Anti-Korean is a topic that Chinese e-sports cannot avoid. From StarCraft to League of Legends, the contest with the Korean team has become a yardstick for measuring the strength of the Chinese team.
Editor’s note: This article is from WeChat public account ” travel a passenger “(ID: carcaijing) , author: Yang Peiqian, edit : Shi Zhiliang.
“Congratulations to IG!” “Congratulations to FPX!”
Beijing time on the morning of October 27, Madrid, the Spanish capital, the first match day of the League of Legends S9 World Finals quarter-final officially ended, two teams from the Chinese LPL Division IG and FPX Lectra strong enemy Both will advance to the semi-finals on November 2nd. For the LPL audience, this is a completely acceptable result, which means that LPL has “save the finals”. Even if it is impossible to avoid the “civil war” from the same team in the semi-finals, at least one Chinese team can Go to Paris and board the final stage.
For the LPL audience, it is significant to defend the S9 Global Finals.
The League of Legends Professional League China Region, referred to as LPL, was established in 2013. From the moment of its establishment, LPL teams have always been aiming to win the global championship. Perhaps it is not good luck, or the skill is not as good as people, compared to the five consecutive championships in the South Korean LCK Division, until IG won the championship in Incheon, South Korea in 2018, LPL finally won the first S championship trophy belonging to this division.
This is the only one in the finals. Some people think that the weight is not heavy enough. Compared to previous years, the teams in the 2018 Global Finals appeared to be a bit thin. In the final stage, the opponent who was swept by IG3:0 was FNC from Europe, and there was no South Korean team in the semi-final team. This year, the most recognized South Korea LCK Division