Preface: The S16 season has officially started, and the majority of players have been paying attention to the recent competitions. The LPL region’s matches have been fiercely contested. BLG, a team highly regarded in recent years, is steadily improving their overall condition. After their match with TES, top laner Bin reached his prime once again, exuding a strong wave of confidence. In a post-match interview, he openly stated that the LPL lacks intensity and expressed a desire to compete on the world stage, implying he wants to face LCK teams. As expected, Bin remains the familiar figure he always was, unchanged in his attitude.

Bin complains about LPL's low intensity, eager to face LCK

Most players are quite familiar with the BLG team. Over the past few years, BLG has maintained high popularity and enthusiasm. With significant investment, they consistently acquire top-tier professional players during each transfer window. This season, they brought in AD carry Viper and jungler Xun, maintaining their status as a top-tier "galaxy fleet." As the new season's competition began, BLG's form gradually surfaced. Facing several strong teams within the region, they secured relatively easy victories. Their 3-0 start is quite convincing, and the match against TES was completely one-sided.

In the first game, just six minutes in, a fierce team fight erupted in the bottom lane. BLG’s coordination was superior, effortlessly turning a one-for-four exchange. From then on, BLG controlled the entire pace. At 11 minutes, TES forced a dragon but BLG immediately responded with a zero-for-three team fight. After that, TES had no chance to turn the game around, and the first match ended in just 27 minutes. In the second game, TES changed their strategy, focusing on targeting top laner Bin, securing his first blood within two minutes. However, the team fights clearly showed a significant skill gap between the two squads. Even without a large early economic advantage, BLG’s play was on another level. Eventually, at 36 minutes, BLG swept TES 2-0.

Mid laner Knight earned two MVP awards, showing increasingly stable performance. The most interesting part was top laner Bin’s post-match interview, where he dropped all pretenses and said winning against TES was effortless. He added that this is the best version League of Legends has ever had, with laning being the essence of the game, and his confidence in solo duels remains at 100%. During the subsequent media group interview, Bin openly joked that the LPL’s current competition level is somewhat low and that they need to prove themselves internationally. Who would have thought he’d be this confident? This is the Bin we all know and love.

Bin’s perspective is easy to understand: the overall strength of the LPL is indeed quite low right now. They have already defeated WBG, AL, and TES in three matches, completely overwhelming these strong teams. Now only JDG remains, and the outcome likely won’t be much different. It’s clear that the gap between LPL teams has grown wider, with many top players leaving, leaving teams with fewer options. We can only look forward to BLG’s performance in the World Championship to see if they can restore the former glory.

Goodbye thoughts

Some fans of other teams might think Bin’s remarks are arrogant, but from my perspective, after these three matches, BLG really has no rivals in the LPL. Those three teams have been thoroughly defeated, and even if other teams win, it won’t matter much. It feels like BLG can now start studying their opponents for the World Championship, with LCK teams like T1 and Gen.G being the main focus.

What do all of you viewers think about this matter?