As the third segment of the LPL season approaches its midpoint, many LPL viewers have noticed the current distribution of team strengths. BLG is widely recognized as the strongest team in the LPL, while TES, AL, IG, and WBG also have chances to vie for World Championship spots. In contrast, other LPL teams have become mere "backgrounds" this season, needing a bit of luck to qualify for the World Championship. Among these teams, JDG undoubtedly stands out as the most unfortunate.
According to industry insiders, JDG spent the most during the transfer period, yet their competition results have been abysmal. The points accumulated in the first and second segments combined are still lower than those of the "tanking" team WE. This means that if JDG wants to participate in the LPL bubble tournament, they must achieve at least fourth place in the playoffs during the third segment. However, based on JDG's performance at the start of the season, qualifying for the playoffs seems extremely difficult, especially considering the current state of their players.
Especially notable is the recent performance of JDG's mid-laner Scout, who could be considered the weakest mid-laner in the peak group. However, what surprised many LPL viewers was that Scout's agency suddenly backstabbed JDG's coach. The incident began when a JDG fan went to the personal comment section of Scout's agency boss to inquire why Scout's performance was so poor. The boss responded in the comments that while JDG has top-tier dual carries and a jungler, the other two players are too weak, and one is even messing with the players' mentality.
The comments from Scout's agency boss left many LPL viewers speechless. From the comments, it was clear that the boss was particularly targeting the coach, blaming the poor performance of Scout on him. Those who have watched JDG's matches should know that many times, Scout himself made mistakes unrelated to the game strategy. Of course, many of Scout's fans believe there is a conflict between the coach and Scout, as Scout's performance tends to be very poor whenever the coach is involved in matches or coaching. (Do you think it’s a good thing for the coach to be in charge?)
Because of JDG's poor performance, many LPL viewers are jokingly calling JDG's boss a "big sucker." Industry insiders have revealed that JDG's boss signed a three-year contract with Scout to help him pay off his debts. However, LPL champion coach Zhu Kai recently disclosed during a live stream that he had privately communicated with JDG's boss, and JDG did not sign a three-year contract with Scout, nor did they help him pay off his debts.
After Zhu Kai's public revelation, many JDG fans breathed a sigh of relief. Given Scout's current performance, if JDG had indeed signed a three-year contract with him, it would have spelled disaster for JDG's future. Of course, the third segment of the LPL season is not over yet, and JDG still has hope to return to the top, but they really need to rely on Scout's performance to win matches. Do you think JDG can qualify for the World Championship this year? (I feel that JDG's replacement of Xiao Xu and support Missing really has issues; I think these two have higher potential than Xiao Xu and Wink.)