Upper Area: V5 versus RGE, T1 versus RNG.
Lower Area: GENG versus DK, DRX versus EDG.
Not even a novel would dare give the LPL such blatant cheats, yet reality had absurdly made it happen. The moment the draw was finalized, among all the teams watching the ceremony, not a single team besides RGE raised any objections.
Look, a world where only RGE got hurt had been achieved. ()
[Good lord, I won't believe there wasn't some uncontrollable human factor behind this draw. Ever since the Group Stage, every match has been a full-on grudge match.]
[If Rogue wins the championship, wouldn't this be the most prestigious title in history?]
[Great draw. Why is it great? We just hope T1 can force out V5's stuff and clear some obstacles for GENG. Of course, winning would be even better. If they lose, GENG wins and takes the championship, then T1 deserves one third of the credit for that title. As for RNG and EDG, two words: leave it to fate. I'm a TES fan, a swimming fan.]
[I was ready to pop champagne when I saw this draw, but then I remembered TES from the day before yesterday... Forget it. Better hold back.]
The viewing fans had PTSD already.
On V5's side, they found the matchup somewhat amusing, though Luo Zhen was a little disappointed.
"RGE... I wanted to play an LCK team. Shame we couldn't."
"Everyone thought that, but the reality is that all three LCK teams were group first. The only group second was personally sent there by you. We couldn't get matched with them at all."
Pig Dog still had choices, but V5 truly had none. It was either RGE or an Internal Match, so they might as well bully poor RGE.
No, they couldn't exactly call them