After the end of the LPL Spring Tournament and a month and a half of off-season, the 2023 LPL rekindled the war and ushered in the summer season opener on May 29. As the first match of the summer tournament, UP, which finished bottom in the spring season, welcomed an arguably evenly matched opponent, AL, and the result of the three games between the two teams was greatly unexpected by the audience. UP, who won only three BO3 games last season, started the summer tournament, but AL, who was considered stronger before the game, lost out.
After coming to the summer tournament, AL actually upgraded the roster to some extent, signing AD player Zhiqiuyi, the RYL team that won the LDL championship this year, and signing iBoy as a substitute for rotation. However, in the first game they went first, but were then beaten by UP, and in the end, they unfortunately lost 1-2 and failed to win their first summer game.
The BP of the first game of UP made some attempts, choosing the current version of the very strong Millio and Big Mouth downside combination. Unfortunately, nothing was achieved, and although Hery's Rambo played very well, it was a pity that Ning's monkey made several mistakes with Doggo's big mouth, resulting in UP's first game losing the whole game.
In the next two games, UP chose the lower combination relative to the regular season, Jinx plus Lulu in the second game and Zeri Kayumi in the tiebreaker, and the effect was immediate after BP changed the lower combination. But what really helped UP win the opener was the bright performance of the young player Hery, even if the first UP lost the game, Hery's Rambo record was quite good, and Nar and Gwen in the next two games also played in the line and team battles.
Especially in the third game, Gwen can be said to be a god, in the case of AL's lower road zhiqiuyi Ephelius got five kills, Hery's Gwen faced the situation of playing more with less many times, but still held the situation until Doggo's Zeli developed into shape. And it can also be seen that after SwordArt joined, UP's decision-making command is much clearer, and I believe that their results will improve this summer.
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