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league of legendsthe 2024 global finals will end the qualifying stage in the early morning of september 30 to determine the quotas for all swiss rounds. currently, mdk from the european lec division and gam from the vietnam vcs division have taken the lead in getting promotion tickets, and the last two spots are about to be announced. on september 29, blg of the lpl division released photos of their expedition. they have set off for the european arena to compete for the world championship! the swiss round consisting of 16 teams will kick off on october 3.

as lpl viewers, we naturally hope that the lpl team can win the championship in this global finals, although the lpl team is the favorite to win this competition. the lpl division follows the lck division and has won the championship three times in history, but the last time was in 2021. in the last two times, the lck team has won the championship. judging from the situation in the past two years, lck and lpl teams have occupied most of the seats in the quarterfinals. occasionally, a team from lec or lcs will advance to the knockout rounds. the top two in the global finals are very stable.

in 2022, three lck teams will enter the top four. in last year's event held in south korea, three lpl teams occupied the top four. this situation may repeat itself this year. this year's chinese team is characterized by greater reliance on local players. china's strongest team blg, which reached the msi finals, and tes, which fought fiercely with gen until the last game in msi, have their main lineups composed of chinese players. the third seed lng has scout, and the fourth seed wbg has tarzan. however, the lpl team is different from relying on korean aid in the past. the current lpl focuses more on improving teamwork through smooth communication.

the four teams hle, gen, dk and t1, representing the south korean lck division, arrived in berlin, germany on september 28, ready to face the challenge of the knockout stage. the lck division is challenging for its ninth world championship in history, and the four teams in the lpl division are undoubtedly their strongest opponents. in addition, since this tournament is held in three european countries - germany, france, and london, england, the three lec teams should not be underestimated. the swiss round will take place at the riot arena in berlin from october 3-14, followed by the quarter-finals (october 17-20) and semi-finals (october 26-27) at the adidas arena in paris, france arena, and the final champion will be born at the o2 arena in london on november 3.

as the top seed in the lck division, hle has returned to the global finals for the first time in three years since 2021. following closely behind, gen has participated for five consecutive years since 2020, and dk has participated for six consecutive years since 2019. they are frequent visitors to the global finals. last year's champion t1 will challenge for the ninth time in its history and the fifth time to win. t1 and dk both have championship experience, while gen and hle achieved the best results in the semi-finals and semi-finals respectively after reorganization. although hle has the least experience in the global finals among the four teams, they defeated gen and t1 in the lck summer season, won the championship for the first time, showed strong momentum, and are expected to shine on the international stage.

although gen lost to hle in the summer season, they defeated the chinese team in the international event msi in may and successfully reached the top. therefore, the team aims to win the global finals for the first time. after dk won the championship in 2020 and finished second in 2021, they did not have many bright spots on the international stage, but their rich experience in the global finals is a major advantage. t1 performed poorly in the lck summer season and barely qualified for the global finals. however, they have always shown strong competitiveness in international competitions and are worthy of the expectations of many league of legends viewers.

t1's star player faker said at the media day on the 27th: "whether it was last year or this year, before the game started, i did not have the confidence to win. as the game progresses, improving my own strength and increasing my confidence are the most important. "he expressed his determination calmly and firmly. in the month-long schedule, t1, who has rich experience and strong adjustment ability, does have some advantages.

in the european lec division, the traditional powerhouse g2 and fnc, which participated in the most global finals, directly entered the top 16, while the emerging team mdk joined the swiss round through the play-in round, with a total of 3 teams participating. among them, g2, with its bold ban selection strategy and innovative tactics, often causes trouble for the korean team in international competitions, and is the biggest target of vigilance for the chinese and korean teams. the players of hle and gen believe that outside of the lpl teams, g2 is the most difficult team to face and the team they want to face the most.

in the swiss round introduced last year, teams are first divided into upper and lower groups by drawing lots for the first round, and then teams with the same record are matched again by drawing lots. the team that wins 3 times first will advance to the top 8, and the team with 3 losses will be eliminated. since it is a single-elimination elimination system, and the opponents are selected by drawing lots, it can be said that luck also plays a role, and lpl teams cannot underestimate any opponent.

for example, nrg, which was regarded as a weak team last year, met an lpl team in the lcs, but only met european and north american teams in a row, won 3 wins, and advanced to the top 8. but in the best-of-five games in the quarterfinals, they were defeated by wbg with a score of 0-3. in other words, even if they are lucky to survive in the swiss round, the team still needs to prove its strength in order to achieve better results in the end.