Is IG’s training camp exposing LPL strategies?

As the S15 World Championship nears, the fully prepared LPL team IG has just completed their training camp in Korea and returned home to film the S15 promo. Many fans are looking forward to IG’s progress because insiders have reported that IG crushed DK, matched GEN evenly, and even had a slight edge over HLE during their Korean training. This has led many IG fans to hope that IG will make history by becoming the first LPL team to eliminate T1 at Worlds.

However, a frustrating event for many LPL fans occurred when LPL champion coach Zhu Kai openly mocked IG coach Dan Shen. Zhu Kai criticized IG’s decision to train in Korea as "worshipping foreign powers," claiming that scrimming against LCK teams won’t help IG improve. He argued that IG’s playstyle doesn’t fit LCK’s meta, and that Dan Shen’s forced changes to IG’s style and draft strategy during the LPL playoffs caused IG to suffer continuous losses, ultimately dropping to the fourth seed in LPL.

In a live broadcast, Zhu Kai further revealed a dark secret about IG coach Dan Shen: during Worlds, Dan Shen allegedly leaked LPL scrim information to LCK teams. Zhu Kai declared that if IG were to be swept by T1 in the play-in stage, he would "expose" Dan Shen’s past, ruining his reputation. This statement sparked curiosity among IG fans and LPL viewers about what Zhu Kai’s secret might be. (Of course, many viewers think Zhu Kai is just seeking attention and probably won’t reveal anything even if IG loses to T1.)

Viper openly supports IG to knock out T1

As the S15 play-in stage approaches, many viewers have noticed cracks within the LCK. Previously, GEN openly supported IG defeating T1 during an interview, which many LPL fans assumed was due to personal conflicts between GEN and T1. However, after HLE’s press conference, numerous LPL fans realized T1’s situation in LCK is quite awkward because HLE’s mid laner zeka, top laner Zeus, and AD carry Viper all expressed support for IG during interviews.

HLE’s top laner Zeus praised IG’s top laner TheShy in an interview, calling him very strong and expressing a desire to face him in the Swiss stage. Meanwhile, Viper mentioned that he is good friends with IG’s support player Meiko and, although IG’s roster is not as strong on paper as T1’s, he still hopes IG can eliminate T1. Due to many LCK players openly backing IG, many LPL fans are eager for an official response from T1. Recently, T1 players gathered for a press conference where Faker predicted the champion of this S15 tournament.

At T1’s press conference, Faker predicted that the S15 champion will come from BLG, TES, or T1. Additionally, T1’s bot laner Little Lu Bu openly mocked other LCK players during the interview, stating that T1 does not need “certain people’s” fake support and that T1 will crush IG in the play-in stage to prove their strength. (It must be said that T1 has been the top favorite to win Worlds in recent years, and other LCK and LPL teams fear T1. Do you think IG can eliminate T1 in the play-in stage?)

Conclusion

Personally, I believe IG training in LCK is reasonable, especially given that mid-tier LCK teams have shown stronger performance than mid-tier LPL teams in recent Worlds. The frequently criticized “first pick Jarvan” has been redeemed at Worlds, proving that jungle Jarvan is not afraid of Qiyana. What do you think is IG’s chance of winning after their training? And if IG really gets swept by T1, what big secret will Zhu Kai reveal?