Foreword: The S16 season has officially begun. It is believed that the vast majority of players have been paying attention to the recent competitions, and the matches in the LPL region are quite intense. In the past two days, several teams have gradually finished the second stage matches, and many rumors have emerged in the industry, especially regarding AL战队. There were even leaked images claiming that AL would replace players. However, through the personal response of team manager AI Xiao, all online roster changes are fake, and the images are photoshopped. The World Championship landscape of the LPL region is basically taking shape. During a stream, AJ revealed the income of some streamers. Letme became the top streamer, Uzi's viewership plummeted, and Zitai only received ten thousand gifts this month.

Uzi's recent live streaming data revealed

It is believed that the vast majority of players are quite familiar with AL战队. As a new powerhouse in the LPL region, their overall popularity and heat have remained stable over the past two years. Many netizens also look forward to them achieving better results. However, in the recent matches, they were swept by BLG战队, ending their second stage journey. Subsequently, some unfavorable images circulated, claiming that player rotations would occur after the EWC. The avatar seemed to be that of team manager AI Xiao. Many insiders also corroborated this matter. AI Xiao publicly responded that the images circulating online are all photoshopped, and there will be no changes to AL's roster. It seems that the current AL team indeed does not need much adjustment; improving their pace is the top priority.

Although the LPL region won the Global Pioneer Championship, the overall popularity and heat have dropped very quickly during this period. A while ago, Uzi complained publicly on his stream about low popularity and that his income did not match his effort. In the past two days, AJ also publicly checked the income of top streamers on his stream and found that Uzi's data has declined very rapidly. As the GOAT of the LPL region, his stream has always had over 100,000 viewers for years, but his current overall income data is extremely shocking—only 61,500 in gift revenue. The number of active viewers and barrage count have dropped sharply, and the follower growth is even negative. In comparison, Letme's gift revenue is relatively high, reaching 79,000. Zitai, who has always had decent popularity, surprisingly only had 13,800.

In the past two days, there has been much discussion among netizens about the World Championship points in the LPL region. With BLG entering the loser bracket finals, they have returned to the top of the points leaderboard. They earned 80 points from the first stage championship and at least 50 points from the second stage, giving them a total of 130 World Championship points. If nothing unexpected happens in the third stage, they have already secured a spot. Currently, TES has 10 points from the first stage and at least 80 from the second stage, totaling only 90 points. Third is JDG, with 50 points from the first stage and 15 from the second stage, now totaling 65 points.

In fourth place is WE, a dark horse. They only had 5 points from the first stage, but now they have at least 50 points from the second stage. If they can overcome the mountain that is BLG, their chances of winning the championship later are quite high. However, judging from their current form, it is almost impossible. AL currently has only 50 points (20 from the first stage, 30 from the second). The most unfortunate should be WB. They had 40 points from the first stage, but then in the second stage they fell directly into the Nirvana group, earning no points. If this all-Chinese super lineup cannot make the top four in LPL, it would be a huge embarrassment.

Zaijian thinks

Although BLG encountered problems at the start of the second stage knockout rounds and even faced ridicule from the entire internet, they later proved with their strength that they are still the unshakable champions. Having at least 130 points is indeed luxurious. If BLG can win the MSI championship and the World Championship this year, then the LPL region's popularity can be saved. All we can do is hope for Bin's performance and words.

What do you, the viewers, think about this matter?