Being the sole fully committed team in LPL, many commentators have thanked IG for boosting LPL's visibility this year, considering LPL's disappointing performances in the recent global championships. Many viewers have remarked that they wouldn't follow LPL if it weren't for IG's matches. However, something that left many IG fans speechless occurred: the LPL second-tier commentator "Xuan Shen" repeatedly insulted IG players during a recent live stream, referring to star top laner TheShy as "Horsehead" and calling the MSI double champion jungler WEI "Nirvana," among other derogatory remarks.

As Xuan Shen continued to insult IG players during his streams, many IG fans went to protest on IG's official Weibo, with some even leaving messages of protest under IG shareholder Zhang's posts, believing that Xuan Shen severely impacted the reputation of IG players. With the protests from IG fans escalating, Zhang directly commented, assuring that he has lodged complaints with both the LPL officials and the streaming platform, promising that Xuan Shen would face severe penalties in the future, making him aware of the serious consequences of angering IG fans.

Although Zhang's comments were quite assertive, Xuan Shen's attitude during the live stream left many IG fans feeling defeated. After Zhang's intervention, Xuan Shen's second-tier streaming privileges were revoked, yet he surprisingly began "black screen commentary." Due to the management's intervention, Xuan Shen's stream unexpectedly became a hit, attracting many bystanders and onlookers, making him the most popular streamer on the platform, and after losing his second-tier status, Xuan Shen went "completely crazy."

During the stream, Xuan Shen stated that when he had second-tier rights, there were many things he couldn't say, but now that he no longer has those rights, he feels no reservations. Thus, he began to openly criticize IG players, claiming that the main reason IG lost was because top laner TheShy was too weak, being dominated in lanes by "Saint Gun Brother," and that in team fights, he was less effective than Saint Gun Brother. He ultimately mocked WEI as a "Nirvana player," saying that even when the four BLG players couldn't carry him, IG's four players were even worse and couldn't possibly win against WEI.

In addition to intentionally criticizing IG players during his streams, Xuan Shen also announced that if IG's future opponents win, he would hold a lottery, but the winners could not be IG fans; if they were, their prizes would be confiscated. Xuan Shen's various actions have infuriated many IG fans, who have been angrily criticizing IG's management for being ineffective. After all, Xuan Shen's high-profile mockery of IG players has gone unaddressed by the management.

Regardless of WEI's performance, he remains the starter.

In the spotlight match between IG and AL, IG suffered a crushing defeat, where the performance of IG jungler WEI drew a lot of dissatisfaction from fans. Some viewers even hoped that IG would reinstate jungler JIEJIE as the starter, but this wish was dashed by IG veteran Ning, who stated that JIEJIE has now left IG, and the only starting jungler is WEI. Therefore, even if WEI performs poorly in matches, IG will continue to field him as the starter. Ning also defended WEI, saying that in this BO3, both the players and the draft had issues, and the loss couldn't be solely blamed on the jungler.

Conclusion

I personally don't understand why Xuan Shen dislikes IG so much. Logically, he should benefit greatly from IG forming a fully committed team, as many viewers previously regarded Xuan Shen as a fan of THESHY. Now that he openly attacks IG players and management, do you think IG will file a complaint against Xuan Shen? IG is set to face TES tomorrow and BLG the day after; do you think IG can secure victories in these matches?