Chapter 381 – 381. World Championship Tournament Stage Round of 16 (1)

“Hello Arena fans across the country. Greetings from the Arena World Championship Tournament Preview!”

The Round of 16 is only one day away.
Korea’s game broadcasting channels wanted it to be this time, so they organized and sent out a special broadcast analyzing the round of 16 games.

All three Korean teams that advanced to the World Championship advanced to the round of 16, so interest in the 2055 World Championship was at an all-time high.
Unfortunately, one of the round of 16 matches ended up being a civil war between the Korean teams.

“It’s a great start. Battle Angels, Mad Tiger Gaming, and Extreme Korea Telecom. Everyone made it to the round of 16, right?”
“You’re right. Battle Angels and Mad Tiger Gaming took 1st place in each group, and Extreme Korea Telecom finished the group stage in 2nd place. It is a little disappointing that Extreme Korea stayed in second place.”
“Yes. Due to that, in the first game of the round of 16, the Korean team’s civil war ended. Still, if you think positively, one Korean team will definitely advance to the quarterfinals.”
“Then, let’s look at the round of 16 matches one by one and talk about them.”

While the guests were talking, the round of 16 bracket was displayed on the monitor.
The guests let out a low exclamation and talked about their own impressions.

“Still, the Korean civil war in the round of 16 is regrettable. Both teams are teams that can go up to at least the semifinals.”
“Meeting Tintin Chimera in the group stage was an accident. But thanks to that, the winning team will only meet Tintin Chimera in the finals.”
“In fact, there are many such words even among fans. The winning team between Battle Angels and Extreme Korea will face Tintin Chimera in the finals.”

The Korean Civil War was a hot topic even among Korean fans.
Most of them were sorry that the civil war would not have happened if Extreme Korea Telecom had done a little better.

[Extreme is doing dog control by himself;]
[If we had risen to the top of Group B, all three Korean teams could have advanced to the semifinals… ]
[It’s fortunate that they advanced to the round of 16 with their form haha ​​In fact, we were lucky enough to win second place in the group stage haha]
[Stop firing Rosé now… There are many better one-tools, so why do you keep using one-tool ones?]
[Please recruit Ryu!]
[Ryu doesn’t come hahawhy are you stepping into a sinking shipwreck haha]

The World Championship preview broadcast then began looking at the Round of 16 matches one by one.

“How about the other matches?”

Commentator Kim Nam-jin glanced at the paper on his desk for a moment before grabbing the microphone.

“In the match between Best E-Sports and HEX on the second day, BES’s dominance can be said to be straight. However, HEX is a team that has been infamous for its aggressive play since the Brazilian league. Even in the Chinese league, if even the veteran BES shows embarrassing plays, I think we can write an amazing anti-war drama.”
“Yes. I am really looking forward to the match between BES and HEX. What about the Day 3 match, Play the Game and Flash?”

This time, it was the turn of commentator Park Jin-woo, who was next to the caster who was in charge of hosting.

“The Flash is a traditional Spanish team, but I don’t think it will work against Play the Game, who has recently improved their form. Did you see Play the Game in the Group Stage? I completely dried and killed my opponent while running the dehydrator thoroughly. Such a seamless operation is an operation that only teams that have risen to the ranks of strong teams can do.”
“Play the game wasn’t a weak team, but I didn’t know they would show this level of force! Then, can we even look forward to winning?”
“The winner… “
“The match between Flash and Play the Game, I hope you will watch this with great interest!”

Next, they mentioned a match on Day 4 with Crystal Snake, one of the strongest contenders for the championship in 2055.

“Where do their strengths come from? Day 4 features a match between Crystal Snake and Russia’s Tosca R3.”
“Because it is a match between the United States and Russia, there is a lot of interest in foreign countries. Of course, most of the match predictions assume that Crystal Snake has the upper hand.”
“From what I’ve heard, all of Crystal Snake’s players practice a lot. The sense of mission involved in the game is also really great. The reason for their strength seems to be right there.”
“Both teams are going to play with all their might, so I can’t wait to see who will win the mirror match.”

The next match on the 5th day was a showdown between Tintin Chimera, considered the strongest team in the history of the World Championship and the leading candidate for the championship, and Cyber ​​Akuma, who advanced to second place after being beaten by the Battle Angels in Group A.

“It is a match between Tintin Chimera, who is showing the greatest force ever, and Cyber ​​Akuma, who can be said to be the leader of Japan.”
“Sorry Cyber ​​Akuma, but I think this match will widen the level gap a bit. Tintin Chimera is a very aggressive team, and despite this, it has overwhelming skills that make teams around the world tremble in fear.”
“You’re right. Surprisingly, Tintin Chimera never used a combination that could be called a strategy throughout the World Championship. Even in the group stage, it felt like I had chosen a good character without any strategy. Will we be able to see a scene where they select characters by matching combinations in the tournament stage?”

The day after the highly anticipated Tintin Chimera match, two relatively underdog teams will play.
It was Royal Blood from England and Carp Brasilia from Brazil.

“The match to be played on the 6th is a showdown between Carp Brasilia, an up-and-coming team from Brazil, and Royal Blood, Europe’s premier club and guardian spirit. How do you view this match?”
“You can see it as a tug-of-war between the aggressive Karp and the defensive Royal.”
“I think it’s probably the most unpredictable match among the round of 16 matches.”

The seventh match is between China’s Ningning Gaming and Vietnam’s BTT Gaming.

“Anyway, there are many fans who predict Ningning Gaming’s victory.”
“However, as BTT is also called the hope of Southeast Asia, it is a team that never takes it lightly. In fact, there are many people who are expecting a thrilling come-from-behind victory from BTT!”
“I don’t know until I look at the game on the 7th.”
“Still, do you think you know who will win the final match?”

When commentator Kim Nam-jin smiled, the former Mad Tiger Gaming mid laner and Wizard, who participated as a guest, smiled.

“That’s Mad Tiger Gaming, of course.”
“You’re right. A match between Mad Tiger Gaming and Canadian Assassin, one of Korea’s top contenders, awaits. Do you think that Mad Tiger Gaming will prevail in most cases?”
“I guess so. Canadian Assassin is not a strong team, and looking at Mad Tiger Gaming’s recent matches, their performance has been sharpened very sharply. We expect a landslide victory for Mad Tiger.”

After briefly reviewing the round of 16 matches, they then moved on to predicting wins and losses.

“So what will happen to the team that will ultimately advance to the quarterfinals? Each commentator and guest made simple predictions. Let’s take a look together!”

On the large monitor, the teams predicted by the commentators and Wizard players to advance to the quarterfinals appeared.
There were matches where everyone had different predictions, but there were also matches where everyone had the same predictions, and one of them was the match between Battle Angels and Extreme Korea Telecom on the first day.

“The first match is, of course, Battle Angels, right?”
“Battle Angels… According to officials, no other team in ACK history has displayed this level of force. In fact, according to a correspondent in China, he rarely loses even in scrims.”
“If it has been the era of Mad Tiger Gaming since the beginning of Arena League, many experts say that the next five years will be the era of Battle Angels. It can be seen that the expectations placed on them for this World Championship are high.”

Since then, other teams that will advance to the quarterfinals have been introduced.
However, stories about Battle Angels were still blooming in the live chat window and community.

[As expected, it just goes until the quarterfinals.]
[Flutter – God exists in the arena, and he is the Battle Angels.]
[Ahhhhh]
[The real Battle Angels are legends… I think I’ll get tired of winning this World Championship.]
[Looking at the flow, it’s really the winning angle ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This World Championship is fucking fun ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

The popularity of the Battle Angels lies in their existence itself, which makes it easy to feel the taste of mulberry.

ACK’s first all-female team with all seven players on the team being women.
Besides, each of them was incredibly pretty, and each had a different charm.
In Battle Angels, even the coaches were pretty, not a joke, but they were serious, so the fans felt their beauty was to the point that they couldn’t dare to touch it.

Another reason for the popularity of Battle Angels was their coming-of-age story.
A dirt spoon team that was just founded last year and came up from the 3rd division.

People who have been fans for a long time, because they are a women’s team, or because they struggled to win, couldn’t help but be moved by the appearance of the Battle Angels, who had grown to the point that no one dared to surpass them even in the first division.
Due to the loyal fans created as a result, there was a nickname called ‘Pseudo Angels’, which was sarcastic, but the already thick fan base still blindly followed the Battle Angels.

‘There has never been a club in the history of pro gamers making this much money.’

It was the contents of an interview with an industry insider who recently evaluated Battle Angels.
The sales of the players’ photo cards and other goods were comparable to that of a world-class idol group, and on the day they play, even if the opponent is an unpopular team, all tickets are sold out and even scalping tickets are rampant. .

The commentators who were previewing the Arena World Championship tournament couldn’t help but be surprised by the atmosphere in the chat window.
Obviously, even before the World Championship, Korean fans who supported Korean teams used to cheer for Battle Angels, Mad Tiger Gaming, and Extreme Korea Telecom similarly.
By estimating the number of mentions of them in the community, it was found that there were roughly similar expectations.

However, looking at the recent atmosphere, everyone seemed to be more interested in how far the Battle Angels would go, except for some.
Will the world’s first women’s team be able to lift the world championship cup?

Whether or not that unbelievable feat was achieved, the popularity of Battle Angels was skyrocketing.