After JIEJIE moved to FPX, many fans expressed that it was a huge blow. At IG, he played alongside four world champions and only needed to maintain steady performance for IG to win. Importantly, JIEJIE earned many world championship points with IG. Given IG’s current form, securing a top-three or top-two finish would ensure easy qualification for the world championship. In contrast, FPX’s results in the first two splits have been poor, meaning FPX must either win the summer split or reach the top four in playoffs to have a chance at the world championship through the play-in stage.

Therefore, many JIEJIE fans don’t understand why he chose FPX. Recently, in an official interview, JIEJIE revealed his reason: he doesn’t care about FPX’s results, he just wants to play matches. Joining FPX guarantees him playing time, which is why he made the choice. This statement disappointed many IG fans, since WEI, the jungler at IG, has shown stronger performances in matches. Had JIEJIE stayed at IG, he likely wouldn’t have had the opportunity to start regularly.

On the other hand, some JIEJIE fans think joining FPX is self-sabotage. Industry insiders have leaked that FPX might disband next year, meaning JIEJIE has no future there. They suggest he should take a chance with BLG instead. If JIEJIE succeeds in training with BLG, he could still make it to the world championship, and his peak performance might even help BLG win the world title. (Why do you think JIEJIE is reluctant to join BLG?)

The strongest all-Chinese team’s call-out to IG sparks widespread discussion!

Although JIEJIE’s first match with FPX ended in a loss to BLG, BLG’s mid laner LeftHand praised JIEJIE’s skills in a post-match interview. He said JIEJIE’s arrival strengthened FPX, and the main reason FPX lost was because the team was still in the process of synergy development. If FPX players continue to improve coordination, the team will become even stronger. LeftHand’s comments made many JIEJIE fans happy, as FPX still has a chance to make playoffs if they defeat NIP on the Knights’ path.

Besides praising JIEJIE, BLG’s mid laner LeftHand also criticized his own teammates during the interview. He felt BLG players were playing too recklessly and not respecting their opponents, which caused BLG to struggle against FPX. LeftHand frankly admitted that if BLG continues playing this way, they won’t be able to get revenge on IG. Their previous loss to IG was due to a lack of discipline, and if BLG played properly, they could have beaten IG. LeftHand’s remarks pleased many BLG fans, as discipline has long been a hot topic among them.

In the last matches against IG, BLG led by 10,000 gold in the early and mid-game in two games, but BLG players inexplicably gave away kills mid-game, allowing IG to seize the opportunity and come back to win. Now that LeftHand has openly criticized BLG’s players, do you think BLG can successfully get revenge on IG? (Of course, BLG’s discipline issues have persisted for a long time; last year at Worlds, BLG also lost due to this problem. It seems BLG still can’t fix their discipline.)