For some strange reasons, their expectations for wild card teams are unreasonable.
Wild Card Team exists to prove that they are the strongest wild card division, and VCS proves this at a consistent level, which is good. This is their main goal, and they achieved it.
Different teams have different goals on MSI and at the World Championship.
The EU exists to prove that they can continually challenge South Korea and China, and North America is there to prove that they are part of the major regions, not just the worst. South Korea and China are fighting for the throne.
Maybe hatred comes from jealousy. They may envy wild cards. For wild card divisions, participating in the World Championship and playing well is a success, while for North America, the standard is set at 4th place, or higher.
saw a reply, which caused a lot of discussion and was also posted for everyone to see.
Fedacking: NA people are becoming more and more annoying, TL is just being blamed for a more LOW style of play, while PVB only lost 4 turrets throughout the series and won all game games within 30 minutes.
But so far the entire tournament has been disgusting in terms of Reddit response. It's even more disgusting when you see that those who hate players and teams are no better than the S4 champions and know nothing about the competition and competition.
More ironic is when you realize that all NA fans want TL to play quickly. They have done so.
and VCS#1 is always good, so I almost stop calling VCS wildcard anymore. The only reason for these 5 games is probably because of tension.
But overall, TL seems to be subjected to serious suspicion and hatred for no reason. CoreJJ even talked about how much he was underestimated in an article. This may be because he saw the community’s reaction to TL, although he is undeniably 30-40% of the world’s support (controversial between him and TuSin).
PVB is most likely to beat TL/G2/SKT in the group stage. There is more likely to be G2 for some reason, because I didn't see G2 preparing for PVB at all, and TL made a lot of preparations for PVB during the game.
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