BIN is once again deceiving fans

As the acknowledged strongest team in the LPL league, many LPL commentators hope BLG can bring the championship to LPL this year. LPL commentator Miller even stated that if BLG fails to secure the world championship, it would mean BLG has failed. Because of the high expectations from many fans, BLG players have been prematurely "popping champagne" in interviews. Even "World's No.1 Top Laner" BIN complained during an interview that the LPL league's competition level is too low, and he is looking forward to facing other regions' teams at the World Championship.

Although BIN's BLG team lost once to JDG in the first round of the Pinnacle Group matches, in a recent interview, BIN admitted that the previous loss to JDG was unexpected. He confidently stated that in the rematch, BLG would "securely defeat JDG." However, what left many BLG fans speechless was that BLG narrowly lost again to JDG in their second encounter. In this BO3 series, BIN was repeatedly outmatched by JDG's top laner Xiao Xu. Many viewers joked that BIN no longer deserves the title of LPL's top top-laner.

Left Hand's post-match interview sparks heated discussion

Left Hand, recognized as the strongest mid laner in the LPL in recent years, has earned much respect from fans for his dominance within the league. However, since last year, his performance in lane and team fights has shown signs of decline. Especially in the last two BO3 matches against JDG's rising mid laner Red Q, Left Hand was suppressed and even solo-killed by this rookie. Many viewers praised Red Q as the new strongest mid laner in LPL, with some even believing that if Red Q wins a world-level championship, he will be the top mid laner in LPL.

While the entire internet praised JDG's mid laner Red Q, BLG's mid laner Left Hand, in a post-match interview, pointed out flaws in Red Q's gameplay. Left Hand said Red Q's strengths and weaknesses are very clear: his youth gives him quick reactions and an aggressive playstyle, but this aggression also creates openings. Left Hand also mentioned that Red Q’s hero pool is limited due to his young age, and next time they face off, Left Hand won't be so anxious.

Left Hand's comments caused many LPL fans to feel frustrated. Many believed Left Hand had no right to question Red Q’s hero pool since Red Q at least plays Zed well, whereas Left Hand’s Zed has been considered "abstract" since his debut. However, some viewers thought Left Hand’s remarks were fair, noting that besides Zed, Left Hand has a wide hero pool. They argued that in the playoffs’ BO5 format, Red Q might not have enough heroes to limit Left Hand’s performance.

Besides Left Hand’s evaluation of Red Q in the interview, BLG coach Dan Shen’s post-match comments were also interesting. Dan Shen expressed great anger over BLG’s loss, repeatedly emphasizing points that BLG players still made mistakes on the stage. After hearing about Dan Shen’s frustration, many viewers teased BLG fans. In the previous round when BLG lost to JDG, many fans blamed Dan Shen’s BP (ban/pick) strategy. But from the second BO3 match, it seemed Dan Shen’s BP was fine; instead, BLG players frequently gave away kills on stage.

Conclusion

BLG losing twice consecutively to JDG really surprised me. What surprised me even more was BLG’s bottom laner Viper’s performance, which was quite different from what I expected. During the transfer period, many said Viper would carry BLG hard, but in recent matches, Viper hasn’t even outperformed ELK. (Why do you think Viper became a "slacker AD" after joining BLG?)