Introduction: The S15 season has fully concluded, and I believe most players have been closely following the recent matchups. The Demacia Cup in the LPL region has been extremely intense. Judging from the overall competition so far, the current state of the matches is not very optimistic, especially for the highly watched WBG team, who won against JDG on the first day but were then completely shut down by OMG in the next match. As the new season’s ultimate all-Chinese lineup, they faced their first loss with the new roster; the bottom lane AD carry Elk was thoroughly crushed, and mid laner Xiaohu kept getting lost, indicating that their teamwork is still not very smooth and will require a long period of adjustment.

LPL's Ultimate All-Chinese Lineup Faces First Defeat with New Roster

Most players are quite familiar with the WBG team. As a financially powerful squad in the LPL, after acquiring the team slot, they made significant investments. They even signed top-tier top laner TheShy, becoming one of the most talked-about teams in the LPL at that time. Over the past two transfer windows, WBG has continued heavy investments, especially in this winter transfer period, where they assembled the LPL’s ultimate all-Chinese lineup by signing top jungle and AD carry players. They started the Demacia Cup with their full-strength roster but suffered their first defeat as soon as the second day of competition.

Against OMG, many fans expected WBG to win easily, but the two games ended with OMG completely dominating, winning effortlessly like a breeze sweeping fallen leaves. The first game started poorly: WBG attempted a three-versus-two tower dive but ended up losing two players in return. At seven minutes, Elk’s aggressive positioning was exploited by OMG’s bottom lane duo, resulting in a kill. By 15 minutes, OMG had fully seized control of the pace. The gap in the AD position kept widening, with OMG’s Caitlyn performing almost godlike. At 34 minutes, OMG comfortably took the first game.

The second game was also opened up through the bottom lane. At seven minutes, OMG’s bot duo ambushed Elk in the brush and secured a kill. At 12 minutes, WBG managed one of their few good team fights, exchanging zero for two and securing the dragon. However, at 25 minutes, OMG executed a flawless team wipe in a fight, took Baron, and sounded the charge for offense, pushing down WBG’s base by 28 minutes. Both games combined lasted just over an hour, making it hard to believe this was a matchup between the ultimate all-Chinese lineup and a lower-tier team. Both jungle Jiejie and AD carry Elk showed numerous issues.

There was also a rather amusing moment in this match. In the second game, top laner Laohai was pushed into a desperate situation by the opponent’s Ahri. With only a sliver of health left, it seemed certain that Laohai would die, yet thanks to early-game stat advantages, he almost turned the tables and killed Ahri. If he hadn’t tanked a turret shot, it felt like Zika might have dived in directly. After the match, WBG’s ratings were quite awkward: mid laner Xiaohu scored the highest with 4.8, while support Erha was the lowest at just 2.5. Honestly, Erha is still a relatively young player, and his form is decent; many industry insiders even regard him as another potential K-Doctor.

Farewell Thoughts

Unexpectedly, just a few days into the Demacia Cup, the LPL’s ultimate all-Chinese lineup has already suffered its first loss with the new roster. It can only be said that WBG’s synergy is still not deep enough. It’s obvious that teammates’ ideas are not unified, as everyone seems to have their own tactics. Jiejie is not as dominant as expected and hasn’t fixed his previous issues; on stage, he focuses too much on his own jungle core and farming.

What do you all think about this situation?