At the League of Legends S15 World Championship, the fourth round of the Swiss stage has begun. On the previous match day, the provincial team CFO faced HLE. They only played two games, and the all-Chinese roster was completely shut down. Although the jungler and AD performed decently, the mid, top, and support trio underperformed badly. The 18-year-old HongQ was thoroughly outplayed by Zeka, showing almost no impact throughout. After losing this match, CFO's record stands at 2-2; another loss will mean elimination.

On the same day, another match was a Europe versus North America showdown, where G2 and FLY played a full three-game series. Ultimately, G2 won and advanced to the knockout stage. Although the BO3 was intense, the gameplay was somewhat sloppy, with many mistakes from both teams. However, in the final game, G2's jungler Mundo made a significant impact. The last time this champion appeared in the jungle at Worlds was back in 2012, when TPA won the championship using Mundo in three games.

After defeating FLY, G2 became the fourth team to secure a spot in the quarterfinals. It must be said that China seems to be a lucky place for CAPS, as in the three World Championships held in China, CAPS has always reached the quarterfinals. At S7 Worlds, while playing for FNC, he made the quarters; at S10, G2 also reached the knockout stage. Since then, however, CAPS either failed to qualify or was eliminated in the round of 16.

This year, with the tournament back in China, CAPS has once again reached the quarterfinals, proving that the "LPL fifth seed" label is not just talk. The upcoming match for T1 is against GEN. Honestly, their chances in this BO3 are slim. Even if Kanavi outperforms and dominates the opponent's jungler, TES's chances remain low because GEN's top, mid, and bot lanes all have top-tier laning and teamfight skills. There is a high likelihood that Old Nine will be pressured heavily by Kiin.

However, the amazing thing about T1 is that when no one believes in them, the players always manage to surprise the audience. Hopefully, their match against GEN will be no different. BLG's match is scheduled for the 24th. Currently, BLG has one piece of good news and one bad. The bad news is that Wang Duoduo, LPL's unluckiest official caster, is scheduled to commentate on the 24th and might be covering BLG vs. VKS.

BLG fans, upon hearing this, strongly opposed Wang Duoduo's involvement. Many called on the organizers to replace the caster. Frankly, blaming the caster for the team's losses is quite unreasonable. If Wang Duoduo really caused every team he casted for to lose, why would he even continue casting? He might as well quit and become a guest commentator who decides who loses—he'd probably make more money that way (just joking).

On the other hand, the good news is that BLG, currently at 2-2, might draw FLY in the next round. Among the remaining teams, FLY is probably the weakest in the 2-2 group. T1, VKS, and TSW have all faced FLY before. T1's advancement to 2-2 is certain. If TSW manages to defeat MKOI, then out of five teams, two cannot face FLY, increasing the likelihood of LPL teams meeting FLY.

If BLG ends up drawing FLY, their luck this year would be truly unbeatable. In the five Swiss rounds, they would have faced only European and American teams. Of course, this depends on BLG first beating VKS in their next match; otherwise, if they lose 1-3, they won't even qualify to face FLY. Also, the fifth round might see an LPL internal battle, as BLG and T1 have a good chance of being drawn together.

Conclusion:

Wang Duoduo is indeed a bit unlucky. He has almost always been assigned to cast LPL's less exciting international matches. Hopefully, BLG won't lose this time, or fans might truly believe Wang Duoduo is BLG's jinx. However, Wang Duoduo might not even cast BLG's matches because the number one seed's games will likely be assigned to Miller and Guan Ze by the officials.

So, what do you think? Can T1 beat GEN?

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