The biggest dark horse in LPL is unstoppable, IG defeats TES four times to advance, fans advise Rookie not to return.

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There have been no LPL matches recently because time was allocated for the EWC qualifiers. This qualifier uses a double-elimination format, and yesterday's match was in the loser's bracket, featuring IG versus TES.

Two teams with very high rankings in the LPL league faced off, and once again, IG emerged victorious.

IG defeats TES four times to advance, Feng Yue suffers a lane kill.

Previously, IG maintained an unbeaten record in the LPL league, currently 3-0 tied with BLG, while TES was swept 2-0 by IG in their first match after the LPL season started. After that loss, TES bounced back strongly with three consecutive wins, ranking among the top three.

After facing each once in the league, the two teams met again in the loser's bracket of the EWC qualifiers. It was expected that TES, who had improved their league form, would deliver an exciting match against IG, but surprisingly, TES was again taken down 2-0 by IG.

Across two BO3 series, they suffered a 4-0 defeat, forcing viewers to reevaluate the strength of both teams.

Returning to the match, in the first game, TES picked the Caitlyn-Karma combo but WEI targeted and eliminated them first. Then Feng Yue made a mistake in lane and was killed, disrupting TES's offensive rhythm. Subsequently, Tian continuously made efforts, initiating several plays to help the team recover. However, Feng Yue soon initiated again in the jungle and died without gain, allowing IG to secure an advantage through superior small-scale teamfight execution.

After WEI's Jarvan IV gained momentum, he targeted Caitlyn again, causing TES's strategy to collapse completely. Meanwhile, IG's mid-laner Renard's choice of Lissandra became a surprise weapon, consistently coordinating with teammates to secure kills.

The biggest dark horse is unstoppable, fans advise Rookie after the match.

In the first game, Breathe's top-lane Vayne also achieved a solo kill against the Gnar. As TES fell behind, they struggled more and lost further; the team lacked damage, and their aggressive top-lane plays couldn't secure kills. Zuian's Gnar also grew impatient, venturing into the jungle and giving away advantages, allowing IG to easily win the first game.

In the second game, TES's bot lane again faced issues, and Feng Yue was killed in lane once more.

WEI played Nocturne, with nearly perfect jungle planning and dragon control. After reaching level 6, he immediately started aggressive plays; almost every ultimate engagement resulted in kills. Meanwhile, Renard's mid-lane Zoe was exceptionally skilled, constantly supporting teammates to open up the game.

Bot lane JKL face-checked a bush and was killed by opponents. Then two TES players retaliated and killed Jiaqi, but in the subsequent dragon fight, Nocturne's engagement led to TES's collapse, and bot lane JKL was also solo killed by Jiaqi.

After that, the match directly entered garbage time, with IG achieving an incredibly exaggerated score of 28-2.

Top-laner Zuian directly faced 369, with a record of 0-5-0; jungler Tian had 0-7-1; the entire team's performance was dismal. In contrast, IG's young mid-laner Zoe achieved a godlike 9-0 record. Regarding this, netizens widely expressed that Rookie really shouldn't return, suggesting he focus on spending time with his Korean girlfriend instead, and that IG is fine without him.

Three RNG players excel, Jiaqi is underestimated.

Before this match, many thought TES's current strength could challenge BLG. However, after watching this, it seems IG is the truly strong team, capable of rendering TES helpless. This achievement carries significant weight. Or perhaps online matches really differ from offline ones? All answers will be revealed in the next round of EWC.

Since EWC uses a double-elimination format, after BLG falls into the loser's bracket, they will later play a BO3 against IG.

Regarding player performance, personally, this IG team indeed demonstrates excellent chemistry, reminiscent of last offseason's IG that won the Demacia Cup. At that time, young mid-laner Renard also started, but after Rookie rejoined the lineup, IG's performance declined. Of course, the main reason for IG's poor performance in the first segment wasn't Rookie, but rather the poor play from top and bot lanes.

Now with Meiko's return and the introduction of Breathe to secure the top lane's baseline, this team has indeed become formidable. Especially WEI's current form is honestly somewhat terrifying, and Jiaqi is clearly underestimated. The three RNG players appear quite strong, and Meiko excels in the enchanter support meta. Thus, IG really has good opportunities this new season.