Left hand fountain dive "sending red envelopes" to old teammates

Although BLG's regular season results let many fans down, a significant number of supporters remain confident that BLG will win the LPL first split title. BO5 matches are a whole different ballgame compared to BO3, and in the playoff opener, BLG showcased their impressive individual talent by completely shutting out and dominating NIP. In this match, BLG’s mid laner Left Hand impressed many viewers, with some even saying that without Left Hand, BLG might just be a second-tier LPL team.

Besides his strong individual skills, BLG’s mid laner Left Hand also showed a lot of "human warmth" during the match. Throughout this BO5 series, he interacted amicably multiple times with NIP’s support player Zhuo, as both were former TES teammates. Especially in the final game, after Left Hand went godlike on LeBlanc, he deliberately dove the NIP fountain to torment Zhuo, a playful fountain dive that many fans joked was like "sending Zhuo a red envelope."

BLG coach openly says "Bin is too adorable"

Besides Left Hand’s strong gameplay, BLG’s top laner BIN also attracted a lot of attention off the stage. Before the match, BIN showed off his muscles during an interview, demonstrating the results of his New Year training. After the match, Bin faced the camera and made a heart gesture, which quickly helped BLG trend across various forums. Many fans joked that Bin is now LPL’s official "darling," as no match discussion heats up as much as one of Bin’s casual expressions.

After Bin’s heart gesture went viral, BLG’s official account shared a post-match conversation between coach Dan and BIN, where Dan praised Bin’s heart gesture as extremely cute. Many viewers, upon seeing Dan’s comment, speculated that Dan treats Bin like a "replacement for Xiaohu," since when Dan was with WBG, he frequently praised WBG’s mid laner Xiaohu as "adorable." (It must be said that after Bin had double eyelid surgery, he started to take on more of an idol vibe; it seems that with his successful fitness, he will attract even more fans.)

XUN’s post-match interview message to ELK

After BLG successfully defeated NIP and advanced to the next playoff round, they are set to face WBG, who finished third in the regular season. In the post-match interview, BLG coach Dan and jungler XUN expressed confidence about their upcoming match against WBG. Meanwhile, XUN sent a message to WBG’s ELK, saying that in the next BO5, they will focus on targeting ELK’s lane phase and warned ELK to be cautious with his minion farming in the bot lane. (Who do you think will ultimately win the WBG vs. BLG showdown?)

Personally, I think it will be tough for WBG to beat BLG in the next match, as WBG’s mid-game strategy is really hard to understand. WBG tends to inexplicably give up big plays during mid-game against any team. Luckily, IG’s mid-game is even more unpredictable, or else WBG might not have beaten IG. WBG’s mid laner Xiaohu even joked in a post-match interview after defeating IG that if WBG doesn’t fix their habit of frequently giving up kills in mid-game, their playoff run won’t go far.