The LOL Global Pioneer Tournament is set to kick off in just one more week. This year's international events are extremely important for LPL. With no titles won in the last two years, many fans have become disillusioned with the league, even avoiding watching games. If LPL cannot clinch a single championship across the three tournaments this year, the league's hype will surely hit rock bottom next year. Hence, from the Pioneer Tournament onward, LPL teams need to put in effort.

Between JDG and BLG, BLG holds greater hope for winning the championship. Although JDG is the runner-up and has decent potential, the team's biggest issue is inconsistency. They performed exceptionally against AL in the semifinals but slumped collectively against BLG in the finals. Without maintaining stable performance, winning a title is unrealistic. BLG still has discipline problems, but compared to earlier stages, they have improved significantly.

Zhu Kai humiliated face-to-face by Ale.

LPL secondary stream commentator Zitai recently invited Zhu Kai and unemployed Ale to join his live stream for match commentary. During breaks, Zhu Kai and Ale each played solo matches against Zitai's fans. Zhu Kai, with only Silver-level skills and unfamiliar with Gangplank combos, surprisingly won. Ale, observing nearby, directly mocked Zhu Kai: "With this skill level, how can you review my games? I don't even know what you understand."

Shameless Zhu Kai retorted to Ale: "In your career, which coach do you think is stronger than me?" Ale replied directly: "Tabe's drafting is a hundred times better than yours." Humiliated Zhu Kai,不服气, asked again: "Am I just average in your mind?" Ale stated: "You can only fetch packages." Well, Ale may be unemployed, but his words are spot-on—Zhu Kai truly is just a coach who fetches takeout.

The inaugural LPL champion loses passion.

Live streaming for League of Legends is becoming increasingly challenging, with most facing转型. After Doinb successfully switched to DOTA, many players are eager to try. The inaugural world champion jungler Ning recently revealed during直播 that he has lost passion for League of Legends. Playing for over ten years, he's早已厌倦. He确实 wants to转型, but doing so would lose his secondary stream commentary privileges.

Ning's current situation reflects most LOL streamers. Viewers now dislike watching League, and streamers themselves don't enjoy playing it. Continuing to stream LOL allows混一混, but hype上限不高. Switching to other games requires considering能否做起来. Thus, most streamers维持现状. Even a world champion jungler has lost passion for LOL, making it uncertain how long the game can last.

TSW suffered 29 consecutive losses in training matches.

LCP participating team TSW for the Global Pioneer Tournament recently shared a team story: when Warhorse刚加入队伍, they encountered 29 consecutive losses in training matches. Despite so many defeats, Warhorse not only didn't erupt but seriously discussed issues with players. Warhorse stated: "I only get angry when players perform不像一支强队. Even if temporarily不强, it's fine."

Remaining calm after 29 consecutive losses, Warhorse's temperament is likely unique among电竞圈 coaches.难怪TSW能迅速崛起 this year—the coach provides ample信心. However, achieving results in this Pioneer Tournament is tough for TSW. Their group includes BFX, G2, and BLG, all strong teams. Securing a playoff spot from these three feels quite difficult.

Conclusion:

Playing LOL for so many years,说实话确实挺腻的. Most veteran players now钟情于娱乐模式, rarely playing匹配 or排位. Riot深知这一点, introducing many娱乐玩法 in recent years. This year's Hextech Chaos was very successful, though after改版, it's not as fun as刚出那会儿.

So, what level do you think Zhu Kai is as a coach?

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