Chapter 127 Group Stage

At 8 p.m., the Chinese restaurant delivered the meal ordered by the national team. Jiang Shaoyu opened the lunch box and saw that two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish were a combination. The light dishes were all his favorite flavors. A fruit platter.

Being able to eat delicious food in a foreign country, Jiang Shaoyu was in a good mood and finished all the set meals and fruits. He sent a message to Pei Feng: "The food in this restaurant is not bad, is it your choice?"

Pei Feng said, "Yes. I picked something light and easy to digest for Master."

"You can't just think about me. Some players in the national team don't like light diets."

"Master, don't worry, there are two combinations of dishes every day, and everyone can choose freely."

Jiang Shaoyu's heart warmed slightly when he saw this. Xiao Pei arranged things very thoughtfully. He packed the lunch box and sent a message: "After eating, go to my room for a meeting."

Soon, Pei Feng came to Jiang Shaoyu's room 1203 and knocked on the door.

Jiang Shaoyu opened the door, and Pei Feng walked into the room and looked at the room carefully. Jiang Shaoyu stayed in a double room for the convenience of the meeting. There were two beds side by side in the room, the left bed was his backpack, and the right bed was untouched, neat and clean.

Jiang Shaoyu said, "Sit down and wait for them to come."

Pei Feng nodded and sat down beside the bed. After a while, all the players of the national team arrived.

With a total of 8 coaches and players, it seems crowded in a double room of less than 30 square meters. Six players sat side by side on the bed on the right, and often sat on the sofa by the window.

Jiang Shaoyu stood beside the TV and said lightly: "When you go out, you need to guard against others. I checked this room and found no equipment such as cameras and eavesdroppers. The organizer does not provide a conference room, everyone will check it out. , if there is any problem, I will discuss it here."

Coach Jiang was really cautious and actually checked the cameras and bugs. If the content of their discussion is overheard, the game is really unplayable.

Immediately after, Jiang Shaoyu gave a form to Pei Feng: "This is the schedule of the competition, Xiao Pei, take a photo and send it to the group, everyone can take a look."

Pei Feng immediately took out his mobile phone, took a photo and sent it to the national team's group, and everyone opened their mobile phones to check it carefully.

The schedule of the Asian Championships is relatively tight. On August 1st and 2nd, it is a round-robin match within the group. The game starts at 2:30 pm and ends at 11:00 pm. There are two games every day.

After two days of group matches, according to the standings, the top two teams from Group A and Group B will advance to the semi-finals, and then proceed to the next round of knockouts. No. 3 and No. 4 are two semi-finals, and the finals and awards ceremony on the evening of the 5th.

If you don't make the top two in the group stage, you can go back to China after two days in Tokyo.

There are 5 countries in Group B. The round-robin schedule in the group is, Huaguo vs Vietnam at 16:30 pm on the 1st, Huaguo vs Malaysia at 19:00pm; Huaguo vs Indonesia at 16:30pm on the 2nd, 21:30pm China vs Japan.

Everyone was shocked when they saw the schedule.

Hua Ran couldn't help but said, "Fuck, we've finished the afternoon game, we're nervously having dinner, and we're going to play the next game? The rest is less than an hour, right?"

At this time, the players who were far away from home and could not go out with the team also saw this schedule.

Lao Lin complained in the group: "The Japanese team's schedule is very reasonable. There is a game at 2:30 pm and a game at 9:30 pm. There are several hours in between to rest and adjust. Is our arrangement so disgusting? What the hell is going to run every meal after meal?"

Liu Shaozhou said: "Intentionally? Japan is the organizer this time. They must have arranged their own team's schedule properly. The other countries in Group B are all cannon fodder in their eyes."

The Organizing Committee of the event did not take Team Huaguo seriously at all, and only regarded them as "little transparent people who came to see the world".

Anyway, Hua Guo pulled his hips in the World Championships, and no one would say anything if he bullied him. When the group stage is over, you can leave.

Ye Qingming sent a skull emoji: "If you play two games in a row, you won't have time to discuss the tactics of the next game, unless you don't eat."

Jiang Shaoyu said in the group: "Then don't eat, go to fight hungry."

Everyone: "..."

Jiang Shaoyu looked at everyone with a calm voice: "In e-sports, cooking is the original sin. The national team's previous performance was too bad to see. Do you still expect other countries to hold you in the palm of your hand and respect you? Impossible. Our respect depends on the game."

"This year, apart from Xiao Bin's experience in the World Series, the other five of you are all playing abroad for the first time; some of you are even officially playing for the first time. It's normal for them to look down on the Huaguo team, and a group of them didn't listen. Isn’t that the new recruits that I said about being cannon fodder? But what about you? Are you willing to come all the way to be cannon fodder?”

Everyone lowered their heads and clenched their fists tightly. During this period of nightmare training, practice games after practice games, and staying up late at night every day, isn't it just to get some results when you go abroad?

If they really go back to China after two days of playing in the first round of the group stage, will they still be embarrassed? Not only will they not be able to raise their heads in China in the future, Jiang Shaoyu, the head coach of the national team, will even be laughed at by coaches from other countries!

Jiang Shaoyu went on to say: "I know that you are all holding back your anger. At the airport, they made a mistake in the number of participants, the hotel reserved not enough rooms for us, and the cafeteria is full of leftovers... They don't know how to treat guests in Japan, but we Don't worry about the details. We're not here for sightseeing, not to eat, remember, we're here to play."

"The game is the most important thing. Don't think about everything else. What you have to do now is to adjust your mentality. Don't underestimate the enemy, let alone be impulsive. Calm down and play the game. Whether you win or lose, you just need to show your strength. enough."

"Playing games with anger will only cause problems with cooperation. From now on, forget all these bad experiences, and treat us as going abroad to play practice matches. Do you understand what I mean?"

Everyone nodded in understanding.

Coach Jiang is right, if they go to the field with aggrieved and angry mentality, their brains are hot, and cooperation will definitely go wrong. The game is the most important, everything else can be ignored.

Jiang Shaoyu looked at his apprentice and said, "Pei Feng, don't be careless when we play Vietnam tomorrow. Vietnam once won the third place in the Asian Championships, and their domestic competition schedule is different from ours. August is the off-season. I watched it. The roster, they are all old players who participated in the World Championship this time."

Pei Feng nodded: "I know."

Jiang Shaoyu turned on the computer and sent the list of contestants from various countries into the group.

Everyone turned on their mobile phones and looked at the list. Vietnam’s e-sports strength in Asia is still ranked, but it has not won any awards in the world competition, so they attach great importance to the Asian Championships and send the national team every year. Mainly participate.

A group of rookies in the Huaguo team, playing against a group of experienced main players, really can't be careless.

Jiang Shaoyu said, "Old Chang, do you have any suggestions for maps?"

Lao Chang scratched his head and said, "We have prepared 9 maps. In the first game, I think we can use a fast-paced small map, and take advantage of the opponent's contempt for us, surprise us, and score points as quickly as possible."

Jiang Shaoyu nodded, he thought so too. If the map is large, the opposite side will have more time to adjust their thinking and change their strategies. But the smaller the map, the less contingency strategies. Once the Huaguo team masters the rhythm with fast play, the Vietnamese commander can't react, and it is easy to lose.

Jiang Shaoyu said, "The smallest map, the corridor?"

Lao Chang nodded excitedly: "Well, I think so too! What about the mode?"

Jiang Shaoyu said: "The corridor in the shape of a loop is a map that can be used in both the bloody battle mode and the extreme mode. The bloody battle is a fast-paced small game; in the extreme, you need to hit 50 heads... Let's choose the bloody battle, you can win the game as quickly as possible. "

In terms of tactics, of course, everyone listens to the coach's arrangement.

Jiang Shaoyu looked at Pei Feng: "We have practiced this picture many times, do you have any problems with your command?"

Pei Feng said immediately, "No problem."

Jiang Shaoyu followed closely: "The group stage is a BO3 format. Both sides choose a map. If the first tie is 1:1, a random map of the system will appear in the final game. In Vietnam, our map selection is a corridor. But also Pay attention to one situation - if the opponent goes first, they also happen to choose the corridor, and if we go first in the second game, we have to find an alternate map."

Lao Chang thought about it carefully and said, "The ghost castle is the alternative picture, right? It's also in the bloody battle mode. This picture is dimly lit, suitable for Xueyao to find someone, and it can also play fast guerrilla warfare."

Jiang Shaoyu nodded: "Yes. Our first choice is the [circular corridor]. If we happen to collide with the opponent on the map, we will choose the [Ghost Castle]. If it is a decisive game, then let it be fate and adapt accordingly."

He looked at the kid and said, "In the first game, the kid doesn't need to play. Shi Xiaobin, bring a submachine gun and bandages, and Hua Ran is in the front row to cover, you don't need to be afraid, Shu Chen will save you if you are injured. "

Shi Xiaobin nodded seriously: "Understood!"

Jiang Shaoyu said: "I asked you to come to Japan in advance, just to give you two days to adjust your mentality and adapt to the environment. Go to bed early tonight, adjust your routine, start tomorrow afternoon, open your laptops, connect to the international server, go to Play practice games."

He looked at Lao Chang: "Is the training team ready?"

Lao Chang said, "Don't worry, Yu Feng took the Snow Leopard team to stay at the national team base, and Xiao Ye also stayed at the base. If you need to practice with them, you can find them at any time and open a room in the international server to practice online."

Jiang Shaoyu was relieved: "Okay, let's go to rest. Don't think too much, concentrate on the game."

After the simple pre-match tactical discussion, everyone went back to their rooms.

Gui Siyang and Pei Feng returned to room 1204 on the 12th floor, and Gui Siyang asked in a low voice, "Master, your first official competition was directly at an international competition like the Asian Championships. Facing foreign enemies... no Are you nervous?"

Pei Feng patted his apprentice on the shoulder and smiled: "What are you nervous about? It's not a real PK. In the game, no matter how powerful the players are, aren't the characters all the same? And my game characters are even more handsome than them."

Gui Siyang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but be amused: "I think so too. The character models in the game are similar. When we are doing reaction training in the national team, we will encounter situations where we are surrounded by 5 people..."

In the usual training, I am surrounded by 5 AIs of various shapes every day. When I arrive on the field, I will not be too nervous when I see opponents with different hair, skin, and costumes around me.

However, the atmosphere of the scene is still different from that of the training room. Gui Siyang took a deep breath and said seriously: "Master, come on, you will definitely do it."

Pei Feng said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong with our division, you can too. The coach didn't let you in this game because the small map sniper is really not very good, so sit down and feel the atmosphere of the scene first. , when the next game is waiting for you, play hard again."

Gui Siyang nodded vigorously: "Well, I know!"

At this time, Mo Hantian, who was in China, was very nervous, even more nervous than going to the game himself. He sent a message to Shi Xiaobin: "How are you doing in Japan? Are you used to eating? Is the sleeping room clean? Does the coach have any tactics for arranging group matches?"

Shi Xiaobin sent a confused emoji: "So many questions, which one shall I answer first?"

Mo Hantian: "Are you nervous?"

Shi Xiaobin said with a smile, "I feel like you are more nervous than me."

Mo Hantian: "...cough! I can't go this time, but I will watch the live broadcast to cheer you on!"

Shi Xiaobin: "Well. Coach Jiang is very calm and called us to a meeting. Everyone will be more or less nervous, which is hard to avoid. But I think as long as Coach Jiang is in the audience, we will Afraid of nothing."

Jiang Shaoyu is the pinnacle of the national team. As long as he is there in person, the players will not be afraid.

Two days passed quickly. On the evening of July 31st, all the players from all countries arrived. Many people went to say hello to the players of the Korean team. Because Huaguo was training by himself, no one cared about them, and no one went to them.

The staff came to distribute the entry cards and the competition manual to the team leader. Yu Mingxiang would keep the entry cards in a unified manner because the players lost them.

On the afternoon of August 1st, all members of the national team came to the scene of the game together in neat uniforms.