Foreword: The S16 season has officially kicked off, and I'm sure most players have been following the recent matches. The competition across all major regions is fierce. Recently, there has been a lot of buzz around BLG. To protect their players, the team management has been aggressively filing complaints against various infringement cases, and the overall outcome has been quite satisfactory. Guan Zeyuan has likely received a very harsh penalty, and Xuan Shen has also been officially banned from secondary commentary. On the last day of his commentary career, Xuan Shen made peace with Theshy, forgiving Theshy for his actions.

BLG strikes decisively, Xuan Shen permanently banned from secondary commentary

Most players are quite familiar with BLG. In recent years, BLG's overall performance has been outstanding, consistently ranking among the top in the LPL region. They are our hope—the only team with a chance to contend for the World Championship. However, high expectations often lead to disappointment. Recently, there has been a lot of criticism against BLG, with every player facing some negative rumors. Most of these rumors are ignored by the management, as they are just fans' complaints and jokes, not worth taking seriously. But when influential people voice them, it becomes a different story.

In the past two days, BLG has done two major things. First, Guan Zeyuan's 48-minute video—unsurprisingly, the punishment is quite severe, and it's likely he won't be commentating for the rest of the year. Second, Xuan Shen and Viper. Before this, many industry insiders revealed that Viper's agency would sue Xuan Shen, and Xuan Shen himself responded during a livestream that he might issue an apology later. It seems Xuan Shen doesn't regret much; instead, he seems to treat it as a badge of honor to be so closely watched by officials. As Guan Zeyuan's incident escalated, fans also filed a large number of complaints against Xuan Shen to BLG's official channels.

Then BLG's official gave the most straightforward response: after communicating with the league, the relevant streamer has been banned from secondary commentary of League of Legends events, and the club will continue to assist the agency in pursuing legal rights.

This serves as a resolution for the fans, since Xuan Shen was indeed a bit too arrogant. Last time, his public apology to IG gave him a break and didn't result in a severe ban. This time, it should be a permanent ban. And Xuan Shen himself, after finishing his last commentary match, published a long post, choosing to forgive Theshy in the final moment of his commentary career.

The biggest gap between you and other players is always the character offstage and the attitude toward all LPL viewers. They can only wear masks and act on stage, thinking they can fool the audience. In 2025, I truly feel guilty toward you. I am glad that your last secondary commentary match was your great victory advancing to the summit. If there is a chance in the future at Worlds, I will support you until the very end, just like the 2023 WBG vs. BLG match. Good luck in the upcoming matches, and go all the way.

Hearing the words "feel guilty" from Xuan Shen's mouth is indeed surprising. Many netizens even joked: "A person's words become kind at the end of their life." This may be his farewell to his commentary career, choosing to fully forgive Theshy at the last moment. It is worth mentioning that the three Incheon members (Theshy, Rookie, and JKL) meet in the losers' bracket. What kind of sparks will fly?

Goodbye's opinion

Although BLG got two fairly good commentators banned, it must be admitted that their protection of players is quite thorough, and mistakes must be acknowledged. BLG's complaints are completely justified. If every club could protect player rights as fully as BLG, the entire LPL environment might be better and more stable. In fact, some clubs might treat these situations as traffic to boost their own popularity.

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