Hello to all LPL viewers and League of Legends summoners, this is Tianxia Game Gathering.
The focus matches in the LPL's peak group have been coming one after another, and yesterday we witnessed another top-of-the-table clash, where BLG was swept 2-0 by TES.
Since then, a chaotic loop has re-emerged in the LPL, with the leading teams completing a tail-eating snake achievement.
Bin has entered a problematic phase, and TES has achieved revenge.
In the match the day before yesterday, TES was defeated by IG in a comeback, and then faced BLG back-to-back. With everyone expecting BLG to win, TES took down their opponents in two games. In the first game, Knight showcased the mid-lane Xerath, which performed extraordinarily well. TES successfully ambushed in the early game, with JKL achieving a triple kill and rapidly gaining momentum.
TES then easily took control of the situation, with Hang performing excellently on Alistar. Knight's Xerath executed a perfect counter-push to help BLG counterattack successfully, but subsequent team fights still resulted in defeat. Shadow's aggressive initiation was countered by TES, ultimately leading to TES winning the first game with a score of 22-8.
In the second game, Bin picked Renekton and entered a problematic phase, attempting to trade blows multiple times during the laning phase, even securing solo kills. However, 369's K'Sante missed many Qs and managed to force Bin back. Later, with low health and not recalling, Bin thought BLG had backup and hesitated to engage, pushing the minion wave to the tower, only to find himself forced into a solo kill by 369 after E-ing in.
On TES's side, jungler Kanavi picked Zed, maintaining a strong tempo throughout the game, finishing with a 15-5 record. The match lasted 47 minutes, showcasing a classic back-and-forth battle where the outcome was unpredictable until the end. BLG, having held an advantage in the mid-game, was ultimately flipped by TES and lost the match.
The honeymoon phase has ended, and the LPL has once again fallen into a chaotic loop.
It is well-known that BLG has a pattern of explosive performance following a jungler change this year. After replacing with Shadow in the third segment, BLG initially delivered some impressive performances. However, as time went on, their performance deteriorated, as seen in their previous match against AL. In this match against TES, BLG has essentially regressed to the level they were at when they didn't change their jungler in the second segment.
At the same time, the LPL region has once again entered a chaotic loop, with the eight teams in the peak group completing a win-loss loop: FPX defeated IG, IG defeated TES, TES defeated BLG, BLG defeated WBG, WBG defeated AL, AL defeated JDG, JDG defeated WE, and WE defeated FPX.
To put it nicely, the strength of the teams in the LPL region is relatively close, allowing lower-ranked teams to defeat those above them. To put it less nicely, the matches between LPL teams are quite chaotic, with a general decline in strength, and there isn't a single so-called top-tier team.
In the so-called top matchups between leading teams, the side that gains an advantage always fails to maintain it, exposing a lack of operational capability and snowballing ability, high team error rates, imprecise playstyles, and insufficient discipline, resulting in a large number of comeback matches in the LPL.
If BLG changes their jungler again, they may become the laughingstock of the LPL.
I personally believe that the problems within the BLG team are more severe than imagined. The team’s shot-calling is chaotic, players have critical flaws in their playstyles, and there is a deviation in team positioning. Knight, playing a resource-heavy mid-laner, is receiving too few resources in the mid to late game, while Bin is consuming a lot of resources without making an impact, leading to an overall hasty playstyle from the team.
It’s still the classic muscle flow playstyle, where they feel that their individual strength is superior and can outplay opponents, even when the composition hasn't reached a strong phase and the core development of the team isn't optimal, they still engage in fights.
Previously, BLG could indeed crush opponents with superior mechanics, but this year, the individual abilities of BLG players have significantly declined, with a high error rate and insufficient adaptability to various situations, leading to their inability to maintain good form. After losing matches, the coaching staff also lacks the ability to resolve issues, resulting in BLG seeming to have no choice but to seek player changes when their performance falters.
I personally believe that if BLG changes their jungler again and follows the same script, they will completely become the laughingstock of the LPL. Currently, Jiejie is a free agent, and we can wait and see if BLG chooses to make a move.