The Community Comforts 369 for His Teammates at TES Being Too “Underperforming”
On the third day of the First Stand 2025 group stage, a real earthquake occurred when KC convincingly defeated TES with a score of 2-0. This was a surprising result as KC had performed poorly in the previous two days with losses to TL and CFO. Meanwhile, TES had an important victory over CFO on February 11 and showed dominance against the LCP representative. However, on a day when KC dramatically “transformed,” TES exhibited extremely low performance and suffered a bitter whitewash.
Despite suffering such a humiliating defeat, TES had a rare bright spot named 369. Notably, in game 1, 369 with the champion Ambessa was the one who opened several winning teamfight opportunities for TES. By game 2, this player had an extremely good laning phase, significantly reducing Canna’s impact. However, the continuous mistakes from the other TES players rendered 369’s efforts meaningless.
Even during the match, the community caught a glimpse of 369 shaking his head in disappointment as he witnessed extremely poor plays from his teammates. Therefore, when the match ended, the LPL fans offered words of comfort to player 369 instead of criticism as before. This was a much-needed encouragement for 369, as he and TES are facing immense pressure after losing 2 matches in First Stand 2025.
TES Faces Risk of Elimination Right from the Group Stage of First Stand 2025
Perhaps before the tournament started, very few fans would have thought of the possibility of TES being eliminated right from the group stage of First Stand 2025. However, that is becoming very clear after they lost to KC and secured only 1 victory. If TES continues to lose to CFO while KC and TL gain another victory, the LPL representative will be at the bottom of the group and fail to qualify for the playoffs.
Therefore, TES’s most crucial task ahead will be to do their utmost to defeat TL to secure a spot in the top 4. It should be noted that in the recent matches, TES has been quite reckless in organizing teamfights, creating many opportunities for opponents to secure victories. They need to minimize this and play more solidly to regain their winning momentum. Otherwise, no matter how hard 369 tries, it will be difficult for TES to achieve good results in this tournament.