LPL legends erupt! TES Gyro makes a comeback, RNG’s bot lane keeps pushing, GALA suffers a crushing defeat

Greetings to all LPL viewers and League of Legends summoners, this is Tianxia Game Report.

In the recently finished LPL Peak Group match, TES once again pulled off an upset by beating JDG 2-0, bringing their record to 4-5, while JDG’s rank kept falling after a string of defeats.

This game witnessed an outburst of legendary performances, with TES Gyro’s comeback and JDG exposed as the biggest pretender among the strong teams.

LPL legends shine bright, Fengyue claims MVP

Shortly after the first game began, the audience couldn’t hold back their excitement. Top laner 369’s unusual mistake on Lillia, low health while trying to shield, allowed Sion to easily solo kill him. Before dying, 369 even used Flash to escape the grave, and the camera caught him still smiling — from a results perspective, that optimism paid off in the end.

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Then the mid lane erupted into a chaotic clash of legends. JDG’s mid and jungle combo forced Orianna’s Flash early, then Xiaonaiyu countered with a big ultimate forcing Orianna’s Flash again. The jungler Xiaonaiyu jumped in late with his ultimate, leaving the audience baffled.

At the start, JDG took the initiative to set the pace. Although they didn’t secure the first dragon, they managed a 1-for-2 exchange. Then they caught Orianna in the bot lane, killed Kai’Sa in mid, and took down 369 in top lane.

However, TES couldn’t tolerate losing 369 and promptly came to support, killing two opponents and beginning to gain momentum.

Xiaonaiyu’s Orianna played brilliantly, landing a triple ultimate in the dragon fight. Lillia locked down GALA, giving TES the advantage. Xiaonaiyu’s ultimate was deadly, and later in the dragon fight, Fengyue smashed two enemies and, with Crème’s help, secured the kill on GALA, sealing the victory. Fengyue earned MVP, and the previously hailed LPL top legend finally had a breakout performance.

Junjia’s Nocturne goes wild, RNG’s bot lane still pushing hard

The second game was a complete one-sided affair. Mid and jungle started the early skirmish. Xiaonaiyu lingered too long in mid, becoming the focus and dying under heavy fire, but after returning home, he got angrier and successfully ganked mid again, killing HongQ.

Junjia targeted the bot lane and successfully teamed up for a kill, but that was almost his only highlight throughout the game.

During the Rift Herald contest, TES initiated first. JDG came to fight, but Junjia charged in with his ultimate and was easily killed. In the dragon fight, both junglers entered late and died, resulting in a 2-for-2 exchange, but Xiaonaiyu chased down and killed Xayah.

Junjia’s ultimates continued to miss the mark. He tried to catch Ryze on the side lane but was outplayed by Xiaonaiyu’s ultimate escape, causing them to lose the dragon. The climax came in the river fight near Baron, where Vampire’s Q hit the wall and he instantly died. Junjia flew into the backline but also fell. With both jungle and support dead, TES took Baron uncontested.

The match ended in just 28 minutes, with JDG being crushed by TES Gyro, astonishing everyone. On the bot lane front, RNG’s final Peak Group player JiaQI kept pushing hard, outperforming the former RNG champion bot laner GALA in both games.

GALA defeated without a fight, LPL full of fake strong teams

GALA was utterly defeated this match. Recently his form has been poor, compounded by JDG teammates’ chaos. His laning was weak and his teamfighting deteriorated over time. In contrast, TES’s bot laner Jiaqi improved steadily and is no longer TES’s weak link.

Most worryingly, TES’s top legend Fengyue’s mistake rate dropped significantly. When this support player is in form, TES’s strength is definitely formidable, especially with Xiaonaiyu anchoring mid, who has been in excellent shape lately.

Personally, after this match, two conclusions can be drawn. First, JDG really needs a new jungler. If Xiaotian joins JDG, he might bring some change. Junjia’s performance is too unstable, with far too many costly mistakes.

Second, the LPL is now mostly filled with fake strong teams. Not just JDG, but also AL and BLG have issues. If the world championship happened now, facing Korean teams would be almost impossible. The toughest challenge is the LPL’s hyper-competitive environment for star players, which honestly isn’t very conducive to cultivating top-tier teams.