WBG launches the first transfer move.

Even though the LPL second-stage transfer window has been active for a long duration, and numerous LOL influencers externally have begun openly disclosing transfer information from different teams, the LPL teams appear to have agreed collectively, with no team prematurely announcing their transfer outcomes. As the LPL second stage approaches its start, finally one team couldn't resist issuing an announcement to declare their transfer results, and this team is the all-Chinese squad WBG. Their recruitment during the transfer period is quite straightforward: they directly dismissed the support player erha.

Support erha was selected by the LPL official last year as the best rookie support. Many LPL viewers had high hopes for erha's future, even considering him as the second on in LPL. However, after WBG's first stage concluded, many WBG fans began criticizing erha as the team's biggest weakness, especially elk's fans believing erha's poor lane performance hindered elk. Notably, during the playoffs against JDG, erha was forced back to base three times within four minutes by gala and support v god, leading many WBG fans to blame erha for the team's losses.

With WBG's bot lane showing a clear deficiency, the management certainly needed to change players. Since AD player elk outperforms erha in both skill and popularity, WBG had to find a new support during the transfer period. The new support choice is former TES support Hang, which surprised many LPL viewers, as Hang was mocked by many last year as "the weakest support in LPL." Previously, Hang's Alistar tower-dive suicide move led many LOL streamers and viewers to suspect he was match-fixing.

I also checked the comments under WBG's official blog and found most WBG fans approve this replacement decision, because support erha indeed has significant issues in laning and team fights. Moreover, last year Hang in TES outperformed AL support kael and BLG support on to earn the honor of first-tier support, so many WBG fans believe with Hang's addition, WBG's strength will greatly improve. (Of course, many viewers joke that Hang obtaining first-tier support was due to riding JKL's momentum, wondering if Hang can prove himself in WBG.)

Uzi discusses hosting the Uzi Cup as entrepreneurship.

Apart from the LPL transfer period sparking viewer discussions, Uzi's hosted "Uzi Cup" recently also attracted much attention and viewing from LPL audiences, especially during the offseason when many fans feel bored. Recently, Uzi talked about his purpose for organizing the Uzi Cup during a live stream. Uzi stated that initially he wanted to "provide benefits" for fans, letting them watch him compete while he himself longed for the feeling of returning to the arena.

But as the Uzi Cup gained increasing popularity, he began considering it as his entrepreneurial project. Uzi revealed he is introverted and might appear awkward in variety shows, and due to his age he cannot return to professional play. Thus, he aims to run the "Uzi Cup" well, so that during LPL's three off-seasons he can host it each time. If the热度 grows, it might attract sponsors in the future, giving him more motivation to stream for viewers. (Uzi mentioned in直播 that current直播 income is low, and his persistence is entirely for fans.)

Conclusion

I personally am quite期待 Hang's performance after joining WBG, since Hang's domestic league performance in TES was actually decent, though his mentality seems problematic—his play inexplicably becomes odd during world championships. Currently, many teams in LPL have the strength to compete with WBG for world championship spots: BLG, AL, JDG, TES. Do you think WBG can qualify for the world championship this year after Hang joins?