Follow-up on TES match-fixing scandal exposed!

TES, as a top-tier elite team in the LPL, consistently achieves top rankings in LPL competitions each year. For a normal player, joining such a prestigious team would mean striving to prove their ability and value to secure a favorable contract. However, TES has recently been embroiled in a "match-fixing controversy," especially since TES officially issued a statement, twice confirming that their jungler Cream is "suspected" of match-fixing. Most viewers understand that, given TES's popularity and influence, they would not casually accuse a player without likely having evidence of Cream's match-fixing.

After learning about this incident, many LPL fans expressed sympathy for the other TES players, especially since TES mid-laner Little Cream is highly motivated to win, while their jungler seems determined to lose. Following this incident, many LPL viewers wanted to know how TES internally handled the situation, and some even hoped to learn from jungler Cream which "mistakes" led him down this irreversible path. (Jungler Cream is a rookie developed through TES's own training system, having previously played for LGD, RA, and NIP.)

Recently, TES head coach Poppy revealed during a live stream interaction the story of TES "interrogating" Cream. Coach Poppy disclosed that from the start of the playoffs, Cream was "fixing" every match, even admitting that most of TES's losses were due to his intentional "feeding." Upon learning this, Coach Poppy was completely devastated and couldn't understand why Cream, with such high gaming talent, needed to engage in such activities.

During the subsequent interaction, Coach Poppy mentioned that Cream performed exceptionally well in training matches, even stating that Cream could control matches to win or lose as desired. Many viewers, after hearing Poppy's revelations, felt TES was undeserving; if TES jungler Cream hadn't messed up, TES could have advanced further. I also reviewed TES's previous playoff games and noticed signs of "Cream's manipulation" in TES's fifth-game loss to JDG. TES had a significant early advantage, with dragons about to spawn, but jungler Cream, playing Nocturne, solo-dived into five enemies, causing TES to lose both dragon and Baron, and every team fight occurred without waiting for their top laner.

JDG successfully advances to the Pioneer Tournament.

After TES issued its statement, the舆论 environment in LPL competitions completely erupted. For instance, during the BO5焦点 match between JDG and WBG, whenever a player made a mistake, the chat was flooded with "real match" comments. In this BO5, JDG, with superior BP strategies and player execution, defeated WBG 3-0 to advance to the first stage of the LPL finals, also securing the last LPL spot for the Pioneer Tournament. (Many LPL viewers, seeing this, wondered about TES's actual strength, since TES played a full BO5 with JDG, while WBG was swept by JDG.)

JDG's victory deserves praise for coach Tabe. According to WBG coach's post-match admission, WBG's first and second game BP were suppressed by JDG coach Tabe, leading to WBG's loss. After guiding JDG to the LPL finals, this marks Tabe's fourth time leading different teams to the LPL finals in his career. (The previous three teams Tabe led were RNG, BLG, and AL. From this perspective, AL's decision to放弃 Tabe during the transfer period seems a mistake.)

Conclusion

I personally don't believe jungler Cream has the ability to always win as desired, especially since TES's current MVP leader is mid-laner Little Cream. Moreover, the LPL previously had a match-fixing jungler who was hyped up but was crushed after moving to the North American region. Do you think TES, if they更换 their jungler and JKL returns to play next season, has a chance to qualify for MSI?