JKL has officially renewed his contract

JKL disclosed during a livestream that his tinnitus symptoms greatly improved after undergoing acupuncture treatment in the off-season, with almost no ringing in his left ear. Following this positive news, many fans hoped TES would secure his contract renewal. Recently, the prominent player database OPGG changed JKL’s tag from “free agent” to “TES bot lane AD.” However, many IG fans are dissatisfied with this outcome, as a lot of viewers wished to see the old IG “three C’s” reunited in competition.

With the high probability of JKL renewing, many viewers have started focusing on TES’s roster for the next season. According to Zhu Kai’s livestream revelations, TES’s jungler Kanavi and support Hang will leave the team next season. Since there are very few jungler-support pairs available in the LPL transfer market, many believe TES’s strength will decline significantly. Although Kanavi made various mistakes at the World Championship, he has always been a dominant force in the LPL. (Additionally, Redmi recently revealed in an interview that Kanavi is very likely to join JDG next season)

AL’s decision to let go of Saint Gunner sparks widespread discussion!

While fans are speculating about TES’s new jungler and support for the upcoming season, the topic of “AL swapping top laners with TES” has trended. AL originally intended to acquire TES’s top laner 369 this year, but TES manager Guo Hao emotionally persuaded 369 to stay. After every good result AL achieves, AL manager Aixiao often visits 369’s personal account to ask if he regrets staying. Due to TES’s poor international results this year, their funding is tight, and many insiders speculate TES will struggle to keep 369.

Many AL fans, upon hearing this news, rushed to AL’s official social media and manager Aixiao’s accounts to seek confirmation. For many AL supporters, top laner Saint Gunner is the absolute core of the team. Saint Gunner often sacrifices his own growth in matches to help the team gain an advantage. Several AL fans openly admit that AL’s biggest weakness now is the bottom lane AD player Xiwang Ge, not Saint Gunner. They believe replacing Saint Gunner would severely weaken AL’s strength next year.

Zhu Kai calls out to Aixiao

As the discussion about AL swapping top laners heats up, many AL fans have flocked to LPL champion coach Zhu Kai’s livestream to send gifts and messages, hoping he can persuade Aixiao not to give up Saint Gunner in favor of 369. Zhu Kai responded that Aixiao is watching the livestream and can see the gifts and messages. He urged AL fans to stay calm, emphasizing that Aixiao is a very shrewd manager who definitely wants the best for AL.

After Zhu Kai personally spoke up for Aixiao, Aixiao himself sent gifts to Zhu Kai during the stream. Many viewers, seeing Aixiao’s stance, became anxious, believing Aixiao is likely to replace Saint Gunner next season. Meanwhile, many 369 fans argue that 369 is indeed stronger in solo lane matchups than Saint Gunner. TES’s ability to consistently outperform AL in the league is largely thanks to 369’s skill in countering Saint Gunner’s “Gyro” playstyle, often gaining the upper hand. (Do you think AL would become stronger by replacing Saint Gunner?)

Conclusion

I recently watched TABE’s livestream, and he seemed to strongly hope AL could renew contracts with all players. So, whether AL changes their top laner likely depends on TABE’s final decision. As AL’s coach, TABE holds significant influence, and if he doesn’t approve, I doubt manager Aixiao would unilaterally change the top lane pick.