The Paper's reporter Chen Jun
The headsets on the side of the competition are always silent, there is no loud roaring and communicating with each other, and the whole process is quiet... I'm afraid this is an esports game you've never seen before.
But in the fifth edition of the Glory of Kings National Competition in 2022, everything really happened.
The reason why it is so quiet is because all the members of the team in front of them are made up of deaf and hearing-impaired people, who cannot communicate through language, and mainly rely on everyone's tacit understanding to complete the game.
But it is such a special team that performed well in the competition of the Taiyuan Station of the Shanxi Division in the National Competition City Audition, and even entered the quarterfinals.
In a race against ordinary people, how can a hearing-impaired person who loses at the starting line become a hero in the canyon through his own efforts? The surging reporter approached the "silent team" and listened to the silent and great story.
There is a remarkable "silent team" in the esports arena.
"Normal people can do it, we can too"
"Our team was initiated and organized by the Shanxi Provincial Association for the Deaf, because there is such a large competition, there is no restriction on the threshold for participation, and we take care of those of us who are hearing-impaired, so we want to try it." Wang Yingzhe, one of the team members, said.
He is a paralympic track and field athlete who still holds the record of 400 Milan at the National Paralympic Games, and the innate competitiveness of the athletes has never been afraid of competition.
Such an idea also runs through the hearts of other teammates, and team member Xia Jingyao said: "Normal people can do it, I think we can too." ”
Can form a team in a short period of time to play a good result, because everyone in the team has a lot of experience in the game, 33-year-old Zhang Pu is one of the best, as a network security engineer, 20 years ago he has learned about the concept of e-sports, 2016 began to get started with the glory of the king, now there are 6 numbers in hand, 3 numbers reached the level of the king, the other 3 numbers are at the star level, the winning rate remains above 70%.
According to his expression: "Usually the work pressure is relatively large, and when I am empty, I will feel bored, and e-sports games are very decompressed, and it also enriches my amateur life." ”
As Zhang Pu describes, mobile esports has become one of the most popular pastimes of contemporary young people and is deeply integrated into their lives, which is no different for the hearing impaired.
Mobile esports is a part of the team's lives.
Wang Yingzhe and teammate Chen Jiayi are a pair of lovers, the reason why they entered the king's pit, he revealed that he was completely to play with his lover, and the result was out of control. Xia Jingyao and Xia Jingshun in the team are a pair of brothers. In the Canyon of Kings, they can not only entertain themselves, but also meet many friends collectively "open black", and the best girlfriend of the female player Zhao Chaoying is also known in the competition.
Xia Jingshun told the surging news reporter: "Friends around me are playing, and the popularity of the glory of the king in our hearing impaired group is very high." "Although everyone has different ages and genders, and usually has different jobs, the common hobby of e-sports is very connected to each other."
The tacit understanding of the "silent team": think a little more for your teammates
Entertainment is entertainment, but it is another thing to really go to the field, the hearing impaired can not communicate with language, can not use the ears to listen, in the rapidly changing PK on the field they will undoubtedly face a severe test.
On this point, Xia Jingyao did not avoid, he revealed that he can usually feel this confusion, "When I play, if I encounter normal people asking for wheat, I can't hear it, and I'm embarrassed to tell the other side, sometimes I am scolded when I lose." ”
Wang Yingzhe (left) and lover and teammate Chen Jiayi
Under such circumstances, the "silent team" had to kill a bloody road in the mass game. Regarding their winning secrets, Chen Jiayi said that this is a team game, the main thing is tacit understanding and cooperation, although it is impossible to communicate in words, but everyone will think a little more for their teammates and consider one step first.
"For example, I'll look in the direction my teammates are going, try to think more about what my teammates are going to do, and then I'll make a plan based on the situation on the field."
Zhao Chaoying also revealed that the game can be communicated through quick messages in the form of in-game text, but more still need the team's private run-in: "We have played together a lot, we know each other very well, and you can understand every step of the teammate's action." ”
On the one hand, the team cooperates tacitly, on the other hand, the key figures are also very responsible. As the top pillar of the team, Zhang Pu can be competent in any position, and in the game, he usually appears as a wild player: "The position of playing wild has high requirements for flexibility and support ability, and it is easiest to carry the pot, but the winning side of the whole team also depends to a large extent on whether the field can have a good rhythm, and I can develop the game in the direction of the downwind game as much as possible." ”
In the "silent team", you often see that everyone celebrates when they win, and everyone rushes to carry the pot when they lose, and "next time attention" is already the most severe expression among teammates.
It is precisely because of such a good atmosphere that the "silent team" played a super high level in the game, reaching the quarterfinals in the mass competition, although they did not go further, they still felt that everything was worth it.
Zhang Pu
They proved that hearing impaired people can also do miracles
Xia Jingyao said: "We let normal people see that deaf players can also rise to the strongest king. Zhao Chaoying also told reporters: "Hearing impairment has an impact on us, but it does not limit us from doing something." ”
Privately, some members of the "silent team" have also communicated, feeling that compared with normal people while opening wheat, the instant reaction speed of hearing impaired people is indeed somewhat unable to keep up, but they have proved with actions that hearing impaired people have the ability to create miracles on this field.
Being able to stand on the stage of the national competition, the "silent team" has succeeded. This is only a small step in their life journey, and the path of life they have traveled is actually far more glorious than people think.
Chen Jiayi was hearing impaired by high fever when she was 2 years old, but she still insisted on her own path of study until she graduated from Tianjin University of Technology and is now engaged in design work, and her work has won the first prize of Tianjin Hand-drawn Design;
Zhao Chaoying, 2 years old due to illness caused by hearing impairment, also graduated from Tianjin University of Technology major in clothing and clothing design, working in the community, she has recently been busy arranging nucleic acid testing for residents, working late every day;
When xia Jingyao and Xia Jingshun brothers were 3 years old, due to poor medical conditions, needles caused hearing loss, the older brother, as a graduate of Beijing Union University, is currently working in the cemetery, and the younger brother is a network information maintainer...
Maybe people will feel unfortunate for them, but each of them has their own persistence in their hearts, determined to become a strong person in life, and find their own clear coordinates in life.
Zhang Pu's sentence is quite moving, "Don't think about whether others care about you as a disability, if you care too much about yourself, that is your real flaw."
Zhao Chaoying
The significance of being on the field of play goes beyond winning or losing
In Zhang Pu's view, the significance of participating in e-sports competitions has gone beyond winning or losing, and what the "silent team" wants to convey to everyone is the spirit of self-improvement and courage of the disabled.
And their wonderful performance once again proves that people with disabilities need understanding and tolerance, and they can also communicate and live on an equal platform.
From this point of view, the current King of Glory Mass Competition to attract "silent teams" to participate, but also set a benchmark for the industry, as the most popular contemporary young people's e-sports event, we need to create such an opportunity for our disabled groups, so that they can enjoy the fun of e-sports like normal people.
It is worth mentioning that in the recently concluded KPL Spring Showdown, it also opened up a barrier-free viewing channel for the hearing impaired, and the care was done in a way of equal participation. It is precisely because of this series of measures that the current hot e-sports is even more shining.
The journey of the "silent team" in the mass competition has come to an end, but each of them still carries more enthusiasm and passion on the road of life.
Wang Yingzhe also wants to take advantage of his youth to participate in the last Paralympic Games to draw a perfect end to his sports career, during the epidemic, he is following Liu Qihong's live broadcast for physical reserve, but he also reminds non-professionals to follow the actual situation of the body, do not blindly follow the practice;
Zhao Chaoying considered participating in the King's Glory Source Dream Skin Design Activity, giving full play to his professional advantages, and at the same time practicing his own wild play; Xia Jingyao wanted to try to see if he could enter the e-sports industry... After a battle on the esports stage, they are also looking forward to a more exciting future.
Editor-in-Charge: Pu Yaolei
Proofreader: Zhang Liangliang