Halfway through the League of Legends LPL Spring Split, the pressure is increasing for teams at the bottom of the rankings. If you lose the game, the fans are just as worried as the players, but sometimes communication is also prone to problems, and the LGD mid-laner suffers because of this;
On the other hand, RNG, who have been in extremely poor form this season, have swallowed seven consecutive defeats and have now fallen to the bottom of the league. Head coach Zhu Kai is even more rare to break the defense. Let's take a look at today's LOL circle hot spots.
LGD players have been fined for their fans
The LGD team is a veteran team in the LPL region, and has won the league championship and entered the world championship in the past. However, due to the perennial poor record, he has repeatedly missed the playoffs in recent years, and the enthusiasm of fans has gradually declined. However, after precipitation, those who remained were iron fans, and there were not a few who sent private messages to players after each game.
However, recently, LGD's mid-laner Haichao has also caused new problems because of fans' private messages. LGD officials issued an announcement overnight to punish it:
Today, Zhang Haichao (ID: haichao), a player from our club, posted inappropriate remarks on social platforms. The club has criticized and educated the player as soon as possible, and imposed a warning in accordance with the club's player management regulations, deducting one month's performance salary of the player.
The incident started with an LGD fan who had privately messaged multiple pieces of content but did not attract attention. But after the last LGD loss, the fan mentioned a sentence of distressed Korean aid Burdol, but it led to Haichao's breaking of the defense and replied to the fans with inappropriate remarks.
After LGD officially issued the penalty announcement, Haichao himself also updated his Weibo dynamics to apologize, saying that he realized his mistake. This incident also proves once again the importance of a professional player having a stable mentality.
This season, LGD's record is still outside the top 10 in the LPL, and it is basically out of the playoffs in the middle of the season. As the schedule progresses, I wonder if this year's LGD will be able to turn on the "water ghost" mode to defeat the top teams.
RNG Spring Tournament has lost seven in a row
In the first half of the LPL Spring Season, everyone was very interested in when EDG would win its first victory. But with a wave of warmth from al, the audience suddenly became boring. However, as the season continues, everyone has a new focus - how can Zhu Kai get his first win after returning to RNG?
After yesterday's loss to TT, RNG's regular season record came to 2-8. It should be emphasized that these eight losses also include a wave of seven consecutive defeats! After returning from the Spring Festival in the Year of the Dragon, RNG has not won a single BO3, even if it has experienced the return of "Grand Slam coach" Zhu Kai halfway.
Looking at the RNG roster, except for Tangyuan, a newcomer, everyone else is a player who has experienced the baptism of international competitions and even won the world championship. This season's results are completely unmatched by their strength on paper.
In the post-game interview after losing to TT, Zhu Kai himself said: "This kind of lineup, to be honest, we have played what we want in the early stage, but it is still very bad in the middle stage." A little angry, really a little angry today. ”
Now in the spring, RNG, who is ranked second-to-last in the league, has only a theoretical chance of making the playoffs. And if you want to do that, you have to base yourself on the premise of winning five in a row. And the last time RNG couldn't make it to the playoffs, it was the summer game after S10 Uzi retired, which can't help but make people sigh, and I look forward to finding a new solution for RNG in the future.
Perkz played as a substitute for the first time in his career
The winter competition in the LEC region has entered the off-season due to its early start time and short schedule. After G2 once again dominated the league, other LEC teams are also looking for reinforcements and adjustments to their rosters. In the spring squad announced by the TH team in the early hours of this morning, Perkz left the starting position.
Perkz has been Europe's No. 1 midlaner for a long time. During his time with G2, he won several league titles. It wasn't until the arrival of CAPS that Perkz took the initiative to switch positions to play AD and won the MSI championship. Until the defeat in the S10 Worlds, Perkz left G2.
Over the years, Perkz has been playing between LCS and LEC, but helping C9 win the championship is his last highlight. Perkz, who returned to the LEC division, had a hard time even making the playoffs. Due to the mediocre performance in this year's Winter Tournament, TH chose to upgrade the second team midlaner to replace Perkz.
In fact, it was reported last week that Perkz would be transferred to the second team because of a quarrel with the team manager. Today's official announcement of the list confirms this. However, as a teammate, Jankos responded in the live broadcast before replacing Perkz, and the team improved.
Of course, esports still has to speak with results after all, and the performance of the second team's mid-laner will determine how long he can stay in the starting position. Perhaps this substitute trip can bring a different touch to the former European king.