"The battle between former teams: Did Wuwei delay the top pick jungler, or did KSG hold back their top and jungle duo?"

The 2025 KPL playoffs have reached the fifth day of competition. After the first four days, two teams have already been eliminated! In the following days, a team will be eliminated each day! So, after the games on the 25th, who will be knocked out, JDG or KSG?

Although JDG secured the A1 spot in the third round this season, they were actually the underdogs in their first playoff match against DRG. While it was the team’s first playoff appearance, the five JDG players are experienced. Facing a 1-3 deficit, Wuwei, who was highly anticipated by many fans, stepped up with a crucial empty-handed catch on Wanwan to keep the team alive. In the sixth game, despite a 5-ban roaming strategy, he used the much-mocked Sang Qi to deliver the winning blow.

During the regular season, the top, mid, and jungle players combined for 27 MVPs, and when playing their signature heroes, they all performed as expected, ultimately paying tribute to AG by achieving a reverse sweep from 0-3. Just reaching the quarterfinals likely exceeded many people's expectations for JDG; whether they can advance further depends on their performance tonight.

KSG has been rebuilding around their mid and AD carry this season, and their regular season results have been quite remarkable. Ziyang, returning from the bench, shows glimpses of his former self in initiating fights, and together with Juhua’s jungle core, they form KSG’s strongest weapon this season. Their synergy with Liu Lang has also elevated KSG’s core compared to the spring split.

However, in the third round of the regular season, KSG’s weaknesses were ruthlessly exposed by several S-tier teams. When Juhua’s jungle core was restricted and Luobo’s key side lanes were banned, KSG’s combat strength noticeably dropped. Coupled with Yaodao’s poor form in the third round, KSG fell out of the winners' bracket contention. Tonight, facing A1-ranked JDG, let's see if KSG can hold onto their spot in the top six.

This season, Juhua has reversed his reputation at KSG. As a rookie first pick worth 6.5 million, he was harshly criticized as "6.5 million little snake cake" during his rookie season at JDG. Although still a weak point in tank jungling, his jungle core performance at KSG has been quite carry-worthy. With a 76.1% participation rate, he ranks first among junglers, and his average 2.2 kills per game is only behind three FMVP junglers. Nakoruru has 3 wins in 4 games, ranking first among junglers; Jing has 4 wins in 6; Pei Qinhu 5 wins in 6; Hun 5 wins in 8; Ju Youjing is undefeated in 4 games. None of the jungle cores appearing more than once have a win rate below 60%.

This match marks Juhua’s first time facing his former team JDG since transferring away. Did Wuwei hold back the top pick jungler? At the same time, it’s also the first time that the top-jungle duo of Jin Yu and Qing Yu face KSG after leaving. Who will claim victory against their old team and advance to the third round of the losers' bracket?

Nüwa is currently a mid-lane hero with high win and pick rates. Because of her long range, she is difficult to catch. However, if you choose Sima Yi, you can effectively counter Nüwa! Sima Yi develops quickly and can easily outpace Nüwa. When activating his first skill, he gains high movement speed and becomes unstoppable, allowing him to ignore Nüwa’s first skill and safely engage without fear of control.

Sima Yi’s second skill silences opponents, so once he closes in on Nüwa, she cannot cast any skills after being silenced and must watch as Sima Yi attacks. Additionally, Sima Yi’s ultimate allows long-range repositioning, meaning if Nüwa tries to support another lane, Sima Yi can quickly follow with his ultimate, maintaining control of the pace and strongly countering Nüwa.