In the third round of the LCK group stage, with only 10 match days left, the 20 BO3 matches are about to conclude. After being swept by T1, HLE faced the strongest team in the league, GEN. Before the match, everyone thought it would be another sweep, but both teams played all three games, and GEN won with a score of 2:1. It’s clear that HLE has high potential, but the players' performance is too unstable, leading to a very low floor.

Although they lost the match, HLE won one game, scoring one point more than T1, temporarily returning to second place. However, securing a spot in the second round of the playoffs is still quite challenging, as they have to face GEN and T1 again, both of which seem difficult to win. If they lose all, they won't be able to maintain second place and will have to start the playoffs from the first round. In comparison, T1 has a higher probability of securing second place.

Xu Xiu's "fly transformation" failed and was double-killed by BRO.

Apart from the battle between GEN and HLE, DK from the LCK rebirth group also faced their 26th match of the season on the same day, against BRO, who ranked third from the bottom in the rising group. It was initially thought that DK would win easily, but all five brothers performed poorly, with the first game having a strong start leading by 2K in 20 minutes. However, the mid-game team fights resembled a solo queue match with no coordination, resulting in a series of deaths.

In the second game, the "Genshin Impact" player went wild, with Karma failing to protect EZ properly during team fights, wandering around and giving away kills. The jungler also had no rhythm and was just wandering around. DK's base exploded after only 27 minutes. Xu Xiu had finally gained momentum last week with his "fly transformation," but now he has been completely reverted. The key issue is that DK is not only struggling in the mid-lane; other positions are also underperforming, making it truly difficult to handle being double-killed by BRO.

Jiejie is unemployed and hopes to join BLG.

After conflicts with the team management in the third round, Jiejie, who had been sitting on the bench, finally left the team recently. IG officially announced: Jiejie has disconnected. According to LOL bloggers, Jiejie actively hired a lawyer to negotiate his contract termination with IG. It seems that the previous issue of management holding up his contract was indeed true. However, being unemployed at this stage might make it hard to find work, so he may need to take a break.

However, Jiejie is not completely without hope, as BLG's last match saw Shadou become a breakthrough point. After the honeymoon period ended, they might reconsider their jungler. Perhaps if Jiejie goes to BLG, he could lead the team to a winning streak. However, even if he does join, it seems unlikely he will stay long, as Jiejie is not the type to boost team morale, which might not significantly enhance the performance of BLG's three carries.

LPL's Pinnacle Group reaches a closure.

After TES won against BLG in the last match, the LPL Pinnacle Group formed a complete loop again. The matchup records among the eight teams are quite interesting; the little phoenix swept IG, and the full-god team defeated TES. T1 turned BLG into a bot, BLG won against Weibo, WBG defeated AL, AL swept JDG, JDG beat WE, and finally, WE swept FPX. The eight teams are intertwined, forming a complete loop, resembling a large top.

Among them, IG's loss to FPX was the hardest. The little phoenix played 9 matches and only won this one. It’s surprising that a team that can sweep WE managed to take a point from IG. This is quite hard to digest. The full-god team truly embodies the saying: anyone can win, anyone can lose. However, the competition for playoff spots has become increasingly intense, as AL secured 6 wins, and WE, like FPX, has confirmed their fall into the knight's path.

Conclusion:

DK's performance this season is indeed weak to an exaggerated degree. If the rebirth group cannot be crowned, it seems that this year’s fourth seed in LCK will fall into KT's hands. Without this stable ticket seller, the fourth seed from LPL might not necessarily win against LCK teams in the qualifiers to advance to the main event. Xu Xiu needs to step up quickly.

So, do you think BLG will sign Jiejie?

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