191: Chapter 191 The Turmoil in League of Legends Esports!

Shu City. Yangqing District.

Wang An, having prepared cola and popcorn early, sat in front of his computer. Watching the live stream interface counting down the final few minutes, he felt his breathing quicken.

At this moment, although there was still over a minute left before the league of legends match started, the number of viewers in the official stream had already exceeded thirty million!

This number was quite exaggerated.

In the entire Great Xia region, there were only a few teams that could attract so many viewers before a match even began.

You see, it had already been nearly half a month since the Opening Match of the third stage of league of legends.

Over these past two weeks, most of the audience had regained their composure and found teams they liked and supported, so they wouldn't watch every single match like they did at the beginning.

After all, among the sixteen teams, there were always some very weak ones whose matches weren't very entertaining, and the matches of some mid-tier teams were also hit-or-miss.

Only those teams that ranked at the top or had star players could command such a large audience before the match started.

And what Wang An was waiting for right now was the Uzi Team's match in the loser's bracket.

Ever since losing the Opening Match, the Uzi Team had quickly regrouped, dominating in the loser's bracket. Over the past half month, they hadn't even lost a single game.

Uzi, in particular, often pulled off stunning plays that were spectacular enough to go viral.

Relying on his daring personality and the thrill of their comeback in the loser's bracket, the Uzi Team had now become one of the three most-watched teams in the Great Xia region.

Uzi himself had amassed over several million fans across the internet.

Besides the Uzi Team, the other two teams that received the most attention were the A Shui Team and the Left Hand Team, who were still in the winner's bracket and hadn't met yet.

"The opposing team is very weak; they've had a really hard time in the loser's bracket. Today should be another 3-0."

Picking up his phone, Wang An sent a message to his classmate, Old Li. The other party liked the A Shui Team.

"The Uzi Team definitely has the skill; a 3-0 is for sure," the reply came back.

At this moment, looking at his phone, Wang An suddenly felt a bit playful.

"Old Li, want to make a bet?"

"Wanna bet on whether Uzi can get thirty kills across today's three games?"

"The pace of the game is very slow right now. Even in a stomp, sometimes the total kills aren't that high, let alone for Uzi alone. It should be quite difficult," Old Li hesitated.

"Then let's bet on it!"

"If Uzi gets over thirty kills, I'll cover your breakfast for a month. If not, you cover mine."

"This..." Old Li was still hesitant.

Wang An immediately upped the stakes.

"How about this: one month becomes two. If you lose, you only cover my breakfast for one month, but if I lose, I cover yours for two! If you don't dare to take this, then you're too cowardly!"

Facing this proposal, Old Li naturally had no reason to refuse.

Meanwhile, during their conversation, the match had officially begun. As the first game entered, the total number of viewers across all major streaming channels reached thirty-five million!

Wang An also picked up his cola and popcorn, ready to welcome a thrilling, one-sided stomp. He wanted to see how many kills Uzi could get against such a weak team!

Besides Wang An, the thirty million-plus viewers watching the match, and even the commentators, hardly anyone thought the Uzi Team could lose.

But the result of this match was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Right at the start of the first game, Uzi made a positioning mistake and got caught and killed. This really shouldn't have happened; the tempo is completely gone."

"Hahaha, maybe Uzi hasn't woken up yet today. But because he got caught, they are at a slight disadvantage. Uzi needs to wake up; they can still fight later. They can give up the first dragon."

"Gave up the dragon, gave up the Baron, gave up the high ground... How did they give up the base too! The Uzi Team actually lost the first game!"

"Something's not right. Uzi's form seems off today. Losing the first game was really inexcusable, but if he wakes up in the second game, it should be fine."

"Flashed into a wall, movement, movement... he couldn't dodge it, died again, and was even solo-killed by his lane opponent! This game is looking shaky too."

"The Uzi Team has realized the problem. For the third game, the Support picked Thresh for protection, and Uzi picked Sivir, who has a shield. No matter what, he shouldn't die so easily this time; his teammates can easily protect him."

"The lantern, pick up the lantern!"

Two hours later. Watching the 0-3 elimination pop up on the screen, Wang An's expression froze on his face.

His phone chimed with a message. He didn't need to look to know it was from Old Li. In these three games, let alone thirty kills, Uzi's total kills were only five!

You have to realize, this was the loser's bracket. Losing one series meant going home and the tournament was over. The Uzi Team was completely eliminated.

With the Uzi Team's defeat, just half an hour later, the relevant topic surged to the number one spot on Weibo trending. Soon, a "super explosive" tag appeared next to it, which was enough to show how high the popularity of the league of legends tournament was.

Many people originally thought the Uzi Team could make it to the end in the loser's bracket, but they lost so inexplicably. Many of Uzi's fans didn't even watch the match, thinking they would definitely win!

"Hupu only gave Uzi a 2.5 rating today. That's too exaggerated. How has Uzi changed like a completely different person in just a few days?"

"This match really shouldn't have been lost."

"Sigh, there won't be any more Uzi matches to watch. But next year, after the league of legends tournament pipeline is built, some club will definitely sign him."

"Next year? If league of legends doesn't join Tencent's Esports Alliance, I'm afraid they won't even be able to organize an esports event next year. Regardless, the popularity of a single league of legends game tournament definitely can't compete with the Tencent Esports Alliance."

"The dota 2 tournament seems to only have three or four days left."

Originally, the Uzi Team's strange defeat was seen by many players as an exception; after all, a strong team shouldn't be easily taken down by a weak one.

But strangely, ever since the Uzi Team's defeat, in the following day or two, strong teams in the South Korea region, as well as the North American and European regions, were consecutively taken down by weak teams. And these teams, as expected, were the most-watched teams in their respective local regions, with star players who had millions of fans.

Several teams, even after losing in the winner's bracket, still had a chance in the loser's bracket, but their star players announced their withdrawal and refused to participate in the remaining matches.

Such strange circumstances made the audience in every region wonder what exactly was going on.

And these players didn't keep the audience waiting for long. Almost simultaneously, these star players who had withdrawn or been eliminated all voiced their grievances on their own accounts against the official league of legends organizers, saying that Langchao Group and Riot Games didn't value this tournament at all, nor did they value the players.

The entire third stage of the league of legends tournament was just a makeshift operation and wasn't worth their dedication.

In Great Xia, Uzi also released a condemnation immediately, joining several other players who had also withdrawn or been eliminated—all of whom had at least hundreds of thousands of fans—to directly attack league of legends.

And these domestic and international players who had withdrawn almost all ended their condemnations with a single sentence.

"Since you can't do professional esports well,"

"then why not join the Global Esports Alliance?"