During the third stage of the LPL, BLG and FPX clashed in a BO3 series marking Jiejie's debut with FPX. After two battles, BLG won 2-0, claiming their 10th win! FPX suffered their 12th loss and remained at the bottom of the standings!
In the first game, FPX fielded Rumble top, Wukong jungle, Annie mid, and Varus with Bard in the bot lane; BLG chose Gwen top, Vi jungle, Alora mid, and Yun with Anna and Neeko bot. During laning, BLG’s bot duo dived to kill JiaQi's Varus, with ELK on Yun securing first blood. ELK then solo killed JiaQi’s Varus in the bot lane. FPX responded by diving top to kill bin’s Gwen and ambushed to kill BLG’s mid and support, leaving BLG ahead by 1K gold early on.
In mid-game, Knight on Alora solo killed Sheer’s Rumble, then BLG stole the Rift Herald. At 27 minutes, a mid-lane skirmish saw Knight’s Alora killed; FPX traded one for two and secured the dragon soul. At 30 minutes, Jiejie’s Wukong initiated mid but was killed; Knight dived the backline as BLG executed a 3-for-5 team wipe on FPX. At 32 minutes, BLG aggressively took Baron, FPX attempted to contest; despite killing BLG’s jungle and support, Knight cleaned up with a triple kill, leading BLG to a 4-for-5 team wipe again. At 39 minutes, Care on Annie was instantly killed, giving BLG the electric dragon soul. Finally, at 41 minutes, a jungle fight broke out; ELK on Yun dealt massive damage, Knight entered to finish off kills, and BLG wiped FPX 5-0 to secure the first game. The highest damage in the first game was dealt by JiaQi’s Varus, while Knight’s Alora led damage for BLG.
In the second game, FPX picked Quasanti top, Pantheon jungle, Orianna mid, and Tristana with Alistar bot; BLG chose Renekton top, Xin Zhao jungle, Taliyah mid, and Lucian with Braum bot. During laning, both sides traded evenly. BLG secured two dragons, while FPX’s bot lane, especially JiaQi’s Tristana, farmed well. Early game gold remained roughly equal.
In mid-game, BLG secured the dragon soul mark. Jiejie’s Pantheon was instantly taken down upon engaging. BLG then took the Rift Herald; FPX tried to contest but Shadow’s Xin Zhao landed three consecutive spear hits, instantly killing JiaQi’s Tristana. BLG then executed a 0-for-4 team fight win and secured the Rift Herald. At 25 minutes, a jungle skirmish left FPX heavily damaged, allowing BLG to claim the electric dragon soul. Following a subsequent jungle team wipe on FPX, BLG took the first Baron. At 29 minutes, BLG wiped FPX at their base and claimed the match victory.
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