Currently, Weibo Gaming is one of the most impressive teams in the LPL Spring 2022. SofM and his teammates don’t have to win by crushing every opponent, but they consistently deliver a range of emotions to the audience, even making fans feel “heartbroken”. However, WBG can easily annihilate the reigning world champions EDward Gaming when all members are in top form.
Contributing to WBG’s success so far cannot forget TheShy – the newcomer who joined this team after the 2021 season transfer window. Shattering all doubts, TheShy quickly harmonized with SofM in the top lane, creating one of the strongest duos that made Flandre and Jiejie – the world champions, accept “surrendering.”
However, despite the good results and impressive unbeaten streak of WBG, recently, the manager of this team sparked controversy within the fan community and the LPL audience in general. Specifically, this manager praised Royal Never Give Up and player Bin after their victory over LNG Esports, all while being in a chat group with WBG fans. Even when some started to remind him that he was off-topic, he did not stop.
What infuriated WBG fans the most was the manager stating that WBG’s goal for Spring 2022 was merely to accumulate points for the Summer 2022 LPL and a spot at Worlds 2022.
If this were a team currently in the bottom half of the Spring standings, these words might be considered normal. But the subject here is WBG – a team that is performing impressively and has just defeated tough opponents like FunPlus Phoenix and EDG. The manager’s “self-deprecating” action is not only not humble, but also undermines the efforts of the entire WBG team. Some even argue that if he values Bin so much while determining the goal is just to earn points, then WBG “bought TheShy just to ride on fame.”
Currently, WBG’s management has apologized to the team’s fans and suspended the manager’s social media use for a while. However, with what has been revealed, many fans worry that the internal dynamics of WBG will become unstable as the players and management seem to no longer share the same vision.
