Chapter 421: The Quarterfinals Begin
As experts say, the game has become more complicated in the new season due to the addition of head points.
But no matter how complicated the competition is, the premise is to ensure the victory of the competition. If the two rounds of the group arena and the team competition can be won, then there is no need to count the points to know who is the winner.
The role of head points will only be highlighted when each team wins a game, and thinking that head points are only used to determine the winner in this situation is a bit too simple to see this competition system.
If there is no winner, they can play in the play-offs. Naturally, the league won't mind a little more games to provide more entertainment. Otherwise, what two rounds are needed? It would be easier to simply decide the winner or loser in a team match round by round.
If you don't do this, it's naturally because heads-up is also a game format that players like to see, so naturally you can't give it up. As a result, the old game system with various game situations in series has caused the situation of killing the game ahead of time, such as Happy vs. Xuan before. Odd that time.
That time may be a bit unintuitive. The main thing that made the league decide to make changes was actually the situation that came out of the reincarnation of last season's finals.
Although in theory, this phenomenon may also happen in the new competition system, for example, if you take all five heads in the group arena, and then kill two in the team competition, you can end the game early.
But the possibility of this kind of theory is very low. Even in the professional league, 1v3 is a rare scene in the group arena. 1v5 is not to say absolutely impossible, but it is also extremely unlikely.
Not to mention five points, it is very difficult to get four points and three points in the group arena.
After all, in a one-on-one BJ, the competition environment is absolutely fair, and the most common situation is to get one or two heads in the end.
Team competitions are different. In fact, the team competition is easier to score. The fair situation in the team competition is only maintained at the beginning. Three or more heads are quite common, but the tragic situation where only one person wins is quite rare.
Moreover, the team competition originally had six people participating, which was one more head than the group arena competition. Considering so many factors, only one or two head points were scored in the group arena competition, and the impact on the situation of the team competition was actually not that great. The competition system, the team competition plays a very decisive role.
Of course, the premise is that the group arena cannot be too relaxed.
In this way, the front and rear clamps, the viewing and competition of the game are guaranteed, and the possibility of killing the game is eliminated to the greatest extent.
And the final eight remaining in the Challenger League were fortunate to be the first batch of tryouts of this latest competition system.
Team Mingqing, Team Chushu, Team Xingxin, Team Trader, Team Zhuxian, Team Liaoyuan, and two ordinary player teams in Group C.
After the end of the group stage, there will be a ten-day break, and the knockout stage will not start until the evening of Friday, May 16th, with three matches in three weeks to determine the final champion of the Challenger League.
The teams that were eliminated in the group stage went back home one after another in the next few days. For many players, being able to reach this point is already very satisfying. After receiving a lot of bonuses from the alliance, it is also a worthwhile trip .
The one who was most unwilling was naturally Team Mysterious Fantasy, but their skills were not as good as others, so there was nothing to say.
Although the "holiday" was very long, the young couple Mu Qiu and Chu Yunxiu didn't get together again this time, and Lou Guanning and the Tang family from the Mu family and Ye family who were also in city B didn't bother them either.
Entering the knockout round, at least two of the eight teams are strong opponents that cannot be underestimated. Naturally, the remaining few teams have an advantage if they can make it this far.
So even Mu Qiu and Ye Xiu must prepare for the battle with all their strength during this period.
As for Chu Yunxiu, Su Mucheng and the others, now that the Challenger League has entered a new stage, it has also entered the final battle of this season's regular season, and it is also a stage that requires all-out preparations.
On May 10th, the 34th round of the ninth season of the Glory Professional League ended, and Team Tyranny, under the leadership of the four kings, was still unsurprisingly number one in the regular season.
Reincarnation, Misty Rain is chasing after him.
After that came Blue Rain and Tiny Herb, two veteran teams.
After that came Excellent Era. Although there was Xiao Shiqin, the master tactician, and Sun Xiang and Su Mucheng, three all-star masters, Excellent Era let go of the two main players in order to let Xiao Shiqin transfer. The players, and one who left after a transfer, only rely on the newly promoted players from the youth training camp. There are not small problems in terms of tactics and personnel strength.
But even so, Team Excellent Era, which was ranked sixth, had basically secured a place in the playoffs.
The seventh and eighth were Team Wind Howl and Team Hundred Blossoms respectively.
Team Wind Howl's introduction of Tang Hao this season was considered a complete change, and they finally had another chance to enter the playoffs. Tang Hao's transfer has been regarded as one of the most successful transfer operations of last summer.
Team Hundred Blossoms is not bad at all now. The new double-flower combination is getting better and better. It's just that they lost too many points in the early stage. After regaining their form, they struggled to catch up. Finally, they got a ticket for the time being. The Void, 301 Degrees and the two veteran teams still brought a lot of suspense to the playoffs.
The eleventh to fourteenth are the teams of the four guilds that formed an alliance with Xingxin in the online game. In the standings, these four teams also advance and retreat together as if they are in a group. It is called a neat team. These four teams , Judging from the initial impression, it should be hovering above the out zone, but now they all run to the central zone, and even make it to the playoffs if they make another rush.
With all-star Royal Style, Linhai was squeezed out by them.
However, Thunderclap, which was originally ranked tenth and was regarded as another surprising team besides Wind Howl this season, was no longer surprising now.
These four teams are considered to have seized the opportunity of the game update.
However, the connotation of their grasp of this opportunity can only be known to the club elites who have snatched the wild boss in the online game. However, with the end of the season, it is clear that the work focus of each team has shifted again.
The players in the online game had withdrawn their troops and started to focus on the competition, especially Hundred Blossoms Void 301, which still had suspense. At this time, they naturally did not dare to neglect them.
If they focus on the game, the four teams will of course not be able to play well, so hitting the playoffs or something, that is, the standings may seem a little possible, but in fact the four teams are well aware that they In fact, they are just sitting on the fisherman's profit and taking advantage of the situation to grab the attention. If they want to accomplish this, they don't have the matching strength.
The professional league and the Challenger League are in full swing. However, compared to the anxiety of the professional league, there is still a gap in strength in the Challenger League. Therefore, everyone's attention is more concentrated. Except for a few teams, most teams are not under great pressure.
Ten days passed in a flash, and finally came the match day.
Among the four groups of matches in the quarter-finals, the match between Team Jade Xian and Team Trader was regarded as the most interesting matchup of this round.
After all, the rest of Mingqing and Xingxin's opponents were all ordinary player teams that could be crushed. The last group of rookies pecking at each other was really nothing to watch.
And Team Trader, as the team that squeezed out the professional teams in Group B, is obviously a big dark horse in the offline competition. In addition to the group stage and Xuanqi, Xingxin's direct dialogue also has an eye-catching performance. This round As for the outdated Jade Dynasty team, everyone really didn't dare to say that Jade Dynasty is a professional team.