With the Spring Festival here, both the LPL and LCK regions are on holiday, while only the Western regions continue their playoffs. In the LCS winners' bracket first round, C9 took on FLY. Without Babip’s key support, FLY’s competitiveness drastically declined, getting swept 3-0 by C9 and falling into the losers' bracket. If they lose again, FLY will be stopped in the top six, missing out on Worlds and MSI. This wave of layoffs really hit the team's vital parts.

On the same day, the LEC playoffs also kicked off. G2, who barely made it into the playoffs during the regular season, suddenly exploded, sweeping HRT 2-0 to advance to the winners' bracket second round. According to past patterns, G2 is likely to lose to KC next and drop to the losers' bracket, then fight back through it to qualify for the World Championship and MSI. This team is really unpredictable — always underperforming in the regular season but peaking in playoffs every year.

Uzi slaps himself after losing streak in ranked games

Since resuming streams, Uzi has been very dedicated, streaming consistently even on New Year's Eve and the first day of the lunar year. It seems the pressure of having a second child is significant, as he didn’t take a break for the holiday. Recently, Uzi has been competing on the top-ranked server, streaming from noon until around 7 or 8 PM daily. He has climbed to the Master tier, but his ranked games on New Year's Day didn’t go very smoothly.

Yesterday, Uzi played ranked from 3 PM to 5 PM, winning continuously and reaching a 6-game winning streak. However, in the following matches, he frequently encountered trolls, turning his 6 wins into 5 losses. In the final game, Uzi’s Kai'Sa achieved 14 kills and dealt over 50,000 damage but still lost. At the end of the match, visibly frustrated in front of his live audience, he slapped himself twice on the face and cursed himself: "I'm messing around, what the hell am I doing?"

Hai Chao complains in a late-night post

OMG’s current mid-laner Hai Chao posted at 4 AM on New Year’s Day: "I dropped out of school at 14 to work, joined youth training at 16, made it to the LPL at 19, and now at 22, I still have no achievements. People accuse me of throwing matches every day; it’s really embarrassing. From LGD to LNG, then to OMG, Hai Chao’s three-year pro career’s only highlight was once beating LeftHand, but aside from that, his performance has been quite poor."

In many winnable games, Hai Chao and his teammates often make critical mistakes or get turned around by sudden plays. Over the years, many have accused him of throwing matches. But on the other hand, if Hai Chao had no skill at all, no one would bother calling him a thrower regardless of how badly he played. So in the eyes of fans, he does have some ability, though his results are somewhat awkward.

Canyon talks about DK’s 21-game losing streak

After GEN easily defeated DK to reach the winners' bracket final, jungler Canyon recently gave an interview to Korean media. When asked if GEN’s 21 consecutive wins against DK reflect some kind of counter, Canyon said: "GEN rarely loses matches, whether in the regular season or otherwise, and we are very strong. So the wins over DK are not about countering but more about being stronger overall."

If I recall correctly, Canyon contributed to 11 of GEN’s 21 wins against DK. When he couldn’t win anymore, he chose to join GEN. He also explained why he picked DK: "When we played BFX, it was a tough fight, so we finally chose DK. Looking at the results, DK was indeed easier to beat than BFX. T1 lost to BFX in the playoffs, so GEN’s win wasn’t easy either."

Conclusion:

Uzi’s passion for League of Legends is truly extraordinary. Unlike other retired players who rarely have the drive to climb ranks and treat streaming more as entertainment, Uzi takes ranked seriously. His personality has matured a lot compared to before. Now, when he loses ranked games, he mostly blames himself for mistakes or not carrying enough, rarely blaming trolls anymore.

So, what do you think about Hai Chao’s skill level?

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