Preface: The S16 season has officially begun, and I believe most players have been following the recent matches. The MSI tournament has been quite intense. BLG defeated HLE 3-1 to advance to the finals. After this match, WE suddenly trended on social media, as the dark horse of the LPL's second stage, they became the only team to have beaten BLG in a BO5 recently. After the match, WE's official account even posted: "Now do you realize how strong WE is?" A large number of Korean netizens heavily criticized top laner Cube, asking why he guessed the wrong direction with that flash.

Korean netizens publicly roast Cube

I believe most players are quite familiar with WE, a veteran team in the LPL. In recent years, their overall performance has not been particularly outstanding, even falling to the bottom of the league. At the beginning of the second stage, WE couldn't win a single game, and their play completely collapsed. Just when everyone thought they would be eliminated, the Knight's Road match against LNG gave them a huge boost in confidence. Starting from that game, WE's momentum skyrocketed, and in the first round of playoffs, they directly crushed BLG, sending them to the losers' bracket. Later, in the battle for the finals spot, they almost eliminated BLG.

The match against HLE was very exciting. In the end, BLG won 3-1 and advanced to the finals. This drove many Korean netizens completely wild. They began to heavily criticize WE, even targeting top laner Cube. In that elimination match, Cube's Renekton misjudged the direction of his flash in the river bush, giving BLG a chance to turn the game around. If he had caught the low-health enemy, the entire outcome would have changed—BLG would have been eliminated by WE, and perhaps T1 and HLE wouldn't have struggled so much in this MSI.

Some attentive netizens noticed that WE has made too many invisible contributions to BLG. In this MSI, BLG used the same lineup that WE had used: top K'Sante, jungle Pantheon, mid Orianna, AD Ezreal, support Neeko. It seems that Coach Danny must have studied lineup adjustments after that match. Of course, many LPL players are also unhappy with WE, asking why they lost to TES in the winners' bracket final. If WE had come through, the situation might have been much easier, and there might have even been an all-LPL final.

In this match between BLG and HLE, there was a very funny moment. At the end of the game, a giant bird suddenly appeared at the entrance of HLE's fountain. Fans who follow the matches know that their jungler Kanavi is very fond of invading the enemy's raptor camp (F6). This time, ON completed a reverse taunt—the raptors came right to your fountain. Netizens, being clever, immediately made a meme of Kanavi turning red (angry). Now BLG is just one step away. Could it be that they will lead the LPL back to its peak?

In my opinion:

No one expected that after BLG's victory, WE would become a trending topic. I hope WE can adjust well during this time. Based on the current form, only they seem to be able to stand against LCK teams. Other teams like TES are just paper tigers that crumble in actual combat. Coach Danny's draft and strategy are indeed impressive, and his interviews are full of passion. He also secured the fourth slot for our Chinese team.

What do you, the viewers, think about this matter?