LOL Chinese players refuse to participate; Italy's ENC team fails to recruit; 68 teams have already been eliminated.

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The ENC Nations Cup has been the hottest topic over the past couple of days, as many national teams have revealed their lineups, and the official announcement indicated that as many as 112 national teams are participating.

Among them, only 16 teams received direct invitations to the main tournament, while the rest must compete in the qualifiers.

Italy team eliminated, Shadow refuses to participate.

Previously, there was news about the Nations Cup: the Italian team participating in ENC failed to form an ideal lineup. They originally intended to invite Jiizuke, Tao, and Shadow to be the core of the team, but Shadow directly rejected the offer, and Jiizuke did not give a definite reply.

As for Tao, although he personally wanted to play, he was unable to participate due to well-known reasons.

Both Jiizuke and Shadow are familiar names to fans. Jiizuke once shined on the World Championship stage. If the Italian team could have assembled this lineup, they would have been quite competitive, at least making it easier in the qualifiers and possibly even advancing to the main event.

But in the end, they did not get what they wanted, and this matter sparked heated discussions on foreign forums.

Some netizens revealed that Shadow's reason for refusing to participate was that he had been bullied during his school days because of his Chinese identity. Many netizens expressed regret over this.

Furthermore, some viewers explained that it is indeed very common for Asians living in Europe to experience such incidents (bullying).

The Italian team has been eliminated, losing to the Netherlands team.

Another netizen shared their own experience of being bullied, enduring daily bullying as an Asian. In short, Shadow, as a dual citizen, clearly identifies more with his Chinese identity, and for that reason, he is unwilling to fight for Italy.

It should be noted that Shadow currently has no team and few opportunities to compete.

Originally, the national team was an opportunity for him; if he joined the Italian team, he would likely achieve good results, but Shadow refused to do so, showing that he has indeed been deeply hurt.

Moreover, Shadow had already planned his career while playing abroad, hoping to one day compete in the LPL region, and not as an import player. Unfortunately, Shadow did not achieve remarkable results to prove himself; his performance last year at BLG was the last highlight of his career.

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Returning to the Nations Cup news, without being able to recruit Shadow, the Italian team was eliminated in the qualifiers. In the Western Europe region qualifiers, Italy lost to the Netherlands, missing out on advancement by one step. The four teams that eventually advanced are Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Portugal.

Only 28 teams remain; the Nations Cup is sifting the wheat from the chaff.

The scale of this ENC Nations Cup is unprecedented, with a large number of national teams responding to the call to participate. In my opinion, the most important reason is that the prize pool for ENC is indeed very generous; if a team achieves a good ranking, they can earn a considerable amount. This is especially a valuable opportunity for professional players who have not competed for a long time but still have the ability to fight.

As we all know, in League of Legends, Chinese and Korean players are in a league of their own, and they have won many honors as independent regions. Other regions are generally divided by continent. Many countries have very few professional players, and some even have none, so they send top amateur players to form teams to compete.

Therefore, various outrageous matchups occur in the qualifiers, with teams having mixed skill levels. Having a player with professional experience is already considered a decent advantage.

Additionally, there is the issue of latency; many teams play with over 400 ping, making it virtually impossible to win.

Under this process of elimination, selecting 14 more spots, the core suspense lies in whether there will be a dark horse strong enough to threaten the top-ranked teams. Let's wait and see.