Former LPL top AD player achieves revenge!

Since being “released” by BLG, ELK’s reputation has completely collapsed. Many BLG fans blame ELK for the team’s elimination in the Round of 16 at the World Championship. Some LPL viewers even think ELK’s league successes with BLG were because he benefited from the strong presence of top laner BIN, mid laner LeftHand, and support ON. However, to the surprise of many LPL fans, ELK, previously looked down upon by BLG supporters, managed to successfully take revenge against BLG during the German Cup and decisively defeated the champion AD player viper.

Those who have watched recent BLG matches might have noticed that the AD player viper, once widely praised, has not performed well on BLG. Especially in the matches against WBG, viper only managed to “hold his lane” in the first game, while in the other two games he was suppressed by ELK. In the deciding game, viper’s Aphelios was completely dominated by ELK’s Yun’ana during laning phase. (It is generally accepted that Aphelios counters Yun’ana; when viper lost to OMG’s Aphelios while playing Yun’ana, many fans blamed BLG’s coaching staff.)

After viper’s loss to ELK, many of viper’s fans blamed BLG’s defeat on support ON. Numerous viper supporters believe ON’s performance dragged viper down, noting that viper had strong laning skills in LPL previously but has struggled since joining BLG. Some viper fans hope that BLG’s management will sign support Meiko during the transfer window to provide viper with a better synergy partner and also put pressure on ON.

German Cup quarterfinal groups revealed

With the group stage of the German Cup concluded, the quarterfinal matchups have been officially announced. The knockout schedule is as follows: Day 1, IG versus TES; Day 2, JDG versus EDG; Day 3, OMG versus LNG; Day 4, AL versus LGD. Since TES is not fielding their main roster, many viewers believe IG is already guaranteed a spot in the semifinals. (Besides jungler Naiyou and AD player jiaqi, who have LPL experience, the rest of TES’s roster consists of LDL players. AL is competing entirely with their secondary team.)

After the German Cup quarterfinal teams were confirmed, many WBG fans felt despair about the team’s future. Despite being a top-tier LPL team and signing many star players during the transfer window, WBG failed to defeat “tanking” teams like OMG and LNG in the German Cup. It’s important to note that OMG and LNG couldn’t sign LPL stars this transfer window due to point restrictions, so they were forced to recruit Korean players rejected by the LCK. For example, LNG signed the mid laner who ranked last and the jungler who ranked second to last in the LCK this year.

OMG’s German Cup moves were even more extreme. According to insiders, OMG signed a one-month temporary contract with Korean jungler Juhan just before the German Cup started. If Juhan underperformed, OMG planned to terminate his contract immediately. Fortunately, Juhan proved his ability during the group stage, and OMG officially signed him after the tournament. Seeing LNG and OMG’s transfer strategies, I really don’t understand how players rejected by the LCK can still put on such performances in the LPL league.