Three days, three matches, three 2–0 victories!
In its debut at the highest level of competition, the White Phoenix Team delivered a perfect performance.
Most of the media predictions had been proved wrong. The outlets swiftly changed their tune and began singing the team's praises.
Online opinion shifted just as quickly. As large numbers of neutral viewers became fans, White Phoenix supporters finally got their chance to gloat. Praise and memes appeared everywhere.
One comic showed a heap of battered meme characters sprawled across the ground, including one with his head buried in the floor. The Demon Slayer Team's logo appeared beside him. A character bearing the White Phoenix Team's logo sat on the figure labeled "Violet Gold Team," chin in hand. The caption read: Deep in thought.
There were GIFs, too, made from a well-known movie scene:
Man in a suit (White Phoenix Team logo): "The Super Cup spot is mine. I've said my piece. Who's for it? Who's against it?"
Bald man beside him (Demon Slayer Team logo): "I'm against it!"
The man in the suit backhanded him. The bald man flew several meters and crashed onto a coffee table.
Several middle-aged men bearing the Violet Gold Team and Sky Tyrant Team logos applauded. "I'm for it!" "Me too!"
Then there was the movie clip everyone kept using: "I'm not singling anyone out. I'm saying everyone here is trash"...
Those more creative netizens aside, fans who couldn't be bothered to edit images preferred posting one short comment:
White Phoenix: 3/5.
Its meaning was obvious. From the Bubble Playoffs through the main competition, the White Phoenix Team needed to beat five A-Tier teams in succession—the teams ranked third through seventh. It had already beaten three. Progress: 3/5.
When posting that figure, many netizens added that the Yangji Team and