The LCK second-stage regular season is now in its third week. Following their win over T1, DK's momentum has grown stronger. Against BRO, DK achieved a straightforward 2:0 sweep. Xu Ge dominated Loki in both matches, claiming the series MVP. Every time T1 and GEN falter, Xu Ge's condition improves. Is it possible that Xu Ge really has a concealed passive trait—when the LCK declines, the buff to "reforge glory" slowly reactivates?

Another match featured GEN versus DNS. Despite three previous setbacks, GEN still shows vigor against weaker teams, securing a 2:0 shutout. However, the first game was quite tense between both sides. It's evident that GEN hasn't regained their peak form yet; otherwise, they wouldn't have traded blows so evenly with a team that had a 0-12 record in small matches. It seems that in the second stage, HLE and KT are truly poised to dominate the league.

T1 officially announces the return of "Hou Ye".

T1, about to face their seventh match, recently announced that S5 world champion mid-laner Easyhoon has joined the team as a coach. Wow, Hou Ye actually left BLG and returned to T1. It appears that when Bigwei departed during the transfer period, Hou Ye was also let go. Honestly, Easyhoon's coaching skills are quite average. After spending so many years at BLG, he seems not to have learned much, focusing more on playing ranked games.

T1 bringing him back at this time likely won't provide much help to the team. However, T1 as a club has always been willing to offer reemployment opportunities to former staff. Players like Peanut, Uzi, and Wolf all served at T1 after retiring. Hou Ye, having trained in the LPL for so long, even if his level is ordinary, T1 is still willing to give him a job. Regardless of other aspects, in terms of human touch, T1 indeed sets a benchmark in the industry.

Bin is obsessed with playing AD top-lane in ranked games.

BLG suffered an upset loss to NIP, with top-laner Bin ending the match with a 0-12 score. After this game, the title of "world's best top-laner" will be briefly stripped for a few days. Compared to his earlier performance, Bin's form has seriously declined; his lane dominance has completely vanished. Perhaps due to winning too much, his confidence soared and he's become somewhat complacent. During ranked games, he doesn't seriously play fighters anymore, starting to indulge in AD champions.

Bin last played on the Korean server on the night of the 21st. From the 20th to the 21st, he continuously played AD top-lane, using Varus and Vayne for six consecutive matches. No wonder his fighter gameplay has been lacking recently—he's shifted his focus to AD heroes. This isn't a good sign. The last player obsessed with top-lane AD also gradually deteriorated. Could Bin be following the same path as his old rival?

Chovy: Being behind in minion kills is fine.

After GEN defeated DNS for their fourth win, both carries accepted media interviews. Chovy is truly different this year. When discussing being behind in minion kills, he said: "Even if a mid-laner falls far behind in lane minion kills, it's fine if the team composition is advantageous." Wow, is this still the same "Da Chao" who would wear a mask of agony if he missed a cannon minion? Could it be that after losing a few matches, he's genuinely started to grow? He no longer seems unable to resist minions.

During his interview, Ruler publicly apologized regarding the "tax evasion incident": "I feel sorry for all relevant individuals. Not addressing it earlier was due to some objective factors." The targets of his apology should likely be those players forced into temporary retirement due to military service reforms. Although the Military Manpower Administration issued a statement saying the reforms weren't related to Ruler, still, Ruler was the catalyst, and many were affected by the reforms.

Conclusion:

AD top-lane in this patch is indeed strong against certain specific heroes, but Bin practices it without selecting it in matches—it's unclear what he's thinking. Playing too much AD top-lane can actually degrade the feel for fighter and tank heroes. Previously, Bin never played it; after crushing IG once, he got a bit carried away. Could he really be influenced by this?

So, what do you think about Bin's current form?

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