The long-awaited 2022 KPL Spring Tournament has finally officially begun, and the opening match is staged between Wuhan eStarPro and Guangzhou TTG. The two teams were champions and runners-up last season, so this game also represents the pinnacle of the league. With no changes to eStar's coaching staff and starters, the two major highlights of this game are on the TTG side. First, the core confrontation Lu Qingqing was absent, and Yinan, who joined from Beijing WB, replaced him; second, the new head coach Xiao Feng represented TTG on the BP stage for the first time, and their performance is worth looking forward to.
Qingqing's absence was already expected, after all, he missed most of the training matches before the start of most of the season. The changes to this team brought by Qingqing's transfer to TTG are visible to the naked eye, and many people are worried that his absence will have a great impact on TTG. Coach Xiaofeng once led Hope (the predecessor of Hangzhou LGD Big Goose) from the sub-league to the KPL, so his coaching ability is worthy of recognition. However, Xiao Feng has not been the head coach of the KPL team for a long time, and the first game of the comeback will face SK, who has won the best coach for two consecutive years, and the pressure is not small.
According to everyone's pre-match prediction, eStar will almost beat TTG without bloodshed, after all, the opponent not only has one less absolute main force but also changed the coaching staff, and the stability is not a level. However, the first set TTG gave eStar a downward spiral, they were desperate after being broken three-way high, playing a wonderful 0-for-3 in the middle of the team battle, and then grabbed the Storm Dragon King, and finally completed the Jedi turnaround.
However, eStar is not a vegetarian, and they immediately stabilized their position in the second set and calmly selected the equine core system for the new FMVP. Frank also lived up to expectations to help the team get the advantage, and at the last minute, he stole the family, successfully led the team to equalize, and he himself won the MVP of the game. The third game was also very exciting, with the season's opener giving birth to the first five kills, which were not won by TTG's wild players. However, the other five kills did not help TTG win, and eStar took advantage of the victory to chase the next city to the match point. In the fourth inning, Hanakai came up with a new hero, and he also became the first player in the KPL to use a curtain. This round eStar also used the perfect team battle to easily defeat TTG, ending the game just after ten minutes.
After letting one chase and three wins over TTG, eStar got the opening red of the new season, breaking the curse of losing the championship opener for four consecutive years. It can be seen that the state of the eStar players is still hot, and it is expected that they can continue to work hard and strive to create glory again.