After nine years of waiting! BLG defeated GEN, but "EDG is listed" is on the hot search
Recently, the 2023 Global Finals ushered in the quarterfinals between BLG and GEN. Although during the 2023MSI, BLG had a clean sheet against GEN, but judging from the performance of the World Championship before the two teams met, it is obvious that GEN is better. Therefore, not too many people are optimistic about BLG being able to GEN again in this game. But in the end, BLG still gave us a little shock, and with a better performance, BLG successfully defeated LCK No. 1 seed GEN with an aggregate score of 3-2 and advanced to the semi-finals. It is worth mentioning that the last time the all-Chinese class defeated the South Korean team in the knockout stage of the World Finals was back in the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Finals. At that time, the all-Chinese class OMG defeated NJWS with an overall score of 3-0 to advance to the semi-finals. Although the concept of the word "all-Chinese class" may not be as important as "ancient times", this nine-year wait can be said to be of great significance to some old viewers who like all-Chinese class.
However, what people didn't expect was that BLG defeated GEN and successfully advanced to the semi-finals, but "EDG was listed" on a hot search. It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time that EDG has been on the hot search during the Global Finals. Because as long as BLG wins a victory in the World Championship, especially if Bin, Xun and Elk play well, EDG will inevitably be on the hot search. Of course, the reason why "EDG is listed" on the hot search is naturally very simple, that is, BLG players Bin, Xun and Elk, who have formed the Asian Games national team with EDG Nosuke Jiejie and Meiko, played well in the world competition, which seems to highlight who only won the bronze medal in the Asian Games at that time. I have to say that this session of netizens is really good at doing things.
With BLG's successful defeat of GEN, BLG and WBG have successfully entered the semifinals in the first half of this World Championship, which means that there is already an LPL team in this World Championship that must be locked in the finals. In addition, let's look at the two quarterfinals in the second half of the region. The first game is the LNG vs. T1 match, LNG is actually recognized by many LPL fans as the "second seed" after the 2023 LPL summer playoffs, because many netizens feel that if the four seeded teams of the LPL are ranked by strength, LNG is ranked behind JDG. Therefore, in this game between LNG and T1, LNG still has a very good chance to win. And the second game is JDG's match against KT. As the No. 1 seed in the LPL, JDG is naturally recognized as the strongest LPL team this season. Therefore, in this game between JDG and KT, I believe that as long as JDG plays normally, it will not be difficult to win KT.
Once LNG and JDG both win in the quarterfinals of this World Championship, there will be an unprecedented situation in the semifinals of this World Championship, that is, the famous scene of all four LPL seeded teams advancing to the semifinals. Although all four LPL teams have advanced to the semi-finals, this will make the subsequent matches of the 2023 World Finals an LPL professional league. But it has to be said that once such a situation occurs, the LPL will become the undisputed first division at least this year.
Finally, ladies and gentlemen, do you think there will be a situation where all 4 LPL seeded teams will enter the semi-finals in this World Championship?