The second stage of LPL group matches, the first week's schedule is halfway through. On the previous match day, IG and NIP battled for three rounds, ultimately IG secured two consecutive wins. This Bo3 was quite entertaining, with many reversals. In the first game, Assam early on twice lane-killed IG's duo, everyone thought NIP would win, but then their own jungler suddenly came to set the pace, giving back the advantage gained from the bot lane to the opponent.

The second game was even more unbelievable. After falling behind early, IG in the final team fight, attacked the small dragon then ran back to defend the big dragon. Hoya's crocodile started stealing the base from the second bot lane tower, IG didn't send anyone back to stop it, finally dismantling for over a minute. The crocodile stubbornly solo-destroyed IG's base. It's unclear who commanded this, the decision can only be described as very abstract: one side leading by 6K went to steal the base, the other side just gave up their home.

The third game was slightly more normal. After gaining an early advantage, IG snowballed and won the match. Both teams had standout players, but overall, NIP had more standout players. Another match was TES versus WE. Although TES won 2:0, the process wasn't actually easy. The first game lasted 40 minutes before TES won. After gaining an early advantage, TES seemed unsure how to end the game.

TES's mid-to-late game team fight decisions were somewhat abstract, but flaws don't overshadow strengths. The two teams' hard power still had a gap. After winning against AL, TES members seemed very hot-handed. The young top laner Zuian is truly stronger than 369, especially regarding TP. Previously in TES, sometimes team fights started or even finished before 369 TP'd down. Zuian is different; he grasps TP timing well.

If Zuian grows a bit more, it feels like Old9 might sit on the bench forever. During TES's match, a small incident occurred. When the broadcast showed audience shots, one fan supporting JKL had a sign saying: Brother, keep going, want to see Draven. But at the bottom right of his sign, clearly written was 0-22. This is the cumulative record from two BO3s since Brother returned in the second stage.

Although it's fact, TES fans felt this audience member was personally attacking. Many rushed to the super topic, posting to call out TES operations. TES responded: When we saw this during the live broadcast, we immediately reported to the league and reported this situation. TES's move directly sparked controversy. Most people think 0-22 is fact; reporting this seems overly sensitive.

This audience member's behavior honestly is hard to judge. To say it's personal attack seems not quite, because 0-22 indeed exists. But this audience member bringing the meme to the live scene is somewhat excessive. Key is the broadcast captured him. The broadcast likely has bigger issues. However, this isn't TES's first time reporting live audience; many similar actions occurred before.

LPL's "Dining Hall" program, old viewers should remember, shut down due to club reports. In 2024, the Dining Hall broadcast director in an UP's video revealed the disband reason, mainly offending two fan groups: first the "full defeat," second "subject four." These two big controversies directly ended Dining Hall. The latter honestly shouldn't have been handled that way.

Conclusion:

Brother's 0-22, like TheShy's i16, are already memes. Audience using them to tease players is actually normal. But this audience member bringing it to the match scene for direct confrontation is indeed somewhat inappropriate. TES fans' reaction is normal too. But again, the record is self-made, not rumor or smear.

So, do you think TES reporting the audience is reasonable?

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