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In the final of the Dota2 event of the E-sports World Cup held early this morning, GG easily swept Liquid 3-0 and became the champion of this tournament, and ccnc was elected FMVP. It was the same Liquid, the same runner-up, the same 3-0... This scene is really not the first time the audience has seen it. The old script was played out again, making the whole process seem too easy.

With the GG team's victory, they also earned a $150 championship bonus. The $5 million total prize pool for the Dota2 project is also a part of the prize money for this year's eSports World Cup. From a certain perspective, the eSports World Cup, which was born out of the Riyadh Masters, was created because of the Dota2 project.

Different from traditional official competitions, this year's E-Sports World Cup also has a very special "winner's benefit", that is, the winning team can use a hydraulic press to flatten the team key of the team they defeated and place it in the trophy base. In this way, this victory has a more special meaning.

GG, who defeated Liquid to win the championship, chose to put the key fragments of Spirit, Falcons and Liquid in the trophy base. What's funny is that in the post-match interview, ccnc was asked by reporters why he chose these three teams. ccnc gave specific reasons:

I chose Spirit because they crushed our dreams at TI last year. I chose Falcons because they beat almost everyone this year, respect! I chose Liquid simply because it's funny.

Western teams showed their usual cheerful atmosphere in this E-sports World Cup, but for Chinese audiences, it is hard to laugh at the result of this trip to Riyadh. You know, CN team had four places this time, but two of them failed in the breakout round, and the other two failed in the top 12 and the top 8 respectively.

Although it is not glorious to be the pedestal of the trophy, if you can't even make it to the pedestal, you can't even be called an opponent for the championship team. Recalling the first Riyadh Masters two years ago, LGD's revenge was against the previous year's Ti champion Spirit, and the gap was immediately apparent.

Although they are reluctant to admit it, the strength of the CN team has indeed been in a state of continuous decline in recent years. This is not only reflected in the results of Ti. Since 2024, the CN team has basically not achieved very good results in various competitions. This is undoubtedly a tragedy for a region that was once glorious.

Knowing shame leads to courage, and ultimately I hope that in the next competition in 2024, the CN team can make a breakthrough.