GEN was eliminated by G2 with a clean sweep.

Since GEN advanced to the semifinals with absolute dominance during the LOL Pioneer Tournament group stage, many LOL viewers have been praising GEN's strength. GEN fans have been celebrating with champagne, believing GEN would win this Pioneer Tournament. Some GEN fans even joked that other teams would consider it a success just to see GEN's high ground towers. However, after the Pioneer Tournament semifinals concluded, many GEN fans were devastated, as GEN, hailed as the world's strongest team, was eliminated by G2 with a clean sweep.

GEN's loss to G2 indeed surprised many LPL viewers. In this BO5, G2 won purely through solid skill. From the laning phase, G2 continuously pressured GEN, with G2's bot lane duo repeatedly securing kills against GEN's duo during lane phase. KIIN, touted as the world's top laner, became the team's biggest weakness in this BO5, performing several questionable plays. GEN's top laner Kiin attempted to use Renekton and Vayne to counter G2 top laner Broken Blade's Sion and K'Sante's "pressure," but Kiin's laning was too weak, allowing BB to farm safely and later contribute more in team fights.

Chovy's "randomly relieving himself" is exaggerated.

After GEN failed to reach the Pioneer Tournament finals, some viewers joked, "Chovy is really different this year." In previous years, Chovy only "fell apart" at Worlds, but this year Chovy started "randomly relieving himself" even before Worlds. It must be said, after so many years, Chovy truly hasn't changed at all. In this BO5, GEN's base was nearly destroyed by G2, yet Chovy was still farming bot lane, which explains why G2's official post mocked Chovy after the match.

After G2 successfully defeated GEN, G2 also created new LOL history, becoming the first team in LOL history to consecutively clean sweep LCK teams twice. It must be said, after being crushed by BLG once, G2 seemed enlightened, winning against both BFX and GEN with overwhelming dominance. What do you think G2 relies on to defeat LCK teams? I feel G2 surpasses LCK teams in both player mechanics and match BP, but it's puzzling why G2 was clean swept by BLG. Does LOL competition truly have team style counters?

BLG prepares to win the Pioneer Tournament.

As the LPL's top seed, BLG also easily defeated JDG in the domestic match to secure a finals spot. In the post-match interview, BLG top laner Bin publicly challenged G2, stating BLG would thrash G2 3-0 in the finals and help LPL win this Pioneer Tournament. Many viewers, after seeing Bin's confident remarks, began anticipating BLG's Pioneer Tournament victory, especially since BLG already clean swept G2 in the group stage, so many believe BLG's strength will surely defeat G2.

The BO5 between BLG and JDG resembled the LPL first stage finals: JDG's top laner Xiao Xu was solely broken by Bin. Even when JDG, in a crucial game, picked Xiao Xu's specialty top laner Tryndamere, Xiao Xu remained Bin's "plaything." Although JDG's bot lane duo gained economic advantage with strong picks, JDG players' individual skill indeed had issues, so JDG ultimately missed this Pioneer Tournament finals.

Conclusion

I personally truly anticipate the highlight match between BLG and G2. I want to know whether BLG's strength is excessively "overpowered" or if G2 awakened midway. Do you think BLG can defeat G2 to win this Pioneer Tournament? If BLG indeed wins the Pioneer Tournament, does BLG have a chance to make history by completing the Golden Road in 2026?