Will JKL’s last dance end with a championship victory?

As the LPL’s regular season powerhouse, TES managed to beat FPX 2-1 in the closing match of the regular season, claiming the top spot. LPL caster Guan Zeyuan openly joked that if every World Championship used the regular season BO3 format, TES would be world number one. Although TES’s first place delighted many of its fans, numerous LPL viewers grew worried about the league’s future, since TES holds the record for LPL’s most embarrassing international performances. Many fear TES might continue to damage LPL’s reputation in the World Championship.

However, many fans are eager to see TES advance to Worlds, as there are few popular teams in the LPL. Without TES, the league would lose much excitement. Moreover, insiders have revealed that TES’s AD carry, JKL, may retire next year, so many TES supporters hope JKL can complete his final performance during Worlds. (Do you think TES can win the world championship if they qualify?)

The LPL’s weakest mid laner breaks championship fans’ nerves!

Of course, TES’s biggest contributor to defeating FPX was their mid laner, Xiaonaiyou. In this BO3, Xiaonaiyou dominated FPX’s mid laner Yangjie both in lane and teamfights, earning back-to-back MVPs. However, LPL viewers did not praise Xiaonaiyou’s outstanding performance; instead, many blamed FPX’s mid laner Yangjie for being too weak. (Xiaonaiyou has won four MVPs this season, three of which were against FPX’s Yangjie.)

Due to FPX’s mid laner’s poor performance, many JIEJIE fans sympathize with him, believing JIEJIE should have watched Yangjie’s ridiculous clips before joining FPX. Many viewers call Yangjie the weakest mid laner in the LPL, especially since JDG’s mid laner Scout can earn MVPs when facing him. Some fans even counted that Yangjie is the player most frequently outperformed by opposing mid laners who get MVPs. Whenever FPX plays, the opposing mid laner always claims MVP. Many LPL viewers think with Yangjie’s exaggerated mistakes, it will be hard for JIEJIE to help FPX reach playoffs, especially since FPX must face the resurgent NIP in the Knight’s Road.

IG’s interview response to BLG

As LPL’s all-Chinese roster, IG dropped jungler JIEJIE this season in favor of WEI. Many BLG fans awaited IG’s downfall, but to their shock, IG performed even better in the third stage than the second. After defeating WE, IG’s points surpassed BLG’s. If IG wins the key match against BLG, they will overtake BLG to become LPL’s second place in the regular season.

Because the showdown between IG and BLG is crucial for LPL rankings, BLG’s mid laner Left publicly challenged IG during an interview. Left claimed BLG’s previous loss to IG was due to team discipline issues, promising no repeat next time. He said BLG just needs to perform normally to beat IG. BLG fans celebrated these remarks, believing their team finally takes discipline seriously.

Recently, IG’s jungler WEI responded to Left’s challenge in an interview, saying IG’s form is improving and they are not afraid to face BLG. WEI also said IG didn’t focus on BLG’s early game last time, but next time they will pay special attention to BLG’s early aggression. Finally, WEI revealed IG has designed a secret weapon to beat BLG. (Many fans are now looking forward to TheShy’s long-range top lane play, as TheShy’s specialty is using reach advantage against shorter-range opponents.)