TheShy successfully solo-killed Xiaohai and returned to the Challenger rank! IG reminds us of the S8 season, just one step away from a perfect first round.

Hello everyone, LPL viewers and League of Legends summoners, this is the World of Gaming.

The two most anticipated teams in the LPL third split are BLG and IG. Today, IG played their second match, sweeping LNG 2-0, with The Shy performing exceptionally well.

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Solo-killing Xiaohai, The Shy shows off again.

In the first game, The Shy picked Jayce top lane. He was targeted and killed in the early game, and LNG also had a better early game tempo.

Despite having the lead, LNG sent four players to gank The Shy, but he fought them off and killed one, causing LNG to fall into a mid-game slump. Their teamfight formation was scattered, and The Shy single-handedly eliminated the well-fed Zeri.

Jungler Weiwei's performance was quite puzzling. LNG's teamfight was crushed by IG, and The Shy earned the MVP.

The second game was even more absurd. Weiwei forcibly ganked Rookie but made a critical combo mistake, directly collapsing the mid lane. Wei timely arrived to support and secured a counter-kill.

In the top lane, The Shy also seized an opportunity to solo-kill Xiaohai Sheer.

In this play, Xiaohai proactively stepped forward, and The Shy turned around to fight, using his Q to predict the flash position and securing the kill. After that, Wei successfully dove the bottom lane, and IG's bottom lane also got a lane kill. Although two players died, the advantage was already significant.

Entering the mid-game, IG's mid and top lanes had a huge advantage. It's worth noting that Rookie's opponent was Nia, the IG mid-laner from the second split.

Reminiscent of the S8 season, TheShy returns to the Challenger rank.

Despite being at a huge disadvantage, LNG tried multiple times to seize opportunities but lacked damage. IG handled them easily, and The Shy dominated throughout. After securing the dragon soul, they ended the game in one push.

To be honest, just based on IG's performance in the second game, many viewers felt like they were seeing the S8 season again. The mid and top laners' individual skills were unstoppable, their laning was dominant, and they won the game easily without overtime.

Moreover, The Shy's dominant performance in both games has indeed exceeded many viewers' expectations.

It's worth mentioning that The Shy has been in great form in ranked play recently, with a Korean server rank score of over 1800 points. For reference, such a high score was rare even during his previous professional career.

It's clear that The Shy has been training hard lately, and viewers' expectations for him have reached an all-time high.

In contrast, LNG's performance has been disappointing. After making many roster adjustments, their overall configuration is lacking, and the players' play is quite puzzling. The team doesn't seem to have gelled yet, and their playstyle is chaotic.

One more win away from becoming the BLG of the Nirvana group.

In the Summit group, BLG has already achieved six consecutive wins. They need just one more victory to finish the first round with a perfect record. Meanwhile, the Nirvana group has only four teams, and currently IG and NIP are both undefeated with two wins. They will face each other later to compete for first place.

Based on the current team form, IG seems to be on a stronger momentum, but NIP is also in good shape.

The key matchup will be The Shy versus Hoya. If The Shy can defeat Hoya, it will be enough to prove his worth as the best top laner. Everyone can look forward to it.

Another point of interest is whether IG can return to the Summit group. Currently, three teams in the Summit group are underperforming, especially EDG, who have suffered five consecutive losses since entering the group. If IG can maintain a top-two ranking, they will have a good chance to compete in the Knight's Path.

Overall, IG still needs to keep working hard, as there will be many tough battles ahead. If their ultimate goal is to qualify for Worlds, the team must give their all without any relaxation. Let's hope they can create a miracle.