For the BLG team, the recent EWC 2024 was truly a tournament to forget. The reason stems from their early elimination by a familiar opponent named T1. More notably, the performance that BLG delivered to the audience at this tournament was also quite forgettable, as stars like Knight and Xun failed to showcase much.
It’s worth noting that prior to this, in the LPL Summer 2024, BLG also faced significant pressure from the community due to their unconvincing performance. In their latest moves, BLG has opted to bench their current jungler, Xun. The player replacing Xun will be Wei from RNG, as confirmed by the official LPL website updating this personnel change.
Furthermore, according to sources familiar with the LPL scene, BLG’s pursuit of Wei has been discussed for quite some time. Additionally, Wei’s arrival at BLG at this point is merely on a loan agreement from RNG. Both teams have been discussing this arrangement for a while, but it wasn’t until BLG’s defeat to T1 at the EWC that the LPL champions truly pushed for this transfer.
Indeed, in recent times, Xun’s performance has been quite poor, leading to numerous defeats for BLG. Just before attending the EWC 2024, Xun had a very bad game in the LPL against a lower-ranked team like LGD. He even recorded some terrible KDA stats in this match, such as 2/5/4 and 2/4/8, despite playing high-damage champions like Nidalee and Brand. Perhaps this is why BLG decided to plan a replacement for Xun, and the defeat to T1 at EWC was just the “last straw.”
Meanwhile, Wei is a highly notable jungler, having won 2 MSI championships with RNG. This promises to be a necessary addition for BLG at this moment to help them maintain their leading position in the LPL. Moreover, Wei’s rich international competition experience is also an asset to help BLG improve their performance.
Fairly speaking, since Xun joined BLG at the end of 2022, this team has made significant strides. From a mid-table team in the LPL, BLG has risen to become a real force ready to compete for regional titles. However, Xun’s decline has somewhat caused BLG to lose the trust of the audience. Hopefully, the choice of Wei will help BLG improve their performance in the near future.