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The League of Legends offseason is underway. After the World Championship 2024, the titular professional teams took a short break to come back with renewed vigour, but that doesn't mean that competitive LoL has disappeared.
Demacia Cup 2024, a classic preseason tournament, is heating up in the Chinese region. Demacia Cup 2024 features all the top teams in the region, but in line-ups, giving academy members a chance to prove themselves.
LGD Gaming and BLG will play in one of the group stage matches. We are trying to figure out who will be stronger and earn extra points ahead of the allocation of slots for play-offs.
Let's go.
FPX Form
Let's open the FPX vs BLG match with the analysis of FPX form. In this match FPX play the number one with odds to win around 1.3.
Since their triumph at Worlds 2019, FPX have been unable to return to the podium. There was an attempt in 2021 when FPX made it to Worlds 2021, but beyond that it was sadness.
FPX's last result was a top-15 finish at LPL Spring 2023. They played the group stage of the spring split lousy: 4-12 and now the situation is not much better.
- FPX lineup: sheer, sorrow, Care, bat, Jwei.
There were no special changes at the Long Term tournament. There were personnel decisions on management, but it does not affect the results.
Nothing helped FPX to improve the score since LPL Spring. At the summer split, the Phoenixes are in 14th place with a 4-10 record. It can improve, but they are not destined for the play-offs. In general, it happened so: FPX did not get into the play-offs LPL Summer 2023, but to be fair, they managed to get to 11th place in the group, which is not so bad.
Before Demacia Cup 2023 FPX visited NEST 2023, where the team traditionally plays well. This time there they took the top 4. Demacia Cup 2023 ended much sadder for FPX: the club played 2-2 in the group stage, which was not enough to get into the play-offs. As a result - TOP 16.
At LPL Spring 2024 the situation unfolded quite differently. FPX were convincing in most of their matches, which allowed them to go 11-5 and take the Top 4 of the regular season in such a competitive region.
At LPL Summer 2024, FunPlus Phoenix Long Co-angled with the Top 2 in Group A, playing there with a score of 3-3. In the Rumble Stage, the team made it to the Top 7, finishing Ascend Group with a 3-5 score, which allowed them to directly qualify for the playoffs.
They debuted at the LPL Summer 2024 play-offs with a match against TT Gaming, where they played an evenly matched match with a score of 3-2. However, they didn't manage to go any further than the top 8.
The most popular champions of FunPlus Phoenix
KSante (6 matches, 33% wins), Gwen (5 games, 0% wins), Jax (2 matches, 100% wins) are the most frequently taken to the top.
Jungle takes Vi (3 matches, 0% wins), Maokai (2 matches, 100% wins), Lee Sin (1 match, 0% wins), Wukong (1 match, 0% wins).
The centre line is occupied by Kassadin (3 matches, 100% wins), Akali (2 matches, 0% wins), Syndra (2 games, 50% wins).
On the shooters are Zeri (5 games, 40% wins), Sivir (3 games, 33% wins), Lucian (2 matches, 50% wins).
Peaking Zeri and Sivir, without fail Yuumi is also selected. Magic Cat has appeared in spades 8 times and has a 37% win rate.
BLG.Junior Form.
We continue our breakdown of the BLG - FPX match with an analysis of BLG's game form. In this match they play second number, but all because of the test squad, which consists of academy members.
Last season, BLG's main squad broke into the top 2 of the Chinese region with lightning speed, thus making their way to the Mid-Season Invitational 2023. Another sensation happened at the international event: BLG made it to the grand finals, only to lose to JD Gaming.
Another plus for BLG is the roster renewed at Long Conference 2023. The club managed to assemble a top company.
- BLG.Junior roster: Lqh, luoyiyu, Yxl, Xiaorui, TheHank.
After a really triumphant half-year, Bilibili Gaming did not slow down at all. The team was the first to reach the LPL Summer 2023 play-offs, and also set a local record: the only team in the history of the series to finish the group stage with one defeat.
In the first match of the play-offs, TES faced off. The game was played under the dictation of vice-champions LPL Spring 2023 and BLG beat TES very confidently with a score of 3-1.
In the final of the upper grid Bilibili Gaming played against their principal rival - JD Gaming team. The reigning LPL champions left their colleagues no chance and shut down BLG with a score of 3-0.
Unlike the spring split, BLG had a slightly less confident performance in the summer. The vice-champions of the Mid-Season Invitational 2023 ended the summer split in third place, Ledgeiv in the match to advance to the LNG Esports Grand Final with a 1-3 score.
Bilibili Gaming got a pretty serious opponent in their first match at Worlds 2023. Yagao and company played against South Korea's top 3, KT Rolster, and in a 45 minute battle they were stronger.
Next up was JD Gaming and there was no way to win. However, Ledge and the first team of China, BLG got a "free" round against Fnatic, thus making the score 2-1.
BLG ran into T1 in a 2-1 basket and it didn't bode well for the Chinese club. T1 won and went on to advance, while Bilibili Gaming travelled to the net 2-2.
In the final Swiss clash, they met G2 Esports. Bilibili won 2-1, sending the first team in Europe home.
In the first round of play-offs Bilibili Gaming met Gen.G. After a rather easy 2-0, the Korean Grand equalised at 2-2, and everything was decided on the 5th map. It was decided in favour of BLG, who caught Chovy several times on Akali, and eventually sent Gen.G home empty-handed.
However, after defeating Gen.G, Bilibili Gaming failed to beat their compatriots from WBG in the match to qualify for the Worlds 2023 Grand Final.
BLG faced Royal Never Give Up in their opening match already at Demacia Cup 2023. One of the brightest teams of the group stage failed to do anything against a stronger opponent and eventually left the championship, while BLG celebrated a 3-1 victory. Ninjas in Pyjamas didn't feel Ninjas in Pyjamas in the match to reach the grand finals. Neither did they feel JD Gaming in the final itself.
BLG arrived at the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2024 as the LPL Spring 2024 champions. They got it by outscoring TES in the grand finals by a score of 3-1. MSI 2024 made their debut against PSG Talon and surprisingly, they beat them 3-2. And in the next match BLG beat their more formidable opponent T1. But to cope with another representative of LCK, the champions of the spring split Gen.G failed: 1-3 and fell to the bottom net. BLG defeated T1 3-2 in the match to reach the grand final. In the grand final itself, Ledge and Gen.G played.
Later BLG played at Esports World Cup 2024, where they lost in the first round to T1, who eventually won the tournament. Next, Bilibili Gaming resumed play at LPL Summer 2024, where they qualified for Group B in first place in the first stage. At the Rumble Stage, they showed their level as they came away with a 7-1 win to take first place.
Bilibili Gaming made it to Worlds 2024 thanks to their victory at LPL Summer 2024, where they defeated WBG 3-0 in the Grand Final.
They started Worlds 2024 with a solid win over MAD Lions KOI. At 1-0, they faced LNG Esports and lost in the derby. They also lost in a 1-1 basket match where they met T1. After getting to the basket 1-2, they defeated PSG Talon. In the Worlds 2024 play-offs match, BLG played against G2 Esports and won 2-1. Leaders LPL Long Sogpeg play-offs World Championship 2024 with a win over Hanwha Life Esports. In the semi-finals, BLG beat last year's Worlds 2023 finalists, Weibo Gaming, demolishing them 3-0. In the grand finals, on the other hand, Ledgeili T1 with a score of 2-3.
As for BLG Junior, they hung around in the bottom of the LDL all season, but by the end of the season they were already in the middle.
The most popular BLG characters
The most popular characters in the TOP remain: Gnar (3 matches, 66% wins), Gwen (2 matches, 0% wins), Camile (2 fights, 50% wins), Renekton (2 games, 0% wins), KSante (2 matches, 0% wins).
Jungle is dominated by VI with 6 matches and 66% wins. Also peaking are Wukong (4 games, 0% wins), Nidalee (3 games, 33% wins).
Azir (3 matches, 0% wins), Ahri (2 games, 0 wins), Galio (2 matches, 2 wins), Sylas (2 matches, 50% wins) appear in the mid.
Lucian (7 matches, 57% wins), Varus (3 matches, 33% wins), Zeri (2 matches, 0 wins) pick on shooters.
The most popular combination with Lucian is Nami (7 matches, 57% wins), Karma (2 games, 50% wins).
History of head-to-head meetings LGD Gaming - BLG Junior
Previously, the teams have not played each other in official matches.
Predicted result of the match BLG Junior - LGD Gaming at Demacia Cup 2024
In this match my bet. Even though the Bo1 format can make adjustments, I will believe in the nominal advantage of FPX and their victory here.
Bottom line: FPX win.
