Preface: The S16 season has officially begun, and I'm sure most players have been paying close attention to the recent matches. The third stage of the LPL region is quite intense. With the first week of competition over, the overall situation in the LPL is relatively clear now. Although BLG replaced their top laner, under the lead of the other four players, they still easily secured three consecutive wins. On the other hand, AL's form has dropped significantly, especially their AD carry Hope, who created a classic moment in a crucial match. His reverse flash completely fooled the director, and support player ON was seen laughing uncontrollably in the camera.

LPL's most absurd reverse flash

I believe most players are quite interested in the LPL matches. This season, with the return of top laner TheShy, the overall attention on the LPL has skyrocketed, and ticket sales are very optimistic. Classic moments in matches are becoming more and more frequent. After the first week of competition, although BLG replaced their top laner Bin, the other four players' form improved significantly, leading the new young player Wenbo to a three-win streak. Honestly, judging from the matches, Wenbo only needed to do his job in team fights to win, which means that Bin was completely counterproductive at that time.

The match against AL was quite exciting, especially the first game, which was very tense and didn't end until the 38-minute mark.

At the start, AL gained a good advantage. In the crucial team fight at 27 minutes, Breathe's Gnar stunned three players, Viper was instantly killed, and AL won the Baron fight with a 1-for-3 trade. However, later decision-making from AL went wrong. After Shanks' Ryze died multiple times in a row, BLG managed to turn the game around. It feels like Ryze's ultimate was used in such a way that one dared to drive, and two actually dared to ride along.

In the second game, it felt like both teams were just goofing around. BLG picked a five-melee composition of Gwen, Lee Sin, Jayce, Akali, and Nautilus. AL responded well with a four-tank lineup of Yorick, Skarner, Galio, Viktor, and Shen. Almost every team fight was one-sided; BLG's damage couldn't break through the four tanky warriors on the enemy side.

The third game directly exposed the gap between the two AD carries. It feels like Hope is one of the few truly mediocre players in the LPL right now, yet he's still on a main team. Viper completely dominated Hope in lane, out-farming him by 4,000 gold. AL support Kael created many opportunities in team fights, even pulling off a perfect "door-opening instant kill," but such plays couldn't secure the final victory for the team.

In the final team fight, it felt like Hope was completely stunned. Facing the pursuit and interception of BLG's members, he first used Cleanse to counter Trundle's pillar, then pulled off a top-tier classic play: a reverse flash to dodge Seraphine's crowd control, charging straight into the arms of BLG's team. He probably had a brain freeze at that moment, wanting to walk back to dodge skills while also wanting to flash forward, resulting in a flash that fooled the director's camera. Without careful observation, you really wouldn't know where he died in that play. From the small camera, you could see BLG's support player ON laughing way too happily.

Zai Jian thinks

Hope is indeed a rare "talent." Over the past few years with AL, he has fully proven how low his personal ability ceiling is, yet the team management still has no intention of making changes. Honestly, if AL had bought Gala during the transfer period, their current results might not be like this, and even the head coach Tabe at that time might not have left. Perhaps the direction of LPL matches would have undergone a huge transformation.

What do you, dear viewers, think about this matter?