The LPL second stage playoffs are underway. TT, who swept IG in the Knight's Path to make the playoffs, faced JDG as underdogs. In game one, TT performed at full strength and secured a quick victory in 25 minutes. This made fans think IG was unfairly judged—since even the league's "small king" was crushed, IG's loss was understandable. But after the following three games, it became clear that JDG had just not woken up.

After winning one round, TT lost three consecutive games to JDG and fell to the lower bracket. The difference in strength between the two teams in the last three games was huge, especially in mid-to-late game team fights. TT's coordination was completely outclassed by JDG. After watching this, one can only say that the gap between the top-tier "Summit" second place and the "Nirvana" second place is indeed significant. The so-called "weak beating strong" in the Knight's Path was merely that the "strong" summit teams were even weaker than the weak Nirvana teams.

After being swept, LGD made a veiled jab at Weibo.

After JDG advanced to the winners' semi-finals, TES and LGD also competed. In the Knight's Path, LGD upset Weibo to enter the playoffs. Everyone thought this dark horse could challenge TES, but TES casually swept LGD 3-0. After watching this BO5, one question remained: How bad is WBG to lose to LGD?

LGD's post-game statement was full of sarcasm toward Weibo: "We regret not winning this year's match. Facing strong teams exposed our deficiencies in real-time decision-making and mentality." Wait, what does that mean? So Weibo isn't a strong team? Although it's a veiled dig at Weibo, it's not wrong—TES swept LGD, while Weibo lost to LGD in a full five games.

Rookie's girlfriend shares photos showing affection.

After IG missed the playoffs and fell to the Nirvana group, many old fans began to miss Rookie. They felt that if Rookie were still on the team in the second stage, IG would never have been swept by TT. While this reasoning is valid, the chance of Rookie returning in the third stage is very low. His behavior of "playing both sides" and "seamless transition" has already been confirmed, and his public image has been completely ruined.

While his former team is in deep trouble, Rookie is living a comfortable life. His current girlfriend, after previously posting a message criticizing Xiaoyu that forced Rookie to apologize publicly, posted again after a month to show off their love. The photo shows her holding flowers Rookie gave her, and they are cooking and drinking red wine together. Life is quite enjoyable. Rather than coming back to be scolded, it's better to enjoy life with his current girlfriend.

WBG reportedly trying out a new jungler.

WBG, who also fell into the Nirvana group like IG, recently made news. Some netizens noticed that ELK's Korean server account, with over 1800 points, recently switched roles from ADC to jungler. On the 28th, ELK's account played five games as jungler with a 4-1 record. Fans speculate that Weibo might be testing a new jungler. This possibility is real, as a blogger has revealed personnel changes for WBG.

This esports blogger revealed that WBG plans to replace the jungler, support, and coach while keeping the three carries, but each player would take a pay cut. The leak claims the new jungler is Beichuan, and the support is Liu Qingsong. "Si Shao" (Liu Qingsong) has been playing ranked on the Korean server throughout May and has reached Master 1590 points. This situation suggests he might be finding his form. Currently, there are no top-tier supports available on the market, so they can only try "Si Shao." But can jungler Beichuan really work?

Conclusion:

WBG definitely needs to make changes. Jiejie's performance in the second stage was honestly poor. When playing tempo-oriented champions, he kept farming mindlessly, leaving the team's tempo entirely to Xiaohu. This playstyle is too selfish. However, personally, I think the top lane also needs a change. Zika is weak in laning and often slow in team fights. When playing ranged top laners, he drains resources but dies instantly in fights.

So who do you think WBG should replace the most?

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