The "Indian God King" exposed.

This LOL Pioneer Tournament actually features many high-profile "grudge" matchups. For example, Bin openly stated in an interview that he wants to crush KIIN and take revenge on Dhokla, etc. Dhokla also mentioned in an interview that he strives to reach the knockout stage and meet Bin. However, something disappointing for many Bin fans happened: Dhokla's LYON team was eliminated by JDG with a 3-1 score, ultimately failing to enter the knockout stage, meaning Dhokla couldn't face Bin.

Of course, many viewers joked that LYON's elimination by JDG is actually good news for Dhokla. After watching the BO5 between LYON and JDG, viewers should realize that Dhokla's individual skill is not strong at all. Playing Aatrox, he got repeatedly "spun" by Sion in lane; in team fights, his Aatrox couldn't hit anyone with outer Q. Dhokla's Gnar was even more absurdly abstract—to destroy JDG's high ground tower, he even neglected his own main crystal. Many viewers also joked that if Dhokla really met Bin, he might be mercilessly crushed by Bin, since even Xiao Xu could continuously "spin" Dhokla.

JDG advances to the knockout stage but gets heavily criticized!

Although JDG successfully advanced to the Pioneer Tournament knockout stage, many LPL viewers are still unsatisfied with JDG's match performance. Some even believe JDG's advancement relied entirely on lucky draws. These viewers think if G2 were placed in Group B, JDG might have been eliminated by G2 with a clean sweep. Because in this match, JDG's bot lane duo performed extremely poorly, especially ADC player GALA, who was repeatedly outplayed and crushed by LYON's bot lane Berserker across four games, almost getting lane-killed every match.

Many viewers wonder why GALA's form declined so drastically. Many LPL viewers regard GALA as the "Asian Games ADC," but based on his current state, GALA indeed seems to be JDG's weak point. Regardless of which champion he plays, GALA gets outpaced by Berserker by 30 CS in lane. Whenever the broadcast switches to bot lane, viewers see GALA missing tons of minions. Many believe with GALA's current form, JDG will struggle to defeat BLG, since in the LPL first stage finals, JDG also missed the championship due to GALA's poor performance. (In the last BO5 against Ruler, GALA was even forced to lane at the second turret by Ruler alone.)

I also checked Berserker's personal background and found he debuted from T1's trainee program; his teammates at that time were T1's top laner Zeus and support Delight. However, Berserker went overseas as a "mercenary" to earn money. Indeed, Berserker's skill is very strong. In a pre-match interview, Berserker clearly stated his laning ability is better than GALA's, but he loses to GALA each time due to insufficient luck.

Of course, many GALA fans defend him, arguing that bot lane is a two-player game; GALA being suppressed also stems from support V being too weak. However, most viewers believe GALA losing in matches is due to BP issues. After the Pioneer Tournament started, JDG began "trolling," especially with GALA's bot lane picks being completely countered by opponents. Thus, GALA losing also requires coach Tabe to share blame. (After the match, GALA's post-game rating was the lowest in the team. Do you think GALA's skill has seriously declined?)

Conclusion

After JDG advances to the knockout stage, they will face LPL's top seed BLG. Do you think JDG has a chance to defeat BLG? Personally, I also wonder whether coach Tabe has "hidden strategies" to use against BLG, since Tabe knows BLG very well and might have prepared big moves to counter them. (Do you think LPL has hope to win the Pioneer Tournament championship?)