Preface: The S16 season has officially begun, and I believe most players have been closely following the recent matches. The world-class competition has been quite intense. Based on the current overall performance, the LPL region still has a high chance of winning the final championship in the EWC competition. After BLG successfully defeated T1, they went wild, especially the top laner Bin, who finally let loose in the interview after being silent for so long, once again claiming the championship in advance: "We are very confident in winning the EWC finals." Meanwhile, the knockout stage draw was a lucky one for the LPL, with no internal matchups, and strong teams in both the upper and lower brackets.

Bin's interview again claims championship in advance

I believe most players are quite familiar with BLG. As a top-tier team in the LPL, their popularity and momentum have remained stable over the past few years, and their results have been outstanding. They have participated in almost every World Championship. In the recent Global Vanguard Cup, BLG defeated multiple top teams and eventually won the title. However, during the MSI, they encountered some issues, and their arrogance in the final match cost them. In the past few days of EWC, it seems the BLG players are gradually regaining their confidence, especially after defeating T1, everyone is feeling more in sync.

In the post-match interview, top laner Bin publicly responded to his form issues for the first time since the MSI defeat.

"We are definitely happy to have defeated T1 today. We will prepare well for the upcoming matches. Now that we have entered the knockout stage, we are very confident in winning the EWC championship."

Bin still showed a stoic and arrogant expression during the interview, but his eyes seemed to lack the previous fierceness. It appears that the MSI loss hit him hard. Currently, BLG really needs to take revenge on HLE to regain their rhythm.

After the match against BLG, Faker's fans could no longer sit still. Some netizens even simulated previous investigation reports, calling for T1's official investigation into jungler Oner for match-fixing. Indeed, his performance issues have become severe—completely lacking rhythm, failing to control dragons while jungling, and even losing his champion pool. After getting kills, he would immediately give them back. During the laning phase, when Faker flashed out, Oner didn't go to the mid lane to pressure, allowing the enemy support and jungler to take the initiative first. This all suggests a pattern. Clearly, fitness and romance have indeed affected the players too much.

With the official release of the EWC knockout stage draw, the LPL region finally got a long-awaited lucky draw. This time, all three LPL teams advanced to the knockout stage without any internal matchups. Let's look at the bracket: HLE vs T1, AL vs KC, GEN vs JDG, BLG vs DK. Based on the current form, the final is likely to be BLG vs HLE, though AL could also pull off something impressive. The lower bracket seems to have the least suspense—GEN is really not competitive anymore, even Ruler is struggling.

In my opinion,

I didn't expect Bin to adjust so quickly. Indeed, defeating T1 this time greatly boosted the team's morale. It remains to be seen how BLG will adjust in the future. The familiar Bin is back—this feels like a revenge battle for the LPL, similar to last season. It all comes down to the final result. If HLE wins two consecutive championships in a short period, the LPL's morale might completely collapse.

What do you, dear viewers, think about this?