Chapter 225 – 225. Offseason (3)
After the World Championship qualifiers, the surviving teams were, of course, among the game powerhouses.
It was a structure that had no choice but to do so in the first place.
Each team will play six games, unless it is a tie-breaker with the same points.
If it was one or two games, there could be enough variables, but in this way, it is a structure that is difficult to ruin unless the match luck is not good enough or the condition does not follow.
Anyway, 32 teams selected through a process like this.
Eight groups of four teams were formed through a draw.
[Is it true that there are only two Korean teams in Group C? It’s a starter.]
[How do I make a match when I draw a match according to the victory points?]
[Both teams can go up. Worry n.]
[Please let’s go win… Why are you so anxious about this season… ]
[The syphilitic guys will finally be exposed to the water rockethaha]
As is often the case with celebrities, there were always fans and anti-fans.
And it wasn’t that different from a professional gaming league.
The more popular the team, the more nicknames it had, and that’s why there were a lot of bad expressions.
In particular, every team in the first division of Korea had a dishonorable nickname.
Representatively, Mad Tiger Gaming, which has been at the top of the league for a very long time, has a disrespectful nickname of “Madok.”
In addition, Extreme Korea Telecom (XKT), famous for its beautiful female AD, was often called the queen bee or beehive, and Ozone Frost, which had many veteran pro gamers, was also called Omul Frost.
Even the Battle Angels, who had just risen to the first division, had a nickname.
It was the pseudo angels.
It was named after Battle Angels fans nominally praised their team.
It was not a very good culture, but it was also inseparable from the extreme fan culture.
And such derogatory nicknames become even more polarized during the World Championships.
[The syphilis guys can’t do it… I’m sick because I expected it.]
[I told you. Mad Tiger is just for domestic consumption haha
[No, if you do well only in the fucking country, aren’t you a traitor? You have to do well overseas, you fucking bastards!]
[Still, it’s better than the beehive guyshahaIs the queen bee the 1st tier among female pro gamers? I don’t think he’s even at the level of the 2nd group of men haha]
[This World Championship is really boringhahalet’s just give them 1st place in China and return home early. You can try it with this level of form, but what are you wasting time on?]
[Swim when you come back ^^]
This started to intensify as the Korean teams that advanced to the World Championship were suffering from great sluggishness.
When I met the Chinese team, there were often endings where I only dragged out time and eventually faced defeat, and I was also hit with a bamboo spear once by teams that were evaluated as relatively weak teams.
In the end, when the group stage was all over and the 16 teams to advance to the tournament stage were decided, there were only two teams left out of the three domestic teams that initially challenged for the World Championship.
Mad Tiger Gaming and Extreme Korea Telecom.
It was decided that Ozone Frost would return home after suffering the loss of elimination.
In fact, if you look at the results alone, you might think that we have qualified two teams in a tournament pool of only 16.
However, if you go into a little more detail, you realize that you are recording much poorer grades than in the past.
Every time the World Championship was held, Mad Tiger Gaming, who had graduated with first place in the group stage, was pushed back by the Chinese team and went up to second place, and Extreme Korea Telecom was even evaluated as having good Daejin Luck, but it recorded results that were not much different. .
[Crunched up. From now on, Hwangbu League is China, you Breads.]
[Please win the PLD game. I can’t see the Chinese guys winning with my eyes open.]
[Yeah~ Accept the reality~ The entire Korean talent pool has been taken overseas, and all that remains are those who have been active since 5 years ago~]
Fortunately, it is only in the finals that the remaining Korean teams face each other.
The community had already confirmed defeat, mocking each other, and optimistic, but on the other hand, they also harbored expectations.
Expectations that he will suddenly recover his form like a miracle and show an impressive miracle run!
[Ah fuckhahaI thought the beehive chicks would fallhaha]
[No matter how much, I didn’t know that it would work on Maxicohaha]
[The only thing I can trust now is Mad Tiger Gaming.]
[No matter how much syphilis, syphilis, it’s these guys who remain in the end]
However, when Extreme Korea Telecom, on which they put their hopes on, was eliminated in the round of 16, the only remaining Korean team was Mad Tiger Gaming, Korea’s pride.
Their current track record is 1 world championship win and 1 runner-up.
Considering that the World Championship has only been held four times, this is a very good result.
[Madok, please let’s go… Still, the only thing I can trust is you… ]
[Wizard, you should win one last time and retire. Eva is really crazy in the quarterfinals.]
[You won so damn closehahaMiracle run like this!]
[I told you. After all, winning is syphilis. A true professional gaming team presents catharsis to the audience by directing a crisis and overcoming it. This was all Mad Tiger’s trick show.]
[Fuckhahathis is going to the semifinalshahathe real Mad Tiger is a crazy teamhaha]
[Wowhahaisn’t this really winning?]
But from then on, things started to happen that fans couldn’t help but go wild about.
Mad Tiger Gaming looked like it was not in good shape at the World Championship.
Surprisingly, after narrowly winning one game after another, they succeeded in advancing to the final.
[Syphilis! Syphilis! Syphilis!]
[From today, syphilis is not syphilis… It is magic.]
[Psychic, please show me. You are right.]
The World Championship Finals, the fans’ earnest wishes.
It was about to start with as much interest as ever.
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A phone call from Monster hyung.
It was an offer to take on the role of a guest broadcaster for the World Championship finals.
‘Yes? Me?’
At first, I refused because of the pressure coming from a field I hadn’t tried before.
It was not another relay, it was the relay of the World Championship final.
It was an honorable position, but it is also true that I felt a lot of pressure.
‘I’m not the type of person who speaks well, so I’m not going to be criticized for anything.’
However, somehow Mad Tiger Gaming started a miracle run and seemed to be going up to the finals, so Monster hyung and league officials received another call.
“You have to be the relay. I like the picture.”
“We can match the amount. Since you don’t have to just come and say a few words, how can you light up the place?”
Like the current relayer, Monster hyung, I belonged to Mad Tiger Gaming.
So, if Mad Tiger Gaming ever made it to the finals, would there be anyone more suitable for the guest commentary position than me, who was an early member?
Even I’m the coach of Battle Angels, which is the center of the topic, so I’ll have a lot to say about it.
“Yes, got it. Let’s try a little bit.”
So, after careful consideration, I decided to appear as a guest commentator.
When I told my teammates about it, there was no fuss like this.
As expected, starting with our coach, advice such as what kind of clothes to wear on the day and what kind of comments would you like to give continued.
“By the way…Aren’t our coaches the type to talk so well?”
Uh huh
“Well, wouldn’t it be okay if you just go and promote our team?”
“…Aren’t you going to make more girls by any chance?”
“Hee hee, I have to watch the live broadcast. I have to record the nervous coach’s face.”
What kind of image was I to you guys… ?
The anxious days slowly passed, and the final day of the World Championship finally arrived.
As expected, Mad Tiger Gaming overturned public opinion and rose up to succeed in advancing to the finals.
“Then I’ll be back!”
After the semifinals, there was about a week left until the finals.
It was around that time that I went abroad.
I boarded a plane to San Francisco, leaving six players in Korea, who were not sure what they would do while I was gone.
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During my professional life, I had already visited overseas for matches several times.
In particular, I cannot forget the year 2050, my first overseas trip and my first world championship.
‘Was it in San Francisco then?’
There was some tension about the broadcasting and anticipation of an overseas business trip after a long time, but when I got off the plane and stepped on the ground, only regrets remained.
‘I wish I had come with the kids… ‘
Instead of the six cute and lovable team members who were always with me, there was only coach Jeong Pal-soo, who was sulky and dull.
“It’s been a while overseas again.”
Director Jung Pal-soo said, crossing his arms with his forearms that looked like they were woven with rebar.
I nodded.
“Unfortunately, I don’t have much free time. I think we should adjust to the time difference and start broadcasting right away.”
There were visa issues, and I couldn’t find a career as a commentator, and I couldn’t spend much time on guest broadcasting.
The time difference between San Francisco and South Korea is 17 hours.
I had roughly set the time to sleep on the plane, but my condition was still not very good.
“Let’s go straight to the hotel.”
The league provided accommodations and meals, so all you have to do is follow the instructions.
After spending the night at a prearranged five-star hotel, I headed to the arena where the Arena World Championship was held early in the morning.
When I saw the magnificent stadium and the people already standing in line, there was a longing rising from the depths of my heart.
‘The next stage is right here.’
First of all, we will have to break through the Korean first division, but someday we will definitely be able to stand on the final stage of the World Championship.
The look of the stadium at that time would be very different from what it is now.
“Uh… Am I here?”
Afterwards, when we headed to the caster and commentator’s waiting room, we were able to meet a trio called the ACK’s original relay team.
Among them, I greeted the monster hyung who was closest to me first, and then greeted the others in turn.
“Thank you for the broadcast today.”
Haha…! We have to ask you well! Aren’t you the hottest battle coach these days!”
Song Si-yeol, the most senior and experienced caster among the cast, called Song Kae.
I smiled awkwardly and waved my hand.
“No. The players are hot, what do I have to be hot about?”
“You mean you really don’t know? In Battle Angels right now, even the mold in the dorm is hot.”
“You’re talking nonsense again.”
After exchanging a few jokes with the cheeky monster hyung, I returned to the private waiting room given to me.
There were refreshments along with the script.
After looking at the script for a while and tidying up my head, a hair and makeup stylist came in.
It was only then that I began to realize that I was participating as a guest commentator.
What are you going to say anyway?
‘Madam… I think I’m going to have an accident… ‘
Regrets filled my heart, but I couldn’t get it back now.