Who will advance to the three LPL teams? The semifinals of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship kick off today
Today (November 11), the semifinals of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship are about to start. On the first day, the "LPL Civil War" between the fourth seed WBG FAW Audi and the second seed BLG Ping An Bank in the LPL region will be ushered in, and the second day will be the first seed in the LPL region, Beijing JDG Intel, against the second seed T1 in the LCK region.
It is worth mentioning that in this semi-final stage, for the first time, three teams from the LPL region successfully qualified. Prior to this, only the LCK region in the history of the World Finals had achieved three semi-finals occupancy, which is undoubtedly a reflection of the overall strength of the LPL region.
LPL civil war, needle tip to wheat mang
At 16 o'clock on November 11, Beijing time, the first semi-final of the World Finals will be played by WBG against BLG. Both sides performed remarkably in the previous quarterfinals, and WBG rebounded in form, defeating NRG cleanly with a score of 3:0 and taking the lead in qualifying. On the other hand, BLG battled with GEN, the No. 1 seed in the LCK region, in five games, and finally advanced to the semifinals with a 3:2 victory.
Looking back at the record of the two sides in the LPL league this year, BLG won the final victory. However, after the baptism of the Swiss round and the quarterfinals, I believe that the two teams have grown and improved both in terms of tactical reserves and player status. For many summoners, the focus of this match is the duel between the top laners, TheShy and Bin. Both are not only the top players in the LPL, but also on the stage of the Global Finals - the former is on the road for the 2018 World Finals champion, and the latter is on the 2020 World Finals with a final "five kills". In addition, both teams' support players, Crisp and ON, have played for each other's teams, and both of them have distinct personalities and unique playing styles, so their rivalry will be one of the key factors that will affect the trend of the game. Which of these two LPL teams can go further is really exciting!
Strong dialogue, cast a world-famous game
The second semi-final will kick off on November 12 at 4 p.m. CST, with JDG taking on T1. It is reported that JDG won the right of first choice in this game and chose the red side. This matchup is full of highlights before the start of the match - if T1 wins, it will be the sixth time in the history of the mid laner Faker to break into the World Championship championship and runner-up finals, and his legend with T1 will continue to be written; If JDG wins, they will be one step closer to their goal of "one-year grand slam" after winning the LPL league spring and summer double and mid-season championship this year!
JDG and T1 have faced each other in this year's Mid-Season Championship match, and JDG sent T1 to the lower bracket with a score of 3:2. However, when the year came to an end, both sides had evolved to varying degrees, and the outcome of the semi-finals was not yet known. Can LPL's top mid-lane knight in the Mesozoic Era defeat LCK's "legendary" Faker and control the game? In the face of T1's changeable tactical combination in the bottom lane, will Ruler and MISSING be able to play the same pressing force in the bottom lane as usual? Will JDG be able to make it past T1 to advance to the finals? The answer is left on November 12 to witness with all summoners!
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Wang Lei
Editor/Gong Lifang