Introduction: The S16 season matches have officially begun, and it is believed that the vast majority of players have been following the recent competitions. The LPL playoffs have been intensely competitive. In the latest match, JDG team defeated AL team 3-2, securing the first spot in the winners' bracket finals, marking another upset result this season. After the match, news surfaced that AL's manager, Smile, harassed JDG's coaching staff before the game, even provoking Blue Lotus to anger, who directly started a confrontation in the comments section: "You know my temper, how dare you harass my coaching staff?" In a post-match interview, Tabe also publicly stated that AL's players have champion pool issues, making it impossible to fully execute his drafting strategies.

AL's Smile Mocks JDG's National Top Coaching Staff Before the Match

It is believed that most players are quite familiar with JDG team. As an e-commerce team in the LPL, they enjoy high popularity and significant investment during transfer periods, with over a hundred million spent this season. Compared to their coaching staff, their starting lineup is very young, especially the mid-jungle duo, which directly acquired the "Twin Stars from the Treasure Island." Based on regular season performance, JDG's overall strength was not particularly stable, roughly at a top-four LPL level. However, unexpectedly, in the playoffs, they managed to eliminate AL 3-2 and advance first to the winners' bracket finals.

In the first game, JDG's jungler Junjia had issues, causing the top, mid, and jungle to collapse within six minutes, while the bottom lane was also killed in lane. The match ended in just 30 minutes, with AL easily taking the first game. The second game was a major mistake by AL. Despite having a huge advantage at 30 minutes, they lost a team fight with zero kills for five deaths. AL remained economically ahead until the end; this fight was primarily blamed on Tarzan's Sylas, as it was unclear why he led the charge. The third game again saw problems with jungler Tarzan, whose early-game rhythm completely collapsed, with his Wukong being thoroughly suppressed. JDG secured match point at 35 minutes.

In the fourth game, Shanks' Akali found his rhythm, dominating the lane against Zoe and leveling the score 2-2 in just 26 minutes, setting the stage for a decisive game. In the crucial final game, JDG's draft was clearly superior. AL had no hard crowd control, completely unable to limit Aphelios' damage output. Ultimately, at 38 minutes, JDG secured victory with a Baron buff push. During the post-match interview, JDG's head coach Tabe openly explained his reason for leaving AL. He stated that AL's players have champion pool problems and cannot fulfill the various drafting tasks he assigns.

What's even more amusing is that the news of AL's manager Smile teasing JDG's coaching staff before the match was also exposed, even shared proactively by JDG's manager Blue Lotus. Smile mocked JDG for having a national top coaching staff, implying they didn't need to practice and could win easily. After the victory, Blue Lotus escalated the situation by commenting, "How about the prize draw? I'd like to participate too." It can only be said that Smile was too arrogant before the match; he probably didn't expect JDG's new roster, bolstered by Tabe, to break AL's eight-game winning streak. They remain the familiar team that goes the distance for championships.

Final Thoughts

No one expected Smile to mock JDG's coaching staff before the match. Although he later explained that his comment meant JDG could easily defeat AL, a teasing tone was evident, especially since they were first in the regular season and likely spoke with confidence—probably sarcastically. It can only be said that Smile has been getting carried away lately; he should take some time to reflect and settle down.

What are your thoughts on this matter, everyone?