Introduction: The S16 season has officially begun, and most players have been following the recent matches. With the end of the Knight's Road, the playoff schedule for the LPL region has also been finalized. Who would have thought that out of four BO5 matchups, three would end in upsets? In particular, the much-anticipated WBG team made serious mistakes in this round. The top-tier "Ultimate All-Chinese" team lost to LGD, falling into the Nirvana group. Their jungler, Jiejie, even made a mistake under pressure and sold his item incorrectly. The knockout stage draw was also quite interesting. BLG chose their old rival WE instead of any team from the Nirvana group—likely because they were intimidated.

The worst "Ultimate All-Chinese" team in the LPL has emerged.

Most players have been paying close attention to the recent LPL matches. The Knight's Road competition shocked everyone—no one expected that out of four Summit Group teams and four Nirvana Group teams, the final score would be 3-1 in favor of the Nirvana Group, with three Nirvana teams advancing, while only WE, the least-favored Summit team, held their ground. The most puzzling result was WBG's performance. Before the matches, many fans believed WBG was the strongest of the eight teams, as they were widely recognized as the new season's "Ultimate All-Chinese" squad, with a roster strong enough to compete for a World Championship spot.

Over five games, WBG made far too many mistakes. In the first game, they had a small early advantage and even secured the dragon soul point at 17 minutes, but the gold gap kept widening. After LGD took the Baron at 23 minutes, there was almost no chance for a comeback. In the second game, LGD pressed their advantage and dominated everywhere. Their top side executed perfectly for a 0-for-2 trade, and in the bot lane, they even pulled off a stunning solo kill on AD carry Elk. At 22 minutes, after Jiejie was taken down first, LGD won a decisive team fight, secured Baron and the dragon soul, and then destroyed WBG's base at 25 minutes to claim three match points.

In the third game, WBG managed to win one round, which was also a comeback victory. Despite being 5,000 gold behind, they pulled off a 0-for-5 team fight. Under the pressure of the match, jungler Jiejie made a critical mistake: at the 30-minute mark, while leaving the fountain, he misclicked and sold the item "Fentian." They called a pause but couldn't reverse the action—fortunately, they had a significant lead at that moment. In the fourth game, Elk's Ziggs dealt the highest damage in the match. It seemed WBG were outplayed in the draft phase, as Caitlyn didn't dare come out to farm minions. In the decisive fifth game, LGD's bot lane Draven came out aggressively, achieving a dream start by securing three kills within the first five minutes. Ultimately, Draven's damage was overwhelming, and no one could stop the fed AD carry. LGD defeated WBG 3-2 to advance to the playoffs.

After the victory, LGD's official account went completely wild, posting 15 celebratory messages. Even the players broke down in tears of joy after the match. The two teams' rosters had a tenfold difference in value, yet the result turned out this way. During the group selection round, BLG was probably the most troubled. They directly chose the safest opponent, WE, the only team they had faced in this stage. After all, TT, EDG, and LGD—teams promoted from the Summit Group—carried too many uncertainties. BLG was surely intimidated by how strong these three teams had become.

In my opinion,

I never expected the LPL to have so many strong teams. One upset after another has certainly made the matches highly exciting. Especially in the third stage's Nirvana Group—teams like NIP, IG, WBG, and LNG. If you hadn't been following the games, you might think they should be in the Summit Group. I wonder what the "Ultimate All-Chinese" players are thinking now. Over these two stages, they haven't achieved the results they hoped for. No wonder some netizens previously reported that WBG wanted to return the spot that once belonged to Suning.

What do you, the audience, think about this?