Old9 imitates Bin's backpack departure.

LPL Esports World Cup qualifiers, the first round of the elimination winners' bracket has ended. When BLG faced WE, they easily crushed their opponents with a 2:0 score, advancing to the second round of the winners' bracket. Although Hand大哥 slightly underperformed in the Pioneer赛 finals, upon returning to the league, the strength of the nation's top mid laner is back, mercilessly dominating weaker teams. Another match was between JDG and OMG, which was quite intense, with both teams playing out the full 3 games.

The second game was a series of reversals within reversals; OMG won one game, but in terms of raw strength, there was still a gap between the two teams. Ultimately, JDG won the match. Next up are the first-round losers' bracket matches: OMG versus WE, and TES哥 versus IG. To avoid affecting LPL matches, the石油杯 will pause for half a month, resuming on the 13th. The second stage is about to start. Recently, TES suddenly传出消息 that 369 will take a break for some time.

爆料博主恋恋红茶 posted, revealing: 369 wants to rest; the club is一边 looking for other top laners,一边劝说 369. How does this剧情 seem familiar? When Bin大哥 was in the first stage, he was also爆料 to have背书包出走. Old9 even wants to模仿 this? On OBGG, TES's二队 top laner Zuian is already on the大名单. Currently, it's not known whether 369 or the新人 will play in the揭幕战.

Old9's performance in the石油杯选拔赛 was indeed somewhat underwhelming. His fully-equipped鳄鱼 was solo-killed by圣枪哥's散件塞恩. In lane, he consistently fed opponents, showing a visibly declining状态. TES fans have been criticizing him a lot these days,估计 he also feels the压力 is a bit heavy, leading to the idea of resting. However, if哥哥 and郭皓劝说 him, he大概率 will return. Otherwise, if they真的 use the二队 top laner, even making the playoffs would be difficult.

GEN's second instance of insulting China sparks public outrage.

GEN's bot lane player Ruler has recently been under scrutiny for tax evasion.尺帝's matter hasn't yet concluded, and GEN's jungler三叔 has stirred up trouble again. On GEN's SOOP channel, they invited fans to leave A or B balance-related game questions in the comments, which players would respond to during直播. One of三叔's questions was: Canyon选手, which country do you prefer?

The options provided by fans were: A Hong Kong, B Brazil.三叔最终选择了 A. These questions were all selected by GEN战队选手 from fan comments. The act of singling out Hong Kong instantly sparked public outrage. LPL viewers felt GEN's move was clearly insulting China. Many demanded that LPL官方单方面封杀 GEN, prohibiting this team from competing in the LPL赛区.

Actually, this isn't the first time GEN has engaged in such actions. Back in 23年, GEN singled out Taiwan in文案 promoting电竞椅. At that time, LPL viewers were also愤怒, but after an apology, the matter was不了了之.大校, as a loyal GEN fan, also chose to脱粉切割 after this incident. So this club is already a habitual offender in the competitive圈.

Only three years have passed since the last抵制, and GEN is starting again. Honestly, for such a club,官方 should really apply some measures. Once might be偶然, twice is故意. A team that明知故犯 really doesn't need to be indulged. However, this节奏 hasn't stirred up as much as the last one;还有一些人 are finding reasons like translation issues to甩锅 for GEN. It's unclear what they are thinking.

Conclusion:

Based on his状态 in the石油杯预选赛, 369 might indeed不如 the新人 promoted from the二队. Treating圣枪哥 like a爹样, how weak must his实力 be? If TES truly wants to achieve成绩, Old9 must step up. Hopefully, he can regain his状态 soon. GEN's这种行为 has already crossed底线. It feels官方 should really施加 some压力, otherwise they will definitely repeat it in the future.

So, do you think GEN's actions were intentional?

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