Preface: The S15 season is nearing its end, and most players have been paying attention to the recent confrontations, with fierce matches happening in every major region. After the LPL region’s BLG team won the championship, it sparked widespread discussion online, especially about their top laner Bin. This time, he truly redeemed himself. Since the first split, Bin’s reputation had rapidly declined, mainly due to a series of remarks and inconsistent performance, which drew heavy criticism from players everywhere. During the offseason, his online activity surged, with many videos praising him, and he even playfully responded to fans asking about the roaming route.

Bin asks fans about the roaming route

Most players are quite familiar with the BLG team. As a top-tier squad in the LPL region, their overall popularity and hype have been very high in recent years. This season, BLG’s early performance wasn’t great; they even dropped to a mid-table position at one point. In the first split, failing to reach the finals led to widespread fan criticism. After losing to AL in the second split, Bin’s series of comments were heavily mocked, and the saying "the winner is not the champion" was questioned until the third split finals ended.

Fortunately, this time BLG lived up to expectations by defeating TES on the finals stage and claiming the championship. Their mid laner Knight also secured his fifth consecutive LPL title. Perhaps due to the long period of pressure, Bin completely let himself go during the offseason, continuously posting videos responding to fans. A half-hour-long video went viral, even receiving Bin’s own likes and shares. No matter how much public pressure he faced, it couldn’t break him. The compilation of Bin’s top plays throughout his career showcased many of his best moments, from his SNS days to now with BLG.

Even top-tier top laner Letme praised Bin’s incredible skill, ranking in the top ten on Korean servers. Bin immediately shared this, and his good friend Elk commented below. Many fans joked, asking Bin to share the roaming route, to which Bin pretended not to know what it was. Thoughtful fans posted screenshots, various topic posts, video data comparisons, and reviews with microphones—essentially the joy of victory mixed with teasing comments in chat, which Bin, as a fast online surfer, surely understood well.

BLG is now in the offseason. As the number one seed in the LPL, they have some time to adjust. It depends on their form and performance at the World Championship. If BLG can withstand the pressure and keep the trophy on home soil for the LPL, their achievements and reputation will surpass all other world champions. However, they definitely won’t be immune to criticism, just like the IG team back then. IG won the first world championship for the LPL, yet they were still heavily mocked online. This applies not only to the LPL but to every region—results always speak for themselves. Even Faker was teased when he was a substitute.

Farewell thoughts

The happiest these days must be the BLG team. Every player had been under great pressure before. Since the Joker incident, they struggled to recover until the playoffs, where defeating IG gradually boosted their confidence. After winning the championship, even Knight, who rarely posts, publicly stated, "As long as I’m here, there will be championships," which shows just how strong the online community’s influence in LPL really is.

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