The team captain's public message to IG's coach has attracted much attention!

Before the match between WBG and JDG began, many fans expected WBG to easily qualify for the World Championship, especially since WBG had defeated AL in the playoffs, and JDG's mid-laner Scout was performing poorly. Many believed WBG's mid-laner Xiaohu would once again "crawl" through to Worlds. However, what disappointed many WBG fans was that jungler Xiaotian went cold during the match, coupled with a very erratic performance from support Liu Qingsong, which ultimately led to WBG being eliminated 3-1 by JDG.

After JDG successfully advanced to the next round of the play-in stage, JDG's coach, the team captain, gave a post-match interview where he openly addressed IG's coach Dan Shen. The captain stated that in the upcoming match, JDG’s ban-pick strategy would absolutely crush IG. This statement sparked jokes among many LPL viewers, suggesting the captain is already studying their opponents for Worlds. (IG’s ban-pick in both playoffs and play-ins has been quite unpredictable, so the captain’s confident callout to Dan Shen makes sense. However, JDG hasn’t beaten TheShy in recent years, so it remains to be seen if the captain can make history.)

Does LPL's Miller think IG is in danger?

Besides the captain’s public remarks towards IG’s coach, LPL’s official commentator Miller also shared his prediction on social media, stating that given JDG’s current form, IG is at risk in the future. Many LPL fans agree with Miller’s view, considering JDG’s previous poor results were largely due to mid-laner Scout underperforming. But as JDG’s matches progressed, many noticed Scout has returned to form, causing IG fans to worry as Rookie has been repeatedly outplayed by Scout during games, especially since Rookie’s performance has been off since the playoffs.

Of course, some fans believe that the JDG vs. WBG match was a "battle of the gods," with both teams making many mistakes. JDG’s form wasn’t particularly strong. If IG had a normal ban-pick phase during their match, they would likely have defeated JDG. After all, JDG’s win over WBG was largely due to WBG’s support Liu Qingsong giving away too many kills. If Liu Qingsong had made fewer mistakes, WBG would have had a solid chance to win and advance to the next round.

Was WBG’s loss caused by the support?

Although Xiaotian was named MVP in three matches against JDG’s jungler XUN, he still gave his best during the games. On the other hand, WBG’s popular support player Liu Qingsong’s performance was truly baffling. Whether playing as support Neeko or support Rell, he repeatedly initiated fights blindly without checking his teammates’ positions whenever he had Flash ready. This led to very poor team fight formations for WBG. Thus, many WBG fans blame their loss on support Liu Qingsong, believing that both Liu Qingsong and AD carry Light Emperor will struggle to find teams next year.

In fact, many TES fans popped champagne after watching Liu Qingsong’s performance, since he was known to recklessly initiate fights and lacked proficiency on support Neeko when he was with TES. When TES dropped Liu Qingsong, many LPL fans mocked TES. But now, it seems TES’s transfer moves were perfect, as WBG’s discarded support Hang has become a first-team LPL support, while Liu Qingsong, despite practicing support Neeko for a year, still hadn’t mastered it by the play-in stage.

In conclusion

WBG’s performance this year has been poor both in transfers and gameplay. Although jungler Xiaotian is strong, he is not as skilled as jungler Tarzan. Additionally, WBG’s game management has not improved throughout the year; no matter how large their early lead, they always give it away in the mid-to-late stages. Although WBG missed out on Worlds, they have a chance to compete in the “Nirvana World Cup.” Do you think WBG has a shot at the championship?