At this moment, experts are highly evaluating the LPL region, especially the top teams. The reason stems from the fact that names like JD Gaming (JDG), Bilibili Gaming (BLG), and LNG Esports (LNG) are showing extremely high performance. Many commentators and analysts do not hesitate to assert that this is the strongest region in League of Legends right now.
Commentator Caedrel from the LEC channel also agrees with this viewpoint. However, he expresses some doubts about whether the LPL region can win the World Championship (Worlds) 2023 or dominate in this tournament. The timing of Worlds 2023 is the biggest reason behind Caedrel’s thoughts.
“I agree that LPL is currently very strong, but Worlds 2023 is a completely different story. It doesn’t start until mid-October, which is nearly 2 months after LPL Summer 2023. Not to mention that the changing patch will require LPL teams to adapt. The new playstyle at Worlds may not necessarily suit them,” Caedrel shared.
Caedrel’s assessment is valid, as the LPL region also disappointed greatly at Worlds 2022 despite high expectations beforehand. At that time, LPL teams struggled to adapt to the competition’s patch and were overshadowed by Gen.G, T1, and DRX. This could very well happen again at Worlds 2023.
Fairly speaking, adapting to the new patch is a must for every team participating in Worlds 2023. Hopefully, LPL representatives will conduct thorough research and avoid being overshadowed by the LCK again in the upcoming major tournament.