KPL Blacklist: Early Flash Pull Changes the Course, Jiaxin Gives Away 2-14 in 4 Games, Sending Jiuzhe Away from TTG

Only the final match remains in the 2025 KPL Annual Finals, the championship between AG Super Play and Wolf Team! During last week's last elimination rounds, which teams and players were listed on the KPL blacklist?

Leading the blacklist is undoubtedly DRG's Early Flash Pull! DRG lost 3-4 to Wolf Team in the semifinals this year, but from that BO7 series, they were extremely close to making it to the losers' finals. In game six, even when Xiaopang Kai gave an early disastrous opening with a "Heavenly Collapse," about 90% of people thought the match was lost.

At that moment, Early Flash Pull stepped up, declaring, "I am a loyal fan of the Red Wolf battle; I won't allow Wolf Team to fall in the semifinals." When their own jungle and support were out of form and recalling in the river area, Early Flash Pull’s Haiyue flashed forward to pull Sakura’s Ma Chao, only to be pushed away by Zihuan Nuwa, losing flash, life, and momentum. Yet, this move helped Wolf Team regain their fighting spirit. If Wolf Team beats AG in the finals, Early Flash Pull’s historical status could rival that of Changsheng’s King Zhao Jun’s freeze, worthy of a statue by Wolf Team.

When TTG faced AG Super Play in the winners' bracket first round and lost 2-4, many thought they would still have a strong showing in the losers' bracket. However, no one knew what TTG had gone through in just one week from a 4-0 win over LGD to facing DRG. The intra-Guangzhou-Foshan battle a week later turned into a one-sided massacre by DRG. The worst-hit player was undoubtedly Jiaxin, who had lost his form entirely.

Across four games, Jiaxin’s combined KDA was 2-14-2, showing that after the setbacks, TTG truly lacks a reliable jungler to carry the team. Moreover, it is said that Jiuzhe has also parted ways with TTG! Jiaxin not only sent TTG home but also saw Jiuzhe leave the team!

KSG once again fell to their two major nemeses, AG Super Play and Wolf Team, in the annual finals. The match against AG could be considered a "near god-slaying," exceeding expectations, but the game versus Wolf Team was purely filial duty: Luobo was once elevated beyond his level by Daozai, and now with Daozai on the opposing side, he naturally sought to "repay the favor."

Throughout the BO7, Daozai died only once, and that kill was a coordinated effort between Jvhao and Ziyang. In other words, as a side laner, Luobo posed virtually no threat to Daozai during the entire series. As for Yaodao, facing Daozai was even softer than Jin Yu against Xiaopang, with no notable presence in the entire BO7.

WB returned to their classic five-man lineup during this year's finals. While their floor performance was stable, their ceiling remained as elusive as ever. Against AG Super Play, they were once again thoroughly dominated; in the tiebreaker against the returning Daozai-led Wolf Team, signs of trouble appeared early. In the elimination rounds against an enhanced Sakura Wolf Team, their strength clearly failed to match up, with their marksman-support duo being completely exposed.

After being crushed by Dashu in the summer finals, Mengxi promised fans he would "evolve significantly by the annual finals." But now it seems he is evolving in the direction of that former player. Considering Mengxi was once his substitute, everything starts to make sense.

On January 6th, official hero adjustments will take place, with significant nerfs and major changes to skill mechanics for the support role! The removal of the second skill's teleportation will, to some extent, improve self-preservation and chasing ability. Meanwhile, the magic array platform now follows the caster, effectively resolving awkward disconnections from teammates. The most remarkable change is that the magic array's duration can now stack! This means that at full energy, the support can create a super magic array lasting over 10 seconds, which is a terrifying boost to the team's combat power.

Cao Cao: The movement speed of his first skill displacement is reduced. Although the damage value is not directly cut, this change significantly impacts Cao Cao’s control feel and hero potential, and further numerical adjustments are likely to follow.