On December 31, the Glory of Kings Challenger Cup qualifiers began. Compared with the previous Winter Crown, the Challenger Cup has major adjustments, the first is the format adjustment, the top three of the KPL Autumn Tournament and the K-A champion directly enter the final stage, and the KPL 3-6, K-A 2-4 and 1-3 of the National Competition participate in the qualifiers. The qualifiers will use the BO1 format to eliminate 5 teams, bo1 format is very friendly to the new team, they can use the opponent's unfamiliar characteristics to pull out a unique lineup, surprisingly winning.
There are three national teams in this cup, although these teams are a little strange to many KPL spectators, but there will always be talented teenagers on the professional field, staging stories of fresh clothes and young fame, just as XYG, which reached the final four of the playoffs this season, also started from the national competition, and today let's focus on the rising stars of the Challenger Cup national competition.
National Champion MD
MD, a newly formed team in 21 years, is a standout in this year's national competition, and their victory over HH in the final of the national competition is enough to prove their strength. This team is known for its steady operation, and there is an old KPL acquaintance in the team: Qing Fan. Qing Fan once served as an assistant to LGD Big Goose, and his rhythm heroes such as Big Joe and Master Luban were extremely outstanding, which can be called the engine of LGD. Qing Fan also brought this delicate operation style to MD. In addition, the team's wild player Wei Yang's personal strength is outstanding, he won the FMVP of the national competition finals, from the national competition point of view, this team is very strong, personally believe that MD is likely to defeat the K A and even KPL team in BO1.
Runner-up of the National Competition HH
This team has been in existence for a shorter time, but they have also stood out faster. From the national competition and the recent K-A qualifiers, it can be seen that the team's early rhythm is very good, and the team's wild player Arwen has a strong ability to do things in the early stage, and with their excellent middle and auxiliary linkage, they can often get an advantage in the front and middle of the team. But the shortcomings of this team are poor decision-making in the later stages and lack of the ability to turn advantages into victories. On the whole, fast attack is the magic weapon for this team to win against K-A and KPL teams.
National Grand Runner-up TRG
TLG is a team formed by anchor Tommy, which has a certain strength after being honed by a series of platform cup competitions. The characteristics of TLGs are very good at late team battles, as long as they can smoothly transition to the later stages, they can have the strength of a battle. But the problem is that this team is poor in the first and middle periods, often falling into a big headwind in the early stage, in addition, this team also has the common problems of the new team, the command is chaotic, the lack of a character who can stabilize the military's heart under the disadvantage, TLG wants to win a stronger team in the Challenger Cup, and the core players in the team need to burst into play.
Overall, there are a lot of new teams in this year's national competition, but the team with KPL veterans can take a big advantage, especially in the cup games with such a bigger scene. Personally, I think that the only national competition team that really has the strength to challenge K A and KPL is MD. Because HH and TRG have played against the CW at the bottom of the K A in the K A qualifier, in these two BO5 games, the CW wins more easily, HH and TLG still have some bias towards the peak game, in front of the CW are very immature, and it is difficult to take advantage of the top 4 teams in the K A and the top 6 in the KPL. But the opportunity to play against the masters is very rare for these teams, and I hope they can make their own style in today's game.
What do you think of today's game?