Preface: The S16 season has officially begun, and I believe most have been following the recent matches. The LPL has entered a short break period, and these days, news about roster changes. Many veteran players are returning the competition, likely at the request, as these players have already achieved financial independence and no real need to continue playing. The player currently generating the most is top laner Theshy rejoining IG. However, many netizens are questioning purpose of his return. A check of his Korean rank records shows that last was on October 8, 2025—eight months without training. Can he really compete?

LPL Off-Season Transfer Summary

Most are familiar with LPL, once the world's premier region. In recent years, LPL overall popularity and excitement have declined significantly, primarily due the retirement of key players, leading to a massive audience loss, compounded by poor performance in recent World Championships, resulting in fewer offline viewers. After the second phase of competition, entered a short transfer window. Teams with poor results are searching for players. Insiders have been revealing behind-the-scenes adjustments in recent days, a truly surprising development that has fans shocked

IG officially announced the return of top laner Theshy. Actually, there were signs of his return beforehand. Guan Zeyuan publicly hinted in a that Theshy would back to the scene, and everything was predictable. Fans are very happy his return, but some doubts have also raised. IG's current roster composition only seems to be missing AD carry As for their strength, they can likely break out of the group. However, upon examining Theshy's Korean rank records again, it was discovered that practice session was on October 8, 2025, with no logins to any account since then.

This immediately sparked a lot of ridicule from netizens: is his return truly about wanting to play games? Or is it simply to salvage LPL's popularity? According to official schedule, there are four teams in the group. Within two months, only six will be played. In fact, for the sake popularity, the organization could even pay by the to bring back Uzi on a per-game basis, creating a top-tier star roster. odds are that his return this time is mainly to pick up some commercial endorsements, earn some money, while boosting LPL's traffic. Don't get your hopes up for results.

What surprised fans more was support player Liu Qingsong. Before this, everyone thought he would join WB to help the team secure a World Championship berth. However, unexpectedly, he ended up with the LGD team. According to rumors, LGD is also in talks with top laner Breathe. It's surprising that a team nearly being divested would make such large-scale roster adjustments in the third phase. This might truly their final dance. WB is currently trying out the previously popular player Jwei, but their first choice remains from the first phase remains Erha, depending on whether WE will release as a free agent.

In conclusion

No one expected such major roster changes during the second off-season. So many veteran players are coming back—it seems the officials are truly. It remains to be seen whether the matches will be adjusted, featuring such popular teams with only a few games, will be adjusted. This is a significant loss for the organizers. If these teams could face off from the group, popularity would likely soar.

How do you, dear viewers, view this matter?