Champion support halts the momentum of Uzi's return.

The hottest topic during the LPL transfer period is whether Uzi will make a comeback next year. Every transfer window, there are self-proclaimed insiders who reveal that Uzi will return next season. Recently, the topic of “Uzi signing” even trended on social media, leaving many LOL fans in disbelief. As a result, numerous viewers flooded the live streams of popular streamers and pro players, where Ming, DOINB, and BAOLAN shared their own analyses and predictions during their broadcasts.

Especially the world champion supportCrisp, openly admitted during his stream that he had not received any information about Uzi returning next season. Crisp also predicted that Uzi definitely won’t come back because Uzi is now a father of two children and lacks the time and energy to continue practicing. Finally, Crisp frankly stated that the current LPL environment isn’t favorable; even if Uzi returned to compete, it would be hard to earn money. (If Uzi wanted to return, he would likely join a team capable of qualifying for the World Championship, but currently, the top LPL teams don’t lack AD carries, so the rumors about Uzi’s comeback are probably false.)

Many Uzi fans praised Crisp for speaking the blunt truth after hearing his comments. Other LOL streamers and pro players avoid telling the truth during streams to ride the wave of Uzi’s potential return. Following Crisp’s bold prediction that Uzi won’t come back, LOL champion coach Zhu Kai also debunked rumors during his stream. Zhu Kai said the rumored 50 million over two years is false because LPL rules allow teams to spend a maximum of 50 million per year on their roster. If Uzi were paid 25 million, it would be unfair to his teammates.

BLG’s new lineup is weaker than IG’s!

Besides denying Uzi’s return, Zhu Kai ranked the strengths of the top LPL teams during his stream. He believes that only AL and BLG will be Tier 1 teams next season. JDG, WBG, and TES fall into Tier 2, while LNG and IG are Tier 2.5. The remaining teams are considered third-tier in the LPL, and just making the playoffs is considered a success. (IG still hasn’t finalized their starting five, and Zhu Kai thinks IG will probably perform poorly next year.)

Among these top LPL teams, Zhu Kai gave special attention to BLG. He believes BLG’s roster on paper has a chance to compete for the world championship, as long as the coaching staff avoids mistakes, BLG is likely to participate in all major international tournaments next year. However, Zhu Kai also admitted that although BLG looks strong on paper, their potential ceiling is lower than IG’s during Season 8. BLG’s peak performance is similar to EDG’s in Season 11, and only slightly better than FPX in Season 9. (Do you think BLG is truly stronger than FPX back then?)

It must be said that BLG has really invested heavily this year. If they don’t achieve good results next year, BLG will almost certainly disband, since the contracts of all five players expire next year. Do you think BLG can help LPL win the world championship next year? It’s undeniable that LPL’s international performance has been disappointing in recent years. The last time LPL won a world title was at MSI Season 13. If LPL fails to win the world championship again next year, many star players in LOL may consider retiring.